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'A ' ft Mi IfV ii ESTABL1HSED IS76 " I.INCOLNTON. N. C THURSDAY AFTBRNOONDECEMnER. 18. lOlO FIVE CENTS PER COPI $1.59 per year 9th District Sends Mr. Clyde R. . Hoey Hon Clyde R. Hoey of Shelby, Dem ocratic candidate for Congress, Tues day last was elected by a majority of between 1900 and 2000. Tuesday night late there was received by daily papers and at headquarters of the two parties, the official majority from 7 of the 10 counties in the district of the ten counties in the district and estimates from the. other three Madi son, Mitchell and Yancey, bordering on the Tennessee line. The estimates from these counties are based upon re ports received from both democratic and republican sources. Hoey received majorities in. six counties and Morehead in four. The only county that shifted from, the last regular election was Burke, which is officially reported to have given Hoey a majority of 78 against a majority of 61 for Charles A. Jonas, "the republican candidate last year. The Hoey majority in Mecklenburg county, including Charlotte is 2,163. The vote for Hoev was 3,676 and for Morehead 1,612. The vote in the city was 3,187 for Hoey and 7 67 for More (.liead. Cleveland, Hoey's home county, gave him a majority of 1,911, the larg est democratic majority ever given in the county, it is said. The vote was Hoey, 3,217; Morehead, 1,306. Gaston county, which gave Mr. Webb in the last regular election a . majority of 998, cut down this ma jority to 203 for Hoey. Lincoln county gave Hoey a maj jority of 168, while Morehead received 218 majority in Catawba. Avery gave Morehead 777 majority, according to official reports. Madision gave Morehead a majority of approimately 900, it is estimated, while estimates place his majority in Mitchell at 850. ' Hoey's majority in Yancey is es timated at 200 . - The figures complied Tuesday night from official and unofficial sources and from reliable estimates give Hoey a majority of 1,978. Mr. Hoey will take his seat in- Con gress soon after the holiday recess, according to a dispatch from Shelby. Reports received from Morganton " early at night, even before 7 o'clock, were to the effect that incomplete re turns from Burke county indicated a majority for Morehead of 150 to 200, but the situation was changed late at night by receipt by telephone of figures based upon complete returns giving Hoey a majority of 78. The league of nations was one of the chief issues in the campaign, Hoey be ing an advocate of the plan while Morehead is an opponent. . LATER REPORTS REDUCE HOEY'S. MAJORITY PRESIDENT HOLDS . THEM RESPONSIBLE President Wilson Declares That Re-' publican Leaders Will Bear Respon sibility For The Fate Of Treaty What The Leaders Say. From the White House , Sunday, President Wilson issued the follow ing statement in regard to the peace treaty: 1 "It was learnea from tne nignesi DEMOCRATIC VOTE INCREASED IN LINCOLN Hoey Carried Eight of the Twelve Precincts in Lincoln The Lincoln ton Box Increases Its Democratic Majority Non Payment of Poll Tax Prevented Some fi'am .Voting. The Democrats of Lincoln county are feeling good over the Congression al election in this county last Tues day, when Lincoln county rolled up an increased Democratic majority for authority at the executive office to- Mr. Hoey, Democratic nominee, in the day that the- hooe of the Republican special congressional election, for a leaders of the Senate, that the Presi- successor to Judge Webb,:- resigned, dent would presently make somo : Mr- Hoey's majority in Lincoln over move which will relieve the situation hjg opponent, Mr. Morehead, is given with regard to the treaty, is entirely at 167. without foundation; he has no compro- "jhe Democratic voters in Lincoln mise or concession of any kind in m the election last fall give Mr. Webb mind, but intends, as far as ho is j a majority of 31. I concerned, that the Kepublican leaci-1 . .-- The vote of the two parties last ers of the fcenato snail continue io Tuesday only lacked about 2UU of be- lien tHa undivided resnnnnthilitv for ;.. ...Viol- it- woo -. in tha oloption Inst. the fate of the treaty and the present fan. The falling off in the vote was condition of the world in consequence Phttrituted by Chairman Love to the fact that many voters on both sides of that fate." Since the above account of the elec tion was put in type, today's Charlotte Observer gives later reports on the returns which indicate that Hoey's majority is reduced. Today's report Revised reports from several of the mountain counties of the ninth con gressional district received last night reduced to less than 1.600 Clyde R. Hoey's majority in the special election of Tuesday, in wnicn ne was eiecusu 1 nvA John M. Morehead to succeed .Tiulcro Yates Webb in Congress. Burke county remained in the republican column and gave Morehead a ma jority variously estimated from 100 to 150, according to repo iruni raui- -ganton last night, based on incom plete returns. Latest reports from Avery, Madi Mitchell and Yancey counties con flict. On the face of these reports, combined with those from Burke and Cleveland, GaBton, Lincoln and Meck