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Y ' ry>PPY DAY is not just an ordinary day! It is a day of sorrow for'many— and yet it is a day in which to rejoice that you have been spared from grim death m>
I 1 that you may let those brave, good and true warriors sleep amid the poppy fields of “■3j r
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I “ They have died so that we might live, others are suffering untold tortures and hardships resultant of the war. It is for the purpose of remembering those who died
& and those who still suffer that you should buy a Poppy and wear it on your coat today. ■
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TM>m TWOi NIUBER 81.
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June 14thIs Date For Klan Konklave Here
BANDITS SLAY 88 CHINESI
CEREMONIES WILL BE
HELD AT LOCAL FAIR
GROUNDS, IT IS SAID
Official of the Organization, Said to Be From At
lantay<OetH Permission of Authorities to
Stage Meet There, It Is Learned
Thursday. June 14. is the date of the bisr konklave of
tClansmen from all over eastern North Carolina and
parts of the country to be held in Goldsboro.
Thia became known yesterday when it wa« learned that
* an official of the Klan, presumably from Atlanta. Ga., the im
perial headquarters, had secured permisison of the authori
. ties to use the fair urounds in which to stajre their cere
-1 monial.
* The ceremonial, Os rites, will be open to the public, thia
i official also intimated, but so far no invitation to attend has
1 been extended to those outside of the order.
While fair official* seemed a IllUe 1
reticent about the visit erf the Klan
oracial and hi* subsequent request
for tba use so the fair ground*, they
gfatad that he left the Impression that
IM koahlare was not to be held on
the Inetruction* Os Imperial beudquar-1
tarn, but that it Waa a '.•gel-to-getber" J
meeting o( the Knlgbla of Klus
< Klan on the Invitation of the local
klan.
KtlH Many Vliffnta
From other soqrce* it I* learned that
many dlatlngluahed official* of the
Klan from Chicago. Atlantic City and
Atlanta are expected to be present,
nnd though hla name ha* not been
mentioned In connection with the ap
pioathing ceremonial, there la much
speculation locally over the probabil
ity of, Judge Henry D. Grady of Clln
| ton, alleged head of the Klan In North
Oaroliaa. being present, and If he
would lahe an Important part in the
ceremonial.
.The number of Klansmen slated to
he present here on June 14 l* iil
problematical, but tbete aeem* lo be
little disposition to question the orig
inal estimate of 5.900, secured from
authoritative source* by The News
•one days ago. This figure was dis
counted locally, many mil elder* freely
oppressing the opinion that there were
& 1.000 Klansmen In Kaatern North
.'When Ini* was called lo the
t attention of a local Klansman, who
steads high In the councils of the or
ganisation. be slgtnd that there "might
not A lira thousand present." but that
k m. he time Goldsboro people bad seea
EL parade of the tlaitora. garbed In
naked hoods, tba'regalia of the order,
they "would think there were aevernl
limes five ihousaad present
Keel la Last Vat One Hay
Since the ceremonial la for one day
only, It la now assumed that moat of
tba visitors w 111 depart for their homes
Immediately following the files, which
nrn expected to UuM until the early
fcnvn of the next morning
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THE GOLDSBORO NEWS
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The parade. II la reported, will be a
colorful affair, local Klansmen now
being engaged In making hundreds of
crosses. which w'brli Ignited, will
flam# at shot intervals.
Preparation for the barbecue are
now underway, nearly a hundred pigs
having been marked for slaughter.
KMANITGIVENA
GLIMPSE OLD SOUTH
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Vinitorn To Atlanta Arc Enter
tained With Old Time
Plantation Melodic*
ATLANTA. May 2»—lJgrter prlv
lleged children, the crippled, the dn- j
sensed, the blld who stands baffled
and confused al the liar of the juven
ile court, have found a staunch fileud
In Klwauls InlernatloiiHl that organl
xallon waa told by Dr. Owen K love
joy. general secretary of the Child
Welfare committee In an address at j
the national convention here today
The speaker told the Klwanlans
there were in the past year, or since
they have centered upon the single,
approved activity of "aervlce for the
linder-prtvlli ge4 children” ha.s help j
ed lo make thd work of Ihe child la
bor committee easy.
Aside from the general session of
the afternoon at which reports were
received from several standing com
mittees and addresses made the ac
tivities ot the delegates today wi re
centered In a score or more of con
ferences. Every phase of Klaanis
work was discussed In these small
er gatherings.
Tonight the delegates and visitors
were entertained with a glimpse ot
the old South with-a series of tabloid,
lidng and dance nuinbera, and music
was staged by the local commlttae
.under th« name of "Plantation Bays."
UOI.I'tHOKO, M. <5, WEIIXKMDAT *OKM,M., MAT m, im. ,
Whereabouts ot Matilda
Kennedy Still Unknown
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Despite Her Failure to Appear in the Role of
frosecuting Witness, Trial of I. R. Stroud
Gets Under Way in Superior Court ’
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Contrary to expectations In some
quarters Mias Kennedy, the prose
cutlug witness In' the case against
t. H Stroud, Duplin county Baptist
b.nlste>, wuo suddenly disappeared
i'u«»ila* afi ''noon. fr,''cd tu show up
when court was convened hero Ibis
nom i g.
