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KXORY DAILY lECOMB WEATHER Fair, tonight, Sunday fair in east. Increasing cloudiness in west por tions. ,...,uir,!!ii!i bcoKa. ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 11, 1915 HICKORY, N. C, SATURDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 23, 1920 PRICE FIVE CENTS ITS FILE FUNDS ! BfiLLOQHS TO START v FROM eillilli ; i i i' iatvd I'rHs. ) t. Tin' Domu i "ii iiii; 1 e has expeiul j i' m:. t iiiiil film , . !.:! LM . according to v H l !'. clerk of the --. nt:i;; V''S tedav bv i ).. !! cm tic national - v.viv placed .-.t $677. 1 1 ' i ' i ! i ' ; ' vvith 1. M re ;'..')!;)." and vwU .: !:. . I lv tl'o Uepub,. i'!i)i,iiMi.'i' as sworn to ! 1;iU- csU rday by V.'. i'ji!;:. ;n. listed aa a sub- 1 'c .ntio fund to ;;.".(;. inudcl Chat. K. I '.' :;(!l"U'i!, .) ).. ? I L'tllPHH! : 1.1: i'. llavios. i'. !:ar and York, vli.ouu K. Ik rHsnnrg. . .. UoVll'duS of ; ii :t i artv national 0:1 m- I ;: , .m.liUee ! (pot tl'd t;t III C'in- ' . f.-r fie ;inti..nsi! campaign , ; . i i" I di.;iuvsomont?5 of ,. . ; , " ,t. j ().!;, it 2 1 . Tlx.' cn!v ,' ; !.um-.. than $1,000 woro i' : rv.iar.ii'.iitituw. 'r . ' : t ; 1 1 i nat'enal coir-re - . ' ' . v,to-tr. total ve , . , ; sj ;. ;!,-:,. iuciydinir $".000 . :. i di-'rursemert $12. : ', ," : i ,::r cml: ibtiioiY- were ! ,i ' ''(Ml, and $2,".Ci ;d .,! : :' ' i i '! national committee, : c nt ribiit ii'Sf. to he !' t l'u-: 1. according to tlu : . ' t".. v,-:. 20.0(!0 hv II. . i! ' ' (.-ti'i. Texns.. tin.' second w.. !'i'.iM !,v lUinln aivlt IVt'lo of i ... a fvnur t ffictul of : i- ..! :! rlmini.tratin. liirnn. Ala.. Oct. 23.Aero nauls of Ust'k tions v-cre busv to- lav -vit'a f in; '..jm'parations' for the uui'ViiaMonal- balloon race which starts livm here at 4 o'clock this af iv rnoon. GOVERNOR COX AGAIN CARRIES HIS LEAGUE FIGH EW YORK A i . SEVERAL KILLE 1 BATTLE IN iDniun II LLtUlU 1 ' V Hy the Associated Press. l)L!l)ln, Ott. A piUhi.J battle wa:5 frii-vlit last niHtt helween Kil- la'ran and Matte county West rne.iMi '.vhen a military lorry v.;;j a! ihii'died. One auxiliary police r.U;ii was killed and another wounded A military party sent to the .aid of the police wa.i attacked outside of ?daote and a running fire wis maintained inside of the town, in vkuh it was reported a woman was killed. The military party returned ihri.uj.ch the town, shooting as they procevd.al, causing a panic. d!ib !i nn h. :u Li rn a hmm FiS TO QUALIFY V ( 'at.-'. .lltK'll :."!. One colcrrd wo-b- r.-ilf before lieivis fld.i nioniinir tt have :;; ,!. ctindii'd on the registration .. i.ut fiiind to meet the renuire . Thi: i.i tiie first colored wo '?:.;t ha-: tried to register wv ! :. ( d. a I'isii win FREUGH 1 Wm webs ii mm i m mm "Weather be'-inriin;. I'.v tlio Associated Tress Washington, Oct. 2"3. predictions for tl'? vevk Monday include: South Atlantic and cast culf states Keneraily fair and cool weath er, but with some probability ol local rains at the beginning ef the week. BESf" HELD. S POSUE V- G 1 IMS M I I Iff t"Y VI I I.I IB CA a t " . K V JLViilWiyJ U 1,IV vl ' 2 IV I I 11 111 A . 7 -f XL- , nt J-Z-Zr 4 WW t Jl Ail K ' xTafil f i COMPANIES ASK SflX RETURNS FIR jms. m n n w E1 a Hi fl IIREMI MNIN CONFER RATES MEWYDRK ;r. Wi' ram Mi a . I'M! preach w. Sunday even ia t h.? ;d i.-'e nee of i i . r . i Saii.-'iiU.y. Dv. McC.-Jinn' is vvi; t our ;'.. pie, he naving i uloi: i ti.1" First IJaptist h '!' s viva'; j ea rs r.tf. nt i''1 luado ?'. "rv favorable 'a ''ii our people. )r, Mc.iami li ia t in' M"i hudist church "t.,!. at the 1 1 o'clock hour i. t!.e cv'rur.tr. m st i bjo cm i:,.. , II, 'iii'-i.' nd.;,' Ill tl," Vi;. l:v t A vi. iated Press. i, Oft. 2'k The condition ", Ah'Viifider continues most "".I'iiau: to information from ;! ; il l; cl'.arr.b'.'r ibis morninj?. ''iv( il was saifl, was fre- 'ii-iiiious. Th" new rpmptoms 1 J.o vi,r,i(; features, it was !