North Carolina Newspapers

' . .1 m ' l Mrrnv i? i nirn ju.ii M ill Tli WEATHER . -' ' ' .- ' - 1 1 ' '. '.'".- " Unsettled . Tonight. Pair On . Thursday, ; .With. ' Cooler Tem- EVERY FARMER should ign,up in the Co- -operative Marketing cam paign for cotton and to-; bacco. It means better i u poratures. ' , ,: . . t SIX PAGES TODAY NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY SEPT. 14, 1921 Single Copy t Five Cents CT3 cm rn ... . . , . , . , - . , r , ' ; - - - - - - ' --- ' - 1; iiii nnnrn n i Ml I li U Aim Li J I. 1 4 ' ' f i . 1 1' ' ' I ; j "fit- 1 i 3 B 1 F III 1 r U J I L J UL!J i lifn I n n '-M . . M. m. t m HI' i ! !. 'Jilii h.UGHT'R : :tl: 1 On Murder Com ! -I U Aho On the Way In Justice Court J DICTf lUNT ENTERED THE GRAND JURY c :,cr Actresses T Enter Their Te:lr"c:iy In Regard - To -D:-ta cf I,!iss fee s "(By Associated Press). ..." ' SAN FliANCISCO, Sept., 14. Two charges today had . been . placed against yRoscoe Arbuckle, motion Iictuie star in connection twith the death of .J.Iiss Virginia Rappe, .film actreKiv Th f , San 1 Francisco county grand jury late : last night voted an Indictnit-nt ' jehafging manslaughter, but . District - Attorney ' Matthew Era :1 ! a ni v T"ay ; l e hi- declared that -prosecution on r complaint- already under the justice . court would not : anil jury indictment does not v:in the province of th9 jus 1 ' poes direct to the sun t. ere it is returnable A warrant lor -the film come fee ' r themanslaug-hW n expected to be issued , 1 .; : trict attorney said, r (f ' T lamt was sworn to ...;s. liambiho' Delmont, l - 1 of Miss Rappe. . gt iii i jury indictment ' came two sessions, , each , lasting The after many hours. At' last night's session, Zeh Prevost and , Alice Blake, show girls, testif.el, and Grace Halston, a nurse, who attended Miss Rappe, was closeted wi: h the -jury.'., v. v - , Zeh PrevL t and Alice Blake were gue;-;t3 at the r rty where Miss Rappe is' alleg 1' to hrive suffered injuries from which .l.e. died. - -, .r The grind jury's voting of an in dictment ; cha. lng -' a lesser offense th-.n murder, will not make Arbuckle eligible for 1 ail at once, the district attorney; declared.. .. ' - Zeh "fr-.-vi. t, before -the ., grand jury . last night, is said, to have al tered 8tat ements she made to, the dis trict at: rncy . last Sunday -which "Tarought 'charges from - Braddy,; that the witness said she had .been inti midated., Alice Prevost, in her testi mony bore out the statement S Arbnckle'a Wife Joins Him : '.' .XJ'y Associated Press). NEW YORK, Sept." 14.4-Mrs... Ros-, coe 'Arbuckle, who ' was known pro fessionally - us Minter Durfee, left New .York today for San. .Francisco to help "hef huband. If , possible, ali though she has been separated from him for five years." : -:- -;'- ; "I am going to him' because I think it is my duty to be near ihim,"" she said. "I want to help him- in every way I can. ' I dcin't know" how I can "be of service , to .hinv but many tlntra will turn nn hut . T. nm nre that many things will turn that I can, -do. Whei we were married I. was 17 and my husband was .21. ' That -was -back in 1908; Fve ' years ago we agreed to disagree and 1 "received a ' separation maintenance Unfortinate ly or perhaps, fortunately, as you plase there : are no 'children. We were ' not bitter : against each other. We simply, .decided hat we . would remain good friends. Mr. Arbuckle ' 1-iQa tt&n'. 1rfr1r lpnprAllfl in nia front. 'ment of me in' fegard to finances. I have not naa to work during tnree years and ' Jast February he made me "A reconciliation? That ; depends ' upon whether that my place is with mm ana -wnemer ne nnus mat ne is ready for a return to the life we led wn we were marrld," when 1 was his InsDiratlon. AH I know now la that I am going to a friend who needs every bit of help ha can. get." ' ' Mrs. Arbuckl -.was accompanied .on nits- trip uy ilci 1 uiutuci ' Arbuckle Takes It Calmly . - (By Associated Press). SAN FRANCISCO, '.? Sept. 14.