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I ETTE Weather Fair Local Cotton 24 Cents VOL. XLIII. NO. 257 GASTON I A, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 27, 1922 SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS GAS ' V . - ONI A DAILY GAZ 1 1 U. S. Owes Independence And Prestige In World To Navy Says Rodman In Noon Day Address Urges Hearers To Instruct Congressmen To Give Country Big Navy. CONDEMNS POLITICIANS. Says Big Navy Is One ' Best Insurance Policies For Nation. Of DKS MOI-XliSS, Oct. 27 Tle United" Itjtates "owes its independence and com 1 mauding position in t lie world's affair j largely to the achievements of its navy,'' ! ltcar Admiral Hugh Rodman, who rum Ulandcd tin American battleship forte with the liriti.sU grand fleet m tho" world war, deckired in a "Navy Day" address hero today, llo urged his hearers, "a patriotic citizens," to instruct tlieir con gressmen to '.'give u Pl'r tv,lt navy, ho that tno navy will ho ready to avt instantly 'and your money will not be wustod. " "It is a pity," he declared, ."that polities I mean party polities have such unimportant bearing on this sub ject, that not infrequent I your fighting forces are madu to suffer on this He couul. If wo hail more statesmen in Congress and fewer local politicians. ' our country, and indirectly our avy, would be greatly beclitlcd. " . "Are Wo going to put our Congres sional appropriations, ' lie asked, "so that the nay is ruined, so that we will continue to speu dthowsuuds of dollars every year for u navy not quite big enough" By the terms of the limitation 01 'armaiiieiit treaty, Adniiial Kodmau as serted, "the policy of our country in ref erence to the strength of our navy i definitely established for a, period ot years, and it follows, logicnlly, that .th necessitj- fur such u force is liniH'iatiw- - If we would live strictly up ti this new naval treaty, wo should build the live piano earners iillowed and sutli cient cruisers, submarines uud aircraft tobri Rnour navy up 4o tho ratio. If ; aciwr 0u the wido North river. And do this, then wc will have(u navy Hceond j two rivt.r!l toilay. with flow- ond to none, and tho safety of our com- ' niere on the high was is assured; and and flags, parades uddresss, chrs we eaa look forward to continued pros- ?' ". N,t,w oik obsrvd navy day, . . in one celebration paying homage to "iii our ieductu.il, due to the terms tllu forces of the nation and com of the late conference" on limitation ot ' ' . tlle Mrthdw of one of her nrmanie.it, while it i, true that our '"uftnous soos-tho late Theodore buildiiig progra nifor ) capital fl." road way was gay in tri-hued bunt is battleh.pH an.l battle crumcts the iat- . M), -trlotie Ofors Fiftll avenue ter a very ueceary and Valuable type, jdra d in 1 fl reflw.tcd the was Ktoppcd for ten years, yet many ; HukMimity the occasion. While Kiver those who. wore stricken from ;ur. list, i i(,0 1)riv0f with tUo sidiors' and sjiil were old and antiquated battleships, ad ors ,I10Ilullu.,lts draped, and banked their loss is nM a sermus haiiilicnp to.,willl wro:lth8', for the mcusion, and with those still remaining, uud which willitm. flett in the distance, spoke the mar constitute our main battle force. itiKl message of the celebration. . "As u matter of fact, tho expense of j birthday festival will be held to inaiiiteiiauce of theso older an dobsoictu j nijtht in Carnegie Hall, with prominent Nhips would not really warrant the mm! : men and 'women speakers. In school oT so doing, and our navy, under tbeiJious.es throughout the city, the occasion terms of the ngrciuctit, when cont raste-i ; was observed by the children, with the fixed strength of other natioiu, j A serial celebration was held on the will leave us in relation to other coun- i Kast Side, where foreigners, under the tries where we were U'forc the very first rank of naval "Our foreign policy," namely, in j i powrs." ! 'continued, "is just as navy and no stronger. "Wo are the largest grain and foodstuffs of earth, to i,ay nothing of A larire nroliortioiv of this comes froiu ! t In. middle western states and it is ii. i exaggeration to. any that without the protection of the il.