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NUMBER 42
VOLUME XIV
EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK THE EEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY OCT. 15, 1925.
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WAGE COMISSION
REPORT IS MADE
HOWARD HILL HURT
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Howard Hill, the eleven year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Lon Hill, was
NEGRO ATTEMPTS
CRIMINAL ASSAULT
Some Salaries Decreased, Some Mason Sunday morning and suffered
Increased. Saving of $19,232
Said to Have Been
Made
struck by a car driven by Dr. Manly' .
Mn Rundav mornine and suffered Daughter Of Bafltist Minister
Attacked By Negro Youth
Who Makes His Escape
a broken leg. The tibia was frac
tured between the knee and ankle of
'the left leg. The boy was taken to
the hospital at Morehead City imme
diately after the accident. It was
found unnecessary to keep him at the
terns Of Interest From Various
Part of The State
FIHERMEN NOW HAVING
VERY GOOD SUCCES
The indication.-, are that this fall
-vv ill be a fine fishing season in Car
teret county. The supply of mullets
has been unusually good so far and
the menhaden fishermen are also
.COLE ACQUITTED
BY JURY SUNDAY
(By M. L. SHIPMAN)
Raleigh, N. C. October 12 The
report of the Salary and Wage Com
mission the State Fair, the World s be ; now at nome and getting along
series and football were the things i '-very well.
which chiefly interested the citi-J xhe accident happened Sunday
week and
ter of the stage this week. The Gov
crnor issued the Salary and Wage
Commission report, the State Fair
opens October 13, tomorrow, the
Probajbly the most largely attend-
A fnnprnl pvr lipid in Nfirth C:rc
l:A tnk nWe in 1Wh.m Tneorlav 'lakirE Eod Catches, al-
in,ft when the body of James Buchanan thouh the,r best fishing does not
10 .Duke was laid to rest. Mr. Duke as a ru,le be'ore .Nove,,er
W88,a StnrABV eveni f .1. vipIt 0n Wednesday Captain Willis
. " i l i ' . nn nnn 1 - t . . 1 1 . . ..
Dcougni in ou,vvu pciunun ui iiiuiicib
konitol nn t,on a uhnrt timn nl-.H mani tipOlJ
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Saturday night at about
o'clock an attempted attack
Miss Victoria Boney at """'J. aboard th, W. M. Webb. These fish
, ... t, t iiiness oi several weens. He was ty ... . . .
years of age. Mr Duke started in
were all large ones and many of them
were roes. Other fishermen have
After Three Ballots Jury Ac
Quits Prisoner. Ormond's
Letters The Cause
of Tarhelia's Capital last momhie jugt after Sunday school. e?8 andmade hls escaPe before an world
nd continued to hold the cen-'Howard attempted to cross the street ,heIP could be mm- .
Tl Ttrtnev TVichtpner! Viv the vmincr
' . . .... life as a nAnr rnnnt.rw InH nnH he
Jidy's screams the fellow took to his , - ig0 brought in a good many mullets
vaiue unc vi me riuiie&b wen in wie , . , VOtcu.
5 wen 9 8jJUU ttliu Uki:er avxw
Rockingham, Oct 11 William B.
Cole, textile magnate, charged with
Dulling William W. Ormond, war vet
eran son of a Methodist preacher,
Was found not guilty here this morn-
Jag by the Union county jury. The
jurors on bended knees prayed and
.1 ... . 1 1 . 1 -
near tne xstpnst cnurcn wnen ne was) - Presid(,nt r. w. stone of N. C. ' . " ,t 1 r, m Tnasv thw ra,,s wk
trnnV H m. fmm behind some tempted assualt Mr. Boney was in' . T. . . . . rerry oi JNew Bern seems to De tne - - ' -
arked cars Z Dr Mason Z study at the Baptist church about Farmers' Un;" Satu;da ,n an champion sheep'shead fisherman. ould not be incarcerated inthe
larttea Cars anu LIT, masuil UIU slreca HnlfnrH rniintv farmers.! ... . . . O. ,.;mil ,1V.,. tV,
At the time of the dastardly at
The sportsmen have also been do
ing pretty well recently. Mr. Frank
Cole was ordered to appear before
Tudge.T. B. Finley at Wilkesboro
parked
not see him
until he
not driving fast and could have stop-. of the same house at the corner of
i i i . f VoWnft onrl Ann cfnobta nro a i Ion o .
ped the car casuy u ne couia nave - , - 'under the nresent law
seen the bov when he started across way. Mrs. Boney was upstairs and
the street. Miiss Victoria had been in the sitting
.! room alone for a short time. The
shades to the wndows were up and
DREDGING OUTFIT
World's Series continued through j front 0f his car. Dr. Mason was m&8
this week until the meddle when the
Carolina State football game took
the stage. Much Interest also was
displayed by Raleighites in the South
Carolina-State game last Saturday.
