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TOUJIIB FIYSw-NUMBUI IU.
GANGSTERS TAKE LIFE OF NEWSPAPER MAN
fWoMIBLE n CHANGE NATH IF WANING OF TOBACCOMMKET
" 089 PUBLISHER SHOT TO
v, DEATH BY ASSASSINS
Fired Into
tte jidy of Young
Mfftit Who Cane Here
to Pubtteh Paper Ow*-
* ed by James W. Cox j
IV, ; ; - —1
Futon. O. Jaly IC -
OmU on tka lift of Dm X III*
Mt, pakNakor «4 Dm twin Mir
Xm>MM *1 kk pctivlUo*
oNoImI alleewd inuiblon wifi
wiM Ml km onrly Mi|<
Ih* NIWi bnifM to m Ml
tto toraar as Um mu pabllaker
wka same h«r* i mr m* to pah-
Hak Um Aowb. awnad kjr Jamas
I. Can, po Maker as a nnmbar as
Mila papaca. i * ■
•*< fb» gutting Mi aato
aMkHa to Uto gang* la Um nv
a# Ids Imm wkau tlw asstoste’a
gwa spaka. Nokkkon wka Imri
Uto iMa tomadtotaly ton tool far
Uto cavaaa, bat Maltott waa daad,
• baltot Ikroaik kk toft loafk
kavlag Mtoi kk Ufa ataiaat to.
abatlr. Tka ■ layer* kal Ikay*
0 Marti to aa wUnobUa wklck
tkay pgrkad akaat a Mack fraai
tka MsttMtkama.
Tkat Mai kail feared kla Ufa
would ka tokaa waa atltol far'
aataral weeks. aa4 aa a malt as
Uto ikitoM a pattoa want'd hail
kaaa UaHwkl at Um VaUatt
kaaa Tka psMaamaa waa ass
lair toat aim bowovor.
Federal huakt
Cleveland, 0.. July It.—CAP)—A Fod
aral Investigation Into the alaylng o(
Donald R. Mellett, pubHahtr of the
Canton Nawa and a leader la the era
mute to rid Canton of illicit drag and
liquor traffic hard, appeared poaalble
today when United Statue Attorney
A E. Beraataaa summoned J. A r B.
Oraeaon, division narcotic chief. N. R.
Clark, deputy prohibition administra
tor. nnd V. (k McDonald, a narcotic
* agaat. into eokferrace on the case.
Columbus, a. July 11—(HV-The
—elate took a "hand this aft r moon In
an effort to bring to Justice the slay
ers of Den R. Mellett. publisher of
tka ’Canton Bally Nawa when ’the
executive office Inaugurated an In
vestigation by sending to Canton Gov
ernor Dona skua’s personal investlga*
„ lor Joseph H. Faison to make Inves
tigation JHnnrd the apprehending the
slayer. yM
» Vka Governor. In a statement said,
’•vanishment of those responsible for
tka alaylng should to swift and oer
isin Mr. fklaou. It was atoted will
operate with the local authorities.
It ' •
Italians Awarded
Marker Contract
Washington. July 11 OP)--Protest
Mr domestic Marble and Oranlte pro
ducer* against tbs use of foreign ms-
B dor the purpoee of permanent
tor kings for tbs American Soldiers
'■who are burled in Europe were defl
i ally disregarded today by Secretary
of War Davis when he approved the
contract which gave the award to
the Italian aattars.
■ Mffiltd'-
In Automobile Wreck
Raffalo, N. T, Jniv Id.—five per
sona war* kilted and another probably
totally to ,nrad when n Buffalo-Roches
Jber afn. Pittsburgh passenger train
atruclr dto aaioasobtls Just south of
lukawanaa tonight.
, MdmtOTß POWER PURCHASE
Washington. July 11—The new
■ agreement signed last night by Ato
'hsma Power Company representa
tives and Army engineers, for renew
cd purchase of Hydro-Electric Power
general ed at the Wilson dam. Muscle
-ItoßWta. vss formally approved toddy
hy ltorrktory DAvta. of the -War Da
patiasenu
iiMfin'-iiiiU /»*
TIffiGOLDSBORO NEWS
LOCATED AT NO. 110 SOUTH JAMES STREET —IN THE HEART OF THE BUSINESS SECTION
1 BRITISH LMH OR MIX
f, TO RALLY FORCES
i Isadaa. inly II Hhtpptog sad
brewing man In Unal Britain ere
I bogtautag to rally their fare's to
M epP'K.htoa to Ike dleeaaatoa now
going an katwaaa Great Britain af*
•rare and Brigadier Wrarrnl An
drews. Americas prohibition chief,
tocarteil Inleraatluaal rum emus*
AH| the appesHloe to net
cMtlflM vary serlee* to was
«i|fliH Id ethers R la faM tka
aeaferaace may have aa ark# to
Parliament. This totter ttowpefal
b parties InrUj streag la palßlesi
circles. .
