P wj
-- l
'--«. / GOLUBHOKO. N.(\. FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY nil( Bflr I ]
- - -- ■ - - - ~
W*% W% W\ m BB
' J|f||| l|jjg J||j|| ■ H W * w m |g m (ff p y
i^^HBBHHBH^mK'.* Mt I #> #■v *% .*-» B e& ■ 2 *r va . a *S
|^» T p --Or- j O _o_ _o_ -i> o- iu - —*»Cl^ l " «'—U»«» —(^—W —o— — ~4)mmmm || Q f jmmaQmmmm j} it
Young RdeighfjMan Surrounded By Mystery
ei^> n From Si
j'fc'C&.-X < 80f ' a, ' on in in uat ton u! l.iiirtih , ( iui I’ro
HBB« ';%, ' 1 . . . , Governor Ur*
■HiPIRi M|ller. pr»nnwni dr «
£*• fM ye* l «rd»y
.** th ® *•*** ''» RALEIGH. N. (.. IK-,. 31.
i^^r° C>,ll, °' „* l, “; , “‘ v AJ>) _ State department
?T. h ?, T j ***» "> ni **" joined with <;«%
*' **[ ’* thr 1,0 rrnor Mdean in reviewing
BBBWBirSlly ** *J* ugh ' ,'° 1,0 t*«e paist year a« one of pro
"° “ h, ‘ r pre ldfI “ and achievement, and in
MSpimpipNpaerTed two * lK ‘‘‘‘Vredictinj; even greater pro
** ,,lcrß r *-« «ctioaCresa and an increased pros
,> ® 8,110,, ,s conr-ldiVerity for North ( aroloia
JUBtBFTwR* 4 compHnidurinK the year 1926.
II1I1§§W & *" 4 p *‘ r * on * nty I New Year messages to the
llllir.. kL!I M Pl ‘ CP<l ‘ n n,,ril lP*opie of lh t . state from the
,t „ l ' Br< ' o '’ •'*'l<'hief executive and the heads
Roacwood »rctiou|of the various state depart
BHH|B£?f' wh<v tal b **' n “ m» ,,, |ments differ, of course, in
Mkard of Dlretiors for llanuuaKeand idea but throuk'h
•*■ or * J** r *. in nul them all runs a vein of «nat-
MUler, Mr n<-(.ton hi iticat ion and pleasur ( > over ac
3HK7*BB t bou*hf the Hoard «J comptishments of 1925, and a
BByPK re-rlrctintc ,\ir Mil note of buoyant optimism for
■ behalf of and shi Almost without exception
HB* I ,labreM in thr PVir 1 they express contidence of a
the Board h«d I Kreater material growth and
up l be noinlnatuon I prosperity in li*26 than any
* brlcr lul)l ,l, ‘ < | ever experienced in the past
■LjßßpHfc ap»reci»ied- Uir hoi by this state, and most of
Ju, I them are et 4 uall> hoinful for
tar the, orfaniM'io* progress in other than purely
who waa rr-rtret. material lines.
of the F»>r The prophetic optimism of
W"" 1 tmued a staMmem laat most of t hju department heads
JEktTia •hick ha declared that. de. is based so a targe extent
DL r«o days *i vary had wia'hrr upon their %hservations • and
Berta* tha utl filr, the Associ a* experiences in their peculiar
EaL-hKbouah not making any ra..a- lines of work during the year
txrz did not i.*r any The If 25. and most of them re
ißfeto for tbt IMS Foir were left for view the work along their
Elk Drnmavt to dtcldr Thr Brc- V*rU*W*w f.nes during the
Bkacy Kald that moving up thta P*** l year, and make some
year’s' fh<r it laaat tw« week* w|* comment on what may reas-
Inder but had not yet ®"*Hv he expected during
JL defUUaty decided upon. *J e ear ’ Bul B P iril
prL- foUwtog fcembrr. or -hr ®f opt mi sm runs through
•Board of Director* weir etected t" **** **; .. I®
loZwUe With the Prei.dent and .. ,n Sonh / “ rol ""‘' P*'o*rea» and
a.d executive during the pa.t year hare
GmStm 5 O N. bovel.ee. 8. F 7" pcrn.anent.’ declared
7** **, aZL-t , Governor McU-ati tonight And he
-Twgtic »Bd «cmt* b
. _ T o.U* w ttl» even greater pwaatbilttlm.
