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ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 11, 1915
HICKORY, N. C, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 28, 1922
?RICE FIVE CENTS
vCf&
SENTENCE THOMAS
TO EIGHTEEN YEARS
How Dutch Children-GctolScKool in iWinter
kegoird
, r- mmsm ..
Charlotte Automobile Salesman, Found Guilty
of Murder in Second Degree, Gets Long Term
Appeals to Supreme Court and Will Be
Released on Heavy Bond
AOi'hto) Pt'C9
nl. N. ('., Jan.
'riintna, Charlotte
n. convicted lust
i. c t't'c murder for
280. C.
automobile
night of
the killing
, :.;n .1. Allen, master plumber;
..,- city iii Karma poli on the
; t' October 2 last, was senterte-j
I udgc litH Kay to serve IK
hundred and 'i witnesses were Graham was pointed ouii
I I. -- 1. - - . - - T". - - 1 t . . - . . .
KaimntNi, ievcn uays were cousum- riann Mng, janitor of the haiiK
.in.
in
:iii
'.Me
IK'
ape;
state
sled to
penitentiary.1
the supreme
IDENTIFY JOYCE o J? 'm liJ
MUll
i ' i
dc-
at
By the Associated Press. ' Fire which originated from a
Paris, Jan. 28. Official notice has teetive flue in the postoffiee
been taken by' the French foreign of- Con over at 10 o'clock last night
fice c? an article in the Morning completely destroyed the post-office,
Post of London, reproduced here, al
leging that both President Harding
and Secretary of State Hughes had
refused to receive Ambassador Juss-e-rand.
Officials were surprised at the arti-
with its records, stamps and other
pers, spread to the adjoining build-
in Volendain, Holland, the children during the winter tinij do . not widk-itOScliool;Uiey travel, in fine style, 'as t
ibown In the photograph. Attached to their sleds they have a set of pusberirquiipped witii' snarpened-spike& f '
.. I .- -H: . f- . I t -- - & v. rOK. v.;., -- -: '
ng and ourned to the ground the
hardware store of L. E. Hunsucker,
entiling a loss estimated at $10,
000. There was no insurance on
either of the two wooden structures
1 1 t Iw. k . . ivl.i-., . . 4 .... 1 " rV U
.i ciiui tiic joieign onice jegarueu it loss of
as entirely lacking m nlausibihtv. I
Nevertheless in view of the impres-j The Newton fire department was
sion the storv was considered likelv. c -21'ed on and the big truck from
to make en the French public, Pi
course was borne by Mr.
en tne r renen puonc, i're
mier Poincare as head of the foreign
office decided to make an inquiry.
ALL TOM FOOLISHNESS
1 !
tent
appearance bond was tix
Mim of $20,000.
lay stated that he had at
led to give the prisoner the
Hy the Associated Press.
Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 28,
-Walter i
,,!) limit of the penalty, SO
i,i . ,r.,ic of his wife ant
i..
i educed the sentence to IS
Joyce and Oren Graham, Pittsburgh J
men arrested yesterdav after the
years, p- va tion.nl Ttnnl.- f r.vuftnn Jim,i
mother,, jj,, vov.beu and Harold Mess, assist-
NA T10NAL
CAPITAL
flat
by
trui
1 started in Cabarrus su-
ant cashier had been killed, were to
('ay identified by brink employes as
iiihi (,i iiu- men wiiii were m ine
i u.urt on Monday of last week bandit party yesterday.
by
a.
in the trial and attorneys spoke the man who shot Moss. Employe .;
; hoars and a t minutes dur-J of the bank, who witnessed' the roh
'Li' argument. !try, and Joyce wv-s jioki-d out by
t. i fu vs for Thomas stated that , live of them as no of the rubber:-:.
UNDER TWO FEET OF S
how
liuiii! fiir Thomas would he easily
It I Uli'fl.
Thmiho ai ranged his bond and
i 1 . . r ,? . 1 .1 ...
a- iticie(i :.: ins oonusmeii
1 . i ..it ? e rr
lie i , v., ami j. vi. i.uwc oi iunnit-
li arid C. W. Swink of Concord,
in- tv ii I.i wes are brothers of I'ob
cwi , husband of the woman with
hn'ras at the time of the killing.
ISMS!!
