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'A' i i - . i -1 tut urrpitrn :,..Tn! ' should sign up in the Co operative Marketing cam paign for cotton ' and . to bacco. It means .better Fair Tonight. Friday Unset tled With A Southerly Winds Becoming Easterly. prices. v- FOUNDED 1876 EIGHT PAGES TODAY NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPT. 29, 1921 Single Copy: Five Cents ni n wiwt JLZ3 wL v-iVv Z3 UL3 JUL! T Tiv r y il UiHf I fJX wm his JEN .URGES. TO OFFER FOR Proposes the Retention of Cor- -poration Capital Stock And : Repeal of , , Others, ; OTHER PROPOSALS ARE , 'V ALSO OFFERED TODAY Provide For the Repeal of the :, Freight ' And Passenger .', ' ' . Transportation Taxes ' ' " (By Associated Press) t WASHINGTON, ' Sept: 2 9,-Reten-. Vion of the corporation capital stock tax and repeal of all the speeial taxes feuch a-3 those of brokers, proprietors of theatres, -circuses, automobiles, fbus lines, shooting galleries and the like, is proposed in ' one of Uie series bf amendments to the republican tax i-evision bill off ered , today by Sena tor Simmons of North Carolina on ibehalf of. the democratic members, of the finance committee.: ' The bill; as reported to the , senate .proposed re peal of the corporation stock' tax and intention of the other taxes. . ' Other proposals offered by the mi-ihoi-ity provided for repeal .of the freight and passenger" transportation (axes and the 32Q00 exemption al-, ilowed to corporations and persons fuhoso"-jaet incomes-exceed $20,000 a ' year bo' not entitled to the '.normal N K-?mptions allowed single men, mar liod lr.pn and' heads of lamilies on tccount of dependents. -. ',,.' ... , DANDITS SUCCEEDED IN MAIL CAR ROBBERY ' : ' (By Associated press; : , :. ' OKLAHOMA City,' Okla.,'. Sept. 29. ; A large posse of .sheriffs and police from this city and. Oklahoma .county5 today . w-re scouring the vcountry aroundV JSdrcind, ' Ok'a... ' where six mahked 'and heavily" armeM bandits fcariy toaay . torcea. man car i;ius u an Atchison, Tojeka and ' Santa Fe train to throw off four pouches, one of which officials believe to have con tained registered mail. , , A telegram was received todayu by (postoifice officials here - from , .Ist master Gent-tral Hays, authorizing the : offering of a ' reward of $30;000 for the capture of' the bandits who held up the train near here last night.vThe reward-Is in the form of $5,000 for each of the six. men who participated in the robbery. 1 fi RllOlj BookV'Are' Beirfc Distributed 'Among the V Rural Schools ; .of the County j ' 13. 11" Bell, f-of .Wilmington, who is 'with the North Carolina landowners' Association;-' was .in the. city today for the purpose of conferring with Coun ty Superintendent of Education, Dr. ; 'Gitmore,' with" reference to ' distribut ing , bulletins on.' malaria throughout the rural schools of the county. : ' ' The XAndowners Association have had. a: large nnmbt of these books published and are distributing hem throughout the country schools in this section of the .state for thepurpose. of - teaching the' children 'bvr'to" combat malaria. Te Jooks are ssued n.at ' tractive . form - ani!eonfaiii iumero.us Illxistrations; -.- . '" - . " ' ... '- h ..-.J' FIREMAN INJURED; . '4 " iNj.MILWAUIfEE" FIRE . ' (By Associated Pr?s8rf 'LV. MliwAUJfeSJfe;1: Wtei-'s4pti'2. . Twenty-stxL, .jBremen-i. were . C"itiJred threfeJtff 1herit' seriously, . in a, " pre which -caused damage estimated at. a million dollars to the plant of- tho Amerjcan Hide and Leather Company here last night. . BOONE COUNTY TRIAL - NpW BEIN6 held (By Associated Press) - r MADISON, .W. . Va. Sept. ; 29. Four hundred - '.witnesses from all parts of Boohe county were here to day to. appear before a special grand jury called for the purpose of inves tigating the .recent march of armed ; men -through the . countys Jnto. Logan ' county; '. - J' r j if ON .. .! Make Preparations . For The Conference The. Centenary and Riverside Methodist churches will make plans immediately for the big-conference to be held here and at which about two hundred andfl f ty . pr, lachers mem--bers of the conferenceand quite a good many visiting- ministers, seven-, ty-two ' laymen, and members . of all the board who are not: members of the .. conference!,, will be present, a In alV.it is expected that four hundred delegates will be-"in attendance. ; With reference to the forthcoming .meeting, -R-iVw II. A. Humble thig morning gave out the following statement: "We will have to provide "homes -for about four ' hundred persons, during the time, that the conference fs in s-ssioni-NoVember 16 to 21, Of . course there will . be , a . great many other visitors from various parts of ! the conference who will attend , at least part - of .- the time. It , is expected that New Bern will .-. throw open its doors to this . no- V. . ffnf1ii.M t. , , ; XT -r A style. Church people of ajl denomi . nations will be expected to help Centenary and Riverside Methodist churches with the entertainment. . . "A strong committj- oxwomen from the'. Centenary," church wil meet, tomorrow afternoon at four o'clock, in" the Nchurch , parlor to plan every detail of the canvass of homes fori the guests.. The , River--. side church, will have a committee meeting later and will canvass that part of the city. . , H ' , : ."The committee from Centenary church follows t -v "Mrs." J. J. Tolson, Mrs. John . M. Hargett, Mrs. A, ' E. Hibbard,'. Mrs G. Ti Matthews, . Mrs . D , S . Jone, -Mrs. 'W.' P: 'Jones, Mrs. W. C, JOBLESS VETS- RE TO BE FED AT BREAD LINE r f vl T T .'Bakeries of New York To Do- nate ; Large ' Quantities of Bread For the Purpose MOVE , WAS NECCESSARY TO AID MANY IDLE NOW Four Bakeries And Three Pro vision Companies Will Pro 4y..r . w vide, the Food NEW .. YORK,'" S;tpf. 2. Former Service men who are out of work are to be fed by four large bakeries and three provision companies, beginning at 10- o clock this jnormng. This, announcement was made yes- ay by the Eastern Division of the World War Veterans, -which will be in charge . of the .work. .The companies have agreed to feed the jobless ex- sdldiers for thirty-days. - - The four' bakeri'-s that will donate large quantities, of: bread are Ward's, Cushman's, the General Baking Com pany and the Shults Company. The provision companies that will provide the meat are . the Bronx Provision Company the Sam Gordon company and the Otto Staul Company. - John - M. Levitt, chairman - of tho executive committee of the Eastern Division of the, World War veterans, said he expects other provision com. ramies will also offer help in the work Of feeding the former soldiers out of ?ork. He added: . , ; N - - j "We hope . tp- get : the Board of Aldermen to pass an ordinance per infffting us to solicit funds for the felief of these mep. I hope to be allowed to go before the board and explain the situation." ARE STILL WORKING ON UNEMPLOYMENT - ; " , (By Associated Press)-. WASHINGTON, Sept. 29. Preli .mirtary work looking toward emer gency measures for relief of the na tion's jobless was practically complet ed today-by the National Uemploy ment conference and public hearings, designed to determine the volume and extent . of unemployment, together with possible remedies were tempor arily closed. The emergency measure is being worked out by the various committees of the conference for submission to the steering, committee which will in turn .transmit- the- .recommendations at the full conference tomorrow. ' To, Tax Winslow, Mrs. ; John Suter, '.Jr., "Mrs C. S. Barker, .Mrs. C. Fl Ellison Mrs.. : Clyde Eb.y, Mrs. J. C. ThomAs, Miss Cathie iArendeH,' Mr3. C. M4y7iUivH?;ffi.