? - ? ' gr.,,y
Jodie N. A. Sbdtir SoMMCft
Joe SwiadeM to Tkirtj Yen*
b fee and J D. Forrior to
Oeejp Two Yetr. EacbOae
? - *
Elizabeth City, Not. 12.?Noting an
appeal in open court from the ~?n
tenre of a-minkhum of one and a
maximum of thase years jn state,
prison imposed by Judge N. A. Sin
clair this afternoon,. J. JX Farrior, of
Wilson, who entesed a pled of guilty
last Friday of assault with intent to
kill upon Joe Swindell aadrirbo hat
since that time keen in Pasquotank
jail, was released under an appeal
bond in the sum of $15,000.
Joe Swindell, sentenced just .prior
to the pronouncement of sentence up
on Farrior to a term of Sfr years in
prison, is expected to note an appeal
before the adjournment of the present*
term of court.
1r sentencing Swindell, Judge Sin
clair said:
* * * * xk* * * - ? |
~lfie naruesi mug mu un j*ug*
has to do is to do his duty when he
remembers very frequently it means
more suffering to be innocent than
to be guilty, and I em sore that ev
erybody sympathises with this man's
father, but we
able to learn how to punish crime
without visiting punishment upon the
innocent.
"This man ha^bffn guilty of the
vilest and most contemptible v crime
that perhaps the imagtoataon could
perceive. I don't thiak anyone thai
heard the evidence'W the' case has
any doubt about his guilt The pun
ishment for rape is death, and yet
in some respects this is more repre
hensible than that, if possible. X
man of mature years and experience,
who deliberately plans tlyb destruc
tion of a little girl, is not entitled to
mach consideration when it comes to
the question of ptinishmpnt A man
like he is in as dangerous as
beast, a beast of prey upon the '
afreet An example must be made
fOfAhia Cgee to deter other men t lite
/StjpL ; The law is intended forfttbo
40a 83C3a?tfnDi? hO uCttr QwigrS XxOHJ
"A man that is guilty of the infa
mouse crime that this man is has for
, feited his right to live in the society
of people His physical condition is,;
? a matter that 1 cannot consider. 1
; donl know whether he will ever re
; cover or not?the doctors say they
dont know whether to will ever re
. cover or not?the doctors say they
don't know. He may or he mayinot.
> According to the evidence of the doe
; tors he may get well. That's a ques
tion which 1 will be compelled to
leave to the decipion af other autbor
" ities.
"I am going to give this man the
: same punishment I would if he was
. convicted of second degree murder?
, tot him be confined ip the state prison
: for thirty years." f |,
['?to?f the toUMt||
I "This CM? ** ??* g ?
I -this ??= ja my expert- ?
<M? ttotl tow WO evid-ltly ?
I ,?*?. * ow oof ? r~ k? ufe l
I of riotoot
I he had never lw2r,, aasiwakabteII
temper. Be has htdpgM | ?
I tow ? iSogl
| "Rtd"- Grange ,
-f ' - II IIM1 1Tl T
- An excellent, new picture of
"Ked" Grsnre, IHiiwjabadfcfield 1
man, an# the moat sensatiortaTfoot-^
bat! <^tar ??? the
'?? OS 2> '?'!?< '? . t ?? -?
: - - 'a 1
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excusable; and here was the court sf?- ?
ting in this court room ready and ;
ahb4o enforce the law to the utmost, ]
and the. judge presiding in the -court ?]
had actually sent to bring the prison- j
er here'that "justice might br meted- ,
out ^and this defendant iiudefiahee (
of the law and in defiance of ;
court goes and attempts to shoot Mpi. j
to death in his cell. .. ij
"If this, defendant was a young tnan (
in the full possession of his strength <
aod;yjgor, I would give hint the full' j
penalty of the law. As it is, it is'a ,
painful thing to have to punish him
at all. It is^a deep regret to me. ,
tb^'he wmW^'t.have beentbe goSf ?
eitizen that Mr. Blades was. I think j
that everybody, I don't-care care what *
his sentiments
is" a "very painful tiring to -punish
Brie defendant -ajMelt^en account ?$ ^
the case. We tell jurors- when they
take oath to do their duty that they
must not be swayed by sentimental!- <
ties, but I have, taken an oath as <
strong as the jurors to do my duty. .1
The law must be enforced. People 1
talk about the unwritten law; there ]
isn't any such law as the unwritten j
law in North Carolina and never will 1
be. We have courts to redress wrong.