4( '|i |j M A A'ooderfiU po**thtttm» present
' * ibetnaelvea on every band."
Mi V rgjP APP W e ** n * U<l n,u,t »‘ htve greater
lfl/\ I eaulta during the your IK2(1 VVu
• nnTDAhI flhrtrbß* """* *° along every line of
PRISONTrjKIVi *«t^."
t But. with all the male * oiulmlani.
"" . If "mn»l not forget to render
“Uncle Aaa” Patterson Ke-Ar- tumble thanks to the utver of alt
rested December 24 for ('rime .oo<t for the manifold bli-aslng* wet.
Committed 44 Yearn Ago I uire enjoyed tn the mh w(*!I an I
hi ble»«la*R w«* bcltrvc are lit hft>re
IK for tm In lbe near future,”
r “We Hiaml und look forward Into
r ’be coming year with every n»«ur- i
11 line that wi arc lacing probably the
*' .reateal era of that the
> date Un'- (ver known," declared S(«o ,
> Auditor Baxter lmrhain Y I
U Stui*- Treasurer It M l,a«y his
I- v«h "lha'l lhfftj is going to be on*'ll
-of tlic belt year* North Carolina fcff (
* .'vw bad " -*3\ *
- Frutu the offn e of the Hut-t inten
>- lent of i’nhlii ln»tr<uAiou -ouma the t
n predict ion Uiui th- |»-op|i of North i
i- < arollnu are jusUtled In l< kluy to t
an tpeteeeid i nHd -aeel
i- md u uew liop*-.” ’ V I
Attorney (leneral iSnnis 0 Hmn- <
» uiitt declared that »< hMN<-nvnry
e reason to expect greater pr-grena «
n and hi..*iie(lt>’ lu ih< < '-ndng mnr. I
4 lie expremed the hop. ilmt p. IMM |
» "North t aidlmn may set the p*c« l»r L
i. the natlou not only tn tapiarial pro- I
a grea*. but in law •■nf\iitc**»nt sad i
law observance as well j/*W\
■ t'omrolsslouer of Agflmlture WII- i
1 Ham A. Uraham exu-ndad.a greeting
Btu the farmers of the amt*, and *uf
Besilinix for tha year aband. and d<
nßcr-ii that, despite the handicaps of
(ag,^V lu 'e during the yeir.
|hfttHcHlL r blessings, t<s>
I Alrtst. commUslonir o.
film mg. renew ed hi» , tn
re. Ilisi North
B<'* Indiihi id«, ag| li nil ui hI
Kc—— 4 .—. .. t ' 1 ’ ." ~’ ■ ’.'
f B ■ j * ,
1 GOLDSBORO IS /e CATE (JTY OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
' M ■ ■ ' • ; ■ . ,
spirit Os Optimist
'Prevails In Messages
From State Officials
alinuation of Growth god Prosperity of Pas Year Is Predicted;
Governor Urges Thonksfu
The Lord /
“In North jt arollna. progress anil
prosperity during the past year hare
uecn steady aud permanent," declared
Governor McLean tonight. And he
*W*d that “the tie* year Is prcg
4airt with even greater possibilities.
tVouderfu) posutbtiitu* present
ihenisalves on every hand ”
"We tan aud must aehlve greater i
esulta during the yenr 1»20 Wu
mist go forward along every line of I
•ndeavor." “ i
But. with all the Staten optimism.
It "must not forgot . to render
'tumble thanks to the Giver of all
.Oort for the mauifold blessings we
uive enjoyed In the pest, as well an
he blessings we believe are Ur st6re ■
for ua in the near future,” ,
'W> stand and look forward Into
•he coming year with every assur* i
tnee that we are fating probably the
.realeat era of prosperity that the
date hg» «vtr known." declared dtdlo
Auditor ILxter lmrham
tffate treasurer II K Lacy he
leves ‘ilta't 1 (, -b Is going to be ope
of tlu beat years North t’.arollaa has
•v.w Itail " *
Krotu the office of the Stun istan
lent of Public ißatVUOtioU < omSS ths
prediction that the people ol North
t'arolliia are justified In I" Slay to
rfhStS an iuvreused (i nOdeusa
tnd a pew hope.** '' I
Attorney General Dennis 0. Brass* .