Despite ber disappearance, the case
against Stroud »»» ordered for trial
by Judgeiilfo/ton. who la presiding,
and a number of wltnesaes, chief of
them being U. Holland, proprietor of
the Holland Hotel, where Slroud and
Mina Kennedy are alleged to hava
registered as man and wife, were
heard. »
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Efforts to locale Miss Kennedy con- 1
ttnue, and laet night the police r.ent
teiegrana giving ber description to
authorities In every town and city
where the young woman Is known to
have retellves.
Altorneys for Ihe prosecution, bow-j
ever, still maintain ber testimony
is not essential lo secure a conviction,
and they seem lo be mystified over her
disappearance Her father, deeply con
cerned. waa said to be "almost craiy" j
by one of the defense attorneys.
Except for the Introduction of a few
character witnesses, chief of whom
Late Wire Flashet.
COTTON CLOSE
New York. Mav 129. (By the Associated Presn.) —Cotton
futures closed steady. July 27.26; October 24.68; December ' I
24.20; January 22.96; March 22.92; Spot cotton, <iul«t; mid
dling 28.90. '
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POINCARE (JETS VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
Phris, May 29. (By the Ansociated Pres*.)—-Any doubt
as to the Holidity of Premier PoincareVposition wan net at
rest tonight when the Chamber of Deputies by.a majority
of 428 expressed confidence in him and hin government and
voted him the money he needed to carry out his policies in
the Ruhr.
. LITTLE HOPE FOR KITCHIN
Wilson, May 29.—At 10 o’clock tonight Representative
Claud Kitchen was reported to be slowly sinking ut a local I
hospital where he was taken several weeks ago suffering with
stomach trouble. His physicians stated that unless there
was a decided change for the better in his condition, the end
was a matter of hours.
FUNERAL OF FOLK TOMORROW
New York, May 29.—The funeral of Joseph W. Folk!
former governor of Missouri, will, la* held Thursday after*
•won at big birthplace, Brownsville, Tenn., it was announced
tonight by hfcs sister at whose home lie died yesterday. She
started South with the body Uaight aspect!ag to arrfv* early
Thursday morning.
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was R O Maxwell, ex Populist Hens
lor from Duplin, the state had Its ln ;
ning yesterday, putting Mrs. Holland.
K Grirnn. Mr Holland. Mr. Harrell,
a former clerk al (be Holland, and
Albert llurgl*. a negro waller, on Ihe ;
stand .
In the main, ibelr testimony was
the same given In Ibe previous trial -
of Htroud. Mr. and Mrs. Holland, and
the former clerk testifying to the
presence of Stroud and Miss Ken
nedy at the hotel on the night of Sept,
-'dli Stroud registered himself and
Miss Kennedy us "J. R Greer and
wife." they told the court.
Court will nol reconvene until 1:20
o'clock today, Judge Horton having
found It neceildhry to appear In court
as a wltnesn this morning In Qreene
vllle.
-RTtiMIA KX POUTING DM AIN j
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BERLIN, May 25 -I By the Aasoclat-j
ed Press)—-Front thtrly to 70 carloads j
or Suasion grate are arriving at Re
val dally for. trans-shipment lo Ger
many. The consignments are said lo
be parts of more than ho. into tom
tagged for this export They coasts! 1
mostly of wheat and rye.
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LEFT MESS 81
CIMOEIFM. LITTLE
8111M8IC HI
Carter Taylar, Here for t|M Rad
C’roee (Conference, Telle of *
Sorrow n of tJie Place
CONTRIBUTIONS WERE , 1
RECEIVED FROM WAYNE
The pathetic laurei us ■ IHtb
ril(lil-)Mr-ul4 girl, left mat her
leu ks tke Untklf Im4h Ink
„ rwamlaa IW eeigkborboed, plak*
Ilk ip a Mil ktrr and thin, la
i| many tragic laHtlenle '
related' here yesterday bp Car*
tar Tap Ur, Had t'rea a fallal
Marker, wbe Ma> ieat ,la (am
dra la taka charge al tba relief
Mel tbeir death la thU ire,
attead 4ha Had I rani regional
raalereanv la .speaking as hi*
nark la CaaUaa, «aMi
. “Although liotb dtaailara war# ra
aulta of It re 4&e rattal work of tba
bed. (.'rotui at Hamden. 8. C„ will ha
vanity dtfferaat from Ibe retail work 1
at N«w Bara Al New Barn only
one life waa lial. Tba relief work
there couslkted a I mint entirely Os
bat pine tba thouaaad faintllaa barn
«d out of boNie to get back to nor
mal living condtttbm : At t'amdan
there was practlgally no property
lons Sevan!y-sevan Uvea wara lost
Forty children wyre orpbsnad and a
few w orpin ware widowed. Tba re
liaf Job at Catuden will consist al
inuHl entirely of making provision*
for tbe pernianenl welfare aud edu
cation of orphaned children, and
providing for the permfrilcul support
of widows. Thin work at randan
will be done by making careful tank
for each per non. aud than he It lag up
a trust fund, under Rad 'Teas aup
ervtilon. to Insure Ibe plana being
carried out. Ilia relief roinmltteg at
< Mimlen has resolved lo give each
orphaned child an education at loaal
as good at It would have reeatved
If the tragedy had nul occurred. Rad
cross trained Workers kill • co-oper
ala with the local Camden Relief '
conitulltee by helplug lo work out
the l<eit pomlble plain. In ash erase I
•;li U diflicuft' for on# who has pot
been on the scene lo picture the ant
faring and distress arblch the Clave
land school tragedy has brought on
ibe llllle fanning community. In
uur preliminary survey we fouad
lour farms where the eullre faintly
luid been entirely wiped out. r We
round Hie rattle and stock on these
farms rolng without feed or atten
tion. and of course made Immediate
nr inurement lo take caret of such
situations. *
“There aiV several cases where
Ibe death of both parents have left
families of children without a head.
