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GASTON I A, N. C, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 8, 1922
5INGXE COPY 5 CENTS
IRISH
INSURGENT LEADER, AND
THREE OTHERS EXECUTED
Execution Came as Reprisal
' for Assassination of s,
Hales. .
AS SOLEMN WARNING
Peputy Hales Was One of
Michael Collins' Best
' Friends.
DUBLIN, Dec. 8. (By the Associated
Press.)Rory O'Connor and Liam Mel
lowes, together with two other Irish reb
els were executed iu Mout Joy prison
this morning, it was oflkiully announced-
The two other men executed were
. named Cooney and Barrett, both promi
nenet republicans.
Roderick (Rory) O'Connor, and Liam
Mcllowes were leader of the baud of
Irish insurgents that ' held the Four
Courts building in Dublin in its stand
against the Free tute troops last June'.
lach was taken prisoner when the build
ing was captured after a three day
eige.
An official army report states that the
four men were executed as u reprisal fur
the assassination of Beau llllales, the
deputy shot yesterday, and us a solem
'warning to those associated with them
"in the conspiracy of assassination
against the representatives of the Irish
jieople. "
Deputy enu Hales and Brigidair Gen
. eral Patrick O'Maille, deputy speaker of
the lower house of the new parliament,
were shot yesterday on their way to the
parliament session. Hales died shirt !y
afterward. O'Maille, shot in the head
unit ariu, was operated upon and it wis
stated late last night that his condition
was not "critical.
Hales was one of .Michael'-' Collins
closest friends.' His brother, Tom, is on
the other side one of the most promi
nent of the irregular leaders and is re
ported to have acknowledged himself
responsible for the ambush which result
ed in Michael Collins' death last sum
mer. .
The Day's News
At A Glance
United States representative at Luu
sanno vigorously protests against ex
pulsion of Greeks fro. Constantinople.
Premier Craig declares it is imposible
now o hope' that Ulster will submit to
Dublin purlinieut.
Allied premiers meet today in Lon
don in vital conference seeking agree
ment on Germany's repratioits bill. -
Turkey promises to oppose interna
tional control of Dardanelles and tunds
against idea, of fixed garrison at Con
stantinople. .
Killing of Sean Hales, deputy of Irish
parliament, intensities risk to other
members who received threatened let
ters. Ismet Pasha tells American missionary
lieads that he wishes- to keep in Turkey
American schools and other institutions.
German press deduces that. United
States- has .'decided 'definitely to ndan
don its "attitude of proud reserves" iu
European affairs.
' Premier Mussolini "asserts that Italy
is in complete agreement with her allies
iu Lausanne proceedings."
Dr. Klause Scholl, German economic
expert, declares that France has made
1,200,000,001) francs profit "on German
coal delivered since the armistice.
Battling fciki nays Carpentier was tin
cary mark and that American upblie was
'imposed upon in bout with Dempsey.
New York police get orders to "dry
Up Board way" is drastic enforcement of
state prohibition law directed against
Christmas liquor. '
Depositors in Christmas clubs in five
thousands United States banks will re
ceive about $120,000,000 before Decem
ber 10.
Xcw; York detectives recover valuable
loot taken from summer homes of Harry
Payne Whitney and other wealthy Long
Island residents. '- . ,
Clemeneean is second visit to white
louse has that with Mrs. Harding and
wishes her speedy restoration to health.
BEE HIVE IN RABBIT BOX.
(Stanley News Herald.)
Mr. J. R. Pickler. a leading farmer of
New London, Route 1, was in the city
Thursday and told us a rather interesting
.tory. Mr. Pickler says that on Wednes
day one of his neighbors, Mr. Delt Kfird.
decided to set his rabbit box which had
been lying idly in a brier patch during
the p;ist Mimnier. Raising the box he
found it quite heavy. On attempting Jo
oen the door he found it difficult, hot
Anally when it, came oien he discovered
that his rabbit box was full of hney
and that, it contained a i;mn of liees.
