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1 THE NEWS For Business New Read the Ada in the Greenville News. THE WEATHER t Fair Sunday and Mon day, mild temperatures. The Only Newspaper in Pitt County With Associa ted Press . Service. VOLUME 5 NUMBER 94. GREENVILLE. N. C. SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 6, 1 92 1 . PRICE FIVE CENTS 1 BON NEE IANBREWS ES TO MEi EN CM-MR DECEMBER .is. - 1 2& Supreme Penalty Is To Be Paid For Criminal Attack On School Girl VERDICT IS HEARD WITHOUT EMOTION BY CONVICTED MAN Verdict Rendered by Jury 3:55 Yesterdal; Sentence at 4 O'clock. SEEK NEW TRIAL J- Attorney Blount Makes An nouncement of Intention Af- ter Sentence. Bonnie Andrews, young white man, will die in the electric chair at the state penitentiary on Fri day, December 28, between the hours of 10 a. m. and 3 p. m- for criminally assaulting Estelle Briley, 12-year-old school girl jat a point near Washington last Monday. A Pitt county superior court jury which had been considering the case since exactly 4 o'clock Friday after noon, when the little Briley girl took the tand, returned a verdict of guilty of felony and rape as charged in the bill of indictment at 3:55 o'clock yes terday afternoon, after having had the case under consideration since 1:15 o'clock. During this time the jury alsT had luncheon. At 4 o'clock, exactly 24 hours jCrom the time the jury first began heating the evidence, Judge r C. C. Lyon, of ' Birabethfww47-waienemgtET formal sentence. "Bonnie Ainlrews, you have been tried according to the law for the' cr,me or rape on the, person ui xaue ou wie JHrsun or asieue Briley. a female, and you have been convicted of said erime'by a. jury of good and lawful men of Pitt county. I It now becomes my duty under thef laws of this State to pronounce the J, judement that the laws of North Carolina demand for the comnidssion11f l;' tne sen of the crime of rape. nta"' v435f time may ' It s now ordered and adjudged I m$hm$miio-- that. If he that vou be taken by the high sheriff ! of Pitt county to the state prison at Raleigh, there to be delivered to the warden of said prison; and that you 1 held in said prison to the 28th day of December. 1921, on said day be- tween the hours of ten in the morn- I ing and three in the afternoon that you be taken to the death chamber , . , , , I adjudgsd that saad warden cause the' e'ectric current to pass through you. the said Bonnie Andrews, until you ue dead. And may God have mere.' ', (in your soul." While there was a large crowd ir the courtroom to hear the verdict and sentence, it was not as large as those which had packed the room luring the taking of evidence. Thert was no demonstration, either wher the decision of the jury was voice' by A. J. Flanagan, of Farmville, th, 12th of the body chosen the previous 'lay. or as Judge X.yon finished pro tiounoing the supreme penalty exactex' by the law of the land. Andrews heard his fate pronouncec without visible tremor and. a few minutes Uer as he was hurried frqir cdrtro,m and back to the countj jail ;he was seen to smile. Through "Ut the trill th? defendant took th keenest interest in the proceedings but never once appeared nervous oi ill at ease. While on the stand yes- tenia v and when he made damaging admissions, he did not become frus 'rated and made what is known in couit parlance as a "good witness." The littls girl whose treatment at the hands of Andrews caused him to be sentenced to die in the electric chi.ii-. was not in court yesterday af t rnoon, but her father was there. The defendant's sister and brother in law were also- absent for , the first t me during the trial. Th. story told by the gijrl and sup. poiteu in its mors importeint details by eorroborative 'evidence -Jwas be lie vtd fully by the jury, a?cbrding to the verdict, although-that boay, some Tr or 20 minutes betOre returning Hs finding, came in for what tras an noiim :d as 'instruction." 