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Weather -" --"YRTl-'-Tf " '-r-'-'v-" . j -rfjSt - '&jr 10 Pages iarSanSand' , ' '-SS'' 1 at)I Jl "I I I- FOI N'DED A. D. 1867. VOL. CXNo. 46. WILMINGTON, N. C, SATURDAY MOfcNING, OCTOBER 28, 1922. ; - - ' . OLDEST DAILY IN THE STATE. .squith and Chtirchill Take Front Ranks, in the British General Election Campaign 5,rth Criticises Coalition Gov eiiuaent's Shortcomings and Bonar Law Ministry CHURCHILL ATTACKS Co .6ERVATIVE PARTY Declares That a Centre Party, f uc'i as Proposed by Lloyd George, Needless to: e: V-A - Oct. 27. (By Associated -The election campaign has siage where such a number -a. speeches and pronounce :i,ikfs it almost impossible for papers to report or follow STATE TO GET INCOME PEGGY GHAFttf TILLS ON $150,000 ESTATE'JURY OF THlKiUlG OF CHEWING GUM KING OF ALBERTA MEADOWS Cooper to Open Bank Soon in Charlo ttf of Tax Commission Frank H. Fleer's Prop-. Worth. $1DU,0UU -V CHARLOTTE, Oct 37. Lieut v .v. s. cooper, or North. Car?; Kjouuneni Danker and cottQ-t vjtloj- 01 wumington, ano here tonight his intention toV a bank In Charlotte at an fefe5y date. He said he had made a sur vey of the situation and had been negotiating with Charlotte interests. In. connection with his plans. ESTATE SMALLER THAN GENERALLY BELIEVED ' ' i H. Asquith, former premier, .;'r wusion Spencer Churchill, colo !" - . !.iry in the Lloyd George cab l'; the two principal figures to- i r . Asquith delivered his first ' jrtinT campaign speech at Peter ':,. -.c':.. He criticised the coalition r'.verninf nt s shortcomings and the r. F liar Law ministry, v.- have today the unusual spec i !e f;wo authors of coalition, Lloyd ,-lCo!:' and Bonar law, writing rival ir. h to carve upon its tomb," de cr.;rc i Mr- Asquith. Ire .?jKakfr described the two wings ..: th coal.tion, hitherto in the same .-.i.f as now separated, but still Vtichin? v.-istfully over the Temporary ..I separating them. He alluded to '::.y.: McKenna, former chancellor : i;-., exchequer and now director of Lr'n-on City and Midland bank, as : c sixth party in the election and de he was surprised to find him on i T; ry platform. Referring' to the laborite manifesto y- Asciukh said labor on many qs :t.s spoke almost with the earn e voice Is tin liberals, bTif'their ultimate pur-p..-ii- was gradual accomplishment of .rssiuzed control of enterprise. His own party, Mr. Asquith described a, ;w in number voices crying in : wilderness derided in debate and irwhrlmed in the division" lobbies. Mr. Churchill, who is etill confined to ; foiiow ins an operation today is-F.-.'t a manifesto containing biting i r.i?9 at the expense of the conserva rs wiu smashed the coalition. Nota- RepubKcan Statement Shows Contributions Exceeding $721 ,000 Expenditures of the National G. O. P. Committee. Amount to $645,451 WASHINGTON, Oct. 2-7. Thre Re publican campaign committees na tional, senatorial ad congressional filed preliminary reports with the clerk of the lower house today showing that $721,359 had been contributed td help elect Republican senators andxepre sentatives, of which amount $645,451 has been expended. Each committee will file another re port after the November general, elec tions. The Democratic senatorial com mittee, . the Anti-Saloon League of America and some minor organizations aiding national politics, will report by tomorrow night- - For the first time the Republican speakers' bureau also filed its report separately today. It showed receipts of $17,000 and expenditures of $11,157. Heading the list of all contributors was R. B. Melton, of Pittsburgh, brother of the treasury secretary who gave $25,Q00. John D. Rockefeller was second with $15,00?, and John D. Rocke feller, Jr., gave $iO.DQO. The Rockefel lers contributed also $750 each through the Republican congressional commit tee. The report of the national committee ra cum that JfffJt iifttlffl drv Vb.t4di taineaTy the Associated "Press at cm- hief. David Laoyd- George." is ivdifd with aspiring to create, ifi. in h: r.pinion. needless. :;r. Churchill declares himself a 11b . -j ami free trader, but says he is ;i rc to co-operate with progressive , ;otmst ploments if this should be nec fary ! counteract what he terms the la;, tv and confiscatory policy of socialist labor party. A reference was made by Mr. ;:ci-.U! to the fact that the Bonar j?- n inisiry is the first pure conserv--i ministry since Salisbury's admin- -ation in 18S5. 