Rushed September 11, 1915.
HICKORY, N. C.9 MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 18, 1922.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Charity VVitn
a Practical Side
Willi
BostonVCoal Problem
iTUiiiDs
lEiiriy
yr- -
(h, dialed Tress.
VhrK't'"'' IVr. IS. The six-story
. . . . it m
fru.-t I'lif'
conti'i'1'1-'
in',' en .ouui iryon street
t- Keith vaudeville thea-
!:ir'e number of oil tcers was
two other structures
.oriously il;; iii.i l':
with a t :i t a I
yd by fire early Sun-
oss estimated at ap
imatoly U0.000.
Xhe roof v..is burned off an adjoin-
n thivc-.-'iy uuiunng occupied by
fSvktn;m ft-til 1 1 ami mail order
lookard stationery store, and a num
,cr of of:'ii'i rs and practically all tho
wnttiits t'i uu1 sirucuire were a total
10; ihic to fire and water. The Pied
Pnt hiiUlirg on the south side of
il Tru-t hiiMing was water-soaked
mi roof t' cellar. It was head-
xrur-i for tin- Piedmont Fire Insur
ur fonipaiiy and the Morns Plan
ami obtained numbers of
ithi'l" dffk'OS.
The firo was believed to have origi-
lau'U in un' iuiiiiu-f ikuiii oi me
'r'j-t iiiiioir.,4' and had gained great
v.ii.v. a I'll"" it as umvovereu
i. . U ,j;
avc ft'i' or.o or two minor injuries to
rx.'.T., thoiv were no casualties in
i. fin- which attracted hundreds of
u!i. Ore of the heaviet down-
o'.;r oi rani i Uarlotte has had this
,i: U-i':v.i to fa!! about the time the
v v;;s un.le' control.
Kail it not hocn for the heavy rains
tin L-t vcik which. Jeft nearbv
-iK's snaki '! and the aid given bv
;orrir:t-i of rainwater that fell
iLtv tmonii'L;-. Fire Chief Wallace
the l'!a:'.o might have proved as
tiu'.;.-: u the- recent one at New
Tun? if water were thrown into the
wv: ra;n throughout the day and tn
urn i!T.,i! street was blocked to
Sim!!'! !!) lat al'lernoon as parts
thi'finiit wall of the Trust building
-W ir;t :: Awvl. lr.c'Secne of v. '
in '.v;i in twion ii rd and I- ourth
trttt", on the we.--1 side of Trvon. I
a M"ci; ot where the famous
scKtt-noura: Hiviaration ot independ-
ct U sail! to have been signed.
n addition to the losses to business
en and others whose offices and
liiipnicnt were destroyed, the lodge
'Mr
'if tlie 1'iamatic Order Knights
Khorassan, whi- h were in the Pied-
'".t hail'jiri.'. were water soaked. The
u-t builiiiny, which also wa known
thf Academy of Music, had nothing
ftUit tottering walls, the front part
which h;-! tun.!;- f-4l!tn out. It
'nM'iX'c'.i'd s years ago and was a
'.ck structure. Within recent month'?
:had been purchased by C. W. John
'n at a price .aid to be $2.".'3,O0O.
Total luss in the building occupied
BrockmaiiV stre and offices was
'isct'l at nif.re than $100,000, while
'Ai-ands of dullars of damage was
Mtiiy wat-r n the Piedmont build
"2. Other nearby structures es
JP"I with a few panes of broken
.'In- si.r scorched awniriL's. from the
ilsriic. ii'dic'n .i ...... .a ..i.,. i, f
''f ' '"' Tli'? loi .ses' generally were
1 to he w(..ll covered by insurance
iitflouith there were numerous indi-v"'-ials
who had no such protection
feiiht fire.
Mayor Walker announced that. he
turn the city auditorium over to
fee who.,- offices were destroyed
M would erect temporary partitions
main hall of the building.
A check-up of injuries showed that
Capta'n Al Moody of the fire depart-
ytsutlorcd painful cuts from falling
' is and that ll. W. Stokes was knock
A.l I
tu "n, apparently by contact with
'weetne wire, but not seriously hurt.
Electric- liyht and power was turned
"mdim'nto'.vti Charlotte for several
Mr during the fire. , : ,
By,.tho Associated Press.
, ;Uui"n, III., l8.Shot down and
. I Xl ( n a lonely roadside, Dan
W'Ui-kc leturned today .to tell his
"l Hi" trial of five men charged
v "Hii'dor it, tin; Herrin massacre
1,11 "'Itourke "returned 'from the
"'i'y
had. r tnafifV
t I MM I It TV H - - -
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by 6tl neuter today.
