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.TUEVLAWER Showers Satarday ' a Saa day; M( ssaca tha! la trssswratarc. w your paper. Sags ranawal five dsye trfor tiatratloa in order to avuK tniaaiaf VOL CXIV. NO. 37. TEN PAGES TODAY. RALEIGH. N. C. SATURDAY MORNING. AUGUST 6. 1921. TEN PAGES TODAY. PRICE: FIVE CENTS HEALTH OFFICERS DE REPORTS E No Condition Approaching Plague In Southern States, Declares Statement NO OCCASION EXISTS FOR ANY UNDUE ALARM Urge Adequate Support Po Federal, State and County Health Departments To Edu cate People All Over Coun- f rv PAnfArAnfta Ta AnimntAi4 Sharp Exchanges of Opinion f The News and Observer Bureau, 60,1 District National Bank Building. Br EDWARD E. BRITTON' (By Special leased Wire Washington, Aug. .V '"There is no condition approaching, a famine or plague in the South. It is obvious that this is a clear rase of n. im i m t r j ir ta t ion of terms, an indirect analysis, and asa result statements have been made that M- frrohw.ll) i misleading 4u th public. That is one of tha declarations in the report made public today by the eon ference of State,, health officers of the Southern states held here with repre sentatives of the Cnited States Public Health Service, the Ked Cross, ami the Department of Agriculture. And the report snvs as to the reports of "fain ine, plague and pellagra" in the South, which have reeently been sent out by Hie I'ublie Health Service and ernptia sized in a letter issued by President Harding: "After making an investigation, nsitig all juforuiation possible, we do not .be lieve the situation .warrant or should occasion any undue alarm." Deplore Results of Famine The health officials begin their report by saying that they deplore the faet that an impression has been ereated that famine renditions exist in the .' out h. and as a result that pellagra has increased to an alarming extent. It gfe that "hje .will W increase of pellagra this year in loealities in cer tain states where the disease has been '...:. :. V,.., 1. .Int. nf V..l ai,mvs CJOUCllllC, IMIl 111,." U.M., Ul MM..'. B" in an unmistakable way that the lium ber of eases and deaths from pellagra will be less than the annual average during "the period 1!'H lo'TKI. 1" other words, it is fully substantiated by facts in hand that pellagra has steadily decreased in the Southern states during previous years." The statement agrees that there should be a scientific treatment and ag gressit consideration and that "the solution of the pellagra problem de; rands upon sane educational methods," declaring that "the whhh) question Is erne that sllouia uc approarnrur ns r p lie health problem and dealt with by a well defined plan." But tho statement calls attention to other matters affecting the whole coun try, not the South alone, saying '"there can be no doubt but that there will be an increase in the prevalence of tuber culosis, pellagra and other diseases dur ing the next few years as a result of the economic depression throughout the entire country unless Federal, state and local health departments are given ade quate financial support and co opera tion in directing intensive public health education and in the establishment and maintenance of local hralth organiza tions which are fundamental in the pre vention and control of all diseases iind the m-nmotion of tile public health. Resolutions adopted expressed appre ciation to the President for bis interest in public health matters, pledging sup port of the health authorities aud the mnl nf the South to a constructive urogram which would coordinate all v..,,nl Kenlth and welfare activilicu -mv , in one department ; expressed con fidenee in the "effective administration f the United States Public Health KriM,- bv General Cummiug," callinf; upon Congress for immediate increase tf ailit sua and the President to utilize all other Federal health- agencies in carrying into the rural homes of the country the necessity for a better balanced diet, which should always in clude eggs, milk or milk products, and vegetables" ("all is made upon the President and the Surgeon General and all others interested in public health work to aid in establishing neann ue partments in all counties or other uni's of government. ronferrnr1 Animated One. The conference was an animated one Both yesterday and today. There was many a give and take in the debate on the report and resolution. wane resent from the end )l my toes to the top of my head charges tnat a vcritaDie