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FOUNDED 1876 NEW BERN, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON. DECEMBER 22, 1922. PRICE.- FIVE CENTS I V i -V UUULaU U nwwn) onwnn PifiWiMfF m a nr ;WoasofMob Victims Are Found In urn f -'.TUfiirn..- JJ, E Dlieved To Be .Those of Victims of Louisi ki ana Mob Last Atig- Vy USt. "V -l ARE BLOWN UP r dies Came To - The : Surface of Water Af- tsr - Dynamite v Was -kDi: charged. BATON" ROUGE, La., Dec. 22. -(By Associated Press.) Gov- cr nor Parker -i in receipt of a ; " message from Mar Rouge, stating , that two bodies, believed i to "be those of ' Daniels and' Richards, have been found. - - SHREVEPQRT. La... Dec. 22--(By Associated .; Press. )--The . 'bodies of two men,, believed to be Daniels and . Richards, missing victims of the Morehouse Parish mob -of last Aug-! ust, were found this morning- near. '.' the Eastland Ferry on . Lake ' La fit M KJ s H ra1 H fourche, which separates Morehouse .'.and-.Richland Parishes, according to the special correspondent of .. . the Shwr.'eport Journal. The limbs of the dead men were tied with wires. They t came to the surface as the result of a big charge of .dynamite exploded last - night . by : unidentified persons. . The-bodies were, in a state of decom - position. ." 'A - ' i .. .The. bodies were made, except for belts,' and a portion of the trousers, v One man's- head 'was gone.r . It is - thought that those -who used the ex . plosive - left . without - 'knowing the bodies had come to"the surface. ; The -Journal's- - correspondent ' ar rived at-the ferry this morning , en f route r on, o trip across ;the lake'.-The ( ferryboat had broken from its "moor ings and drifted a considerable dis .j tance down stream. "The bank . near where , the boat was .accustomed to landing,. was badly-, torn" up. Many dead fish were on the surface of "the' ' water. ; ' " ...... . ' The nearest point where soldiers were reported stationed is said 'o be , - several miles from the place of the dynamiting. , . , j V' -Owing to the condition of the bod -; jes it is believed it will be difficult to , remove them: also that identification ,-. will be difficult -unless there are marks on the belts. - : .There' eld e walk boots. - many and. a slip these .! between the new Russian National Guards Kept t ' , Busy J . MERROUGB, La Associated Press).- Dec. -The 22. (By National Guard - company rushed to estigato -Lake about daybreak to inves-'igat the reports of .presence of men wad ing in the water-that was being ex plored for the bodies of two missing . men believed to have been t!ie vic tims of hooded men, returned here shortly after- 8 o'clock -his morning. . Captain W. W.. Cooper announced that the men fired on by the guards had . disappearel . and iisvr.Migaiion a'ter daylight o.Jjed io throw ffr Iher light on tre pu?pos3 ci tlier visit to the lake.. . The theory was advanced that the men were attempting to remove the IE PROJECTS COMTEMPLATE BY lAlittOTmced That Motor King Is Planning To -Greatly Ex tend His Interests DETROIT. Dec. -22 (By Associate ed Press). -Henry Ford's decision 'to construct a $6,000,000 - plant 4 near Chicago for, the building of automo bile bodies and assemblying of auto mobile is only a step in a' gigantic program on the part of the ' Ford or Company "that will rank a; one of the' greatest industrial developments-the world ever, has seen" it was stated at the Ford Company offices hera today by persons in au thority, i - i 'i "'As long as Mr. Ford lives," it was said, "thus expansion programx is to go on'. : The fundamental " idea back of the Whole scheme is to create more jobs. As long as there is a possibil ity of putting 'more men at work, the Ford - policy, wilf be to build -.more plants' ..