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THE ONLY NEWSPAPER PUULISIIED IN MADISON COUNTY
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I MARSHALL MADISON COUNTY; N. C. FRIDAY, JANUARY 12th 1923.'
,No 2
fti Klux Klan To Extend Ac-
j Uvity; All Over World.
A
y J The ru Klux Klan ;. is planning
- ,i jto extend the scope- of their organ'
-;' izatio'n so as to include all mon of
theCaucasian .race 'and is contcm
VJ . platittj? the formal ion of klans in
' silt parts of the world, according to
T; a letter from Edward Young Clarke
'....; -inpcrial giant, to Dr. II. W, Evnsj
imptiriai wizaru u cupy - m wmcn
" was givcn.to thctliiitcd Press to-
,l ;ight,,. -
A "-.The plans arc thf outgrowth )ot a
.'commission giv.c.n toClark f by" the
':, klonvocation recently h $ld here,
iuthorizing. him to investigate, &he
advisability of making the organi
sation world-wide , J 'xf ';'"
.M' .Clarke according , to the- letter,
will make a report to the council
vpf grnddr'agons, to be held here
J ' iwinetime in .May,' " 1 923. If t h c
',v jtouncjof dragons reports favqrab-
i- y Wfe prbposedrnpve twork will
be immediately started to enlarge
;' jthe t Cope Of t'he organization, the
f.-vJetter stated. ; ' 4 '
, " ' Clark,;, the loiter declared, will
leave for Europe suine time during
'; ext summer to make further in
vestigations arid suggest plans for
the extensions of tho klan through
out .the world. '
' 1 Decision to investigate conditions
' thr6ugh'out the. world with' a view
to making the "Ku Klux Klan ; a
'world-wide . oieanissation. of white
i ' 'men was inspired by the necessity
L of the Caucasion ; races banding
Railway; Line To
Weaveryille Is To
- . , - .
Be Diismaritled
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Efforts WereMade to Organize
Company' To Buy Line For
$20,000 But Support Was
Not Sufficient.
Statement Showing AssetsAnd Liabi
lities -of Madison Coun.ty. N. Q. -v
- As of Decemlleit 31st 1922 V
OPERATION STOPPED'
' Efforts ,to resuscitate the
Assets
Cash, to credit sinking fund . . . . . . 23,600,00
Cash balances in Banks . . . . . .. . . : 36,404,74
Court House and land ......... 1 . . 85,000,00
County Home and land.,'..;.;.... J5.000.00
fail and land .....ig... 17.000,00
Liabilities
ru. ni ....
liici ivcai-cautm . . 4
Macadam and Sahd Clay Roads
villeatxd East Tennessee t; railway v per mHe 00 mues., . . .. osu,i-w(W
company .having failed,, dcisiori.fd Roads 88 miles at 5,000 00 .440,J000.
at
3,000,00 ,
52O,C00,O0
their suprcmacv in world affairs,
.' , ".The Ku Klux Klan feels the
'"necessity of spreading its doctrines
I (throughout th? world , and bancjing
. ' "the white peoples into an indissolii
v i ijbje union to protect their control
1 ; over other races," Clark said.
; f 'i Clark emphatically denied pub
i j lished reports of an intervw with
t h'ini carried in several large eastern
h' papersj'hich quoted him as saying
I ' that along with- the. plans for eh
larging the scop i of i ho order, that
V j feiornan Catholics would benllowefi
V .,, to enter. .
Y 'j 'biir law is that any person hold-
V ing;a!legiance t,o any foreign power,
j' political, social, or religious, is not
jj '" eligible for membership,!'- the letter
5: declared.
-V The letter cast rfc light on tho
4l private investigation into the situa-
tion at M e r fiouge, Louisiana,
whidi is said to be lundor way by
tho klan., Clark, "I who is not now
officially connected with the organ
ization and only holds the bono
rrirV title of imt)eriiil giant, declar-
ed ho knew nothing , about ' condi
'$ tiofis there Ho e.presscd the be
lief, however, that ..on investigation
ito the case would prove- ths klan
1 blameless as had been - tho case 'n
a IQOK8 of other instances wherein
' tif iho klan was implicated. . - -
aKhallPre
Man Sunday School
1 -Elects Officers
.:41-'''N'
1 yTjif ; Prc3byterian -Sabbath
' SchooUield ther-rnnual election
ilof lrfcers and teachers on last
.EabjiathVmorni W
" , ;t ;Jj!Cj)leman Ranisey was. elect
ted Superintendent and R. N
v ; Catpii, ,'A.ssistant. Superintendent
- jbtiester VVallin, Secretery, Mrs.