-ny, its' exportation would of necessity cease to exist. "The navy insures our navy and country against the onslaught and ava rice of any others; it guarantees our liberty, freedom, independence, and pro tects our comiiiercec and all that we hil sacred and inviolable; - if our present strength and efficiency be maintained. plus the necessary, types l.o. oaiauce " i and the men to man it, it .is our con :i- try's ureatest aset aiid safeguard ""lUm't for a moment imagine ; that a : navy alone In mn-efwiry ; in army i e(imlly so, but the navy will be, our first line of NAME OF THE' UNLUCKY SHAVETAIL IS WITHHELD Commanding Officer Will Not Divulge Name Of Young Officer Who Pulled A Bone head. CHICAGO, Oct. 27. The name of: the second lieutenant responsible for ! the blunder which resulted in the shell- ! ing of the Farwcll and MeCormick es tates at Luke Forest Wcdiiesibiy will not j 13 mado public, lUig; (Ion. Moselcy, commandant at r o'rt ' Sheridan, an nounced to-lay. ' . Gelifral Mosclev in ' refusing to di vulge the offk-er s name, said be had a previous record for efficiency, al though he - had Won "grossly negli gent" in the ta-rget practice. According t General Moseley the officr was iu charge ( -n Mjua-1 prac ticing with a one, pounder 'and, ia-uti-ad of firing out over Lake Michigan. tr.iine.l the iriiii un the bench nrross all i arm of the lake. Four shells ftrdlk. the!'" shore ami. rilorhetin.g, liurtle-l into the , Fruudis ('. Farwcll mansion. Others . plowed up the I.ihiis of the estate of j Mrs. Edith Rockefeller MeCormick. Cy- i rns II. Met orinick an-1 J. Og-len Annour. - . 1 Five Killed When Train Backs Intd Automobile -"HOLGATE, 0., Oct 27. Two girls and three boys were killed when their automobile was atruck by a Baltimore & " Ohio t freight train near here late last night. The dead: Cecilia Royal, 14; Frank Royal, ,17; Thelma Seimet, 17; Vir gil Brown, 18 and Lary Schwab, 17. All live near New Bavaria. The girls attended school at Hol gate and the young men called laat night to accompany them home. The party spent the evening in Holgate and left about 10:30 for New Ba varia. The train switching at the crossing backed slowly into the auto mobile and dragged it more than 200 feet. The bodies were badly mangled. ROOSEVELT'S BIRTHDAY IS CELEBRATED TODAY ALONG WITH NAVY DAY For First Time Since 1917 New York Navy Yard Is Opened. ! GALA DAY IN NEW YORK. Atlantic ' chor Fleet Rides At An On Wide North River. NKW VOHK, Oct., 27. A tiny American Hag, placed by soino venture some East Side school bnj'. flutters in stiffening breezes at the pier head of it ! nameless jetty on tho East river. The I Atlantic fleet, in gala array, rides at auspice of the League of Foreign Horn Citizens, paid tribut to the lneni- the speaker j ory of Colonel Koosevelt in parades and Strong as our , meetings which frequently! revealed ! trades of old world customs, exporters of Five thousand Fast Side school ehil anv naitou on lren, carrying flags, took part in a other articles. pictureque pageant, sponsored by busi- '"'ss organizations. Ann in 1110 larger auititoriums, toreigners crowded to near speakers ' tell ot .the life ami Work of the former President. In Fifth avenue clinches -.special ser vices were held. A community sing, in which hundreds of sailors from the fleet participated, was held in the Col legiate church of St. Nicholas. For the first time since the United States enerted the war in 1017 the New York navy yard was thrown wide open to the public, and .many, paid their tribute, not only to tW' present 'sea f0T1.0St m,t also to the wffik of the late President as a-sistant secretary of the navy by visiting and inspectinc the ships at the yard. is. and iil way J Two place were singled out for . pe Icfcnse. : ciab pilgrimages. One was restored home- on East I'nth street, where Theo " j dore Koosevelt wa born, and which was opened to visitors' by the Women's ! Roosevelt Memorial Association. The other was theg rave of Roasevelt at Oyster I'.ay. Many visits were made , in the grave throughout the day by I delegations from patriotic and military organizations, and by far the largest of these was the company of l.tniii "y seirtits, Whose vi-it to Oyster 15a y on ' the birthday of the former President ! Ii.'im liecomc an Niiuual