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WATCH YOUR
KORY
LABEL
. K.cord subscribers
ihould renew at least
jiw days before their
inscriptions expire.
WEATHER
Fair tonight" 'warmer
in extreme .wet por
tion." Sunday unsettled,
prohably rain in west
and central portions.
ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 11, 1915
HICKORY, N. C,
SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4, 1922
?RICE FIVE CENTS
DA
C
HE I
BEST FIRE RGORDS
V.
igh. I'cb. 4. Raleigh, Rocky
and Greensboro have the best
iivmls for the month of Janu
;u cording t(, Col. Andrew Joy
f the state department of insur-
h,M, ni'itner 01 invv ciues naving
S v'.mtci i'd any serious loss since
I'ir.it of the new year.
, , nsboro and Rocky Mount have
t t,i. a single lire while Raleigh s
mall blazes represented a loss
, . . - - Ail 11
tii:.y !fioy. vnntr ninuuer cuiiunun-
-i have also perfect records but
three of the larger cities sets
luh'f, the records show.
i ....iimsiwi t i v t t r l3 ...t.l i ....
Vnisi nier from the office of Col-
r ... i t urn
ff Internal Ii
tj. uiii will go to
liMiri'.nt cities in
"'. . ...
(if internal uevenuo uiinam
each of the more
state during the
irom reuruaiy i w :uarcn
l tw aid taxpayers in preparing
y,y Feiieial income tax returns.
T
loll owing istricts wui ue vis-
Wi: Asheville. Charlotte, Raleigh,
Vhingtoii. Wilmington and Winsu-n
firm. Virtually all towns and cities
Fur v ize in these districts will be
lit -i
lv the tax experts.
He siuie nip ivyi'imiK civiir
. ! jt . I ...... . .
lUi"1 i lie ioiiowuiif si.i.eiueiu "
ruiiiii the price of iarm products:
"Ttif January prices ot farm pro
pria' f farm products us ro-
'el, ilOIll ail luumirn .'HUH!! iuji-
I ' ...LI . I - 1 .
uitii decline wnicn oegun auuui
i) wars ago, The decrease has
it forty to 50 per cent in live-
.. 1 .... .. j..tiiir i r l ii . ('.A nV
( ,v, iumu.t um i; in I'vi
it ill ii in woo! and peanuts, over
i:: enttonseed and totavcr and 4"
'jii'v beans.
'he state board
vt'd the date fo
board of education has
r adoption oi me
It lir. iks t, ue used in me eiemen
r i .l. n: ..u,l.-. ....
rv Hides ox me pi" ui Mnuia uij
! m i 1 1 1 1
lm I'eliiuaiv i reuiuaiy u.
The loard hr.a advised all repre
ptiitives of publishers thev will be
iri. in open court ano mis win
I .sniiAniil ilitl'iS AftDV
peechmuking the board will con
trie bocks and then announce
FOR BELIEF
F
)ue to the fact that both the near
it lelief and the American Jewish
id' begin their drives for funds on
sume date, February (' and be
is' of the similarity of their ap
liU. it has been decided to ci'.icluct
Dint campaign in Hickory, with the
eit of raising $2500 for these two
Ids. OI! this amount, two thirds
Jl Co to the near east relief and
t third to the Jewish relief. North
ol mu qur'cn lor me nn-mer ucmn
! that ot tne laiier.
uardlesn of which of these or
iations gets your contribution, it
!l hdp save a human life. Does
natter whether it be that of a
it ! or Jew. Your donation
be solicited by a committee ln.'m
. -t i
r church. Kememoer, nicKory
st have $2500.
