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MieKOMY DAILY- KECOMD WBATHElk' . fJenerally ; fair " 'to night and Friday.- LiU tie change in- tempera i.aMCtlEl- ,fd eubucrUw rrner at lMt L ...1 : ri ;.v. before th.ir .ionn expire, ESTA3LISHED SEPTEMBER 11, ,1915 HICKORY, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING MAY 11, 1922. ?RICE FIVE CENTS Sheeted KlansmenVAppear at a Funeral OTHER WOULD vini nnv ic JtfLlJflMU as PLANT 111 CHECK UP. I1IDITK ! RATES. r V RUSSIAN REPLY FOR ANOTHER BOARD Alii IlllOili IVILIV1U It ft lie community will ted to know that tlui rail i.'t ' ' I'U'.HM"' V'llt '" 11 with irinii" i . n ii iiU-,.lit U' ' x:v ' llfSil' -: convened the Carolina immediately to begin . : all i'(-im,Iity rates' ex this state, in accordant' Ici'isioti ot the interstate commission of Ptvembe c that the manufacturer , , sec'iii't. every possible horn the railroads by the nrttt and revision of coin ;i'.cs t serially in less car ment. Secretary Van Her iiv requests every shipper el commodity rates to any ts. t advise him at once thit mi v' advantageous rates may iw .vuiv.; at thcKo hearings. AH ar .i.-l.-.. which hliouhl have considera tion I'Y ),--t being included in pres tr.t !.i:i:V will1 be taken up in their run; 1 -1 u '.ii order us presented to the ."u-ith Carolina corporation commis- ?i,,i, It that reason prompt ac ti,,i -. 1 ---fiitial. ; . r. ii',' to a letter from V. G. Uniul!''. t ite clerk of the eorpora- iv m 1 vnitnis'.sion, to the Chamber of tVm:i"'ivi' the carriers are now rr:ul m -omplv with the order of (,. ir'u.iiue coiiiiiivi ec (.'uninnsMun 1 .1. ... . V,.j Hl'.nO ;ri 1(ri1.V whifh UIK I.' I ' '"-v, c-.. w.-av, .....v.. ,,,.;;', a means an all around re iiuctii'H ' t freight rates in this ter- ,;t,,vv at, I a readjustment ot all irin'iXMi;? v. rates on the new basis. , tiit .-.mi 0 tune Mr. W omole en i'.i t" i ' I'V of a notice to this effect sent I'li: by 15. (J. Brown of the jVid'' taritt department of the $u'r.ni Railway, at Washington p, C, which is addressed to mtiii tiTs nf the corporation commission .In: 11. hastinan ot the inter ;i, i-unnueree commission and i follows: Tno t'urmt r Carolina s committee l,a In en ivoiganued and charged plirti"'.:lai'ly with the duty of revis tati 'on commodities between the ca r uiul Xorth Carolina points ju'!' alnrm the lines laid down by the itttiTstate ccmmercc commission in ui (In isiuti in Dockets 10500 and 'I'he com mitteo is . in session iit the moment and engaged in the cilt : i. n of &iich preliminary ''ta a; i, tiifi'tul for consideration of thi'' Mint ' tT. ' in the mtrmtinie I have thought it wjl to write you with a view to fuiinkr your suggestion .as to the a.titit w'hivli .should have .preferred tri.i'l"',ition and as to the order : whii.'u th y shall be taken up- It is uur (.urp'i. e to deal first with Kimnoiliiy rates from the East to Nurth Carol rtia and it is our desire to first clur'kout revis-ed rates on thosp (onnnoilities which move in Hollar suh; tantial volume. We as i'jmc that .uch commodities as can ned "oils, sugar, etc. arc of the iMt tin porta nee to the shipper and 'thus in North Carfdina and if you cm c-ti; i.stfiitly d .so I would be jial t,. have you write me as early as convenient ' indicating a few of the mop1 important commodities uhuh vou'- think should be given pipfi'ieiu'e in determining the revis t'l nwe., and indicating also the dr-i!t-r in which you should" suggest thev be taken up. "When wi begin to check up the nitos on a cjiven commodity from tht eust to North Carolina we con- tfnr,ilat- tevising the rates not oniy to tile so cilled "zones 1 and 2 but t all point in North Carolina and to in,irit. in!; South Carolina. It goes without saying, of course, that the coniniiU.ee. can only check rates on wuiilli'.'.rt! "liij ' (tic C'lnmoifiHy at a that feasonjwo des'irt a time ana ioi e our work to I carried Ai in .such manner as to n.M ili,' wishes of the .greatest hiiiiiIk i of those interested:" III E ELECT BISHOPS FOR LIFE By thi Assorlatfirl PreSB. Hot Springs, Ark., May 11. Bish W of tho Methodist Episcopal church, south, will continue to be electc! for life instead for a limited tenifiv This wan decided today by dele If'-'es of the conference here when th.