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VOLUME SIX; NUMBER 247
CONTINUE NEWSOME MURDER TRIAL THIS MORNING
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Hearing of Evidence
Was Begun Yesterday
At 2:30 in Afternoon
23-Yenr aw Nt*m Chnrged
With Marker W 11-Year
QM Basin Tedder
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LOFTIN AND HATCH NAMED
BY COURT AS ATTORNEYS
Orderly Cr«M Pulud Court
h6w Yawlay Afternaoa
Ax Trial Got UiWerway
Trial of Ldsry Eewaeme, O
year el 4 Bffiw, lap the marder of
)*Uf Bnk Tedder, waa Mfu la
Cqowty Jioperier tear*
yesterday Hlawfn. g»daQl be
eeaiteaai atfxiklhfcmerwlar.
t-Uiorneys V, •» Lefjii and J- J.
If nicker were earned by Jodge
Mrary Ju Grady le defead Mew.
was and SelMfar tlawsea L.
WlUlame I* laasalsted far ' Ike
Kioto. j .
Netvtome y» brought from Htate
Prison, Raleigh yesterday morning
and rrralgned before Judge flrndy, the
attorneys named by the count cater
ing a plea of not guilty. Messrs,
llatrh and lof tin were ordered to
defend Neweome la keeping with the
requirements of law 1 that every de
fendant shall have the benefit or
ronnnoi. >. „
*At 2:no yrnterditjr afternoon the
court railed the aaa«, and despite the
(art that there had been nn m«-
* paper announce want that the trial
would he started Saturday. apprnxl ;
mutely 2,800 people urowded into the
roojn and pjlfrlf, m eUttd In the
aaterAoma and hallway*. The crowd
waa made up ahnont entirely of whlt«
man. Negro wen. howsver, showed
considerable tntereat in the caae and
there were poesihly two %andVed of,
them in the audience, moat collected
In one section In the gallery
The crowd was an orderly crowd,
and pot <>n«e wore there any out
spoken threat* against Nrweorue.
0 "The audieaaa will b* aeated." stat
ed Judge (Jrady in calling court td
order and ho pointed out. aeate not
taken and told Sheriff Grant to *»k
that *a rauuy a* posalhlc file into them
rather than aland about the ronrt
room. "I will net permit a demonstra
tion of any kind and officer* will pre
errre order,'stated Judge Grady.
‘‘Bring In the prisoner,' Judge
Grady ordered the eeurt aUeudanis.
crowd leaned forward
the Jlrat glimpse of the .smalt, slight
bullet-headed.' thick protruding lip-
ped negro *ho wp» led In lad ween
Sheriff Grant and Officer llhodea.
Weak and helpless, the lJttW negro ap
peared there before the powerful of-,
(leers, in* eyes twitched nervously
and contlnt|ally atul when lie-had
trken hie place by the. side of hi*
counsel be remained strangely lm
- movable. There pa* a loo* of dated
wonderment about him
Jprors who l»ad served the week
‘ were first qne*tlon«l. hut were soon
exhausted and the member* of a
special venire of seventy-five were
ralfed TbU Venire had been selected j
from among the cltipens of the south
cm end of the county with the-pur-J
pone of securing .meu who had not .
heard details of th# esse or expressed j
in opinion about It.
About (wo hpurs «r Aw. spent In sei
actlng' a Jury and forty name* had,
been called hjkfoVe iWrlye man ace p- 1
rpolrtfd dafepae w.erw eeeurjd Most of j
*. ttortf e- rwutssl J
* tim
mnn w-a* T»jmcd» byVbwrd*
sense Solicitor Williams did not u*e
• A Slagle challenge or reject a single
Jurymen. The defease used shout
eight of Its- prempfory challenges.
Cora Reid, negreas with whom
T’euls TeddWwws Uat seen nitre, was
the first witness pitted on the stand.
