North Carolina Newspapers

1 WATCH tOUK WEATHER Probably rain tonight and Friday. Colder in extreme nest portion tonight and Fridav. J LAltEL I.Venrd .subscribers fvj'd renew at least lc ilaya before (heir iihsrriplhms expire. STAOLISHED SEPTEMBER 11, 1915 L. : r HICKORY, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 19, 1322 ?RICE FIVE CENTS Hickory ita ' ' Record 1 W URGE SWIKDLERS ARE nmum MWk. ri m n m jmm mm m m n - nan ui -2 r m ! I HKM ? i 1 1 . . i . i . i . . . . 1 1 i Vy II. II. I OVv KV) I uaici,... f,ni. .. ... ' iii'i i ! i ' r I mi', 1 1 i. ,i.-m. I '. Everything for Sale in the Moscow Market o i; v) . -The Newton Ki ll') lit'li! its regular meeting i n i i . ...i. i . i j. i .:!!is Mi'.ii lasr iio.;mi at i The Newton high s. hool were the iiuests ol' the club. is prepared iy I Mr Mgti I he stale in learned ton i I hat all "wild-cat" oil promotion schemes hod not been driven out of i .North Caioliir. when it was brcughi otthe attention of Commissioner Staoey Wade that an effort was be- ing mane to sol burton Syndicate L()l Il''s second reason wis h The program was l.ir the. of boosting a modern,, up-; high school '"building f or ( Cant. Tom Edwards, pro-, i.rman is to be eonjvratiilat-j tli',' splendid program ren- 'I'll first speech was madoi superintend-) The, department makes it hnols. His it. "stands ready at all M. S. Beam tlie Newton t in tl:e Halh- of 1I usteu, Texas i'.; clergymen of this state. X'. vs ( f ih's latest scheme to sell ones' 'oiviblo oil stock to Nort'i Caroliir.' ministers exclusively reach ec. iiu ( Vnarinicnt m a letter from I.)r. L. S. Massey. Methodist pastm rind president cf Louisburjr College plain Mv.it times io ' t was "What constitutes an up d.i'i' lii.'.'n school." Mr. Poam I th.i there were three reasons y NYv.t'H : iiouhl tally to the sup- r( oi tins new enterprise imme- itti. l-irst, the rapidly growing I: school population of Newton. !: I'.'. rii that tlie hie-h school had : d ceel ,,io"ccule poisons selling ir offering for sale tlie securities of unlicensed companies. No citizen of the stalo should even eonsidei purchasing such securities until he knows I hat the company bchiiK.' them, has been investigated by this department and duly aporoved. The department will loimlnu'.! ),,(. hi, ndi-nd answer nrimptlv any inquiry m rc- lurim.- tin- Ia.,t four vears. I g'-' i d to stocks ant! stock salesmen lie Ih'Uu. Uveuty llOI'l h. i n j o' V.nuld (i s t m i : t Hi.-' Followinu- is the department's statement regarding the Texas com pany: "Dr. L. S. Massoy. well known hun. J .viecr.oi.'.si miniscer, president u Jjii.'h I Lotiisburg C'ollege, has written te .?...! Insuiance Commissioner Wade in re in; , , . , . . . i',t. i ; i . . 1 1 : uant i otno opetiuions oi ine Halli burton Syndicate.' of Houston, Texas in' which one (). C llaihbu'L-n is tiListee. Halliburton claims thai he I (1 1 MM ii, unit reason was me uig i I'd of a strong ti acher-trainiug tviient, which can be made pos- a modern high school ; ', u, ... at present one hundeed' students enrolled in the J , He predicted at the ex-1 the next four .wars that I be at least three in the Newton t'Ocond reason was, i i v of township high school lidatioa. that Xewtoti should lie hiuh school acomniodations lir boys and girls of this town- has :oila;n . icas.M ;nai a'e to produce much oil and becauso bis fathej- was a MeC-odist pvccuher he t, ..... ,.,,o,e,!o,l I I , . 1 t it . ! t- ( 1 '( VJ 11 5 .ii.. i hio.nn' h fiti. tun niio.v i.Hi i i l i ii i v'lru uu uuiiiiiim iiiiu 1 i Metlio.lirt pM-.H-! "tv. 1" tic -eiop nis en. in lit..'. ii- ker i hen stated that a fii lii,.'l school must provide a ;cii! im to meet the needs of the "!!,v of the lioys aivl girls in i icenuimty in which the high t tit i i ti .... lit imii I., ('"iiiiei'-neii. lie urged llic lh" town to establish a which would provide for ." '.f, manual trai?iing, 1 II . ol I ! i 1 1 : M if h 'ding.