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ita r
tca-Aw ?e "s. the Near East relief workers
i . . . 1cm ine value of good roads bv h?Hiri?
p-.ld in -.!. PhotO ShOWS O ffnrrr
i loau iraoe at Alexandropol.
Lt Alexandm!
By the Associated Pi
Denver, Col., Dec. 18. Three band
its today shot and probably fatallv
wounded Charles Linton, a federal re
serve bank guard, and escaped with
about $200,000 in currency of $5 de
nominations which was being loaded
3 wing iudUU
onto a truck from the mint to be trans-
ferred to the local reserve bank
The robbers seized the money 'and
sped away in a car. As they fled, of
ficers from the bank building fired at
them. All the police in town were call
ed out and sheriffs in adjoining coun
ties were notified. 1 .
While the robbery was going on, ac
cording to witnesses, a second automo
bile loaded with masked men and
sawed-off shotguns 20 feet away ready
rivn mvi m n ;
By the Associated Press,
Chicago, Dec. 18. Battling foot by
foot through towering seas and freez
ULNVLK ROBBERS CBfyTRflGT IS S1SHED
IKErUGE foh: alarm system
111
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big mm
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ing spray the men who go down in j f.ne bill with the other which was made
ships are fighting a battle to keep naV- oatturday by Chairman Norris of the
igation open on the great lakes longer j agricultural committee. While sup
that usual. . ....... porters of the Norris motion were at-
Already the fight has claimed its toll lompting to get the floor, Senator
of lives and before the last ship has j Hansdell, Democrat of Louisiana, sup
been accounted for or been given up for porting the.. ship bill, claimed recogni
lost, that toll may be greater. j lion and launched into a speech" in be
Nearly a dozen died a few days ago half of-the bill
when a Canadian steamer was dashed) .;
to pieces within a stone's throw of safe-j Hp HI 1 1 51 IT! OKI PIlRWrV
"th o thc Portoge fmilml I lUnf oUPtu,
Saturday night 27 more were added I . nn fn imrn
to the probable death roll when.sui-
vivors of the tug Reliance, wrecked j
last Wednesday on Lizard lslanu,:
reached Salt Stc. Marie after almost
ncrcdible hardships. . . . . '
!
By the Associated Press.
Mount Holly, N. J., Dec. 18. Justice
Kalisch today refused the ' motion -of
Mrs. Dorris Brunen's attorney to dis
miss the charges against her in con
nection with the killing of . "Honest?
t.l t. Tininon rarnival owner. Jus-
tice Kalisch declared that "although
the testimony in this case may be
very meagre so far as Mrs. Brunen is
concerned, the question must be deci-
tied Dyja juij.
EOMISSIDII
t i t.'4
Bv the. Associated Press. . ;
LauSanne, vec. io.- -.
ister Tchitcherin of Russia proposed
tr. the near east.conference com-
mission studying the statu ,:
kih straits a plan providing, ioi- cvu
,. 'I.. .n-A f 'control on
international -
,;,b would be represented .Germany
the United
"- . t-..;j.:..
stntps. Vireat criunu,
i.'riilU'C,
Italy and all vnc cou uns-?
'bMS. on the straits,
Ql Mlin CKE
uns
are
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" Wi BSWnf IN. X., Oirectiag,
City, Manager Ballew today signe-
t contract with Unas. Berst, southeast
ern agent oi the Gamewell Fire Alarm
telegraph Company, to install a 34-
r-ox system in Hickory. Fire, Chief H
17 HfUJi- l t , ...
xj. vTiuLuntr nas completed, the rais
ing ol !j2,5U0 set as a condition by
-.my council and the company will in
stall the system as soon as possible
The fire chief, by the wav. is receiv
ing the congratulations of his friends
on his success in raisinc- lhf mnnpu
4n r.ocM.r !-(- 1, -r j...
;nf Vt? ll Ztl "ul"
... .
v inui iwtixoi v uuaiiicas 1 1 1 u
are progressive and always are ready
to do something to help the town.
LPv.4thc...Aiis-:ocitv.ed Pjfesr,. -
' Washington, Dec. 18. Proponents
or tnc administration shipping oil!
won the lirst victory m the jockeying
in the senate today, over the move oi
opponents to displace the bill with
the Norris agricultural (financing
measure.