-..' i Mr. Ford has no idea of: withdraw ing from Detroit, it was made clear; His interests 'in 'this cityare to be the hub of; great wheel of industry that he eventually hopes will Wvei many cities in the country.,,- " . '--In this connection it was recalled that the statement was mde atthe Ford offiCes some itime - ago to " the effect that a corpsvof engineers and other experts iof the" Ford corncern were on the look-out constantly for sites that might- be adapted to th company's heeds. Water power - and other sites are being 'scruitinized closely. . - . f v . " ; -' -- ' ' ' ? HISTORIC CHURCH IS i DESTROYED BY FIRE QUEBEC, Dec. '22. (J3y Associat ed .Press. )-The fire which destroyed the historic $1,D00,000 Notre Dame Church - early; today ; is believed to have, been caused by an incerAiary. according, to, Daniel Lorain e, chief oi the Provincial Polipe, . who eaid h had received a letter, informing him, that the edifice would- be -burned or December -2 8. First reports said ji was believed the blazewas caused by a short circuit in . the electric: wiring. ,The ch urch was first estabtishec in 1647 and. was consecrated in 1666 It nndetwent a restoration in 174f and since then had been altered anO renewed ,a number or times. ; . ? Notre Dame is the ninth Catholif edifice in Canada to be visited by e seriousf fire this year and the second in -.this, section.-.-,-.', i.t-s '-W The 'church and Shrine of St. Ahn de Beaupre, called, the "Laurdes .i America," was destroyed last March 23. ....'',.. : .... PAWTUCKETT; R. I., , Dec. 22. (By Associated Press.) Worshippers lnySt.- Johpns!atholic Church today discovered a nre in the basement and after the firemeqt had fought the blaze for two hours, little more than the shell of the edifice was left. Miss Emma Babbitt, : oi Bayboro, who has been teaching at Pollocks ville, will pass 'through New Bern 'o day en route home for . the recess. In Louisiana bodies of Watts Daniels ind Thomas Richards and that particular part rf tha 1 i 1 . i urea ciiran anoiiql r.ttcn. ! tion by the explorers toddy, . MONROE, La., Dec. 22. (By ,V? sociated Press.) Lieutenant Louis Hayden this morning reciived a message from Captain W. W. Cooper at Merrouge, to mobilize a detach ment of 40 men and rush them to Morehouse Parish to reinforce the members of Company G, Louisiana National Guards, now on duty there. The detachment will v probably leave at noon today on motor trucks. Lieutenant Hayden said "he was without information as to the proba ble use of the troops. HENRY F! State Employment Official ! Will Leave Is Well Pleasea With Situation As It Stands: . Ijlnemplbyment Has Been: Reduced Con- i, j i: L 'siderably: Ini New Bern , i'' ' . . ;'' -' ;, ' ' ..i v. -' - . . . ' ' ' ' ( ii j ' .-' "With the pmploymeot department becn -open- daily and the lumber in New Rflrn'on a ?efinif;lv oi'Kanizid given employment reprosems more basis, AV. II. Valise, of the State Em ployment Bureau, , who has wn in charge of the work, here, leaves to night for Charlotte. The local office will 'remain open' and wi1' bo under the direction of Alfred Cforrans. Mr,. Vause, before leaviss this eve ning, made a report of the worn which had been accomplish? jl by the employment committee, of which. C, C. Kirkpatrick is chairman. " Two liundred and sixty-six wi TiS have been given jobs since thf !Hh of December. . This, numbor includes both male anil female. The o.cc Upshaw Flays Officials As Being Prohibition "Violators yWASHINOTON. Dec. - 22. Charges that sme f the Governors called into feonf erence , by President - Harding to discuss prohibition, , violations and other high officials ihemiselves ' buy and drink bootleg liquor were made In the House today by Representative William D. Upshaw (d), of Georgia. He said: " ' . , -j "The people the plain . people hate cumulative evidence that some of ;these 'conferring' . Governors and many other high officials do not prac tice; the - i prohibition enforcement which - they preach to others. - ' Charges - Deception "The people the , plain believe that many of these . high . officials be-, lieve : in that : 'hi-falutin' ; autocracy Vhjch jclaims .the privilege of buying ind drinkihg illicit liquors themselves while denying ,'that'' privilege to the poor devils down among the. masses who ae fooleh enough to want the TRYING TO REVOKE DRY RULING ON SHIPS i WASHINGTON, -ec. 22 (By As lociated Press.) A plea tnat Ameri can ships cannot" justly be prevented from serving liquor on the high seas tinder the prohibition laws, is set forth; in a brief filed in the supreme court today by the International Mercantile Marine in its" support of ts appeal from the interpretation jiveni the Daugherty bdne-dry ' ruling by, Federal Judge Hand in New York. CHARLES W. MOORE IS SEEKING TO GO TO ROME , "WASHINGTON, , Dec. 22. ( (By Associated Press ) .