-. Ilalliburt to the syndicate id he is to manage lb per cent of tke llall'bui ton ma peal to ministers, order to succeed v..le a!l .,f 'heir haul hi bor and I ; cc U i , i '. o.i i We 0. I'l in i mb' and girls i. I'M ,-pe;t!or 'inf. I'a 111 C. ' ' II. .ge. ii-';iiioii of lht thir. wi n y t.-fi of will c iie jicros'i wi'l .hr.ro in !h" enlerori be ba.-.ed imiini ,-VVih lb er."'ks I.... . i . ... 'i . i Mi;, in, mi. I ne i I u i.ucrh .no manso n, II. I . . ! erio;i is to ore- ofitmrni can no no pai'tmen' atv! ' 'i n 'Men' of nni-'.i:'. M r lb" high seboo! cunieu- I no loir." ,iiii'"nient tin. high for lift on ti".' program Phillips, of Ca lf is tin me was high school to :.-, to iJrii over i f his lea ;vs arid .he en,.e i, re roi profit ;. ,i ; ! strong a; Ht says that m m'nr'ei-s n.i;st ; in! .' to ; lu iv an'' I o With i.is y: li- the t.i-n..N v v;hi i'h .k' i for one Mm 't . " An cvendy scene in one of tlie public markets in Moscow. Everything from a pin to a passport is for sale here. - , - ! ' iHILLLl I k I flLOfbilO fuM IliyLtdllLL TO fflFW ' pnqiTlflN pqinrq 3'-.; the Associated Press. Washington, Jan. VJ. The gen eral level of wholesale prices re- ;n&if PROlliSED THOMflSlELATES ; ONgTClI (BY ileigh. MAX ABFJiNFTJIY) Jan. 1!). Reee-mu'enda- HIS STORY OF KILLING text book commi.-s-be useci' ir. the elo- the Associated I'j'ess. Paris, Jan. P.). "Respect treaties that fixed the pea., e is the platform Premier decided to nrcsont for his 1 iVi"V Peer i:o tiro before the afternoon. Tiie chamber of deputies thU declaration blair.e-s 'V-l rmoless inda" for the ncture drawn ! at! .-h c i liongi: o! ran - ; as tr.in 'imjierialislic gn f 1 : :re." Mr. Philli.s said that e irel coin" when tli" 'nigh iad made itself a deiiiot r it ie it:. That there was a wid" i ' n th' colloge ni;! horiU":' In ch school au' horit .i's. H ! : iii' " only a : mall p'-rcnt b'.o! st ml i t s ",") ! i lie ! o hi air io! Io .'I'iont siteh i eiirrii'ii- a oo'd lii',. pr"f,,u o oa'h boy 1 1 I Io I a I," hi.; pbu'c in r.o"iel.y . aid it was mi essa y I hat the '." and high school should b" ';,ii! in a c'osei' relation through a r iiiKlorstaralihg f v.hnl the rea.' ion of a st'indard hieh i-a-hool vva: necessary Tor I '."ho oper'-i ( in. U.anee do- l.'i;i;.V. e;:cent V. warn I ho people agi";v.t hem out jwher. i. he crook a;;i)eiis in Xoflh ( Molina in person.-', et !v agents I much can. be don". 'H BERN liS ITS HOLIDAY CLOTHES i I of mior .:.!,.: ' We i ii 'i 'he Cajoies .-".iected by the Coma eoiifere.ir ."; with a madness." e tli'.' pre- nrctn' Mr 'd b. (ii-;e'j:;sio.'i so -.1 ioulat'on.? .!" ti: a:eri in., rei-uy guar;, ntees thai !" Ire: C'i! on on ;;t ions ae.-ented s prior !H't!" of to I the. j Ly can ne (b- s we !:.ivi; ), c-' this point we! '.'lall be compelled to re't:i:; our lib erty of action."' - -JB m ttisji i frr cni inniisii UltUL UhU tsumhU '.vir ui fsi :;.y the New wearing Associated Press. J.'.ern, Jan. P.).- -Vit:i sal in kniekei bocket s. re(uirements for lu' V" icred coats, top hats and broat.1 IM i ! of I.e. That, ge to mak which the boy or girl for his life lie encouraged the people ton to rally to the support at ion, that a modern up-t'-itt.lt.bratioii f tbe 1 ch school building was ' al,.. tu'c i, ,.,. a men a))pearance 'ed shoes and the ladies attired in ih. ng skirts with lace nr.;mi-l their necks, New Hern tod-.y presented an of colonial (!ay; .vitr. vw 0 anniversary ot K. and A. M l,,,,;;; "s un U' l"vvul the i:)()th anniversary Ccorge Al '. K. ' i',. Kniv was tlvin called I Washington's visit. n to discuss "the relation of up-! Hundreds of Masons wa kcr f-n' ''do schools to the growth of thojn,,, (.vi.iTisos. nr.vny coming from the grand lodge. A baibecue v.a.' gr.er. to 1,000 persons and the cele'-'ration culminated in a pageant. A colonial dinner served Shrine home this evening clucAi the ceremonies. at wili the ;on- nd taxation." Mr. Knox madr point that it requires money to chools and urged the people to " tli" movement, for a new high ol building their heartiest sup He