mitt declared that “we liar*. «v«ry
reason to expect greater pr >grosa
am! prosperity" In ih' < mtllg year
lie expressed the hop. iiiat #». ISM
".North t'ardllna may net the pace lor
the nation, not only In isptsrtal pro
gress. hilt In law eiifnjrcasiasl aad
law observance as walk - *
i'ommlsnlouer of Agrteaßure Wil- t
liaui A. Graham a grewtlag i
Ps of tbs slate sad isf i
the year ab«ad. sad d. i
lospßo ihs handicap* if
trlng the past ye&r. *w*
aainga, too "
Oriat. commissioner o.
latlug. renewed his pro
f .recastlf' that North
In dust rts> agricultural
business rondlttrtfia next
year will than ewer before,
lusuraucc/FopuniaKlouer Stacey
AVade revfvpd the pan year In the
insurance lid. pointed out Um re
markablo Jsgreaa made la the stato,
aud believ* ' that. when the figures
are all in 1935 will k.*v« jroved to
be tbi biVt year North Caiidlna has
ever had/so far a*' the htslueas of
iifo insujanct coiupauies are con
cerned '
Anti from the offuv of thf North
Carolina Corporation Cf»i mission
comas the Htuloni- nt tbgl , 'lftg.% haa
been a year of real pritress and
prosperity," with Die i>r»*ctlo n that
"If existing conditions it<4). tlwy give
promiso of gniater pgbiptliy for
1326 M ~’/ A '
, No statuoicula were /ssuod by el-
Uier W. N. KveretC./ sacrctary of
state, or R. A- revenne
commissioner. Mr is con
fined to bis home hyjfUncns, ami Mr.
Dougbtoti was out oftoWu lonight,'
“Mutcrial prog rent and prosperity
constitute no Index t> sound ccouuuiic
conditions and wtodwonre human r*-
lutious." reads New Year state
ment of (be Ourrnor "In North
t'arollun prosit# and pros|wrUy
during the pa at ySar have bee. steady
and permanent Unanimity <>f puj
pose and actf'u have * prevailed
among our peofle In respect to tbe
>4udurliiK thlugt of life. Slight dif
ference of oplllon as to non-essen
tials have not found expression In
retardation of our development.
"Generally, pur people have pros
pered In liiel? businesses. The pro
ducts of our Idbors are multiplying
iu over-infrmsing volume Our tin
aucial resoarcca have Increased La
bor Is contented and well paid, and
übove all. there la a distinct splrtl
of accommodation In the relationahip
viCiicb exJgtg between employer and
elnployte."
“Our people arebopeful and Imbued
with the spirit of continued advance
ment. In private life they have at
tained hlglief standards of living than
ver before. and In public affairs
they art; manifesting, more and more.
Die spirit of publlu service.
"As a Mai* we have moved for
• •a
w'ard In u most constructive way. W#
have achieve d things wldch make
North Carolina a better stale In
which 'to live We hav« merited and
enjoyed H e contidence of the p ople
of other sectloiiH of our counlry
"I am grateful today, a* I am aure
all of the poo|-le of are
grateful, ,as tlx record of the . paat
ye.r, ami what It has meant to our
people, pusses 111 menial review
to Dip the new
year ta |pn* gnant with even greater
fMtfWfclcx Wonderful op|M.rtunl
ll«S pis,< ni Uiemseives on every
hand,
"And now, us we aland upon tlx*
thresh ' i' of the new year, a calm
•prvev Indicates a continuation of our
dev* opmi'iii and progress VVe. esu
sndvruusi uchtevd gn pier reaulis - flur
*9 Die year I'Cfi We piust go fur-1
wywd along every Hue of sndaasrir,
v Uut wc must not forgei, on ibi*
gdiaMlon, to render limnbk r tbsuks
td ■' e Giver of all Good.for the mufti,
fold b|rjp>ag« we have enjoy. -d In Die
If-UM. as well as the blessings wV be
nleve are In stole for Us in the fjy...
