MOUNT AIBY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th. 1921. $1.50 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE.
DOUBLE PROBE
Of KU KLUXERS
Coacrwi Will lOTMti.
gate Order
Waahington, Sept. 24. -Federal au
ikiiHIw an to An two ahote
lite tha wWterohed rank* of tha Ka
Klux Klan.
TIm Ant probably will be • thor
oagh U>v*ett*ation of the order by Uia
1 >epartm«nt of Juaticu.
William Jooi'ph Simmons, known aa;
r sparer of tba Invisible Empire, may,
be summoned fr »m hia hr*dr|oart»ri
at Atlanta, U> Washington to praaant
hia mm.
TIm Poetofllca !»••! artmant la Book
ing ta determine whether tba Dan baa!
violated poata! regulation.
Heart* of tha American Federation 1
of Ldhor ara wcrning their thonaands
of adherents to steer clear of tba 1
Klaa.
'.00.000 Nmbm.
Tba Klan claim* a total member
ablp of 600,000 ami aaya it la calling
1C0O frmh rrriuit* to th» n>l..r» every!
week.
Ita officers say it la a fratamal pa-1
triotlc organization baaed on the tra
d it ion of tha Ku Klux Klan which
flourished in tha south during tha re
construction rx-r'nd fnllnvlnit »h.' Civil
War.
Tbay aay it is dedichted to loyal
Ateotloaiilani whit# supremacy and
tha protection of American woman
hood.
But the opponent* of tha Klan de
clare that It la an anti-Negro, anti
Catholic, anti-Jewish, anti-alien body)
and that It plans by inaidtous propa
ganda to atir up racial and religioua
hatred and internal strife.
It is upon tbaaa charge* that federal
action will be based.
Barn* Ready to Art.
WUaas J. Bona, chief of tbo Bu
reau of Investigation. Department of
Justice, says he has not yet looked
Into tha Klans operations but will do
ao as soon as ha is authorised by At
torney General Daugherty.
- flmbirty 1a not now in Waahing- r
ton. Burna says it is probable ha
will order a probe immediately upon
his return.
Repreaentative Peter K. Tague of
Massachusetts has drafted a resolu
tion demanding an inveatlgmtion of
the Klan which he will present noon
after Congress convenes.
Planning Program.
Representative Leonidas M. Dyer of
Miaaouri, member of the House Judi
ciary Committee. i* studying statutes
and precedents to determine what ac
tion Oongress can take.
"It1* probable that well pan* a reiio
ltition em lowering aome committee or
subcommittee to make an Investiga
tion," Dyer said. "That will enable
the committee to subpena officer* of
the Klar. and force them to appear at
hearing* here."
Representative Benjamin J. Fair
child of New York aaid:
"I don't know of any federal law
tinder which we can prosecute. But
its possible that new federal legisla
tion will be enacted to cover this
particular case."
CAUGHT CARP WITH CORN;
Rockingham Fishermen Found t
Good Bait to Catch Big Fish
Rockingham Dispatch.
Alec Smith and John Shepard of
Midway have caught a large number
of fine carp in Pee Dee river in the
past few days. They use trout lines,
four in number on each of which are
about 100 hooks. Five grains of corn
are used on each hook as halt, the
corn first being boiled slightly t6 be
come pliable for putting on the hook.
A deep pool beltfW the Blewett >rry
is uaed by them as a fishing ground.
During the five days ending Monday'
42 carp had been caught in this way,;
•ach carp averaging about nine
pounds. One cnught weighed 14
pounds. They sell for f 1 to $1.50, de
pending on the sise. I
A carp is a soft-finned, physisto
mous fish. It feeds chiefly on vege
table matter and r.ttains a great age
arid large sise. Its mouth resembles;
that of a sucker, small and round,
k Hence the ease with which these Mid
way fallows caught then with grains
of com. The carp is exceedingly pro
lific and tenacious of life. It came
originally from Asia where it is es
t nia irl as a food. In asany ponds
the carp has proved a nuisance, de
stroying the natural growth of water
l plants and increasing to such an ex.
tent that other and mora valuable fish
eannoi sods*.
