FOUNDED 1876.
NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 18, 1922.
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Greater Interest Shown
''. In Morning ' . Service
. At Tented Taberna
cle Today, Than At
Any Other Morning
Hour.-Great Meeting
U Xast Night Featured
iZ' With ' Inspiring Testi
'l ': mony of a Railroad
. Man.
.', 'The service' at the tent tab- ...
cmacie'was more largely attend- ,
ed. tli is morning tbanat any nre-, ,
vious time during t!ua campa ign.. .
ft seems that the people" are .wlUj.
'out doubt really awake totlte -sit-
nation and are- rallying .10 the
mertingr in" a tnanner :. that .will
- make the last few da ys -one of
great .interest. - . '
.' Tine service last night develop
ed Into one of the most spiritual,
if yet held, and although It was a
.little plow of getting np' Hrteam,':
when.it came, it was all that the
; folks in charge . of the campaign .
could wish for and was a great
i blessing ' to the two-score that
'went the whole route for a Chris-
team life. , J- .- . -. .
i ; The testimony of George San
flora was worth going- miles to . .
hear and witness. He was chang
cd from a cursing, wicked rail-
5 load" man to one that, will "be a
power in the kingdom of God.
jle spoke freely and - fully and
1 greaty impressed those io were
. present.. -
.' The meetings are ?well worth .
: attending and it is hoped that
- many?, who are staying away will , '
be there from' nmv mr-saii give :
, God a 'chrfnee to straighten out'
Jhis good old city. s .
i The sermon this morning v was
bne of the best of " the. entire
campaign.' The evangelist.' though, ,
did not really have time to finish
or round out the snbject as he
Would have liked. If treated of
jthe crisis to America that we are
right now r, facing. -4 During the
meetings since . Mr. w-. Ham has '
been here, his greatest sledge
hammer blows against sin have .
'been against the - in fidelity and
Darwinism of the teaebers and
iii'ofessops our colleges' and-uni- :
versltis," and this morning he add .
jed .". more coals . of Are , on their t
Ifeads jand warned parents as ;
never before about "the great
menace that we are to face to face -ivith.
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Camp BraeK OfScials , 'Act
; V:-r Wire ' Is Stolen . ,
(By Associated .'. Press) ; .
t IFAYETTEJVILLB, N. "Cn", Oct. 18.
Keil S. Blue, reputed to be one of the
wealthiest men of Hoke county, was
given a preliminary hearing before U.
S. Commissioner J ,,"W.?TjQmilson here
today on a charge of .removing, fourT
teen miles of wire 'fence from - the
l ort Bragg reservation-The - charge
was 'lodged by LieutenantvCharles B.
Fietter, provost marshal of 'the fort.
Recently Blue received over.$30i),006
from' the -government in Payment for
tbe land he owned which had been
taken for the Fort Bragg reservation.
WEMi KXOWX WOMAN' .
t -. : DIES JVX. THE. Hllili
CHAPEL HILU N. -C, . Oct.' 18.
Mrs. Horace Williams,Wife of Horace
"Williams, prof esaor . of :phOosQPhy,
- died here today. . . ,
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NEW SERIES OF NOTES
WRITTEN TO REV. HALL
ARE BROUGHT TO LIGHT
Mrs. Eleanor Rinehardt
Mills, Slain Choir
Leader,, Had Ad
dressed Dead Pastor
As "Dearest Baby-!!
kins," "My Darling
Sweetheart" In Im-!
passioned Missives.
- - .. (By Associated Press).
NEW .. BKUXSWICK, N. J.,
Oct. 18. Officials conducting the
. investigation into . the murder of
Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and
his choir leader, Mrs,' Eleanor R.
, Mills on September 14th,; made
public today a second series of
.letters written by Mrs. Mills.
- Vnaddressed and .unsigned, the
letters are filled with terms of en-
dearment. The minister is referr
ed to as "sweet, adorable baby
kins." They speak of a "lover nest"
: of a woman's dream of "pure love"' .:
rand describe the varied Modes " of
a woman, loved and loving with
out . the conventions." . ' ; 1 .
Excerpts from the "letters fol- .
, low: ' '.f- ':'-. ' -
' r "ryearest,: "dearest . :bQy.5aWt
I hapyjnnd.'ftveei; notfe;.ior-i
"I didn't ' expect,' you "would leave
one for me yesterday: such de- ".
