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CITY DAILY GAZETTE
LEAKSV1LLE, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1923
TWO CENTS PER COPt
Simmons Conferred
Life Membership On
Governor Walton
Governor Requested That Certificate
Not Be Mailed Him He Declares
NO!' IN SYMPATHY
WITH KbAVS IDEAL*.
(by Associated Press)
Oklahoma City November 1.—Wii
jOiepb ituuldous Emperor oi
the au iuux Klan conferred life
Oipk.»o4SUAp ill v.Ot «■“»** “Poll uu,‘
eruw wmw>n "in just r«i»4iuu«a o.
your consuulii loyally' eycotulua m
a letter to W alton ualutl sepmutooi
]»if. tae governor ueciaieu. 111
a Statement issued lousy me B°<tl
uor said tie requested u.e eercilicsc.
of membership .oe not mailed lulu •*
he was not in synipatny v»nn tviuu
ideals, i
MRS. E. V. HOBBS ENTERTAIN?
Yesterday afternoon at 3 oclocH
Mrs. E. V. Hobbs entertained at bee
lovely home in honor of her mother
Mr/.. .Stocks.
.on's, nobbs received at the door:
Those enjoying this pleasant after*
noon were Mesdames M. Stone, W
D. Stocks, W. L. Sherrill, R. E. Wall.
J. H Lane, J. ;M. Price, S. H. Mar
shall, D. M. Walker, Pryor Millner,
B. F. I vie, Mdieil, A. D. Ivie, J. G.
Farrell and Mrs. R. R. Jones of
Winston Salem. *.
Mrs. A. D. Ivid feave three beau
tiful selections on the piano, also
Misses Lilly Marshall and Grace
Hobbs.
The hostess assisted by her sister
Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Marshall" serv
ed a dainty salad course.
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RUSSIAN OBSERVERS
PRIMED WITH MANY
DIVERGENT OPINIONS
t*w»r " r
Moscow, ^ November' 1.—-—Soviet
Russia has' been so full of American
visitors, cimmercially, politically and
artistically inclined during the past
summer, that more versions of the
“truth about Russia” are likely to
be aired in the touted States during
the coming wihter than ever before.
Divergent views have been ex
pressed here, and views equally di
vergent will be carried away. Some
of the American visitors who talked;
only with disgruntled business men
or whose own pet schemes went!
awry because of some government,
code designed to prevent exploitation;
and profiteering, probably will call j
Russia all sorts of names and paint
the country as ‘a huge Bolshevik vi
per waiting to sink its Marxian
fangs into the world.
Visitors artistically inclined found!
painting, muide.'the drama, and the
ballet in Moscow better than any
where in the world and these im
pressions will color all they have to
tell their friends.
Many others found- that the Soviet
government firmly planted on strong
feet with no evidences in sight of an
overthrow* while not a few were im
pressed by the great sise of the coun
try and its future possibilities. ^
The finding of the needle in the
haystack would be simplicity itself
compared to reaching unanimity of
opinion about the desirable and un
desirable traits of Russian Bolshe
vism. \.
ECONOMICS IN BERLIN
(By-Associated Press)
Berlin, November 1.—Police offi
ci^di here have fixed the price of a
ride on a Berlin street car as equal
to the-4k»MMnt one pays to have his
shoes shined. On October 1st, thi s
was 4,500,000 marEs.
THREE MEN KILLED ON
PHILADELPHIA ft READING
Milk iValn Strikes Open
Goes Over Siding
Switch
(By Associated Prefs) |
Philadelphia, November l.-~Three
non wew» kitted when the Philadel
phia and Reeding railway milk train
struck an open switch hire and plun
ged ever * trestle siding.
DEFENSE CLOSES IN
KCJ KLCX KLAN SLit
(by Associated A'leas)
Atlanta, Ua„ November 1.—The
deleave closed tne presentation el
alliuavits in uie suit oi u. ill. Ku
-ennouse and cm.tiers seening receiver
snip lor ku kiux Kiun and argu
ments uesuu immediately were ex
pected to ne completed today.
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«OV. ItatiUiS uiotfl' AJiSWUt
iturtlAUMikM' CHARGES TUoA i
vliy Associum^u iJiess)
Ui.luuuiiiu City, Aoveinber 1.—
i. v_.. Wcutuu suspended governor
was given unul 1;80 this aiternoon
to enter his plea to impeachtneii.
cnurges preierrea by the house wnen
his couneel asked lor ten days ex
tension (ft time for preparation o.
an answer. The senate court of im
peachment recessed until that hour.
