W estern New Y ork Seeths
~ With Debate On Ku Klux
ksuc Not Yet Manifest in National Campaign But May
~ fori' Eli-ction and Bunt
inate All Other Ismio
?li ix tlir 11-lfJ ijf a t.r .t.-i
U: br 1
tii. tLiii i.m 'I -ii in-u iin tu ?>?' ??
>?tntv?
i>'litn-?l rnitumnt i
lly LWVRKXCK
(C??yp|??t IW4. B? Tht Atf.anc*)
ufTalo, S?'i)t. ir>. -Sonn.'thiiuj far more exdtinjj than any
Kciil campaign lias been going on here. Folificiaiis may
!i much from it, but communities having members in the
Klilx Klan may leaw* still more.
or the (greatest mischiefs,
"ding a couple of mur
lias resulted It-om I he"
/sterious publication of a
t of members of the K. K.
Denial,,. moat of *|,lcli not
"".?i.t.d ,i?r,.r,. liri.
Ins rroni every side. Iluainc**
in?n who depend on Catholic*.
rr ue;,roos for their trad
*'? l?lnii boycotted ? one milk
dealer Is '-aid to have lost a hun
custom, ,?? overnight ? and
th:- end of the bitterness Is not
yet III !i|Rht.
The episode has liaru develop '
Antr im soverul Weeks.- Mlll.
Quarters wore broken Into by un
known persons. It was rURjureti
that a list of members bait been '
stolen. Not Ions afterwards from
a iifluhhorluf city, there came by
?>?" the Buffalo m.nibershli,
jards of tlie Klan. Mayor Seliwub
lulled Whoever owned the card*
tn recover their property. No one
appeared. Then a list of the
members was made available to
the newspapers by the mayor. The
newspapers feared libel as they
cuulda t be sure the list was bona
lide and even If most of It was
risk a law suit'
the li'W In.m-IiTTm-J ? rtrrr
might bo erroneously Haled. Then
liome ono int. rented In getting the
pamra spread throughout the city
had them published In ? pamph
let form. Attorneys for the News
boy* \ Association advised against
tjielr being handled on the news
stands. Hut hundreds of copies
nevertheless were sold and all
^|er th*' city people may be found
?|idying those lists for familiar
Fist lights, several houses
S*HT*?"'d n withdrawal of
from folk mentioned re
sulted from some of the sequels.
In the midst of It all. two men
killed each other and a third was
badly wounded. One of the dead
was discovered to hi* an organizer
for the Ku Klux Klan. sent here
to Investigate the losh of the
cards. The wounded man ndmitK
being a local kleagle. The second
man killed was a former police
man who Is now supposed to huve
Joined the Klan as a spy for the
mayor. It was he who was
chart; ed with 'having stolen the
list. He ia dead now, so he can
tell no talcs, but the list has
proved a terrible legacy.
To determine whether I he de
nials are valid, people want to
*er the original membership
card*. These are kept under lock
and k?y by Police Chief Zimmer
man. who now says he cannot be
compelled by the mayor or any
one else to give up the cards. The
Rig natures of members are on the
cards. The district attorney in
sists he will prosecute any mem
ber of the Klan under the Walker
Act which wns pa?ned by the last
legislature forbidding any organi
zation to maintain a secret mem
bership. Penalties for falling to
register Its list of members are
provided.
Some of the principals engaged
lln the controversy, as for instance
I Oi? mayor, are laying lines for
re election or advancement in pol
itic* Capitalizing the antl-Klan
feeling fits In wllh their program
Nevertheless the cltv is deeply
stirred over the publication of the
list. Rome Interesting facts have
been disclosed by a stud? of It.
HrHt of all. the number of prom
inent or Influential persons on it
Is aurprlslriKly few I'sually It Is
claimed that the "beat people" in
? ,City ?!? *? t,,p K,?n In ?uf
raio well known names were the
rare exception ralhcr than the
rule.
But the Klan will have a hard
time rceruitinK ony ,,?w BIPmhorili
The possible consequence* of (j|g.
Closure have been demonstrated.
