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GASTON I A, N. C. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, NOV. 1, 1922
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MRS. JANE GIBSON HAS.
MORE INFORMATION FOR
AUTHORITIES ON MURDER
Says She Heard One Of The
Women Under Tree Talk
ing About Letters This
Information Came From
Neighbors.
XKW BBUN'SWJCK; X. J7., Nov. JL
(By tli o Associated l'ress.) linker eye
witness account of the Hall-Mills murder
on (September H ' Airs. Jane Gibson,
fanner, told the authorities, it was
learned today, that u fe wmoinents le-
fore th fatal shootiug she heard oiiu of
the women under tho crab apple, tree ex
claim indignantly: .'
"Then explain these letters. " '-."..
i His part of .Mrs.'Uibioivn story came
to light through tt conversation &lie had
' with a neighbor after waking her state
ineiitg to investigators. There was :
luomeut or two of heated argument: it
was said, after the explanation was d
liianded, then, without warning, the
shooting.
Xotea that wero wti dto have jiassed
between the liev. Kdward Wheeler Hail
and his choir lader, Mrs. Kleanor if.
Mills, the murder victims, were found
strewn about their bodies under the tree
.Movements of the investigators today,
though veiled in secrecy, appeared to b
centered for the most part iu keeping
under surveillance three men answering
descriptions given by Mrs. Gibson. It
wag reported 1 hut Siieeial Deputy Attor
ney General 'Mott intended at an oppor
tunc moment to bring the three befor'
Mrs. Gibson.
Maintaining that ' he felt confident
that the eye-witness story told by Mrs.
Jaue Gibson would "stand up," Special
OejHity Attorney General Wilbur A
. Mott continued today his efforts to ideu
tity the man airs. Gibson described as
being tl murderer.' ,
According to Mrs. Gibson witnesses
have been found to corroborate her
statement that u woiuati wearing a long
"gray cout" was on the Phillips fan:i
ou the niglt. of the murder.
Two sisters of tho murdered clergy
man, Mrs. Paul Homier, of New York,
und Mrs. , Frank Voorhees, of Jersey
City, told newspaper men that their
knowledge of the circumstances made
them believe implicitly in the innocence
of the rector's widow." It was Mrs.
Voorhees' ten yeur old daughter, Fran
ces, who. was in the Hall home on the
night of the murder and who says that
Mrs, llufl wus at home on the uight at
least until S p. m,
Detective Juincs F. Mason, chief in
vestigator for Mr. Mott, coincided with
' his chief's view, declaring he has "very
confidence in Mrs. Gibson's story of the
murder, (ind ls-lieves it will stand the
strictest examination.
Detective tk-hwart., of Newark, liiigei
print expert ; his assistant,' Detective
IK'rtveaux, ami tho official police photo
grapher of Xewark were ou their way
liere today to. make photographs and dia
grams, of the scene of the murders and
to examine clothing of the victims.
A dcetctive' employed by the investi
gators said today that the day after
Mrs. Gobson's story was made public,
she had been approached by a niau who
said to her: ,
"Keep quiet. If you don't talk you
can make more from the defense.":
Mrs. Hall was expected this afternoon
to receive newspapr men at the rectory
and permit them to qquostion her at will.
NEW UKUXSWICK. X. J., Oct.
31. ..(By the Associated Press.)
"There will be an indictment - iu the
Hall-Mills murder case within the net
three days, declared Prosecutor Hoek
mau of Komerset county late, today.
He declined to amplify' his statement.
Mr. Beekman's statement came at
the close of a day of melodrama which
gave little indication that the de
nouncement was approaching in the in
vestigation of the double slaying of
the ;Kev. Kdward Wheeler Hall and
Mrs. Kleanor Khiiiolinrdt Mills, a mem
ber of his choir, ou the Phillips farm
Wcptcmlier 14.
Mrs. Gibson Is Iritated.
Mrs. Jane Gibson, ex-circus rider,
pursuer, of corn thieved' and self-styled
eye witness to the murders, who has
been absorbing public interest in .tho
drama the: last five days, today be
came irritated at the rotated efforts
of reporters to interview her ' and j
shooed them off her farm by tho sim- j
pie exedieut of firing- a charges of
liirdshot over their heads. " Thereafter
interviews were conducted "by telephone,
whenever Mrs. Gibson could be in
duced to answer the bell."'