DEPARTMENT OF
AVIATION HAS
NEW SECRETARY
*
Guuu to Bowling Field sad
Spends Thirty Minutes
( Weehlngton, ft. e. July JI—GPJ—B
Ter bee Davison, of ksw York who to
thirty' yean old was sworn >a today
as asatatant Secretory x 4 War la
charge of the aviation department. A
(sw hours later he took charge of
the war department nnd of the army.
Command went to him with the de
parture of Secretary Dgvts who start
ed on a weeks Inspection tour es the
eltlsena training camps throughout
tbs New England states.
Davison's first act after taking oath
was to go to a* bowling field*tor a
thirty minutes flight over the capital
It was hia first flight algor 1917
when aa a Navy atudant ha was In
jured In a crash. “ skidded a little
on the turn when I first
be said later. “But It wasn't long
before the y)d feel of the control stick
tame back hnd from than on I did
fine. ’
Anatotaut Secretary Davison, from
the outset will famllarlte himself
with the departmental work giving
medal attention to aviation.
BOY DROWNED
AT RALEIGH
HMsed With Sudden Attack of
Illness While Bkthinß in i
Old leu Pond
Raleigh, N. C., July 11
Splsed with a sudden attack of
'lines* while wading In tha old ice
pond on the Smallwood property
•eorge Johnson. 9. was drowned hi
three feet of water Thursday after
noon Two small companions Oar!
Rarefoot. 1 and Jack Barefoot. C.
nulled their comrades head out of
lb* water when he went down the
first nm.i but whan they went for
helt) he evidently sank again.
The body was found by searchers
lying face downward In the pond.
Jttm bay wm the son of Mr
d’k'VVu'h J*’ .
street. H» und the Barefoot boys
had tone to the woods to pick black
berries qarly .Thursday. Wken Ihev
did not return for lunch a search was
Intituled
Coroner L. M. Waring, railed to
the scene after the discovery of the
tragedy, stated lljat aq. Inquest was
sot necessary.
Funeral services waa conducted
from th« home at 1 o'clock Friday
afternoon - Interment will to In the
family burying grounds.
AM HVftCPF.IfnEMCF.
Manila. July 11— At the opening
suasion Os tht Philippine legtslalurs
today both houses unanimously adopt
ed a concurrent resolution Ip favor
of “t&medtate nbeolat* and complete
lllflitftoftsluuo# ’*
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/?<W# Schneiderman New President
of Women's Trade Urdon league
1 wxm tth
1KF 1
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■ ■^^mftSuLQ, MeM Ik
■
& jto. ■ w--
EH Mtototoi
t t About art the new ofbrcrrs of the Haitoml Wosftriv’s Y’raslc
Union lamm, elected by delsmetrs to lie tenth convention of the
league to Kansas City ,M<> Miss Agnes Nestor, left, new vide
president, was a delegate from tin- Internet ions! (ilove Workafo*
, union and also Is president of ll.r GiM-ago Women's Trade Unlosi
League. Mias Rose Schneideniikn of Nrw York, ecu teg, elected
I president, ft a former vice president of the league and also to fweai
'dent of Uw New A’ork Trade Women's league. Miss Elisabeth
’ Cbristowaa, ts, Chicago, right, secretory-treasurer, kss served in that
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GOVWJOR SMITH
ANB WIFE VISIT
PRES. COOLIDGE
SulnUd at Camp By a Detach
■ Mat of Mirlnat on
Guard
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Paul smith* n. Y.. Juljr u.—
With tha usual form attending such
occasions Governor Alfred E. Smith
*r Nan York State, and Mrs. Smith
war* received at White Pine camp the I
eummer -White Huuaa today to pay
thatr respects. and extend to the Prea
•dent and Mrs. Coolldg# a welcome
on behalf of the State of New York
to tho Adirondack's. (. _
Enrouts to the Sommer White
Housa. four mile* away from the sta
tion la ah automobile They were met
sad sainted at the entrance to the
• amp' hy a detachment of Marine who
ware on gaard at tha President s
camp.
