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VOLUME XIV
EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK
fHE BEAUFORT NEWS THURSDAY OCT. 22 1223.
PRICE Ec SINGLE COPY
NUMBER 43
NEWS ITEMS FROM
STATE CAPITA!
Fair Was Great Success. Some
Dissatisfaction With Wage
Commission Report
(BY M. L. SHIPMAN)
The
Raleigh, N. C, October 19 The
State Fair, with its attendant crowds
and exhibits, the verdict in the trial
of W. B. Cole for murder, the death
of James E. Duke and the annual
State-Carolina football game were a-
mong the outstanding matters of in-
terest in the Capital City last week.
There was little doing in adminis.tra-
tion circles, the Governor devoting
a large portion of his time' to the
State Fair which he pronounced ex-
cellent, especially the agricultural ex-
hibits. However there was consider-
able interest in the report that the
Salary and Wage Commission had
received a number of protests, and
would consider them at a meeting
next month. It is understood that
the protests are chiefly against the
classification of salaries which many
employes hold will cut them off from
hope of advancement in the State
service.
The'Fair, despite a week consider-
1 1 mm I
' A n i V 7-
ohb f) Mav OnrHnpr mn v iusti-'Y
ia vnc mnncAil in Vlivn hv lllR
associates when they
elected riim i
piesiuent 01 tne 01 guuiu liuii.
- 1 - i j ii. :4.:..-.
The I
many and varied exnioits 01 wnat
and varied
tne Nate is ao.ng tne aaaea nuu-
1
way features, the livestock, chicken
and other animal displays and the '
norse ana umung races we
enjoyed by throngs each day. The
horse and trotting races were
ach day.
between S
annual football game between State -
College and Carolina, which the lat-
ter team won 17 to 0 was the center,
of interest Thursday but on other
days the exhibits of the Fair receiv-
ed the full attention of thousands
who visited Raleien.
On all sider there'were words of
nmmndation for President Gardner
and Manager Walborn, who bore the
brunt of arranging for the Fair and
looked afer the mass of detail inci-
new, to me occasion, n wa iumuk ,g the hundred and a quarter saiar- wag held Monday night at the office them from the docket. The defen
that Cleveland, county home of the ie8 reduced as some reduction was 0f rjr. c. S. Maxwell. The session dants agreed to comply with the law
President, carried off the highest hon- inevitable and expected. The Com- wa8 rather a short one and mostly and the indictments will be dropped.
ors for county displays.
The verdict of "Not Guilty" in the
v,oie case, in woicn n. i. voie was month of November. The cnanges Bion of harbor improvements, ad- rules plead guilty and were let off BOmewhat unusual in that the minis
charged with murder of W. W. Or- are elated to become effective on vertising and truck growing. The with the costs. - ter wag connned to his bed. Mr.
mond, was universally denounced in November first but are subject to question of endorsing the proposed A hot fight took place in the trials Arthur Stanford and Miss Addie
Raleigh. On all sides there were ex- change upon approval of the Commis- canal between Beaufort and More- of C. W. Whaley and Thos. Mann for Qarner both of Beaufort, were unit
presseds of regret at the miscarriage gion'and the Governor. head City along the highway bridge violating the prohibition law. These in ' pjwi, i, pp0Lr.H T. R
of justice and from editorials carred
in the State papers the feeling pre
Tailing in
throughout
Raleigh was general
the State. Many de-'tl.P
Jilored the fact that the verdict may
set a bad precedent and that the laws
of the State were so disregarded by
the jury in its verdict. While few repiy t0 a suggestion from Commis- have been recorded this week by ing for the defense made a fierce at-
believed that Cole would be declared gj0ner W. A. Graham, of the State Rgister of Deeds John W, Hamilton, tack on these witnesses and succeed-
guilty of first degree murder, a maj- Department of Agriculture, that it Both were in the western part of ed in getting the jury to believe that to posession. Judgment suspended
ority held that he should be punish- m;ght be the part of wisdom for the the county. One was that of A. H. their testimony was not reliable, in payment of costs,
ed for his crime. Many felt that it Association to wait before launching Pridgen and wife to F. M. Simmons Both men were acquitted. Another I W. H. Johnson two cases prohibi
justified a statement which has been a building program. In his statement of Charlotte of 462 acres of land in case hotly contested was htat against tion law, skipped his bond, capias and
often repeated that the rich can es-the Commissioner let it be known White Oak township, consider; j,ion Brady Wade of Morehead City charg- continued.