"You reporters come here destroy
ing my pence all the time," said the
woman of action," who explained her
presence near the scene of the murder
by stating that ou that night she was
riding her mule Jenny V bareback in
quest of com robbers.
"You. are liable to get into a lot of
trouble if you jn-rsist and the papers
are liable to suit for things they are
printing ttbout me
"I have told the truth as
I saw it
and my past has nothing to
' do with
it." ' -
Mrs. Gibson insisted that William
Kaston. New Brunswick mechanic, who
has been appearing at her farm where
she lives with her son, Willie, was not
her husband, put "wily a relative." '
Easton Is Her Husband.
Detective Totten, who lias been
checking up her story of the shooting
in which the claimed to have identified
the slayer and his companion, said this
afternoon, however, that Easton was
her husband and that the -couple were
in Trenton, N. J., runiug a furniture
nusiucss, until .Mrs. oioson pulled up
Kt.'ikes and turned farmer.- Knstnu tm
Alasto.i hag
occasionally reappeared at Uie farm.' j
Mrs. Gibson declared that Kustuii ;
waft - merely a relative. Her - husband,
she said, died 17 years ago from
pneumonia. .She. declined to say where
he. had died, after having previously
ponied uiat it was in Jv.entucky,
Peabody College Girls
. Are Playing Football
NASHVILLE. TENN- Nov. 1
Flying tackles, long end runs, line
bucks and forward passe no longer
belong solely to male football heroes,
for women, now have entsied the
gridiron to claim conquests.
In a hair raising football battle
here yesterday, the "Vikings' and
"Danes" twenty two girls re
cruited from the George Peabody
College for Teachers give specta
tors all the thrill found at big
games between men. The "Vik
ings" triumphed when Miss1 Vir
ginia. Berger crosi'd the goal" line,
dragging several tacklers with her,
after getting . away for a twenty
two yard run.
1 ha two games at Peabody are
to be a weekly occurence, played
under official football rules with
the exception that dimensions of
the field have been reduced a few
yards and a round ball used.
Claims to the football champion
ship of the Universe among the
fair sex already have been made by
the Peabody girls.
REPUBLICAN LEADERS
PREDICT MAJORITY OF
44 IN NEXT CONGRESS
Expect Democrats To Gain
64 Seats
In Election
Missouri
Strongly
Conceded
Party.
Which Is Now
Republican I s
To Opposing
WA8HINGTON, Oct. .10. The in
sido l'cpublicaii estimate of the next
house 'is 2,'llt Hepublicans to 105 Demo
crats. Tho present house stands "94
Republicans to 131 ' Democrats. The
exjieeted majority of 44 will bo better
for all ' practical purposes than the
present unwieldly preponderance. .
In the following table which shows
the majority of 44 there is a certain
amount of guess work, especially is
this true of Missouri, which is now 14
Republicans and two Democrats, and
which is estimated as six Itepliblicans
and 10 Democrats in tho next Con
gress. : I'olitieal confusion in Missouri
m .so great that no one knows what
will happen thero but the Democrats
are given the .benefit of the
doubt ;
The new house will stand,
if tho .Re,
publican inside estimate is
correct, as
follows
State f Hep. Dem.