Satkh mi Shepard say they are
goiaj to try a new Method sf catch
tag than, uatog eon mml baked jnat
lane esMgh to prevet Oeashrtag.
■i i niinidiitfteiiitii in i iiijnAi'fi rihi
800 KILLED BY explosion
IN GERMANY
Explosion Occurred hi Labora
tory! Nona Thought to
Han Etc*pod
Mayenca, Germany, Sept. I1-—
Bight hundred person* are reported
to have baan killed and many Injured
today by an exploaion la tha Badosehe!
Anllinsabrik works at Oppaa naar
Kra> knnphal in Phina Palatinate
Tha diaaatar appaara to have baan !
»na of tha moat terrible is tha history!
of tha induatrial caUatrophas. Tha!
Drat explosion occurred whan tha
ahifta r/rro being changed at 7:46 a.
m. in tha laboratory where *00 men
nra said to hav* baan killed. Tha ax
ploaion waa followed in rapid euccea
•ion by othera, which rendered Mala
lanca to the first victim* impossible
The aottruaaion waa ao terrific that it
waa fait in thla city, some .15 mile*
from the ncena, while at Manheim,. 1.1}
milea diatant, .lin.oat every window
wa* ahatterad, and several pemonn I
were killed and M Injured by dabria.
Some persons were killed at Ludwig-1
iihafen arroaa the river from the city]
nf Manhiim, where many roofs ware
blown off house* and all window* in:
(he 'own were broken. At worm*,
whil- at Oppau itaelf nothing remain*
•xcept ruina. The ahock wa* felt an far[
away a* Frankfort, more than 40
mile* i way, and many window* were
broken there. The whole diatrict wa*.
enveloped in a thick amoke, which to-1
Ifether with the rutting of telegraph
and telephone communication with
neighboring town*, hampered the ef
forta at aaaiatance. All available fire
brigade* were rushed to the spot, but
the work of reacue waa found by relief
parties to be exceedingly difficult for
many reaaons. The rescuer* who pen
etrated Oppau reported finding a hun
dred dead and wounded in the dabria.
The uninjured inhabitants fled in
partlc when the explosion occurred.
Reports from tha scene deacribarf tha
disaster as being due to tha exploskm
at a gas or spirits tank.
Mafaw Hikore on Wtjr to
F rancisco
Winiton Sentinel, Sept 22.
To prove that they could walk from
Portland. Ma., to San Francisco with
out money for food and shelter ex
cept what people would voluntarily
Drive them on their route. Jack Me
Hoaky and Harry C. Bushman. of
Portland, are on a hike to the Pacific
roaat city, and have traveled aa far an
Winston-Salem In twelve week*' time.
They reached thin city yesterday and
are (pending today here.
The two young alien started out
"ithout fund*, and agreed not to he*
or steal en route, hut to tru»t to the
renerosity of people whom they met
for food and a place to stay at niirht.
On the road they walk at the rate of
about five miles an hour. Mr. Mc
Closky lost hia hat in crossing a
V.ridee in Maine and since that time
Ve has traveled without one. He was
-rowing hald before he set out, but
going bareheaded has proven a very
effective means of restoring hair, he
say*.
Both young men saw service in the
war, the former being an officer in the
British army from 1914 until the
United State* entered, when he was
repatriated and joined the American
'nrces. he says.
The route followed by the hiker* i*
about 6.000 miles in length. They
will go via Atlanta, New Orleans and
Fl Paso, expecting to reach San Fran
cisco by Christmas.
FEAR BIG INFLOW
OF GERMANS SOON
Washinrton, Sert. 24.—Unless the
German government discourage* im
migration a flood of German may fol
low the re-establishment of American
conaular offices In that country In the
opinion of the department of labor.
While the percentage s< ction of the
immigration law permits more than
13,000 Germans to enter thia country,
none have come here in recant months,
notwithstanding that the American
commissioner at Berlin has power to
viae paaaporta. With the setting up
of conaular officea at the various porta,
however, tt will b« much easier for
viaee to be obtained providing the gov
ernment ia willing to iaaue auch docu
ments
Italy already has taken • hand in
reducing immigration, the monthly
quota falling well below the maximum
which can be admitted under the law.