- Ar- buckle received news of his indict- ment in prison today. He said nothing' and ' appeared rttnmoved. 'Newspaper- ! men, who attempted to interview him noticed that his face was "more pal- lid than usual-and thatan air of de fection seemed to have become fixed on him. ' . . ' . ' . ' . Christian Booth Serves, Among the several luncheon and refreshment' booths -seen at the Fair grounds this . week Is that ; operated , by the ladles of' the Christian church and which is drawing , much patro nage. , The ladies are operating this booth in order to increase their church building fund and everyone -visiting the fair is being asked to pay ; m Oil Ti 3 ! " nnr n r ilULUI 3 ier rowas At TTie The Eastern Carolina Fair swung into "its second day this morning with ideal . weather conditions prevailing : A and Increased- crowds in attendanpe. At about ten o'clock -this "mornlrig' automobiles began filing . out to,.lhe grounds at close intervals and -by' noon "there were hundreds of per sons thronging the exhibit-Tiall3 and enjoying the attractions on the mid way. Most'of these were ?' visitors from, various sections of Ci-aven,-and other counties.- The "town folksT.be-. gan going out to (the grounds shdrfV) ly after the noon hour and: by the , time the first races were held the In- ! creased number of persons was' no."? ticeable," They. continued to arrive during the course of the afternoon. V- New ' Attract ipns pu .Display New. -attractions on the midway. were in operation this afternoon, -in eUiding one or two new shows Vfvnd faeveral . additional conaessions. All of'"th'em ' are' doiha a thriving business-The riding devices are also popular;' f " : . i Judges Are At Work' -X .; The judges have begun their ar-1. snow, white in color, with a slight re dous task of deciding the premium semblance to a -crane. -People ' were winners in various- departments-..of r'linnn hiliLlk.Ult Tax On Freisht 1 Passengers And Pullman Accomoda tions To Be Reduced : - " ' CBy Associated Press)- . WASHINGTON,, Sept - 14. Reten tion for the calendar .year 1922- of the transportation , taxes on freight, passenger and pullman accomoda tions but at one-"half the - present fate, was agreed jipon today by the Senate Finance . ' Committee. - The committee also voted. ...to. amend the provisions of the house (bill so as to retain the full' tajc "on express pack ages atid ' oll tfa'nsporjed by pipe lines. .- ; h- .N . ' The house rate prt cereal beverages and "other soft, drink were adopted, but it was explained j -that sonve of these might be subject to . Change's The committee passed Over the in heritance tax and decided to take up at a" later session today salas axes on : candy, .. jewelry fuijsi sporting goods and a number of oher 'items. $120,000 IN WHISKEY v GONE FROAfc WAREllOUSE FREDERICK, Mr, Sept. , 14.- Whiskey, valued at $120,000, stolen from the Old Horsey Distillery, at BurkittsviUe, Frederick county, had not- been traced up to, this afternoon. It is said the robbers had ah easy task in obtaining the liquor, which was said to have been placed aboard five automobiles trucks, accompany led by two cftnvoy automobiles, which were latei seen . headed f top Balti more. " , i i 1 t ' ''.; ' 78 BODIES RECOVERED -AS TEXAS GLOOD. RECEDES DALLAS, Ter. Sept. ,14. As w.re communications is again "plowing Ic ing reestablished after Friday ifehts tornado and cloudburst - in outh, centra; and southwestern . Texas, the loss of life and property s- an.xge grows. , , ; ', ' , Seventy-eight bodies have 62n er covered. Many probably have oten swept away in the flood. An ui-ra of fully 12,000 square miles has suf fered great damage.' .'Millions" Is the only word used ,'to ' express Ui total figure. .