By the way, Yciuis is going to h.ne o
get busy if he exacts to keep up with
some of these inarvtlous happenings in
J5i.ly.
CONCERT SINGER FOUND
SHOT THROUGH HEART
PATERSON, N. J., Dec. 8.
Responding to an anonymous tele
phone call early today, Paterson po
lice found the body of Misa Evelyn
Mabel Rainbow, a concert singer, on
the floor in the basement of her
house. She had been shot twice
through the heart. Nearby lay
Harry Harter, a widower, who
boarded at the Rainbow home, dan
gerously wounded. He had been
shot in the right temple and under
the heart.- Harter was removed to
a Paterson hospital in a dying con
dition. A note, evidently written after
he had shot and killed Miss Rain
bow, was found near Harter's body.
It read:
"Good-bye. - Give my watch and
ring to David my son. I am ask
ing his forgiveness for the deed
which I have done .1 am taking
the one with me who broke my heart
and drove me to this."
It was signed H. Harter.
Miss Rainbow had conducted a
music studio at her home since re
turning from a concert . tour in
Europe nine months ago
"BIG ANDY" CL0NIN6ER GETS .
LOAD OF SHOT IN HIS LEGS
Well-Known Dallas Farmer
Shot By Negro Following
Altercation Over Hunting
On Mr. CloningerY Land
Is Getting Along Nicely In
Hospital.
''Big Andy" Cloninger, a prominent
and well known farmer of Dallas town
ship, was shot in the logvby Roosevelt
Lipscomb, a negro, Thursday about
noon, following some words when Mr.
Clouiuger' discovered a group of negroes
hunting on his place. Mr. Clouiuger
is at the Gaston Sanatorium, and is get
ting along nicely. The weapon used
was a shotgun. Mr. Clouiuger received
the whole load of So. 4 shot in both
leg. He was also shot in the hands
in two or three places. The wounds,
while painful, are nothing but flesh
wounds, and no serious -complications
are expected. , ;
Mr. Clouiuger was out tracking a
fox on his plate when he heard the
negroes and their dogs running rabbits.
He approached 'them and spoke Warn
iitjrlv to them about running over his
fields and shooting birds. He told
them lie lid not mind their killing rab
bits if they.. did not bother his boxes.
One 'of .the negroes "sussed" him, ac
cording to Mr. Homager's version.
One word led Uf another and Mr. Clo
uiuger, who had his gun with him, shot
one of tin- negroes' dogs. Another
negro who was in the party, and whom
Mr. Clouiuger had not seen, promptly
emptied one barrel of his gun into Mr.
Clouiuger. Fortunately, he received
the' load below he waist. He walked
some 50 or 7o yards after being shot
and was alone nearly an hour before
relief came. He was brought - imme
diately to the hospital where his wounds
were dressed. The negro was captured
shortly by . Sherifi't Rhyne and Deputy
Petty, and lodged iu the Gaston .county
jail . -
Mr. Clouiuger is 75 years old, anil
this is the firt" time in bis life he has
required the services of a physician.
He says he never took a dose of medi
cine in his life. He is ns bale and
hearty as the average man of 50. He
is a familiar sight ou the streets of
Gastonia, Mipplying a number of ' cus
tomers with country produce. He is
the father of Mr. Bert Clouiuger, the
well known dairyman. The negroes in
the party were not natives of this sec
tion . They Were with the road build
ing crew in camp near Dallas.
A. G MYERS IS ELECTED
ILLUSTRIOUS POTENTATE
CHARLOTTE, Dec. 8. Albert
G. Myers, of Gastonia, was elected
illustrious potentate of Oasis Tem
ple of the Shrine at the fall meet
ing held here today. Other of
ficers of the divan elected were as
follows:
J. V. Elliott, of Hickory, Chief
Rabban; Louis V. Sutherland, of
Charlotte, Assistant Rabban; Chafe
T. Ambler, of Asheville, High
Priest and Prophet; W,' L. Mc
Donald, Charlotte, treasurer;
Thomas Griffin, of Charlotte, re
corder; J. LcGrand Everette, of
Rockingham, Oriental Guide; B.