custom, BARACAS TO CONSIDER GYMNASIUM TONIGHT j A meeting of all the memliers of the I Baraca class of Main Street Muthodlsi church who are interested in a gjmna dum for the new young people's build Urttr is caTed to meet in the Haraea 'room at ":) o'clock- this evening to j take the progHisitioii under consi-leration. - Mr. Miles Hudisill will le in charge of j the meeting. In planning this building provision gymnasium, shower was made for a i baths and a swimming pool. The latter '"ri''g completion. THE VEATHEB i Fair tonight and Saturday, somewhat j wanner tonight, J When ;A srSJi T'!Y'- St i idliaSSBSlliiiii nilMHini ii fclSMii lliimi iiilMaWLiiiii,MiLlMtlJMMaUMMWwl I The murdered Xew Brunswick pastor is shown here surrounded by a bathing group parish.. This picture of Rev. Edward Hall anil bis feminine parishioners was taken last of the Church of St. John the Kvan Relist at Asbury Vark, X. J. PUTNAM ACQUITTED OF MURDER CHARGE Jury Finds That Killing: Of Andy Carpenter Was Justi fiable Homicide Plea Of Self -Defense Sustained. The jury in the case of W. A. Putnam, charged with the killing o Andy Car pentcr in Cborryville on Sepieni'ber 'Mr, returned a verdict in Superior C'ourl this afternoon of not guilty. The jury's verdict ssutiiined the contention of tier defense that Putiuim was acting' in self defese when he shot Carm'iiter. In prose- cutinir the JStatc did not ask lor a ver ,1 diet of first degree murder, but sSught u conviction of either second degn-e mur der or manslaughter. Solicitor Clarksou was, assisted in the prosecution by Messrs. Carpenter & Carpenter, of Jas tonia, and Chas. A. Jonas, of Lincoln ton.. The defense was represented by O. F. Mason, of tjastoiiia, Matthew A. Stroup, of C'herryville, mnt O. Max Gardner, of Shelby. The taking of tes timony was eoiiecjuded Thursday after noon uud argument was begun. At Friday morning ?s session argument was resumedj Joh (1. Carpentej speaking for the State, followed by 'Matthew A. Stroup, for the defense, Jonas for the State, Gardner for the defense and So licitor Clarksou closing. The 'case went to the jury at one o'clock and the ver diet was announced when court convened for the afternoon session. The conclusion of the Putnam case leaves only a small number of cases to be tried, unit court will probably udjouni by noon Saturday. The following cases have been dis jKisd of: Koss t!rice, assault 'with a deadly weapon, not guilty. 'Ed Sprinkle, housebreaking and lar ceny, six months on the roads. Will ITuffstetler, larceny, not guilty. Murray Parham, having immoral rela turns with a cirl under fourteen years i of age. Iiet'eudant entered a jdea of nolo contendere. Judgment of the court 1 was suspended on condition that the de-' Jury returns verdict unfavorable fen-la nt j-ny the costs of the action uid':,Mayfiold in injunction suit to keep pay the sum of -1-7(10 to the father of ballot name of democratic nominee the girl for her sole use and benefit. i I'nitcd Sttaes senator in Texas. Ed Johnson, store breaking, six ; iiiontjis on the roads. , , , , James 'Curry, store breaking, four i mouths on the roads. Grand Jury's Report. i "We, the grand jury, respectfully I submit the following report: "AVc find the jail ns sanitary as pos sible under the crowded conditions exist ing and recommend that it -lie eiilargel ;as soon as possible. A sick .-' 'prisoner j claims lie has not had-propor medical at tention from the county physician, owing ; to lack of promptness when called. "We find the courthouse and offices -in excellent condition. "At chuingaiig camp No. 1 we find a 'very unsanitary kitchen, due to lack of (proper cleaning, and bedding seemed to jbe dingy and dirty. Mule pen needs to! j be drained. Winter underwear am! cloth-! jing bad not been-issued to the prisoners j , 1 1 1 if up n-i-ri-. .iilvise-l tli.'