. Ucious eclairs;" J : T , m' ";
"My darling, howj, ? well you i
seem today . . . . i ajn. tired.;
want to lie ... , . . and rest lor-
hours."
fOh yoii sweet adorable baby-
kins of mine."
"The note I left yesterday was
crumbled but I had to have It In
my small purse as I met him." ;
"And darling sweetheart . . .
I long for our love to ! be the '
truest ideal as. pnre as we can'";
make . it for then it is truest to
nature .1:. . . . " ...
. "Darling mine . didn't yon feel -me
purring . . blissfully "
contented and close to you ,too."
"Sweetheart, my true heart, I
could crush you? Ob I am wild
tonight.'1
-: "One 'time I told you I hated ;
your work, I hated yonr parish. .
I guess it is because I am jeal
ous of it. Not because of conven
tions but ft eca use you love it1 so.
Oh I . know It because you are a
true priest born for it." ,
"I' will await the winter nights.
Then I dream- of Curling up in a
.tshair with' you oh what dreams
I have. Will it ever be?"
, 4"I am holding my sweet baby
kins safe in my hands." -.
LEGIONNAIRES VOTE '
. ON BONUS MEASURE
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NEW. ORLEANS, Oct. 18. De
mand for a roll call "that the world
-nay know where we stand on the
lonus question," followed ,a viva
oce . vote here today, affirming a
.-eport on' the legislation by the le
sion. . '" ' - - .
A division called for by the com
mander resulted ' in the announce
ment that the vote was unanimous.
Dne delegate who voted "no" by-, mis
take cried out his . apology when
hundreds yelled "who is he?",.
NEGRO WHOSE BODY IS
FOUND IN RIVER?! DIED
FROM N ATURAl GAUSE
Figuratively Speaking,
Terra Cera, Dug His
Death Occurred Before He Fell -Into River,
Coroner Ascertains.
Figuratively speaking, Roswell
Scratch, Terra Cera negro whose,
body was fonnd floating in Xeiise
river ofT the Pine Ijumber Com
pany's property last . Saturday,
dug his grave 'with his teeth.
A post mortem examination
performed on the man's body by
Dr. C. S. Barker disclosed the
fact that acute dilation of . the
stomach, caused by indigestion,
- induced the death of the man and
that he was dead when he struck
the water.
wakening is
i wears
WHITE MAN SHOT, BY
"PROHI'! OFFICIAL
SUCCUMBS TO WOUND
SALISBURY. .
Dunhas. youngAv1.
shot ."by - piro,tl
officer, " H: It.
day n'rtit'-vr
him on the -"
died in . a iio-; i ' :
r1 Douglass.
.' ..- was
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! . -' : tir-
k j... . .-s on
t ii city,
-t. night. Tlie
case agaihs tt iu : f.uii charging as
sault with a.HU'J-Jl'y weapon -with
intent; to kill- last nifeht by or
der of. Judge ,Tj.. TU Webb taken
from , the coait.ytujid transferred to
the S. Cowrt. "I his . action was
taken before IJutfliiimV death. Tlie
solicitor says; , more serious
charge : will x :pe J lodged against
him. - o- - ,
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interesting; Ar.d - Inspirational
j Meeting At '.High School
T"oday.: " ,V
. Evangel istHairi 'conducted a most
interesting and Inspirational meeting
at the High School -this morning at
9 o'clock. Principal Yfm., D. : Harris,
in presenting t)' Ham: to the boys
and girls of the High School, refer
red to the early beginnings of Amer
ica, to the stalwart,; -godly and reli
gious nature Of Ihe founders of this
country. He said that it was a sin
cere hope that the firm foundation on
which American institutions rest
would never be uftderminded by any
i doctrine taught in the public schools.
I Dr. Ham, chose as his subject a
'comparison of Esau and Jaeob, and
'told in a vivid tnanner, the story of
how Esau bargained away 'his birth
right for a mess .61 pottage. The spir
itual side of ' life- was emphasized, a
map with splendid ;V?.body - and mind
would counV'fbrS naught if he, lacked
a soul. His youthful hearers gave him
marked attention;-as he urged them
not to sell ' their glorious birthright
for a mess of pottage;, and as he em
phasized the fact v that if the soul
were strong and pure : then the body
and mind could better be kept strong
and. pure. - , ' ; -
Mr. Ramsay led in the singing of
several hymps jwhtchv ?ill be iised in
the service Thursday night when the
High School- pupils .Will be, especial
ly invited to' the tabernacle, and will
occupy the stage. , ."