'r Uoyd George today delivered ad 'vsstf while on his way to Glasgow, was driven an ovation by the uni it y students and crowds of towns ; -pl,; at the station at dlasgaw, here tomorrow he will speak. Austen C-.amberlain, former chancellor of the heriiu r, spoke to his constituents In tl.rmhigham tonight. He defended his in the coalition government and 2" ring trio recent crisis. Or.f of the most interesting features c" e situation continuea to be the : i ility of the 'election bringing f r h another coalition government. ; r undr a conservative premier. cago and sent out, many years before the official document was received here by registered mail. '. All told, there were seven $10,000 contributions aside from one Cor that amount by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. They ame from Fred Upham, as treas urer of the senatorial committee on behalf of the national committee; Wil liam Wrigley, Jr., Chicago; Dr. S. D. Kennedy, Tulsa, Okla.; the New Jersey Central committee; Frederick W. Allen. New York; D. A. Reed, Pittsburgh; and Henry F. Lippitt, former senator from Rhode Island. Records of the house clerk show that the Republican national committee in its. preliminary report filed October 18, 1920, a presidential year, reported con tributions of $2,466,019, as compared with $421,444 today. At the same time the Republican senatorial committee reported receipts of $179,485, compared with today's showing of $136,069. Investigation Reveals That De ceased Had Lost Consider able of His Wealth Star's News Hnreati 213 Thicker Bu.tdin&. By BROCK BARKLEY RALEIGH, Oct. 27. Frank H. Fleer, the "cheming gum king," whose death occurred at his home near Lexington about a year ago, left an estate sub ject to inheritance tax in North Car olina of $150,000; according to records of the state tax commission on the set tlement tf- legal controv arsles between the commission and attorneys' for the estate. The size of the estate subject -to an inheritance tax in North Carolina comes as somewhat of a surprise in view of the fact that Mr. Fleer, who for' many years was the manufacturer of "Chick lets" and other popular chewing gums, was generally thought to have been worth millions. The estate subject to a North Caro lina tax does not represent the total wealth of Mr- Fleer. Investigations in cident to settlement proceedings re vealed, howkever, that at the time of his death he was not so wealthy as he had once been during his life. - Some time prior to , his death he had sold bis interests in "Chicklets" and most of his cash money was invested in oil and gas stocks and in mining. These failed and dug deep into his wealth. The 3150,000 . estate subject to the North Carolina inheritance tax laws does not represent real estate in other states. It does represent the net value of his real property in North Caro lina and all of his personal holdings. However, he developed the famous "Cedar Lodge" near Lexington, where he lived for many years, but om time ago he was understood to have sold this and acquired property in Randolph county. " A legal. technicality of interest which preceded the final settlement of North Carolina's interest in the etate in volved the citizenship of Mr. Fleer. He had voted, In Pennsylvania, most t his Former Chorus Girl-vGives De rails of Famous IaM Angeles Hammer Mufder MRS. CLARA PHItLIPS CHARGED WOT! CRIME Witness Tells of theurchasing of the Hammer?and ,of -Actual Slaying Testimony Offered in Va. Shipbuilding Case Government Seeks to Show Money Improperly Used ALUXAXDRIA, Va, Oct. 27. The 'rimsrit began today to offer tes- nr.-r.y t0 support its charges that 'jnd- advanced by the Emergency Fleet ration had been used by the Vir- Hhinruiildinsr corporation for -" other than ship construction, ' local battle in federal court r---r the government's seizure of - --ir-3 from the corporation and '. nquent suit by the shipbuilders v?r $6,000,000. ---rir; -nny was offered by J: E. " Jr.. fleet corporation audi 'rose audit had disclosed use by r. rtd States Transport company, '-m diary of the shipbuilding con f about $1,000,000 for purposes " than the payment of current ship "'.ruction bills. His statements 1 denied by E. A. Morse, former -dfnt of the Virglnlav company, r -"tended that all money advanced ' used according to terms of the r r.ith the fleet corporation. ' Morse's testimony