BITS EAST CAROLINA
Jan. 2S. Telephone cnni
to the eastern part of
was suspended tr.tla as a
lal-iirh
hiiMica'ion
---til t i.f the worst snow storm re-
mifi'il in manv yeais.
r Caleigh the snow slopped falling
11 i.'divk. but street car and au-
kni"iiii( trariic is still nailing in;s
ll'terriuo n
l)fitii f snow was recorded at be-
nvfcn (-mht and nine inches
TH
L
IT
Worst Storm Since Blizzard of 1899 Brings Rec
ord Fall in Many Sections of South Still
Snowing in National Capital and Train!
Sefrvice Suspended
IS I TY
tly the Associated Press.
Atlanta, (Ja., Jan. 2S. The jury
in the p-isc Af F"ar!: Puller, youtli
tul bandit, charged with the murti'jr
( I Detei'tive Wr.lker in connection
with a jewelry store robbery, return
ed a verdict today of murder in the
first degree.
DuPree receivu
1 the
I.v.
verdict calm-
I
GIVES S5 TO FUND
D DELAY ELECTION
OF ANOTHER POPE
v t t Associated Press.
I'i.iis, Jan. 28. A Home dispatch
I'aii.-i s'.id the opening of the con
nive tin' electing h successor to Popo
ii'iidli!''. will bu delayed 24 hours in
nler to eiialle the cardinals to
ither. The tk'Cticn had been set tor
H.ickoiy post No. 48. American
Uivion, last nif-ht voted $5 for the
.Voodrow Wilsr.n foundation in honor
fof the former president who was
; commander-in-chief of all the Ameri
Ici'ii foices, and received another new
member, Wilson V. Simpson.
- In the absence t theo chairman,
Richard' H. Shuford presdet? over the
meeting" which was well attended.,
considering the weather.
The post is prowim rapidly and
the members say they expect to make
tnis the best year in its history.
riy the A.sso'iatd i
Washington, Jr.n
comprising- the midd'le
t!f.n were today buried
ress.
28. The
: whore snow storms have been report
states ; ed for two days was wholly 'suspend'-
Atlantic sec- Several Southern trains were re
and were be-jrrrted stalled between Richmond and
injr fuit'.ier buried under the heaviest ! Washington, with others being held
snowfall since the long remembered I Richmond.
blizzard of 1809. The storm, which ! Railroac' officials vrere attempting
began with almost unprecedented t( J?et a train comprising of day
snows in the Carolinas anc? Virginia ; coaches . only bef re ,noon to Bali i
Tucsday, whs creeping up the coast, ' moe and possibly on to New Yfo k.
leaving buried towns, . stalled trams
TH(TlPffl
hit
haumtc miinn tno
mm i u dJuuu i ui!
amirs an wilson in hickory
l ON REPARATIONS
v thf Associated l'ress.
Ifiiin. .Ian. 2S. Germany's tin-
l-t t( the allied reparations com
mi iMi handed to its Uerlin repre
eni.it is-f tfxlav to be taken to Paris
. . ,-V A
"' )mi .i s the payment of 72i),uw,uuv
"lil marks and l,4'i0,000,000 gold
i
JnmKs worth of coods to the allies.
iirii m- p.ij'j. The answer suggests,
K'Wever, that in view of tiermanys
ixiitii.ii burdens the amount be re-
Ucei!.
The Wood row Wilson foundation to
day lacked cnly $18 of reaching the
$300 mark, Chairman J. D. Elliott
said,. No other subscriptions will
be solicited personally, but the chair
man would be glad to receive checks
or money from persons who have not
donated to the cause. Mr. Elliott
would like for the fund to reach ij.300.
Mil MP (IN I AST
IUMILUIIL.ll Uli unu i
and a general suspension of business
and social activities.
It has reached the edge of New
England early ton'dy, although its
center was still off the Virginia
capes.
Weather bureau reports sho'wed and
forecasts were for snow today and
tonight along the coast from New
York, although the fall will not be
as heavy in the north.
The blanket cf snow early today
was the heaviest in the District of
Columbia with a fall recorded' at 10
o'clock of an even two feet. At that
time it w!vs still falling with no in
dications of a lei up.
Reports to the weather bureau
showed the fall of snow there to have
been the heaviest in parth of North
Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and the
Distr;:-t of Columbia.
Officials of the American Railway
Express reported a virtual stoppage
of all express shipments into Wash
ington and said that shipments were
being accepted subject to delay.
