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VOLUME ONE; NUMBER Is*r-
DENOUNCES POST
CHEBPONBENT AND
THE KU KLUX KLAN
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LmMum Governor Declarr*
Pool Corrritpondeot’M Article
on Klan Control in Abi.
99 Per Cent Inarcuratv
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TO lIKEAK UP THE
lNVrsilll.K KMIMHK
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W AHIIf NGTON, Not, 21. Assurance',
wan giviui Governor I’arkcr. of Loan
tana today -by I’rvsidcnt llartl■ »k that
whatever Federal interest wrr« involved
la alleged activities of th<- Ku Klux
If lan la that state the federal author
ities aim ready to extend full ru-op
nation, ,■ ’ -
* Thia wp* In reply to a rri|U>'4 hy
the governor for government hflp In
rutting off from the organisation In
Louisiana the aupport and encourage -
roent wliiOb A hc aanerted was receiving
from the outside.
At the White House confirmre of |h.-i
Fresident and Mr. Barker, attended
aiao hy Attiwncy (ienerul Daugherty. it
wax agreed that the state geueratnenis
would lie fully able to cep.- a !h the
situation; j| ;
The Ravernor «l*r|*is-.l in a fat null
statement on Iraeinc th- White R»«»«
that "ryjrardles* of th.* cost und eon
»rt|ueneea“ a moat thoroui-h invest!
irntion t the outrages wmiLl l*e made, j
At the luiinr time lie vigorously «lt
nied thiil there *ai In Loua'ana any
aueh rondltiona as wa> imlffiuG d in an'
at tide written hy a «»n*' ffisi-rrspond- i
ent of the' Waahinßtun Fost, and pub |
liahed over the country. In a letter to ;
the I’oat Mr. I’arkrr aaid that the I
statement of thia article that reduced
"the aoverlßntjr of Ltiuslans to the
’vns silaru of the Invisible Umpire,'
one of the moat inaccurate obaerva- <
tiona he had ever known a newspaper
limn to make, aaaertinß that the article
cat' uy per cent inaccurate, and eon-i
veyetl a totally wrong imprcaaion, and J
that tVe damage dune by It, and Riven (
d tap lay In the Pont, would be the sub
ject of a conference on “my return to
l.oalaiana.'" . ■"* I
"Mushed men and Inviaible Empire* I
have no ploce in Artteri#*." the letter;
continued, "and i have dendunacd the ,
Ku Klux Klan aa .rigorously a» I know j
haw in Ita own slrdfigtioW W[r have
only becan to fight thia movement ;
which strigv* at the fundamental* of'
Old**' ly • government. We will be ready
to rid la|uialuna of thia eteioua devcl- i
opmipu If we ran have t|tv help of
«fk< r state* and the federal government!
We ean deal effectivelywith our local
attuation If it can be cut off from tha
aupport and encouragement it hua been 1
receiving from the outside. I hove
thought that cooperation wffpyld meet
the situation in the moat immediate,
wav Mill to free the people of certain
rnnuuunitiea of the terrorism in which
they are now held. Since the plan"}
doer not work in the upm I ftiuy say .
thnt the proper preventative in largely
un iAveatigalora! one."
Hay a Klan Nut in Politic* •
ATLANTA, Nov. 111. Frank L Sav- •
age. chief of staff tit headquarter* of ,
the Ku Klux Klan here today dented
tltrtl the Klan i* in politic* in Lotfla* j
iann or elan where, in referring to the
viait of fiovrrnor Bach'’* id |
dent llardiHß of luiuslann. tialay. • |
The state authorities of Imulaialia np
pear at thi* lime to be folly capable if ?!
handling any situation within their |
jurisdiction growing'oat of acltvitfe* of
secret organisation-* or other agencies, j
it w*h declared In u atatement laaued nt
the Whit* House today i after
ener qi> th* SU»je«t Vc(wieq |Ym«idei<t .
Harding. Attorney General Daufhckjf,
Gaveynor Parker, of Louisiana, and At |
torney (Jenerul t'oen of that alkie
In view of tiie sufficiency of the state
authority, the While llouae atatement
emit, "there ,la nothing at this lime sot
the federal government to do except
to give assurance to the state authori
ties Ibn t wherever federal interest* are
involved the Federal nutWrltloa are
ready to attend full eg-oprration."
Governor Parker upon leaving the
White House, al-o issued n statement in '
which he said:
“The res|iqnMbb. government of lb<; I
stale is determined that regardless.of
mat or conteqaenre, a must lliornugli (
investigation will lie made of the out
tages retpiited to have peon made by f
the Ku Klux K|an in Louisiana.
'•t ertaln terrorising outrages have'
been t'omhilUed;• horrifying ert/nc* liaytf ,
been reported and it is vitul that re poll
aiblllty shall be hxeil and, offi-ndert pu t
Isheil no! larrsuav of an> orßontxed a»ao-.
rial ion, but in spile of this
1 "The |nw ofsstate and nation mast
be upheld multr any and all rirrtuu. ,
stames" .
