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& EVERY FARMER THE WEATHER ' -. Fair Tonight and Thursday. Little Change in Temperature. should sign up in the Co operative Marketing; cam--; paign lor cotton and- to-' haron. It. vmflflns hpt.rfir prices. ' v FOUNDED 1876 SIX PAGES TODAY NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA,' WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21, 1921 Single Copy: Hive Cents '1 I :ra Chemical::Ex In Germany Kills Hundred FIRST REPORTS -lilDICATE THAT ! LiE IU1BEI - - ' : - - 1 " v i ii in 1 1 ti ib is nn in PEHSOnS DEAD Explosion Occurred Near May ence. Bodies Were Hurl ; ,ed High Int the Air' DZTAILS OF DISASTER 1 NOT BEEN RECEIVED Numerous Buildings Complete ly Wrecked. Explosion Felt i For Many Miles (By 'Associated Press)' . -M YJ:vcn Gfriuany, Sept. 21 K;iit liumtreii pei-sons are .. re jiortetl l Iiave boon killed and' many injured .'today by explo-; tiiona in the Kadiwche . Analis' hackwork at Appau near Fran-' kenthal in the llhlne Palatina. ' MAYEXCE, Germany, Sept. 21. More thaw 600. persons are. said to have been killed today -when a chem ioal products plant exploded at t Op pan nar Frankenthal in the Wormes rfpion. -Telephone and telegraph fommuniosition .with .the ..Wormes Frankonthial area was . cut by the explosion end details were ' lacking. PARIS, !Sept. 21. One- thousand persons- arp reported to have been kilifd ' andj several thousand . others . injured .ati.Oppaii through -explosions in a cherhtcAl products, plant, .ac cording toa Mayence mfesaagc to the Havre- agency received here to day. " ' v The explosion-" wrecked : numerous buildings and was felt for a distance of several miles fro mOppau, accord ing. to the' dismatch.- Bodies Of work ers in the factory were htrleA .'hit,'h Into the air and were horrible mm gled. The, entire factory,' one" of the largest in Germany, was completely demolished. r -v-rv- . ,. --', - -7 7- . ; 1. MAYENCE, Sept. 21. The xdisas ter appears to have been, one 'of the most . terrible- in the nistory -o u dustrial. catastrophes. The : first ox- plosion occurred when -i . shifts were beinfir changed at 7 a. m. Jin a 'Jaboratory. where - 800 s w.qVi were working. All of these are repcrlt.l o have been killed - ,--' . This ex'r losi'on was f o.lowed by - a rapid succession v of . oth srfc, :' wp?ch rendered assistance to .he first vie tims impossible. . - f The. concussions were, so terrific that they'were -felt in this city.- 3 5 . miles from the' scenet. while . it Mannheim" almost every 'window swas shattered land several persons were 'killed and 3 6 others injured . by , debris. :. . - -Some persons were killed at' Lui ' : wigshafen, across the ; river from ., "Manheim, ! -many, roofs were, blown . ort houses and all the windows in the y.town were broken at .Wormes, while at Oppau sxtself nothing remains but tt heap, of bruins. :, ; - ' , ' -The, shock was felt - as far as t'FranktorU more than 40 miles- away - and many) : windows were broken there The ' Whole' district was - enveloped , in thiclc- moke, which, together with the cutting of telegraph and tele hone communications 'With,:, neigh boring, towns hampered all efforts at . assistance. ! . i v- ' All of the available fire : brigades ' "were rushed to'the-spot - but the : work of .rescue ""was found to be ex ,' ceedingiy '.difficult. : : " Rescuejn .who penetrated Oppau 'reported , finding hundreds vof head) t- and wounded lying in the debris.' The "uninjured - inhabitants fled , in . panic when the explosions occurred. Rportai from the scene variously - describe -the disaster as due to the 'explosion of a, gas or spirits tank. . MAYENCE, Germany, Sept.1 21. One 'of the- most -circumstantial re ' sports of- the disaster says the ..first "explosion occurred in laboratory No. 1 53 of thai old plant of the Badische Company n in Oppau. Th,e laboratory was raised bodily by the air pressure ' from theii shock and then collapsed, 'hot a single one of the 800' workers "In it escaping death, this " account 'states. . - - WINDSTORM DOES; ; DAMAGE IN OHIO ZANESVILLE O., Sept. 21. A ' "twister'.H wind storm -hit the bu.si- ... r.ess section - of- this city at noon to 'day and damage to Main street busi fsess houses runnfng into hundreds . tof thousands of dollars resulted. Mr.' Mmrray . Thomas of Beaufort is spending the day in the city. ' ' 3 Champion -; Mermaids Who Now Seek Titles , On Ton of the Water i .v r f t ' x r - - 9 ' 1 I - ' r 1 'S . , : . ' " i- v. - - ix ' ' Xv .1 : V New York . Gity's - indoor Ice skat- Ing season opened 1 during- the swel - rAvtn o A'irrm rf onvlv CAntaTnhoi q rvrl the first to take advantage of - it were the , girls .who , have - been breaking records all season in the water, Miss Helen Meaney,' national hif a . diving champion, as seen here on skates at ope.