North Carolina Newspapers

I WEATHER ; : Generally fair tonight and Saturday. Colder, tonight and in east por tion Saturday, a,- oM ubcribc ott,i.S K-roro their '4 STABLIS Km HED SEPTEMBER 11, 1915. HICKORY, N. C, FRIDAY EVENip, DECEMBER 15,1922. PRICE FIVE CENTS RIS0N OPPOSES LEGISLATION Jjofl" vvhwi i anva ioouc Willi A - ker aiul Olcott in First Clash in Conference of Governors Would not Surrender to Liquor Interests Inspect Mines. lh(1 ,S,.H KMVU . ' t m a y White Sulj'K'i'- Springs, w. va., liec. j.T1ii' fiH Utr. os attending uie imi 1 imHiU !'0'U"0 H K"-",-M3 nv Ym thoir discussions today of coal mines near t1 irki'i dime' i-ispec'l ion v alter engaging at nminiyni, in llt t IU I V U lU'CUiVL" " HIV 11 Hn t t i . . . . 1 the sessions, rronumion nn:i k,, ku Mux kb" woro the Uvo fluos" which l'!vu:;ht a ciasn oi views .. .M j i i when the tiT't m.-r was iiourcsseu kisi jght by the uovrrnor ot uregon. , V n-ci'nor .Morrison of North Caroli- takii:u' tin1 lloor, ueciareu ne op i! i.i..ti.,n into the fonferor.ee "(Mil lllll - ;:hor the klan or prohibition ques ii, which previously had been loupht UP l,' Governor Parker of juwiana in "huh no declared that Inhibition was a! most a farce and that e klan should be curbed as a national Governor Morrison said ndnnnistra i i.i i... .1 l u.. :ie governors. P:ii'tiei'l:ii lv did be object, Mr. Mor- wn said, to Governor Parker's proT als that the conference adopt reso on the'-o questions or any res latiuns lioki-K toward uniform logis 'a'.cn of a poli;".' character. G)Vi':r.o!' Morrison further declar- kI it .iisa.!irel with Governors Par k'.rar.d Olrott w. Ihrir proposed mcth mlsfirtitthtirig the klan. which ho said uli i:.: ho legislated otr; of cxis- tsiK, Mi' union fouii oc met i i.u viw- lyonlyl'y ni'jruiv.cnt. As to Governor Fark'iV ai -.ruivent that prohibition ii-?. .. ;) if! tv-v:: cnloreea ana nis rec- tDlil'.r(l.''.'iiou tiinl Jitftil i"iC "i".r! htnv hmW permitted under govr.rnnwnr ILcrrc. Mr. Morrison said he was "a s- . . .. f . I. 11 1 .... 4 U . tc' jiua at wnat no neciure i i mv tiiiinwiess of the Louisiana governor tiMYcMior t' the lawli'Hsn'.ss in 11- iw traffic on the one hand and de- ... . . I A 1. 1.1 - fi.e to fiirht lawlei'.snens ot mc kuui in the oTher. Governor I'arkcr replifl that he did ... . 1 ! 1 ' ot conceive l;n j'.Uitudo on proiuoi ::on to he yielding to lawlessness. HICKORY STORES NOW QPEN AT NIGHT BAPTISTS CLOSE THEIR STATE GBlfliTlOi Perfect Saxon Beauty : The weather, man today brought joy to the hearts of thousands ot people in this section who do then trading in Hickory. The forecast Jt tomorrow is ;faix and, edldcdr. Thr stores were, open last nght and wiii remain open at night all next week. For the past two weeks the weather has been either bad or indifferent,, with the result that trading has not been as active as heretofore at U. season of the year. Business has beeii steady at most of the stores however, and in some cases the stocks have been replenished for the second time. Mer chants have keen able to handle the rush .without difficulty. ' Next week it is hoped that shon ipers will arrange to trade as early in the day as possible. The morning hours are considered best by man women, who are able to leave home in the forenoon. A good idea is to read carefully the Christmas sugges tions in the Record .each night and plan purchases early. Merchants have put on extra clergs to handle the Christmas rush and there will be no trouble in getting .served next week. It is advisable, though, to attend to shopping as ea a possible in the day and week. The store windows are things ci beauty at night and hundreds oi people are inspecting them. By the Associated Press. " Winston-Salem, N. C, Dec. ID. The last day's 'session"o,f the Baptist 'state convention was featured by a small at tendance, most of the. delegates' hav ing gone home. A proposition from Forest City of fering the convention ' $50,000 for a home for motherless children was re ceived and referred to a special com mittee with instructions to report at the next session. Speaking of ministerial relief, Rev. Jas. N. Arnette reported that 77 in dividuals were receiving aid. A touching memorial service was eld just before adjournment, the con entioii standing while the long list of