Attendance at both houises of
congress was small. Sufficient sen
ate members reachee? the capital for
a quorum, while when the house con
vened there was not a quorum.
The senate agricultural committee
was prevented from meeting when
' witnesses failed to appear.
Forty-nine senators, a bare work
ing majority, fcught their way today
to the capital. Some of them found
the going so difficult that they were
late in arriving.
Senator Simmons of North Caro
lina, leader in the Democratic fight
on the bill, was snowbound in his
suburban home, reporting drifts in
the street as deep as 15 feet. Many
other suburban senators failec'' to ap
pear, but Senator Johnson of Cali
fornia fought his way from his home
!ii: Maryland through the storm.
By
KOOI-'n CAVE IN
Ihe Asso'-iated' Press.
Danville, Va., Jan. 28 Three to
bacco warehouse roots and that of a
motor company caved in here today
as ,a result of the heavy snow. All
warehouses have been ordered clos
ed. The snow began to fall Thursday
night and lias fallen without inter
ruption. No street cars are operating
and' automobiles have been abandon
ed in the streets.
STORM SEVERE IN
P.y the Associated Press.
Los Angeles, Ca!.,
former switchman, name
sr.-n, was shot, probably
,fficcs last night aftev
ion in attempting to wreck i
em Pacific train. The train
nnney said to be in excess of
and the supposed motive of
tempt at wrecking wr.-s
Some reports placed' the
Jan. 28. A
I Lambert
fti'tally, by
dctect-Soulh-carried
the at-
robbery,
i mount on
Oy the Asaocied Press.
Washington, Jan. 28. Denial
and categorical was made te'dav
officials at the state department and
white house that 'cither Secretary
Hughes or President Harding had re
fused to see Ambassador Jusserand.
Officials were positive in. their
statements that the French ambassa
dor had been received whenever he
indicated a desire to see the president
or secretary and further declared that
as M. Jusserand had been held in the
highest esteem during bis long ca
reer here, it was unthinkable that
sue) i a report should be printed.
Denial of the report also was made
by French embassy officials.
M. Jussrand himself could' not
lie leached, being engaged in a con
ference in connection with the arms
discussion, but his officials said the
ambassador had authorized denial!.
'),G00.
the train as high as $15
UiPKHP PARI CP
Hibftui! I yyiiiLJ
11 IP
NORFOLK SECTION
blow'
Gy the Associated Press.
Norfolk, Va.: Jan. 28. A
reaching a velocity of 56 miles an
hour early, today crippled waterfront
activities . here and practically sus
pended shipping in Hampton Roads.
Parts of the business section here
is under water and car service to su
burban sections has been suspended.
CHINESE PREMIER
El
RESIGNS HIS POST
Xllon.D WRAK OVERAM-S
Wif. -."Shall I put your diamond
Hid in vour shirt dear?"
II t haiifl "What on earth are you
LAP OF LONG TRIP
Dy the Associated Press.
New York, Jan. 28. The steamship
Matoika, sailing today ior
ua nn Vipv nissenirer list
Princess
Danzig,
i i 1 1 ,., ,. In i-inri mo
l 1 1 I , III, im y X lib IV.... ........ r-i r , . .
I have a mcctinir with mv creditor 2f2 Polish orphans who were oeguv-
lis !),D Hint!-
-Edinburgh Scotsman.
;01 REASON
1 l
it
ion t see whv vou call
a bungalow?" said' Smith
, i. i t Vnf tvin nround
ning tne last w -
the world. They fled from their na-
iJ two vears ago io smf
Uve
lb
film
"is lulu Mint-
, "WV.l', if it isn't a l)Ungalow, what returned to Warsaw,
ls if.'" s-dd the neighbor. "The job isu jjovernmcnt will
U 1 1 .'II ill" 1
-i "ungie, aim i sun owe ior io
-lV:w Miii's; Weekly.
and death in
I 11,111 ilMIl
,ycur'wake of the reci bolshevik wave.
" i . t'.n. fvntiors are xo uu
The nine " .: ,
where tne roi-
find homes
NO TRAIN SERVICE
By the Associated Press.
Washington, Jan. 28. Washington
was cut off from the outside world
toc'Jay so far as transportation was
concerned by one of the worst snow
storms ever recorded.
