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McLEAN WIRES HIS THANKS TO GRANT AND GRADY
SNIPES CASE OPENS IN RICHMOND TOD A)
Whole Mystery
Witness Names
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Former Goldsboro Womb Oe
cuiied Apart meat Above That
• of Stahl Priaco(oa Woman
U Mlm Beaale Wright, who fermhr
ly niMMI In Goldsboro, Un " myster
ious witttMe" mentioned u prepared
to give damaging tMtlmony against J.
W. Faison. Richmond man. charged
with tha murder of Mrs. Elate Holt
Snipes, native of Prlneeton. when the
case Is begun Is Richmond this
morning?
Miss Wright Is known to have oc
cupied aa apartment directly above
the one occupied bp Mrk. Snipes. Dis
patches out of Richmond the past few
days have spoken of sdmeoae—the
name wit held—who lived In a nearby
apartment as haring heard Kelson
say over and over on the sight of the
shooting. “Oh. my Ood. I have killed
poor Bale; what shall I dor
Jaaaas i. Hatch, local attorney. In
company with Mr. aad Mrs. Tobe
Holt, parent a of the dead woaian. left
about neon for Rich
mond. Accompanying them wore two
sisters of the deceased. Mr. Hatch
together with Harold, D. Gooley. of
Nashville, have been retained by Mr.
Holt to prosecute raison la the case
beginning this auraing.
The prosecution n7l| be able to ad
vance iSformatiph which will throw
a different light on the case from that
which has rque through newspaper
reports, acmn-dlag to Ms. Hatch.
The dispatch out at-Richmond
speaking of ’ a “mysterious witness"
Is as follows:
. "Oh my God, f have killed poor El
rle. wbst must 1 doT
When Weelgy raison, former sec
retary-manager of the Mermtugc
Country club, goes ts trial lu Hust
ings court agat Tuesday on the
charge of slaying hie affinity, Mrs
Elsie Holt Saipan, pretty and accom
plished musician, formerly of Prince
ton. N. C.. In her apartment In the
west end, the proeecutfcn will seek
to establish by a witness occupying
an adjacent flat that some one was
heard repeating the exclamation
over and over before fhleon carried
her out of the apartment end rushed
her to Stuart Clrele hospital where
site died early la tn* morning of
Novumber 11 of a pistol Wound In the
bead which Is alleged to have been la
Dieted by him. This was learned
from an authoritative source; mean
while the Identity of the wltneee le
being kept under oover.
According to mtonn.,h* whs atone
with her In the apartment when she
received the patal wound. He con
received the fatal wound. He con
moment of despondency with a large
Spanish special revolver of .M cali
ber, which was found lying on the
floor near the chair, la which he ears
that ahe was seated at the time of
the tragedy.
Temporary County Loans
Must Comply With Statutes
RALEIGH, p«c. 12—t*’)—Tempor
ary Imim made by
pation of the collection of taxes or
other revenue should conform -la .the
provisions of the county rinance net,
mn rha* Johnson. to designed
to •utegaai'd#he financial Intergsta
v-•
i . tHUlber b, ooW JIIUV.
i or by le*M*frwm bank*
. He believe* bbtb oonntto* and bank,
can “got In wrong” by disregarding
Abe Uw. Tba act states -
• "Section four of tb* finance act
pro rid aa that counties may borrow
money for the piTrpoaa of paying ap
propriations gadt tor tbo current
fiscal year la anticipation of collec
tion of taxoa.or otbar revenues of
•neb flacal yaar payable not later
than SAvgaya after tba expiration of
the current flacal yaar. No aurh loan
•hall exceed «0 percent of the amount
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THE GOLDSBORO NEWS
READ IN THE MORNING .WHILE MINDS ARE FRESH—READ BY BUYERS BEFORE THEY BUY.
DEMOCRATS WIN
PARTY VICTORY
Take Q. O. P. By Surprise Aad
Aaiead Tax Cat MU Aa
To Companies
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WASHINGTON. Dec; I* (A*)
Catching Republicans off guard, the
House Demorcats succeeded today In
amending the revenue bill to material
ly reduce the Us rale on pet corpora
tion, incomes pf 116,000 or less.
Tbs proposal was sponsored by Re
i eseniatlve Garner of Texas. • Senior,
minority member of the ways sud
means committee which drafted the
measure. If was opposed by Chair
man Green and the vote. 136 to largely
was along party lines. Except for thle
thrust the Democrats made no con
certed effort to penetrate the cordon
of RepuilcAn votes that Mr. Green
after hit unexpected defeat, kept on
the floor to depend provisions of the
measure. ,
Throughout the day .ohwever. somo
Democrats Joined with a handfull of
Republicans In taking shots at var
ious Items In the bill. Although the
Itemocrals scored one victory, Mr.