he convention's dead during the year was read. - . The convention endorsed the propo- ition of New Bern to contribute $50,- 000 for the erection of a new Baptist junior college there. The convention instructed the board of education to proceed with plans and report at the ext convention. ' ; '. KM KLUX ORGANIZER IS DEAD IN RALEIGH IB! ELECT . OFFICffi -Raleigh, Dec. 15. Joe P. Reaves, 1 raveling salesman and resident of Raleigh, died suddenly at his home near noon yesterday after doing some shopping up town. Mr. Reaves, who was 47 years old. I served in the American army during the Spanish-American war. He ran the American bakery during the last war. He spent several months of last year in argapizin'g the ku klux, with Gicensboro as headquarters, but more recently had been on the road. He leaves a wife and one child. TOO By the Associated Press. Winston-Salem, X. C, Dec. 15. At !his morning's session of the South em Hotel association, comprising' ho tel men in Virginia and the Carolinas, the following officers were elected: CARGO EM! F LII SCIOB rs- iht Associated Press. S J " m - .K.sin,. J. Frnk Ml. Norfolk, the tetruction ot the 2 000 cargo o liquor seized on me Mesage of Peace were sent today from the headquarters of the prohibition cn- t 4oday to VVu- iOiceiiieiii, "''i" w Tt was said here today that under Mnrti, Carolina laws the cargo could not be disposed of m the state I.. tj.-1.. nthor DUDllC IUBH" rm thprc tfi hosaitais n vwn.- z IlllltllCWH. X , r used for the liquor, it was impossible to transfer it for the meaicai wlJ. F. Soinors, Downsbury; secre-titry-ln.ftsurer, H. M. Ingle, Danville. The executive, legislative and good niadstomrolttoe were also named. Sev eral short addresses by members of the association wore made at the morning Winn, after which the session ad journed to meet at High Point thi3 the H.Kri.LLi..n will move to Greens- tions and because of the containe Wo, where the concluding session will lie held tonight. One Dime Pays a Month's Rent VJ ;. rfx 7 , , wti;Vri' "V tS-'V'J i r mm 5 ML "tir,r'T '-"x.-w gSSsSSSssvi HARVEY SUMM&m: FOR communm American Ambassador to London to Return to Washington to Discuss European Affairs with Secretary Hughes French and English Dis agrc 3ment Over. Reparations Big Question. 3 OTARIANS HEAR LIlOLm MAN .Tosenh D. ' Eliott. who has a birth- .'" anniversary Sunday, was the re in'ient. at Rotarv luncheon "esterday of a birthday cake that fooled him or .a while. Between the cake and he lighted candles was a sheet of In. Hiroueh which the receipient was .inable to cut. The tin removed, Mr. fdliott found a large size cake of xtra quality. The presentation was lone in a happy manner bv Rev. Sam Strottp. The meetincr vesterday was featur ed by a short talk by Dr. Mangun, castor , of the Lwcointon Menouist hiirrfi anfi nresident of the Lincolnton Kiwanis club, on "Just a Man About Town." . . There was good music yesterday ;oo, with Mis. D'Anna at the , piano. he new one bought by the ciud, ana -,ome of the old and new minstrei ongs being given with zest. In his talk Dr. Mangum called at nntinn to the fact that for the fins? ime in history the urban population vas larger than the. rural, the census igures showing 51 per cem ot luc people in the United States nvine n the towns and citie-: and iy per rent in the country. The drift is to wards the. towns and cities, whose vn'hlms are increasing, ana he laia t down as fact that the destiny and irnsneritv of the nations are m the '"T-' lands of these averago men about ;nwn. The city since the days ot lome has set the type of civilization, h Mangum declared, and, it Was iern'.he made his appeal to average iinelnpsa mpn. such as belong to Ro- i.ary and other ciuds, to inmK oi tiiu sther fellow. No man can ao nis y.n. ;owards his town and country unlets li7.es his nrosneritv. With a wealth of illustration irom ;he Old Testament, the speaker er; .VuiciTrpH thfi nersonal lnimance, as- jortino- that tht time is at hand foi avery "man to do his part. Abraham, VIoses and other leaders stand ou n history, as strong men because they broke the drift, as the ock in the desert; and nere tna k-j tarv elub bv means of its develop ng influences can ana uoes avrys. Til- ,Mflncum urffed every man wao i-nrilnvs labor to show an interest