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iagscjj hr rain u night. fcminkir. VUpl ly colder. VOLUME SIX; NUMBBR 303 INDIANA GOVERNOR FREED ON BRIBERY CHARGE - ..t ■ : l j. .. 1 *--• : - ■ - ’ Jndge Orders An Acquittal Jmlmi Had laatotod That Kvi iaaea B» Gaae Through With Ami Baat to Jary INDIANAPOLIS, lad . Feb. I*—UP) Bd Jackson Udltu'i governor way a fra* au tonight over hia own pro test. Against bis will defense attornaya •M acquittal on Ua ground that lb* rtaU bad fallad In pro** one phase n» Ua case—aonoaalmaat of an allagad attempt la bribe for mar governor Mc firay la IIM Tba trial ended lata today whan Jadgp Mdbba sustained a motion that tba Jury bn la* traded to return a ver dict of ant guilty- The formal Jury tank only a taw minata* attar the coart made bin doling. Governor,Jackson wanted to contin ue through tba ansa to 'meet tba taa itmony praaantad by th* prooacntlon —that b* and other* offered Former Governor WoCray SIO,OOO rn 1923 and • guarani** of Immunity from convic tion on charge* pending agulnat him If h* would name Jama* E. McDonald ta tba vacant Marlon county proaacu torahip. Tba motion for an Instructed verdict was praaantad at once after lb- state ranted it* caae. It waa only out of cenalderatlon of George Coffin. Marion connty Repub lican chairman, and Robert Mareh. a 10-al attorney who were Indicted with Governor Jackson, that th* governor finally parmitt d bla attorney* in tack* tba bid for freedom today. o ROBS SAFE OF LARGE AMOUNT Nkk Newsome Reported ,to Hot* Loot 1180 to Yooth In Hb Charge Several week* ago Nlc Newsome, prominent (It lien of New Hope town * iip took under hi* parole one Will.* Wood, young white juvenile who lia.l bejn convicted of breaking an entrr Inr. according to reports reaching The Newt. Wood seemed U bo coining aloiia' fine. Yesterday Mr. Newsomo went t? tba funeral of hi* friend Mr. May LuGrant*. and while he was nw»y Wood cracked hft safe and left the place with SIM. Buch were reports (inning to Th* News last night Officers here were being communl %rated with in an effort to locate the V young, man. WHITE HOI'S E PET COON HAS BEEN IIENKHTKII i • WASHINGTON. Fab 16—Rebecca, Vblte House pet coon, has been ,de> eerted. Horace, her boy friend, pulled a Mondlnl Wednesday and escaped from e wire cage on the rear ground*. Twice before he got away but each i me wea recaptured. One# a tree had to be cut down to preveut him from r’lmbing H* limb* and jumped over the wire enclosure. . 'i ASSURE BETTER EGG MARKET Swift and Company Will Make Purchaacn at Wholesale Prices "—" Wayne county farmer* and those of ether counties In this part or the state are now assured a ready market lor thalr surplus eggs as a result of successful effort* on the part of th# Goldsboro Chamber of Commerce. Swift and Company through the'r Goldsboro branch yesterday agreed following a conference at the chamber of commerce to enter the market here • and to purchase eggs at top wholesale prices. It was said that th* entrance of - Swift and Company Into the field a* purchasing agents would- materially relieve th* eurplus which exists here at thle I'm of th* year. Th* eggs would be bought by the big company for red tat rl bat 100 ta parts of th* Un ited States where there Is f shortage. THE GOLDSBORO NEWS READ IN THE MORNING WHILE MINDS ARE FRKSH—READ BY BUYERS BEFORE THEY BUY. a Z T# 'T _ ♦ * \ l . . * .. C if Y • Effort to Rob Bank Os Denton is Failure TIiOMASVILLK. Feb. !•—<*>- An unsuccessful attpppt to rob the Carolina Bank aod Trust Co., at Benton, south of her*, was made Inst night. Th* yeggmen believed to have bean professionals appar ently were frightened sway. Ac*;,- leue tanks with two coun»ctt.'>u« were found thl* monitor on th* floor of the bank. Denton boya cotnlug from a ba be tba 11 game after midnight re ■ ported seeing a big car In trout of the bapk building MARK WELLS JR. SERIOUSLY ILL Mood Poison Develops From Seemingly Superficial Auto mobile Accident Injuries .