rtHitn r»a»plffT To Accomplish
tau lUwtmrttoB. hum Dr.
8ivr*'
(By Associated Press)
W^Vutos, November 18.—“A
conspiracy to eneompess my de
al I mtlra by mesas of perjury sub
ordination of perjury end the sup
pression of materiel facts and docu
monts “wm charged by Charles R.
VnMe former director of the vet
qaans (bureau in testimony before
senate veterans fcommittee. Forbes
entered a “general sweeping and
abeoiuta denial” of the many char
gee which have been made against
him during the committees inquiry
moet'of the deficiencies in adminis
tration of the lews providing lot
relief to disabled veterans, he de
clared “bad bean due to politics and
8awyer” be was referring to the
Brigpdier General Charles Sawyer,
personal friend and physician of
PresHttit Harding.
ODD SIZED CARDS AND
ENVELOPES CAUSE
TROUBLE IN POST OFFICES
(By Associated Press)
Washington, November 12.—The
Feet Office Department has re
newed He campaign against the um
of small and odd-sised holiday post
cards. Postmasters have been urged
to seek co-operation of manufactur
ers dealers and the public generally
id eliminating the objectionable sized
mail matter.
Thee# cards will not pass thru
the can*oiling machines and cause
much annoyance to postal employes
daring the businest season of the
year. The department requests that
M cards eg envelopss smaller than
tan gad threa-quarters by four in
the* ba wad.
AlOnOA WOULD NOT
MOLRSf EX-EMPEROR
Washington, November 13.—Cool
Mge believes the traditional policy
of-the United States would preclude
h'lpa joining ollcs n protesting
to Qsrniniij against the return of
Mae ox-Cri.wn Prince or his father
H measntr.* to prevent re-establish
meat of the monarchy.
RUSSIAN REFUGEES
LIKE BELGRADE
(By Associated Press)
Belgrade, Jugoslavia, November 12
—No fewe rthan 40,000 Hussions, In
cluding a great number of men and
women of the best type are today
Barfing refuge in Belgrade from the
rigors of the Soviet regime. They
evidently prefer to take chances of
voluntary exile, than risk a return
to Russia no matter what fair prom
ises are held out from that country.
It ia not unusual to see a Russian
who eneod graced a drawing room
doing manual labor it with a will
and efficiently.
General Wbangal, the head of the
late “White Army," is living at
Novi Sad, near Belgrade and he and
his oompaukms are on short ra
LOVDONBBf
THHIB POLICE
(By Associated Frees)
London, November 18.—The inter
cot and courtesy shown by the Lon
don police in the welfare of the pub
lic ienstantly brings he reward. This
is wHtsuoBy evpressed in bequests
to policemen's funds, hospitals and
homos, by people of varying circum
stances Who at one time or another
hasp bee naided by policemen.
The banner day occurred recently
when seven sums varying Asm f 100
to $15,000 ware left to these organi
sations. One donor sent the follow
ing nets wtth Ms gift:
“t do this because I have always
adsiirad the unfailing sympathy and
bsett ef the police to both rich and
SERIOUS PROBLEMS
CONFRONT TURKEY
SINCE ALLIES LEFT
(By Associated Press)
Constantinople, November 13.—
The allied forces' evacuated this an
cient metropolis a week ago today,
October 2 and two days later saw
the official end of all foreign au
thority in Constantinople.
It has been a week of change, both
physical End psychological. The Turk
has come into If'sown and is strug
gling with the- problems' that come
with it. At this writing the Grand
ational Assembly, down in remote
Angora, is wrangling with a new
constitutional form of government,
trying to make a more workable
instrument than the present cum
bersome system. The suggestions
range from a modification of the
American system up and down, and
the indications are that it will be
a long and arduous task.
All the laws adopted by the An
gora government and postponed in
application until the evacuation, are
being put into effect First in prohi
bition which was suddenly clamped
on in the Constantinople area yester
day coming like a lighning ytroke
on the liquor business and the con
suming' public for despite the Moe
lemic law against the use of spir
its or wine, a very considerable por
tion <of the (Musselman population
not to mentio nthe non-Turkish Ot
toman element Is addicted to drinV
The popular native intoxicant is
puoziko a sort of absinthe prepara
tion. It is said that the present stock
of drink in this city alone constitutes
a 7-year supply. Some five or si
thousand establishments, employing
30,000 people are closed. Drunkskn
ness in public is punished by a bas
tinado of forty strokes and heavy
’css.