'"V "1-ath blow has also been
dealt by the Ituffslo livening
'h? I??1Iok newspaper
wblrh said editorially the
oth"i^day:
"li?<a aurprlslne to receive let
ters f,-otn ordained ministers, pre
sunnbly wllh some tralnlnit In
lo>> and In sreument. who draw
fl pjrallPl between the Knight* of
Ool.mh'is or the Mssons, and the
Kl?n When every Klsnsman Is
as ?.oud to wear his emblem as
the Shrlner Is to display his, one
of the chief objections to the Klan
will have disappeared. And so
will Its principal bid for member
anlp
"Can yott Imagine anybody bo
nit murdered because he revealed
the lln of the members of the K
Knight Templars, or
I N* .B RMh? H"*
have secret rituals Only the Klan
has a secret membership.''
As yet the Klan controversy
has not gotten lata fk? dUcuoalon
I)AWKS A VISITOR
i It) Tit* .\??? i?lml I'rAuO
St . Paul. >S*-pt. 16.- Dividing
inliiMd witli the annual parade of
-the 'Aim rli'uii l?eg|Hii today whs
the visit of t'it'n?*ral Charles U.
D.iwch, IN publican Vice Pn-nlden
tial candidate, who came "iioli'ly
as a Ijogionalru" to visit tin* I*e
lion's national convent ion.
I)i-Kplte till' 1 1 ! t> I H V ellCe of till'
general and tin* Legion officials
that he ?*nnie as a I.eg|onaire,
Dawes* visit attracted much inter
est.
< ONI KI<I<IN<; ABOUT
NATIONAL PARKS
White Sulphur Springs. W. Varr
Sept. 16. -Col. Glenn Smith and
Major \V. A. Welch, members of
tin- National Park Commission,
conferred hero today with Gover
nor Morgan on the subject of es
tablishing si national park a long
I lie border of West Virginia and
Virginia. The proposed- park
woui<l embrace land in Monroe,
Greenbrier, and Pocahontas coun
ties of West Virginia, and Hath,
Alleghany, Craigh, Giles and Mont
gomery of Virginia.
RENEWED EFFORTS
AGAINST SHANCHAT
I Br TUt Awliinl Pr?M-*
Shanghai, Sept. IB Reinforce
ments from the Peking Kovern
inent to l>?* thrown into the bailie
b gal bat the Ghekiang forces de
fending Shanghai were reported
to be at Wujdah. 85 miles wi?t
I of here, Sunday by a messenger
from the Klangsu front who re
turned here today.
The Kiangsu army had opened
a renewed and determined offens
ive near ! luho in an effort to
rench Woosung forts, according to
a report issued by Lungwa head
quarters of the Chewlanu army.
Poking, Sept. 16. ? - Reports
were received here "Today that
the Chihlian and , Manchurian
troops had clashed at Chaovatig
in nortliern Chlhli. No official in
formation has been forthcoming.
IOKMKK CONDUCTOR
KII.I.S IIIS CHIEF
Huntington, W. Va., Sept. ? II.
R. McLaughlin, assistant superin
tendent of the Chesapeake tie
Ohio Railroad at St. Alt). ins. was
shot to death today by (Well New
mnn. former Conductor who then
shot himself and is In a critical
condition.
Newman was discharged from
the road last February.
READY TO ARRANGE
FOII WORLD SERIES
Chicago, Sept. 1G. ? Commis
sioner 1-andin today called a meet
ing of the presidents of the six
clubs fighting for the major
league pennants to consider the
world series arsngeirrents. The
session will be held in New York
next Wednesday.
MOV(M K Iff AltfJM WWTS
Mil. Til Itll- T TO ICKTI'IIK
Moyock. Sept. 1?. This com
j munlty is anxious to have Rev. C.
i T. Thrift again as pastor n< xt
] year and the following petition
! has hern drawn up and signed:
"We, the members of the
1 fourth quarterly conference
charge, Elisabeth City district.
North Carolina Conference, peti
tion to the presiding elder to use
his every effort in securing the re
turn of Rev. C. T. Thrift to this
charge for the coming conference
year. Sighed, J. J. Kereboe, J. J.
Forbes, J. W. Sa nderlin, K. W.
Addison. (}. C. Iloswood, Thomas
W. Ilaxter, J. S. Waters, It. O.
Itagley, C. h. Mack<'y, H. M.
Msnn. J. K. Cheison, Mrs. J. W.
Poyner. Mrs. C. L. Muck?*y, Mrs.
