TOMMiAIE
Weather:
Local Cotton
17 1-2 Cents
Fair and Colder
VOL. XLIII. NO. 64.
GASTONIA, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 16, 1922.
SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS
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DO NOT ACCEPT THE
DOCTOR'S THEORY AS TO
GHOST OF ANTiGONISII
Caledonian Mills People Still
Think There Are Superhu
man Agencies at Work Do
Not Accept Human Theory.
(By The Associated Vress.)
HALIFAX, N. B.. March 16. While
Dr. Walter Franklin Priuce, New York
scientist and layer of ghosts, in satis
fied that entirely human and not super
human, agencies constituted the Anti
gonish ghost, it was learned today that
residents near Culedoniax Mills, which
is near the MaeDonald home, were reluc
tant to accept liia version that Mary El
len MaeDonald, 15', -was at the root of
their phenomenon.
Dr. Prince, in a lengthy report, the
fruit of a week's stay in the haunted j
bouse" of Alexander Ma.-Donald, dc-j
dared the adopted daughter of the old j
farmer was author of the supposedly j
supernormal tires anil pranks among the
live stock which drove the family from!
the old homestead in the "lead of winter. J
Tbo ghostly ships which Harold Widden i
reporter, and 1. O. Carroll, provincial
deteettive, claimed to have received were
attributed to natural phenomcnia ly lr.
l'rinc.
tikeptics of Antigonish county are
shaking their heads today, however, and
placing their tongues in their cheeks.
They are seemingly loath sj easily tu re
liauish the ininortance that attached to
their section of the country so long us
the outside world was fascinated with
tales of what they are wont to bciievol
was a prankish wraith of design.- on ihe!
MacDoualds. They characterized as i
absurd the scientist 'h nomination of I
Mary Ellen as combined am liar and
cast of their 'mystery" while in
lrfim ut.-ite" nllil the Victim ot an
"altered conscience."
INSURANCE COMPANIES I
NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SUIT;
JJy l'lie .oc .jted press.;
MEMPHIS, TKNN.. .Mar. h Id. Dr.
Walter Killers, and X. S. (lor.', members
of the Mississippi legislative committee
Investigating the h;.rge.s of Govern. r
Lee M. .Russell, of Missis, ip; i, that cer- i
tain Are insurance companies maintained;
A "pernicious" lobby at .lacks in, and !
were responsible for th- suit tor $1ih,(iim)i
damages filed agaim.f t.ovenmr Russell.
by Miss Frances Hirkhiad. irl Miird to
Jackson today after s curing depositions
from Miss Biikhea.l and Karl K'tig, a
Memphis attorney.
These two depositions Dr. (Sillers said
today, tended to show lliat the insurance
companies could have had nothing to do
with the filing of the damage suit as they
indicate that Miss Hirkliead was en
deavoring t have her suit tiled prior to
the time the insurance litigation w;is ini
tiated in Mississippi.
"Saying that he and Mr. tiore had been
instructed to make no part of the deposi
tions public until they had been submit-
ted to the committee, lr. fillers paid
that a meeting of the ommittee would
lie held tomorrow, at which the deposi
tions of Miss Biikhend and -Mr. King
would be read.
Whether Mian llirhend will be asked
to testify in person before the commit
tee will be detriiiined after consideration
of depositions, Ir. iiilleis said.
14-YEAR-OLD BOY TO
BE TILDEN'S PARTNER
NEW YORK, March Id. A. 1..,
W'einer, 14 year old Philadelphia bay,
will be partner, to William T. Tilden II,
world's indoor tennis champion, in the!
men's national indoor tennis c'aaiuaion
ahip tournament, starting here March:
25. Mr. Tilden announced h:s relet ion!
of the boy today, lb- recent lv nnnounc-j
cd that young Wcincr was io be his
lirotege, saving he believed the youngster'
to lc a future Vincent Hii-harda.
Although entries d iu; close iint l
next Wednesday, sixteen nationally
known players have already sent in their
names for the singles and tlu.v teams f r
the doubles. Beside Tilden and Weiner.
t he doubles entries to date are lldgar T.
Appk'bv, national and international bil-
lard champion, and partner, and
L. Brunnenu, of Brooklyn, and
Anderson, New York.
Tilden will not play in this
fngles championships.
Annan,
.lav 1.
VOTES WOULD FAVOR
SUSPENSION OF WORK
INDIANAPOLIS, 1XD., Maieh 16.
Counting of the strike ballots cast by
tho union bituminous coal miners of the
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Vllllld V3lllC:3 IlUll ,lll,1l,l .',,- ,.t .
today at the iniernational headquarters
hero of. the United Mine Workers of:
America. Union official predicted the!
canvass would show a targe majority in
favor of Tl suspension of work on Ai.iil,
1, but announced that the votf would be
,nadf public oniv bv percentage, a prac-
tice Tvtiieh will riot show the exact nun.-1
iber of votes est for and against t he j
walkout.