Alabama . ...i.. 0 10
Arkansas ........... .v.... .-. 0 7
Arizona .......... .. 0 1
California ..9 2
Colorado .. . . 2 - . 2
Conuectieut 3 2
Delaware 0 1
Florida 0 4
Georgia 0 12
Idaho . 2 0
Illinois 21 6
Indiana ' 9 4
Iowa . . . . v 11 0
Kansas 7 1 j
Kentucky1 ;t 8
Louisiana 0 . 8
Maine "........ 4 0
Maryland ' 2 4
Massachusetts '.'..,.1.1 3
Michigan .' It '2
Minnesota 8 2
Mississippi ...... 0 8
Missouri 6 10
Montana 1 1
Xebraska 4 2
Nevada ...... .'. ... , . ..... 0 1
New Hampshire ' 2 0
New Jersey 8 4
New Mexico '.'... 1 0
New York ; 2(5 16
North Carolina ........ 0 10
North Dakota .1 0
Ohio . . . . ..14 8
Oklahoma 2 '; 6
Oregon - :t 0
reiisylvnuia ... , 29 7
Rhode" Island .'! 0
South Carolina 0 7
South Dakota . .1 0
Tennessee ........ ......... T 3 7
Texas ...... 0 18
Utah . ........ 2 0
Vermont . , 2,0
Virginia ..... . '. 030
VVrashingtoji ........ ....... 5 1
West V i rginia : .'". ... 3 1
Wisconsin .. . . . . . . .' .11 0
Wyoming ............... . V 1 0
Totals ........ .......... 2U9 1 95
In addition there will be a. Socialist
member from New York. "
In the senate the Kcpublicans cam
paign .managers here feel that they
have a elKince to lose the following
seats, those of France in Maryland;
Frelinghuyseii m New Jersey und Mc-
M-au in louneeticnt. They have a
chance to win seats held by the Demo
crats as follows: Tho.se of - Keed in
Misouri; Myers in Montana; Hitch
cock in Xebraska; Jones iu New Mexi
co; amman iu -evala; 1'onierene mi
uiuo; ucrry in Hhotle Island; King
in Utah and Kedrick in AVyoiuine.
The prospects of gaining iu Montana
N'ew Mexieo, Rhode Island, Utah and
Wyoming are good. The expectation
is that the next senate will have from
two to four more Republican members
than the present one.
WEATHER DISTURBANCE.
WASHINGTON-. Nov. J. A disturb
a nee of considerable intensity has devel
oped over the lower Missouri valley and
ha bei'n attended by genral rains in the
gulf states, the Mississippi valley and
Oklahoma, the weather bureau announced
j today. The disturbance is nioviiii; north
inward, ' . ,
THE WEATHER
Partly cloudy and somewhat warmer
tonight; Thursday cloudy and waim-
ti, probably ram u irtsL,
Persistence
HA.; J
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i Twenty years ajto, Jerome TJhl
poted painter and opera singer;
tn'arrled .Elizabeth Norris of Philadelphia-
They were divorced la
1914, remarried in 1917. ard di
vorced aaln In-1919. ."Now Uhl la
sailing for Europe to marry hfci
Conner wife for the third time.
DOUBLE MURDER IN
- MONTANA IS UNEXPLAINED
Mr, And Mrs. Joseph Pyle
Take; Body Of Daughter,
Mrs. Carleton To Helena
, For Second Funeral
Many Details Are ' Mysteri
ous, v
HAVRE, MONT., Nov. 1. Unex
plained details of the double killing of
RcvJ: Leonard Jacob Chrisler, outstand
ing churchman and orator, and Mrs.
Margaret Carleton, n memb6r of his
congregation, still puzzled authorities
here today. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Pyle, of Butte, Mont., today took the
body of Mrs. CaHeton, their daughter,
to Helena,- Montana, where a .second
funeral service will follow that held
here last night.. Mrs. I'ylo before
leaving said she did not have sufficient
evidece to demand that tho ease be re
opened, but said either she or Mr.
Pyle would return hero tomorrow to
continue their investigation.
When a, coroner's jury .Saturday
night returned a verditf, to the effect
that Mrs. Carleton did the shooting
while under the iiillueucc of an over
dose of sleeping powders, tho matter
appeared closed, but Mrs. Pyle was
ot satisfied and started a further in
vestigation.
Within the past 24 hours it was
shown that, the bullet which killed Mrs.
Carleton - had been fired downward, not
directly in or upward, as had been
testified at the coroner's inquest.
The husband of the dead woman,
former district judge Frank K. Carle
ton, issued in Califormnia, a statement
aserting that Mrs. Carleton had con
fessed . to liim her love for Kev. Mr.
Christler. and had intimated that her
love' was returned. Mr. Carleton con
demned what ho characterized as an
"attempt to whitewash" Mr. Christ
ler 's character.
Ownership of the pistol used in the
Killing is a not nor mystery. Jt was
not Mr. Carleton 's as far as is known.
Investigation thus far ' has failed to
disclose that it was the property of
the Christler. Mrs. Pyle aNo has
claimed that diamond rings which Mrs.