W. 1*. Wilson, Mrs. W. I). Cox,
Mrs F. K. Schlabach, Mill. T. I).
Sullivan."
COTTON MAItKKT
New York, Sept. 16. ? -Spot cot
ton closed quiet today; middling
22.15, with 20 points decline. Fu
tures. closing bid: October 21.64,
December 21.28, January 21.33.
March 21.56. May 21.80
New York. Sept 16. ? Cotton fu
tures opened today at the follow
ing levels: Oct 21.80, Doc. 21.45.
Jan 21.45, March 21.75, May
22.00.
here of the national campaign but
Western N??w York Is seething
Kith Klan debate and later on It J
' may unfortunately becloud other
issues.
BRIDGE ISSUE
IS UNSETTLED
(.ommito*i?>iipr* Say too
I. at** C.liange - I toad I.#?vy i
? but- Authorize ? Highway
Body to Borrow $3,500.
A resolution authorizing (he
r.ifuotank County Highway rom
mission to borrow $3. GOO In addi
tion to l lie appropriation for road ,
work for . tho coming .y?ar if it
should lit- ?6und necessary to pro
per maintenance of "the County
roads, was adopted^)' the County |
Commissioners after a Joint meet
ing with the Highway Commission
It was decided that no addi
tional appropriation would be
mad * either for the Knobbs Creek
briilgb or for road work an It is
thought to be too late to uller
thf tax hooks.
Chairman Noah Burfoot and
County Commissioner Owuiey
were appointed to act with mem
herH from the highway body as a
Joint committee to visit the firms
whose plants are located across
Knoblm Creek to ascertain If they
will not osslat in paying the cost
of constructing tho bridgo.
The additional amount of $3.
5<>o which was specified aw a max
imum to be borrowed Increases
Thr funds for road work from f i .4;
6.10 to $17,150. Tlje levy of seven
cent* will yield the original |
amount und if the maximum sum
is borrowed the highway body will
have $17. ISO to expend on road
work.
The resolution presented by the
(IlKbway Commission at the July
me.ting certified that $45,000
would be necessary. Of this sum
$15,000 was represented by out
standing obligations. The County
Commissioners appropriated $5.
j 0-00 in a levy of 3 cents, in addi
tion to the appropriation of sev
. '.iL-D-Ula-Iag?mMlntflnanra to pay,
one third of these obligations this
ytjsr jvltli the understanding that
the balance would be paid in two
1 more years.
The remainder of the estimate
of $10,100 Included $10,000 or
i $12,000 for th > Knobbs Creek
bridge. With the bridge matter
stilt unsettled th* highway body
will receive $8,000 less than their
estimate for road work.
It was intimated that should it
. be decided to construct the bridgo
( during the year that the nwessary
Amount would be borrowed.
A change of opinion was mani
, Tested by some of the County
. Commissioners in regard to the
bridge. At the July meeting
open opposition to the construc
tion of the bridge was expressed.
At Tuesday's meeting several said
they believed they had no right un
ider the law to abandon th?* bridge
land that the plants which make
most use of It nre entitled to some
< onsideration as heavy tax pay
ers.
It was also pointed out that
when the Pasquotank Highway
Commission abandoned mainten
ance of th<? shortcut to New
Wc-ekevllle in Salem township uf
ter paving the longer road by the
? way of Old Weeksvllle. n properly
owner on the abandoned road was
paid by the County for the loss
lie suffered by reason of the road's
abandonment.
"Should we abandon the Knobbs
Creek bridge," somebody said,
"have we not set a precedent
which would give owners of fac
tories on Knobbs Creek In th^
? vent of such abandonment ground
to come before us for damage done
them?"
The meeting was most amicable.
Chairman J. J. Morris of the high-,
way body being absent, tho posi
tion of that body was stated by
Highway Commissioners Foreman
and Sample. Figures were pre
sented to show that less money
hnd been spent on roads during the
past few years than eight or ten
years ago Mr. Sample said more
'money was needed for the upkeep
of bridges which had been placed
under the County's care rather
than that of land owners by the
last legislature. He also said that
bushing the roadsides had not
1i*?*n undertaken for som* years
on account of lack of funds. On
the other hand It was pointed out
thst tho hsrd surfaced rosds
completed recently have relieved
the County of considerable main
tenance expense.
