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THE WEATHER. ,
iTAJR AND WAKMKR TO
NIGHT. CLOUDY SAT-
' -DA? AMD WARM
FOUNDED 1876.
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"Ve
Aro Rid of
the Compromises
That Have Made
Parliraent Contemp
tible," Asserts The
V c ttminster Gazette
Other Newspapers
Express the Approv
al of . theJMass of
5PecpIe. -. . 7
i (By Associated- Prcs).
-, LOriDON Nov. 7.
.Gratification - is expected.
by- nctt- of the newspa
pers as the result of the- ,
election. It was cf course I
to vbe restpected'T'f rom the
conservative eress in re
view of the retention of '
'the conservative majori
ty by, seme of the liberal
papers also find certain
grounds, for, satisfaction.
v They recognize that:
.the outcome means a re
turn to -party govern
ment; and he disappear
ance of all the most dis-,
liked "in the survival of.
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the coalition 'long, after
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they 'regarded its . disso- '
lution as due. ':
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"We are ridV says the
Westminister Gazette "of -
" the .' compromises . .which
;have - made ''parliament
- contemptible.' V: .
The Daily . Herald, ex
ulting over , labor's sue- ! ,
' cesses anticipates another
. election in . 18 months. . .
C-1 4 IS INFLATED
'IH HYDROGEN
Hyge Dirigible Being Prepar
' ved 4 'For ; Flight Across'
, Country
NEWPORT NEWS. Va., Nov. 17.
The dirigible -C-14. recently wrecked
while leaving her hangar, at Langley
Field, will be ready for test-flights in
the near future,
re, according to officers
at? the flying station The bag-of the -C-J4
is being inflated today, a large
hole torn' in it at the time of the ac
cident having been, repaired.
'"'-The C-14 is a sister ship of the C-2
recently "'destroyed at San Antonio.
: She has mad . only a 'few' flights
a.nd wijl be thoroughly . tested at
-Irftngley-before being sent on a. long
trip. ' t.
As soon as the C-14 is pronounced
' r dy for a Ion? (rip she will" go. to
the Aberdeen 'Proving C2rounds to
he p test out a . flew bomb recently
perfected there." according to unofli
cial retorts. : -
' 3 The C-14 is one of the few hghter-
lha-alr crafts, of her size owned by
the government at' this time and her
movements are -closely watched by'
airp-.en in all parts , of the country.-,
The' blimp Will be Inflated with hy-.
'.vma ,
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LEGISLATIVE
BUSrSESS
Completing ' Legislative , Pro-
.
- gram for' Next Session of -;'
. General Assembly - , 1
, . RALEIGH, x Nov. 17. TJie North
Carolina legislative council, compos
ed" of representative women's organ-
izationa, was in session: today com
pleting a legislative .program -
Chief Hwong the pronositwns" ,cQn
m&fet s re - iuat uardi'anshlli for
both parent , of the,. person andpror
licnyv of the children, minimum age
"of jcAnaenb 16 years : eligibility, -'of
womeri ;for 'jury service, with ..the, exj
emptian ..or motners- ot young ..enu-.'
dren - tn addition to. thedsual exemp
tion for men, the Australian ballot,
revival of state prohibition laws,;, re
tention' of -. state .wjde primaries, re
tention arid enlargement of 'the, d3
partment of v public m welfare. . : "
The counsil, wil -eliminate- several
of -he measures under consideration
in. order , that the organization will be
in a position to concentrate their en
tire JBtrenth in endeavoring. to have
passed the. mos important .legislation
it was stated.- - , , s -
Unanimously Elected As Head
' of the North Carolina .
' .. : State Fair ' '
RALEIGH, Nov. 17. Mite. . Edith
K. Vanderbilt, ' of BHtmore, was re
elected presdient of the North Caro
lina Agricultural Society tpday.
A deficit of. $24,000 was shown in
the auditors report of - the : society s
operation this year -but it was devel
oped that many improvements -ho:l
been made s and" the fair enlarged
Governor Morrison Nominated Mrs.