cape from any crime because of that he is in sympathy with the prin- given as $500. The other transac- ed with running into the car of Mr. i ' James Davis (colored) violating
their money. The verdict has set
an extremely dangerous precedent
, and the State has gone back years
in the administration of law.
The untimely death of James B.
Duke, the millionaire tobacco and
water power king, was deplored in j
Raleigh. The man was felt to have
been a genuine benefactor of North I
Carolina and his gifts to education,
religion and charity have meant much
to the State. On all sides one heard
regret expressed that he had died
whn the fruits of his gifts were be-
ginning to be manifest. However,
the great good that he has done t or
Western North Carolina ih water
power development which has made
that a great industrial center, and bidB were opened for twnty-two at W. H. Slaughter and wife to J.
ihe ccruing -good which his educa- an approximate cost of $4,000,000. "Walter -Rich, and wife 15 acres New
(jional plans will bring, marks him) Dr. R. W. Leiby, recently appoint- port Township, consideration $5.
as one ol the outstanding oeneiac- ed head of the .division of entomol
tors of the Tar Heel State and his 0gy of the State Department of Ag-
memory will live forever in the works
whieh he has provided will go on after
death.
The week was quiet in the Capitol
politics. The Governor spent a the probable loss being between five
large portion of-time at the Fair and and eight per cent. He advises cut
on several occasions had with him ting down the stalks as soon as the
parties of distinguished visitors wbo cotton is harvested, if it is done be
pronounced the Fair a wonderful ex- fore frost, as a means of protection
hibit. The Executive will appear be-'against the weevil next year. Burn-
fore the House of Ways and Means
Committee of Congress on Friday to
argue for elimination of the tax on
inherit iiiCec
The Sal;.:
I
.i:-i;.-al.ni..
MR. MARTIN AND MISS RL'MLEY
WERE MARRIED SUNDAY
A marriage of much interest to
Beaufort people occurred Sund ..y
afternoon in Washington, N. C. when
Mr. Edward D. Martin and Miss
Julia Manny Humify of Beaufort
were united in matrimony. The
marriage took place at two o'clock
in the afternoon at the Methodist
parsonage and the ceremony was
; v, rf,.r,,. f v, Mpw;u
parsonage and the ceremony was
performed by the Reverend L. D.
Hayman of Washington. Mr. and
Mrs. James Rumley Jr. of Beaufort
were present at the marriage and a
few other friends. Immediately af-
ter the ceremony the couple left for
Richmond, Va., and other places on
their bridal tour. On their return
to Beaufort they will make their
home in the groom's residence on
Ann street. Mr. and Mrs. Martin
both belong to two of the best known
families in Beaufort and have many
friends who wish them much happi
ness in their wedded life,
POLICE COURT ITEMS
ni trA ,,.o K,r mi
v.Iu :
iiuun. w il"
Jn0 r vim of tni(va T AaftiV-.
iu"S
Lt. n: n..: t n win .a,.o
i.am. im u.ivib u.iu x. v..