Protest Ship' Searching
(By Associated Press).
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. A pro
test against. continued seizure of
British vessels by prohibition agents.
was presented to the - State Depart
ment today. . . . - ; '
Rosewell Scratch, of
Grave With His Teeth.
Scratch came to Xew Bern ten
days ago, secured n odd -job on
a barge, went to work and disap
pered two honrs later.-A few days
later his body was found floating
in Xeusc river. It was at first
thought that "there might liave
been foul play and a thorough
examination ..and inquiry was
made. ,
The post mortem examination
brought to light the facts disclos
ed above and Coroner J. Tj. Harts
field's jury rendered a verdict to
tbe above effect.
mm
een
tnts
GRAVE'GHAR
Three Grand J wry Indictments
Against; J; W. (Guy, of;
, StatesvilJe
! ' - . (By Associated Press). : i.
i - STATESVILLE. N. q,, Oct. 18.-
! The . federal grand jury has returned
i three, true bi.ls against J. W. Guy
! former cashier of the First' National
Bank,' the ' charge be'ing violation . of
I.the national banking law.1 One. bill,
(charges ,.him andj". "E.:.. O. : Herritage,
' jointly, with violating " the national
j banking law. Another charges he and
c. wV McLean, with, violation of the
l;iaw. In : the third Guy v alone was
charged with violation "of the law, to i
wit; embezzlement. In this-a true bill
. was found. In this ; bill, it is alleged
that Guy embezzled $84,829.82" from
the bank between November 1st, 1919
and tJuly 8th, '1922. The other indict
ment againsi; Guy alleged transactions
with, Herritage and McLean. v. ; '
Guy i wag arrested . here, last , July
charged' with being; shorty in (his tier
counts and is at liberty, on;boiid.U.,
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FACING COUNTRY.
ASSERTS M'AD
Harding ; Administration'
Assailed In Bitter Address
At Billings
Is
(By Associated "Press).
BILLINGS, Mont., Oct. 18. William
G. McAdoo in a speech here last night
said reduction of farm credits"by the
present administration ". in co-operation
with the powerful influence of
Wall Street and the effects of Hard-
g's policies of deflation and nor
malcy." have reduced ,.the country
from a condition of unexampled pros
perity to a state of appealing disaster.
The restriction . of farm i credits un
let the; republican administration has
forced the sale of farm products and
life stock to such ah extent that the
yalue1 ffer the entire country, has been
reduced from- fourteen? billion dollars
in1919 to five million seven hundred
miiions in 1 921.
The former cabinet , officer said de
pression -had followed the reduction
:-n consequence of whic hthe farmers
md stock men .were never before in
such an unfortunate . situation.
DElSfORIES
Says "Twins" She Is Charged
With KilUng Were Only
Dolls
(By Associated Press).
HAMMOND, Ind., Oct. 18.
Accused by her husband of kill
ing twin babies which he said
were born to her last December,
Mrs. Hazel McXally, 24, faced
trial here today claiming the
missing twins were nothing more
than dolls mothered by her un
til last April to satisfy her hus
band's ambition to be known as
a father.
In support of her claim she told
her husband shortly after their
marriage it was impossible for
her to become a mother.
"But that failed to still his de
sire to be a parent," 6he said.
AH of his wife's story, McXally
said, is a defense of a woman who
has done away with her children.
Perhaps the uotation on the ruble
means in carload lots.
Wives always seem to have more
relatives than husbands.
FORMER CASHIER:
IFAGING A VEHY
MAN RACING
MURDER CHARGES
MRSGUBERSON TELLS OF
USLA 1 il Ur HtiK H USB AN D
Woman On Trial For1
the Slaying of . Her
Mate Dry-Eyed Tells
of Alleged Parti She
Played In. Tragedy.'
Toms River, N. J., Oct. 18. Mrs.
