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DA -Y OBSER VED; WILSON SPEAKS
jVest Declared After
I House Organization
For The Progressives
BISSATISI
WHEN OUR SHIP dOMES IN
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BY BILLY BORNE
BEING
ACTION
WITH
FELT
mm THERE
Section Feels It Is Con
trolled by East in let
ter's Interest.
GIG E
HITS CHILE,
ES
ARTHOUAKE
1
TIOL
HAWAII
100 Are Killed in Copiapo,
umie o,uuu Made
Homeless.
MAY RESUME OLD 1 100 MORE DROWNED
INSURGENT FIGHT 1 BY THE TIDAL WAVE
Nine Successive Tidal
Waves Sweep Hilo
Many Sampans Sunk.
A probable Change of Lead-
jr crship Are uppermost
1 J
in Conferences.
SANTIAGO. Chile. Nov. 11.
(By The Associated Press.) An
earthquake of great magnitude ami
far spread effect rocked Chile end
to end today. It was accompanied
flection day was .o surprising and " uo",?, a combined
Jlhoekln to them that thev are f.orce ot tne. earth tremors and
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. Ad
ministration leaders are in for a
IWard time. The "turn over" on
nreDared for almost any thin or. The
West is rising in its might and ask
ing for a Progressive organization
la the House.
Governor J. A. O..Ps)us. of Min
nesota, who pulled through by the
akin -of lila teeth, was here today.
He said that Congress caused much
of the dissatisfaction in the West.
"The political upheavel in the
West," said he, 'is due to a great
extent to tne unpopularity and dis
satisfaction with , Congress. The
West feels that it, is controlled by
the East and In the interest of the.
East"
V Governor Preua -complained es
pecially of the domination of Con-
tress by Massachusetts. He men
tioned Senator "Lodge, Vice-President
Coolidge, Secretary Week
Speaker Gillett, Representative.
WlnsloW and others. - i ' .
- He favors Representative J!yd
ney -Anderson, of his State, for
.Speaker of the Hoiire. He vituaily
4";wn. .That may wean a- resume
"io orthe old insurgent fight in
nrress.
.feiOBABLY LEADERSHIP :
CHANGES Jf OW APPARESt
WASHINGTON," Nov. H. Prob
ably changes In the leaders liip'of
both great parties in the . next
Congress took a predominating
place today In post-election decis
ions here and in conferences
among members of the Senate and
House as they arrived for the ex
tra session which begins a week
from Monday. Agreement was
general that sweeping alterations
would occur ln'the roster of titular
party managers after March 4 in
ootn senate and House, and it be
came apparent that the Impending
readjustments would be a subject
for continual negotiations and
Jockeying throughout the next
four months. Defeat of Represen
tative .uonaeu, or Wyoming, Re
publican floor leader In the House,
in his campaign for election to the
Senate, retirement from the Dem
ocratic House leadership of Repre
sentative Kitchin, of North Caro-
because of HI health, anfkan-
uncement "by Senator tffider-
od, of Alabama" that he would
. not accept re-election as Demo
cratic Senate leader, make certain
new selections for three of the
chief places of party responsibility.
Already a plenitude of aspirants
for leadership are springing up at
both ends of the capitoL
'. The party caucauses, In which
She Western leadership will be set-
Continued On Papa Jl
wnta
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um
"Wood,
the sweep of the water dirt vt
damage, the extent of which It Is
impossiuie to estimate because
letegrapnio lines were carried
down at various places cutting off
vunuiiumcauon.
The provinces of Antofagasta.
Atacama and Coqutmbo suffered
most, the central points of the
quake lying in the latter two pro
vinces and so far as advices show
Copiapo. in Atacama. has the
largest casualty list with about inn
killed and many seriously Injured.
n was lor a time feared that
the city of Antofagasta had suf
fered a great disaster, but most
of the damige done at that place
was aue to a tidal wave. Na re
ports of loss of iife. has yet come
from Antofagasta.