M. Van Story, of Greensboro, First
Ceremonial Master; P. T. Wil
f ord, of Winston-Salem, Second
Ceremonial Master; Eugene V.
trranam, or Charlotte, marshal;
Charles F. Long, of High Point,
Captain of tfle guard; R. ' E.
- Simpson, of Hickory, Outside
Guardian .
The only change made in the
representative delegation from the
temple to the Imperial Council was
the election of Chafe T. Ambler,
f Asheville, to succeed J. W.
Grimes, of Asheville.
Donations to charitable institu
tions totalled $7,250. of which $750
went to the N. C. Orthopaedic
Hospital'at Gastonia. .
"FLU" SPREAD EPIDEMIC
IN SO. CAROLINA TOWNS
COLUMBIA, S. Cv Dec. 7. Reports
reaching the st:ite board of health here
indicate that the fin situation has reach-
ied epidemic proportions and iu two
towns 1 lie s.-liools have wen forced to
clow.' The largest- number of cases to
m reported y any one. pliysb-i.in was
from .Wtv L;rHikland. Lexington county.
Dr.' W, A. tf.xuer reporting 1H5 cases.
The Xe Brookland Schools will likely
close iu a few days.
DETROIT WOMAN OFFERED
GUNMAN $20,000 TO KILL
HER WEALTHY HUSBAND
Mrs. May Ford Arrested for
Plotting to Get Rid of
Husband.
CLAIMS FRAME-UP
Alleged That She Wanted
Possession of Husband's
Estate.
j DETROIT, Dec. 8. Mrs. May
iBlenu Ford solicited the services of a
j gunman to kill her Wealthy husband,
Ncy J. Ford, offered the gunman $20,
000 fur the "job" and gave1 him a
photograph of her husband to make
aire the right man was slain, accord
ing to the sworn statements of four
detectives whose investigation resulted
in Mrs. Ford's detention today on a
charge of attempting to' commit mur
der. Denying the charge, Mrs. Ford de
clared she was the virtitn of a "frame
up" that grew out of her domestic dif
ficulties. These difficulties include a
suit for divorce, tiled last August, in
which she charges cruelty, und a suit
asking $25,000 damages of her estrang
ed husband, for alleged assault.
Mrs. Ford was arrested last night
when, it is alleged, she was about to
meet Edward Kunath, a detective lieu
tenant, for a- M'cond conference on her
reported plans for the slaying of her
husband. Kunath, it was said, posed
as a ''Kansas City gunman" Wednes
day night when the alleged plot was
first revealed by Mrs. Ford.
The first meeting, according to the
detective, took place in an apartment
especially rented for
Three detectives claim
heard the conversation
woman is said to have
details with Kunath.
that purpose,
to have over
iu which the
gone over t he
Several plans for the killing were
presented by Mrs. Ford, the officers
declared. One, they said, wns that ho
be shot iu his farm homo west of De
troit and the; others were that he be
shot or slugged while working about
the barns, the body to be burned, in
a haystack. Before deduction of the
body, Ford's gold teeth were to be
removed, to install identification should
the plot miscarry, it was said.
Maps of Fort Wayne county and
sketches of the Ford farm also were
presented to the x'seudo gunman, it was
alleged, to guide him in reaching the
Ford home and in making his escape.
Tin? $20,000 ivu to be paid, the de
tective declared, as soon as Mrs. Ford
should have come into possession of her
husband 's estate.
The conference was arranged, the
police said, after they heard Mrs. Ford
"was looking for a gunman."
The officers added that Ford had
been warned several days ago agaiust
continued residence at - liifc farm.
Before her marriage to Ford a year
ago, Mrs. Ford was a nurse, employed
in Toledo. She has two children by- a
former marriage.