- Chas. W. Morse, the New TorkShipbuilder, under in dictment here on charges of con spiracy to defraud in connection with war-time contracts, was denied permission in the District of CofSrrt bia Supreme C6urt today to go to Rome - to . consult Dr. Machiasava, the Pope's physician. . EXTIRE BRITSH DEBT IS TO -BE PAID IN CASH; REPORT London, Dec. 22. Ambassador Harvey, leaves for American tomor row, carrying a trttnkful of data, from which . he will advise the Adminis tration on European affairs. Colonel Harvey declares he was called home by Secretary Hughes, but was not informed as to the reasons. He does not know how long he will stay.- .It -is learned on highest authority that Brditain is firmly resolved to pay her entire debt to America in cash. Chancellor of the Exchequer Baldwin and Sir Henrv Norman, governor of the Bank of England, - have beerr authorized to confer with Secretary Mellons' debt commission and settle definitely the manner of payment of Britain's five billion dollar debt. " It is understood the Chancellor ac cepts the principle of funding the loan for 25 years with interest at 4 4 per cent, but will attempt to secure easier terms. ;, Ambassador Harvey probably will advise the Government against a loan to Germany until the European inter-allied debt questions are settled. Here Tonight than ZD a day. "Before leaving I would like f"o say a few words in appreciation of -the assistance which, has been given this department by the, people of New Bern," said Mr. Vause today. "The Chamber of Commerce and the var ious relief organizations have given us every aid in" their power. Mr. Kirkpafrick has been a most efficient chairman and has d?voted much of his time- to the organization work. I am- confident thnt the bureau' will continue to be eifective and will be .the means of reducing idleness with- h-isjin your city to ar minimum. opportunity .to -buy anj drink illicit liquid damnation' , -' , . . Declaring "every official -who has sworn to stand b ythe Constitution is called on to give - the law a square deal by precept and by practice," the Georgia "dry" chanfpion, waving his crutches, shouted: . "Let these governorfi, led by. tiie President- and Vice-President of the United States and all the members of the Cabinet, -walk out in the open and lift their, hands before high heaven and; take a new oath of al legiance to the wholev Constitution and the American flag. . - - "Let them sacredly declare that, regardless of what ,their .etates and practices have been, they never again will build up a bootlegger's barbar iousbusiness by . drinking any form or any amount of illicit liquors at any dinner, at any function or any ball room o rany back alley." ANOTHER AMENDMENT TO THE SHIPPING BILL WASHINGTON, Dec. 22. (By As sociated Press.) Pointing out that Presidents Wilson and Harding had refused to denounce certain discrimi natory commercial treaties as direct ed in the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, Senator McKellar, democrat. Tennessee, today introduced an a mendment to the shipping bill, pro posing abrogation of the treaties by direct action of the senate and house. WORK ON EAST END CENTRAL HIGHWAY TO START SOON Kinston, Dec. 22. Work on the split eastern end of the Central Highway, the State's biggest east-to-west road, will be started in a few days, road men here stated today, Stretches of hard-surfaceed road way will be built from Havelock, in Crayen County, to Beaufort and Morehead City, the twin terminal of the mountains-to-sea highway on the east. With work on the highway between the Lenoir county line and Goldsboro nearing completion the entire eastern stretch of the long road fi-om Goldtsboro to the ocean will have been hard -surfaced before next fall, f A Clinton delegation was today stated to have been here to inter view John(E. Cameron, state commis sioner for this district, regarding con struction, of a hard-surfaced road from that town to the Pender Countv Hi line, in the direction of Wilmington. Cameron gave