Chanaral. In Atacama, has vir
tually been r abandoned. many
buildings were wrecked. Through
outthe' province of Coqulmbo
nunoreas ot houses were levelled.
At , the port of Coqulmbo tidal
; Prominent Military Leaders In
Asheville For Armistice Event;
Unknown Soldier Is Given Honor.
T
AHE DEDICATED
TO SERVICE MEN
One Honors Old Hickory,
the Other the wiia
- cat Division.
FAISON AND BAILEY
AMONG SPEAKERS
H GHWAYS
WORDS WILL NOT
BRING WORLD'S
PEACE-W
SIWIRLIGITY AND
SINCERITY OF
Men Declared Looking
Forward to Another Re
union in Asheville.
ENGLAND LAUGHS
icimrcifc NiTc
fl J IILLIVU U U I u
BRITON'S SPEECH
Fortesque Expresses Re
gret He Made Objec
tionable Remarks.
j
i-atuicbed a campaign for Mr. Anl flooded a large section and
wrecking manf buildings.
Tom tne southern part of Chile
came ieports of severe shocks but
ljtfle damage.' ,
Another earth shock ,wa-eU
here jjt 4:4t o'clock this afternoon.
It was ot short duration.
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COQUIMBO. Nov. 11. .(By The
Associated Press.) One hundred
persons were drowned here w
(Ida I wave coming after the earth
quake swept In with a great roar.
The inhabitants were panio strlck
errand ran to the hills. The ad
vance of the sea was accompanied
by electrical discbarges!
. Two steamers Kfrajeft high and
dry when the water receded. The
railway depots were destroyed.
Great quantities of merchandise
were scattered through Jhe streets
and along the waterfront.
VALPARAISO. Nov. 1J.- (By
The Associated Press.) Seventy
are dead and fifty injured at Co-
quimbo from the earthquake. The
business district, including the
Grace and Company building, is
reported to have been destroyed
Five thousand are homeless at
Ovalle, Illapel and other towns in
the same ditiirlcts.
Efforts made throughout the
day by Chilean naval vessels to
communicate by radio with ships
at the port of Antofagasta have
been fruitless.
ANTOFAGASTA, Chile. Nov. 11.
(By The Associated Press)-tjp-
wards of 100 persons were killed
icmfuMira m row lwl
WOMEN'S PARTY
DECLARATION OE
HTS SWEEPING
ant Eaiial Privileges in
i -r- a-
-aome, Church, Indus-
r: try and Government. ;
'. WASHINGTON. Nov. 11. Off I
era nf th. . wim.Mp. x.. i i
fartv, retresentlna- women of S3
Satw, today unanimously adopted
- 'r reacmng declaration , or
Jliurch, industry and government.
" Iebae At- thm Anonln. IMalfin nf
Via two-day equal rights confer
ence, centered nr nofna Iv o.nnnrt
-tn'0 Planks In thjh Hec-tnrjltion.
Vhich demanded that "restrictions
-4.)on the hours, conditions and
fmuneration nf labor shall sddIv
!ike to both sexes, and "tbat wo.
ien snail nQ longer be barred from
itie ministry or priesthood, or any
-t-usiuon ot authority In the cnurcn.
iut equally with men shall partlci
i"ite In ecclesiastical offices and
Amities."
? Speakers on the labor question
argued that the industrial regula
tions applying to hours and condl
Jlotis should apply alike to women
i "u men, and that women aid not
xJt special legislation. Led by Mrs.
I H. P. Belmont, national presl-
f'Kt of the party, other speakers
yleclared that as women were the
;nalnstay at the church and prln
V'pal educators of tbelr children
religion they should enjoy
Equally prlvilegea of leadership in
Uie pulpit. i
- To carry out the plan of equal-
I - the conference then adopted
pian. of campaign reacmng into
P'ery state where legislatures are
o meet this year, to stir sentiment
among both men and women In
vor of the equal right declaration.
ARE MM
.MISSIONARIES
E
HELD BY BANDITS
Chinese Government Has
Been Asked to Secure
Their Release.