- of ""the , New York rinks. The insert shows Miss Al - leen - Riggin, fancy diving champion, another of ; i the -mermaids who changed from bathing suit to , rac - ing skates. ... :- i- - ' iiimore : Dr Diphtheria-Epidemic .''Relative to" the increased-, number of diphtheria cases- ". in this and neighboring: counties,. Dr Wl. D. Gil more, county; health. offlceri ytoday gave out the ; following, 15 statement with reference . to c checking s . the spread, of disease:;- ' . . - - : .. As . your county quarantine- officer, I wish, to call ..the attentiqn of every mother in' this- county ,t to, diphtheria. The number of cases of this disease being reported to , the State Board of Health is on the increase throughout 'the state,; No epidemic is . reported at any place, but: one may occur any where. ye are entering,' our diph theria season. -:,v .. : ; : -1 To trevent' diphtheria, mothers should take their - children between Siix months and t six years to their family doctor . or county health ofii CAL STORES ARE KEPT BUS! Merchants Are Doine More Business This Week Than For Some Time That business conditions are Im proving in New; Bern is evidenced by the statement made by. a prominent merchant this morning He : stated that d uring the .past ten days he had done a greater" volume of business than in the months of May, June and part of July, but together. ' ' when some doubt was expressed re garding this assertion he proceeded to prove that he was telling the truth.- It has been noticeable there are many more shoppers in the stores this week than there have been in several months. : This is not only ture of dry goods and clothing stores but of every other line of business as well. - Everything points to-good business for the rest of the fall. B. Y. P. V. The. regular mid-week prayer ser vice of-the Tabernacle Baptist church Will be in charge of the B. Y. P. U., tonight at 8 o'clock. VALUED POSSESSIONS WAS LOST FROM CAR "Christmas done ; came and went" for-' somebody . driving th rough - Br idgeto n last night, ac cording to thor"evidence" found a short distance from the town this morning. . - - ' .t Said evidence consisted -of brok en pieces of what had at one time been a five-gallon, jug and a little puddle that gave forth an exceed ingly strong odor. ' It is .presumed that the jog had been reposing in the back seat of an automobile and had been.. bouncfd out when the .car struck a bad bump in the road. - Citizens of Bridgeton, who -found the broken "jug- and . liquor this morning - are wondering how far the ear w,ent before its occupants discovered their loss. ;s HARDING TAKES UP TIE KU KLUX Data! Concerning the Organi - zation Was Laid Before the President ' Today v , : (By Associated Press)-1 " . WASHIXGTON,, Sept. 21. Infor mation in .the hands of the Depart ment of Justice, as to" the activities of the Ku Klux' Klan was: laidbefore President Harding -today by Attorney General Daugherty after , the' latter liad conferred with Director-Burnd i- 4 i-t. i "Hanot-f wnn'n' Kn-Mnii i -. estigation. Department of. . Justice Uifficials d-cllnd to : express lrt'opin- ion ! as tor. the nosslbilitv of. federal investigation ofthe - Ku Kux Klan; (but it was indicated that steps wouTd , be taken 'to gather further, details It iwafl - , said' to the department's infor- rratlon consisted largely Vf ! isolated complaints which had. come in from 1 numerous sources, ircludin? private jitdividuais and .organizations. : i , : : . . w ams cer. for three doses of toxin anti toxin.-As it takes about six weeks for effect pf .this treatment to be estab llshed. no time Bhould be lost. - ? Mothers should also, bear in mind that croup and sore throat kill too .... ... . . many oaoies to let a grannie, youT neighbor or, , themselves ' treat a cnua., Assumeno risk. Call i your. doctor, and if he advises diphtheria anti-toxin, let him use it. ; . If parents in Craven county would -Jollow these, suggestions money and lives would be" saved and.' sickness prevented," .. ; Vv The county health department feels Very .much encouraged at" the advantage -'already taken . of this treatment, during the past few weeks. , w, d. gilmore; ' County Health Officer, Has Been Released From Kin ston Jail and Taken To Drug-Habit Sanitorium Word was