rnndition of famine exists in the South kenlth authorities should realize the seriousness of the situation," declared Dr. Olin .West, -.of Tennessee. One clause in the original report which said "theie is no occasion for extending charitable measures for the relief of conditions so far as sny btato )s (Continued nn Page Four.) KINSTON SCHOOLS TO GIVE CREDIT FOR BIBLE STUDY. Klnaton, A of. J. The giving of credits in the Kinatosi high school for' atadenU' work 1st tha Bible schools of the city Mb a precedent, at least la thia part of the eonntry. Minister state that th Idea waa In trod need at Stat Sanday school eeaveatloa sad that its adoptioa her will b Its Initial try-oat so far aa they kaow. Th local plaa differs la some rospect from thst proposed t th coaveattoa. Stadeat will be glrea high school aalt for foar years' work la th Saaday schools. This will be based a pea sniaimaat of sfady of U leasoaa of 4 lalaatos' deration, or ah oqalralaat, th loaaaa I coa. feraa to th pablie schools' standard ad to be graded) a ta tlsa aad con tent by th edacatieaal aathoritie. 1 If! SOUTH Receding Waters Of Quarry Now Yield Fruits Of Mystery Automobile Cushion Comes Up, a Stone With Chain Tied Around It. a Box With Some Rotted Unrecognizable Thing, And Some Sticks of Dynamite; Solicitor Increases Rigidilof Guard A cushion out of the seat of a Ford aiit'iinobile, some dynamite, a stone with a piece of rhnin tied fast aroutfd it, a nailed up box tilled with some charred, putrid thing, rotted past any possibility of determining what it might have been, came up out of the receding water of the Rock Quarry yes terday. Here and there about the sur fjfo, approximately in the location of automobiles thought to be at the quarry bottom, bubbles of oil came up. Sundown yesterday hasl seen the going of ten feet of tbe water that has stood between a curious citizenry and the answer to the -one question that has leen in its mind since the first drowned automobile was hooked on the bottom of tbe quarry nineteen days ago. To morrow noon will see another tne feet geme, and the bottom of the quarry, with most of its potential mysteries will be within sight ofthe sun. rump Moved Down Yesterday saw tho digging out nf another niche in the south wall of the quarry pit, and the five pinups followed fivo feet down after the receding water. This morning another hole will be blasfed out of tl.e wait, and the pumps lowered another five feet to ciuH'lc their intako pipes to reach down into Jle water again. Somo hours were re quired for the work yesterday morning ::nd it will have to be done over again lodav. Tuumrrow the gates to tho fenced in area about the quarry nil be thrown open to two hundred people at the time. Tl.ey may go in for a few minutes and look down into ti e depths of the hole The crowd will be allowed withi i in ions, around the upper rim of the TI Head of Richmond Reserve Bank Says Credit Furnished On Stored Cotton Washington, Aug. 5. There is no warrant for the assumption that the circular letter of last July 2."l, issued by the Richmond Federal Reserve Etrnk is an indication that no loans will bo made, by that bank oro being made on cotton already produced, Deputy Governor Charles A. Poble said in a letter received today by Representative Byrn-es, Democrat, South Carolina. Governor Pebie said that a consider able portion of the $40,000,000 alreadv rMiSeoTifitPfl far "the member brink of North Carolina, and South Carolina, consited of ndvarices made on cotton already gathered and in storage. 'Our policy in this respect' the letter said, ''is, or ought to be well known throughout tho whole district. It has been nd is one of the greatest possible iberalities. We are forbidden by law to rediscount. pnTw, tho proceeds of which have been or arc to be used for investments of a purely speculative haracter, and. we, therefore, could not take or offer to take paper secured by cotton being deliberately held for no other purpose than to force up the price or corner the market. 'On the other hand, we have the right, which we have exercised, fully and freely, to make advances for the1 purpose of enabling the producers of cotton to market it in an orderly man ner and not to be forced to dump it on the market, particularly when there are no buvers." . Mr. I'eele said that a considerable portion of the .'