The unwritten law is a cowardly term _{
which men Suse for lynch law, but ]
there is no such thing as the unwrit- <
ten tow. The only laws that we i
have are the laws of this state, which j
are passed under the terms of the ]
Constitution. j
"Let the defendant be confined to ]
the state prison for not more than 1
three years and not less then one
year." 1
? 1
ImRS. JONES hostbss j
TO CHORAL CLUB '
I A most pleasant evening' was spent ?]
I by members of the Choral club on
iMonday last when Mrs. M. V. Jones
I entertained them at her attractive J
Ibwotw'o Belcher street. ?: ,i||
I Exquisite roses, shaded lights' add .
la cheerful fire in the grate, made the
zaiion, called the meeting to order
Istaafth then gave an interesting sketch ,
I of Handel's life an^Mvanrf of his
I most, famous compositions were dis- j
cussed by the group.
IS ^1
l bell weevil is being planned by John
I ^Hoh^^^Farm^e, president;
tern Carolina- Chamber of Commerce.
?"TIMe drive, if undertaken, will beF
three times as large as thi$ ydarV' i
Bartlett stated today. ^Die chances I
l^-Si^Ureetors wirauthorial itf
Early adfo^l
p.Tha.; ?2bti doraaj^^'ilWn 1? :
per cotton grown fa the f
eastern part of the 6tate J^a year, |
ities the ineeet was late
deuce ^??s ranged from f!
fc^^iftin^lMerCgent. Thejff l
paign carried on by the sectional j
Chamber ef Commerce covered the 9
SS sgpSlf 1
tern eaimttee strictly within our teiv 1l
rftery." ' 1
Several thousand people coop^rat- 11
kfdfreetly br indirectly- fa the /192i A
drive of the chamber of'woiiv^rce. ?
Tiese included scores of jbanki:? and -i
merchants, Cptton brokers, and other 1
business; men. The state ||^eultural 1
Cotton association loaned its resoqrc- '
ss. Thousands of farmers and farm '
dub boys were enrolled in the work j
same from many sources, ,
if the Norfolk and Portsmouth Cot
ton Exchange were among the. first
toi. contribute and their, donations j
were large.
"Demonstrations* have been held
Ffgularly at more tin? 30 points "this 1
^^^BartletTmdd^ ^If wa ntage j
Novelty, beauty, variety and ability |
ire some of the descriptive terms that t
an aptly and. faithfiilly be applied, j
to the program of the Lombard En- j
;ertainers, and this program is to be' <
presented at the high school audito- s
rium on Tuesday, November 18, at (
1 p, m.
Extraordinary costumes, smoke pic- ,
;ures (something never used on the j
yceum platform before), a unique, i
>ne-stringed 'cello and a gypsy camp- |
fee setting,, are a few of the innova- -
Jons which'make different and'com
pelling the program of the'Lombard
Sntertainersua company consisting of ?: I
3arry Lombard and two lady assis
tants. ? _ I
Augmenting the musical features of *
ty situations and winsome heart-ap
- au .
J ,V| ? ? . ? t. . jl j
vv* pi6C04ttilU FvU CuIIUIBB Wclc III fjW"J i
Mr] q loy^lv anp'pl fA/vl flflkfl bffj6.1V 1 I
V **r5v .
Bous$. BntJ-W. 'Jfv Willis, ^ |
montns
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ffiKv* ^S?> -' /*Ui i ;i r
i^pj&
M||
-- ~ ^*>**
(18? : Jt <.-?~C-ix^Hv wlv ^UlluIUolIa
?s<^ni6 cpngres^on
Mats th ? ^
' . i^-^^isffmNH^^v- that' 'S^scffitftrv
? some extent an element of tamer-' I
ainty, Into the situation now cryetal
ies as the December sessions jbpr; 11
)roaches. Several congressional lead
in also are pressing for an extra ses- '
lion after March 4 to taxe up tax re
taction and other measures. |
Jtatc Wwts More Th?r Foi^ ?