Green Indicated he would seek to nuf
llfy It. before a final vote on (he
measure, by demanding a record vote
on the corporation Income tax amend
mant. Aa Republicans have a com
fortable majority In the house'll was
predicted that It would be elmtnlatcd
befor ehte bill Is sent to the Senate.
Ford Wins First
... Round Big Suit
PCNTIA, Midi . Dec If—GR —t oun
sal for Henry and Kdsel f*ord were
denied the right to the correspond
ence which passed between Henry
and Wtllfred Leland ahd other stock
holders of the former Lincoln Motot
Company by Judge Covert In the Le
land suits go compel reimbursement
of afcoor #», 000.000 '«
The plaintiffs charge that the de
fendants promised to relmbnse stock
holders when they bought the plant
for 11,000.000
Fall From Tree Is
Fatal to John Guthrie
4
While hunting Saturday After
noon so** Stnlthflrlrt Johji_
rie aged 22 and single received!, In
juries that proved futah death oc
cur! ng at noon. Funeral and burial
will be held at Pinkney church.
Aa related by his brother George
of South Slocumb street, the young*
l.Uihrlc while hunting climbed a
tree to run a squirrel out of a
bole and In doing ao fell striking
hie chin on a limb of the tree mak
ing an ugly wound.
The young man was held In the
highest esteem by a number of
frtenda He la survived by three
brothers and three Bisters.
of uncollected texce and other reven
uc for the fiscal year In which the
loan hi made, ae estimated by the chief
• >
financial officer and certified In.writ
ing by him to' boljy>
"flection tlx provides‘that no moifljy
shall be borrowed «t a rate at Interest
. ted by law hud tltai live day* iklei
mast |k given in south newspaper tufa
lug general circulation In the conn
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"Section seven prSrldee that up
revenue anticipation notes shall be
valid unless there ehafl be written or
printed on the face or the reverse
thereof a statement signed by the
chief tlnaclal officer of the county.,
that the note and all other revenae
anticipation notaa of Ihe county
•mount to leas than *1) percent of
the amount of uncollected tase* aud
(Continued On Page Three)
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FOUR SANTA OPPORTUNITIES ARE
YET TO BE TAKEN; ACT PROMPTLY
Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Merritt yesterdoy spoke for Oppor
tunity number 8 and the Misses Claytor for opportunity num
ber 7 in the effort being made by The Newn in cooperation
with County Welfare Superintendent R. 11. Edwards to see
that Christmas cheer comqa to every destitute person in the
county this^eason.
Four"opportunities remain and should be spoke for today:
Opportunity No. 9
Very old woman v bed ridden. Lives with her brother.
Would be very thankful for anything the good people of Wayfte
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 fivd acre farm, rented land
and works out by the day. Leavdg her little babies with her
old father in the day time, who is not able to work, and is the
bread winner for the family. After she has worked drier own
little crop she goes out and works for the near by neighbors.
Opportunity No. 11
This is a 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. Ail the children in school age but two.-
Opportunity No. 12
A widow woman with five children. The oldest boy who
is sixteen years old the only support. The’oldest girl has been
working until school started but had to go to school as she
is in the school age. This mother is not well, but takes in'
sewing to help support the family. A little girl, 18, also one
11 and 9 and six.
Opportunities Taken
No. I—Widow and five children Anonymous
No. 2.—Widow and three children . . Cuthrcll I’hiluthea Class
No. B—Widow woman and seven children.- Presbyterian Auxi
liary.
No. 4.-—three old people , . Anonymous
No>6—Two agdtTsistcrs Anonymous
No. 6—Wffjbw and 8 children Circle 7 of First Baptist Church
No. 7—Widow woman and two boys V The Misses ClayUfr
No. B—Old man anti wife Mr. and Mrs. It. K. Merritt
Donations » v »
One Ham A. M. Sherard
Anonymous ......... % ...... SIO.OO
Anonymous *. fio.OO
Anonymous f 10.00
Anonymous 120.00
Anonymous i *20.00
ORDERPROBE
TO CONTINUE
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By Decision Vote Senate Orders
Continuation of Slush Fund
Cases
WASHINGTON. Dec 12~(iP)— By a
decisive vote of 4i to 21 the Senate to
day ended the feud of its only coualne
"Dave Reid of Pennsylvania and. Jlgi
Reed of Missouri fortoaWy resfTfrtmng
the authority of Ms epeclal campaign
funds committee headed by the mls
snurian.