-f tliia li-iil lu-itiil OTilered. We recomlneiid that this cloth ing be issued to the men as soon as pos sible. - - v- "At chaingang camp No. 2 we find the camp in extra good sanitary cisi-li-tion. . Winter underwear and clothing had not been issud. We recommend. that this be done as suoli as possible. "At chaiugaiig camp No. we 'find the cartip in extra goiwl condition except the drain to carry water from the ground after scrubbing the building. We re Toinmcud that this drain Ito opened. Winter underwear and clothing has not been issued and we recommend that this lie done a soon as possible. Prisoners in all camps jay that they are well treated-and properly cared for bv tlieir foremeu. . "At the county home we find all the building well kept anil in a sanitarv coudiiion, but recommend that new fl.... i. i..;. i .... ,.f l... .11 .1 :.. -IWUIfl '- - -'J' ---I l-l-l Ill-Ill S the halls of the main bqilding. We find t i lie home very mucii crowoed and recom nicnd tit the eight rooms on the second fb.n.r which are now being used as :i home by the superintendent be turned over, to the use of, tin inmates of the home bath . and fhiif a seven -room house with 1 built for Mr. Robinson, (Continued on page 8.) the j i The Rev. Hall Went Picnicking I The Day's News At A Glance 1 Italian Premier Facta and his entire ! ministry resign ufetr ultimatum from jfascisti and compromise is sought to I avert revolution. j Mr. Bouar Law praises Air. Lloyd George, as great personality and prime j minister suggests he will invite Hritish dominion to confer to promote empire trade. French, minister of finance promises France a normal budget and tells chain- ber that it will be ndjusted within two i or three years. ' . 1 Republican member -of - the Hail at J secret .meetings cull ujion Kamonn de , aleia to resuiue presidency of the Irish j republic, and reorganize-. the government. President - . Hardinj; in letter to Seere tan '-Weeks declares that regular army ot -i-SjOOit-mcn is as small as should b--eontemplateil in present world condi tions. , . Internal revenue officials .'report nation-wide attempts hy, business men to defrauil government by claiming ficti tious Issses in income tax returns. Republii-uu national chairman asserts I that administration within twenty i months has turned five million idle wage j (earners into profitable employment. ! I Attempts by government counsel to ! withdraw conspiracy and fraud charges j j against dairies W. Morse fail in federal, i court. at Alexandria, Va. ! United States will avoi-1 direct pat-. 'tieipation in Iiiisaniie near east peace, iconterence nut will prohahly lie repre i seated liy official' observer. ; Army authorities call court of inquiry I to investigate shelling of MeCormick ami t arwell incago estates liv (She idan "rookie" sipiad. to off for Strike in coal field Workers. -Williamson,. W. Va., called off by United soft Miui Ceorgia historian nf- United Daugh- jters of the Confederacy holds Abraham Lincoln responsible for the civil war. Mrs. Andrew Carnegie sells Shadow Mrimk estate at Stoekbridge, Mass., to New Englaiid.Jesuits-fAruse.as.fi semi nary. American race committee '.'protests awarding. Halifax trophy to Canadian jrehonnor Hlue Nose in spite of its vie itoiy over the crippled Henry Ford. NdTICE ON SHIP'S BULLETIN BOARD CAUSED COMMOTION I ,f.H uki, (. i ne voyage of the American . .passeugcr liner Reliance, which lias arrived hern from Hamburg. Southampton,- and Cherbourg, .was placid and uneventful until approaching tie home shores, when the purser posted on the ship large black iilletiii board a notice In I typi'. which several passeu- leer described us an accelerator, Jt. cause dcoihmot ion, much debate and brought the purser volleys of queries which be answered with the unchanging reply: "We are complying with the law." . - '-. fcjeveral who returned frequently to the bulletin hoard, were observed to have lost the steadiness of their sea legs, noticeable ou the tirst reading, the no- ;. i I. w ,..,. i..,.;., ,... i..,.i.,.r, . i liquors in their Jiossession am requested j tn 'throw them overboard before the ship i arrives at the Ambrose channel light- Ship "F. L, IVEK.SON', Master." The Reliance, a shipping board vessel, had scored its stock of liquors iiroutii ampton lieforc sailing. In these -lays of divorce, you nver until know a movie actress' last . name she dies. '; feminine members of Ibis summer at tlie annual outing BURNS BITTERLY DENIES : THE MURDER OF HIS Wi Falls To The Floor Beside Bier And Clasps Body In His Arms No Admission That Will Connect Him. CLKV FLAM), Octi; .27. Identity of the slayer of Mrs. Hazel May