lure
"In comTtialou | Hbmild like to ex
tend to all the pc id of our beloved
stale, uiy own good wishes for a full
measure of happ slid prospertiy
throughout tbe n>w yegr
As optimistic n II wss brief was
Auditor Haiti r iKirbam's suicmeni
oil the- threshold'of 1!(26:
"Upon the very safe, sane and sub
stantUl foundation Dial our fathers
und mothers have given Into our
keeping." It reads. “»r stand and
, (Continued/>n Pag* Four)
* I
. - ' ■ '. L
PROSPERITY
?#) CONTINIE
if SAYS HOOVER
Commerce Secretary Optimintic
Over Dutktok hw 1926; Cau-
Uon Urforf, However
v an ■
washij4uton. I) c. Ur. *1 (4n
—Tli* prpeperity sf 1»26 shot iJ. con ,
tinuo through l#M. In the opinion,, «f
Secretary Hoevhr krniein "rrchl< »*
optimism” le permit ted to outweigh
ordinary caution
Economic prospects both far ibis
countiy and the fret es the world,
he believed, now nr* non
than far a long time past In a
Hatrment the Secret dry plertirrd
fundamental condHiyns as favorable
hut he .-xpresaed ’Concern over '«Dt
era. Includlqg the poaslb l y of ex—
tenah n of speculsllnn (n<o coimovd
lllts and- the extortion by foreign
government - festered . itouorpoti.a
dominntiag over mw m«ttotal Im
porta''
1 ncouragltg OulltH.k
Tbe most cncouiLging faei rin
the .nitlook, ,hc ilrßarod to be "pur
Increased pinductivity, due in fun
damental and cou<Sauinsr forc<-e
--tuch as the a.iuuiulaUon of cilutw.
Hon. the advanccnekiit of science,
sk *l. and elimlnatl#n sf waslr
Oth'r favorablr Indicationv he
Hated were that stkeks <f comiuo |.
Hies are moderate; I there -1* employ
ment fer proc-tu *HT“vrrry one; wwr|
• ag'» ere at a high level; suvlngh,
ar* Hie larg.wl In history and capi
tal is therefore abundant and "he
whuk macHiacry of pr distloii and
distribution is operstlng at a higher
dwgree of efficiency thun ever be
fore , , . ~
■ a Mfat I’rvwlnctlsg
■"Thv l,'n I ted Stulrs has prod tni-.l
ind constfiiicd m«rr goods In I!>2S
In production p popiY*tlou thun ivrr
before In Its hlvtory," be said, add
ing that the country's foreign iradr
was "exceptionally silh,factory" H<-
predicted ihat exports for 1925 would
totxl around'4i.9iKl.Ooo,non Yr about
7 per cent more than f»i IHJI wM*
Imports «p; roxlmairly f l,2<Ki.lKHi UOli
t about 17 per cent Higher.
Tli«' HecriTgiy Judged agriculture
a* improved ovc-r Ha tm»4tDaa «f
two yearn ago, hut wttil kiaTiing"TirT
inert with much accumulative d.T
and lacking •nubility because of urn.
eolved market porblelua. Also, lie
»nd. It Buffets from oeaitlnue.l dltu
lo:l|on lu price. t rlailonship of th-
Mltidk* West Id the comprlllig fur.
elgn countrl.s because "our trsuaW
poHaMon cost* to Seaboard ha** Md
to l.r lit. reused itrp-''- TbW those ijf
IU feteigh . oiilpotitori^ - ' rZr’ —*
Heavy Is-aunf
Fromlse of conUnuknr demand far.
fcevsv . .instruction i»a* mad to mT
crr»*ed national and lr Ar yubtlc
wotks for 1926. and the
Seen tary dedhred »he t«x(M and
shoe industtieH as » » hole, also were
running a) high lev.l* of pr-dtic.
t|on Mr, Hoover belu-vrd ptmpccta
Were favorable also for the antomo-
Hlle ati.i tire induntrl*s .ti.l the r«d.
ways, wiilt M>m> improvmuFnt briny
shown in shipping -
Fills I HUM I*l MAI rUIM
1<» rtM mu. »• t\t trtrrx
Th Dr*' | child '« b» Hor.t In
t.oldaix.ro or
ing |1)2(1 nlll U/i,« d la- (t'Ancky
to Ay, M'reH*st» •>( Hie r.lj
hsv* joined logo bar Slid | repnr
;*d a'r-al wotfsHwr tor Die flr«:
ncweomir »f Ike t»» tear. ll*
for -he n|l| lie -lu*»v'r«i4 with
gift* •( nr.my do*rtlp*ion». au.l
Ik* par'ids of tb* lorlnsat*
, boh) n(|l al-o H* llff* r ally He.