In speaking of the value of the
plants across Knobbs Creek Mr.
Foreman said the Chamber of
Commerce would go to some
length to provide free sites snd
and the County would build two
bridges to Induce such plants to
locate In Kllxabeth City were
they not already here.
Mr. Foreman read the law
In regard to the Highway Com
mission which fixes the limits of
levies for road worh between 10
und 30 cents and makes It msnda
tory on the part of the County
Commissioners to appropriate
funds as called for by the Highway
Commission within thee* limits.
"The law relieves the County
Commissioners from any respon
sibility In the matter and prevents
them from entailing any criticism
from taxpayers," aald Mr. Fore
msn. In snswer to the statement ,
made by Mr Hurfoot that he had
a number of complaints from cM-J
liens who feared that tales weald
CIRCLING ABOVE THK F1EIJ)
i Horo 1b Lieutenant Eric Nelaon'a planr. tin* New Orl?';inn. clirliiiK
I over Mitchell Plold whi-n the 'round-tlie-wnrld tllera eamc 1 <> N ?? w
York. It w?m the firRt of th?? three t?? laud. ThoiiHunds wvre ?t
[the Held to Kt*<'?*t them. The pilots had to fight their way through
the crowds to reach the offlclalM w ho Wi-re there to w?-loom.? ih<-m.
beincrca to build the brldin:
Mr. Foreman said il was ( lie de
Mire of the highway commission
to accomplish as much A3 possi
ble with as little money as they
could get along with.
8omA members of both bodies
deplored the feeling of animosi
' IV tTint III' y nnui nan turn TPlt fry
' tween the two boards and ?x
; pressed hope that they would in
{ future function in harmony. Some
of the County Commissioners said
. the retainlpg of two lawyers by
the highway body had aron<so-1 a
feeling of apprehension that tho
matter would be taken Into the
' court*.
These differences were appar
ently smoothed out heCoro tho
meeting adjourned and perfect ac
cord seemed Jo prevail on both
l sides.
?Ml 'ST I'ltm ifWi I OK
SIX MONTHS" TKIt.M
I ltalciKh. Sept. I ?*, Su|m riutfii
, dt'tlt of I'uhlU* I lirtl ruction A I li-ii
: yent erday notified county hu|m>iIii
jtendcntH that all children must l??
provided with" six nionlhH' hlpl.
hwww IfmwmWBTWCtt ? trnw tmH
Ihut the cotiuty boardn of rdncu*
It ion must make tin* mntMiuy
n>ro\ Inlonn.
[mop TO OMAHA IS
AGAIN POSTPONED
in* Tin- l'n?m
i A1 ay wood. III., Bept. 16.? -The
(hop to Omaha of the world filers
wan today postponed until tonmr
? row on account of Inclement
1 weather.
Falls Hopes Through Fair
Bring Settlers Albemarle
I Ionic Sri-kern Will l>e in Attemliinee, Says Farm Ap nl,
Wild May lie l<r<l to Settle in Otimlie* Show
ing: the Most Attractive Kxliiltils
, That 1 1??* Albemarle District
may be developed to the limit of
It h possibilities us an agricultural
! section Is the result which Coun
ty Farm Agent Orover W. Falls"
'hopes Will eventually ho brought
to pass through holding annually
, hero the Albemarle District Fair
"Capitalists and home seekers. '
says Mr. Falls, "will be In attend
ance nt this Fair, which Is to be
i h"ld In Kllxabcth City this year
ion October 7, K. 9. 10 and 11.
? These visitors may be led to *?t
t tie In the counties which arc able
to put on the most attractive ex
hibits at the Fair.
"With better roads throughout
-this district it may be expected
that tile crowd to attend the Al
bnnarle Fair this year will b?- the
largest that has ever been ae?*n in
Elizabeth City during Fair Week.
"The exhibits at the forthcom
ing Fair. Will, we MiCfA, MllpW
all previous expositions held here
''-?both In quality nnd variety,
j Those countlrn which I have vis
it* d seem willing to co-operate
with the officers of the Albemarle
Agricultural Association to make
the Fair a success."
