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-Showp BX ; the. Re-
turns Keceived At i
4:20 This ' Afternoon
Had Given the" Gon
' servatives A Total of
More Than .3011
'That Is Needed ror
. A Majority. Ejection
V "Warm One. '
, (By Associated Press)-'
LONDON, Nov. 16.
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'At ' 4:30 ' o'clock : returns
if rom. yesterday's election
sKoed the conservatives '
to ' - have ' more -than the '
necessary . 308 for a ma-'
jorily'in the house. '.' V
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mi3staJLey;4haS elected
:. 3l 9 : memberi, v the. As-
auithian
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liberals 55 the
- labor :: party 1 20, " the . na
tional liberals" 36 and the
other, parties 13.
CERTAIN OF- MAJORITY
, LONDON, KoTr le.-rTht
conservatives seemed 'certair
to have a -majority : over all
the ; other "parties in the new
Ilouse' of , Contnons. ' y . .
It was . ahn6unced at. 4 :00
this afternoon that 305 ' con
servatives "K had been elected.
The necessary number for , a
maiority 'is . 308 and there
were 104 divisions . still to
bo- heard from'. ' -. '
.- The standing of ythe various
parties . -was: Conservatives;
305 ; : Liberals ( As'quith) , 47 ;
Labor, 113 ;- National Liberals,
' other parties 12". '
FIVE OFFICERS
1 NAMED BY U.
D. C.
- BIRMINGHAM, Nov. Ala. Nov, 1&;
Five general officers of the U. b.
C.,' including . Mrs. - Livingston Rowe
Schuy'er, ot New . York City, presi
dent general were .represented 'at to.
day's session of the- annual convention
here while four hew generaj officers
were named. . - ' , ' . i
MR. A. L. BYMUIV1
ILL
Confined To His Home Suff er
ing A Threatened Attack '
of Pneumonia 1
It Js learned-. With regret that Mr.
. Asa L. Bynum is confined to-'fns bed,
suffering a-threatened attack of pneu
monia, and owifigto his greatly ad
vanced age, his family are ieej):yi
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concerned over me outcome. show rooms on South Front street to
Mr. Eymnum Is-92 years crt'aiid j inspect this machine'
has enjoyed splendid health mo3t ofj The opinion of all who have seen
his life. He is perhaps New Bern'sv,,, nPW Rtar car is that it is one f
'oldest, oitiaen and is- well known and
'highly respected.
The United - States is in such a
bad condition it is gting to lend Cuba
fifty millionsi; -' .
Q A RIP (T
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PACKING ' PLANTS
HI' COMPLETED
J. Ofden Armour - Remains - at
Washington ' Trying To P, ut
Big Merger Through
. WASHINGTON, Nov. 16. Officials
of the federal government and Ar
myr & Co.-.' continued , their- confer
ence here today over the proposal tc
consolidate the Armour interests jwith
those Vf Morris and company ari
other packers and thus create - the
largest packing soncern in; the coun
try. ' , 1 ,
'-It was indicated that before the day
wa .oyeF there, njight - be a definjtt
decis'idnon "th parf of the- govern
meat, as lo whether theTnj'ger, wuo!3
be approved '
Ogd en Armour; head of , the; Ar
mour Company; today spent a hall t
iolr withv President--Harding.-'-
Burgaw Citizen Stricken With
Paralysis. Not Thought
a x-;-. .-.Will Live ,'v -.
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Dr. W. , L.. , Hand left idb night
!or his'' home m Burgaw, b'elng.sum
moned there---by wire yesterday af-.
ternoon to be at th? bedside "of his
father, who! suffered a double stroke ;
of paralysis yestc-da afternoon.
His' condition is thought to bo
serious and hltlo hopo . is . enterta":n
ed for his recovery. He is one 'of Bur
gaw's most popular and best known
citizens. - , , "
EFEllllLE
OFFERS 8ARGA
New Bern Shoe Store Offer
; ing Some Attractive Prices
For Week End
The New Bern Shoe Store is offer
ing some especially interesting week
end specials in shoes for every mem
bers, bf. the family and the attention
of the reader . to their advertisement
which appears in this edition of The
Sun-Journal: c
Some excpptionally inducive bargains-are
being offered in this week
end sale anditheir advertisement will
be found worthy of careful persal.