SCHOOL CHILDREN SWELL
NEW BERN FIRE FUND
Victory School Sends Check
for $21.60 Other Contri
butions Help Is Needed
Now.
The Gazette's XewRern fire-sufferers
fund received a good boost this morning
when Principal M. L. Barnes of th3
Victory school, South Gastonia, brought
in a check for .21.00 representing con-S
tributions made by the pupils of this
school. Tliis is a splendid example and
it would be entirely iu order for schools
all over the county to do likewise.
So far as The Gazette- recalls this is
the first instance, certainly in recent
years, when a North Carolina town has
been so severely stricken that it was lie-i
cesary to call for outside assistance. The
more than ."J.000 people left homeless and
destitute by this great fire must be fed
and clothed and to do this takes money, j
Any person who desires to contribute
any amount to this worthy cause should j
send it at once to The Gazette and it will
be phomptly forwarded. The fund now
t.'tniids as follows: .
Previously reported. . .... ... . . .
Victory School, South Gastonia
. 40.00
21.00
5.00
1.00
G. R. Gillespie. . . . .... .
K. L. Carson.................
Henry Craig
2.00
TWO ARMY OFFICERS
MISSING ON FLIGHT
SAX !IK(iO CaL. Dee.' 8. Army
aviator . officers at Kockwcll field, here,
were ready today to send a suadqron
of scout planes to search for Colonel
Francis C. Marshall, attached to the
staff of the chief of cavalry in Wa ii
iugton, and Lieut. C L. "Wcblicr, of
the air srrvice, who left San Diego at
9:15 o'clock yesterday morning in a
flight for Kort Hiiaebuca, near Tucson,
Ari.i, and had not leen heard of early
today. Fear was felt for the safety
of-the two officers, and the Kockwcll
field officers planned to canvass the
country in southern California and Ari
zona.; The officers were esjierted to reach
their dp!?tiati"ji vithin five bom ut'tfr
they took off. Lieutenant Wcbhor, an
experienced croxs-country pilot, was in
structed to re)Mrt by w'ire on arrival
at Fort lluachuca. -
terrible Turk"
X ::TW
(
Wild and disheveled in appear
ance, Hassan Kohoen lbissouny
tried to enter the White. House to
Interview President Hardin. In.
vestlgators found that lie bad
been fleeced of his fortuno of $3000
And Intended to go to headquarters
tor Justice. The police aro now
trying to regain his lost money.
MORE THAN A SCORE OF
WITNESSES TO BE HEARD
RUSSELL'S DAMAGE SUIT
Governor Russell Declares
That All Charges Are
False.
BILBO TO TESTIFY
Said Miss Birkhead Had Pre
ferred Similar Charges
Before.
OXFORD, Miss,, Dec. K. With
more than a score of witnesses, includ
ing Theo G. Hilbo, former governor of
Mississippi, yet to be beard from, the
trial of the 1100,000 damage suit
against Lee M. Kussell, jjovcrnor of
Mi sissippi, by Miss .Frances C. Birk
head, stenographer, entered upon its
third day session here today in the
dated States district court.
The witnesses to be called are for
the defense while additional testimony
iu rebuttal is expected to lie presented
by Miss liirkhead.
Hesting its case by counsel for the
plaintiff, a lengthy wrangle ovr the
much discussed ''.Mary" letter, and au
order by Judge L'. U. Holmes citing
Mr. Bilbo for coiitempt of court were
the important developments iu the case
vesterdav. The trial was started
Wednesday following two days of argu
ment over a demurrer by the. defense,
which was overruled.
There was no indication early today
when the trial would be brought tp a
close. .
Governor liuscll was called as the
first witness by the defense after op
posing counsel hail rested their case,
lie was on the stand, under cross ex
amination, when court adjourned for
the day.