!!, 000,000 loaned by South Carolina banks, and the 25,000, 000 to North Carolina ' banks rcprc sented monev loaned to farmers for planting, fertilizing and cultivating the growing cotton crop. He added that the circular of July 23 was issued" for" the purpose of reassuring member banks of tho cotton states of the Ric mond district, and through them the cotton growers, that such further as sistance as might be needed and could be represented by paper eligible under tho regulations of the Federal Reserve Board, would be made regardless -of previous advances and present debts, except, of course in such cases "in which produce would forbid." BORAH SOUNDS WARNING TO REPUBLICAN LEADER. Washington, Aug. 5. A warning to Republican leaders against increasing taxes in revising the internal revenue bill, was given in the Senate today by Senator Borah, Republican, of Idaho, who also proposed reductions in army and navy expenditures of nearly $500,- 000,000. The Republican membership in Congress, he said, would be reduced if the public "clamor" for tax relief was not met. The Idaho Senator introduced a reso lution to reduce the army from 150, 000 to 100,000 men which he said would effect a saving of about 1100,000,000, and asked tbe naval committee to re port a resolution of Senator King, Democrat, of Utah, to stop work on six battleships of the Indiana type. Lit tle has been done on the construction of these battleships, be explained, add' ing that by ' stopping this work (240,. 000,000 could be saved. Another load of $1,000,000. a month eould be saved, ne contended, oy wunarawing Amen can troops from Germany, in accord ance with the "solemn pledge'' of Re publicans during the Presidential cam paiga. ... FRANCE AGREES TO DATE FOR DISARMAMENT .MEETING Paris, Aug. 5. (87 the Associated Press.) -Frniice, replying today to an inquiry mad by the State Department at Washington, agreed to November 11, as the date ot the conference in wash ington on disarmament and far Eastern questions. - - . . . ADVANCE MONEY TO MOREHEAD CITY HOLD COTTON NOW quarry, and brought out again and rn ether sn-tion allowed to -rwtcr. An other section of fence will be erected ti keep the throng away from '.lie pumps, wHIrh will not be stopped -intil the last gallon of water has ben irainrd o..t- Tajke Nothing Away Orders were issued joMcrdiy bv Solicitor Norris for iiflhre rigid surveil lance of tho pit s the water is drawn out. Nothing is to be tuoched by sny vuitor who is allowed to enter the rn closure on pass. The stone with the chain around it was taken out at his order yesterday and ia being preserved. The eha-in ia a little brass dog ohiin. Ttc dynamite hail disintegrated, and the chawed, horrible thing in the box could not preserved. The pool that a week ago looked clean am neat is a dirty, ragged thing, filthy and almost repulsive today.. The bright green water is turning a sickly gray toward the bottom. The walls of the pit are dirty, and smeared with filth. Along the south wall great mountains of garbage, ton after ton of old iron, tin sans, worn qut machinery aiuL tie. like were tumbled into the hole in years back. The watoj is falling away from them, leaving them at ark in the sun. Fortune in Junk There is a mass of junk in the bot tom of the quarry. Thousands of tin cans, jugs, bottles are senttered over the bottom that wes unler the ehsllower parts of the pool. Outstanding in the lot is a grea steam boiler that was tumbled into the quarry a long time ago., Down under the incinerator, (Continued on page four.) E Questioning Attitude of New A. & N. C. Directors Gives Encouragement By R. T. WADE Morrhend City, Aug. 5. Though the meetings of the stockholders ami di rectors of the Atlantic and North Caro lina Railroad here yesterday were more or less formal it was noticeable that the new directors were' taking note of things and were quietly among them selves asking questions. The recent cditoriul of Hun. Josephus Daniels in the News and Observer abont the past glory of Morehead City and its possi ImIUio. of. the future ha4 no, doubt caused a questioning attitude among these new custodians of tho State's in terest in the Atlantic and North Caro lina Railroad. The Atlantic Hotel, its grounds and wharves did not present a very good comparison with the an cient glory of the days when tho State operated its own railroad. Au aban doned and decaying pier belonging to the State and leased to the Norfolk Southern along with the other prop erty of the road also drew some atten tion New Hopes Created While the citizenship of Morehead City paid no great amnnnt of atten tion to the proceedings