Hundred Thoasnnd Ftf I
Tbe Vexf Eiscal Yearl"'
'I
lrd&V : ^ i n^ivcd I -
?? ? 1 l_f 100011 tU" ftUwl' I
I ?Ki/?h h& J^kS' I
jrfT fig^xt ^^ was oYertuinw:?p^ r
Ifr.,^0 - .jfcJtyftff wBKm ?*?.? ** jcJ-iV^* ^
> Ealeigh, Nov. 5._The largest d igv
| baapft ><?*?*? JCpoperatta , ww Ra
tion last-week whenrt^o?wB?5d
fanners of.the old tobacco belt -of
Virgipi* ami Carol** brought
inn*** then 3,009,900 pounds ofjfhe
weed to the co-operative . warehouses.
Npw. members are steadittjoiiftg
the tobacco association, and - egflj&y
940 new contracts hate: readied ufa
Wgh headquarters within. t$e
months. :Severol -fiundred oftaagbe
contracts are for the crops of ] $5
and 1926 and *fere signed,after $e
openingdf the cooperative warehoae
es had made it clear to many i& cm
era thai the advances and loans of
tfye marketing associations were de
cidedly to their advantage as com
[jpafred to current prices on many e?j
the auction markets.
: km important ease wirn decided in
favor of ihe tobacco association iajet
week when Judge B. F. Long in *tel
superior court of Perara wmnty, jvj
ed that there is no escaping-4ne ob
ligation of a contract with the b&?-|
ciation by means of a mortgage: $r I
seizure of a member's tobacco i$r I
claim and delivery.
I : ? - ? _ ... - j . ?. - r . 3 H
In this case the defendant present
ed as a defense against suit for dam
ages for toeach of his ^ contract fa
1923, a 36,700 mortgage under which
the mortgagee had aelzed the tobaje^
by claim and delivery and disposed
of ife-' i'1"*'< ' " ?<- ' ?' I > 1
Judge Long held that only a leg#1
impossibility,? such ?**'?* act $&'?'? God,
would excuse non-delivery. Hb also
held that the contrast does not wsdfy
the association's right to cbUeoi daitf
ageyffr non-delivery of mortgage!
wtmcco. s'Y#. ? X;'
Thfe rttUng is the first on thls Wint
ini a-jury case In North Carolina a?d
b tei tt^or^cS
ginla who are members of the tobac
io association dividei a
week. The association opens Sixtetn
niore warehouses foir delivery of dak
fired tobacco by Virginia memh^s
on November 18. ?
William Peteet, representing a nw
[j<*h organized farmers of the market
ing associations for tobacco, cotton,
wheat and other crops, as' secretary
of the National Council of Fairness'
Cooperative Marketing associatMs
will address -amass meeting of Organ
ized Virginia growers in Lynchbuqg,
November 8*v Other ttasa^meetingi ff
the Virginia- dark firSd tobacco farm
ers who delivered 69 per cerit of <&
1923 crop of their state* will be Ketd
st ISother markets H* Virginia riesrt
Satuxdayi^
? :
?ISSI0NA^Y^CICTYSH?WERS
v Mrs. Jack Smith,.^as hostess to Jh
lehghtful meeting of the Young Pea
ces i^wnary flod^ty, JJathodis^ on
W?y evening at her home ou Churdi
T E J d d th
Bible^^fhaS^lhw^r> k**
subject r Mrs. DeW^Allen ,thm^l
in article Wig .the gospel ,St*$
in the JCorean Countryside"' arid Mr?,
loynerjtoldaf
lone hi the^.Tfi^of Wast
^ i? > V' 7m ??V ' /" i' ^??jij 1
c?nti fcynclcs# ??--? I
T'ej jsj- TO SQl^A TA - >* ? .11
? -.r ?
? When Militia Arrived
State Militia, with maehine&&ta 1
mounted atop bases, arrived"' at
Niles, Ohio, to restate order after
twelve had been plfet in SffeMt
fighting between partisans
Xu Klux Klan, who !yere trying to
)i;rade, and Knight! of i^Aming
Jii cla. - ? M >* Y-s
?
