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HICKORY, N. ft; -WEDNESDAY EVEN! NG, DECEMBER 27,1922.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
ESTABLISH
RETURN TO STATE
Lner Mer Rouge Mayor Obtains Writ of Hab
eas Corpus and Preliminary Arraignment
Baltimore Postponed Wanted in Louisiana
on Murder Charge Other Developments.
IITISH. MS!
in
wiTZERiRTiiis mm
in mm mmw; :oii
ACCIDENT IS DEAD AMERICA
I r I
TO
a w
persons
morning
a freight
passenger
5? t!)f
M.I.. Pro 27. A wut of
Mer Rouge, nrrested
of murder, was
R,n:imiv.
.m cur hi.'
.,r nv.WlK l
..!i- ..n ;i i hanrc
ml riti.i 1 VI - "
tainvd today.
jhe writ, whicfi w:n issued
af Janu i.. uoru-r in
, ft.iirt. wu tr.;ulo returnable
iat?i .
.lit the s;i mv time Dr. McKoiii
for :i hearing bciorc
h.v
the
ini-
At a
arrrs'tt't
i i
Kit Maint'in 1:1
frt.b'Jt a; thr rr-iu
the ca.i- jtvtiiv
;v, until Jar.-.iar.v
ii:;iiia' with a
nor Parker iif
central police
t of detective?.
adjourned the
S. This was in
telegram from
1 Louisiana asking
, Koin be (K-Ui tor 10 days
Mil that i i"iiiiioii papers
i he taken out i'K him.
, McK"iu was then taken to the
"xv u f State's' Attorney Leaf!;
miliary to the habeas corpus hoar-
Kfuiv Judtff (iorter. Upon the
nnnniin iRin nna n.
AniVIUUHANUIiUlPMI)
DELJlBECOiM
Salisbury, Dec. 27 Five
were slightly injured this
when a swinging door on
car sideswiped Southern
train No. 137 near ThomnKvHl?. TW..
injured were Mrs. James Faison of
Faison, Roy Setter of Hickory and
E. Williams of Fletcher, slight
cuts
on tho head: IT. P. Swmnn nnA
Harry Sparty, both of Charlotte, re
ceived slight bruises.
.ine glass m the window of
kert t Attorney
:er postponed the
until t':n"mw
Carmen Jud;r.
habeas coipii;
Ves wumkn to kxkut
TilEli: I'OI.IUCAL RIGHTS
By the Associated Press. '
M... n .
uvi., i;ec. 27. The ccrtifi-
101 U cnarier tor Armour and
Company of Delaware was filed with
the secretary of state here today. The
company is capitalized at $1(50.000.
mill .i : ii . . .
.iuu js aumonzcd to deal in all
kinds of livestock.
The incorporators named in the cer
a!?: i. -
um aie are a. M. Hooven, M. A. Bruce
,,,J IT Hf A ..
w.w i.. iu. rtiiuerson, an ot Wilmington,
Del., identified with the Corporation
irust Company of America, which
drew up the incorporation papers.
the
passenger coach was smashed.
lOTllilST
FARMERS I OUTS
Dec. 72. Mrs.
of a professor
Mrmniii di
atir.ntti, Ohio.
Van Wye, wife
hoM'lf a farmer school teacher,
elected by re;;ub!icnns of Jlaniu-
bc'ianty to be one ot the women
r. w'll ri.ni'i.i.n th ..,iimt in
I, .Vf'.V' V .. ...... VW ,1.
it;:,', an; re inr ine uexi uv-.i
SB. Mi'?, van wye was elected
ike House vi ileprcscntatives by
votes.
km and (djcated in Drook-jr.-,
b. Van Wyt' came hcYO" aboul III
pajoand eraferl in school wori:.
km a ncmbfr of the Xatior.al
I of Defense, during the war.
f: in direct charge ot the social
a vhnirman of the Patriotic
p. She is now connected with the
" C. A, in an official canacitv
sai-oa member o; several clubs
iccinr.ati.