of the stock holders and the new directors there do arise, as always in recent years, new hopes ana aspirntions whenever anv appreciable change is made in the di rectorship of tho Atlantic and North Carolina. Morehead City is largely de pendent upon the good graces nf the lessee of the road. Its citizens, it is stated,, have oftsn felt that the Nor folk Southern was too greatly interested in the patronage and development of the Virginia resorts to bestow proper regard and attention to Morehead City aud Beaufort. The present uncouth condition of the targe- and eommodtnuF Atlantic Hotel, say the Morehead peo pie, stands as a monument of More head City's past glory, and as a con stant reminder nf the present appar ent apathetic attitude of the Norfolk noutnern to tins section aa a summer resort. Thursday, no one of the new diree tors seemed to know the status of the hotel under tho leaso to the Norfolk Southern, but more than one of them was heard to express an intention to find out. It was also remarked that there were other things to be looked into. It was stated on good authority that under the terms of the lease the Norfolk Southern was under contract not to charge freight and passenger rates in excess of the charges in force at the time of tbe lease between local points on the road. But such is not the practice of the present orrerators Whenever anybody says "raise," though they may hesitate in other things, they show promptitude in following that cue Whether the State could enforce a for feiture of the lease 041 this account, or enforce the terms of the contract, is a problem fir the legal mind of the new attorney of the board. 8ervlce Declared To Be Off, . It was also said that th leas re quired the Norfolk Southern to' main tain a good schedule and class of serv ice as was in vogue when the lease was made. Th. present schedules are probably just as good as then but the service is off. At the time of the lease there was a Pullman coming through from Asheville to Morehead City; but ia recent years this has been left off, and the western travelers have bad to get out at Goldaboro and hump for the day coaches. There is a Pullman com ing through from Richmond, bat that does not fill the bill of th Pullman service through from Asheville. All of which again calls to mind th fact that over th Norfolk' Southern it it much easier and mors convenient to patronise Virginia resort than those ia our own State. ' Tho people of Morehead City are hop Continued on Pig Foar) -. PLUCKS P HOP AIMED SOLELY TO E Governor of Federal Reserve Denies Any Effort Made To Influence Prices SIMPLY PREPARED TO MEET BREAK IN PRICES Mentions Government Financ ing As Influential In Determ ining Course; Suggests Util ity of Farm Loan Boards As Means of Extending Short Term Credits To farmers Washington, Aug. 5. - Reserve Dank policies of 1919 and 1920 were forma iated aolcly to prevent the ciuntrv'. banking system from collapse, and were successful 111 their object, tiovertror Harding, of the Reserve llm.rd declared today in closing a two dav's appearance before a joint congressional commia sum. To questioners he related tune and again a declaration that the Board fhaTl net" sotlguT In influence"' prices. cither up or down, but had preiared to meet a price break that was world wide, and yet to maintain and expand credit lines. There una a bare possibility, he said, that if iu 1919 the reserve "board had raised national rediscount rites, ''the summary in prices might have been checked and the Jesuit might have been better, but tie mentioned needs of the government financing as intbiential in determining the course actually taken, Representative Sumner, Democrat. Tcjiis. suggested that "'the world might have gone niit" from the board to bank ers to be "fo.ir.fful of price," hut Gov ernor Harding said that nothing had been done inconsistent with his atate- hiient. "It was net a good tune to be talking too much in h.. remarked, "but we can be b..Mi r now."' Can Eitrnd Farm I .an Banks. n made a suggestion that he com mission - might- consirler the Utility of the fnrm loan boards aa a measure of extending short term credits to farm ers, for 9 and 12 months periods, but said he vvoiik, make no detailed recom mendition. All over the country we find that agricultural and livestock interests feel tluy need in u credit facilities," he aid, "and want something to make themselves independent of banks. The farmers credit horrwra is necessarily