\ftirk Well*. Jr. 19, son of Mr. and Mr*. Mark Wells of Ureene county p.nd former resident of Goldsboro, win last ulght reported In a critical condi tion with blood poin-nIMX which divel opad from a bruised hand suffered lit art automobile accident. Relative* who returned froim visiting the young man .Where he Is confined at the home of h.'a parents, raported that physician* doubted he would be able to live'' through the night. A week ago the past Sunday young Wells' autotnobdo turned over and h j sustained minor bruise* about the bind nnd cut* about face. Ms Injiir iae were considered *» of a superfic ial nature and ncant. attention wa* paid to ,th<jm. He cAntlnnod at Ills work foV Aeverul <Uy» .and then was bothered with a severe Inflam nation about the hand which bed bruis ed. Physician* were summoned and pronounced Jhe ' cane Wood polgjn fines that time the case has grown gradually worse. , Last nlgbt Dr. Jim Parrot ilmt from Kinston, and according to ret*; tiirt lieYi, did an incision Into on# sldi sot ithe'-VurpoHP of removing a collec tmnXof pus. If Wells lives through into the day. It was said. > there waif la- jxisslblllly that he might recover The young man l* a broiher of i Kirby and Lnby Well* of (hi* city and Mr*. Dave Montague and Mrs. E. W. Pet*. Hi* father Mark Well*. In a pro minent farmer livflig on the old Gold* bprd-Suow HIM. road and about 15 mile* from here . ~ ITTS I'll IMPS LIFE VEIN IS OPERATION CHICAGO. Feb. 16- Surgeon* nr the Wesley -Memorial hospital severed the juglar vein of a child In a most old operation to prevent poison i from entering her heari and lung*. The vein was tied anil the operation wa« performed Rur<sH*fuliy. Think Effort to Wreck Train Near Here Has Been Solvet Norfolk and Southern railroad men here believe that the mystery of who attempted to derail the night passen ger train from New Bern to Golds boro recently has been solved The train was proceeding In the dir ection of Gold*boro when the eugln eer suddenly saw loom up on the rails (.head an object dlscjosed by the beam of the headlight. He applied hia brakes but not In time Represent the tralii fram hitting the object. There w&s a sound of breakllfg tlntber an‘d for a moment the air was Rile I with what was later dencribed “flying stove wood " Non# cf the cars left the track and subsequent investigation show ed that a new croas tie had been I laced acroas the rails. It was con sidered extremely fortunate that the large obstruction bad not derailed the locomotive with possible serious re sults. This accident is understood to have peettred near Kennedy station and report* oqt of Kinston now are that Wayne Smith, 15 year old'boy lia* been arrested charge with three at tempts at train wrecking He did It for the thrill of the thing, he Is alleged to hare confessed to a detective who placed him uuder arrest. The boy’s at Court Rules 'Confession 'jl? / • » • j r* ;• A, t * <, Made to Rev. Mr. Purdue „ ; Is Competent us Evidence Haiidrlapping Demonstration Occurs As Defense Attorney Crow Eva mitten EvungeUst and Judge Threatens Ta Clear Courtroom of Spectators WENTWORTH. Feb. K- fjFl—A de *n<<tiatrat,iou vt batid< tapplnK While de fense counsel was cross examining the state's obtef witness Ilia Rev. Thus Y Perdue, halted fir a few tpnmcnts •oday a tr'al of Mrs. Alms' Hetty Oatilh fa.r the, as* murdtr of her lather and ftau**d the defense to a.sk |t.« meacber whether hi* friend < had i -•*'« id com I Npfdwnd him. The deimoistration came near the erd of a lung d.ty durlutPWßliTi the eilnlNter had related to the jury his ►lory that Mr*. Gaiiln confessed her (aNinr'a murJer to him after eudlnn on 3 of hi* revival services where he had preached on the coufeasl-m of •» ■' V As er first threatening to clear the eourt room of all spectators. Judge Mcf>.iy ordered the sheriff nnd deputies-to watth fur any more evid ence of a demonstration and to ball the offender* before him for ja l sen HILL TWELVE DEADLOCKED Jury Whiih Heard Cose Charg ing Murder of Mother Unable to Agree . OTTAWA. 