1TTS IN FIGHT
the Associated Press.
bicago, Feb. 4. Two bandits to-
I t ntered a jewelry store In the ex-
ivc Sheridan road residential sec
li, handcuffed the proprietor and
Vr iratherinir un jewelry valued at
M,) fought a pistol fight with po-
i)" n outside in which one of the
enien anij one of the bandits was
lind. The wounded bandit was
tnred.
b.
prospects for a strong bnse
m at Rtartown the coming
M'ii were hi"h v boosted wnen
v I iys met, organized and en-
tia.-tfcully expressed' their inten-
"f putting up a game fight for
place op the team.
ith the majority of last year's
crs and t.h new mfiterial. Coach
ti;' it evnect to fi'evelon the strong-
nine thr.t has even gone out
'a Startown and one that will be
! to enrrvnete with any of the high
"ils in thi statp.
ground has been worked over,
B everything is in . readiness for
i'1,'.' practice as soon as the wea
'' will permit, Manager Clayton
'mi is now working on the sehed-
K V
I'tcisiuti.
DINT CAMPAIGN
WITH CHICAGO COPS
ill READY
FOR GOOD BASEBALL
f'lal will b glad to arrange gtim
with any of the nearby high
0"l;(. '
ITERY Tl
By the Associated Press.
Los Angeles, Feb. 4. Famou
stars of filmdom were summoned as
witnesses today at the inquest into
the death of William Desmond Tay
lor, motion pictured irector, soldier
aw' a(': venturer, wnose true name
may be William Jean Tanner, slai
by a bullet in the back at his resi
donee here last Thursday.
Ey the Associated Press.
Los Angeles, Feb. 4. Mystery snr
rounding the shooting to death ir
his Hollywood home of William Des
mond Taylor, motion picture director,
whose real nrvme was said' to be
William Deane Tanner, remained
unsolved today. Police wo-king on
the case since the body wi's found
Thursday morning claimed th?y had
n number of clues and that suspicion
w TcH cirected chiefly at a yevng n:o
lion picture director, wroso nome
they withheld, and another film ac-
tor lfkewise unnamed by them.
Revenge with jealousy as the prcb
able direct cause was confirmed ir.
the minds of some detectives the
said, as the motive for the killing.
The closer the d'ead man's Kft
was scrutinized, the detectives srid,
the more thev were le: to adhere
to their original theory.
The latest motion picture actress
tf be drawn into the investigation
said to have been at one time inti
mately associated with Taylov, w?.f
said to be out of the city, but th
police gave no intimation of tc
whereabouts of the ('."irector whesr
name was linked with her in the
sTories told detectives by a iuHrib--r
of motion picture stars.
While these efforts ver being
made by the officers to locr.te the r.c
tress and the director, it was said
the latest angle would net cause
them to relax their search' f'J'r Ed
wait': Sands, Taylor's former butler.
FAILED TO ELECT
POPE IIS ME
ty the Associated Press.
Rome, Feb. 4. A ballot taken this
afternoon by the sacred college, the
second of the day failed to elect the
successor to Pope Benedict.
it has been most gratifying to
have a number of my friends urge
me to become a candidate for mayor
of Hickory. I would take great pleas
ure in serving as mayor if my pres
ent duties did not prevent me from
aspiring to the honor.
I thank my friends for their gen
erous assurances of support, and re
gret I must c.'ecline to become a can
didate. .
A. ALEX SHUFORD.
The condition of the Brookford
road where the city's bitulithic street
ends has become practically useless
according to persons who use it. the
h-'tivy trucks with their chains grind
ing the sand clay to pieces. Neither
the old nor the new read is any
good. L. L. Moss, who worked hard
for a good highway from Hickory
to Brookford, sairi something ou?ht
to be done about this at once.
SET DATE
ARBUCKLE TRIAL
By the Associated Press
San Francisco," Feb. 4. The date
of Roscoe C. (Fatty) Arbuckle's
third trial on a manslaughter charge
arising from the death of Virginia
R: ppe will be set Monday morning.
The comedian's second trial ended
yesterday with a mistrial.
The jury in Arbuckle's first trial
stood ten to two for acquittal and
the jury yesterday stood tev to two
for conviction.
1
UNABLE TO ENTER
CONTEST FOR MAYOR
BROOKFQRD RQAO
IN BAD CONDITION
M1DAY
t .
Wooden Sailing Submarine for Pearl Hunters
7f?