Carleton was sen wearing Thursday
evening have iiot Iwcn found and has
suggested that if the rings were taken
from Mrs. Carleton 's hand after the
shooting, the revolver might have been
placed in the open -palm at the same
time. j
The only story of the shooting told
so far was that of Mrs. Christler, said
to have been the only other person in
the Christler house at the time. She
had her back toward Mr. Christler and
Mrs. Carleton when she heard two
shots and turcd to usee Mrs. Carleton
fall, she told the coroner's jury.
BODY OF MRS. CARLETON IS
EXAMINED BY TWO DOCTORS
HAVRE, MONT., Oct. 31. (By
The Associated Press.) The course
of the bullet which killed Mrs. Mnr-
jgaret Carleton in the tragedy in which
1th
liev.- lieonard J. Christler also was
killed hist Friday - morning ranged
downward st an angle ot forty-five de
grees with the line of body ami slight
ly from left to right, according to Dr.
W. F. Hamilton and Dr. W' K.
Williams, of
amination of
Havre, w ho made an ex
tlie body this afternoon.
irs.- varicion was lert haudcil, ac
cording t to acquaintances.
Mrs. 'Joseph lyle, of Hutte, Mont.,
mother of Mrs. Carleton, who, with i
the Rev. 'Leonard J. Christler,
shot to death in the Christler,,
early Friday, went today to
Kuhr, prosecuting attorney, with
. was j u
home
Max
four
questions, she announced.
The questions are: '
"What motive have you established
for the double killing, if it was done
as was decided by the verdict of the
coroner's jury, by my daughter?
"What effort has betn made to re
cover two diamond rings observed at
9 p. in. the evening of the tragedy,
on Mrs. Carleton 's bauds!
. "If . the rings ero removed
from i
iher fingers, is it -Hot also possible that J'o
this revolver which was not her own,
for her own, was in her bag ' at her
room, was placed in her. ojen "puliu
(Continued ea page ux.)
Winston-Salem Women' To
Honor Forsyth Soldiers
WINSTON-SALEM, N. C, Nov.
1. The woman's club of this
city, is having crepe myrtli an.!
sugar maple trees p'snted on the
highway between Winston-Salem
and High Point, the same to be
used , in developing the memorial
decoration in honor of thi soldiers
who went from Forsyth county in
to the world war. Not only for the
heroes who gave their lives in the
struggle to be memorialized but
every man who responded to the
call is to be remembered and his
memory perpetuated with an ever
green tree along this highway. At
the junction of the High Point and
Greensboro roads, a granite marker,
designating the memorial to the
world war' soldiers will also be
erected by the civic department of
the woman's club. . v
KIWANIS TO HAVE FLOAT V
IN ARMISTICE DAY PARADE
At Meeting Yesterday Local
Kiwanians Gave Hearty Sup
port To American Legion
For A Big Celebration
Interesting
Program By!
Ministers.
Tuesday's meeting of the Ciiistonu
Kiwanis Club was featured by an enthu
siastic endorsement: of the efforts of the
local post of the American Legion to
puJI off a big celebration of Armistice
Day, and by a program of most inter
esting talks. It was preachers' day,
with Hev. .1. V. Cantey Johnson, recto
of Wt. Mark's Episcopal church, presid
ing. The other clerical members of the
club, however, were absent from the city.
Present as a guest was Kev. Dr. James
llenderlite, pastor of the First Presby
terian church, who made a most interest
ing 'talk on the relation of the ministry
to the community.
Preceding the regular program. Ki
wanian It. Orady Rankin, who was elect
ed one of the lieutenant governors of the
Carolinas district at the annual district
eon vet ion iu Aslicville, was culled upon
to make a report of the Asheville meet
ing.' He 'made it clear that while the
number of liastouia Kiwanians attend
ing the Asheville meeting was not large,
that Castonia took a prominent place,
lie urged all Kiwaniuns to make it a
rule to attend the .district Conventions
when possible. The suggestion was made
that when the internaitonal convention
is held iu Atlanta next, fall Uustonia
Kiwanians should make, arrangements to
attend' iu large numbers, to get the In
spirational benefit of this immense gath
ering of Kiwanians from Canada
the United States. '
nnd
Two lay "members, J. Young Todd and
Van Covington, made splendid talks ou
the work of the ministry as viewed by
laymen.
The club voted unanimously to have a
float iu the Armistice Duv parade, ami
this matter will Ik) handled-by a com
mittee to be appointed by President D.
