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HICKORY, N. C, FRIDAY, EVENING, JANUARY 20, 1922
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POPL CWEDICT NEAR
UtAIli 1
';n
IVovcs by Many Witnesses Statements Made
Defendant and Mrs. Lowe State Comes
Hack to Show That Thomas Knew Man
He Killed Mrs. Thomas on Stand
A: .oi iatc(l Press.
..I, N. '., Jan. 20.Tho de
,;iy in tin- trial of O. Ci.
somas fur the murder if
.!, Allen in Kannapolis on
: uf October ''" continued t"
t . loborative testimony, a!
,,i witnesses having leen !
in't'i'ie the ii'Kii recess. !
Lewi' of Kamrvpolis ;i ni
v.tnk, V. (i. Caswell urn! V,'.,;
. f ( 'miciu'i.' testified that i
i ' I n 1. on the night of .1 a'l-,
v. M.iress of defense court-1
i nnnnnssni
Niobium
LADIES
mien nH.n i vi
lata I
Head of Catholic Church, Suffering From Pneu
monia, Takes Last Sacrament Many Reports
of Illness People of Rome Gather in St.
Peters to Await News
5 .iTWgasthe .steamship Vright.,mnning down the Hudson river for final testa just before bein? taken to the nnvv
LW1 official transferal to'theiUnited-States. The Wrightvas built for transport service, but was converted into
(ajbnlloon ship anrj,plane carrier.1 - Six'.wells have, been built in for the stowage and inflation of six- kit h.niiomw Th
t'X . A1. . "jMxwscu-KujBcuciauuii-iJiaiiu, uuu uus complete repair plants lor balloons and planes,
. M'll
them lo
the
to:U',
tragedy occurred; that two
v. :i!ki'd up beside their eav
'ktiess and it was impossible
'.'.ii'h who they were until
:jh? was tunieu' on thent.
In th nicii were well known
m tin' automobile.
. 1
( 'ill
Mil'
I'
I II ,i'
i.n 1 ! 1
( )
f Ka nnapolis, propri:'-
boar lnij.',' In use, cor-
'( wit nes; ci; a.; to the
nioi'as nnd I .owe
on the nifrht .f the
aid I hat. they had in
",' ah'ti;. lie al ,o li'S
! t eputa I ion:, of bot!'
Mr. . I, owe wci'o i'.i nd
Knniiall ot ( "iivn,
: I .ml i the di'l'' ii
: i d I" r t rip f loin ( 'oti- ord
1- . in AlicnY. t.edan. Slv
1' tin iiiniiino and Allen
l'ir 'abarru . cotton mil!
'"H hi I". M. Mantvum ai".'
niiiij,' for Mrs. KimhaH
;li I'.'' couple in l-I"' Kord
;i point on th" '.''th::a,';'e
(, l"ft. them. Her t"stl-
mii,r;U , lli;it k'ivi n by
in I'vli deiail.
1 ; m 1 " : r ) : t i 1 1 1 by Mm state
. aiimilled -he ia? 1'ceu
CiOM'oril on a criartre -l
;. , i.i.t, denied that, improp
: . evicted between herself
, I'll.
C. Tiioiiias, wife oil the de
took the stand and testifie 1
riendly relations between
I l.'wlmtu :inil t ie .owe
was necessary to procure
I M
a'!
f
for her before she
! Pil,
att'"itlo!i
'I i.'-tify.
. -iij- n .f n;ted at It : IT o'eloek
'air days of testimony.
- tute put on twt) rebuttul wit
: before the noon recess, Frank
I I it, I'.....1L
k ami ,orn ,jrrai.u uuim
!' i he was stainliiiK in the drutf
wh' r; Thomas came in after the
in-' and told K. II. Cline he had
held up, and shot at the mi'.n
Mines. Thomas and (Mine then
to the rear of the store and
i'i".v minutes came back to the
L''ii I lie witness asked ('line later
w a ., the man who was shot, he
lo 'd that it was Allen, the pluni-
ou.it. testified he saw the Thomas
drive away af'.ter the shooting and
'jar of the headlixhts was dimm
'i.aa the other, as was testified to
Thomas.