The eexcutive, iu answer to a ques
tion as to whether he bail authorized
Mime of his friends to effect a settle
ment wfth Miss Birkhead, replied with
dramatic emphasis: "I never author
ized any one to pay her a dime," add
ing as he looked toward where Miss
Birkhead sat with her counsel: "It is
a deliberate falsehood and she knows
it. "
Miss Birkhead had testified the gov
ernor told her that he had authorized
Then G. Bilbo, former governor of
Mi.-nissijipi, and one or two other
friends to make a settlement with her.
Miss Birkhead, under cross-examination
during most of the morning, ad
mitted that during the campaign for
the governorship iu 1911), she informed
Oscar Johnston and Karl Brewer, a
former governor, both political oppo
nents of the governor, of the alleged
wrongs which form the basis of her
suit. She al'O admitted receiving a
monetary ensideratiu for information
by which one newspaper was enabled
to score a "scoop" in printing her
allegations first.
Both sides offered witnesses iu an
effort to fix the authorship of the
"Mary" letter, handwriting eompari-
sns Ix'iiig iiiaoe particularly or me
letter "-M.
ou the original letter, and
format ion
of the" character by Mr.
Ru-eU.
Governor Husscll, repeated his testi
mony that when he first met Miss Birk
head she made charges against Dr.
Henry Boswell, sujieriiitendeiit of the
ft ate tulH-rculosis sanitarium at Magee,
where r!ie formerly was a stenographer,
similar to those which she made against
him. Dr. If. F. Garrison and Dr.
C. D. Mitchell, then '-members of the
board.' of health, corrolorated this tes
timony and the declaration that Miss
Birkhead had threatened to kill
Boswell .
Mr. Bilbo was governor and
Russell lieutenant governor at the
Dr.
Mr.
time
of the incidents alleged by Miss Birk
head. Mr. Bilbo, who had been sum
moned as- a plaintiff witness, had not
yet reported. An attachment was is
sued for him several days ago.
Vr. Woodrow Wilson tells women
democrats of Marvl.md that former
President is gaining in health and that j
he is ""most wonderful patient.
Clucf Jii-mVc Ta'f Mi;est( that Trcsi- i
deal he empowered t mak appoint- i
menis to all lui-al ofikes without confir-!
matiuu.
KU KLUX ADDS FUEL TO
TLAMES IN AN OLD TIME
LIQUOR FIGHT IN HOUSE
Representative Hill Tries
f Connect Drys With
Klan.
to
HOUSE GIVES COMFORT
Gilbert, of Kentucky, Dry Ad
vocate, Says Small Wet
Minority Is Oefiant.
WASHINGTON', Dec. 7. (By the
Associated l'ress. A old-time litjuor
fight short but stormy flared -up in
the houe today during debate ou the
$110,000,000 treasury supply bill, with
its item of $9,000,000 for prohibition
enforcement.
Starting earlier in the day when
Representative Magee, Republican, New
York, a member of the committee which
framed the bill, declared that defiance
of the Volste.l law "was so prevalent as
to threaten our institutions," it ended
abruptly pust after Representative Hill,
Republican, Maryland, a leader in the
movement for light wine and beer legis
lation, hail announced what, he proposed
to offer iu the form of amendments
when the prohibition section was reach
ed tomorrow.
Mcnuwhjjc, friends! of prohibition
overwhelmingly in control, took one shot
after another at those who sought to
attack the law, and by parliamentary
methods cut short Mr. Hill's attempt to
connect the prohibition' unit in a
friendly way with the Ku Klux Klan.
"Vindictive Minority Defiant."
In urging Congress to give to the
states the right to say what alcoholic
content would make wine and beer in
toxicating, Mr. Magee declared it prob
ably would result in a beverage, made
from pure ingredients and "the restora
tion of wholesome resjieet for the
law."
Declaring
the .liquor traffic had
misery until the people,
as if it were a serpent,
it, Representative Gilbert,
thrived on
handling it
had choked
democrat, Kentucky, shouted to the
house that he, was getting tired of the
constant attacks on men who are trying
to see that the law is olwyed.
