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rro ' n Weather To-day Editio FAIR TONIGHT AND THURS DAY VOL. 15. NO. 71. SALISBURY, N. C, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20, 1920 PRICE 2 CENTS - 1 S)IL w Mambera of Tha Maaoclaiad Praam 7 IV0 FATAL R.R. WRECKS IN WHICH . TEN ARE KILLED Two Engineers and a Fireman on Norfolk & Western Meet Death.- Six Killed in Erie, Pa. (Br T Aorlitd Trrnt) Roanoke, Va., Oct. 20. Three trainmen were killed and five were more or less injured ad five or six passengers were shaken up on a headon collision at a passing sid ing at Rural Rretreat, Va., between passenger trains No. 14 and No. 37 at 8:45 o clock this morning, ac cording to an official bulletin issued 1 irom me rnonom at jtrBi.eni iua- I wav offices here. The dead are: i J. C. Llnkus. of Roanake. engi neer of No. 37. N. T. Pyripes, of Bristol, Va., en gineer of No. 14. Frank Beckner, of Bristol, Va., fireman on No. 37. The injured trainmen are: W. J. Walden, fireman. Mail Clerk Stark. Baggagemaster Turner. Conductor Wise Newman, and Brakeman Martin on No. 14. The names of the injured passen gers was not available. The cause of the accident, the bulletin said, was due to the pass ing siding switch being open so that No. 14 took the siding instead of holding to the main line. track and crashing into No. 37 on the siding, which is located on a curve V. which restricts vision. No expla in nation as to how the switch came to be lpft nnen wm piven out. Another Fatal Wreck. Erie, Pa., Oct. 20. (Seven per sons known to have been killed nd at least 17 injured when the Chica go and Boston limited on the New York Central railroad sideswiped the Buffalo-Cleveland train, west bound, at the west end of the Un ion station here today. Four of the bodies taken from the wreck . are those 'of women. The Chicago and Boston express ran through the open switch not far from the station and sideswiped ' the train from Buffalo on its way west. The third coach from the en- gine was overturned and all of the casualties "are believed to have oc - Bred .there. Rescue forces were quickly at work and in a short time afterward six bodies had been tak en out. , MRS. DANIELS IS TO BE HERE MONDAY Wife of the Secretary of the Navy and Attorney General Manning Are Bcoked for Speeches in Sal isbury Next Monday. Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wife of the Secretary of the Navy, is to be in Salisbury next Monday for a speech on the political issues of , the day. With Mrs. Daniels will be Attorney General Manning, one of the ablest men in the State and a very forceful speaker. Mrs. Daniels is in the State mak ing speeches and her coming to Salisbury will be a matter of much interest. Mrs. Daniels is a well Informed woman and a very agree wable speaker. Attorney General v Manning is one of the leading law yers oi the state and is a .speaker of much force. Salisbury people will tomorrow night have the opportunity of hear ing Mrs. Delia Dixon-Carroll, one of the brainiest women in the State. Mrs. Dixon-Carroll is a sis- ter of the well known author, Thomas Dixon, and is a gifted wo man and able speaker. The voters of the county are fortunate in' hav- - ing this opportunity! of hearing this distinguished lady. She will speak at the Community' building on Thursday night. EX-KAISER VEXES, DUTCHMEN JIY GIVING .TRADE TO BERLIN i Doorn! Merchants and Workmen He Hire Try to Get Even, Charging All They Can. Amerongen, Oct. 20. The "Maae in Germany" sign is still a fetish - to the former German Emperor. Tho he ia reported to feel that his i .country treated him shamefully, V nevertheless he continues to buy for himself and his little court at Doom German goods, Bent direct from Berlin when possible, altho he has been in Holland nearly two years. This was most recently demonstrated whan, in furnishing . ' the little hospital William has had " built here as a memorial of his stay, he had practically every stick , of . furniture and thsr equipment ' sent from Berlin. In revenge, it is said here, Dutch tradesmen with whom the exile has to deal at Doorn, and also the " workmen he has to engage from time to time, charge ajm fall thav the traffic will bear." ; 11 MILLION MARKS , f FOR AN AIR PORT Bremen, Sept. 22. Eleven mil lion marks