-- . Z.t', Offer a Ixving Cup A very handsome' silver loving cup which is to be presented ' jointly by Mrs. Leah Jones Stevens, 'chairman of the welfare department," and Supt R. S Proctor,, of the county schools to : that - school scoring 100 per cent attendance through the year, Is being exhibited in the booth of the educa- tional section at the fair. This cup ia - tp be 'presented to rthat school which has no unlawful ' or . unexcused absences during the year. ' - Mr; Patton Is Improving- ' ' : A report from St. Luke's Hospital last night was to the effect that the condition of Mr. H. A.' Patton, a well known dairyman residing a few miles from New Bern and who is be ing treated there lor; injuries re ceived on the previous day when he was gored by an angry' bull, was im proved. ..- ' , -- :l ' - " Miss Emma Smith ' of Belhayen who has been visiting Mrs". : G. v F-, Winbury - on N. Pasteur streets -left" this morning returning- home. 1 TAX -. '-.'. . .- $ Are kjui ;: Fair Today th $ . fair. . The -winners of ; the . agri cultural exhibits .were decided late tt,1LCI i Patton vas -awarded first prize. Car- ler Tjsdale was the recipient of sec ond "prize, while - third and fourth prizes were .awarded to 'W,;P. Crock ett and Don Brewer,' respectively, i All of these exhibits were- unusual ly good and were; the source of much admiration. by 'ail visitors, at tis.e fair I: . . Big Day Hero ' Tomorrow Tomorrow will' be "the big day" of the" fair. -The feature will be the ad dress to be. delivered by Senator A O. Stanley, of Kentucky, who - will talk on "The New Southland 'Senator 'Stanley's -speech should be heard by everyone in tbe county.-lie will ' 'have an interesting ; inspiring message -to deliver. ' " .; 1 'A' Egrette Attracts - Attention - . -Ther -egrette, - a . South American bird-of great rarety,' which was cap tured - alive ' by ll. i t'.r -Rich near A'anoeboror, is now on exhibition at the fair- and is attracting -much 'in : teresl.' '..The'., bird is, of peculiar; build, Constantly. in .front of its pen.- Afraid That Settlenient of Far . Eastern Questions May Be ' i - Against .Her' , r . . ; (Byv Associated 'Press). TOKIO, Aug. 6." (By mail)--If the present political situation in the"" Far East' is- revised at' the - Washington conference, then earlier acts of pow ers affecting, the-' Pacific should a'.so be reconsidered, it is . argued ' among Japanese publicists. , This '-follows Japan's contention in its) reply to the United- States that questions re garded as accomplished facts v should be avoided -at the conference. , $ Jrofessor - Matsunami, an 1 authority 6A . international : law who was a delegate to the Hague '.conference, Insists, for example that the Panama Canal should be placed . under - in ternational control for' the1 benefit of the . worlds, . " . He declares that if the conference asks Japan 'to -evacuate Siberia, and to abandon Korea and Formosa, then It i should also ask the United States to return .most : of the United States tQ'the Indians and grant indepen dence' to Hawaii and the Philippines. Qjreat Britain, he -added, should then m,ake Canada and'" Australia com pletely free and -return. Hong Kong to China. ' ' , ' vApprenhensions of drastic' revision- of Japan's position in the Far East which are finding renewed expres- Jion are believed to De-i tne inspira tion of comments like these, :- "The Torodzu says i tis .convinced that the conference will place Jap- m on the "chopping board." It fears hat the twenty-one demands on China will ' be," annulled . and that Japan will be forced to exacate South Manchuria. "... ; - It attacks American annexation of Hawaii- and the occupation of tb.e Philippines, condemns . British poli cies. . in India, South. Africa and China and warns its million of read ers that the white race looks upon the world as its exclusive possession and regards colored people are brutes, - - - - Japan therefore, the Yorodzu holds should 'take the offensive at, the con ference and' probe past acts of the white nations Mn whose foot-steps Japan merely . followed. ' GUATEMALA TO SAVE ' v . .CABRERA FROM DEATH WASHINGTON, Sept. 14. The government of Guatemala hastened to assure the United 'States govern ment . today that the sentence of death imposed by a lower court on Estrada Cabrerea will not be carried out. . '. - The Guetemala minister of for eign affairs has informed the Ameri can minister at Guatemala City that khe President of the Republic will is sue a decree preventing the execu tion of the sentence. ' WOUNDED VETERAN HANGED U AS SliAYER IN MISSOURI UNION, Mo, Sept. 14. John W Carroll, .of Fair Chance, Pa-, wound ed veteran of the Argohne, was hang ed in the jail yard here recently for complicity In the ; murder of- Benja min ; Schobe, who was slain Novem bef- 20 last.'