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... ..... . ...... . .; -.' ... - f fi PAGES m . r . THE WEATHER FAIR TONIGHT COOLER OX ' THE COAST. PROBABLY , FROST OX COAST TODAY POUNDED 1876. NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 24, 1922. PRICE.- FIVE CENTS u I PI U - 11 . iHlr ui in I 7 if vu WW y. h- 'Woman Man New League . o fiflEETIKG OF GEMTRftL liCI POW'RS BE 111 IPORIKE - : ' V ' " ' ' ' " -.v: : .. , . , .-. . . . Wide Possibilities Af k fecting. the Relations Between All Coun- Jries on the American ' -; Continent May Be In- .Volved In the Confer ence Called To Meet ; , ;; In Washington On December." 4th. . ;.V ; (By Associated Press). - I WASHINGTON, Oct. 24. Wide ; possibilities ' affecting 'relations. '"bctwcm,',aH-connU,ie.v,on ' the ! Amerioarr'wmilneiiir'inay be in-" Adved m- the" Central, American Conference , called to, meet in 'Washington December .th for the y i : tllscusskm of & plait for limitation ' or armament." It Latin-American , '(Slides' the opinion wag expressed that the conference would, prove step toward 'Uie formation' of a' Pan American association -of na tions. ' . ; . . . ' It 'was pointed , out that the s ; agedna of the conference as out lined in Secretary Hughes' invi tation" to-the Central American ' ... powers. Is of such soqpe as to per-' jilt- discussion Of any subject of mutual Interest to . the nations participating. -r -r. :vtIn view of. this and because of ' .'tjie j-ecent suggestion of Chile for 'a. -South American- agreement on limitation of armaments and the sewmoveamortt in TJuruguay for ? Pan-American .league as . a.... i- peace measure It would cause lit tie . surprise lri government circles . ' IreYe if the Central American con ference . made at least tentative suggestions for s a . . later general - agreement among all Latin-Amer ' lean countries. Naturally' such a... step would he dependent upon the v success of the. Central American conference whlchis expected. , ; The Central American confer- -v ence' wilt deal only with land ar maments - since none of the five countries toaa a navy, Treatuss. .v resulting might provide that none v., v. of these countries should at , any - 'time plan naval expenditures exT cept for necessary police work in ;; their " waters. " . Solicitor of Superior Court, ..... - . Will Ask For f ' However, i v" . New Indictment (By Associated Press). , SALISBURY, N. C. Oct. 24. H. H. Cheatham, federal prohibition officer, charged with . the murder of Dough i Dunham, :a young white man of this city .was allowed a bond of $7,000 in federal , court here today. The bond was given. '. ' - ' Hayden Clement, solicitor for sup erior court in this district, announc ed that he will ask the grand jury in the state court fori a true bill in the state -court charging first degree mur der. This indictment will be in fejflt eraCeour at the April term. Oheatham is alleged to have fatally shot Dunham on the night of October 14 while searching for liquor. The-inventor of , the Marcel wave is 7.0. and stilt at large. j fPolire found a.missing Buffalo boy alieep under the. sink. He may have bf en playing plumber, - CHARGED l!S Saw Mrs. Ogden L. 'Mills Marries British Nobleman Mrs. ' Ogden L. Mills, formerly Miss - Margaret Rulberford, " and prominent in America n society clr- j" cles, has become the"- liride ;.of Sir j Paul : Dukes, ' noted British author;! and lecturer. Lady. Dukes married Congressman Ogden ' 1j. Mills .in ! 1911 in France, the - wedding . ber l-r rr rx Thr. W .lot" f iVrtT'n inoT) Cjr 1 ciaf ' affairs -'ofne'ycarv'Ini'May,' 1920, she secured a;- divarceVfrom Mr. Mills in Paris. V ' i ' Massachusetts Black Republi can Candidate For House Files A Protest (By Associated Press). BOSTON, Oct. 24. Matthew W. Bullock, negro republican candidate for the Massachusetts house, has filed ' with the clerk of the House a bill to (prohibition tne organization oi me !ku Klux Klan in this state as a men ace v to the public peace. . f ' 1 P ' ' :i lM44 i Iff-' :,.v.;;;n;'- - 44 ' ...--..-.....-.v.-.v.v...- -.v : .W.. - 1 NEGRO TRIES TO BLOCK K. 11 Reo resentatives Growers (By Associated Press). Louisville,! tKy., Oct, 24. Having subscribed to a policy of "one for all and all for one" where the best in terests o fthe leaf producers are con cerned, representatives of tobacco growers associations were prepared today to discuss general policies, the possibility of a join personnel in op eration, leaf grading and momencla ture and best methods to be used in interesting farm wome nin the co operative improvement. . Jt was not expected thfit further Preacher, WOMAN WHO WITNESSED KILLING OF PREACHER AND SINGER IS KNOWN It Was Mrs. Jane Gib son, Who Lives Near Scene of Hall-Mills ' Tragedy, That Wit nessed the Shooting of Paster and Leader of His Choir Tells Story. NEW i BRUN$VICK, . N. J., .. Oct. 24.- The name of i the, worn-" ' an reputed to have witnessed the ' double -miirder of the Rev. : Ed,- : ward Wheeler. 'Hall, and his choir . fc leader Mrs. Elcancjr y R. : ? Stills, ' today, hecame known. ' V - . She is Mrs. Jane ; Gibson, a ' widow, 'Who with" her son' con- .duct af sixty acre farm on Ham- . ilton road fn a sparsely settled . section near here. v ., . . ... Before harvest, time her fields - .were. 