STAR CAR GETS
E
New Automobile Shown By
Willis Motor Company Is
Drawing Crowds
The new Star automobile which th
Willis Motor Company, local distri
butors, is showing in this oitv, con
tinues to attract attention and scores
are daily calling at the company's
the classiest cars for the monqy th:it
they, have ever seen and the Willis
Motor Company have booked;, orders
for more than thirty of the ma
chines to be delivered in the course
of the next two nr three weeks.
DR: W. L HAND'S
FATHER IS ILL
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Baby ; Barred as Turk
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Hei'e .are Colon!" LeopoldofH
ordered deported by the officials at Ellis Island. The Colonel was for
merly of the Russian, army ;t his daughter was born m Coristintinople",
and accordingly classed as a, Turk, aj though, the parents are Russian.
Colonel. Leopoldoff and his wife were hatred as "accompanying aliens".
He came' here 'to study engineering. . . ! ;
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Bishop Denny Tells Confer
ence That Pledges Must l.
. ,Be Fulfilled
RAEEIOH, Nov. 16. Methodism is
lot yet ready to , beat a retreat on
ita centenary 'pledge, Bishop Collins
Denny said today in addressing the
Srorth- Carolina conference of ths
Southern Methodist -church- on-. th5
centenary. .He stirred the preachers
to'resh. -enthusiasm, in collecting
the pledgee in the pbnferenc"e declar
ing' the church has been content too
long tb do a little "corner retail busi
ness in.Ttead of having a world vision.
Wtih the collections of this session
of the Conference the',North Carolina
conference will have paid about $800.
000 of its pledges, about 52 per cent
of the1 amount due. The North Caro
lina conf erenfee stands second only, .to
Virginia, .however, in. the amount of
pledges raised "among 'the conferences
of the7 church. j ' , " , '
At the op'eMlr'iservi'ce this mofri
mg, Bishop ?)eilny "talked on the sig
nificance of the Lord's Supper.
The -business "'of the "morning in
cluding' the . .passage. .j the under
graduate preahfers and ia election of
the clam of eldej-s whq will b.e ordain
ed Sunday, i ; -I ? i ' -
B.Y.P.U.
FRIDAY NIGHT
Brieon Memorial To Entertain
Mizpah Union And New
Converts
The Brinson Memorial B. Y. P. U.
of the' Frist 'Baptist Church will be
host Friday night , to all the young
people of the Church.
I Members of t-he Mizpath Union of
) tne church- as" well as all the recent
new convets ae especially uged to be
I present with the privilege of bringing
an outside friend if so desired.
The Sotial Committee- has been
busy for the past few days planning
an evening of real enjoyment and all
who attnd are assured of this.
Come Mizpath Union, come new
converts, comet friend-', a cordial wel
come awaits you.
Time- 8 o'clock. .
Place Annex First Baptist church.
Object fun.
(Contributed).
T Hold Prayer ServK-i.
Union prayer meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. Deever. corfser
C and Bridge streets. Bridgeton. Fri
day afternoon at 3:3 o'clock. A cor
dial invitation is extended to th.''
pub.ic to attend.
Mr. .1. W. Seizor of Fort Barnwell
was a visitor fo the city today.
Some towns vc lucky. Near Wit
tenberg, Mo., two robbers were killed.
; Parents as Russians
his, wife and baby, who have been j
New , Bern-Wilmington Game
Here Saturday To Draw
s Big Crowd'
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Indications, are that there will be
a large crowd of visitors in the tity
on; Saturday to attend the New 'Bern
Wilmington football game which., i
to be played at Ghent' Park and
which, iti is believed, .will be the fast
est and hardest fought gridiron
tie' ever staged"ere. -. . .
bit-
The Wilmington delegation wili
bring along , a" crowd of their sup
porters, and there is every reason to
believe that every section of the
county will be represented at the
game. '
The contest is to begin at three
o'clock .nd every man, woman and
child in- Ne-s ' Bern who can arttand
the game is urged to.be on hapd.
Turner-Tolson Furniture Co.
