CIRCULATION WEDNESDAY 1.602 oCptea ^.6 VOL. XIV. FINAL EDITION THE WEATHER I'lisfttlrd; probably nhowrra to night and Kriday. Moderate to frmli Northeast winds. ? ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 25, 1924. SIX PAGES. NO. 228. Hard Fight For Coolidge In State Of Washington LaFolltUe Now on Even I ?tiii s W itli Republican Nom inee 17ut T?epiililicun Striflejjy "May Tlii li\ Something Like 10,000 Plurality llj DAVID I.AWUKNCK ' ICtWrtfM. 1*24. B* Tkt ?Mmi Seattle, Sept. 24.* ? After canvassing the situation in Spo *? fame to well as Taeoma and the Western section of the state of -Washington the conclusion 8?*TO*-i?waa?pal)le Ihut Er&i= ' dent Coolidge has a hard fight ahead to win tlie electoral vote here from Senator LaFollettc. Few states presenFas in- 1 teresting a mixup as the state 1 of Washington. It's a situa tion full of possibilities be tween now and election for things are being done here wMch are mftch different; from what one encounters in ">lw*r ; I In the tlrst place, ex-service men who number about 60,000 of' whom about -8,000 ara American Legion members, arc being organ-' l?ed tor a state-wide drive against Senator LaFollette and ?Senator* WnecJer on -ircSSunt of their wur record. Precinct ot ?5? L?,n! ars fc#!S*_pia?ned and rrom which mucli Ja expected. Tlu> I Republican statf committee says " ? no' connected with Ihe un ? Bu\ " no exaggera tion that no political organization 01 auch proportions haa ever been ?*5Uope<1 OB ,he P?clflc coast. The tactics of the aervlce men IB ? sense are non partisan. The HI* Primarily for President Coolldge but If any Democrats or OUler ex-service men are encoun tered who perhaps do not care to vote for Mr. Coolldge because he vetoed the bontis, they are strong ly urged then to vote fof John W. Davta. laaFollettf and Wheeler are the targets of the attack Copies of aotne of the literature aent out by, the Iowa members of the American Legion a^- being circulated here, in large ? quanti ty. Senator LaFollette is up braided aa pro-German. .Senator Whgwior la condemned bectfuse as tana he refused to prosecute cer tain members of the I. W. W.. who In war time defied *he draft law.- There are relatively few Germans In tfila atate so the Re publicans neeQ have ?no fear here ss they have In other states that In attacking LaFollette they will loae German votes. The fight against I^iKollette In this section, however, has more In It than the memory of anti-war activity. The growth of .radicalism In this re gion la recognised as something that the conservatives must coun teract. The LaFollette movement le drawing from both Republican and Democratic camps but mostly from ?he latter. In order, there fore. to keep down the LaFollette vote the conservatives are hoping the Democrats can In some way be urged to vote for Davis. Every vote recorded for Davis ip count ed aa one lopt to LaFollette. There Is a noticeable friendliness to Davis in certain Republican n?wapaperH supporting Coolldge .J] tn* Democratic vote could be ? ^"Mlfign D*vis. president slater but the ?/.I0/." 'Wf* ""mbers to La Follette and Wheeler. If the Wis eonaln Senator swallows the Dem" rVli * l\,h,, ,uu ?nd K?.:r :,w,c ??.m* who ?? not to radical ? mn" tboat ? Sfi ^ '?r ,h,,|r "**' ticket, will tr?de votes with the LaFollette arsz-i **>- wth the ufo, "9* f">P'? not "specially con ,h* "V* "rk't their ?ote? might go to the Democratic stele candidates In return for La-i J^V15rli*.^"PP."r' . DmI" ?ke this enrrled the atate for Koosevelt m ' Al?? t?"> years ago Sena tor Clarence Dill heat Senator Polndexter by a combination of *"4 r,dk" tepubll KoLhft . re?"Ur "?fubllc.ns .re hopeful of. victory. however. chanhels. For one iei L fL"' Panning to ?"