The report of the Wage body show
ed, as previously indicated in these
columns, that the major work of the
Commission was in working out a
standard wage scale and employment
regulation to be followed in. the fu
ture. The Wage Commission abolish
ed but seven positions, all with the
Department of Insurance, Stacey
Wade Commissioner. It was held
that five safety education agents and
was right ha" a block away. Mr. Sam H. Tho- addrCS8 to Gilford county farmers, Wednesd ftfil. few kours nBhinge criminal insane department -of the
i, whose family occupies a part,"" " . " , T i- V ,1 returned with 24 shecp'shed that aver f"'.
State is that of an Austrailian ballot
It
such legislation as the farmers need,
Citizens of Clearwater, Florida
any one tould see her from the street have acquired the controlling interest
ha ,od ctoj ,.,t,e in the Cleveland Springs hotel prop-
Vi RFINfi RIIII T heard 8ome ne knck at the dr erty ncar Shelby' N c' 11 is Btated
IO UJ IU1 and ghe'then went inoo the hall,that thev Propose to invest a great
turning on the electric light. Stand-ideal of money there and greatly en-
Two ing in the doorway she saw a young. 'are the place
1 .;, m i i
aged two pounds apiece. According m -a" umu Auesuay morning wnen
to renorts some verv fine rock have he wil1 be iushed 8cros8 countrv to
to secure tbeen caught recently in the canal make his last stand against the law.
at the steel bridge. Ihe praying jury caught the little
town of Rockingham off its guard,
there being, not including lawyers,
OFFICERS SEIZE
LOT OF WHISKEY
Will Take About
Months To Finish Fill mulatto negro who asked her if some
After Work Starts Mr. Willis lived there. She told . The trial of Jesse Wyatt, Raleigh
him that the Reverend Mr. Bonev police officer who killed Stephen
In last week's issue of the News, jvej there and the man then asked Holt, Smithficld . lawyer several
through a typographical oversight, 'gome other question apparently to months ago has been postponed a-
The case is now set for trial
Wyatt
two fire investieators holdine Dosi
tions which could be abolished and ,tlle name Pf t'.ie successful bidder for 'prolong the conversation. She replied gain.
tM Commission ordered the seven !tne eartn fil1 on tne Beaufort More- to him and started to shut the door the first week in November.
courthouse attaches and a few news
paper men, over half a dozen people
in the cold temple chamber. It was
HO a. m. when the God-fearing Union
. men lifted the immeasurable burden
Raids On Pollock Street Bag from the shoulders of the manufac
. Two Men And Considerable ,turer- They had had tne fate of
Booze ,Cole in their hands a trifle over 21
hours.' News of the verdict swept
". 1 , . through the little town with the celer
A raid was made Tuesday on al- ., . , , ,
, , , . , .. . lty of a western tornado. !
ljged bootleggers in town that.
brought in a considerable haul of I Only three ballots were cast. The
nrsi one was laKen yesteraay auer-
v 1 I ti
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postions vacated as of November nead bndEe was 7101 maae clear- when he sprang at her. She shook thought Holt and some other men cherifF Wnrle TVmi.tv- il00n the vote standing 8 to 4 for ac
first. Reduction of 108 salaries andjThe bid was in the name . . oi the jj5nL off and screamed as. loudly as were bootleggers and fired on them. pmmptt rhanlain and Chiief
increases for 29 others also were or
dered. The total annual saving to
the State would be $19,232. 'The
work the Commission has done how
ever in regulating hours, fixing
schewes of enrpioyment and sitting
vp standards of employment for the
future roust constitute its greatest
gosxd. The conception, universally
held, that state employes were being
paid large salaries for little work
has leen -explored by the report for it
was found that 1,464 of the State em
ployes -were earning their- salaries
and ko changes -were made in them.
All state employee will be- required
to worlt seven hows a day in the fu
ture axn4 four hours on Saturday vith
but six holidays a year, a two wek
vacation ;artd ten days allowed in case
of sickness. The changes become ef
fective November first.
Raleigh fane followed closely the
World Series between- Pittsburg and
WJashjington. Great interest was
manifested. Time Ealeigh Ximesi broad
tasted by radio and received hun
dreds of ktters and -telegrams from
those who listened on the reports.