Invites Public To Call and
Inspect This c
Thanksgiving Day is approaching
and the' Turner-Tolson Furniture Co..
who have on display -and sale one of
the most modern and complete line.-?
of household -furnishings to be found
in this section, are making s,ome sug
gestions to tlpcal - residents and oth
ers for brightening up the home and
("getting all in readiness for that oc
casion by adding new furnishings.
This well known firm carries a lin
of high-class furniture which is be
ing sold at most reasonable prices
and they are extending a cordial in
vitation to 'the people of this city to
call and inspect their stock.
TOO MUCH HUq-5-NS
tAAKES MANY A
GOODMAN LOSS
TO A THINKING-
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FEDERAL RESERVE B
LIBERAL CRED T E
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INSTIGRS
WAGON
HALIMIIiES MURDER
Rickety Ahicle Which
Mrs. Jane Gibsoni'
Pig Woman, Said She
Saw At the Scene of
the Tragedy, ,Has
Been Located. Herl
Story of the Crhne Is
Further Corroborat-
ed. -' "
(By Associated Press) -XEW
BRUNSWICK, X. J. Nov. -16.
Deputy Attorney General"'
Mott is centering his efforts to
present to the grand jury next ,
week, testimony to rebut the (
denial of Mrs . JVanoes Steven ;
Ball og knowledge of he JMti,
,iija;j-: existing between uer hus--
band-and-hi choht leader, -Mrs. . ;
Eleanor R. Mills prior to . their ; '.
murder en the night of Septetn. i
... ber 14th, it became known to
- day- - ' - " -
Through two maids in the. Hall
home", and the rector ehauffeur , :
it was state Mr. Mott will seek '
to sow that Mrs. Hall had know- -ledge
of the relation at least four -weeks
before the murder.
NEW BRUNSWICK, Nov.'
Another loose end of the , tangled ev
idence in the Hall-Mills murder case
was gathered today, according- to
investigators who said they ;.hafi
found the wagon which Mrs. Jane
Gibson claims she followed through
De Russy's 'lane the nihgt of the
tragedy. ' 1
-Discovery of the wagon has added,
strength to the story told" by Mrs.
Gibsfen who said she saw the double
murder under the tree on- the Phil-'
lips farm. She claimed she was seek
ing corn thieves when she set out- on
her mule the night of' the murders.
She, -pursued the wagon for several
miles, decided.it did not carry! the
thief and was returninvhome when
her attention was attractedv by th
scene under the tree. '
Dowdy Furniture Company Is
To Get Rid of Present
Stock
The Dowdy Furniture Company
who have taken over the stock and
will of the J. S. Miller Furniture
Company and who are located at No.
76. Middle street, announce that they
intend to dispose of every piece of
furniture contained in this stock, at
a very low price in order to make
room for an immense new line which
has been ordered, and which is ex
pected to begin to arrive shortly.
This will mean that the people of
this city and .section -will have an
opportunity of sectfring some genuine
furniture bargains. In many instances
the goods are to be sold at and be
low cost. They must be disposed of
and the'' prices will be reduced ac
cordingly. This special price reduction is now
in effect and the company is invit
ting the public.-to visit their estab
lishment and look the' goods over.
CLARA PHILLIPS IS
FOUND GUILTY OF
MURDER 2ND DEGREE
LOS ANGLES, Cal.. Nov. Ifi. A
SOLD AT BARGAIN
verdift of murder in the second de- good-bye. New Bern is loth to loe j coonies was defeated tfor re'-elec-Si-ee
was returned by the jury today ; these people but were c onsoled in the ,; f' 'n., Vti ti.,-j..
T.,,.
in ine rase ci iirs. jiara inunj)s,
charged with beating llrs. Alberta
Meadows to death with a hammer,
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the Alps lie Italy'.
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ANKERS
ACILITIE
BOARD
LOCATE
WAT FIGURED IN
JESS WILLARD GIVES
FIRST EXHIBITION
SINCE HIS DOWNFALL
- (By Associated Press)
LOS! ANGELES, Calif., Nov.' 16.