BLUE NOSE DEFEATS
THE ^STEAMER COLUMBIA
• (By Associated Press)
Halifax; Novemher 1.— l'he Lunen
burg schooner Blue r>ose defeateu
the Columbia out of Gloucester and
retained the championship of the
North Atlantic fishing fleets for un
other y«ut.
CHICAGO HAS NO CHANCE
FOR REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
Washington, November X.— Chaii
man Adams of tho Republican Na
tional committee declared that Chi
cago “hpg no chance'* of being se
lected for tho fJ924 Republican con
vention .unless’ assurance are given
that hotel rates will bin more reason
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BRITISH ROYAL FAMILY AND
MILITARY HEROES EXPENSIVE
London, November 1,— Annuities
for the royal family and for the de
scendents of England’s jtreat politi
cal and'military heroes cpst tnv peo
ple some $1,850,000 for. tbs ' year
ended March 31.
• The Royal family received their
yearly stipend which amounted to
5804,725 of this amount. This took
care of the king and queen and the
royal princes and princesses. It en
tirely ignored the Prince of Wales,
who derives his public income from
the duties paid to the Duchy of
Cornwall. The Duke of York received
$60,000 of this royal annuity which
has, since his marriage, automatical
ly increased to • IX <0 e/cn the
face of labor opposition in Parlia
ment.
The pensions for heroes included
$25,000 to Earl'Nelson the descend
ant of the famous admiral and $6,
000 to Lord Rodney.
Lord Birkenhead received a judi
cial annuity of $25,000 and Viscouni
Haldane, Earl Lorebum and -Lord
Buckmaster received similar am
ounts.
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Commuiuer Watson and *Two Dclpii)
Officers 'Will Be General
Court Martialed
\Uy xssocmteu riessj
Washington, fvovember 1.—Bad
judgment and faulty naviguuou on
,ne part of three oimeers caused the
m&s ox id lives and of Jw-vai mater
ial to the value oi ♦id,uuu,i/uu in the
destroyer uceiuont on nonua Bonn
caiubrnia, September », the bouru
or .inquiry declared in n- dual report
io secretary Denby.
On the recomii._latiouS of the
ooard Laptain • r»ward if. W atson,
tue squaoioii commander, Liieuten
ant Comment, o. Donald T. Hunter,
commanding the Delphy, flagship
and lead of” the nine destroyers which
grounded and Lieutenant Lawrence'
t\ -Blodgett navigator of the Delphy.
will be charged before a genera,
court martial with “culpable ineffi-’
cieney in the performance of duty”
and negligence. Eight other officers
including the commanders .of -as
many destroyers which figured in
the catastrophe will face charges of
negligence in performance of duty
ERECTION OF MASONIC
NATIONAL TEMPLE TO
WASHINGTON Sl AKffcju
Cornerstone Of National Temple
Lani With Impressive Masonic
Services
TEMPLE WILL REST
ON SHOOTERS HILL
tBy Associated Prfess,)
Alexandria, Va., November 1.—
The cornerstone of a four mill.on
dollar Masonic temple, a national
MaSonic temple memorial to George
Washington and a shrine for Am
erican Freemasonry was laid here
today witn impressive ceremonies,
r-resident Coondge, members of the
woiiiet, a iarge array of officials
personages and representatives oi
j. t ,oOU blue lodges ana otner Masonic
organisations participated, the tem
ple which is Greek in its architecture
will be known as the George Wash
ington national Masonic Memorial.
The building will rise 20U feel
above Uliooteis inn, on the outskirts
or this city, which Thomas Jefferson
and James Madison proposed lor the
s*te ol tlie capitol of the United
fc cates, it will resemble and was in
spired by the great towers of aneiem
Greece and Rome from whose sum
mit.'. poimanent burn.ng flares guid
ed mariners at sea and, in the words
of H. W. Corbett, one of its archi
tects, “will represent to the world
the guiding spirit of Washington in
statesmanship and his reverted pre
cepts which for all time will set an
example by which the Ship of State
may direct its course.”