was supple A. Lee Rawllngs. Norfolk, ':c accountant, who' Testified nnokB he had examine showed -'- rr.ment owes the Virginia Ship- corporation $5,406,129. The dins: attorney offered docu " : evidence in substantiation of ia m and government counsel d before the court letters and, r ts intended to prove Its counter aeainst the company for which Hlrd suit to recover. ! r FORECAST BT STATES -HTNCtTON, Oct. 27. Virginia; at-irday and Sunday;;- slightly r in south portion Saturday i Carolina and South Carolina; -t irday and Sunday, slightly t Saturday; moderate shifting Mls- ia: Mostlv cloudy Saturday " "i; nday, probably local raw . t:'."we rnrtiiwedt Alabama, 1 -i and Georgia: Fair Saturday ;r'd Sundflv, not much change In tem ra3Ur moderate northwest and east Jennspee. Kentucky and ;West Vjrj : Fair Saturday, and Sunday. mild Witness Tells of the Killing of O'Conneil CLEVELAND, O., Oct. 27. Mrs. Mabel Champion, on trial for the mur der of Thomas A O'Conneil, carnival promoter, of New Haven, Conn-, fired three shots at O'Conneil from revolver taken from the blduse of her dress after taking careful aim with each shot, Joseph Schmandle, a witness for the state, testified at the trial today. Schmandle. wfls the only state wit ness who could Identify Mrs. Champion as the one having fired all the shots. ' Schmandle, who was eating in the restaurant at the time with two De troit taxi cab drivers, testified he at tempted to interfere with Mrs. Champ ion's husband assaulted O'Conneil with a chair as he lay on the floor wounded. As he did so, he testified, Mrs. Champ ion concealing the gun with her coat, pointed it at him. Patrollman Ira C .Buell, testified how he bad stopped the Champions in front of the restaurant when they at tempted to drive away ad had found a revolver clenched In Mrs. Champion's right hand, covered by her left hand and hidden between her knees. Freight Claim Officials 1 Meet in Winston-Salem . WINSTON-SALEM, Oct.' 27 The Vir ginia Freight Claim conference, in cluding freight claim officials in North and South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania met- here this morning and adjourned this afternon after consideration of plans for reducing freight claims and thereby' offering greater protection to shippers. Co-operation from the pub lic was emp.has.lzed, and a uniform method was discussed for handling ex cess and" stray freight. Other points discussed were thefts from cars of special construction, co-oneration with special4 agents to prevent freight claims, and elimination of freight over charges and undercharges. - Railroad represented at the meetings wet Norfolk 'and Western, Norfolk Southern, Southern railway. Winston Salem Southbound, Merchants and Miners Transoortation company, Ches apeake ; and Ohio, Pennsylvania and .Western - Maryland. The American Railway - association was represented by Joe. Marshall, of, Chicago, special representative, of , the freight -claim prevention division. '- The .annual meeting of the 'confer ence ,,'fftU he In ew YorkilxvjDecem- North Carolina. In Pennsylvania ' ne was generally thought-to have voted the Republican ticket, while he sup ported the Democratic state ticket in North Carolina. Mr. Fleer's personal holdings are re ported to v lubject to an inheritance tax in Pen .. , lvania also, so that the levies of this state and the Keystone state will constitute in effect double taxation. Chief Deputy Commissioner of Reve mi T.nkfv Lgmh had charge of the set tlement of the estate for North Caro-I Una. He made a trip to Philadelphia and effected agreements in legal conjT troversies that ordinarily hfcve re quired many months and frequently years to settle. Police Strive to Clear Up Murder of Mrs. Burns CLEVELAND. Oct. 27. (By Associa ted Press.) Cleveland police strove today to solve the mystery which has curtained the murder of Mrs. Hazel Burns, whose body was found on Wed nesday, buried in a shallow grave near Plainsville by summoning a man who is said to have heard an argument be tween the murder victim and her hus band, Henry J. Burns, who is held on a charge of first degree murder. The argument, it was said, occurred two days before the body was found and was over possession of a revolver. This man told police of riding with Burns from the latter's home at Men tor, Monday evening, and was asked if he could recall any of Burns' conver sation relative to any alleged