said that every dollar in 'cd in education was a sound in i mm nt. The speaker said that la i e was u nrevalent notion among p i' everywhere that because they I'd not have children to educate that avntjoM for school purposes was un "I. Mr. Knox said every man's 'ai'iien shiuld be respected in launch g the campaign, hut that the ad- K leates fit th now hieh school build ing should mare ho etforts in con- Mi .in-' the onoosition thai money the Associated Press. ievisted in good schools would bej Xt.w York, Jan, VJ. Declaring a a -tssft to the town of Newton, .... Utt h..r ium from Brook- than return to the soutiv Whitfield, negro, today i'y the Associated Press. Chiiago, Jan. Vj. Results ol an po-ation performed to remove a 'ul let, from the brain of Penjamin !!iikner, serving a life term in the ioliel staLe p.enitcntiary for murder v. hicli iiansferred him i'rom a bad Kin ie a model prisoner, will be put 1 (-fore tk" elate board of pardons, it w is K ; rned today. Puck tier wa sentenced in VJ05. Up on his arrival at the prison he be gan a reign of terror, engaging in fights withthe prisoners and' refusing- to behave. He beeame unmanagehble until Kcently when he complained of a .v.'vere headache. He toal. physi- inns he had been shot in the head years ago, the bullet being found Its My tbe Associated Press Washington, .Jan. 19. Dr. Hugh M. Smith, who has been United States commissioner of fisheries since 1918. has resigned after 30 years of ser vice with the bureau of fisheries. One vylitical flare up Jnvc'.ving Dr. Smith's attitude involving the question of whether fish and politics could mix was recalled today. Representative H. L. Godwin of North Carolina in 191C- called the comm'issioncr on the telephone and asked for 2,000,000 shad fry 'for the Cao.e Fei'i -rive''. The 'commissioner refu.sed the request. The representative remarked that when a Republican was commission er he eoidd get all the fi.ih ho wanted and that since a Democrat had the p.'ace he should have the fish. Smith asked him if the shad were "Democrats too." The congressman I tried to have the commissioner ousted from office, but this secretary Red i'icki refused to do. The commissioner refused to sup ply the fish because the state fisher- es commission would not protect Hi n, ti.rJ was later sustained by the nalional bureau. the Associated Washington, cval level of wholesale mained stationary through Novem ber and December, the bureau of statistics of the department of labor announced today. Foodstuff, farm doming, enemic; products, cloth. is and drugs show ed a declining tendency which was most pronounced in such articles as cattle, hay, peanuts, batter I and foddei ' The genera! level .level of wholesale' ber, th per i eggs, lard lions of the state j ion for books to ..... 4 T- . 1 . l j.icnuuy scuoois is io Dl'lllg on a fight for preference before the j board of education when that boe'y meets next month to make the adop tion. The fact that the commission made recommend:.tions w'v.'h will virtual'y change the course of study in every public school of the sta'e from the first to the sever.tn giades i inclusive, is indication that a fight will be made before the state board t.-. upset thcs.o recommendations Many of the changes urged are on the grounds th-.. t the books now in u?e are "unsuitat le" for further use. The arithmetics are listed in this ?lass as are also the histories and inouage and. grammar series. Other books in the lower grades are like -'-e 'in- 't-v -d M" the board adheres to the commiss ion's report, be relegated to maite way for newer publications. Before th" text book commissior there was little opportunity t& make a showing, as some representatives of the book companies termed' it since that body was made up of school teachers and educate rs. Put when the work of adoption is under taken strong pressure is expected te lie bi ought to bear in an effort to vc.nvince the board' of education th the commission's i ecommendations ought not to be adhered to strictly 'While the commission's report is not final the elementary grade boot-: must be under the law. select ed from the list submitted, although books listed as "first place" may be overlooked and "fourth preference" ones given endorsement. Date of the meeting of the boaru will be ceiled 3( me time next month but the exact time has not been decided upon. 19.