-ui !kf state of the wounds I't'Tii the; monkey bite and ui'iit.':; yi-nerul condition wag f'i 'taiy. 'K.-dai-h, Oct. 2;?. In a. report of fair of 1'..'20 Secretary 1'oiruv ".life; a'Untion to the fact that more ideo.iiat" rriinKements for the com fort of visitors must be made. While 1 ''.ere has been no official action tak n vv was it KUirirestod in the ssecre lary's report it is understood that 'hi: directors of the society comtem r.Ja.t'' disposing of the present site in W'.".l IIai i:.rh and Imyitur more com iiudious u'teunds farther from the iffiTTTOlTif II STATE CAPITAL l?iici;di, Oct. 23. That Governor r.kkctt does not contemplate leaving R:dei?:l at the expiration of his term af office fs the state's chief execu itvr i' seen in the announcement to day thut he and Mrs. Bickett have ''t'id'd an apartment in the capital cit's newest and most handsome apartment house. This action on the part of the gov ernor if tnken as an indication that he will not depart from city immedia tely upon termination of his office. For a time it was thought and the yovcrnor indicated that he hac. tiioud't of jjointr to Winston-Salem. i.,,f i-,. cfntpil on several occas ions tint he might continue to reside in Uiileigh. liEi'L'UMCAN EXPENSES PUIiLISIIEU IiY UPHAM i .'in , . r i ' i.n'(-.. " -ii:i .,r a ' c i ! 1 1 1 1 i t Int. t', 1 1 Cm M " Asy.ofiatcd press. t. 2 i. King Alexander '. v.-ho i.- vravolv ill as the ( i.v a monkey, passed lit Thursdav, rc(ord)n.r ricws received by the 'ion Ik re. This dispatch i'i AUien Thu"sdav. " k TO i'V:K IN S i:NOI! MONDAY NICIIT I.-r f .i, , "'J,'", 0, t. 2:). Mr. A. J. Max- '" t.h'. North Carolina corpora 'si''n, who is said to know 'I'-i'tlcns of taxntion and '"liai ion of public utilities than : ' ' man in ihe state, will nd ,!' voters o f Caldwell county " 'i"t li'mse in Lenoir Monday i . ' :-) o clock. i. :'('(. II l.;i i nrnmlnont wouing out the practical ap- vip "'('"'! ", revaluation act and ,;.;. pf ople itll about this ; ;' ' ". !;n,l vlmt it is and what 1 ri,t, v,im!,Vi!. .'"n nil !lie state issues. t,.v ,"r;;'.Hfen.n"e to nuestions of ,!!' Jiceiivcs. :.! r, Vw'ii-mfrton. Oct. 23. Total dis tiona) committee between June 14 bursements of the Republican na and October 18 of this year, were placed at $2,741,503.34, in an official statement filed with the clerk of the houre of representatives by i'red w, Tnhj.ni. treasurer fof the nationa committee. Receipts for the period were placed at $2,400,010.54. The statement placed the number of contributors at 34.867, and auaea that only 10 contributions in excess ..r M.nnn had been received. These ir. contributions, it added, aggre gnted $38,7f.O. The Hamilton Club Chicago, was named as the largest sinelo contributor with $6,120.50. The committee's annoijnriiment paid ether contributions ranged from 2f cents to $1,000 and cover tne en tire country. "Treasuerr Ufpham reports," it added "that contributions for state committees were receievu to the am ount of $1,015,618.64 and transmitted by him as agent to state committees "The sum of $333,500 was bor rowed for use by the senatorial and congressional committees and and loaned to these committees." (BY MA J AKERNKTIIY) KaleiRh. Oct. 23. Application for m increase in teiepnone rates ct ap proximately 20 per cent have been made by the Southern Bell Telephone md Telegraph Company and th-. sheville Telephone and Telegraph Company, according to an announce- nent today by the state corporation .ommission. The petitions are filed with the orrmissicn and a hearing will be et at an early date. It is understood lere mat application oi zr.e jsouuien 'Jell Company asks for a blanket in- rease over all lines operated witmn N'orth Carolina and that subsidiary omponies will be afiected by the ;;ise in rates in the event that the .lon.nnsrion grants any increases. it i ; lilv'v that sumo increase will . - .1 4-1 be givnte Pv me commision as uie anrjiicali.'