received here today that Geo?ge ' Hackney, Jr., prominent Washington business manV who . was arrested about two weeks ago in Kinston , on the charge .f att-inptod criminal assault, had been released "under bail yesterday.' - It is said that the bail -was pic Tid ed ..by- relatives and that Mr. Had: ney has been taken to some place for treatment for -the drug habit. The bail had been available for a nurn her of days. CHANGES ARE MADE IN FOREIGN POSTS (By Associated Press;. WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. Joseph O. Grew, of Massachmusetts, now American minister to Denmark, was nominated today to bj vrinister to Switzerland. At the same time .the President ynominated John D. Price, of New jersey, a protessor at Columbia Uni versity to be minister to DenmarK. HACKNEY GIVES REQUIRED BAIL u T ZtiS F B Tin nn u rn intm . runt , .V .... . . . , ; . . . , Three Hundred Members Regalia . Parade Streets of "SJiawnee, Oklahoma WARNINGS POSTED , : r ON SIDES OF CARS f Newspaperman Captured And Made fo Take Part In the Parade - (By Associated Press) ' SHAWNEE, OklaSept. 21.' - Throe hundred members, of v the Ku Klux Klan in'ofllcial iregalia pa faded through Hie main streets of Shawnee afid rTecumseh .-late last night after - capturinflr i-.the night editor of a: local ne-vvspa . per and taking ym -oil the jonr- ney. Nothing- - was , done other than to display banners and send a - warning to law violators thru the columns of Shawnee news , paper. - s ." f ', .: : . -J- Before ' allowing the i new spa . perflffian to lea,B'-jhe. car, thea . foFiwingi note was ilianded - to li4i, addressed to z a"4 Shawnee .- .jaewspaperi -..-, ,: ,v - - . li'Ve are one thousand strong-, in Shawnee. - fJood Americans - up iliold the law. Watch the tfwner- eliip of xyourkpapeand keep4t in 1 1) Iids. or ed Americans. VTcwill dean. ShavMe when the , time, in 'ule. Bpotleggers aid4 gambtcrs iirsave-i trouble ' by leavlo? now7? . 1 ' lri additioai to t the ; warning it semfc to Uie newspaper, the; - fol fyyii'g oaiuiers wre en r rmnx uu the sides of the sixty" feutomo "'"filjfj In the parade: ."ln't follow us, it Is fcot safe.' "You -!an't eat gub-your wife ' made1byyashingp,' - . "Wl ?be back. Be" careful , and .be. a man." , . ' : ; . --Judges,"'; you - know your duty . ; Ave are. with you when you do ' it,' but tou must do it." ("Look out, if you Vlo not heed .- these signs." , .-, -;-; ' - . - "Fooling around ' the ' otlier - fellow's liome Is not wise.'! 1 ' "Joy riders, be caref uL" Vlia.wyers, make - your, money - , off legitimate cases." 1 TABERNACLE B. Y. P. U; ORGANIZES ,A UNION The Tabernacle Baptist B. Y. P. U. journeyed to Cove City last, at which place they met with the best of sue- cess in organizing a B. Y. P. U. Much enthusiasm was show by the young folks of that place in the work. Fourteen members were en'isted and in addition to' this number nine of ficers were elected. The local union reports that if the enthusiasm that was shown last might continues to ex ist, Cove City will have ah A-l union in a very short while. Best Meeting In the History of Jounes County Is Now In Progress There The best revival meeting in the history of Jones county is now in ffull swing : and splendid results are being obtained, according to the pastor " of the Piney Grove Baptist church, who was a local visitor here today. The services are in charge of Rev. J. L. Hodges and ' Professor Mullins, 'of Georgia. Mr. Hodges is greeted by large congregations at each ser vice and much interest is being, man ifested in the meetings. Professor Mullins, who has charge of the sing ing, is instructing, a class in vocal music every morning ana now has a splendid choir to assist in the ser vices. I The services will continue through out the week. They are being held in a large tabernacle, capable of seat ing twelve hundred persons. UPRISING REPORTED IN WEST HUNGARY (By Associated Press). VIENNA. Sept, 21. Stephen Fried erich, former Hungarian premier, ar rived at Odenburg, Burgenland, on Meinday and proclaimed West Hun gary a republic, it is declared by newspapers here. MUCH INTEREST IN THE REVIVAL hririer s Planning ij Minstrel Show "FIEND SLAYS FUllir AN HAS ESCAPED Brutal -Murder of Worst Form Occurred In Home of Far . mer In Michigan NAIL-STUDDED CLUB WAS USED IN CRIME Three - Members of Family Found .Slain Outright; ' Fourth Has Chance . (By.-Associated Press) DOWAGIAC, Mich., Sept. '21. A blood-stained club, nail-studdej, f-r.d a bloody finger-print were the clues today byr which ' local authorities hope to cfear up the .