NEW TORK, Nov, 11. John
Fortescue, President othe Roya)
Historical Society p"!.. Great Brit
ain, whose Invitation to make as
Armistice Day address, t . West
Point was revoked ' yesterday by
Secretary Weeks because of re
marks derogatory 'to America,
made in a book written by Mr.
Fortescue, today expressed his re
great that he hud ever written the
passafee attncklnit America. He
JJarea f declared that the remarks,-made :
a ln lectures at Oxford in 11 and
later published as "British States
men of the Great War' J 798-18 14.V
had been hasty and had been ut
tered when two alleged unsports
manlike acts by Americans had
htude toward America and Ameri
cans, he said, had since changed.
He had, he said, the greatest ad
miration and respect for America
since he had learned to know
them during the war.
The two unsportsmanlike refer
ences, Fortescue said, took place
In 1918, or thereabouts. In a foot
race between an American and an
other competitor in England,, the
American had won the race un
fairly . and had been disqualified.
At the same time, he said, the
British Foreign Office had dis
covered that a person in 'he
American state department naa
altered a document to favor
America's contentions in the
Bering Straits dispute then under
discussion. . , -
Mr. Fortescue . said . that he
would return to England with Mrs.
Fortescue on November 28 with
out delivering any. lectures. He
said he was not on a lecture tour.l
but that he had been invited to
address several public bodies.
NA
Hill III! I
EAST
No Time to Abandon Pur
pose for Reasonable Pre
caution, He Says.
Spot Where Germansl Df DPUI IIP Df
Signed Armistice hZbMJll
Marked On Saturday (J
Miller and, Foch and Poin
care Take Part in the
Cermony.
RETHONPES, France, Nov. 11.
(By The Associated Press.) The
si'ot where Germany gave up the
I struggle in tha greut World War
was marked for posterity today.
In the. little clearing In the forest
of ("ompleg le. near (he Tillage of
liethondes, beside the Rrver Aisne
where the armistice was signed in
t!)18, a commemorative monument
was unveiled. ...
President Mlllersnd,-assisted by
Marshal Fooh and Premier Poln
care, sealej the last atone In the
preat coirrposite slab placed by the
League of Camoatants midway be
tween the two railway, lines on
which stood, on the one side, the
car of Marshal Foch. and on the
other, that of the German armi
stice emissaries, from November
8 until NoverHber 11, four years
ago.
Tlje slab was Inscribed:
"Her on tjjo eleventh day of
November. ilK. succumbed in
criminal pride of the German em-j
piie, vanquished by the free peo
ples It sought to enslave."
NTS
SHANGHAI,, Nov. 11. (By The
Associated Press.)- Two American
missionaries, unnamed, are among
foreign captives held by bandits in
Honan Province, according to
word received here today from
Madame Soderstrdm, of the Luth
eran Mission, who has been re-
easea by the brigands and has ar
rived at Tingchowfu. She also re
ported that she saw Heledgard, o'l
the China inland mission stall
among the hostages. . - ' .
Ledgard was held by a different
band from that which captured
and later freed Madam Sodcr-
strom, she reported, and the two
Americans, together wttn several
other missionaries and two foreign
nilwav men. were with. Ledgard.
He was warmly clad, she said, but
k .nxlous over his wife and
child, both of whom she found to
be safe elsewhere.. . .
i. th h.ndlta were moving conr
stantly, the present location of the
captives was not anown,
plained. EfTorts are being made to
trace the band. - . f
FOnSHBAXDIEEV
WASHINGTON. No 11. (By
The Aasociated Press.) The two
American missionarr rvi
l.m k s-hlnea bandits in Honan
Provlni are named Frosberg and
Lundeen. according to a dispatch
received today at the totate.oe
partment. ' American i Minister
Schurman JhJ
PROMINENT PLACE TO
INCIDENT IN THE PRESS
LONDON, Nov. 11. (By The
Associated Press) Some of the
London newspapers give prominent
display to accounts of trie with
drawal by the American Secretary
of war for an Invitation for the
Hon. John William Fortescue to
address the West Point cadets on
Armistice Day.