This submarine huili
eulireli of
win nun Koianu at i.os Anueies ii:nin.r.
lishinff. The submarine Ii:s a tr:n :loir
; j
- j
bottom, gather his pearls nnd ytM in uiin. The boat Is 23 feet long.
ARMS CONFERENCE CLOSES
All Treaties Signed and Balfour Warns Nations
That World Expects Respect for Treaties in
Good Faith President Lauded for
Calling Conference
the Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. 4. The arms con
erence today wound up its work with
a whirlwind of; action.
It formally approved the various
agreements to make for peace in the
far east, and at the closing moment,
Arthur J. Balfour, heading the Brit
ish delegation voicing the feeling of
other delegates uttered the solemn
warning that the world espected a
espect of the settlements arrived at
n strict gc'od faith.
Any nation which in the future aim
ed to transerress the principles laid
down in the conference with regard to '
China need not plead ignorance nor
seek to invoke any secret understand
ings with minor Chinese officials, he
said.
Such nations, Mr. Balfour declar
ed, wculd be considered "outside" the
omity oi; nations. . In a field day
of oratory, in which various leadex-s
took opportunity to pay their respects i
to President Harding for calling the
onferencve and its work, the confer-
nce put its stamp c.'f approval on the
hree long months of not untrobuler.'
work, which vrt'r calce ttw?r place in
the niches of history.
They were principally:
Final approval of the far eastern
treaties, affirming anew the open door
and providing against her exploitat
ion and exploitment. 1
Final signing c'f a treaty defining
Chinese customs a measure describ
ed as vital to the rehabilitation 'of;
China by herself.
Formal announcement of the agree
ment by Japan to hamd back to Shan
tung to China a conclusion of a sub
ject that almost wrecked the Versail
les conference.
Formal declaration en Japan's fam
ous 21 demands on Chiina and formal
announcement of Japan's abandon
ment of the much attacked group five.
A provision to the nacval limitation
treaty that none of the powers may
sell any c'f their warships between
now and the time they are scrapped.
An agreemtn on the Chinese railways.
The conference also approved the
resolution submitted by Elihu Root
authorizing another conference to re
vise the rules of warfare, tp which
was attached a stipulation that the
new conference shall not review the
submarine and the poison gas treaty
auready signed.
Washington, Feb. 4. The arms
conference moved swiftly towards its
close, today with a sixth plenary ses
sion, restating the policy of the open
door and' reaffirming the territorial
integrity of the old celestial nations
the dream c.f her people since num
erous encroachments by foreign pow
ers began several years ago.
The new treaty for reviving the
Chinese tariff also was cleared and
the way was paved for the final ple
nary session Monday, when Presi
dent Harding will address the final
session.
Just after 10:30 o'clock this
TlCi
1.
wood and eoiilnDed wirh sails is the nnusn:ii
Holand intends to take the craft to tlie
on tlie bottom, and aftpr it h
IN WHIRLWIND
morning the sixth plenary session
of the arms conference got under
way for the final acts of the history-making
event, which has con
sumed exactly 12 weeks. Today's
program called fc'r the adoption of
the treaties and the address' Mon
day by President Harding which will
close the conference.
The general far . eastern treaty
embodying the Root four points and
the open door for China: was first
taken up.
The text of the treaty follc'wed
closely and in some places identi-
ca.".ly the language of the resolutions
previously adopted on the subject
at the conference. Without a word
of discussion the treaty was adopt
ed. A declardic'n by China, not to
alienate any portion of , her terri
tory also was put on the conference
record. Then the Chinese tariff
treaty was put on record by Senator
Underwood, chairman of; the Chinese
tariff committee.
A resolution was unanimously
adopted which was designed to pro
vide procedure for dealing with
questions that might arise in con
nection with the execution of provis
ions of articles of the Chinese gen
eral treaty relating to Chinese
cpen door policy and conduct of the
Chinese railway. It also stipulat
ed that the special conference provid
ed for in the treaty relating to
Chinese customs tariffs shall formu
late f;or approval of the powers
concerned a detailed p'an for the
constitntion c'f the board.