In tae, the first ■oath the law waa
in operation, the quota for the month
waa exceeded, hot restriction on paaa
porta ataMO than haa nhiij Italian
taMricmtioa aLowt M par eeat
i
UtkmiLlk,,1 r, a
ENGINEER SAVES
LIFE OF A CHILD
UaabU to Stop Train, H*
Climbed to Pilot and Lifted
Bak^ friii tk« Track.
Raleigh, Sept. fl.—Ha hu bean
often tn the moving pktur**— the
handaome engineer who from hi*
rab on • speeding locomotive, dm>
a sweet baby girl toddling along the
track ahead, Jama on bla emergency
brakaa, *ta glaring hut not halting
tha heavy train* •weeping down a
irrada, climb* out of hla cabin, down
to tha cowcatcher in front and tcnnpi
up the Infant to safety, with Just a,
■cant fraction of a second to spare.
Monday It happened in raal life,
not thirty mila* from Raleigh anil
with mora thrill* than any moving
picture aver had tha imagination to!
put into It. Engineer J. II. Furmar |
wa* tha man; r.rrtruda Collin*, *f*d
three, wa* tha littia girl; tha Norfolk
Southern wa* tha road: Smith *'
watar tank two mila* beyond Kip
ling, toward Fayetteville, wa* I he
plaoa. And ha had never had time
tn practice tha feat with a *ark full
of *traw instead of a real, llve,|
d'mplr-faced littia girl.
Sea* Girl on Track.
Engineer Purman wa* taking 28
loaded freight car* to Fayetteville,
and running at about tha a*ual *paad
of freight train*. Rounding a aharp
curve and going down grade toward
the Tape Fear river and LllUngton,1
he naw the littia girl walking along
and uniteadily down tha track. Her
back wa* toward him. With one
band Purman yanked tha* whiatle
cord and with tha othar tha emerg
ency brake lever. The child waa 75
yard* away.
The apead of tha train waa slack
ened but the weight of tha ran be
hind throat It on. Furman saw
that it could not stop bafora tt
ground tha child to bits. Without
an instant of hesitation he ran for
ward on the running board, climbed
dUQUW Jte Bitot The laaaatfMs*
»» Xi'Vithin a few feet of the still
■ladto child. Ha reached down
and imkped her by the arm and pull
ed her up to safety. Her worst
injury was a alight hral*e on the head
and a wretched foot. The train waa
then moving at ten mile* an hour.
Mother Had Not Mi«.ed Her. ,
At hom<' half mil* away the child's:
mother had not miaaed her. She had
wandered off toward the railroad, j
clambered down the aterp embank- |
ment and then onto the track. Fur-!
man mopped the train and began in- |
quiry at to whom the child belonged.
With modesty a* becoming of a brave
ma.i, he retreated before the demon-'
siration of parental joy. Then he j
went back to write the casual, matter
of-fact reports that railroad* keep,
and went on Fsyetteville-wards.
Kurman ia 30, mairird, live* In
Roylan Height* and Norfolk Southern |
official* say the coolest engineer in:
their employ. When younger he went
off to the navy and served out an en
li*tmert period. Then he came back
home and went to work with the Nor
folk Southern a* a fireman. Threv
year* of that and he moved over to the j
other side of the cab, and ha* been an
••n<:ineer since.
UNEMPLOYED IN ENGLAND
GIVEN HALF A BILLION
This Sum Has Been Expended
by Government in Three
Years for Their Relief
London, Kept. 24.—More than half a
billion dollars has been expended by
the British government in relieving
the unemployed since November 11,!
1918, Winston Spencer Churchill, sec
retary of state for the colonies told a
delegation which visited him yester
day. This expediture he said was un-;
paralleled in any country in the world.
Members of the British cabinet will
consider the unemployment next week
and will attempt to reach a final de
cision relative to measure* to be taken
and Mr. Churchill said he had every
reason to believe special assistance
would be given in areas where the
problem is exceptionally acuta. He
sxpraaaed himself aa being hopeful
that the whole question would be
solved satisfactorily.