-y rejected proposed legislation chnnjjrin-y tho tenure of the episco Pu'V. COTTON E.v 'h'A Associated Prc33. New York, May 11. Reports o If I1' ' '. i ii'' wen h.f i-onditions in the f ' h : eemcd to outweigh bullish M;r.i hester tra'le advices and favot1 rt ports in the domestic goods tr'Vic n the cotton market here to The opening was barely steady a 'Ik line of 15 to 22 points, mak- tew low ground for the reaction " n decline of, about 00 to 68 points By the Associated Press. Genoa, May 11 Fo'reign Minister Tchitchcrin of soviet Russia person ally handed Russian reply to the al lied 'memorandum today to Foreign Minister Schanza of Italy in tho hitter's room, at a hotel- The on'y other pers'on present was an Italian financial .expert. A friendly conversation of 45 min utes followed in which the Russian foreign minister stressed the fact that the answer had been prepared under direct instructions from Mos cow. Tchitchcrin repeated assurance of his goodwill and his desire to coop erate with the o'thcr delegation. After the Russian delegation had left Sopor Schanza read the note which consists of 15 pages. The first part of the note was argumentative, vut tho second half was reported to be constructive, dealing with finan cial questions. The note suggests the appoint ment of a new special committee by the conference to continue the ne gotiations at the close of the Genoa meeting, f , . (. By the Associated Press. Chicago, May 11. Declaring that le agreed with the contention made by the police that Chicago "is in a state of warfare," Judge T:nkham Scnnlon today refused to issue writs of habeas corpus releasing Cornelius Shea and John Raferty, labor lead- is, arrested in connection with the killing of two policemen yesterday nor,ning. He told the police these two men hould be held at least until Satur- lay. At the same time Judge Joseph Davis in effect refused to replace 'Big Tim" Murphy and Fred Mader. the latter an ex-convict and head of, the building trades unions. Judge David refused to hear the pleas postponing "the case until tomorrow- it' the : request of the police. ty the'' Associated Press Washington, May' 11. Selection of jobt. A. Cooper of South Carolina to (ili the vacancy on the federal farm oan board caused by the resignation ;f A. F. Lever, is understood tp have been made by President Harding and will be sent to the senate soon. Mr. Cooper is serving a second term as governor of South Carolina. His term. expires next January and his appointment will necessitate his resignation. By the Associated Press. Washington, N. C May 11. A! though possemen today continued to search the surrounding country for Tonv Gibbs, Wanted for the murder of J. A. Adden here Monday night, no trace of him had been found and county officers expressed the belief, that he made good his escape. ncirro arrested at Hobgood, suspect ed of being Gibbs, was not the man; Moonshine Visibility Test. One moon pretty good; two moons I, the reai stuc; n moonwood al- STATE OF IR IS DECIJEQ IN CHICAGO ROUT. A. COOPER ,i f ARM LflAI: f6Jii BOARD I TRACE FOUND OF BEAUFORT ID Icohol. Li Life. Appearing suddenly and mysteriously, six white-sheeted Ku Klux Klansmen placed a cross of red roses on the grave! of S. IT. Turley, ex-soldier, who died in the streets of Birmingham, Ala., after having been, it is alleged, turned -away om the hpspital doors. The crowd maintained an awed silence during the presence, of the Klansmen. and, lirimedi te!y after the last volley by the firing squad the white-garbed figures vanished as? inysterlously as they had come.1 Jiimsni DIED m HIT Mr. Jacob M. Stine, one of the best know farmers in Catawba coun ty, died suddenly at his home in Clines township, about 10 miles east of Hickory, last night at 11 o' clock. He had. been in declining health for a year or more and for the past six months he had broker, rapidly. He was aged 77 years and 13 days. The funeral will be held at St. Peters Lutheran church to morrow at 11 o'clock. There was no citizen in Catawba ?ounty who had me're friends than Mr- Stine or whose life could be measured by greater honesty. Splen lid in apparance, his conduct at all time stamped him as a man of hon or. It was a pleasure to know him md the family reunions that have been held at his fine country home to celebrate a birthday anniversary have brought relatives and friends from and far. Mr- Stine is survived by his wid w, who was Miss Kate Little be fore marriage, four children and 11 grandchildren. His wife was a daugh cer of the late Joshua ' Little. The surviving children ar John M. and V. M. Stine - of Charlotte. Mrs. D. F- Cline of Hickory and Mrs. W. F. Smith of Maiden OF ROSS FORBES A number of Hickory Masons went to Gaston county today to atr tend the funeral of Ross , Forbes, who was killed, yesterday when his uitcmobile was! struck by a passen ger train. Dr- E. M. Craig will con duct the services, assisted by the Presbyterian minister at Gastonia. Among those attending the funeral from here were W. L. Boatright, Cascom ' Blackwelder, C. V. Garth, rank A. Henderson. Aldis C. HenT lei-son, Robert Bell, S- S. Short, Donald T. Applegate, : E: S. Smith rnd GeoR. .Wjooteiu 5 - V mm f By the Associated Press. . Washington, May 11. Transmis sion by ; President Harding of his views on pending bonus legislation to members of the senate finance committee will await the return of the executive from his week-end trip to New Jersey, it was said by Sen ator Watson of Indiana, one of the members o'fi conferqnee, after hit; return from . the whitj house. p Mr. 