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V ATCH YOUR LABEL nccorJ subscribers i ,.M rcnvf at least fl "h before their Inirioti"" expire. ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 11 COLLEGE ST , r Mil . l.fst talks the students 'nlkgo have Had the pnvi-..in,.- (luring the present . that delivered Wednes l.y II. L. Morrill of Mi. Morrill was the i,. Kiwanis Club Tuesday kiiitllv consented to make 1 1 !i'KT "! .1 :.tudents the following ;:iii in n:' ,11,, though entirely im-v-i ; lilli'd with sane, wholc ,;i .., to the students, and ; ,.f thought. He firs-t Hi.' .(.nn' ,,'!I,!M'M . the siuucnis lor iiuviiir , ti;ii:i themselves for life's ! ,.;l'1iI the necessity of se , .,,, ; if life's work is to lt - ,i!v accomplished. He stat- ihV waf. a most serious bus- ,1 th:.i i.t'in. h. W i' .ire here and must live Hi.w are we going to live ;J ,1 what shall we aceomp ... tin. important questions? ln I ill warned uir niuui-iust, (( .1 U,. . .1.... m li .(.A.i. ii.t to depend upon the eol IK" . i a. . .. tv Tu t.. . their worn ior mem. r.aen i,,, t,, iio his own work and ,; v,)ii!t :t;tin.n wn- it.m'j.;r v nn .1 l. ...... ...III. r. l,,ll!:t ,,!,iy a start upon the road Ulnlv ull have been made. ' it . i. . l : .. . .1 .. i).v..r'i.i.e srtnum ium? unit wo uv hiiu.clt intellectually an tnru He (Uoted a prominent Amer- JJ...I) wliu .'ayitifT jliit(h.- Ul" hail reached the aye ot (: that he had bought more had done more studying than in any one year in The man. even the business t.ni not take time for sdf- nn.nl, vvlni 'it,. , vli. . Mil i't will i an oi tne nignesi u.,... The man who is constant- iy;i;ji' i rial i.e Jia.-s mn, uiuf iui ,.! that u'ood thin" is thereby l!i lii iiHompeteney. j Tiif m-vessity of u higher stand- I'll 0! ll'ai lllll'list'llt,r aiir.-(wi v ic'.i! fiiif to statistics which the ii-iiker j-iiiti show that the average ;ti-l.ir-i!i-e of the people of the i .... . . :.. u i ..i' tU.. i" ,..., i ll, 'I II Mail's IS IIUU Ml VI IV iJ Jr VUl lil th,!il. This means that about m'i "'-lulu ths of the opportunities for ell' litvcUjfinu'nt are wasted, 'lhe speaker said there was no Ofii thinv as luck, l'Ut if there is it NKuld U- ilct'uifii as an opportunity: i, him who is prepared l;or li t!t. Mi. Morrill referred to if I'm tiiat (iod has a plan for the (c i.f tin- individual and stated that U net only a matter of common i-r.-r, l'Ut a matter of fairness, to ;,;ii.v Outl to help in working out that pian. He said he had no respect for , man who is not square with his (lii.wniMi, but much less respect for i!.i. man who is not square with (jod. At tlie conclusion of, the address fpiakf-i1 was given a great round f applause by both faculty and stu i'ii'.s.' I'u-sidcnt J. C. I'ecry stated, a ihankihg the speaker for his mes- that it was one ot the most helpful talks that had been delivered t the .-Unlet! hodv. It is his opin- "ii that Mich a sane and wholesome ;hi!u-ohhy of life as that enunciated v .Mr. Morrill is very much needed y th' yt.uhg people of today. A tulk of this kind before any group 'f 'udciits whether in college or in the iirh H'hoi,l, would be of) inestimable y the Associate Preis. I.')i!...n, Feb. 10. The Dank of of f.ngiaiul tod'av reduced its rate ;l'"U':t tf 1 1-2 per cent. Th" iii -cou nt rate t.t the Bank of U'iiiihI has geon five per cent since Weber ; l;.st. when it wjis ri'duced fl" " 1-2, where it stood last Julj. Today's action was forecast in a ''nil'iii (i'ispatch last night in which ;t fr!ts pointed out that the treasury '""I su'petnle.l temnorarilv its issue five pe,. ,.,,nt treasury bonds. The tsures today ar e thi. lowest since the fciitl,rali of the war in 1014. totTHERN TRAINS MADF, ANOTHER RECORD Washington, Ttb. 16. During the l'J21, the Southern Railway ").m i-yierated 170,035 passenger j'tins, many of them being through rams operated in connection with ,r,,'r and covering distances ' LOfif) to 1500 miles. Of !'J nun.! -r of trains 172,182 or J.i per rent ran on schedule or made J t'ni" v,li,. n the Southern and 'wJ,7 or !)2.r, per cent reachhed fi j'J t"nniii:d on time, Vice-President -i'l""''1 toJay- l"KARf) INDICTED Jh'1 A!':-'.f)riiit.pd Prnuo. fi;w Voik, Feb. 10. Tex Rickard, 11lt litornolor, was indicted today ( 4;"s'tUit j ri two minor girliS by the -i'"'mij ,-(,u,t iinnnFli UIIIHLL I III.I1U i 1ENTS i.uc tt, rhem. luilcli RATE CUT AGAIN Hickory 11, 1915 Raleigh, Feb. 10. Income tax re turns for 1021 are slow in being mail ed, only 1,1500 have been