-" Emma Wallace j.MMi fMdinft i'.y ' ttarker -Mr?., - W' Cs ChadWicK? Mrs.' W. B. J31ades, Sr,j Mrs. Nj H. Street, Mrjtj 1 .4J5apxaaiv Mrs. .John .Dunn,' M'rs, : T. v J ; Ro.berta, Mrs. C. .Whif asltina, Mra-H. C-'Arm-strong, Mrs4 A. F. Bunting, Jlrs. J. T. H6.1i3tter; Mrs. W. f. Itich- ' ardson, Mrs. S. ; H. Scott, Mrs- L. H, , Cutler, Jr., Mrs. 'A, Li Free man, -Brs. Fred Scott, Mrs,. Gertie Matthews, Mrs. , Don Hanks, Mrai John Holland, Mrs. D. M. Roberts, Mrs . Wade ( Meadows, Mrs. J ; P . ' C. Davls, Mrs. Mardie Gaskins, Miss : Eva Armstrong, Mrs.. E . L. Royall . . . ... - . "Some oth ers, will be added to this committee from time to time, .as ijt is found that they can ser ve, v . s ' u "Cards will , - be . furnished this Committee and they will be ready to take the na.mes of any one'- who "will help in th;i entertainment. . 'The campaign proper will . open about' October 15th. A list of the iames and addresses of all who are' members of the conference will be -published n the papers just iKifore J he canvass begins. "Relatives are to have their own i people first. Then members" of otli- ' er. churches will have - their TJre t rences granted so far as possible to do. so. I . u i- t '. ' .... v "A very unusual fact is that the three last pastor to leave Centenary church, left, each' a married daughj-, :ter in the city, while several of the preachers and boy delegates ave're- -latives'here" DISCOVERED Friends Unwittingly Lived In v Room Where Girl's Body Had Been Stored DETECTIVES TRYING TO TRACE COUPLE Believed That Girl Had Been (Murdered Week AgoThe' - Body Was Found Today .V (By Associated Press, -NEW, vYORK, Sept, 29.4Detectives today, weretrying? to trae4 couple '.known aa J'Mts. and Mrs.B6uae'er, who, it is believed, lived"" for several days unwittingly- in a room where the body . of a ; young -w oman friend ' murdered had been stored. The body, packed away in ne-vs-fcaper, was found last night in an un-. Vsed closet of a lodging housp room i.he Bourlapgers had occupied. A cloth gag had been tied into the wo man's mouth with a white stocking. (The date of one of the September 21, is believed to Jlx the date of the murder. The Bou plan ners did not quit the room until last fvlonday four days later. :The murdered woman was known at the lodging house only as "Mrs. Fay,'!, The proprietor told the 'police "Mr. Fay" left the house last Thurs day saying "Mrs. Fay" had fallen ill and he had removed her to a hos- pital. .He is being sought in con nection with her death. ARE INDICTED TOR MURD."' ONS (By A ALBANY, I;, Moore Hudson s . nle Hudson. w dieted for the son's two sons, it' and 4 years olo -. Git na . ,vife,' Mrs. Btn tofiay. jointly in- rdur of Mrs. Hud- i)i t and Isaah, 10 I , respectively, - on I July 12, last. Following the discovery of the bodies of th two little boys by their step-father, the mother accused her husband of shooting the boys in an ger because they cut a watermelon after having been rforbidden to do so. Later Hudson accused his wife of kiling the boys. Both have since stuck to their respective stories of the killing. Mrs. A. L. Church continues criti cally ill at her home on East Front street. Very little change was noted in her condition this morning. - NEW YORK HAS NEW MYSTERY Comedian i Has i Sssa Cleared of the Charge' or Murder At, PreliiiinAry Hearing HAS - BEEN f RELEASEDt " UNDER" $5000 BAIL Actor Will Be Tried on ManV : daughter . Indictment, It , Has Been Decided (By Associated Press).. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 29. Ros coe Arbuckl at liberty today under $5000 bond -after-a Hwo-toeeks prelir mihary hearing on a charge- of mur der in connection? with the death of Mis Virginia R4)p, film actress, will be tried on a Charge of man slaughter within a few days if pre sent plans of: Matthew Brady, dis trict, attorney,- materialize. Two such charges are pending against Arbuckle one being placed yesterday when at the conclusion of the-hearing-before Police Judgr Lazarus; ;'the 'murder charge . was - amended, .', and the other having been 'returned, '.recently by a county grand jury, which investigat ed the "hotel party given by Arbuckle and at which the stalg, contends the young- woman received injuries which caused her death;. - . V; Arbuckle regained: his freedom shortly' after the preliminary hearing was made., Healnoady had on deposit $500 bail in" cbnnectiom: with the 1 in dictment and tfaisvwas transferred to cover the, proceedings F arising from Mrs.' Delmont's complaint. ;., On the grand -Jury's accusation he was plac ed on "his own'-recognizance" to re turn October 3. .' 1 SEEKING LIGHT ON THE. HARMON CASE " NEW YORK, Sept. 2 9. Alfred P. Hanan, brother of Miss Mildred Kan- an, wno aiea or . duubi wuuiius m- flicted by Mrs. Grace Laws and Miss Billie Williams, nurse to Mrs. Laws were questioned by Assistant District Attorney Reuben Wilson, ' of Kings county, in the investigation to deter mine a motive. Mrs. Laws killed her self after ! shooting Miss Hanan. Neither of the witnesses examined could ascribe a motive. Miss Williams said her patient probably -took; to liquors and drugs to allievate pains she was suffering as the result of re curring gallstone attacks. 1 District Attorney Lewis places lit tle chedence in a report that a man other, than iBorland was present at the shooting and that Mrs.L aws did not fire the shot that killed her. Miss Hana's funeral was held yes terday at the home , of her brother, Alfred P. Hanan, at Sea Gate. , The body of Mrs. Laws was taken in charge Tuesday by Howard Bohr, undertaker, of No. 75 West Rorty seventh' street, .Manhattan, by order of Herbert C. Melville, a friend of the dead woman. BABE RUTH ILL WITH AN ATTACK OF GRIPPE 'NEW YORK, Sept. 29. Babe Ruth is confined to his bed at his hotel bene with an attack of grippe, which will prevent him from playing with the New York team against the Athletics in Philadelphia today according to the New York World. The Tabernacle union will have it's regular Thursday night service to night at 8 o'clock. Group three (3) leading. All young folks extended a cordial invitation to attend. NEWjiYORK HAS HER BREAD LINE AGAIN (By Associated Preps). NEW YORK, Sept. 29. New York's first bread line since the stormy days that marked the start of the World War was in opera tion today at tho church of St. Mark's on the Bowery. The bread line was opened last night -under direction of the rec tor of the church, as a -result oV conferences last week with Urbain Ledoux, champion of the unem ployed. About 600 men, many of whom raced from the benches in Bryant Park to be first in line, were fed. A near riot at St. Mark's chape preceded the dispensing of food. The men had gone to the chapel by mistake and it was with difficulty that they were persuaded to come to the other placet. Dor mitories have been opened in the chapel and about 150 men slept thej.r last night. d Russian Refugees Waiting In Line At American Relief Stations In Moscow 5 KS"i iSJ r -t-'H' ... .(. 'x;;-. . ' . ' . ' z i : This -is a first and exclusive " " ' ci-:.': 4 V.V.-.V ' -v? 4 in famine . strjeken Russia. The picture, shows .refugees 'waiting in fropt of the American food stations in Moscow. :N. i't '.' : -T-.' ' Eradication7 of Tick Again Being What, steps Craven county will take with regard to tick' eradica tion iu this county probably will-: be decided at the: next meeting ' of the county commissioners, ac cording to information given out : this morning. ... . .. . i,.; .