Burning corn instead of coal for
fuel this winter la the plan of Min
nesota fanners, who are attempting
to mature the largeet corn crop in the
history of the state. With no pros
pect for a market and with railroads
maintaining abnormally high freight
rate* on both seal aad corn, the farm
er* And this to be the cheapest way
out wt the
taUt - ■--**
iREAT WELCOME GIVEN
PERSHING BY FRENCH
iVu Mat nt Sm By French
Warship, Which Accon
p»«l»< Him fc> Ham.
Havre, Sept. 21.—General John J.
Vrahing. command* r of AaMrican
irmies during the great war, returned
o France today. The linar Paris, on
rhich General Pershing crossed tka
Atlantic, waa escorted into tha port
>f Havre thin momfng by tka French
*ttle rrulaera Strnnsburg and Mats, a
orpedo boat and tan destroyers. Tha
reneral atood on the bridge of tha
'aria aa tha gueat of Captain Maurer,
if tha linar, and received a noiay and
nthueiastic welcome aa tha vessel
teamed up tha n>ada.
Every craft in tha harbor, from
Ishing smacks to palatial hnara,
lipped their flags and sounded thair
Irana whila tha batteriea on Cape De
-a Hev boomad a salute of 21 run*.
0 which tha escorting rruiaars re
pomied •
Tka F ranch squadron met tha Psria
10 miles out. A heavy thick fog pre
ailed and tha linar waa picked up by
rieana of wireless messagee tha squad
on falling in with tha course of tha
inar and following it by daad reckon
ng until sunriae whan tha fog lifted.
Marshal Franchette D'Eapray and
1 member of his staff and Col. H.
ientJey Mott, military attache at the
American embassy in Paria werlt down
he ruada in a French line pilot boat
o meet tha general. ,
A regiment of infantry lined the
[uay and • groat crowd cheered en
huaiaatically aa General Pershing
snded. He waa presented with a
ouquet of American Baauties by a
•legation of school children and waa
rateomad in tha named of the city by
layor Mear.
That* ware only two dacotstions,
he French craaa and tha insignia of
he Legion of Honor. After being
releonied to Havra he wenl to tha
allwsy station where a special ear
lad be^n placed at his disposal. His
Mfe far Paris at IS:«5 o'clock.
PWits tar General Pemhing'i itin
rary in France have not been fully
ompleted but he expects to leave for
^blent on Friday, following a recep
lon in his honor on Thursday tvan
ng by M. Barthou, miniater of war.
(entuckian, 43, WeJi A 13
Ycar-Old Girl.
S<T^fnt, Ky.. Sept. 21.—"That love
»ugh* at lorkamithii" ispruven in the
narriage at Neully. a little hamlet
flow here in Perry county, a day or
io afro by Jamex Harrison Caykey,
iirod 43 a former Virginian to Miss
Gillian Kletrher barely IS year* old,
I winsome school tirl whom he m«t a
Vw days before. At tint parent* of
he school girl made a bitter protest,
put when the "man at the helm" de
clared he would elope with the girl if
parents would not give her up, they
•onsented. The mother. It is aaid ac
-ompanied the K'rooin-to-be to Hazard
:he county aeat to obtain the license
.he day befoj* the ceremony was per
'ormed. Invited guests came from
■very quarter to witneas the unique
■ere'nony and n fine dinner was
lerved. All partook. This was a re
narkable wedding according to wit
nesses.
The bride "tips the beam" at less
.han ninety pounds. She is winsome,
iweet and lovable, a disposition that
akis among her friends who are
cgion. It la said the mother of the
'hild bride is but 27 and she is 14
/ears older than her daughter, who
las just been married. The i.Toom
'ame to this state from Virginia some
rears ago and since which time he has
••en employed at a diversity of work
n the i'oal fields. They will fcT) to
?*irst Creek to reside where he has
mployment with one of the coal com
tanies there.
"Juat Joking."