received at Commissioners f Revenue. A. D. Watt's office today. This represents a very small per centage of the returns which must I ce sent in by March 15. The depart ment mailed out a total cf approxi mately ou.uuu oianks to individual? and corporations and it is estim.itci that seventy-five or eighty per cent of that number are subject to ax aticn under the state law. I3ut the final day d'oea not come iv-ound until March 15 and Federal tax collectors testify that North Carolinians are unlike other citizens m holding back until th,? last minute. lhe state corporation commission will hear cottt.'n mills, customers of the Southern Tower Company, on the power company's application to vali date contracts made prior to August 1 last which did riot come unu'er the piovisions cf the commission'? re cent order. A number of cotton mil!- hrve ex ceted to the ( rdor and the case comes up again before the commission on I ebruary 2S. The capital hears of the critical illness of Col. Wilsen (J. Lamb. of Wdliamston, wh( is reported in e- tre nus. StO- officials express regret at VJo'onel Lamb's illness. U is chair man of the state board of elections aid has been prominently identified with politics of the state for many years. The state beard of education winch is hearing book representatives as to the books which were recommended by the slate text book commission for use in the elementary schools, ex pects to coplete its sittings today cr tomorrow. The board is made up o the council of state and the governor am; Lieut.-Uov. w. JJ. cooper or Wilmingtcn. TD DELAY GENOA I3y the Associated' Press. London, Fel). 10. The probability of a delay of three weeks in the opening cf the Genoa economic con- erence was conceded in British ot- ficial circles todaq. This was the first intimation in French circles that the French were likely to win in their contention thr.t the confer ence cannot be started at the original it. me, March X. SEND PITCHERS EARLY Uy the Associated Press. Baltimore, Feb. 10. To be bettor ;ie pared for some exhibition games ie has arranged at the training camp at Winston-Salem, N. C, Manager Jack Dunn has announced that he would send seven battery men ten days ahead of the Oriole squad. IT GOES TO THE 111 By th Associated Tress. Atlanta, ua., reo. i . ,.-......-. or a receiver for the Athens Daily Mews, a newspaper puuusn-a i-- Athens, was presented in the circuit court here today. The petition was filed by i. Simmons, former editor and general manager, who had charge of the paper from its first issue. The petition alleges that the com pany is hopelessly insolvent. TO REDUCE FURTHER By the Associated Preii. Washington Feb, 16"-Art im mediate reduction of 203 officers and 3,00'0 Smen in the American lorces in Germany was asked today by the war department. There will be left in Germany n total ot jot onu-ei and 2,117 mw. NOTHING UT THE TRUTH Mrs. Jones was entertaining several of her son's little friends. 4 Willie, . . , -i,ioein. ji six year old sno saiu, uuico.n"b - - , , , who was'enoying a plate of cold beef, -are vou sur'e you can cut your own The child was" making des perate efforts with his knife and fork Sied: "Yes, thanks. I've often had it as tough as wis J Christian Evangelist (St. Louis;, m ip ultmiiiiip inr n run -m-- in w h nr nnn unr n v s&rr"- n ni iiii iiuiu iu niii mi iiiv HHI IHinnr.hr- riurn .in inuumt i m r ,ts I CONFERENCE 3 WEEKS NEW ATHENS DAILY ARMY IN GERMANY HICKORY, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY Agricultural : Delegates and guests attending the Wallace and Ueorge Christian, secretary By the Associated Press. Washington, Feb. lC Basing his view on legal advice, Secretary Mel lon considers that lie has not ccntra vened the law prohibiting' the secre tary of the treasury from engaging in trade or commerce, high officio's said today in commenting on the Watson resolution yesterday. The law was called to Mr. Mtdkn's attention, officials said, when he was considering Mr. Harding's invi tation to join the cabinet. A number of lawyers gave it their oninion that the ownership of stocks did not pre vent his serving as secretary. iJelore accepting the porefcho of ficials said, Mr. Mel Ion's only active participation' In bu?.i'nt,'s was us director of a numb) of hanks, and from these ho resigned. Since Incom ing secretay of the treasury, officials said, Mr. Mellon has not devoted a single hour to private business. 