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Hickory WATCH YOUfl ' LABEL Record subscriber! should renew at least five days before their ytitacriptiona expire. AELY WEATHER Probably rain tonight and Wednesday Colder fresh northeast and east winds. ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 11, 1915 HICKORY, N. C, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, 1922 TRICE FIVE CENTS jrecomd HARDING URGES AID FOR AMERICAN SHIPS President Asks Congress to Grant Subsidy to "IWIPTTS"ftTilTlWMi i i mi i m i Hi' i in i ii f i mi TELLS HOW FLEECED WOMEN Merchant Marine of About Thirty-two Mil lion Annually Would Let Railroads En ter Foreign Shipping Field B the Associated Press. 'Washington, Feb. 28. The admin- i,tr'i' ii-n plan for government afd f ,i' t ht American merchant marine ViJ pri'stntt(l to congress today by 1'ivsiidcnt Harding, who declared that the influence of the United in world counsels is sure to bo nu'usuwl in that unfailing stand hi which is found in a nation's mer ihiiii. marine. .."Having failed at such enormous io.it, I bring you the proposal which vonumplates the return to private initiative and private enterprise, hided to a conservative success, wherein we are safeguarded against the promotion of private greed and do not discourage hope of profit, whuh underlies all successful en deavor." The salient points of this propo sal embodied in bills immediately in troduced in the senate and house in ilude: Aid estimated at $32,000,000 an nually to be provided for principal ly by diversion of 10 per cent of customs receipts. Requirements that not moro than CO per cent of the immigrants to the United States' be transported in foreign ships. Sale of the tonnage now held by the shipping board and use of the funds as a construction loan fund. Authorization for induction of American merchantmen, officers and sailors into the naval reserves with out attendant pay. The president then detailed indi rect aids, mentioning in thi3 con nection: Amendment of the interstate rail way acts' to permit railway lines to engage in the operation of steam ship lines in foreign trade as ir toastwisw trade. Insurance available at no great er cost than is afforded ships under foreign flags. Mr. Harding emphasized the ap J'oarance of a national merchant I marine in view of suspended naval construction, declaring that without it "no nation could be sure of iu position." "Ti : t Hi; llll'l L I111I1L Illill I? UIIHL1 - a sally recognized as the second line of national defense," he said. It is' indispensable in time of war, he said. Mr. Harding in recommending the plan for government aid said he foresaw the "stiffest sort of com petition by the fleets of the mari time nations" and asserted that more than the aid of the government would be necessary. "We need a favoring spirit and awakened American pride and avowed American determination that we shall become in the main the carriers of our own commerce, in spite of all competition. There can he no dispute about the ai to he arrived at.' PROTECTORATE OVER EGYPT TERMINATED the Associated Press. London, Feb. 28 Prime Minis tor Lloyd George announced in the house of commons this afternoon that the British protectorate over f'gypt has been terminated and that kgypt was free to work out her na,- tionhl destiny under her own lcad- n'3hip. COTTON V the Assoclfttel Pre Now York, Feb. 28. The cotton rnai t was rather nervous and un settled durim tndnv's earlv trad- tog. t The opening was fairly steady Liverpool cables, but May soon v , Open 18.57 May .... 18.25 July , .......17.50 October W.1G.80 "w-embcr .. .16.63 Hickory cotton 17 l-4c. Close 18.54 17.48 MM CAROLINA QUINT AFTER HO HONORS By the Associated Press. Atlanta, Ga.f Feb. 28. The south ern college basketball ehampionshir team lies before four teams, no one of "which got as far as the final last year and tonight's game in which Alabama meets North Carolina; anc Mercer plays Georgia Tech will se the survival of the finalists. Alagama played its first game of the tournament yesterday afternoor when it eliminated Tennessee, as th- Crimson was favored with ai bye and a forfeited game so that com parison in tournament play with the smooth-running TJir Heel machine has not been possible. The !Nortl Carolinians have eliminated three opponents, including Georgia, 33 tc 25, and have piled up 100 points t '4 for their opponents. Alabama's season record has been one of the best, however, and its victory over