IS Mrs, mi Uyes first von- i turo operators of
f..- , . i
.i"jii.ies. uui ing ner camnaien t
poke mi letri.sh'ition for womei-.. I
130 Sti'L'SSf'fi th(. imnnrtuni'i. r f
cn t.rci.dna: their newly ac
rights. 1 muni) retireseiitative savs
,SiT main hobby is traveling, but
he is al.io fond oi gardening and
!r life, Int:.'ve--t in tho home is
;jst important, she adds.
an Wye is the wife of Bei
C Un Wye. Professor of Pub
3l,Wr.K at the Uiuversitv of
r.natu
FOII JUDICIAL DISTRICT
!-;.' the Associated Press.
(Jreensboro, Dec. 27. A special com.
nnttoe appointed by R. B. Kinir. -hir
i nan of the Guilford county fair asso
ciation, is now completing plans for
iu campaign during the general as-
senujiy session tor the passage of loj
isiauon making Guilford a judicial
iwemn ui.nncl, with Davidson and
district within itself.
t i ...
vt present, the county is in the
MoKes as the two other counties,
Crowded conditions of the docket and
resulting delays are being given as
the chief reason for the creation of a
ikv uistrict.
PTllDCMni
MEET PJ GREENSBORO
By the Associated Press.
Greensboro, Dec. 27. Motion pic-
North Carolina will
tpen their fifth convention here to
night. Owners of 240 picture houses
will continue their sessions over
Thursday."
By the Associated Press.
Chicago., Dec. 27. American farm
ers are losing approximately $30,000,
a year on their oats crop and probably
a uive amount on tneir nav crons
through the use of automobiles, motor
trucks and tractors which have lartre-
ly supplanted the use of horses in the
cities, according to Robert McDousral.
president ot the Chicago board of trade
in analyzing the effect of motorized
h riling on the horse and grain market.
Mr. McDougal believes, however, the
pcndelum is swinging the other way,
pointing out that the prices on good
d:fut horses are advancing.
"in 1010, there were 3,500,000 hors
es in the cities," said Mr. McDougal,
while in 1020 there was a trifle more
than half that number. Most city hors-
e::' are led upon oats and hay. Oats
prices recently averaged G5 cents be-
li. v wheat prices, whereas before we
fvan using gasoline they averaged
6. cents below wheat". This is a loss
o'' three cents per bushel, which based
u:o!i an average crop of one billion
bushels nets the farmer a tidy loss.
T here is no doubt the big power
tractor has reached the saturation
p: !nt.. In .many farming. sections highr
Powered tractors were bought by small
sr:o tanners. It was a disastrous ven
ture for many. In the cities, many bus
inesses turned their backs upon tho
horsa for short hauls and frequent
a m l j t- j? j? i?
supj. xouay me larmer is ieeaing
a yard ot ecus and the horse is com
ing into his own for short hauls.
The horse will never come back to
his old place in the city but he iv go
ing to be sure of an important place
in ,'iioving several varieties of commo
dities." .
gather from the Kuropcan press
r main trouble with us Amevi
'enis to lie th:if if., i.-,, a
hV'W ork Ti-ihnr.f.
provide sinking; fund
to iiedeem state bonds
I'y the Associated Press.
Tokio, Dec. 27. One new feature
"of the budget for the next fiscal year
is the revival of the sinking fund for
the redemption of state loans, for
which 42,000,000 yen will be set apart
in the estimates. Most of the sinking
fund will be used in buying state and
municipal bonds so that the money
market may be suitably regulated.
NEWSPAPER MAM IS
ACCUSED OF FBI
fore of Republican
knators Onnose
Economic Me
By the Associated Press.
Orlando, Fla., Dec. 27. An indict
ment has been returned against J. W.
Wtv.dler, former editor of the Florida
Pott, published at Winter Park, charg-
ng fradulent use of the mails in a
circulation contest.
Wendler was arrested last summer
nc! bound over to the federal grand
uiy. The paper has since suspended
pullicatipn.
By the Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 27. Hannis Tay
j lor, former United States minister
to Spam and recognized authority or.
international law, died, at his home
here today.
Dr. Taylor, who was born in Nev
Bern, N. ., 71 years ago,: first prae
ticed law in' Montgomery-; Ala., and
later moved to Washington.
He was appointed ministel- to Spam
in 1893 and later was counsel for tht
governor under the claims conimissior.
vvnder the Spanish treaty and also the
international boundary commission.