■wnibwred uiuler »!•>' irrsi- of
an nnnnunr•nu-si made in ir
dwibl«.page II li«ii|lm'M. Ht in
iMf. " ntotiiiiig’s i*«s* of fhr
NkWM. Av vwm a* the new ar
rival mak' - bi» «r her ap|w»r.
nnr*. |i will be duly noted in l h s
9fFMN. Tnrn to Ih* advertise,
■►•nr and »** f*r >onr»*l< js-<
what the torhv baby will iw««Jve.
,4.
I
P. B. Rogers Found !
•i With Bullet Wound
Through Forehead
■ WAUKEB SWORN IN
AS N. Y MAYOR
NLW YORK. Dec. Jl.-Aj mld
nikh 1 lonight. James J. Walker.
e«xn fe of Tammsny, took office as
may*# of N«w Yorki Into office
wJU> him went an entire Tam
i B*>y admuysiration, placing for
the first tlpic In history a Tam.
many government ov P , D>c mat*
and th,e cHy at thr same tlrnn
(Bnorjje-V. farmer
state ad; ertntendriit Hanks.
Walkci’s choice for Poller < om
nkts-lOßcr 10 succeed Richard K
Bnrikhf. jnwtt v into that office
toi.-ad of linn-, having hoed ap
pointed by William T OHins,
present <ff Hw Board of AJdor.
m r n, ami acting mayor i.iuce John
F. Ilylsu's * roilrem. ii’. at ml i.
hlgin lasi night V'. f.’"| g
token with him in'o pilvae Ilf-;
• pen.-1 on of |4.2(A.!)9 u year.
* • t.' f ■
M’CORMICK j
AND BORI TO
Two Famous ArtiaU to Hroad
‘»i Klh I*o rate Proimiin at
9 O’ctork Tonigfl
NKW YORK. Dec. 31.- Th* most
important radio rvrnl of the xeaeufl
* il t*kc place tooßirrowr uight. when
Jot n Mefurmeek sud I.ucrexla Burl
go on the air th.'migb ih* stations
of th, n. 0 A hosfc-ip Tbi* cun
which is lie'ng gjven under lue
ituspicrs of the Victor Tsllung M:»-
' him routpaiiy. nurki iHe anulvris.
jry of a nlraiisr radio prt»r.)i»ti i;
ot these same nitiuis a year ago, ih«
Br*i in traduction to th. rsdto su Id
cnee of ailists of IntrrngHsngJ re
puGHlon
THv It '' ~A • hdek.lTp~uir'lbi* oc.
euMim wll luclud* to- foilovrina
statfliurt The new WJZ, \ ( >w York,
•hr most powerful diroadcasling sia
***** *nt ho world \KYWf. t’hicgge;
KI»KA Mtltohnigh, * WHS Hpring.
>to. |Mou.:'Woy, ScA ; irct'idy; ou 11
FS-, D. A' The pru
• rnivt 4Mr hUin jp n '«» I* M
«to ijpP'Tiw,-. ,
A conjpf<h, a*l vr anu varied pru
grpjvr' in. iiuiiiu huh dsnstcal urn)
• toupuiiir ml' cßpJis. bits hi en an am;
ed for 16t M concert, which is the Aral
of s series to. Hr announced igi*
ty Hie Victor (oinpany
The atllsts will he presented by <1
f*. Child, of the fhoaid of dlryoiei's
of the Victor TailS n K Machine t'utu-
Pony. \
in addition tu solo nitmlw
which will he s in tS l*V M(''rtrtn ir'
end Hvri. and Hi*) t iherr w|l
*>i sever.ll orih.-.ln, seßcthma tiv
ibe Victor runeert W-'t *tra. igdrr
Hu tfiprctiou v joseji 4’akteran(;k.
.The (ogeert program' h*• foi
lowgi
«
Overturn, "Merry wives «t W'lnil
eor” fNicolai>, by Vkiv Coeorrt
Orchestra S
“Luoghi Bereul Cal \r nu'Jdyl.
and ,f Tt> tbr ('hlldfrn" i ft..,
u ff). i>y. John MeCoriir uJ: gi
Addle, from ■"B(di"ntr-. , ‘ • n<t ’
(Glsxoiipov' <Hy Mud ime itoi i. M
"Win*’ Wv»ur,.q * n.t S',ii„'" f' Ht/;
by WloGfr funeert fireh>str< C
I "WJirn You snd V ■Wrr* w’tofng,
Maggie" fDuttertoiJ) xiiyPThen
You’ll Renvrnibrr Me" fllom "Th*
Bohemian Girl" (lielfoT, * by John
McCormack.