in them. Big men are essential, but hev'must have tollowers. ah oi us o ovprt our mersonal influence and it is growing daily to the best advantage. It is our duty to help the jther fellow and he commended the effort of the club in thinking of the poor at Christmas. tu ri-t olempnt. in a community, Xlltl 1YWJ-OK - V. 1 Dr. Mangum said, was the man whe hears something not very goa auuut, another and passes it along, enlarg :ng it as he tells it. Strch men are injurious. Stap that, he implored. Don't tell it. Stand between the. man and his reputation. How many 1 ires have been injured for lack of silence ? Be a rock to break ' the drift, he urged. Bring sunnsine ana giaaneat, into the hearts of others. That ' he said, was Rotary. : Dr. Mangum drew rtunri rvt anniause. President Lyeriy namea itooeiv- . Mar-tin ns chairman of the Christmas basket committee and pledges were taken for the poor. , !- The type of English beauty which, is most characteristic of England has been, found in-th features of Mrs. C. E. Eaton, prominent London society woman, by a committee of artists. By the Asscoiated1 Press. Washington, Dec. 15. Representa tive Kelier of Minnesota failed to appear today before the house judi- cary committee' in response to "the summons served on him late yesterday after he had failed to continue with his case for the impeachment of At- torfney General Daugherty. - James A. Vahey, an attorney of oston, handed to Chairman Volstead letter from Attorney Jackson H. Ralston announcing that Mr. Ralston :ad been retained as counsel for Mr. Keller and asked a postponement until tomorrow. Chairman Volstead said the letter gave no excuse and directed the ser geant of arms to call Mr. Keller's lame three times. There was no re,- sponse and there was a discussion as to the methods to pursue. Representative Graham of Pennsyl vania suggested that Mr. Keller be cited for contempt, but this was not agreed to and he withdrew his motion. Attorney Vahey replying to com mitteemen said he could not say wheth er Mr. Keller would appear tomorrow; that this Would depend upon the ad vice given him by counsel. Finally the committee granted Mr. Kellet's re quest for, delay until 10:30 -tomorrow. WARRANTS ISS IN! By the Associated Press. Washington, DeJ. 15. The Euro pean reparations tangle, which is threatening a breakdown between Great Britain and France, is under stood to have been discussed between President Harding and his cabinet at a long session today. One of the questions touched on in the cabinet discussion was said to be the proposal for an international loan to permit Germany to stabilize her, fi nances, reported to the American gov ernment as on the verge of collapse Tt was declared, however, that no concrete proposal for such a loan had come to the atteniiioit-di-tawfkiHtacaa government. The president and his official fam ily had before. them in addition to in formation which has come td them from American sources a picture as given by the German ambassador in a long conf erence earlier in the day with Secretary Hughes. It was indicated afterwards there had been no final decision on the poli cy of this government towards these difficulties. There were evidences, however, that the administration was preparing to avail itself of all pos sible information with a view to ren dering assistance. ... .. PUTCIPIIT 01 AUCTION BLOCK By the .Associated Press. Rockford, 111., Dec. 15. Camp Grant, another of the wartime scenes of bustling military activity, soon is to go upon the auction block -one, of the-final steps in its ultimate wreck ing as a cantonment. . Between 1,200 and 1,400 buildings" and utilities are to be sold, part of a camp that at the height of its opera tions covered 5,656 acres of land and housed . approximately 60,000 men. Three army officers now are making a survey of the salvage value of the buildings, all located in the area of the old base hospital site. By the Associated Press. London, Dec. lo. Ambassador Har vey has been called home, for consul tation, it was stated at the American embassy this afternoon. He sails on the Derengaria December 23. He will not be accompanied by Mrs. Harvey, who will leave the preceding day for Ma deira. -, i : The specific nature of the consulta tion for which the ambassador