JessJWillard last night made his
first toblic ring appearance since
the'daiy three years ao when
Jack Dempsey wrested his. boxing
title ' from him. In the opinion -of
sport writers he failed to show
form, j v v -. ;' :y. ' "
: The ' former ' champion '' boxedt
two bouts of two rounds, each,
with Tom Kennedy and JvJ Bond
Los Angles heavyweights . tfe the
Hollywood Amerlca Lejriop stav
dium. .;v ' i'-.-'a vxrA
V. XI. McAdoo, former - '.secre
tar rtf the treasury and, Mrs. Mc-
lldoo, were among a large "number
of prominent persons attending.
Tliey were given an ovation. v
Recently Organized Military
Organization Is To Get
Federal Recognition
The' personnel and. enlistments tf
Company D. 117th Field Artillery, re
cently organized in New Bern by Cap
tain A. 'T. Willis, was Uxst night of
ficially inspected by Captain Ives,
17th Field Artillery, United State.?
Army, who is attached to the North
Carolina National Guard, and came
through with flying colors. .
Captain Jves stated that the com
pany : made the best appearance of
any1 :he had seen in North Carolina
And lie highly complimented Captain
Willis-and the officers of the same for
this. i
The company is to be recommend
for federal recognition-and this :is ex
pected within the next two weeks
BIG SHOE SALE
STflRTS FRIDAY
Shoes For the Entire Family
Tomorrow
S Pnnlnn Xr Srinu' a r A nnnfMinninp- n I
great price reduction sale of shoes i
which will begin tomorrow morning
and which is expected to draw the
attention of hundreds of New Bern !
Twenty eight hundred pairs o
shoes for men. women and children I
are to be placed on sale in this event
at prdices which, it isi)Ointed out. are
bound to prove attractive to the peo
ple of this section. .
Shoes for every member of. the
family are to be disposed of in this
money saving event.
Leave for New Home
Mrs. C. Whit Gaskins and family
Ieft tnis mornir,S for Asheville where
, they -jvill make .their future home.
There were a large numbers of
j friends at the station to bid them
! , .
lari mat our loss is some one eises
gain.
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Mr. A. L. Bryan and family left
this morning for a 10 days vacation
to his old home near Beaufort,
COMPANY "0"
IS INSPECTED;
mil PRAISE
Risif:.;
Carrying of :: A i Crop"; Ik
An Agricultural '-pp '
eration And the art
mers Note For ' Car
.rying ' His Product
Is Eligible For ReV
discount, . Is the View
That Bankers .Take
of the Matter Means
Much to Co-opera-
tives. - 'i
(By Associated; Press)
Washington; : Npv. ::1 6. '
Liberal : facilitiej " for,
the extension of credit' to
. the agricultural;, industry ;
was seen today; by. federal
' iTeserve v official m reeni'r f s
vTulins of ,the bord jre-
: re-discounting " ot thipa-:-V V
' per of co-operatlvej. tnar-;, .
keting associations ' - '
The most recent ruling ex-
eludes growers' drafts drawn v
and; accepted ' by co-operative I
associations from 'the pravi
sion of the federal reserve act
which limits the amount 'of,
pa'per by onemaken ft-federal
reserve bank may, re-discpunl;
for any member bank -to teii
per cent of the capital - and
surplus of the ' member' banki
Removal of th'ten per c'en
limitation from -J co-operative
marketing associations.': was .;
regarded by officials ;v as ' of .r "
extreme importance in' furht
ishing credit facilities to theij6
organizations. t - s " 'f
Other rulings opening; cred
it channels to -.these;.: aasociar ,
J tions announced byv th bo.rd '
covered the eligibility for re
discount of growers', drafts
accepted by associations,' -.the
notes of associations or vfunds.
to pay for commodities pur
chased, warehouse '"receipts
covering agricultural products
for security and " bankers - ac
ceptances drawn by associa
tions and secured by. warei-
house receipts.
The board also ' has ruled.' '
the Carrying of CtOp IS
an, agricultural operation and
the farmers note for the car
rying of his products is eligi
ble for re-discount.
WINSTON CHURCHILL
HAS BEEN DEFEATED
(Bv Associated rress)
LONDON. Nov. l.-r,Winstoti
Churchill former sprrfitBTV fflr t.hn
IVltM. 1.', i. iJt lltlll 1V1U MIW
division.
Former kaiser gave, his bride a
costly present, which comes -under
the high cost of loving. ;-
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