"|*rt°trr* ißrtUlinto^* l ' tongo
fßomery.Joues). andy “bH'le Dnnm
sl" (Ivor Novello), b| Madame Borl
"C .OSV*. tanclutlJ frnm "■"»»*-
ms”, duet by Madsw r B°rl *nd Me
~T“*
.tYoiith Oie» in HuNp.tml Knur!
Hours After Iking Found
In Room
NO KNOWN MOTIVE 1
l*ollc c Raffled Over Rodger*’
Death: Youth Popuinr Among \
Young Folks
RALEIGH. N. Doc. SI. i
(AP)—Four houm after he 1
*»» found lying or tha floor 1
of hia room with a bullet 1
hole in hia left temple. Pren- I
ton Rodgers, aged 20, mm of
ML, and Mrs. I*. H. Rodger*,
of 1106 Glen wood Avenue,
died Thuriiday morning about
8 o’clock, in Rex Houpital.
There waa no known motive
for the Mhoeting. Rodgers '
waa well-known and popular
emontf the younger Raleigh i
MN.al act. '
Beat I kruagh U«ed 1
Tb r hvillrt tdoughed" futiudy
Dimtigb the front part of th* head,
and wds found ou th* floor of th*
room it cutvrwd th* left tsupyic,
--ok a I muul a sirgigirt con n»*,*u
sowr «ci wwi to* vtofci wtoo Jwai abnv«
‘K*’ «»«»r. ~ -
IrHiiiodlui.'ly after Ixviug not I fled of
He young mau a death Coroner b. M.,
•Vurtng look charge of the caac ixttd.
towtcrv vHr luuulry to driermtus if the
wound was aelf-lntlcl d, of whwther ,
death was cuusMb.by foul play, Gtr-
I'umstuiKCß and llhe oslpro of the
wound luflunocrd him in deciding on,
a iletailcd Inquiry, slated ih* cor-1
oner *
£ Prailmlnary Inveatigation by th
coroner disclosevi that Ilia young tuuui
waa shot by gU2 calibre Smith «
Wtanou pistol luaued him saveral*
uoinbs ago by b. M. Waring. Jr..[
tun of n.roner Waring, listed as loaf j
it sea .by the sinking of Ibe Cotopaxi. |
Ibis pistol hsd b«(cu in th., custody,
if M r » lUnlgers.wbo explained that'
(he hauded It to her son Wednasday 1
ulgtir, wfWr the hoy inuuirad for it
twnnd by Meunsrsphcr
Ibc,fatally wounded young man
wss found by ills mot lb. r lying on
the' floor with bis head lu the lap
of Mrs. I axilla Clark, a stenographer
who roomed wt the Hodgcra horn*,
stated Die coroner. Mi.. Clark *t
plulni*d i hut she h .rd a pistol shot
Dn.iii 4 o'clock: ra P 1 o the riNJIII oc-.
uplui by the you us man, and lifted
lis head into her lap She IHrSf
ealixci that something had h p «n-,
d when she saw blood ou her hands
"I then screamed Mint iailed for
lira Rodgers.” she Is i|Uoi d us tcll
iiik Hi* coroner.
I’Hrtlally I let bed
' hen an employe,- of Hrowi)‘s l’u-
Jcrlaklng firm reached the room. In
viiswcr to ,i cg|l (o x, the ambulant,
.he f(»und Hu hoy s heud attll in
Mis Claik's arms. lie #u:i partly
di.cSM'd. wearing his underwear and
trousers, staled the ainbulaiice drive*
I* H Rodgers. tath«r of the dead
l*»y. WUR viol -it home at th lime of
the slhnhlhk Hi w«* sleeping m
the adjohdug hoino of John P. Hw.du
during Hie absents of Dm Hwglns
Coroner VSsring stated be learned
thai Dm. boy's (nth r was not inform
ed of the shooting until after Die
young man was Curried to the hos
pital .
>* Known Moliic
young iiiuii's father could uol
(urnislb uuy known mutlvi for the
shmiting Young Rodgers had beon
(.•inployed as cl- rk In his lather's
place of bur Im-as. Rodger ’s Gift
Whop, loented ou Wli«u,ugloa and
Hargett streets _
Young Rodgers mdred about 11 10
oYlim k M ivdnesday olfci*x/iitvr going
, to, Jh* door of Mrs. Clark s r«.m, and
bidding her goodnight, aceapldilig” to
s statement Coroner Waring dm iared
Mrs i'iark gsra him.