He held honorary degrees 'from
eight. American universities and -from'
Edenburg and: Dublin universities...
By the Associated Press.
London, Dec. 27. The B -h fin
ancial mission to the Un'led States
headed by Stanley Baldwin,- chancello:
of the exchequer, sailed for New York
this morning. Besides- the chsn;r:!lor
the party included Montague C. Mor
gan, governor of the Bank of Eng
land, Rojve Dutton, financial advisor
and B. j. Gregg of the -treasury.
It is xpecied that the mission will
return about the end of January.
WAMmRWIBRSES
TO DEATH AT
By the Associated Press. '..-,'.
uastonia, Dec. zi. Two men were
burned to death and one other is mis
sing as a result ot a lire which de
stroyed the Underwood fhioarding
house and sevei'al other buildings at
Bessemer City, near here .according
to information received here today.
Two bodies found in the ruins were
identified as those of John D. Hough
and his step-son;' Mack Hopper, while
E. J. Eddings was missing after the
fire.
Mrs. Hough was seriously hurt in
eaping from a second story window
and it' was feared the in jurjigs, might.
?jrove lata i.
The office and cotton warehouse of
the Gambrill and Melville mills also
were burned, together with about iuu
bales of cotton and a one-story resi
dence, but the total loss was estimated
at not more than $30,000. It was
understood to be partially covered by
nsurance.
The origin of the fire was not
known.
COTTON
Borah
solutio
n
'' 'W:iut.ci! 1,.,.
button. Ii it" t i ...
-i. Aoministra
jjy' under tll(; of Chuir.
','fc "f the foreign relations
re;j-"' in the senate today a
;1,U;'1 a-ainst the propo
;''atfT Uorah t.(J have the pres
5,11 international eeonomie
.'mamont conference.
i'uvo ascertained the
to
"sues
JI I resiflf.nt ir i-. .......
... .. " 'toning ana nis au-
advi,ors, opened his at-
the Ti,,w.u
!':,.. i'"J)osai, which is
'"i amendment to the
"''rpfiationu i.iii ;.n,..
rl4Jtlt t ....II .... ... . .......
Nic... v"" nw?rnauonai
I ''"i maincnt contcrencc.
fc,Sa Ust,tls "SL'nator recount
L T(" ('f th(: Washington
1. "K VUI .!...,.. II 1 1 ,i
Nld a"u ueciareu ii
'. unless, it was acsertained
''UtUflt.
''ranee had changed
toUfti.
Mb l l of 8Cnate irrc
B. Willi i t
, ...ne voted with Mr.
;,,l''Pn questions also joined
Ad,. " wn,,' the Democrats
issuing a waiting atti
ment s proposal lor an economics iiis-
cussion was entirely new and was of
'grave importance." He recited that
the conduct of foreign affairs was irT
the hands of the president, and mat
he would not be bound to accept any
advice by the state, although "almost
iny president would give weight to
enatorial advice.'
By the Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 27. More in an
score of Republican senators in
formal conference today Deiore , un
senate reconvened,-decided to appose
the amendment of Senator borah to
the naval riopropriation bill wnicn
would request President Harding -to
call an international economic
disarmament conference.
Tho inference determined tmn
Snnoinr Poindexter should open the
f;w. nn ih Borah amendment on the
ground that it is general legislation
in an appropriation measure, n m
st nf the order should be overruled
administration leaders said they plan
ned to fight the proposal on it3 merits
and against limitation to nni.v
,.nnfnrence in such a way a
t-i;uiiuiiv 4 r-f
to prevent embroilment -in the a.l.u-
of Europe. . . - -
10 MI HELD
0NSE1UH
Charlie Wilfong, a negro 24 years
old, has been committed to tne jau
at Newton to await a preliminary
hoarine- Friday, January 5 before Re
corder Russell on the charge ot com
mitting a criminal assault on Annie
Hart, 15-year-old daugnter oi
Iart. colored. The case was continued
yesterday afternoon. The alleged as
sault occurred last Friday night.