She said-that lieuls had gone with her j
to tbs field house some dial a rtf# away
to get a Jar"of homemado syrup, that;
tJ<o girl had neeilved the syrup and 1
started back homa about C o'clock In
the evening. She testified that the
v tvonxipumJ e, rtp TWAI
THE GOLDSBORO NEWS
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READ IN THE MORNING WHILE MINDS ARE FRESH-READ BY BUYERS BEFORE THEY BUY.
EIGHTEEN PAGES TODAY
Seek To Decipher
SOS Ship Signal
NORFOLK. Dec. !•—(4*h~ A
naval radio station here tonight
waa making effort to ’decipher a
faint SOS call received here. Fur
ther than some ship was suppos
ed to be calling for. help no part
of the signal was understood. It
Was bellred That the call origin
ated at some dlaUnce. Radio broad
casting througbent Iks country
was ordered stopped until the mes
sage could be cleared up.
FOUR STEAMERS
ARE DISTRESSED
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Blown Aground in Fierce Gale
Which Raged ('onUnuoUnly
For Three Day*
HAULT HT. MAIUE, Dec. 10 —{/*)
The four lake freighters aground tu
tha upper lako region as u result of
the terrific gales on the la»t three
day* tonight were still at the mercy
of tho clcnu-nt*. One of the fottr ha*
beau abandoned, by her era* and rest
ed high aground on Bhot Point a big
hole In her bottom and her hull filled
.with weter. Indication* that
•el could not he released beforenext
apringled to fbo removal of her crew
of 2t by the coast guard.
Little Information we* available non
cernlng the other three
Reports that smoke could be Keen
>*UII coming from the funnel of one
'ggve rise to the hope that llm- fff—-
•r’a crow of 21 were still alive. Ef
forts of a tug to reach it were frits
trated by heavy seas
Kinston Man Ends Life
By Swallowing Poison
KINHTON. Doc. Id-i/P)—Despond
ency which relative* were unable to
trnco ted Paul B. t'olllns 2* yenr old
filling tfatlou proprietor to tjike Id*
own llfn hv Hwullowlng pol* -u late
today. Hie wife returned from Col
lins business establishment to- find
Col Ull* stretched lifeless across the
bed In ntr home.
League Arranges
Peace Agreement
GENEVA. Dec. 10—</P) — 8wlt«-
orhutd. Poland and Lithuania for
merly declared thctnselve* at
peace at a special session of lliu
Counsel of league of Nations to
night. They'ligreM to enter Into
direct iicgotialJona with tarh.
other for the settlement of their
differences, This probably tn-an<
that full diplomatic rrletlons will
be restored shortly.
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SIX OPPORTUNITIES AWAIT ACTION
BY FOLKS WHO WANT TO BE SANTA
* Circle uuntlter 7 of the First Baptist church was yesterday
added to the list of thfttt who have agreed to play Santa Claus
to„ Worthy cases irt the effort being conducted by The Newt
in cooperation with R. H. Edwards,, county welfare silperint
endent. At the same linte Mr. Edwards’ office in the court
house began tu take on the appearance of a country store, with
isod and clothing materials being sent in to lie distributed as
Sheriff Edwards may see fit. <. A
Today should take care of the seven opportunities yet.
provided for. . .
Opportunity No. 7
A widow woman, has two hoy*,, ages eight and two, and
two girls, ages eleven and six. Lives with .her old father who is
not able to work at ull. This widow and her oldest child work
as farm hands around the neighborhood. Has had a lot of
trouble lately with her te-elk. is hard working and deserves
much credit for holding her little family together under such
conditions. , -
''They need clothing and provisions. 0 o
Opportunity No. K
Old man and his wife 20 miles from Goldsboro, both old and
neither one able to wait on the other. They live-all alone and
have nothing practically and need everything.
Opportunity No. 9 .*
Very old woman, bed ridden. Lives with her brother.
Would be very thankful for anything the good people of Wayne
County would give her.