"This Albemarle Agricultural
Association." continued Mr. Falls,
"which has in hand the inanac
ment of the Albemarle District
Fair, Is an agricultural and Indus
trial organization. We wish to
aid th?> work of developing what
we believe to be the greatest agri
cultural section In Northeastern
North Carolina.
"We are paying larger premi
ums than ever before this year,
hoping that the people of the Al
b? marie District will put up ?
greatest Agricultural and live
stock expoaltion ever seen in this
J section.
"This will be n clean, educa
1 tlonal Fair to which the people of
this district may coine with th.*'"
families for mutual pleasure and
profit."
One feature of the Fair this
fall that will no doubt be of ad
vantage to the farmers of the Al
bemarle la the fact that Orover
Wr. Falls. County farm agent for
Pasquotank County, has accept* d
the secretaryship of the Fair for ,
this year.
In his experience with farmers
here Mr. Falls ha* not only be
i come Int'-itsely l?t?r?rted In Pa*
iquotank County but ne is an tr
ident booster for the Albemarle
District He has studied the i
counties of tin* Alhemarh and be
lieves the section lo be without an
eiiual when it conies to nvricUltur
al accomplishments and po.Hsihlll
tI<H.
Not only dors tin* Albemarle
, AKrictiltural Association boast of
o secretary Who I* a prncflcnl
'fanner but Mr Falls has a very
valuable assistant in Dr. If. E.
Nixon, formerly ?-f Edenton, but
now of Elizabeth City.
I)r. Nixon served last year as
iserretary of the fair held at Kd
entori and In- inanawd this fair
with succers. Dr. Nixon Is ureut
ly interested in farming and In
baa alwavs been for r.iore and M
,ter live slock in the Albemarle.
N. Howard Sin If b Is St ft Iff pres
ident of the Fair Association; J.
\V. Foreman Ih first vlce-pr* *1
jdent: J. T. McCabe, second vice
president : VV IV Duff, treasurer;
it. C. Job. corporation accrctary;
and Torn Cannon, ruce secretary
and a tarter.
M. L. Clark Is chairman of the
parade committee for this year's
fair. Mr. Clark's assistants are
Camden Itlades. Frank Kramer
and It. C. Job and this committee
Is determined to nhow the crowds
here fair week something greater
and bigger in the way of a parade
than their eye# ItaVe ever wlt
neHSed In Eliza bet li City.
The ureal display r.f Am work*
? nkag< d for tills v-ar. !? said by
the management of the Fair to be
the most spectacular and expens
ive that has ever been aeen In the
Old Home Town. This Is saylns:
right much for It Is rt nicnihi-red
liiat one of the distinctly sucre**
f ii I features of last vsr'n Fair
was the firework* Included In
this year's fireworks display ore
sunset en the ocean. battled' Id
effects. draKons. aerp? nts. butter
flies. palms, flags, birds. Niagara
Falls, and all scenes will be
hundreds of feet In the nir In
plain view of tho spectators.
The lartfefft <|ng find pony show
In the world will be one feature
of the Harry (.''typings Mhows,
whleh have rontmcted with the
Fa!r managem* nt to bring their
14 shows to Elizabeth City this
year.
The aim of the managers ef
this year's Fair Is to make every
feature nf the event better thsn
It was last year end Hecretarv
Falls Is aMftMM that ev#ry depart
ment chairman work with this
end in vi?*w.
SIX AKE KILLED IN
DOl'RI.E COLLISION
l?i. ?Six were k II ictl In a double |
auto collision hen- lu?t night. '
Two of tho men wore British
naval officers and two others ,
were World War heroine.
Laniard Jit' id. son of tho late
Sir William lteiu. was arrested on (
a charge of manslaughter an drlv- ;
er of the car that crashed Into ,
tho crowd.
T ?n ?' f I III? vll'lillia wcii? IjOilI'd:..
Ing a hua beside the road and the1
others including the officers were!
in a machine which wan returning |
from a late supper with friends
a nnmgvt he H rit ts n~sp ec In F"*c r u filer1
F?|u;idrou which la anchored In
Concept ion Hay. f
COUllT OKDKKS SALE
COMMANDEK ESTATE
property. including mill, mill Bite, j
In in h?>r and other real estate, will i
be sold under au order of Supe- \
rlor Court signed by Judge C. C. j
Lyon Monday. The sale will be
mad.- by \V. A. Pinner, recelv* r. '
and mill and real estui*? wtM uo
to the highest bidder at auction J
for canh on October is
The for* going order, the out
come of an action brought by |
''Inra W. Hall, uominlatratrlx of i
T. A. Commander, vs. J. C.
Brooks. administrator of C. 'v
Commander, et al.. was the uio;?t j
it no resting development of tin*
first day's session o/ the civil jerin '
of Superior Court begTnYilng
Monday.