have been subscribed for .the establishment of an air port here on a huge, scale with an extensive aerodrome, custom house, hangars, repairing shops, signal ling apparatus and every improve ment to . facilitate international . aerial navigation.,; This will place Bremen in a far better position than Hamburg which has not ex hibited the tame interest in illa tion, -v.;- .': MAN LASHED IN S. C, PUT ON TRAIN AND TOLD NOT TO COME BACK, HE TELLS PH1LA. POLICE Left Po. Train Today for Medical Aid After Being Beaten and an Attempt to Hang Him in S. C. Where He Was Aidi ng: a Friend in Secur ing More Money From Fathers Estate He Tells Police. (Bjr Tht Associated Praia) Philadelphia Oct. 20. A man giving his name as Peter McMa- nan, of Yonkers, N. Y., with wrist scars by a rope and has hack bear ing marks of a whip left a north bound Pennsylvania railroad train here early today and sought po lice for medical attention. He said he was seized and whipped Monday night a few miles outside of Clin ton, S. C, after attempting to as-. sist Miss florence Powers, of Aiken, S. C, in a settlement which involved a division of her father's state. His underclothing was stiff with blood and beside lash marks, his body and neck .bore marks of a rope with which, he said, his tor mentors attempted to hang him. Police here are investigating his story of the attempted lynching and mistreatment. McMahon, who is 55 years old, said he believed his asailants had adopted the methods of the Ku Klux Klan. He said he was seized when he left the train at Clinton and driven into the country in an automobile. At the point where he said the mistreatment occurred, he said eight men wearing white hoods gathered around and beat him. Then they threw a rope around his neck and tried to put the other end around a tree but it would not reach, McMahon said at a local hospital today. "After a severe beating the men told me they had decided to let me go. Then they blindfolded me," McMahon said, "putting a hood over my head exactly like the one they wore and then led me to an automobile and we drove to a hojse where I was fed. They call ed a physician to examine my wounds, then drove me to Den mark, gave me money to buy a ticket after making me promise 1 Aouid not return. "All the way from Denmark tome man came into the car occa sionally and had a look at ma and returned to another coach. This' man was acting as a guard to see! that I did not leave the train. iMcMahon said he was too weak to leave the train at Washington. He told the police he was a friend and adviser of Miss Powers. He said her father lived at Aiken and : was president of a bank there. Re-1 cently, according to McMahon, the father made a division of his prop-, erty among his children. Florence i Powers' share was $50,000. "1 did . not believe that sufficient and she and I went to Aiken to see if we 1 could not get a better share for her." 100 CHINAMEN KILLED IN MINE Peking, Oct. 20. An explosion and fire in Tong Chan coal mines in the Chili province killed upward of 400 Chinese laborers on Thurs day of last week, but the news just reached here today. Ihere were 119 survivors. RY. MEN DISCUSS JOINING STRIKE Railway Men Great Britain and Transport Workers Confer Re garding Coal Miners' Walkout. (Bjr Tht AsvxiaUd Pres.) London. Oct 20. The national nninn tt railwai, Avpriifivoo. tht transport workers and the parlia mentary committee of trades union congress all held meetings this morning to consider their attitude towar dthe coal strike, but thus far no decision has been taken. The greatest importance is at tached to the national union of railway mbn's meeting which was a full delegates' conference with j power to declare a sympathetic strike without referring the mat ter to the unoin members. After approximately two hours' discus sion James H,enry Thomas, gen eral secretary of the railway men's union, said the whole situ ation had been reviewed and an ad journment taken to Thursday. The executives of the transport work ers and trades anion committee will continue their meetings thi after noon. POLICEMAN IN CONCORD DEAD Died as a Result of Injuries Sub f, tained in Pistol Duel. '' (Special 'to Tha Evening Port) Concord." Oct. ", 20 Ralph" Ken nedy, a Concord policeman, who j was seriously wounded in a