} the eonservatlve ItepuDII can vote pen there la the ml*. ""PPOtters At setT^Jr . three separate all* ehin ?lectors going mJ il ^ ^ ? *n ?trmnaent J* " o* reached or the cotirls In ?"* *** 8f electors will withdrawn through ftaT"'"?: Z LaFol ?i,X I* .? b?t ""thw set. It Chrfrged, fs there thrvugh eei n?#end ?ii'i1"' r*ful,r *?P?WI-, h??!?J I" *?* **' ?f "> the ,h' cnomy. the j nepubllcaos .re get in ,?y hurr ^i. the situation There are some signs or ctrttrse. that the >t.te i. " w?f """l* ?? 't "SS two y**?? * '???ft election for rS321 ^.JUd,M r??lted In * **"*' to* the radicals, im jrrovement In agricultural eondl ^22* h" f>me of the K'uA h*" Jras A?.rk,jr IIOLI) l'l? GUARDS AND TAKE GIRL WaynWvllle, Sept. 25. ? The abduction of Mist* Molly Tcague, 26 y/?ar old school teacher froirt her home here where she was held under guard In connec tion with the strangling of her newborn intmn, njt> uimIusciI today hy Haywood county of ficer*. Friends of the at tractive yoi:ng woman are thought to have composed the party that covered the guard with gunn la*t Saturday morning and calmly removed her to a motor? car. -? ? , ? She wag In a serious physi cal condition ami (actyg a hom icide charge. WOULD FLltiKS OFF - - TO S AN Fit A N CI SCO Santa Monica, Cal., Sept. 25. ? The wprld fliers hop|H?d off today from Clover Field 'hero for {"rlaay Field. San Fi^ncinco^ at ten o'clock thin morning. ;tional troubles inside the Repub* fican party In th?- Western end of the state have not Kitten n tnon d and the campaign has not yet really bc(;n bepun. Then* Ip talk that the local Isadora want finan cial aid from national headquar ters and that aojne ?f them are anxloua to hultd an organization that will recover lost ground in atat? affairs. , , , ... v..? ... ? Qn the facr of it, l^r<.ll.H? has an eten. chance of carrying thla atate today. By election day the work of the ex-aervlco men and the Republican organization probably will iimkn it a different story, but eloB<- to ahnui ten thousand plurality for President . Coolldge is moftt that ia hoped for. "Gamest Guy" ^ Kfu'.i IVtlltilhl Krrinnlv of N?-? run l"iiiM(w >al| him tbfr : '({??nu-s| m?> in.th*- wofirt4*? in dv !?> iiM'hi-M Altogether i?*m. }?t?:?teri in ^7 h'.^r.ir.ils in Kuinc* ' ih?J ihn l'i.u-| Kuiicn Hf n urut^r- j ?""?? H nmpnuillonn mtd Ann j?ur- ? ih-oI "Yrenrh feet." the l< mi or* my. Ye i Kennedy only grin*, They KUttn give me chloroform |?o ore they n;nl my cofUn lid down," ... be ?iv?. i ? -* NINETEEN PERSONS KILLED IN FLOOD j 111) Tli? Aiwliifd Pitb) t ,Xaningrud, Sept. 2&. ? Nineteen iP'Mnim nro ? known to ? >???" p^r- , i inhed in the great flood which followed TuoiwTay'B gele. The death toll la regarded an light, however, in view of the ex tent of the flood, whiMi wa? the1 t worst suffered by the fortaor Rui ,'aian capital ulnre 18.84. Sentiment Swings In Favor i Negro Sentenced T o Death ^(?ntciKT impo-ril in Trial lhal Savored of l.r;;al Lynch ing Now Ooii?iilcrco M(K?i;n CapjrrlgM, IW4. ?? Ilia Atfvinc* 8lirov?a?orf, I sA., Hi what extent is a man utility when j two men to whom ho Ih hiind | cuffed commit murder. when evi dence In lacking of intent on Ma part to participate in the crime? That is h question puzzling criminologists and lawyer* here in tho case of Booker Boone, ono of a tr|o of negroes under sen lence to hang October 'A for the murder pf RherllT 10, M. Kentz. of Jackson I'arlHh. Louisiana, laat August 22. The sheriff was trans ferring the nn-n lo Jail following their arrest on a charge of moon shining when the killing occurred. Boone was handcuffed to Freeman Coleman and Willie Washington in