. JAPANS FEARS ilOfJFEREICE Is inn sain n i a n i n r mm fflKi TO BEf RESENT I STCOf EfiElE Plenipotentiaries Are Appoint ed to Attend the Confer r r - eace At Inverneis AWAIT REPLY TO NOTE , SENT LLOYD GEORGE If Anj-Sver Is Satisfactory, It Is Intimated That Meet ing Will Be Held -. '.,-' (By Associated Press) '. ' DUBLIN. Sept. ',14. Appointment of Plenipotentiaries -to. the proposed conference .at Inverness with British representatives to ai.scv.ss the ' settle merst of the Irsh Question was ap provea by the Dail ; Eireann at it-s sessicn Jiiijre today. ,' i l he f- jrppointtnents approved - in cluded" 'Arthur- Griffith, founder of the .Sinn . Fein and foreign minister in .the Dail cabinet as chairman. , The: Dail's. official., bulletin, an nouncing approval -of the -five pleni potentiaries, , says : this . was done' "in view of. a --possible conference with representatives of "'the--. British- gov ernment." . , - The Dail : plenipotentiaries, . it was explained, were - not i. appointed to go to Inverness, 1nresponso to; the prim minister's' invitation, but' have been chosen to 'carry on possible ne gotiations which - may or , may not follow.' the receipt by Lloyd George of the Dail's cabinet reply. . MORE UNEMPLOYMENT, ' IN 1914, SAY MR. DAVIS By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Sept Those who are -disturbed' over the 5,730,000 unemployed of today overlook that in 1914 there were '7,000,000 out of work, a larger hercentage of . whom were men and actual bread winners thrfn in the present unemployed, Sec retary .Davis said today in a state ment. - ' Declaring that the country has just --passed through a- period whfti every effort was made to induce wo men and others who had not work ed for wages or' salaries before to 'work - and save starving . Europe", Mr. Davis" said - present unemploy ment figures include great numbers of persons . upon . whose - earnings none actually is dependent. ' FOLLOWING UP ON THE W1ARKET PLA Effort Will Be Made To Make Craven County 100 Per -Cent Perfect : In; this state the. movement of the two1 N. C Growers associations will be rushed and pushed In an effort to increase the 'standing of the two as sociations in 'the membership : per centage 'column. Craven county, with between 50 and .60 per cent of the growers of both crops already signed up, will lend its attention and the officials will do everything possible to make the campaign 100 per cent perfect between' September, 15th and October 15th. ' With the cotton association over the top, the total of pledged cotton exceeding ' the -mark necessary to make the association for the coopera tive sale and marketing of the "fleeey product possible, the farmers in this section will; be furnished, voluntari ly this year, the chance to use the business Channels of the association for the handling of their cotton crop this fall. In the matter of tobacco, plans are now on root, to rent or otherwise' obtain , warehouse space next year for the storing of tobacco ( so that the crop can be held until a good market offers. s " For the time being the total pres sure of the organizing force is direct ed to obtaining a large number of the cotton growers in the U. S. Cot ton Growers association, so that, even though the sale of the cotton crop this fall will not be compulsory, most of . the farmers will use this- method of selling this crop, holding till a favorable market,' with the financial assistance in the way of loans to be provided according to the rules of the association. II Su I KING OF ROUMANIA. ONE I , VISITORS, STROLLING ON THE BOARDWALK '-'StSjS'...w-V.