pistol duel with Ephram Burris at the ; Hartsell mills near this city, diea today in a local hospital. ,' Burris was shot, but will recover. -The trouble started when Ken nedy was sent to arrest a brother of Burris and did not find him. On his return to this city he was ac costed by Ephram Burrisa who is alleged to have palled a pistol from his pocket and shot the officer, Kennerlv is reported to have re turned the fire, two shots taking ef fect in Burriss' body. - HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF THE CONFERENCE Interesting Meeting Held Last Night and Officers Named Fine Paper by Dr. T. N. Ivey of Nash ville on Green Hill The Historical Society of the Western Conference held its annual meeting at the First Methodist church last evening, being presid ed over by Dr. Atkins. Quite an ex tended and very interesting histori cal paper was read by Dr. T. N. Ivey, of Nashville, oa the life of Green Hill, a pioneef in Method ism in this state and Tennessee. Liberty Hill, the home of the pio neer leader, near Louisburg, is to be bought by the two conferences and used as a Meth'Mist museum and a home for superanuated min isters. Following the address of Dr. Ivey, which was listened to with the deepest interest and closest attention, officers were elected for the year. The following were named: (President Rev. R. M. Taylor, Vice-President, Rev. W. L. Sherrill; Secretary-Treasurer, Rev. H. M. Blair; while Rev. A. W. Plyler was named to succeed himself on the board. FRANCE'S LETTER FROM A WOMAN Senator France of Maryland Says It Came From Woman of France and Was Not Official. (By Th A.wlatrd Press) Chicago, Oct. 20. A letter from France, received by Senator Joseph I. France, of Maryland, proposing changes in tho organization f the present league of nations was from a woman and not a man the senator said today. The proposed changc3 dealt with desirability of callinz "an international convention of friendly and, peaceful nations' ho said. , Senator France said the offers Were very much the same as those made Senator Harding and that tho writer believed she expressed the views of the French people, and the government of France was i.i no way connected with the affair. . "There was nothing official about it," senator France declared, re ferring to overtures made to ht;n on the probability of America join ing France and other countries to form an association to prevent war. SALISBURY GOLFERS WIN FROM DAVIDSON Golf teams of the Country club of Salisbury bested two teams from Davidson yesterday afternoon in twelve hole . matches at the fair grounds. Messrs Ned Etfrle and Ross Sigmon won from their op ponents, Messrs Fricker and Doubles, eleven up, while Messrs R. W. Walker and Frank Lloyd won from their opponents, Messrs White and Sample, seven up. Last year teams from Davidson won from the local golfers in a serie,s of three matches. .Then tho Salisbury club was just beginning and had little experience. Now the club here has had some experience and "its players are coming into their own with the best in the state. The club is proud of their winners in yesterday's contests and are an ticipating being winners in many more to follow. MACSWINEY HAD DELIRIOUS ATTACK (By Tho Associated Press) London, Oct. 20. Terrence Mac Swiney, Lord Mayor of Cork, suf fered a serious attack of extreme delirium shortly tftr 10 o'clock this morning the 69th day of his hunger strike, said a bulletin issued by the 1 Irish Self Determination league this afternoon. "All his relatives have been sum moned to him," the bulletin added: "The attack lasted until 12 O'clock and at one o'clock the Lord Mayor had regained his normal condition. He is not yet quite nor mal mentally. , GREEK KING IS SLIGHTLY BETTER . : ' (By The AsM...iatd Press) Athens, Oct. 20v King Alexan der, of Greece, passed a better night and a slight improvement was no ted, it was announced here today. The condition of his lung conpps tion remained about the same. The wound caused by the monkey bite was improved but liquid extracted from his lungs showed the presence of pneumonia germs. COX'SAY ENEMY IS ON THE RUN (B The Aswiated Prers) New York, Oct. 20. Governor Cox, the Democratic presidential nominee in a telegram made pub lic today at Democratic headquar ters declared ""we have the enemy on the run. Looks like a sweep ing victory." , .;. CONFERENCE WILL TALK EDUCATION I Many Delegates Were Present at Opening of Today's Session of Wes tern Conference. (Bt MAM1K BAYS! The interest of Christian educa tion will occupy the entire time of the Western North Carolina con ference on Thursday. The cam paign for Christian education which the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, has undertaken for the purpose of the equipment and endowment of the schools of the church will be launched formally in his conference on Thursday. Addresses will be delivered by men identified with the general ed ucation work of the church and by those representing especially the educational commission of the present campaign. The quoto of this conference in the campaign will be probably $1,500,000. A large congregation, composed of clerical and lay members of the Western North Carolina conference, of the Methodist Episcopal churcn, South, and visitors, was present at the opening of the 31at annual session 'io First Methodist church this morning. The session opened at 9 o'clock, with Bishop U. V. W. Darlington ii; the chair, and he conducted the opening devotional service. Bishop Darlington based his remarks upon the parable of the wise and foolisn virgins, recorded in the 25th chapt er of the gospel of Matthew. The theme of his remarks was the nec essity for proper equipment upon the part of all professing to bt followers of Jesus Christ and the necessity for readiness to do the will of the Lord. Following the devotional service, Bishop Darlington requested Rev. William L. Sherrill .secretary of the last session of the conference, to call the roll of the clerical and lay members. On motion, following the calling of the roll. W. L. Sherrill was nomi nated and ' re-elected secretary of the conference. The assistant secretaries were nominated bv the secretary and were elected by the conference. The following named are the assistant secretarie: A Wv' Plyler, W.1 F. Sandford. G. C. Brinkman, J. J. Gray and E. 0. Cole. On motion of Rev. J. E. Aber nothy, host of the conference, the bar of the conference was fixed to include all of the main auditorium of the church. On motion of Dr. Abernethy the hours for the be ginning and closing of the daily business sessions of the conferece vere fixed at 9 a. m. ad 1 p. m. The presence of the following named visitors to the conference was noted and they were introduc ed: Rev. A. J. Lamsrr, represent ing the publishing house of the Methodist Episcopal church, South; Rev. Luther Todci, representing the superannuate endowment fund of the church; Rev. T. N. Ivey, editor of fhe Christian Advocate, the gen erad organ o fthe church; Rev. F. S. Parker, secretary of the ,Ep worth league board of the church and editor of the Enworth Era, the general organ of that board; Rev. W. G. Owens, representing tht gen eral Sunday School . board of the church; Rev. W. B. Beauchamn. representing the general board oi missions of the church and director general of the Centenary move ment; Rev. C. C. Weaver, a mem ber of the Holston conference; Rev. N. H. D. Wilson, Rev. M. T. Plyer and Rev. L. S. Massey, of the North Carolina cpnference; Rev. J. S. Hunter, representing the branch nublishing house of the church located at Richmond, Va., and Rev. H. C. Morrison, of .t; e Kentucky confere-ico in.l one of the rencral evangelists of tho church. Dr. Mcrrison to Preach. Bishop Darlington announced that, in compliance with his re quest, Dr. Morrison would conduct a devotional service each day dur ing the conference session. On motion, it was ordered . that this service be held each morning from 8:30 to 9 o'clock. Character of Presiding Elders Passed. Bishop Darlingtdta began the call of mirfute question 77, "Are all the preachers blameless in their life and official administration?" and in answer the characters of the 11 presiding elders were passed, "Nothing against him" being the- reply to the question regarding each of these. The presiding eld ers then submitted their reports for the year just closed, these reports showing decided activity and prog ress in all lines of the work of the church in all of the districts of the conference, as noted by the reports of the building of churches and