Opportunity No. 10
A widow woman, about nine miles from Goldsboro. Has a
boy seven years old, a little girl five years old and a baby two
years old. This woman lives on a five acre farm, rented land
and works out by the dav. leaves her little babies with her
old, father in the day time, who is not able jto work, and is the
bread winner for the tamily. After she has worked her own
little crop she goes out and works for, the near by neighbors.
Opportunity No. 11
This iaa family of eight children and the mother has lately
been in the hospital for an operation. . The father has been
Up against it for a few weeks and is behind with everything.
Anything in the line of school clothing or provisions will be
very much appreciated. All the children iu school age but two.-
Opportunity No, 12
A widow woman with five children? v The oldest l*oy who
is sixteen years old the only support. The oldest girl has been
working until school started hut had io go to school ns she
Is in the school age. Thi< mother is not well, but takes in
sewing lo help support the family. A little girl. 13, also one
11 and 9 and six. k
Opp rl unit its Taken \
No. l~\t idow and five ?' Anonymous
No. 2.—Widow and three ehildi/Mr\ , . Culhrell Thilathea Class
No. 3—Widow woman and seven children. Presbyterian Auxi
liary. * .
No. Q three old people Anonymous
No. s—Two aged sisters Anhnymous
No. 6—Widow Rud *J children Circle 7 of First Baptist Church
Donations
One Ham ~. A. M. Sherard
Anonymous \... ..... SIO.OO
Anoriymoua \-rrK SIO.OO
Anonymous SIO.OO
Anonymous ■ $20.00
Anonymous S2O <>o
Four County Duke Alumni
Meeting Here Monday Niglil
Dr. J. M. Onnond o( the school of (
Rtllltot, anil M. Ar'hnld. dean ol
frei.hmen. will be speaker* at a Duka:
Uiilveralty banquet here Monday ere- 1
uliik Alumni of Wwrnc. "Nash, War
combe anil Wilson counties a 111 at
tend tty local matting. The occasions
*s In celebration of "Duke IVnlverally ;
Day," for three year* ago tomor
row the I»*<‘ James It I* u k*r
afflted Ilia signature to < h.e
furious Indenture which created the
Dak- Kndowmrat and “gave million*
‘of dollar* to '’education, hospitali
zation, B,pii re.ll*i n in North Faro’
niriit >ef tlvr unprecedented
‘e* -•*- v-*ir-w' s tw"r» eerrf.rr-
Av h-v -i . ». * * *
,lniieii'Uic.. wa* tortpally aliened -i»y*
A* the ImlentgiHi madt possible the
< tpanaiini of Trlnlly college into
Duke nnivrf'dty, alumni >id tlfat
Institution « plan fa» hold a general
otyt rMutce, "Dufc l'n|ver*lty Hay” j
n Monday. Dinger* apd luncheons
ate to br held -in a doxen or more
town i and cities iu>thla state, and
additional onus In nichmoml. New
York. Hirniingham, Norfolk t and
otb*r cities
At the university tomorrow morn
ing, 'exe-i rises ?V>l be hold at chapel
hrur, which Itlchard t. Kelly. 08
GOLDSBORO, N. C.SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 11, 1927
lof Hrdeusboro, .delivering the prin
cipal nddrua*. In the evening an-
I other program w ill ho held at the
I university, With Durham and Orange
' coitnly. Aluuiui attending.
Last evening Duke aliuuul residing
,in New Toth t.Tty held a dinner
! inveting, i with President W. I*. Hew
j speaking. Other gatherings wllL-be
held on Monday at Oxford, Winston- I
Sulcin. Asheville, Hick
ory. Green-bor".' Sullsbuiy Sanford
Ooldslioro, M rtdon. I.un le rton, Now I
lhn», on if Greensville a* full
flMttlhf there jf,ll %e .1
Dot ..' I■v 1 a I?r* wii ! .1. various
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drY Ul.iail.KN 11111. • '• ....
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\y>.SIIIM;i(»N- Dec 111 The
MyN.iry .llaugcn' bill Vetoed liiet sc.i
ithQ. by r’reaidont 1. t 'H'lidgw—* has
been started on iim way' through Con
'press ay tin In sitgltfly modKhsFWw.