Officials of the union st?.'tion
i
them.
shortly before 9 o'clock reported that
no passenger trains had left WasTi-ine-ton
since midnight and with the
sncw still falling, there was no pros
pect of any leaving soofn.
Three trains had arrived at mid
night two from New xork ana' one
or from Cincinnati.
1 Train service from the south,
3y the Associated Press.
Peking-, Jan. 28. Liang Shih Yi
has tendered' his resignation svs pre
mier. Dr. W. W. Yen, the foreign
minister, who has been acting as pre
mier during the absence from Peking
of the premier, is understood to have
refused the offer of premier.
COTTON
By the Associated Press.
New York, Jan. 2S. The cotton
market opened' at an advance of 14
to 16, points on Japanese buying for
over the week end. Favorable reports
regarding' conditions in Bombay
and'. Egypt and rather better reports
on the gods trade were factors in the
advance.
Snow wh'ch began falling late
Thursday afternoon continued at in
tervals during- Thursday night, yes
terday and Isst night and this
morning measured' 4 l- inches, ac
cording- to the record as kept oy the
official representative ci the weather
department here. The amount of wa
ter contained in this sno wa six
tenths of an inch. .
It was coin' enough for snow all
day, fcut by some ' inadvevnce of
nature, wrhi.ch has picked th's sec
tion for special favors, a good start,
was never mao'e and the accumula
tion melted down to small propor
tions. At 6 o'clock Ir.st night the snow
measured a little over three inches an
inch falling during the morning.
The niinimum temperature here
yesterday was 21 degrees
ad
tin
maximum
T;o thermometer snow
ed 28 degrees last night, ana ar
though there was no sun early in the
forenoon, the snow wras melting slow
ly before 10 o'clock.
Imiuirv ever the telephone today dis
closed that Hickory was the first of
several places where the sun broke
through. At 10 o'clock this morn-
the weather was iair, with tne
11:30
FIREMAN KILLED
If EM
I there split the snow wide open and
! applied chemicals to a vjarehouse
: in the rear of the hardware store,
i By desperate efforts the warehouse,
i which caught several times, was
I kept from burning. The N-wton
I department did valuable work. -j
John F. Hunsuclcer is postmaster
I at Conover, third class omce. and
no is allowed by the department to
have stock on hand valued at $550
The loss of stamps and money will
not worry the department like the
loss of the postmaster's records, for
the printing presses tan renew the
office supplies in short time.
The Record's correspondent, H. II.
Lowry. went to the scene of the lire
with the Newton company and report
ed the loss to the Record. It is be
ieved that in place of the wooden
buildings substantial brick structures
will be built. The loss ssustained by
Mr. Hunsucker was a severe one.
A telephone message to the- Rec
ord from Adrian L. Shuford later
said that Postmaster Hunsueker's
stamps were in the bank and safe,
but that all the records were de
stroyed, together with about $50 in
money.
Mr. Shuford said there alady
was agitation to install a water sys
tem and connect up with Newton.
That would serve a double purpose
afford Conover's protection from fire
and furnish a good supply of, drinking
water. .
Dy the Associated Press.
E::tgh, N. C, Jan. 28. Fireman
Harold Johnson, negro, was instantly
killed and Engineer O. L. Davis
was injured when engine No. 2!4
mountain type attached t(. Seaboard
Air Line southbound passenger train
No. 1 blew vp at a siding -At, Din
wu'.lie, Va., at " o'clock th's morning.
The cause of the accident has not
been determined.
Engineer Davis' log was broken.
lived in Raleigh. A -wreck-
been sent from Richmond.
the nassengeis were in-
AfiiiTfm nrnnnrn
SHU I IlilL HMM s
vrfiR- nrnnnn '
frjnurbuuu
Doth, men
er has
None t
jured and the all-Pull mv.n train
pulled back to Petersburg.
TO ESCAPE
FROM ICLISLA!
PROGRESS
Stockholders of the Mutual Build
ing and Loan Association at the an
nual meeting last night authorized
the directors to issue prepaid stock
to the extent . of 15 per cent of the
association's assets, approved the re
port of Secretary VV. H. Little, el
ected directors and voiced the opin
ion that this, would be the greatest
year for building in the history oi
Hickory. Several talks were made,
for the good of the order.