The governor aaid he would remain n
Washington Until tomorrow, but did nut
outline his plan*.
< ONGKKHHW4N INVKMTKi tTBU.
ALKXANItKIA, La. Nov fO Co i
pi -s*man l. B Aawell, of Louisiana, at
Washington, late yesterday wired the
sheriff and eoroner of Kapides Porsh
and the pootmaaWr of Alexandria seek
ing Information regarding the truth of
repoit* published concerning a “reign e*
terroi" lo Luulutana. which aatd G**-f
rrRcU Parker' whe no root* to Wa*hU < 9->f
r<f on page tarot * i
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THE GOLDSBORO NEWS
Greene County Officers
ij i Arrested Hem Yesterday
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They Wert* Alsu IMimfuuitdttl to Know That: Th«> Oidit’l llnve
Any Riffhl to Carry Concealed Wcupoitn 0n Wayne Soil—
CharKea, Hotyever, Were Withdrawn
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lieputy Sheriff Kred t'afraway, tun-!
: stable Suggs, and Deputy-ronstab 1 "
Mooring, all of Grs*ene ruunty. mere sr- |
resterl in the Wayne chanty roqrt bouse 1
yoslerday iff Kecerdvr'a court on charges i
of kidnapping, assault, (rvlential hupi.-i
.breaking and carrying concealed I
waupvng. Throe charges brew nut of*
their prosecution of Tbedie Hill on
charger, of resisting officer* and carry
ing a cenevsled wt aimn, after their hav-j
ing arrested Hill on Wayne county moil
The officers wore put in such a do e j
position that th' backed water on the .
Concealed wroapTri charge ngginet llill. i
i Os ruurae the charge of resisting an of
ficer vanished away in proportion to the
of the uaauuit ehurgr again -t '
the oltleev*,' Pretty apoq the offlce'ftl
were duuibnunded to And out they had!
no more buxines* Vurrvinu piatols in
Wayne county than John Ho", or ffny 1
I body el si*. » v .
The end came when Hill was acquitted i
of liuv chargee against him. and the
M WOMMI IS GIVEN
30 Dir JIIL SENTENCE
f . _
Her Uiirtimour. Charlie Kloke*.
! (il'ln A HUH lainner Term
For Hitt Sinn
Mnggp- I). Ham and Her paramo i•,
I Charlie blokes. Ware given three month*
each in jail in Recorder’s court yrater
day by .Judge Bland Stokes whs givi-rv
six additional montjis fur being found,
guilty of communicating a loathsome
disease. Both were found guilty of
adultery. Charges of larceny and others
still rest again Stoke*.
Welfare Superintendent A. f Howell,
Mis* Mary Hardy, keerctary of the < har
dy Organisation Society, and Hr. A. J
Ellington, were all in court to prqsecpie
j the puir. Mr. Howell and Mias Har ty
j aaid they hud had trouble with them
I for several year*, and that Moggie w is
( about th| worst rpse they bad cu
i rountered.
Worst of all. two of Maggie's children
I are infected by the disease. Pearl, age
I A, it In the hoapital bring trusted, while
it it feafed that Sally, age 12, has lost
■ her ays-sight. a.
Hioi>e* Tells Great 1 arn
Mokes put up a great sped. Hugh
I tort eh. Judge Bland, Miss Hardy. Ikr.
Ellington, snd half a conrt room full of
I officer* and s|M>etalors, and
[ while, ° seamed to think it wgs th*
greatest they eeee heard. Most of them
berame ushamed for the prisoner with
' his wild protests of "love” and hid'
j thejr fare with Ihcir hand*. Hut ae
talked on, asaeeeraling arum and again
that he was willing to marry this
, woman, take rare of her; her mother and
her five children if he could and th«l
this was what he had wanted to do alt
the time The reason hr gave fur iiu.i 1
.having done it was that he had lacked
the money. He denied that he had ;
mbine anything to 'pull-time' for."
.Spectaton bad expected to See a liooh
| in the witness ehair, but they saw one
j *hv quickest ,spiik’-a wltno-m** that
lias iH-rupied that shale hi many court*
' lie spoke with alntpai sa much perception
the lute Itev I T. Stroud, who wis
tried spate time ago on the same rhar-jr.
I ll*' afrrltrpped Kt|;ood. though, with Hi*
| speed and readiness of reply III* Shi
■ low mmpl<- Men anil short iuuuVi colored
curl* werb the only marks of the va
k grant. Os a 1 m*%t < Hfar tt.tiHc* r#»lor wan
*Khin M<t r»w|»!px'on, Th*»
vkjSjlit' argunisalion sav the* have noli
■ teen able to place M.'UC" * cltildn-n m ,
cause- they were unable to determine
whether they were part mulatto or n'pt.
