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6 PAGES TODAY 1 i j . . .. ... . . t -!; i i ' THE WEATHER rA,m TONIGHT and vx- ;V-v AY. MUCH WAIWIEIl J IN THE WEST FOUNDED 1876. NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 28, 1922 PRICE FIVE CENTS I 5 m n p.? pip w wmm L 11 111 K Will 3 I TO VUJ.U: . . ' ' . X "A 1 Laymen's Be O " ' , . : - . . I - . - ' t : . . ' . . Martial Law Proclaim ed In Italy To Take Effect At , Noon To day, But Situation Improves And Order Recalled." Populace Is Urged To. Observe the Laws And Avoid Disturbances. ' - (By Associated Press) ; LONDON, Oct. 28. Martial law was proclaim ed in Italy today to take " effect , at noon : bul proclamation : later rescinded,, it Js' stated in . dispatches from the) Sas- . . ceri agency In Rome, the semi-official Italian news . canizatjon. lt-ls-explaln- i eJ that the withdrawal is ' the result or improve- ; ment iii the situation. v. 'rJ Special dispatches told cf the beginning cf a .movement by the Fascist! against several towns. Florence, . Pisa, Cremona . and other1- centres were declared to have been . taken over by the Fascist! who , deposed 'v "the state authorities' and - assumed command. ;- App'arently, according -to these advices there was no resistatice. ' Communi- , caticn in all parts of the country are disorganized and tne news of the decla ration is" the first to reach here 'Since the movement started. :- ,; V. t CABINET IX SESSIOX By ' Associated Pj'ees). -, ROME," Italy," Oct-28. The iablaeullcil has beettta session - -siiice midplght In ordcrjto receive . reports" from, the prcrvUices where ihe Fa?teti uioiement has taken '. a - - subversive , direction - and to : y adopt necessary measures to meet the situation.; t ' y, . The. cabinet decided first' to is "sue i-a.-'prwamatiOn declaring a -state of seige ' in all the prov ' incps beginning at noon, but later , Iliia dccisioii was modified and a proclamation Hrglng the public to maintain order. ; , . . Kepoits eceived by the cabi- ' : -not council ' from central Jtaly ' Kow the Fascist! are extending . ' jtheir movement with a view tojex erting pressure for the formation of a Fascistl jnlnistry. RUSSIA IS ABOLISHING : " REVOLUTIONARY COURTS .. MOSCOW, '-Oct. 28. Tlevolution aiy tribunals which have been ad ministering justice in , Soviet Russia for'the'last five' years are to be abol ished, according; to "announcement- by N,' Krylenko, " state prosecutor and chairman of. .the supreme tribunal. Ordinary and. unified, courts of jus tice will be organized ; instead. : ' ; , - The revolutionary "tribunals came into existence at the time Of the Pved Terror in llS.''-They were a kind of revolutionary death-striking ' weapon - outside court ''jurisdiction, with pow-r ',ek similar to those - of the Cheka. They acted "by special court law, which gave them wide scope both in court - procfledure--aud in delivering sentence .behtnd closed doors. VfM IKEf;! GIVE ISfflI; RIVER --OF F fl TRUCK HIT FOUND GUILTY Convicted on Count cf. Reck less Driving And Driving While Drunk . W. P. Sloore, of.Tuscaro, was giv i n a1 h ea r i n g before Mayor - Edward ClArk this morning on a charge of reck'ess driving - and for driving an automobile while under , the influence of whiskey. He was. found guilty and l fine of $50 and the costs wad plac ed against him. " In , the meantime, it j is said there is doubt as to wnetner the mayor - has ' jurisdiction in the charge ol, driving an automobile while under the influence ef intoxicants and this - phase , of. -the case, may be opened,,.. . " Moom i9 "StheV mam Who- -drove liis Ford caj-yn front Of "the "Buttorl". motor fireltruck' while it was on its U way to a, fire one afternoon this week,, caused the driver of the truck to. run the machine into a tree, doing damage-to- the extent of several hundred dol lars, and a'so damaging; the Ford, r There were a number of witnesses on hand -for; the';defense and a large number for the plaintiff. The defense showed that Moore was not in the habit of getting intoxicated and at tempted to show- that he was sober at the time.: The contention of , the plaintiffs, however, was strong and a verdict against Moore was returned. . . . - . r , LLook3 Like Banker Must Pay the Judment Rendered Against Him - , (By. Associated Press). . POXIGHKEftPSIE, N.vT, .Oct. 28. Supreme court justice Segar today denied the motion of .counsel for James A. Stillman, New Yerk "bank er, to show cause why ' the ; decision handed down by supreme court jus tice .Morschauser: at White Plains, N. Y 'confirming the report of refree Gleasoij in favor of Mrs. Stillman and her son Guy should not be reviewed. LITTLE PROSPECT OF GRAIN" ; FROM RUSSIA (By Associated Press) LONDON, Oct; .' 