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Mo l"Glemenceau . Replies To Id;-ii:
OF GRITIGISW1
Clemenceau' Gires Out Inter
lew To Associated Press
' A-'- At Boston Today
GERMAN PROPAQANDA ; .,
: HELD RESPONSIBLE
Frenchman Peclares That' U.
S. Senators Influenced By
v : False German Reports
BOSTON, Nov 24. -The; Tiger of
France ,, lashed back, -at his ; senate
- critic -. today v in , h4s' first ; A-merIcan
Interview, granted ;to the. Associated
Press, : replying v particularly t to : the
criticism; of Senators s Hitcjtcock and
orah. ; , r-; r 'i
: Answering-' Senato - Hitchcock's de
mand that; he expraih. why ,. France
insisted ' ipotv' ''using'': black ' trpops-in
her Army of Oceupatipri, the -Tiger
'decCared ithat- vilitchicpek - had bieen
vnialed rby Oerm.an -.-propagandas aid
that today there was . not a a . single
lilack Isoldier ; ;iGerniaW Hritory;
"Senator- Hitchcock . calls ;, .'me a.
ti:iilitaris:' ciemendsiu' ' ' said.'
-''WalLirfam'gfaa o'.ielil Hitch-J
cock'hefIs in. the senate-owing to me
voters for only a few ..more.. day?t
"KVhfeh he; is freest dare him to, go to
Franct and learn the facts!" - '
Then -the .Tiger' .caine to . Senator
, Borah's .statement that - he, Clemen-
ceau, . was. responsible tor. most of
luUroUe's woes beeaase of the Treaty
. of. Versailles.. . '. '
bewaring -that -the rritlcisin -wns
exactly the oppdsics ia his own coun
try where he was assailad for rtt tr
n.anding n"ough, he ecntinue-i : . " y'
.' Let those who cay I asked . too
il.tirk - go" to, Euroye- -let": them bring
their German friends and 1st its set"
t!f it there where it cuh. be seen.
;,,MOrover,' if too tnttclt ' asked
at Versailles, Which ,1 tirpot ,-iie!ieye.
5. per cent, ot it has be4h taJteS-'oirt
without my. assent and ' o-it c.f
do erJ5'C: -X-i:A 'ri" f :
'my.
I- i fr;Fiecii Are'D
Parlay", , Nov, ;24.vrTe.2i evening
newspapers - severely crrtietze tne
speeptt ot :'. Georges- :Glemeaceaii; in
New. .York. Le Liberte.ayv yv;; 4
,"4C.lemettceau Is :xplAifai -'to Sittfef
ica what ' he could not . explain 4.0
France.", .v.-..,.-y . 't. .
).,'TIntrasigfeantsays: frd '-Ijlyl
.."Frenchmen will watch the most
interesting 'efforts of ;the( "Tiger to
convert .America." x . ' ' - -
, Journal Des Debats says: ';
I..s"Clemenceau Is only saying . what
every one else has known, but it Is
unfortunate that he has had to go
- to America to defend his actions ;n
France." . ' ; ':: '.;. ' -; ''-V--
'The Whole' press is very unsympa-
. tHeic with the "Tiger" and seem to
. regard his utterances in a most cau
tious manner, ;
si
Leaders, of the Party In N. C
Are To- Meet - At .Supper
- In Raleigh Monday -
-' i (By Associated Press 1
SALISBURY,: N. C Nov. 24. The
state democratic executive commit
tee will give a supper, in honor of
the county -,chairmemn and county
vice-ehairfnen of the democratic ex
ecutiver, committees of the state at a
Raleigh hotel on Monday, November
27. beginning at 8 o'clock, according
- to ' announcement made here this
morning by J. D. Norwood, chair
man of the state democratic execu
tive, committee. .' :.