"Ho determined and vindictive is the
small minority -that it stands out 'in
open defiance of the constitution," said
Mr. Gilbert, adding that it was backed
by influential resources and that mem
bers, of the house gave aid and com
fort. Taking uji the eliHige that
crimes against the United States had
increased since enactment of the Vol
stead law, Mr. Gilbert asserted that
crimes which flourished in the bar room
days and which were handled in the
state courts had decreased to the point
where many jails in rural communities
were empty.
Kill Publicity Bureau.
Half a dozen members were on their
feet at once trying to break in with
(luestions when Mr. Hill, with six min
utes to close general debate, proceeded
to explain the nature of . his amend
ments. "In the first place,'' he shouted
above the hubbub. "I shall propose
that the-house strike out of the bill
the item of $150,000 for the prohibition
unit's publicity bureau; that the minis
of from ikl.io.tioO to $150,000, as hereto
fore, shall not be spent hereafter in
open violation of the Volstead law for
the purchase of bootleg liquor to be
used as evidence; that iionn of the
government appropriation shall be used
to defray the expenses of the stump
speakers seat "wver the country by the
prohibition conimi;sioner. "
All the time Mr. Hill was being
bombarded with questions as to whether
h-j was trying to tighten up the ol
stad act.
Mr. Hill declared that anybody con
nected with the government "who ap
proves the Ku Klux Klan should not
receive government f units for law en
forcement.". When forced to sit down
by expiration of his time, Mr. Hill was
attempting' to read an extract from a
press bulletin by the prohibition unit 'a
publicity bureau, which said that "the
federal prohibition director of Arkan
sas had reported that the Ku Klux had
organized a campaign against moon
shiners. This, he said, was issued last
April and printed.
There was another flurry after the
bill was taken up, item by item. The
word ''alcohol," aiqiearing in the list
of the treasury's cleaning supplies, tied
the hou-e up again. Representative
Blanton, democrat, Texas, contending
benzine was good enough. Wanted it
substituted, but failed. Then he tried
to make denatured alcohol, and Mr.
Hill insisted it should read "non-
lieverage alcohol." Both proposals
were formally put to a vote and thrown
out.
Representative" London, socialist. New
York, enlivened the debate.
I never took a drink in my life
unless I wanted it, he said, and the
house roared.
Getting about half way through the
bill, the house had reached the wet ion
relating to the bureau of internal reve
nue with the prohibition appropriation
when it quit work tonight.
Only one change was made. On a
point of order by Reprcticntativc Blan
ton that it was not authorized by law,
the house eliminated the provisions for
undcr-socretary of the treasury, at a
salary "of $7,300. Mr. Gilbert, ""now
holding that title by designation of
Secretary Mellon, will remain, and an
effort will be made to keep the title iu
the bill by other mcaus.
THE WEATHER
(by force from tV Portland depart
. , , , , ' . . .Uncut, dynamited buildings in an effort
North Carolina: Rain tomsht and;.. t fl.,, .
oaiuiaay, warmer in norineasi ana
mr in Mtreme west tonicht: coldef
in extreme
Saturday.
Wilson to Play Big
Role, Says Tumulty
CHERBOURG, Dec. 7. J. P.
Tumulty, before embarking on the
Majestic today with his 17-year-old
daughter, Miry, who was the victim
of a rave automobile accident at
Munich, said:
"Woodrow Wilson will henceforth
play an important role in politics.
The failure of the various interna
tional conferences and the difficul
ties met, notably at Lausanne, have
made him regret more than ever
that the league of nations had not
been taken seriously."
"He is rallying with greater con
viction to his four-year-old project,"
Tumulty concluded.
ROTARY CLUB HEARS ABOUT
THE' FOOTBALL HUDDLE
Gaffney-Rock Hill Affair Is
Aired No Action Taken
Baptist State Convention Is
Invited to Meet Here Give
$325 to New Bern Fire
Fund.
