1
HICKORY'
ME0O1S
Max Gardner at Ar
mory Monday Night.
WEATHER -Fair
tonight with light
frost, Sunday fair and
warmer, - moderate
north to . .northeast
winns.
ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 11, 1915
HICKORY, N. C, SATURDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 30, 1920
; PRICE FIVE CENTS
TO
ML BRING HIS
1G BATTL
CAMPAIGN TO END TONIGHT
WHOLE NATION IS READY
DECLARES
WILSON ANXIOUS
HARDING 1
E TUESDAY
1
v (lie Associated Tress.
NVw York. Oct. M. -The national
, .!.-!. cltctit-ns to lie held next
i iv. N" "iiilu'r J. will be notable
1
ihi'
women nominees
ml! tit'.' large number of parlies
, i.n'ii nominated candidates.
Six rallies have national tickets
!',,! ii)-.'ii!eiit rr.d vice-president,
1 , 'i u 1 ; h hv no me.uis in a'l the(8tnos.
(",. ticket are Republican, N u;
, . Sia'iaiist. Prohibition, 1'";-.'
, . i ;,. r.i.d Sit.gle Tax. Ate it.
, - r.nties Ivive candidates utiic
1 1 . ta!e tickets or It r represent..'
. ei v'i ii;vr.'s;;, until, . ri'jr wn lol.ti
!' I' parties in the field nearly to a
; ' IV.
,: ee :!V'! lent 'all election tlicre
v 1 :.. '' I inimlvrs of th
re of vhich 2;'(! will he
... at v to I in
.1..
a fan-ii-t
election
, (.;. -.i Hit. le
!.,. t.-i
. 'i . Tit mi'meer,- e.-p of tn(
1 f'uitcx .e'v.t;' i ;'!, compose
r ! nioenits, -IS P.o:ulMi.';,!r-s rru
I'rairnvsive.
i't.: . .... ...... v ..1... o
CI!
I III' Hill 1'U nilll..' illV HJ Vli'li
i is the terms if member
1 1: it bedv expiring on .Marc h
!!. v,n;le tl'.e other two are being
itrd to I ill utiev iMi'el term.' up to
:vh 1 i-'- '. OI th- senator
. t.TUM ex'fite next iTavrh, 17
;.'..u:cr;!l; mv.t Kepuois air.
.t additional vacaucie-:: were
' !pV the deaths of Senator
hv the d.xiiiis of
a ! ef A lab:' ii'.a :.ini
M.'i'liu o
: l,l,
1 1
'""i Dei.i cir.h
O.'.e s'li.i-
', ., r i i, ..
'.a Ah''1 1 1.
a
r..v
ates which do n-.t e'e-t
l);'av:;-r;, :I:ne. M.ns-rii'.'.ii'-r:.!;.
Minnesota
Mertana. Nebivska
M :
v
Klpl
Xcw Mexico. Rhode
i;;nes.-ee. Texas, West Vir
! Wyoming.
Vomen for Senate
a candidates fur the senate
.n r.ominatei'. in six states.
Prrhibiti' nisti in Indiana
'Ti i I'ennsvivania: hv
in t'aliforai'i, by t hi
Js'i'i.'i lists
!';: ' tvrr I abt')-
Party in Now "York
.'.:' ! ( raeectu'tttt and
by Indcpen-
!!..::- . a .;va(ia.
S'" i:il'.-ts have candidates for the
Nr;ate in 11 states: Alabama (2)
'ai;f'"nia Florida. Illinois, Indiana
New Hampshire, New York, Okla
("iia. Oregon. Pennsylvania and
X :.-' vj.r.v.. The Fanner-Labor
t n i f 1 - 'vm "onaK 'in enndr'ntes in
f-'Vcri states: Connecticut Illinois.
In-liana. V waf Missouri, New York
Jit; i 'A'tHfiint'lfin.
' ;ea-i. tiirht othor parties have
meainated candidates for senator in
cii'1 or inure states. These are Pro
"''S' ivc, Socialist, Labor, Single Tax
ii. ' r.d.'i.t, Iiiihudiial Lnbor, Lr.bor,
!:: !-r.t RepuMican fnd Nor
I'a r' i :i I.epguo.