Q. C. Rector Assistant,, Z. V.
fisher, Treasurer, Miss Hallie
1' EUvers.'Oi ganist. Mrs. Ethel Br
. ; yan,' Assistant, E Verett R Tweed
" 7:acher,of Men's Class, all other
t rachers were re-elected. v
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. iii i. i-.i i uviacninerv anirmn nmenL.
nas occn reaencu oy p. oicrnurrg, ; I ;t " ;"S . . , t-t ; "
who bbtfRht t l.e prop'crty at court'! ?.6n ?nd?e? 4 a 200,1
sale a'few; weeks ago to dismantle
'n T !-. I I t 11 -V..i 1 rm nnn rn
)T,rr;'-' ,7f-.r": : ' '
2,750,00
000,00
250,00
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learned yesterday.
Dismantlirig of the clcctnc; line,,
extending froitl Grace, at the . north
extremity 'of the 'city,; to Asheville
is expected. to pToceedi.ar, once. Ac
tual junking of the roud will" pro
bably Irti star ted ivlthm n w;ek or
ten days, it;.was: ..-stated yepterday".'
It is probable that .permission will
be asked of .the state corporation
commissioner J ' ' ., . I
, Operation of cars on thcWcavcr
villc.:litiOfWas discontinued oii Nv
cmber 29, as- soon as the property
Was acquired at cottrt sale by Mr.
Sternberg. , " '. k ' ,. ; " '
'. Effort to Sav Line. ,
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. Immediatelv thereafter, efforts
were undertaken in formation of a.
corporation whereby the electric
ine would become community-own-
4teiMdve-iAogcihcr feyMr?BteVftrfr
txit 100,000,00 . ;:
if 1,443.984,T2 '
Bonded indebtedness ....... ... ..L. V." ............ 665,000,00 . . '
Current bills'.. , 000,00 .. ;
Notes ............ .... J.h v , 000,00 .,
' y - "y ' ' . "
H'.;-.'-;. -: " 664,000,00 i
Net Assets ,' ' ' ;' t ' 1 ' ', ' , . . '
..'-.'Thestatement accompanyinir shows the financial standing of
LMadison County on December 1st 1022. .Th original indebted
ness was 705,000 00 but 41,000 0ft has beea cald.oa this debt For
the monev ekoended the county has as assets two dollars for
very one dollar spent by the officers as the statement .will show
Everything which has been purchased or constructed by the com
missioners during the last fifteen years or more has doubled in
value, '-v'-, " . ! ''. 'Vv'j: tyf:?? zT Z' '
. The sinking fund mentioned as an asset stands in the Baifks
drawing interest at four per cenl and is ready to cancel the
bonds when due. ' This year six thousand morejpf the bonds will
be paid and money added to the staking fund for the payment of
more.' All interest has been paid rnitil July first. The interest
money.. n always ready for thetiiri it is due. ; '
berg at $20,0C0, which was $1,000
more.,than "price to ; the .cotirt,
to cover his incidental expenses.-
Hdwever, after two mass meetiV
had been ealjcd,at Weaver.ville, aria'
New'- Bridge, " the v project a i was
abandoncdby tbeJeadersj because
sufficient Bupport did not materia;
IlKO. . . ' , 1 ' . '
Another proposition for saving
the line was later considered .'by'
Mr." Sternberg, but this, too, failed
to materialize, resulting in;' true n
nal decision to junk the proRaty.
Mr. Sternberg reccutly statet,th4ii;
the property had a valuo of '$36
000 fbr junk.' " .i,v
"rMany Returns'Us
Grissom s Greetmg
"A' prosperous New, Teat,! to
CallFor Conven-;
tiqnTo Aid Law
Enforcement.
Raleigh, North Carolina, ;
January 1923.
The call upon the Temperance
forces in this hour is to mobilize
their influence ,'to .aidjn the en
forcement of the laws preventing
the manufacture and sale of in
toxicants. North Carolina was
kme of the- first commoiiwealths
ti put the ban,, on the saloon and
thestili b the 'popular vote of
te people. ' Haying outlawed
t rie legal manufactore and sale
xA Kmi'nin ?f KoVinAVOa 11 to hfl
(1
you ana yours, Among j e U-' the annul
mail Ulfijr iivbuiiiu iiuivitny
wish you and, then, do notfor
ge.t the prompt returns of your
and their Income ' Tax.'." ' Thus
ment of the law by law-breakers.
What ton the temperance people
do to end the if ch 'nations of the
A Vio i MandpntJInn
read messaient'bilfi Wemu8t
Gnssom, United States CoPfea;! . , aifrthings within our
tor ,of Internal Revenue as Qreo-i
of many devices, tor remindjos
taxpayers that the time forhr
pther settlement ,wjth the ft
ral "government' is " fast ;appr6&
ching." " - ';;.''