Tennessee was 31 to 29. SHIP SUBSIDY Bill GIVEN TO CHESS By ho Associated Press. WnsViintrton. Feb. 28 A shir subsidy estimated at approximate v nnn nnn annua v to ac nro vided for principally by the diver- ion of approximately 10 per cer paid to the owners of Americar hips engaged in foreign trade un der a bill introduced today in tS ,1 Usmica Tina hill lTir.T bill nr.'i itps the tirincioles laid down bj j President Harding in his addres jt0 congre'ss' c , m . r Rs FKADY STILL LIVING jBy the Associated Press. I Miami. Fla.. Feb. 28. With a bul- let in her spine, Mrs. E. C. Frakly of Chicago, shot three times on Sunday by her husband, is reported today as sinking rapidly. Frady's condition is improving. He slashed his throat twice with a penknife. He is ex pected to recover. Mrs. Frady is suffering intensely from her wounds and because of her condition the officers have refused to question her as to the tragedy and Friday is not inclined to talk. ' MAMOTH GARAGE By the Associated Press. Chicago, Feb. 28 A twenty-five story garage in the heait of the loop will assist in solving Chicago's park ing proWerrl aocorc&ng to plail completed bv architects, on which, it is announced, work will start withir sixty days. Similar motor hotels art planned for New York and Cleveland mi . M.i! :iU HO tvnn. ine PUWUing, wiui a if V . tago on Lake street and a depth of 140 feet, will house 1,100 automo biles on its 25 floors, the architects say. It will be 260 feet high, the limit allowed by city ordinance. The cost is estimated at $1,200,000. The feature of the motor hotel will be the automatic handling of the rww. tha tJiYi the owner de- Ifwers his machine at the door in the moim ng until it is reiur?u w at nfcht no hand will touch it, unless c. nntnniatic elevators, each 7. -.omtv of six automobiles and all operaiea oy ue . at a desk in tne loooy, win n the proDer floors H:f...J , nnnrated bv compress- lliung iivyif rr - T,e aA nir will aulOmuutany '"yu eU air. Win . u .A nM tn. elevators nu - ; r. ...:n v i a niir iim i iiinv, to tne aiiowtru -"-. ------ . . . hAntnc wmcn win ur mounted on wne, - the way. in tne evtiiiK M v W,With automatic handling none of VViin ... . congum- tne owu.r-r nQ asoline io .at art nnn vi ne ... ---18.27 IgmilTta the building, and no danger of fire, the aesufneia tUSciarrate3 planned for theatre goers and shoppers. bbc I I ON f) ON A pejject take-off from tne sKi three-track' .toboggan' slide? .that runs' Sy the Associated Press. Boston. Mass.. Feb. 28 Higb in ;he fastness of the Andes mountains f Peru there lives a race which sets an age limit and kills off all of its people who reach the fateful mark. . This is the statement of Dr. Joseph Barcroft, British scientist and au thor, who headed an expedition to Peru to studv the effect of high al- ;itudes on the oxygen content of the jlood. The party spent practically all ts time at Cerrtf d'e Pasco, a mining town of 10,000 inhabitants 14,200 ceet above the sea level. "jEn each village," said Dr. Bar- croft who is delivering a series of ectures at Lowell Institute, "an of- :icial is appointed to terminate the: careers of persons who live too long.,; "Difffrtnt rinmunities. however ; Ti v 1 dMCr,nt i, "S h" what limit snould De placetf on nu- man existence. In some place8 ae only study of the execu- iioner appears to be to secure the presence. of a man at his own funeral n the title role! If a person be- that his funeral become . M,tnitn 5n tho npnr fntnrn a rtntp ; , xi. a i KILL1 OFF PEOPLE 10 LIVE TOO LONG S Iixea ioi me same aim 11 tuu icau- t, , -.r ' . . " eW.ws a distiosition to be!Caiohna Retai1 Merchantjs AsSocia- nff fl8?le, sfVcws a.;,,SPS: i tion and other State-wide oreaniza- unpunctual, the village executioner takes the matter in hand. "Not far from a mine that yields a trreat part of the world's vanadium, there is so we are told a settlement of Cholos (the name by which the native are designated) who treat this mater on purely economic and un sentimental grounds. When one of the inhabitants becomes too old he is eaten by the community and cheer fully acquiesces in the procedure." Dr. Barcroft is a fellow and lectur er at Kinc's College. Cambridge Uni-r versity. fellow of the Royal Society and the author c'f a wiofely used text on "The Respiratory Function of the The Andes natives stud ed by the , ov. , Tv, j- anrl nre said never to remove their , ,t. mi u r i,i ..iclinwd c!0thln8'- LTJK, fU SS a"rrtA "--r n7:; rlir.S I IK' III 1I1LU