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HICKORY, N. C, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 8, 1921
PRICE FIVE CENTS
DAILY
KEGOMD
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5
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HELPLESS
By the Associate Tress,
i liagusa. Dalmatia, March 15. The
yvnuosity shown by the officers and
in en f the American warships in the
(Adriatic commanded by Hear Admiral
Andrew will never be forgotten bv
pioiv than liO.000 of the Russian re
Jfugee from the Crimea, who, in
U'lctrd with tvphus fled from tho
Ixdshevists and found refuge heio on
ltt I'-iiii "It V V" w ,
The American sailors tendorno:!'
. . i 111 l.i
n k.ping me. cniiuren ciomed an.!
el and the outpouring of pocket
ciiks and stores on trie .shins fir iv-
icf is the chief topic of conversation
in the uussian colony an,i me reni
n's remaining in this district
"They have saved us. ' They :ue
the brightest remembrances of our
hu.iappy existences, is the most com
Bimn sennment expressed aoout noie-
'lh bluejackets of the flagship
Wiiympi.i. and the destroyers Aluon,
ab'ooks. biimei', ilcunen. .jamo ant
& : i, rt a nt have fed ,VH)0 persons
lai.v and have taken clothing from
hfuir own backs to Rive to the refu-
cs.
When the it'fugoes landed at Cat
tail, r.iy and other places and it was
jf'iun I that no preparation had been
kiKi'lo iv their arrival. the sailors
I i i i i i i. i .. ..i
Rvoi'uc.l nam 10 maKO u'rtvuiiiK I'lium
,.r th m. They cleaned the old bar-
lack' , arm hangars an i sometimes
kita.if up gang of Kussi:ins who as-
l;u,i in the general cleaning up.
p. n an ouw.mik i typhus later
saili rs brouc-ht into use impov
disinfecting plants, steaming
t t...a. ..l . 1 .1
ippiraius an.t duiiis fiinuniii-u
te dirt and vermin which the lius-
If i fi-s hi'ui uccumujiued in wie-ir cojui-
iii" through the winter.
With real American generosity.
A liniral Andrew.' men, v, hen they
v:iw the destitute children, hungry
and ill cl.id mothers would take them
to the local store and from their own
pickets, outfit "them, from head to
foot.
'lh" Russian women showo I the
... ! i J . L .
nr-st gratctul appreciation oi .no
railors' lAork. although they were
powerl"sa to repay them. captain
11 , th.i (ilvriniii rece'.-.'C'il
long note from the Russian women
extolling the sailors generosity, de
claring that the American b;,ys had
brought hope to th.' hopeless women
and children who had been driven out
of their countrv-
Colonel W. IS. Jackson, tr.e head
(f the Amoiietm Red Cross wissuon
h,re told the Associated Press that
the United Stat.s navy did fine worn
in nipping the epidemic cf typhus m
the hud. mI ,m
HOOVER AT WORK
ADVISORY COUNCIL
By tho Associated Press.
Washington. April r. R:oret-iry
H,over contniued tcdjy the .'Trios t
conferences with representatives of
leading industries looking toward th
f(1rmat on of an at.vi'ory coiokii
formation oi n woimij
the clepnrtnu-nt of commerc:' com
p,sed of business men. Members of
t... K.ii..rmi mi-fimobile (Chamber o.
till HitH"IH .
f.mmtrce and later members of the
Aw institute met wiih the secietary
on 'the ccun j
to discuss thoir numbers
til and to a'ivK- him.
By the Associated Tress.
New York, April 8. Impressed
by tho detailed account of tho Jos
eph C. T:;-;;elt murder given at Buf
falo vtHterday by Roy Harris, for
HoTliovernor Whitman, who is in
charge of the investigation, Raid to
day he was beginning to take more
svriously Harris' alleged confession
of complicity in the crime.
Mr. Whitman at first was skepti
cal of Harris' story of the crime
told Wedneslay night in Buffalo, this
skepticism was caused by the fact
that the authorities already had re
le.eived seven different confessions
i..tt.i onl nnp in Derson.