( rtswded Living l ondittons.
“I'll marry this woman as anon as I
get out of this trouble,” Kinky* s.id
again and again.
| *'N« )mi won’t," the woman -aid from
her chair
Another urrvift growing out of the
race was that of Mr*. Nathan tin. if!
K-dmuud*on 11111. She is said In have i
infecled half is dotei, p., r -".- and is in
* J«'l undergoing treatment
Mile* the welfare department went
t»u tint l(p/i. I|s ni‘ t M make, the atre.i
thev fyuiyd yjyrv tcpulsivi- cnq'U4imla*pf
, sauitiition They fourti) fight people
l sleeping in Isy Lcd
.t I'NO l.q HAVING TROr ni V.
IIOI'NIUNG tM T HIK < MilNPit
BE'Rt.IN. Nitv, 20 (Uy (he As-"clllli ,|
l'ri/4 I Neatly a weyk has |u.* ..)
since the rib.net' of ( hiincellor Vt’lrth
Sesjcned. and the miniateiial crisis iv
consider'd to be still a new clfainv 1 of
woik, vs he da scribed it, i| was hop.nl
he would hae, all the portfolio*. „ t
I '.si the mnsfenf them, filled I v today,
but *och diflliulile, hove developed
that* it is believed Ithely he may rven
abandon t'he i ffort altogether
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l odge Spent JJ.y.'O
WASHINGTON. Not 2b
tore* of U.k'JU consisting of yotitrihu
tions to state and rngncifial Hi publi
can roasmitte** and to Repuhliran
* clUbr, , w etc liste d by Svimlur , Lodge.
yKrpubUefSG Maumaabtasebt*.* la *• . ffttai
, campaign expense account ftb-d laday
GOI IWBt)UU, NOfttTU CAKOUNA. TI KHOAY MOHMM., NOV. tl. IMS.
i . $
; ill* Hi;
charge* ygulnet Uic oflictre wete wilh
drawp. ' | , .
All the trouble begun when Hill, pa- 4 *-
mg the honie of Abe llart, colored, saw
the offierrs breaking in afid wanted to
know “What in the h all this is
almuf?” The officer* priM-ceded lo te'l
him 'What in the h it *n about "
Seme suid that lliil s« on hi* way lu
g« !%1 linnk-Wild some said not, Imt noue
of tWkm said 11 dunk of whet They were
ell ugiccd that he didli't like the bel
ligerent attitude of the officers, and so
he proceeded to pet belHgerenl himself,
for he seemed to know that'the officers
bud a look about them."
That wo* clearly brought out by
I'roserulor IH-es. whO ( argued that tlvsr
officers were on a hot trail and had x
rig&t to eioss the Mine.
“Oh you are arguing intvrnaliixii.il
law now," retorted t'ol Langston, at
torney for Hill “You are thinking of
the United State* and Mexico " llrnre
Hill's regarding the officers aa "for
eigners." sex
NEWBERRY DESIGNS
HIS SEAT IN SENATE
Towiispud’s Downfall in Klerlion
Cause# Wirhiifan Wan lo
Guit
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WAKIIINGTUK; I) f , No* 2« Vice
President ( oolidge 4»J* expected to read
into tilt- Senate record today aftrr eon
vening of the special session of Coy
gross the resignation of Truiuan II
Nrwbvrry, as United State* Senator
from Michigan forwarded to Govern*)!
linn shock of that state unil-r date of
Nuvembrr Ik, Mr. Newberry's letter of
resignutibn, requesting that it bero no
effective Immediately, was made public
berr last night aftrr a copy had been
lipnsmittrsl to Vice l'rc dent
with the request that it ire read into
the Senate,, records as soon as possible.
Altbougb declaring in u review of th*
iP'nf and I’ittcr .-ontrovursy over tug
tight to a pine* in the Senate stare hia ,
election over Henry ford, his Demo
cratic opponent, four years ago, that!
Hmb right-bad been “fully i vnlinns i," i
Mr. Newberry ip hi* Irtter suid he hid
been impelled to retire from that body;
because of the defeat of hia Uepohlit.in
colleague Senator Townsend, in the No
vember 7 election, At the same tlsne,
In discussing the controversy in Us re
lation to the campaign just elosed. dar
ing which it wn* an issue in many States,
Mt, N i * V erry expressed the conviction
that a “fair analysis -of the vote in
Michigan and other slates where friends '
and political enemies alike have suf
fered defeat, will demonstrate that a
general feeling of unrest was mainly re- '.
'ponsible."
The present situation, however, ar
said, rendered "futile” h s further serv
ice in the Kenutc. since it meant, ne
would "continue to be hampered bv par l
tisan political persecution.” Should fu
ture ‘ opportunity present itself, Mr
Newberry odded. he would not hesitant
to offer himself to his state und country.’