'Harding was also represented as feeling that inasmuch as his let ter would be in the nature of a pub lic' statement of ' his position, he should give it careful study. HIOU SCHOOL OFF TO MEET GAS The Hickory high school baseball team went to Lincolnton this after noon to meet the Gastonia team at MEND FUNERAL- w ys 1 3 o'clock. Gastonia defeated bneiby, 10 to 4, the other day, and Hickory hopes to take the Gastonia game. Other championship games will be decided at a meeting 1 in . Salisbury tonight, , . . ,. ' ' '- "V. 1ST CI S SUCCESSFUL Ei West Hickory graded school closed a very successful. teYm April 28 with fine high school graduates. The first exercises were held in the Y. M. C. A., Thursday evening. This program was rendered by the pri mary and grammar grades and while the weather was very inclem ent the hall was far too small to seat the enormous crowd. The children dressed in their beau tiful costumes were so . thoroughly trained and performed so well which made the evdning 'thoroughly en joyed by all who attended. The program for the first evening follows: 1. Welcome song Grammar grades. 2. The baby show at Pineville Primary grades. 3. A child's mirror Ethel Chester. 1. Pantomime Coming Through the Rye 3rd and 4th grades. ". Plcssom drill Primary grades. 0. A bay and his stomach Howard Newton. 7. '-Negro minstrel Grammar grade boys. 8. Tableau Liberty. 9. Old King Cole Primary boys. 10. Health play 4th and 5th grades. 11. Vacation grades. song Grammar 12. My jump rope Kathryn Jones. 13. Awarding of diplomas. 14. Good night drill Primary grades. The closing exercises of . the high E'chool department were given Mon day night May 1st. The crowd at tending was so large that a vast number were unable to get inside the building which demonstrated the fact that West Hickory's school spir it has greatly outgrown the school facilities. The Indian huntress drill which was the first number on the program was especiailly fine. The figures in the drill and the costumes were very ' beautifiul. The high school play, -"Which One Won," held the audience spell-bound for two hours. This play was carried through by the twelve actors in fine style which demonstrated " very fine talent and great preparation. : The children throughout the entire exercises carried on their parts splendidly1 which showed thorough training and great pains on the part of the teachers. The graduates this year are Misses Ruth Hum phries,. Ossie Setzer, Narva Hawn. Lena Berns and Albex-t Stamey. In awarding the -diplomas to te p--u uating class - Prof, Kiser, the prin cipal of the school, spoke of the rapid growth of the school during the past two years and appealed to the pa trons and friends of ' the school to stand united in their detenmination to give the children of West Hick ory a new adequate school building and school facilities second to none in the county. -Ait the close of the exercise Atty. W. A. Self, very fittingly and with his usual eloquence addressed the audience in a brief discussion of the great need in West .Hickory for a new modern equipped school build ing expressing the confidence -that the good people of West Hickory would not be satisfied any longer with their school accomodations and that in a very short time they would have a new building. - . The school enrollment for the past year was 382 . with 46 in the high school department, and consisted of ten teachers. The school board, teachers and patrons have thorough. ly cooperated the entire year the re- suit of which has been a most excel- lent school. It is hoped -by all the patrons that all the teachers will return next year. J. T. L. 1 m " A Great Hit Missed. : Stage Magnate "All ready, run up the curtain." ' fifage Hand "Says, what do you think I am, a squirrel ? Froth. IPERSIS- lii new ty the Associated Press. : Paris, May 11. The newspaper L'Eclaire today printed the text of a military convention