Under the caption. "The Comedy
of the Ban," The Evening Stan
dard devotes more than a column
to an editorially written story in
which ft points out Mr. Fortescue'a
book, nassages to which exception
were taken by Secretary Weeks
was written in 111 and concern.
ed the revolutionary war and not
the great European conflict, v ;
"Is Mr. Weeks under ah entire
misapprehension," the. newspaper
asks, "or does he desire to hark
bacK to 1811 of th,e opinions of the
banned lecturer?"
The Standard says that as a re
suit of the ban. "a. world Joke J
developing." It adds:
"At the banning In September
It was Mr. Weeks who IsHucd an
'formal statement In which, he
condemned Mr. Hud yard Kipling
for expressing the views that he
was opposed to actions of America
In the recent war. When Kipling
repudiated the interview, it was
seen at once that Weeks had made
a fuss over nothing.
The Evening News prominently
displays under the head line:
"Joke of Great War Book," con
tending that Mr. Weeks undoubN
edjy Is laboring under tne aeiusion
that the book concerns the World
War, as the press cables received,
here qodte hi- mas referring to
Mortescue'a, recent ' book, y
KJLANSMEN'S PARADE ENDS
WINSTON-SALEM HOLIDAY
BOLL WEEVIL'S
CONTROL IS SAID
TO BE ASSURED
Florida Expert Says He
Has Cieap and Effec
tive Exterminator.
GAINESVILLE. Fla., Nov. 11.
(By The Associated Press.) De
velopment of a satisfactory meth
od of controlling the boll weevil
on short stap.o or upland cotton
was announced litre tonight b
lr. Wilmon Newell, plant com
missioner for the slate plant board
and director ot tlf- University of
Florida experiment station.
Dr. NeweJl'a unnouncement was
made ns the result of the success
ful culmination of research work
by George D. Smith, associate en
tomologist, 'conducted under the
auspices of the state plant board.
The method involves a principle
in boll weevil col heretofore
not recognised by other Investi
gators, Dr. NrfeK states, and h
auded that tho tctal cost of treat
mept, labor included, does not ex
ceed l.i0 or ti an acre,
NEW TORK. Nov. 11. Devol
oitments alnoe the recent Turkish
victory over the Greeks have In
dicated the danger whk-h- 4,,irltir
runs of becoming (nvotved in tb
"tangled mesnea of the racial, .re
ligious and- political situation". .it,
the Near East, General John J
Pershing suld today in an Armls-
t.ce Day tiddreas before the Na
tional civil Federation. , i
"The World War." he added,
'taught ttat we can not regard
with lndilB-ronce the gathering of
war cloudi In those regions at ttvt
world in ivhleh do noj; appear to
be direct interested. For even
with the utmost desire to remain
aloof fron the contest which had
l een wagi'l during the period ex
tending frim 1914 to 1917 we were
drawn lnl it in defense of a great
principle.
"So we can not regard as Irreve-
lent to our interests and matters
cf no eoicern to our national life
i lie crlsei which periodically arise
over the storm t enters of interna
tional suite. It Is no time to
abandon our purpose to take rea-i-onable
precaution for the future.
Since the Armistice the tension of
conflicting interests has often al
most reached the breaking point
where indeed actual armed confliot
ras not ocen in progress.
"Already stromz nrenstifs hum
J been exerted for our Intervention
in tne jsear liast. Demands are
(Wily made that an American foreu
,bo dlsdpatched for participation in
bi'half of our former allies.
S'.rangely enough those who appeal
moat loudly for headlong Interven
tion are ti-.oso who must vocifer.
cusly condemn any and all prep
arations for sudden emergency."
Ilnnprnl I ...-, i ,. - i . l .. -
America could be assured against
..oivniicnt in tne strues abroad
only through a strong and cour
ageous k-adership.