Vanderbilt. , . .
NEW CHANCELLOR TO
START WORK AT ONCE
BERLIN. - Nov. - 17. WilheljTi
t-Cuno, -newly, designated German
chancellor, planned to ' begin , the
work of selecting a ministry upon nis )
return today from Hamburg where
he went' to adjust' affairs in connec- I
tion with his position .as directer
.general, of the Hamburg steamship
line. .
Junior Order Meets- Tonight. '
There will be a regular meeting of
New. Bern Council No. 520, Jr. O. U.
A; M. at theic hall, corner of Broad
and Hancock streets, tonight at 8
J o'clock.
Members are urged to be
present as very important business is
to com up. Visiting Juniors are
wtelcome."
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COUNCIL
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IS. VANDEllLT
AGAIN HONORED
TOMORROW'S GAME BE
CLASSIC OF
Interest- in tomorrow's game be-
itween th New Bern and Wilniinai-
ton high school football teams, which
is to start at Ghent Park at 3 o'
clock, is at fever heat and indications
are' that one of the largest crowd.;
ever- to witness a football game in
- this section will be on hand when the
fray begins.
The Wilmington team is here and
will be. prepared , f or the contest
. " HfoHlIiBlOjDFvE ' - 'If-
NEW BERN; NORTH CAROLINA,
iSdtisfiM fWiih Remti mEM
BU
0
EXPLOSI
? ferions at a ivioonanine
I- riant
CHICAGO, Nov. A1:. Police . today
workPcl' n the theory, that a. hytmb
ciaused iJnst uigh.'a exploisioa a
moonshfcie distillery rcsu. ting ;in ; the
death , of three persons1 and the 'uv
jury of . --at least mne others. The-explosion
occurred in a mixed foreign
quak-ters: of the; city. Two buildings
were wrecked. '- - i . ' ' "
1STATE TO PROBE
CASE OF HEIRESS
Uncle Wants To" Know
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Why
- She Is In Asyhim Would
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. ' Remove Guardian
Bostbn. Nov. X". State ' QfTicfal
are- tcK pi'gbe-the- c'ohfinenient and
ttt4Tlwnt 'tCTCrQtljy . .pordon. ZZ
year - old : heiress,, in . the , AlcLfean tn-.
sane; hospital i at; Wavai ly,, , it , Was
annotincctJiere. John Gardiner, the
girl's uiiclei iS fighting t'o .have j Wil
liam -IT. Jardine, her guardian, who
admits iaking her to the. asylum, re
moved, .has requested that the state ,
authorlUes, .begin .; an... investigation at j discuss, .Governor Morrisort's propo
once. .... .;.-.- , ......... sitio"n . to ...establish-'- a ; public-ownec
Rearlng -of the case, in which Jar-. shipping service. There will be no l ig
dine has a dmitted taking, the .girP to hulls nosing their way' up Neuse t
the hofep.iltat In. order to prevent . herr this port, but the local commercia'
from ; marrying ,;Winard Newell,' tech ! organization ' is rather 'expected p
graduate, - Und to' retain control ' cf 'manifest hearty interest iii the chrls
her fortune, out of which he admits. Uenirig and launching the executive '
paying-himself -princely yearly sal-jjjroject. Possibly, or x; probably, i
ary,H-haa, been ? Continued until ' No- Lstate owned ships .call New Bern .
vember,2. : home port, special type craft Wi
Although Frederick H. Pacls-.'come into use to fighter parts o
ard, head 6f the private institution ; their cargos upstream to this , point
where the' girl has been - conflnedt is ; entirely, practicable, chamber
since last spring, .and where, it "is ad- ; Gf commerce m fen ' safd today; It toa
mitted, she- was until recently kept long" been regarded as possible to
nigtiy- strapped to a cot, declares
Miss Oordotl ( be 'violent", attetid'
ants of , the' place deny this.
! Decide To Complete the Erec
tion of Monument To Jef-
. '...v'.,."3'S-';j' . .v '
nferson Davis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala Nov: 17.