I... -or -i.v. 1.. : ti.
in ou wiui me cu m uic
?3-45 each- Several other cases were
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CROAT AN ARRIVES
IN HARBOR
TVin rlrnrltro Prnfitnn firrivprf in the
Monday
j v.p of
' soma-' unlesg
. . p..w
II I llf I fll ElBCnilCl'Ci J- i UIHtUM V"V
fc a, be done win be
. . . .... channel
. T,.d wk s,e
' -
v.. received a number of complaints
from those affected by the recent re -
port of the Commission. These
&re ' confined ,to' chafr that
v iac0;.Dfin mill .nt cJt hnn
, btlc if.nooiuvH.iviio . mv v.. " i
'0f promotion for employes who wish
their classificatons changed. Very few
expressions have been heard concern-
mission will hear arguments for
changes in its orders during the
The Cotton Grower's Cooperative
Association pinna the construction
o . buildinir. in the not distant fu-i
in whi"h to transact the busi-
negg now being conducted in rental
quarters. -So says U. B. Blalock in
a reCent statement to the press in
cjr,l of co-ODerative marketing.
Charles M.vpham State Highway
Fngineer, has practically recovered
from the injuries he received in an
utomobile accident several weeks
fg0 He was the principal speaker
ecently at a banquet of the highway
t-;vision of the North Carolina Chap-
er 0f the Associated General Con-
tractors of America at the Sir Walter I
0tel here.
118 more miles of hard surfaced
nd eighty-nine miles of graded roads
re to be added to the State Highway
System as soon as contractors are
able to complete the projects "farm-
ed out" at a meeting of the Highway
Commission during the week, when
riculture by Commissioner Graham,
is authority for the statement that
the Boll weevil has done no great
damage to the cotton crop this year,
ing the stalks would "fix 'em
but
Doctor Leiby merely suggests plow-
j g them uuier, or the "cutting down
'ocesn. .
(Continued on page five)
MAY BUILD CANAL
NEAR NEW BRIDGE!
i
While Highway Fill Is Being
Made Waterway Can Be
Cut
' An offer to build a csnal between
Beaufort and Morehead City has
been submitted to Chairman J. E.
Woodland of the board of county
""" oy r. v,. u. ununcu
Beaufort representing the Coast
construction company, inis com-
P8"? has the. contract for making a
fil1 for the ghwy between the two
towns.
The Proposition submitted is to con
struct 8 canal 10 feet deep and fifty
feet Wlde at the bottom, from deep
water on the Beaufort side to deep
wr me moieneau siu.
lne distance is estimated at ds-
iween nve ana six tnousana ieet.
. , , , . ,
There is a .shoal on the west side a-
A. H J 1 ! , C .
Dout a tnousand teet long which
wouia nave to De cut tnrougn to
, 6
mane nie tumietuuii. j.ne cmii.ii n
, , .
JSZT2S
Dndge and would cut the dlbtance be
twppn tne two towns? anou.r. twn mi es
T . 11 t .1 . . . 1
It WOUIO avoia tne Strong tides on
.. . ... . .
the old route ana would be sate m
. ...
ba weather. In case anv one des red
to operate a ferry between Beaufort
10 opei ate a ierry Detwecn oeauioii
. . - .
and Morehead City he could do
easily. As the canal can be . bt
"IU. " 7Z 1 ""''rl 7
finished, it would probably be ready
for use bv next summer. The Dro-
much sooner than the bridge can be
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J J oy
a! .Ulld the. wat7ay for
Fit: llflll femviM tknf thit
-
"ntJ d J0"!' , T
V".. JS" -i:.JB 4
"TtvL i ZZ Z think that the
ana ,tney f 1 wemjo wins tnai tne
nal T"
while the fill is being constructed
Wld be the best time to build iW
rrTx
REGULAR MEETING -HELD BY
N CHAMBER CMP COMMERCE
The monthly meeting of the direc-
tors of the Chamber of "Commerce
business of a routine nature was
transacted. There was some discus
vas discussed briefly. No action
yss taken on the matter.
I ARGE REALTY TRANSFERS
IN WESTERN CARTERET
Two laree real estle transfers
tion was that of A. D. Ward, commis-
sioner, to Henry K. Fort of Philadel-
phia of 330 acres of the Ennett lands
in White Oak township, the consid-
eration stated was $7000. Other
deeds recorded are as follows
H, D. Norcom and wife to Chas.