111.. Feb! 1«—0T»> —Their request to be discharged twice re fiysed the jury which for two days and a half has debited the fate of Harry Hill, continued to deliberate -tonight, apparently In a hopelei.* deadlock K to 4 Less than two fcout-a-aft.er the m- : rettirqpd this mnr.iiug from Ibo ho T c- i to the court room, noparently r.’sted :>nd In a g-.r>d humor 'iiey ha*r- ere 1 on the Jury door end repdred, thej were unable to ncee. l The rase of the mm accus ed of shoot'tut his mother dtid bury ing her" body In a bnaement, was given to the Jury Tuesday afternoon. IIFI.EY f’OHTFI.LD - * liFKIKFS niVORC’E ANGELES, Feh 16 Unit for divorce ws* on file lu Superior court here today, bearing the tmait.i of Hel en Coetallo, motion picture actress, and John W. Regan, whom she wedd ed last summer. * ROM ALL T PROMINENT WOMAN GETS IHVORI K PARIS. Feh. 16—Mr*. IthlneTnrrtter Stewart, Jr., the former I .au ru Riddle was granted a divorce today Her application charged her hus band with refusing to live with her tempts sre described as having been directed st Atlantic Coast I.’ue trains, hut It la believed by Norfolk and Southern railway men here that he was possibly Implicated In the effort at the Norfolk and Southern train. Smith. 15 year old white boy. was arrested by Detective Melvin A. Sch midt, charged »‘,lh three attempts to wreck Atlantic Coast Line railroad train*Grainger TRWl\nq;tlc liars and other obstructions were found on the track near Kennedy's Siding, a mile and a quarter uorth of Grainger, whew a freight train passed Satur day afternoon. Shortly afterward whe.i the passenger train paxsed and again when passengot train passed Sunday. Detect.ve Schmidt, working on the can?, traced the attempted train wrecking to the Smith boy. a pupil at Contentnea Consolidated school. After gathering substantial evidence against him the detective disnresed the mat ter with tho lad's father, Ray Smith, funner. The pa’r went to the school- and when young Smith waa arrested he conftssed to the detective that he had gotten quite a thrill oat of a recent (Continue* on Pag* Two) GOMMBORO, N. C. FRIDAY HORNING. FEBRUARY 17. 1928 ttbee, The lianib lapping waa vigor ous and followed a reply from Purdue to chief defense counsel G| dewell The latter." endeavoring to Impeach the w tfues*. asking into the mjula ur*i relations with the Baptist i liurclt u»_ which he said hr belongs. Pardue had admitted there had been, tint dlsaenajon over whether be bad been tndoreu-d by Dr. Charles K.' Maddry. secretary of, the State Bap tist convention and part of a c mgre ratkMi at had ilialleiiged him on the seote. f He said Dr. Maddry had denied ho had endorsed h w bat that the Hr.c retirg. h td wr'ttaa him an apology and U« would bf glad to olfer th* apol.igy 'n evldioec. At this Junctur. 1 the dem onstra ion was made, Court officers jumped f irwnnl In an endeavor to rlagle out thoH*- making the demon- Ktration hut evidently th* npplawse was participated in by a large group . zmn.ir.e-.v. - ..‘..x. ■ r,»iXrt... M se»— MAY ORGANIZE 1 AN AUXILIARY American Logioa Meeting ljuti Evening WosqA Delightful Oceanian A fairly large number of wemliera rttended the meetiug of tha Americaa l egion last night at the Cummunltjr nuildiag and while no buslnes* of great moment was transacted pvary body present nx netted themselves as enthusiastic over the sacceaa of the barbecue which fitrnlsbetl the grand ri.ul.' Th’ cr-.n'g ttc-v rs « Isd'eg ittreJ! jvr v.'v -*V >1 av| > i -■ ■ j f t n:a; on of U lccnl c' .» -‘"r tn t <•<> d mented on favorably. It was oxptuiucd that- any wife, mother or slamr of u . # - I.eglona'rp was .eligible fur wmber ahip In tli'a order ’ ... | Ruddy Clinton licet.' reported that' the Boy Scout troop under his leader ship which I* being sponsored by the local post is getting along well ahd he Is hiving one hundred percent at tendance when lie serve* a welale veaat. A letter wan read in which the Ind ies of the Woman's f’luli slid the Gar den ( lull thnnhed the lag on for the use of Its (hall wtrlle their Imlldltut was being eonalrncted. A nigger membership ws* urged by several In being pointed oat that out of a possible llOt) In -Wayne connty -there w#re at present only a few ov er a hundred members. “v.t—ll- F, Stromiider presided ns Commander.' v , KLIHF ROOT KFAf HRH Mg r d HIIMIIDtY —« NEW YORK. Keh Ir. GW hit Hoot, former Renal or and .