Hums, whose body was fuand' buried iu a wood s near Paiuesville, Wednesday afternoon, remains u mystery. Although her bus band is locked up iii the county jail lit Paiuesville Charged with first degree. murder and lias-been uudr cross-examination by Ralph M. O'Hrunder, prosecutor of Lake county, furu total of '.labours. I he has made no admission, the autluni j ties say, that would connect him with the death of his wife. 1 ' ! A dralnutic incident followed thu I beinging of Hums into the i'aiuesvilhi J morgue, where the body of his wife was, ' yesterday. ' , I Fulling to the floor lie cried; "Ni, I no, I 'didn't do it." i This exclamation was followed liy llnrus kuelciug beside the ' bid- audi clasping his body in his arms, while his I hps moved as if in prayer. At another period of the cross examiiiat ion ho re plied to the inquisitors; "If you could only ee into my he:yt yoh would know 1 am innoieut. How could 1 face my wife in the next world if I had killed'herf " The body of Mrs. Hums will be sent, to Zaiiesville, O., to-lay for burial. Hums told Prosecutor Ostr.inder that his name is Hmno Hrubnski, but that he took the name Hums because it was tho name of his mother's second husband. I CLEVELAND,' Oct. CO. Mrs. Haw I ! Hums, :Ml, whose badly mutilated body i was found -buried in a shallow grave .near Paiuesville Wednesday, died from !u,ilV.,li,-i, 'in.! t,t-..ti..iil..tw..i 1 ,L-,i I county authorities aufiouju-ed tonight ! following a post mortem examination of the body. ,,'.. ,, Mrs. Hums was not .shot, but was beaten with the butt of a small calibre revolver, then buried alive iu a shallow grave in a marsh, the authorities de clared. The marks at first believed to be bullet wounds were made by the butt of a pistol, physicians said." The. examination was -made while Prosecutor Ralph M. Ostamler an I MiorifT ISpink wore grilliiig the slain woman's husband, Harry Ibirns, iu tin! piosecutor's office at paiuesville. Tangled in Mrs. Hums' hair was found a small spring from an old fash ioned revolver, physicians reported. Grilling of Hums, begun after his arrest Wednesday,' was continuing tonight. Authorities have failed to obtain a confession- from, the husband, who denies he had anything to do with the .murder. Today Hums was taken to view bis wifii's iMidy and twice collapsed and. failing on bis knees at the side of the bier iu the paiuesville morgue, be prayed and' sobbed : "I didn 't kill her, I didn't kill her." At the undertaking rooms, where.' he encountered bis wife 's, relatives, he also maintained bis inno cence. . ' Human Blood Is Found. The authorities Isdieve Mrs. Bums was killed on the spot where, the rough grave was dug. Wood found 'nearby. they say, is human blood. As yet in I motive for the crime has been put for ward by authorities except jealousy ovei "another woman. - Mrs. Hums was the third wife of Hums, his tirst wife having died and his (second wife divorced. Recently, he 'had ;his name changed to Bums to Minpli-ty i tlie proniiiiciariou or ins former toreigu jiiame. He tirst. made his appearance iu i the neighborhood where be lives as unannounced that there would he ! porter, then he '.begun his coininerci.il ; career by establishing a piqk-orii stand To-lay Hums is said to be worth Is-t ween tflJMiiiO and 0.0OU. He owns four busi- ne-s and apartment' blocks. -i Mrs. Hums Ual been married . pre-i viousiy, ocing oivorceu troin net nrsr husband. CHICAGO. Oct. -7. Mrs. Tilly Wliuiek, uud her son, Joseph Mitkewite7.. i'O. were arrested . early today and held pnding an investigatiou of the illness of her husband, Joseph Klimk, 52, re ported seriously ill from s slowr poison. Mott Threatens To Involve Prominent Churchman In Case Mr. Volstead's Act Should Be Modified ST. LOUIS, Oct. 26. United States Senator Selden P. Spencer declared, in s statement issued to day that "the so-called Volstead law is not so fundamental" and that "it can be changed by Congress at any time. In my judgment it ought to be changed and modified" the statement said. "Some of its pro visions are unnecessarily harsh and restrictive of personal rights." Mr. Spencer who voted for the Volstead law said that shortly he would make suggestions for the mdification of the act. MOVEMENT FOR