28. "Exportation of grain from Russia this year: is in the hfghest' degree f unlikely," , says Dr. Lincoln Hutchinson of Berkley, Calif., spcial agricultural investiga tor for the American Relief Admin istration who has just returned to London from Moscow. It was on Dr. Hutchinson's investi gations of last winter that the A. R. A. ; based its'; relief measures for the Ukraine and Trans-Caucasia; and he has recently been making trips thru the Volga Valley and the Ukraine with the object of 'assessing the. pres ent harvest. " ' In spite of an adequate crop : for the"; whole country there will be lo calized shortage areas in . both the Volga Valley and r the Ukraine, Dr. Hutchinson declares.' Whether these areas will be supplied by those with surplus-crops, depends" on the sys tem of distribution. ' Dr. Hutchinson says there is no danger of a repetition in Russia of the famine of last year. Famous Chief Dead PAGOPAGO, -American Samoia, Oct. 28. Leiato, a "high chief of Tutuila, is dead. The deceased chief was one of the original signatories to the Pes- sion of Tutuila to the United States. When he heard of the death of Presi dent McKinley he ordered his people to perpetuate his memory in Amer- - ica Samoa by building a road on the south side of Tutuila calling it the lilcKinley, Eoad. U ' fe I f Hi I nil t ' 'fciife-. .1 ; i J . 1 L I - - Hi ! V-V M ; i 4 .w. Sixty-two years is . a life-time for for "Uncle ojin Daubney, -10a years zen. He met N. D. Lamrners of Taylors' Falls, Minn., for the first time in 62. years, and they had a great re-used 'to hold, his friend on. his knee, mers at the left, was one of the numerous friends who attended "Unce John s ' 103rd birthday, recently observed. , All In Readiness For rpr 1 he 1 raining qchool All Is in readiness for -the Standard Training 'School to be held at'. Cen tenary.' Methodist' church t beginning Mon'day , night ' October 30th at 7:30 o clock; The: ; instructors who are among the best that can be found, will begin arriving" in the city tonight. Some of them are coming. from Nash viile, - Tenn, some from Little Rock. f Ark,: and -still -one 'from Oklahoma City, Okla. ' : . i v . Mr. Gobble, the Field Secretary of the North Carolina Conference Iwill reach - here -tonight and perfect this plans for the school, make the 'en rollment,, as "far-, as possible tomor row afternoon so that the 'first class period San be held without delay Mon day night.'. The leaders of the school are looking forward to a' great school and expecting a great ineres in it from the Sunday School workers and oth- ers .interested in Sunday School and church development. " ' 1 While this school is held in Cente-1 nary ehurch,-and has been -worked-up and managed by thit church, i is injHe urged all those present to take the no 'wise going to be confined to only Methodists. Every -Sunday School 'and Mr. W. C. Chadwick, Supt. of Cen church in the-. city; has been extended jtenary Sunday school made a talk, and a most, cordial and pressing invitation 'pointed out , the , importance of the to take part . in the school and avail themselves -of the' opportunity of it.. I RE FOUND GUILTY Eugene And Sidney Gupton 'Convicted on A Charge -T of Murder TARBORO, Otc, 28. Eugene and Sidney. Gupton, brothers were convic t ed of firstdegree murder here today by the jury which tried them of the charge , of- mudering James O'Xeil on the'.nlght of July 19th, last. The jury recommended mercy. O'Neill was call ed to the door of his home and shot. The. steamer Defiance from Phila delphia and Baltimore arrived in port today with a cargo of freight for the j j local merchants. The steamer Eureka arrived in port this afternoon from Xorfolk, with a cargo of freight for the local mer chants. The Eureka is making the trip this week in place of the Mocking Bird, this boat being laid up for re pairs at Norfolk, Va. ID IN'l T many people, bat. is-a' brief .span old and Minnesota's pioneer citi old time. Uncle John, at the, fight, and laughed about it. Mr. ham It is. expected that a great many of the interested worftes in the ' other churches of the city and surrounding territory will be in attendance, anl they are urged to accept this oppor- unitl to take, the work. ,A11 who can tomorrow .afternoon at ',3 o'clock in Centenary church for information and enrollment in the school, but if any