-0. G. automobile of ices wholesale in Decem- armouncement said, was 21 nt lower than it was a vear efore, with house farnishinir c--oods showing the greatest decline of; 27 per cent, with food 19 per cent. MOMHSH TOSPEi I li--0 I niuro 3 jya n y, hibb a n z win us wm i' is i e h ii t i i; ; c n u 31 S 1 ru Ralei; r'son " ne will u-mefolks Jr.n. J9. - fbivernor M( r- aniiouia-ed t: :!:: ; - spfm!" ne;-: I week vis'f.'ng in Charlotte. The governor thinks the change of atmosphere will do- b:ni gooa and says he will transact such business from Charlotte that cannot he handl- Py I he Associated Press. Concord, N. (, J.;m. (Red) Thomas. Charlotte salesman, took the stand today in his own defense in Cabarrus county su peiior court, where he is being tried for first degree murder in connect ion with the shooting to death on October 25 of Arthur J. Allen in Kan apolis. The defendant's testimony followed closely that given by him at the ha beas corpus hearing in Charlotte and bis statement immediately after the shooting. It was in effect that Allen had come up to his car on a dark street in the suburbs of Kannapolis, and said: "Are you 'following mo?" Thomas replied, "No," whereupon Thomas asserted the main said, "Then hold up your hands." Thomas seized a pistol lying in the lap of Mrs. Robert Lowe, who was in the front seat of the automobile with the witness, and fired three shots rapidly at the man, and then drove off to Kannapolis without learning whether or not he had killed him or who the man was. At the time of the shooting Thom as stated he had on his person ap proximately $800 which he had col lected for automobiles and his first thought was that he was being he'd up. He fired, he said, to keep himself from being robbed. i Nothing improper had ever occur red between himself and Mrs. Lowe., he stated, testifying that "Rob Lowe is a good friend' -of mine and 1 would do nothing to hurt him." His family and the Low-; family are very friendly, having vis'ivfl oiw another on various occs'sioin. tho witness stated. Thomas was on the stand fjr al most three hours. p Several corroborative witnesses were inlrc du-ed after Thoma; left the stand. Miss Gladys Sloop and O. W. Deal were recalled to testify that Thomas asked them to go with Mrs. Lowe to tee Overcash home and then to the picture show. They got tired of wait- lone, ooth !5v lh Associated Vre?. Mexia, Texas, Jan. 19. The first week of military rule in this mush room oil city effected 149 arrests on various charges, including viola tion of prohibition laws, gambling! ;nK iU1ci went to the show and otrier violations, it was an-i stalec. non need I "Genera but they said Mai. J or under the martial law proclama tion. He added that conditions were day. conditions have improved far from satisfactory," are coo b Walle command- near the base of the brain, pressure, physicians said, was cause of, hi conduct. the I " 1HIED TO MM i M FROM HE the de- t ii:-prop-races the t .',.i,l,l l. .i, t,t 4h., trtti'ti i it wimt in iiil: iiiv v-, , , lc -irable citizenship, that it would yn unugc i iili;irii'. th. znln. i,f nmnpitv and I William "al ,, Xov.-ton a better town in which started back to Onslow counfy, N' C 'a live. I he mooting was then tinned over ii... ! i. ..'