offer of money to. "get rid of his wife." "We had been talking about the ar gument that occurred when Mrs. Burns kook her husband's revolver from its hiding place and of the quarrels that they had over his attention to 'other women,' was his reply to the officer's question. "I asked Burns why (he did not give this wife $2,000 or $3,000 and get rid of her that way, if he wante-a. to be free." The man declared Burns said noth ing about giying any money to "get rid" of the woman. Mother oi Mrs. Rosier Testifies for Daughtei PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 27. Questions concerning the character of Mrs. Catherine'Rosier, charged with slaying her husband, Oscar. ,and "his steno grapher, Mrs. Mildred Geraldine Reck itt, were directed at Mrs. Susan M. Reld, mother of the defendant, by the prosecution- today. Mrs Reld admitted that Mrs. Rosier knew Oscar was married when he star ted paying attentio nto her and said her daughter, when confronted with this, said Rosier waB going td marry her as soon as he could divorce his wife. Counsel for Mrs Rosier Is putting forth emotional insanity as a defense, and Mrs. Reid testified concerning in sanity in the family. In a broken voice she told of the troubled life she had led with, tle 'father of the defen dant who, she said, was insane. He had choked her," 'thrown dishes at her and made her, sleep on the floor. Mrs. Reld said her daughter, as, a baby, suf fered from convulsions, bleeding ears and ' defective sight", she, declared. Various testimony was given to the effect that Oscar Rosier had beaten the defendant and that Arthur Rosier, had 'told her stories of w his brother s attentions to other women and that resultant worry had made her become thin and nervous. - . - . . LOS ANGELES, Cali';Oct. 27. Mrs. Peggy Chaffee, former sTTbrus girl and state's star witness in tfee. trial of Mrs. Clara Phillips, on trlaiiv:here for the murder of Mrs. Alberta. ,feadows July 12, told the jury todayiiat she wit nessed the day Mrs. ' -Meadows was killed. Mrs. Chaffee deijfUfSd how Mrs. Phillips purchased a snaiUJnammer the day- before. :- After purchasing the ttajpnier,. Peggy said that, Clara told herffche had heard her husband, Armour Phillips,. was "go ing with another girl:" -3"hat night the witness and Mrs. PhlllJsVwent to see Mrs. Meadows, who was not Ih.ome. Both remained all night a,tM&: Chaffee's apartment. . , In the morning they started for Long Beach, where Mr. Chaffee:Tas. working, the witness said. Whli?' waiting a train, Clara went to the.i telephone say-, ing, according to thewitness, she was going to "call and ask Jt R had a.lit tle drink." . ' Arriving at Long Beacheggy testi fied that they went to a frejd of her"a where they had several drtnks. After reaching the CityrPeggy tes tified that they went f directly to the automobile park, where-Mfsr Meadows kept her car, and waited f of. her. .When Mrs. Meadows started toidrjv.euout Peg gy testified that they stopped -hert;. "Mrs. Phillips asked M Meaddws if she woul'd. take her-taher: slsters." Peggy testified. "Mrs.T-M.eadows ald she would, and Mrs. Phillip t&en intro duced me. We got .iptc-fe icar. and Mrs. Phillips said she- wouljl direct .'her how to go. as she had-on,ly; lived there a short time. After we .'gOlLi.outslde of town, Mrs. Phillips Jsald' -shVrwanted to speak to Mrs. MeadoB.-j; r- " 7 "A little further along o5ttj ' road., which was up ibill, MrsV Phillip. said, Stop here.' We all got 4vCt: the. car, the motor was left runnn.gv Mr Phil lips turned to Ms.' dowir and'jsaid: My husband purchasofybu; these tires and that 'Steering wheeljMri.JM3dowa j rnuirps men sirucn Tier on urn iore- head with the hammer." Here Mrs. Phillips moved forward In her seat and seemed greatly affected. "Mrs. Meadows ran duwn the hill screaming and I ran up the hill scream ing," the witness continued. "After rounding a turn in the road I heard vo ices and went back. They were walking toward the car, arm in arm and talking. As we reached the machine, Mrs. Phillips said: 'He also bought you that wrist watch.' To thi Mrs. Mead ows' reply was that she purchased it herself. Mrs. Phillips cried, 'He dmV and' hit her again on the head with the "hammer. . "Mrs. Meadows put her hands to 'her head,' and Mrs. Phillips swung toward me. 1 ran down the road screaming again. Suddenly I became weak and must " have fainted. Afterwards I looked up the. road and saw her leaning over the body. "The next 1 remember, Mrs. Phillips !