parsonages, revival meetings held in the churches, the increase in membership to the church on pro fession of faith and by certificate, and the activity of the member ship' in missions, . Sunday School and other general interests of the church. : Dr. Ivey Speaks. Dr. Ivey, editor of the Christian Advocate, addressed the conference in the interest of the Advocate and of Christian1 literature, generally. H9 spoke especially of the value of Christian literature as an educa- (CONTINUED ON PAGS 8IX) THURSDAY IE BANKERS APPROVE i SI DO 1100.000 CORPORATI ON Proposal Put Before Am erican Bankers Associa tion at Washington By a Joint Committee. (By The Associated Press) Washington, Oct. 20. Approval of the proposal to order a one hun dred million dollar corporation to financo the nations foreign trade was given by the Amtrican Bank ers Association here in conference. President Hawcs was authoriztd to call a meeting of bankers and busi ness men to work out a plan for the formation of such a corporation under the provision of the recent ly enacted Edge law as proposed in a report of the association com mittee on commerce and merchant marine which was presented today. Washington, Oct. 20. A propo sal for the organization of a $100, 000,000 corporation for foreign trade financing under the auspices of the American Bankers Associa tion wub laid before t.ie annual convention of that body by the committee on commerce and marine today. , By co-operating with merchants, manufacturers, exporters and pro ducers, the report says and seeking viic advantages of the Edg : law tiie corporation can Issve a billion dollars of indemniture bcnl for sale in the United States And he extension of credits aboard. John McHugh, chairman of the commit tee, presented the report which re commended that rftcp3 be taken to put the corporation into business operation of January and tl:e so liciting of subscriptions to the capi tal stock from tilt public Today's session was given over largely to consideration of the fi nancial future of the United States and Europe. 3 BILLION HOLLARS " IN PEOPLE'S POCKETS Banker Tell Association That Half Currency Supply of , the Vi S. Ia Being Carried in Peoples Pockets. my The Aoelated Prsev Washington. Oct. 20 Thw neo- ole of the United States re, carry;. ing around their pockets or hiding at home $3,000,000,000 ' of American currency, or nearly one half the total supply, said Fred W. Ellsworth, vice-president of the Hl bernia Bank and Trust Company of New Orleans, at the annual con vention of the American Bankers' association here today. "This means that for every fam ily in the country there is an aver age of $100. ii large proportion of which should be in the banks where it could accomplish for the busi ness community infinitely more than it can resting in dismantled sugarbowls or in trousers pockets," Mr. Ellsworth continued. "As a matter of fact, right now $3,000, 000.000 of American currency, as a basis for credit, would enable the banks to take care of a very large proportion of necessary business which is suffering for the lack oi adequate financing." The responsibility of diverting this vast volums of money Into the proper channels of trade rests upon the shoulders of the bankers of the country, declared Mr. Ellsworth. The American people he said squan dered uitold millions on silly and unnecessary luxuries while hun dreds of millions of dollars were invested iri gilt-edged get-rich- quK-k securities that have no se curity." There were countless ways ndvertised lor seperating a man from his 'money and most of this was to be commended; but if it Is logical to advertise in order to per suade folks to spend. Mr. Ellsworth asked if it were not iust as sensi ble to advertise for the purpose oi persuading people to save or In vest or otherwise to conserve their means. Bankers he ai had undertaken by collective and cooperative move ments to show the pecnle by d- veatising how to oo this saving and investing. The savings bank section of the American Bankers Association Ts working on a comnrehensive plan or advertising thrift as it nevsr h- hen HverHsed before, said Mr. Ellfwortn. The trust company section has arranged a nationwide advertising campaign for whwh S60.000 has been BTOpriated fir the first ver. Bunks are adver