'A$ 'this ''me J. W. Wynn, of Falkland!, first juror seated stated ' that the jurors were agreed as to the guilt of the defendant but that they were little . I INTO ARMY AFFAIRS Denounces Secretary Weeks and General Pershing for Their Remarks. HEATED REMARKS - Would Hail Black jack Before Senate; Recent Statement of Mr. Weeks. By Associatel Press. WASHINGTON. Nov. a. Presenting further support of hjs charges that American soldiers were hanged over seas without courtmartial, Senator Watson, Democrat, Georgia, tonight v the Senate turned his fire on Secretary Wseke and General Perishing because of their deniajs of the charges. Alluding to, a statemnt made today by the war secretary that "no decent man" would make such charges with respect- to army nurses as was male several days ago in the senate, Sena tor Watson while disclaiming any in tention of attacking the nurse as a whole? said he would leave it to any impartial tribunal to judge whether he or Mr. Weeks was the more "de cent". The snator said Jiis charge as originally made was "that officers in too many cases made courtesans af the nurses." "And I can prove it," he exclaimed. VMJePmrOOna 'state- Keaaanr ueuerai rersmng-s meat as he made yesterdagr at Nash ville Tpnn. that SenaW Watson's illegal hangmg8 and inhu- ,. . . ffiwM man imuueui vl "aics ijf " wag "a most outrageous and untrue exaggeration,'" the Georgia senator de clared : When the general denounces a sen- lWtePt$eW Detwr remraer iSta?that ;i about more senators itiyV 4oneiyiare have a8 yet no kaiserliat saCf iie and God.' , -jm JHt going to lower myself," . Seuator Watson continued, to the Ieyel of ither gecTeUiry weeks or (- ,Q, ponshr hr inrlnltrine- In abuse. I content myself with saying i-that it was a great impropriety for either of them to publicly conlemn an .. iT. . other without the slightest investiga tion." Telegrams and letters in support of is charges of illegal hangings were lso presented by the senator. 'The further we go the worse it ets," he concluded. "The more we tir it the worse it stinks." WOMEN GOOD JURORS MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., Nov. 6. Vomen jurors where they have been rted have been found decidedly sup rior to men in dispensing justice, l. E. Kellington, deputy clerk of the lennepdn county district court, re orted on his return from investigat- ng records of women jurors for Hen- lenin county district judges. i CRIMSON LOSES TO THE TIGER IN HOT CONTEST 10 TO 3 PRINCETON. N. J- Nov. 5.- Princeton defeated Harvard 10 to 2 today in one of the most spec- taeular games played by these teahw since athletic relations were re-established 10 yer8 ago More than 50,000 person watched tbi two elevens battki for three periods without either side scor- ; irig. I As the shades of night began to sdttle. the crowd saw Harvard tak ft the lead on a field goal, only to betover taken by Princeton as a , res' of a touchdown made on 4 a run. rtll. 1 . a fRflrflV ' ger made his Victory sure by addioS goal ' from tJiacement to Its score. The suh was' below the horizoand n dhniv hfnrM'tne vard'a hope of victory and giving u6uw-' . . Princeton the first victory ove the - ... i im-iv "- I Princeton the first vi Crimsotsince 191L iv I . WATSOM CONTINUES DEMAND FOR QUERY long A HERO The Lddy of America's Unknown Soldier being placed in a lorry at Chalons; France, by French soldiers. Thence it was escorted to the- TJ. S. Cruiser Olympia lor the journey to Washington where ceremonies will be held Armistice L Local Members Masonic Frater nity to Hold Special Services Monday Night. Memorial services to celebrate the 169th anniversary of the date upon wh'ch George Washington was made a Mason in Fredericksburg. Va., lodge No. 4. will be held in all subordinate lodges at their regular meeting near est November 4 at the requst of J. Bailey Owen., grand master of the grand lodge, A. F. and A. M., of North Carolina. Shaking of Washington 'Grand Master Gait, of Virginia, used the following words: "The sublime .and the Virginian wha madd the United - . , - - j States of America possible, who guided the writers of the constitu tion by the principles of Free Ma sonry an left it the motel of free government forever." j The jgrand master of New York, in f peaking of him said "The pecuiar times in which we are iving, the stress of life; the universal unrest; the seriou sproblems whrch face our beloved country, forcibly divert our attention to his wise genius, his calm patience,, his marvelous vision and hij. inspired guidance of government and men in the early' days of the re public." Grand Master Owens says there are days when the Masoirteannot shift his civic duty and if the world and our government is to remain the govern ment that our fathers and the foun ders and the Father of Our Country intended It t be, every Mason should take a hand in the government. Greenville lodge and Sharon lodge No. 78 will nreet tomorrow night. Monday, at 8 o'clock to cele brate the occasion and will carry out the following program, every mem ber being ured to be present: Hymn, ' Neare My God t oThee." Invocation, Rev. James