nrnnrno m nor '
f NlittIO I U UK
SAWED-OFF GUNS
!! Associated I'ress.
i' hi I'Vanrir.co. .Tan. 20. Sawed off
'"i.ohi;i will be uiven to si prohib'
'on a;o'fif..', in California under or
' civen today by Tom Ilrown, act
for Ii. Forest Mitchell, prohibition
''iiii'M.-ioni'r, now in Los Angeles
precautions vvill be taken, FJrown
-. i.lained, because of the attempt to
'!'i up agents with Sjr.r,000 on Wed-
IJFI'OKT KKFRKKEU
,; Hi" Associated Press.
V foliin'.rtori, Jan. 20. The report
: H'HniHed to congress by the inter-
' 'imial ioint commission on the
'po.-ed international watrway was
1 ind to !y Speaker (iillett today
waterways commiltee.
The wive.;, mothers, sweethearts
and sistera of the Hickory Kiwan
i' l'.s and a number of Rotarians and
their wives were guests last nigh.!: at
a Cinner at the Huffry Hotel when
the Hickory Kiwanis club observed
ladies night and' pulled off some
special stunts 0r the benefit of the
visitors. About 150 club members
and gucds were present.
I'iek Shuford w:i's in charge i f the
progj-am and from start to finish
there wvs nothing lacking in the way
of entertainment. Lively mied; was
1'tunished by the Hickory Orchestra
and interspersed with. Miis was some
lusty singini;' of the K'wanis songs
lead hy Will Weaver ana' Coi::iolly
(iamhlf. Kiwanis Kri -niele . wo.d
and music by Carel Van Hervie,
were :: feature of the evoniot," 'lie
verse;; were C-diealed to Mim;-' o com
bers (ff the (dub wliose iiami-s iliyni
cd with uoihi'I hi ug or to th.'se wiio
ad itone si .ii"t nuig worthy of .on;
and verse. The last vev:e of thi ; .'it
tie nitty was dedicated In I host
whose names wouldn't. rh. mv wiMi
anything n diii' a tiling o which to
sing. The Kiwanis uai telle, W:!;
Weaver, .Jessi" VYitrliek, Con:i"lty
(J'jnn'.lo an-l .li-ht: St "p1' ii.-., fav.-ei
th" guests hy singing the firsL half
of I he verses, the last half being omit
led as a time savor. A Kiwanis cap
v.';-. prosi tiled lo each Kiwaniau a ad
their guests as they nlered ihe din
ing room !m' beside each plate were
fouia .-ei'petnines, whistles, noisy
I illoons Mid oilier articles to bo-ost
the snort of i be evening. Silenr.
Poo.' Is. were given by fled Miller and
were calendars for the years 1021,
'"':' arid L'.-'.. A splendid tnree courst
(iiiincr was served anil smokes were
nasse.? an.und for the men.
The only disapopintiitrnt of the
evening was when Chairman Dick
Shuford anounced that the club had
Viitk them one of the real big men
in K iv.ai.is w ho woulrl speak to them,
livery one was leady t; give their
b. st attent ii.n . when Mon AUreo' of
I'tcest I 'ark arose. The noise was too
cneat for speech m-vking.
It was announced that the. presi
dent of th': Rotary Club, Col. Watt
Fhufu'd, was present araif he wais
given toe privilege to make a speecn
but merely arose, made a gracetul
bow, am. wafted a few kisses to the
audience, for the benefit of the ladies
it is suppesed.
The clul attendance prize was
drawn by II. Wr. Carver and the I'.v
Cies' ptiv.e, a han;lsome box of sta
tionery was drawn by Miss Mabel
K. Merritt of Raleigh, guest of Mrs.
S. H. Farabee.
Cms Self, one of the club's best
speakers told why the Ki wardens in
vited their wives to the meeting.
Thev wanted tr, prove to the women
that there was Kiwanis club meet
ings every new arid then which the
men must attend.
After dinner the house lights were
turned out and the program leader
announced1 that some interesting
views of Western North Carolna
would be flashed upvn a screen.
