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| TU'WE/MH* I I Mr and mMm I* Mini portion § and ante Portion Saturday; Bm4v 1 fair. ****l2 rising temperature fresh VOLUME POUR; NUMBER ST« SINGLETON CONVICTED OF SECOND DEGREE MipER Big Railway Consolidation Made Public - "... « , ... . Shyer Os Pikeville Man Sentenced To 30 Year* In Penitentiary Com Given to J«ry at 1 :Sjl Yg*- tcriaur Aftornoon; V«4kt IWiirii at »:M defendant calm Siaftetan Racaltf Varikt aai Sentence Stoically. Altkougk WM* Iwwfff _.^. T FoaM guilty late reeterAay afternoon of second degree ■order la cannsrttea with the atajlaf of Atlas Dvkaa, ga rage and atare owner, of Pikeville, Joe Stegletaa, M year eld wkite naa was sen tenced by Jadge N. A. Bta dMf, predMlag ever the Jaa uary tern es Wayne cenaty superior court, to thirty yean at hard labor la the State's srss ■sftjrtf that he weald probably aarry the eendeaaaad ana be the penitentiary neat Manday. «**. Te Jary at UM Tb* cm* ffae gma IS the Jury at l:t* o'clock yesterday ffßprnooa, , foUowlug addresses bf (OOOSM n. wuuao» ** the state and J. rslsoe. Ttsaisoo. oONf conn apdka for mors them hear, h*ffre*slng \ upon tbs jttror* srhet hs eseatdered | tba vital facu Is ssanssttse With tbs , trial, according ■ the mfldagce *«b- \ mittsd. Blnglstso was fMirly ds- ; noußOcd by tbs Settcttsr. who re- ( counted to tbs jary what h* coasld- | ersd flew a la tbs defease coetsa- , Itoas. Mr. Thomson's summing up < was dons la a masterful manner, lbs attorney using srsry legitimate de- , rice possible In tbs attempt to free , bla client. Judge Sinclair's charge to tbs Jury (Continued on Page Four) u petition I FOR CLOTURE IS CIRCULATED Corn! Debates WASHINGTON. Jaa (*>—T*' lone tbrestssed n*ve for clogsrs •* the World Osurt was mads tonight la tbs Beast*. It sow followed by bitter debate of so bow. whb sign* at tbs sad that swae sqrt *f an na salmous cso sent agreement y limit debate wHbbw resort to clotur# might yet hs reached Beat-lag- th* signature of II lea •wspll frasa each side *f tba stale i itm'petition fosf cloture wah P***-j ri. .-jt. by flaaatsr LsdPao*. ReptrijfcJ Heap* sf Wisconsin. leader es forces. Under the rule#, ft meat lay over hr oo* calendar day, m la aa event cm * vote oa It be bad until next Monday. Adhdalst ratio* Ighdrrs dagdared they could master !*•** T* vates for clWbrs. whloh upon It* adoption . each Senator ts one bourlprW court debate. Tbfa number IsTWoe* than tbs necessary two-tq>lrda Majority to Invoke »b# llnu Katloß rule. ... The petition wah perse a ted after aa effort t# bring about aa uaaatmsua consent agreement to Uaatt debate to thirty mlnutso for each Seh. a tor ob each imsnratloo. begin- Blah February Isl. had been blocked by Boast or Oats Btsasa. democrat of Booth Carolina. Wlodtag up tbs eight hours of do bat*. which made up the Bessie's beetle day. however. Senator Blcaae •aid tonight hat, after conference with spat* friends. b» wight coosrut to an agreement. He added that be hud objected t*>dg»- because h# bad »«t been cassetted, a*d did abt pro pane to he* “drive* by a Kwh.’ 0 • ' THE GOLDSBORO NEWS GOLDSBORO IS THE G VTF CITY lEE F \ STFRN NO«fih|QlßN A i .JR three women CAPTURE STILL WALDRON. Arh., Jaa. SI. (4V~ Tbro* Scott county worn**, tak ing the law In their bands during the absence of' most of the mp, K wb* were attending court, con- 11 darted « raid «a * manuablM | still, seised H and turned It or*r to officer*. $ The women decided to