one Unable to attend that meeting, that will not hinder them from en rolling Monday night, f : , . A get-to-gether,' meeting, of . the adult department and workers of Leniennry cnurcn ana meir .inenas was he:d last night, vand special em- phasis was placed on 'the school. The importance oi equiping tnemseives lor efficient; service: in the church, was jponite'd out in a very forcable address jmade -by . Iiev. ,W. V. McRaej In his appeal he stressed the point that if 1 he proper training is given the youths and aduts o "ftoday it must be done by properly equiped workers. work. Following Mr. McRae's talk. Sunday-school workers rtaining them- (Continued on page three). IECDI FIRST BAPTIST All Who Have Not Joined Are Asked To Be On Hand .Tomorrow A special welcomej servTce for new members will be held at the First Baptist church Sunday morning. The hand of fellowship will be extended to all those who have been baptized. Those who have not yet joined are requested to be present that they may be received and Sunday night a bap tismal srvice will be held for them. DOCTOR IS FOUND DEAD IN HIS ROOM AT ELIZABETH CITY ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. Oct. 28. Dr. W. A. Shuffler, forty-six. in charge of federal hog cholera eradietion work in thirteen coun ties of the state was found dead on the lloor of his room early this morning. He was from Nasfield, O., and is survived by his wife. MEET rganized on Sunday WOMAN WAS TIME SHE SHOT RECTOR Mrs". Margaret Carlton Wife of A Former Judge, Shot And Killed - Rev. . L. J. Christler While Tem porarily ; Insane, Au thorities Feel Sure -Woman Then Com mitted Suicide.- ; -(-By "Associated Press ' - ' HAVRE, Mont.. Oct. 28. The Rev. L. J. ChrLstler, r"Ctor of St. Mary's church .of the Incarnation ' and widely known as "bishop of aB outdoors" and Mrs. Margaret r Carleton, wife of a former judge, who wore killed yesterday hi the -clergyman's home, where :-i they had just -left Mrs. Christler, ''were .tlie - victims of temporary, 'ilisan- . Jtyn, the paH--. MrS.-CarlCT ... ten, in' the opinion of ofliciabi. So sure arc 'the ofliW&ls that ; the deaths represent a nrurder and suicide that the coroner, an- -; nounc ed that no' inquest would lie held uiUess relatiycs insisted. , Mrs. Christler, describing the ; shooting, said Mrs. Carleton- came to the Christler home " late Thursday night and remained uu-' til early' Friday morning talking; . to the rector and his wife. When she started to leave the clergy man accompanied ' her. toward i the entrance, the widow said and had just" shut a door, between a small hall and the room where Mrs. ChrLstler was left when two : rfiotsi rang out,' Mrs. Christler, opened the door and ' foniid ; the - ' bodies.- That of Mrs, Carleton lay aci"Oss the. minister's body. - . All the principals were' prominent. Mr. Christler, who was forty six yearsi old had held churches in New York and New Jersey. He came to Montana in 1907 as missionary of the Milk river valley and had developed his field into one of the largest mission territories in the state. Mrs. Christiler is the daughter pf the late David Wadsworth, Auburn J. Y.. manufacturer and a niece of U S. Senator J JTew York. W. Wadsworth, Jr., of EYE WITNESS OF HALL MILLS MURDER TELLS OF HARROWING DETAILS (By Associated Press). '" . "NfeV BRUNSWICK, N. J., Oct- " 28. Four hours after she had ,., witnessed the shooting of the Kev. " Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. . Eleanor R. Mills on the night or September 14th. Mrs. Jane Gibson returned to the scene, ta; recover her lost moccasin and saw ' the woman she said was present when the two were slain bending , over the body of the rector. Neith- er the man who Mrs. Gibson has told the authorities shot Dr. Hall and 3Irs. Mills or the auto park ed nearby at the time of the mur der when she made the second ' visit. Confident that he has solved the murder which he says is "com V plex, but not a mystery," air. , ATTACHMENT WRIT TO BE VACATED i (By Associated Press). WASHINGTON, Oct. ZH. The writ of attachment issued by the supreme court of New York state against funds of the Mexican government is to be vacated insofar as it relates ' to the esican government's New York City property. Mrs. Ida M. Beard, of Winston -Salem, is spending the day in the city the guest pf relatives. INSANE AT UM GIVES LLDffl GEORGE RDYALWE Former Premier Is Given- ' A Rousing Reception. -Makes .Thrilling Speech (By Associated Press). ' , GLASGOW: Ener., Oct: 28. Former prime minister Lloyd George, pur suing "his .' progressive'"" campaign ; to.