the center when his two com Pftnlons leaped upon tlie sheriff who was walking ahead, with a i flashlight, pick I in: a way through a dense swamp. | Coleman confessed that he snatched the officer's pistol and fShot the sheriff. In the melee Roono received a flesh wound In tthe left arn>. His cap* was found 1 under the officer's body substan tiating his claim he was thrown ! under the officer as his compan ions leaped . upon htm. A movement Is under way to ask Governor Henry L. Kuqun to ! commute Boone's sentence to life, imprisonment. He is about 21 , years old and apparently has th?? Intelligence of a normal boy of ten. His testimony regarding the killing was couched In tliese words: "White folks. It was done so quick, I did not know what was happening." After the killing, according to the testimony of Boone and Wash ington, the three men went to the home of Kit Driver, Coleman's brother-in-law, where they ob tained s file and remorod ?h? handcuffs. They escaped and were apprehended after a search of several days. In whlofc poMemen and officers numbering approxi mately $00 from all settlons of North Louisiana joined. Boone was arrested about 10 ( mile* from the scene of the crlnie 24 hours after It occurrcd. He made no effort to re?lat. Wash ington waa apprehended a day filler and Coleman several diiy*' |?t. 25.- To i later. After their o rreat the t li r? men were brought hero for safe- ? keeping. On September 6. a special ses sion of district court w?h h<>ld at ' J?m?'slnrrn, ? the ? Hsrish ? futai ? of_ Jackson. A Jury of 12 men was ? mpnneled from 17 veniremen ex amined and the trial wan finished within 1 .them to hang. The negroa' law yer waived motion of appeal. At the time of the trial there were few p< rson* In North Louisi ana who did not sunt all three men handed, but within the last , few day* nentlnlnnt has changed regard Id it Boone. r-j SOI. I. WEEVIL NOW <;ettin<; in wokk Raleigh . Sept. 25. ? Th* North C arolina cotton crop la at la?t get ting fully arqnalntod with the i holl weevil. The recent wet weather, lateness of the crop and other conditions have resulted In maximum damage by weevils ori bolls. In some rases two-thirds mature Ths Beptember It con ditions hss a <1 percent decline In the two previous weeks. The pres ent condition of 5? percent Indi cates 208 pounds per acre and a prospect of 711.000 bales this year. This is 22 percent lets than last year's crop, even though the, rereage i* known to be InrressM. BEG FIGHTERS QUITBOMBING Forrigu Gov?-riiiiiont Min isters ct Peking Drufl A|> ? |?r:il tO-VLarring. ( hinrsc Force#. --IH' rrr*?l Peking. Sept. Tttv? An appeal and warning to rival forccs fight ing on tlic Manchurian border (or , control of tho central government , ot China to quit bombing unfor ? I-roin llm ? plr wsn drafted tnHiiJ at a meeting of the Peking foreign government mln iMters here. Herlin. Sftpt. 25. ? The (lerman foreign offlcc today Issued a state ment explaining that the Anglo- , German commercial negotiations hud not broken down as reported but only hud been postponed. They will be resumed shortly, the statement adds, with every pros-, pert of satisfactory conclusion. WEATHER BOOSTS COTTON PRICES ?New Orleans, Sept.* 25. ? The, Cotton Exchange today seethed -with, excitement with the noattng . of the weather map showing more rains In tha eastern. belt. Heavy short covering ran prices up rapidly, October jumping 115 -points ^ ?) New York. Sept. 25.? Tear th*l cotton nwvi-mi'tit will be seriously delayed ns the result of preasnt rains in the South Atlantis States today led to the big advance )n cotton contracts. They sold at mid day at the full $5. IIM.H SCHOOL PRINCIPALS TO MKKT HHKK OX HON DAY A High School principal*' Con ference will bo held In Elisabeth City on Monday. September 19^ In the office of County Superin tendent ML P. Jennings. All High School principals are expected to be here from Currituck, Camdan. I'anquotank. Perqulmanit., Dan and Chowan Counties. FUNERAL DR. OASON . ' Kdenton. Sept. 25. ? Dr. H. 11. 