' It was reported today that Mr.
wkUmnn Mnu m-pnarinir to have Har
ris brought to New York
THIEVES TAKW SACKS
FKOM MAIL
TRUCK
Cincinnati April 8. Four men in
nn mitnmobile last night held up and
rr.bbed United States posto'iice
mail truck near the West End stn
t.r, iinltimorn and Ohio rail
w .. i .,.,:,. v,.ii Rtvral pouches of
registered mail were taken from the
I tuck and carried away by the roi
bcrs. AN EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW
"To what do you attribute your
long life. Unsle.Moso?" asked a
newspaper interview oi a colored
centenarian.
"Becuz he was bo'rn a long time
baek," the old gentlemen replied.
American Legion Weekly.
A KIND TO
HARRIS STORY IS
STUDIED BY
OFFICER
GREEKS SUSTAIN
BIS DiSASTER
By the Asscc-iated Press.
Athens, April 8. Wounded Greek
soldiers are arriving in such num
bers from the Smyrna and Broussa
fr.mts that sanitary authorities in
this countrv are unable to care for
i them properly. Two thousand
I wounded men arrived at Pyrreas
yesteiday and found inadequate fa
! c ililies.
Queen Sophie has appealed to the
! American Red Cro.s in Paris for
nurses, and all classes of doctors
have been called out by the govern
rnvnt.
A GREAT DISASTER
Ey tho Associated Press.
Paris, April S. Tmlcjiih nation
alists have resumed their advance in
the Brousa sector cf Asia Minor
according to dispatches received at
the French foreign office. Fears are
entertained here for the safety of
the entire Greek expeditionary force.
The magnitude of the Greek dis
aster appears greater as details are
received.
Six thousand wounded (J reeks are
said to be in hospitals in Brousa.
cosiilir
By tho Associated Prpsa,
Covington, Ga., April S. The Cov
ington Cotton Oil plant was almost
dstroyed by fire of un lotermnod
crigin early tod;y entailing a loss
estimated at $125,000 practically
covered by insurance-
li the Associated Pros.
'Minneapolis, Minn., April S. Flour
prices in Minneapolis have dropped
f.O cent:; a barrel the last week,
bringing the pricj of standard pat
(nts at th'.? niilis down to $8.15 nnd
$S.'1C a barrel.
POTTER TO
'v t'-o ArsociatPfJ Freas.
Washington, April 8. Appoint
ment of Capt. David Potter, pay
master of the Atlantic fleet, as pay
master of the navy." succeeding Hear
Admiral Samuel McGowan, retireu
will be ifccommenueu to pre:wvia
by Secretary Dcnby-
Captain Potter is a native of New
Jersey and has been in the pay corps
since '1898. He formerly was a mem
ber of the navy compensation board.
By the Associated Trtss.
Chicago, April 8. Policeman John
Tracy and Robert Nikish are dying,
and two others are suffering from
Matthew Laish died early today and
two others are suffering from wounds
received in a street fight in the
south Chicago steel mill district late
last night.
As Tracy and Policeman John M.
Bright, who was wounded in the
hand, met a party of three steel
workers a quarrel began when the
lio'lf -'.'men in rfain clothes were
crowded1 off the sidewalk. The steel
workers opened fire and by the time
both sides emptied their guns al had
been wounded.
Officers said the three steel
workers not familiar with the Eng
lish language and may have believed
the policemen were robbers.
POUND H
q new
0
By the Associated iress.
. Chicago, April 8. The price of
pound loaves of bread was reduced
today from ,10 to 9 cents by a con
cern operating chain stores.
MIL
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Pill FLfil IS
il I CENTS
sura
It
FATAL FIGHT J
GIIICASO LAST
NIGHT
SOLD FOR
TC
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BRITISH PREMIER TO ISSUE AN
plflii
nnrniTmsi ns
MUM ti!
SENATE
By the Associated Press.
Washington, April 8
Cummins of the s.nate
-Chairman
interstate
commerce committee; drafted today
his resolution for introduction next
n-vi;
,.
week autr.onzing a general investi
gation of railroad affairs. It is
planned to open tho inquiry about
April 15 and the senator expects to
see President Harding in a few luys.
Ont.- phase of the inquiry will have
to do with the best means of bring-jef
ing about reductions in railroad
rates, ihe resolution also would au
thorize the committee to inquire into
the efficiency or non-efficiency of
railroad operation since the return
cf the l.iilroads to private ownership.
Other phases will inquire into the
volume of freight traffic and oper
ation costs.