Before the rase passed as an issue
into the remit campaign the Renat'- '
had uphe'd Mi Newberry's title fn a
scat by a margin of ties vote*, but If'
appeared that the Aght was again to Ip*
re sulked iu Congress.
ID STUB ID BATTLE
HIGH SCHOOL ELEVEN
Sin h Familiar Fixurm Ah llutrh
Dorlrh and Itrit 1 lo Appear
In f/Htc-Vp
t tyliKlHiry'* foitihitH *lj»rx «»f I}•«• p t t
will unit (.ul i^ltoio n htin of tfn pm*
• lit whru lit town foot hall mi«H t|»r
(xtldnittern hi#!) »ch*N»| tm-ot /* on the
(.Irphnna* llo«r f«>utt*nll f)rl«l thU us
UMffi Ht I o’ ha k. All t!»•- pl tvM r * w*!|
Ih* on tin* In otiifoiiH lit
tormlmr luiwrn Mitiih Dort- h,
John Thomp **w. <ioiU«in 4I tP#
vs > f.artuwd Y«lv«rto» Ham
Ilriit, H ail" V It rptrict, n
■StallirifTK Itilph kmy;, K Small, I'm*'*
i*)»d Khrtir will «p|mjir»W«i lb**
It Hr up, l»LfUh t» itn o'4 lumliHu «t it,
11 '«** f'HMXflv with \hv Ini
x« n»it> <if tliikmiiiitJ pn imti*
. o.fktftii thi* •joati Yrlvt’ltolts Htitt,
;(#"*ml»i t», Smith, K-ii| 1 bontp.
*«»n. Uoi rti, MolliMC’* mill I*m|Ko; It*
i>M hin It kcluk.l star*. H«*th Kiriv iphl
Mil Hi hit* piloid formerly nt Owh IWI »*
whlli* tSrftVt ploy• d K.i Its> focitholl wh ; i
he wn* in thf N?rvtce
Thi* town tenfti •>*>« It ft out for »*e
vanff# for )ti former <hf<4| tit the h*mU
•»f the high icboiil *• uritl W#ik* it it o,
• nil t'h«- K«m«' thi« Afternoon proiniA#e
*» bf a buttle roytl. » Mu«t of (Hi
pltyffr of |h«* (fi*n trinl h«vp he *n
ptACticinr doity 0
hurwett am one l ull !-»ck. I'rinor dt i
full bu«*k. Km a At iiUMrter. «ml Malliii.** ,
*1 th# other hAlf burk w»’l hrfln the
srurtie fur th« t««« loaut II tk# hurh*
»
MRS. FENTON CEDED
WHEN 67TH CON6BESS
CONVENED YESTERDAY
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Her Slat un In t« it« Determined
By Senate Sometime
During; Tuvmday
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UTTI.K* AtiOMPI.tHHKI)
IN THK INITIAL SKSSION
W ASHINGTON. Ngv. ao , The «Tth.
.congress fm malty ap,-ned today fur the}
; third session, hqt it did little more than ;
actually! get on th* jolp This session
will lust urtly two Weeks, but it I* the
hope wf President Harding (hat sub
stantial pi ogress will \* made on the j
administration marine legislation and,
’ considerable advance «oik done on the
armful «t annual supply bills which!
Will come up in session be
ginning Decrmber.
President Harding, in has n*en nr
ranged, will take hts message to the
cupitol tomorrow in (arson, "P|*car
i ing lq*forr a joint session in Ike hall
of the house at jJ a« p. m
In both senate and hopae the gavel i
beginning the new ssvalon drofvped a!
few aiiauMiw after 12 o'clock and then
in imth sliambeN there fallewed the
usual formalities Which attend the'
turning over a m w page in eongres-i
slotml history. The program on both,
sides wjts so arranged as to permit ad |
jouiniti' nt after these reremonlr* nntll
tomoyow, us u mark of reapeet for J
1 the late Rena* or Wuston, of Geprgta,'
und the late Krprnsentatiee Nolan, of I
California.
The senate was in session only thlf*|
Iv n mi notes, adjourning without giv- j
Ing an opportunity for Mr*. W. 11. Fe|-j
Inn, of Geurgin, or any otty-r new sena-i
lorn to take the oath of office
Mr*. Kelt** WfaH
Mrs. PeUon watted in yain fyir an
hour and a half in rlumlmr
today to learn whether dffpMf .ffiader*!
would permit her to take her seat as
the first woman senator in view of thol
ircrnl election of Walter V Georg* as
her suieessar. Aftfr much scratching
of head* over the problem the senate;
Idnnager* decided l# ( let a decision go
over unlit tomorrow.
Krnm a plate In the rear of the
seat* on the Democratic tide* of the'
, chamber thv\;3h->o»r old “Grand Old
Woman of Georgia” peered out through}
, Iter spectacles upon the opening for
maitl/ * of the special session and
then without a mention us her Name
having gone into The senate retard saw
an adjourn meat taken until tomorrow
as a mark of respect for the late Hen-,
ator Watson, to whose place she had
been appoint'd by Uaeriaor Hardwick.