8. Cason who died Tuesday night at his home at Edenton was born j ? in ? 18 74, the ann nfihe lalo Cjlf ton Cason and Mary Shaw, the lat ter preceding him Just one week. In 1905 he wax married to Miss' Alice Makely. of Edenton. From | this marriage there were two daughters, the eldest of whom died In her sixth year, and Miss Alice Makely Cason. who with her. mother, are the only direct survl ? vonr. The funeral services wert held | in St. Haul's Episcopal Church.; , the rector. Rev. R. R. Prane. D. j I), officiating at 3:30 Thursday .afternoon, and the Interment was] mudo In the family plot In Reaver i Hill N Among those attending the] I funeral from Elisabeth City were: j Mrs. Resale Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Will Foreman, and Mr. and Mrs. j IE. C Conger TWO ARB Ht'RT WHHN IIKIIMiK 1M TAKKN l'P| Miss Katharine Tinner aad Lea- | ll?' Helanga suffered brulsea and | i cu (a about the faro and head Wed- i neHday night when they wero re- i ? turning from Worih'? I'lrr anrf ! diwcorered too lato that someone for a prank had nomorod one of | ? the bridge* on the dirt road which I ' loads * from Worth's Pier to the ] brick road. I MIbb Pinner and Mr. Belanga j I were two of a party of younft peo ple who had enjoyed a weiner | .roast at the pier. They happen- <1 . to ha ahoad of the others on the J ! wny home. The bridge was ' found later out in a field where 1 I the practical Joker* had taken It] betw-en the time that tho party! went to the pier and returned 1 home. Mr Itolanga's ear waa eon- i Hlderably damaged also. ZF.PPKI.IN ZH-3 TAKES LITTLE THIP m? Th? AlMtrlalMl fr??0 Kreldrlrhnafon, Oermarty. Hept. ? 217.? ^Tho zeppelln 7. R-3 built hem j for tho t'nited States Nary left her hanger today on another , cruise which It expected to con- ; sumo 34 hours. RMVIVAIj (IlimKM KHIDW Revlral service* at Halls Creek ? Methodist Church will come to a j close Friday night Ther# will be ! an a)l day meeting Friday, ser vice#! at 11 a. m.. 2 p. m.. and at < 7: SO p. m., with preaching by, the pastor. Rev W. T. Phlpps. Dinner will be served on the, grounds and all former members ht this church *re given a special . Invitation _to bo present. The; public la cordially invited. (?OTTO* MAIIKKT New York, flVpt. 24. ? flpot .cot- 1 ton closed quiet, Middling 23.76. . a declinp of 40 points. ruturea. closing bid, Oct. 23. SO. Dee. 22,?0. Jan. 22.82. March New York. Sept. 25 Rpot cot ton closed steady. Middling 24.70. an sdranre of 25 points. Futures closing bid. Oct. 24.43, D?c. 21. tO. Jan. 23 ??, March 22.M. May 24.10. - ? WEDDING SURPRISE TO ELIZABETH CITY MIm Kvelyn Lumb'tt Parents *re an SurprUwl am Any One Kim Elisabeth City caught its breath Wednesday when the news reached here throu gh t h o now? "paperS that ail*s EretynTdimb of~l this city had been secretly mar- ! ried to Charles H. Consolvo. Jr., j at Ilaltlrnore on September 1. i Apparently the parents of the i young vrtfe. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. ] Lamb. 311 Pearl street, were as completely tsken by surprise as anybody else. They - bad not j h**ard k word bf It Until tD^T' 8CTWH It In the papers, they declare Mrs. Lamb admits, however, that wheu * her daughter left here tho last I of August for Baltimore the girl ' told her that she would probably j be married soon to a young m&o of position and wealth. Mxa. ; I?amb say? that she counselled ' her daughter against Buch a mar- J riage. According to Mr. and Mra. Lamb, their daughter for about ? a year now had made her home ; with a married sister in Ualti- j more and was only here on a yisit J ill August. Mrs. Lamb says that] young Consolro had been going ; with her daughter for a long time prior to their marriage but that ' she did not know -when the daugh- ? tor spoke of marriage In August ' that he was the man she expect- . ed to marry. state Toes in FOR MORE ROADS Highway CommUeion An nounce* Elaborate Plans 1 for Future and RaisoH Frank Pagr'? Salary. r- Raleigh, Sept. 25. ? Group In surance totaling $7,500,000 wan ! taken out by the State on Nation al Guard members yesterday. Raleigh. 8ept. 2 5 ? The State Highway Commission set aside $1,000,000 yesterday for a sink ing fuid to retire bonds, making 12,600.000 this year. The law requires $1,000,000. The commission also announced that plans will be perfected this I year to ask tho General Airaem appropriatlon. the 165,000,' 000 i bond Issue having been expensed. Frank Page's nalary was yos terday raised from $5,000 to $15, 000. REGISTERED MAIL AND MEN MISSING Apr I ngfl 6 1 {Tf "M iir, - ~ He pt "257?-^ The Union Trust Company here today reported to the police that , $100,000 consigned to It by reg- 1 I Istered mall was missing and ! asked the police to soek William ^anlfan. bank messenger, and a j guard who Is also missing. POLICE TO STUDY IIP ON CITY ORDINANCES The poo plo or Kllcabeth City, [generally speaking, know little about the law* of The Old Homo Town and less about tho city's . government. 80 aald City Manager Bray LThnrsdiy morning in acQimrsa , Hon with a reporter. "Memberi of th- policj force," Mr. Bray went on to say, need to to be given detailed Inatruetlon on various city ordinances." Mr. Dray wishes to eeo a cam paign Inaugurated which glre the ! public a further Ineight Into civic affairs of the city and create a spirit of co-operation between the police force end Mr. Average Cit lien. To accomplish thle end the Ci ty Manager haa definitely decided to hold s^ml-monthly drill meet ings for tho officers of the police force. At these meetings Mr. Br ay Is going to drill the police foroe on the laws of the city *nd also their duties when these laws are violated. The city ordlnaoaaa will be studied at these meetings from beginning to end. "Some facts brought out In these ntudles" Mr. Brgy said mny be of considerable Interest to the public end the press may find good enough to print. "It would be a fine thing alao If the city's laws could be Includ ed In the study of tfvlc* lu the , High School." HIGHT SAYS ITS TILL DEATH PARTS Kashvllle, 111.. Hept SS. ? Rev Lawrence Hlght held % jail here In connection with the poison plot that cost the Itvee of his wff? and the husband of hla confeseed accomplice. Mrs. Elsie Rweetln. today showed no oatard strain from his plight, while Mrn. Sweet In In Jail at Halem worried more , over the future of her three chil dren than her Imprisonment. "Mrs. Sweetln and I are still sweethesrts and will remain aweethearts until death parts us" the minister said today. Mrs. Rweetln's apathy to food has aroused concern for her. The , only nourishment she haa taken j sliH-e Tumday was a glaas of milk MANTEO SCHOOL OPENED MONDAY Enrollment Exrrcds That of i.HHt Vrur and Much l>y Parrntn. Manteo. Sept. 25.? The school -term for 1924 and 1925 opeued here Monday, September 22 with an enrollment that exceeded that of last ytH r while the number of High School mudc.nts wait fifty irtrtr -thrw last year; ? ? has be?'u previously announced