Mine workers leaders here finally have
given up all hope of obtaining :, settle-!
ment in the central competitive field .
comprising western rcniisyivaaia, Olno.l
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union orhctals ut, explaining mat njfers." ..
fnrnm triki onier wou n Tironau v noli
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be sent from headquarters here. j
Althouelt the confereme on a wage,
scale for tbe i-ennsyuaum auuiraci ej
Jields which is being neni in .ew lors.
officials here felt tbnt the two sides
would be so far apart no settlement
would' be. reached before April 1. result-1
ing in the anthracite miners joining in
the suspension of work.
SEMNACHER IS GRANTED
DIVORCE FROM WIFE,
ins AViJKI.KS 'Calif .. March 1 .
Al Senmacher. manager for Miss Vir- f
ginia Bappe, film actress, whose death at j
hian Francisco resulted in the inaiislaugh
ter charge against Roscoo C. Arbnckle,
was granted a divorce from Lucille Sem
nacber, in the superior court yesterday.
He charged Mrs. Semnacher had desert
ed him, and nsined a man, who. ho said,
was a fugitive, from justice, us o-rc-fpoudent,
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DOCTOR STONE SAYS THERE
IS TOO MUCH PRUDERY
CHICAGO March 16. "Pet
tins," and even s kiss, if stolen un
der the eyes of s competent chaperon,
were championed by Dr. Lee A Stone,
of the Chicago department of health,
in s speech the State Health Commis
sion. "There is too much prudery Afloat
today," be said. '.'I can see noth
ing wrong in a young man becoming
affectionate if the youg woman is wil
ling and its done under proper safeguards."
SENATOR THOMAS J. HEFUN
UfERE FRIDAY, MARCH 24
Chamber of Commerce Annu
al Dinner to Be Featured by
Addrsss of Alabama Orator
For Membership Only.
Notices are going out today to the
members of the Gastonia Chamber of
Commerce for the annual .dinner Friday
night, March 24th, on which occasion
I'uitid Statca Senator Thomas .f. Hef
lin, of Alabama, has promised to be the
chief orator. Owing to the prcseut size
of the membership roll it will be impos
sible to provide for any guests and mem
bers are asked not to raquost reservations
for friends for this reason.
The annual dinner is always a great
occasion for the members of the local
commercial organization and the mem
bers at this time are guests of the cham
ber of commerce. It is planned to make
the affair this year of unusual interest.
: DALLAS DEFEATS BELMONT
BY SCORE OF 30 TO 27
Close Game Goes to Up-Coun-
ty Lads Play Another
Game in Belmont Friday Afternoon.
i but it is be. loved that he may have m
Hy virtue of an overwhelming had i format ion that would aid in ihe luvesti
piled up in the tirat half, the Dallas high j gut ion . Parker" made it plain that Wer
school team defeated Helmont in the first
i game of a series to decide the boys'
championship of the county, at Dallas
I Wednesday afternoon by the score of l!0
I to -". If the game had lasted five min
j utes longer the score might have been
! different. At the end of the first half
Dallas was leading by the lopsided
score of -4 to S. The Helmonters went
i back in and hold the home team to six
points in the second half -while they
1 worod Both teams were badly off
i in their shooting, the outdoor court and
j wind currents being probably responsible
I'or this.
The features of the came were thoi
guarding of the two I'aysours for Dal-,
las and the goal shooting of Katehford.i
For Belmont the two Browns played!
good tames. The two teams meet in the:
second game of the series Friday after-,
noon at 4 o'clock. W. 'G. Gaston, of;
;.itonia, refcieed the game which was!
tiee from objections and rough play. j
i PRESBYTERIANS TO OBSERVE
WEEK OF SELF-DENIAL
I (Bv The Associated Press.)
NEW YORK, March Ui. More than
,1,0110,000 men, women and children, mem
bers of the Presbyterian t iiurch in all
. parts of the I'nited states, will abjure
! many of life's minor pleasures for a
week, so that they may contribute the
: equivalent in money to chur:'h work, it
w.i announced today. This is to Occur
from March lit to ti, to lie known as
"Self Denial Week" and was saggest-
i d by lr. Henry ('. Swcaringen, modera
i tor.
The money donated as a result of the
self denial is to be given to the funds
for missionary, educational and henevo
1 lent hoards.