ReltJ of Pennsylvania who gained
the upper hand when he led a *uc
cceeful fllllbueter at the close of the
Iref'suasion which prevented the Vote
on the proposal to continue the com
mittee submitted almost wlthont a
struggle as the MlssUtirian Reed drove
through his resolution j»flrr lashing
the Pennsylvaniaiv Senator. .
order to carry on the commltten
which lleed of . Missouri la" head,
-will meM tomorrow to may plan* for
retiming luyuatlgatloivof the f’eonayl
vania and IlHnots prlmar*. h**t
year, ' ‘ 2 ,oi. . .
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Expect Withdrawal of
Johnson Hayes Charges
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GREENSRORO. Dec 12—f/P>
Speedy confirmation by Congress of
the appointment of Johnson J Haven
as Judge of the middle North Csrollnv
district. T P State eouyt was seen
-here todsy following, shnouneemenf
by Mr. Hayes Shat he had been Inf or pi
ed in a telegram from Senator Over
man that Sensational charges prefer
red against him by P T. Vane of
riumtree bad been withdraw. #(«M#
GOLDSBORO, N. C. TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 13. 1927
GUARD CAR IS
WRECKED SUN.
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Failed to Take Curve Rushing
to Raleigh and Hit Tele
phone Post
. • . :
"Sheriff Grant ought not to have'
to Jose the damages to that car per-1
Tonally." were the goncral expres- ,
vlons of opinion heard on the streets '
yesterday, when full details of the
wreck which had occurred as the
convicted negro was being rushed 10,
Raleigh had been obtained
The mishap oeenrred. It -was said,!
when the car containing members of
the local National Guard unit, and '
driven by Ctalborn Royal), failed to
make • curve on the highway, while
travelling at a high rate of speed and
crashed Into a telephone pole, break
log the pole off at the base, and
< ituslng tl to fall across the top of the
car. The finally atop, how
ever, It was uutlj It struck up
against u' large' oak tree a'fsw
further. ‘ « . '
The car war almost" p ■>mplet i efx»de '
, mouthed #4 iordlng 'to.repfU-tu 'iiii.t V
.i •' ,2' •'» ■ *!!»►•*•• *•;« 1 ,
I |M( "< i npantjc' were-in.uiJv Injured f
«r killed Ms- Royall and the gV*rd , ' y
Weie'faVen Tn|o the *t>**rlff-c csr,
4 arrled- on Into VUlHltb'
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■ AMIKES KIILHI HETEK*
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MANAOIA. Xic .ifJSir 12 (VP) Vtn
• than Marines have killed 15 outlaw* I
in four skirmishes in the. last few]
days, the Marine commander said lo !
day. There were no casualties among !
Hie' \ter.luf* and Nliaragugn guards :
ineu.
DUKE ALUMNI
HOLD MEETING
Vi
Observe Duke University 4 Day
With Banquet and
By Duke Officials
The work being accomplished with
money provided by the late James B.
Duke should within 20 years trans
form many ot ihe rural church** of
lie slate, Prof. J. M Ormond, of the
ichpol of Religion ?» Duke, Hold alii-,
rial meeting at the Hotel Goldsboro,
i ist evening. The gathering hero wax
one of a puinber held at centers In
the State lest night In commerora
tion of the date upon which the lato
V t- 1
tobacco iragnet signed the Intieuluri
cr<<atlng Duke University.
Prof. Ormond outlined (he respon
sibilities of the alumni to Ihe Unl
tcrslty, saying that Ihe real world
of an institution could It* measured ?u
Ihe lives nf Its graduate*. "The mis
sion of n college," he said quoting
from the late Bishop John C. Kllgo.
“I* to life men.”