When the senate met it had pending
Iiofnvp i thr motion o rlictrilafo tbp
S Will UU 1
j JS LU T I J !U?SI luLU
y the Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 18. Plans have
been completed by the prohibition bu-
WIN FIRST FIGHT
ON SHIPPING
MEASURE
i reau for a survey of enforcement con
' ditions in the far western states simi
lar to that just completed by Com
missioner Haynes in the south. Mr.
Haynes, eccompanied by several of
his bureau chiefs, will leave Washing
ton January 18 for the west, J !
ISMS GAIL
REHSA1 IS
In spite of raw weather, a large num
ber of people . met in the Reformed
church yesterday afternoon to practice
the Christmas carols and to make plans
for assembling next Sunday- eyening
ur.dcr group leaders to render this
beautiful music. Mrs. S. H. Farabee,
general chairman, presided over 'the
meeting, and Mrs. R. S. Brown, head
of the music department of the city
schools, directed the children in the
caroling.
With Mrs. Hatcher at the organ,
Miss Virginia Allen and Miss Bertha
Deaton rendered beautilul solos.
The. musical program included four
carols to be rendered Christmas eve
and the two solos.
After the Dractice, the workers dis
cussed the division of the groups and
places where they will meet, it was
said today that Miss Wilson, who has
been ill for several days, will be out
again Wednesday to take general
charge of the work.
' THE NEW GREETING
Nebraska State Journal.
Good morning! Have you had your
common: stock divided 1 . ..i - . ;
the Associated Press.
Rome, Dec. 1. Benito
Italy's new prime ministc
Mussolini,
who until
nine years ago was known as a -socialist,
has begun his tenure of office by
inexorably laying the axe to the root
of all public service institutions own
x! or managed by : tho state, such- as
railways, telephones., telegraphs, let
ter and parcelposts, which show a de
ficit; and even .some others which are
more or less successfully run.'
The railways in Italy, are perhaps
the mosj striking example of the dif
ficulties and Weaknessesjof state man
agement. During 17 yeajs of such con
trol, declares Professor Ugo Ancona,
an expert on financial' questions, they
have ceased to be the largest-produc-3rs
of national profit, and are today
virtually owned by the rairoad men.
Before the great war the railways
brought in from 40,000,000 to 50,000,-
J00 lire a year, which might be taken
as interest on the five and a half '.bil
lon lire which had been Spent on con
structing thein. The deficit in 1921 was
over a billion lire,' although the price
of tickets- is now three times what' it
was, and it is said that the deficit
for 1922 will be still greater. -
In fact, says Professor. Ancona, the
net result of government"management
is disorder on all lines,deficieney of ma
terial, deplorable condition of running
stock, service deteriorated, and dis-
lpline entirely wrecked. The number
of employees and their ages have enor
mously increased; the average rate
of pay having risen from 2,000 lire a
year beiore the was to over 10,000
ire today... To this should be added the
greatly increased number of strikes,
tnd the fact that thefts on the rail
way, which used to amount to about
10 million. lire a year, have now risen
to over one hundred million. Five bil
lon and a half lire were spent in 60
years in order to construct the rail
ways; two and a half life have been
pent during the 17 years of state con-
rol to enlarge them. ,
Professor Ancona says further that
hese troubles are due in large meas-
lre to the tact that the Italian raii-
oad lines run through sections of the
ountry each with widely differing eco
nomic, social and climatic conditions,
hus creating a complicated and diifi-
ult system impossible for the state
manage successfully. Political in
terests have been permitted too much
nfluence in deciding wbre new lines
vere to be built.
Another great drawback to the pros-
)erity of Italian railways Professor
Vncona says, is that the workers have
nsisted on an eight hour day, for all
mployes, even for those whose duty
onsists of opening and shutting a gate
it a level crossing once or twice a day.
fhis eight hour question has added
0,000 or 50,000 to the number ot the
jersonnel,. and something like 500 mil-
ion lire to the expense of operation.
he only remedy likely to bring m
reiern of economy and efficiency, ac-
ordina- to this financial expert, is the
adical one of gradually ceding to dif
erent private companies the lines
which, as one great whole, have been
uch a failure in the hands of the
tate.
MM
RESCUED FPMTUI
By the Associated Press.
Sault Ste. Marie, Dec. 18. Twenty-
three of the 27 persons who have been
missing since the tug Rsliance struck
oh a rock off Lizard island last Wed
nesday .have been saved, according to
eports .from the tug Gray, '.which
reached the wreck today.
COTTON
By the Associated Press.