"Hera at home we must so shapo
and direct our national life that
we can not become a battleground
for conflicting foreian intere.t.
an objective for the Infiltration of
disintegrating propaganda that
might ultimately disrupt our social
fabric, and destroy the hope of
iiiuintainint;,our national unity."
Asheville on Armistice Dsy paid
lltt lug tribute tn those who made
the supreme sacrifice In the world
War. through the dedication to
posterity of the two great Kant and
West and North and South high
ways of North Carolina.
With a big parade In which
many organizations participated,
a spirited football match at Oates
Park, dedicatory services at the
Auditorium, and a dance-reception
last night at the Battery Park
Hotel, the members of the local
posts of the American Legion, Old
Hickory and Wildest Divisions ob
served the fourth anniversary of
the coming of peace following the
titanic struggle.
Cessation 6f business for two
hours Saturday morning, at the
time of the parade, marked the
contribution of merchants to the
holiday spirit commemorating the
signing of the Armistice. Banks
were closed, as were offices In. the
lty Hall and courthouse. Here and
there the national colors and those
of the Allies were displayed In
token ' of the day. Men in uni
forms of army and navy were to
be seen - In scattered number
throughout the city, but many
f orwer eervic men . preferred to
wea- civilian ft;'.ire, both in the
line of march asi, daring the eere
monies at the Auditorium which
began at Z o clock - in the alter-
noon.
Neiykwe; Held In Honor
Of Buncombe-War Dead.
Dedication of the Old Hickory
and Wildcat highways by promi
nent speasers was preceura "y a
brief service In honor of the Bun?
combe War dead. Arnold H, Van
derhoof, Commander of the Klffln
Rockwell Post American Legion,
acted as chairman during the first
portion of the program. He made
known the purpose of the initial
service, calling upon Cliifjuice
Blackstock, post adjutant, to read
the rollcall of Buncombe's heroesi
Following this a squad without the
Auditorium fired three volleys and
tsps was sounded while the audi
ence faced the West. Father Lob
dell, of Oteen, delivers dedicatory
prayer.
Tsklng charge of the remainder
of the program, utvler the aus
pices of the Old Hickory and
Wildcat Posts. H. R. Williams then
Introduced J. G. Stlkeleatheri high-
War President Gets Big
Ovation at S Street
Home Saturday,
HEARD FIRST TIME
IN THREE YEARS
Active Co-operation for
Justice Is Needed, Wil
son Declares.
LSON TRIBUTEGRIPPING
WASHINGTON. Nov. 11.
Won ( row Wilson told a host of
friends and admirers who inado
nil armistice day visit to his home
here today that world peace could
be brought about only by "active
eo-operatlon for Justice" and "not
by amiable phrases." America, al
ways ha stood for Justice, he de
clared, adding that the "puny -persons"
now standing In the way
would find presently that "their
weakness Is no match for the
strength of a moving Providence.
The former President spoke
standing on the portico of his S
Street residence and without man
uscript or notes. His remarks
consumed about five minutes. They
were the first he had made on
publlo questions since he was
stricken on his League of Nations
tour of the West three years ago.
This was his third publlo appear
ance since be left the White House
on March 4, 1921.
The appearance of Mr. Wilson
was the signal for prolonged
cheers, the war-time President re
sponded with a smile. Mr. Wil
son did not accompany him.
' Mr. Wilson' address was in 're.
aponse to on delivered to him by
Henry Morgenthauv , loRtsjer n"
jvtsaador to Turkey, who MMred
lhat the prlnclpU enunciated by
Jar. Wllaon durlna' he w a,,, would
prevail and that 4n isac)4jseaday
it had been demonstrated that
''the people of America are eeoap-,
Ing from materialism and selfish
ness and are preparing again ; to
reoognise tneir eoiemn ana inexor
able duty towards their fellow na
tlon in Europe," ' '
This referenda to the election
HER
UNION
OLD HICKORY AND
DCA
EIS
Bailey andTaison Both
Endorse Plan for 1923
Armistice Event.
OPOSED
Bearing . tha " endorsement of
Major General Charles J. Bailey.