lenbure. with a majority of 234 from Catawba, give Hoey a majority rang ing from 1,045 to 147. Mr. Hoey said over long distance telephone last night . i,i- hniuui nnnn reDorts received by him yesterday and Tuesday night, lie still estimated his majority from 1,600 to 1,800. Republican headquarters in Charlotte would coneaue noey a m jority of only 1,100. , ' It wna imnnssihle to obtain com . plete returns from Avery or Yancey ....torHnv hut both democratic and republican headquarters in Charlotte gave Morehead a majority of 990 in Avery, more than the total vote cast in the county in last election, and gave Hoey a majority of thre votes r v...i Thp fi cures were given out at boti) "headquarters as "official," vt noithnr had the enact .vote as polled for either candidate.. On the other hand, Mr. Hoey said last night that telegraphic reports re ceived y K.m yesterday from Avery , gave Morehead a majority of only 876, and from Yancey gave him (Hoey) a majority of 100. Telegraphic reports received by the Shelby man also gave Morehead a majority of only 850 in Mitchell and 1,000 in Madison, said Mr. Hoey. . , . Unofficial but "approximately cor .t ntiinu from Catawba last mem gave Morehead 2,482 and Hoey 2,238, increasing the republican's majority from 218, as reported Tuesday night, Mitchell gave Morehead a majority of 916, according to figures furnished hv S. J. Black, republican, county Returns from Madison, re ported complete, give Morehead 1,128 majority. Senator Hitchcock, commenting on the White House statement, declared that the Democrats would continue effort for compromising the reserve tions and that the Senate and not the President must act first. "The President says the whole mat ter is in the hands of the Senate and I agree with him," said Mr. Hitch cock. "The President says he has no compromise of concession to make. That is for the Senate. We are ready to negotiate at any time and will con tinue to seek a compromise between the Lodge reservations and those I offered last November." Senator Hitchcock declared posi tively that the Democrats never would consent to ratification of the treaty without the league of nations and would not accept the plan offered by Senator Knox, Republican, of Pennsylvania, to ratify the peace terms and leave the league question for decision by tha voters. Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts, and other orominent Republicans re served public comment on the White House statement but the Republican viewpoint, indicated beyond doubt, was that the President must continue to be held resnonsible for the dead lock and until he acts the treaty must remain at a standstill, probably until January at least. Senator Borah, of Idaho. Republican member of the foreign reflations com mittee and prominent among tne treaty's implacable foes, in a state ment charged that large financial in terests were' engaged in propaganda favoring a Senate compromise and al so purpose to keen the treaty ana tne league from bein "assed on by the people during the ensuing presiden tial campaign . , . ' To the .President's contention inai the Senate majority is responsible for conditions resulting from delay, Re publican leaders pointed to the objec tions of Senator Hitchcock to the Knox resolution broposmg ratification of the treaty so far as it would effect peace with Germany and postpone ment of action on the league of na tions..: ' ' . . ' " The Knox resolutionwhich may be cressed anew this week, is sure to re ceive Senator Hitchcock's most deter mined opposition. " . "It is utterly out oi tne auesuon, absolutely imDOSsible." said the Ne braska Senator, adding that a basis of cdmnromise must be the Lodge res ervations and the five he proposed as substitutes. Questioned regarding the future course toward a compromise, Senator Hitchcock said: "The Lodge reservationsare in the Senate, ours are there also. We are willinc to discuss a compromise at any time." . . had failed to pay their poll tax be fore May 1, as required. A total of 783 votes were cast nt the Lincolnton box Tuesday, ogaijlst a total of 710 last election. The Demo cratic gain at the Lincolnton box over last year was around 73, the Demo cratic vote at this box last year being 404, and this year 477. The Republi can vote at this box last year Was 306, this year 306. The voters in the city generally paid their poll tax in order to vote in the city election last spring. The vote foi Hoey and Morehead in each precinct, :off icial, is given below, as turned in Tuesday night from the 12 precincts of the county. The Lincoln County Vote Dec. 16, 1919. Hoey. Morehead Lowcsville .. ..72 V 26 Triangle . ..46 37 Denver .... ...... 95 106 Iron Station . . . . . . 99 - 98 Orebank .. ........ 39 105 Lincolnton .... ...477 306 Southside .. .. .. ..100 83 Reepsville .. .. ....159 166 Hcavner's .. ..... . 77 40 Crouse .. .. .... 59 28 Flay .... .... ....104 82 Beam's .. 60 " 143 Totals .1387 1220 CONGRESSMAN CLYDE R. HOEY. Elected Last Tuesday To Represent the Ninth Congressional District in - CONGRESS, Hoey's majority 167, The Vote for -Congressman Last Year at the 12 Precincts. A comparison of the vote Tuesday with that of last fall in the Congres sional election will oerhaps interest our readers. The vote last fall, 1918, follows: For Webb, Dem., Lowesville 91, Tri angle 48; Denver 108; Iron Station 108; Orefcank 47; Lincolnton . 