M. J ones.
v
CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL
OFF TO PLAY PEABODY HIGH
CHAKLKSTOX, S. , Nov. I. -Carrying
two barrels of city water, two
physicians an daccompauied by a dele
gation of rooters, the Charleston high
school football team today left for Pea
body, Mass., where on Saturday thy will
play the Pen body high school team on
Saturday, The Uelegation of rooters in
cludes
among its numbers Mayor John j
ce. of Charleston, and K. li. Jack-
P. Crace
son, of Wagner, t. C, unopposed Demo
cratic candidate for lieutenant governor.
Last year' the .Peabody high school
journeyed to Charleston and was defeat
ed IS -to G. The Charleston team has
beeu defeated oiily once in two years,
Duval high school of Jacksonville beat
ing them last year. ;
The Hantains plan to stop in Boston,
N'ew York, ami Washington en route
home. They will call at the vyhitc House
next -Tuesday.
BONES OF A DINOSAUR
THOUGHT TO BE
FOUND
. CHAKLOTTK, X. C, Oct. 31. !
What are thought to Ik? the bones of a
dinosaur or other prehistoric, ovinia!
have Ih-cii uncovered by workmen ex
cavating at Kntield in the western por
tion of North Cnroliua, President Iix-
ton of the engineering firm of Tuck
er and lixton, announce.! l!?re-to1ay.
Mr. Laxton who i somewhat verged
itu geology, sai'l he thought enough of
jt he diwovcry to write the state geolo-!
'gical department of the University of j
j North Carolia asking if the department I
desired to investigate the matter and
offering the use of his force of work- t
men. !
The find was made it a depth cf j
twenty-five feet, Mr. Laxtoit said, and
was encrusted with what -'appe.-irel to
be the remains of sea ihelis. He
pointed out that scientists believe the
Atlantic ocean at one time covered the
coastal plain of North Carolina and
other seaboard states.
r. KINCi, BAfiKER OF !
LEAKSVILLE, IS DEAD 1 1'gion headquarters today. Other or
I.KAKisVll.LE, N. i'., Nov. 1. ganiitinns have promi'sed to fnll iu line.
While arrangements were being made to-j Indications are that the parade will be
ilay to close all bHsiue.s boiiM'S hero
injc the funeral tomorrow of D. Frank-
.' liu King, banker and business man. b. T.
Neal, father of Mrs. D. K rank I'm King.
.Jr.. died at his home 'at I'eidsville, at
;tl age of sixty-six. f
' Mr. King, whose death came at his
j home here late ycstenlay. was born in
; Henry county Va. in 14: and after
serving in tin.- Confederate army moved
Leaksvillc fifty ycais ego and started
the tobacco business, lie later turned
j to manufacturing and banking. He
! leaves a wid wand six ehildren, 1).
jFrauklia King, Jr, being thcyouugest
Younger Generation In Italy
Overthrows
Tens Of Thousands Of Young, Vigorous Fascist! On Way
Home Today After Thrilling Day In Rome Flush Of
Victory Gives Way To Drab Business Of Toil.
Not To Shave Until
They Win A Game
BATON ROGUE, LA Nov. 1.
Members of the Louisiana State
University football team appealed
on State field today wit n a three
days beard in accotcarce with a
written promise signed by all var
sity members not t) shave until
they won a game.
The Tigers made desperate by
their ill-success, are determined to
make the fight of their lives to be
able to take a shave either this or
next week, their leaders announced.
LIFE IMPRISONMENT IS
PROBABLE JURY VERDICT
In Case Of Elliott Padrick,
Young Georgia Minister
On Trial For Double Mur
der.
BTAT KbllOKO, t,i., Sow I. The
fate of Klliott Padrick, former inlnistei,
who confessed the slaying of his -girl-wife
and uiother-in-law, Mrs. Mamie Lou
Dixon, now rests with a superior .vuun
jury. Indications this morning were
that a verdict would be reached during
the day.
That lite attorney for Padrick expect.
and ask nothing mure htau a verdict ot'
guilty with recommendation, was made
clear by their closing arguments before
teh jury last, night.
The attorneys, plainly told the jury
that they would bo content with a ver
diet which provides for life imprison
inent, but plena with the twelve men not
to "hang a crazy man."