that all the parent* who pbssibly could were dealred to accompany Their chllftiTh anil itnr tnterear-nf the community was plainly shown by the presence of so many of them present on the opening morning. Rev. A. W. Price wan there and made a splendid talk, Hud the principal, L It. Wllllford, also 1 made a talk. The faculty Is as -follows: Professor L. II. Wllllford, Fay- 1 etteville; Miss Jimmy Jones. Lau- ( rinburg, Latin mid English; Miss, Ira Jennett, Manteo. History ahd , Chemistry; Miss Nora Phillips, Pennsylvania, penmanship; .Mist and Seventh Grade work; Mrs. Es sie Newnome Westcott, - Manteo. ' Fourth Grade work; Mrs. Naomi West coll . Mantoo. Second and _Thlrd Grade work, Miaa. Iiulda Drlnkley, Manteo, First _Grnde work:-" ? ? ?? j KOOSEVEI.T CHOICE N. Y. HEPl'BI.ICANS Rochester, Of. Y., Sept. 25. ? Theodore Roosevelt, Assistant Se cretary of the Navy, was today nominated for governor by the New York Republican state con vention upon the first ballot. DR. PEACOCK MAY NOT BE EXTRADITED Charlotte, Sept. 25. ? Attorney General Manning expressed doubt here yesterday as to whether i North Carolina can extradite l)r. | J. W. l*eacork from California, > but every effort will be made. T eapot T empest Raised By Hylan Censorship Proposal .+? Hiit SiiHinliun that Army and Navy Step in to JSL: r ^ Mi 'um)1*r?|H>r rr? >lmw on Mage . *5 Sctiiik to Havi* Bitii Awful Himrr PRIZES AWARDED FOR BEST KITCHEN p .In Mm pterin fvt.JL'A; ? |nounc?-d last week by twelve firms of this city have been award riul by thn furtg.tp to; Mrs. K. F. Garr-ti. 8lS. We*T Church street, first prize $3. | Marble 11.11 Carr. HOT W?st Church Btreet, s.-cond prize $2. M. L. Brltt. third prist'. $1. Th?' contest was close and se f lection was made only nfter care fully considering the fim*nt points of ne&tutT4tt and accurary in Join- ! ln?; the pieces to form a modern kitchen. Some missed the prize .cla&a only on account of slight Irregularities in making one or two connections. TIiobo who deserve honorable menttnn arc- Mrs. A -U*? Wrd bv Rev. ('.A. Vandsrmeulen, following which all the time on th'j topic of the 75 Million Campaign and the new *amn*lcn was given over to nr. C. r Maddrej, secretary of the State Million Board. Apportion^! to ? hi< Chowan As sociation under the new campaign ia the task of raisin* $46,000 to the vsrlotia objecta of the aesocla tlon in addition to what Is rslsed fjr the orphanage. Oifls to the oiphanage will not apply on this 9 4ft. 000. The association voted to accept tho apportionment nml , asidgnod to the executive commit tee tho matt<-r of the nubappor tlonment of thla anionht anions | the varloua churches of tho aaao clatlon. Tho report. on t lioi execu- I 'tlve committor In this matter waa ' ?later road and adopted. I On Wodneaday morning dovo tlonal ?xerclaoa were led i>y Rev. , Joalah tClllot t . following which tho topic of State Mloalona waa ;takon up. wlilch was apokon to by; ; Reverends B. L W??lla. II. I? . Hlnea. O. V. Tllley and Dr. H. S. (Tomploman. Next on tho pro- 1 I gram wan Homo Mlaalona and J I Rev. Jacob Gartonhaua wan Intro ducQd by Rov. 3. F. Hudaon to ; *-d4*cw*n thin luph^'mafclng a mojil Interesting presentation Mr. Gar tonhaua waa hoard at Mack well : Memorial Church of thla city laHt 'Sunday and la expected to apeak I at tho First Haptlat Church next Sunday night. Thoao who hfmrd , < him In thla city or at tho aaaocla tlon pronounced him a moat Intor- 1 oatlnR talker. \ In the dfacunalbn of foreign j mlaalona Rev. J. R. Taylor, who1 ; waa to lead tho dlacuaalon, Intro- 1 ducod Dr. J. C. Quarlea, Mlaalon . ary to South America, who haa 'aorved In Argentina. Ifraguay and Paraguay. Dr. Quarlea la report ed a* having made a moat Inter" j eating and helpful addreaa. Devotional exerelaon Wodnoa- 1 day wore led by Rer. T. L. flrown. 