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senators
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NeVv York This Afternoon Cinched the Pennant,
- Overcoming Lead Obtained by Athletics ;
, Earlier in
BADE RUTH FAILED
Cleveland Wf 11. Be Unable to Overcome Lead
v Which the Yankees Acquired .By Today's
Victory In
' -'- '(By Associated Press) , - ,
POLO GROUNDS, NEW YORK, Oct. l.-The New York
Yankees this afternoons defeated the Philadelphia, Atretics
by the score of 5' to 3 and thereby won the American League
championship, the"rst that the club has won in its history.
leafdless of the outcome of the, remaining games,
Cleveland will be unableto top the Yankees' standing in the
percentage column. A . crow.d of close to 30,000 excited fans
witnessed the game here today. ,
' The play, in Retail, follows: . - " ' ' ,
- . First Inning
Philaclelphia Witt grounded put to
Pipp unassisted. McNally threw out
Dyk--1"' at first. .. Peckinpaugh took;
"VVa'ter's bo.inder arid tossed, him out
at f rst,-" ' - 1 -, 4 . . k -
,v York--Miller hit a hot singrle
t right. Peck filed out to Welch.- Rutfv
foreed ! Mill'-' at second, :"Brazzil to
Calloway. Meusel torced Ruth, CaUo--way
to - Uitea. ... . . .., -.. - . -
Second Innings , I
rhilac'e'' ia Perklna' hot t ljner
-.ice& Oif Mays' glove'and waa-re-j
covered -by' Ward, who tbrew.him out,
at first. Welch fanned, flalloway
bounced a hit oft Mays hand. Gallo
way out stealing.: -1 ,V'
i iew York Pipp was a victin on
strikes. Ward popped, to Pykes, Gallo,
way threw out McNally at first. ..;
' -; . Third Inning ... : -
Philadelphia Ward : took Gallo
way'a grounder and -got-him at first.
Brazzil .get anx infield single. Pipp
took Sullivan's drive - and doubled
-Brazzil'at first.
' New -York Schang fanned. Mays
popped a single into leftflt.d. Mays
scored-on Miller's triple to left..-Galloway
robbed Peck of a" hit, taking
the ball hoar the bag and throwing
him out," Miller, holding tnira
"lined put to Dykes. .
, . . Fourth Infung .
Ruth
Wift hit a Ions triple
'to 'right center and sc6red on Dyke s
double, uo- left "J?''""
WalUpra sinelf to left. Wallcer... weni
nt. fctrptcliinct his hit: Ruth ta.Mc-
Naily1 to Pick Ward threw ut Per
kins. "Welch tripled right. .Welch
ecoredt m Calloway's single to left,
V Calloway forcevbut, McNally to ward,
f .vwr -York SMeusel fanned. Pipp
- BifcjS over I Second. Wardt4iit into
ii 09 SlJ'play , U ' '
"t . Fifth Xintng ,
" ' Philadelphia Brazzil singled over
' second. Sullivan hit into a double
play. Witt singUsd sharply over Peck s
head. MoNally threw out Dykes at
ret. ' - -r ''"
- - New York Dykes - threw out .Mo
' Nally at? first. Schang walked. Mays
gof a lucky leaguer into right, Schang
'going to second Miller torced Mays,
Calloway, to Dykes, Schang going to
Vi u-A. Sohane scored . on. a double
: steal. Miller, going to second.' Peck
lined out; to Walker,
, v- v v - Sixth. Inning
,pinnaplnhia Walker went out,
McNallv to Pipp. . Perkins' fanned
TpMt took Welch's roller and , got
bint: a' first, .
r' -- New, York--Dykes threw out .Ruth
' - at flr's.' Calloway threw out Meusel
v fir'at. ' Pio singled to center, i'lpp
; stole second and went to third on (
v Perkins' wild throw and scored when
, ' Welch threw wild . past -third. Callo
way threw out Ward at first. ".
" i Seventh Inning
Philadelphia Calloway got a sin
.. riuiaue.1J.u-..v -
tie to left Mays threw out Galloway
aviv e-nine to second.
r ILL . lirat. -i ' V"w " J o" " '
math also threw out Brazil at first
galloway rping. io
out Sullivan at first. , :
fcehang singled to second and McNal
1 - -am : hV 'darns base : running.