Prof Ormond outlined plans for
ihe new unit of construction st Duke
In which s26,noo,tMMl writ) be spent and
said that within a few years the pre
trnf DuVc plant would bo set apart, aa
•t asperate woman's college. Facilities
for educating from IJKM) lb. 1600 girls
will be provided, the Durham man
told the graduates. He told of the
large graduate enrollment now aludy-
In* ln o thr Kchool of Religion and of
the ranHlb' I' l ining Vans for a
cetorbool which shall compare favor
ably, w*fc *«F la A awrles today. •
Dean M Arnold, In charge of (Yesfi
nu n boys at Duka, outliued the work
which this new department la an
rompllahlng nt the University. Though
(he definite si heme aiding fresh
men In becoming orientated when they
errive at the University .In beromlug
adjusted to their surroundings. In
picking their courses and lu thresh
ing out their problems—.though this
system ha* been In operation only
Iwo yours, Dean Arnold, said that al
ready It was rejected In the grades
Continued on I'ageßlxt
JNews Breaks Records
In Sales- for Extra
Within g very few minutes after
the death sentence Had been pro
uoiAced on Larr f Newsome, Ne
gro, for killing little Benia Ted*
d« r. Sunday. The was on
Ihe streets with an extra giving the
verdict and details of the foiled
attempt at taking the negro from
the officers. Approximately 14M
copies of the extra were circul
ated In Goldsboro and In Fremovt
Many expressed their approval of
the dispatch with which The News
mbrd the news to the people
Bovs crying the paper am»nk the
crowds filing from the courtrbom
wen- unable !-> supply the d»<
mauds for enotiKli.
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ONIJY
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Firm Action Prevented .
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\ Serious Situation As i'
. .Try Made Seize Ne^ro
Governor Wire* That State and
People Owe Debt to Judge
and to Sheriff
HAS GREAT SYMPATHY
FOR THE TEDDER FAMILY
Saya Grant and Grady Handled
„ Well What Was Evidently
Serious Situation
RALKIGH. Dec. 12 VP>—The ac
tion of Judge Henry A. Orady and
Sheriff W. D Grant In preventing In
terference with regular processes of
Ihe court we* most commendable.”
said Governor tonight In re
gard to the Incident in Wayn* county
■Superior court at Ooldeboro Sun-
Jay
“The Judge and Sheriff are entitled
to thank* of the people of the But*
lor the solUfactory way In wh<Mt they
handled what evidently was an ex
tremely difficult situation," eald Ibr
governor. a
"I realise lhal a horrible crime had
Its on comlmlted and that the rejallves
und friends of tt)e murdered girl were
almost Irresponsible. While Jhelr at
tempt was the result of the terrible
strain caused by the death of their
loved one and whiled sympathise deep
ly with them In their entferlng. They
must remember as all good eltlaen*
of the state that the court* are *•-
ishllehed a* a mean* of redressing
wrong* and punishing offender*. The
-Mgutt.r of the state and the majesty
of her ewtfrts tnlrst he sdprem*. N*
matter what the provocation may be.
•• -The state I* tinder laettng oMl
gatlon to Judge Orady and Sheriff
Grant for the courageous and bdfolc
manner In which they performed their
official duties.”
The governor said he had telefcraph
ert his compltmente to Judge Ororfy
*nd Sheriff Grant
Seely Fails in Try
For Groye Estate
4 8T LOUIS, Dm?. 11—(A*)—Counsel
for Kret| L Seely of Asheville. N. (\
today dismissed his salt to obtain
$6,000,060 from the Parle Medicine Co.
slock from Ihe estate of hi* father-in
law, ihe late 15. w! Grove, founder of
the company. This action wae* taken
at*«*..A%a4il written by Grove fn 1900
was Introduced.
In this will Grove left his stock
In the medicine company In (met for
hi* family, msklog Seely a
hut giving him no Interest In
tat*. (Seely's claim wawjMMed on elleg
ed oral agreement with
hy which, he routended, Grove at mJc
death was to will him a majority ot
stock In ihe company. ’ \
Army Officers Are Guests
At Regular Kiwanis Meet
< j.li.ncl Jus A little, 321st regl
•neni. Imtulci a ironj of army
officer* who eteltrd tjoldsberu ,y#h
lerday waa the principal speaker at
the wwkly dinner meeting of the
Klwanln duh last nlKht at the Hotel
Onldnbnro, Ills subject being ou the
Organised lto «/v» sos the I,' H
mar.".