The State Fair which opens to
morrow will hold interest the bal
ance of this week. Under the able
leadership of Max Gardner a num
ber of varied exhibits have been ar
ranged for and the Fair is erpected
o be a great success. The foot
ball game on Thursday between
Carolina and State will hold interest
that day. The official opening will
be precded by a parade tomorrow
morning.
The State of North Carolina will
carefully inspect Its oysters and
mark them this year to prevent any
outbreaks of typhoid such as alarm
Coast Construction Company which possible and thinks that she scratched
concern is owned by Dr. C. L. Dun- his face. The fellow jumped off the
can of Beaufort. Dr. Duncan is riorch and ran out Craven street in
The city of Wilmington in a spe
cial election held Monday .voted la'JanieB Gaskms both ?0Iored.
' :n t A a rr .nn ... ii. . i
sheriff Emmett Chaplain and Chiief l""""- rtt ' - V- ni. me jury ass
of Tolice W. R. Longest. The men ed the court for information and
arrested were James 0. Harris and ule" vwteu 11 lo 101 acquitu... ine
Jone man in the opposition was be
having a dredge buiit in Baltimore the .direction of the railroad. The 'favor of pending $25,000 a year to j' The 0cer9 had information that souht by hs comrades to switch, he
lor this job and expects to nave it police were notified and they and 'advertise Wilmington. A small
at work in threef Jour months. It Mr. Boneyr and Mr. Sam Thomas Will oe levied for the purpo
is expected that the nn win;De nn- spent several years trying to get
shed in about fix or Seven months. ome clue as to the criminal. Kis
The dredging outfit is what
tax led them to believe they could find held his eround- With tears in his
The town of Clinton has a new
1 1 1 Al J. 1 1 'II . J
liquor at the home of Harris on Pol- ne U8Kea xnal ne De Prmiwea
',.ck street and also at a house at the to WW and sleeP over the case- Af"
new !,.rv ivf pi',.w anH rerfnr f.rppt breakfast the third ballot ' was
tracts were plainly seen and if blood 1 cn nnn v,noi whir-h nneneH n.n .!.... n..i.: j m.... u taken, the result being unanimous.
known as an electric driven Diesel had , been ' available it is forbusinesg ,ast week. The hotel ed both places and in 'the back ya'r I It was learned from one of the &
iT'Z; ctaroffrom 50 0l00Sto "f? " mdern at th Ha"iS Ce th dUg to' that "that Slamler ,eUer" Wr'
It has a capacity of from 50,000 to failed. At this wntnng no definaie wfi pnuinn(I in everv resneCt. o,i n0A or v.u t n bv .omr Ormond to Cole, was
" 'gallon fruit jars and two gallon the weight that tipped the scales m
Snow mixed with rain fell in Ashe- jugs 0f whiskey of some sort. Tn the defendant's favor. Judge Finley
.11a lnuf C (i 1 1 1 1 -ir Viiollf Mefil-lt, nil I . . 1 . .1. a . . L-iJ flt.l . i .1 ...r iill n Vioita f
mk(.Ji n nnd few. TVie Knilovo . . ... .... . T"" "" J""-J J UKSkin li I'OUNI UeiltUUI me HOOI UI n ju.jr vuu.u uui narc v-
v-TTfc iT 2 ii I k B sentence in tne pennenuary. An'partg of the gtate were visite1 with econd t tb found throe quitted Cole under the law and must
tohand occurence of this kind probably &turd d Sunday. Thig h much and six ft, d therefore have turned to the unwrit.
to handle 75,000 yasds a month on happeed in Beaufort before. earlier than usual for frost in most . 15 r'm M. . .w,r1 ten Moral R, iasues are
(parts of the State. Ifrcm John and Alice Moore a colored so closely allied that it is hard for
10U.0U0 cubic yards :a month, accord- cWe to the man's identify has ben
ing to the sort of material being found. if he is ever captured he
handled. If necessary it can pump -im gtand a irood chance to vet a
the
contract hene. According to
!this estimate, the joh which calls for work HAS STARTED ON
STANDARD QIL BUILDING
175,000 yards, can be done in a lit
tle over two montlbs. So if the
work starts in January or rehruary, Lagt Friday a force of men started
as seems probable tlhat it will, the worit ,on the new Standard Oil Com
oiiplu who have five children.
The trial of Bonnie L. Brooks of Harris was tried Tuesday before
Hendersonville for the killing of Justice H. D. Norcom. He waived
Sam Y. Bryson former mayor of the examination and was bound over to
fwti ia nnw ftino nn Thi ftVirtntillfT c : r a. i r n a i i
ich will he finiaWJ hv the first of , x . ivv"' " 6 " ' ouperwr vuurt unuer '
" " eivicc swiiuii oi me iwi ui A11f ,,f on Bneo-eA nnrtiio intima
PAJUENT TEACHERS HOLD
Yesterday morning Gaskins had a
ruraer street mr. w. x. voney is between the wife of Bropkg and fc f Mayor Thomas and T"' '
the foreman in charge of the work. deaj man pjea Qf inganity jR be I waa heId foP' Superior Court ,a "ber of affidavit were pr
T j :jki I .... . . .