limited and local. Any man hesitates about getting the governiiunt in busi ness and we can t use the reserve sys tem for that, because its funds are es sentially reserve funds, but I consider there is a possibility that the farm loan brinks might-be r-sfenikj to-meet t-hp need. The question meds study.' Denies Deflation Charge. Governor Harding denied that his ad ministration of reserve bank policies hail deflated co'tcn prices. "As the cotton surplus began ft ap pear, he said, I trnil to go as far ns 1 could in my official position to moke the situation clear. I wrote a scries of letters to J. S. Wannamaker. the official head of the American Cotton Associa tion, giving him my views, as plainly as I could." He put the correspondence before the committee, declaring that he had "urged producers to sell at least a part of the crop and lighten the load," and had worked to get export credit machinery established. The situation called for a silence." he said. "Kverything humanly possible was done by the Federal Reserve Hoard to help tho situation out." He emphasized his present belief that cotton prices were stabilized, with a short crop in prospect, and that prices could be relied upon completely for all proper credit operations. DURHAM WOMAN INJURED BY CAR OVERTURNING Richmond, Va., Aug. 5. It was said nt Httiart t'lrcle Hospital toniglit that injuries suffered by Mrs. R. K Flowers, of Trinity College, Durham, N. C, was in an automobile in which she was com ing to Riehomnd overturned near M,1 Kenney, Va., late yesterday, were not o serious ns was feared at first. A broken collar bone and a sprained arm are her principal hur"j, it was said Other occupants of tho car including her two children anid her mother snd also the chauffeur escaped with slight injuries. Mrs. ers' husband is a professor at Trinity. She was en route here to visit Mrs. 8. T. Morgan, widow of a former president of the Virginia Carolina Chemical Company. LAUNCH CONCRETE SHIP - IN WILMINGTON TODAY Wilmington, Aug. 5. Two concrete ships, a six hundred ton concrete river steamer and a thirty five hundred ton concrete tanker, will lie launched at the local yard of the Newport Shipbuilding corporation this month, according to an announcement by Plant Manager Kirby Smith todav. Tho sixhundrcd ton river stenmer, The General Morgan Lewis will be launched tomorrow morning at 11:30 o'clock, with Miss Elita Davia, of this city, a granddaughter of the late George H. Davis, of the Southern Con federacy supreme court, acting as spon sor, The tanker will be- launched on August 29th. ORDER CONTINUED FOR RESTRAINING PROPERTY Clinton, Aug. 5. Judge Allen here today continued th restraining order forbidding the disposal of any property of James H. Pugh, recently declsred mentally incompetent to attend to his affairs, and appointed B. M. Pugh, of Clinton, rcaeivcr, until th court has finally determined tbe mental status of Pugh on the appeal taken from decision of jury lu the hearing two weeks ago be for Clerk or court bessoms. PRESERV BAN HARDING STATES ARMY AIRMEN T HAVE ANOTHER TRY AT SINKING Si Navy Department To Turn Over Dismantled Battleship Ala bama For Tests WILL SIMULATE" ACTUAL WARFARE IS POSSIBLE Attack Will Be Conducted En tirely By Army Fliers and Seyeral New Projects of Chemical Warfare Service Will Be Employed; To Use Torpedo Planes Also Washington. Aug 5. 1 Dy t,r A0 rtated Press 'An independent bomb nig enterprise agsinst Naval craft is being planned by the Army sir serviee. Wi'h the old battleship Alabama as a target and using missiles up to four thousand pounds in weight, the Army fliers hope to add a new chapter to t he inter service controversy which recently resulted in destruction from the air of .t number of former German war ves sols. me Alabama was seleelel for the victim, following rcqut of the Armv for .1 target ship. Acting Secretary Kousovclt has announced that the Navy I'epartmcn! is dismantling the vessel nii'i win ne rea.iy to turn her over to tne lanif and air warriors about Sep temlier 1. Army Affair Entirely ith the event exclusively an Armv affair, it was said today nt air service headquarter e:orts Would be made t simulate actual battle conditions when the Alabama conies under fire. For flint purpose the Army asked that the ship tie lumen over in sea going shape, 11I solutely watertight, bulkheads sound steam in her boilers, and ventilating and communicating systems in working order. Request also was ma le that her magarines be