Senator Cummins proposes to call
railroad managers before the com
mittee before beginning the hearing.
Labor representatives are to be
heard later.
HOW BRINKlEi BROTHERS
ill BARRINGER RELATED
Carroll Little Describes Activities of Trio on
Night of Fatal Assault Murdered Man Had
Money Both Defendants to Be Bound
Over to Court
r - :
Newton. April 8. County Judge
Jesse Sigmon at 2:30 this af tern Don
ordeted Fred' and Ab Brinkl'ey re
manded to jail without bail on Un
charge of inflicting injuries on Hom
er Barringer that resulted in his
death.
Newton, April S. Evdence intro
duced at the preliminary hearing
,-,r:
Fred and Ab Brmkley. young white
men charged with the murder of
Ifcnr.r Barringer, made it certain
this rfternoon that both would be
bound eve:- to the next term of Ca
LawLa superior court by County
.;udge Kigrnon. It was not believe:!
bend v.-.uld ,1 ' allowed, though later
testimony might effect the case.
Cam H Littiv, who accompanied
Homer Barnngcr on a picnic on
Snuday. Ma;ch 20, was the state's
orincipsl r.vitnoTS and told the court
how he and Homer Barringer drove
from the picnic to the Brinklcy home
how that evening the two Brinkleys
and Barringer gambhd in the woods
mj how he became tired of watching
them and went to the automobile
alongside the road for a nap. The
witness said a little later the three
men passed by cursing and went to
the Brinkley home, nvhere a few min
Visit to iHea 1
Scientists of American museum of
thouy. JiLuro head hunter is shown in
APPEAL FOR
r ailure or Miners to Agree to Conference to
Save Fits and Decision of Transport and Rail
way Men to Strike Call for Test
of Strength
By the Associated Press.
Lcndon, April 8. The intention of
the umisri government to . issue an
appeal for volunteers for the trans -
,i mw nnntini wnn.p' in
view of the prospective . triple al-
lianeo strike was announced in the1
house of commons late today by Mr.;
!T, , . ...
Llovd George, the prime minister.
A royal proclamation would call
up the army and navy reserves, he
said.
The government also intends to en
l ell special constables and form a
special emergency force for
a pel :Xi '
lollf1!' iti '
90 days to protect the police in
the execution of their
duty,
trie
prime minister added-
The miners, ho.v.ever, wove adam
ant in their stand, insisting there
should be n.n restrictions on the sub
jects to be discussed by the confer
ences and an exchange of letters be
tween them and Mr. Lloyd George
failed to reach an agreement.
"While the mines arc hourly being
flooded and ruined and one of the
most valuable of the national assets
is being destroyed," said the premier,
''it is impossible to expect other quest-
utes later he heard a noise as if s
hog had been knocked over the head,
followed by crirs- "The boys have
killed me." Barringer said, as Littk
came up.
Little described the trip to Cataw
ba for a physician and told of Bar
ringer's driving the automobile to
Newton, where Dr. H E. Rowe, the
first witness for the state, dressed
the wound. Dr. Rowe said the injury
was two inches and a quarter long.
Little said he found an iron bar al
the Brinkley place 'about four fee'
long the Wednesday following thf
tragedy and it had blood on it. Bar
ringer di?d in a Statcsville hospita:
en Thursday following the assault;
Little said Homer told him the "larg-.:i
of the two Fred hit him.
Noah Barringer an uncle of the
slain man. said that he saw Fred
and Ab Brinkley in Newtn on Satur
day before the attack and that Homer
had about $200 in money- Of this
$78 was paid him by Clerk of Court
Setzer and $100 by Tom Barringer.
Little told of Homer Barringer'?
screaming after being struck.
County Attorney Klutz and A. A
Whitener are prosecuting and Self
and Aiken and Wilson Warlick ap
pear for the defendants.
- Hunting Jibaro Indians of EcuaiBor
natural history back from Ecuador. George K.Cherrle (left)HarolJ E. An
the center. Dried and shrunked human heads worn by Jibaroas trophies.
VOLUNTEERS
; ions to be debated. Accordingly, saf-
' ety must not be discussed."
; WON'T MEET OWNERS
: the Associated Press.
Lonc'on, April 8.-
Great Britain
today appeared to be face to face
cedented proportions.