In addition to these officials of the
" democratic- party, - the advisory .-com
mittee, - state officers, former chair
men of the executive committee, for
'mer lieutenant.' governors and.: spak-
ers of . the house, have 'beenVlnvited.
i Discussion of the jecenJtTe,lection
and the. outling -of plans ? tor 'the; fir-
ei m o
turewUi fee features' pfvthe -meetin'g.'.Creensboro on "a short "business' visit
RSHES-Ku S". nSatT BUHY VICTIMS HHfllJfP FOTHlilACTlMS
nnnnr Jts.epoixea Hi ine apuai nr rvni nninm wiwwi :.vi civ.ii i tyr uwnNjw ii? wuai-. .
h i-: - ur rAriun m . . - l. ;
t WASIONGTOX, :X.v.S4. A
resolution prodiii for appolut
roent of a joint: committee of
congress to .ln-'estigwtei f'tlie
holding:, of ' initiations and j cere
monies in the United States, enp
itol and other public buildings by
the Ku Klux Klan," was ; Intro-
doced today by ? Representatiw
John W. Raney, ' democrat, ; of
Illinois.
Demand for the inquiry was based j
on a newspaper report from Atlanta
to - th effect that on November 1 4
EXERCISES BE
.3
Theo. F.' Klutt, of Salisbury,
SWHI Be Principal Speaker
of the Occasion
' 'f Th e'. ah nUal merridrlal exercises of
the B,;"jP..'V OfA'E.-i-()r. 'Lodge Df Sor
row,' will be observed J by the New
BerJi 'lodge ".on ' Sunday, Decemher -3j
with a .most, impressive, and elaborate
program
The ; principal speaker, of the. oc
castoh'will be Theodore IVKlutzz, of
the Salisbury ladget a,n. orator of es
tablished reputation who. will have an
interesting message- to bring to the
locaUElks ai)d their, friends. The ex
ercises will take place at the Athens
Show; Shop, and; a cordial invitation
is extended the public to attend. A
special -musical program.is being arr
ranged-;-$;,'Ji.!i'$?i', V J- i " '
Services'TTo Be Held rrbm." the
Baptist, Church o. Pollocks-J
"Hlle - Todrre ti.
. .Dr.1? Blanche Barriis' daughter - ot
the'; late Mr. and Mrs. Tobias : Bar
rus, 'of -pollocIssyiU.e, who died at; her
home in Clinton yesterday evening,
will be ' buried " at Pollocksville to
morrow.: The funeral services will be
held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
fro mthe Baptist church of .Pollpcks
cille. Dr. Vann and Dr. Johnson, of
Raleigh, .will conduct the services,
' :: Surviving the deceased are two
brothers; Alex Barrus, of Charlotte,
and C B. Barrus, of Clinton; Dr.
Barrus was wel known in ' Eastern
Carolina and a large host of warm
and devoted friends mourn her death.
COPLON'S ANNOUNCE
; ' v SPECIAL OFFERINGS
1" S. Conlon & Sons set forth in a full
page advertisement in today's ' issue
frme exceptional ' values in nerchari-
-dise for women and v children. These
include ready-to-wear of every des-
criptieo, shoes, dress goods' and oth
er seasonable merchandise'
Stores of sTirdlshrdlshrdletaiosnhrd
Scores 'of exceptional ; bargains are
off ered at this store, beginning ' with
this special sale which will be inaugurated-
tomorrow. Shoppers from '"a
wide "radius" are expected in New
Rem to take advantage of the sale.
The merchandise offered is of the
best quality and embraces the sea
son's latest styles and modes.
STILLMAN FAILS IN
HIS FINAL EFFORTS
NEW YORK, Nov. 24. James A.
Stillman, New York banker, today
failed in his efforts to have the ap
pelate division of the Supreme Court
'set laside ohnrmation of the referee's
- (report in hla divorce case which "re-
i fuped his 'petitron ' and "upheld the
legitimacy of Baby Guy.
1 Mr.- Tom Kehoe left last night for
ill II
OF D R BARRUS
twelve District1 of Columbia ' Klans
men, masked aVid robedi went to the
capitol ,at ' midnight, proceeded ! to a
room beneath . the 'Goddess ot Liberty
and that there an American citizen,
holding--a- high . public position be
came a ''naturalized citizen of the In
visible Kmpire of the Knights of.'the
Ku Kluad Klan' ' : :
1 The . reso ution declared - the best
interests of the United States "dc
mand a s:rict adherence , and sole
alleg&atie -toVthe laws: of the United
States.