-. Dr. Hart-well Robbins of Washington, N. C, who Js vin charge of tick!, eradication, i this section, is in New Bern to day for Use purpose of .confer ring with local olOcials with "re ference to the- work. Dr. Robbing states that cattle ownept in Crav- , en county liad recently Bought information relative to shipping their cattle to market and that they were somewhat upset when tliey found that they could ' not do this, due to the fact that ther. .cattle were tick y. " - Is Alleged To Have Stolen Number of Articles From Elm City Lumber Co. William Wtfiams, colored, charged with larceny, was tried in police court- this morning and was hound over for trial by the recorder's court under a bonl of $50. He was unable to provide the ond and is now m jail. . It is claimed that Williams had stolen a considerable quantity Of shoes, hats and clothing from the warehouse of the Elm City' Lumber Company. Some of the articles are said to have been found in his peer session when he was - arrested. Three other cases rare brought up befere the mayor this morning.1 A. P. Davis and Alebtr Lloyd were lined costs of court for not having their dogs properly tagged. They were al so -required to pay the license fee. Lucas Lee, charged with the same of fense, claimed that his dog was dead. His case will be resumed tomorrow. CAN'T LEAVE BOTTLES iKHD WITH LARCENY IN DIPTHTHERIA HOUSES! John M. H. Grim, of N. J., to be as- sistant attorney generals. William C. I.ITecht to be U. S. Marshal for the Dr. S. A. Nathan, sanitary officer, ; Southern District of New York, stated this morning that milk dealers were prohibited Irom leaving bottles of 111 ilk and then removing the hot- ties again later from houses in which i diphtheria ca.ses were confined. I Dr. Natnan suggests that house-1 wives meet tne dairymen wnen the 1 miLer arrives wnn nuiK ana nave tnc l milk put anto picthers,. so, -that it will not te necessary to leave the .bottles, .'.He! urges the dairymen and house- 11 - . - wives to co-operate in tnis enort. By Mi twt. "si T( ) TOV.'iV vwnM tMM Ak t'Vfi-i'l'I'-j-M'iiwiifrtft'n'ii -1 photography of ' American relief wor 1 'fjfcvVrf'-,; . "The government .. , abandoned tick eradication in Craven coun ty about two years ago, when the county commissioners decided that tlipy 'would not continue the work any longer,' said Dr. Rob- bins. "We ..will take. no. farther : action with -. reference to ;, this county and wc will not attempt to influence- tje commissioners or other officials in any way. It- is np to them. ; If they want .us, to come . in here and help them in eradicating tlie tick, we will ' be glad to do so. . " ' ' "In the meantime, "those farm-'."r ers whowisl to ship cattle put sof the state must first obtain govern- ; Iftent permits stating that their !j cattle are tick-free. Without these permits - they cannot ship cattle except to quarantine points.' SIX D -DE II EXPLOSIONS Five Dead In New - Jersey While Another Was Killed In Kansas City ' 1 (By Associated . Press). , EARLIN, N. J., Sept. 29 -Five men were killed and. three : injured wnen explosives, being . loaded.-on a motor truck, blew up. The explosiori was felt ten miles away. The -explosion occurred at the plant of the E. I. Du Pont Nemurs Company. (By Associated Press). KANSAS CITY, Sept. 29. One workman was killed and four others were injured, three probably fatally when five thousand pounds of powder exploded today' at the plant of the Excelsior Powder Manufacturing Co. Tho blast was felt throughout the city. SENATE CONFIRMS RECHT AS NEW YORK MARSHAL WASHINGTON, Sept. 29. The sen ate late todny confirmed the follow ing nominations: . Mabel WillnhrsirifU nf Ca 1 .. nnd PAGE RESIGNS AS HEAD OF U. S. TARIFF BOARD AVASITINGTON, Sept. 29. Thomas Walker Page, of Virginia, today ten acred his resignation as chairman of the United States Tariff Commission to President llarriino- - "MJ-J Page wil continue as a member of the commission Discussed .'