The collector . iiS "prepatirig voT,
lumiflpus -lists- of taXpa8rS! i6
whom blanks -lle :e4t(ai
oon after the first of .the year
as possible 'and is giving wide,;
pUDUCl,iyilO iuc uctcaanyiu fil
ing returns.. x . -k",-.v -''
' Returns must 'be'"' filed on oi'
before March l6thlly the folloy; -j
mg, wnetner or no aTiyv ;iax; 15
due: every single person with ia
net income! of $1000,; every mar
ried person with , a net Jnconie
of. $000, every person ;with ?
gross income of $5000, everjr in
corporated company .without ex
ception, and " every partnership
without exception.
In addition,- every, .employer
must report ail salaries of $10)0
7 u '..l. vj- ;
or more ana 10 wnom paiu. -
kiknyand alfthings
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power t.a ho a wna.c we nave won.
Let the temperance ' forces take
counsel one of another agree up
on the best plan, and in uuity
battle to secure the' "enforcement
bf th.bVohibitiW) laws' and the
Eilheenth. Amendment. ? ..
'''A' one day's convention of all
the Tfemperarice forces in . North
Carolina is hereby called to meet
in Bal.-igh?; January , 16, 1923.
This 4s the anniversary of the
going into effect ofthe;. National
Erphibition Amendment. to the
Constitution'of the United States
Let there be' a 'great gathering
in Baleigh,on that day to highly
resolve that the law, shall not be
flouted.' '- - H, -
All Ipyjers df.law, all friends of
temperanpe are , invited and all
churches and other patriotic or
ganizations are requested to send
delegates. Extinguished and
ejoauenbpeakers have accepted
invitations to De present.
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Series Of Sermons
l" The Pastor of the Presbyterian
Church is preaching a series of
sermons, at the evening services
from the- book of Genesis", on
next Sabbath evening. Our sub
ject will be. '--;'.
The first family.
! The first sacrifice.
The first death. .
The first murderer.
We expect to touch the most
important points,. irt the' book of
Genesis from night to night. ;
"We eordially favite youj to
oiae te these serviees and study
wHh s this woadetfat book that
epems ia Idee and closes f In
Pastor."
'Notice To The
Public:
When you have a claim against
the Board of Education for sheep
killed by dogs, bring in the proof
of whose dogs killed vour sheep.
If you'do'not know,' we take it
that you do not know that dogs
killed them . All claims' must he
presented at the next' reguh'r
meeting of the' Board ' after thS
sheep are killed or your claim can
riot be honored. ) y- !:
County Board of Education, .
; Jasper Ebbs, Chairman.
4 4 I Jlomer Henry, Secretary.
'' Done by order of the Board of
Education, Janlst, 1923 ! !
Notice !
' Notice is hereby given that
the undersigned has sold all his
interest in the N.. B. NcDevitt
Company, to the N.' ft. (McDe
vitt Company ,.Whq will assume
all the indebtness, s, . ,; X t
This November 20, 1 922 'f
' E. N. Holco'mbe
MarshalFs Boys
And Girls
Special Service In Their
Honor:
Members of the Board of Edu
cation -Teachers of the Public
Schools City and County Offi
cials Parents 'of th6 Children
as. well as ,the ' Children them
selves, are most cordially invit
ed to the Special Service that
will be hejd at the. First. Baptist
Church on Sunday -night. 1
In' honor of the boy s and girls
we will present an Illustrated
Travelogue featuring rie of the
most famous-a n d kitercsting
sections in the Great North wesfl
JACKSON'S HOLE --'Former
podezvous of the Bad - Men of
the Land '- that, section which
Elizabeth Fraser, int-a copy .of
the Saturday Evening,Tost, des
cribed as 'The liasthVilderness"
In one sense of ' 'the world she
was right, for if there.ls a wilder
place it hasn't yet . been disco
vered.' In addition to all this h
is one of the Greatest of all Big
Game Countries. in. the Land.
Such indeed is, Jackson's Hole
a place where ' " j
'"' The Eagles ' Scream,
' - The Wolves Howl,"
The Bears Rage .
And The Lions Roar.
Fisherman's Paradise and Hun
ters Heaven-Stunendous Moun-
mST S3eiVerV---urbulen'1?
ams, Etc. y -
We have about half a hundred
pictures of of this Huge. Pocket
mihe Rocky "-Mountains' that
we will throw upon; the screen
Sunday" nigt,. ajidjtljey . will be
instructive fis .. welL, as, interest
ing, and we also hope .(and pray
Uiai they will draw ,us ; nearer
to the Great God behind and.
bacH oit te: Who,ie.W(ide. World.