VIEWS DIFFER
ENACTMENT
OF SHIP BILL
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Bother Republican And Demo
j cratic Speakers Argue on
! . Tvlopr of .' the House
'yJ&'1& -AsspciatedPress) . u , ,
; i -WASHINGTON,.; Nov.."' 2 4. -Widely
qonflicting". Views as to the wisdom, of
enacting the . administration shipping
bill were presented, to : the., house tor
day by . republican. . and .. democratic
speakers,; , , . . , , , ; i ..
-. Representativa Lehlbach, New. Jer,
sey, : an republican member . of the
merchant - marine, committee .which
framed., it,,; .declared . ,the. . country
would not have . a merchant marine
unless r. the plan proposed 'In the
pending; bill was adopted.. Referring
to the-cost' of government operation,
of its merchant ships, Mr. Lehlbach
asserted that the Shipping Board "by
eternal Mgilence" had cut down the
operating .costs $50,000,000 a year
and that all that was asked was a
new kind" of "subsidy which would
further reduce the subsidy now being
paid." , ; :-::, - - . i' .;i;:
j Declaring that the administration
was trying; ,iq a force the ' .measure
through a congress elected two years
ago .when subsidy was not an issue.
(Representative i:"D&vis, ; Tennessee,
democratict. member of -, the commit
tee, told, the. hbuse "t is representa
tive government with a. vengeance."
INQUIRY INTO DEATH
OF HENDERSON FAMILY
(By -Associated Press) 1
LANCASTER-, O., Nov. 24 Lan
caster peopTToday. were looking to
Columbus : for the : next scene in - the
death tragedy; of the Henderson fam
ily here. '. Whether Irving Henderson,
his wife and their four children died
of poisoning or were asphyxiated by
fum'ed'frdm a" gas stove was expected
to be disclosed by the result of a se
ries of, investigations underway at
Columbus-. - . - - - - -
The local officials admit they have
run into a blank wail in their efforts
to -find a criminal motive.
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Capt.
Willis Announces That
Orders; TjQ Take Measure-,
ments Received
Captain Albert T. Willis, of the
New- Bern : Battery company, an
nounced today-that orders had been
received to measure members of the
local organizations for uniforms.
The measures will be taken at once
and, the, orders sent in to Raleigh,
from Which point the uniforms will
be sent out. It is expected that they
will be received here in a brief time
ITALY MOURNS DEATH
OF FORMER MINISTER
(By, Associated Press)
ROME, NcV. 24. Italy mourned
today, the passing of Baron Sonnino,
Who was twice prime minister and
her foreign minister during the war.
Death came last night after, an ap-
opletie stroke earlier in the day.
ON
BATTER Y FHERE
BURY VICTIMS
DF EXPLOSION
L
Preparations Made for Laying
To Rest First of Eighty
four Victims
SIXTEEN HAVE NOT
BEEN IDENTIFIED
Majority Are Negroes. Graves
: Being Dug Today in Num
erous Alabama ' Towns
(By Associated Press - -BIRMINGHAM,
Ala "Nov. ,24.
Birmingham district tqday prepared
b lay to rest .the first of its 84 dead
whose lives y were snuiTed - .out Wed
nesday by an explqsion ;of coal dust
in, Mine No-' 3 of the Woodward Iron
Company, 16 miles, 'west of ' this city.
The dead belong - to, the: district foi
virtually every, settlement an3 city
is reported: in" the casualty list and
graves were being dug -today in near'
ly -. every ;,:ltttle cemetery between
JJrrmingham-'sand'J Bessemer, Kngley
and the mine. - ' -
Sixteen of the victims had not beer)
Identified- -early today. One was '-a
white-, man and other fifteen negroes.
Identification. -of some of the negroes
was. declared virtually impossible' be
cause -the : faces Were burned -almost
jeyond recognition. -- '
'.'At. the mine, . where-the only evi--'
ience' visible of the disaster was th
charred -woodwork of the concreti
tipple fired by the blast as the -flame:
spouted' from-the slope. Repairs' ar
being made with the expectation-.tha'
coal "production would be resumed
Monday. ' -'
:: Many of the miners', "disabled - bj
the. explosion, declared " that as sooi
is they are able to resume work the?
will return to the mine.