Raising
New Beru
i-.j
fire
for the benefit of the
sufferers, bucking the
congregation
church iu its
of the First Baptist
invitation to the State
Baptist Convention to hold its 19-'-)
convention in Gastonia, and hearing the
straight of the recent Gaffney-Rock Hill
football misunderstanding, constituted
the bulk of the business of the Rotary
Club Thursday. Every Rotariun g:ive
$5 to the New Bern fund, to go as a
Rotary donation. Others will give
more to a separate fund 'being raised
by Col. T. L. Craig, who told of the
ueed of help.
vV. II. Wray . announced that the
Baptists of the town were going to
Winston-Salem next week to invite the
state convention to meet here next year,
and asked the backing of the Rotary
Club. It wns unanimously given.
Aueut the football game originally
planned for Gastonia Thanksgiving J'ay,
it developed that the fair association j :y, however, that . they Jiavc been in
was not to blame for tho failure of the formed by citizens that they heard ex
teams to come together on terms for ! plosions in several of the burning hous-
the use, of the grounds. They did not -
ee either the president or 'the secretary
of the Gaston Fair Association. Their
dealings were with the local sMiool au
thorities, who offered to stage the game,
mark the field, furnish gate keepers and
policemen, etc., in return for "j per
cent of the game. Superintendent Grier
gave the history of the affair.
Heveial amusing anecdotes relative to
the recent deer hunts nt Hilton Head,
with Jim Kennedy us the victim, Were
related. George Smith was in clmrge
of the program. W. L. Balthis pre
sided in the absence of President Woods
Garland.
SHELBY
BOYS GIVE
MONEY TO
NEW BERN
Donation of $100 for Monogram Sweat
ers Sent to Fire Victims By Foot
ball Team .
SHELBY, Dec. 7. At the dose of
the recent football season, the Shelby
Kiwanis Club as a work of community
pride and appreciation, . appropriated
fioo for the purchase of monogram
sweafers for the members: of the Shelby
high school football team. Of course
every - member of the team was proud
and happy, but when the team met this
morning to take measurements' and wnd
off the sweater orders, the New Bern
disaster was recalled, whereupon the
. 1 L.I .11 I
entire team with unanimous accord
voted to go without sweaters aud to
contribute the $100 to the relief of
the distressed and stricken people of
New Bern.
The women of Shelby as well as the
local Red Cros-i are sending articles of
clothing and bedding to the New Beru
sufferers. "
Astoria, Oregon Suffers Loss
$ 1 5,000,000 From Morning Fire
enure uusiness uisinci wipea uui Jixieen diocks ournea
Portland Fire Department Goes to Rescue.
. ASTORIA. -Ore., 'Dee. (By the
Associated Press. ) The business dis
trict of Astoria was laid in ruins by
a tire which hrose out Hiortiy after
a. m. today and despite efforts of the
local firedepartment and reinforcements
from Portland, swept sixteen blocks.
causiug a loss
estimated at between
$ 15,000.000.
reported dead and au-
10,000.000 and
One man whs
other' missing.
According to
reports from the fire-
swept
of the
dead.
a rea
Morris .Staples,
president
Bank of Commerce, had dropped
Another said Breuuau Van no
sen, a business man, was miissiug
y. i
H. Felton, furniture dealer, who had
liecn reported dead earlier in the morn
ing, later was found.
Ten blocks of the . business district
were wiped out. two livesi were lost
ami prujH'rty damage estimated nt
$1,000,000 was caused bv a lire which
broke out
shortly after 3 o-'clock this j
morning. .Most of the big business ,
house's were burned. Firemen, aided!
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PORTLAND-, Ore., Dec. 8. Fire rat(-j
NEW BERN FOLKS RALLY
IN DEFENSE OF UNJUST
CRITICISM OF FIREMEN
Commissioner Scott's ' Report
Is Examined By City
Officials.