There was a demonstration in the
' galleries half an hour before the sen
ate convened when former Menatar
.Smith escorted Mrs. Felton down the
center* aisle of the chamber to the
vice-president’s room aud Introduced,
her to Mr. Coolidgc The gallertos. Bil
l'd mostly with women, applauded and
thfl ngvd Georgia woman stepped Just
before th' ehair of the presiding offi
cer, turned und threw * kiss to thdsu
, who had greeted her, a* the first *»•
, man ever In he appointed to the sen
ate
Another outburst «f cheering echoed
through the chumhar a few
Inter, when an the arm .of Kenator
Harris, of Georgia, Mrs, .Felton again
passed tip the renter aisle nAI was
seated at the desk of an absent sena
tor alongside Kenator Harris.
Representative* of a number of «uff
rage organisations were present and
led in the rhoering, which broke out
. mire again when Nenutor Lodge, of
Mn marhuseUs, the Republican leader,
1 went over and shook hands.
i
A eomiiiitlee of women representing,
» local Democratic orgunivatMin pre
sented Mrs Felton with a bouquet of
*7 large rus. * Just before the senate
convened.
(I Kenator* Respond
I ftyxly-one senators. -responded to the
senate roll rail
The bouse rqil i*l showed 2til infill
10-fs inesetit the new representative*
elected to fill vacunc-M*, were sworn
in,* and the house adjourned at 12: lb
o’clock.
In addition In Mrs Felton, seeeral
other law senator* were prevent, ready
to be sworn In They included Kenator
<lrrt Hnyarii. Democrat, Delaware;
issorr’r, DemotraU Goarglu, and Hrook
harl, Uiputitirnn. lowa.
In tho hope » m w amplifying mm
r-hinc, uml for the first time, sounded
like a ship’s siren as it thundered out
t< oatinued on page two)
FIHFMKN KF.FI KK TD DKNKHT
f.AMK TO ANSWKK ALARM
FOTTffVtLLF, Fa.. Nov. im Hoversl
thousand person" at a football game at
• "Sillall- near here, yesterday, refused
to desert thr gam, to Bghl a Are wh*n
the alarm was turned la and as a re
sult a house situated in a sparsely set
tled set lion of the Borough was de
stroyed Appeals were made at the game
far firemen to respond, but not one
, tsbudged. 4'msldale tied Mhaaandoek slu
| apd tig,
Applause Breaks Long-Drawn
TenxUto 0/ M. E. Conference
■ ■ -MM ' f., 'p'
I \|«plitUßd> Uu-fluißd* hi *. Clturrh When Rev. W. W. I’eefc In R*-
turned to Rakish For Fifth Year, Dwmhi BMwl
From the Iliahop—Rov. G. T. Aduntu Goeu to Dunn „
I < •' i -
RALEIGH, jNoy. W-llee. W. W
Feel*, for four year* pastor so Kden
ton Street Ghureh. Raleigh, was re
turned by the North Carolina Confer
ence for. a "fifth year. The reading of
his appointment, reerrired fur the eery
last of th* long list, kept th* congregs
, lion in sneh close tension, that It re
} suited in fi burst of applause that was
I sternly silrneed by th* bishop.
“My brethren, this won't do,” he ex* 1
claimed with uplifted hand. “This i*
a religious service snd some things *r* ,
| appropriate and aume are aol. I did not
| expert thia in Kdenlon Street Church.
I as ashamed of yaa." * aa
Rev. II I. Glass, for four years pas
tor in Kdcnton. comes to Cratrat, Ra
leigh, Rev. fP. K. I’roctor, lw* years
(wisler there, going to (Jus-ea'd Ktrcrt,
i Kinston, sqereeding Rev. C. L Read*.
Rev. L. 11. I’attlshall, for three years
pnslor of Jenkina Memorial, Is moved lo
Kpwnrth, Raleigh, and Re*. R F Bum
j pax, who has het n at TFewnhilnlon, coot
ling In Jrnhlas Memorial, Ms. Btampaa
was at one time pnator of Kdrnton
' Street.* He* Jidjn C. Wootgn. presid
ing clderyjinf the Raleigh distrirt, re
i turns for a fourth year.
l-oag t Ustom Broken
For theeJlrst time In tho history us
' Methodism in Haliegh a pastor of g
Methodist Church is returned for more
| than the four years which until * fqw '
! year* ago w a * the limit of service oa
any one rharge. Not only Methodists,
'but pcopln of all denomlnatiaa* who
have learaed to know and lave Mr. Parte
| during his four years her*, were eager
for his return While the Kdsntnn
Street people had been pretty well as
sured that he was not to be changed
they were not absolutely certain until
' hit name was read when tho peat up
feeling o t suspense broke forth Into
upplfcuse against all custom o 4 the
Methodmt Church.