Today was put into effect the law
against foreign physicians, dentists,
and phafmaeists who wags not reg
istered before the World Wnr. They,
are barred from practice. The Rus
sian hospital and several others,
started since the war, have been or
wered shut.
There ere numerous other such
laws that apply to foreigners, foi
the Turk' seems bound to develop
an intensified nationalism as p
of his new freedom. That he is no*
wholly confident of his own ability
however, is shown in announcement
from Angora that the government
finds it necessary to employ a cer
tain - number of foreign experts.
The exodus of Greek merchants
i sregarded here as a serious thing.
With, the Armenians he has formed
the mercantile element, conducting
most of the shops, restaurants anTT "
other retail and wholesale commerce.
It is reported that the government
is taking steps to replace the Greeks
and Armenians with Germans and
Austrians. One report is that more
than 3,000 business men of these na
tionalities are to arrive here this
autumn. Already German merchant
ships are beginning to come in with
German made goods of every de
scription.
The most striking feature of the
new order of things is betrayed in
the streets. Everywhere are shops
for rent, or shuttered. The shop*
ping crowds are a mere shadow of
what they were in the days of the
occupation when -thousands of west
ern soldiers and sailors spent their
pay here. Gone are the varied uni
forms that colored the throngs, the
great military automobiles that
crashed in streams thru the narrow
streets the soun dof fife and drum
as garrisons changed quarters, or
guard detachments marched to re
lief.
The cabarets and tea-dance rooms
that sprung up everywhere have
about disappeared. The very excel
lent Russian ballet folded its tights
and passed quietly out of here some
weeks ago, and now the last of the
jass joints where formerly could be
found of an evening jam of British
French, Italians and American of
ficials is to go with its Russian
waitresses and its American negro
proprietor.
For all that has gone has com*
but one new feature, Turkish ladies
on the streets again. In the days of
the occupation they were seldom
seen but now in their costumes of
brown, blue or black, with veil
down or otfen lifted, they shop open
ly or drive on calls in ears and car
This ancient city of Constantine, of
Justinian and Mohammed aad,a tag
Wilson’s Armistice Day Ap
peal Heard Thruout Nation
The anniversary of Armistice Day
should stir us to great exultation of
spirit because of the proud recollec
tion that it waf'our day a day above
those early days of the never-to-be
forgotten November which lifted the
world to the high levels of vision
and achievement upon which the
great war for democracy and right
was fought and won, although the
stimulating memories of that happy
-time of trtsnhphme forever marred
and embittered for us by the shame
ful fact that when the victory was1
won—won, be it remembered chief
ly by the indomitable spirit and val
iant sacrifices of our own jnconquer
able soldiers—we turned our backs
upon our ^ associates and refused
to bear any responsible part in the
administration of peace, or the firm
and permanent establishment of the
results of the war—won at so ter
rible a cost of life and treasure—
and withdrew into a sullen and self
ish isolation which is deeply ignor
able because manifestly cowardly
and dishonorable.
That we should thus have done a
.great wrong to civilization, and at
one of the most critical turning
points in the history of mankind, is
the more deplored because every
anxious year that has followed has
made the exceeding need for such
services as we might have rendered
more and more pressing, as demor
alizing circumstances which we
might have controlled-i-have gone
from bad to worse until now—as if
to finish a sort of sinister climax—
France and Italy between them have
made waste-paper of the Treaty of
Versailles, and thf whole field of in
ternational relationships • is in peril
ous confusion. .
The affairs of the world can be
set straight, .<ml$e£iHthe finest and
most determined' exhibition of the
will to lead and make the right pre
vail.
Happily, the present situation o
affairs in the world affords us an
opportunity to retrieve the past
and to render to mankind the in
comparable service of proving that
there is at least one great and pow
erful nation which can put aside
programs of self-interest and de
vote itself to practicing and estab
lishing the mghest ideals of disin
terested service, and the constant
maintainance of exalted standards
of conscience and of right.
The only way in which we can
show our true appreciation of the
significance of Armistice Day 1s by
resolving to put self-interest away,
and once more formulate and act
upon the highest ideals and purpos
es of international policy. Thus, and
only thus, can we return the tru
traditions of America.