RURAL LIBRARY LAUNCHED AT SUNNYSIDE SCHOOL Marks An Epoch Not Only For Sunnyside But For En- V tire County. BUSINESS MEN PRESENT. Citizens Of Sunnyside W Give $1,000 To The Movement. ' Marking an epoch not only for tho eomuiuiiily in which it . was held but for the entire county us well was the bou quet given at Suiiiiyside school house Thursday night when TliomasS. Roystor, one of tin- county's leading citizens, wai host to fifty' business nidi and farmers of the county and when there was lauiii ln'il a movement looking to tin) establishment of the first rural library in North Carolina. That the spirit man ifested there will result in the early realization of this splendid plan is-not to be doubted. With the progressive citizens ot Suiinytude coninutU'd t gno the first $t,WQ towards this project, (lis live business and jirofessional men ffoni other sectmiis of the county look advan tage of -the. opportunity to swcll the library fund by severjil hundred dollars before leaving. From 7-.;tf) till 10: LI the banqueters enjoyed one of the most tempting and appetizing dinners ever placed on the boards in (iastou county and along with it a "feast of reason and a flow of rfoul-'' which rendered the evening out long to be remembered. There was no air of restlessness with the crowd and as one speaker after another talked about this great movement for this com munity and the county the interest grew until it reached its climax in the closing talk by Judge A. C. Junes win) made a strong appeal in behalf of the proposi tion. The dinner was served at three Ions tables placed ill one of the Scht-ol ro(.ui.. The tables and room were most attrac tively decorated with Autumn leaves and (lowers including a profusion of ichrysanthemuuis and dahlias. Mis lobnuie Mae Eaves, a niece of Mr. Roy- jster and domestic science teacher at the ' Tryon high school, had charge of the preparation and serving of the dinner. (She was ably assisted by the members 1 of her clnsw, Misses Mae. Ford, Noveta I Randall. Mabel Farnsworth. Maude Wiser, Mary Royster, May Higgerstaff, ..yuo Komi. Mildred Pasour. In addition to these Misses Yorna Stanton. I.orena. Wiser ami Ferric Kiscr assisted in serv ing;. ''"The menu, an unusually tempting one, was as follows: Fruit Cocktail Hoiled Country Ham Fried Chicken Rice and (iravy Freni h Fried Potatoes Candied. Yams Cheese J-Viilinc Pickles Apple Sauce (Continued on page 8.) 4! K AMERICAN LEGION OUTLINES , PROGRAM FOR ARMISTICE DAY Day Will Be Full Of Interesting Featues, Including Parade, Football Game, Athletic Stunts And Fireworks In The Evenintr Will Cover County In Intensive Publicity . Drive. ! ' - ' '''.'. - ' ' - ' j ' . 'nearly every civic, fratenial and pat no 'tic organization U the county. Them Plans for the biggest Amttic 'IwyjwiU -also be four brass banils. the Py ! celebration ever hold iu Gaston county ' thian, Ranlo, Belmont aud Cranicrtou were outlined, -committees put to -work out fits'..' land the- movement formally launched In the afternoon there will be a high, j at 'a-rousing meetiTig of Gaston Post, school football .game between Cast onia. No. -'!, American Ijegion. Thursday , xn, Liucolntmi or Mt. Holly, a tug i evening in the city hall. Reports w-ere -0f war between the SotU and Slst tlivi- heard from several committees appoint- sioiis, wrestling and boxing matches, led previously. Chairman Denny, f j There, will be uo s-pi-aker. Dinner will (the floats committee, announced that 'be served immediately after tho pura-lc. some 1G organizations would take part j jn tlm 'parade snd turnisli floats. .Miles iBudisill, of the decoratious comniittee. j as many street decorations as there were last year, ami Gastonia hn-1 the name (of being the beet decorated town iu the being the beet decorated town in the , 'state last year. There will also he a mammoth display of fireworks at night. The maiu features' of the day's vises - will Ih the mg ianile in big iianide in 'the'nnd Hugh Querv has the publicity in I morning, the feed at noon. thLiithh tii- : hau.l. Ecr'- st:hod district, neiglil-or-t stunts and e.