404; Southside 111; Reepsville 176; Heav ner's 81; Crouse 69; Flay 98; Beam's 77. Total for countv 1418. Jonas, Rep.rLowesvllle 42; Triangle! u,- Denver xu?, jiiuu oluliviii iiu, Orebank 124; Lincolnton 306; Sbuth side 82; Reepsville 195; Heavner's 51; Crouse 25; Flay 110; Beam's 182. Total 1387. The Democrats carried 8 boxes in the county in Tuesday's election Lowesville, Triangle, Iron Station, Lincolnton, Southside, Heavner's, Crouse, and Flav. The Republicans carried Beam's, Reepsville, Orebank, and Denver. No other county in the district, save Cleveland, stood by Congressman Hoey, with more enthusaism than did Loncoln, and the Democrats generally in the county are pleased with the Democratic majority in this county. HOEY'S FRIENDS CELEBRATE HIS ELECTION AT SHELBY Shelby, Dec. 16. A thousand en thusiastic friends of Clyde R. Hoey ..intiul tnnicht his election to -Congress over J. M. Morehead, by an estimated majority of not less than 2,000 nor more than 2,o00, when the Republicans connoentiy expecwu w ele"t their man. Cleveland countv gave her favorite son 3,217 against Morhead's 1,306, a majority of 1,811. the largest Demo cratic majority Cleveland county has ever given in her history. Hoey car ried 20 of the 23 precincts in Cleve- l.nrl Hoey will take his seat in Congress after the holiday recess. MOREHEAD CARRIES CATAWBA BY MAJORITY OF 218 VOTES. Hickory, Dec. 16. Complete returns from all precincts in Catawba county give Morehead a majority of 218 votes over Clyde R. Hoey, Democratic candi date for Congress. Both the Hickory precincts returned majorities large enough to overcome any Democratic lead in the rest of the county. Outside of .Hickory township it is indicated that the Democrats have made slight gains over last election. The election passed quietly here and throughout the county. ' ' HOEY's" MAJORITY Iff MECKLENBURG 2,163 Democratic .Candidate .Gets .3,675 Votes to Morehead'a 1,512. : Mecklenburg and Charlotte gave a majority or 2,163 votes to Clyde R. noev. democratic cttiiuiuttie iui vuu- gress in the ninth district, over his republican opponent, John M. More head, in the election Tuesday, Mr. Hoev receiving 3.675 votes and Mr. Morehead 1,612, the total votes in t.he county reaching 6,187. ( Charlotte rave Hoey a total pf 2,187 votes to Morehead's 767, a Hoey ma jority of 1,420 votes, while the county out3ide the city, gave Hoey 1,488 votes to 745 for Morehead, Hoey's majority having been 743. 7 Every precinct In Charlotte gave a majority for Hoey, the fourth ward leading with 462 for Hoey and 60 for Morehead. The closest precinct in the city was the tenth ward, which gave Hoey 61 and Morehead 50 votes. Three precincts in the county gave majorties for Morehead, these being Clear Creek No. 1.. Deweese No. 2. and Lemley No. 2, while Providence No. 2 batted a clean 1,000 for Hoey, giving him 40 votes, and completely shutting Morehead out. ' Sharon gave More head two votes out of 92 and Steele Creek No. 2 gave him two votes out of 48. Mallard Creek No. 1 and Clear Crtek No. 2 each gave Hoey ma jority of one vote, the mormer hav ing 31 to 20 and the latter 25 to 24. FARMERS' UNION OFFICERS. R. W. H. Stone, of Guilford, Succeeds Dr. II. Q. Alexander As President Other Officers and Resolutions. A SORRY FIGURE IN PEACE. OFFICIAL FKOM GASTON. Philadelnhia Record. General Pershing's report shows how snlendidlv America did in war under Democratic leadership. Now in peace, with Renublican Congress do ing everything in its power to hamner and discredit Democratic President, we what a aorrv fi?ura America cuts before the world, shirking its re sponsibilities and evading its plain duty. R-d General Pershing's re port and then study some of the ineethes of Lodfe, Borah, Johnson Sherman & Co. T! ? d.lTerence in their I Ameiieanism is sinking. R. W. H. Stone, of Guilford county, was elctcd president of the North Iarolini Farmers' Union at the meet ing in Gvei'n?boro the past week. Paul Jones, of Edgecombe county received 57 votes against 58 for Stone. Dr. a. O. Alexander, of Mecklenburg county, retiring president, received 22 votes; Kev. J. W. Liyeriv, oi Kowan ii, ano Dr. C. J, Templeton, of Wake 3. The election came on the fourth ballot. Dr. Templeton ' was re-elected vice president.: An executive committee was elected composed of W. B. Gibson, of Iredell, chairman; Dr. H. y. Alexander, Meck lenburg, Mr. Bagwell of Wake, Mr. Hudson, of Rowan, and T. L. Terry, of Edeecombe. Mr. Bagwell is secretar'- to the committee. E. C. Faires of Guilford was elected secretary of the State union. ; . Resolutions were adopted denounc ing tne State revaluation act as bein oppressive on the farmers. Thj Union refused to adopt as its official organ the Co-Operator, a news paper published by one J. A. Smith In fact it decided not to have an offi cial oman. T. B. Parker, of the State depart ment of agriculture introduced a reso lution denouncing the general tenden cy of workers to strike and calling on all classes