;. Hetiator Sic Nary. ” r putdli nn.* Ore
j con. new chairman of Uiy Senate Ag
fWtrliiir.il conimlttcc, put thu' new
, hill In the Senate legislative hopper
late yesterday soon after It was for
mally., opened fur bu'icuei-
CONGRESS FAYS
LINDY HOMAGE
Pause In Midst of Nation’s Busi
ness to Vote Him Congres
sional Medal
WASHINGTON, lHr. 10—(4*1- -Italy
lint momentarily the signs ami por
trait llmi Ml« (orrriut a session
turn l>r legislative ami political storm
the new congress eudwd It first
week tonlaht with an air of confident
roreiiliy.
While the Hensta wav taking tha
d:«y off the house opened (tu Satur
day's ileHherntUma In u spirit of pel-
Ircl folio* ship by greeting and honor
trig Col. Lludbergh. (lathered In uu
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expet tedly from a nearby hallway.
hiuiddiig amt almost nverwhelmed
the ace of aviator*, welcomed at ait
Informal reception at the speaker's
rostrjim ami unanimously voted’ tt_
Congressional modal of honor. Tjieu
(lie member* returned lo the tax re
duction hill now imNalmr through tha
rnrly stages of It* legislative Jour
ney and ocrttplod the remained of the
day exchanging statistics aero** the
party hlhlo
PROTEST JUDGE
JOHNSTON HAYES
Opponents Claim Hf Used Of
fice to Reek Business For
His Law Partnsr
WASHINGTON. Dec. It)—MP)-Pro
test aKaliut the ronflrmation iff Judge
llayos of the newly cruated middle
district of North Carolina has been
filed with Senator Overman. Detnorra
will hove the Brtiate judiciary
(<>mmlttr<e make nn invretlaatlon.
Senator Overman re«|ue*ted hy
I). T. Vance of Plttnuror. N. C., to
hear protest* ARaine* Haye* wjio waa
t.Vrn a recent n|i|)oliitni--nt la*t fcprlna
and whom n.atnU>ath>n waa rent trt>
the H'-iuito hy Preeldent f’Aolhlitc tills
work. • i
Vance had filed rharyra that llmye*
ha* ttaed his office to aollclt trade for
Ma law partlnar and that llnyea made
false reprcaeutsthuia to the Itepubll
can National <ommht,-e.
INDICT REMUS
STAR WITNESS
t. l 1 1
John 8. Jlerger of Ixm Angelek
Is Charged With Having
Sworn Falsely
rrNt'INVVTf. IK.C 10 -<4*l Indict
r ie:il for fSrJury of John 8. "Berjcer,
tfch U*> Atiftelea expoeltlon promoter
and *elf iCyted “»tar wltne**" for Oci
tfrnfVi*, his boyhood*friend, wa* today*
outstanding development In connec
tion with lit* murder trial of the tor
,-r klnx of hottleKßer*.
IW'rßcr was released on bond and
t’h* irrralKnnienl set for Monday. ll#
■fib* aireatisl'at a hotel Jnst a few
minutes before ho was to have Wrnrd
rd a troln for home. A seal lijdlclment
was returned tiy the rfrandjory today
uud Harper's arrest' cum* within a
few minutes verifying ril»oh/tMI
had rwept the courtr'Kita •dnee ho
testified a week ago.
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Morgan Will Hunt 7
In North Carolina
(. It i.K.NHt'i lit >. pat *l.'» OVI - . :l
Ptarpost pan. Nfvw tork OnauciW
.» s "■ y*‘‘
. e,.f|i erg. s Won resident bum I
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♦i:, Ito fiif.ifol it. i'll.<y r-ufft .Jlr.'j
UdiiiAn~tDi* k.