the delegation such as surances as were within his power that the highway would be built shortly. The State will bear the bulk of the expense of the work between Have lock and Morhead City and Baufort, uncfer an agreement between , the Carteret County commissioners and State Cmomisision some months ago. The eastern end of the Central Highway, if completed in time, will be used by large number" of motor tourists durnig the next summer sea son at Morehead City and Beaufort, both, of which are largely patron ized resort towns. L 1 !" n the mm m n y rn i rn . ;t -; : : III I1H I IIIIUilLIJU ' " , . . v ! w n m mm w w mwm -wr jw IT BEAUFDHT Carteret County Seat Expects To See Much New Construc tion Work Next Year . BEAUFORT, N. C, Dec. 22. It is understood that there are good pros pects for considerable building op erations in Beaufort during the com ing year. The principal undertaking perhaps will be that of 'Mr. W. S. Chadwick who expects to .- build on his property at the 'corner of. Front ing of the Board of Aldermen last night, at which it was sug- and Turner streets. Mr, Chadwick re- V . ' . . ' , - . . eentiy acquired the lot on . Turner liested that, a section of . the; burned area in the city be con street formerly owned by Mrs. Isa-1 . - - , . , ' ' i i v , bella Midyette and this ives. him sev eral of the finest building sites for busiriess purposes in the city. He has good lots fronting on both Turner and Front streets and the corner. lot is re garded as particularly desirable for almost any sort of business house. Mr. Chadwick is thinking erecting a hotel on his property but should he decide not to( will build a block of hand some stores instead. , He expects to begin this work next spring. .VlL... v.. TheN:hances . for Beaufort getting a new hotel in 1923 seem brighter now than ever. Mr. A. J. Cook' of the Davi3 Hopse expects to do extensive operations on' his property this year. He is thing of remodeling his prrsent hotel, but states that if he doesn't see fit to do this, hef will build a -.new house and equip it along modern Besides 'the building referred to a bove it is understood that other 'are under prospect but cannot be mvtde public at this timet" ' . FEDERATION TO HOLD MEETIK All Members Are Requested To Be Present at Session To Be Held Tonight The Laymen's Federation' will meet tonight at 7:30 o'clock at the First Baptsit church. , . -. It had previously been announced that the Federation would hold .' its, meeting at the Free Wll Baptist Church. Due to another meeting -to be held there, however, it was -found ncessary to change the meeting place i to the -First Baptist Church. It is highly important that every member of the Federation be presept at tonight's meeting. Orange Man Most."' Sold Out. ' Garrison, the orange" man is be ing rushed today, waiting on the peo ple for their Christmas fruit. He will be at the Norfolk Southern freight depot today and all whovowant some of his delicious oranges for Christ- mas had better come early. TIME TO PAY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION Last summer when things were dull and money was scarce, we put a notice in the paper that we were going to carry every one not then able to pay their subscription until the Fall season. That season has come and gone and a large number of them have not come in and settled . up, so we are again calling their attention to their delinquency and beg of them to pay up now as wc need the money. Wc hate to do it, but we cannot carry these on pur books after the first of January, who are as much as three months in arrears, unless they call in and make some arrangements with us about carrying them. White paper is higher now than it was six months ago and we cannot continue to send papers out and not collect for them. Come in and pay up, and let the paper continue to you through' the New Year. ouisiana 'La h Leaders of the Colored People. Voice Objection To Proposed Action As Announced By, the Aldermen WILL FIGHT TO RETAIN THEIR HOMES ,They Do Not Believe That Proposition To Con ... demn Land For Parks And Cemeteries : ' Is A Just One,. Pursuant to a discussion which took place at the meet uciiiiieu iui auuiuuuai cexiietery space - ana aiso, a puuiiu park, leaders among the colored people of New Bern today voiced a rather vigorous objection to , the plan: ' , NOT MUCH FEU R G Conditions In And Aroutid Kinston Are Not Such As .T6 Cause -Special-Alarm KINSTON, Dec. 22.