' Wowen and girls are said to intend
giing up candy, face powder, hair nets,
movies and sla among other things
close to the feminine heart. Men and
boys, it is declared, plan to forego ex
pensive luneiies. stunning, cucwing
pleasure rides, theaters,
of flowers and candies.
golfing and gifts ;
TWO ARGUMENTS REMAIN
IN THE COART CASE
fBv The Associated Press.)
TVLBOTTOX. GA.. March 16. Two
arguments remained to be delivered to -
li If Cnnrt
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charged with the murder of A. II. -Mc- on raw materials in u.e r,m ......
Niece, but spectators were speculating! Work of the Southern Tariff Assnci.v
on whether the defense would accept thejtioi. in attempting tr. ol ,im a l'tect
liar.-cd with the murder of A. B. Mc-'
challenge of Solictor General C. r.,ivr tan . tor raw n.. i m. " .
McLaughlin to reopen the case. mdor-e-i b unaniinous oti, , the ,
The solicitor yesterday offered to committee wbi.h will be set. to V I
waive all objections to introducing wit-. ington to confer with th - tariff b n, will .
t.esses to uphold tho cliarges made !,. instructed to advise the bio,; t .a the
Court when he accused the slain county people of the South are overwhelmingly
s,hool superintendent of having had im-jin favor of protec tve tariff.
prouer relation with Mrs. Coart. If the; The n-so ut.ut, i to that effect, vO, ch
defense did not bring forward those wit- wa adopted by the congre as stgned ;
nesses. said the solicitor after reternng
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to the fact that tne runner ariu onuv.
.u.. itnps in his on defense,!
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.w. ims taken unui tun.iv nuicu.
the offer having Ken taken up and Voun-
l for the defense indicated to news-
paper men ttiat tney wouiu -
tion on it, saying that sumcieui rci. ,
would be given when J. Kender lerren
made the concluding argument for the
defense.
PROMINENT SHELBY MAN,
H. E. KENDALL, KILLS HIMSELF
(IW The Associated Press.)
SHELBY. March 15. II. K. Ken
dali..oiie of Hhclby's most prominent bus
iness men, farallv shot hmiself through
the h-ad this afternoon
Mr. Kendall had been suffering for
two months with melancholia, which was
resousible for his rash act.
Surviving ore his wife and four sons.
Wiseman Kendall, city editor of The
Rocky Mount Telegram ; Frank A . , stu
dent at Trinity College; Henry and
Whitelaw, of this place,
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MYSTERY OF THE DEATH
OF CIRCUS PROPRIETOR
IS STILLUNSOLVED
John T. Bruner Who Was Shot
to Death in His Home Last
Friday Is Said to Have
Known That He Was Doom
ed Wrote Letter Intimat
- ing Such.
(Hy The Associated Press.)
KIVHKSIDE. N. J.. March In.
Mystery in the slaying of John T. llru-
neu, circus proprietor, shot to death in
his home last Friday night, was npjar
ently far from solution today. Detect
ive Ellis Parker declared that publica
tion of the letter said to havo Ixen writ- j
ten by Hrniien to Mm mater, Mrs. Kiizi-
beth Jaeshe, of Cary, Ills., in which he !
said he was 'being framed i:i his own '
hoys-.'hold." and that he feared fur his
l life, had greatly hindered the invest ig-.- .
jtion. "We v. , old not bf jutllod in ,
i milking arrests ut the present tini - on ;
the stietigth of that letter." said Par-1
iker. "Any one ran write n letter ;(
j cusing some on,. (,r" a crime, but to prove,
j that a certain person did commit tli
j crime is another matte.-.
! "We know positively that Mrs. Urn- !
! nee, did not (ire th" shot, wo want to j
I arrest the man who actually did the kiil-
ing and then other arrests might follow, i
I He is the man . are after and not Mrs.
jUrtinan." 1
j Mrs. Hazel IVikstrom. the 10 year old
'daughter of lirunen, stid that her father
undoubtedly had written the letter in aj
j Jit of anger. "My father did not know:
what he was writing when he wrote that ,
i letter, " she said. "Father was sub j
jects to fit of anger an 1 in one of these J
he wrote that letter to my aunt. My;
j stepmother never tried to lead me a.--;
ry, and also 1 know riRht from i
wrong." Mrs. Hitmen also denied the I
allegations cool. lined in the letter.
The authorities today were still try- I
ing to h.catc George T. Werner, a f orirr
er chef at the winter quarters of Hru- I
jneu's circus at Williamstown, X. J . , I
I who was discharged several weeks ago.