Nothing wet permitted to enter.
Later, however, member* of the two
parties, and friends who had accom
panied the Governors party to the
Whits House camp where extend'd
an Invitation to enter, and pay their
respect* to Chlßl’ntaldent. and Mrs.
Coolldg*
-JtfJl* FMMOR6N lUS A..
NARROW KftOJ’K TOIMT
Temple, Tex., July 16 Oovemor
Mlram Ferguson. was*thrown violent
ly against har berth and badly shak
en up but escaped aertou* Injur#
while the «ngln*er wa* killed and eev
eral other* badly Injured In a train
wreck today.
The governor’s train. Santa Fa No
17. bound from Dirt Worth to Itou
tv * • <'* ,-m ■** ■
.hV m ny\h of $ fr.Tliflf*, HA'i.
on a *>dlng all miles from Tempi*.
Tha wrack occarred at 2 a m. Tha
• rain was speeding M mile* an hour
Tha engine rrubipled and the baggage
car overtnrnad.
Engineer O. W rhew. of riehttlUa
wpa killed. The fireman Was badly
Injured. NSo other* w*t;a reported
seriously hurt.
MFKXM IIF.HT TKJRIH
Washington, July H —'Aroused by
published comparison* of France's
debt settlement with England and
with this country. Secretary Mellon
in a formal »tat«m.-nt today daclarad
"Wo other creditor of France hag d»-
. ordad such gweroug treatment" apt
Ihas Aaurtea. j. ”
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GOLDBBQiIO, N. C, SATURDAY MORNfNG, JULY 17,1926
MYSTERY MAN
I IN M’PHERSON
CASE IN N. C
Sheriff Cu Prow* Evangelist
Was Bmr With Onoietoo
11 Dura A/terwurda
Tayloravilla, Jury lA -tdV-A tslv
cram ha* bean In tha hands
bell Hotel management here for more
I tha* a week addressed to Kenneth
Q. Ormleton. tha manager of tha hos
; lelry here, told the Associated Prase
t.
| today.
J. L James, manager of tha ho
tel. said that the telegram catne for
Ormleton "one day last wash" and
that he had been holding It for him.
Ha added that ha understood Ik*
rfc,#f of Taylorsville receiv
ed a trlMpph In connection with tha
message Today The officer could not
be located but It Wwa-gkMthat he,
Yds thought to have gone lo (Hates
villa thl* morning.
It could not be framed whether his
absence waa In any way connected
with the message.
Mr. Jamea said that "up strangers”
had been registered at the hotal since
the recvlpt of the telegram for Ormla
ton. „
KIHNUJM WILL XCfKI
LIKE JAZZ HA I'M HKITINH
UIHII LKUIIKR
Joßdom July 18. The Russian peo
ple bate ik. uue (or Jaxx and are never
likely to take lo It. according to Al-.
♦ierl Coatee, leader famou* D,n
don Hymphony Urrhretra. who h«a re
‘Jaa* will ucvfr, have the hold In
Russia that It has In Europe and th'
I tilted Slate*," declared ('nates. ”be
cauae the ItuSslan* have a *i>r»«J
oiia rhythmic aenae of their own.
‘The terrible aufrerlng that all peo
ple In Russia have gone through' has
so. jiroadeaad their art
l*try tha) ihoae who cau remember
their wonderful performance, pr>or to
the world v war would be absolutely
Wbrprlsed to’hear and see how much
rrenter they\v r bscnui*.
"The *x-!mperial opera house* have
the largest repertoires In the world,
und are presenting some fine pro
grams. ghakespeare. Rhaw, and Rom
erart. Hang has sad beta* |Uf*B al
CHAS.W. MORSE
CHARGED WITH
FRAUD AGAIN
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Direct Questioning Brian Only
RgmUMtf Ho narks— N#
Wane* Shown
i ■*>■». Maine, July 14.~-GP)-Oha*
W. Morn sitting In a chair between
%!• 100 turn "today. said "Lord No,"
olwn Mag correspondents of the As
sociated Prm naked bin If he f«u
«hfa to travel to Moo York to fan*
charge* of frond against him than.