Herbert Campbell, wnite, was given
16 months on the roads on the charge
of drunkenness and forcible trespass;
it being alleged that ne enicrea ne
homes of two Hickory oeople. ile ap
pealed and indefault of $l,ip00 bond
is in tha. local nail.
T
UDOR
ST
BE LOST IT SEA
y the Asscoiated Press. ,
New York, Dec. 27. The cot Inn
market showed renewed strength and
activity today. Liverpool a little more
than responded to the local gains of
yesterday, while reports of a firm
tone in the stock market seemed to
encourage cotton traders. These re
ports encouraged a continuation of
yesterday's buying movement and the
market sold u:p to 27.02 for March- and
27.10 for May or 22 to 27 points .n-rt
higher or into new high ground for
the movement. -
Open
January 20.70
March 2f;.0.r
May 2G.1U)
July ' . ;'2.72
October 21.81
Close
2G.CG
20.80
20.81
20.00
'21.80
LOSE IN TIMBER RIGHTS
UNDER MOSCOW RULING
Tokio, Dec. 3. Another . heavy loss
has been sustained by Japanese in
vestors through the decision of the
Moscow government to ( cancel con
cessions for cutting timber in Siberia
granted by the former White Govern
ment. Severafeof the largest firms in
Japan had obtained these concessions
by the payment of 3,000,000 yen to
the old" Vladivostock government, and
a monthly sum according to the
amount of .timber cut. As a great
aniount of this timber was still await
ing shipment when the Reds took
Vladivostock the Japanese count , the
venture a total loss.
TOIQUHI
TO PUBLISH
Directors of Business Organization Will Fight for
R ailroad from Lenoir to Grandin and North
Will esboro and Butler, Tenn. Wilkes Del
egation Heard Here.
OFiLlll;;
urn
By the Associated Press.
"Woodland, N. C, Dec. 27. Legisla
tion"-designed to require the ku klux
.:lan in North Carolina to publish
i certified list of its members, will be
introduced at the 1923 session of the
-encra! assembly by W. H. S. Bin
gwyn, one of Northampton's represen
tativcs, he announced today.
"I am also in f avor of a resolution
inquiring into whether or not certain
judges and solicitors are members of
the ku klux klan, he continued, "un
less they publish announcements giv
ing tthe desired information.
"I am opposed to any increase of
judicial districts, judges, or solicitors.
I am against increases in the salaries
of any officials, the creating of new
office, and m favor of abolishing some
of the unnecessary ones.
As a member of the board of trus
tees of the University and a member
of the house, I am opposed to a coali
tion of any department of this insti
tution," he said.
The representative said he favored
egislation to place all solicitors on
salaries, instead of under the present
fee system, and the election of county
superintendents of education by popu-
ar vote." ' " 1 " " ' -' -
FINED AT BROOK FORD
Pink and Zack Britton and Bryson
Carswell, three white men, were tried
before Magistrate Smith at Brookford
this morning and each fined $5 and
costs for drunk and disorderly conduct
there yesterday afternoon. The. war-
ants were served by Deputy Sherifi
P. Jones.
pons
IVEMBERflt
IFCOnONII
By the Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 27. Further in-
ureases m America s ioreign traae
were reflected today in figures com
piled by the department of commerce,
showing exports of cotton and lin-
ters for November to have been 858,'
337 bales valued at $109,387,719. Oc
tober exports of cotton totaled 798,-
36-1 bales valued at $93,923,700.
STATE PRESIDENT
IS GUEST TONIGHT
CHECKER TOURNAMENT FRIDAY
- NIGHT Y , ; :.- - iv
By the Associated Press.
New j York, Dec. 27. The French
liner Sazoie arriving here today after
the roughest voyage in her history,
reported the possible loss at sea of
the Tudor Star, bound from Seattle
to Glashgow. The Tudor Star is oper-
a ted by tho Blue Star line.
J. Lester Wolfe of Charlotte, state
president of the T. P. A., will be an
honor guest at the annual; banquet of
Post K. T. P. A., at Hotel riuiiry
at 8:15 to night. W. A. Self, "offi
cial toastmaster of Hickory township,"
is clue to have charge of the program
once President C. L. Mosteller and
Secretary F. P. Johnston are convinced
that the "drummers" have had enough
feed, and toasts will be in order. A.