Colonel GeArge K- , L , r*«men > who
i »il i hargn oft)« er«»in*‘» yram>
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!1 Hailing. A; K . UcrrliUL-. Mac
JohiiioH andJ it Allison. and li. 1*
•li Myers. The proa ram wa* beaun
with several *e!ectU»n« rendered on
the plmio --nerordhpf by Capfaln Head
Una Ihe railed It a Ujueeae fiddle) I
K Allison oh the bftiijo. which were
thoroughly- enjoyed by the members’
Following the music. Colonel Little
spoke .on the Array aeeenree, • He
called attention to the fart that the
121 as regiment waa North Carolina 1 *!
unit and the I<!at regiment was Kiel
eru Carolina's unit, and that 1n lime
ol war. Col. Freeman would command
MEMBER OF
THE ASSOCIATED
PRESS
puce rifß cun*
Negro WIU Die In Eleeicfe Cfciir
January IS Itar Umtn)
Murder nf Young Girl”,
HAD CONFERRED CHIMB -
TO NUMBBH Os PBOPLf
Thouaanda FiU and Adi AanEffd
Court buote During VwT
Bunday Morning < -i‘
Quiet and peace settled Plata
Wayn, Connty yesterday »olk>wla|,»
mob effort which tailed aa fender
at the trial. convteUee aad ieelp>|»
to death-of Larry NewepiU, negro,
for the murder *f B*«U Tefe.
young Great Swamp t#waehtg Jgg>-
A quiet aad peace It was whife .aim
ed to reflect the general Mel teg at '
satisfaciion over the out-eome fli<h*
short, but MUMttoaa; trial, flhd jNPf
over the l« »"rulng of the llMllffel
tenoton and *>xclt*t**et which fef*
vallod here Sunday.
Judge Henry ± <*•s*, flt
elution of (h, trial feadey,, Ms|fe
(he peulng of the moMt hflntAA m
which Larry Newsefm. l|* Mfejfed
negro, «u seateneigl. |f| wlfe
electric ch«Hr it tM *t*te fejsna ••
Friday, January tW,
tween th, hours of 10 A. Is. ap*?B
P. M , startled the peeked eeart riMR
Into freusfed spptaue* with the ’m»
nouncement that nelUwt
solicitor. Gleweoi WlUUtpi Uimt
prefer chargee ngetaat Wttltaflfl Tfld
drr, un< le of the gt«L tfe ieUaf hafld
eaaeed the flr»ggf„fl>Mßfeuft| Me
tr al whe# be rushed te the (Ida il
th* aeeft), Nw*o»e. aad plat chad n
hi* sMrt, te«nag it open *t the threaA>
When th* n*»ro we* ted iato the
court room Sunday moratag, tar fee
resumption of hie trial, pad Ju*t $i
he took hie beat la the ehalr near
hie attorney*, a cry of, "take Mari
take him”! rang oat *hrtUr oyer fee
tens, quietness of the court-reme. At
th I* moment. William Tedder, aiflfp
of the dead girl, rushed forward, gp#
maiA e 0 vicioua lunge et W|y**Mfl.
grabbing him around the aaeh, and
tearing hie shirt open at the throe/.
Tbea it. was that Deputy "fepir*
Gardner, with a rnirawedeMe pres
etue of mind, clamped hla right atm
around Tedder's aeeh, and Jfldhfld
bint b*ek Into a boat. Thea. as the
crowd itarted «urging feruard ShaiW
Croat raised hi* piatel iato the alt
and fired oa* shat that oanflhd thifa
lu front to lenrry bochward. peMfeb
those behind still farther heap. Judge
Grady rapped loadjy with Mfl o*o*l.
sold demanded order la (he eeert
rodm, end In a few ralaatfla the «A
usilon we* under" control.
la order to prevent eaefeer eeeari
rence of the hind, aad to finfeaiA
wny attempt on the pari of the «M-
Ito uk* the priaeeer the ideal* Ml-
I (t ontinned ea fegfl fetal
He latter and Col. Bote the fin—T- |
In thla connection be prmlnod both of
cm eg, local men for the fine wag «•*
* rd each made Col. Little wept on
to eay that It waa efiremply difttmh
t. organise force**lu time of pnhoor
if at prior to the declaration of wnr
In ItYjr Ike I'hhed UtaUjr ha* «sdy
3 1 u.SOO men reedy to go, thet
ended nearly fonr — t i
hell eelHton* ep rotted WTth this h
*7*•>. V-,s’
. i , v , were «hf -’nilty
vital need In forming War army
lots he said waa the work he WtM
doing and whit the eowat ry neeMh
most ; e reserved corps of trained
officers-
Col Jamea waa followed fy C—L
Johneon who epoke mainly In ,eal—H
ing Cola. Main ami' Freeman
II waa decided to hold a jofjal huh'
leg with the Rotary dub <m J»ae—l
Kth at which time hr R C. Broeha
of Raleigh will speak on Coaaty got
" A full crowd was Hi attenifknod' Us
the meeting teat night. *f