That was the only I add statement
made by Mr. Maras, la the dtetanlau
between hta two eons and the News
paper man which lasted (Or more
than an hour. He eat erect la aa old
Windsor, chair while the others din
massd the death of hie wits and hta
uelaa the matin In dafyaad Not onto
dtd he *ow Miy latarnt In Ufa pro
taadtaaa, and Onset qesstloalag
brought only rambthi* remarks HU
Hght aide seemed pAralylsa* althoegh
his aona saW he coWt make hla Way
about the hemar tOth the eld of ea
sttendaat. Ih hta left-hand ha hpM
a nape would pat between
lita legs white he Mkgak hsnda.
HU eons stated. that while It eesm
•d impossible for him to stand trial
they did not want' to appear to he
oiMrtiaant regarding hla retara. They
* U *®MW JBHJI enam motion would
be welcomed. ‘
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FRENCH AFTER
CONCESSIONS
N«< »• Forced To Hm Strictly
l to Chumo Njomhor
Bowom
rarMl July 14.— UP> —Tbs finance
commission of the chamber of depu
te*. by a rot* of f-4 to 1* refused to
approve granting 101 l powers to Ute
Government by decree >a the haul*
against the fall of the "franc". Un
daunted the Premier and flnanoe earn
mi-Jonere declared to place respond -
bllittee oa the parliament la tbe open
■hemher tomorrow.
(▲a for the American and British
deth eettlemant, It was stated that
negotiations were going on in Wash
ington In an effort to gala soma oon
.esstons and it was learned from the
members who have the matter In
head that communications sre eipnct-
tdmomenurialty to the effect that
tnJy-WSJ "** forced to hue strict
ly to the letter as regarding clease
number seven.
SUBWAY STRIK’RS
OFFERED JOBS
BACK ANY TIME
Officials Warn Men Unless Tfcw*
„ Return PowitioiiH Win
Bn Filled
New York, July IC.-OPI striking
SithWsy employee may return to their
lobe any time they wish, s high of
'•cal of the Transit company snnnuac
, n t p» ? w».,*etv |%* vfi
■’ v* ■* •> \t *■ \ k v ■■ h *
he woriimra that unless Utey return
ee- by a certain, hour they eodld not
haer their Jobe.*
Herman A. Mets, a director of the
••••mpnny told the Traaelt romdllsaton
*«ul«y that. Prank H«tley, -president
of th<. and
tbe man who ha 3 placed the time llm
I on the strikers, had advised that
'he strikers could return oa their
old wage and seniority rights, but
that the company would rrearvs the
"sbt to select their run.
John Ollrrlot. chairman of Lbs
Trenslt rnmmlsstofl told newspaper
men that progress bad been made la
the strike situation.
An attorney for the company aa-
that In the 24 hoars ending
IP I UHs afternoon. 41 employee
I tad returned voiuntarlaly.
£K 4 >r>
EARLIER OPENING WOULD
SERVE NEEDSOF FARMERS
AND BUSINESS MEN
f-~-~ —s
JACK DKLAVII Will
( HA VPiONBKIP Tim
Mew Tech, July It- Jack Dn-
Uwey, light hmyyweight pride n
MdgnpnH, fenn. wan the wartd'-
championship title la.
■taN wing he wan a Judge deeleiae
ever Peal Mgtmhiil la a greet
tal Afteaa re and bant at tbe Break
lys laOeoai In—wi ball path.
A »Urrtng rally In the last leer
magm I Imaa m w sA.
wwmmmM iwtv IRMRi| 119 friwle
NnemMgly auhnaetad by tbe ebam
fta*s pnnehne, Mains ey snddanly
again t* Mb tr «ae at Hi
Imm lerUnbnrb'e hand with g Own
Meted attaeh wbtak tired Berleo
liHi mNI him wlMrtVy vtapet*
pared far Mm eaetagM.
ed that the rarfuTmu aaanai
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PRESIDENT OF
ATLANTA BANK
KILLS HIMSELF
— wm
Am Aat aai Plata tta
TStalMy
Atlanta. O*.. July %
PmUh. president of the Atlanta Real
1 Route Board tad director of the
Rankers Trust Company tor which a
receivership was designated In Fbd
•ml District Count here yesterday
at yu Komi In Moraine
••da, n suburb, early today. Mr
Smith was dead whan fee ad. *
Pnand By Rervant V
The body was found by a serves’
attracted by a shot The door of Mr
Hmitb'e room V** locked and Ike
servant broke It down wfth sn a*e,
His daughter. Mrs. Julia Lifsey, was
among the first to reach the body
The entire load of a shotgun hwl
entered Ms abdomen. Relief was «•
pressed that be fired the shot with
hta toe.