Commander of the Eighty-First,
and Brigadier General 8. L. Fal
son, of the Thirtieth, plans were
launched yesterday for a Joint re
union of the Wildcat and Old
Hickory Divisions, to be held In
Asheville, opening on Armistice
Day, November 11, 1(28, exactly
five years after the signing ot the
Armistice.
GCERARD'S TRL4.Ii GOES
A , OVER TO DECEMBER
RALEIGH. Nov. 11. Criminal
action against W. V. Ouerard, for-
mKJn.,f Klea'a of the Knights
of the Ku Klux Klan .h..J
in tneinnnv emDezz lenient nf
fields treated, the cotton cron in mately 84.000 nf fi.nrt. H.inv.j.. 1 Should final plans be completed
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item ly c,ci; n.Bianue una urc.i a a j nmn, nm noc oe tried be-
iarge it . in ODtamea prior iu J-'ecemocr, under continuance
granted by Judge C. C. Lyon.
The case scheduled for trial
Monday at a special term of court
in Wake County, was continued tn.
any on the plea of the defense
following the bill of partKumrs
the advent of the weevil.
While some rC'ison is used the
amount is conn aratively small,
Dr. Newell said. Hy means of the
improved method a cotton Held is
cleared or practically all ooli
weevils early in June and remains J furnished by Solicitor Herbert E.
In that condition for several i Norrla, amplifying details of the
weeks. During this period a good
crop of bol's Is set without weevil
Interference.
Both the tate plant board and
charges brought against Guernrd
in i.rana jury indictments. The
defense stated to the court that
it would be necessary to semre
thetr(eriment. istajjon will issue ! depositions from- important wit
immediately .bulletins on the im
proved method of control.
MISS MACSWINEY STILL "
, llEFL'SES TO TAKE FOOD
WINSTON-SALEM. N. C. Nov.
ly Armistice Day celebrstion
here today wsa brought to a close
at o'clock tonight with a parade
of the Ku Klux Klan through the
principal streets of the city, with
nexses In Atlanta.
The bill of particulars names C.
E. Stevenson, L. L. Fronnberger,
and J. C. Gold, as persons "who
lumanaea to Ouerard funds fev
ering membershln in n
iJUKtd.x nov.'ii. (cy mo uruer wmcn it Is alleged (luerard
ttm W M SV D n Vl 1 1 lit 1 n I 1 J . A a .
.-.,.u.iu mm over to tne Atlanta
headquarters. The statement does
not state what relations these men
had with the organisation.
soclated Press.) Mrs. O'Rahilly
and three other" women prisoners.
who have been on hunger strikes
out .of sympathy with Mary Mac-
fcwtney, took food today. One
them having collapsed. Miss Mac
Swiney urged the women not to
oontlnue their fast. Miss Mac
Swihey, however refused to ac
cept food. Today was the eighth
day of her strike.
Friends ot Miss Macswiney say
CERMAN SEISMOGRAPHS
REPORT VIOLENT QUAKES
- .luiiuLiDcnu. oermany, ot,
An earthquake lasting three
houraand as violent as the Mes
sina quake of 1901. was register
ed bv the lalamiwrAnhi nf the nh
her condition is weak and that , servatnrles here and at Keonig-
as her health -naturally Is not very
good, a strike even for a snort
time. Is extremely dangerous in
her case.' ' , .
Much popular sympathy is ex
about J0 members clothed in full I pressed for Mra.i O'Rahilly as she
taken- away frnm
regalia, tiding horses, walking, and I wsa -1
trex-aline la motor Ar l, I chlldr
ateln. Prussia, this morninr.