. William Charles MeeklnB. Juu- !
loi pai t ii ? x in tin- law firni of ,
Meeklna & Meeklna. who obtained 1
license to practice law last Janu
ary. before Judge Lyon took the
oath of attorney and oath to sup
port the Federal and State consti
tutions and was formally admit-;
lejt to the practice of law In all 1
the courts of the State.
Oilier eases disposed of follow:
Cora Jcncs Vs. Walter Jonea.
decree ??f absolute divorce under j
the five year separation statute.
A rein la Ambrose va. lieu ben i
Ambrose, decree of absolute dl
vorce nndei the live year sepsra- {
11.111 ll.ltli Li. .
Louisa Itobinfon vs. Jesse Hob-)
Insou, decree of absolute divorce j
unib r live year separation statute.
Mary Crank vs. Chaillc Crank.!
i decree of absolute divorce on the
ground of statutory infidelity.
1). W. Morgan vs. K. II. Win*- 1
(low. plaintiff recovered 9302.10 <
witli Interest thereon from April
L'M. 1 li 2 4 .
KOB MODISTE OF
VALUABLE JEWELS
New York. Sept. 16. ? Four!
armed men today ransacked the
apartment of Miss Edltli Bob*. I
modiste, bound and gagged the
the negro maid, held up Miss
Ho ho and her escort as they re-'
turned home and escaped with
r, nis valued at 92G.OOO.
VK I KU ANS MEETING
IN OIIAKLOTTE TODAY
Cahrlotte, Sept. !?? Yhe North 1
Carolina Confederate Veterans op
? ned th<'ir convention here today.
I I.STES CABINET TO
ADHEItE TO DECISION
? llr TV AWfliM |*fw?l
t- J?onilQlu.&}flLt, 16. -The Ulster
cabinet at a meeting here today
decided to adhere to Its former
decision not to appoint represen
tatives on the Irish Boundary
Commission provided for In tho
Anglo-Irish treaty. The decision
was communicated to I'rlme
Minister MneDonald of Great Bri
tain.
JOSEI'IIUS DANIELS
SI'KAKS FOR McLEAN
Newland. N. C., Sept. 16. Jo
sephti* Daniel*, editor of the
News and Observer, opened the
Democratic campaign In Avery
County last night with an appeal
to tin- people to elect Angus Wil
ton McLean as a candidate who
will continue the present progres
she era in the State. He said
that the Itepubllcans of the State
lack* d responsible leadeishlp.
LOSES FHONT TEETII
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Mauler*. Sept. 16r? -Miss Lucy
Midgette is suffering with a ter
ribly wrenched back and three or
four of her front t*eth completely
gone and Miss Delia Midgette has
a broken arm as the result of an
nocldcnt that happened on the
road leading to Hurnsides. about
two miles from here, about 11
o'clock Saturday night. Walter
Male, driver of the car, and Percy
Me-klns. the other members of the
party were less Injured than the
girls. Hale receiving a few hruls
es about the face while Meeklns'
injuries were even loss.
The parly consumed the early
part of the evening at a party
given by Miss Dorothv Drlnkwater
at her home on West Church
street. After the party these four
decide" that It was most too early
to go home so Ihoy went for a
little Joyrtde that ended In the
accident that cost Miss Mldgett
many of her front teeth, which
will naturally affect her appear
ance. and almost cost her life.
N' o flubft antlal reason has been
given thus far for the cause of
the accident other than thay wsre
running the car without any lights,
ran It Into a deep ditch and turned |
It over.
V
Russia Called Enemy By
U. S. Department Of War
And Officer of Ketscrve Corps of Army Alleged ;<> Have
ghinvn Syni|mlhy fi>r Sirri-I M?y In1 l*iuit
murily Dismissed from Service
. n. HMiiunx T ?wtn.