to work together in har mony for the improvement of industri al business and social conditions. Adopted unanimously. Locals throughout the State will vote on the question of increasing the annual dues from $1 to $2. Co-ordiantion of the various farm organizations was endorsed and the Greensboro News reporting the meet ing savs: :. "The national ... union was roundly criticised by leaders who did not hes itate to express the conviction that thi' larger body evidently is headed to ward rum. The policies of National President Barrett were sharply cen sured and it was indicated that unless there in a change of heart in the inner circles of the . national organization no further support will b expended to that body by the Mate union. "In fact, so strong was the senti ment against the national orgamza tion that it was virtually agreed no dues would be paid into the nation?' treasury by the State organization in the early future. Discretionary pow er is vested in the executive commit tee in this connection, the understand ing being that no dues will be paid from the State union to the national union unless the policies of the latter are radically changed. Such action would be tantamount to repudiation of the national union and withdrawal from that body.'' 50 PER CENT GROSS PROFIT IS ALLOWED : - v Merchants Must Mark Selling Price on Each Article Will Require Rig id Enforcement of Regulations Au thorized Under Lever Act, A gross retail profit not to exceed 50 per cent on the invoice c,ost has been announced by Henry A. Page, State Fair Price Commissioner, asa reasonable margin of gain to mer chants in North Carolina, regulations going in effect Monday, December 15. The announcement was made in an address before the Merchants' Asso ciation in Wilson Tuesday night, and brings to an end the controversy aroused some weeks ago between the Commissioner and the merchants of the State. "The regulations are as follows: 1 "The practice of having differ ent prices for different people will be considered a violation of the Lever Act, there must be (ne fairrprice to Everybody. 9 Tft nflfoi. frti coin onv mawhon- dise that does not bear the elilng1 price in plain figures, provided the form of such merchandise allows soacs for marking si.me, will be con sidered a violation of the act. 3-"A maximum margin of 60 per cent on invoice cost is allowed on men's clothing, furnishings, hats, and all shoes, To charge more than 50 per cent is indictable under the act. This is not to 'be construed to mean that all merchandise classed above should bear 50 per cent profit, sin-e, if he found a merchant adhering to this rule to es cape the clutches of the law, it would be counted against him. 60 Per Cent For Women -"A maximum margin of 60 per cent on invoice cost is allowed on all woman s ready-to-wear. To charge more than 60 per cent is to violate the amended Lever Act. 5-"FuIl replacement value will not be allowed, but the merchant will be expected to average cost pf clothing- shoes, etc., in determining new and advanced prices. (Mr. Page explain ed this bv saying that a serge suit purchased last spring at $20 might cost the merchant $40 if purchased to day. . This would not justify the mer chant in marking irregular percentage of profit on the 40 suit and then bring the nrice of the suits carried ov er up to this level., ... .. 6"These regulations are effective December 15, and any merchants who wilfully exceeds the above mafgins pf profit or violates above regulations will be subiect to indictment and trial before Federal judge and jury. 1.. I Dec. 16. 'v hv a t t I.) ' it v of 1 I 0. ! V. e out n y f' a 1 I mg mar A n gn in std-i 'Io Subscribers who have not renewed (Vieir r,sper are urped to do so now. The tl.fii) mte wiil be in effect just to wei-ks int'i-r. t' n th price ad '. to f '. All ' :! T4 WR r I in i J i- IRON STATION, R-l LETTER. Correspondence of the News. We read in the Lincoln Countv News with pleasure Judge Webb's first charge before the Grand Jury delivered in Asheville, also Governor Bickett s article, "Hate and Passion in the Saddle." We trust that whan our people will rally to the support of men in public olhce, who will condemn unrighteousness pnil live righteous lives: thus punishing crime and up holding making goodness, we will have a change in this fair land of ours, and there will s-o up from it a sweet smelling fragrance unto the throne of God. We believe there is deep down in every human heart a love for true and beautiful actions in life. In reading Shakespeare's Play, ;'The Merchant of Venice" everybody admires the char acter of the merciful Portia better than that of the harsh Shylock. The quick business activities in life we fear have caused many of us to overlook and neglect the moral emo tions In life. And another thing that is, ajnid the great stirring events of our time, we underestimate the sim pler duties, which lie in our pathway. We like to boast that we are an ed- DISAPPOINTMENT IS DIVIDED. Charlotte News. One of the Republican leaders of the community admitted this morning that the outcome of the election yesterday was very disquieting to them for the reason that it was their expectation