Theta are othera where the death
of tbe mother has left the father
with usual farm duties and little
lime to devote to household caret
and uttentlru to children U’e found,
leu aiagipU, that a little eigbt-ygar
old girl, wheat wMawed father lead
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HIT PAGES
SHORTAGE OF FM|
FORCED BANDITS
SLAY MANY CAPOTES
First Tying: Their Feet and Placing Identlitiilifc
Tags on Their Bodies, the Brigand*
Helpless ( hi new Captive* Over CIHI
■> SHANGHAI, Mag 29. (By tha Aiaoriatnd Praaa)
Short agH of food in the bandit's stronghold lit Pbdttufciltatf ’
before the kidnapping of a number of foreigner* jfmk'ni /
Shanghai-Pekin express May 6, cauaad tha brigand* tm tim* *
eighty Chinese prisoners to their daath from one dfHMIw •
mountain diffs, according to inforoutUoa recaigad tor* tap
day from Father William -Lensers, German prleet, «|
matin several trips to the outlaw haadquartaMib-' •#•■■y * \ I
The information from Father Lstifars. which eaaaa tar a
letter declared that the priaoners feat wara bound ami gfetaF *
was labeled with hi* 'name and identification befor* hZ* f
hurled to death. One of the priaonera, a woman, fhm Umm
over with her child in her arma. ,v »
* Later the bandita notified the famlllea of tha
captives, and relative* were permitted to remove thi
identification being facilitated by tho tags .
Father Lenfera denies that troopa wort in hum dg
the outlaws lie declared that the addira have honii?r~d
ing the bandits for months resulting In an Ulitt kaMk '
water and food. The rai<l on the train at Suehow7ts fllafi
said, was in the nature of a diversion to some tho iMMtgp
withdraw.
iUMMER MURDERESS
LI ID Slim
Clara Phillips, Instead of Ap
pearing Desperate, Is in
Buoyant Mood
NF.W ORI.KANH May Zb-Tiara
who neaped from Jail in'
Lon Antelnn last December aftar tba
conviction lor tba murder of Mra.
Alberta Meadow a, returned lo tkla
country today from Honduraa In tba
rustody of California ofßcara and to
night waa reeling In tba New Orlaana
pariah hortae of detention prepara
tory lo aiartlbg tomorrow on bar long
Journey lo the Pacific ceaal.
Tbe former Waco. Tiles. girl Who
stepped from tba IlnaC lopan waa
not the Clara PhllUpa New Orleaae
people had eipected to sea. They
bid prepared for a woman
over her recapture aftar one of the
moat aenaathmal aacapea aver ac
complished In Ibis country Inalaad
aba seamed to he a bauyant aplrlla
and lout little Ituie In tellnlg news
paper men that aba waa returning
borne voluntarily to eetabitah bar la-
Beuce and that alia coaSilenced tbla
ild be acrumpliabad. |
Mra. Phillips waa on deck as tbe
Copan draw Into bar pair with her,
aiglet. MUs Etta May Jackson, un
iConUaued on Pag# Five.)
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*l|»r» bald cMMvtwtVt l
fa the Male depertOMM lOflhl 1 I) MU
i«.r Hcheurmao to !*!**». *»',
ilui Ik* bandit leaden r
their flee demands to Ihi flNUll tt
Uriels on lha eight of Mhf If. f
The terms preeentsd wars
lows: “N
"I. Withdrawal of xoMtors V
Central noearntoto* to to|**
the bandits reonlarty Wtth fbM'iM
I to I 111 II (
"1. Ten tbousand bd##lto to toil
outhweaiern district to b#. W#£■
Into four mixed hr!nips adder fto
ill rest control of the rent ml jnf tfb -
ment which rvmleboo arm* 4at«»'.
munition , * X 4 '
.f p-r iiotlo exceed • totj, toU
months pay
“I. Dpon eenaont of Up
Rovemment to the slows toffl*
aßreement to be dratm || bf|toN
ihr central roeernmenl and the Mm
rhlef to be sited la the prynehi/ of
Uie lepreeentstleae o( the dtototoat
• orpe who are lo set SO tOMtogl
Theanaokincemont ‘Tim# Vfctflfcb
Stele Department made In# ottoMto
on those terms.