filled with full loads powiier anu 1 11.11 in all respects savo her useful offensive armaii ent. which is being s.i IragPil,. ahc., lie.. .icad-. fui .ac,: tion. It was said that definite reply from the navy ibrpsTtment as to the-TTtrrrt to which the Alabama would meet these conditions when turned over had not been received, nor were the army men hopeful that they would obtain radio control equipment f r her, similar to (hat successfully employed on the bat tleship Iowa during ".ho recent bomb tesjtJ. H is hoped, however, to have the ship in asatioa, probably under tow when the army airmen open their at tack. flan All Phases of Attack. Army plans e;.ll for all phases of air attacks at so;.. Everything from the :;0il pound bombs, similar to those first Tsrlnt'd ' cm The- tvrninn - trfeadnatrgh Ostfriesland to missiles double the si of the 2,'kmI pounders 'which s-nt lkr down will be employed, it was said, and in addition now smoke and gas bonu s will be hurled at her decks from above Several new projects of tho ehemiecl warfare serviee are I be test, d out against the Alabama and penetrative qualities of the gnses will bo measured by means of the ventilation ytem on the ship. The air service als 1 plans to attack the Alabama, with torpedo pla ies. In this phase naval airmen may be asked to participate, it was said, as army do velopment of the air torpedoes is not regarded as fully satsifactory. Tho Alabama is a much older ship than waa the Ostfriesland but protect ed by armor varying from lft 1 '2 to 9 11' incites in thickness as against 11 3 4 to 6 1 t on the German craft. The protective decks are about the same. COMMUNITY HOSPITAL NOW BECOMES CERTAINTY Elizabeth City, Aug. .1. The opening of the Elizabeth City Municipal Hospir til now seems an assured fart. Secretary Job reports that over flO, WW "in stock had already Von sub scribed, and that several committees were still to be heard from. He stated that, if all the subscriptions had been turned in, to date, he believed that the total would not fall far short of the $15,000 goal. A number of organiza tions have already subscribed their quotas, and the general committee is now awaiting reports from lhe frater nal 1 organizations of the city. REV. H. W. BAl'COM GOES TO SALEM 8 Winston Salem, Aug. 5 Rev. H. W. Baucom, pastor of the Itaptist church at Smithfield, has accepted a call to the pastorate of Halom Baptist church here. He will enter upon his work here September 1. Rev. Mr. Baucom is a native of Wake county, an alumnus of Wake Forest college and of the Southern Baptist Theological seminary at Louisville, Ky. Since leaving the seminary he has held pastorates at Carthage, Morehead City and Smithfield. During the war he served with tbe Y. M. C. A. forces in France. His wife, who waa Miss Addic Tyner of Robeson county is a sister of Mrs. T. Neil Johnson, who with her husband hss Ween in Japan as a mis sionary during the last five years or more. Mrs. Baucom was educated at Meredith College, Raleigh. WELL KNOWN ROBESON MAN DIE3 AT LUMBERTON HOME Lumbcrton, Aug. 6. Franklin P. Humphrey, woll known Robeson citi nn, died at his horn here late this afternoon, following an extended ill ness. His widow and several children survive. , Senator Ladd To Speak. Washington, ,Aug. 5. United States Senator Ladd, of North Dakota, and Gov. Thomas Campbell of Arizona, will b among th speakers at th Southern Tariff Congress to be held in Greens boro, N. C, August 15 and 10, it was announced today by tbe headquarters of th Southera Tariff Association. KU KLUX KLAN NOT DISBANDED, STATES KING KLEAGLE HERE MORRISON NEVER HER OF KLAN Governor Denounces Author of Any Such Report As liar' In Statement Asheville. Aug. 5. -"I have paid no attention since I have been Governor to d7cns of falsehoods put in eircula t:on ttmnt me, wilt whoever 'informed Mr Hrnce Craven that I made appli cation ior membership in tho vu Klin Klan is a liar," declared Governor Cameron Morrison at the aumi capital here tonight. lhe "jov ernor made this statement when interviewed concerning Hi,, state nient given the Greensboro Daily News r rnl.iy morning bv Hnu e Craven, orth ( anilina, to the effect that the Gfe.irnor was admitted on probation Mr. t raven stated that he had been informed t-o that effect but intimated le did not believe it. "T nrvt had nny sympathy with tl organization of tins Klau in North Carol ina, said the Governor. ''Aad this fact is well known. I do not believe ill secret political or