--"Flu" or;nla grippe or bad colds has' a grip : on tr section of the state, and Kinston has its fair . shaYe of the malary of malaries However,, the disease "does not seerato be very serious . in na ture, although quite wide-spread-hereabouts. Medical officers state that the disease is n.ot reportable and also not very serious. - The bad weather lately- has caused much of the sickness here. A total of 77 are down :With forms of it at the Caswell Training School, west of this city; Many citizens have .varied disorders near "flu" ' pr something like it but no real serious;. case has been reported so far.. ' ( -v The public is urged to use precaui tions - and' take care of .themselves personally for the' next few days. No ill results jwill come from the malad it is said, "if proper care is taken .and the patients will only have to remain! indoors a few days, at the . , most Care, hoWever.'is most important- There is no use in becoming alarmed over the situation. It is easily taken care of. AMERICAN AMBUSHED IN MEXICAN OIL FIELD TAMPICO Mex., Dec. 22. (By As sociated Press) Emile Arnsten, for merly of Shreveport, v La,, assietaAt pipe-line superintendent of the Mexi can Gulf Oil Company, was shot and killed from ambush last night on a road in the State of Vera Cruz, it was learned today. ' N 11 The aldermen adopted a resolution laet night in whioh was recommended- of - certain -blocks 'for public, -purposes. The matter was discussed at length and the. concensus of opinion among members-.. ofithe,. board appear ed to be that sneh'-a proceeding wWM be a distinct advantage to both white and colored - people, that ' It woul d ,- tend ..to ; beautify the . City; and help mejke. needed -improvements! ' . r Strong Protest Voiced ' When it' became known among th-3 colored people this morning 'what had been done at , last night's meetin-r. there was a general protest raised N among some' of the leaders. ' Rev. Johnson, preacherj. handed. lri the following communication for pub- " lication: .... . i ' "Colored Property Owners' Op posed to Taking their' Property ' for Park and Cemeteries. 'The colored people 6f New Bern are unalterably opposed to the taking"" of their property as-a park &nd for cemetery purposes as mentioned rv the Board of Aldermen last nirht They are organizing to, make a fiTrnv as. best they can against euch a-pfi'-', ceeding and, !if necessary will send; u committee to the legislature to o;s-' pose it. In this, they are. asking fh help - and encouragement of all th '' white friends."-r- ' ' ,.'" Several i colored 1 citizens aliwrly have, made application .to rebrtd their, homes on the , propertly wljioli the aldermen, suggested to be ta'r?n over by 'the. city.! They now are "unde cided what to do and are hoping that an. immediatec. decision ."wilt be 'arf riounced, one way. or the other. " ' dVct ATURDAY Farmers. Will Be Here in Large Numbers, Tomorrow To Sell - Their. Produce w.. Farmers , will bring .their 'euppliei for sa'e on' the curb market 'tomor-. row as usual,' it was anaounBed -to-day. ; 1 .?' Some, persons j spear to b'j:. und'f r the " impression tfrat; because j-tbes curb market wa? fC't on .Thursday there wo:i'd' fa iu market on Satur nay. . ; t .-;f-' -V' The fa?fr.ers. will have a vlarg quantity t . rtiits, vegetables : &A;t meats or: t-ale, special for the Christ mas trade. -.- ; - .-. COUNTERFEITERS ARE NOW UNDER ARREST i ASBURT PARK, N. J., Don. 22. (By the Associated PVess.) A. long search by f ederal 'agents and private detectives for counterfeiters who liave "been flooding the country with forged American- Railway Express money orders has been(ended with. ;the ar rest of an engraver, JohmGraley, in Freeport, and the arrest in New Or leans of James Watson and Walter Molan, it was disclosed today. .' Cable says Russian students have" to go barefoot on account of the fam ine. What? Have they eaten . their shoes? v ' - H DD S
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