' .Mays ' sa'crificed, ' Schang going to
-third." ScKang scored on Miller's sin
gle to left. Peck" walked : and Kutn
Jannfed.. . , .. -' ,v - . ,
Eigth Inning
Philadelphia Witt, tied to Ruth.
ni TWVW flw TintVi took
" Miller took Dykes' fly.
, i Walker's, fly on the run.
,,Jew York Pipp lined
Welch; Ward fiied to Witt
out.
McNally
walked. Schang fliel .out to Walclv.
', . -, Ainui lnnius
Philadplrihla-Perkins filed, out
; Miller. iMcNauy threw 'our weicn.
v !' CailoWy.' flied o-ut: tO' Alllier..
-
SIX PAGES TODAY
the Game.
TO HIT SAFELY
New York
INS ANE .MAN . GA.VE
POISON TO DOCTOR
;') (By ' Associated Press).
'MADISON,' ' Fla. 'Oct. ' 1. Pat
(Sherlock, a patient-' at Yat'js SanU
tariujn horet t arj tvtititijjSN'-fA
fnental defectives, early today Bew-'
ed Dr. Yates and forced, atacup
of poison aowfr,Jiia throatvVYou
haye; made me take a, lot ijif .me4-i
icine, and now .you'vt,- got to swal
low this, Sherlock - is - quoted
havig said. ? N ,' ,
' Before losing1-consciousness; Dr.
Yates screamed tot ; ' help and at
tendants broke down 'the door to
the room, which ; Sherlock had
locked. The stomach of Dr. Yates
was ; pumped ' immediately and at
tending physicians later pronounc
ed him out of danger. Sherlock
was placed in trie county jail. .-
: .- .
iDHE-BY STORES
Fall Shoppers Were Out In
i
Full Force Yesterday Mer
chants Enthusiastic
' Local merchants todayare enjoy
ing Ae best business that" has come
their way in a'lon? tir.ie-
The cool weather brought about an
active demand for merchandise , es
pecially in the ladies' ' and . men's
clothing establishment. Onj store this
noon reported iiaving -sold tea nwSi's
suits before dinner, while another re
ported having disposed of eight. Many
visitors : from out of town- were here
and the various stores presented a
busy appearance, v . . .
SIISIC70
BE HEARD HERE
Rotarians Have Arranged For
Four Attractions Of Un
usually ' Good Quality
Much interest is being manifested
'locally regarding the musical attrac
.on - .
. -
be
" I riYrtriart Tattr T5awi thio wir v nn
der tfae ausplce3 of tllo Rotary cmb
The first of these entertainments
will take place dnring the latter part
W. API W Af fl W ' ilPfiW: fiwi
LiLlVwu-UU U i- ii "IQ-U viv :vr U.--L3U.ULI ULf UU U U VvLIlw
iow$etnntn 10 r
- I
, - II I I N ! L ll f J L m
1
uy ,wjiHu,.of thIs month A v,OTT1T,anv of Alka..
- hest iycem 8tars will present Mo-
rt'o "Tmr.o,oi" riv, x , tj
lmDresano" witn fcrov lev
. . .
jmus singer of national reputation, in
(the leading role. The remaining at-
(ti(M.tiviia win iitr up . to Hie SUIIl .
up
standard and it is expected that the
music-lovers of New Bern will show
thc-ir appreciation of these perform-,
n.ncoq hv liher.il imrtnnan T!bntoi
ifor the opening attraction are now on
to -sale,
The regular montniy meeting of the
Jane K. Meadows Auxiliary will be
,t. held Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock,
ai;(,f;Aii memoers are prgea looe pre
miu-una ome prepared .w pay: aues.
NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY,- OCT.'
liUllilUtKINB
n bmp rnn n
Kl-llhn Mm ll
Ul I1JLL III L II
it .-. h mi.m
Conference Now Taking
Methods. -For i Initiating
Emergency Measures N '
SECRETARY , HOOVER
CONSIDERING MATTER
Messages' Are' Being Planned
For - Dispatch To : Gover- j.