il BOVH cini .j them with her every time she goes shipping or visiting. The natives are very sny anu ap a natives are veiy ijr u -jr- pear tonave no uwbtui mc xw.; chewing voca leaves, " '" modern scientists extract cocaine Thi extremelv hiffh altitudes at . - . i . UCXlllltcr uiut;iaiii iui iui tit vji I which they hve seem not , to affect ; ProducPts Veek wasenthus the natives except to furnish them . Q,noA nrftVjjpfl fnr with a barrel like formation of the chest. They are very strong but move! slcwly. fiRATH OF MRS. MIZE The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth a Ml7a whrvso deatn OCClirrea i the home of her cfaughter, Mrs. M. E. Smyre, in Newton on u.nJ,.y morning, was held at Philadelphia Lutheran church. Granite Falls at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon- Rev. J. J. Bickley conducting the service A short service was neia at yesterday morning by Kev. ivir. Beck. , . t only North Carolina toods and iooa Mrs. Mize, who was born April prciducts shall be served on that day 14, 1843, was 78 years 10 months at every home, boarding house, and and 12 days old, and was a spien- hotel th43 gtate; furthermore com dic? Christian woman, a consistent munjty picnics will be promoted member of the utheran church. Sur- with dresses by local orators on vivinz her are five cnnaren liiicc j.,,iiani nnH two sons Mrs. .Bet- uau;i-" - j. tie Smyre of wewtcn, mn,. . AViAwnAthv ot liramte raiia xt PrthinRnn of Catawba station, it L. Mize of Hickory and t. A. Mize of Granite Fans, one is vived by 27 pjrandchildren and 10 errandchildren. - 1 nwpp.AT UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE . By the Associated Press. Tokio, Feb. 28 The universal suffrage bill introduced in the diet bv opposition was defeated today, 243 to 147. I - Jump pn the shoulder of Citadel hill in the' length of" Dufferia Terrace. PLAN G1P1N OF PROGRESS IN STATE The foundation was laid last Fri day at Raleigh of an association which through its manifold ramifica tions will be of greater impo'rtance for the industrial development of North Carolina than any state chamber of commerce. This association of chambers of commerce and manufacturers of this state will be known as The Associa tion for North Carolina, and North Carolina Products Week to be held in September, is the first item in the ambitious advertisement of the state. The organization was nerfected with Governor Cameron Morrison as hon- orary president. un,;i ... .-n j iareelv uoon local ohamheU of y iaeeiy upon Jocai cnamoeis 01 out its programt it will y noms u rnfinj . ,h. nnj if ;a iari0 Qi,et fhQ -mvnrtn c,,. t faptnrpi.- mpr(.hfln nfinintinv, women- p1llhs. Rnfj,;v vixai r,A 'illCZ ' "T J ' '""SilTir rp. u xt ti. r t- Ihe. support of the North Carolina .Bankers' Associaticns. the North tions as well as educational institu tions, local organizations, firms and individuals all over the State will be asked ttf affiliate with the new or ganization. The meeting Friday which consist ed of morning and afternoon ses sions and a conference with Gover Morrison, was attended by chamber of commerce secretaries, manufac facturers. members c'f the faculty of the University of North Carolin?. and representatives of State Depart- ;rhenew orgailization will have for - . . . . qv NoHh Caina pduct, "t r , b about of more information concern- . .. .. . . tensive auverusing tainpaigns in- elude the publication, of S Monthly magazine, making and displaying of motion picture, conduct of excursion trains, advertising in national pub lications and conducting an exposi- tion tf f(und desirable It is exT)ect. d hat the North Caxolina State Fair wiU utilized as a means of , t the expositic-n idea. . J, ?. ,. t -mu n X C X 1 YCZn " one week to be set aside by the Gov ernoT during the month of Septem ber for the exploitation and adver tising of everything made in the State, to be known as the Worth Carolina Products Week. Monday is Ua 1,nnm oc Arivortisintr Tnv Retail merchants will be asked to display in their shew windows only guch Articles as are made in this gtate. Posters and other advertising matter will be displayed all over the gtate calling to North Carolina Made Products. Tuesday will be Dinner Day. te pan contemplates that fflrni;nas agricultural products. 