- fday- came 'to the Glasgow cohssitiiency which Premier . Bonar '-La wi represents parliamenl; and where on Thursday UQ mounded hs keynote .appeajU.. '-fJifri: .Lley.d George had . a - tumultous reception, rivaling that accorded to his successor. ; Speaking before v 5 , 0 Op people . he directed his. attention to many of Bonar, Law's utterances. He scored the negative policy of the con servatives in the face of such a man ifesto as-, the labor party had issued, depipted the, splitting of the country at a time, when changes were being called for from a large section of the population and declared there was no use. talking of " tranquility, and'stabil-ity-"whn the country was as yet ' by no means out of the rough. . Unity among all men of like minds whs believe in 'keeping the country steady was necessary, he insisted, in the face of ; storms. "; . The' conservatives-he said, wanted a premier with less vitality and go. To use a g'lofing phrase as he put it. they said he (Lloyd George) was very good with ' the" niblick, excellent for getting the ball out of the rough bu that on Ihe green he was too energe tic. 'Well,' he continued, "it's not fo? me to say whether they are satisfied but are we really out of the rough 1 Go t othe Glasgow ship yards for th answer. Examine the numbers of un employed, then read the labor mani festo and then ask the question an we out of the rough?" Mott.went ahead today assembl ing evidence. He ventured to newspaper men " that no arrests . would be made . until ho has presented the ease "to the grand jury." Mr. Gibson's big (arm was un der guard today to prevent news paper men from, talking with her." Her statement that Mrs. Mills ran away after Dr. Hall had "been shot and hid in the bushes where' the murderers found her and dragged her thirty ' Or forty yards is borne out by the autopsy. .The slain choir leader's body gave evidence of rough treatment. Mrs. Mills fought des--peiately, Mrs, f Gibson said, but "the "'murders overpowered her and shot her three tunes. RAISING A FUND TO FIGHT PROHIBITION . (By Associated Press). PARIS, Oct. 28. A large fund re aching many million francs has been pledged by the win interest of Europe to make a mercilles campaign against prohibition in the United States and other countries. The fight will be waged against the newly organized International League Against Prohi bition with headquarters here. Leading a double life gets through just twice as quick, you 1 Three! Meetings, One For Men, Another for Ladies And the Third For Young ; Pedple To Be Held At Four O'clock Tomorrow Afternoon! "Every Christian Worker! Is Urged- To Attend - One of These. I- lj. '). " Tomorrow -the Nw .. Bern Laymen's Federation; an organization .whose! -main object " will . be v to " carry on the great re- ...... -1 ' ' --. . ' . ligious work which -- wa given impetus here by the,. ' Ham-Ramsay A Evanglis-'. tic ': campaign,5 Svill , be ; formed 1 and every Chris ' tian in the . citfr Pti&--, larly those who were con verted at the HamRjtai- ... i . S . 4 t ' j say meeting,- are ' Deing urged to attend one bf the three meetings which are to be held. v . It had previously been. t .i .i. , r ,-. .......,,. .i ' . Decided to hold 1 a "great It ! ... . J, mass meeting f the men, ' . women and young people, at Centenary' church iX 4 o'clock tomorrow 'ufter noon. This morning ' this plan was changed -C and three meetings', , will si be , held as follows;;1 ' " , " I Men's meeting--First Baptist church, s i i Women's . meeting r-rV Presbyterian church. r', -Young people's meet ing Centenary Methodist rf j- j-'-'r'.s church. . Four o'clock ; is ; Jtbe' hour set for each of these meetings and it, is hoped that the attendance will be large. A number of.ihe. members of ' th'e Layman's Federation af Goldaboro have promised to attend and to help in the forma tion of this ' federation Goldsboro has seen the benefits of the laymen's federation and when--this is formed here, there ;i no 'doubt that great good will be accomplished 'by" it. ' ' -" ': ;"''.' BABY'S TINY FINGER . SNUFFS OUT . THE LIFE OF ITS FATHER (By Associated Press.).' -DENVER Colo., Oct. i 2?,- The tintf finger of his baby last night snuffed out the life of Fred; Krtuv 35, farmer resiring four miles soutli of Hudson, He wa sleaning' on ", the muzzle ot a, : .. gun talking to his wife. His threo : year old son, playing on thd floor. ' caught at the stock and pulled tu trigger. "'iw..
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