He is not suspected of any connection
l with the killing, Detective I'nrker said, I
ner would not be arrested. ''I inereiv
want to question him," he said.
j STREET CAR COMPANY IN
i AUGUSTA CUTS OUT SERVICE
j (By The Assoclaien 1'ress.)
j AHH'HTA. (ia.. March Hi. An
; gusta this morning i ; without street cur
jseivice for the fust time since 1S!HI, ex
cept during brief periods of labor trou
; bits. Kmployees were not notified un-
til they reported for work this morning
i that service had been suspended,
j I'sers of the :treet cars had no dif-
Acuity in getting to work, as the jitney
gave ample service. .o complaints nnve
been heard as to lack of service. The
Augusta to Aiken line, which is inter
state, is operating us usual.
City council i- expected to meet dnr
ing the day to discuss the situation. It
is understood tiiat street car service will
I be resumed at once if the city will agree
'to the street railway company's de-
ma nds. The only point upon w'lich the
city and the company failed to agree is
.that reouirinc the casual pa' senger to
pay a ten cent fare. ThsMenmpany, as
required by city council, agreed to allow I
!a five cent fare t school teachers and j
children and a .seven cent fare where to-
kens are purchased in multiples of five,
i But the street car management refuse to
i grant a seven cent fare to casual passen
' gers, and council notified the company
' that unless a seven cent f:ire was grant
ed all pnssongi rs except school children i
ami teachers tliat ii would permit the f
I jitneys to operate on all streets of the,
I city.
It is estimated that more than "On
I jitney., are in operation today, and so
i far n-s could be learned they are handling
! the situation satisfactorily. ,
SAY PROTECTIVE TARIFF
IN SOUTH IS DESIRED.
FORT WORTH, Texas, March Hi.
Answerine the charges of F. B. Good-
ing, chairman of the tariff bloc in the
United States Senate, that it tne noinn
wanted urotective tariff i should vote
i lor it, approximately -'00 men and wo-
j men. delegates to the annual Southern
'Tariff Congress, in session here, late yes-
terday, gave a rising bailot .nithaming
; its officers to inform the tariff bloc i.i
':he tinner house that a protective rate
on raw materials in the South is
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All speakers today declared that pto
tecttve tariff was vital
to the interests of
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walk ; of business life. '
' Tlet n tnu rute w mean literal de-
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I struction of the farmers of the South, as '
well as the ranchman and manufacturer, !
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SNNfinNrFS THAT EGYPT I
IS INDEPENDENT STATEj
CAIRO, KGYPT. March 16. A re-j
l,v th l-iullan Ahmed Pua.l 1
Pasha last night announced that r.gypt i
had le-ome an independent and sover
eign state and that tho sultan will as
sume the title king of Lgypt
A Cairo despatch to the London Times'
last week said the sultan was expected
I to assume the title of king upon rati
fication by the British 1'ariiament of the
decision to terminate the protectorate
over Egypt. The new constitution with
which Egypt will be provided, however.
calls for renunciation by tbe sultan of j
some of his prerogatives. The British j
Parliament lias not Jet passed an act!
lifting the protectorate.
WISE LESS TELEPHONE
PROGRAM FOR TONIGHT
Music Program.
Fred W. Lots, pianist, organist,
and teacher Mn. EtU Cunningham,
soprano soloist of Carnegie First P.
P. Church.
Miss Betty Bell, contralto soloist of
Carnegie First U. P. Church.
Chester Humphreys, tenor soloist
of Carnegie First U. P. Church.
Frank Cuthbert. baas soloist of
Shadyside Presbyterian Church.
1. Carmena, Wilson, Quartet. -
2. Tenor solo from "I Pagliacci",
Leoncavallo, Chester Humphreys.
3. Waltzes, Kountx, Fred W. Lot
4. a. Aria from "Firefly,"
FrimL
b. An Old-Fashioned Town, Mis.
Errs Cunningham.
5. 'Til Thy Wedding Mora,
Cowan, Quartet.
6. Aria, My Heart at Thy Sweet
Voice from "Samson and Delilah,"
St. Saens, Misa Betty Bell.
7. Marche MiliUire, Schubcrt
Tansig, Fred W. Lotz.
8. Selected, Frank Cuthbert.
9. Trio from Othello. "Praise
Ye," Vtrdi, Mrs. Etta Cunningham,
Chester, Humphreys and Frank Cuth
bert. 10. Sextette from "Lucia" Don
izetti, Quartet.
SOY RFAN FXHIRIT Tfl S
BE FEATURE OF FAIR
Will Include Other Legume'
Crops as Well Fostered by!
rrst National Bank of Cher
ry ville.
Expanding the soy bean show of last,
year into a soil improvement exhibit far
more extensive in scope and in addition
putting on a corn show, the Fir t .Na
tional Hank of Oherryvillo has decided to
foster a big project this year which Will
prove a most interesting feature of the
Big Gaston County Fair in October, it
was stated by the executive secretary of
the fair this morning. M. L. M.uiney,
president of the' First National, has sanc
tioned the plans and Andrew Matiney of
the bank staff, who made a great success
of the com show in the past and the
soy bean exhibit last year, will have per
sonal supervision of the project.