.. r c:...,i ... ;r,,.;r.,l the Newton high school, who call- Wkl,tf ;h bcJJan upon Miss I-'lorence Logan and j extradition. other members of the high school i. - in custody of Sheriff Taylor to fac a hold' up charge. Starting last June long fight aga in si LEACH AGKKEMEXT ON CHINESE ROADS Py the Associated Press. Washngton, Jan. 19. The far eas tern committee of the Washington conference today adopted two resolu tions dealing with Chinese railways and then began consideration of the str.tus of existing conditions in China. One of the rail road resolutions adopted presented by Sir Auckland Gtddes, bead" of the British delega tion, pledges the powers in . China against unfair discrimination in rail road r:.tes and facilities. The other by Secretary Hughes expressed the hope cf unification cf Chinese roads under Chinese control. Both were adonted' unanimously, though a few I'lelllft' l !.in J rt U'ith ttll. lli(.'h School, ".iinri.k;(lil-U ihi-ro was every indica bo.'.s and girls in appropriate yells! tion that the Kiwanians to a man tumor charges -wire made aid song.-. The songs and yells had j fUVored the movement and will give I ecu prepared especially for the pur-1 ;t their hearty support. The pro-' . .-" of boosting the high school. Rram was concluded by an original I 'om the menu card to the last yellp(.lu by Miss Brandon Gamble of the 'he principal theme was a new high'higih school. The theme of her hool building for Newton. Prom 1 poem was "that the girls protest that Hi- enthusiasm manifested by the j they have not been invited to supper l;i'!i school hoys and girls every big-1 by the Kiwanis club and demand that hearted Kiwanian was convinced as he! this invitation be forth coming at an le.il i, ..v.... iiL.i.ri l.,.i'..i. if ihn itvo-ent' earlv date." Her witty lines and need oi; greater facilities for high school instruction in Newton. From PROOF POSITIVE Mamma I wonder who has been in the sugar bowl while I was out? Elizabeth (aged 4) Well, I hope you don't suspect me. You know I'm too big to get in such a little thing as that. Houston Tost. The stores rippareutly quite the getimaw applause given the i-bai-min' rendition brought vocifer-i safe in offering such wonderful bar trom j gains so soon ?.fi: Christmas. IT-.mpa Tim-iV pus and prolonged applause every Kiwanian. 1 HHn 5 4 1 ii ! VP By tbe Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 10 Should' interstate commerce' commission tide as a result of its present qmiy i.r.ac rate scnedules may erly be lowered, the lower should first be applied to c-eal commission was told by J. ". A. Morrow, vice president of the nrlion ai coal association, who staid he spoke for 2,090 mine operators, represent ing GO per cent of the producers of h'tuminous coal in the United States. The average freight paid 0n a ton of coal at the present time between the mine and the point of sale, he said, was ,$2.20, while the price of a ton at tne mine was :s.z:.s. He es timated that coal rates had f.o'vanc ed from 75 to 2 GO per cent, avoid ing to the locality. Railroads would be justified', Mr. Morrow assei'ted, in making a reduc tion of 75 cents a ton by reason of the reduction in the price of coai during the last year. COTTON By the Associated Press. New York, Jivn. 19 The cotton market opened steady generally s:x to 11 points lower owing to we&k Livemool cables and reports that buvers of cotton goods were still holding off. There was quite a litttle scattered southern selling after the call and active months soon showed net losses after the cs-11. Open Close January 17.55 17.75 March L.-17.60 17.77 May 17.17 17.41 .lulv 4 16.73 10.96 October -16.18 16.33 Hickory cotton, 17 l-4c. ed by his secretary and thai; ho thinks needs attention. lie will go to Washington tonight and will make an effort to secure ad ditional moneys from th ; Federal government for aid cn roa.f work in North Carolina. t' i . i ,. iu r-.-t I I . L ! I 1 . I'll' . 1 '-.III" '.I I . 11 .11 w; ' ..-.-.i,. ' v,i,.',.,i.-1 cent fuel oil. The resuh is that in George Johnson, Bcroifort county " j better, and said: I "One thing is worthy of notice: of ?.'ll the whiskey 3ci '.1 since we came here, only one quart and one pint is old-time liquor. The rest is I bootleg liquor. It contains 30 per serving 12 months for assault roled for rest of terms. Henry Beaufort, serving 12 men! lis assault, is paroled. t:erving 2 years for aoi'ultcry, condili.