3y the Associated t Press. Toronto, Feb. 1(5. Local brewers have asked the government for pro tection against the home-made bev erage. Many men employed ov beer manufacturers have been laid off re cently because .'f the home brew product. The brewers complain that their product c.'.nnot compete with home made beer of unlimited alcoholic con- lent. AMERICAN RELIEF CEASES NEXT FALL By the Associated Press Washington, Feb. 1G. The Ameri can relief administration expects to withdraw from its undertaking in famine stricken Russia by September 1, Edward Ricker of that organization said today after he had conferred with Secretary Hoover. F By the Associated Press. Belfast, Feb. 10. The authorities today commandeered Ulster hall, the commodious structure ordinarily us ed for concerts and conventions, for the use of troops nov engaged in combatting the disorders. Up t0 10 o'clock this morning the casualties had reached a total of 114, with the deaths numbering 34. THE STAGGER TODDLE Aijyv "Parker, I'm ruined socially! Tist nicht at the ball I drank too- much and staggered into everybody." Valet "Scarcely that sir. Every one's talking of you as inventing a new dance." Passing Show (London. lit mil m mmw w ... . mmmsMm&tomb : L, 1 til III M ttll ' M 1 C M 1- '! JIVH r V Vk vviv -Id -MBr St: -WC ". .-. .V'.-.', .-.'.'. ."i Ll At .v. TK ' vim. V.-. V. V.'.V .'fiMir. KVA'.U ,-W-.XX ANOTHER BLANK HARDING IS B ELf EVE MLOfi IS FIRED Br cad e ai p WAS BOBBED WATSON 8F STICKS i p i HOME BREW GOES STR01 1 CANADA S S TUAT1 W H6 DAIEY Conference Hails national agricultural conference in the to the. President By the Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 10. President Harding advised congress today he considered n general sales tax' to raise the money for the soldier bonus. The executive in a letter address ed to Chairman Fordney of tho house ways and means committee and Chairman McCumber of the sen ate I'inanco committee suggestin that unless congress saw fit to enact a sales tax passage of the bonus legislation should be , temporarily postponed. "1 believe,'' the president wrote, "that the American people will ac cept a levy of a general sales tax and we should adopt this tax or de lay action on the bc'nus temporarily. If congress will not adopt such a plan it will be wise to let the matter go over until conditions are better," the piesident wrote. Declaring that the government had under consideration the disposition cf surplus war properties and other transactions which should bring C.reat relief to the treasury, the presi dent said it would b wis:; to let the legislation go over if congress doe?. rot deem it advisable to adopt the r-ales tax. Washington Feb. 10. Enactment of a sales tax as the enly practicable means of raising money for a sol dier gonus was said to be the view of President Harding by Representa tive Longworth, Republican of Ohic', a member of the he'use ways and means committee. The Ohio representative said he understood such a view would be set forth by the president in his letters to the finance commjittees to con gress. Such a view was expressed by Senator Frelinghuysen, who called at the white house today. LO ADELE I love a girlie sweet and true With lovely eyes of violet hue. Her fairy grrvco, and talents rare. Combined with beauty radiant fair Have caught me in a true-lcve s . snare. Who is this maid with eyes of blue, Don't vou 'snose that it is You? Eliza Woodfin Holland. ' The secretary of the treasury can not reach out a magician's wand and conjure money out of the empty air. The people first have to earn and save it, and it has then to be tak-; en away from them by additional taxation. Congress will find the ; process more painful than popular. 1 New York World. ! COTTON New York, Feb. 16- There was a good deal of realizing in the cotto'n .ine 'euucuo m CuCu market today. The somewhat reac-1V0 next Monday. tionary showing of Liverpool, which i Jf every time a man Qr woman mail failed to sustain the early figures, ed a ietter he or sne were mKje to increased the disposition to profits. Onen March' . 17.8S May 17.60 July 17.00 October 16.57 December 16.45 Hickory cotton 16 l-2c. 16, 1922 tKe President :.::.:.:.:-:.:.r.7v-:.7.'.'. . ..'.'.'.'