-n of the Piedmont Tele phone company, operatiug at Gas- orr;i. She!?:?, ircolnton and otner prints, in tne wsstern part ol tnc Stat;;. ;a.? Itt. iied fsi'itic time ago then it v:aa conid-jj e as a test case. Since the rues on b"lh business and esioontial 'phones were increased there is every reason to believe that he application of the Southern iJeil company and the Asheville company will be granted. Petitions for increase in the street railway rates have also been receive... by the corporation commission from he Asheville Power and L.ignt Lora- . it - - ' v. I. pany. liearms m aa oi mwe wm announced soon and representatives if the companies and the public m erested will be notified. REPUBLICANS TO SEE WILSON SOON By the Associated Press. New York, Oct. 23. For the sec ond time since his nomination as lead of the Democratic national icket Governor Cox is in New York today filling a score of engagements. George Foster Peabody, chairman of the nonpartizan citizen's com mittee under whose auspices the governor will speak at Madison Square garden tonight, prec)icjted hat tonight's throng woujd break ill former attendance records. Discussing his campaign infor nally with newspaper men ttfiis morning, uovernor cox said: "With a few exceptions I have been m every state in tne union barring what is called the solid south," he said. "There is no de nying the drift toward the Demo cratic party which followed revival of the league of nations issue sever al weeks ago. "Also too much stress cannot be laid upon the importance of the Re publican leaders coming out in fa vor of the league of nations. I am fully confident of the drift of public sentiment towards the league and the Democratic party." The governor freely discussed the Hitchcock reservations to article ten of the league of nations covenant. He said this "materially differed from the Lodge reservations" on the same subject, but said he had not By the Associated Press. Washington, Oct. 23. President Wilson will receive a delegation of mo-league Republicans next Wednes day. The delegation will be headed b Hamilton Holt of New York, editor of the Independent. The president at that time is ex pected to deliver a pronouncement on the league of nations. S MN Will TO ALL SMOKERS P.v the Associated Press. Bakersville, Cal., Oct. 23. Philip Lefthand, a Digger Indian who claims he was 138 years old, is dead, but not of old age. A spark from his pipe icnited his clothing, causing it to burn him to death. HIGH POINT ENGE N 1921 Special to the Record. Salisbury, N. C, Oct. 23 High: Point today was selected as the next neeting place by the. Western North Carolina conference in session hers this week. Conference spent another busy forenoon and business was dispatched promptly. The various churches, in the city will be occupied tomorrow by visiting Methodists. MANY LAWYERS IN LINCOLNTON CASE Newton. Oct. 23. Walter C. Fein? ster. and Walter C. Jr.. have been at tending Lincoln county court ' this veek. Messrs. Feimster together with C. A. Jonas and Kemp Nixon, c f Lincolnton represented TuH Lvnr-k "ho has been on trial there this week charged with the murder of Fairley Saunders. The state was assisted in he prosecution by R. J. Miles. 1 of Lincolnton. L. F. Klutz, of Newton, and A. A. Whitener, of Hickory. The 'ase went to the jury at 12 o'clock yesterday and the jury was still out his morning. Mr. Walter Feimster made his first speech before a jury vestcrday, he having received his license to practice law only a few weeks ago. lime to go fuly into the difference. "If I am elected the country need not fear that the senate and . I will not agree on the question of the signing of articles of peace." "We will agree and the reason that we shall is that there will be a great many new faces new Democrats sitting in the senate chamber." Notice Record Subscribers The subscriptions of several hundred Record subscribers will expire within the