Rev. M. Hradukaw, who Ms boon pas
tar «f Memorial Churak, Durham. f~>
four year*. Was also returned for’ 4
fifth fear. , |
Now Cent rsi Pastor
I Rev. HI. Glasa, y comes to I'ss*
| teal. Jalagd the con. .-»«* if Washita*
Eon In lOIS. He is on* of th* strapg
est of the young prtschera of tho
conference, and has mad* A Ana roe- '
ord during thr four y**e* ho Ms boon
•In Tarhoro. Mr. Frnater gsas to ana
as th* strongest ehurtbed of tho eoa
ferena* at Queen Street. Kinston
On* new presiding elder wa* ahpeint
ed. Rev. C. B. Culkreth, at an* tins*
pastor of Epworth Church, Raleigh, aad
| serving th* past year at tnrt Churoh.
Durham, was appointed residing eider
of th* Elisabeth City district. Re*. R
11. Willis, who hsd bom presiding tlder
on that district for four years/- sue
reeding Re*. J. D. Bundy, who had
served hi* four he has her* la
F.deiiton. Mr. Glass la nat married. Mr.
I Proctor goes to one of the strongest
rhurtli.es of the Conference at Queen
Street,'* iKuston
Thr appointments were read I* l id
■ lenee unbroken rxrept for tk* rustling
‘of the leave* of the Conference Jour
nal ss thr preachers and delegates
checked up th. list and notld the
rhungtx thol wnF made'?
Blest Be tk* Tie
The hymn, "Blest Be the Tie That
Uhi-Ix." »*s sung, and Re*. G. F. Smith
offvred prayer. Bishop Ib-nny read the
list that sends th* men out to their
churg's for the >eiy with oiily the
brifest preface as the lime of departure
of thr "w«n traias was pressing
Some wf the nppointwente wrgng ,hla
heart th* bishop said, hut all bad K*rn
made In the most brotherly spirit wllh
love and patient* In th# wark. He ea
pressrd his appreciation of the courtos
| ie* extended him while in the elly and
explained that haste to catch a truia
would prevent hia slopping to hid the
members a personal good-bye,, '
The appointments, aa read, watwi
Durham District.
I'rrsiding Elder. M. T. I’lylrr.
Hurling. Front Street, W H North;
Webb Avenue, N. K. Caltrane Hurling ,
ton Circuit, Lindsay,. Fraator. BroohX
dal* Circuit, B T Hurley. Carboro, J.
W Autrey. i hn|iel lliil, Walter I'atlon.
Durham. iDunson, li. C. Ewing. Calvary.
<D K. Earnhardt; Carr, J. H- Buffalo*;
Lakewood, W. C. Hall; Memorial, M
Bradshaw, Trinity; A. t>. Wileoa; Fearl
Mill. H M Wellman: West Durham. J.
W Bradley. Durham (Trrait. W. F.
( raven Eno, D. M Sharp*. Graham and
Haw Rivgr, is M. Daniefi, Hillsboro. J.
K Hia I'm k Leasburg lone to be sup
plied), K F Nix. bane. N. C., Yearby.
Milton Cirrait. J Ha scorn b HurLty,
Mount Yirxab. J. C- William, F*r*un fir
cult. It C Thompson, Roxliora, Long
Memorial. J. H Hurley. East Rosburo
and Longhurst, K J. Starnes ( supply i.
Rougrniont Circuit, J. F, Starnes. South
1 Alamance Circuit, W. R Hardesty.
Ysnceyelll* Circuit, J. T. Stanford. Fro )
feasor in Trinity College, H. E. Spoor*
Conference Missionary Secretary, A. D.
W ilces. a
Elisabeth (tty IMctrict,
(’residing Elder, C. H Culhrelk
Cowan, N. M. Wright. Columbia Cir
cuit. M. W Hester. Currituck Circuit.
I J. P. Bros. Dare Circuit. K N Fitts
>. (supply i Edouton, J. V, Knight Kill
l { sbeth City. First Church. N M. I>. WtL
j sun; City Rood M. E Mywr* Outes Ctr-1
»ull, K. K Clegg. Haiti-res Circuit, i. '
M. Jolt* 1 >upnl> I. Hertford, « U
Klsughter Krnnrkoet (irttll, C. A. i
Juhnaon. Kilty Hawk. E. J. Midge it (sup-'
ply). Mo>ock, W B Humble. North
(Sales, j. 0. U«|. Panlego and Bel
havrn, T. K. Davla, Paaquotank, E. I.
Stark. IVrquiraaa. W. T. Phipps. Ply
mouth, W. A. Laws. Roanoke Island, A.
W. Price. Roper, K. L* Hill. Sou.h
Camden, J. H. Carroll. South Mills, L.