.MA if , Willard hotel w.i. shington, yhing 1'resi- Secretary of Agneultur By the Associated Pxes Los Angeles, Feb, 1G. Oil stock and money believed to have constituted part of the estate of William Des mond Taylor, murdered film director, is missing, according to Charles A. Jones, investigator .for the district at torney. Jones made his statement after checking nn Taylor's personal belongings and alter conferring with Mrs. R. M. Eerger, an income tax expert, will whom Taylor is said to have discussed his 1921 income tax report, a short time ago. From this it was learned, accord ing to J dies, that Taylor was prepar ed to pay an income tax on securities and money which have not been lo cated. Investigation continued today. Tho district attorney said he would quest ion persons at their homes, believ ing that his agents could get more information that way. By the Associated Press. Washington, Feb. l6. Business conditions throughout the country are better than they were a year ago in view of the treasury officials, who declared, however, that the improve ment has been gradual and there was no indication of a great revival. Some seasonal activities might be looked for in the s'pring, they assert ed, but in general only gradual im proveflnent may be expected. as nmma G PS By the Associated Press, Washington, Feb. 1G. Immediate removal of W. J. Hale, negro presi dent of the Tennessee Industrial In stitute at Nashville, Tenn., against whom charges of extortion were made bv former soldiers, has been order- ed by Director Forbes, it was nounced today. an- Portland, Me Feb. 16.- The Maino Central railroad today an- : nounced a ten per cent reduction on ' agricultural products to tne soutn. mi a x: :n V. -Pf-t- nMMw i , wnipTnirihfmrfi,v.v.vri-.1ri fesa nrrrrn KM uuun mfl TDF8CHPY 0 10 hfLrfyyflf Hsronn nn mm r L HE RAILROAD CUTS FREIGHT BATES tain . realize a 50 per cent addition in j postage because of a law to pension Close able-bodied young men for complet 27 57 ing their education in France or at 1733 a swivel-chair desk, intolerance for 16.81 cowards in public office would be de- 16.26 veloped. Secretary Mellon's scheme 16.27 is worth considering. Brooklyn Eag-.e. EOOI ID hessmi m T 0fiE5T HUT By the Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 1G. An irt5 I tion cf the government'rv uronertiv. -L Mus-ele Shoals. Ala., bv nipwiwvs, Z the house committee investigating Henry Ford's offer to purchase the plant, appeared probable tocla?'' in iho event members cf the senate giicultural committee, also consider i mg the I' ord proposal, decide to make a personal inspection. Representative. jVliller, Republican (f Washington, told Chairman Kahn of the house committee he under stocd -members oi" Hies senate ccm nnUee would go to AlaJtania and be lieved the house committee also should do so. , "J am perfectly willing fcr the j c committee to decide that question for itself," said Mr. Kahn, "but first let us find out what the senators will do." The chairman then called Mr. J. W. Worthinglon, Mr. Ford's represen tative who said he would speak on his own account and not as Mr. Ford's representative. He described the statement before the senate com mittee by other witnesses that Mr. Ford is groping around in the dark as inaccurate. "Mr. Ford is the most rapid-fir? action sort," the witness said. "I carried him the original proposa1 which led him to make his offer and two he'urs after he received it, he decided to go to Muscle Shoals and see what there was in it. By the Associatea tress. Philadelphia, Feb. 1. The sending of many fake telegrams and letters to President Harding fro'm Pennsyl vania lias caused M. H. Baker, sec retary of the Republican state corn mite, t0 make an investigation. Mr. Baker revealed today that, fraudulent telegrams have been rent from the president endorsing the candidacy of J. C. Overton, negro headwaiter at a West Philadelphia hotel, for appointment of register of the treasury. The telegramse bore the names of Mrs. Geo. W. Pepper, wife of Sena tor Pepper, Mrs, John Wanamaker third und Mrs. Baker. Baker said that none of the persons wdiose names were signed to the telegrams knew anything about them. m 1 n By the Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 16. Ths resolu tion asking President Harding fc'r full informaticn regarding the four power treaty was passed today after a debate in which the arms confer ence policy was debated on the sen ate floor for the first time. By the Associated Press Washington, Feb. 16. Adoption by the senate of the resolution of Senator Hitchcock, Democrat of Ne braska, asking President Harding for additional information about th? four-power treaty was virtually agreed on today after a two-hour debate in the senate. By the Associated' Press. Houston, Texas, Feb. 16. A dis astrous fire