'frequently- entered. at night. . and .robbed..' Shortly before the - double? murder i she decided "4 to Tend thisi thievery "hy guarding1" jthe places , -v- - - jr 1 .:,, on me nigi.oti tte nrttep;j: she was said to have told . inves-. -- igators she -was riding down a lane through; the Phillips farm when she saw the outline of two . men and , two women. ?: . She became curious, halted her - mule and, watched. There was a moment of talking, a shot, a streak of Same and one of the ' men fell, then a moment later and -one of the women dropped. The man and the woman stood over, the slain couple, the story - continues, and the name of the man. was spoken in horror by the . woman. . Mrs. Gibson then was 'said to have become frightened and to have turned her mule toward home. . ' v TO START SOON very Resident Is f Urged To -. ' . Sublcribe For B. & L. Stock Thursday The drive for new members for the local building and will be waged ! . "s associations on next v are : stock ti.,. i his vdmpaign t this city's fu ;ue hundred new Thursday an T that several ! will be .plac tlDOh. the si . will depend i i ' ture prospec dwellings are nr. cied here and need ed badly and tat- best and about the only, way to st e .ie these is through the ' bUilding "atta loan associations which have already loaned large sums with which- to build homes. Every man and woman in the city is being masked to subscribe for one or more shares . of stock in one of the associations when the drive is made, on Thursday. Winter always makes several de tours before It finally arrives. The drawback to cancelling Eu rope's debts is we have spent it. InS ession stepfk would be taken toward forma tion of a federation of the co-operative leaf growers association in the various parts of the country at the conference here which was to close today but it ' was intimated the groundwork was being laid for pos sible' action at the national eopora tive marketing association to be held in the near furtue in, Washington. Formation of a commission to nego tiate directly with European distrib uting agencies in event antagonism continued, also was authorized, v Of Ctibir fNaipfis - TWO CHILDREN' ARE BURNED TO DEATH : WHEN LEFT ALONE ' ( By Associated Press) - SALISBURY, , Oct. 24. Two small chUdreny of ' Mr. and Mrs. Grahtly McCidlough, : a ' hoy four years of, age and a girl two years old, were burned to death in a firt? which t destroyed their home two miles from Cqoleme, : Davie county, yesterday. The father and mother had lef t'"l.he children alone in the home while they.; were at work near the house. The origin of the fire has net been determined. The bodies of the 'children"-, were found I, in the ruins. f .; - OFT. . - ' ' . ' i Six Sensational Murder Trials Going tan 'And Five Have Wpmen Defendants (By Associated' Press). CHICAGO, Oc. 24. Nine tragedies stand out as dramatic spectacle in the news of America today, all presenting women in leading roles and nearly all in volving the ""eternal triagle." Six sensational murder trails, five with women as defendants are in various stages of trial while one woman tried for murder won her . freedom at a preliminary hearing last week and another last night from a. jury and. a seventh faces her third trial - on the -same charge. Presenting an unusual variance it was announced today at Fresno California that a man who killed his wife when he found her with a youth of her age would he tried for manslaughter. AS ASSOTE JUSTICE T President Harding Accepts This. To Accept Another, Appointment (By Associated Press). WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 4. The res ignation of William R. Day as asso ciate justice of the supreme court was tendered to President Harding today and was accepted. It will be effective November 14th. The justice submitted his resigna tion primarily in order to permit him to assume the duties involved in his appointment as umpire on the Amer-ican-Germai claims commission. FAIETTEILE IS GUEST; THRONG Fair Opens With Spectacular Parade. Thousands of Peo ple In Attendance (By Associated Press). FAYETTE-VILLE, Oct. 2 4. Per fect weather greeted the opening to day of the sixtieth annual Fayette ville fair. Crowds filled the streets to see the parade which opened the Far. Officials predict all previous at- ' Far. Itenda year. ance records will bo broken this RESIGNS Leader Shot Wi SESSION SSEW ORPAATION STEAMBOAT U. S.-Brazilian To Be ' Deputy Commissioner Mrs;. Arthur L. ' Livcfmore oE New "fork has received word frtJm ithe Siate Department at Washing- ton that she has been appointed Pty Commissioner of the U. S. ; Commission to the Brazilian Inter ! natiohd.1 Centennial Exposition. She j will have charge-.of the Washing i ton office of the Brazilian Commis ! sion and will work in close touch with the Department of State. SOCIAL H OUR" FRIDAY NIGHT The Adult- Department Cen- tenary Church: To Have Get-To-Gether The Adult department of Centenary Methodist church will have a . get to gether meeting Friday night when all of the members of the church are cordially invited to be present, to- ! gether with the new converts and the ones that have been reclaimed for the Master. A big time is looked for and all are urged to attend. Refreshments will be served and a glorious social and spiritual hour is looked for. MULE PAIS VISIT TO LOCAL STORE Wanders Into Turner-Tolson Furniture Store Intent on Real Business Some of New Bern's merchants have all sorts of queer customers