W. Norcom part lot No. 50 O. T.,
) esut'ort. consideration $1.00.
S. P. Hancock and wife to the Car-
eret Growers Inc., lot in Beaufort finished this morning at about ten erty, case continued. ficials were present when the verdict
or $500. o'clock and the trial of civil actions William Bell, violating prohibition was announced.
H. D. Maupin to Verne M. Smith was then taken up. A divorce case law, forfeited his bond of $150. Following the jury's verdict of not
0 acres in Hunting Quarter Town- which took only a few minutes was i Dave Bell, assault, called and fail- guilty in the case of Gordon's mur
hip, consideration $10. disposed of Wednesday afternoon., ed, capas'and continued. der, solicitor L. P. McLendon asked
Randolph Smith and wife to J. C. .This was the case of Stacy Golden John B. Coneleton; four charges for a nol pros in the case charging
Bell 3-4 acre Newpoht Township, con
ndpration $200. '
MARRIACE LICENSES
Arthur Stanford and Addie Glover
Beaufort
Euugene Graham, Swansboro and
Ruby V. Daughtery, . Newport.
Alonza Willis and Lillian Guthrie
Harker's Island.
BASKET BALL AT ST. PAUL'S
A game of basket ball has been j
arranged between the St. Paul's and
Beaufort High School teams. It
will take place next
WaInourlav
afternoon on the grounds of St.
Paul's School. The game will begin
i.t four o'clock.
SUPERIOR COURT
MOSTLY TRIALS
OF LIQUOR CASI
;Kv
Two Men Acquitted, Some Con
victed And Some Have
I Run Away ..
IE GET ROAD SENTENCES
Superior Court has been in nroa-
res8 now for practically four days
and hiost of its time has been taken
up in the trial of criminal cases not -
withstanding the fact that a number
of such casese were continued. Of
theae cases a large majority were f or
violations of the prohibition laws.
One rather unusual occurance was
that the jury acquitted two men
charged with such violations.
n j l ,a.
f!mirt. rmpTlPfl nf Jrntlnr
I " 1 Hv .
.;tu t i . w M n j
morning with Judge W. M. Bond pre-
.. , o..i;u. i... tr
Davia presenting the state Jud 0
t. j , , .
JBond s charge to the grand jury was
cVisrf TT ,l,...,u
snort. He dwelt upon the responsi-
f the d the " -
portance of the office. He said he
He said he
did not believe in indicting people
. v...Ui i
" slight provocation because an in-
jiMmort4. ., 4t
dictment in court is a serious matter.
tt , . ...
nowever wnen tnere is occasion to do
so the crand lurv must indict fear
1; ln.l.. ..i- a ii. i.
i.y jvimuui, ieKaru 10 me person s
station in life or any thing else. It
is necessary to have the State's laws
enforced , an-
., ...
arcny ana upon tne grand juries ol
the State rests this responsibility in ,
very large measure. Mr. M. M. Pig-
J v "
. ot Bl was cnosen loreman 01
Krand iury and Mr- Herbert For-
law eBaufort was made special
...
nef the first acts oX the court
. . . M
C. Gerham of Morehead City as a
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- nn vne usual manner, in agreement
wlrwlched by attorneys A. D.