The U. I?.; C: will complete the Jef
ferson Davis monument at Fairview,
Kyi, "within -the next yeaj if a report
of the Davis monument cormitte.e,
read before the annual' convention
here todays is adopted., v
The committee recommended that
rpledge.3 be taken, from the floor to
ralee 830,000 'the, remainder of the
fundiecesaaryvto complete the shaft,
The obelisk is how 216 feet high' and
worlc has, been, stopped for lack of
, funds. When completed the memor-
ial will stand 351 feet. -
I Japanese Wedding; Ryman Hall .
j On Monday, night Nov. 20th at 7:30
jo'clock in Rynian's HaH there will be
j a Japanese-Wedding given by' the
: school childreri.iAfter this a box sup-
, per will v be sold for the benefit of
Bridgeton JGlraded School. Refresh
1 ments will be sold. The public is cor-
dlally" invited.
THE SEASON
promptly on the hour.
iav me. ew uera noys wi.i ivC
plenty ot support when it comes down
to a question of encouragement fron
the side lines is assured. The local
rooters will be there in force and
three .will be something doing .every
minute during the fray.
Reports reaching the city tdoay
j are to the effect that scores of visi
; tors from nearby towns are comma
to attend the contest
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FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 17. 1922.
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WiLN IN REGALIA
F THE KLUX
El
Authorities Invest1 gate Fatal
. Affair Near: Hot Springs,
Ark., Tuesday Night
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. Nov. . IT.-
More arrests today were predicted by
county oflficers investigating th- at
tack made Tuesday night .on a, nuni
ber of men clad in regalia' similar
to that worn: by the Ku Kltix Klan,
who had attended a meeting at- Jesse
ville held to discuss measures for laW
enforcement ; .and .. jeanunatioji oL
moonshining.i . '
One man was killed and. several
were wounded, v . K . ... .;.
More - than i forty-, residjents - of
Marble township .section were-arrest
ed yesterday and are held hi-jail; here
for fjuestioning. A nuhiber of stills
were destroyed. . -- , . . .
TODI
PROPOSED LINE
Kinaton Chamber, of Commerce
; To . Discuss Governor Mor-'
; , ; ; rison's Proposal
IvINSTON, . Nov. . 17.-r-The loca'
chamber of. commerce tnnieht." Is ti
; use the upper Neuse, to commercial
'advantage. Greenville, and Tarboro
I would benefit from the location of a
j terminal , at , , Washington, and so
i would np river towns on other stream.'.
J from . the.- State's-' "development of
their, logical ports to the end that a
j'fCrnier glory of the . commonwealth
might be restored and alleged un
fair freight fates wiped off the tariff
sheets. ' , ' '
.1 There are thousands of competen".
navigators and ,' "A. B.'s" along tht
coast to man the .TaT 11-eel mercham
marine. Some, have " seen service . ir.
all seas'. Veteran skippers and mates
are found in numbers in everj
"banks" village, an deep-water town
There are more proficient seamen, it
is said that nearly every man-Jack of
a Tar ' Heel 'naval militia division m
the World 'War was discharged a
commissioned, ..warrant or petty offi
cer. '
KEMALIST ATTEMPT
ENDS IN FAILURE
(By Associated Press)
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 17.
An attempt by. the Kemalists to run
the interned - Turkish destroyer Ak
hissar disguised as a merehantship
out of the Golden: Horn past the al
lied control,- was frustrated last
night. '
; CWE POiXATi spends
J 3LT3T- UKiANOTttSW
(TOOXSYOO MAKEr'
'EM WITH
ATTACK
PLAN
US
Ell ' AW WllEETINGlF'ilPII
.- JETiiisiiiiiiii:
MRS; PHILLIPS' SMILE
SAVED HER
Had
It Not Been For
Her rSmiles Woman
Who Killed Mrs.
berta. T; Meadow
Would Have Been
Convicted of Murder
In the First Degree,
Members of the Jury
Say. ;'' '.''-V
IX)S ANGEXKS, Calif., Nov.-17--Mctt
members - or the jnrjr
which found .Mrs. Clara Fhtlhpg
guilty of -"secontl .degree, murder -for
beating Mrs. Alberta T. MwhIw
cms -Ith. a hammer were qudteflrf!