TuriR FIBT MTPTINRI .,, . ... unuer a $ouu uonu which ne was nui.
. ' - excavauon in oraer to mate room tor
the tanks that are to hold the oil and
fible to give and is now in jail. Gas-
the average man to distinguish be
tween them, he said.
Cole Goe Frca
Wilkesboro, Oct., 13th The hear
ing as to Cole's sanity here today r5-
sulted in his being set free. A
e-
sented to Judge Finley showing that
Cole is not insane. For this reason
Judge Finley said that he could not
T ...... TJInn nt Wilmfrxrfnn .1.; J i 1.- .1 x " uute "
The Parent-Teacher AB.OCiation of Mlne, Tbe work of moving these y' ln hftP vard. Some lVZ.vZ Z . u Z, " 8end Cole to the insane asylum. With
x l, -.1 i x: . . , -- i vt biic invt vno u nit tv uinnt v w no w
oZ: lTtrI fruit on them.8b0Ut r the floor in his room and said he
. 0 flf nnr, .. MMr - .. f0Ur jncheg m Jengtn and lf the never Mli
. mo. .us now imin on. i ne wnrx on ine . . . i u
now coine on. The work on the
ing was devote to the election of bu,iIding; wili rushed ahead and
weather does not get too cold they jjfe- john. Moore and his wife testi-
officers for the v coming year,
officers elected were:
President Mrs. U. E. Swann 'gg
ViceTPres. Mrs. J. H. Stubbs
Secretary ,Mrs. H. C. Jones
Treasurer Mrs. James Potter
After the business meeting Mr.
Workman, county Superintendent of
ine if weather conditions are favorable
lit should be finished in about six
will be ripe about February.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFER!
Supervisor gave interest in gand in
ed the country last year, though the " " the work and ac
no compiisiimenis
Association.
t t . - 1ti
josepn i,ewis ana wiieto ceumn fi . . ,ampa Wepn . 1fi vpnr oId
Daniels 2 acres Hunting quarter town k wji: s tv.
tmhniila onrl Mian fllictin OftllflTW ' i. . f . 1 i j A. A 1 . a
rv..uv..a ......o v, j mud. aeaievei. consiaeraiion iiu. aim
fied that they did not know any thing
I about ihe liquoK They said they
Mrs. Ruby Weeks the 19 years old g0 to bed early at night and did not i
and bride of five weeks was killed jjnow much ebout what time Gaskins '
.by the accidental discharge of a shot ' came i at night; had never seen
'gun in her home near Goshen church bim any iiauor or carry any into
inj Sampson county. The gun was the house.
his wife, daughter, son and two
l-ivnthera tVie man inuf eaf f... lo-Pf
any whiskev in his
j fr Greensboro where he will stay
for a few days. He will go to some
other place for a rest before return
ing to his home in Rocingham.
North Carolina oyster beds are
polluted.
W. S. Moye, prominent in politics
of the Statue, has resigned his posi
tion in the Revenue Department. A
few days ago Mr. Moye stated when
asked if he would run against Rufe
Doughton for Commissioner at the
next election that he would not "so
long as he held his post under Mr.
Doughton."- His resignation assum
es interest because of this statement.
of parent-teacher
Mss Pond and Miss Fritiz accom
panied by Mrs. Moore at the piano
rendered a beautiful vocal selection
Mr. Fritz explained the new rules
of the school and read the school pro
gram for4.be day.
It was voted to hold" the regular
meetings on the third Tuesday of
each month at 7:30 in the evening.
All parents are urged to be present
at each meeting and by co-operation
love and affection.
David B. Goald and wiffe to Dr.
L. C. Weathers, lot 1 Block 105
Morehead City, Consideration $100.
onor made an investigation and pro
nounced the killing an accident.
NEW FISHING VESSEL
ADDED TO BEAUFORT FLEET
A tine new boat will be added to
Beaufort's menhaden fleet in a few
NEWPORT FAIR WILL BE !dayS. The latest vessel is the W.
BIGGER THAN EVER A. Mace, owned by the Atlantic
Fisheries and built at Meadows ship-
Arrangements for the Newport 'van! in New Bern. The Mace was
Cov Faircloth a Samnson countv
farmer was fired upon from ambush Fir, which takes place on Friday, launched some weeks ago and is now
. ... ., land killed Wednesday a week ago. uctoner tne autn, are going ngnt neng ima out ior service mis ian.