tising ouecta'vely in various oities and in New Orlan nre conducting a continuous advertising eampim in daily nwpaier.. Mr. Ells-v-tH asVod f"r a adequate aopro nrintion for the PuWic Relations' Committee of tn Association for int"ient, continuous educational publicity. AIRPLANES BACK FROM NOME, ALASKA "r TV ..., Pre) Mined. Ost 20. Four armv air planes which left here July 15 to establish an air route to Nome. Alaska, today tompteted the round Mo, arriving hwe from 'Erie. Pa. The sauadmn which was welcomed tv?r New Vck Citv by a flet of plans touched their wheels to earth at 1 :35 o'clock. Mrs. Zach Tsvlor. of Che'-lotte, in the city attending the Metho dist conference and is the puest of Mrs. Oscar McCall on N. Main St TO PROBE MARINE '. i, ; , n if--;sv'.:s;, ":VS-:'3f. a ADMIRAL HENQY T.MAYO GEN. PCNDLE TOW Alleged "indiscriminate Killing" of natives of Haiti by U. 8 Marines resulted In the calling of a special board of inquiry bj Secretary of Navy Daniels to Investigate all the charios of rolnruW by the marines. Herewith are pictures of two of the members of tin board. Admiral Mayo and Brig. Oea. Pendleton of the marines. GOVT EXPENSES 19214 BILLION Secretary Houston of Treasury Department Outlines Treasury Pro gram. (Bjr The (Vssoeiated Press) Washington.' Oct. 20.- Govern ment expenditures of four billion dollars during the next fiscal year was forecast by Secretary Houston of the treasury department today in an address before the convention of the American Bankers Associa tion in which he covered a wide range of financial and economic problems of the nation. The secretary outlined the treas ury program for handling tho war debt liquidation, which he said must go on steadily in order that final redemption may be arcomplished without disturbing the national lif s. He appeapled for the "strictest economy not only of our erpendi tnres for federal, state and munici palities but by thrift oh the part of our. peopleA adding that the pro gram necessitated the maintenance of taxation" after this fiscal year on a level of not less than four bil lion dollars annually." A SUNDAY SCHOOL MEETING TONIGHT Sunday School Anniversary Meet ing at First Methodist Church Tonight Under the Direction of Rev. W. A. Lambeth The Sunday School Anniversary of the conference will be tonight at the First church, the hour being 7:30 o'clock and the meeting will be under, the direction: of Rev. W. A. Lambeth and Prof. Scott-Hunter will be at the organ.., The prinoK pal address will, be made by iRev. Dr. W. C. Owens, of NaShVillei, while short talks will also be made by Miss Ida. Womack and Messrs; George I Hackney and Charles F. Lambeth. The public is invited, es pecially those interested in Sunday school work. ' REMOVE DIPLOMATS LIQUOR Customs Officials Say Despite Ap peal of State Department ReMu val of Liquor Will Continue. ; (By The Associated Press) Washington, Oct. 20. Despite public appeal of the State Depart ment that government agents re frain from searching the baggage of diplomatic representatives of foreign nations customs .officials said today the order requiring cus toms officials to remove liquor from the personal effects of the diplo mats would remain in force. Treasury officials declared there had been no controversy between their department and the State de pastment iver the question but there had been formal exchanges of opinion on the subject. HEINOUS CRIMES ON THE INCREASE (Associated Press Mail Service) , Budapest, Sept. 25, Professor Austen Vambery, a famous crim inologist of the Budapest univer sity, has told the correspondent of the Associated Press that the num ber of heinous crimes has been in creased in the w.ar-defeated coun tries of Central Europe to 10 times their pre-war percentage. "The criminal, in his revolt against society, is becoming more and more desperate," he said. "The continual increase of crimes, how ever, stupefying in itself, is far less appalling than the increasing inhumanity of the criminal. The sentimental assasin of mediaeval Italy or Robin Hood, the type of rough but good-hearted outlaw of the forests, was an angel com pared to the cold-blooded villain of our days." Cow's Jag Is Fatal Winstead, Conn., Oct. 18. A herd of cows owned by Fred Hel mer of Piatt Hill got jagged on cider apples