Some stereoptican slides showed the
inbers in their handsome
or otherwise, youth and at times
there was some lively guessing as to
wr,. was who. Ihe entenaunueiu
ommittee and me wives oi uiw mviu-
i .1 lL.. ..:.fitriL Jh2 1 QUI"
hers pianneu mv; jMi-tuiv -
prise but it is a poor rule mat
doesn't work both ways auu
committee and' their co-conspirators
also experienced a great P"-
when their own pnotos were iwou
on the screen.
it ..,.,., Unit n numner ox u-
II. nixiui'i v.".-
tides were dropped in me iu.mi "i
night just before dinner uno toe
chairman, getting winu ct uos
ed those who had foutyf anyinnw
please get up and tell aoout it.
Alf Moretz was the first to speak
and read a love letter in which Char
ley Uu'gbv poured out '
wrought 'feelings to Frankie a long
time ago when they were courting.
Mrs. Hilda Buchanan had also found
tuinn. nn1 she reac some iint-i
esting verses that Hazel Aiken
Mnrv Pearl about
There was doubt as to the authentic
ity of the verses as it is well known
about town that Hazel cant make
anvthing rhyme.
-Th,. hist sneaker on the program
Ti SuI VESSEL ASSERTd
I'y the Associated I'ress.
Florence, Ala., Jan. U0. Charge
that the federal govermiient has lost
practically $l,."i0t,(M!0 in the past
six month.; by not accpting Jlenrv
!'ord''s offer to Icvse the dam at id
nitrate plant, at MnsHe Shcals Wris
: ral here toiiay to s.outhern group
mi 'iti'ber:; of the American farm btt
icau by Cray Silver, their Washing
ton rcr"sei;ative
"Mr. Ford':; offer," Mr. Silver
ai l, "wv.s n'aiie to Se-ntavy Weel.s
on July ':i:;L and wiil be -translate'!
ir: its last form, acccrding to the
: ;". t ).;) y, some time m Nt week.''
"In s'.ddil.ion to Mr. I''oru''.; offer,
several other offers have been manes''
Mr. Silver said, "hut the delay in
i vying the Ford offer before cn
:.rt ss has caused modifications in
ot plans.
Mr. Ford's offer has been pub
lished to the world" for months and
.Mr. Weeks has delayed' sending it to
congress, thereby encourat'ng oth
ers to revise their bids.
Jty the Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 20. Federal Pro
hibition Director Kohloss of North
Carolina conferred here today with
Federal Prohibition Director Ilaynes
in regavd to the British schooler Mes
senger of Peace held at Wilmington.
N. C, as a liquor smuggler.
Disposition of the schooner, Mr.
Kohloss said, would await the April
term of federal court in North Caro
lina. Ordinarily, he said, the author
ities would have disposed of the ship
n .'10 days, but because of; the inter
national status .f the vessel the mat
ter will be settled by the courts.
Meanwhile, he said, the boat is be
ing held under guard by prohibition
officers and the liquor found aboard
has been stored in warehouses.
Prohibition enforcement conditions
in North Carolina are improving rap
idly, sh shshshr sh hh sh shrdl
idly. Mr. Kohloss declared, adding
that over 200 stills were seized dur
ing the past two months.
a m m v mm m m m mm hv n km n ma w
IT BRAND NEW
HOSPITAL
By the Associated' Press.
Rome, Jan. L0. (5:10 p
condition- of Pope Benedict
improvement this evening.
Camphor injections are being administered.
m.) The
howed no
LIVING AT 6 P. M.
REPORTED SINKING
in Mr. Ford's offer, declared Mr. "If I had several submarine chas-;
Silver, "the farmers see their first. evs. Mr. Kohloss said, I could catch'
'opportunity to receive these high more liquor than I would know whatj
c,rade plant foods which sciences t0 ci0 Vith."
. . i i i ... n i ' i
.-'. .( sale mcv so oauiy ow.-a.
r
grade fertilizer they can take
word at 100 per cent value."
- it i mm i i.f
mm mi
Mr. Silver declared that when mil ill
Mr. Ford tells the farmers he can 5j
lake at Muscle Shoals cheap high $itM
Will. IHH OFFE
PERSHING URGES
RETEIT1
OF BRAGG' -
I
By the Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 20. JKa'crmhv.-.'-
tion to lay before the national agri
cultural conference next Aveelc "the
thoroughly selfish and grasping at
titude cf many different cc-m panics
which loan money to farmers" wr.s
anounced here toc.'ay.