-'-,",',-v-:-:v:-".- ''" '- i - - Deauville, the famous French again and thhs season has been thronged by thousands.-The photograph shows the King of Roumania promenading on the boardwalk with Mme. Stoicesco. - The King,' incognito, has been enjoying the season there. Ex-Constable Charged With Attack On Girls : (Special to Sun-Journal . RQCKY MOUNT, Sei. 14. Although! his term of ' office5- had exiiireff several weoks ago, form er County Constable J. J. Dawes, . of ' Nash county, Saturday after noon visited the home of a white farmer .and exhibited a warrant for' 'the arrest of a young wom an from this city, who was a guest at the home. Ho took her Into custody and left with her in his automobile - " . :: : 1 The girl was later returned,' : however- and on Monday she re- ; ported, to relatives and friends that she had beu mistreated, re sulting in a warrant being drawn ARRESTED FOR Tl Two Men Were In Court This Morning' Charged With Stealing Part of Crop . Arrested on the charge of having stolen-tobacco from the farm of E. 15. Hackburn, George Conoway and, George Patrick were brought up in mayor's court this morning and were placed under a $100. bond eax;h for their appearance before the re corder's court ' tomorrow morning. Only one other case was tried this morning. After having had a war rant sworn out for Rachel Banks on the charge of disorderly conduct, Lucy Burden decided that she didn't want the case brought up after all. She told the mayor that she and Rachel had agreed to compromise the case. - , - "Too late," said His Honor, and he proceeded to slap a fine of five dollars and costs on Lucy, letting Rachael go free. i MRS. TAYLOR'S FUNERAL HELD THIS MORNING The funeral services of Mrs. Lee Taylor, who died." suddenly Monday night, were held this morning from the Centenary Methodist church, a large number of sorrowing rela tives and friends attending the im pressive service. Rev. Mr., Humble, pastor of the church, officiated. The esteem in which Mrs. Taylor was held by the citizenship of New Bern was attested to by the beautiful floral tributes which bedecked the ! casket. . TUT ccessor To OF DEAUVILLE'S 1 seaside resort, has come into its own for the former officer's arrest. 'She charged that at a point be tween Elm . City and Sharpsburg she had been- dragged from the automobile and taken into the v woods, where she had been crim inally assaulted. . . - -. ; The case was heard late yes terday afternoon in the record-' er's court and while Dawes ad- " ruitted the bogus warrant, he de-" nied the charge of an assault. There was , some - conflicting evi- . dence introduced ' by the young woman and Jndge Long Anally . ' fined Dawes S100 and costa. The defendant - appealed from the judgment. !5S THE MANDATES League of Nations Decides Not To Act On the Mandatory Issues Just Now . (By Associated Press) ' GENEVA, Sept. 14 Decision not to intervene in the mandates ques tion pending "the results of negotia tions between the principal : manda tory powers and the United States was reached today by the . special commission of the League of Na tions, recently named in connection with a resolution presented to the League Assembly by Lord Robert Cecil, representative of the Union of South Africa. ; "Lord Robert's mo tion expressed the ciesire that - the two principal classes of mandates for former German colonies be im mediately defined and expressed re gret in the deplay in their defini tion. : ' TO ENFORCE COLLECTION DELINQUENT TAXES (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Wept. 14. Collec tion of approximately $12,000,000 in delinquent and additional sales' ani miscellaneous taxes by the ' govern ment as a result of a special drive ending Septejnber 3, Was announced today by Commissioner Blair. The drive, in which 1725 field col lectors were engagecr, ne said, covar- ed practically ever large city in the country, and special attention was given to the so-caUed" "luxury