but it remained foy the Turner-Toteon Furniture Company to cap the climax yesterday when into their big store on Middle street walked the most un usual of all. The clerks were in the rear of the establishment attending to various matters when they heard a thumping icomeing down one of the aisles which divides the main Hoor of the store. They thought, possibly, that a nugnty heavy man or woman was coming in and prepared to give their usual prompt service. Imagine their dismay when, upon walking out to wait upon the sup posed patron, they found an old gray, North Carolina mule standing sedate ly in the middle of the emorium. It appears that the mule had got ten away from its owner and. being attracted by the large open door of the store, had walked in to investi gate. Needless to .say the critter was quickly taken to a more suitable i place. 41 1 Jut OF THE E ASKED Governor Morrison Determined That North Carolina Shall No Longer Be ! Gouged ! By Excessive Freight Rates And Will Make Every Effort To. Secure State Oper ated Steamer Line. NEW BERN Proposed State Owned And Operated Line Would Touch At New Bern, Washington, Elizabeth City, Washington And Other Points. The Most Comprehensive Program Ever Planned. x RALEIGH, N. C, Oct. 24. North Carolina shall . no longer be gouged by excessive freight rates from , . New York, Philadelphia and ' Baltimore and other eastern , markets, declared Governor Morrison . to l-a .1 . "reprsentative of the Associated Press today, ' "for it4 ii my present . intention to present ,to the next session of . v the General Assembly a plan for the organization and operation of steamship lines from .Eastern North Car- ". -olina ports to other centres of commerce. We are go ing to tear up existing freight rates and at the same time build a dozen cities on our coast." L i This statement followed a conference with the North Carolina Corporation Commission in which the Governor outlined to the members his plan and asked them to furnish immediately a concrete plan of organ-. , ization whereby steamship companies will be formed with' the state as the controling stockholder. "I have been investigating the feasibility of the project and I am sure a sufficient number of private stockholders can be secured at once. I am going to take the mat ter to the General Assembly in concrete form." l , ; Following the conference he is S INVADE GOVE CITlf TODAY; INTEREST SH01 Short Courses Given Rousing Send Off At Banquet Held Last Night Cove City is the seat of opera tons today, so to speak, for the speakers and workers who are conducting: the Community Sliort Courses being beld in Craven county this week and which were given such an enthusiastic send off at a banquet at the Gaston Hotel last night. There are half score of speak ers on the various programs and ail of these were scheduled to make talks at the meeting today. That these short courses will prove of interest and of great advantage to the farmers of the county remains assured and much interest is being shown in them. EPWORTH LEAGUE WILL j MEET THIS EVENING! Every member of Centenary Ep worth League is urged to attend the meeting which is to be held this eve ning at 8 o'clock. This will be one of the best sessions ever held and it is; hoped that there will be a one hun dred per cent attendance. Every young person in the city who lis not affiliated wit hsome other ichuhch is extended a cordial invita : tion to attend the meeting this even ' ing, especially the converts of the Ham-Ramsay meeting. Remember the hour, 8 o'clock. WORKER Down i TO A A TERMINAL sued the foil wiring statement: "Yes it is true that I have ask ed the Corporation CommLsHian . to get the practical data neces sary for the organization of a company in which the state will he the principal stockholder to own and operate a line of steam ers from eastern North Carolina to the northern centres of com merce. I have lieen studying the matter for a year or more and I am convinced it is no longer necessary for North Carolina to be longer gouged. "We can establish and operate at a profit a line of steamers he tween the great markets of the eastern cities and our state tear ing freight rates all to pieces- and build halt a dozen cities on the waterways of North Carolina "I have asked he Corporation Commission to get data for me with reference to it. It- is now my expectation tQ ppeseiH, the matter to the next general as sembly accompanied by a plan for organization and operation of Hie company." No definite plans or conclusion were reached at the conference today. It is planned to have these . boats call at New Bern, JlOre head City. Washington, Elizabeth City and possibly to haye auxil iary lines to Fayetteville, &olds boro, Kinston and other points. COMPARE PRICE OF T FORDS NOW WITH, PAST, 1 The New Bern Motor Company, lo cal representatives for and distribu tors of Ford cars and trucks, have a most interesting advertisement in The Sun-Journal this afternoon in. which they call attention to the re cent cut in Ford prices and give 'a, comparison of prices in years' ast. Ford cars and trucks are jiow yell ing at the lowest price in ite history of the Ford company , and it u ex pected that the Nw Bern .Motor Company will place a large numbetf of them in the, next few wgeksj OCR . LINES . j.k. "rl.'-.-:j , - .-
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