M. Boyd of Charlotte also will be a
visitor tonight. The gathering will be
social in its nature, no business being
on the program.
Jimmie Craig and Ed Owens, who
were taken into custody by Charlotte
police yesterday at the request of Lin
coln county officials who said they
were' wanted in connection with the
gun fight there. Sunday night in which
Fred Allison, 29 of Charlotte, was
fatally shot, were ordered released by
Sheriff Abernethy, of Lincolnton.
Sheriff Abernethy stated that he
had ordered the men held on the
dying statement of Allison that "Jim
Craig shot me," but the coroner's in
quest had brought out that Allison
had stated that a negro had hit him -visited Lenoir yesterday afternoon and
Convinced that the proposed rail
road line from North W51kesboro to
Grandin, Lenoir, Darby ..and Boone
with connections in Tennessee, is , the
(most feasible route, the directors of
the Chamber of Commerce and other
business men last night voted their
endorsement of the proposition and
pledged themselves to work for it.
This action came after R. N. Hackett
of North Wilkesboro and. others had
explained the situation. The motion
was made by Geo. F. Ivey and second
ed by J. D. Elliott.
Geo. W. Hall, vice-president, occupi
ed the chair during the discussion of
the railroad project, President Moretz
coming in after the meeting had got
under way. Several Hickory men made
short talks, among them being Judge
W. B. Councill, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Elliott,
Mayor ,Yount and Mr. Hutton. Mi-.
Hackett made the principal talk for
the Wilkes delegation, which also
with a black jack.
lhe verdict of the coroner s inquest
held over the body of Fred Allison
of Charlotte, who was fatally shot
near Lincolnton Sunday nicht when
officers attempted to stoD the auto
mobile in which he was vidiner, declar
ed that Allison had come to his death
by a revolvor wound inflicted by" one
of the two unknown companions said
to have been with him in the car.
Several witnesses were heard.
including W. D. Baxter, deputy sheriff
of Lincoln county, two physicians and
Joseph Leatherman, near whose store
the shooting occurred.
1 lftv and one-half gallons of liquor
were found m the car according to
Baxter's testimony.
Drs. G. B. Crowell and John W.
Saine, county physician, testified that
the bullet: which killed Allison was
ired at close range. v
0(1. WUEIiiET
oiEStiin
y the Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 27. Dr. Wilmer
Craft, for 28 years superintendent of
the international -reform ' bureau he
founded and widely known in behalf
of prohibition and similar movements,
died at his home here today of pneu-
moma. He was i6 years oia.
ED FEATHERSTONE KILLED
IN SUNDAY AUTO ACCIDENT
Ed Featherstone . of Belmont, a
brother of James C. Featherstone, of
Gastonia, was instantly killed Sunday
night in an automoblie accident near
Claremoht, between Statesville and
Newton. The car in which he was
riding, in passing another car, wen
too near the edge of a new till and
turned turtle. Featherstone was pin
ned under the car. Three, other men,
all of Belmont, who were out on r.
nleasure ride in Featherstone s car,
were thrown out but escaped without
injury. They were Dan Rafter, Dennis
Ite and a man named King, featner-
stone, it is understood, thought tne
iwner of the car, Was not driving.
articulars regarding the accident are
very meagre.
Fcathcrstonc's body was taken to
Statesville where it was prepared tor
burial and shipped to Belmont, where
funeral services and burial took place
this morninir. Deceased was connected
with one of the Belmont mills and.was
well known here and throughout the
county. ,
Tt is stated that at least some oi
the men in the car were drinking but
whether whiskey was the cause of "the
accident is not known here-r-Gastonia
Gazette.
lined up the Chamber of Commerece
there in favor of the project. Others
in the Wilkies party were Rev. M.
T. Smathers and Messrs. Finley and
Hendren.
Mr. Hackett first outlined the pro
position as it affects the. state, saying
that the legislature wrould select that
route which is most easily built, would
cost least and serve the most people,
and he insisted that in no other light
should a railroad project be viewed.
It had to meet these conditions if
it got anywhere with the legislature.
The legislative railroad commission
will recommend one of two proposi
tions, he said, and explained them.