B. Turner. Son, "America." Masonic sentiments of George Washington, the worshipful masters Introduction of speaker, H. E. Aus tin. D. D. G. M. Address, "George Washington, the Man and the Mason," F. C. Harding. Hymn, "A Charge to Keep 1 nave. Benediction, Rev. S. K. Phillips. DR. LAUGHINGHOUSE BACK FROM LEGION MEET i t uerhinerhouse return- m ' ed to the city yesterday morning from Kansas City where hfe attended the an ' nual convention of the Amrican legion. j It was a great convention, featured by i the presence ana pariicipauvii m yiu grammed events of Marshal Foch, of France; General Iiaz of Italy; Gen eral Jacques, df Belgium, and General Trshing, commander of the American forces. ; Dr. Laugbjinghouse was honor ed during the convention by being placed on a committee on resolutions. RED CROSS PLANNING TO SPEND MUCH COMING YEAR WASHINGTON. Nov. 5. Bxpendi- turs of S3,66,ZJU on tne ausoii . :., 1 ' I- J and his family Und a total of $19,361,650 for all pur- p'oses is proposed bf the A herican Cross during the currei t fiscal T.y i Twns Announced toda at the . . , , ,X x i This represents a reduction bf more j.v.- c nnn nno from the -. S24.492.740 Tv . total pent during the iast fisial year. 4-UIiau ym,yy.t - - i- 0AMAS0NST0 HONOR WASHINGTON UNKNOWN; BUT NOT Day- NATION TO PRAY WHIL1 BODY Of UNIDENTIFIED DEAD IS PUT IN TOMB By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Nov. 5. A pro clamation setting aside November 11 as a legal holiday "as a mark of respect to the men of the nation who gave thei ttves in the late world war, as typified by the un known and undentifled American soldier who is to be buried in Ar lington, national cemetery on that lay" was issued tonight by Presi dent Harding; Tb proclamation recommended that tne. governors of the several states issue procla ""."f". T:TT i 77; Jaatjons . roHmuTv .tiiiw r" . their usual pursuits aa '-a mark of respect on thi? solemioccasum.-. And, in order inat 6k eolenmity of the occasion may he i further em phasized, U says "I do. hereby fur thermore reommen4 that all pub lic and church bells throughout the Unjted States be tolled at ni tervals between 11:54 a. M. and 12 -o'clock, noon, on said day, and from 1& noon, to two mmultes past, Washington time, all devout and patriotic citizens of the Uni ted States indulge in a period of sclent thanks to God fori, their lives and for supplication of His divine mercy and for bis His bless ings on our belovel country." Work of Paving Road Makes Barricade Necessary. De tour is Given. TravelersVom Greenville to Ayden ant Winterville willnot be able to de tour' by .the Amuzu park, as this road is- now bloekel ont for construction. These travelers can take the left hand road at the barricade and enter the paved road just beyond the Norfolk Southern crossing. Those from Green ville to ARyden can turn to the left just beyond the railroad and this side of the blacksmith shop and come into the main road at the barrisade. '. Announcement of the detour on this much traveled road was made yes terday by W. H. Rogers, Jr., resident engineer, for the convenience of ' the public. 'Several travelers, it was statr ed, have had to turn back at the bar ricade while othrs have torn the bar ricade down so as to travel on the caving, which has not as yet had suf ficient time in which to "set" sjnee being poured (Traveling over, the road at present is not only damaging to the paving but is a violation of the law and anyone caught passing; the bavric-ade will be prosecuted. GREATEST RADIO STATION IS FORMALLY OPENED NEW YORK. Nov. 5.--Radio cen tral, the most powerful wireless sta tion in the w'orldhaying I such range and magnitude as b provide simul taneous communication with every -continent-was formally Opened-today on Long Islad. ' ' - ' - ' The first message transmitted was one from President Harming to the peoples of all civilized nations DETOUR BY AmUZU PARK IMPOSSIBLE UNSUNG CAST BREAD UPON WATER-RETURNED Judge Whedbee, Volunteer Grat is Attorney, (Jets Reward- . ed When: He Wins. During the closing hours of superior court yesterday afternoon, while Judge Iyon and other court officials awaited the verdict of the jury in the Andrews criminal assault case, Judge Whedbee was moved to use the quota tion concerning "breajdcast upon the waters' The" iudge,- one of the lead ing lawyers of North Carolina, had been' jnyeirthe Considered a giatis act when the ' case charging n. . pecnr, carnival iouoweT,! H. M. Specht. carnival follower, I fi : -t!i6Smeraank75th- city The