The national union of railway mn
; and the transport workers decided
to strike in sympathy with the min
ers. ;
Hope that the miners and the
owners of coal pits might meet the
KC,;ernmoK officials today to dicuss
ii. j -i ...
means of settling the strike were ap
Jarently ibla;ted shortly afternoon
when it was announced the miners
had refused to meet the owners.
The miners' refusal was because
of tho stipulation that the return of
the pumpmen and engineers to work
zhould be the first question set
tled. The miners' position was that
tke meeting should be entirely free
to discuss all questions.
TO PLAN STRIKE
Bv the Associated Press.
London, April 8. All efforts of
Mr. Lloyd George, the prime minis
ter, to bring the miners and the mine
owners together to settle the differ
ences in the wage dispute having
failed, the - miners' executives went
into conference this afternoon with
their partners in the triple alliance
the tran --port vpvker-i ''Q 'e r;
reads to decide when .they should
strike.
Last night's suggestion by the
prime minister that the more moder
ate demand for a conference this
morning- a,t which the first question
would be the resumption of pumping
to clear the" mines of water led the
general public to believe that a
settlement was near and that the
greatest industrial disaster in the
history of Great Britain had been
everted.
TO STRIKE TODAY
London, April 8. The railway and
transport workers this evening de
cided to strike with the miners
Tuesday morning failing a reopening
of negotiations for a settlement of
tho strike.
IG EXPRESS CASE
IS Hi CLOSE
,J
By the Associated Pre.s.
Macon, Ga., April 8V iForty-five
men on. trial here in federal court
four weeks charged with conspiracy
to rob the American Railway Ex
press Company of merchandise may
know their fate tonight. Federal
Judge Adams was scheduled to start
reading his charge to the jury af
ternoon today. It was not expected it
would take over two hours.
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1ILLIIS USE MORE ATTENTION
SOON TO Cfl FAR STATE'S i
TO JURY PATIENTS 1
By the Associated Press.
Covington, Ga., April 8. The case
of John S. Williams, Jasper county
farmer, indicted on the charge of
murder of three of 11 negroes alleged
to have been killed while held in peo
nage on his plantation, was expected!
to go to the jury today. With the
presentation of evidence completed
and arguments begun late yesterday,
it was believed that final pleas of
counsel for both sides would be con
cluded today in three or four hours.
Barring a mistrial there are three
possible verdicts, according to at
torneys on both sides, acquittal or
conviction of murder with a chance of
the latter being accompanied with a
recommendation for mercy which auto
matically carries life imprisonment.
bhould Williams be acquitted of the
present charge he would not be free,
as Solicitor Brand announced he
would be held or two other murder
indictments returned against him in
this county in connection with the
death of three negroes.
The court rom was packed to ca
pacity again today.
iFUOlEPT
By the Associated Press.
Philadelphia, Apr: 81. Thirty-five
representatives of the 10,000 shop
employes of the Reading system to
day refused to accept an 8 per cent
reduction proposed! by the general
manager of the system.
BIG Will
. PRifJE f SRiCKS
By the Associated Press.
Chicago, April 8. A 25 per cent
reduction in the price cf bricks was
announced today by the Illinois Brick
Company. Bricks that formerly
cost $10 a thousand will be reduced
to $12 a thousand effective Monday.
USED BITES
ON GOAL DENIED
3y the Associated Press.
Washington, April 8 Proposed
increases of 20 cents a ton in the
joint rates on coal from mines on the
Cumberland railroad to points on
the Louisville & Nashville and con
nections in Tennessee, Alabama. Vir
ginia, North Carolina and other
states were refused today by the in
terstate comnverce commission.
The proposed schedules now under
suspension were ordered cancelled.
By the Associated Press.
Paris, April 8. It was stated semi
officially here today that a fresh
proposition on reparations was ex
pected from Germany. Unconfirmed
reports are in circulation that the
Germans are making another effort
to interest the United States by ne
gotiations between the Germans un
der secretary "of the treasury Roland
Bcrden, and American unofficial
representatives in Europe.
Mr. isorden, however, now is m
Vienna on his way to Constantinople
it is understood.
Nothing is known in official cir
cles of a reported invitation to meet
in Washington to discuss reparations
and it is declared here there is litlte
likelihood of suc'h procedure being
favored by the allies.
