i i;i;i,
I ,,, ,1 Ml'lsCtilliTS
WiC VI HER
Rain on coast and snow
in interior this after
noon, and tonight.. SaL-ui-day
fair, wit hrising
temperature.
I i mums .it least
before tlnir
, mi inns expire.
baiSHED SEPTEIViBER 11, 1915
HICKORY, N. C. FRIDAY EVENING,' JANUARY 27, 1922
?RICE FIVE CENTS
IGHT WITH B
i
l )
t. if r ain't nP C;v1 "" !
: i
78 JVCHES 0
d Men, After Killing ;: Cashier of : Su-
v.rban Bank, Hold Clerks in Line, ; Escape
vv ii h $30,000 and Are Cornered in House !
by Officers - Lively Battle
.dated I'.-css.
, I'a., .lun. 27.--Five r.'.vli
i!if ritst National Hank
end after Killing Harold
odder, and atlvr disarm -j
! .. begun to rifle the:
tin
'ink of
:tti burgh,
approxi
hull- after the robbery i
';.. dt veteetives on their j
( : i U mi t an nutomU.i! j
m-n nit the north .side. i
-ii. n was nieL with a
i
I
IW'IBOOP!
FEBRUARY 20 I
tray
Vance County
Deposit in Many
I Struggling in Heaviest
Years Hickory's Fall
About Two Inches Raleigh Reports Seven
News of Storm in Other Parts
i : i t s
ay.
a
nd the car pro-
a
ittle ti'.lH', 1
e overtook the bandits
iheir car and took ref
fOO
ii
.1 o,V ci
e officers i'ollOW-
.-v ai.d ntiswci
iiot. Olivers made
tin- car and ",iv
'Vt.Mil tin- looi.
lit ' h id rill;
facing the strcv
k
door
v. '. le
lie.
i ' os
police
tlat
mi
into by.
si cloS'1
MV IT' I).
of tin
''i'oiii Cl
tom
( i;v max ai;kkv::thy
J'.'deigh. Jan. 27.-- A I j u I ant Gen
ie nil ,U lin Nan 11. AU'tts to!''.v m;;i'
j niihlie li:t' dale-', for the annial ii:-
r"'cftiuii (f f'i!c":i!!y reco''iied an
i of tii, North Can lina National
(iiiai'd in (his state, the first heinu1
.-'el'.eduied j or Feliruaty 20 and eon
tinuii', Ih-nuu'h ,M"re!i 2K
"'1'hi' 'nsjtef ions v.ii! v condift-
(d." savs (itiieval ?Ietts. offic-
jers of the I'iHtci.' States army, d"
!',ai!'J Iiy he'dMuarter.-'. of ih' Fourth
('Ma!-' ana. t r 're war d'ei);1.' 'tnieal.
it ci" it v .1. i
;au; oy oiiieers oi uic .Nerin i".ro
ROTARY MINSTREL SHOW MAK
GREAT HIT BEFORE LARGE
A I II ill IVii TIT M A I TniTAOl
m) ins rT nriFiiirjiirrr ; c
O o mm H h i
pTjr - at mi aaj- iar. tm van 3
I HSTTifpniinn
. i nrnonrrn i
ntrjiniLU:;;.
JlatueHbrr.e-, Mi-,;., Jan. 27. The
I
the Associated Press.
V.j.sliinirton. Jan. 27.- Snowfall ,f
purt of
audience tir.rt
-etond floors of
I'layincr before an
packed the fiist and
tho auditorium and that comfortably
filled the third baicony, the Rotary
minstrels last rdtrht irave an cnter-
M 'i'.n.K lit. that was applauded I t-i n
first to last and that hit the bnii's
J. Lenoir Cilley as the
Charlie Snyder' as the
i.axeji-
atui
i'a;1 ir ; 1 aaa I j;in ro,
cd ia.'er for the r-lat'-.
sp ctiep will in !v wav
I avy
I'fiiiisvlvai'
eh e
a
I hey 'peiu'
prepare in
anta'eoa
tire
attae
.vd gathered in tin
va!ch"d the liattle.
a D'i e of .ilOfs )
e and policemen in lh:
; ', mi' t he hoi.- ! ceased
i CM'V. Ih' t lb- b -V
oed ai'd a con" n el
i wn a ro'-nd o ent i r.