Ivy Gibersoni-on trial for the murder I
of her husband, William Giberson on
August 1.4 . at their home in, Lake-j
hujrst, itook the stand in her own de- j
fense. .-
On the stand she maintained the
cool ppize which has characterized
her demeanor throughout the trial.
.Her " attitude throughout has been
'.summed up a question she was asked
concerning her husband's death. She
was asked: ,
"Why GJidnli you ccy when Jyou
found your husband dead?"
' To which she replied:
'I never cry.", '
Shows Little Emotion
4 She :.to"d . in . detail - the- events of
the night of ; Giberson's death with
little emotion,- She said: .. .
. "At; the time of -the crime I was
te ken with an illness that ran for a
week. , Mrj- Giberson" told me that he
was going-Ho .Motint ;HOHyHe; aijose
at 10 o'clock and I prepared-, break-s
J.fast.'jor him. I was n :wel, rhad no
appeiue ana . aiaa t eat. i tiaa a cat
fora taxi; from Asbury Park and
asked hirrr jif hewoiild take: it. After
ai IlittleJ argument: He decided to .do
so. lie left the hque at" 12:30 and
returned Etbout .6:30. I w?.s waiting for
him' 1ff-'i'-?''-H.:-.-
"jrfeadj. the newspapers while we
were-' downstairs- together. A' Mr.
Howard came to see him and stayed
until 9:30. While, they talked I play
ed solitaire.
"Mr. Giberson went to One of the
Windows and began to count a quan
tity of money. He always had money.
I saw him count three $100 bills. As
he put the roll in his pocket he said:
'There is $600.' '
"I went to bed at 11 p. m. There
was a light in the kitchen and the
bedroom windows were open. Some
time later a light flashed in my face
and I opened by eyes. I saw that it
was Mr. Giberson. He went to the
dresser to powder his face, which was
his custom
Then he got in bed with
me.
Grabbed by. Two Men
"I fell asleep. Later, I don't know
how much later, I was awakened by
a slight nosie. I felt for the electric
switch, but before I found it I was '
grabbed by two men. One placed his 1
hand roughtly over my mouth." j
Mrs. Giberson paused In her recital
and Seemed to recover from a dizzy ,
spell. Then she continued.
'I really don't know what happen-'
ed. Perhaps I fought and struggled,
but I don't remember.
"My foot was sore and I remem
ber striking it against a chair. The
next thing I remember I was on the
floor tied hand and foot 'with my
hands behind me. I have no idea how
long I lay here. I roused myself and
slid across the floor, to the wall
against which I managed to brace
myself and I loosed the gag."
'At this point Mrs. Giberson went
across to the front of the jury box I
and acted out the scene she had just
I described. Attorney Geffry question
ed her, saying:
"What about the binding around
.your ieet :
She replied:
"Oh, I just slid along down the
steps."
"How did you feel?"
"Helpless. About to faint."
Questioned about their martial re
lations, Mrs. Giberson confessed that
eight months ago she had planned to
separate from her husband.
She said: .
"There was 'another woman, but
ist lately we became reconciled and
our life was very happy. But I did
plan "a separation."
FROST IS PREDICTED
FALL' DURING NIGHT
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. Frosts
are probable tonight as far south
as North Carolina and northern
portion of Alabama and Mississippi-
Gone to Beaufort
Rev. C. W. Blanchard went to
Beaufort this morning on business
connected with the grea$ 75 Million
Campaign that the Baptists of the
State are waging. He will meet the
pastors of that territory and discuss
with them this movement. He will re
turn this afternoon.
MYSTERY SURROUNDS
MURDER OF WHITE
, , MAN NEAR WILSON
.- (By Associated Press)
.- WILSON, . . N. C, - Oct. 18.
Richard ..Lamm was shot ' and
killed' last night at the sfcoreof S.
K. Lamm, located two mlies jeast
of Lucama, this county, : Ianun
was employed as a clctk and slept
there.' .Henry Barnes, and- a ncgro
passing; the store this 'morning,
stojiped- to secure shelter from the.
rain and found the store open and
Lamms body beside the counter.
The cash drawers had been - rifled.
. Three negroes, said to have been
seen at the store last night, have
been arrested as suspects and are
in jail here.
BHT RATING
S SISTE TOO
Expert Show That Charges
. Made Tar Heel Shippers
. .