take a look over the countryside. They found a Urge still ready for a run. Unable to turn It over, they pueched u hole la it and emptied Its content* Then swinging the boiler over a pole they carried it to town and turned It over to a deputy sheriff. LOCALS WHIP SMITHFIELD B Y 39- 20 SCORE ?fBS *" ■ Fhre Whw OaO » . . The ffpalthfleld High School ban ket ball team gave the Goldsboro Highs qatty a near* In the first half of last night's gam*, which waa play ed before a good eleed crowd la the Memorial Community Building, that period ending with the locals on the long end of a 12-11 score, only one point In advance of the bustling youngsters from Jobnatou County. However. Conch Mahler's quint be came rejuvenated In the Anal period,, and tucked the game a*ay with their other four wins by a score of 32 to 2d, completely outplaying In every de partment as the game the Rmitbfleld lads. Captain Miller, with ell goals, and Howdrd Simmons, playing right guard with live goals, led In the scoring for the locals, tbeae two players making 22 of their team's 39 point#. George Spicer, bard-playing center. algo showed much ability during the con test. (Tula, left forward. wu the outstanding player for the visitor*, this fast young fallow scoring 9 of the 20 markers chalked np by bla lit- | tie play-mates. , Goldsboro, who has won live of her seven atari s this season, losing only to Mount Olive and Wilmington, will play a return game with the feat team from the latter city at I o’clock tonight on th* Memorial Building Court, and It la expected that • a rec ord-breaking crowd will view the re newal of the feud between the two aggregations.- Goldsboro lost to Wilmington At week by the narrow nmargla of 22 to 22, and the locals ■are hopeful of winning tonight. The line-up of last night’s game follows: Geld share (9fl) SmMMeld (flfl) Pesltlea Miller fCI) C v Parrish RF Gtlllktn Uriel LP Spicer, O Vi Klrkman c Simmons. H .. Devta RO Boney Honeycutt LO flubst Hutton*: BmlthfleldLawrence for UMle, Gillette for Klrkman. A Gardner far Doris, Deris for Hoqfy-v edit, nod Honeycutt for A. Gardner: Referee. Crum, N. C. State; Scorer, Young. Smith Held; Timekeeper, Skin ner, Hmlthfield; Time of gam*. 3fl minutes. Prominent Rubber Official Drops Dead AJGROK. Jan. Itc-OPJ—Oeorg* M. Stmddlrmaa. prealdent es the Oo*d -1 Tear.Tlr* and Rubber O mvfmr. drop ped dead at hta heme hero at right •y*eh «eh%ht. GOLDSBORO, N. O, SATURDAY MORNING. JANUARY 4*, ItM - |, ~, - -- LOCAL, POST i OF AMERICAN LEGION MEETS CWMd Gm. K. Freeman Nrwly Elect «l CaauMuatkr; Enj*y abb Barbecue Given Last night's meeting es Wayne Post No. 11. American Legion, th* first of the New Year, which was held la the American Ixtginn , quarters in the Manorial Community Building, *w featured by the election of ottoers for 1122, and an excellent barbecue, larrwd after th* business of th# eve ning had been taken cere of, la lib* Battery "A" armory, under the super risioo of Louis Hummell, jr. A large number of «x-**rvice men were pres ent, nil of whom renewed their memberships la the Poet for this year. Hew Bghmru Named . The meeting; which waa presided over by J. C. Crone, retiring com mander, wm opened with fh* lord's Prayer, repeated la unison by the en tire assemblage. Mr. Crone, In call ing attention to the fact that the 1 meeting wm allied primarily for the purpose of electing new officers, ap pointed a nominating committee, com posed of X. C. Hollowed, ArrhM L. Warrick and