. nors - And - Mayors
(By Associated Press)
'. WASHINGTON, 'Oct. 1. Methods
for initiating the emergency meas
ures for the relief of the nation's in
voluntary idle ardopted by the nation
al conference on unemployment were
.being considered today by ' Secretary
Hoover. And,, executive officers of the
conference. . y
yt)ne plan 'under consideration was
aid 'to contemplate a message to the
governors-: of f states and the mayors
tt sJl . towns with a population, of
25.606 or'1. more, setting forth the
'Immediate cooperation to put the
-! in addition, it was suegested that
president Harding might, by some
official word from the White House,
call upon : various federal,, state and
municipal ., authorities to combine
their efforts - to relieve the situation
under the conference program.
No . meetings' of the conference
(Jomrriittees are expected before next
'Wednsday, although smoe of" these
bodies adjourned, subject to call.
MRS. CHURCH FUNERAL
WAS HELD HERE TODAY
The fu,neral : services, of Mrs. Ar
thur L. Church, who died last night,
Were held this afternoon' at 2:30 o'
clock from Christ: church. Rev. Dr.
MacKinnon, officiatirig. Many friends
f the family were sinattenddnce and
there v were numerous and beautiful
floral . offerings attesting to the es
teem in which she was held by the
citizens of New .Bern, Interment was
Jin Cedar-Grove cemetery. The sym
1 jlthy of the entire town is extended
0 the -bereaved husband and child
ren
HOLLAND PRESIDES
. OVER MAYOR'S COURT
In the absence of Mayor Clark
lohn Holland, mayor pro tern, presid-
, ed at the session of the mayor's court
this morning. .,
Two cases w?re brought up. Leslie
Sanders, .charged with being intoxi.
cated, was fined $5 and costs. , The
same verdict was reached in the case
of -Ed Sanders,;; charged with being
disorderly on the streets of the? city,
INCOME TAX OFFICIAL HELD i
OX CHARGE OF ASKIXG BRIBE
WASHINGTON, Octi, 1. Chargfyl
,with . attempting to obtain bribes, ' E
G. -Rickmeier, assistant chief , of the
income tax unit' of the Bureau of In
,ternational Revenue,' and Garnee Un
derwood, a local insurance man, were
arrest?! recently by agents of the
government upon orders of Commis.
sioner tf Internal Revenue David H
Blair. '
Commissioner Blair declared that
otler charges of revealing confiden
tial inffermation and theft of govern
ment records would be lodged against
the pair;
Ghent Prayer Meeting
The Ghent" Prayer' service will be
1 "s. - " "
nem Tuesday mgnt at s o ciock witn
IT 'TT" ZtJZL t?c"?
I AVKIIUC, .,11 O . . il. 11 1
i c"-- jjii.ioui. nui
. ..... ,
-"J ; , ttt .W' tTv
i , mU.y, i,
BRITISH WANTS DELAY
. Tmp ARMC PARI FY
1 fill. JtP(lJ rAIVLLI
LONDON, Oct. 1. From a source
close to Premier Lloyd George is-was
learned recently that the premier may
make a move to have the Washington
conference on .limitation of arma
- jinums posiponea irom wovemner un
ui next .aiarcn.
Up
Pobe Receives
L,r" -r - ' ',: ' . ' 4 ; . J
.'!-- -t ''fftlf&is' ;r- -ify
"J rf
A. -v. o. a ? . .Av S. . wj 'C WAr rf in.ft...W.r
Pope Eenedict (on throne) listening to the presi-
his address to several thousand members of the or- ganization in the
.-.
occasion was the 500th anniversary-
Strikers Active. At
N
Charles J. 'Bedell, government
inspeetor at ;ihe NMvnort Ship
building company at Wilmington
and S. R Miles, manager of the
6amf mucmdwjn. in" 3few Bern l
today on ther Avtm - North. Sir.
Btnfe II is TOiikiiis? the trii fof s
'the puriosc of conferring with
government officials regarding
the company. Mr. Miles has sev
ered - his connections with . the r
corporation and is on the Xvayto
"take up. - new employment elsc-vvheic-.