11 Tin Irnnwn as Vv- ; ,i cuucnun hibit Day. i rruuQ w ho pnef nra uav A anu -u;7PT1 Wiii asked thr0Uffh iocai organizations to on this day send five post cards, jiius- tative cf )North Carolina products fn vipnrls out of the State. i Friday will be known as School Dav. diirine; which it is proposed that all public schools of the State devote this day to the teaching ot industrial facts of North Carolina, Saturday will be Merchants Day. The meeting was called by C. W. Roberts, president of the North Quebec. - The jump overlooks the famous JUNIORS IN LINE FOR CENTRAL SCHOOL With 45 members present, Pied mont crtincil, Jr. O. U. A. M last night heard speeches in favor of the township high school proposition and then unanimously went on rec ord as favoring the project. Capt. GecJ. L. Huffman, councillor, occu pied the chair, and made the prouc announcement that when the first graded school election came off members of the local council votec' to a man in favor of it. He hepe' that it could be placed among the archives and treasured by the mem bers and their families that the Sid members of the order in the com ing high school election voted to a man in fave'r of the greater school th8 There was a lot of enthusiasm ir cause. R. W. Stephenson spoke earnestly for the proposition, de claring that the vocational pari would keep many a boy in scho'ol would train him for useful work and be a blessing to the community aiv" state. Others heartily endosing1 the proposition were A. J. Essex, Cap tain Huffman, James A. Signion M. G. Crc'uch and E. E. Smith. Endorsement of the township high schc'ol by the Juniors was taken a? a matter of course, as education i? one of the cardinal principles of the order, but the enthusiasm for it gave advocates genuine satisfac tion. The Ameiican leg-ion and the Ki wanis club already have endorsee the proposition, which will be taker up by the Rotary club Thursday a'1 noon and the Community club Fri day afternoon. 9 i ' m DAIL EIREANN MEETS By the Associated Press. Dublin, Feb. 28. The dail eir eann reassembled today for a ses sion which was expected to contin ue several days. Carolina Chamber of Commerce Secretaries and the plan of organi zation calls for the division oi) the State into nine districts. The only officer so far named, is Governor Morrison who accepted the invitations to become h onorary president of the organization. "I want to congratulate you up on this move, it will be of great value to the State,'' said the Gov ernor. "It requires some such or ganization of citizens to complete successfully this work as it is im possible for the State to carry it n. Advertising is necessary to the state and we may bring in many citizens by this co-ordinated effort, never again will there come a more opportune tame for the consistent advertising of the resources and in dustries of ur State as right now he continued, and I shall be glad tc serve as honorary president for such an undertaking." The movejment was compared in value to the $50,000,000 program for good road's by Dr. E. C. Bran son and Joseph Hyde Pratt of the University of Nc'rth Carolina. Those present during the session were: C. W. Roberts, secretary Greensboro Chamber of Cmmerce: Mrs. Jane S. McKimmon and W. A. Graham, of the state department of agriculture; Mr B. R. Stone manufacturer oi! Reidsville; Prc'f. H. W. Odum- Dr. E. C. Branson, W. J. Matherly, Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt of the University of Nrth Caroli na; Norman Y. Chambliss, o Rocky Mount and C. H. Van Hervie of Hickory, GeoTge E. Comer of Hen derson, Simms Jamieson f Raleigh and J. Vear Mann of Burlington secretaries of their respective chambers of Commerce; Dr. W. C Riddick of North Carolina State College; J. G. Bikle of the Raleigh Retair Merchants Association, Found Society Lost It and Tried to Pay li Back Mrs. Duke Dot Entrust Him With Am' Great . Thought of Suicide II J By the Associated Press. London, Feb. 28. Princess Mary, only daughter of King George and Queen Mary, was married today to Viscount- Lascelles with all the pomp and dignity befitting a royal wedding. The ceremony began at Westmin ster abbey at 11:30 o'clock and shortly thereafter were pronounced man and wife while the chimes of Westminstpr proclaimed the event and tumultous crowds applauded.' The scene of the ceremony within the historic walls of the abbey was one of impressive grandeur, with the king and queen and all mlem bers of the royal household parti cipating in the ceremony. The long-awaited day 'found Lon don crowded with excursionists from all parts of the isle and continent. Americans also weie in evidence, hundreds having made the voyage to gain