In this memorial will De tne rest
ing place of many priceless relics of
the Father of His Country which
have been carefully preserved by the
Alaxandria-Washington Lodge, No.
22, of which Washington was the
first worshipful Master. Located
eo.jidistant between the nations
capital and Mount Vernon the home
of Washington the memorial will be
come the niecca .of many visitors
who make pilgrimages to Washing
ton’s tomb on the Potomac.
1'he original trowel used by Gen
-tfnri-'Washington on September 1*.
i7‘J2 in laying the cornerstone of the
capitol building of the United States
was used again today in the laying
,1 the George Wasnington Masonic
>uver replicas oi tne trowel were
presented to each visiting Grand
.easier who used them in spreading
a small quantity of mortar for the
wui..<.a>wiie. The ceremonies con
formed to the Taws of Masonry as in
use in Virginia and were under the
auspices of the Grand Lodge of Vir
ginia with Charles H. Callahan, de
puty grand master of Virginia in j
charge as a tribute for his lue-ion„
scuuy oi Washington. Col. Lours a. j
iv acres of Scranton, Penn, pres men.
aa me ecrorge wasnington mason.c
..seu.unai Association; William ndw
aru a ait cruel Justice of tne Uintea
a,»u eames it. nice grana master ».
Virginia assisted, tne ceremonies.
„a.e ptece—eu -j a parade irom tile
.„U6c room to tu« new ilieinonu. |
, WU.U1 maicued masons irom |
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_.w...ulltol iuiuaS Uie Cll/SC Oi. A<«
___ i,.u,e ueoige »vasuliigiuii oe
._...c u **iUouli. i*e en».ei'eu me oi'uei
•*, I iua. A we Alexandria
„,ul; Aimfce Wlncu was puVucgeU U.
„ua v> asiungiou s name 10 the name
ji me city so mat it louay is Known
_»s Aie.«.unuria-v»asiiiiigioii nougf
iNu, aK neiu tne iirsc regular coinmu
.ntauou oi me I*r8t masonic image
,ii Aiexanana on reoruary 2i>, 1<b3.
xi was insulated oy tile Provincial
vaj/uu, image oi rennsylvama anu
was aiioWn as iso. oi that juris -
motion. general Washington was ei
ss.sa »s iw.w*-‘j lnenocr shortly
„ns,l' Ins tciau nxSi ulfc -.eio.A.iO.i
ary War, and his fondness for the
oiu institution is evidenced by a let
ter written to the lodge and Still in
its possession. After the surrender
of the Pennsylvania warrant, appli
cation for a new charter was made
to the Grand Lodge of Virginia and
General Washington became first
and charter Master of Alexandria
Lodge No, 22. He subsequently was
elected to succeed himself and serv- \
ed in all about 20 months.
The fight Tuesday night at two
of Washington Str«?t cafe’-! was
postponed agal.i th "" • •& in Re
corders court.
EDITORIAL
WE MIGHT ALSO HOVE
“LIGHT” MORPHINE
' A Philadelphia physician, David
M. Gardner writing in the New
York Times declares that the demand
for' light wine and beer simply
means to restore the liquor business
as a whole. He says that to drink
five or six times the amount of light
wines, fermented ciders etc., one gets
the same amount of alcohol contain
ed in brandy and whisky. This phy
sician declares that if light wines
are legalised the demands that the
sale pf light morphine and cocaine
also be legalized. Morphine makes
some people intoxicated so does beer
and wine. It the matter of personal
liberty is to be considered, where is
the line to be drawn?
Under such a system we could
have government inspected drugs,
supplied in legalized cafes and ligu,
chloral and light heroin parlors.
Good music could be provided and
opium smoking couches installed. No
strong cocaine or morphine would
efer be used or sold to minors be
cause it would be illegal—and there
would be no treating, nor would the
places be open on Sunday.
However, there is little danger
that the sale of light wines and beer
will ever be legalized until you con
vince the churches and business men
that homes will be happier, children
better fed and cothed, vice less ram
pant, useful lives increased in num
ber, industrial accidents less possi
ble ,and workingmen better able to
pay his bills and own a Ford. Mean
while the business is illegal and he
who does not obey the law may suf
fer.
