.MONDAY .EVENING, DECEMBER 18, 1S,2.
THE HICKORY DAILY RECORD
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A COWARDLY INCIDENT
TALK OF HELP
At Chadbourne, in the eastern
part of the state, last Wednesday
night a negro man, who is good
enough farmer to be appointed farm
agent by, the state and federal govern
ment, Was called out from his home
by some 40 masked men, iplaced in
an automobile and carried a few miles
into the' country find "flogged. A sack
was ; thrown over his head, but was
iv.TweJ. so that he could find his
way hnj'me after the Anglo-Saxons,
y; (..!' fols. had beaten him until
f I Vli'vc;l he had .enough.
They accused the negro mam of ad
vocating the Dyer anti-lynching bill
and the' probabilities are that he did
explain what it meant to some of the
other negroes.
The masked men have said nothing.
The negro man was educated at
Hampton Institute and ha3 studied
farming. He is intelligent and the
correspondent of the Greensboro
News, which .first reported the in
cident, says ftiat he was not "uppity,"
hut knew his place and kept it.
Wo suppose there is a ku klux klan
in the Chadbourne section. There i.-;
no evidence that the klan did this?
thing. Klansmen ought to feel out
raged that 40 masked men, with the
license numbers , removed from their
cars so that th?Ve was no chance of
identifying them, should invade the
home of a negro man at night, carry
him off and whip him. In places peo
ple will sav the klan performed this
eowalW pleW WtraSm&s-S." Xlansrn en
ought tb recent, the suggestion; an-1
what is better, they ought to fin.1
out who the guilty persons are, have
them apprehended and punished.
That .was a feat too low-down foe
intelligent white men.
There is a good deal of talk about
helping Germany, and something may
be done. The best course for the Unit
ed States would have been for this
government, along with England, to
guarantee Franco from attack for
five years; insist on reduction oi'
French military forces, and use every
possible means to bring the two re
publics closer together. That could
have been done. English suport could
have been counted on. There would be
no talk now of a billion dollar loan
to Germany, of French invasion of
the Ruhr, and of other eventualties.
It was failure to cooperate that is
responsible for the present situation
and even those who were favorable
to Gormany have sense enough to
see it now.
American participation in European
affairs may be becessary to save both
Germany and France from anarchy.
H. G. Wells in a recent address ex
presses the conviction that they are
both headed for destruction.
In the next few weeks we vhall
see. whether this administration, which
is voicing its sentiments quite freely
at the Lausanne conference, intends
to do anything constructive for Eu
rope, the United States and the world.
NO USE TO WORRY
The Record will concede without ar
gument that it has not regarded the
ku klux klan as seriously as have some
of its contemporaries and several of
the governors of the various states.
For the most part, members of the
klan, it is sure, are good citizens, pos
sessed of intelligence that will rank
Up with the average. On numerous oc
casions the Record has expressed the
opinion that masked men, whether
klansmen or not, would commit acts
of 'violence that would make it hard
for the better element of the organi
zation to endure. There would be pub
lic sentiment to contend with.
'.This newspaper does not .approve of
inrisible empires that go about in the
darkness under cover of masks.
;If there Os good work to be done
aad the klan has done some good work
it can be performed as effectively,
the Record is sure, by men who have
nothing to conceal as by men behind
masks. What this country needs are
law-abiding citizensresolved on break
ing up vice. .
But the Record does not believe that
this country needs an extragovcrn
raental agency. This paper believes
that the klansmen, who sec wrongs
that need righting, in time will find
that they can accomplish more in a
manner that is not objectionable to tlv
majority of the people, even in th3
south, and that the organization will
disband. This paper has seen nothing t -
worry it much.
, Between Hickory and Morganton
and between Newton and State.3villo,
tou judge by a Central highway map
Inthe Greeboro News Sunday, are
the longest gaps for which no pro
vision has been made. Catawba county
lost its Central highway opportunity
when it stood for the Newton-Maiden
link. The link between Newton ?nd
Statcsville should be built as soon as
possible. It is part of a great state
scheme that should not be lost sight
of r here. The highway to Morganton
also should be built.
Most Santa Clauses these days are
figuring on the age-long problem of
making two dollars do the service o?
a dozen. t
the Edwards and Broughton Company, J
i. 3 j i i :j i k '
lias resunieu uie cuimuveisy wilii tuo
state department of labor and printing
over the rejection of the North Caro
lina reports. The head of this larjje
concern, which has a good reputation
throughout the south, charges that M.