T'ae toiail metTibership. 4:r of the
re H'.'use of PvCpresciitatives ia to
I-. ! ";(!. Of this number. 218 is
' i ;irv for a majority. The pres
et ; !.:.ben-h!n is Democrats, ll'O;
H'-puh'i-ar.s. 2'!2; Independent Ile-i-'iMienii
!, ,;; Independent., 1: Pro-i
'i;! iti p.i t. 1; vacancies. 9. Women
liave been nominated as candidates
f"r representatives in ;;t kast 11
ite including Alnbntna. Cfdifov
i i a, i Iowa. Michigan. Nebras
i'i, .'la aehusctts. New York. Okla
! .r.ia, 0"-g(,n and ?.Iisf:ui'i.
(iovornors o !)? Named
f!"vernors are to be e'ected in 37
vhile electiinf for lesser
ffi''(s will be held in seven
o' lift's. Those electing governors are:
A; ' !-.. i. Arkansas, Colorado. Connec
ti'U'i. Delaware. Florida. Georgia.
Mo'-.. . lllirioia. Indiana, lawn, Arknn
M a s.uhusetts, Michigan. Minnc
:'''!'. .Missouri. Montana, Nebraska,
v,' llur-op-ddro, New Mexico, New
'''.!.. X'orlh Carolina, North Dako
! Ohio, Oklahoma. Oregon. I'cnn
ivn.da. Rhode 'Island. South Caro
'':. '-'. nth Dakotah, Tennessee. Tex
litah. V rmont, -Washington.
W. t Virginia and Wisconsin.
I"''i ! iiKcratic anil Republican parti'-;
h ive been nominated in all these
: ' ''tie; eyc' tit Georgia and South
f 'i''lb;:i in wliich no
ReDublicar.s I
' i :irmmg.
' socialist party has two can
'''J'li' - for frrve'-nor in 18 states:
! iv. :ne. Florida Illinois. Indiana
b .' a, Kansas, Massachusetts, Mich-!-.'tn,
yiinnesfita. Missouri. New
If "o ',ir' Now York. Oklahoma
Oifi;f,n, pnnpylcvnrdn, Rhode Island,
' e,n !ri pr.' Texr.
! i ; l';bite ni'-ts nrminatfl rrover-
"" fn- seven ntep: Il'inoi. In-
riar e, M'H'ouri. Nebraskn. New York
' nr.'vivania and Vermont. Th
f'e':di;t Labor Partv has candidates
f -a- t-'i'-ernor in seven states; the
airier-Labor rartv in nine pra in"
!'' Tax party in two, Illinois and
. 1 r '"VtVf nia.
Ma:iv ivonicn bi''o b""n nominr.t
' I for ffi"p on state ticket5".
f'1 ii tit utlona) amendments are to
I " v fil I'tir.n in 0n ntntc". ThTO
...III 1 . . p. , r .1 i t ! . a
oi of reierrcf in is aim imno
f. i,.-. Arkansas will vote on amend-
n: . " rnnting fuffroce to women
a" t r.vcrs of the irutiati"" and re-
H'l.iiutii to t.ho people.
oaniu'"1"
,1 fi!l I
live a retcren.ium on nve
tinr including the Harris
1 1 1 j ii : i ) rii. i i n ii l
tie o no son act.. (Jne ot trie mosi
T r 1 1 1 .' (,f ihn .initintivna id that in
fovnia when tho voters will bo
mon to decide the fate ot
' ' - x . . w w.-x. m
T
r. : L'r:: zr. rx " : :
-ii as xo wnnoraw uiu umu v-
i"v privilpgea from aliens who are
''' ibl; to American citizenship.
ebrnrnVi has an initiative vote also
mi prohibition of vivisection. Voters
wdi -vrei upon several constitutional
amendments including the Single
Tax measure and prohibition of com
puter v vaccinn- i.
Georgia
wi.
on
a constitu-
' ticnal amondm
suns to Con fee.
uiuu.iiii; peil-
;JL -veterans or
tbo vnt.pra
thir widows. In
will pass on an a, nt to pro
vide state aiil in ti. - chase of
farm homes, ouisana 'ote on
pensions to Ccnfedera pTfe ?terans,
Michig.m on nn amend. ,- re
.mire all children between ?V.ges of
i v and 16 to attend nub.Tc schools
eo i Minnesota will decide whether
to exempt automobiles from personal
;i:opcrtv tax. increase the license
fees and use the funds to build and
maintain state highways.