Mabel was telling Isabel of the shy
roung man who had for some months
>een "gone" on her, but whose suit
las languished because he simply
ladnt the courage to apeak out.
finally, Mabel aaid. ah* decided that
t waa "up to her" to take decisive
mhutm. Accordingly the next time
te called she pointed to the carnation
n his buttonhole and aaid: "111 give
rou a kiss for that carnation."
Whereupon the bashful suitor's
■olor outdid the carnation In bUliaaey,
rat the exchange waa affected. Than
ha young man grabbed hi* hat and
itartod to lea re the room.
"Where are you going T" d—rdiil
label, surprised.
tons," ha sailed oat aa ha shot thn
he door-way.—Lea Angalsa Tlama.
M .... . jh m-MM
GERMAN MILITARY SPIRIT
Aftor thia country want througa
with what it did to bring Germany to
' har aanaaa It la but natural that our
paopla would ba intaraatad In that
: i-ountry In many waya. It la wall
known that tha party In that country
| that la known aa tha military party
I ia raaponaibla for tha world war. and
if thay could thay w mid again gat la
powar and again build up a groat mil-1
itary machina that would endangar
tha peace of tha whola world.
Thoaa who favor a reptiLllcan f>rm!
of government are now in powar in {
Garmany and are doing all thay can
to daatroy tha military spirit. But1
I'ha old military taadar* ara lighting I
j hard for tha principlaa they b»" • «
in. and thay ara abla to win «>ma »ia-j
loriaa. Thay have baan abla roeontly
to get a bill through thair legislative
Imdy to exempt from taxation all 'he
; property of tha ona tima emperor
William. Now thla property la valu
nbla bayond tha dream* of tha average
man. It conaiata of million* of acree
of farm and foreat landa, factories, j
raatle*, town* and all kinda of prop-1
• rty in all partvof Germany. AH
thia la tha privateVeatata of tha one!
tima German emperor and hia family,
md paya not ona cent of tax to tha
<;<*rman government. Of couraa the
military party in the country la yet
• trong or It could not have bean abla
to get Buch a bill through tha law
making body, and of eouraa it ia not;
rompatani to rule tha country elaa K j
would not have wanted to gat through |
such a measure.
HOW TO GET TREES
PLANTED
One of the purpoaea of the Woman'a
Club ia to beautify tha town. How
to do thia ia tha problem, and it can
not be dona without tha co-operation
of the Individual property owner.
Of couraa it take* much effort to make
a town what ona call* beautiful, and
there ia no limit to which a people
can go in working out the heautlfuL
Shade treee and well-kept lawn* ara
*upBMod to go vory tar toward* aak
I ing a beautiful town. Up in Provi
dence. Rhode Island, the town govern
1 ment keepa a municipal tree nursery
| and fumiahe* tree* free to any citi
I /.en who will plant tbem on his lawn.
; Mere in our own town there ara rrai
: denre lot* in large number* that
: would be enhanced in value, to aay
: nothing of the attraction, if a 'fw
1 tree* werp planted. The average citi
zen would he at a loea to know where
to get a tree if he wanted to plant one
without buying it from a nurseryman
who would ask a price for it that
would stagger many people and pre
! vent them from buying.
Now suppose our women who want
the town beautified could get a half
Here planted in maple trees and then
allow any citizen to have what treea
he needed free of all co*t. It would
evidently mean that hundred* of shade
trees would he planted out in the
course of a few year* and go far to
make the town beautiful. And the
coat would not be great. Certainly
the idea i* worth conaidering.
Made in Carolm***
l Hundred# of dollar* worth of man
ufactured products are represented
by the exhibitors in the Made-in-Caro
linas expositon beinc held in Charlotte
September 12-29.
More than three thouaand different
articles are on display, and a large
throng was present Monday, which
waa opening day.
The opening day of the exposition
was featured by addresses by Gover
nor Morrison and Col. Hyde Pratt, and
a wonderful musical program by New
York's $12,000 city concert band, and
an evening concert by Ave musical
artists of New York.