said to have been signed y representatives of The Russian soviet army and the German general staff in Berlin April 3 by the terms of; which the Germans offer to supply the Russians with material for equipping 180 regiments. The Germans promise to recognize the Russian Baltic and Black sea flee) and to supply material for 500 air planes. The Germans would send experts into Russia. The red army staff guarantees the establishment in Russia of three German plants, one; for the manufac ture of ait'planes, one for poison gas and one for arms on condition that the Russian army can use the out put when needed. Finally, the convention says, the two countries will bind themselves for Russia's entrance into the Baku and Black seas. 3 S &- The First Building and Loan As sociation will receive bids for the erection of its new home on May 29 at noon and the work of putting up a three story stone ami brick fin ished structure will proceed rapidly. There will be three stories and base ment on Fourteenth street and four stories in the rear- Alleys will prc vide good light. The building complete will cost around $30,000 and will be. a credit to the ' 'community The first floor will be a. mezzanine floor 19 feet high and the open ibalcOnv may bo used for meetings of directors and other organizations. It is hoped to have the new build ing rpady for use in four months. By the Associated Press. I WWashington, May 11. The re port of the committee appointed to investigate the bureau of printing and engraving will furnish a sub stantial vindication of the declara tion by treasury officials that no ma terial output of, illegal bonds, notes or fillip issues had taken place within recent years. The report which is expected to go to Secretary Meuon this afternoon, however, will , ,. - Kn . . Record a discrepancy of 50 sheets found m the bureau used lor prini.- jhig bonds. Since the disci'epancy last four years, officials held that the ( occurred within the operation of the ' missiner material would noil, have' been sufficient to give foundation to 'the charges that the country had . , &, , .,, been liooaea witn aupucau oonus. TO LET CONTRACT FOR FINE BIB1 By tha Associated Press. Washington, May 11. A new pro- pcsal for the lease and operation of jthe government's nitrate and power projects at Muscle Shoals, Ala., sub mitted -by L. Stern, consulting en- gmcti an" uiaiiuidciurei oi Jjaiti moie, Mi, was made public today by Chairman Norris of the senate agriculture committee, which is in vestigating the . matter. Mr. Stern offered to take over the properties for operation "for a term Of 25 to 50 years or Such' other time as may be agreeable'' to complete tho plants at govjetliment cost and to repay all expefitures already made at Muscle Shoals at' the rate of two per cent antjlially. Power de veloped at the shqajs would 'be usel "to manufacture fertilizers to such as may be feasible"-and "other prod ucts. f A letter to the " committee trans mitting the proposal said Mr. Sterr, had 'communicated ' with the secre tary of; war regarding the Muscle Shoals project and that Mr. Weeks had advised sending the proposal di rect to the senate committee, as the preliminary negotiations have pass ed out of his hands. By the Associated Press. Chicago, May 11. The defective bureau and city jails were crowded today with 400 labor leaders and others held in connection with 'tht murder of two policemen here early yesterday and the bombing of two buildings which police attributed tc labor disorders. Two men have been pointed out a? resembling two men in the automo bile from which shots were fired bile from which shots which killet Ternect Lion, acting lieutenant were fired. Rewards totaling $20,000 have been offered for the arrest of the slayers. More than 100 labor leaders, in cluding "Big Tim" Murphy, Cornc iius Shea and Fred Mader, president of the building trades council, arc amoung those under arrest. Raidt on labr headquarters yesterday brought in labor bosses by the score CLEAN OP WEEK STARTS HERE MONDAlf City Manager Ballew is making preparations for the ari,nual clean up week in Hickory, to be observed from May 15 to 20. and to be push ed every hour of the working day during next week. As usual the city teams will oper ate in the business district on Mon day and on Tuesday will enter the first ward,s on Wednesday the sec -nd. on Thursday the third and on Friday the fourth, giving Saturday over to the job of picking up the loose trash. There never was a tiime when the people were not quick to take ad vantage of, clean up week, and they