defendant, a well dressed man of neatapprachKl no attorney and asked Jud'ge vLybn if the court would appoint one. He was inform ed that this" is " not permissible un less the offense charged i 3 a capital one. whereupon Specht. who iai bean unable to giv bond, prepared to ton duct hos own defense. "Come, over here, Specht, we'll help you," said Judge Whedbee, placing the defendant directly between him self and Albion Dunn; who did some suggesting. Th 'state'looked the jury over and then Judge Whedbee took exception to the manner ih which the indictment was drawn, the lacK ot evidence that Specht did steal the check which he had cashed and which he stated he won in a card game at Kanston. The prosecuting attorney admitted the indictment wai ' not- correctly drawn, adding that he had been fore ed to prepare it from the warrant sent up from a justice of the peace. There f ..... 1 - - J n I was some little parleying, una on Harper, the original payee of the check, on which payment was stopped by the local bank, making the Flor- ence. a. J- lnBiiiuwun wuc i " cashed the loser, for the present at informed the judge he had nc way of knowing that 'Specht did stea1 the check. "It's quashed," said Judge Lyon and Specht, from Pennsylvania, waf all smiles. Digging into one of hif pockets he pulled out some monej and forced Judge Whedbee, whe thought Jie was appearkgt of sheei goodness of heart andtbe desire tc see the defendant get an even brea in h:s trial, to take a fee. Specht losi no time-in getting out of the court room after the judge had ruled tha' :f action was to be taken under th circumstances, -it should be in Soutl (jarolina, where the check was cash ed. ' Bread cast upon the waters," mur mered Judge Whedbee. FOOTBALL RE3UttS North Carolina, 20; V." "M. I., 7. Trinity, -28 f -Guilford,'-0. Notre Dame, 8; Army,0. Princeton, 10; Harvard, 3." '? Vf . and J.. 49; Westminster, 14. Georgia, 21; Virginia, 0. Navy, 6; Bucknell, 0. s L Georgetown, 34; Fordham, 7., Vanderhilt, 7; Alabama Georgia Techt, 48; Clemson, 7, Oh:y State, 7:)Ghicagor0 Furman, 37; Mercer, 0. U. of Richmond 41 ; Wake Forest, O. Auburn 14 Tape&T ': -: Catholic U., 27 S William and Mary, 13. V i vSewanee, 47; Chattanooga,. .0. r - Citadel 7; Newberry, 7. (tie). Chn iah Disciples of Nory Carolina to Open Convention Mere Monday WIDE OBSERVANCE TO BE HELD HERE 1 Program for Day Promises - Full and Complete Obser ' vance of Occasion. KERR TO SPEAK Athletic Events At ' Fairground and Lyceum Number and Dance on Program. Next Friday, November 11, is Armistice, day and it will be fully anc formally' observed as a state and na tional holiday in Greenville and Pitt county with various patriotic am'; civic organizations co-operating in ar effort to make it a red letter occa sion in the annals of Pitt county. Three years ago, and the guns were bmhlg;vlblnjS;-.1hetore western , front, as America With her allies wert pushing further and further" Into th lines of the Germans. - Then eleven o'clock came, and as suddenly as ii the world had stopped, the guns wen silent, and the greatest war of al times became a matter of history. But it never can be forgotten, and thu year, throughout this land, the peo ple of the country -will gather togeth er in -solemn reveraefbr the mem ory of their dead, and in honor bi andTriends: 'T In Washington, in Arlington ceme to where- Amerdca's heroes lMOO' WOO those who died in arms will be buriec with the highest honors that this na tionean bestow. At o'clock oi the 11th, all business of. the nation will cease for two jminutes in re membrance. In every city and every village of the country those- whe fought the war will be remembered in one way or another. In Pitt county, an elaborate pro gram has been prepared, to take place in Greenville on next FrMay, and every ex-seryiee man is', urged", and asked to be present, in uniform, to take part in the exercises. Judge J H. Kerr, a distinguished speakeri.witl deliver the principal address. Tjweh will be a memorable parade, in which service men, Boy Scouts, Girl S counts, Red Cross, and others will participate Then there will be a free dinner serv ed in Forbes and Morton's warehouse to all ex-service men. In the after noon therjk; will be athletic contests at the fair grounds, including foot ball game, mule races, foot races and boxing contests, -in which prizes wui nil ha wiveh for the winners. Then at nieht there will be Lyceum course and a night-eap in the shape t of a dance. Altogether, it promise to be one of the greatest days