&rove the car up beside me and blew the horn. She told me to get in. Her face, dress and gloves were covered with blood. She picked up Mrs. Mead ows' handbag, took off 'her rings and dropped them into the bag. She then as Red me for my gloves so as to cover the blood on her hands. As we drove away she steered with her left hand while I. tried 'to put" a glove on her right." Navy Day is Observed , - In Befitting Manner in The National Capital WASHINGTON, Oct. 26. All hands, including .the weather man, turned out here today to celebrate "Navy Day" in a way befitting the national capital. Events were strung along all. through the day, each interwoven with the navy's tribute to the memory of Theodore Roosevelt in recognition of his birth anniversary. And in true sailor fashion, -the dual celebration culminated to night around the mess table. Ed win .Denby, now secretary of the navy, but once just plain Jack -tar Denby, was chief yarn spinner dur ing the watch below. . . On the whole, it was a joyous day for the navy folk and their friends. Still there were moments of deepest solemnity. Over at Arling ton when Secretary Denby placed a navy wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the glittering' staff that made he pilgrimage .. with him stood uncovered with bowed heads for a moment. That was all. There was' no speech making. The oldier sleeping in lonely grandeur there is represen tative of the navy's war debt as well as the ' army's. Later in the day Secretary Denby c brought out this sailor, love and valor when he bore another floral . tribute to the monument in mem ory of John Paul Jones. A jacky band,' lusty of lungs, led the way ywith such rollicking old time sea ditties as "Nancy Lee" to keep sea . going legs swinging. At the monu- ment the tune changed to "An chors Aweigh," the fighting chant to the midshipmen at Annapolis. First among sea fighters of Amer ican history, Mr. Denby said, stood John Paul Jones. It was fitting, Mr. Denby said, that "Navy Day" should be John Paul Jones' day too. . ' While the! navy itself was thus paying homage to American valor, officials of the navy league were busy with preparations, for- the banquet which concluded . Wash ington's share in the day's ob servation. President Harding, who. it had been announced, would speak at tonight's dinner, was unable -to be present. Ownership of Pistol Found With Murdered Couple Still Unknown HALLS-MILLS CASE NO! NATIONAL EXECUTIVES MYSTERY, MOTT SAYS; QF Y.W.C .A. PICTURE 1 . . v WORK OF ORGANIZATION Mrs. Speer, President, and Miss Cratty, General Secretary, Speak at Reception NEW WITNESS FOUND Special Investigator Admits Case is Complex But Declares It's no Mystery HAS WITNESS WHO WILL CORROBORATE MRS. GIBSON Some of Statements Can Be Verified; Mysterious Girl t Makes Appearance Super Hydro-electric , Interests Meet Today ASHEVILLE. Oct. 27. Deliberations which ,it is believed, will have a far reaching effect upon the future hydro electric power development throughout the southeast wfll be undertaken to morrow -when members of the execu tive committee of the Southern Ap palachaln Water Power conference, formed in Asheville last summer, gath er at the off Ices of the North Carolina Geological and Economic survey here. Present at this meeting, which will center upon the advantages or disad vantages of a super-power survey in the southesast, will be Col. Joseph Hyde Pratt, director of the Norm Carolina Survey and president of tfte conference; Thorndyke Saville, hy draulic engineer for the state survey; Dr. Wilbur A. Nelson, state geologist, Tennessee; Lincoln Green, . first vice president of the Southern railway; P. A. Tilley, Raleigh; H. L. Wills, Atlanta; T. C. Williams, 'Columbia, S. C; and J. A. Stlzer, of Knoxvllle, Ten. Morrison's Port Plan Suggested Years Ago (Special to The Star) CHARLOTTE. Oct. 27. Governor Morrison's proposal for the state to take stock In a steamship transporta tion company is the revival of an agi tation for a similar undertaking which was directed by Charlotte business men 5 years ago. Heriot Clarkson. attorney. Friday re called the activities of local wholesal ers to organise a steamship company to operate from ths port of Wilmington, carrying produce from this section of the state. '. "At that time, said Mr". Clarkson. freight rates were high and business nften, with vision of the city's growth, felt that no great wholesale houses could flourish here with the;"barrier of hig'h freight charges. "'a .. .