Warren K Wtnaldgr, questing thane gentlemen to retire to snake their selections, upon their raters, their recommendations, which fellow, w«ra unanimously approved: Oomi&aier, Colonel George K. Free' man; Vice-Commander. Hugh Dortch; < Adjutant. Paul B. Kdmundson. re elected. The selection of n chaplain to euooeed Dr. Zeno Wall, former pastor of th* first Baptist church. Wm left to th* executive committee Dr. C. P. Stroanider. Hagh Dortch, and K. J. Boyd were appointed * committee to draw up resolutions of respect In memory of the late Dr. W. H. Hong*, a member of Wayne Pont during his eatlre residence In Golds- : boro. Colonel Freeman mad* a brief hut graceful speech of acceptance, declar ing that he felt highly honored by hie selection m Commander, n {position he baa occupied before, and that he would devote hie best efforts In aid ing to enlarge and Increase the ef fecUveaeM of th* qyganlulion In Goldsboro. Beer**lre Offered Mr. |Crone told hie hearers that be had rtieflhUy met Clarence Roberts. 1 * veteran it th* World War and former resident of Goldsboro, while in Rock ingham sad that Mr. Roberts told him be had » number of Interesting sou venirs of the war. Including n ma chine gun. tea masks, helmets, rare map*, eta., which he would be glad to loan the .Pont to he exhibited la Its q Barters, provided prevision waa made for ths proper case of the heir looms. Th# executive committee was authorised to communicate further with Mr. Roberta. , After Dr. fftroaolder had reminded those present tbet guy adjustments of government Insurance must be made before July, Mr. Crone suggest ed the appointment of someone to assume full responsibility for the proper attention to disabled ex-serv ice men within the jurisdiction of the local post. His suggestion was ap proved by Colonel Freeman, who urg ed the election of a service officer, which wm left to tb* executive com mittee. ' { -tslsd Geest« i Following h* carrying of a motion by Z. ft Hollowell that the Post here after hold regular meet lax* on the third Thursday sight In every mouth. , the business session closed, und ev erybody Journeyed to the armory v where a most sppetlxiwg “cu#" had bees prepared. Nick Gwatney. gmflal policeman, aided la serving the fifty or more folks present, which Includ | ed Judge N. A. Sinclair. Solicitor Clawson N. Williams. Sheriff W. D .Grant, Deputy Rhertffa Rhodes. Gard ner and (Thomas, and a number of members of tb* load her who ware I Invited geests. Au abundance of soft . drinks wm served with ,h * barbae**, . which wm graatly enjoyed. Mrs. J. C. Crone and Mina Aik*, t Ward wers present at the meeting add (Cool! a usd on Png* Tira) v’ 0 ■rj ' ■’ ’ TWO KILLED 71 j 1 IN AUTO CRASH, WNffT PAiAI BRATH. Fla., Jaa T' 22. (^)—Two are deed, Rom Bv ans nod an untdeotMed woman, aa the result of aa automobile crash near Bojmton at 2 o’clock thta morning, and three others are ee- . riously la Jared They are John Leonard, motorrycle pa trolmen; Jack BtacMert and Ilasel Atkina of I-akeworth Alt wire brought to Went Palft Beach. Bv- , ana. Use dead man. Is a former West Palm Bench Motorcycle pa- , l rolmaii. « IMPORTAPfT . MEETING TO BE HELD HERE 4t Severn! Cnwymn— Mb, Frn*k Pa«e and Urft DelecßtlM Expected «* Jhßuary 27 It waa autheatloally learned here last night that a very important ' meeting of lending eiffqens of almost every section of eeatira North Car* Una would probably i*'held In the Goldsboro Chamber ofM'ommere* aa nrmMy. room at noqh. Wednesday. January 2T, ter the rarpoM of hear ing cemplalatfi and petitions from ooncenring th* ■wßoei.t Feds dal r^Har&ss: ment of 1 ntiellMp *MHI map, in the opinion of r nEdsala alung stqfl* hlwkwaw St- 4a • - - - -»-■.