-inu-s- in the afternoon mol'-hood. nn,j mill . romtciintfy in the i-uii-i-! the fireworks at night. All cx service. (- will ! covered jiv some fcprew nt .i -iimn. white an-l colored, uru efts-ete-l 1 1 i e of the I.i-rr. wilhin the no f- and invited to take part in tiie pjna-le. A Sjieeiul place for tlie colored linn will be resrved in the line of march, In the parade will be rer-rcscautives of ! Said To Have Been Near The Scene Of The Murder On Fateful Night. REFUSES TO TESTIFY All Persons Under Suspicion Are Being: Watched Close ly By Officers. ; NKW HRUNSWICK, NY J., Oct. 27. :-r-(Hy tho AsAsoctuted Press.) Ths j story of Mrs. Jane Gibson, pig rancher, jthat bhe had ideutiticd a man ami womaa present when Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor R. Mills were slain ou 'hillips farm last uionth, today was be- ,ug tested by Deputy Attorney General otl. ' Mrs. Gibtiou, accompanied by a county ktective, arrived at the courthouse and was understood that Mr, Mott iutend- J to go over her talu with her point by pit nt. JAt the sauio time it became kuown it Mr. Mott hud ordered seizure of an Uque automobile nhicb Mrs. tiibsou afscrts stood in De Hrussey hma tho ght of the shooting. According ti Irs. (iibson, the woman la gray, whoni he identified as having been present with the slayer, was standing beside thbj car when another juachui, turning into th lane, threw its headlights upon it. Mr. .Mott indicated today ho was not road yto accept, without it careful re checking, the alibi established by tint man named by Mrs. Gibson us having been present when the double shootinif occurred. This alibi, county Investi gators had indicated, positively had been regarded as copier-rivcted, NKW .BRUNSWICK, N, J., Oct. 7. Wilbur A. Mott, special deputy attor ney general, who has taken over the in quiry into the liall-MiJIs murder, mys- Itcry, expected to interview a prominent churchman today in an effort to corrobo rate statements of Mrs. Jane Gibson, eya , witness of tho slaying. Mott indicated that he intended to cause the churchman's arrest unless ho agrees to lx-coiiie a witness for t!v Iiroserutiou, Fnilure of the man, said to have beu near tho sceue of the murder, to acquaint the authorities with his al leged knowledge of the affair, has laid hi nilinbhv t oarrost, I'rosecutor Mott be lieves.' '- . - Mott is said to be in possession oi data showing that this same man had discovered tho letters of Mrs, Eleanor Reinliar-H Mills, left in the church stovs for the Rev. Edward Wheeler Hall, wh was killed with her, uud that ho showed them to Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall, th clergyman's wife. His car is said to have beeu parkel near the era bapple tree on the old Phil lips place unit its headlights made it pos sible for Mrs. Gibson to see the battle that ended in the death of Dr. Hall and Mis. Mills. . . ,. -Attorney Timothy X. Pfoifl'er, repro--seuting Mrs. Hull, denied last night tha cither Mrs. Hall, or her brother, Henry ; Stevens, .-were jireseut when the clergjj-, man and his choir singer were kille.ti He rett crated th:vt Mrs. Hall did not leave her home that night between 8 p. in. and 2 u. m. and tluit Hury Stevens was fishing in the ocean at LavaUette, n. j. '.; Mr. Pfeiffer's statement followed th disclosure that Mrs. Hall ami fctevens were the persons named in the sworn (( 'out inucd on page seven.) REPORTED THAT MINISTER'S WIFE SHAVED HIM PITTS FIELD, MASH., Oct. 27. Memliers of his church committee made humiliating remarks about him, among others the statement that his wife shaved him, Rev. Walter C. Carroll, de posed pastor of the North Beeket Con- . gregation.il Church, festified yesterday, in the superior court in his suit for $10,iM)0 against three members of the standing committee of the church. The defendants claim that the pastor was ousted because of the way he con ducted himself; in the pulpit. , , pi....s nntlii.ed at the lirion meeting, call for mi intensive publicity cumnign wlin-n will cover every nr-r- of tba county Ncwspais-r pub licity, signs ami banners, church, lodfe Aii-1 KilirvA :iiiiiii!tiii-eHi,-ats. etc.. will ,.,,;,, .i,,. ,,.t,n.l r,f r-nfUnic th. iiM-ssjigc liyfore the eyes of every form er soldier in the county". A committi-fl i exer-Icomisised of Ed Adjiins. Everett Jmw jda.vs. I If is urged. 'i;it tlix wenri (uniform b iu: ? li.c ft.--' ti.-a wi'U all f-.-"i .i t