iWird uftd Snlinitnr Dnvia fnr flip
gtate hni Abernethy and Abernethy
for the defense in the tick eradica-1
tion cases that practically removed
Fourteen men from Atlantic indicted
for violation of . Fish Commission
t .vo men are farmers and live in the
Newport section. In both cases the
State relied on the testimony of two
men Anderson Taylor and Brady
, Wade who had been hired to work
,up liquor cases. Attorneys Luther
Hamilton and C. R, Wheatlv annear -
E. B. Willis and drivinar a car while
under the influence of liquor. In
this case Solicitor Davis and former
Judcre D. L. Ward of New Bern nros-
ecuted and secured a conviction de-
spite of the strenuous efforts of
Messrs. Hamilton and Wheatly for,
the defense. The man was given a
.sentence of six months on the coun-
ty roads. The criminal docket was
against his wife Amanada Johnson
Golden alleging infidelity to the mar-
riage vows. The action was. uncon-
tested and the divorce was granted,
Criminal cases disposed of are as fol-
lows:
I Linwood Pigott (colored) posses-
sii-n of Yi-, or guiiry an!. was firvd
I?0 ard c.ts. O. O. Williams ' (colored), pos- The case against Wiles grew out
Agnes and Lina Gillikin, slander, session of liquor plead guilty. Judg- of the killing of his wife and Gor
case Noll prossed. ment suspended on "payments of don when he found the two together
John Henderson (colored) violat-
ing prohibition law, plead guilty,;
judgment suspended on payment of
costs.
William Wade, violating prohibi-
tion law, noil prossed
Bob Dudley, submitted to charge
tf orpiMnrr nniaii1n1 wcunnna iviif
tl knuckles, fined $20 and costs.
Ira Styron and Adelbert Davis,
violating piohibilicn law, plead guilty'
IESUE MUMBER DIES
' r AT WAKE FORES"
! Wake Forest Oct. 10. The Wake
Forest student body was shocked to-
day when it was learned that Leslie
Humber member of the sophomore
class died at Raleieh hospital this
fternoon following r.n illness of four
days with appendicitis. Humber was
taken ill here last Thursday and was
sent on the following day to the Ra
leigh hospital. His condition was not
considered serious until Sunday when
his condition became suddenly worse.
The operation was too late to save
his life.
1 Humber was a regular . on the
f :eshman football team last year. His
lome was at Greenville.
i
j The young man mentioned above
is a nephew of Mr. M. Leslie Davis
of Beaufort and was known by many
people here who were shocked to hear
f forh
DMV r-, cvrrcTA nc
i ,N HONOR CF TEACHERS
The ladies of the Beaufort Book
Club gave a party Tue-day evonh,
. u i, r v wu.h,.
,, v,mvlo nf Mrs C V. Whpptlv
conlpiimentary to the faculty of tha
r
pm;,. s,.nnM Tho f-m.
-v
wi,n oD;pnp ,0o aH, n.
t,uuo -"
m Aornr.atA fnr thp opcusion.
for the
Pnnk r,lavp nntil plpvpn nWn
when refreshments were served. The
highest score was made by Miss Lu-
Pond and the lowest by Mr.
in Ltour Te present
uui0n "aTour. lno.e prest.nt
Mr nrl IWr. T? T, Fri7. Mr.
and Mra. 0. B. Moore, Misses Lessie
,.ir,f r.iv. r.hHwi,k S M.
Byrd, Nell Swann, Margaret Gustin,
noni Brummitt. Mahala Ballance,
Katherine Seiz. Louise Fritz. Lucille
' ' '
Laura Thomas, Nannie Potter, Mrs
HPnrfrix
Mrs. W. V. B. Potter, Mrs. N. H.
"l. .f !f
james XNOe, Diytne JNOe, J. a. vorK-
nn, Alonso Thomas, Paul Jones,
-Tlovis ' luinn RnvkiMi. Snr.
jgeon Rose, DrV Manly Mason.
MINISTER IN BED
TIES MARRIAGE KNOT
'at the Baptist parsonage Tuesday
everiing aj ; about seven o'clock was
.M,,,e .v.-c uu-
nnnpV who hnrl hppn ill for several
days. However the 'knot was tied
iu.t as tiht a8 thou-h the minister
hfl(1 v,... in ft heth. Besides
the family and physician a few
f of the COUDle witnessed the
'.v
mrnhibitinn law; iurv trial convicted.
iudement suspended on payment of
costs,
Harrison Hemin?wav. violating nro-
hibition law, called and failed capias
and continued.
Ben Gabriel, larceny, true bill,
called and failed, capias and contin-
ued.