that Mr. Morehead would be elected. Over the long distance telephone a few minutes later, Manager Mull of the Hoey Campaign extended his apprecia tion to Mecklenburg county for having rnllrwl nn n mninrit.v fuifficient to guar antee easily the election of Mr. Hoey. He stated that it had been figured by the Hoey campaign managers that Mecklenbflfg could not be counted upon for niore than 2,000 at best, and some of them were far less optimisti: as to what this county would do. : The disappointment that came to dem ocratic headquarters arose from the vote in Gaston where there was a slump of 800 .in the democratic ma jority of a year ago, but this was off set by the almost ohenominal strength displayed by Mr. Hoey in Cleveland where he made a gain oi approximate ly the same number of votes that were lost to the party in uaston. It is interesting in view of this di vided sentiment among both Republi can nnd Democratic chieftains to spec ulate as to what will be the interpre tation from afar that will be .placed ution the outcome of the voting in the district.-. And this interpretation, un-'. happily will be more decisively against the Democrats than against the Re publicans,, for two reasons. In the first place, it will not be known gen erally thatthe Republicans expected to elect their candidate. It will Je known generllv that the usual demo cratic majority has been materially reduced and the outsiders will imme diately claim that the victory was thoroughly republican. Another in teresting element enters into im BnPMilntion. It was broadcasted over thecountry that the result of the vot ing in iho district woira iiiuichhj h the people felt toward the Administra tion, toward the peace treaty ard to o.of1 oum-vihinc that has been done by the Democratic party since it has been nationally in power. And those who have been told these things will begin to wonder at once why it was that the democrats in tne aistrici. suf fered such a slumn with such matters involved. It will not be taken into account that internal conditions of apathy in one cqunty in the district exnlains almost entirely the fnct that the maiority was reduced. The out side world will not be acquainted with the faet that Mecklenburg showed a decided spirit of indifference, in fact, that a big percentage of its available vote was held away from the polls, n.tf intimated elsewhere, thene won not material issues. We doubt if nrta unteT in a hundred had them mind when he went to the polls. He was thinking of the men and ofhe parties to which they belonged and he voted accordingly. Hence, in whnt niw lioht it may be viewed, the victory for Mr. Hoey.is a magnificent . . i.ut V.a Tim a nhla personal viciury m mni- " - to come into combat with the most powerful exponent of Republicanism in . whnh district, if not in the whole State, and put him to rout by a majority or approximately ,"v Honcp. for every shout of hallelujah Uhat we hear the Republicans raising, we shall send back a pacn of victory fnr the democratic champion wno nas come under the wires against certain and serious barriers, a comparatively easy winner. , nr flu tun rmcfi that held back the voters from the polls, apathy and actual opposition to Mr. Hoey, the for mer was decidedly in greater evidence It was hard to discover many voter? who were positively antagonistic to tiio riovplnnd pountv man. There was a small faction a mere handful that did not vote for him because it thought a Mecklenburg man should have been the chosen nominee, but fV,i -firtinn was verv inconsiderable in proportion to the larger faction that was inuuterent. proiesseu no wn or interest in the outcome, expressed the opinion that the democratic can- SHORT ITEMS OF NEWS The president pf the unions have voted for the continuation of the nation-wide steel workers strike. Fourtyfour States have ratified the prohibition amendment to the consti tution. Virginia lead the way Jan uary 17, 1918. Governor Bickett has appointed Miss Martha Haywood a member of the board of directors of the Soldiers' Home, Raleigh. , - Floods last week caused heavy damage in protions of Georgia, Ala Lama and Mississippi and several lives were lost. A Mg; steel freighter, "City of Winston-Salem," will be launched at Wilmington Saturday, 27th. Miss DeWitt Chatham, daughter of MrB. Hugh Chatnam, of Winston-Salem, .vill be sponsor. At the annual meeting of the North Carolina Livestock Association, held in Goldsboro last week, T. D. Brown, of Salisbury, was elected president of the association ; J. W. Haynes, Ashe ville, vice-president, and J. A. Arey, secretary. The next regular meeting of the 'Norm Carolina State Board of dental examiners will be held in Charlotte on Thursday, January 15, 1920, begin ning at 9 o'clock according to the an nouncement of Dr. F. L. Hunt, of Asheville, secretary. Reports received at Baptist head quarters, Raleigh, from North Caroli na Baptist churches show pledges for .he Baptist 75 million campaign imounting to $7,106,000. This is nore than a million dollars over the State quota. Many churches have lot yet reported. DANIELS SCHOOL NEWS. The enrollment for the month was ona hundred and five, and the average