Assent of all powers was given to
the resolution declaring on the part
of China that she will not alienate
any part of her territory. Senator
Underwood was asked by Chairman
Hughes' to discuss previsions of the
Chinese tariff treaty. The senator
said it might seem annomally to some
that the conference, after recog
nizing the territorial integrity of
China, should engage in a compact
regarding her tariffc.
Delegates to the conference,
Senator Underwood said, understood
fully why the various powers dele
gated the power to sign tariff treat
ies. "In the 20th, cenyjry," he
said, "treaties ceased to be com
pacts. If) they are to live, they
must constitute understandings be
tween the powers."
COTTON
By the Associated Press.
New York, Feb. 4. There were re
actions in the cotton market during
todav's early trading. There was
realizing over the week-end
morning.
Open
March - 16.91
May 16.64
Julv 16-18
October 15.75
December 15.62
Hickory cotton not quoted.
this
Close
16.71
36.41
16.02
13.5U
5
I u '1
raft which has bten lamu-hed by
Somli Sea
islands To eniTH" in rwarl
' 1 ' ' " i"1' 1 v nil oicp uui UU LiiQ
sea
OF ACTlOh
I C, BRO
Newton, Feb. 4. Mr. H. C Brown
one of Newton's popular business
men d'ied last night at 9 o'clock at
his home in this city at the age of
60 years. Mr. Brown had been in de
clining health for some weeks, suf
fering from blood poison. His death
however, came as a shock to his many
fripnds. Thp deceased was one of the
owners of the Standard Motor Com
pany, being vice president of the
company. Ke Is survived by his wii
r,nd three daughters and one son.
ne children are " Mesaames Ear"
Bost and Charles Ramseur and Miss
Lizzie Brown, and Mr. Ed Brown.
The funeral service was conducted
fiom the residence this afternoon nr
3:30 o'clock by his pastor, Rev. JoTin
A. Ditzler, of the Reformed church,
the interment taking place in East
view cemetery.
By the Associated Press.
Tokio, Fob. 4. One hundred and
ten persons were killed and number,
of ethers injured when a railway
tiain was buried under an avalanche
at Itoigawa station, according to l
dispatch from Nagona. The victims
were for the most part farmers
workmen, and railway employes, win
were engaged in clearing snow froir
the railway tracks.
FOR LINCOLN PLANT
By the Associated Press.
Detroit, Mich., Feb. 4. Represen
tatives of Henry Ford today made tin
only bid for the property of the Lin
coin Motors -Company held at the
direction of Arthur J. Tuttle, United
States district judge. The bid was for
$8,000,000, the lowest figure Judge
Tuttle would accept, according to
previous announcement of the court
Sy th? Associated Press.
London, Feb. 4. Michael Collins'
suggestion to Premier Craig of Uls
ter for a conference of the represen
tatives of the whole of Ireland to
hold a conference to adopt a policy
for the country is the outcome of the
deadlock in Ireland. Editorial writ
ers declare that the boundary ques
tion is one for the Irish to settle
themselves.
There is a growing convictino that
the water wagon has too many wheels
1.FI
N MAUI DEAD
eTinIc'cioei
FORD MAKES BID
BOUNDARY DISPUTE
IN IRISH QUESTION
15.45 ! within, wheels. Columbia (S. C.) Rec
ord. .. ...
ELLIOTT
"I give $11 cash if Mr. Elliott is
elected mayor again. Best mayor we
ever had. So many fine streets. Wo
many gcod things, all worth pay?ng
for." This was the proposition ad
vanced by F. Winter, well known
trader and junk dealer, as he came
into the Record office this morning.
lie had reference to the offer of
$10 for the person who would name
the next mayor of Hickory. Mr.
Elliot has announced t'.iat he is not
a candidate.
Mr. Winter asked the Record to
give the public what he thoughr
about the closing administration.
Petitions are in circulatim for M.
II. Yount as mayor and Capt. Geo
L. Huffman and W. B. Menzies for
councilmen, it was learned today. It
is not known whether any cf these
gentlemen know that their names
have been proposed.