Declaring that many farmers who
h vo never itone so before are hav
ing t(, mortgage, their lands in order
ie get necessary money, Secretary
Wallace said "it was discouraging to
note that many companies and indi
viduals who ir-vc -been in the habi!
of, lending money ai taking advan
tage of the farmer's circumstances
to exact hard conditions."
Farmers, the secretary said, were
being compelled to pay 0, 0 1-2 nnd
7 per cent on ten year loans without
c-pt:on:-il payment, while commission",
were being added. The secretary
said many companies were cutting
'iewn the leans to the lowest possible
point to the acre, thus restricting
loans when the farmer need's them
the; most.
ivlr. W.-:iiaee declared that no one
could find any comnlaint: at such re-
Istrictions in value on farms and no
j one should object to a fair rate of
' interest, hut he added that "in this
time of stress one finds its necessary
' to censor his own word's when he
follows the parcatices off too ma'ny
companies and individuals engaged.
in the farm mortgage business.'
By the AsocTated Press.
Rome, Jan. 20. 6 p. m.) The pope
at this hour is still showing resist
ance against the progress of his ma-
Hkkory Rotarians had dinner lastiladv
night with Dr. Jake H. Shufiord in
his handsome new Richard Baker Hos
pital annex and gave him and Mrs.
Shuford a round of cheers before one
of the most enjoyable of the many
meeting's of the club came to a close.
It was such a dinner which Joe El
liott said they serve at the hospital
every aay. but: it was e-ood enouirh
fo- a bunch of ambassadors. T nYIvr rnvniTfnv
Geo. L. Lyerly and Neil W. Clark' . 1N mLNG CONDITION
were m cnarge ot the program, which ,'?v thu Associate Prea
moved swiftly after the dinner was j Rome, Jr.n. 20. At 12:30 o'clock
put behind. The dining- room tabic I today it was stated that Pope Bene
was artistically decorated, and roast idict was in a d condition. ,
turkey was the meat. The ice cream j
was in tne iorm ot a Red Cross,
entirely in keeping with the environment.
By the Associated Press.
Paris, Jan. 20. A paper here re
ceived a telegram shortly afternoon
saying the pope was rapidly sinking.
Fifteen members told President!
LAST SACRAMENT
3y the Associated Press.
London, Jan. 20. The last sacra-
Watt J. Shuford that they would make intent has been administered to Pope
the Charlotte trip next Tuesday and j Rcedict, says a Central News d's
Oscar Simmons dec'mmc'' -i 4Vr . , , T.
minstrershow Thursday night. Cha',pa ! fro Rome' , , , , .
F. Barker, declared Ity several niem-i Vhou lhe PPe asko1 fm' t,1G !ast
hers as the greatest a'h' ,;t- '. -j sacrament his attendants sought to
life in the country, will be Here tot . dissuade him, but he insisted on tak-
a whole Cay m -jviarcn, speaiving nimg u.
high school in the forenoon, at the j
Rotary luncheon at noon, to the worn-; WORSE TlIIIS MORM1NG
cn and gals in the after-noon and ; Bv th(, Associatcd Pres8.
hi c.i'j men aim unys at inni. itev.
W. Oscar Goode declared he had nev
er heard so splendid a man and said
ft5
w,
By the Associated Pesp i
Wmshincrton. Jan. 20. Frederick!
Ingstrum, president of the Newport
Shipbuilding Company of Wilmington,
N. C, returned here today to sub
mit modification of his offer for the
Muscle Shoals nitrate plant to Sec
retary Weeks.
The modification will affect chiefly
the clauses of, his original plan re
specting nitrates and fertilizers,
mm niuiinFS
UUUIIL.U UIIK1IUL.U
IN HOTFLB OF
lis ifeU 1 LL.5 W t
would make it a special noint to
he here when he comes.
The principal part of the program
was taken up in expressing felicita
tions to Dr. Jake Shuford for his
' Rome, Jan. -2CL The pope's condi
tion became aggravated about 11 a.
m. Oxygen was administered.