Padrick bus been on trial for the, al
leged murder of Mrs. Dixon for the past
two days and closed his defense with a
that he shot his wife because of her in
discretions. His text was bit sd on the
commandment "Thou shalt not ..eoiiiiuii
adultery. ' '
After opening with prayer, the forme.''
minister declared the temptations of
modem woman made it difficult for n
younjr man to enter the ministry. The
I women of today, he continued, me enus-
!ing the "downfall of men, enitcing them
by their daily dress and ldayinir to them
through sex appeal"
Defense attorneys introduced evidence
tending to prov that Padrick not only
was insane at the time of the double kill
a but has been of unsound mind nios
of his life, in completing his charge to
the jury late last night. Judge J. H.
I'ark gave instructions that if there was
any doubt of l'adrick's sanity at tlu
time he committed the crime he nhoiihl
be acquitted, but if there was no doubt
a guilty verdict, with or without a 're
commendation for mercy, sohuld be re
turned. ,
I'adriik sho'. his wife and mother in
la wwhile the fhree were in an automo
bile near here, on June 1!. II has not
yet stood trial on the indictinut charging
murdr of his wife, who declared in a let
tor to a friend that she hut left her hus
band because she found she "had niar-
.' ,
" rri,'v
man."
Guion And
Build
Withers Will !
New Schoolhouse j
' !
r. . , i i .... 1
Ouion and Withers, local, contractors, j
i . . t ,-, .
secured the contract for the erection t
of the new graded school building in
the Arlington section at a meeling of
the building committee Tuesday after
noon. Their bid was ti3,2."12.
The now building will bo erected n
a plot of five acres donated by the
(iray-Hepark chain of mills. It will
contain .15 class rooms an I vn audi
torium and will be equipped with all
modem conveniences. Work Will be
gin nt ail early date.
ARMISTICE DA Y
FAST ROUNDING INTO SHAPE "
County-Wide Co-operation Is Asked By American Legion
Local Civic And Fraternal Organizations Are Lining Up
Floats For Big Parade Fireworks In Evening Promise
To Be One Of Biggest Attractions.
Enthusiastic co-operation from Ki
wanis. Ilotarv and (Hvitan clubs, to
gether with the Moose. Woodmen, Wom
an's Clubs and other civic organizations,
alrcadv oledued. noint to mi elaborate
disnlar of floats in the Armistice Pav !
parade, according to information from
dur-Jone of the most siiectaeular
of the most sjiectaeular held j
here. I
Jn ml.niiuii to the floats from all ovrr I
the county, the Gaston Howitzers will 'are already billed for this evnt. Sine?
form a big unit in the parade. The Lin-j there has licen no demonstration of fire
coluton troop of cavalry has lieen invited -works in Canton county, for several ytars
to take part, and they will doubtless ac-j interest in this feature of the day's pro
cept. Invitations have also Ih'cii ex j gram is keen.
tende.Mo all American Legion posts in J It is the desire, of the American la
this vicinity to Ih present and take ginn that the affair he made a couniy-
jpart in the day's festivities.--
roliowmg the paraue there win lie a
dinner served the service men by the
War Mothers and Auxiliary. It is likely
seated. - . .
Older Politicians
; P.OMK. Xov. 1. (By The Asso
;ciated Press.) - Italy was ou the
road bark to normalcy today after a
most exhilarating week that saw the
younger generation rise to ower and in
a great triumph overthrow ' the older
i politicians.
! Tens of thousands of the young vig
orous fast-isti and their enthusiastic
admirers who accompanied them here
i from till over the land wero on the
i way, back to their homes today. Yes
jterday theirs was tho thrill of a real
Roman triumph in which a million eo
ple made the streets Ting with plaudits
:for King and country after Dr. Heuito
Mussolini and his new fascist! ministry
hail takeu their oaths before, tho
(sovereign. As soon as this formal
I ceremony hail ended, the blackshirted
boys and men who brought about the
riso of Mussolini, marched us victors
through the ancient streets of the city,
croMdcd with a vast concourse that for
the day doubled the populatio of
itome.
Toduy the Hush of triumph gave
way to the, drab business of toil, in
dividual and national.. Dr. Muoliui
was on tho' job early, and he said ho
was going to sec to it that everybody
else engaged in the business of the
nation followed suit. He made.it
plain he was going to rule vith an
iron hnud that Italy might the sooner
be restored to a Itotter economic basis,
ami a more pwerful place in interna
tinal affairs.