that Pitt has seen in years, and no doubt will witness the largest gathering of Pitt county veterans ever held. LEADING CUE SHARKS TO START TOURNAMENT MONDAY CHICAGO, Nov. 5. Sir of tht world's leading 182 balking bllliarc players, representing three nations will compete in the first internationa, championship tournament staged ir sixteen, years a week-from Monday when Willie Hoppe. the present tith holder, wtll defend his title here ir i tournament continuing for . eighl days. - , - - TAR HEELS WINNERS FROM CADETS 21 TO 7 IN FAST CONTEST ' f RICHMOND, GA., Nov. to- night the pale blue -and white of the Universty of North Carolina floats above the red, white and yellow tri color 4f the Virginia Military ISnstitute, for . the team from the Old North. State trimmed the football warriors of Virginia 20 to ? in a thrilling but one glded battle after the Jfirst naif here this 'afternoon. ..- Halfback Jahnsoa is the ndivid- ual hero of the contest. He. raced 65 yards to the Cadets 20-yard line front a giekoc at the openjng of the secomT half ' His run waa one of the most spectacular seen here in recent years and was the. turning point f the game. r OF ARMISTICE DAY EXPECTED TO BE ' BEST !1G OF Ml i' Every Minister , to B Present and Every Church wflTBe . : Represented. NEED MORE HOMES Additional Accomodations to Care for 200 Bisitors Are Needed. The seventyeventh annual - meet ing of the North Carolina Christian Missionary convention 'will be held in Greenville tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday, NovenAier 7-0, indualve, ; and upwards of 200 delegates from all parts of the State are expected to be to" at ten da me. To. care for. thena properly, to show the hospitality for which Oreentilie Is .noted, more' hjormes must be thrown open, and thospi who w:il co-operate with the PlsclpJes, of. the city .ana mage avuaot billeting privileges are urged to . com-; municate with -Rev. W. P: Shambart, pastor of the Eighth Street Church of Christ, where sessions" of the ' conven tion will be held. - In issuing the call for the conven tion, W. C. Manning, its president said: "The state convention., which. , will be held with the Christian church at Greenville November, 7, 8 and 9, promises to be the .best that we- have . ever held in this state. During ; no ear since WgfnmligrTwoW to NoT& Carolina have we been able to report ; so great a success.-as we will be able, ho report at this convention. This not w only applies to the very large numbers -f added to our congregations and new congregations organized but it alio ap plies to the better feeling which pre vails among our people. Our preachers and brethren are harmonious not,only in feeling but in action; W hbpoio; crown a year- of fullest develojinient and ' greatest suecess with the greatefel- " convention in our history, .wlfh every preacher in tha state present iIeff' ry" church respresentedl" '-';'' The director of the music duriag the convention, the official proggam f or; wheih followa, will in Perry,: f : Monday, Morning, Kov, 7 10 :30 Conference. W. M. S Mrs Richard Bagby presiding. Monday Afternoon. '' ;, 2:30 P. Mv Devotional servio led by " J. K. Stnart.! '" ' , 2:45 P. M. Welcome address, May or D. M. Clark.' . 3:00 P. M. Welcome address, "IT. ' P. Shamha.rt. : 3:15 P. M. -Response, CW. HdW- .-. ard. '.. ", . 3 :30 P. M. "National Program of ETangelison", Richard Baghy, ;ij45 P. M. Jnformal' 4iscusston.4 415 P. M. "Jtecruiting the Minis try" discussion led by H. 8. Hilley. 4:45 P. M. Announcements. Business Period. i . . Benediction. Monday Evening. 7:30 P. M. Devotional iaervlce -ted by John M. Waters. 7:45 P. M. Convention sermon, Ci B. Mashburn. . 8:15 P. M. Social hour. Benediction. Tuesday Morning. - '-' 8 :30-9:30 A. M. General conference church workers led by E. B; Quick. Religious education eession. 9 :30 A. XI. Devotional service led by John T. Saunders. 9:40-11:30 A. M. Bible school-session, E. B. Quick.p residing. '4 Symposium on the standard of effi ciency. . ' ." Annual report of the regional see-; retary. .Award of enlcieucy and exhibit bt nori, ' "''"FUtI. 110-12:30 A. M.-irist4a"nl feh-; deavor session, H. Gait Baxton presid Jng. ." ; - . ;y Presentation of national C. pro-, sram as adopted at Winona Lak convention. ; Benediction. : " Tuesday Afterneea. 2:30-4 K P. M. Women's., society; Continued on eVfV GATHER! DBBAlil . " j "it's . i f - I ;:..-t -MI- : .1 -' t '.i'.-.- ',:" t niecai year. iwjuh, . , imniv, .. .-; . 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