next few weeks. ' These subscribers should be-. gin renewing at once in order that they may not miss an issue The Record has not increased its subscription rate in over two years. At the same time it bar, improved its state and local news service and has made it a better newspaper. Its news is printed in compact form, is easy to read, and is reliable. If any subscriber is thinking of allowing his sbuscription ta lapse, he should not do so. The world is still in more or less un rest, and every man and woman want to know what is happen ing throughout the world They can learn this through the Rec ord. In addition to its news and editorial features, the Record en deavors to print selections of prose and verse that will be helpful to all of its readers. Don't wait for a notice or until your subscription expires. Re new today. Examine the label and send in your check for six months or a year and you will never miss the money. Make checks payable to HICKORY DAILY RECORD CLEAR IMG HOUSES let DIPLOMATS SHOW BIG DECREASE HAVE THEIR By the Associate-fl Press. .New York, Oct. 23. The actual condition of clearing house banks; for the week ending today showed a deficit of $23,977,180 due to a de crease from last week of $5033,200 belcw legal requirements. H mm PREACHER SHOT TENANT By the Associated Press. , Chicago, Oct. 23. The Rev. Fred crick G. Ruff, pastor of the Memorial Methodist church and owner of an apartment building in Rogers Park, was shot and killed this morning by Fred W. Sextro, one of his attendants bextro, the manager of a coal com pany, told the police he mistook the minister for a burglar. He was ar reted pending investigtition of re ports of trouble between the tenants and the preacher. The Rev. Mr. Ruff was summoned before the council committee in vestigating rent profiteering sever al weeks ago. . His tenants placed signs in windows, "Unfair Landlord." MEXICAN OFFICIALS STOP AT SALISBURY Special to the Record. Salisbury. N. C, Oct. 23. A party of Mexican dignitaries headed by the ambassador to Washington is spend ing the day here while a at wheel on their special car is being rounded out at the Southern shops at Spencer. The Mexicans will hardly t'caway 1.HW night. 'f " " "." By tho Associated Press. Washington. Oct. 23. The customs, service today receded from its po sition with respect to the importa tion of liquor by the diplomatic re presentatives of foreign nations. Officials of the service said net only could diplomats themselves brine liquor into the country. but liquor consigned to them would have to be admitted. Such consignmedt in the country, however, must be claim ed by the diplomats to whom it is for. Conflict in the laws renders the customs service powerless to carry out the provisions cf the prohibitfon act so far as foreign representatives are concerned, it Is said. The en forcement act prohibits tre holding of foreign representatives. Customs officials declare however that foreign representatives who bring in liquor violate the law and their recourse is to protest to the state department. The state department has pub licly professed and protested against the search of baggage of foreign dip lomats and it is believed the new rul ing by the treasury department will end the row which has been brewing. m m OBJECT IS TO GET IN BIS STEAMSHIP CANCELS SAILING By the Associated Press. London, Oct. 23. In consequence of the coal strike, the sailing of the Cunard liner Kaiserin Auguste Vic toria for New York, scheduled for tcday, has been indefinitely postpon ed. The Ar-'iatania of the same line. however, wRich uses oil fuel, will be able to leave this afternoon and will carry part of the other steamship's passengers M'SWINEY IS WORSE SAYS NEWSPAPER By the Associated Press. London,. Oct. 23. G rave reports were circulated at noon regarding" the condition of Lord Hayor Ter ence MacSwiney of Cork regarding his condition on the 6th day of his