I edera
hi
v. i.
ers
!.' '
' I
!y and
ll'.c dates
"Major
will ins pi.
Ill;-
la ci . n.
I by I he il"
e army, (he
will be iriidV
in the eyenli!
ei'-U'o's during
fi::ed.
II. F. KisSne
nrc(
somu
I, ,.
le
ie deyiynat
The stite in
i:d e. fo"o with
bnli-'s other-
peel i 1 1 -r off IC-
j.'l ;)' S 'Oil of
! ."imeii! at
; a"d propel'-
d:ylie:iit or,
t. infviti
u li'lS
Company 11. Waynesville,
it.er company. (lastonia.
T. Mais!;, i'. S. A., will it
,k-' Ciiinl C- ivpr'T,'. C. . . '
except int;
:u:d it:"'
Major (..
.. pect tile
Wilii'-ne.-
len, Company C. 'Olli . ili-i-y. flai
i'ye oi" iiopular fe.vov i;; everv luim-1
i i it. In spite of snow, which be';an'
lallin" early in the afternoon, the j
crowd poured out to witne. Osc:ir
Kbmr.ions' home talent. Most of the
audience must have a.yrecj wilh the j
ih'V. W. Os'.r (hxi'e. who between j
the acts, declared it was a show we!! i
worth th; price and one that rel'Un-l-!
ed distinct credit en the interloca' o; '
end Ids minstrels. Mr. (loode also I
: piiou ive.-l thc connn' hire in March!
f Or. ("has. l.arker, noted lectur-jj
am'' lies poke for him the consid-j
...
.ration t nti: wa:i due a v. orid i.i.nou
authority.
uam.sel. . i here were comnvaiuvs m
the car that made it pop ".nd crack
r-.nd siiir, Mr. Cilley finally tiiivitu? it
off with Ru?k . drainjr at. r.ho. end1
i f a rone. Rusk is certainly some
milk main', as a snapshop tak'm by
th l? IJecord's private photographer
who had the show stopped for two
minutes, will sho'.v.
A.1 thou. ali Bob Martin has beei
Hickory orcl-estra
' .-'I ' t'f i . r-nmnQnininiif -it.I
aoligaitful
furnished the ac
Llris was always a
feature of the enteiui'ni-
s s o t i a t o o p r c ?
ibrr.e'. Mis.-;., Jan.
cit v
I was robbed of $iS0,000 in iioniis, Da-
lier and notes this, morning- shortly
alter 2 o clock, accord ing- to the
lice. Two men are believed to h
made the robbevv.
ment.
Some ,,f tlit
bright. Hu'.rh
Hugh D'Anna
were good as
1 y various m
were fine. The
jokes were unusually
Williams, John Cilley,
and Watt Shuford
:md men, and' the solos
.nnbevs of the troup
sonjvs were well chos-
ii'SC the wjiltz, two ste
tio-
en. Fred Abemethy led off afti'r the
oro;un$jj c'iK.ros, followed iv llujh
Williams. iiuuh D'Anna, C.eortre
! o"fi.
Ile.o '.piart ers I taehni'-nt
a
Speci
i- -.
S CATHQLSCS
TUCV AA1ICT CiOUT
IIILi mUUl lOiil
! ii"i";il 1 ram. l i une;sville. ar;! iat
tcries A and V; Field artiileiy.
Coldsboro and YounsviHe. The
avauy in-! vurtor for Tennes..ee and
Neit1) '. 'ol i will insnect all cav
iby units and Howitzer c mpany.
':Oth Sijrnal comoauy. Canton, and
120th Infantry. Waynes-
li.
Vwe.
, i ,
a'p
. dec
ii:;
ill
hat
an'
, ii'Ml
f the
red ; !;.".!
.;."('Uht ai.a
Ae:eriran
i aaiie'i
. which bed
I. e IS!
'mt
Nil!'.-."
t ! In 'vviii'- are the dates on which.