For the moment at least, commuu
isiirhas no part in the, life of Italy?
The onslaught of the Fascist! has ren
dered nil radicalism a paralysing blow.
Carrying their battle into the ' labor
j temples mid
I antagonists.
the meeting places of their
the militant nationalists
have seized the
records and rosters and
j burned them.
Politically the chief topic,
today is what the fortune of
in Italy
the new
cabinet will be when it
goes before the
chamber
of deputies. Ouu thing is
certain. ' If Alussolini's government
does not receivo a majority in tho
chamber, he will have parliament dis
solved and then the Fascist! will take
their cause to the country. Mussolini
1 made this clear last Monday when he
t built a new cabinet at the request of
! the King.
KIDNAPPED SWIMMING GIRL
FOUND AT FARMHOUSE
M l'i?K K(iON", Mich., Nov. 1. -Rosalie
Hhiinty, II years old. kidnapped tiuuday
as she came from church, was found wan
dering in the woods near Dublin, Manis
tee' county, late last night, according to
a telegram receive dtoday from the chief
of police ut Wellstou, Mich.
According, to the police the message
intimated that the girl had been aban
doned b- her Hlnluetor und had wnn-
" """u " ,u Mm "
cd a farmhouse, where she was given
.1 I . 1 i ! a t. '. I .Ti . I. . 1.
shelter. Muskegon officers have left for j
z -
Wellstou, where the girl was removed
early today.
A posse is searching the woods near
Dublin for trace of a man who is said
b two boys here to have enticed the girl
into an automobile Sunday.
Rosalie wou considerable recognition
I here last summer for her swimming and
diving stunts at the municipal hathiug
beai h.
LUTHERANS CELEBRATE
REFORMATION
UJ I
Reformation pay services were held at
the Lutheran, church Tuesday evening,
attended bv a t-nuuregation of 400 or
more people. The pnstor, Hev. J.
Diets, was in charge of the progrilm.
" . , , '
.Short talks were made bv John lu Cut-
' ' " ... .
iiienier on l. inner, iroi. o. . i.
j Sawyer
, mat ion '
on t he " Kesults if the Uefor-j
and liy Kismarck L apps . on
" Some Impressions of the Convention in
liuffalo."' Mr. ( 'a ops has returned from
Intending the sessions of the convention
jof the 'Cnited Lutheran Church in Buf
jfalo. .
; Following the exercises a social hour
iu the isuiulay school room was enjoyed.
J Ire cream ami cake were served. f
PROGRAM IS
(that the stores will lie closed during tho 1
i.n.ir ... th ,.:.r.-..li. flint .-.II pniidiives I
may take i.art iu the .parade, it
thev gn
wish.
In the afternoon there will Vn- athletic
events of a .varied nature, including .1
high school football game' and other
stunts. A tug of war between the serv
ice loin of the Siifh and Nlst livisious
will be one of the big attract ioun of tho
afternoon. There will also Ik? boxinjj
and wrest ling 'matches.
In the evening there will In-a gorgeous
display -of 'five works. S?oiuo of the new-
est . and most spectacular pyrotechnics
fwide event. Full participation is s.ske.J
trom every town una eonimuiuiy. r.veiy
i rltib and organization is urged to take
j part to the end that all sections and ia-1
jterest in ..the county will be fully rttf-1
GOVERNOR MORRISON
EXPLAINS STATE SHIP
PLAN IN WELOON SPEECU
Denies That It Would Neces
sitate The Burden Of An
Ad Valorem Tax Pleads
With People To Rally To
His Support And Strike Off
The Commercial Hand
cuffs. WFLPOX, Oct. 31. Speaking before
tho Wcldon Chamber of Commerce and
the Woman 's flub at a banquet here to
night, (roveruor Morrison briefly outlined
his proposal for state-owned steamship
lines. He took ocensiou to deny two or
three, report of recent origin that had
sought to affect the project adveresly,
and asked the people to withhold any ad
verse judgment until they could have
more complete information on the sub
ject.