A. A. Shufoid, who has been fre
quently mentioned for mayor, an
nounced in this paper today that he
;ould not consider the honor, at the
same time thanking: 'his friends for
their consideration.
The primary will be held on the
!ast Monday in March, a conside)
able time off.
DOMESTIC
CLASSES AT HOME
Miss Mry Garrison" domestic
science classes played hostess at a
five course dinner in the high school
basement at 6 o'clock last evening
when members of city council, the
board of school visitors'. Superin
tendent Cai-ver and others were
quests. Whie the meal, as delic
ious as any the guests had ever
-jat do'vn to, was being served, the
high school orchestra rendered mu
sic brisk joyous music. It was' a
delightful affair and revelation to
those in the company who had no real
conception of the domestic science
work in the high Schods. In the
words of Mayor Elliott, "domestic
science is worth more than it (jpsts."
The young ladies had arranged the
dining hall attractively for the oc
casion, two large tables being used.
The iinen was spotless the silver ar
ranged for a course dinner, and each
table had a hostess and host. The
color scheme of yellow, white and
jreen was carried out in the decora
tions and tood and the whe'e affair
came off as if put on by a hostess
with years of experience at her back
The menu ecu sistfoedshrdshrdlu
The manu consisted of fruit c ock
':ail, scalloped oysters, peas, mush
rooms, potatoes, clover leaf rolls
olives, butter, chicken salad, chee.s
straws, tutti fruiti sherbert, orangr
"ake, coffee and royal coffee cake.
At the first table Miss Alice Cilley
nresided as "hostess" and Mips Lou
ise Cline as "host." The guests :'
this table were R. G. Henry. S. T!
Farabee Fred A. Abernethy, Mrs. K
C. Menzies Eubert Lyerly, Miss Em
ma Morrell. Superintendent Carver
and J. J.'WiYard and Miss Kath
erine Hatcher.
At the second table Miss Elizabeth
Wolffe was hostess .and Miss Kathcr
'ne Hatcher as "host." guests' were
Mayor J. D. Elliott, Principal. R. J.
Revel y, N. ,W. Clark, Mrs. Eubert Ly
erly and James W. Espey.
Miss Lucretis Fritz acted as head
maid and Miss Hilda Locke as chief
200k. The young ladies assisted in
4ie service: Misses Thelma Abee,
Louise Boyd. Virginia Burns, Kather
ne Brewer, Elizabeth C'allonan, Ada
iVIae Grove. Lydia Hatfield, May Me
Carley, DeLacy ' Roberts, Lucile
Shell, Doris Wood and Elizabeth
Davis.
Following the meal, the gufcstp
were shown through the kitchen,
where the young ladies, under the
direction of Miss Garrison, prepared
the apeptizing dinner. In the pan
try were displayed canning and pre
serving work by the various classes
It was apparent at a glance that
these young girls were learning how
to plan, prepare and serve whole
so':ne meals and there was no dis
guising the genuine surprise and en
thusiasm of the guests at what to
them seemed a marvel.
No less agreeable surprises were
the official visitors and guests at the
music rendered by the orchestra or
ganized and taught by Miss Hellen
Derrick' These youn,g mu.Jiians
p'ayed with pep and drew hearty ap
plause during the meal. The young
artists were Miss Hermine Warlick.
piano; Miss Margaret Holbrook and
Charles Kirkpatrick, violin; Julia
Mitchell, exylophone; Floyd Warren
drum; Ralph Huttcn, saxophone;
Buster Fennel, bones.
NO ELECTION YET
ily the Associatea Press.
Rome, Feb. 4. Another ballot for
the election of a successor to Pope
Benedict was taken this morning,
but without result.
i
FILED WITH CITY
Petitions for M. H. Yount for may
or and W. B. Menzies for alderman in
ward 1 and Capt. Geo. L. Huffman
for alderman in ward 2 were filed
with the city manager today. Mr.
mint s petition was signed bv tin
following: J. Henry Hill. P. P. .Tc p a
j.rimes, I C. Furman, D. B. Taylor,
Leo Seag e VV. A. Dysart. II. W. Har
ris, R. Wl Stevenson, J. F. Click, Ed
ward Revnohls T A n..,i t m
Taylor, R. D. Abernethy, T. p. Stev
tMi.Nuii m. ru. Lime. H. H. Miller, J.