. New York, Dec. 18. The cotton
market was active and rather excited
at the opening today. Relatively firm
Liverpool cables and private reports of
rapidly, improving general trade con
ditions in" England evidently stimula
ted the buying movement which start
ed after the publication of the govern
ment crop estimate last week and the
opening was firm at an advance of
23 to 40. points. v
J-'.V
Open Close
25.75 25.72
25.70 25.84
26.00 , 26.15
26.08 26.26
25.95 26.05
December
January
March
May
July
Hickory cotton 25 1-2 cents
W . H ' Va
il DAUS ro It fe
Hundreds of Boston citizens stormed City Hall to secure some of thc
25,000 tons of coal which the city obtained to meet the fuel problem.
Here is a part of the crowd thronging the fuel committee's headquarters.
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By the Associated Press.
Statesville, N. C, Dec. 18. J. Robert
Alalpne, S6 years, disappeared from
his home in Shiloh township, Decem
ber 9, and nothing had been heard from
him until his body was found in a
branch near his home ' late yesterday
with a gash in his throat. Malone was
said to have been insane and applica
tion had been made to have him ad
mitted to the state hospital at Mor
ganton. He is survived by a wife and
three children.
By the Associated Press". "' . ' .
Washington, Dec. 18. Thc nomina
tion of Pierce Butler of Minnesota to be
an associate justice of the supreme
court was ordered to the senate today
by a unanimous vote of the senate ju
diciary committee. The committee act
ed after receiving a report from a sub
committee which inquired into thc
nomination and recommended favor
able action.
Chairman Nelson announced he
would make the report on the frist
legislative day and bring it up for con
futation as early as possible.
Senator LaFollette df Wisconsin and
Norris of Nebraska, Republicans, have
announced they will fight confirmation.
TRINITY TO CLOSE
nni ippniHUT nc i
UN HUUUUHI U!
By the Associated Press.
Durham; Nl C, Dec. 18. It was an
nounced here' today that Trinity Col
lege would be closed this afternoon for
the Christmas holidays, two days ear
lier than usual, because of a number of
influenza cases" in the college.
A total of 36 cases had been reported
on the campus today. .
riisiss boxes
FOB OTEER BOYS
Don't forget to have something in
the box which is to be packed at the
home of Mrs. K. C. Menzies Thursday
evening by the Red Cross canteen for
the boys of Ward uteen.
There are ten sweaters, two pairs of
bed slippers, three robes, two electric
pads, one pair shoes, three, wool shirts,
two -pair of pajamas, five fountain
pens. Name and sizes will be given
to anv one who will send a Christmas
package to one of these boys and the
card of anyone contributing money to
buv anv of these articles win De pui m
J '. .1 .11 1 J 4- ivi
the package, asr tney an iove tu gci in
dividual nresents.
wo Vioiro tn n mint, on the men, as us
ual, for help in the larger things; but
if rnmes to cakes and good ats,
we depend upon the lames, i jc
phone as soon as possible to one ot the
canteen committee" or send package to
Mrs. K.C. Menzies' home. ' t
ROYAL YACHT TO COMPETE
' IN NEXT YEAR'S RACES
VV i-v -i 1 Tlrt
Bv the Associated Press.
'London, Nov. 30. King George has
definitely announced his intention ot
fitting out the famous yacht 'Brittan
ia' for racing-next year.
BUTLER IS GIVEN
FflVOMBLE
REPORT
i in ie1iciSE
EXPORTS
By the Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 18. American ex
ports in November reached the highest
point of the year, according to over
seas statistics made public by the de
partment of commerce today, gfving
a total of $383,000,000.
The November total is $12,000,000
greater than the value of October ex
ports and $90,000,000 greater than the
value of commodities shipped abroad
in November last year.
In comparison with November 1913
the increase was more than $138,000,
000. A brief statement by the department
declared the November returns show
ed that American agriculture and in
dustry generally benefitted from the
increasing port business .Detailed an-
jalysis.of the trade, however, has not
boon made.
3y the Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 18. There are
enough motor vehicles in the United
States to take the entire population
for a ride at the same time, says the
bureau of public roads of the depart
ment of agriculture. At. the beginning
of 1922 there were 4.2 motor vehicles
for each mile of road in the United
States.-
One hundred and twenty vehicles per
minute was the rate at which motor
vehicles passed a bureau observing
station on a trunk line highway in
Massachusetts, recently. This rate was
continued from noon to ten p. m.
A tourist recently driving through
four states was required to buy four
different sets of lenses to make his
headlights comply with state regula
tions. In this the bureau sees great
need for more uniformity' in highway
regulations.