attendance was one hundred. A fourth teacher is expected ater Christmas. The honor roll for the month is: First Grade Frances Reep, Juanita Cline, Russel Helms, Sarah Helms. Second Grade Elizabeth Killian Ethel Yount. Third Grade Robert Carpenter. Fourth Grade Maude Blackburn. Fifth Grade Katherine Rhodes: Melvin Yoder, Russel Carpenter, Rosa May Blackburn. Sixth Grade Roberta Bangle. Seventh Grade Fred Yoder, Ruth Rhodes', Blanch Yoder. Ethel Willis. Eighth Grrde Ruth Coon, Phillip Coon, Willard Yoder. Ninth Grade Alton Carpenter, Claud Carpenter. Tenth Grade Pinkie Carpenter, Louise Coon, Junius Coon, Carrie Vo der, - . Thursday of this week the high school will play "The Little Clodhop per" at Startown High School, New ton, N. C. Saturday night of this week the high school will play "The Little Clod hopper" at Daniels again. . It is hop ed that the patrons and friends of tho school will give their hearty co-operation. All school children are admit ted free. Adults 35c. Fuel Administrator Garfield has tendered his resignation to President Wilson, because, an Associated Press dispatch from Washington Bays, he aiangrues on principle Willi tne coal strike settlement proposal arranged by the government and the mine work ers' union. The resignation was ac cepted. . Churchill Godley, white, of John ston county, who was to have been electrocuted Monday morning for criminal assault, gets a respite until January 15. The order of execution is' stayed temporarily , the Governor announces, because the question of the sanity of the prisoner has been seriously raised and also because of additional facts developed in connec tion with the affair. The formal call for the national Re Dublican convention, to hp hplrl in Chicago, June 8, 1920, provides that all delegates and alternates must be chosen "not earlier than 30 days af ter tne date of this call and not later than 30 days before the dato of meeting of such Republican national Convention unless otharwiaa providodJ by the laws of the btate m which the election occurs." : ' Exportation of intoxicating liauors tor bsverage purooses will not be per mitted after January 16, when the prohibition amendment becomes ef fective, according to the bureau of in ternal revenue, The fact that-spirits are in transit in this country on that date or are in warehouses at the port or export or are on board ship in port, will not be regarded as compli ance with the law. but it must be ac tually outside of the territory of the United States on January 16. SUBSCRIBERS DO NOT OBJECT TO ADVANCE IN THE RATE The News force has been as hnsv as could be since the announcement ap peared notifying tho subscribers of an advance :n subscription rates ef fective January 1st from $1.50 to $2 year, our friends readily under stand that everything has : advanced to such proportions and money has such little buying power that it is im possible to give a twice-a-week pa per any more for $1.50 a year. W have been busy receiving renewals from subscribers who are taking ad vantage of the $1.50 a year rate. Many subscribers are vet in arear3 but we know they will come in before the first. After January 1st the name of every subscriber,' rich or poor, whose time has been expired will be taken from the list. We must adopt-this course in order to be fair to. all. STATE AND FEDERAL AID ROAD BUILDING. Raleigh News and Observer. Seventy-eir;M of the 100 counties in the State have filed with the Sttte highway commission application for State and Federal aid in road building since the commiseion was reorganiz ed, and there .ire now in hands of the commission applications for aid on 10'J separate projects two of which have been completed. 6a axe under construe tion. and the others are pending, ac cording to figures given out. Survevs are beinir made on 65 nro iects that have been applied for, there being at present 25 surveying parties in the held m various sections oi the State. : - Among projects in various parts of the Mate, recently approved, are: Caldwell Lounty, Lenoir to the Ca tawba river, 16 miles of clay gravel road. . Caldwell count" Lenoir to Wilkes county line, 16 miles of clay gravel road. - Watauga count" Boons to Caldwell county line, 13 miles clav gravel. lJavie county, Mocksville to Yankin river bridge, 10 miles and concrete bridge over Yadkin river. Where The Sign Failed. : "The men who make the bedt hus bands," says a writer, are those who possess the knotty type of f oct. with square toes." But the younp inff ic oi ours addicted to stopping lav, , says they make the worst kind of prospec tive father-in-law. London Opinion. Sure Clues. "The ma who called to see you ye3. terday wore a cutaway coat and stovepipe hat." "He must have been the plumber. Baltimore American. NEWSPAPERS ARE ASKC: TO CONSUME I Washington, Dec. 17, Every i paper in the country was called ( day by the house postoffice conm, to reduce its consumption of i print paper by 10 per cent for a i riod of six months in an effort to i lieve the present serious shoi : which the committee has beon i threatened the destruction of a num ber of small papers. - Voluntary co-ooeration of publish ers would obviate the necessity io governmental action, said the com mittee statement, which was prepare I by Chairman Stenerson, Members of the committee said tnat, if the pub lishers carried out the voluntary con servation plan, further action on the A Lill l. V. "i .1. iiiuiuny Din to limn tne size oi news papers and periodicals using the sec ond class mail privilege would be postponed for the present, at least. WAN" ADS BUSINESS PULLERS. CASH WITH ORDER. WANTED TURKEYS: Highest mar ket price paid for. same. Phone or write us, what you have. Catawlia Creamery Co. Hickory N. C. o 18 It ORDER a nice-Bible from Rev. B. A, Yorke for a Christmas present. Nothing better. Phone 212. 