Announcing that he is opposed to the
sale of the state's stock iu the North
Carolina and North Carolina and At
lantic. 'railroads, he .leuiert that he pro
pused trading this stock for western sup
port of the steamship project. Ho alio
disassociated it with the port develop
ment bill that is being projw-ted, and
ridiculed a report that the establishment
I of the linen umiM necessit.-ii.. n nt-.tn u.l
I valerom tax.
"Thin proposition has nothing to do
with the port bill Ijeiug projected, and
has nothing whatever' to do with Mr.
Bowie's railroad propositions from the
west. It will bo presented to the state
upon its merits, and uion carefully
ascertained facts. I um opposed to thd
sale of tho North Carolina stock in
either one of the railroads, and have fre
quently so declared. I will fight to the
limit any proposition to swap or trada
them." .
Explains Steamship Plan. -
His remarks concerning the steamship
proposal rnii ns follows:
"I cannot at this time present to tho
slate the iirgimieut iu favor of the ship
corporation which I have proposed. In
ilue time I expect to present tho situu- ,
Ition Xf the people of the state and to
the general assembly. 1 do hope tlto
people will withhold an yadverse judg
ment until they are made acquainted
with the exact eoiiditiou which coufronts
the state.
"There need bo vo alarm about a
great amount of money being expended.
Ships nro being sold by the Cnited titates
government at prices never Ixore heard
of. I notice some gentleman suggesting
that it would take five millions of dol
lars. Wo would be unable to use live
millions of dollars worth of shins and
othe irqiiipmeiit at present prices. I am
satisfied the corporation can b organ-
i i.ea ami put m operution with an in-,
creased interest charge on the state of
.not iu excess of. '$70,000 ' n.' year. The
ships, can 'bo operated not only at a
profit., but at a great profit if the people
will only patronize them. I am satisfied
when the iioople krnnV th facts and how
! vital to the future growth and prosperity
I, . ,i- ..,.......... i.:..: 1 ".;
i", una oi.nu out it ntiiJ'i'i"K vuiiii'Ufiy
lpping company
is, 'they will give tin necessary patron
age. ' . '
"It cannot fail, if they will do so. If
we went into it, and tho people wouljj
not patrouie it, and it had to go down
or be run nt a lo, we eould quit with
out much loss. We expect to organize
the people of tlw statu not only to con
struct and operato the company, but to
pat run i.e it sufficiently to innko it a
success, and, if they will, it will aave the
people of the state more money and be
worth more to the lysines nt thp &tatt)
I annually thuu the came tax pant tor
purpose of state government.
"The great ch:iin of inland watcr
way in eastern North Carolina consti
tutes the finest body of inland water
ways in Arcricn. Under the present
law, ns interpreted by the Interstate ;
Commerce Commission, they are of llttlo
value to ns as freight rate basie points
beet use they
are not used for shipping
purposes,
Will Benefit Whole State.
"There will lie direct and immediate
lioiu fit to at least W of the 100 counties
of the state, and incidentally,' benefit
will be radiated to iiU the other fount k-s.
Kreij-ht rntea are based . on rates to a
fiw base points plus the local raU-s from
such points to the destination of tho
freight. Our prisnt freight rates are
largeli- based nn V'irginiii cities rate
plus the local and thereby we 'are com
mercial iMiiuisnieu to them. AS'e want
basie points in North Carolina, and from
iem we want ti radiate the freight
over the sti'.e. It i-ertniiilv eannot hurt
Jany part of North Oiroltna. and I am
j sure it will help the whole state by iinmct
idiately and almost magically rerolu
' (ionizing the commetco of the fastt-ru
! section of our state. '
: " In due time the whole nutter will be
' put efore the state, and the jieopie
: called upon to get behind it and strike
the commercial handcuffs by which
North CaroKna has been mauiu-led so
f""g-
' "fir
course, demagogues are slrcadf
spreading it oicr the state that this will
result in great increase in taxes nn th
value of property in the state. Thi is.
ridiculous Is-eaiw we will lierer has
any more taxes ou the value of property
for any purpose If I can help it." , .
COTTON MARKET,
GASTONIA COTTON.
Receipts 60
,.,.2H
Today
Price.
Bales
Cents
CLOSING
BIDS ON THE
NEW YORK
MARKET.
XL'W YORK. No. 1.
turea closed re:i1.
January 24.0: March
Co' tun fu
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