B INTERESTING MEETlWc- BWfln
I BY WOMAN'S MISSION
I ARY SOCIETY MONDAY
One of the most delightful and in
? teresting meetings ever arrayed by
? members of the Womah's Missionary
I Society, Baptist, was'that of Monday
? night last at the home of Mrs. J. H.
I Wheless.
? jf
? Miss Annie Perkins was leader of
I the program and the subject for con
sWeratio^was ''Chim." A story,
tu^8 (^ Chinqsehoipes were drawn
^^?'jr^tlhifTJi^eQses In yflg^hyiil
? ad and saltines were served.. ^
weeds and raked up leaves. |
Rasberry's yard and carried leaves to j
Rattlesnakes: Cleaned up house and!
sco tuig e g. d M
foe finest thnigs in scouting. Thei
Local Cliib Carries Out Parotic
Meeting en Tuesday Evening
A Fine Talk Was Maieby
Rev. N. N. Fleming.
ri ? ; ;
Armistice Day was observed to the
local Rotary dub at tte-rcetinj. on
?pro
. -gram. ? * %
'The national eoltotfand .
l^^-was OTie of the prominent fea
tures of the decorations. $
^ Several war scrags werfe sun# and
by m #jtor
of the Presbyterian church.# Mr.
P?serye . the fruita.j>l victory ai a
precious J--ZZJ
H6 CiD66a. DIB fMBUBMmB^Wiltory
of the statue of Christ of the &&?*,
-that striking remembrance erected by
^ie people of Argentina and ?hile,
and stressed the fact that until'" the
Prince of Peace reigned in the hearts
of thepeople there would be no world
.peace. ?? "
At the conclusion of Mr. Fleming's
tajdq Ernest Huffines, in Boy ?cot;t
uniform, entered the room befring
the Stars and Bars. The Rotajrians
saluted the flag, renewed the p&dge
of allegiance aad the program tame
to an end with the singing of $The
Star Spangled Banner."
>v CU.JJ. Chetham was a guest oftohn
Thorpe at this meeting.
ARMISTICE DAY OBSERVED
QUIETLY H$RE
\ ^
Armi'itcfrpay was observed qpiet- ?
ly here.' All banks and many ?$>res
closed, for the day, but there wefe no
odf lfecple' ihotom? to . I
I
'ty-i yrTii^rM*^* t ? fun r
TlElllOIHS'W TO hOLTD J
-ANNUAL BAZAAR ON THUBS
DAY, N^PBB 28
f-.i :: r?t?9? :
According to plans being laid by
Society, the bazaarcm^ursday^No
and best ever held here. ?. J
Moore's Feed Store will be a jweed
store" indeed when it is transformed
into;Ah attwtwe "dining room #iere
ai;urapfuo^ tnrkey dinner I
cream and cake for 20 cento. XT
Near the front there will be <Alor
ful booths with , the daintiest of wand
made articles, home mode cand&and
The bazaars held ankunlly bWthis I
Christmas shopping early" advocates,
for they Jmow that theJeuniy hand .
made articles atr the fancy wait booth
of fni;nm nwUnni wm t'Nifrvfry
chasing exquisite Christmas
well. ' I
"i Utai nuil'teiDw?*???<?? {a oitid
;J Ju* Jit ITTT^
pa ted and a cordial invitation^i%ex- ?
?' I I
|(*&$r &
CHRISTIAN CHURCH HONORED
day afternoon, was just an intrnta
tend every time, but to Mrs. pJkHa I
I near here, if was a most extraordin
Bjtfy^aod brilliant aj
the missionary ""Wtinr*, She Itotf l
I _ _ .?? ,?<? J I
L 0 V. JlfjWH
tt^tr . ? S ?? Mt I
. i|M|a " M
Paw Wlln ftBUHMLmff 'UWHBP'wBHUII"
. . ^ -
-/?
iwTpfrwig^Mcorftwwwitn J
& beautiful frosted birthday caUBwith
gleaming candles was broughtflh by
MasdaYnes 0 E Fox and H, W|tf> I
Vv^'. ?.
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c?s weiMflBBBBp hriHf( I