' ' s Thnt was live last thing Mud!
(Continued on Casa Corn, 7j J
,■t ' | •
‘ iA <
I
ft I ■ '<B
** ri ■ -
NEGRO HELD , j
FOR JANIARY - J
, GRAND JURY ‘&I
*X ■ i . ” ; fc 1
Probable Caiwc Found Agaktot
j Cheat hum Joae« In Connac
lion With Wllliamn D%£L
i A coroner's Jury yesterday ordered
that Cheathani Junes, colored, ha
held fur Die action us the January
grand jury of Wayne County ttaper
lor Court, pn a charge of causing
the death of Roy Williams, also cot
orod. The rerdkt arms lhad WUl
isius cams to h|s death by gnnahot
| wounds at tbe hands of Jongs.
! Several w kineses, including Dr. B.
,B. Miller, who performed an opart Don
ou the wounded man aft ar ha wgg
Shot Christ toss night w*ra heard tor
the Jury Dr. Miller ofatod tint
William* was shat in two gloom—
a shotgun wound in MO stogwak.
, whlcji also tors his blpbonn to ptocas
and g srnlp wound Madid hr • hnl-
Im from a* revolver. Dr. Millar said
,th« negro (old him two persona stok
I him. WII Hams died early Wodoan
day morning
< ontradietory evidence was a«to
milled by the witneasaa. sopw da
!<Uring that William* ohos firm at
Jones, snd others denying Dint Stoto
meat. One wltseaa stated that Jones
took a pistol from Williams. A- ,
nother witness testified that after
liesrWk s shot, he heard Jonaa laU
Williams iog''dro,. that gun," sftee
"aids seeing WlUlams run froto the
porch ut. ttoi hotme srher's the affray
took pWp crying 'glon't shoot am
ear «mW This witness. MUtort
'field, also stated Dial 1« toW drift.
Uni* shoot first at Jones. H was
Stated by attwhev wttnsas that ha
heard two pistol shots, and one dis
charge of the shotgun
i The coroner's Jury, altar Sharing
tha evidence, felt Justified In haldtoc
1 .tones fur the action of the jury
I The bouse at which the shooting
occured. located near the city limits
■ton tbe Mount Olive highway, U» said ,
|lo lx; occupied by Oasie Green.'a sla-
I ter us the Junes n gro. againet
(whom tt to alleged WilHama mud*
DAWESSAYS
OUTLOOK FOR
PEACE BRIGHT
Vlce-IVenldetil, In Now Yaor'a
Nlnlrmcnt. Declare* World
Turning To Peace Polka
WAgWfWfeN. Dee. 41—Tha anU
look for Ih* p;r tlcsl und economic
I •esc* throughoul the world formed
'•hs burd<n of a Nrw Year’s eteda
.m nt g!wn to th* .Vs-u laUd Prana
i might by Vice I'rcstdmt Dawes.
"The edveut of Hijd” be said.
"Iliid* the world turning more, eag
erly soil inorr drflh*t*ly towhrd Ih*
pstbs of rtnl p»atv than at any thur
(ilmc the ,nd of thr world war.
"The •'nm luaion es I .suUilto* la
I’Hk fduiul rhe desire fur peace
w idrspcad", hut the flee* of hate had
nut died down -It has hern seven
veers for this desire to assume a
posilipn o/ demlnsuec ■**»* alt ether
i'iDstderatlone, end (o render fwpin
tuut laternaDonal drmagegnrs and
th* nationalistic politician to fan
thr s-rahsrs of the past lnlo new coii.
flag ratios*.
"Tbr great copfrrmrr us
the rear juet dosing scumplhitod
c:ueh As wo enter the Nrw Yoor.
%<• see all ulkuK us evidence of Die
(leeir* tor political and economic
peace It la a moat hopeful sail
grtlfylng elgn."
y jjt -HfSLtmF* l
Tire at d
Causes lleavy lamsm
KAYhTTKVlbljjritoe ai l/F>-Flrw
helloved t 0 ha>e Mf«rtvd front a de
f«N live etuve do* V the stm,. yf Men-
| bin and Howell urafaefurd. into laat
hight, caused a iA» retlmated pt
■ ••