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Washington, Sept. 16. ? Official Washington has licgun to
take a real interest in the inquiry lieing conducted under the
iuapicesof the War Department at J?j:yv_ X.W.U tn-ik'-crmine
whether a man who has expressed sympathy for soviet Rus
sia and a belief that the existing government of that more
or less unhappy land should tx' recognized by the United
States, is fit to hold public office or any position of trust.
trust involved in the hearing
is a commission in the offi
cers' reserve corps of lh"
Army.
Home persons may look upon
! that position uh possibly unlmpor
I taut In the plpln* times of peace
and the d?iwn of world disarma
ment. but the War Department
ar.d the reservo corps have n't
such Ideas ou the subject.
What worries Washington 1h
that the verdict of the New
court of Inquiry la uuquoatlonably
going to be aKalnst the accused
officer. Hla nam els Captain 1 ax
ton Hlbben. bur that realty -trnn**
"lniportant. v
If. however, a board of resem
Army officers. acting In ^unison
with two officers of the Regular
Army, decide that a man who haj
expressed his sympathy for Rus
sia Ih unfit for public trust, wluil
Is to become of- half a score of
' United States Senators who con
alder themselves very Important
and art' very much In the Pu"'<
eye at the moment? Will the
United States Array take the of
fi nslve against them? Or wll I It
be content merely to blaae th
way and thenMtoas the torch to
Twrmw-ntrriy umaulieil spei Isl situ
ate Investigating committee ana
[,.t th.' august upper chamber of
the National Congress purs.- It
pelf of Its ' unlit" meuibois? 1 rub
ably some of the Senator. soou
will "Inquire to know."
Senator William E. Borah of
1 Idaho haa been one of the mom
1 outspoken of the elder statesmen
i advocating recognition for nu"*'
He doubtless will read the conclu
sions of the New York board of
Inquiry with unuaual Interoit ami
In due course of time may have
something ralher pertinent to ??y
upon the aubject.
Senator! LaKollette and wh.'l
er. who. regpoctlvely. would tain
be I'realdeut and Vice Prealdent,
of these United State, on and af
ter March 4. next. If only they
could convince enough people of
the rlghteouaneaa of their cause,
also are classed promlnenlly
amonK the "friends of Hu??^
A. a matter of fact, both S.na
I tor LaKollette and Senator
1 Wheeler recently visited Russia,
along with several colleagues. In
! eluding Senator King of "'?'J;
'and all of them came buck with
praise of the conditions they
i found In a supposedly benighted
i place. Ever since that Russian
.trip and the exchange of Intliuata
ivlewa It permitted. Senators l.a
t'ollette and Wheeler have been
i close friends and there was no
surprise when Mr. Wheeler was
chosen as Fighting Hobs running
mate. Som ? politicians have gone
so far as to say that such an ar
rangement was understood In ad
vance and that Is why no Vice
(?residential nomination *??
| made by the "progressive* at
| If the board of officers .Ittlng
In Captain HlbbenV case brand
I him ?n Improper person
of his leaning toward the Hti?Jau
] government, the head.-, of th
"progressive" ticket unquestion
ably Will regard the verd ct as an
attack by the administration upon
them and the Jllbben Incident
may become an Issue In the earn
nalgn The campaign. Iiv the
way. Is In such a liquid condition
at this time that anything may be
come an issue at any moment.
The more the merrier
So perhaps Captain Hlbben
Isn't such an unimportant person
after all. It" holds his commis
sion In the officers' reserve corpa
largely on the recommendation "f
the late Colonel Theodore Hmse
velt,-t?l?-aenat?r Albert -J- Hi*,
erldge of Indlsna. snd others of
the progressive school of thought
III this country, lie was rer.'ln
mended for the commission early
In the war and served <J>rou** 'J'
war with an admittedly dlatln
gulshed record lie was In lb'
Intelllgenc.. department. II" bad
i travelled the world over as an ob
; aerver. and as n newspaper cor
respondent lt? knew many lan
guages Ills services were largely
sought by army commanders. AW
of this has been admitted by the
i officers who sre qaMttonlnf hls
j fitness to continue In the res rv
]COrBut Since the war. Since he got
out of uniform, since he hss b.'-n
following the private pursuit* ? t
1 peace! It la "alleged that he P?h.