: ie ( i e'. i ' ' v. ' dons will be inspectou':
I Febvv.aiy :M. Troop C, Hickory;
i '( -bruat y '21. Ti(,op A, Idncolnii u:
i !'i 1 22, Howitzer comapuy, (ias-
Ar' 'n;n: hop l Febritarv 2.".. Troop 'l?. Ashe-
siii, lb. v;o..' ' ( bi uary 2 1, "0th Signal t'om
Ib'ly Heirc ! i .tny. Canton, Mid Company H.
:d tmh'.ss V. aynifVM'e: FehrmMy U.", Troop I,
(!elend-J Andiev.-s; Febi'Uaiy 24. Second' Com
cit t'-'.ens . i ;, iv. C. A. C. Vilminut--i:; Kebrn-anti-
.!IV -7, Coniiiiiny C, -'OCth Artilleiv.
become I j;-efo;d; March t Headquarters Iv
sjvti.ii f. hi, lent and Combat Train. Voun;s-
i
UiVs'in tie show 'iiciudea1
.... . n T C
i. ;s!v:t' ins imp'iso.naiion ot troi.
;iendoif, just back from the no ice
'. ( nfi rciT c, an! a humorous talk by
'nim. ondir.u' with a semi-hand spring
on the sLatre. Kxit V.C.
Or. Jake Shufoid's chicken -c;i,
.-th Ike company sinjeiny: the chorus,
;'':;;' went well and' it wa.s one of the
oral numbers caliimr for an cn
ll.l'l!!
l . l .1 i . i
ato ocuev oancer, ioi may e:ir. ne Watson, Dr. J-.rke. H!
can e cot as a ciok peaonm .; last ; Williams ae;ain in the fir
m-m anu ear net, o.t n- s.iev or : Th(KC :(;),.. v,crr iroo(! (h(, ,,,
applause. Uo had to cmne bacK, mv. ;;. I()in ,1V lv:,fi;l;,.. ,1V(.
tne way he shook his feet reminded heyuty to the thorns. Ofiu
i one a; i,ew j mcKsuvier on ai V. .;,.,, n,. r, -- o..,., to
a Ills. : I!, ! If
I ' 4 . I .-L ... i.U'.A. It ii
Tin; co'irtin. specialty in which j soncr' that the women
I rfi','h D'Anna and Thigh Williams i tlie'"stae in one of t.bc
i figured, was a rare p-'.oce. of fun..! the evenbie'. .
po-
INF-'LUliNZ EPIDEMIC
not to m: so skrious
New Yoik, J-.::n. 27.- An epidemic
of influenza should it occur, would
not be so widespread as were the epi
demics of 1PIK and 1P20, Dr. Rova!
S. Conelanc
er announct
com ja risen
, citv health
d last nijiht
of coia.'itions
:u ford and lu;-h
Ihe first part.
,i ill, i... i n-i a 1 1 ? I-.
and
solos
nd
n tne ) o-iino
iian::'(I across
best stunts of
time
years
-' i
with tho
. flu
th
ccmmissiun-
ii? a
it this
previous
eiiriie i ,,iv
' he !.::!. "d'
'ere renotted.
-ru
t- -
une.
be driven out. v;
ie ll I V.-atched tne. t;
-C.itholic campa'U't', , ,
-o'.itbei n statt ;; in !;,
t f i rehbishoo' r
e: :Iatch 7. UaUetv lb ilTtn Ar
iel v I.oilisburv; March S, Uatterv
li'tli AitilUry, Coldsboro; March
Service Company Uvte staff,
March 1:5. ("ompany L. I'ai K-
I I, Company
Wilson.
;. Rev. Samuel lb Strcu
some iokes at two differe
dminp the evening1 and relnleied two
.-(d )s. to the great delight of the
crowd.
Probably the most th'olin.e inci
dent of the evening was the automo
bile and cow scene, -pastoral
Ilutrh Wiliams simulated a coJoreri
damsel uh-huh and p;ot by with it j j(j
in great shape. The two Hughs could '
in- iii'i'iyviu uji.ni. 11
let us consider the show as a whole.
With Or.ear Simons as interlocutor,
wilh a lot of pretty girls in domino
suits in the rear, who later paraded
across the stage in a sone,1 hit v.nd
with everv member of the cast know-
mil- his nnrt v.'dl. the show was what ; Black
cad. wps, comno
e-i.
ihe
A'orl v.