- today as admitting- Mrs. Phillips' .
smiles . saved her from they gaU .
lows Had it not ' been . for hers.-
smile she probably would haTfc 7'
been convicted 3of first degTeft -
-murder thus making death Ihfe
only penalty.
' Mrs. Phillips seemed to study
them one at a time' and to flash '
(freejUenc smiles ' sat tltem , whli-- .
she turned, apparently stoically, .Ji
back to the court room, they ;
were quoted. ' . .. '
'And she was the most appeal t
Ihg smile. I ever saw," was the '-4
way oo juror was quoted." .,' ; ;.
But the women 'jurors were not;
afTected by it as all three favor- )1
ed a verdict that would have aaJt
Mrs. Phillips to the gallows. . ,
LOSS OF LIFE IN
CHILEAN QUAKE IS ;
LESS THAN THOUGHT
SANTIAGO, Chile, Nov. 17. 'Re
vised figures-given out by the rnih
ister of the interior placed the'total
of those killed in last Saturday'
earthquake at .548 which Is consid
erably below the early reports. The
number of injured is only partly; ea
tmiated the total being -set at 3 83 7
but. those- coming under this category
n Vallenar.and Chanaral are.scribT
3d in the report as "innumerfthj?."
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Mr. Guy Gaskins Improving - -
Mr. Guy Gaskins, who underwent
an operation for appendicitis at one
of the local hospitals Monday wis ' re
ported today as getting along . nice
ly. -- '-"-"'
U.. D. C. to Meet t !
The meeting of U. D. C. schedulea
to be held at the home Mrs. tTsrzell
Saturday at 3 o'clcok has been chang
ed to Monda'y Nov. 20 at a: 30 o'clock
all daughters take notice. . ;
TURKISH SULTAN HAS i
FLED; DECLARES HE
HASN'T ABDICATED
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. IT.
Mohamed VL. the Turkish Sultan,, has
fled from Constantinople on a Brtish
warship for Malta.
LTpon embarking the sultan em
phasized that he was not abdicating
but merely removing- hirrtsell from
danger.
It is spring south of the equatdr
now, but we don't know if it is next
spring or la.?t' spring.
OFFER REWARD OF $5,000
FORTHE BOMB THROWERS
ROCK i" MOUNT, Nov. 17. Ex
pressing a determination that bDmli
throwing and dynamiting, several In
stances of which have occurred here
tccent'y 11. e hoard of a!dermn have
rfferc-I a reward i f $5000 lor infor
mation which would leal to the af
rest and convieton of persons guilty
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FR6M CHAIR
Congressman Abernethy - Back
-1 From Washington Where -
He . Open .His Office
jin-(AFg'.r(agmnn Charles L. Abernethy
returnid to the city this morning from,
Washington, IX C where he had been
for .the purpose of.' getting, his-office
9lieiied and attending to- other, details
preparatory -to j hLs. -removal , tofithat
city 'to take up his active duties . He
will remain, in '.New -Bern -uUl : Sun
day night when he .and- Mrs. Aber
nethy will leave for the capital. For
Ihe present the will make( their home
at the Raleigh hotel. ' ' t
t -Congressman Abernethy's office hi
No" 438 in the ' House office building.
Mr! James Hatch, his private' secre
tary, will have, charge of this. He
Will "be "assisted ' by Miss Marilyn
OVerbjv formerly of "Fremont. -Mr;
Hatch is from Goldsbdro. '
.-Congressrnan Abernethy yesterdalv
received his certificate of electiortanrd
tijs commission from. Governor Mor
rison "for the' short term. ; ' ': ', . ' ,:
WH1 5 Represent Short Term In
Congress" That : Convenes
' Monday,
EIGH, Nov, 17. Charles L4
Aberftethy, of' New Bern, yesterday
received . his certificate to represent
the ihird North Carolina District
in. tha- National Congress which con
ivcns Monday, weeupying the seit
madA'.vacant by death of S. M. Brin-
eon vi ' . '..' :--.-'": i 'i."