1 following which Rev. M. F. Hoot* j dlacuaand tho topic of the Ilaptlat Young People'a t'nlon. Tho caufte of the old mlnlatera , I waa presented by W. J. Herryman while" that of Chrlatlan education waa proar>ntod by Rev. M. F. Rooe i followed by W. J. Herryman and Rev. A. A. Duller. ; Shortly before the aaaoclatlon : adjourned Dr. (J. IV Weaver, pre* I Ident of Chowan College, arrived and waa given opportunity to pro aent th" cauao of Chowan and to ;expreaa hla pleaauro In meeting the delegatea of the Chowan Aa aoclatlon. ' W. J. Herryman waa re-elected 'moderator and J. G. Gregory waa , re-elected clerk of the aaaoclatlon. , W. J. Herryman waa named a a delegate to the Southern Itapttat .Convention. Dr. S. H. Templeman I waa named aa member of the For eign Mlaalon Hoard. Rev. O. V. ; Tllley waa named aa member of' the Homo Mlaalon Hoard and Rev. K. C. Horner aa member of the State Hoard of Mlanlona. Lycur gua Hoffler. Rev. A. A. Butler and | R. S. Monda were named aa aaeo- ? j elation delegatea to th? State Hap- I tlat Convention. Rev W. F. Cale la naator of Warwick Haptlat Church, which i showed Itaelf a moat hoapltable boat to the aaaoclatlon. II y RORRIIT T. SMALL (Cuprrttbt. 1?*4. t * TU? Aavtrol . ?? ' Now York. Sept. 2&. Mayer llylan "has raised more or less of a tempest here by hi* proposal t list t lii : 1 1 ranking offl t?X ? IW- ?"(?? ik? shall assist t K* ? civilian authorities i !i bringing about what amounts to a censorship of the stage. The -yvu4w p4u>wi1kUu,-. members of lii-- tit* ru 1 1 . arc demanding to kuov.- if the war Isn't over audlf tin* output or their fertile brains i.i to bo "choked" by censorship which rattb'H of Runs and sabre*. Tb?' hotio of contention Is. a piny which has been running here since (ho early part of the month "called "What IW^Otoij." T|WH action revolves around b company of marine.* In Franco during the World War. Tho rovil dogs la tho plav swoar something awful and this. ostensibly, is the res for the complaints which are i piece nut swearing Is not now to tbo Now York stagi*. Jeanne Eagels, In "italn" has hi?*n calling a mis sionary the worst names out oft* dictionary for upwards of two >d?'vll dogn. They did not piek up anything In Franc to add to thair vocabulary of profanity. An Am erican doughboy or devil do 5 could givo all tho other Holdiers oardM and flpaden and still lead easily to the wire In a "cuaaln* match." The profuse swenrlnK which punrtUHtcH every act of the play now upon the griddle is not the real cause of complaint of It by o fflfcern of t he Army, the Navy and the Marine Corps. They know a bit about "cuasln* " themselves and are not Mrr In n drawn rt i volver. or pcrhapa a couple a t hem on Ihr table*. The anthof evidently liav? the Idea that cap tain* ?nd lop ><.. htMitj fwaaon. If Army and Nary 41 Marine Corp* officer* had a Km ?*r aonao of humor, which on I tunntHy inont of thorn have j they would laiifch thefr heads at the? marlmn in the piece 4 ,1"t it go at that, lint noma apt ??fitly have proved ju-naltlvo a 'the mlflrepnwntatlon of coi >t Ion* that cxlated. even In 1 time, ami complaint* to . Ma Hylnn followed. Th*> mayor now proposed l? *WH?-pin? lottor lo the- fomn alonmhle do | 'omo within the artlclea of war the purview of an officer and j gentleman. HI'BMltH TO (J:\MIIf ilXG Chlffed with anmbllag Lea Fpriillt auhmlttcd and did sot i pear In Co aft Thuraday morali Ifa waa fined ?5.0? and cai The fin* waa Impoaad 1ft tha flee of Trial Jt?atlee Spetica a there waa no aetalon la p? I ''fturt.