Lutz.
q;.
I mi.tfht rave oeen expectfti a hime
success. It was hard work and ccn
! siderablc tT.ient that put it acroi-s.
! 'J here is no d'enying it. The music
! -A--.: ifiiml. tbe snllffS IH'W with OIlC
., ... , r,-
exception, and' tiiey were $ivon vol
ume bv the well-trained chorus.. The
t be
ru i
I i . ! b' . osi" ceev'inced Ml fnp- M 'rcVi I I. Comnanv M,
... , j.;. ;ose whom you j jb- -
n UNDERWOOD URGES
LIS I Ui UHUU U1U3IL.
. - . . ... . .
i i;e!or of t
H 1 - 1
i
brought on the str.'ge uv a gyt -stiao i
m.'inwi' h- Rimt- Henrv as tb.e man.
URGES GOOE FO H I watts asks old
USE ! OFFICERS TO
IMPS I
Th.c
Ar?ng:
White Face--Mrs. George 1
U. Simmons, Mrs. Horace
Airs. Georee sds- n. A)rs. Sam
Farai.ee. Airs. Bob Martin, Mrs.
Hugh D'Annv.1, Mrs. Watt Shuford.
Mrs. Rusk Henry, Mrs. Hugh Wil
liams. Mrs. J. L. Cilley, Mrs. Jai;:
Shuford.
ace 0... Simmons, rnterlo-
j eutor John Cilley, Watt Shuford. Sam
Si-ri-iiTi T!ov.-fi I lit- (U 'dive Watson.
Jake Shuford, George Lyerly, Henry
Tucker, Bascom Fdackwelder, Frank
Hcnd'erson, Oma Hester. Bob Martin,
Fred Abernethy, Albert llewiLt. Hugh
DAnn:.', Hugh Williams.
am'nza
e;ght. day otheser fus
e'ghth day of tin- spreto
i'lr-x- "bis year, an' but
Ji;tvc been rc-porleo' for
hours. This year's !".
i" proportion indicate.
ni t. nearly s(; virulent.
J'.J'JO, and i.-; therefoi t
e
of tbe
4 eases
Todav
IS
I He
Can
,.t
oi ere O'-;-:()!
cases
the past 2 !
-r death .
the disease is
:is in I'.M:-!, or
not i-O COM-
ci e.'pt,; wmch made new records for
three years were reported today from
i.-t-eiai soutnern states as the aftei
! math of the storm which swept the
.-Aiianre seaooard the first
i:e week.
U an the statement that storm
warnings remain displayed Letvvoe'i
tiie Virginia capes and Cape llatter-''-
"the weather bureau indicated'
further snow falls in 1G states in 'he
east and in the;, south down to north
ern Alabama , and Mississippi.
Virginia reported the heaviest fall
in many years during a storm which
was tfit practb-ally throughout tin
state kst night. At Danville 12 inch
es was recorded, breaking a record' of
20 years and Richmond reported a
steady fail this nioining.
In Georgia the visitation consisted
mostly of sleet, with o'arnages most'y
to communications.
Florid:.1 faces "freezing tempera
tures" if the weather clears in the
northern 'section, toe weather bureau
says, and snow nrobabiy will fall to
night in New England'," New York,
the Middle Atlantic states, Kt.rth and
South Carolina, Kentucky v.iul Tenn
essee. 18 INC1IKS AT HKNDEKSOX
North Carolina was blanketed Th
.. covering of sin w ranging from two
incites at Hickory to IS inches 'at
Henderson, Vance county, according
reports received by the Associat
es' Press in Raleigh and iraieir.M
t"d to the Recoi! over its 'ptha1
telephone wire today.
S me unusual centra
t-
ous
FAVORS HORSE RACING
Raleigh, Jan. 27. Request for the
resignation of two of Commissioner
A. I). .Watts' deputy revenue tax com
missioners who are hang-overs from
iFIISL STIolS ii
m, NOTED THUS
EHinL' ''"';'
I the old' stute tax commission
ban
ten
fir-t
! in
Mill
Charlie A.