Missouri will decide whether to
call a stale constitutional convention.
Montan-t will vote on a proposed re
peal of the presidential preferential
primary.
Im-cmo Tax Here
Nebraska will decide n referen
dum on a la.v substituting nominat
ing conventiers for p.-imark.-i tot- all
state offices except governors. New
Hampshire will veto en uueslions of
levying a state income tax, granting
the governor right to veto it?ms in
appropriation bills and lcducimr the
size of the house of representatives.
New York voters wid pass on a
proposed $l."),000,0o(i bond ksue
T j 1 1 ail
iNoriu Carolina will vote en a pro
posed state income tax while North
Dakota will reeide whether to submit
woman suffrage. Ohio has a referen
dum on an act providirg for the en
forcement ef prohibition while Okla
homa is tosettle the questions of
regulating th practice of medicine
In Oregon there will be a vote on
a constitutional amendment for com-
puisorv voting and registration ant1
an initiative on an rvnti-eompulsory
affined it n.
foix constitutional amendments are
proposed in South Dakota including
one to iuthr.vi'.o tr.o issue cf :G,-
O'O.OOO in bond to provide bonuses
for soldiers, sailor.-; and marines.
Washington also will vote on a pro
posed bonus lor pernors ::ncl rn tie
luesti'.n of increasing the salaries c:
date effic;.":.
No state elections will be held next
luestu'y in r.'air.o. Ai.'u'yir.n'.i. iiiss-
.ssippi. Ac?' .Jersey r v irginia.
Probably the barrcr state for the
lumber of candidates for governor h'
Illinois, vbre 10 parties have ram-
d candidates for that office, lnclud-
m the Democratic, uepuD.iean. to-
ialist. Socialist T,abor. Farmer-La-c.r,
Single-cax, Prohibition, Cooper-ti"-
Partv of America, Liberal
v'arty and Harding-Coolidge Republi-
an.
v tiie Arsociated Pros:?.
Newport. R. I.. Oct. 30. Member
trie coast ruard crew stationed
ere- reported early today that no
- M t f f 1 1,
trace had boon touim or any oi me
1!) men reported missing irom me
concrete steamer ajie rr vui-i
that vcsrcl collided with the city oi
Savannah lat night and sank
PlpTitv of wreckage was seen, dui
'ItAt-. wnq nn word from the missing
men. Both ships carried only their
evevs.
20 MAY BE LOST
By the Associated Press.
Trovidence. Oct. 50. Articles sign
ed by the officers and crew of the
ucniYipr Cnno Fear show 19 and possi
bly 20 men were lost when the ship
foundered off Newport last night. Most
of the men ? tupped irom incw
and their addresses are not known.
- . XT 1.
Among the missmj? was L. A. v n-
Ion, Georgia, chief engineer.
NTo third ollicer signed tr.e arueiu,
but one whose name is not known is
believed to have been on the steamer.
Bv the Associated Press.
Unsettlee
Washingron, -ea,. ou.
weather election day east of
the
.... i ,.--n-,r -Poiv
Mississippi river and generally fair
west of the river except in the
pifi,. states was predicted
. . , . i-T, l.voon In its
Aviv
.
forecast for the week Degmnmg ivioh
i .iv
""
The forecaster said a storm now
over Aridona probably would cross
tomorrow
i lnt I mSlSN UNI 11YV.I
I Llib A' I
k. nwr the eastern half of
the
country Monday. It was stated this
. ht cause rains over the
slorm " fe n well
eastern half of the country, as well
ng jn hc upper Mississippi.
i HE FOUND
RI PREDICTED
F8R ELECTION
TUESDAY
Democrdtic Nominee s
fflBM l aw tsk&r w
JAMES M. COX.
"Jy the Associated Press
Ch;eag, Oct 30. Governor Cox
ifddrcr.oins: an audience of women
here at noon today said President
Wilron would be "perfectly willing
!o conclude participation in all pub
lic affairs "if the president felt as
sured that America would join the
league of nations.
The Democratic presidential candi
date said President Wilson's one main
thought was that the league was a
fflS II HE
By the Associated Press. ,
Thurles, County Tipperary,
Oct. 30. Great damage was
last r-vening in Templcmorc.
roues nor
violenee.
J'vjiV'.rod.