:.lMrJAbernethv was declared elected
If brf pre' short term in a special sea-
siot) of the Board of Elections whieh
canvassed the returns from the Third
District short-term election in which
Mr,' Abernethy had no opposition. A
total, of 13,503 votes were cast f or
hiro. ... -
James J. Hatch, Mr. Abernethy's
secretary, is already in Washington
and Mr. Abernethy will be sworn in
as soon as he presents 'his credentials
to the clerk of the House.
IRISH ARE EXECUTED
1 FOR HAVING WEAPONS
' DUBLIN, Nov. 17. Four civilians,
residents of the Free State., follow
ing a trial by a military court, who
were charged with the Unlawful
possession of revolvers, were execut
ed today'. .
of throwing or placing the explosives
which Tuesday nigh't damaged a home
on South Washingion street an ble'.v
W. B. Jones, railroad shop worker,
frdm his. bed, tia blast occurr-T'S un
der his room. Notice of the posting
of this reward have been broadcasted
and the city officials are hope trTat. it
will bring results.
iphupDr'ppiii'ij
uuuunuaiiiHii
RETURNS TO GUI
FOR SHORT-VISIT
ABEHWETHf GETS
HIS CERTIFICATE
TODAY
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; County ' tTMthoHtifi'::
vTheextssil:
North i Carofinoliir'--
t encf .'. of i .theiMet,hi?d txs?.z j:
I Cit this inliUtkhlfctUi-- ;
""accepted bf M::1v-::
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' ths mprnin g,
1 .rUtfLl'i. i
- ton fth4 ' Ktmtori ?VjJjjSS ?
''firvm'.yosjpfc
A. ? 1 .t:j. r
years on ira r; ws s i
. . solemn- feature if 4
-v..'-:
other towns exteisiSiitf ta- XfV :
'.."' . , 7-'f-UMls.:?;' '.h
vtations.v a .Wt''' --
.'5'-x4-- ..j-:v- i.'V-v-;'imw.f2;'r4
of
morAinjf 97:i&'
-Denny; making jvir4l! '-' '
to them and. ?mirmi-: -
.on., them; ;the -tUndTT?..- : '
..tarsearchmgqtieitiia
; 1' the lf disciplme;;lftt!i
- by John-; Wle.v&
"' Dr. T. A. Smoofcf r 1 v :
: sented . the' J wowxn '-
"hospital:, .bwdlim:.:?7
Sou.tljern ' IVlethot
Church and 'vDrN-'
i vey, ot the-, superanu&te, -fund.
' -V ySlllPfiil
A - committee of
was appointed 'to-coprj?.-.- -ate
With .'''-the :We$U:J;
NortiCarolixSfer
ence'.: and;: he- ;jc6nf ertjice. -. .
of ' the i Me&odwtSPWte
ant Church for . cjpser . Jck
operat. v?.i": i -V:
was
a busy one,' cieannjj:
if
the ? way forUieti.; "5
.; : , ... a. . ..-.' V .is. : ' '
ot resolutions or
m,.
and committee -eri:
m7
day. Adjournmeriithl ,
conference will .ifo'r)-''-:
Monday" alwunoi:l' ;
the - reading !oig$l00f
pointments.
ship subsidy; bill te '
: comes upJtP;
WASHINGTON,' No:0ISi; y
ment was reached; by-fioyQlider9
toda'Tto -tate-up the" shlpt&tiMlBill',
next Thursday under; a rUile Dtoylainse H ,
for three daEys of , geoera- fl,t- 4)'
unlimited opportunity 'for jfthenbienf
with a 4flhl v0t'Noyen5:'-'-;
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