President Coolidge recently stated
that he intended to adopt a “reason
able” attitude in the matter of clem
ency for war violators or political
prisoners. The President believes
that no man should be kept in prison
in times of peace merely because of
opjhions expressed, unless iv could
t>e established that they had attempt
ed to stir up a general hostility to
the purposes of the government. As
a rule the man with sufficient cour
age to express and defend his opin
ions, in face of almost certain pun
ishment posse ses better citizenship
qualifications than the man who pos
esses those opinions but keeps behind
,a smoke screen until the danger has
passed. In any event five years of
imprisonment for these political
prisoners may have demonstrated to
them the fact that when America
is aroused she goes the limit without
fear or favor.
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cnaer uie new act of the British
House ui p arliament it is expected
mat neuiuy e«ery working man can
buy a house lor mmseii. According
to a scnome lormuiateu tor carrying
out the act in nondon suburb, a ten
ant may purchase his premise by an
nual payments spread over 25 years.
At the eua of that time he becomes
sole owner oi a lot of land having
25 leet iron cage and 150 feet deptn
and of a house containing six rooms
equipped with modern fixtures. Gov
ernment activity of this nature in the
United Slates would probabiy be de
scribed as "communism” or some oth
er terrible "ism'' because the govern
ment, i. e. e people, would be en -
gaging in business.
MAY ASK CtmoNORS INQUEST..
BE KKUPisAiw AT ST, LOU1.
(By Associated Press)
St. Louis. No.ember 1.—St. Louis
county authorities wno have been
investigating circumstances sur
rounding the death of Mrs. Katherine
Rennard, 65, of Cincinnati whose
body was found in a creek last Sat
urday stated their findings have
been such they probably wopld ask
that the coronors inquest reopened.
Rev. S. M. Rankin of Greensboro
will preach next Sunday morning at
the LeaksviUe Presbyterian church
at 11 odock. It is desired that there
be a good attendance at this service.
Miss Mary (.’Wynn of Asheville
and Mr. Robert Gwynn of Cuba are
guests of their parents, Mr. Sgd
Mrs. P. H. Gwynn ih Osktand
Heights.
Poincare Declares There
Are Only Four Points
In German Inquiry
n PASSENGERS INJURED
ON BALTIMORE AND OHIO
Two Coaches Crowded With Pas
sengers Left Tracks Rolled Over
• By Associated Press)
Orlando, W. Va., November 1.—
More than 75 passengers were in
jured when a Baltimore and Ohio
local between Clarksburg and Rick
wood, was derailed near here. Two
coaches crowded with passengers
Jumped the tracks and rolled 40 feet
into a field where they came to a
stop unside down. The injured were
brought to hotels here.
STITCHES IN HEART, LIVES
Augusta, Ga., November 1.—With
five stitches in his heart put there
during a surgical operation several
days ago by a local surgeon, Char
les Jenkins, negro has chances to
recover according to reports from a
local hospital here where the oper
ation was performed.
Auto Plunges Off Bridge Over Cape
Fear Near Duke Rilling One
(By Associated Press)
Duke November -•—Clifford Mat
thews ox _..i—..j,--.* w~* nia.au'.ly
killed and three other men probably
fatally hurt this morning near Duke
whe nthe automobile in which they
were riding is said to have becom.
unmanageable on the Cape Fear
Bridge and plunged thru the guaru
rail to the rocks 50 feet below. Th
injured of J. W. Giles, J. H. Giles,
and Arthur Matthews.
Matthews was said to have been
driving the automobile and he was
dead when found .probably killed out
right. The three survivors were rush
ed to a local hospital. One is suffer
ing from severe chest injuries and
the other two are severely bruised
about the head.
According to the inMwtvnrs',~ the
driver lost control and the light ma
chine bumped from one side of the
bridge to the other finally breaking
the protecting rail and catapulting
into space.
MILLION DOLLAR FIRE
AT JASKSON, MISSISSIPPI
Destroyed Lumber Plant, Morris Ic*
Plant And Other Buildings
__ (gy Associated Press)
Jaskson, Miss., November 1.—Th*
plant of the Enochs Lumber Co., on.
of the largest Tn Mississippi,, tin.
Morris Ice Plant and scores of smal.
frame buildings were destroyed b>
tire of undetermined origin here witt.
a loss estimated at one million del
lars. The flames were checked ju.,
before they spread to the Gulf Ue
lining Co.‘s plant in which a iarg
gasoline tank was stored.