. Ilety has expressed sympathy 'or
Ruaala. has publicly urg-'d tbat
the soviet government be recog
Inlged All of this M related a*
I Showing a communlHtlc trend of
thought In the captain s mind and
It Is written In the army stars
' that be must go. It la alleged h?
ESCAPE AT MANTKO
Mnnteo. Sept- 16.? -The lown of
Nluutco was stirred oftalnjrljlll ?
morning wlu?n the news was cir
culated that the two negroes. held
here since early in August hart
sawed a bar in I wo ami gotten
out of Jail.
Whin (Seorgo W. Twlford. the
Jailer, entered the Juil Friday
morning with their breakfast. he
notlrert nothing unusual t-hat
would cause him to llilnk anything,
had happened until he went to .
their bedfl and called them a? ho
had been doing each morning.
" After a thorough examination
? won mudt* man v -tools such -n* *Ti
| a*e. files and a rope by which
they hud lei thVfiiselves to the
fcrciu ti?l from a second story
window, were found, all which
allowed that they had been get
ting assistance from parties out
Blde.
Theee- tw-o men, ? wit h-anoth-MP?
man and two women were
brought here early in August
from East Lake following a cut
ting and shooting scrape 1n
which throe of them took actlvo
purls while the other two were
held as witnesses.
Oije of these same men had
escaped" once hATuFe. or j unt ?im
ply walked out In the broad day
light while the door wan left stan
ding open by the Jailer but - his
fredom wuh limited to Just a few
minutes as llarry Westcott.,
armed with a shot gun. working
for a reward of flYo dollars- that
had been offered, captured him
In a patch of slock pean Just a
short distance from the Jail.
Ah far as can be learned no
effort has yet been made to locate
these men and It looks a? though
the officers responsible will have
, to render a pretty Rood excuse
unless these men are recaptured
nnd brought back to jail to nwalt
the term of Superior Court In
November In which they wero to
! be tried .
PENALTY ON FAILURE
SECUHK LICENSE NOW
"The closest cleanuo I have ev
er known." says city Auditor
Snowden "f the cltv llecense taxes
due September 1 with a penalty
of f? pi-r cent? en and alter Sep
tember 1 r.. The penalty feature
Is u new <m and li if? to this new
feature, no doubt, that the better
{collections this year may bo na
crlbed- ? * ?
Despite the penalty feature,
however, and duo advert lament
nf the fact that September 13
was tlw last day to pay license
taxes and escape I' -unity, l here
are a number of delinquent*
whom the pollc an now bury
rniiiidlng up. Five were defend
ants for failure I > procure city
Piitomoblle Uci ii? s In eourt Tues
day morning, and th- se were re- (
quired lo pay the license fee PlOn
5 per cent and also the costs of
the court. 1 !'? Adam*. James v,
Parker, and William Meeklns: 1
snd two negro defendants.
Charles rtlddick. Mouth Road
.street, and John C!opcland. Cul
1 pepper street.
The foregolec were the only de
fendant* before Trial Justice
H pence in Tuesday's session of the
iccorder's court.
SECRETARY WILBUR
IS SUMMONED BACK
Washington. Sept. Ifi Presi
dent Ooolldge yesterday sum
inoned Secretary Wilbur back
from the Pacific (Vast lo confer
on Important, nivnl matters.
Secretary Wilbur Is expected to
srrlve .In -time for. Friday's cab
inet me" ting. It *??< indicated
at the White House that while
there was no special slgnlflcanse
In the call for his relurn It
desired that be b?- her" to confer
regarding the n^xt budget allow
snco for the Navy.
has "expressed s? ntlments fav
orable t-? the enemy " Many per
rons will lo> surprised to leafn
that Rdssls still Is regarded an an
"enemv" In official circles. War
never has been dec'ared but the
enemy exists.
poor Captain Hibb?n found
himself In the tolls of the Inquiry
without any warning whatsoever.
It was hi* turn lo b.- pr omoted to
he a major. A board was ordered
to pass upon his qualification*
They found his urtuy i- cord l wan
just about 100 per cent. Thsn
some ?ne brought In llnssla. The
course of the Inqnlry changed nf
once Instead Of passing >?pt ??
promctlm It began to pars Up<n?
dismissal The evidence is all ??
Ths country awal'* tht decision.