- ' - Jt ; was., proposed , to V organize the steamship" 'company, and , distribute products from, thig section, and bring others in through the port of - Wil mington. ' f ' j. . v - - authorities have been unable to trace the ownership of the revolver of large calibre which was found near the bodies of the Rev. Leonard Jacfoo Christler and Mrs. Marguerite Carleton, wife of a former Montana district judge, found in the Christler home this morning. Mrsl Carleton's revolver was smaller than the one which caused the death, the authorities stated. Chief of Police Moran said that he noticed Mrs. Carleton standing before the restaurant' where the' Christlers were dining last night and her peculiar actions so impressed him that he watched her for some time. Mrs. Christler is the daughter pf the late David Wadsworth, wealthy manu facturer of Auburn, N. T., and the niece of United States . Senator J. W. Wadsworth, Jr.. of New York state. The Christlers were married. in 1914. Mrs. Carleton is a native of Helena, Mont. She has a grown daughter by a former marriage. ' Dr. Christler was 46 years old. He graduated at St. Andrews seminary, Syracuse, N. Y. in 1896. He came to Havre in 1907 as missionary. Dr. Christler developed his lield in Mon tana into one of the largest mission territories in the United States. Thiough his efforts an imposing church was built at Harve and churches were established at Glasgow, Gilford and Malta, Montana. The death of the Rev. Christler. and Mrs. Carlton wer so plainly a case of murder 'and isuiclde by the woman that no inquest probably will be held, the coroner and sheriff's office an nounced tonight. The pistol with which the two were killed was still clasped in Mrs. Carle ton's hand and her fingers was still on the trigger when he arrived in response to Mrs. qhristler's call, Dr. Mackenzie told the coroner. CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN HIT " BY STRAY BULLET MAY DIE NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J., Oct. 27. (By the Associated Press). The Hall Mills case is complex, but it is not a mystery, according to a statement to day of Special Deputy Attorney Gen eral Wilbur A. Mott, who has taken over the casa for the state, the inves tigation of the double murder of Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills, choir singer, on ,the Phillips farm six weeks ago. With an assertion by Mr. Mott that he had found a witness to corrobor ate at least part of the story told by Mrs. James Gibson, farmer, who claims to have witnessed the double shooting, this cryptic statement constituted the day's chief development. In connection with this new phase, a flurry of .excitement was caused by the appearance in the case of a mys terious witness, a pretty "girl of 21, who in company with state troopers! spent an hour near the scene of the murder. Her identity was guarded. The troopers admitted that they had taken her to DeRussey lane, leading to the Phillips farm, at the direction of Mr. Mott, but declined to give the purpose. They wandered up' and down the lane, never getting, out of sight of ths crab apple tree under which the bodies were found. Later the troops brought the unidentified girl back to town and she disappeared. Today Mr. Mott received newspaper men and answered questions. In connection with a report that state troopers had been ordered to search for ah antique motor car which Mrs. Gibson, riding on mule-back in search of corn thieves,' said she had seen in the lane the night of the shoot ing, Mr. Mott was asked if he had the number of the car. r'M " -mm V. J.ij "X; SMOOTHING THE PATH FOR THE WORKING GIRL Association Also Bringing the Church Nearer to Its Pro- , teges and Charges ii The story of what the Young Wo men's Christian association is doing o bring the comforts" of home and the counsel of the church to thousands and thousands of working girls and immi grant giris was related by -Mrs. Robert E. Speer, president of the national board, and Miss Mabel Cratty, general secretary, at a reception given in thetr honor by Mrs. Walter P. Sprunt at her country home on Greenville sound- yes terday afternoon. Perhaps no clearer nor more concise resume of the manifold activities of the association has ever been presented to Wilmingtonians than pictured by these two distinguished officials of the na tional organizations. Mrs. Speer and Miss Cratty visited but four cities of the south on the present tour, two of these, Wilming ton and Durham, being in North Caro lina. The other points were Atlanta and Richmond. Mrs. Speer, the first speaker of the evening, was introduced by the Rev. Dr. A. D.