Dr. Hand's Father Dead
- The: sympathy of New Bern todaj
b extended to Dr. W. L. Hand, whost
father - died last night at Burgaw a
the result of -a paralytic stroke aev
efal days ago. Dr. Hand left yester
day for Burgaw. '
SHBWH HERE
Car " Was Demonstrated Yes
terday and Today and Is
'Admired By All
Much interest was manifested lo
cally yesterday and today in!1 the
demonstration of the new Lincoln
car here by the New Bern Motor
j Company.' 1
The Lincoln unquestionably is a
wonderful machine and it was in
spected by hundreds of persons, all
of whom found much to admire and
much to comment upon. Its eigh-
syllhder motor, beautiful body de
sign and pleasing : appearance fropi
every point of view, made a most
favorable impression. The factory
demonstrator will leave in the cav
this afternoon for Kinston.
OESSTlLlL-Om"
A "BONP TO
FINANCE PAY XMAS
5HOPR NQ"" tA AY BE
IT VA1LA- BE.
OVER S UB3CRIBE.P -
N1
11
LINCOLN C
OVERHEARD
(Expressions heard locally from
various persons on various - "
.' -, topics.) , -
1 believe that the Kentucky
market this year is going to be
successful in every way. AcooTtl
iug to reports, the farmers have
raised one of best crops that has
been grown In. years. Prospects
are good for high prices. E. J.
Hester. '
1 The parcel-post business into New
Bern is about: the same- as usual.
There are arv average of about 250
pieces, handled in the local office
daily. I do not believe that there has
been much of an increase or decrease'
from ,'thia average. Postmaster Roy
Shu pp.' ,- '-. ;
"Farmers in this section ' are, certainly-
taking . advantage ' of the . propo
sition made them .by the Joint Stock
Lank: Bank. Applications are coming
in- in larg. numbers and we are., now
passing on. them. E. H. Meadows.:'
I believe that the' next sixmonths
Jvill see more automobiles tSOfintf" and
u-ound New Bern any l; any 'eorres
londing iime in the past. People have
Iriven their old cars until the prac
tically worn out and they will have
jo- have new machines. This condi
tion is not only local butyls nation
vide R'.' C. Pratt.
" A local wholesale grocery concern
save ' out the information yfesterday
that their business during . October
aras the largest in the history of their
Establishment. They made no excep'
ions. W. J. Caroon. .
Coroner at Asheville A Waits
; Arrival of Mrs. Cora WestV
i Relatives There
i ASHEYiLLE, N. C, Nov. 25. Cot
mer1 E. R, Morris, is ; awaiting the
arrival ''from Saluda of relatives Of
Mrs. Cora West, . instantly killed
while on a hunting trip yesterday with
ler husband, Fred J. West, before
leciding whether or not an investiga
tion will be held.
According to the husband, a dog
stepped on the' trigger of the shot
gun, which had been laid on the
ground, and the discharge entered
Mrs. West's body under the left arm
and ranged upward through the neck,
Death was almost instantaneous.
Grief stricken, the husband; plac
ed his wife's body in his automobile
and drove to a local undertaking .es--j
tablishment.
Mr. and Mrs. West were married
in Greenville, S. C, last Christmas
Eve, and since their marriage, have
been living , here with Mr. West's
father. The deceased is 22 years old.
JESSE
CETSJ OFFER
Is Considering Proposal To
Fight Floyd Johnson For A
Purse of $30,000, Said
(By Associated Press)
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. Nov. 24.
Jess Willard has received an offer of
$30,000 from Charles Murray, boxing
promoter, of Buffafflo, N. Y., to meet
Floyd Johnson in that city the lat
ter part of January, according to Eu
gene Doyle, Willard's local represen
tative. Young People's Federation
The Young Peoples Federation
will hold a meeting at the Centenary
Church this evening at 8 o'clock.
Evfry member is urgently requested
to be in attendance at this meeting
as a, number of important matters
ere to be brought up..
Rocky Mount Team v:i Completely Qutclael.
Unable To WithstodjBnliiantt&cS
Craven County -LadsNe'W' .tBem ' 'Str:;f
Firt Touchdown jc In ;InitiaL
v of Rocky. Mount's Forward; Passe Wrelli
tercepted By. Local Boys i AridiToUCndbb
; Made. . . yA W W?&&0m,i- '
New Bern, 31;;;RTOky;M6Un1CS
1 111 1 11. 1 r ,- " : 'i . -t.. " : .:
(Special to The Sun-Journi)H!