The corn show put on by the Cherry
ville bank in lil'.'O attracted attention over
many states but last year the bank in
stead fostered the soy bean project a
the iSuunyside Community Fair wished to
ut on a special corn show. This ; iiir
I '. ' Siyinysidc people have decided to con
1. ''eir every effort in patting on their
co i . i.. ity fair, which has always ranked
high, nil.!' the bank will again stage th"
corn show .
The soy bean exhibit will be expanded
to include other legume crops and will
be arranged in the form of an educa
tional exhibit at the Big Gaston County
Fair, after being shown at t'herryville,
as a soil improvement project .
DELIGHT LARGE AUDIENCE
One of the most delightful concerts of
the season was the program rendered by
the Montague '.layers at the Central
school auditorium Wednesday evening.
Their repertoire consisted of light opera
selections and a Japanese comedy. Mr.
and Mrs. Kichenberger, Mr. Richardson
and Miss Bankliead formed I ho troupe
and every one was an art int. Mrs.
Kielienberger. presented as Miss M inta
gue, pohsessi' a fine contralto voice an l
her work hofTi in song anil at the piano
was exceptionally fine. She was nh"
gifted in expression. Mr. Richardson
was a versatile comedian and took every
part assigned with perfect ease. Tin
other two members of the troupe, Mr.
EichenlxTger and Mis Fativhild were
emiaily ch ver. All in all, the attraction
was thoroughly enjoyable.
Outstanding on the program were Mr.
Richardson's rendition of Kipling's
"On the Road to Man.lalay," his work
in costume as a Japanese c.iiint in the
comedy, the s:nging of Miss Montague
and her recital of one of Barrie's stories,
and the tenor singing of Mr. Kichenber
ger. i GRAND OPERA SINGER
I SAYS SHE THREW CHAUFFEUR
OUT OF HER APARTMENT
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I she has pending in
New York proceedings for absolute di-
i vorce on tin- alleged grounds ot intldelitv.
tiqnmirr u n - ,...m.,..i..i., ' . .'i.i,
aooui ". or larmei. u
t ,.,. f c.md I'f.iif
that aM-rs were served ou (rlotzbuch
January .
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Uilotbaeh L"0 a month, but in spite of
this sh.
had
She
him
to pay for every thread he
stilted that although sh"
to "live the life of a i
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allowed
1 'rince.
he pnblic'y denied their mar
a letter to a newspaper in Car-
rl:'Ki
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niel .
i Mm" Mati nauer. touching on a report
I from San Francisco that she exmcted to
become a mother, said she notified 1
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husband to this effect a month ago, f-
ter consulting a physician of Ann r-1
lx.r. Mich., but that she had learned !
since that her belief was unfounded.
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1U WEATHER
North Carolina, fair tonight and Fti-
Av liohtlv warmer Friitsv
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GASTON MAN HELD FOR SERIES
.lOF CRIMES
John Honeycutt, Now in Jail in
"Midnight Marauder" Who Committed Murder and Rape
and Entered Many Knoxville Homes Chief Orr Assisted
in Weaving Web of Evidence Around Him.
,In!:ii Honyecutt,
said to be a native
most of bis lite a
jail at Knowiile,
Mas .1 . H . Murry,
of this count v and
iv-d.l ut In re, is in
Ten a , where he is
of shunt ing ( pt . J .
i' i ity iast November
lu lu on the charge
I . Schneider of th;
I,' id
villi
der.
tall
who, tlie police officials f Knox
h.dicve, is the "Miduight Murau
' who killed two j ., j
;:n I entered a s ore
e there Ju-t
(i r more of
i omes
It i.i understood that he will b
an ear'' date in Knoxville.
tried at
Much of
the information which lei up
to the ariist of this man was furnished
the p.diie department of the 'fYnucs':
i ity l y Cliicf of Police Orr, of Gas'.onia.
lion yeutt, or Murry, was arrested a
i'w vis l;s ago iii Short!eaf, Aia., where
h:- was vnikiiig around a ii.tton mill.
V.'.th I, ::n at toe tinje he was arreted
was Mrs. Nettle Myor-, of Covington,
.-Te!i:i. ller husband, Robert Myers, as
iste l (lie otticers in locating the couple
ami mailing mem hack
Myers is being held as
ne ss .
Last O. t. .bar and Nov
was great !;. stirred by a
for trial. Mrs.
a material wit
ember Kuoxvili '
series of crimes
all of which were urv similar
were
i
i apparently pi i etrated by the same pi r
j .soa. Tin' el iniina! 's object seemed to be '
i tu attack women. The Knoxville of-!
liccrs were hailled and the crime wave !