Brady Dn.r
. wireless 'idephone
ay in Ids drug store
wireless telephone to
Catawba county am'
n't (d nuere'-'i. i
K(de.d rueaii
1 1-
e a
y City
.nd wtis
t imed
'n,.t
i
arge horn attacdvd
bed night a good sized
oiril a eaucctt that was
'unable bv en orchestra iti!
1 eie Hall.' I'ittsbuigh, !':
, waves rcgi - tered distiir-1.-
i,n: .'V evenu.i'' t ie services
Ni'iv l''pi:'copal church can
o1 er it.
By the Associated Press.
'Washington. Jan. '21. -A pproval
of tlx- Ford contract for the. purchase
am, lease of Muscle Shoals. Ah ., gv
ernnient properties, was asked too'ay
of Secretary Weeks by Senator Un
derwood, Democrat of Alabama.
'While 1 don't think the secretary
will give an unqualified endotsement
of the Ford proposition," Mr. Under
v.od said, 'T think he will give it a
f riene'iv support."
l'v (he Associated Press.
'Washington, Jan. 27. A govern
ment tribunal for regulation of the
real industry under v: statutory code
of industrial law enforcement on'y
by the power of public opinion was
n-com mended in a report submitted
to the senate today by Chairman
Kenyon of the labor committee, wh.'eh
recently investigated conditions in
the coal fields.
The report held that both the coal
oner-vtors and miners were respon
sible for the recent conflicts in West
Virginia and' said mutual concessions
ould have to be made by bom inn
has
it
set
the
By Ihe Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. '.7. Horse rac
is favored by the war department
a nu-'kns of developing the thorough
bred horse, Secretary Weeks .said in
kl ter to the oresident of the Morse
Kentucky race track association. The
,eeietary declined to permit two t'
ticcrs to appear before the Kentucky
n g
as
legislature
racing bill.
m opposition to an aim-
WiN VK.TOHV
J.;y (lie Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 27.- Union labor
won :j victory in the national ed'aca
Clonal conference t.'ciay when that
8'i to (i-t struck
a c t i m m e n d a t i : r i
Adamson la '.v.
we?
i.'llUJ O.'. il Ul I" U-l M.I Ulii OUI
or a resolution a r
the repeal of tiie
DISCLOSE INTEREST
li GERMAN IRK
cnunni -piMPmnN
UUIIUUL u.nnii niun
1
1 , M WMMM a u
BEGInS 111 MLtlbH
w
operators and' miners.
BUILDING AND LOAN
I
the political heads a-waggur
capital. j
There is resentment in some quar- j
ters at the discharge of the two col-:
lectors. Hauser, i f Winston-Salem,
ana rennet, ox nuic-igii- ruiiua
uie uvu usvu -iic u..m . i ; XTn ,-, r.r-1 fh,. no.h of Oc.oo
By the Associated Press.
Concord, N. C-; Jan. 27.---Final ar
gument was being heard, this morn
ing in Cabarrus superior court .in the
against O. G. 1 nomas ch'.rgef!
with the murder of Artnur J. Allen
has
Statement that Commissioner
written asking that their
LI
d'ays. No reasons tor
Watt?
resi;
25. E. T. Cansler of
t ,,...1
. . , , , , .,.. , ..t ' oei ease counsel
nations ne nanaett livwiuiu. iue i vMnr-.fl
the
15 H1I1ES
TBS
11 RESULTS
! Raleigh, Jan. 27. Raleigh eitizom;
are mapping out their campaign for
'the million dollar bond issue which
!,...,itfil cite folks :.re asked to vote
f. vi-hooU in the near
MEETING ! HEM I
future.
i million ,
following
Shareholders of the Mutual ' Build
ing and Loan Association will meet
at the office of the institution on
Ninth avenue ut 1 o'clock tonight for
the purpose of hearing the report of
the secretary, electing directors and'
half ! transacting other business, the Mu-
wiii snow .suusuimiui ji ui v.-n.i
thiT
nucst have been made . public
Messrs. Hr.'user and Fenner will quit
the department, with good records.
Anti-Watts and anti-Morriscn Deri
ocrats are circulating the story that
the two deposed collectors were un
friendly to Governor Morrison dur
ing the late primary and that con
sequently they must give rip their
riH'c-.os t administration supporters.