L. Shopman and Lawrence Nichols,
his assistant, have sought to pre
judice his business and charges in
effect that his company has been dis
criminated against because it bucked
the printers in their demand for 44
hours a Week. It would be easy ;
enough for state authorities, were
they so inclined, to harass a printer
they do not like. But Messrs. Shipmaa
and Nichols, whatever their feelings
as individuals, are not. handling pri
vate matters, and it makes no dif
ference to them officially whether the
Edwards and Brouijrhton Company
operates an. open or closed shop. The
state pays them to attend to 'their
duties, which are said to be defined
by statute. It also apears that the
state is ipaying the chief justice some
thing for annotating or proofreading
or whatever it is called.
The. Turk nwst feel rather safj tc
be flaunting the allied powers, but
the Turk has not obtained possession
of the oil fields yet.
The Asheville High sinoo ieioat?i
New Bern at Chapel Hill Saturday,
12 to Hi, n a field that was nearly
all mud and water. The New Bern lads
played well until the fourth cpam-;-,
and the whistle saved them from
defeat. It was agreed to play another
'.eriod, in which tne i; ' m t :- i
worsted the lowlands in battle. It
was the fii'st time in three years that
a western team has won the coveted
honor.
WILSON AND SHANTUNG
This is the sort of weather that
makes one think oi hardsurface roads.
They are the only good roads, but the
others are holding up well, consider
ing the weather they have encountered.
Asheville is on a building boom, and
in this respect iis keeping pace with
the most forward towns in the state.
Hickory must do a little more building
next year than this, which has been
a busy one in many respects.
Lcusviiie Courier-Journal.
Woodrow Wilson is vindicated .by
j Japans withdrawal from' Shantung,
At Paris in 1919 Shantung, includ
. ing the garrison of Kiaochow, that
had been seized by Germany as in-
ricminity for damages in the Boxer
i rebellion of 1893, was awarded by the
treaty of Versailles to Japan,
i Thp .nvsrH was jH'romr.aniod with
the distinct understanding and ex
plicit assurance that Japan would at
the proper time retire from China
and return Shantung to the Chinese.
When Mi. Wilson became n party
to this agreement, vials of wrath
were emptied upon his head. Phrases
like "the crime of Shantung" were
bandied about by the unthinking and
yawped repeatedly in the senate by
Lodge and his partisans. Wilson had
sold out China to Japan that wus the
cry.
To all this the president mads the
simple answer that "he had faith in
Japan" and in Japan's promise that
the mikado's government would at
the proper time restore Shantung to
the sovereignty of China.
This faith of Woodrow Wilson's in
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SPECIAL PASTIME
TODAY AND TOMORROW
WILLIAM FOX presents
Zane Grey's Western Story
iJ
Staged by Emmeit J. Flynn
Biggest Western Photodrama Ever. Made
Regular Admission s !...10r. and 20c
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the integrity of one of American's
allies in the great war is now com
pletely justified.
BROUGHT GOOD PRICE
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Give a Gift That Will Be
Appreciated Throughout
the jYear Make It
An Electrical Gift
We have a complote display of Elec
trical Appliances that make Ideal Christ
mas Gifts for every member of the family.
Santa Claus will be in Hickory 14 days
from now. That isn't long, but there is still
plenty of time for you to stop by and leave
a message to Santa Claus, telling him what
you want Christmas.
GIFTS FOR EVERY MEMBER
OF THE FAMILY
See The Santa Claus Show Room Where
Everything Electrical is on Display
Mr. R.- A. Bolick of route 2 has re
turned from Elkiti where he carried
his tobacco to market. He reports, low
grade tobacco averaging--around 30
cents, and better grade much higher.
Elkin has an independent warehouse
on a cooperative basis, and farmers
in the adjotning counties carry their
tobacco to be sold at auction. Mr.
Bolick is one of the biggest growers
in this county. While not much is rair.ed
around here, Caldwell county grows
a good crop.
ZANE f.REY W-T3STKRNT
PICTURE PASTIME TODAY
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'A ii A rs
tt'H-EN Chiistmas time with all its buying ana
v V living rolls f round, then a checking account
lo a trim;
.'ieml irdced.
No danger of losing money on your ahoTijiw.
expeditions no bother and delay in "maUi;?
cFlaricje." Just write a cheek for every nurehaJo'
and how -.simple Christmas shopping bcJincs!
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"The Last Trail," one of Zane Grey's
celebrated novels, has been adapted
for the screen by William Fox as one of
his special productions for this year,
will be shown at the Pastime Theatre
.xxlav and tomorrow.
The name of Zane Grey is in itself a
talisman for either readers of fiction
or followers of motion -pictures, and
the superb manner in which Fox
.hitherto has filmed novels by Grey
promises an entertainment well worth
vhile in "The Last Trail.. . ,, In addi
tion, the direction of this picture Was
in th: hands of En-.niett J. Flynn,
v.hose notable work on "A Connecticut
.! Yankee" and "Shame" both big Fox
sn-'H'i;-:!--ha nlaeed his name in the
j vcrr front rank of 'screen directors.