Both inert were formerly
located at Xpw Bern and are well
known lieix1; 1
' -'The strike- at 11k-. NewMrt yard
is til ill In effect Only about 30.
ix?rcent of the nten are at work.
Miss . Hannah Osgood and
Mrs. A. L. Church Died Yes
terday And Last Night
New Bern ia today mourning , the
-Teath of two of her citizens, who
passed away yesterday afternoon n.nd
last night. r .
Miss Hannah Osgood died yest
Ti DEATHS ARE
MOURNED TODAY
, . .jr itt'i rtore today. In some quarters interest
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. wade I -
" . '-n possible federal grand jury action
Meadows. She was 7d years of age,- w -l . . . ,
" , . . overshadowed that in the charges of
and was well known throughout ; . . , . ... , 4.
.J,. V..,i nrn.m
graven tjuuntj', jiajitfe
friends here. The funeral , services j
will be held this afternoon at 4 o'
clock . from the Centenary Methclist
church, of which she was a member.
Interment will be in Cedar
Cemetery,
Arthur
K Church, who has
been very ill for the past two week
died at her home on East Front1
was one of iNew Kern s most nigniy
esteemed residents and her host of
friends in the city anxiously inquired i
daily concerning her condition. ,Her
aeain was uue w. imcumunui.
IS SUrVlveU vy Iltfl nuauanu, L w L, t.iii-
dren, Ann and Hean: her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. X. M. Brock, of .his
city; three sisters, Mrs. W. C." Jen-
f T .... TVlVe 1 1' ri n 1 .1 T ) ; 1 n
Ik"ii''iul ..c...-,
ham, of Florida and Mrs. Numa
lNUnu. OI mis Clt. anu tvvu imulwis, l
J. W. Brock, of Newport News
X. M. Brock, Jr., of this city.
aid
EARTHQUAKE IX CTAII
DOES $100,000 DAMAGE
I "
.' BLSINORl. Utah, Oct. l.-Th
. j QTW, th n,.), sfV,
.B were wrecked by an earth
i quacke this morning and every resi
llence and business house was more
less damaged.
The most severe shock oeeurrea
, v:su ana was ionowea oy tnirieen or
imore shocks in quicK succession, tne
llast occurring about eight o'clock.
JMo one was reported injured. The
. loss is estimated at $100,000, accvd-r
kig to first reports,
- Healthy children are seldom dul
- larfls; it slow in one subject they areito enable him to. stay in .New Bern
unusually bright in another.
1, 1921.
avor
Delegations Of Catholic
dent of the Catholic Youths of the World making
of' the founding of the order.
ewport Shipyard
Men from other parts of the
stato liavo made an effort to get
into Wilmington ami stmirc work
'Men) from "other parts of the
-f-,lal !ia,vo matlo an oft'ort to
I - t ;t
- rwo.x at tiii?,54s, m m icac-
tifwlly cxVrj" tnisc tlicy have btren
utt-t at Urn railroad statiou v toy
their tiransfjartalion refunded
them, have left for other' parts.
Tlie - company . '. employed as
many as 1400 I'inen. - when oper
ating in full force. According to
information received here this
morning, there are npvv only a
bout.400 men at work. Apparent
ly the strikers are determined to
hold out and fight against tho
reduction in wages which was
put into effect by the govern
ment. .-
Federal Authorities To Inves-
tigate Source of Arbuckle
Liquor Supply
I By Associated I'ress)
9AK FRANCISCO Oct. 1. New
Angies in the federal inquiry into the
souvce or the liquor drunK at tne
'iiartj m the Hotel St. Francis, given
Roscoe Arbuckle, were at the
UttiiaittUgllLCt ali t;d.uj
laid against
him in connection with Miss Rappe's
(death. Robert McCormack, special
assistant to the U- S. District Attor
j ney, announced last night that he
Ifinnn TIvrii1 .1 , . . . . T- . ...... ll.l-l i rl f Qtroinirt
j Arbuciie xn thcharge of having in-
foxicating liquors unlawfully- in hi3
possession.