Federal-aid highways placed under
construction "in September amounted
to 1,189 miles. . ..
TO STUDY KELLER
By the Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 18. The house ju
diciary committee appointed a sub
committee today to investigate what
action if any, should be taken in con
nection with the refusal of represen
tative Keller, Republican of Minneso
ta, to appear before the committee and
testify as to the source of his informa
tion in the impeachment proceedings
against Attorney General Daugherty.
By the Associated Press.
Raeford, N. C, Dec. 18. L. A. Pot
ter, aged 35, local insurance man. was
killed last night when the automooiie
in which he was riding' overturned at
Rocgridge bridge one mile from Rae
ford. No one was with him at the time
of the accident. He is survived by
his widow and two children. His neck
was broken.
EiyOUOH MQTOR CARS
TO GARRY EVERYBODY
SUB-COMMITTEE
RflEFORD MAN DIES
III AUTO ACCIDENT
By the Associated Press.
Los Angeles, Dec. 18. Wallace Reid,
motion picture star, is on the verge
of death and for several days has not
been expected to live, according to
his wife in an interview given the Los
Angeles Examiner. One of the physi
cians attending Mr. Reid corroborated
his wife's statement, according to the
Examiner, saying:
"Mr. Reid has been near death for
the past five or six days. His tem
perature has repeatedly reached 103
and his pulst 130. His heart action is
weak. He has fainted on average of
three times daily and has lost 70
pounds in weight. Laboratory findings
at the present time indicate he is suf- -fering
either from complete exhaus
tion or from influenza." '
The prysicians describing the ill
ness, according to the Examiner, said:
"His condition has no connection
with liquor or dope, although his in
dulgence in the past undoubtedly has
affected him."
Mrs. Reid in describing his condi
tion just before the present breakdown
said he wept and said:
" 'How did I happen to let myself
ffo : Whv couldn t I have stonned lone
ago ? I thought I was strong enough'."
In dignant denials of published re
ports of "orgies" in the Reid home
were made by Mrs. Alice Davenport,
mother-in-law of the actor, to whom
these reports had been credited.".
"I know there are dope parties in
Hollywood every one knows that,"
she said. "Wally has attended some of
them. I do know that he has retudned
from parties at some of the homes in
Hollywood with a sad expression on
his face and say:
" 'Mother, I dn't like it. That isn't
the way to have pleasure. It's all so
false, so artificial'."
PROHIBITION BOOMS
TRADE IN POCKET FLASKS
py the Associated Fress.
New York, Dec. 18. If the Christ
mas rum fleet reported to be bound
for New York from the Bahamas suc
ceeds in running the blockade of the
dry navy, it should find New Yorkers
imply supplied with receptacles for
toting the forbidden liquor.
Several manufacturers declared to
day that the demand for flasks had
trebled since the advent of prohibition.
Shop windows with their Christmas
decorations feature clandestine drink
ing vessels which in "wet" days
brought a shudder from society.
Stores are selling thousands of
flasks large ones for roomy coat
pockets and small ones gracefully
gracefully curved for the hip; expen
sive containers of silver and gold and
cheaper ones covered with imitation
leater.
Flasks are not the only drinking ap-.
paratus on display. Shown in abun
dance are hollow canes, decanters,
glasses never blown' for milk, and
elaborate cocktail shakers.
COW SWALLOWED WIRE
A small piece of wire twro and a half
inches long caused the death of a fine
-Jersey! cow belonging to W. E. Kuhn,
he reported today. The wire was thor
oughly imbedded in the animal s heart,
arpbst-mortem by Dr. McCoy disclos
ing it. When the veterinarian was call
ed in by Mr. Kuhn, he suggested the
cow had swallowed a nail or some other
indigestible element, and the operation
proved his theory. ' .
TRUCKS, COLLIDE
A Reo truck driven by Burton Starr
and an Abernethy Oil Company truck
driven by Ralph Shell collided in front
of Whitener and Martin's at 8 o'clock
this morning, and the Reo went down
with a left front wheel off and other
injuries. Neither occpuant was injured.
By the Associated Press.
Berlin, Dec. 18. In the midst of
Christmas shopping German consum
ers of all classes were jubilant today
in the unprecedented drop in the dol
lar represented by mark exchange, fall- '
;ng from 8,300 to 5,600 to the dollar in .
the course of five days. This rise in
th? mark has already produced a drop
from 10 to 25 per cent in wholesale
market prices. The retailers are reluc
tant to make reductions because they
are stocked up with goods bought when
the market was much lower.
GERMAN IRKS
VALUE