- P. Gilmour, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, who paid oi glowing tribute to the work of the or ganization and its atue leaders. airs. Speer visualized the work of the association as turning the eyes of the world upon the girl. She t61d of thd work being done in the.' factory 350n.es of Chicago, where thousands of for eign born girls are ' employed, and where the Y. W. C. A. cafeteria is plac ing wholesome and fcconomical food within the reach of those who have hitherto partaken of indigestive aijd unwholesome lunches, in harmony. with the bleakness of their workaday shirr roundings, and taking- them from dane&. halls to more suitable environments. When he association flr.t moved its trappings into this section, Mrs. Speer said, there were chuckles from the hard-headed business men w char acterized the efforts of the women as 'se sentimental." . ii I Have .yoa-.irxptftnof- V "Yes. But is not very definite.- Now,-hoWevef? tto.klg?lf Asked if he intended to make an arrest or first go before the grand jury Mr. Mott replied: "If my judgment prevails, the case will go before the grand jury." ' "Could this case be taken before the grand jury now?" "It could be, yes." "Could you get an indictment?"- "I think so." "Then what are you waiting for?" "It is my judgment to wait." "When in your judgment the time comes for decisive action, will you order an arrest or go before the grand jury?" "I don't know, but I should be in clined to go before the grand jury unless something extraordinary de velops." In connection with his statement that he had found a witness substan tiating part of Mrs. Gibson's story, Mr. Mott was, asked if he had learned of another eye witness being present at the murder. "No," he replied. "In your judgment, does the unsup ported statement of a person most in terested cbnstitute an alibi?" "That is a matter for a jury to de cide." . v Asked if be .-.had any' corroborating statement as to Mrs. "Hall's action on the night of the murder, Mr. Scott said: "I have evidence, describing Mrs. Hall's whereabouts for a considerable period of time before 2 ' a. m. on the night of the murder." Mr. Mott questioned Mrs. Gibson for a long time today. DURHAM, Oct. 2?. Frank Moran, of Augusta, Ga., and foreman for'a con struction company, engaged on con tracts in this city, was shot and seriously wounded when a stray mullet fired in an altercation between two negro workmen etruck him in the back, passing entirely through his body. Physicians entertain but little hope for his recovery. Tom Kilgo, the negro who fired the shot, escaped and has not been apprehended. Prior to his departure he also shot and slightly wounded Blue! Spencer, negro workman. Facisti Starts Action In a Number of Towns " LONDON, Olet. 2S. By the Asso ciated . Press) v-Tke Times printed a, "message from Italy" without naming the source, saying 1 - . "The faclstt at 11:30 (Friday night) began a concerted action on several towns- They are now masters of some of the chief towns Ufee Florence, Pisa and . Cremona. 'Communications between north, south and central Italy have been Interrupted. ' . "Everywhere in these towns they deposed the state authorities and assumed command. . It seems there was no resistance and no conflict,, except in -Cremona where six faelstl were shotl Everything is. quiet In Milan where there is a arrest play of troops. There Is no news from other centers!" Overman Charges Work With Failure to Deal Fairly With Soldiers Alleges Postmaster General Has Been Misleading in His Announcements (By. H. E. C. BRYANT WASHINGTON, Oct. 27. Senator Overman is "from .Missouri" on the oft-repeated claim that ex-service men have been given preference. He does not believe that all ex-service men had fair treatment at the hands of Postmaster Work. In a recent state ment for political consumption, Mr. Work said: "President Harding has appointed 8,420 postmasters. Of this number 1,074 were soldiers 1,256 wo men, and 104 were employes who were promoted from the ranks