! The leading roles in "The Last
j Trail" are enacted by Maurice Flynn,
j Eva Novak and Rosemary Theby. A
! spectacular masterpiece is- said to be
tha breaking of a huge dam and the
resultant flooding and destruction of
a village in the valley below.
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9th Aversua Hickory, N, C,
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Christmas Gifts
Shopping Place
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We have the most varied line of Christmas Gifts assembled to
gether in this City. From our displays you can get any kind of
remembrance that you want for this season. Having a REGULAR
GIFT SHOP as we do you may expect us to have the best that
are on the market. This year we have marked our goods differently.
We are getting a much larger volume of business and we are
giving you the jnefrt of this by marking our attractive lins much
lower in prices.
V
Christmas Post Cards, Very Pretty 1c Each
FOR THE MEN FOLKS
DR. GLENN R. FRYE
PHYSICIAN
02ice over Hickory Drug Co.
Hours: 11 to 12 3 to 5
Phones: Office 06; Residence 1G2-J
Southern Public
Utilities Company
Bibles
Testaments
Books of Fiction
Traveling Sets
Hair Brushes
Fountain Pens
Eversharp Pencils
Smoking Sets
Tobacco Jars
Cigarette Cases
Book Ends
Stationery
Brief Cases
Bill Folds
Pocket Books
Diarys
Poems
Collar Bags
Golf Clubs
Golf Bags
All kinds o Office Equipment that will
make Real Christmas Gifts
COME SEE OUR DISPLAY
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REALTY CO.
W. H. LITTLE, Mgr.
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Phone 108 or 146-L
FIRE , FIRE
We do All Kinds of
Radiator Repair Work
Johnson's Garage
PHONE 377
Hickory Lodge No.343
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Regular Communication First and
Third Monday nights "r
Brethren cordially invited to be
present
E. H. SHUFORD, W. M.
W. L. BOATRIGHT, Sec
Your Banking Business -All
of It
We would like to have your banking business all, of it. Per
haps there arc services which this Bank. can. render that you
don't know about.
If you are now" a savings depositor, you will find that a
personal checking account is a convenience and a" further
step towards economy. All that is required is that you main
tain a reasonable balance.
If you now have a checking but not a savings account, you
will find it a wise step to also open the lajter to which you
may transfer money that you wish to definitely set aside.
Our Safe Deposit' Boxes cost you only $2.00 and up per
year. Here you can store valuable papers such as insurance
policies, deeds, bonds, notes, etc., without danger of fire or
theft.
Finally, in preparing for the time when' you will no longer
be able to supervise your business affairs, don't overlook
the services of our Trust Department which is superior to -any
individual manager or executor. .
First National Bank
- HICKORY, N. C.
Capital and Surplus $300,000
J. D. Elliott, president; K. C. Menzies, vice-president and
cashier; J. L. Cilley, asst. cashier
Geo. E. Bisanar
DOCTOR OF OPTICS
Error of Refraction and all Optical
defects corrected with properly
fitted glasses
Office and examination room in
connection with Jewelry store
A.J.ESSEX
Graduate Optometrist
Office in Jewelry Store Where Your
Eyes receive expert service
without the use of drugs
Hickory Harness Co.
Manufacturers of all Kinds of
HARNESS, BRIDLES, SADDLES,
AND STRAP WORK i
Repairing a Specialty
HICKORY, N. C.
REAL ESTxTE
INSURANCE
I have some very desirable city and
country property for sale. If
interested, sec, phone c
write
J. W. HOKE
Blickory - N. Car.
G. W. KABY, M.' D., D. C.
Chiropractor and Spinal Specialist
Over Essex Jewelry Store ;
Chirapractic Eliminates tha Cause
cf Disease
Phone 628-J
CYRUS C.BABB
Mem. Amer. Soc. Civil Engrs.
Waterpower, Waterworks And
Sewerage Land Sub-division
Highways
HICKORY, N. C.
Chamber Commerce Building
Address: Granite Falls, N. C.
JITNEY SCHEDULE
Hickory-Lenoir Jitney Schedule
Leave Lenoir 8:30 p. m. .
Xieave Hickory 5 p. m.
Arrive for No. 21 and 22.
C. KROBBLNS.
Chase & Sanborn
SEAL BRAND
COFFEE
Best Grown in The
World.
Whitener & Martin
1
iAid digestion
Dr. KINGS PILLS
,Jbr constipation '
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Quality Tires
at
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30x3 All Weather Tread $12.50
30x3 Cross Rib Cord ..S 12.50
32x4 Cross Rib Cord ....$24.50
30x3 Pathfinder $ 8-85
SOxf', Cross Rib Tread ..$10.63
Every Year ij A Good Year For
Goodyear Tires.
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Sales Company
HICKORY, N. C.
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