M Coflln. Stumpy Point, A. E. Brown.
President ScnrrUt Bible Training
Hrhool, J. C, Cunnlnggini. Professor In
Southern Methodikt' l'nlvarsity. J. M, j
Ormond.
Payetlevlllo District
Presiding Elder, R. H. Willis.
Bladen clrtsil, tl. H. Biggs, liurkhnfn
Circuit. W. A. Piland. ( art Wage Circuit,
li Ws’Perry. Duke. H. L. Davis; N. H. *
McDonald, supernumerary. Dunn, (I. j
T.Adams. Klisahelh Circuit, H. K. Lento. I
Pdyettcvilla. Hay Btreet, H. A. Humble; j
R. B. Joke, supernamerary; Person and 1
Calvary, K. C. Maneas KayetUviUs Clr
,rail, W Marp'sa. (ilaadon Cirrult, A. ft.
Cramp'or- Gold .ten, K (J. Nell Haw
River (irruiti J. R. Edwards. Hemp Or
rail; J. C. Cummings. Janes boro Cirrult,
n. C- Stan Arid. Lillington l Irrait. C. R.
Roea. Manors Circuit. L. R. Gaia*.
Newton Crave Cirrult, S. W. I’hlllip.
Park ton Cirrult, R. r Muans. Pittsboro
Ciicait, J. J. Heone. Raaokora Circuit,
J. A. Tkarpe. Sanford. L. R. Joaea. Rtler [
Circuit. O. I. Hinson Steadman Circuit,
R. F. Taylor ■>)
' Now lorn It lair let.
Presiding Elder F. M. Nkamburger. !
Atlantic and Seeleeel, K. J. Lewis J
(Continued on Page* Pour.)
TWOHEAOED SNAKE
HCMWeESMIIiS
Sup« rior Comri
A two hooded snake valued at Who
was delivered lo Carson Leeiear, Judina,
yesterday erksn \s signod "John Doe
to n bendy and so one es the strangest
rases in the history nf Way ns county ,
will go Into Superior court when court
convenes ovember Jl th. suit of tw#
men ever a two headed *aak«. Wilt lei
Wortham, eoiorod, and the ladiao, On-j
■eo. Leeiear, both claim ewaenhip rs
the snake
Roseau Batter, Clinton attorney, conn- i
•e.l for Lerlesr, end PnSf Kdmundoon.
reunsel for WiHle Wortham, have agreed
to Ale their cempiaina and aaswera In
lime te bring the ease up in Superior
court In the coming session Bailer Is
Aling the complaint and Kdmuadaou ths
answer, which perhaps is the Arst com
plaint and answer ever tied In the an*
nuJ» of court proceeding over a two- .
headed snake.
The snake is said In knee been cap
meed two weeks ago in Samptea county.
All who saw aeea It aay that it not eely
has twu'heade, fear eyas, and two
drouths, but, that U cats with both!
mouths. It is an Adder about ail inches |
lon fl » , i
imr TO THY CATTM ON
PEONAGE CHARGE JtKLEtTKII
PKNSACOLA.rtn., Nov SB. -(By the
Asaoeiatsd Press.) Selection es a Jury
te try former Governor Sidney J. Calls,
on a charge of peonage la federal eetirt
hare today consumed lew than an hour
end a half. B C.» Christian, one of
the four negroes in the venire of forty
one and who was drawn in Ur Arst
pone) was chollanged by tbr defense
and tbe )ory as sworn was composed of
IS white men.
aUMPIOKW GMK
HERE THIS WEEK
11 •
«
Nrw Hern and Rocky Mount Fri
day or Koanokr Rapids and
New Hern Saturdny
The high srbool champion-hip nf I
Kastrrn North Carolina will be pls)rd!
here Kriday if Kotky Mount defeats,
Roanoke Rapids toda) On the other
hand, If Roanoke l(a|H<U defeats Keck) ,
Mount Ike rhampiensbi|) game will be
played hrre Saturday New Bern U the]
< (her rontrnder. while Rocky Mount and
Roanoke Rapids are lied for second
place
This statement was. made last night
iby W C. Delia..i k secretory of the
■ ( hamtier of Cemmerre, after communi
cating with E. R. Rankin, es Chapel
Hilt, ovsr long distance lets phone The
place of tho t.asurn Carolina champion
ship game was decided at a mooting at
the Yarborough hotel loot night Golds
kora was aolootad because of tho Urge
attendance of the Carolina-Wake forpt
game, and beeaooo es tho initlotjva of
I ft* Chamber of Com see roe ingoing ofie#
| the panm.