, J w l H? '? I , , L o He was searching for a blockade still ahead. The premium list, which has , She is 90 feet long, 20 foot beam and
beth Webb Horton, lot 6, 7, Block 9 Emmanue a been in the hand(J of the prjnter for draw8 about five feetofwater. She
Morehead City Consideration 100- Jcroatan. is suspected of the crime several days, is about completed. A is equipped with a 100 horse power
and other valuables. Rnd offic(jr8 are trying to capture "thousand copies will be distributed Fairbanks-Morse engine and will
J. C. Helmes and wife to Bogue jjjm lamong the farmres of the county carry about a half million fih. Cep-
Dcvelopment Corp. for description j and others who may be interested in tain Ned Lewis will be in command
PINE YACHTS ARRIVE tne fair. The backers of the enter-) of the new fisherman. Mr. Clem
orise hone to have the biggest and Willis is to be the captain of the
see book 43 page 529, Consideration
$100. and other valuables.
S. A. Chalk and wife to D. B.
Block
a. 11 a .i J i i- J
...:rjr..rrVI,'with the teachers to make this the Gould and wife, lot 4
ZZS' ear Beaufort 1,88 ever.Morehead City, Consideration $200. -Fay owner, of Boston, MassacM
move to the olo blind institute .ld-, g R wmis and wife t0 B -"s and the house boat Harmony of
in? nere tu save unite jciiws. nc
TtirA Ana irorVito AnrAiita fn lUiflmS.
wv t.i. jv..W ' x aA In kof on1 U. fboL., Uooin K,l
FJorida arrived in the harbor yester- J ,
i n ...... . rm n t ti
r ' . . I. . w.!iL' A T UWUI11..V.
oo, aay. iney are tne eniinia, a. i. i
.i ii.
cnusens
saving will be many thousands an
nually and the change was ordered by
Governor McLean. The building is
being renovated and the actual chang
es will be made during the winter.
C. 0. Moser, of Memphis, Tenn
essee, general manager of the co-operative
Cotton Growers Exchange de
clared on Friday at a luncheon of all
Raleigh civic clubs,the Chamber of
Commerce and the Merchant's As
sociation in the Sir Walter Raleigh
Hotel., that the cotton grower has
for fc . rr till Vs r " ' ;'' "'
(Continued on pare ton.)
social hour was spent and refresh
ments were served.
Mrs. S. F. Hilderbrand
Chairman of Publicity Committee
BIRTH OF DAUGHTER
Davis 1 1-2 acres
Consideration $90.
Willis Longest and wife to
Daniels and wife one Cemetery lot
Marker's Island, Consideration $0.
New
Harker's Island York. The latter vessel is owned by
NEWPORT SCHOOL MAKES
The
of 21 men.
Mace will have a crew
The News is informed that the
the Rrie Rnnin Tnwincr Cnmnanv and
i; j I rM i .. r ..u. ......
Bert1. . . r, r. Newport School has started off this
ingr purposes, uapiain kj. u. xuoia, . ... - .
. s- nt Tk. ...w. session witn nne prospects.
D alt kUllIIllCSISU, VX X. w Jttviivu
A GOOD BEGINNING SUPERIOR COURT TO CONVENE
IN BEAUFORT NEXT WEEK.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Friends arc congratulating Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Bailey on the arrival of Harker's Island
a fine little girl which occurred at
their house last night.
David Davis and Eva Willis of
will sail as soon as weather condi
tions will permit.
A one week's term of Superior
The Court for Carteret county will con-
school has an enrollment of over 400 vene here next week. Judge W. M.
and has a force of 12 teachers. There Bond of Edenton will preside over
are four high school teachers and 8 "the court. The calendar ofj cases
in the primary department. Miss . to be tried is printed elsewhere in
Tyndale, the Bible translator, the Smith who formerly taugh in Craven the News. The first three days of
400th. anniversary of whose work county, has recently arrived and is the court has been set aside for the
h celebrated this year, was strangled in charge of the music department, trial of criminal cases. There are 4-5
A news-letter, published in Lond.m then burnt, near Brussels in 1536. Superintendent Carroll looks forward .cases on the criminal docket and
r.vrnge Bge of
iidia is 12 1-2 years.
marriage
in 1727, states: "Street robberies
in were never known to be greater than
they are at present.
to a very successful year in all
An English sea captain designed ( branches of the school.
Ifawnii's flag.
most all of them involve violations
of the prohibition laws. A number
of civil actions are set for a hearing.