started this morning at Ellington field, United States army aviation field, 0 miles from here. Two men were injured when their planes crashed rapidly to the ground, in a stiff wind. DRY REBUKE Jack "Didn't you see me down town yesterday? I saw you twice." Jacqueline "I never notice people in that condition." Columbia Jester. irnmmrr tasot MORE T 5 TWO AIRMEN HURT DURING DAD FIRE WEATHER Fair tonight and Fri day. Colder in cen tral portion. Slowly ris ing temperature Fri day. , ?RICE FIVE CENTS E LOSSES (BY MAX ABERXETIIY) Kaleigh, Feb. 16. Million do'Iar fire losses in North Caro'ina during December and January have started investigations into causes of the conflagrations and the state depart ment of insurance will likely begin criminal prosections in a number of cases within the next ten days. The fact that of the 217 fire report ed to the department in January, 41 were listed unknown offers" the best c-lae as to whether any of the fires were of incendiary origin. Ir. formation in the possession ot Insur ance Commissioner Stacey W. Wade indicates th.l': proseeutions wil k. . ... .i. ... m-.itu Jnoi.ellil.es siiiiua; the ones at Henderson following muue in several instances snu- .! t(, series of tires in that fitv mntN- Inspectors of the department are be ing assisted by detectives of insur ance companies which stand to lose by reason of the fires. Financial difficulties are given as the reason for the origin of many fires in the state in recent months a though convictions have been very few. The insurance department is conducting a r.gid investiga '..-. of every fire now in an effort 5o ;,!' impossible for incendiarists to rea lize on their conflagrations. For January last the 'o;-, from fires in the state was $1,0S0YJ50. Tha December loss was $1,020,000. Th?.e 'vo months exceed all othe-s with the exception of damages reported i.-i April of last year which was $1.24, 075. One million of the loss in April however, was one lumber plant near Wilmington. "Four fifths of the January Inr.s." the department announces, "arif e.s from 22 fires averaging over $o5 000 each in 15 towns and suburban point.?. There were 217 fires with damage por: el, leaving an average for W . oth r 195 fir"s a ittle over ?i.',"f: each. The b:g fires were at Vii mington, 3; Henderson, S; Wilson, Kinston and Durham, . 2 each; Greenville, Louisburg, Zebu'on, Ashe ville and suburbs, 2 each; State Road, Asheboro, Mt. Airy, Auburn. Reidsville, Southport, Gtoldsboro and Fayetteville. At no other point did and single fire loss reach $4,000. "Among the towns reporting no damage during the month and there by getting on the department's hon or roll are: Rocky Mount, Greens boro, Albemarle, Mt. Olive, La Grange, Wake Forest, San'fiord. Red Springs, Ayden, Benson and War saw." ExceMent showings were made by Winston-Salem, Charlotte, Hickory, Gastonia Tarboro, New Bern, Way nesville, Dunn and others. PERPETUAL FLIRT? "Daughter writes from Florida about delightful old Sol." "Now I hope she hasn't struck up a flirtation with some elderly codger.' Louis ville Courier Journal. Henry Ford is going to get ever." Senator who voted to seat th? "sirr who defeated him out of h's" " - -This is the same "Uncle Henry' -v ..; chartered a steamship and took a cargo of; nuts over to Eurooe. som years ago, to get the boys out of fie trencnes oy Christmas. Marion Star. IS IfiRII By the Associated Press. Salisbury, N., C, Feb, 16, The trial of Capt. ' R. E. Crawford, freight conductor on the Asheville division of 'ne Southern Railway, for second degree murder in con nection with the death of Engineer D. S. Hinton in the Southern Rail way Y. M. C A. at Spencer Decem ber 5 when he struck him over h? head with a catsup bottle and kick ed him after he had fallen to the floor, was resumed in Cabarrus su perior court today. Hinton is alleged to have made in sulting remarks about Crawford's wife. The defendant told of, the affair this' morning, saying that he had started to make Hinton apol ogize or take a whipping, declared that Hinton assumed an aggressive air. The state is contending that Crawford assaulted Hinton secretly. The case is being attended by scores of railroad men and others. The state rested its case just before noon, ARM FIELD IN JAIL J. L. Armfield. the alleged Thomas ville bank wrecker, was landed in the Lexington jail last night on his fail ure to give bond in the sum of S17,-000. STITE HEAVY 2M0STHS CRAM ML
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