I became so rimpan'' thai citizens or- i
'g.uiiz'd posse- ii'ul staid out at night in
Jan effort to apprehend this " midnight I
'marauder. " It was in a battle between '
'one of these posses and the Hoeing crim- j
! ina I on the night of November
Jnd that I
dpt. (Schneider was shot.
Chief of Police K. M. llavnes, of
Knoxville. sent a circular let I. r broadcast
I over the country describing th.' crimes,
that were being committed in that city'
and asking if any otiier citii" were hav- I
iug a similar experience. The only town ,
he:. id from was Gastonia. At that time,
this city was having a siiuilnr experience,
in that many homes were being entered !
with the same purpose evidently in view ;
I by the criminal. Chief Orr got into com
, municat ion with the Knoxville officials. .
, When lloil"cut! was suspected he con
ducted an in est igation of lloueycutt's
i lee (.iii li.'tv, at lie semer ity ami a'
1 K a nun piois . It i- believed that lie was
here at the time some of the crimes were
t ,!! in i t a year or more ago.
Keceiit issues of The Knoxville Journal
and Tribune carry detailed reports of the
aii"st of Honeycutt and of his crimes.
This paper Nays:
Mar., than I.V police chiefs Were w.'if
lep pef-onal letters regarding the wave of
rii'ie that swept the city. Mr. AY.at kins
can exhibit a file of answirsa foot thick.
Sonic reported a fc scattered instances
similar to those described by Chief
Ilayacs and every report that
i.romi iug was investigated.
appeared !
Kittle
b'oek
had been
somewhat
I Kiiowil'i
V.'atl.itK
isited by a sei u s ot
iniilar to those that (it-
i lime
ill..
Mr
na ile a visit to Aikaii?.!" :
:, !
I'll the particulars
am! found that
Kittle Rock's "man.ude
hail been i
regro, who was killed
previous to the
c:iiunis-ioii ol some ot
th.' more mm'
rinu s in K now i lie .
From the chief of police at Gastonia,
X. C.. came two letters describing the
i operations of i marauder. The parti.--
i.Iiis correspond almost in detail to the
'characteristics of Knoxviilc 's maraudfr.
i My t r sa s he and his w ife and Hoii"Vcutt
wi te in Cystoma at the time the series ef
twinty or more assaults and attempted
istss.-! lilts vi i.. committed there. This fad
terms an important link in the chain of ,
; i irciimstalitial evidence that the depart-'
POLICE BELIEVE ADAMS HAS
COMMITTED MANY CRIMES
Negro Taken to Charlotte Jail For Sake Keeping Confesses
to Three Crimes Strong Circumstantial Evidence That
He Has Entered Many Gastonia Homes During Past Two
Years.
In th pi r
yoiieg in -gro
town Sunday
.ii of Pirssley Adams, the
v ho was spirited out of
afternoon bv the liastonia
police d
a po.-ii.
Chief of
the man
patinient when muttering'
. lynching w.re in the
P.. 'i.-e Orr believes t'uit he
ot
air,
has
w ho is
responsible for a long
roiiimitte din this city
series
t
ci it:
aes
and suburbs daring the past two year.'.
Adams was taken to the Mecklenburg
county jail al Charlotte where he will bo
he'd until lie is brought back here for
trial for a capital offense in April.
As tiie iiivctig.'itioii of the inetn.nis
ii- I by Adams in the erin.es to v.hb h Ii
ba already confessed, namely the inter
iug of the homes of Mr. John Moore and
Mr. (. K. MiLaughen last Thursday
......
.iigut, progresses, tne police officials IK'
i coi'ie more ' loroiiguly
convinced that
j Adams is the man who has been enter-;
j ing homes in Gastonia dining the pas' '
I two years. Stubbornly denying his ,
: t firit A.lotna T,H f Vktl to tho i Wo '
kuih . , - - - -- .
. . . 11 . ...I. ... '
enmes n.xne mentioma. e c iur e
ncers to these houses, showed them how
he entered and gave minute details which j
"tamp him as undoubtedly the one want-1
'cd for these off euses.
During the past two years scores of
Gastonia homes have been entered by a
man who, almost invariably, followed
the simc methods.
lie nlwavs entered!
'in his stocking feet
and was usually '
ATJtNOXVILLEi
Tennessee City. Believed to Be
nent has built ami is building arcun.l
Honeycutt .
The Journal and Tribune, ca'i!ou7pg
the criiuea of the "Midnight Marauder "
says :
List of Crimes.