The present expectation is that the
allies will issue a time limit set for
the payment by Germany of 20,000,
000.000 gold marksset for May 1.
N. CAROLINA TOWNS MADE
MONEY ORDER STATIONS
Washington, D. C-, April 8. The
following towns in North Carolin
have been made international money
order offices: Atkinson, Bakersville.
Bostic, BuevS Creek. Candler. Catawba
Connelly Springs, - Dallas, Devor, El
lerbe. Magnolia, Maiden. Mooresboro
Parkton, Richland and Vass.
WAGE REDUCTION
GERMANY HOPES
TO MAKE NEW
PROPOSAL
(BY MAX ABERNETHY)
Raleigh Aipril 8. Looking ovefr
the Morrison administration, from
cellar to garret, Governor Morrison
has concluded that on nf th fircf
things that should be
lack of medical attention at the hos
pitals for the insane at Morganton.
Avaieign ana uoJdsboro.
The governor has given this phase
of his administration enough thought
and consideration to authorize the
statement that he does not intend to
go out of office without having done
his best to double, triple or maybe
quadruple tfe medical staff at the
institutions for the unfortunate. It
is possible that the directors may be
convinced to go even further in this
direction but the point Governor
Morrison has in mind is to materi
ally increase the nursing and medical
staffs of the various state hospitals.
Although Governor Morriso had
seme difficulty when he was racing
for the governorship to satisfy the
voters he was only a politician seek
ing what office he might devour yet
the hospital directors are convinced
that there has never been an execu
tive Who sought the light harder
than his present excellency. The in
terest the governor has shown in the
welfare of the state's unfortunates
and his recommendations to provide
better treatment for them will be one
of the high lights of the present ad
ministration. There is no charge laid at any
hospital door because of the pre
vailing conditions but Governor Mor
rison thinks that 1200 patients, sick
in mind or body or both, ought to be
provided with mo re than three phy
sicians. Such is the condition at the
State Hospital for the insane at the
capital city. Under the l-t con
ditions twelve bundled mei ..diy and
physically sound persons, fys the
governor, require m ore attention
than three physicians can give. His
cv.ellency wdl s-o thf,. ,:Jt. situa
tion As remedied.
Already he has impressed upon the
hospital directors in lane-unco
strong as can be spoken. The gov
ernor has not forgotten that "the care
of our unfortunates" was one of his
ir.ougural planks and he does not
intend to let his promise to the peo
ple pass out of his mind.
The hospital directors will nnf ho
allowed to forget either for the gov
ernor has served notice that there
will be no let ut until there has hwi
a radican change in the affairs of the
institutions. While he was being
criticised for asking for power to
hire his own subordinates Governor
Morrison was only looking for a
means to the end4 It a hospital
board sought to neglect a thousand
patients there would be no earthly
way. of changing the system, and
consisquentlfy the Morrison request
can now be understood.
What the Morrison administration
lacks in power to remcva from o ce
it is well fortified in power of per
suasion, and it is thought this meth
od the governor will get action.
By the Associated Press.
Kalamazoo, Mich., April 8. Fem
inine jealousies have disrupted the
women's squad of the police depart
ment. Chief Caffey announced today
in saying he had dismissed two wom
en police officers.-
"Something had to be done," the
chief wrote City Manager Freeman.
"The women are supposed to work
together irrespective of personalities,
but there has been more or. less
friction for weeks ' and cooperation
has become impossible. Dismissal
was the. only solution." - -
AN EASY ONE .
Mother (to little son- Can you
tell me the name of that smlall. in
significant worm, whose labors have
helped to produce my new beautiful
silk gown -
Sunny Yes, papa. Houston Post.
REGISTER NOW
Registrars for the good roads
election may be found at their
respective registration places each
afternoon during the week and all
day Saturday for the purpose of
enrolling voters, for the coming el
ection. The registrars and the place of
registering follow:
Southeast Hickory, J. Porter
Burns at Burns' Store.
Southwest Hickory, Mrs. Ver
non Lackey at W. A. Self's office,
Ninth avenue.
Northeast Hickory, B. A. Miller
at the Chamber of Commerce.
Northwest Hickory, James W.
Espey at the citymanager's of
fice. ... . . .
son
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