JUSTIFIES CITY'S FIREMEN
They Went Outside City Lim
its to Fight Fire In
Roper Factory.
NEW BERN, Dec. 7. X. E. Cuuady,
deputy life insurance commissioner, aud
Mayor Edward Clark, today came to the
defense of the city fire department .it
Raleigh, which charged negligence in
handling last week's disastrous fire here,
power.- He said it was true the depart
ment's utterance "unjust criticism."
Iu a statement to the Associated Press
tonight he declared the local, fire depart
ment had done everything within its
power. He said it was true the repay
ment went outside the city limits to com
bat the Roper mill fire. Any other de
partment in the state would do the same
thing when the necessity arose, he stated,
The fire forces were consentratcd nt
the mill when the hitr fire shirti'.l. uliii-h
destroyed more than- a thousand struc
tures. Clark Makes Reply.
Mayor Clark declared the- Raleigh
statement was unjust to the city, its tiro
department and citizens.
Insurance adjusters are Working on
claims, but so far no adjustments have
lioen made. Mr. ticott said his investiga
tion showed there will be approximately
$500,000 in insurance claims.
Work of cJlfarinji away debris is 1e
ing rapidly pushed. fcSeniblaneo of order
is beginning to appear out of the chuas.
New Bern police are investigating the
report made by Commissioner W. A.
ticott that a large amount of high ex
plosives was found in negro houses and
in one of their churches.
Lieutenant Kurtz, of fort Bragg, said
that only a few shells were found in the
i ruins of one or two houses. The police
including the church mentioned by
Mr. Scott. ,
When shown the story regurding the ro
port of Mr. Scott, iu which he criticised
Jut local fire ' departineut, James S.
Bryan, chief of the New Bern fire de
pa rtiiioiit, issued the following statement:
Chief Bryan's Statement.
ii if i- (,.,, r. c...,n o.... t,..t
L - ,i IU11, Mi, .1, 1 I TV V I I. CHJ Of I II. I t
there was no nozzle on the wagon which
was first nt the scene of the fire. The
delay-resulting from this was uot great
r than three or four minutes. . The
statement that Mr. Scott makes concern
ing the wrench is absolutely untrue. I
made the connection myscjf and wrench
.tu ou the wagon. There were only
three houses ablaze when the fire de
partment responded, and not five, as Mr.
,3ott says.
With reference to the couplings nt the)
Hoper mill it is true that the coupling
ihere differs from the standard size, but
:is we had proper connection on onr
trucks there was absolutely not one sec.-'
ond lost iu this respect."
In regard to Mr. Mcoil'a statement
that the insurance on the property de
stroyed would amount to $;l.j,000. V. H.
i tj,,,.,!,,,,,
local, banker, said one com
pany alone
$160,000.
had policies, amounting to
NE WBE11X, Dec; 7. Sew Bern po
lice are today investigating the repo"t
made by the W. A. Scott, deputy in
surance .commissioner - that a lar.'je
amount of high explosives was found :u
negro houses and in one of their
churches.
Lieutenant Kurt, of Fort Bragg, said
that only a few shells were found iii the
ruins of one of two houses. The polico
say, however, that they have becu iu-
(Contiaucd on page six.)
iug at Asto.ia, Oregon, a port near tho
mouth of the Columbia river, had de
stroyed six blocks of the business' dis
trict early today and threatened to wipe
out the town. The Portland fire de
partment responded to a call for heb
with 'equipment and hose but buildings
were being dynamited iu ou effort to
cheek the Hames.
The , police 'department, here, judging
from repoits received ' from Astoria, aa
(estimated that the fire ulreudy bad caus-
eu uamage or -T-i.'" ','" at oayorcaK.
The fire started shortly after 3 o'clock
this morning and spread with such fury
that it coon was l-yond control.
CLOSING
BIDS ON THE
NEW YORK
MARKET
NEW
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futures tWd steady.
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