Hunger strike. A statement issued by the Cen tral News says his condition is grave. The bulletin of the Irish self-determination league on the lord may or's condition, however, stated the leag"ue' has been informed his con dition was about the same as for merly. The lord mayor's condition is critical, the bulletin said. The scurvy has been improved. SPARKS CAUSE OF BIG COTTON FIRE Earle. Ark. Oct. 23. Smouldering sparks in a cotton bale were ascribed last night by company officials and insurance men as the, cause of the fire here which destroyed the plant of Earle compress company and be tween 2.300. and 4.400 bales of cotton. 1.500 of which had been carried over from last season. Revised estimates placed the loss variously at $275,000 and $500,000, the company officials announcing the latter figure. No "night riding" activities have been threatened in this section, ac cording to officials and earlier reports th.-r, incendiarism was believed to have been the cause of the fire were denied. Acting Governor Meerin has ordei'ed a state investigation to make sure the fire was not due to crimi nal action. New York, Oct. 23. A police de partment airplane participating jn ceremonies marking the opening day of the new police reserve air sta tion on the Brooklyn side of the nar rows turned turtle while attempt ing to land on the water. A coast guard cutter at once put out and took the plane in tow. Ohio State Journal. Exactly what the toiling masses think we Republicans are really gf ing to do for 'em after we get in is honestly beyond our intellectual pow ers to comprehend, but it looks as if they were going to put us in and that's all we care especially about anyway " SUPERINTENDENT OF : IIS KILLED By the Associated Press. Williamson.. W. Va., Oct. 23. John Gates, superintendent of the Gates mines of the Crystal Block Ifrining Company, was shot and killed by un known persons while walking along the road near the mine, according to reports received here. RED CROSS WORKERS TO MEET TUESDAY Raleigh. Oct. 23. North Carolina Red Cross workers will gather here for the fourth Red Cross roll pall conference which convenes Tuesday. Chapter officers, chairman of roll call committees and a larjre number of homes secretaries, public health Red Cross nurses: field spcrrfarips and representatives from division and national headquarters are expected to attend. Convening Tuesday at 2 o'clock the conference will continue throuch Wednesday morning adjourning at noon. RAILWAY MEN ARE NOT TO GO OUT 3v the Associated Press. London. Oct. 23. The railway men have, postponed their proposed strike in connection with the miners at the request of the miners' executive com mittee, it Was announced this even- ing.' The miners have accepted an in vitation from Premier' Lloyd George for another conference. MORE HOPEFUL NOW By the Associated Press. London. Oct. 23. Informal conver sations between the government and individual leaders of. the striking British fcoafc Jmindfls were Presumed this morning. Those discussions fol lowed conferences, between Premier Lioyd George in which the secretary of the miners' representing the un ion was one of the participants. Representatives of the mine own ers also conferred in- government circles this afternoon was that the strike situation was by no mean.? without hope of settlement. Informal proposals were expected to be made which might contain a nucleus for an ultimate settlement. J. H. Thomas, general secretary of the national union of railway, an nounced to the press that he was striving: for the immediate conven tion for a conference between the oosing forces. The invitation ex tended by the national railway men to meet the miners in conference was expected by the miners today. The two bodies will go into conference this afternoon. The result of this con ference is expected to have an im portant bearing.
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