Ileiow is a list of the various maraud
ing acts committed in the city
August I, all of which have lieen
since
listed
1 on tin
police files as unsolved criints:
EarU' o.i the morning of August J,
ML s Ida Tilson, 420 West Bnxtcf avenue,
was shot to death at her home in an ef
fort to defend the honor of her young
sister. The murderer escaped.
Miss Tilson 's lister described the in
truder i:s a man who "smelled like a
driiK.-do.-c. " Deputy .Nhoritf Clifton last
night de. crilied Iluneycutt in the same j
words.
Shortly af'er 7 o'clock on the morning
ef August l!l, Miait Jessie Parker, school
teacher, was assaulted near Inskip on her J
way to school. A negro was Hold Tor
the crime but later released when he
proved an alibi .
An unknown intruder criminally as
Faulted Mr.. William Bailey. 1210 Eu
clid avenue after midnight on October
On the same morning the home of
Mrs. Ruth Dykes and Miss Georgia
Bustler, i'iI.I Citica street, was entered
by an unideiit died marauder.
A -a ril's of homes were entered on the
morning of October 111, near the scene of
the Idu Tilson murder.
At the home of Robert N.
7ol West Baxter avenue, the
Schubert,
marandei
fired at Mr. and Mrs. Hchubert
mi sing their sleeping infant
, narrowly
who was
lying in bed between them.
Ot'io1- homes entered on that morning
I ly the marauder or marauders, were:
l Mrs Margaret Kane, 4H Knox street.
,1. P.. Kvn its, 513 Bed alley .
' Mrs. Sarah Haroer. .Ill Red alley.
Charlie Weaver, (hid West Baxter
ellllf .
Mrs. Ada Blair, West Baxter avenue
John Waddell, 110 Lawrence avenue.
At "J : 1 " a. m
.Novemricr , tester
Doole.v, in protecting his wire against an
unknown marauder, was shot to death.
Dooley lived on Wivd Vine street.
This was the last crime of its nature
i committed up until the time of the
Schneider shooting ou November -0, ac
cording to available records.
During lloueycutt's stay in this city
: he worked at different mills and boarded
' for a time ou Lee avenue, also on Euclid
avenue. He worked regularly most of
; the time ami was not seen on the streets
' frequently.
While Honeycutt was identified by
! Patrolman Clifton as the man who shot
, at him the night of November 25, Honey
' 4-tit t w as not seen last night by Captain
Schneider, who received
a bullet from an
after Honeycutt
! ss'iilanl 's pistol soi
shot at Clifton .
Captain Schneider
lodav aie! the latter
w ill . ee lloiieycut'
will appear wearing
Cac old black hat that was taken f r mi
the trunk.
The .'ity of Knoxville and the state of
fered rewards totaling several thousand
dollars for the arrest of the night ma
radder. However, the reward offered by
the city vyts not intended for police de
partment officials.
nnneycutt is confined tu the state cell
... flu. ,-itv iail where he will lie held
pending the investigation today. Chief
Huyncs and officers connected with lite
ease have givfii specific orders that the
prisoner shall not be interviewed l.y anv
one ex. i pt the officers directly conmvtf I
with the case.
! dressed so as to give the appearance of
a man in his niglitclothes. He usually 1
unscrewed the light bulbs so that the
inmates of the house could not turn on
lights without considerable delay. The
nonciiieiits of this man indicated in al
most every instance that his object was
criminal a milt. In one instance at
least his object was accomplished, the
victim being a woman in East Gastonia.
He always managed to get away. At the :
Mutual mill last Thursday night Adams!
entered a house and has since confessed ,
to this crime. Here he was shot at sev-
era! times but escaed injury and made ,
his eseapv. Many of these crimes have
never ln-en referred to in the newspapers j
but thf police department has a long list 1
of them. Chief Crr and his men have
wori,ei ulmost unceasingly for two years
to a,,,r,.henl this much-wanted criminal'
t,ut hiVP M.Pll Muffled. However, Chief j
()rr j, fjrlllv of the opinion that Adams i
:.. ,1 , ll f .lldn, i
ih in.- ci i niia.vt ... ... v.. .(,,. .tu,.
. . . . . .. . ....
thmks that, before lie is ttirougn wmii
Adams, the latter will be connected with i
at ,.( a majority of them. i
-.huns will be tried for his life at the j
approaching term of Gastou Superior j
Court which meets in April. That
will go to th electric ehair seems alto
gether probiible. He is only 19 years
old, has long straight hair, yellow
plcxion and is evidently quite shrewd, i
LINEOERGER IS NOT
I
OF SOLDIER BONUS GILL
Wants House To Have Chance To Vote
On Harding'a Proposal That Bonis
Be Financed By Sales Tax Congress
man From California. Former Serrics
Man, Gets Many Signatures To Peti
tion. (By The Associated Press.)