GOLDSBORO, N. ,C., Nov. '24;piapayiog
offensive attack and a veritable stone-wall bfejEe$ ; -?
New Bern High School team this afternoon ? defeated :R0tkir ;
Mount High .School here in a well-played and; hard-fpugnt '
contest which was 5 witnessed by a fairly, large number; of j ; ;
fans from ; Gojdsberpv Ne Wv:e nd' Rbcky
; The New : Bern ( aggriegation smashed
and made .several long gaih&ira
was carried down the . fields until Ji , rested 4ean-j4r -from
the 'RockyMount goaiUine;A?
resulted iri a-oueMo-.D
New Bern confined herself largely to - stight'fooWalr -
Rocky Mount made a desperate attempt to cheeky the:ains "
of the Craven county players but'herefforfa were
was evident early in the game,
win.
Another touchdown was scored
Whitford intercepted . a forward pass and came4t?4,fP
the line for New Bern's second touchdown altKMgluiBlf&b-v
sequent attempt at the additional point f Ailed.' The lalf derided '
,t-' . v -; - j- ; - . . . ,i $ ; f, . : . ' .. tr.. . i. . . a-M'i-.-';'!.- i.'a.-i4.J )ti -.
with the, ball in Rocky Mount's possession. ?j rksT&k: v& ;
) k In the ! third? quarter New Bern: gave - furthJeviden.&ea :
of her superiority" by scoring . 13 ; additibnal pQinfeVjhe'Jftrat
touchdown was made.in- this.period.iby SimpsO
failed at kicking goal- A little laterrin the
Duvall intercepted a forward pass and - added 6 anore" -ii'::
to New Bern's score. Dill kicked goal. - " .'fJT ' I ,
In the final quarter Rocky Mount made ; a .je
fort to come back but her best effort wasn't . ; qul : good f . ,
enough. New Bern continued to hold the Nash Co
ia check. In addition, New Bern managed to sCpre a final1'
touchdown, Simpson taking the ball over. Dill if ailed at goal .
The crowd was increased materially during the: last HiU
by the arrival of several hundred additional GbldsboH fan.!-
The New Bern team will
ERSKINE CHILDERS
EXECUTED TODAY
(By Associated -Press)
DUBLIN, Nov, 24. Er&kine -Childers,
chief lieutenant of Ka
monn DeValera, was executed to?
day.. i-
He was executed at 7 o'clock
this morning for .baring bad an
automatic pistol in bis possession, -is
is announced in an official bulle
tin given out by the National
Arany. .
The brief army report says that
Childers was tried by a military
court at Dublin. November 17th,
charged with being in posession
without -proper authority -ot an
automatic pistol when apprehend
ed by national forces November
10. The accused, the report adds,
was found guilty and sentenced to
death and the findings and sen
tence being duly confirmed, the
execution was carried ou this
morning.
Funeral services over the remains
of Mr. Frank Weathersbee, Confeder
ate veteran and formerly1, 'of .New
Bern, was held yesterday afternoon
at 3 o'clock from Centenary Metho
dist church. Interment was made in
Cdar Grove cemefiery.,. . Many old
friends paid their respects to the de-
ceased, and beautiful floral designs
expressed their affection.
that she : stood .httlechance " U
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in the second auarter.. when
return home tonii
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Some of Pig Clubs Delinquent
In Sending ; In Their Re
ports This
A.
Som of the Boys' Pig Clubs in the
county, according to Coyftty Agent
J. G. Lawton, are delinqtieht Jn seed
ing their reports,." ',ItVisL':J.mperative
that these reports be received at the
county agnt's official . not later than
November 30, so that : thy taay ,be
sent to Washington; and the proper
credits recevied.K '--'-. :-- . '
Practically all of the .Girls Clubs
have sent in their repofts. Mr. Law
ton hopes that the boys. won't. let the'
girls get ahead of i them .and . that
all of the clubs will have- their re
ports in before the latter' part Of next
week. ' ',-. , -n '
''iMif')'-'";.- "
Mrs. Luther White, kit. Wilmtngtoh, 5
arrived in New Bern - last r night ' for " 3
a vkit with relatives. Mr.-Whlte, vb -'
was formerly with the Bra&ham com. -
pany here ts expected to fjoitr Birs.
white bunaay.
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