tax" taxes, on soft, drinks, . theatre- admis sions andtfansportation. ' " - Il'TOSCU HIQUDR Sill TO HAVE BEEf RESPONSIBLE Constable Ipock "Xnd EA; Mc Coy Slightly v;Woundedrjn Scrape At Fair; Grouns-s DIFFERENTTORIES , TOLD ABOUT AFFAIR Ipock Claims That McCoy Had Been Drinking j - McCoys Says Ipock To Blame ' -L,'- -. ' As-the result-of a wransrie. at the fair grounds latefast night Ed ,Mc- Coy, a young . Whjte r map -was shot at five -times by . Constable 1 W. H. ; Ipock himself. " w,aar 'shot once when Wilbur - Rice, ;,as by-stander,-!wreBte.d', with him for thelpossesion fo the re-, . volver.- Three o rthe bullets - flrd byi Ipock ' took effect in - McCoy's body, ' v inflicting flesh wpurids that are'not' considered serious! Ipook's forehead' was. grazed by .the bullet : which was fired when he and Rice werestrug-. gling for th r'dlver.'The- constable claims that McoxCnad .been', drink ing and .was trying to disarm him. McCoya - says thit. -Ipoolt had -been, drinking '.'himicjf and ',"raT9"T?mkfng -himself objectionable. Both inn are .; able to . be out today.-No arrests had been made 'up to' -noon.? . : : Caused Much -.Excitement ' r. . .The. shooting- occurred , at- a ilate hour and caused , considerable excite-, ment on the grounds.-- V '-- -; . Ipock, . when , 'seen this morning, said that he was , on . duty - at the exounds when McCoy, accompanied by two or three others,' eameVup to him and urged him to take a drink. k "I refused," said,: .-the constable, 'and said that I did not want to Join them. "McCoy insisted, however, and proceeded( to . grab me. by the arm- I told him to turn . me loose,-- but. in-,-stead of doing that, he continued fo . hold me.. Finally" he mada-some re mark about taking 'my ,&un and oth erthirigs away from nje.- He had both ' my arms pinned 'across, my chest at the time.- I was aWe to get my hand to the revolver, aftd - drew 'it, firing five' times. ...Wilbur)', ( Rice, ;whO was close by, grappled! 4wlth , mentor the srun and while Wft both had it, the sixth shot -was '-discharged, ' grazing my forehead.', -V y - : v ; . Not Seriously ilnjnwd , McCoy swas carried ' to - the New Bern General' Hospital . but : refused , to remain there, stating", that , he was able to go, to hit'- hbme.' ' His State-' ment of the shooting affair W' Some what different from that' told by the constable. .. ' , ' - 'McCoy claims that Ipock had been drinking and that the constable had acosttd some ladies wo Were outsat ' the grounds with McCoy 'and several other men. When jWcCoy endeavored . to restrain the ofcer from his at tentions, he states that Ipock drew his gun on him and proceeded - to. shoot.-' r-'.' .' ' ' RAILROAD CASE TRIAL PROCEEDS IN GEORGIA : (By Associated Press). s ' FITZGERALD Ga. Sept, 44;--Sev- eral witnesses,'; placed - on the Stand today by the defense in the trial of O. C. Fairfield,, one of the 26 defen dants ' charged with "interfering with' employees of the Atlantia, . Birming ham & Atlantic Railroad, denied th t qharges of the prosecution and .con tended that at no- time had there been .any conspiracy by . former em- . ployees to prevent- th .- present em-- ployees of the railroad from work ing! It also was contended py tne witness that former employees of the railroad had at all times tried to maintain orderly picket lines. 1 Fifteen hundred witnesses have been summoned by the defense, these including present and. former em ployees of the railroad.. It is not ex pected, however, that all of them, will be examined." . ' . '-. WILL CONVICT FATHER FOR KILLING MOTHER (By Associated Press) -TAMPA, Fla., Sept.--. 14. C.; J. Stephens, local business manr. , an nounced today that he had. employed council and was j prepared 4o spend any amount necessary to force hit father, J. J. Stephens, to a-trial and conviction- for stabbing his mother Wednesday night of last week. The elder Stephens, is . in the County jail and his wife is in a local hospital -'n a dangerous condition, but t lm irovlng. ' V " ' ' . '- - ST