President J. W. Shuford called the
meeting to order shortly after K
o'clock and the secretary submitted
written report supplementary to
the printed statement. Mr. Little
referred to the remarkable activity in
home building last year and declar-.
ed. that the decision of the. board of
diiectors not to lend money except'
u.-;i.i: t
ii uumuiig jiuijjuses or ooinu own
ing proved a" wise one. He ' believe!
t f that the present year woule? eclipse?
. all farmer years in home and busi-
Press.
Jan.
ing
3y the Associated
"Detroit, Mich., "
White, a former policeman, returned
today after being marooned with
slim food supplies and shelter on a
small island' on the Upper Detroit
liver. He was rescued after a peril
ous trip over the ice floes.;
White said he went tc. the island to
o'et. av.-av from the "hiffh
j, t!
ing" and is planning to return again
when the ice breaks up.
RICHMOND IS OUT
OF BLIZZARD PATH
March
May
July -'- .
October
December -
HJiekory cotton not quoted.
Open
16.59
16.38
16.03
15.49
Close
16.65
16.44
16.10
15.60
15.51
sun steam ins; denvn. It was
before the sun appeared at States
ville, just to the east.
Oxford, Granville county, reported
more snow yesterday than Hender
son, Vance co'unty, where the depth
was 18 inches. It was even two
feet at Oxford, eight inches ' at
Winston-Salem, 16 'inches at War
lent.own and seven inches in Ral
eigh, where street car and automo-j
bile traffic was interrupted. A re-i By tjie Associated Press,
port from Raleigh today said it was j ."Riciimon,i Va., Jan. 28. Followed
still cloudy there Persons who were, suff.
in Morganton last night said the
snowfall there was six inches. P"ng and inconvenience the snow
.,,. . ! storm which struck Richmond yes-
are hiel.ly ; terday morning ceased today.
oriaiV.:vitien. ; Traffic and commerce was at ::
! T SOnlC , i.,lf:n m.,m. c.tir.nc .-v f ill,-.
Innocence and virtu
desirable in a church
but probably there s vci tw son c-, tanelstill in many sections of
one m authority worm e-nougn to
keen the new varnish from getting
into the Communion cups.
City Star.
state, there being almost a complete
v-r,.. -io im the street car traffic. i ant
. V . . I . . U . ' I VI-
I ness building and said the Mutual
28. Isaac would be ready to take its part, in
Uvs good work.
It was on motion of J. A. Moretz
that the stockholders went orfreeord
in favor of prepaid stock, the" am
ount issued not to exceed 15 per
:enl of the assets and the interest
to be 5 per cent.
The book value of the stock is
r-rtt of liv-l ob,b21.2 .. an increase of more
tnan .tou,uuu over tne preceding: year.
The assets are $221,089.83 and the
number of shares" totals 5,464 at the
close of business December cl last.
Secretary- Little reported much new
business since the first of January
prospects bright for a large
increase in savings during the year.
L. F. Aberuethy, a director : cu
many years, ttated that-heould npt
find time U give to the association,
the attention necessary and request
ed that he be not re-elected. M. C
Forbes was chosen in his place, the
rtmaining directors being reelected.
They are J. W. Shuford, J. A. Mor
etz, C. C. Cost, J. F. Abernethy, W.
W. Burns, L. L. Moss, W. C. Sliell,
F. A. Henderson and F. P. Johnston.
Officers of the association, were
reelected as follows after the stock
holders' meeting adjourned: J. W
Shuford .-resident; JC A. Moreri
vice-president; W. H. Little, -. scre-
tary-treasurer; C, B. Heuitt. w6t-
secretary, and T. P. Pmitf. .
; tornev.
THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE
HIT AND RUN
Father's Voice Maude hasn't that1 . " '
young man started for heme yet? 1 Mrs- Newrich I am determined
Clever young ms-n I've reached' that Clara's debut shall pass off with
third, sir. great eclat.
Father's voice Well, steal, you iewricn w nat s eclat, Maria ex-Hook
busher, steal! American Legionjmse: Boston iranscript.
man
CAUSTIC J?VE
tu?a$L?',.UP? in.to Ed Wise's
....I. .Hilt.-i uay and asked
wno Knows for
Jr ,lunmer -' he Queried.
lWrO. VOll nnnr AmthKnllt ' -w.
1 1 !.- o .... : 1 O V r . .
-'(W ieVS.
'the
pair of sox.