. .i .. -... a - tv; wimwm TO BE P S CO I HIS :;,r-,. ;.-iii'-i:... Irish Leider Iny:p! . tend Mi ; WKict; Tl!; '! ; V f- Be rHeldVlnLdolr5: P'CTpBEjlltHAEf'; Communication Dispatched To- " day. Will Be IFirialCNotel : , : V On; Negotiations v l& .V " ';- "',-, (By Associated. TBB);?t' "-- IiONDON, Sept. 2. Irteb, f inn k :; Fein have t been invited tot tatceV -! part in a conference in -.this city , r;' . , - on October 11' in. the note --dls; . - ' 'patched to- Eamonn De Yalerii. ; -. ' by- Prime Minis- Lloyd Gepi. V , . This , ; communica.tion . xvwt di ? ' patched earlytoday and wncon 'r ,'. ' . sidered b'.-.tlwiBirtU'';i!r-f ..' :; t' ment's final i cyrpf$:j,'ti,fy i .. change ' of ' messages . "hetw'ecw Ioii"- -J -1 " v v- don, and Dublin. , jC? yfc-" ".f t ; ' ' Mri Lloyd George 'informed MR'pe'i' V Yale,r ; however.,' that the B.rltlshgqyr, oji iixtcxii.. uum iivit, nucr in uujiiuiae11''; ' ' tal jf position; r which IwaV' yitaj to thi? ?' .v.; etn.plre's' existence'. . is positipnwas V 'v that . Ireland could not- be, allowed it; ' - -. separate ohitb. . Britisbewjiire' bij - , must 'face -her," p,ropinaAitg;l'.' v ; -eovernmAnt aa , a niember of her sis- . tefhbod of iBrftisli :Samlntdft'?rfi;rf,- - In official circles it js felt that- thi will fie England' last 6mmunicfe.iio with reference' to .- negotiation i-Wfth.j Ireland. De Vaiera'i-POBitionf as stat- ed by' him1 frequently, wa. that Eng- land.: should ;,receit L the- Irh'- dele-.; gates as representative, of a soverign ; stated 'Llbyd Geo'rge'a. ast! - hot? -re;i y iterates .reftisal , of 'meeting! with! thi - demand. , ; . - ' - '' ' .- ' .. t A? reply, by thcSinhiFjin. is etpect- ed during the early part of next week. - i (By Associated Press)."? ;; ;' j5 DUBLIN, Sept.; ! 8?.iTbe repb . of . v Prime " ' Minister ; Lloyd w Geof gr ; to I Eamonn De Valera was, received lirjaf atl:30, this' afternodtai rfiW.W-r-'' The Sinn- Fein lcadertt irero ugrHjb,- ly - surprised by the wording of T-lr,' Lloyd Georgelg repiyand tfiie,' em , ber of. he Dail binet who." Baw-it,; expressed the'; view that public con,-, ! fldence, in the conferenc. wa ,!JtsJtt4 LfUjllBl mi Federal Authorities Begin ' In vestigation of - Alleged r Ring In ' CHICAGO, '! Sept..?! ? 9 .i-Investiga- ion by t ederkl authorities,' of iiuor : rings, said to involve halt of Chica go s gooo , poncetn.eni. wai; 'speeded up ; today' following! a ;d.6e j- ; lilllil eensationa-l developfnents ; yesterday.- These included th 'death of a Vo'm- an while being questioned" at' this fe4; eral building, th'e nadlftg; of atf allejj-: , ed whiskey .runner, dead on a country' ; road, the hold-up t, a freight? train' which was robbed , of ;2(i caee of ,gl: ' ' the ' alleged cphfes8iotyot a a.polk;1 " ; officer 'and.'tHvntlor::ramBArt4!.-' - .ships.11' V.yi-a--" " l5 ; ''',vV"r; . ; Mrs. Rose Aften. died fc few- nutef after quctionijif by an assistant disi ! ! trict attorney reardint her Conn.ec- t tion with alleged extortion : ahemea , An investigation is being made t;o dfs termJne whether . sh committed itii " cide. " - :-:y 'f'" f SENATE DEMQCRAtS . ENDORSE CbNFERENCE WASHINGTON, Sept ,29 Senata democrats at a.. conference - today ' a 'd opted a resolution ' expressing' t.ha hope that the,, fullest measure '. jbfc siic.cesn nttpnd tho illiWrnliMWit nnii- fference called ' fcy , thAresidftnt,. , , TO DECIDE AT ONCE ' f ON R. R. STRIKE ISSUE CHICAGO. Sent. 29;--Flftv-fwven chairmen of the Brotherhood of ljtait- ,way Trainmen will Iave; Cpicagd o night carrying - instruction from - President W. Lee" to' cjall theirl crrieV-Ai.': ,ance committee immediately,' obtain their-sanction or disapproval of, JJi strike vpte of the organization apj report back to the ;. -president hfer next week. '-----'-- .' .-j.JlifHfc
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