without ex amination, the latter being an innova tion which 'enabled the department to reward merititorious service. Southern ex-service men have not had a square deal and the files- of every southern senator show it. At the request of Col. J. A. Lockhart, com mander of. the North Carolina depart ment of the American legion, Senator Overman has called on the postofflce department for facts to show just what has been done to carry out the spirit of the law giving ex-service men pre ference In postoffice appointments. In his reecnt statement Mr. Work did not make, plain how many ex-service men have been sriven 4th class ppst the captains of industry havV realised the value of the association's work to their employes, and openly commendel the great- good the organization is doing. She cited particularly a letter re ceived recently from the head of ' a large manufacturing plant. The Y. W. C- A., Mrs. Speer empha sized, is., bringing an education,. Christian influence and a world of op portunity to the door of the American girl, and developing a splendid, citizen ship qf women for the tioming eras. Regarding the religioue side of . the association, the national president made it plain that the Younpr Women'.1! Christian association is not a, rival of the church, but the vestibule to the house of worship, the pathway toward which is made easy by the efforts and influence of the organization. , The work being done in Atlanta was, cited by the speaker a3 an illustration of this plan. There tho names of girlw are registered, many of them supplied with rooms through the aid of the as sociation, and the system so "nrrartgeii that when a. sti-ange girl moves into! a neighborhood she receives calls from an association - representative and . a nearby church urin"2r her first week's tenantcy. '.'" Mrs. Speer also touched" on some o the work in New York, and recalled the incident where . certain distin guished women from South America were persuaded somewhat agaimt their will to pay a visit to the great central association of :the " metropolis. What they found there, Mrs.,; Speer assured her audience, ws- such a reve lation that they were loath; to depart when the hour came for their nexten gagement." From her home in a New Jersey town opposite ' the Palisades of the Hudson Mrs. Speer told of looking over the prosperous community and gravely reflecting that not a resident girl had more or better opportunities than those' under the protecting care of the Young Women's Christian' asso ciation in the great city' nearby. Being a mother the girl without, a home; a counsellor to the maiden without a mother; a friend to. the. las sie fighting her own wuy in the world, and 'a great agency which is awaken ing America and the entire world to the value of protection and put ity and character for its young; womanhood, was literally the interpretation placed by Mrs. Speer on the work, of this great organization. She prefaced her remarks with ob- servations on the attitude of the for eigner, especially in . the more back ward states, that America, the land of wonders and miracles,, is the nation that Is blazing the roadway to brighter . futures for it smore unfortunate sister- Miss Cratty spoke briefly, reviewing some of the accomplishments, of the association, and noting its growth In thelast two decades from a straggling organization,, common to the city, but unknown to the smajler'tcvivns, to ths present all-enfolding Institution that. reaches out its arms to girls of char acter In every nook- and corner of the civilized world, and which Is spread ing to. more renvo.tA parts of the globe. The benediction, was pronounced by the Rev. Dr. Gilmour, iffter which vocal selection was rendered by Mrs. A: i. :.t mastershina. Hi Rairl 8.75?1 Vinrl hn nam, hut that is all. Mr. WorV ha Hamilton Sivley.-and Miss Elvira Cedar- reneatedlv made Dolitical canitai out of . green, 0fr theFirst Presbyterian his administration of -the post office department, but his explanations are not convincing to Senator Overman and others who know how he has ignored or slde-stecped : soldiers in - the south. church choir, who, had previously ren dered, another selection. - - ; ' Purposes of the talks by-the national .' officials were explained by ths hostess, oars, spruni. ; -:-v t I Y .1 t 4, .it
Wilmington Morning Star (Wilmington, N.C.)
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