W bother there is any grounds for
ii.Il. ..inti.ni-inn li, u-,".-(!'. is unknown
Li I : o w i, j . v - v . . . v. . T -- - (
here and Commissioner Watts couo.i
not be seen today since he was m
Gi eensboro attending the railroad
tax suits against the. state.
No names have been advanced as
possible successors of Messrs. Hauser
and Fenner.
T-,.- I
and lI;,if
se 1 1.
egan
at
Charlotte ot
lis argument
8:30 c
L. T.
to be followed by
,vho will sum up f
cutio. The charge by Judge
Ray will probably be ti'elive
afternoon and the case given
10
Hart-oraSe-
J.
to
Bis
this
the
l.jury. , .
t m--i-
HIBIBTS
I sni A-raT-r Tin nnr
1 L I n I L M V i'HLi.
1 iJlHIL . HA UfidL
i By the Associated Press. :
Vvasnmgton, jan. n, congress. ou
v anx'ety seemetl to be directed more
towards the restoration of German
property and the German mark than
in reviving American claims. Col.
Thomas W. Miller, alien property
custodian, said today. "I receive
about o0 telephone calls from con
gress daily," Colonel Miller said to
day. Of these 49 ask how soon I
am going to return German property."
MBIT IS ISSUED
FOR BIS LEAGUER
An astronomer says
Pole is moving. Great
that
over
the
guns
Wiit
'y tho Associated Press.
Greensboro, N- C, Jan. 27.
mer.t's were continued tod'ay
Southern Railway suit in
j By the Associated Press.
j Spargo, N. D., Jan. 27. A warrant
has been issued here for the arrest
Argu- j of. J. C. Townley, president of the non
in thejpari:;an league, charging him with
equity 'the alleged embezzlement of S10,0(J0
seeking to
thing have , to be discovered all ; sioner f roi
again ? Nashville Temiessean.
restrain Fie tax
i eo lleeting taxes
' s'n
the Southern alleges
of
co mm ir on
what
unfair
fi'Oli
a
bank.
NEW CABINET FORMED
I Tl-.,. first ni'onosal was toi a
in excess oi wi.it a... ..-. ..-. ' t ,.u.' u,,i,wiBv the Associa
scnoo r.'urinir tne oasi. jtai emu .-.iwitiKj'uio
1'.,. ntw. nf
u ,- arfisc. leturneil tr . it . as dec (' to f Oommereo ing in Hickory. i today's early tradmg. At the lb cent SOON TO BE API'LIlfo
night from Hickory aim million, the cnamnti oi v,o ji W levels tthere was some buying for!
a game of checkers at lain'' other civic m,at . ;.i over the week end. but, after showing j May people in the stale are under
Shiop Hot,-! with Judu -(backmg the movemt nt m t inn . .. FAVOR FORD PROJECT considerable early weakness. TJiver-jthe imnression that there is. no pen-
COTTON
ted Press-
New York, Jan. 27. there were
market during
valuation ot its propenj.
Four other North Carolina rail-1 By the Associated Press,
roads have filed suits against the tax Vienir-v, Jan. 27. The
cabinet o
commissioner.
ni .ii, cH'.'ining li:m up. l ne
i ne game out of about ' "
me. he toi 1 on )r. H. ''
t'ie l.o.vry Printing Com
1 '.v Iked off wih cv'O'y
on.' of more than !"
I'.mi's of llickorv. not bein.;
' iih recent encoutiters wi
''S came (. N'ev.'toll
I
;r
I t eiv ,
.II I i -t
, III
tit-r
this
rtr-
i ii.. . ....-.'. irinn j ii if mi
consiiierauii- l"'" ,:; ,
posal for the big expenditure desmte
the f'i:-t that Raleigh's school build
ines are far from what we 1 nigh
, vlwKr thinks thev should Oe.
Ti-.. i.ite sureme court
,i... .,.,r,:-nniuial examinations
applicants for law license on Decern
her SO. The figures are not available
ldMV but there will be a hge cla-s
,, , Uale 'de tl"-' exaiuiiiation.
, i
win n
for
in
3y the Associated Press.
Washinton. Jan. 27. Nine of theisitions.