Pray
ers were ordered for his holin"33 in
all Catholic churches here.
The eucharist was solemnly car-
vision in building first a small hos-. ried to Pope Benedict at 11 uU o docK
pital and then enlarging it with an' and in the presence of 18 caronals,
annex that added 85 rooms to the ! the holv svrmont was nlaced ill
Mr. Elliott, in asserting
liiCKory outranks other places1
building
that
of its size, asserted that the
positive proof of this claim is the nev
Richard Baker hospital. A fine trib
the Holy Palatine chapel. Piayers
: tUr. rntlwJis cr-Vionls Ai
m,,c4 WCIC diu in wilt Vauwiiv -r
ousiness at rne vaucan va- &ujn.-iiu-ed.
Members of the family have ar-
y
PAPERS GlVfl NO HOPE
the Associatcd Press
the
revised
Bv the Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 20. Abandonment;
of Camp Bragg, N. C an artillery, Inkstrum said.
,to rl transfer of. Before submitting
artillery training to Camp Denning: plans to the war secretary, Mr.
Ga., was opposed before the house Inkstrum and his engineer said they
. , i r ' wmili-1 Ker!r information now in the
military committee toaay oy m, f!u.ra,n todav in testimony before the
, nanus oi iviajor Jteac catu, tmci vj. . - - ...
Bv the Associate' Press.
Boston, Jan. 20. Dancing in sev
eral of Boston's best hotels and cafes
was characterized as "suggestige, vul
gar and immoral" by four police-
That data would
i pnhin, nivino- bis views my engineers
. , '. v,.,f tv, ,.amn ho' he exhausted thoroughly before the
on the suggestion that the camp oc
i i ii .aa tunf ' alterations are made,
moved, said he had recommended that
the camp be retained and mat not a
dollar would be saved by moving the
camp to Denning.
DIFFERENT FROM THE REAL
MQSLER SAFE 1
DIES II THE
legislative committee investigating
such places.
ute was paid to Dr. Jake, who left riven at his bedside,
family for the war, and returned to
build better than before. Mr. Fi-j
Molt, whose company erected the
ouimniu, oaereu 11 s near iJ,.'.t con-' . ,. . .i ,.-,. r
i i- i t t i i Rome J-n. 20. Extra editious of
gratulations to Hickory in possessing; i '-! " A
such a splendid institution and so ' the newspapers offered little hope
skilful a surgeon. j regarding Pope Benedict's chances
Bascom B. Black'welder likewise! for recovery. A great crowd began
praised Dr. Jake, a home man, and tQ .ather jn st. Peter'-? cathedral to
told how he prepared himself by " ,,-,
,, UJ- - .C u- i await news of his condition,
thorough training for his great mis- clvcllt "vo
sion as a healer. Mr. Blackwelder! It is now definite y seated that
referred to Dr. Shuford's war rec-1 Pope Benedict has pneumonia, accord
ord and the patriotism that moved ing to a Central News dispatch from
him to close his hospital for service Rome. His condition io causing con-
with the soldiers
After expressing his keten pleas
ure in the coming of Dr. Barker, Rev.
W. Oscar Goode asserted that as much
as the captains of; finance were need
ed in a community to build it up, and
as much as we appreciated these
splendid men, we should appreciate
. j. xu..:.. 4-,. ,
.iore men who put u.en u I which had been confined to the bron-
'Z. . '.khial tubes has extended to the right.
itau uct.it dwexy j.itfiii iin.ftuity vijv j i
siderable alarm.
SERIOUS EARLY TODAY
Gy the Associated Press. ,
Rome, Jan. 20. The condition of
Pope Benedict this morning was des
cribed as serious. The inflammation
and returned to find its growth won
derful. Having lived at Charlotte,
Greensboro, Shelby and Waco, Mr.
Goode said he declared that Hickory
was the best town in the world in
which to live.
Fine manhood, he said, was the
greatest thing in the world, and the
right sort of manhood means service,
lhat was the Gal-
At'lU Chilian v v muiuio v-t , . ! t-x o 1 j? J
had
1916.