« HO. Iv, Wt f Mil vWJJFRMI and Booth Carolfh* hmdin, and if route No. 30. between Kllaahath fllly and Wilmington, does not gfe* east ern North Carattna the proper, con sideration. According to the Information made public. R. G. Dunn, of KnfWld. chair men of Btate Highway No. 40. would he requeued by lonli T. Moore, Sec retary of the Wflptiagton Chamber of Commerce, acting (Under Instructions agreed upon at an open meeting of that organisation buld yesterday to call the meeting, and that Prank Pag*. Htata Highway Commissioner, and nil other members of the Com mission. In addition to Congressmen Kerr. Abernathy and Warren, would be invited and urged to be present. The latter named gentlemen repre sent the district* most Interested In the quest lona to he discussed at the meeting, sod tt In thought they will accept the Invitation. unless mor* Important bualnsM keeps them la Washington. TRYON BUSY IN PLANS FOR REBUILDING y 1 . X Dm! rayed Portions of Dak WIN Be Replaced; Railroad Traf .Be Resumed ——lT' * TRYON. Jan. 22 —UP) -Develop, meet officials of I<ake Imnler. near here, which wah pertly swept swuy yesterday by heavy flood water* were already turning t«day to uir. veys and plaae for rebuilding on what they termed a firmer basis. An engineer of hydraulic* has been engaged and work It wws announced would begin * m soon aa peablble. Plan* for tba rebuilding «f the sac. tfcms of the dam destroyed will be fellewed up by the executleq of ex isting development projects ft>r Ibis locality. The damage to the south, pnrtlrs larly la the region of the Pacolet River valley e's South Carolina was not a* svrlouo as was st first feared sod like river wm reported able In Mr* f*r the that swept down. Train schedule sf the Bnutbrrn railway which was detoured ovvr i the Carolina. Cllnchfleld ami Ohio when the Southern tread* was part. i Ip destroyed, wm expected t* get Baefc in esemnl kr^mwrr*w. t ft*Sway stoma thrte# T*«v rile* wn. MMd'MHl* ftp •»« r T (C aiMM I OB ff*g» fmi y f v YOUNG NEGRO GIVES LIFE IN CHAIR FRIDAY Artknr Maatamc Electrocuted At Mat® Prisma for Attack Or White Girt • HAIiRKSH. N. <\. J U te.-Rtrap. ped In the electric chair at thrßute Prfcea Friday Arthur Mon ume. young Intelligent speaking Geergtn negro, ndmlOßd that the State of North far** I In* wan doing the right thing ta taking hla life for' an attack upon a little deaf aad - girl In the State School far the Dual at Mercantea.- A moment later. frantically re peating over aad over. "Jesus saee my aoal." he was whisked tpt» eter alty ae a chlU wind eee®*d la ova the alii of the death dbaahrr door aad bora away the nlckenlng weal of frying flatter Montague waa badly burned ta the electrocution process Oat elec trode Beared a great welt la hit right leg that leaked an though H bad been branded with o wh»la hot Iran aad hi* head was hadly partin'* by the I.M volta es eleetrtr'ty wh eh had been applied through the death The prtaoarr seemed confident of going straight te' glory sad ma’n tallied an iron aervw until eftyr the •trap* had been fattened war Ma fnoe. Then big thought to mad to hhn Maker and ke called on Him long and cameatty until old man J*r B'one get the atgaal from Dr J H Nermaa aad palled the pwJtch There was a