We have niade JLhre.. trips ,4 into
thisregion tw.oi ofs.them,,in the
winter time, when we had t-9 go
over .mountain passes , . .nearly
nine' thou)and feet high' and on
the top" of yhich. Wasjioyr from
fiftee'tQ't
Colcl as i'undert99,-fpr4t gets
42 belp,w' zeroin',, .that .country,
andstas t4'sjway, Vspej4mes
iosi3p
yqif' slay put ,in ,. the , .open .for
tWely.e hours,', nder,,thjse, : con
dition'srwitli bu.a f evv . minutes
stop for dinner ,at . . rdhouse,
and when .you get.ttirougn.wiin
it all
you don
ytqu ar's. abpujf(ffoz.en, 'If
Ibn'tteiieVe it try, it; .once
aivd ,$.Mfefeej WdG the
trip twice in the j.wjtr!:,time
and w(e don't; mri -titflAo jit
fellow; had anv( se(nseJle,;would,'t
Y.The s4$ect . ,of .our message
fox'jSyayiM irtfeiiWK
tt'ing itiat ,ur4i Jpy; 4,. M$
should Ve'antAhings,, b. t
theyjojdght toaye. fih.
do' out level 'begCtq . mal.a Lt, as
interesting.a.s, possible, -and ' wi:
'wo.yflU.U9;(. h.-iye(be.en;
present. t,i:y,v
Sunday morning ;we are, going
to tae,'up a line of thought that
will be of interest tov: those whq1
are notGrisana as,wU as to
those who'ar'e'. So if'ifis at all
possible for yqu to ; attend, v.ve
hopeo' sse Vojxt oth' 'l)fjon-!
services on this, Coraini .TraVs
1 "To those who have lest loved
bries by'death "we extend bur
KNOW NORTH CAROLINA
A Georgia Verdict
, The road system in -North Caro
linn;is only one evidence" of North
Carolina's general prosperity that
appeals to the people .of other
states, and particularly, ". to tho
people of Georgia, whose natural
conditions of living are practically j
the same. ' y '
North Carolina's public school
syst'in is niainlained rnore-1,rogrcs-sively
than is that of Georgia,
through no fault of Georgia's most
excellent department, of education.
The higher educational, insi.it.u-.
tions of North ,' Carolina ,are ade
quaicly maintained, whiI,i.thosc in
Georgia ar admittedly, istarveri. ,
Tlyj state contributes more . to tho
university system in thai' state in
one year than Georgia does in four.
' The same can be said of tho .
Other institutions tho olccmosy
nary, tho corrective, tho penal,
-Why is all this?... . ' ;
North Carolina has relatively a
quarter of a million less population
than Georgia, ; , . v
All of the five largest cities corn- ,
bined will scarcely exceed iii" popu
lation Uie one city of Atlant.-- ' ; '
Wilmington, ' the scal)oird me
fropolis, is a much smaller city tliaY
Savannah.
Charlotte, the largest trading
center, if not as large as M41W11. .'
Neither WinstDii-Salem nor Dur
ham' nor Greensboro, ,hcr great v
tobacco manufacturing .cities, is as'
And yet it is a state of small
cities and towns, eah ' filled with
the stacks of industry, and. each
the center of prosperous rural com
munities." t . ,
' The reason for it all is-not lhat
North Carolina has any better peo
ple than Georgia, for there are no
better; not that North Carolina
has any rpore natural advantages
tlian Georgia, for , m these, ,bothr ,
states are practically blessed alike .
-but that North Carolina has,
revise'd her old and antiquated tax
system sp that tnV state is pro
vided with funds sufficient tocarry
oh the functions of government in
keepiiig with the lemands, .of a
progressive age ; . ' ;, ' , ,; ' . "
Andhe people of the cities and ,
the ..towns. ;and the ' country :have
prospered as , the1 state ha-pros-pered:1-
''';':;'';;.;':;::''ii:f :': '.'.' ; "
'' North Carolina is thus an object
lesson that the " Georgia legislature
should heed,!--Atlanta Constitution,
NOTICE Mack- Ramscr', 'the. ''
''Old' Tirper" taxle driveV Is now '
oacltbh the job. Maek has. a Dice
ppde;Car..a'0d is ready, fqr , Jbujsi-
jieSj...:,ricfif.are riirbti I'll tako I
yqu anywhere your hearffmajdc,
siii.Gfvoiitie acain I'll beHfiero
Ih'I'mlirtutfj'l get' j-our cair.r "J ' '
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if L'fT15 last ,Sun(ay32c.
ijfat pisiot ?ini'cj; pjeajsq ret.urp, jtr
Reward. ,.-:!." ';' " j.h-rfi'X 'vr
deepest sy fnjpaUi'yi and recom
riend thtq tWCpD oi&U
Comfort. . ,
.ilT6 hose'who are still sick wc
e,xtena our pest w-sne& anq, jwy
for .ittKelr;.rly recyery,.' And
to Jne ajiil . all we say read apd
fonder over; the eighth yerse $f
If-'H , .l,wnty ?ighti.', chapter, 'pi
mo'mailsT't'-v i.'AV-.' -'v-i.?
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