ADOLPH HITLER ARRESTED
Berlin, November IS.—Adolph
itler loader of the recent Munich
STATE COLLEGE TEXTILE
HEAD AT MANUFACT
UREB8 CONVENTION
Profeaaor Thomas Nelson, head
of the Textile Department of th«
State College, has returned from
Boston, Mass., where he attended the
annual convention of the National
Asacoiation of Cotton Manufactur
ers and, the International Textile Ex
position.
The association, according to Prof.
Nelson is the largest organization of
its Hind in the world. The conven
tion this pear was largely attended
by delegates from many sections of
the United States and the program
was made up of helpful addresses
and reports looking towards the ad
vancement of the textile industry.
Each year at the State College
commencement exercises the Na
tional Association of Cotton Manu
facturers awards a gold medal to
the member of the textile graduating
class who has attained the higherr
proficiency in his work during th >
four years.
The International Textile Exposi
tion, Professor Nelson states,
brought together a magnificent dis
play of Machinery and equipment
used in 'the manufacture of cotton,
Many new machines embodying rad
ical improvements, were demonstra
ted for the first time at the exposi
tion.
While in the North Professor Nel
son took advantage of the opportu
nity to visit the textile schools of
Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
IMPERIAL WIZARD
DISCHARGED IN ATLANTA
MUNICIPAL COURT
(By Associated Press)
Atlanta, Ga., November 18.—A
peace warrant against the imperial
wizard Evans of the Ku Klux Klan,
was ^{dismissed ''in municipal {court
here after attorney ftSf Dr. Fred
Johnson, chief of staff for Emperor
Simmons who swore out the war
rant asked that it be dismissed “for
the best interests of all concerned.”
CROWN PRINCE J ,
WHEREABOUTS IS A
' MATTER OF MYSTERY
(By Associated Press)
Oels, Silesia, November 13.—For
mer Crown Prince Frederick William
who was supposed to have headed
for his estate here when he left Hol
land last Saturday had not put him
self in evidence in these parts up to
one oclock this afternoon.
ROBERT J. GRANT NEW
DIRECTOR DENVER MINT
(By Associated Press)
Washington, November 12.—Rob
ert J. Grant, superintendent of the
Denver mint was appointed by
^President1 £oolidge to bq director
of the mint to succeed F. E. Schobey
who recently resigned.
DR. KAN TO CONFER
WITH FORMER GERMAN
EMPEROR WILLIAM
(By Associated Press)
The Hague, November 12.—Dr.
Kan a nofflcial of the ministry of
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COTTON CC-OPERATIVES
GROWING FAS'l
The co-operative cotton organiza
tions, which form the American Col
ton Glowers Exchange have more
than doubled in memoei-hip during
the pyst year. Ail of il-e 12 state
associations will handle much mor.>
cotton that they did la.-t year Of
ficials believe that at present rate
of increase in members the states
will control the saie of 1,500,000
bales. The total membership now
amounts to 225,013 an increase ol
81,973 during the year. The states
represented in the Exchange and
their memberships at this date are!
as follows; Georgia, 38,000, Oklaho-1
ma 50,362, Texas 30,134, Alubama, j
20,300, Mississippi 18,040 North Car-|
olina 31,069, South Carolina 13,600,
Arkansas 10,697, Tennessee, 6,441,
Louisiana 5,159, Missouri 528, Arizo
na 1,283.
All results to date seem to indicate
ihat co-operative control of the sale
f cotton and not flooding the mar
ket, stabilizes the price and guar
antees planters against loss.
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THE FARMER— HE PAYS
THE FREIGHT
The President’s commission to in
vestigate the needs and necessities of
ihe wheat growers in the Middle
West , Messrs Eugene Meyers Ja.
and Frank Monuell oi the War Fin
ance Corporation has reported
against all propositions for price
fixing, stabilizing by purchase, or
any of the remedies proposed by the
farmers. Their recommendation in
effect is to regulate or curtail pro
duction and sell thru co-operative
marketing associations. This decis
ive opposition of the War Finance
Coroporation puts an end to any
plan for immediate relief and so far
as the Administration is concerned
the question will probably be lell
to future events.
Senator Ladd, of North Dakota,
one of the most aggressive and pro
gressive of the Republican farm
bloc charges that wheat spcula
tors have formed a plan to defeat
the purpose of the Capper-Tinchei
law against trading in futures, and
accuse certain men of having a mon
opoly of wheat buying.
The American Farm Bureau fol
lows this with the charge that Can
adian railroads are giving much
cheaper freight rates to Dominion
farmers than to American farmers.