-jturd sr of ihiee Persons and the serious injury t f an other,.-a child,: in - their -.homo here. -William Monroe, his wiZe arid tl.r-f 17-year-old daughter, Naa,- were found beaten to death with r a ' club. In. the. same, room was found Ardith Monroe: 10 year old 'iaugator,' - who had ; been , beaten on . he neart until unconsciousi Tne little.; girl ,'r vf&s made' blind . by the blows", i'rA.IJxou.3h her recovery is said to be" do artful, otHcer hdpe she may be revived s'af 4iciently to tell the story of,, the a t tack. -. ; - r . . The tragedy was . discovered Yes terday wrien' Ardith's chum, Grace McKee, frxtere the- home --! after hearing Ardith moan. She. found her playmate beside a bed In which lay the body of her sister. In another bed lay the bodies of the parents. A club, in -which nails had been driven, was standing against the wall. The club 'had been used to beat the heads of th'e victims almost beyond recognition. ; ARTILLERY IS F Over - Thirty Applications Al ready Been Received For , Membership In Battery Captain Albert T. Willis stated this morning that quite a number of ap- Vlf.cf-?rtTies V, ! .1 n n rppivpH for N QRMED Xamr,oi, ' th lor-nl nrtillerv!"501118- The meeting will be in charge 111V111UV1U111(I AAA - . w company. He estimates that about 30 men have signified their intention of joining the .battery thus far. "It is extremely urgent that all ap plications be made as soon as pos sible," said Captain Willis, "for we want to get organized and get our equipment without any delay. All those who want to become member can get the blanks fro mme or any other information that they may de sire. Mr. G. A. Banks, and daughter Vivian, and Miss Nina Belangia of 'Arapahoe, are spending the - day in New Bern shopping. Discuss Unemployment At Conference Monday WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. Out standing figures in America's indus-. trial and civic life are included in a list of thirty-eight members of the I government's unemployment confer ence officially announced today. The purpose of the conference is stated by President Harding in the invita tions as follows: "To inquire into the volume and distribution of unemployment, to advise upon emergency measures that can be properly taken by em ployers, local authorities and civic bodies, and to consider such meas ures as would tend to give im pulse to the recovery of business and commerce to normal." The conference will begin next Monday. Hoover Is Made Chairman 1 Among the distinguished names in- Preparations Are Under Way For Staging Two Perform . ances Here Next Month MATTER WAS DISCUSSED AT MEETING THIS A. M. Also Plan To Take the . Show to Washington, . Wilmington. . . And Other Towns ' New Bern Shriiters are ' plan (, ning to - stage ' the biggest: y.: t, most elaborate .and most gor geous minstrel' show, that eer " : 1ms been seen- in this eiicn ol i the state.' ' Plans' for the great event . were discussed at a pie v j luminary meeting held this morji- ing . and the matter will lc Ufl- : ' nitrly decided at - anoilnr me't Ing which "lias been- cal?ed " for Thursday. ;'A .: . .,, The minstrel show will he rl on by; the Shrihersx band, drum ; corps and patrol, who will' also ! take part in n bi? parade lo j precede the-. iierforinancv An effort will be made to; secure the i best talent available in the city.! and to have the performance of 'such a hlgh-cliias nature that " It will be warranted In visiting . AYa&hington, Kinston, . .; Rocky'. , - Mount and Wilmington. - ' The exact date has not 'ret' I been decided upon .but the min- -' jtrel show probably , will bestai,,,, -,ied during tlie latter part,, of Oe I tober. TwJ performances will ,bo v -' given. Harry Footey-will.be- direc- . , tor of the production and he said ,i -1 this' afternoon . that - new cos- , ; tumes and new scenery -will be ' ' secured. . , The proceeds' derived i , from the show' will- go toward'- ; paying the expenses of the New i . - BerrJ Shrine delegation which . hopes to attend the national eon-. - clave at San Francisco - next ' year. . - .