'Rattlesnake Bill is strangely al
terrd. What's tho trouble ?"
"Bill says if he bad known what(rjy the Associated Press,
was before him when he went ' into'. " New York, Jan. 20. Moses Mosler,
the movies he would have stuck to founder and president of the Mosler
train robbing and kept his self-re-1 Safe Company and a pioneer in the
spect. mine om uay u tn, f1pvo1fmmpn. nf TOO(iern bank vaults.
died suddenly last night at Grand
Canyon, Col., according to information
talked to him the wa ythe director . 1-
does and lived to tell the tale.
Houston Post,
bia Record.
was Joe Murphy and he was given
one minute and a half in which tc
make a speech and present a boquet
to Carel Van Hervie in recognition
of his efforts as a poet. This was
neatly d'one and in a very graceful
manner Van Hervie receive? a cor
sage of the garden's choicest winter
variety, collard leaves and cai-rots
with a sprinkling of holly with
I rbrht red berries.
"Till We Meet Again'
as the closing number.
received at his offices today. He was
on his way from a pleasure tour. He
was born in Cincinnati 71 years ago.
THE CONSCIENTIOUS BURGLAR
Conscientious Burglar I regret to
say. sir, tat-I shall have to ask you
to take back a hundred of this; a
was sung cent more would ooosr. my income
I into the 8 per cent tax class. Lite.
that what he had observed in one of;
the best hotels made him ashamed.
"I should have had blinders on," he
declared.
"Where were the chaperones?"
some one remarked.
"They don't have chaperones any
more," he replied.
The committee is acting on a pro
posal to reduce hotels and cafe to
obtain dance licenses the same as
dance halls.
Bv the Associated Press.
'New York, Ja-n. 20. There war.
renewed covering in cotton market
during od'v's early trading. Offer
ings were light and prices firmed1 up
owing to firmer late cables from
Liverpool and' Liverpool buying.
lung. The pope's condition, which
was described yesterday as not giv-
iing reason for alarm, remained sta
tionary during the night, but this
morning suddenly took a turn for
the worse.
; MAYOR DROPS DEAD ;
By the Associated Press. .
Kansas City, Jan. 20. Mayor
James C. Cowgill, 74 years old, dropp
ed dead of apoplexy in his office today.
To heal and make strong is a fine
thing, and that's Dr. Shuford's mis
sion. Leroy F. Abernethy, Chas. II. Geit
ncr and G. Harvey Geitner, guests
ivr,. sumnu,,. vnr0tC0H hinvlf' The fire department was called out
feelinglv. He told of the early today shortly after cTie oclock to the
struggles of, the surgeon, of his home of Mr. J. C. Frye on Tenth
thorough preparation, of his vision avenue. A chimney was burning on.
and ambit on, and of his realization butthe flames were extingmshed be-
pital. Mr. Abernethy said the plant
of the hospital, if measured in mon
ey, was easily worth $100,000.
Songs to be rendered at the minstrel
how next Thursday night were giv-
January
March
May
July
October
Open
17.7.
17.80
. 17.42
16.97
16.S0
Called upon for a few words, Dr.'fJri a srmp were c.r2cked that
Shuford simply told how the present the mark.
hospital culminated a ten-year dream The Rotarians were shown through
oi, his. He hoped it would serve
the community well, stating that he
the new building and were ahlazed
at its handsome finish and complete-
had arranges tor a laboratory expert j ness. The new part" will be used
to be here permanently and that the for patients, laboratory, minor oper
facihties would be equal to any. He,ati0ns. and the like. snd the Second
appreciated the fine spirit shown
by the club.
By a rising vote, the Rotarians vot
ed to stand by the hospital and its
Close
17.78
17.77
17.38
16.92 , strengthening the hospital in
16.27 way.
Hickory cotton 17 l-4c.
floor of the old building will be
given over to a home for nurses. It
was pointed out that no fine home
lil 1 j
im nuises cuuiu ue inuiiu anvwntre
owner and to use their influence in than in this hospital. The building
every, is euuinned with nrivate wards and
bath, new beds and all modern equip
ment. Its arrangement is ideal.
j The dinner was lively throughout.