Dr. T. 0. Atkinson, legislative rep
resentative of the National Grange
in Washington, asserts that farm
taxes have increased many times
over those of pre-war period; ferti
lizer costs have trebled and its need
is greater; labor is scarce and very
high; all farm machinery costs dou
ble and more; there is a widespread
moving picture “craze” besides fre
quent family “joy rides.” He does
not believe legislation can remedy
my of these evils.
John A McSparen master of the
Pennsylvania state Grange asserts.,
that for CO years the government,
state and national, have been giving
manufactuiers subsidies in the form
of protective tariffs and exempt on
in taxes. All agriculture has a right
to ask is the same treatment othei
producers get. The burden must fall
somewhere of course, but it should
not fall principally on property in
stead of on incomes.
Everybody, everywhere, agree.;
that the agricultural system must
be changed. But on the subject of
How? There are more remedies and
suggestions, good, bad and indiffer
ent, than will be filed with the Bok
Commission for the suppression af
war. Anw meanwhile the farmer—
he pays the frei/ht.
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The quality of your friends Is the
quality of your thoughts. Think the
thoughts of a thief, and thieves will
be your companions. Think celsn,
helpful, creative thoughts and you.
associates will be clean, helpful,
creative. You attract to you what
beolngs to you.
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Selg Government can be used as
a mighty force for the- common
good, and we are a failure as a cit
izen unless we throw the full force
of our personality into it. Let us not
evade our responsibility but fulfil
it, and be a patriot in the highest
and truest sense.
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Yesterday js gone—forget it.
Tomorrow is yet to come—plan for
it.
Today is here—use it.
Bulgaria needs money, therefore
King Bortr is willing to sacrifice
himself to some American girl whose
"dad” made a clean up during the
war, and is willing to pay the price. |
He proposes to come over to look
p|p||e ami- be looked over. There’s no
danger about his being overlooked.
Bank President
Takes Own Life
As Bank Failed
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ASijUlTH AND GEORGE
F ACTION UNITE
FOR ELECTIONS;
(By Associated Press)
London, November 13.—The Brit
i3h Parliament will be dissolved
Thursday and a general election wil.
be held Wednesday December 5th.
The Asquith and Lloyd George fac
tions of the Liberal party sank their
differences this morning and reun
ited to present a solid front agains'
the conservative Protectionists as
well as the labor party in the elec
tion.
ocals
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY
NEWS
MRS. M. E. MURRAY
PHONE 2001
Tiie Parent-Teachers Association
of the Leaksville Graded Schoo
meets Wednesday afternoon at 3:0c
oclock.
Misses Laura and Evelyn Darling
ton will be hostesses to the Annie
Johns Chapter of the U. D. C.h
Thursday afternoon at 3:30 oclock
There will be choir practice Wed
nesday evening at the First Baptis.
church, Leaksville.
The Parent-Teachers Association
of the High School meets this after
noon.
Miss Laura Scott, Mr. and Mrs
Watson Scott of Winton-Saler.
spent Sunday with Mrs. Laura Scot
oii' Fafrick 'Stre'et.'’ f ~ *'f'
Mr. M. L. Heiner, and Mr. Joi
Goldstene spent Sunday in Danville
Mrs. A. D. Pratt Jr., returne
iionip from Graham where she ha
been at the bedside of her siste.
Mrs. L. C. Allen who has been very
ill, but is now very much improved
Mrs. W. R. Walker and Miss Kath
leen Walker of Greensboro spent t
few hours in town with friends yes
torday.
Mrs. C. H. Weatherly is confine
to her room for a few days on ac
count of sickness.
Dr .and Mrs. J. B. Ray left las
night for New York and will re
turn to Washington D. C. where Dr
Ray will attend a meeting of th.
Surgeons of the Southern Railway.
Mrs. A. D. Ivie went to Reidsvillt
today to spend a few days with he
father Mr. J. McKinney.
Prof. C. H. Weatherly is out o'
town for a few days.
Miss Louise, Roth of Elkin is the
guest of Mrs. L. W. Clark.
The Junior Missionary of the
Leaksville ■ Methodist church met at
the home of Mrs. J. E. Williams
Monday afternoon. The subject ol
the meeting was “Immigrants.”
The program was as follows:
Bible lesson. Flowers of stone and
drawers of water. Minutes and roll
call. Business. Study Topics. Teach
ing immigrant America to under
stand immigrants by Eizabeth Wil
son.