18-2t W. FAREL WARLICK ; Hickory, X. C. wishes to sell you the "New Edison Phonograph," tho ideal Chris"' mas gift . Prices $120, $167, $200, $2Q5.' our stock is limited, order immediately The Scientific Mind. , "This is a sixteemuup-lil t princess, lhe mummy has lieen pre served for 2,000 years. ' -' V "Does that include the sixteen veafca she lived?" London Passing Show, YES WE WILL HAVE OYSTERS CHRISTMAS We have oysters also every Friday and 'Saturday, and we will appreciate your orders for fresh oysters, and fresh meats of all kinds. Call us when you think of fresh mep.is or oysters. Our phone number is 70. sanitary Meat Market, in Geo. 1. Womack's Grocery Store building on Court Square. FOR SALE RED CEDAR SHING LES. HAVE A. LARGE STOCK ON HAND SEVERAL CAS IN TRANS IT. PINE AND CYPLE3S SHING LES IN STOCK. LARGE STOC: OF ROUGH AND. DR3?SSFD IAJ'1 BER AND STOCK 'JHtSp . DOORS. . GOOD SECESS SHING CAREY mRLISS F.XGtCE ' ETC"!' HOR5LE- POWER ATgg JJ; H. WEARN & CO., . i...t..L K. C. - ucated Christian nation. Some of our noted educators have defined education I ditnto would not need their vote, and as. "social efficiency," that is "to pro- hence did not vote. It was'that that mote growth and social happiness to hurt, the apathetic attitude of such a help peoole solve the problems of life." lnrtre class of voters to the whole af- T ii ii : v l n i . - . . . . ., . . . in me oiuie we rii kiiuw itiai. muiiy, fgif, if these nAu inougnt mere was many times we are commanded to love t nossibility of the county's majority our brethem and do good. According being seriously reduced, they would to Judge Webb's and Governor Bick- have voted; but they contended that ftt's addresses are we doing this? would ba impossible for a Republi Would we not have these words said rn to be successful in the ninth dis- into us. "Thou, are weighed in the balances, and art found wanting." It seems to us that it might be hoove every one of us who wishes to help uplift humanity to begin think- in? what we are doing, we nnd this rule in chemistry, for changes, "Those which affect ten composition of sub stances and give rise to the formation of new substances with new proper ties." , Ws havt teen thinking that the com bination of some characteristics with the elimination of some in our people might produce a thange. We beg the privilege oi g;vini this formula Love instead of hale, charity instead of seltiKhnefcs, work instead nj, gt i i rule will trict arid they denended upon other fellow to do the voting and work cf rescue for the district COL. WM. S. PEARSON DEAD. CoL Wm. S. Pearson, aged 70 years, was struck and instantly killed by utraet car in Charlotte Thursday even ing. Col. Pearson was a native of Morganton and a lawyer by profes sion. Some years ago he was ap pointed assayer of the Charlotte mint and he and his family took up their residence there. He returned to Mor ganton to li?e but had lately again nf iflla. moved to Charlotte. instead of louneinc Thli He is survived bv three dauchtern ir.fckt- a better people. If (and a nn. Col. poaraon ANNUAL STATEMENT. North Carolina Lincoln County Publication in pursuance of section 1388 of the Revisal 1905, is hereby made giving each individual whose ac count has been audited, the amount claimed and the amount allowed, to gether with full statement of county Revenue and Charges showing by items the income from every source and the . disbursements for the year also showing the permanent debt of the county, when constructed and in terest paid. Revenue taken from county Treas urers Annual Reports. Receipts. v (Continued from Last Issue.) July 23, A. Nixon, C. S. C, jury tax in case Lallie Ramsaur, vs. Ramsaur, $3, less C. S. C. 6 per cent commission 15c. $2.85. Aug. 4, G. B. Goodson, sheriff, taxes, 11922.50. Aug. 4, Amount collected from Sa rah Hoke. $25.46. Aug. 5, The First Natnl Bank. Lm- comton, borrowed money for 90 days, $1500; less interest $22.50, $1477.50 Sept 1. G. B. Goodson, Sheriff, tax es $1922.50. Sept. 2, First Natn! Bank, borrowed Money for 90 days, $1200; less int, $18, $1182. Oct 6, T. L. Ware, Supt. Gaston county roads, for hire of convicts. $30. Oct. 6, First Natnl. Bank, borrowed money for 90 days, $4000; less int. $60 $3940. Oct. 15, James R. Ycung, Ins. Com 1919 Bldg. & Loan ta-:, $91.74. Nov. l. A. Nixon, C. S. C., jury tax m cases as follows: s. A. htauss $2 L. B. Bymim. $2; Charlie Reynolds $2 Charlie Reynolds, $2; W. A. Larman, $2; Dewey Chapman, $2; M. It. Car penter, $2; Jim (jueen, $2; Herd Smith $2; Bish