1
iri w:
of brc, through acts of j
Numerous shops were
of circumstances and parti
ie not available this morn-
Liy the Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 30. The presi
dent snd Mrs. Wilson voted today in
the presidential election. They mark
ed their ballots at the white house
and mailed them to Princeton, N. J.,
where Mr. Wilson usually votes.
Nine other ballots also were for
warded to New Jersey today from the
white house, those voting included
Secretary and Mrs. Tumulty. Dr.
Stockton Axson, a brother of Mr.
Wilson's first wife; Charles Swenv
the president's private stenographer,
and other attaches of the
house.
white
These were the first ballots ever
cast by Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Tu
multy and they were among the
first of the great army cf women en
franchised by the 10th amendmnt to
vote in the 1920 election. The bal
lots from New Jersey were sent to
the white house on request.
One judges from their hard-luck
story that if something isn't done for
the farmers they will be unable to
move either their crops or their au
tomobile. Baltimore Sun
Washington, Oct 30. Secretary of
State Colby intimated that recognition
of the eMxican government was r.ear.
MORE m STUFF
? Rfianin
I I el K3 13 B 1 1 I
pledge to American mothers.
"If elected I purpose placing wom
en in many important places," Gov
ernor Cox said. "I intend to con
sult the mothers of America and see
what it will make it more responsive
Lo the needs of the great American
people."
President Wilson's name was cheer
ed when the governor deplored what
he said was a form of malignant hate.
The name of Senator Lodge was
hissed when the governor told of the
FF BIBS REJECTED
LB FOR I SHIP
fe PLANT
eight
By the Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 30. Only two
bids, both of which were rejected,
were received today by the shipping
board for the Hog Island Ship
Yards, near Philadelphia.
The Earde Brothers Steel Corpor
ation of New York bid a flat fourj
million dollars and the New Jersey j
Machinery Exchange of Newark bid:
.$4,268,750. As the plant cost the
government $70,000,000 when itwas j
built during the war, the bids were
rejected.
Failure of the board to receive an
advantageous offer for the yard prob-j
ably will result in the property being
leased by the shipping board. Admir-;
al Benson has stated that such a prop
position was under consideration.
By the Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 30. Only one bid
for the Hog Island shipyard, arr of
Bfer of ?4,000,000 from the Barde
Brothers Steel corporation of New
York -was received today by the
shipping boari. Chairman Benson an
nounced that the bid was rejected.
up
NEWPORT NEWS OFFICIALS
MINIMIZE RACE TROUBLE
Newport News, Va., Oct. 30. City
officials of Newport News here is-
sued & statement that Mayor Hiden,
Citv Manager Thorn and Chief of
Police Campbell have conducted a
full and complete investigation aft
the reported race trouble here when
negroes are said to have attempted
to mob Isadore Cohen, white, after
he had driven his automobile over a
little negro girl, and that they do
not find the facts as had at first
keen reported by Cohen and Rev.
R. H. Green, a negro preacher. The
officials minimize tho entire occur-
rence and declare that Cohen was
badlv excited while they charge that
Green misstated the facts in order to
further his private political aspirations.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.
senator's part in defeating the peace
treaty.
"I am not afraid of woman suf
frage," said the governor declaring
that women's participation in public
affairs already had proved its suc
cess." Ohio legislation in the interest
of women and children was detailed
by the speaker. He told of Ohio's
new constitution and reiterated that
Senator Harding was the leader of
the reactionary forces.
DECLARE OFFICIALS
if GO FOR 'EM
By the Associated Press,
Savannah, Ga., Oct. 30 Joe Jack
eon and Claud Williams, former White
Sox baseball players who are spend
ing the winter in Savannah, said
today they would not return to Chi
cago to answer the indictment found
against them yesterday unless they
wer0 sent for.
TO
GIVE MEXICO
HELP AFT
Washington, Oct. 30. Formal ne
gotiations looking to the recognition
of the new government in Mexico are
expected to inaugurated immediately
after the elections. It is understood
that the Mexican confidential agent
in the United States will then ask
for an audience with the state de
partment. In administration circles it was
stated today that as preliminary to
full recognition, much depended on
Mexico's action. It was pointed cut
that many of Carranza's attacks had
not been repudiated.