and one died from the effects of the debauch. Helmer played the role of nurse, fasten ing burlap bags soaked in hot water about the heads of the cows. MISRULE IN HAITI 1 " DECLINE IN PIES OF FOODSTUFFS Drop in Retail Prices, However, Did Not Keep Pace With the Decline in Wholesale Prices. (Br The AsoclU4 Trees) Washington, Oct. 20. The de cline In the retail price of food stuffs during September was plac ed at two per cent by the depart ment of labor's bureau of labor statistics in the monthly report of food costs. ' Some I foodstuffs, notably pota toes and sugar, sustained a mark ed decrease in price while others including such commodities as .eggs, pork chops and oranges underwent an increase; eight per cent for oranges and 12 ,per cent for eggs. The drop in the price of potatoes was placed at 22 per cent, sugar at 20 per cent, cabbage at four per cent and coffee at six per cent. It is declared the retail food prices, however, according to. the bureau's figures, did nbt keep pace . t it . "j . ' e i ... , wun uie arop in me wnoiessie quo tations. The latter was placed at 10 per cent as compared to two per cent decrease in retail prices to consumers. ENGLISH TAUGHT SERBIAN SCHOOLS iAssocUted Prase Mall Service) Belgrade, Serbia, Sept. 25. Eng lish is being introduced thruout the schools of Serbia. It is now made a compulsory subject in the normal schools. The first courses in English, which were inaugurated in Belgrade a year 'ago under an American teacher. Dr. James Wild, of Chicago, have yieled : such .ex cellent results that the govern ment has decided to make the lan guage a part of the ciriciihv of all schools. '''. Heretofore the dominating language of the Serbians,' apart from their native tongue, has been German. The Germans were quick to see the advantages of introduc ing their language as a means of acquainting the school children with the ways and customs of the German people. The pupils were given little chance of acquiring the things that go to make up the life and culture of Anglo-Saxon civ ilization. A very large proportion of Ser bia's school teachers were killed in war, 800 having died during the 'Bulgarian occupation. Scores of school buildings were destroyed, and most of the school books printed in the Serbian language were deliberately confiscated and burned 'by the Bulgars. Even Bibles were carried off, the object of the Bulgarians being to displace all books To the Serbian language with publications in their , own tongue. i .. . i Notwithstanding these disasters) out of 2,100 .schools in " .Serbia, nearly 2,000' have opened. So great is the thirst for education in Ser bia that it is a common thing for children in the country districts to leave their homes before day break and walk for several hours to reach school, not returning home until late in the evening. The school buildings, owing to the rav ages of war, often are without window panes, heating, desks, books and even writing material. So great is the shortage of teachers and the influx of pupils from dawn until night, taking their classes in "relays." FEAR OF ROOT KEEPS HARDING OUT OF N Y. Columbus, O., Oct 20. The fear of affronting Elihu Root.' that Ne tor of Republicanism in New York, is the real reason why Senator Harding cancelled his speaking date in the metropolis, inside reports from the Reoublican State Com mittee today had it. It was felt that to have a meet ing in New York and not invite Root to preside would be resented, and yet in the present uncertainty of the Presidential candidate as to the mind of Mr. Root on the League of Nations, he felt that it would be taking too much risk meeting in an opening speech. . HOEY DISCUSSES:: CAMPAIGN ISSUES STATE AND HAT1DN r.ororo rVnwrl ITonrfl Pnn- ' T-l 1L pressman rroai runm Discuss Achievements : of Democratic Party. ' Hon. Clyde' R. Hoey, Congress man from the ninth district, review ed the work of the Democratic par ?v in Mnrth Pornlinn ami in thA nation before a crowded house at the court house last night. - Mr. Hoey expressed the beliof that the women of the state would vote as they had always performed a duty, placed on them. Mr. Hoey was introduced bv T. C. Linn who was presents . by Chairman J. D. Norwood, of the County democratic executive com mittee. There appeared to be