Ii. Elliott, Thos. S. GoIHn T
Bowman, T. S. Keever, Henry Reich
ard. Jr., W. B. Council!, Richard M.
Bush, John K. Crouch, Dr. J. F.
Campbell.
Mr. Menzies' petition has these
signers:
J. Henry Hill. R. A. Ci
Furman, D. B. Taylor, P. P. Jones,
W. A. Dysart, R. W. Stevenson, J.
F. Click. J. A. Bowles, J. T. Taylor,
R. D. Abernethv. T. F. Sfpvpnsnn ivf
E. Cline, Wl R. Bradshaw, H. H.
Miller, J. H Elliott, Edward Rey
nolds, A. T. Yoder, L. A. Seagle,
Thos. S- Golden. S. L. Bowman, J.
M. Setzer. T. S. Keever, E. E. Smith,
Henry Keichard, Jr., W. B. Council!,
Richard M Bush. .Tno. K. rvuYi
Dr. J. F. Campbell.
Capt. Huffman s petitioners are:
J. Henrv Hill. L. C. Fiimvnn n r
Taylor, P. P. Jones, Lee Seagle. E.
e.. smith, w. A. Dysart, H. W. Har
ris, R. W. Stevenson, J. F. Click. J.
A. Bowles. J. T. Tavlor. R. II.' Ah-
ernethy, T. F. Stevenson, M. E.
Cline, W. R, Bradshaw, H. H. Miller,
J. H. Elliott, Edward Reynolds, A.
en, S. L. Bowman, J. M. Setzer, T.
Ii. Yoder, L. A. Seagle, Thos. S. Gold-
s. Keever, ivi. (j. Baldwin, Walter
C. Taylor.
By the Associated Press.
New York, Feb. 4. Leaving be
hind them a much disappointed
group of New Yorkers who curiously
awaited their marriage announced for
4 o'clock this afternoon, Mr. and. Mrs.
Anatese And. ev itch Vonsiatskoy,
were honeymooning today someWhere
in America.
They have dropped from sight.
With the exception of the bride's
mother and brother no r.ne knows
where they are since their marriage
at 8 o'clock last evening. They left
the church, drove to the train and
left . ostensibly for Connecticutt, but
inquiries showed that they had not
gone to the bride's mother's home
';hert.
MINillslEl r
TO
Hickory ministers are asked : to- ;
norow to call the attention of their
?ongregations to the near-east and
Tewish relief campaigns to start f,;
Monday and continue through . tha"
week. TliekOrv is asked to erive $21500-'
Without the hearty cooperation of the
churches. Chairman Ed L. Shuford
said today, the campaign would be a
failure, and he hopes that all mini
isters will appoint committees and
take up collections.
NOT TRUE NAME
By the Associated Press.
Los Angeles, Cal., Feb. 4. -The
true name of the motion picture di
rector, who was known as ' William
Desmond Taylor, and whose 'mur
dered body was fcund Thursday, was
William Deane Tanner, according to
a story the Los Angeles , Times
printed today.
That statement, together with one
that Taylcr was twice married
was obtained by the Times ifirJom
Moni-avias about 20 miles from
Los Angeles from Mrs. . William
Deane Tanner, who claimed to have
been deserted by him.
By th Associated PreM.
Wash'ngton, Feb. 4. President
Harding, according to an executive
order ma?5q pub'ic today, waived
in the case of French Crow, Marion
Ohio the requirement that a candi
date for the presidential postoffice
shall take an examination. Mr.
Crow's nomination was s'ent tc ;he
senate this morning.
SURPRISE CURIOUS.
WED IN SECRET
AID CAMPAIGN
HARDING APPOINTS
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