.\pf(4<it i.. -firrivc «hoj-t|y st. a hnht-j
lug prt’scffti |n wltlok llic flrt inch r
N Intetesled .
ham i sesbtvw nun
f "ill HK HINDI D i rt:
WASIIINIITiiN. Dec. In s os —Oaly
I r'Kelli <• tliiu»u*l in nun noted for
<inh i, ues t*o!i the. v-rhaf trigger, came
j from Senator lie d of Missouri, today
jto nice the lulu prediction <>fc 111*
. ■ Hi rue, Senator Hawes, that fired*
I name would lie presented to th» next
1 Denimtutie convention. *
EIGHTEEN PAGES TODAY
Several Arrests Are . '
Expected as Residt Os
Girl’s Disappearance
| ROTARY SPEAKER|
The Internaliotfally known apeaker
on etvlllkation, old and new. Cel. W.
G. Archer *peak* Tuesday to the Ro-J
tary Club. 5
‘HI* talk ‘ HanHatton and Civilian*'
thm” i-ompart-e thn, eucient el
eanitallou with tha modern concep
tion* <f this 'all-important subject.
“Sanitation goes "hand In hand with
civlUaxtlon.” eaya the Colonel. "Wher»
there I* dirt clviltuilon 1n on the
wane. Where there is sanitation—r
civilisation can tmatow it* beneflta on
the human race. Dirt la more deadly
than bullet*'' nro some of the high*
spots Cf the Colonel's addfees.
Ae Military Advisor to King Fkisul
or AiabD, the Colonel had on unique
opportunity of ntudylut eastern cue*
toms and beliefs. HU present sdW
ity with the National Trade Kxtenelen
Ilureau of tbe Pltmih'ng and Heating
Industries plates him iu touch with
all modern developments In the
plumbing and heating lit Id
Judge Wanted First
* Ist Murder Verdict
MAY'S LANDING, N. ). Dec Ifr—
,/!*> -Mrs. Llllkitdahl
tVinitTneai-h. •' tuvlrted of killing Ike
woman'* sued husband were geKUWte*'
«d today to f’erg years In state prison
ghv a jmltte who tHjtlaVbd they should
have b’.-iii a I v.in either the death
penalty nr at leant llfelmprl*oit|aent.
“Beyond question.” Jdstice Camp
nell Hulti when the prlmUer* were
riTootrtrr Harar* titm. TW* crt»rw«r
•murder In the flrnt dt**r«t. ■ Hot
since some of the juror* would not
agree to such a verdict and ae *
compromise verdiet of voluntary man
slaaghter was flnslly rendered. 1
will itttiH>*(- the muxie»um sentence.
Ttie greatest penalty posslkle fore
manslaughter verdict I* 10 years in
prison and a fine of f 1,000. justice
Campbell did pot Impose |lt« flo»
but he did etipuUte tbs senlsnc.es
should lie served at hard labor. .
WORLD W.tll VITBRtN DIEN
ALIIEHMARLE. Dec. 10 -(4’NsAVal
tcr ■ Ashby, 3*. world wsr Veteran,
-'l'opped ilrud at a filduit station here
today while hn i v!ui; * pttt In his
»ar. ll* stepped out of the machine
and suddenly fell to Ills knee* tin was
(load befori- he cimM h# carried from
the spot. y .
20-Milt* (]hase Necessary To
, .HoU. N v r?J ■
■ tr- nullli 'j tt til?)