governmental or ganizntion of any character. Purely fraternal secret organizations have ac complished gnat good in this republic', but secret political law enforcement or governmental organizations do not meet wjth my approbation." SIMMON A AND OVERMAN NEVER HOl'GHl ADMISSION (Hy Special leased Wire) Washington, Aug. o. "Never heard of any such thing,'' was the declara tion of .Senator Overman tonight on learning of an article by ltruce Craven, publiiihcul UuUy thtct- b 4t4-4ire- Ap plied for admission to the "Ku Klus Klau," of the North Carolina branch, of which Mr. Craven says' lm was the '"dragon." Senator Overman said that ho had no information of the organiza tion, had never applied for admission to it, and vvas at a loss to account for any such statement as that credited to Mr. Craven. "I am not a member of the- order of 'Ku Klux ' of which Mr. Craven write, and have never applied for ad mission to it" said Senator Simmons, whom Mr. Craven stated was a member of tho organization. He disclaimed having nny connection with the order, snd was at a loss to understand why it had been stated he vvas a member. fcltigrcn in an Hammer n-id t-hftt so -far as he knew that not one of the North 1 aroluia nieinliers or 1 ongress was 11 member of the 'Ku Klux' nor was it endor 1 d by any of them. From Major Stcdmaii, Congressman Ward and I'ou, came the reply that none of them were members. Other Representatives of North Carolina are out of tho city. That former Hecretury of tho Navy Josephus Daniels had ever applied for membership in Mr. Craven's Ku Klux is scouted here by those who know hin although Mr. Craven says ho had been refused admission. It is a matter of record thut he is not a "joiner"' ot secret orders, so far as known the only fraternal organization to which he be longs being one that has au insurance feature. FAYETTEVILLE NEGRO IS HELD FOR ATTACK ON GIRL Seeks To Establish Alibi at . Trial But Oirl Identifies Him As Man Fayetteville, Aug. .1. Walt.-r Sut.her ta. d, negrri, is being held under -','ioo bond for trial at the August term of superior court for an attack on Bessie I'uliner, l.'l-year old white jrirl of this city. (Sutherland, who nlso goes bv the names nf Salter and Hauls sought to prove an alibi, producing two witnesses to testify thut lie did not leave home until after the hour of tho attack Tues day morning, but Judgo James C. Mac Rae. nf the recorder's court, fo d th..t probable cause existed and the negro was sent back to jail in default nf bond. Sutherland's attorney, A. M. Moore, withdrew from the case when Judge Mae Rae refused to continue the preliminary hearing. Miss Palmer was the principal wit ness against Sutherland, telling a clear story of tbe attack, which occurred on the Ray avenue bridge. Tho negro, after walking ahead of he' for a short distance, glancing nt her pocket book she declared, sei 1 her and choked her until his finger prints were left on her throat and started dragging her along with him, attempting to stop her screams by placing his band over her mouth. She succeeded in screaming sev eral times, however, and frightened him away The negro., was later arrested on an adjoining street when pointed out by the girl Officer J. Ross Jones. Sutherland's wife and a negco preach er declared or the stand that ho slent lafte that morning, having been attend irig a series of religious meetings, and did not leave homo until after 10:30 o'clock. VALUABLE JEWEL LOST ' OR STOLEN AT RESORT Henderson, Aug. 8. A Aliamond brooch, a prized heirloom, sufd to be worth easily $4,000 and several hundred dollars in cash were cither lost or stolen from Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Zolli coffer, who are spending a month in Hendersonville, according to a message received today by their son, J. P. Zolli coffer. No particulars were given in the message. Th brooch was given to Mrs. Zollicoffer by her husband many year ago. Declares Bruce Craven, So-. Called Grand Dragon, Not Member of Organization and Has No Authority CRAVEN REPUDIATES ORDER AS "FAILURE AND FRAUD" IN HIS FORMAL STATEMENT Chief Business, Says Craven, Was Collection of Initiation Fees; With No Power To Prevent Lawlessness Within urganuation rKing Kleagle Says If He Knew of Lawless, ness In Organization He Vio lated Obligation The Ku Klux Klan in North Carolina s not disbanded and never will be with out the authority of the Imperial Wis :ird. Col William J. Simmons, of At hiiiU. ia., according to a statement issued by the King. .Klqagjo of t.hA. oi-,. gamzatioii from headquarters in Ral eigh . yesterday in response to a pub lUheil atatuuumt bv Mai..r Hrc C- m win, h he, claiming -to l. Hi (irand Dragon, repudiated the Klan and de clared it disband,., I. XI.. 0.