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MEMBER OF
ASSOCIATED PRESS
* 1
prics pith onrrs
SHIP LINE PROJECT :
»chew <
tr gov mimem
(4 *- " V . S if t ’-t t bi f
Hl* IMcdKPH ( Rrrlct <>M(. Chief
hstrut ivo Mmm N*w Leg
tnhilitn
NKW ROAD BOND 188!TK
OF 115.000.M0 SLATED
c
RALKUfH, Nor. JP.-tRy the Amo
elated Ptess. i Taking (he position that
i prnctieslty every premise-sin tbejdet
ferm of the present adminiatrotien al
ready has been earned out. Governor
Ceaserea Merriaan new Is organising hie
force* for a concentrated effort to pern* ‘",
' the slate stepping tine corporation hill
and other rV*l) nlltgned tars Jure* >1
the neat session of ths North Carolina
general assembly, it was learned tonight
at the eo pilot. ' *
The chief eaeeotive, in dieeunalng hta
' proposal, stated ke favored the enentiuu
of an "able commission something like
the highway hoard to govern Ihe esUb
lishqwnt and operation of the shipping
Hue." This body, bo, continued, should
he “dorheiTvaJUi ample power, a* de
cided upon by tbe legislature, go work
out oil details far the corporation t sue
As to ike start amount nf the ap
propriation which weald ho required so
establish the slate-owned Hue! it dm*
stated further study than has been made
at this date would he required before a
do Anile conclusion is reachd^.'.."T ' ■
The governor is es the opinion there
will he no conflict between tho adoption
nf his proposal for a shipping Hue
corporation commission and -mvrthrr
preposition to establish a, pert gemmta
sinn. The suggestion that jsvport com
mission be established devMpred among
the executive's staled,
and all interested parties now have
named that the .kipping lias comarta-
Slna mease re. the power inf whloh erUt he
Axed by the assembly la ta he httroduand
.j with their support.
* In reaching Ihe decision to Unit. h|s
.farces hthiad n few ciadltp nslatod
uwaaarde. Governor Morrison held «h«
opinion, it wos assorted by thoos
: 5
r^w-raL-asa*
| ‘kings the admlpialiattop baa «Ma
warbing « pNhaM Jmkt t.
sapeetollons- • ■ ;<•***■ - ' ?
A bond tpaue a t appreximately SIS,.
mw.ow for |hr parpoae of coatlaulug
the highway department's peaggaat of
I destlepmfai Is andaf coa.ldwaMua,
This atop Is favored by Governor Mar
risen, it is understood, as heHw la ttao
with hie statements that improved high
I w,y, leading from North Carolina's port
cities throagheot the stale amsld boos
great old In developing the propaned
•hipping line, sea fend »Hi-IHst. t*
a rowing water comas* rco tad (uttoviag
tho state of what have bdou termed as
fair freight tapt . |. j
The other meaeaiws which will hove
the support es the ediaiatatofciea. ec- .
j <« ebserVaaeeo, ta Rte most
port are these providing fw tie gg->’
pansian es aach stota departmmnto' ap
e ration» .. he,, not ~» boea brmtd
ened to the full scope favored by Gav
i craar Morrison la bis Ur
! oemiaatlaa and e tort loti. •£
if
RAIdCKcH, Nor. Vdoveraor Cam-'
rro* Morrison today accepted an tovtin
i ilea to addree. tho lee CcaAm Menu
fartorers ,f North (preßw. tpho will
In. here in convention JoUiery |t, iney
CIEMEMESIKIfI.
SPWY IS MM OF FIFTY
rrokiiiK Live* of AaiMMdk lit
Tell* l>octor. Hut Lei D—pig
**» Happy
——T— .
NEW YORK, Nov. M.— ifly the Aaae
I vielcl Pce.».| Georges Cl.ntoncesu who
arrived iost Saturday to kegin.a torture
of thr ' ruled States at the egs of PI
W*« persuaded today >o permit two
mrdlcel men to give him U thorough
overhauling. At the end es the eg
animation they prooeunood the viperous
obi Tiger At as a man of flflg. 1- .' ~
cicmeneoaa arose at flve o'clock this
morning and aftpr an early brook fast es
hard boiled eggs and onions nad ehesse
soup started work on the speech he Will
deliver tomorrow night.
The Tiger mid he was feeling In# dp.
spile the strain nf tha last turn days' re
ceptions. He had cense to tfce dooieien
he declared that Amcrtdad women were
i wen mar* beautiful nose than they worn
i • *««lf century ago. •
I Dr. Franeais Lodercg, * phhaleUn who
caam to renew hta scquotnmace*)Mp with
• lemenceau begun la Part* yoar> ago.
heard th* Tiger', flret growl today.
Whoa Dr Uclereq began to IvU bias
us sous* new medic*l ('<r*r*|ia whloh
I I might lead te thr hiil>-Anittv pratpagutlen
ef'homdn llfr, • <■ mrneasa mUh
Y* 1 k.rp wait- about l
I! wise I nil Mil ten <u» th» Isshlt. •
f Ik- dogs and the dU. TkatValt t'ah'
I But le.se kuowft brings slen W* ,
1 «kcm dt. knppfk? '
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