The first tremor came at 5:41
o'clock artd flrn heavy ehock at
:14 o'clock. The estimated dis
tance and direction were not an
nounced but tha alia nf tha ouake
her five is thought to-be some thousands
ot miles away. ,
for staging the Joint reunion In
'Asheville, end officers are . confi
dent that success will crown their
efforts, the reunion would prob
ably open at 11 o'clock, a. m., the
hour the Germans signed the Ar
mistice. Composed of men from North
Carolina, South Carolina and Ten
nessee, the Eighty-First and Thir
tieth Divisions would bring togeth
er many brothers, "buddies" and j
vnrranii wno were icgeiner in
thewght. If tiot In reality, during
their service In France. v
Ope of the tentative plans con
sidered isrthe staging of a football
gairre as one of the means of aid-
ins: In nnanclns- the xeuninn ami
j the University of North Carolina.
Vanderbllt or University of Ten
nessee, is the choice of a number
of the officials of each Division.
Among the officers who will
exert every effort to bring together
the two Divisions In Asheville and
have pronounced themselves as
heartily in favor of the" plan are:
Major General Bailey. Brigadier
General Falaon, Colonel Fran
Halstead, Commander of the Elev
enth Infantry; Colonel Don Scott,
Major Warren E. Hall. Major 8 tan
ley Howland and Colonel 8. W.
Minor, who commanded the 120th
Infantry
Colonel Halstead came to As.ie
vllle for Armistice Day in order
to be present with General Railey,
whom he served under In Fric,
as well as ether officers o! both
Divisions, with whom he Is bound
la ties of military service
brought a smile and a low ory of
"Hear! Hear!" from the former
Chief Executive.
Much of Old Tin.. Ilro
Is Manifested.
In his remarks, Mr. Wilson
spoke clearly and distinctly and
with much of his old time rapid.
Ity.
"I am very much moved by this
wonderful exhibition of iyoar
friendship and approval," the for
mer President said, and I have
been reflecting today that Armis
tice Day has a particular signifi
cance for the United States bo-
cause the United States has re
mained contented with the Armis
tice and has not moved forward I
to peace. i
"It Is a very serious reflection;
that the United States, the great
originative nation, should remain
contented with a negation. Ar
mistice Is a negation; it Is a stand
still of arms; it is a cessation of
fighting and we are so bent on a
cessation of fighting that we are
even throwing our arms away.
v "And I have also been reflecting
upon the radical difference be
tween armistice And peace. Ar-
.Tiuam', B i. HN.a wiu, ia iiivi v
negation; it is the refraining from
force. But peace Is a vrv posi
tive and constructive thing as ho
world stands nowaday, because it
must be nrougnt qdoui oy tne sys
tematlo maintenance of a coirrmo
understanding and by cultivation.
not by amiable phrases but tne
active co-operation tor justice, ana
Justice Is a greater thing than any
kind of expediency.
America WUI Always
Stand for Justice.
"America has always stood for
Justice and always will stand t
It. Puny persons who are now
standing in the way will presently
find that their weakness is no
match for the strength of a mov
ing Providence."
The singing of Southern melo
dies by a chorus opened the pro
gram and Mr. Wilson then ap
peared. He was presented wlt,h
baskets ot flowers irom Virginia,
his native State; New Jersey, his
home State, and the District of Co
lumbia. The former President
shook hands wlthveach of the little
flower girls and thanked them
The basket troirivtrmma was
No Word Spoken Except
Military Command at .
Grave of Unknown.
HARDINGSTIRRED
BY VISIT TO TOMB
Pershing's Tribute Laid
Last of All Graves
Blossom Anew.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11. (B
The Associated Press.) President
Harding laid a wreath of remem
brance, today on the tomb of the
Unknown Soldier at Arlington Na
tional Cemetery. It was set there
as a wordless greeting from the
heart of America to a valorous,
honored son and commemoraled
the first anniversary of his home
coming from France.
" And the utter simplicity ar.1
sincerity of the tribute today was
In a way aa gripping to the few .
who saw it made as was the day !
long tide rf emotional fervor that
marked that home-comlnf. It set '
n custom for the national obser
vance of Armistice Day In future
that will tnake the Unknown from
Franca, the keeper ot America's
nnual expression of pride' and
glory in her sons who fought in ,
France, be they living or dead.