was' summoned was not known at the em bassy, where it was said he had been called, home -for "consultation." It is believed the conference 'with Secretary of State Hughes will cover the European situation, including the question of the allied debts. DISCUSSES ALLIED DEBTS " By the Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 15. Although state department officials confirmed today the London announcement that Ambassador Harvey had been called home for "consultation," they declined to make an explanation as to the spe cific questions Secretary Hughes had planned to discuss with the ambassa- ' ED LECTI By the Associated Press. Greensboro, N. C, Dec. 15. Capias es for the arrest of W. L. Crabtree, election judge, and R. L. White, Jr., election registrar of Randolph county, have been forwarded to United States Marshal Brpwnlow Jackson at Ashe ville. Both men are charged in an indictment returned by federal grand jury last week of refusing to permit T. L. Cox, a qualified voter, to cast his .vote in the November 7 election. Buildings in the areas turned over to the national guard of Illinois and I absence of an official explan- the portion reserved for the proposed the impression gained currency reformatory for first term feaeral i HarvPir been called to offenders, are riot included in th!Washing"ton as to the situation ort German - reparations which are about to cause a breach between England and' France. It has been stated in administration circles here that the Washington gov ernment regards the reparaUons diff i culty as the "most acute of the Eu ropean ' problems today and - ia 'anx ious to afford any aid at settlement it could properly extend. That these utterances and Ambassador Harvey's visit 'will have a direct effect on that situation is generally agreed. It appears probable that the state , department has considered participa tion in some form in the proposed eco nomic and financial conference at Brussels, projected by allied, states men, but for which it has not been possible to make definite plans on German reparations. Ambassador Harvey wotild be the logical channel for any informal ex change of views between the allied and American governments during the in terval before the council of premiers , reassembles after new years survey. The Baldwin, Samtielson and Johnson iarms are to be returnea to their owners. Other properties were bought by the government and con demnation proceedings were necessary in some cases. It was on May 12, 1917,' that the War Department submitted to the Rockford Chamber of Commerce the bak?meEiau'ait'i)Jdt33:.v. camp jn northern Illinois. The site was in spected by: five , army officers May 30 and on June 12 the Jands were definitely selected. Leases were ob tained on 3,301 acres. This later was reduced to 2,249 acres, when property intended for a range was lound .un suitable.. Subsecraentlv a new rifle range and safety zone were selected and the total area ultimately usea was 5,656 acres. The Eighty-sixth division was train here. Hund reds of thousands of soldi ers were discharged at the camp after thp. war. Several public auctions in the last year disposed of thousands of dollars worth of 'cans? property. The federal reformatory project is meeting opposition here: Rockford sent a representative to .Washington to appear before the Home Judiciary committee to protest against a favor able report oh the bill, locating the prison Camp urant ISIH ASIDE BOB BALLARD, BAD Ey the Associated Press. . Paris, Dee. 15. Premier Poincare, after sketching briefly and optimis tically. the progress of the reparations and Turkish peace negotiations, told the chamber of deputies today that he was willing to withdraw "gracefully" if the chamber thought it has ready another cabinet better qualified than his to work for France. PRllDlii.: ILOClDER. DEAD SIX BANDITS HDL UP LARGE PAY ROLL Philadelphia, Dec. 15. Six men in an automobile today held up a bank messenger in Darby, a suburb, and robbed him of about $20,000 after shooting him in the cheek. The mes senger was taking cash for a payroll from the First National Bank of Darby to several. industrial plants in Phila delphia. HOLD UP OKLAHOMA BANK TREASiiy NOTES u ono of the five house- ncarIay's tWited States. r,,,, ,,, t,n ccnt3 a month-the iu