WASHINGTON', March 16. A Deti-
tion for a conference of ' republican
j House members for next Monday night
! consider the compromise soldiers'
1 wnu bill was put in circulation today
ley Keprescntutive. Lineberger, of Cali
fornia, a former service man, and re
ceived a nuiutvr of signatures within a
short time.
Fifty signature will be necessary for
the calling of the conference. Th ne-
tion taken by the conferenco -would not
be binding ou the member when, the
measure came up for consideration on the
floor. , . '
Several former service men, members
of House, have signed the petition and in
addition other members who have been
counselling delay in taking up the bonus
bid, have attached their signatures,
Representative Lineberirer in not iti.
! tied with the form of the soldiers' bonus
bill, and in a speech in the House early
iii the week he urged that the Ways and
Means committee give the House an op
portnnity to Vote on President Harding'a
proposal that the bonus Iks financed by
means of a sales tax.
GILLETT TO CONFER
WITH CHAIRMAN F0RDNEY
(By The Asociare1 rieti.)
ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA.. March 16.
Speaker Gillett aid today that ho would
confer with Chairman Fordney, of the
Ways and Means Committee, in Washing
ton, Saturday, over tbo parliamentary
situation brought about a a result of the
expressed wish of certain Republican
leaders to bring up the soldier bonus
I bill in the Hons.. Monday under suspen
I sion of the rules.
j Tho Speaker expects to arrive in
I Washington on the special train -with
I President Harding Saturday morning
1 and t'i sec Republican House leaders bc
! fore going to Massachusetts, -where he
I will speak Sunday on the onus confer
; dice treaties, ' ?
Mr. Gillett has already indicated that
( he would rule adversely on a motion to
; brill: upon the bonus lecrislntion Mjndav
( under suspension of the rules. He point-
out, however, that there wag nothing
to prevent the rules committee from
I bringing in a special -'tulc under which
J tho legislation would have precedence
' and could be brought up at any time the
' House desires.
The Speaker nojieared undisturbed by
j Ihe situation and left the imprvsw
I that he thought handling the matter
I through a special rule wis the best pro
' ced tire. '
I WASHINGTON'.' ' March 10. Do-'
spite advice of Comptroller of the. Cur
j rency Crissinger to tho contrary, nation
i al banks in the opinion of high treasury
! officials could make loans upon adjusted
I service certificates in the event of en
j actmeiit by Congress of tho new com
promise, bonus bill. ..." . ; i '
j Should the ncty bonuilt bill ln-come ,
j In w and mitioiia!, lniuk ask ihe tiomp
i t roller of the currency as to the advi
I ability of making loans upon the adjust-
i ed service certificates treasury officials,
j said today tho bunks couhl lawfully do
i so even in tho face of an unfavorable
, reply. , - :
j Treasury officials, however, expressed
i doubt as to tho situation which might
' ariso in the event national bank ex
l amiuers wera instructed against adjusted
; service certificate loans mudo bv nation
al banks regardless of the comptroller's
j advice.
i THREATENED COAL STRIKE
j ONLY CLOUD ON HORIZON
(Ky The Associated Press.) 4
WASHINGTON, March lrj. The
threatened bituminous coal strike was
; regarded today at the Treasury as tho
only "cloud" on the businesa horison.--SSteady
improvement has been reported
I in general business conditions, high
' Treasury official declared, which probably
will continue uninterruptedly, ul though
I the prospect of a eoal striko may havo
j some depressing 'effect upon business ex
; paiision. The strike should not seriously
! affitt businem generally unless it should
: be drawn out to unprecedented length, it
j was said at the Treasury. ' Stocks of
j coal on hand and the coutinued produc-'
1 tion of non union bituminous mines, f-
licials here held, should enable the pub-
'i
to continue its routine activities re
quiring consumption of coal.
I In this connection high Treasury of
ficials expressed the opinion that the
: ginernmcnt would take no action in tho
1 event of a coal strike unless that hard'
I ship were worked upon the public. Such
j a hardship, the officials said, would not
; develop for some time after a strike wan
I called, and they expressed the opinion
I that action by the government looking to
, a rest oral of the normal cool supply
' would not be taken until the situation be
j came so serious that no other alternative
J was left. ,
! It was indicated at tho Treasury that
'. the Government was not considering any
, 'step to anticipate a coal strike nor be-.
lieved there were any measures of antici
patory nature possible, .
Cotton Market
CLOSING BIDS ON THE
NEW YORK MARKET
NEW YORK. March 16. Cotton ft
tures closed strong at an advance of 23
points: March 18.05; May 17.93; July
l " Odtober 16 90 IXmber 16 73
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