j '‘toe thurt tVr Hfy miWs.'VVwi ;-I|i Gn
1, • . %Wi' aftlNled BO’ I
I'.i 11 ' i 1 > lin j. b'.sto ye mn •
iv ;. 1 iiic,iv .jM- riiiifm Hwi.dn hia.caej
I warn fioftl 41' pnlltsßa of llqu
j I•' I tMlth pfolind up
i art . f apd si», umb stra-.. 1
1* G s h * and tlm ra.io win «*ti. V*’*?*it i
%v£ir» a.'ftnr Hkliw4V numK " lo it j
1 prween'i -J until Princeton was regel,-
J I'd ller. rod'll turned off the b'c'-.j
v f»v ai«ai took I ft4* n|H mail *
lu AtliueUm Young Smith pvktul
!ji- i-'torryele and called upon tl.y
cbi< f oi police of the Jobnatou t#*:i j
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lunaiDLK Ur Itt
THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS :4
rates st rsesam
lA-Ygar OM DrHmuh Qlri Ws»
Found in Ctta^NwStf
HAD BEEN MIBUMG POH'’
3 MONTHS F%OM Mm
V* ' v ir* w • . Jrs
Man and Woman HoM *- IM
(kninty Jail on (’hnrfao 4#
Outgrowth Wnpuirmn
•• v-e*c
DURHAM. n« 10-i4V Ht»lKhNso
been taken for the unrest M seregH
men In connectloa .with the dt«m
pearanee here i
lie Brlgos, If. yeer OW daugfcUß.fkf
James Hrlgga who wot found Mjg
Hanford Thursday la a raWa,-afM4l-
Ing to the father who returned Mb.
I.ee county. , , $1
The names o t the OMNI aPOli pH
be ascertained tonight. . ’V
The girl, James MeXßight, ami
Hlakeley ere held Ip Lee
the letter two far a HaiHag »h
court daring ih« comta g week. •<
The Briggs Kin will he hrottkt
homo earlier in the week
lo the fatlier, hut Mdk;«ata she m*
nndergoito an rxiatiaotSaa hy I #•
slclan to detxroilM., khr cendlUalf
McKnlgkt Is charged WRk. kf4hs
carnal knowledge of a female kAr
id years of ago Tk« VUskelvy eetjil o
Is bslng held as aa aotomaHea If,lf*
dellßgusnry of ihg Brtgge girt
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Mailer of P. IN, Premfftal Now
Renta WBH laUiwUte CW*
merce Commljj—
WASHINGTON, Dor Ib-<^
pllcatlpu of Our Piedmont aP4 NeWfe
-rtt Railroad fee authority to MOW
l?« miles of new tracks id tha
OarSttha-North Carolina kurder larrl
tory were stthtttUad today le ik»
inter rtui« Commerce Cemmkmkm |Ar L
derision after k boars of leeal oratory
inclosing arguments.
Charles Evans Hughes. leed^H
Jeffrlaa vice es Hjii sewt^
tru railway afjgyag UMr
rrdjcct summed up tbdlr
on the prolonged roatiaw»fgy. Jft.
Jeffrlaa stated the poaltioo Os |se
hunt hern was that sufftetOtU ItUWfll
taeltltlee now extet In flte terrttort
and that no new lnveetmaat of pagttal
l” railroad txie'nsloaa won joatlfM
,
• ——oeamwpr- i % y ,
TUG SMI NT WATTM- . L ’
nun ATficnM
WIN HTt IN -HA IXM, poo. 1% -MU'-
atark* 3d minutes apart upon night
i atchntcn at two dtfferept Whooeu lse
torten today wrr« matter* lor tavfStt
t M lon by local nfftcewk I)
Graham was last nighs ‘etreA ‘self
the head with a heavy wfeMh by ad*
if two unidentified men who OtfOdb
rd him just 30 minutes OSOSt*
» ertor war attacked. by a negro. Notll-
I v «rc watchmen at tobac,ex factories
W urgT ir fbii ti»mbyS|V<.
!> " Vl’v ehaaed Ike car oiPVlvf Oft '
j ‘«iek country In thart”, audd
■j 1 iat-night. . '
1 rm..iiv the rum ranotag eaf «M
n „u/l t ton halt hy the offMefß l f*nr
it ring a tire, ‘arden waa piaevd «P **r
t urraat, the whiskey, confiscated, aftd
! 1 He, ear eatapd Man. ’kulntuabile, **td
| .. hWJiev were fought back kaw*.
The liquor was packad in Mlf gal
! ton ft « and contalnara aad <i*M gp
1 in regulation moonsgtge p*a tdauvr .
ait/n- It wna evidently IdUndndl in
j: ' pait of lhe f’hrlatgia* Joy fiK <k*
[ if.rhr-n section. '
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