eoamlatw leap from the An»rt ta the chaljr and It attain ed attain*! the straps *a though It were aeektng to escape the high am. perel enrreat With which the Staid of North Carolina waa hearißg teal aad body apart as aa example to the leeharoua-mladed that the w»- meohoed of North Carolina la a tarr ed thing, aad that tha State ataada ready to take life, If aeed he. te pre fect It. For twe minutes sad twenty are. ends the dynamo* r*errd *ad lb* current rushed through the aegr*. The flrat ahock emitted rowheleua. nee* hot net life, aad after water bed been poured *n tha nuper.beated helmet the »park a flew aad the (tench rose for ■ nglnute and fifteen second more, after which the negro waa pronounced dead and carried off Ik a basket Montague, la a abort speech after bring Strapped la the chair, admit ted that he waw probably guilty, but Staled that he felt confident W gu lag t« heaven heranae he committed the rrtnui while drunk and had aa rrdallrctlen of It. Hr rrqaestcd those present «* pray for soul and te "stay da the right aide of aed." “If I had (toyed right with Oed I would not he In this here chair," he stated. He spoke la a mnlter of fact v#lo* a* If repeating something, he has learned by heart and allowed B' trace of nnnreunnewi until the mask bad been rlamiied over hla face. Rev. O. A. BjtUorJc. paster of U»* yirat Hart let cpfored, ans tw# ministerial •ludeatir'fram flb** University, comforted the d«ome* man during hla last h«ur*. They were present Inside the chain around Ibe chair during Ibe electroriitioa. There were li# rrelatlve* Os th negro's little victim prearnt, but Hugh Miller, heed of the Deaf W Che State I>ep*rt»ent #f labor and Printing. waa «n hand aad announc. rd that he waa aatlafled with the manner In whMl the law hod lieen vindicated.. ffiW TORE (OTTOV NEW VK.HK, January 22 — {JT}- f'otV'n future* tfetwd Steady at • net decline of • to 12 points; spot lolten quiet, middling 20.16. ► Prev. Close Opening Close i March ...... *>J5 2015 **.ll May i*Jl 11,5* > July IIM II9T I».M 1 Orfteher t.„, \V* JttP ?M*. December J.. MM. ls-PP Vf’tt "T “ 'mm rnirs fife uiUn St. Louis-Frisco Roac^^m Acquires Rock Island Forming Huge System w-t r EFFORT TO INO COAL STRIKE FAILS ci iu.a l ikild'H iA. jaa. SI. (AV- Another start to end the long drawn hot coal strike was shat tered today. Title time. It was the anthracite operators who refused, after lb* mine workers had coa sented to go luto another coafer meat as a heels Par neggtlaUoad. . Tha new plan waa offered by the IV ran ton Times. The Initiation of the newspaper to" Major W. W. Ia» •lie, chairman of the operators' jl uagoHaUng committee, to roawneot on the propoetttou brought a TV* I upon ae from' him was eoaatrund I by niter-worker* aad others as fa vorable to » renewal of negotla. I Ilona. ) NOTED FLANT SCIENTIST IS APT INFIDEL Ltrih*r IMrkRRh. ha BMH—ipat ■ ■ —, L RAN FRANtTROO. Jaa. M. (£>-~ H !n hla own adm(aeloa v Lather Burbank, famous HorHcukurtet. of Rente Roan. Calif , la an MEM la lSe imi'W—i of the mMtr in* Rag Pmnrtsoo said In a copyrighted story today, . The bulletin quoted'Mr. Burbank aa say rhe doe* aat believe la a person rranrraellfin. aad that sctVac* dis prove* popalar theories of relacar-’i nation and Ilf* altar death la the article, Burbank saya: “Ail relic lowa es the peat, and probably all es Ih* future will become pet riled forma Instead of living'heipe to maa fcituV As a scientist, I cannot help hut feel that all