J There was much speculation as to
he identity of two other -men who
j McCormack said, would be charged 1
Ijoihtly with Arbuckle. One of them, !
'the federal r attorneys, said, was a
INQUIRE INTO
BOOZE SUPPLY
prominent San Francisco business ' today filled with hope that a settle
?nan. who had been present at the ! ment of the Irish problem would fol-
iArbuckl
Party.
Late yesterday federal agents raid-
t-i uufws gnu, -4. rraiaurani near
, the Hotel St. Francis, alleging the es-
tabllshment to heve been the place
vhere Arhunklp's
Q . ArDUCle s
liquor was pur-
JAPAN AGREES TO
AMERICAN PROPOSAL,
(By Associated Press jine.tjrnisn nation.
TOKIO, Oct. 1. The Japanese!
cabinet, after lengthy deliberation J LONGSHOREMEN GO ON
yesterday decided in principle, ac-'
cording to a local newspaper, to ac- ' STRIKE IN NEW YORK
, cept the, American suggestion as to I
the agenda for the Washington con- i
nunem - e ut liiniLa-iiuii ui ui niuiiieiiis
,xiiu iu.i ecein nuiiuus.
"Rube" Brandon, former umpire
in the Eastern Carolina League, who
has been officiating '-in the Virginia
League during the past month, arriv
ed here this morning. 'Mr. Brandon is
- hopeful of securing employment here
'during the winter months.
Ti TO WW
j-iyj HilW mum
the Sales . l ax
Youth of World'
. v .
court of St. "Peter's Cathedral. The
MARKETING
OF POTATOES
Organization To Be Formed
vrl
. ... .. ....
o Help
Them Market the Spuds , -.i
"The Eastern Carolina t'otato
j'Growers Association" will be , organ
ized at., a meeting this afternoon . of
the . directors of the Farmers' . Co
I operative. Selling Agency, to be held
fin the Chamber of Commerce offices.
County Agent Lawton. un exDlain-
ing the . purposes; and motives of the
Potato Growers' Association, stated
that it would provide better facilities
rtnrough which the nroducts of mem
bers may- be'
cleaned, graded,
grown, harvested,
packed, ... marketed
and distributed on a uniform plan
ile . hopes, that the organization can
De - perfected and members enrolled
to be ready to t handle next year's
t-rop of potatoes, i tt ;v . -J
lrt tawton also staefl fhat within
the 'neKft two'weeks ft" part?. of bust-':
men, udiiivers uiiu larmers would
leave New Bern for a viait to 'Nash
andA Edgecomb counties to inspect
th storage warehouses' for sweet
potatoes.' which have been establish
ed in that section. -
Following the adoption of by-laws
and placing the organization on a
business basis, 'which will-be done
this afternoon, it is,, planned to start I
I FARMERS
! ! il
tor inemoer; in tne near,,
future and to secure the cooperation
of, farmers in all sections of the
r-"u"lJ-
i Optimistic Tone . Is Preva4ent
As A Result of Devalera's
Acceptance '
(By Associated Press) .
LONDON, Oct. l.England
was
ow the meeting of British cabinet
( embers and the representatives of
i " CJL on
ober 11. The prompt reply from
i Eamonn Devalera accepting Lloyd
'gorges invitation to the conference
" lug uiicmaiory lone or tne lat
est exchanges between London
3. n (1
IRISH STATUS
IHEJOPEFUL
Dublin seemed to promise that ouUing a neavy demand. We are of the
...c ,uenL-e wouia come an a -
-tsciiicui which wouiq solve a. pruu-
m which has nrovfid a stumbline:
Mock for the ablest ' statesmen
' ctatflampn nf
i KEW YORK, Oct. 1. Several
thousand longshoremen and cheik-
i ers walked
:against new
out today
Ill III Ulc SL
working terms agreed j the, hdtel Crillqn wtoere he spent the
by steamship' operators "forenoon considering" plans' for to-.-national
Longshoremen's i morrow's ceremony at the grave of-.
upon recently
and. the International Longshoremen's
- j Association.