will be ready by Tuesday. All rubbish . of whatever sort should be placed in barrels or boxes near the street so that the, -drivers will not., be forced to lose time. It will take a little more than the usual cooperation to get over town, in four days, but there is no doubt of the willingness of citizens to give it: Don't forget the dates , and be ready with your trash. ; The trulv systematic and orderly man nowadays, it appears is the man who never gets his pistol for committing murders mixed up with his suicide pistSi Boston Transcript Of Course, Unintentional. Joe "Sweets to the sweet??" Sephine "Oh, thank you; may pass -you the nuts?" Goblin. I Ili ALLIANCE IS DECLARED FORMED TTrnps nf flip flivil war SnnniVi American and World wars were hon ored yesterday when Memorial day was nhspi-vpH ai. Oalcworut ciiniptprv by the Aibel A .Shuford chapter U. u. u- ana ;iiickory rost no. 48, American legion, with tender and fitting exercises in memory of those who made supreme sacrifice for home and flag. The school children from the North and South Schools marched . to the cemetery in a body and made an impressive sight with their gar lands of flowers and evergreen which were,' later placed upon, the graves of .the fallen heroes. The leaders of the two columns from.'the North school carried aloft a picture of General; Robert E. Lee draped in the national colors. ' - - Rev. S- B- Stroup, Chaplain, ; in-; oked divine grace after Which the school children, led by Prof, Barbe, sang America- Mr. Stroup made the memorial address, basing his re- marks upon the beloved, and illus stious Southern leader Robert E. Lee, menooijial here' of this years' study in chapters throughout th - The presentation of the Confeder ate flag from Mrs. E. L. Shuford, nrpswfont. of t.h Abel A. Shuford chapter, U. D. C-, for the school hav ing the best percentage ot scnoiar mip present was very effective. The presentation speech . was made by Lieut. James Keever, who is in re marks paid homage to the heroes oi previous wars and to his comrasdet n France. The flag waS awarded to the North school whose attendance was 99 and a fraction percent. . The South school was given honorable -mention, having a percentage pres ent of 89. It is especially fitting to mention this school as its advan tages of attendance were lesS than that the North school, the pupils having a much greater distance to narch to and from school- In other . ,roc fha nnl.. school in at-- .endance at the Memorial dav ser ices. n . . Accepiancu "i -" iit& Master Tommy Mott of the Seventh, n-ade at tho North school, a lineal lecendent of Confederate heroes, vhose worus oi ap(jietianu rx- l - r n.vitmn urpio nr. Own ana were ucuvncu - - ble manner.; Carolina was sung py the entire assemblage after which roseph L. Alumniy. cimimauuci the American legion, spoke feehng y of the Civil war heroes as well as hose of the later wars. . Large flags were draped about he five gravpS of the overseas dead whose bodies were brought home for their last resting place and the hildren placed wreaths and gar ands on all the graves of the fallen so'dicrs. The benediction was pro lounced by Chaplain Stroup and the Memorial service, beautiful and im pressive, was, brought to a close but i was not without gratitude and Veling of deepest reverence and nemory that the tributes were paid o these men who laid down their ives for others by the eight hundred ,eople who were present yesterday. Liberal contributions were receiv ed 'for the Robert E. Lee memorial fund- ly the Associate Press. iWashingtoni May 11. Senator Emmons said today that he had de cided to oppose confirmation of ht14- T Pr,ncD Tirminntl'd for DOSt- master of New Bern, N. C, the sen ator's home. He declared the- peo-j pie opposed Rouse, who had the low est rating of the three men on the eligible list. ; ! W'SjlI! . - . i By the Associated Press. Chicago, May ll.-Local members of the American Red Cross were , re quested today by the national chair man to solicit for funds to be used for relief in the flooded valleys of the Mississippi, .Ohio and Illinois rivers. Half a million dollars n needed. President Harding . has,; ap proved the campaign.' "Shooting Renewed in Belfast," says a local headline; which will be news to ost of us, who can't remem berwben it stopped - Philadelphia Record. - - , .'- v - : ' - In saying, so long to Lady Astor it seems hardly necessary to add the usual "take care of yourself.'' Richmond limes Dispatch. SIMMONS OPPOSES JlSiMlElf fi n- the recent high prices.
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