-'. . . - Christian Science Service - The regular "Wednesday "evening meeting is held at 8 o'clock at. which' testimonies to the ; healing power "of Christ truth are given. The public is cordially invited.', V . . ' . v Meeting Will Be In Charge of Prof. Bourdelais And Good Times Is Expected ' The Kiwanis Club " will hold its regular meting tonight from 7 to 8 o'clock in the" Chamber of Commerce of Prof. J. Henry Bourdelais and an interesting and enjoyable time is as- sured to all who attend. Mrs. Battle will srve the supper and there will be , fried chicken and other' good things to eat. Several im- KI1ANIS CLUB MEETTQNIGHT portant business matters are also tolQQOD SERVICES ARE oe Drougni up. ior aiscussion ana it is hoped that every member will make an effor to be present. Mrs. E. J. Carrow and little son of Beaufort arrived in the city this morning and are the guests- of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. , Taylor on 'Johnson street. eluded in the acceptances received are Secretary of Commerce Hover who has been designated by Presi dent Harding vto serve as chairman; Secretary of Labor Davis, Julius H. Barnes, former president of the U. S. Grain Corporation; Mayor Couzens, Detroit; Mayor Peters, Boston; Presi dent Joseph H. Defrees, the United States Chamber of Commerce; Mor timer Fleishacker, regent of the Uni versity of California; Charles M. Schwab, Matthew Woll and Samuel Gompers, of the American Federation of Labor. Three women have been selected. They are: Elizabeth Christman, of Chicago, secretary-treasurer of the National Woman's Trade Union Lea gue; Mary Van Kleeck,' of New York, director of. the Women in Industry Service of the United States and Ida M. Tarbell, of New York, writer. SENATE D TO RATIFY THE TREAT! KITH; THE' TEUTONS;' Congress Reassembled Today At Noon ; After A Recess v' ' of - Thirty Days J FIFTY-FOUR SENATORS .j 1 ANSWERED v ROLL-CALL Session Opens - With the Usual Confusion And Very Little X Work Accomplished J (By Associated Press) WAgHINGTON, Sept. 21. The ; treaties with - Ger many, "Austria and ; Hungary . were sent to the senate ifor ratification today by Presi- . dent Harding. . ' ' The ' treaties were accom panied only - by -( a - brief for- j mal note of-, transmittal and f was sent to i the capitol by,; a white house messenger. ' WASHINGTON,, J Sept. . 21. Con-. , gtess reassembled at ,noon , today, afV ter a .recess of thirty ? davs with ' prospects that the v - extra - sessian would lapse into ..the regular"; session beginning in December. - .v . ; ,; Fiftyx-four . senators, - 33 republi cans and 21.- democrats, answered to ' ;the., senate roll call after Vice Presi dent Cooljdge had -- convened Hint body. The session opened- with t'i Usual .confusion of . greetings 1 al'd -hand shaking among senators: The galleries were well filled. - - . - DENY PETITION OF ' , " WHOLESALE GROCERS (By Associated Press), ' WASHINGTON? Sept 21.- Justice Stafford, of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia today strongly Intimated that he would refuse the petition -of the National - Wholesale Grocers' Association to intervene in the packers' case which involves div orcement of . the", five big packers from all business except meat pack- -Ing.', , ' . -Justice Stafford was about to make such a ruling today .when 'former Senator Hoke Smith, "of Georgia.' on behalf of the Southern '.Wholesale Grocers, who. had been allowed by. Justice Hoehling to intervene, asked to , be heard on the "proposition.' The . court granted ,the; request and, on be- 1 ing notified by government -attorneys that the Department, "of Justice , would move to strike out the ifttr- Vention of -the ' Southern Association, set the matter for argument Taesday. i HELD AT RIVERSIDE Last night Rev. W, E. Hoc'utt ofi Stonewall, preached .a powerful ser- mon from the text, "He paid the, fare."- In 'this discourse he ' emphati-; cally "asserted by history -and scrip- ture, that " those who sin must pay -dearly for it. In his -sermon the covenent expression. "Those who dance must pay the' piper'' was exemplified. ,The public cannot - afford to miss ; these instructive and inspirational ; sermons. Come! Services each night : ' at 8. MANY ODD FELLOWS v ARE IN BIG PARADE ; TORONTO, Sept. '21. A parade of more than 20,000 Odd Fellows was the principal event on - today's pro gram of the Sovereign Grand Lodge convention in session here. The parade, it was stated, would be over fdur miles long, with several hundred floats and 60 bands. The biggest man scheduled to march is George Montgomery, of Detroit, who is- 7 feet IYa, inches tall. NEW INVESTIGATION IN WEST VIRGINIA WASHINGTON, Sept. 21. -Another investigation, of . conditions ' in the . West Virginia coal fields, was propos-, ed in a resolution introduced in th house today by Congressman Foster1, republican, Ohio, who suggested that the inquiry be undertaken by the house mines and mining sub-commit tee. . J
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