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CO_-OPEKA'iTVE MARKETING
This can be called a strictly cu
operative community. We neighbor
organized a club here which we cal
the “Ten C!ub.” We agreed to rais
enough hog. to ship by carloU
thereby cutting out the middleman
We bought a threshing machine an.
saved the cost on the first crop b..
threshing for others when we wet.
through with our own. We buy fenc
posts by the carloads. We ship ou
cream direct to the creamery. W\
own a syrup mill, make our own sy
rup, we all raise bronze turkey s an.
ship them together direct to Ne\.
York.
We had and used a dipping va.
long before other people were com
pelted to dip. We had a beef ring
get fresh meat once a week. Eac i
one furnishes a beef when his tur..
comes. Later bn we hope to have a
laundry, creamery, curing plant etc.
We would not be enjoying this i‘
we had not read the Progressive
Farmer where it had been tried and
was a success. I am sure farmer i
would make mere if they wouVi
make it a practice to buy and sell
cooperatively had not to expect too
much help from the government.
They ought to lean to think an l
plan for themtfivea.—A Farmer
reader In The Progressive Farmer.
Germany Forced Into Organised
Bankruptcy by Industrialists
PEOPLE REDUCED TO
STAVE OF MISERY
(By Associated Press)
Nevers, France, November 1.—
Premier Poincare speaking at the in
auguration of a soldiers memorial
here stated Germany had been forced
into systematically organised bank
ruptcy' and that certain classes of
her population have been reduced to
misery for sole benefit of wealthy
industrial and commercial leaders
For this reason he deems it neces
safy to hold Germany’s pledges un
til France is paid in full.
Paris, November 1.—Poincare in
his speech at Nevers as interpreted
by the French foreign office, recog
nized four points as within the jur
isliction of a committee of expeits
which is to make a reparation in
quiry as result of negotiations of
European chancellors and the Wash
ington government. The premier oy
his recognition :t is held excluded
consideration of any otner point.
Four points indicated are first, Ger
many's present capacity for pay
ment., second, new methods of pay
ment, imrvl, renovation of Germany
,inances and fourth, a new monetary
ystem.
DENY CHARGES AGAINST
LOOTING KLAN TREASURY
Atlanta, Ga., November 1.—Deni
als of charges made in affidavits in
troduced by the plaintiffs in the suit
of D. M. Rittenhouse and others
seeking a receivership for knights
of the Ku Klux Klan, featured to
day’s hearing in Fulton county court.
The plaintiffs closed their presen
tation of affidavits and depositions
shortly before noon and the remain
der of theTtime< was tajkgn up^with
depositions presen fed b-y the de
fense.
The defense is expected to com
plete its presentation early tomorrow
arguments may be made before the
end of the day’s session.
Chief interest in the defense affi
davits centered around refutation of
i s ... ,at- by the plaintiffs that
.no i cuius of the organization were
oeing wasted; that the klan officials
had endeavored to secure filing of a
Dreach of promise suit against Ed
ward Young Clarke former head
of the propagation department of
che klan and that the imperial klon
cilium of the order had refused to
allow charges to be tiled against Im
perial Wizard Id. W. Evans and oth
er high officials.
CAROLINA RATES HELD
* UNFAIR BY VIRGINIA
Richmond, Va., November 1.—For
mal application to the Interstate
Commerce Commission fo ra revision
of differential freight rates between
Virginia and North Carolina shipp
ing points will be made at once, Al
exander Forward, member of the
state corporation commission an
nounced late today at the conclusion
of a meeting of Virginia shippers
who protested against the present
rates as unfair to Virginia interests.
Commissioner Forward asserted
the necessary papers would be pre
pared at once and the case which,
will be entitled “the state corpora
tion commission of Virginia against
the Atlantic Coast Line Railway and
others,” presented for a hearing at
the earliest possible data.
Governor E. Lee Trinkle spoke be
fore the meeting expressing his en
tire sympathy with the request (or
revision of rates.
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TO SELL SWANSON HONS
Danville( Va., November
don” the country horns of Senntef
Claude A, Swanson an done of the
show-places at Chatham is soon to
be subdivided Into lots and sold. The
country place famous for Its fruit
tire stihd which Was the pride of
Senator Swanson’s first wife, was
purchased by Henry Swanson about
a year ago. There are 11 aerea at
tached t« tha place.