There war many other trib
utes brought to the tomb durln t
the day. Some time Httl groups
of men and women from distant
cities made the Journey to ley
bright flowers on the moulded
stone work that holds the body of
a nameleM American for- whom no
honor has- been to high; some
times the blossom were, laid there
by men moved to tndinu lit flo
ut to the de?i4. It was thus that
General Pershing' offering was
FUfeld., tr-'n i, ."7.
The man WfcL commanded thti
humble sleeper 'and the. surging
rank of hie comrades In Franco
had hoped t go himself and
Mone to carry his tribute to tht
fullon to the 'tomb. But he w-a
called elsewhere' to talk wlti
patrlotlo men on living issues in
the nation's life and reluctantly
assigned his aide to go after all
others had come and gone with
their flowers and place hi offering
on the tomb.
A mere handful of spectators
and a little detachment of armed
affen made up of soldiers, sailors
and marines to represent the threj
fighting services of the nation,
were at hand when the President
appeared with "Secretary Weeks
and Secretary Denhy to pay the
nation's honors to the dead. Cav
alry had escorted the Presidential
party from the White House but
had turned aside before the tomb
was reached. There was no word
spoken on the terraced sweep
where the tomb lies except the
commands that moved the rifle
tit the guard of honor to salute.
The Prerldent seemed to feel a .
iUep significance In the moment,
as thougli he sensed the solemn
npprovat'of a hundred million of
his countrymen in what he did it
their name. He placed the great
wreath atralnst the stonework cf
the tomb, then stepped back to
pause a moment looking down on
the plain block of masonry thai
(Overs a plain soldier chosen to
typify the greatest among the na
llon's heroes. The hush on the
terrace wrcs almost breathless nn1
every ey was fixed on the still
figure of the President standing
ICnnUnntt On frg rwil
HUGE PARADE IS
STAGED FDR DAY
AT
WILMINGTON
Morrison Speaks Post
Gets- Cordial Letter
From War President.
presented by Miss HeTsji Trlnkle.
daughter of the Ooverno ot that
State.
Miss Edith Edward. daghter
of the Governnf of New Jersey,
preserjted the flnwr.-s from that
State. Both GoveWhors sent con
gratulatory message;.
After the program of exercises
had been concluded there appear
ed no disposition on fhe part of
the crowd to break up. Soon Mr.
and Mrs. Wilson appeared at an
upstairs window and were cheered
time and again. There Wis a final
cheer for the League of Nations.
MESSAGE RINGS CLEAR:
WOULD WILL HEAR IT
(frMal Ciiiwlr.w Tn AAenu rtsml
WASHINOTOJf. Nov. II. For
mer President Wilson hit the bull's
eye today. Ills brtei speech to
the crowd that gathered at hi
home to honor him on Armls'lee
Day la the most Interesting utter
ance alnce be I ft the White
House. It rings clear, and will ao
to every corner et earth. It
made a great hit with the, thnu-
tCtNMi On frf III
WILMINGTON. Nov. 11. Ad.
tlrrsses by Governor Cameron Mor
rifon ami General A. J. Bowley
and a huge parade that stretched
over three miles in length feu.
tured Armistice Day exercises here
tortny.
Greetings from former President
Woodrow Wilson, expressing u
noep appreciation for the letter re
cently rent hlmVby the local
American legion, and voicing the
hope that he might some day be
ante to nil dress his comrades of
the Wilmington 1'oet in person
were real by Commander Cantwell,
of the Wllmlrurton Post of the
American Legion and were re
ceived with tremendous applause.
Anothe: letter was read fro:ii
Senator V. M. Simnons. who hy
Older of bis physioian was pr
vented from attending the celt
brat Ion today, expressed his re
grets. Governor Morrison declared that
he was proud North Carolina hail
made. six h a noble record in the
World War and thanked heaven
lhat such a body ot men as th
American legion is here to take
P the duties at rlttsensnio upon
ihich reue the future prosperity
f the state.
Generil Bowley declared that
no man could live In a community
like I'amn Bragg without getting
tar on his feet and asaitet -hat
in.w.. .I ea naa r