-.-nal Brad'shaw, Burke, li 1 1 s pa Lane for ?v alter uanie fornieati-.m anc jv.vs'ole. ''rank monihs, parol- cokt weather it is warm, mixed with corn mash to get quick results, yet we find intelligent men, some of,' them wealthy, drinking the stuff." ed. George months for roled. Fred months for period of G NO Henry, New llanove tvanspoi ting liqin-r, Foster, Madison, distilling, parol" months. (. -9 , u tilll.lBllZIUlBn a- li-' for M POLICE CI I E TO P. AND N. BOBBERY AT CHARLOTTE Charlotte, Jan. 19. 5.o clue to the identity of the two white men, al- EICH Fflll 111 By the Associated Press. " Birminghnm, Ala., Jan. 19:. Po- 'ice were searching today for a wo- Other witnesses said they heard Thorn: '.? say in F. L. Smith Drug ( ompany just, after ihc shooting that he had shot a man c?own and did nt t know who he was. It ii believed that Mrs. Thomas will take the stand this afternoon as the defense Iris stated it will in troduce her. 1 IN K1LLE WHILE SITTING 111 -I t a l T T"S " 7" I. J- legea to nave neia up o. x - w m&n who possessed a extensive out- h:s wife and a youns: man at the . f . . point oij a pistol and robbed the cash I ht of clothing, part of which was drawer of $114 in the Piedmont and j found this morning beside the body Northwestern passenger station Tues-j of Israel Heldman, in the fashion day night, have been discovered. .d)-e residential section. At th ti!L ?f h;,ldfup' a;cord- Residents of the neighborhood told mg to Wright, the First street termi- , , . , , nal of the" interurban was deserted, the police they heard a shot about 9 Mr. and Mrs. Wright and Miss Mary o'clock last night. The youth was Zeman were the only persons on the about 2G years old. first floor. H. C. Holtzhouser, Pied- T.lpUman. an artist emnloved in a mont and Northern supervisor, and, . . , , , , ,. , . , , t-i ir r-a , j - v " u ' sign painters shop, leit his homei F. M. Lfird, tram dispatcher, were. " L L' on the second, floor. At the time of j early in the evening, according to, the robbery, Mr. Wright said he and j his family. j his wife were in the ticket booth. Miss! One bullet was fired into his body,! Zeman had just entered. Mr Wright j ptrik;nr near the heart ! was in the act of leaving the booth; . when a man about 25 years of agei By the Associated Press. Birmingham, Ala., Jan, 19. County authorities after an all night search are without information that might lead to the identity o the assailant who last night killed Mrs. John McDaniel two miles north of Mill port. Mrs. McDaniel was killed when a load of shot was fired through n window of her home while she was reading. Members of the family, who rushed to the yard, failed to ob serve anybody. Robbery, they said, apparently was not the motive for the killing. IS. SWT fill POPE S03IE BET LEU By the Associated Press. shoved a pistol into his side and de manded him to throw up his hands. He beimr unarmed did as commanded. The robber told the woman to bei London, Jan. 19- Pope Benedict's quiet. While Wright was being held I fever is somewhat abated, but abso a second man did the robbing. Ac-jlute quiet is necessary for ,,:m him. "Stav where vou are. I don't Rome dl?Patch tcd dec'Rret want to kill anybody." Mrs. Wright i physician r:s saying. IS DEAD IN PARIS Cy the Associated Press. gave the alarm of the building. on the second fi'ioorl r j Paiis, Jan. 19. Mrs. Stuart Ryan, his j widely known American musiciar 'and know professionally as Odrev ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER l Jack Ilurryup On my salary of $25 J Creighton, died today in tbe 'Ameri can hospital at Neuilly. She had been re . f i i r.vt-oct wo,r- vminw ; n a week we can e-er alone- swimmino-lv ulunn- T;1 se'pral azys trom the on - the ccal (dealer's' scales. Flirt j Hattie Holdback But I don't care i effects of swallowing poiicnous tab Journal. or swimming. Boston Transcript. lets.