families nave o-u-Hi.'s u. explanation: ince "tSS by the owner. Now acor M U,..r.. houses and no rent was f Jt title decided to charge I-orati..,, iuis bought the land and to lV0l0Ct. a iiominul rent, : . , v . mnmiiiTiinr nil I nuHii.iii i iinr nil i i IS REPORTED OUT v . . . By the Associated Press. ' Lexington, , Ky., Dec lb. bamuei Collins, prohibition director, has re ceived word thpt Bob Ballard, leader of the Menifee county moonshine gang sought for the slaying of two federal officers last week, was killed in an early morning battle with 20 prohibi tion agents today. Guy Cole, prohibi tion agent, was" slain in the clash. Charles Ballard, also sought, was wounded. By the Associated Press. Washington; Dec. 15. The house rules committee voted today to give privileged status to the Green resolu t;on proposing an amendment to -the constitution which the further issu- ance pi tax1 exempt be prohibited.: 4 , ' COTTON By the Associated Press. Cado, Okla., Dec. 15 Five men hem up the Cado state bank here today, locked' 14 persons into a vault and es caped in a motor car with approxir mately $10,000 in cash. EVERYBODY MISTAKES as By the Associated Press. Washington, Dec. 15. The bill a of Senator Norris, Republican of Nebras ka, to create a $100,000,000 corporation to finance agriculture was- favorably reported today by the senate agricul ture committee, I DAYS TO Hff; :hristmas:. By the Associated Press. Mow York. Dec. 15. Realizin prices approached the 26-cent level in the cotton market yesterday was again in evidence today. First prices here were four to ten points lower, but Liv erpool was a good buyer and there was scattering local and Wall street buying the talk of a loan to Germany "Jack and Emily are going; to be married." , " , "Emily! I thought she was one ot these modern girls who don't believe in marriage." "So did Jack." The Harvard Lam poon. on December January March May . . Tnlv . Hickory cotton 24 3-4 cents Open Close 25.50 25.29 25.56 .. 25.24 " 25.72 25.27 ' 25.80 25.60 25.50, " 25.321 -4 cents. It is a wonderful relief to have the campaign over, and if it were stijl.in progremm wesuppose, wo should be expected to say something enthusiastic about the great constructive iwulu i the extraordinary session. Ohio State Journal. "Movie Actor Weds AgVm," saysja headline. It has been quite a while since you saw a headline which merely said, "Movie Actor Weds." Kansas City- Star. - : - We now are so well protected from cheap foreign labor that it can't even buy high-priced American gbods. Richmond News Leader. . By the Associated Press. v Washington, Dec. 15. Ovcc-subscrip-. tion of the recently combined treasury notes and certificates was assured to day : as the treasury begain disburse ment of a bill in dollars m victory notes cancelling subscriptions, indeb tedness and certain interest payment. .( PEPAREDNESS URGED - BY GENERAL PERSHING Boston, Dec. 15. Addressing- the Women's Republican club of Massa chusetts yesterday, General John J Pershing said "dangerous elements are moving towards a revolution in Amert-; ca," both opeply and secretly, and that because national problems have not been thoroughly discussed, there have crenjt into so many women s clubs fWo imTWminine and disruptive ten dencies toward radicalism of all sorts. -Pacif ism, "the disease which strikes at constitutional government,". he: added, wai one of the tendencies. , , "As we look Out upon, the word. today," General Pershing said, "e . find complicated situations in middle Europe, in the near east and in the Orent. The nations lately at wat seem ready to fly at eaclv other s throats, and a wrar more terrible than v the last is openly predicted. Sus picion, jealously and hatred are fol lowed bv repudiation,' calumny; and' threats of war. :It is not lncpnceiv- , able that America might again take., up arms in defense of the principles of liberty- and justice which inspired our action in 1917.- If would be sim ple folly for us now to revert to oufc-s proverbial listlessness. , , r; "It is surprising that any of. -our, people should be so simplej-minded as . to think that complete aisarinameiit. on our part- would; induce other na-. tions to follow. As a matTer of'fact, we were practically disarmed iii 1917, and we were quite alone." ' i 4 ;V.