a glimpse of the royal pair. 0 FUEL OF FUTURE 3y th(- Associated Prss. Decatur, 111., Feb. 28 That th 12C,CC0;,C!00 tons of corn cobs ani stalks now going to waste annually in the United States can be made into syrup, cattle feed, turned into absolutely fast dyes, made into mo tion picture films, sound proofing for the base of nitroglycerine was the statement of, Elton R. Darling, pro fessor of chemistry at Milliken Uni versity, at Decatur, before the Ki wanis club here today. Professor Darlington only recent ly caused universal comment by an nouncing that he had obtained alco hol from illuminating gas. Today he declared that alcohol is the fuel of the future, that the supply is in exhaustible, whjile petroleum wilj grow scarce, gasoline high in price and the supply of coal doubtful. 10 H ARRESTS By the Associated Press. Los Angeles, Feb. 28. Six men were arrested here early today in the raid on what police termed a nar cotic den. Detectives working on the mysterious slaying of William Desmond Taylor, February 1, quest ioned the men. The police report ed that the arrests will develop connection with the murder. By the Associated Press. Los Angeles, Feb. 28. Two men were taken into custody by the po lice here early this morning aaid were being held 'for investigation in connection with the slaying or Wil liam Desmond Taylor, motion picture director, on the night of February 1. The men, whose names have been withheld by the police, were said to have been members of, a bootlegging gang operating in 1fhe Hollywood section. :f j ' Officers were seeking this .morning a third member of the alleged gang, who escaped from the house which the two were arrested. m DECLARES ALC 0 N TU Ml Ladies Easy Picking ' ; i ; o : ii te Press. New York, Feb. 28 Alfred E. Lindsay .accused of swindling soci '"y womon out of nearly one million lollars in fake stock deals, confess ed to part of these transactions, ac ording to R' third C. Murphy, assist ant district attorney. 'Lindsay, a "ormer stock broker, was arrested last night at Overbrook, Pa., on an ndictment charging griand larceny md brought here today by detect ives. Lindsay accepted all blame for the transactions, Mr. Murphy said, and declared that when he was exposed in the newspapers he and his wife considered a double suicide. He broke down and sobbed and dictated his transactions to a stenographer. Mr, Murphy said Lindsay frankly admitted taking money from Mrs. W. H. Arnold and Mrs. Dorothy Atwood, which he was unable to pay back, and also said he had received large sums from Mrs. Lillian N. Duke,, divorced wife of Benj. B. Duke the "tobacco king." 1 : 'i He declared, according to Mr. Mur phy, that the amount he is alleged to have swindled was greatly exag gerated. Lindsay, according to Mr. Mur phy, said he had been paying the money back to some of the women in weekly and monthly instalments. He made the following statement: "Mrs. Atwood hss been getting $325 a month and I gave her $125 to pay her rent and have been paying her for three years. Miss Carlotta Nillson (an actress) received from me $2,000 during the month of December. They have all been re ceiving money. "Miss Florence James hf" Ven getting $17n ,: month for yri"s ' Askd. if be 'v ' s.-d as ruh ?s $30A;f "Vom Mrs. Juk.-. L:ni say declared: "That is rubbish." " "Was it anywhere near that sum?" he was asked. "No. Decidedly not. I am tell ing you the God's honest truth and I may be dead for telling it." "How much do you owe these women?" "To be frank about it, I don't know." 6 CROP WEEVILS "' TI "y the Ass';?0 ' Press. Washington, Feb. 28. A heavier mfrrtntion of bo?l weevil :n the ''';)! belt than ii a iy recent y?ar is indicated by observations" at the xDTimpnl stat'on at Tallulah, La., hy experts of the department of agriculture, it was announced to day. - This toiteoast, it was explained, was based largely on the mildness of the winter, coupled with the con dition last fall which permitted hy bernation. 3y the Associated Press Berlin, Feb. 28. A provision.. agreement reached between the al lied reparations compassions and Germany for the payment annually of 720,000,000,000 gold marks in cash and 1,450,000,000 gold marks in kind, was announced today. Should the deliveries not reach the amount fix ed, the allies would not increase the gold payments. ' Thus, the entente would see that Germany made the payments, : " S Sill REACH AGREEMENT ON REPARATIONS
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