Left Istlen
Several letters found beside the
body were turned over to tbe coroner
who anaouaced that, an Inquest proiv
ably would be held later la th# day
| Mlk. Smith was a former memhei
*f the realty firm of J. R. Smith
and W. ». Rankin Company. Ut'r
he had been oenaected with th*
Sylvan Hills aad Moralngsldc pruj
seta. In addition to having been t>
director la the Bankers Trust Con-
Many he wan also a director of ttu
Parmer* and Traders Bank.
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MKLI.ON <;»KS ABROAD -»•
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Waehlagti.n. July 14—gecreUrv
Mellon left early today fur a six
weeks vacation In Mu rope.
He kept hie Plans to hipcx-ir plee<*
/.broad in sn altsu uudyTiuoffl<igi A |
pntlly. The preparations Include an
automobile tour of southrrn Rerun
and Italy and he said he had no lu
tentioa of atopp'iag at Paris or I gui
don.
f MAN. N. WHITMAN KLM'TKH
PRRNIIHNT OR H\H AHMOt lATHIY
Dearer, Onto., July 14 Of*)-Pur
amr Obveraor Charles 8, Whltmun of
Mae York was una.a<mouslv elected
president of the American Bar Ase--
elation soccredlng cheater f. Long of
Wichita. Kaos., at the closing eesslr.n
of tbe organisation's cooveatlnn here
today. Prederick A. W'sdhams of Al
bany. N. Y.. was re-elected treasm 1
and William P. McCracken. Jr, of
Chicago, wan re-*lncfAd secretary Alii
< lections Mere uaadUaoue.
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ASSOCIATED 1
PRESS
DISPATCHES
r T .
prick viva anrpß
-v ' I. V
Warehouse Men Gather
at Wilson and Draft
Resoluttens and for
ward to National As-
to Thlg Es-
War*hoot* MMidf— I
cijAta Iw g NMRIMmD I
«tJ«I »IM(| mMPwKmIRp ■,. -v
GOLDSBORO MAN
GETS CONTRACT
W. P. Rwg* Ota Ctatnrt. Aft
Price of s34^,ooo—Other
CemtnungtpMt
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Raleigh. Jaly 11. Ooatraot ‘for the
r/-construction of th# eta of the
Wale Hospital for the Human at Ral
righ. which was deatroyad by nvaaav
era) months ago" was -Trill Wed
‘••day afternoon to W. P. Mona of
Ala city on a hid of IMMN. Ptamb.
nu and beating contracts amnanllnf
to MH.bPfl Sddllkmai warn elan award
•J- the hvatllk contract—Kh— *® the
Psleigh Iron Works oa a bM of •
»-»«« wkfle tie plumbtag contract
w»e awarded to Dttiiford aad Kara,
f "sford. on Md of t»p?g. The
new wing Is to he of fir* proof ees
•d ruction aonordlag to piagp- appvßP*
*d to the eugiaeere of the flats h»-
stiMßce CommlMtoa. nod aoos-ruc«
. 0.11 will also he the aggnrvla<
of. thane eaglneswa. Th* build*
-nr will be somewhat larger than the
old win* that hiurnud. providing ac
- KuiiniHlatiuiM for about lpo addbloa
el paUt-nie . *
The butHUng •otmulttce. nneipneed
of Itr. L- « I Wane, ‘V ‘odeov, ehnir
nun. Mrs. Marshall Wllliame. Phlgo*.
and 11. K. Dwlre, Wlneioii-Jlalam. aae
rpiurv, was In eeeslou for the greater
part of the day k»luk over the.various
> * T- W.
jf th« HpßiiUw uml *MHl»rad It In go*
on i the dotslla of the ellghtliia
Kdv/ards Motor Com
. HoW Open Hoose
The i:«lwerd« Motor fhsmpiaay.
»It"**' spactone offices are located oa
North Cehlrr street, near thtielty
hell will he host to thetr many ft bead*
this awernoon and evening la Manor
■wt the arrival of the saw "Whippet"
wtii<-h hn* recently arrived, mad la
now on display la their show Moms.
Th.- entertainment- will ha hi the
'or- f H rrceptlott. Which Will begin
U .-,;no P. m. and continue through
the eventau- There will to aouveulewa
»r ihc chiklrcH. pofresbrneata, 'I— |
music for all. „ A