How we are being friends to the
immigrants by Lucy Kemp. Tony
Stays by the flag, Frances Hampton
The Children by Edith Matlock.
Put-off Town by Myrtle Osborne,
lie Depends on IIs by Sarah K.
Hampton. v
Prayer
After the meeting adjournt<i Miss
Elizabeth Wilson served delicious
home-made candy.
Rev. Charles L. Scivil of Concord
the new secretary f >r vrung people
and religious education in the Epis
copal church will preach at the
Leaksville Episci.p:' church Wednes
day evining at 7 30 Th-s will be a
i‘w t meeting serv’v for Leaksville
-md Lpray churcu s.
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Rev. W. J. Gordon and family are
»V appreciate* the pounding
p*von them last Saturday night.
THE GAZETTE IN EVERT HOME
Frank Fisher President of Ohio Val
ley Trust Co., Shoots Himself
(By Associated Press)
Paducah, Ky., November IS.—
Frank Fiser president of the Ohio
Valley Fire and Marine Insurance
Co., and ex-president of the Ohio
Valley Bank and Trust Co., which
closed its doors after an announce
ment of insolvency last week, shot
and killed himself at his home here.
He wa ssaid to have been deeply
despondent after failure of the Bank.
PARENT TEACHERS ASS’N
BURTON GROVE SCHOOL
HOLD MEETING
The Parent-Teachers Association
of Burton Grove School met at the
school Nov. 6 at 7:30.
Notwithstanding the disagreeable
weather a goodly number were pres
->nt, including several of the fathers.
The president, Mrs. Chatham, pre
sided and the meeting was opened
by singing Love Lifted Me, and a
irayer by Mrs. McConnell.
Mr. Hodges then gave a talk that
was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone
present.. It was a verbal moving pic
ture of his trip to San Francisco via
Old Mexico. Someone said it was the
next best thing to going along.
Miss Kelly sang a beautiful solo.
Mr. Kelly from Leaksville Graded
School was also present and gave
a short talk.
The treasurer, Miss Abernethy had
plendid report of the proceeds from
he Halloween party at the Y. M.
C. A.
Time of meeting was changed from
Tuesday to Wednesday on account of
some of the teachers taking a train
ng course on Tuesday. Next meet
ing will be held at night to give
the fathers a chance to be present.
Mrs. Barrom was appointed chair
nan of refreshment committee and
s to select her"own assistants^.
The closing number was an amus*
irt# '
1 eachers.
Refreshments were then served
consisting -of sandwiches, grapes,
'lomemade candy and grape-juice.
Mrs. B. F. Parker, Cor. Sec.
ARMISTICE DAY LOCALLY
Sunday afternoon there was a
'air sized audience at the Central
Y. in recognition of Armistice Day.
An abundance of music was furnish
ed y T^of. Keircheis and his junior
>rchestra.
Post Commander Luther Hodges,
had charge of the service. Rev. C.
VV. Bowling was the-speaker of the
ifternoon. Rev. W. J. Gordon and
dr James Martin offered prayer.
Rev. Bowling in opening his ad
ress reviewed the situation leading
ip to the war. He contended that
he U. S. was forced into the war,
hat there was nothing else for her
o do and that having gone into it,
she went determined to accomplish
'ictory. That there were principals
nvolved in the war that could not
he sacrificed.
“This day ought to bring to us
both joy and sadness—joy for the
success and sadness for the lives
’ost.” Mr. Bowling paid a tribute to
the mothers who gave up their sons
?o freely.
While we celebrate this the 5th
anniversary of the signing of the
Armistice, when so many nations
laid down their arms and quit the
bloody business of war, what are
the gains if we lose sight of the
Treat principles our soldiers accom
plished at such great costs.
Mr. Bowling's address was well re
ceived.
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BERLIN DENIES EMPEROR
AUTHORIZED TO RETURN
(By Associated Press)
Berlin, It is officially denied here
that former Emperor William has
been authorised to return to Ger
many. '<
WILL HEAR GEI
Paris, November 13.—
reparation commission
hear to hear representat
TAX REVISION MIGHT
MEAN LOWER TAXES
(By Associated Press)
Washington, November IS.—With
out committing herself either to ap
proval or disapproval of
tax revision program
Coolidge let it be known
gards the proposal as a step. ..
opening the way for meeting a
mand of the country for lower