The exposition represents sixty
years of industrial growth in the Car
olines and ia a wonderful display. No
two states in the union have greater
diversity of products than North and
| South Carolina.
Thl» exposition offers the four mil-'
lion rssidmts of these two state* their j
first opportunity to vtseelix* the wo«-!
derful story of the industrial achieve- :
ments of the Carolines since the de
vastation of the war between the!
tatee.
In Governor Morrieon's address on
opening day he urged people of North
and South Carolina to "trade with
each other, far the mutual b—aftt of
both."
Every citixen of the Carolines who
can do so should attend this exposi
PARENT PROSECUTED
FOR NEGLECT OF SONS
Two HI Reformatory; Sis Odk>
or* at Homo; Wtratd of
Obligation by Court.
Twin-City Sentinel, Sept. 28.
Thru the effort* of the public w*l
fmrw department • father, raaiding h»
W ins ton.Salem. wu carrWd before
th* municipal wort thU morning on
tha charge «f contributing to the de
linquency of a small con. Tha sua
waa adjudged a delinquent a few day*
ago hy tha judg* of tha Juvenile court
ami waa Mnt to tha reformatory. An
other aon "f tha defendant o tha aaaa
:.M mwr*HMr haa barn In tha riforma
tory for mm time
Probation Ofllcar Watta related
heart-rending circumstance* In *••■
naction with th* eaa*. Th* boy ta
question, ha aaid, haa been roaming
tha atreota for month*, sleeping la
alley* and in th* municipal building
whan found by oflleera lat* at night.
Mr. Watta slated that th* mother
actually said *h* did not want tha
boy any mora, a* it ia impneihie for
her to control him. The father stated
tbia morning that his aon haa heao
away from home for two weeks at a
time and that ha did not know when
he waa staying. H* also said that ha
had eight boys, two In the reforma
tory and six at home.
The judge allowed the defendant to
go upon payment of the eosta. How
ever, be adminiatered a lector* to the
father, telling him that another occur
rence of this kind will msan a toad
sentence if tha case com** up for
trial.
The indictment was brought under
section 19, chapter 97, public laws of
1919, which reads as follows:
"A parent, guardian or other par
son haring the cuatody of a child who
omits to exercise reasonable diligenc*
In the cars, protection or control of
such child, cauairg it to be adjudged
delinquent, neglected, or in need of
tha can, protection or discipline af
the state, aa provided in tbia act or
with virion*, immoral or criminal per
wna, or to beg or soMrit alma, or ts
be an habitual truant from school, or
to enter any place where gambling ia
carried on, or to enter any houaa of
prostitution or assignation, or to entar
any place which may be injurious to
the morals, health, or general welfare
of such child} and any such person or
any such person who knowingly or
wilfully Is responsible for, encour
ages, aids, causes or connivea at or
who knowingly or wilfully does any
act to produce, promote or contribute
to the condition which caused such
child to be adjudged delinquent, neg
lected. or in need of the rare, protec
tion or diacipline of the *t*te. shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor."
10,000 People Witch Two Die
on Gallows
Crestview. Fla., Sept. 24.—A dou
ble execution took place here yester
day when Putnam Ponsell and Jake
Martin paid the death penalty for
the murder of John Tuggle on July
4 near thU place. The trap was
sprung at 10 minutes past 12 and the
men were pronounced dead in 18
minutes.
A crowd estimated at 10,000 per
sons had gathered to witness the
hanging, which was a public one.
Both Ponsell and Martin admitted
theis guilt just before the execution
and a letter from the mother of John
Tuggle was read to the men in which
she said that she had forgiven them.
A collection was taken up in the
crowd for the benefit of the widow
and two children of Ponsell and the
widow and one child of Martin, who
are destitute, and more than $1,000
was contributed.
Wealthy Man Buried in Plain
Pine Coffin
Wilmington, Sept. 21.—In accord
ance with his wishes. Dr. D. W. Al
derman, of Alcolu, 8. C., reputed to
he one of the wealthiest men ia that
section of the state, who died lest
Friday, was buried at Wells Chapel,
in Dublin county, Sunday afterneoa
in a plain pine bos, unpainted and