more won in the audience than for any previous political address.. ' -Mr. Hoey said in the outset that lie wuuiu Jiub icucw biiu ininyii of the Republican party in Nortn Carolina for he was ashamed of n ' but would discuss the achievements of the Democratic administration. He admitted that tho average rfe niiKliran anHianr lnnkwl Iwttpr. this . year than ever before, due to dem ' ocratic prosperity, he said. . ' He paid a tribute to the work of Senator Overman and hoped that he would receive a majority of 75,000 from his home state in order that his colleagues in Washington - wouia xnow mat me norm Caro lina Senator stood as high at home as in the National capital. ir. Daughton, he said, was one qf the hardest worker in Washington and told a joke that was currtnt in- the capital that Farmer, Bob was the hardest worker there for his sec tion, and was often down for work before the janitor had opened up. . He also said that he would go airy, where in the state to speak in be half of Cameron Mormon whom -he did not support in the primaries. State Democracy. He told of the wonderful growth of agriculture under the wise laws of a democratic administration, .S3 per cent of the population of the state Is agricultural, he said, rnd ' cited the growth of the state from 22nd to 4th in the standing- of states in agricultural-products. In dustrially, he said the state has grown proportionally. Bank de posits nave increased from $1V 000,000 to $365,000,000 which shows the workings of wise laws and" harmonious relations between capi tal and labor. '- The fall in prices at this time, he said, is due to our broken for eign relations. Great Britain ani other nations are trading with Ger- manv hnr. m tra4 witJi the) (i(r- man nation .if handicapped because we are still at war . with tliem Germany, he said, is 'one, f cur largest markets. , He passed 1 on the educational hand health condition in the state. education is not what it should be iust yet but expressed the belief that it would be in a lew more years if the growth continued un der another democratic admlnis tration as.it had under the past ; administrations. However remark able strides have been " made - in health work and now - the birth rate is greatest in the nation .and the death rate the lowest, he said. The school term has been increased from three to six months. - V . The Republicans in the state, lie pointed out, have ; a new v issue every year, all of which were to ruin the state unles sthey were elected but after the election they admit that they were good things. In 1900, he said it was the consti tutional amendment which was go-j ing to ruin the state if the demo-(j crats were elected, in 1904 it was. extravagance, in 1908 the schools; ' in 1912 fraud elections, in 1916 bed , bugs .found in a state institution. Their issue in 1916, he said; was killed before time. to vote-' -In 192(1 the revaluation act Ms their issue, and he predicted 'that the repub- licansf weald admit that revaluf 1 ation, act was a good thing when the election Jwas over. There were several bad features of the revaluation act which were corrected at the special session, and any more will be corrected without electing a republican ad-' ministration if found. The repub licans grabbed this issue, he said,; after hearing a number of demo- publican ticket because of the high valuation on property, which they thought would increase their .tax, rate would be decreased. Of course. when a "democrat gets mad the worst thing he can think ox to do . . .. . & i . i j., . . i. lican ticket, he said, but he never does it when he cools down and es pecially when he learns the whole iruin. : ne oia nui go m re tailed discussion of the revaluation act because he sakl he knew Gov ernor Bickett did that.- . . . ., Passing to national - issues be said that the republican platform and candidate harmonised perfect ly, "the platform declared nothing and the candidate stood for noth ing.". Harding takes his ' stan i from day to day, he declared, de pending on who was calling at the front porch. Lodge, Brandejrec, Helljaorin HI from California, or . . . - TT . 1 . . . A . .1 former President Taft -A , (Continued on Page' 8)
Salisbury Evening Post (Salisbury, N.C.)
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