Secretary Colby has stated that
foreign governments would follow
the lead of the United States in ac
cording recognition. Great. Britain
has net recognized any government
in Mexico for a number of years,
having refused to follow the lead of
the United States in extending de
facto recognition to Caranza govern-
OCNVICT CHICAGO LAWYER
CRIMINAL ANARCHY CHARGE
New York, Oct. 30. Isaac E. Fer
guson, Chicgo lawyer and Charlie E
Ruthenberg, of Cleveland- were con-
I victed of criminal anarchy by a jury
in supreme court here. Justice Weeks
immediately sentenced them to
state's prison for terms of from
five to ten years each.
IE
ELECTION
By the Associated Press.
Cincinnati, Oct. 30. On the last
lap of his campaign travel,- Senator
Harding conferred with Ohio Repub
lican ledaers today as he completed
preparation for his last speech "before
election to be delivered tonight in
WARREN Q. HARDING
TO HOLD SERVICES I
Dy the Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 30. Memorial
services for Terrenee MacSwiney,
late lord mayor" of' Cork, will be heldj
throughout the United States to-j
morrow, it was announced by the
friends of Irish freedom.
Locals
would set the time for the service.
By the Associated Press.
Halifax, N. S. Oct. 30. The
American schooner Esperanto and the
Canandian schooner Dellawana dash
ed off on their first race of the in
ternational fisherman's regatta at
2 o'clock today.
Whipt along by a freshening ten!
knot breeze from the southwest the'
Luneberg crjaft swept across the
starting line at 9:45 official time
32 seconds ahead of the Gloucester
man. Shortly after the start the Esper
anto edged up to windward cf the!
Dellawana and the schooners started
on the first leg of their 40 mile race
beam to beam. This first leg from
automatic buoy six and a half miles
down the harbor showed a neck and
neck struggle. When the first mark
was rounded, however, the Nova
Scotian was leading by a leg and a
half.
The Esperanto began cutting down
the Canadian's lead, demonstrating
that she was considerably faster
than the Dellawana off the vind. The
American rounded the head of the
foreigner after haVing taken the
lead.
The Esperanto won the race.
Washington, Oct.
sweeper Tanager has been sent from
vQWARREN Q. HARDING CALVINfJCOOHDQB -ffjjfri
0 T. 11
AIANSL00P
MINE SWEEPER TO
onnpu enn cum
amnun i un unir
30. The mi ne,
Cuantanamo, Cuba, m search of the ' OUTNUMBER MALES BY 200
steamer Rambler previously reported!
adrift off the south west coast of jIoDii3 Aa , Oct. 30. Worn m
Cuba with 15 passengers aboard. The m outnumber
Rambler playing between Key West- , r
and Havana, according to a radio males by -200, according to reg:stra
dispatch to the navy department here, tion figures compiled by officials
was without water and drifting help- here. The number of male voter3
lessly. registered. 4,765; women. 4,984.
Columbus.
Leaving here at noon, the Repub
lican nominee was to make short
stops at smaller cit ies on his way to
the state capital. He planned to save
his voice for the night address., in
which he would leave his case with
the American people.
FOB HB
OF GOVERNOR KILO!
,y the Associated Press.
Birmingham, Ala., Oct. 30. The
Alabama, federation of labor in con-
tion "demanding the impeachment of
Governor-Kirby for sending state
troops into the coal strike district.
Vote on the resolution
mous!
was unani-
SLUG PREACHER,
SET FIRE T
CLOTHE!
By the Associated Press.
Council Bluffs, Iowa, Oct. 30.
Lured to a lonely part of the city
by fake telephone calls, Rev. Dr. D.
E. Cleveland, pastor of the Dodge
Memorial church, and prominent in
civic affairs, late last night was
slugged, bound and gagged by three
thugs who threw him into an auto-
mobile truck and set him on fire.
He saved himseif by rolling ut cf
the truck. Two boys, attracted by
the fire, brought help.
LFJWTl GAME
HOLDS ATTENTIOiy
By the Associated Press.
Lexington. Va. Oct. 3C. One of
the fastest football games in the
South Atlantic division was looked
for here today between the teams of
the Virginia Military Institute and
the North Carolina A. and E.
V. M. I. will attempt with her fast
backfield which has won for the
cadets the title of "flying cadets"
to avense the 21 to 0 defeat last
year.
After her victory over the Univer
sity of North Carolina last week.
North Carolina State felt confident
today, While V. M. I. with victories
ever' the University of Virginia and
the University of Pennsylvania, is
also confident.
WOMfv' ynTCTg.np wnmr.