rellgtoaa are on a Littering foundation. None le perfect or Inspired Aa for their ]sroph*te. there are as many today aa ever be fore, only now arlanes refuse* to let them overstep the bounds of common “The Idea that a good Ood would •and people to a burning bell Is ut terly damnable lo me. I don't went to anything to do with sash a Ood.” - Touching on returnrnmHon. the front pleat scientist said; "The Ual rersc la not Mg enough to contain perpetually all th* human souls and th* other living things that have been ker« for their short span. A theory if personal resurrection or reincar nation of the Individual la untenable when we blit pause tv consider the magnitude of the Idea." 1926 Army-Navy Game in Chicago ANNATOUB, Md. Jen. M (4V-€hi ago won tbe sendee football claaait >f 1»3 the Army-Navy gam* on No /amber 27. The cuoteet Will dedicate Chicago'* World War Memorial Stadium. Sol -Iler*' Meld. Orest lake metrop olis baa agreed to I ran a port and fur nish sustenance and hotel nccommo iatloaa for the midshipmen regiment and the Weat Pblnt cadet corps from he lat* they leave their respective aradmie* until they retara Th Ar my and Navy Athletic Association* received an allotment of M.ooi) tlck ita upie<« for their own use. and In •ffect the revenue from 10,two more, the gross allottment to both being iO.ooft of Which number 20,000 are to be purchased by Chicago. ' - ' W ' ,A»' _ * '■* , | 1 Htory come# i a es a man la South • Carolina partially devoured by Ids l bogs Turn abmrt'hr fatr ptey I j ---I --r •- Las. f, ! , '4ai tooth ana do. more iff roof > * kian at times ,than h»lt the clvtl- I is«M W’Orld under aria# •0 ..J ■ls" j 'iv jf I*4' ■V‘ ASSOCIATfa) p 5 l PRESS DISPATCHES OpfcifoM Affßvtaj Xsm Cr m STATEMENT IBSUSD •MatMHeaa , » -1 Mgßf Iffiair ■ -^S* % Ma, tew. tKw YORK, Jgg. H ( AP) u ii_ j B • m <vJi 11 meet lag, *Wd| fo2f{ ' *s>eiSf tohj<lllllli|Ml man and Company, had aotd « iaXRa block of Rffifb ialaad RhRMa to Mia I iwu. I Mr. Brown's aanoaaeaaMat, wMeR ! followed approval of || trmaevc t loan of the frteco diractorn, elavrfd up tha mystery ragaw|Rff the < road's tbs naaaatel dleghft tRFwagR. Aequlaltlaa es th* RoMl Inland tef reseats aa oMlgtaa agRMh oa the RBft of the Krlsco to baUdhli up a road which win comaasv, tgvombty ; wMk other aoathmeetera ggatane, taMvd lag the Routhera Paglße. Igl—art Past Ac. and th* nwAhTadM* eaarid natlon projected by U ». Loreax ty ing ap the Kansas CRty Anatßerp, “ Katy" and Et Loulg RiVthwnttea. No act mil move for « physical eaa aolidatioo'.of the prdpevtlda yat has been taken, the eyaffot meefllg es the Krlero directors toddy hoafwtea Ra . action to rsitteatiaa «t the Roek" Ip land purpose, which prptrteasly had beeg approved by ihe ahaowtlve eete anlttee. Plana for a temper sc ter unified opera Aon of the two road* ’ (Continued Oa f*** Twp> • WINE CELLAR , GUILTY FHD>AY : . mt ft j ' * w#* Tw® Negrod® CtegvkdteF ®f MW lag Imo Jm W«H||' fura ■i" YWt®-<LlpyE % new YORK.. Jam IL art team Haynes, negro bootlegger es Rtiß moad. Va.. and Hehry 'Rianaft. Ve gro builrr, wyr. c®pvtat*4 today of the theft es » 160,000 worth of rate I liquors from the tffnd oetter es AD*a Bond, former Pijmkteat of the New i York Cotton Exchange, t *»’ Nit' ■ They wik be aealsensd Jaaaary ta. Home of tee atefoa-wßaeq aad Uq , dor*. Mr Bond trotifted. ( wwre at. IU. vintage of IM®. The fhvft took |te -t white be wee la team®* last earn v
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