11 members of the house from Wis-j
cousin declared in a letter today to (March
Secretary Weeks that in their tmii- lviay .
ion the best interests of the country; July '
would he served by turning over the! October
Muscle Shoals plant to Henry Ford December 15.05
if his offer was good. ... . j Hickory cotton not quoted
pool rallied and the advances he're'am-' r.lty this vear for failure tc- pay 1921
ounted to Zo points on tne active po-i taxes, out tnis is a misiaiten idea
The oeraltv goes into ertect retau-
Chancellor Schauber which resigned
'yesterday, resumed cffice today with
seme changes in the list, of ministers.
Chancellor Schauber took the porf-
l folio of the interior.
CONFERENCE POSTPONED
Open
1(5.30
1.0.02
10.02
K, ir,
.- the Associated Press.
Paris. Jan. 27. The oonfprenep
Close! ary 1, when one per cent is added. An between George'-Harvey, American
lC.lB extra per cent will be added on March arnbassv. dor to London and Premier
I0.2ttii4". .increasing each month. Persons ! Poincare, has been postponed until
KJ3 ly.no want to s-. e ,ims penaay wouu; luonaay.
do well to s thc s!""Ut r--1 .vtyron it. liernck. United
not
ed. The snowf'd! in Hickory amo'mt
evl fo a!)ou1 two in,dies.,-. u d-e ,.at.
Stntesviile it coverei' the grmnd to
i f.'optii ;f l(i inches. Salismmy. Jo?-;
than ".) niii, - e.;.-t of Slalewv:!h.!. it
parted ah iut liiree in"l-.es, and Con
.'tv(', to th" south, two inches.
Tiaveling north, the Storm King
gave High Point eight inches Slid
spiead it over the central mirt of
the state as far east as Raleigh to ;.
depth of seven inches. Thirty milt
east of R: h igh the fall measured two
inches at Gohlsboro anu Rocky Mourf
'. ',( -ted a like fall. Wilmington has
S'eera' inches.
At ilendei son, where snow slid
was falling this afternoon, a dept i
of IS inches was reported. This is
the heaviest snow reported in Aim
ie'e in many years.
No repoits have been received
thorn points west of Hickory, but per-
'. ns slopping nere sav unit w
-.low extended fait her west and to a
greater depth.
Comparison of temperature read
ings in Hickory and other places ye ;
t:rday also will be of intere?t.
Greensboro reportoi.' a minimum yes-
; rdav of 14 degrees, against 10 de
grees in Hickory; Raleigh snd sever
al other places reported 20 -degrees
at 8 ;:. m. yesterday.
' The weather bureau indicated
w:ivt this afternoon, wdth fair wea-
ing temperatures
thev and us
morrow. . ' .' '
RESIOEiE ..
HAS HOW ESCAPE
Newton, Jan. 27. The handsome
residence of Mr. and Mrs. R. B.
Knox was discovered on fire this
morning about 11 o'clock, but owing
to the quick work of ' the firemen the
blaze, was soon under control and the
d'amage was caused mainly by smoke
ana water. Mrs. Knox is in H' hospital
at Baltimore and the cook had 'gone
to the barn when the blasce-was first
discovered. It is thought that it was
caused by a )OX uf wood getV'r.g too
hot and ev.tch.ing on fire.
Newton is to have a
prise, a general merchandise store,
which will be opened up the-first of
March in the new Sid' J. Srnvre
building. Mr. A. Silk, who will con
duct the store, ai rived' here Ti.-t
night from New York where he pur
chased a large stock of up to dat-
Mr. Silk is from Elleree, S. C.
new "enter-
'ooos.
EMPLOYES WILL
CONTINUE 5TRIKF
Sy the Associated Press.
15.8f
i;.2-i
sv.'ve
t'ivr
sb "iff be,- r-
15 fJ2 -niorrow and Monday. He will devote ambassador, wi! nartiei.-att
Itwo entire days in Hickory. . nay's meeting.
1
Chicago, Jan. 27. Striking -packing
house workers in t he 13 big -meat
centers have voted by an overwhelm
ing maion'tv to continue .the .titrikr-
j begun in 1922, Dennis Lane,. secretary
States i of the amalgamated union r f hurch-
1
in Mon-1 ers
i fb
and moat cutlers announ:-ed to
day.