: . Are Excessive
., .- '' ( By .Associated Press)
.ASHEV1LLE, Oct. 18. Fred Pet
tijohn, "" statistician for the Virginia
Shippers Association told the -1, C.
C. in ; session here that,- Nortn Caro
lina and Virginia territory sboijli' be
grouped aa an entity separate from
all - other ' southeastern' states in the
making of freight rates schedules.
His Idea was based on a study of
ifon'Slty .or'traffic in th i states named.
Considering the volume of business
done--by, the, carriers in the two
states, ' there, is no excuse, according
to.: Mr.s P.ettijohn to : regard North i
Carolina'' and. Virginia as southeastern i
territory.; , , .
He'' found considerable fault .with
the station expenses in the exhibits
of the railroads- It is his belief tnat
revision., could be made in auditing
methods .of 'the freight haulers if
their station costs are typical of
their -way. of figuring the expenses of
doing .business. In some respects,-Mr.
Pettijohn's testimony was suggestive
of that . of "W. G.. "Womble, rate ex
pert of the North Carolina corpora
tion commission.
President In Letter To Secre
tary; Weeks, Holds Out
Cheering Hope
(By Associated Press). .
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18. Belief
that the farmer will be among the
first -to get recognition in a new. era
' n AttiHKr flnrl nrrkonoritxr ti rwxr nn rho
way : was expressed by President
Harding in 'a letter to Secretary Wal
lace, of. the Agricultural Department
and made public today at the white
house. It was forwarded to the sec
retary to be read late today at a meet
ing of republicans in Ohio.
Agricultural is nearly restored as a
whole but. prices are so low that it is
apparent that the farmer is not being
compensated, the President said. The
administration has recognized this
condition and has done everything in
its power to. restore a normal balance
in prices, and cost of production.
The president declared that a
! great deal already had been accom
plished toward that end and said the
trend was toward better conditions
for the farmer.
The President took occasion to de
plroe any movement by the farmers
looking toward decrease of produc
tion. Distance doesn't lend very
enchantment to., pay-day.
much
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HARDING THINKS
1 RfllFf ntf nv
IILLILI uii nni
iA?0,l Tae3 AITrt
combe County - To- '
bacco Growers ! :For
Violation of Their
Contracts Be Decid
ed By Judge ! Fra'nk"
Daniels. Very Likely
That An Appeal Will
Be Taken.. .
- (By Associated Press)
ROCKY MOUNT,; Oct. V
18. Judge Frank Dan
iels, whose announce-.
ment of a decision an the t
injunction proceedings 'of
the Tobacco Growers; C07
operative Association a- .
gainst ? W. T. v Jones,' of
Nash county and ' C. Z.
Harrell, of Edgecombe
was
slated for today
in
Washington county " but '
had not been made "uip fo.V.
I . - -'- v fc? '-..-. St -X. -5
the adjournment of vcourt
for the noon , recess.
Judge i Daniels," - when apv
( preached i on the matter
by phone during the noon
recess declared he was'
awaiting v the arrival , of
counsel for the defend'
' ants and the association,
and that in the ' instances
they were present in courjt
when it reconvened i thj.
afternoon he would then;
render the decision, other-!
wise it might be late : In ,
the day. :
The suits' are to
the validity of the
test
co
operative : tobacco . com
tracts and are to use the
-. c : ..."
machinery of injunction
by the court to prevent
signers of the contract ",
from marketing their to-'
bacco - through the - auc-.
tion system. While it i '
understood that the deci- '
sion- will be appealed,'' it -is
regarded as having a
significance on the future
marketing of tobacco in
this state. A similar test
suit is being brought at
Kingstree, S. C, accord
ing to a statement of . a
co-operative organization
official.
I
BAPTIST MISSION BOARD
IS NOW IN SESSION
(By Associated Press)
RICHMOND, Oct. 18. ReprMen
tatives from nineteen southern states
were present at the opening today of
the annual meeting of the Baptist
foreign mission board, the chief ob
ject of which will be the fixing ; Of
appropriations for eighteen foreign
missions in Russia, South America .
and Japan. The board will be in ses
sion two days.
Rumor says Babe Ruth will be sold,
It will take a good salesman., , . " ,
Magazines always publish- hiorj
beaut j hints than cooking &fita-y