The first route Mr. Hackett discuss
ed was the Statesville Air Line from
Statesville to Elkin or Mount Airy,
with connection at Elkin with the
Eikin and Alleghany, which ; extends
about 16 miles to the foot of the
mountains. From there the route "is
to Sparta "and Jefferson and ori to
Butler, Tenn., making about 112 miles
to be constructed over territory that
is unusually roug-h.
. The other project is the Watauga
and - Yadkin ajnd extension of this
roadi 26 miles have been built from
North' Wilkesboro to Grandin and
from Grandin to Lenoir is 15 miles.
From Darby, the terminal, the dist
ance . to Boone is 26.51 miles ana
fromi Boone to Butler through Cook's
gap the distance is 22 miles. That
would give the state a through line
from North Wilkesboro to the coal
fields of Tennessee, and -West Virginia
and cheaper freight rates from that
section and the middle west.
Mi Hackett said the 15 miles from
Grandin to Lenoir would give this
road an oast and south outlet easS
by wray of Wilkesboro and Winston
Salem and south by wav of Lenoir,
Hickory, Lincolnton,. Gastionia and
Charlotte. It would appeal to the en
tire state, he said, and enable Wii
mington and Southport to get lower
freight l-ates. The grade is such that
the road would carry coal, where the
greatest benefit would be felt.
Judge Councill followed Mr. Hackett
and explained the situation as it af
fects Hickory. He told of the natural
resources in the mountains and declar- .
ed that this was the natural route
for any railroad.
Several sneakers expressed the
opinion that the state was ready to do
something for the mountain counties
and v it; was decided to urge this propo
sition when the ouestion comes before
the legislature next month. There art
I about 62 miles to build in order to
give the state another through road.
Discussion was general and. a. map
Mr. Hackett brought alone was freely
consulted. The counties of -Wilkes,"
Watauga, Caldwell and Catawba have
lined up for the proposed route.
Following this meeting the directors
of the chamber took un other questions
and adjuomed at 11 o'clock.
Possibly a Klansman's boast is that
he took a 200-mile trip without lifting
hoocL--New York World.
'
- -
The announcement of a checker tour
nament at the Buttercup Tea room
Friday night at 8 o'clock under the
auspices of the Business and Profes
sional Women's club created quite a
bit of interest in checker circles here
and nearby and it is rumored that art
ists have been busy for several days
getting ready for, the affair.
. Although the business and profes
sional women' are staging the tourna
ment the details and program for the
eyening : will be turned over , to the
plavers themselves and there will be
no interference on the part of the wo
men. It is said that none of the women
will compete for honors and the game
will be played by the men.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all checker players, whether experts
or not, and the tea room will afford
soace for a large crowd of interested
spectators. A small , admission fee of
EXPEGTI
NDCT
HT
S
N WAR CAMP CASES
Mosul Ml Meld Is
A British Possession
25 cents will be charged.
By the Associated Press.
Washington, Dec. 27. The special
District of Columbia garnd jury, be
fore which the department of justice
has presented irregularities in con
nection with the government's war
time contracts, has completed its work
and is expected to make a report be
fore the end of the week. For some
time the jury has devoted its atten
tion practically to the building . of
army cantomnents. . r? J, .ji
By the Associated Tress.
" London, Dec. 27. A Router's dis
patch from Lausanne says:
"There is grave danger of the near
oact nnnference becoming abortive if
the Turks persist in their present mc
thods." ' ; "
TROUBLE ABOUT OIL
By 'the." "Associated ' : Press.
Lausanne, Dec. 27 Foreign Secre
tary Curzon of Breat Britain inform
ed Turkey today . that the British
liever will abandon the Mosul oil vila
yet as requested by . the Turkish dtde
gation and' that prolongation of the.
near cast conference has not influenc
ed the British government to recede
. i from the position it has taken on this.
I matter. - . -; -? , ;
i The British position is outlined in
la letter sent bv Lord Cur,zon to'Ismet
Pasha, head of the Turkish delegatiqn,
! ffivorinu tho fnrm ui n1r vf thf
. . ... -ii i.wi i I J
British on Sunday last to the Turkish
note, which insisted ' Mosul bolonged
to Turkey.
0-
'f hired the amend