Astronomers say the moon is rVn-
nmg away from its calculated place
ie away
the sky.
'in
should sign up in the; Co
operative, Marketing cam
paign for cotton and' to-?,v
bacco. It -means , better
prices. ' , 1 "
i
Single Copy: Fire Cents
wmmt
l FAIORE
SEMATORS AS
s
Manufacturers' Sales -Tax Plan
v. Gams Increasing Number
Kof Advocates , ' ''
SUBSTITUTE FOR ; V
MANY WAR LEVIES ,
Republicans Have Joined Detn
; ocrats In Fight Against tKe
Committee Bili V ;
(By Associated' Press) J . . :..-.
WASHINGTON,". Oct. 1 A' grow
ing sentiment in the senate -n favor
of Senator Smoots' plan for a manu- I
facturers' sales tax as a substitute for
the many miscellaneous-: war levies
was claimed today by. proponents of.
such a tax. .They predicted that the..
more that sensators studied the pen
ding revenue measures, the more they
could come to favor the sales levy,. '
Republican' leaders had not made a
canvass of the mapority' membersh,ip
and Were without accurate, informal
tion as, to the strength" of advocates
of thl$ form of taxation. : ' v . . '
v Features , of the ; committee . bill ; .
against- which . the f greatest . opposi
tion appeared to -.have developed are .
those v proposing retention, of the
transportation taxes and reduction of
.the-maximum' sur tax to. 82 percent.:
EtepubUcaM fcrtitigt-ttrulcurat bloc-'"
have joined democrats in the fight .on
lhe fbrmer and; a ' tium'ber' ,of . them :
have statea privately their opposition7'"
to the latter. , t ''"w . i
Senator Smoot said today: . - .
.. "The sales tax plan -has -received
general approval : throughout the "
country; and I.am confident it .will
be adopted by the senate as a sub- .
stitute for the. bill now - under con
sideration." V ' . j,' ' "
Advocates of the sales tax and oth-
pr..ernum in
the senate continued
! their conferences -today on plans to
overthrow the Finance 1 Committee's
programme. - - i ; .
Farb Bloc to .Meet. '
Members of ihe Agricultural Bloc
will meet today afhl decide whether
to support sales tax in return .for .-the
support of sales tax advocates to the
repeal of the transportation ,taxes and
the retention of. . high.- income' sur-
taxes. ', t . ; , '
, : ; ' ' . ' 'Sjt
.t 1 !,,: aj D:u;;
, " ; -
- Supply Man' Give3 Opinion;-
On the Situation
That thfe present is the best time
Tor building, ' as far,- as ' prices . and
economy ate concerned, is the opin
ion expressed by John R. Rodney, '
Manager of the Neuse Lumber com'
pany.
"There are several- 'reasons; for
this," said Mril Rodney in an Inter- .
.view with a representative of "tho
Sun-Journal this morning.. "Prices
are comparatively low, although in,,V
some lines of building materials uas
been a sirght ' reaction. I believe, ' :
that as the demand 'increases, 'prices. 1
are going to be. higher. Therefore-j,"
from the standpoint Of economy," the
i present is. considered by (everyone -.
"who Aeeps in' touch with the market, .
as being the most opportune for the
01 -
TITUTE
ISBESTIlEr
r n n. nun n b n
,POsiective home owner to mk hia'li
i Preparations for buildin. : '
"There is also plenty of labor to'
i had, and this facilitates speedy
construction. Manv new hhmM
tn h hn j..--.
ing the next few months - and s w
ha rn m aIn nrAno im rtnnn M.vtwkl.
'opinion that the building boom is go-
to
hit all narta nf tm nnimtrtr
iiritv,; , .
' 1 , . . . ... .. ....
uus wnu uuiiu now win save Dotn
montj' and time."
GENERAL' PERSHING
IS NOW IN PARIS
PARIS, Oct. l.General John J.
Pershing arrived fronv-Coblen this ,t
iivi v,l-. ' iiniiituiaicr tJLF
i morrow's ceremony at the grave
the "unknown soldier'' and attending :
to official business. -s . -
Don't worry it wears your body,,
while anger ages. ;