- 1.1..... "" v i.aven oeciarni tne order was "a . filuf and fraud " and character- i.ed it as an organization engaged ex elns,vWy m the collection of initiation fees, without power to prevent lawless ness among its membership. ' Every person, before admission, is guaranteed the right to. sever the con nection at any tune," declared Mr. Craven. "Accordingly, I have made my resignation direct to tho Imperial Wi ard, to whom only I am answerable, both as 11 Grand Dragon and as a Klnns 111.111, this to be effective at noon nf August 0. At tho time of this Inter view I an, the supremo head of the or der in Norih Carolina, subject only to the Imperial Wizard; anil I now declare the Ku KJm Klan in North Carolina disbanded and abaudoncd, every organ ized klan ended, nnd every klansman released Xrum his connection, hi ,m. . sponsibility, and his obligations." Doesn't Belong to Order In answer to this the King Kloagle said : "The statement by Lrueo Craven de claring the Ku Klux Klan in North Carolina disbanded is without uuthority and ia a gross misstatement of facts. "'The order is not disbanded and never will bo withoit authority of the Imperial Wizard, Col. Willinm J. Sim mons, or Atlanta, On. "If Bruce Craven knew of bootleg gers nnd thieves within tho organisa tion, he violated his obligation when he did not divulge their names to th pltVper -OHtlnirittrs. .. ''As a matter elf faet, Craven is not a 111 'tuber of the Ku Klux Klan, and of course is not (irand Diagou. liven had he been Grand Dragon when his state ment was made, he would have had no authority t disband the organization. H is true, he was recommended for the otVoe of provisional Grand Dragon ht one time, but he was never co .firmed." Why He Fell For It "Why did I fall for it!" asks Craven in his statement nfter hisC'i'xpose" of the workings of the organization. "Well I am u credulous, enthusiastic sort of i... ...u;.,.i;..u. .1. 1 - ",v 1 j - - and 1 think the professions of this thing met the requirements of all th foolish ideas I possessed. Even then, I held back u long timo and never en tered until 1 was shown what they claimed was the whole system. They told me, for instance that Senator Sim mons was one of the first nien to join in the State; that Governor Morrison, af ter his outburst against, 'it, was 'seen and promised good behavior and later applied for admission und was held on probation; that Josephus Daniels was refused I ause he was too friendly to the negiiiis after living in Washington for eight years; that Senator Overman was twice refused admission; that Gen eral Pcr-Jiing, Attorney General Daugh erty, General Julian S. I'arr, and numer ous others were original and earnest members; that tao News and Observer, the Charlotte Ob-erver, Asheville Citi zen and Wilm nigtnu Star had agreed to keep bands off if they were let alone; that tho Greensboro News was to be let alone because its criticisnis wiiiild really help; that the Raleigh Tunes was con trolled by some of the Kaleigh In rs." King Interested In Prohibition Richmond, Va., Aug. 5. hTt King George V, questioned them nhirut pro li:lntii,n itl America while they were in !, i;don to present a copy of Hoildcn's statute of Geoi-ii Washington us a gift from Virninia, to England, vvas related today bv members of the commission who were appointed to make the pre sentation nnd who arrived home last night. STOKES COUNTY FARMER CLAIMS CHAMPIONSHIP FOR DRINKING COFFEE Winston-Sslem, Aug S. Lem Ben. nelt, Stokes county fsrmer, claims to be the world'a champion coffee drinker. According to hi state ment, he drinks th beverage thre times s day, sis-cups to th meal, b sides frequently getting up daring the night snd indulging In" on r two cups. "I hsv consumed coffee on this scale practically all my life and I am now 78, declared Bennett, who admitted that for a few years ha mad a specialty of drinking a qoart of whiskey each day, "thoagh It was f rnach feetjer brand tkaa that manufactured, today,' he added. Th Stoke farmer Agar that h has drank a lea tha Mveatee thousand galloaa of coff aad k kaa ao Idea of stopping for aevsral years yet. ,
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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