Manly Bailey, receiving stolen prop
against him, violating, prohibition
law, breaking jail and drunk and din-
orderly. The judge gave him 30
days on roads oh each charge making
four months in all.
Needham Garner, charged with
violating prohibition law, grand
jury found not a true bill.
costs.
James Gaskins (colored) convicted
of having liquor in his possession was
sentenced to four mrnths on the;
Craven county roads. .
That successful farmers are read
r.g farmers is shown by a survey re -
cently made by extension workers of
State College.
" .
tEAR CAPTURED
in nelson:s bay
Captain Of Mail Boat Ropes
And Then Kills A Large
Bear
Men who are engaged i.i seafaring
have many interesting experiences
and can tell many a strange tale, but
.capturing and killing a bear on the
water is certainly a rare one. Cap-
tain Howard Nelson, who runs a
mail, passenger and freight boat be-
tween Atlantic and Beaufort, had
'such an adventure ' last Monday
morning while on his regular trip to
Beaufort. The truthfulness of the
bear tale is vouched for by Reverend
'J. M. Carraway of Merrimon and
other passengers aboard the Aleta.
. While crossing Nelson's Bay be-
f.rcm ti mi co i,n.i,.
after sunup an animal was seen
swimmine in the water about a half
mile from shore by the people on the
boat. As the boat came nearer, it
TiTna l,ni
" ""a" 'r
-king his way to the
mainland. Captain Nelson decided
at once tha? he wanted that bear aljd
nrocppripH immpditplv tn
Proteeaea lmmeuiteiy to
make the
.
necessary
arrangments. Taking ,a
strong piece of rope he managed to
thr0W jt fr0nt f the animal and
TWAvlr if Qmiiilfl liio lrtlxr ZJa nrao
" "c
then towed 80me distance to where
80me nlen were fishi"g
these men CaPl- Nelson got
a piece of
bear. The
lu ",c
5 a oat and aP;
Poached brum near enough to hit
J? 7"",'u T
much lntelest- The bear then de-
c,ded that he would go aboard the
:t U A. A.X 1 I t
to bite and scratch great gashes
in th boat 8 side- At this stage of
e Proceedings the Reverend Mr,
Carraway, who is a very nrudent man.
advWd all concerned to eet in thl
, " - .
cb, whlch ,was dojie PromptlyanL
une-uuurj cioseu. captain ieison
then proceeded to the attack with his
iron and after a few blows knocked
the animal senseless. After this he
hauled him aboard and gave him the
finiBhiBg toucheg
The dead bear was
brought to
Beaufort and was seen bv a large
Deaulorl ana was seen
number of PeP,e- He
was full
grown, measuring seven feet and
eleven inches from the tip of his
fore claws to the end of his hind
feet.
WILIS ACQUITTED
IN DURHAM COURT
, .
i"7r ?r V1 "ver
Acquitted Early Saturday
Morning.
Durham, Oct. 17. Robert H.
Wiles, of Columbia, S. C. this morn
ing was found not guilty of the mur
der of Ralph B. Gordon on August
8. The jury rendered its verdict at
7:30 o'clock today.
Three ballots were taken by the
jury during its twenty hours of de
liberation. The first and Becond bal-
lots were 11 to 1 for acquittal,
The jury announced at 7 o'clock
this morning that it had reached a
decision, but Judge Henry A. Grady
'ordered them to breakfast before re-
porting to the court. Only court of-
Wiles with the murder of his wife,
which was taken. The prisoner was
then dismissed from the jurisdiction
of the court.'
"Gentlemen, I thank you. Miy
God bless you," exclaimed the de-
ifendant after the verdict was an-
- nounced.
after following them from Columbia,
S. C, the home of the trio. Wiles
based his defense on the "unwritten
law" and self defense, he testifying
that he believed when he surprised
the two that Gordon was about to
shoot him.
j Wiles left the city this afternoon,
bound for his home in Columbia, S.
jC, a free man. His departure was
a quiet one. ' -