Reynolds, $2; Jess Smith, $2 jess Smith, $2; Ernest Newton, $2 Edwin Mullen, $2: Charlie Reynolds $2; Jv Mull, will, $3; Lockman vs. Keever, $3; Wade Fullenwider, $2; Wade Fullenwider, $2; Wade Fnllen-r wider. $2: J. S. Wiles, 12; lloyt Greg ory $2; Hoyt Gregory, t2; total $18; Notice Of Advance m Tfcc Subscription Price The Lincoln County News hereby announces that beginning Jan. 1, 1920, ine Buoscripuon price win oe advanc ed from $1.60 a year to $2.00 a year. We find this absolutely necessary on account of the unprecedented ad vances in blank paper, and other articles needed in publishing the News which have more than doubled recent ly. During the month of December renewals and new subscriptions wiil be accepted at the present rate of $1.50 per year. If you renew your uub scription and pay in advance during this month (December) the increased rate will not effect you until your time expires again. We have been slow to make this ad vance, we must increase the rate to meet increased cost of operation. Our patrons have been loyal and true, ma ny of them taking the paper ever since it ; started years ago and as we give - a twice-a-week paper we believe they will stick to us in this crisis. In comparison to the price of other things, The News is cheap at $2 per year. With print paper costing $8 "er hundred and indications of its costing 10 dollars in 30 days (and hard to buy at any price) there is nothing left for us to do but make a small increase. We ask everybody who has not done so to renew their subscription this month while it is still $1.50 a year, After Jan. 1, 1920, it will be advanced to $2 per year. ONLY a few days until Christmas. Why not buy your good wife a whole I WILL PAY $5.0J er hum'; pounds for picking crack bowl cottoi James Smith. WANTED Hickory logs, $17.00 pet cord. Pine, oak, gum and all othtr kinds, $7.00 per cord. The Ivey Mfg. Co., Hickory, N. C. n27 3m Subscribers are asked to look at the label on their paper and please renew promptly. FOR SALE 1 good heavy farm mule. Lincoln Lilhia Water Co. Phone 8. . n3-oaw8t WANTED Scrap iron, brass and aluminum. Eureka Iron Works, Lin-' colnton. .', ' , ." r; - ;.- ' o21-i' t Claim and Delivery Blanks for sale nt Lincoln Printing Company. MISS JOSEPHINE BOWEN , Dunning Method of Music Terms $5 per Month. Studio, 3rd Floor, of Co. Nat Ck. Bldg Lincolnton, N. C. FRESH OYSTERS AND FISH on Fridays and Saturdays" of each week. We also carry a full line of California fruits, also northern fruits, Located o court square. Phone 98. A. Abra ham. 1 Sl-lf Wm.M.ShemlI. OD GRADUATE OPTOMETRIST. LINCOLNTON, N. C. 22 Years Experience Fitting , Glasses. Latest Equipment and Method. ton of Black Diamonds for a Christ- SAVE MONEY. Buy Johnsons Frees mas present. Johnston Ice and Fuel ' Proof for your radiator. Guarantee Co. tf,t Keever's Bicycle Sluip dll-i See the fancy work at Miss J. A. McKnight's over Abernethy and Thompson. 2tdl5 the the DON'T Disappoint the KIDDIi for nothing hurts them more rig! now. Have Santa to call a.'ound e iKeever's Bicycle Shop and get wIm t o5t d t BU-iii. I they want A Bicycle Coaster Wa- Jewelry Store, containing three small ? Jd&J&,hT boxes of gold pins. Berge Beam. 2t j i" ""'."" "l " j,,.' ' AFTER Tuesday. Dec. 16. .we will gin cotton Friday and Saturday only. Lincoln Ginnery. dl5-2t DR. EVANS . WEHUNT, DENTIST. , A lot of goods selling near old prices. $1.50 ties $1; pants, sweaters, underwear boys suits, ' ladies band Morrison Bldg. $1.25 to $1.75: a lot of goods for less than I can buy it for. : Come and look over. McLellans. CHERRYVILLE, N. C. Phone 1 MULES. MULES, MULES I have just received a carload of first class mules weighing from 8 to 11 hundred 3 to 5 years old. wH broke and in fine condition. Come to see me before you buy or exchange for I will sell $25 or $30 chsaper than any one else. Terms cash or time. D. M. Abernethy High Shoals, N. C, Gaston Co. dl5-3t Fay Ideal stockings at Leonard Bros Fay stockings need no supporters. Leonard Bros. "! $100 Reward, flCJ The readers nf flits pa,.er wl?J pleated to learn that there t:; tt ! one dreaded disease that s'-m n - been able to cure In oil lm Nf .- that Is catarrh. Catnh ti ,m: -Influenced by constitutional t ... rcqulriw ."iijtitutlonul trentmeiH. Catarru Medicine ts tsKf-n Irnr.i acts thru the Blood on Hip Nr -facet of the System thircl.y the foundattot pf the dlsens .-, i patient strengtn by bulla v . tittutlon and assisting natm i work. The proprietors ln.w-f-vtth In the curative pnw.-.n -Catarrh Medicine that n v -Hundred Dollars for any a to cure, flend for of i Address F. J. CHFNFV . Ohio. Bold by all Dror. A. A .A". EHEETING Lconard Bros . , -25c a yard. 40 INCH SHEETING 22c a yard Leonard Bros. NOTICE. The stockholders of Lincoln Farm Loan Association will take notice tha: the annual meeting of the stokhold- ers will be held in the office of W. H. Childs, on Tuesd?y, Jan. 13, 1920, at 10 o clock a. m. This lfilh day of I" "-, V' ' '. r ' , -CM' f. r GOOD CHRISTMAS 'Nirl-t p-t Ch(; P. E. ( whs vrr'J less C. R. (-., 6 per ct t commi; vV-r, he $2.40, f i. r t. I (To Tt V ') ran civt a better on w ;'!, known to ':-.-" ' i. A. P. ". . '..- - 1 . : :H i