(Secretary of I State, received many messages U I greeting today on.tb# occasion of his’ • Ighty-third blrthduv anniversary Al though advanced yea rati are force,i hi* virtual withdrawal from nrtlve par t rlpatlon in public afaflr*. Mr. Root continue* to tske a keen, luterqpi In •he event and happenings of tKe day. i LINDBERGH ~ \ WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 t/PV—The minting of lO.DoQ.Ond Lindbergh (om inemoraCve medals U he sold for a fund to buy tba early home of Charles A. Lindbergh at Little Full*, Minn., and ta erect a museum at 8t Lout*. Mo., foe souvenirs of h!*\lr travels wr uld he provided under n hIU- Intro duced today by Representative Vale, farmer-labor, Miunlssolta. The prokopal would create a IdnJ bergh commission to be composed of two Senators, one representative and the Mpyor of St. Paul. Minn., and St laiuis. Mo. which would supervise the sale of the medals , Church Will Observe Its 73rd Hirthdav The Preabyterias church of y»l* city will celebrate the aiveniy third anniversary of it* organisa tion in an annual grt-t igelher meeting th a evening. The service win begin at 7 o'clock and will be beM in the Sunday- school annex This annual event for tit* church ‘ ® , has 'cumt to,-ho one of the occa sions looked forward to with In terest. Every member Is expected its be present this evening. NEW YORK MEN IN WASHINGTON i Reiaubttcan SpoOigM BMfta Aa Cjaforaßce In Held With « CooNdge _ O WASHINGTON. F,b. I»—«*)—Th. 11l publican politick! ppotllght shifted momentarily tpday to /lew York mat where party leader', have maintained a studied retlcenee toward alt candid*, ales. George K. Morris. Republiran cba'rman of the state Visit td Presl- . (tent Coolldge. and tlionth reports of j a revised “draft Cool'd**'' campaign proceeded him to -Washington. He aald j atterwar/l lie bad not d.acossed praal uentlal politics with Coolldge. He In dicated that he felt unlikely that Mr. Cool dge would ruff and that nothing had taken place tp modify state lend er* to send an unlnatructed delega tion to Kansas City. ciri. MM'T /Swop ms grown n o* NEW YORK. Hh lfl tJP) Tin Girl He outs, I no., in fl.'teen years baa grown from a membership of eight to one of more than iflH.non with a to tal tucomeSbr 1937 of 3373.1 AD. tbe annual report of Jane Deetgr lUpjtln u.itlodal director allows. fttfl Pcoiita were organised 111 Savgunnh, Oil, In I'll:. TRY OUT BYRD’S i NEW MONOPLANE Mnrhinc Will Be Uaed On Bf ■*. ft-rl to Flv Over South Pole; Works Fine NEW YORK. Feb 16 (JP) —The large tri motorid monoplane complet-1 td for Cofnmfnder Richard Byrd's southpolc expedition look the air for ihe first time today. Fly ml Benuelt, Byrd’s pilot on the Right to the north pole and a member of ftae south pole expedition wns n» the polls sitd pr niounced the plane a i nice Job. In contrast with flrat flight of the Tran* AllantU- flight and set- j Jons Injuries which eliminated B*n- j nett as n member of th# crew Ihe ( flight today was declared a complete j success. Leading Poultry Experts Comiffg for Short Course Nine poultry experts will appear o i the program of the second a.uiukl short course for poultry ra sers of Kfcfiern North Carolina to be held In the city February :’.4 and 25. accord* Ing.to th- schedule as annoitdf'ed yes terday by tJt. Brown, county poultry agent i Announcement of the cmintt* 1* be •ng broadcasted 'hrouahout 5) run ti tles and I* expected to attract mauy raisers if * poultry. Those who will comprise the faculty for tbe tw-a-day Instruction are: H 8 Dcarstyne. ns xoclate professor of poultry disease. State College; It. 8 Wljfong, Instruc tor in poultry disease, Hln'le Colleg#: R. W. Cls'.ther. district demonstrstidc agent; Dr. William Moor* Bfato veter inarian; W. V. Armstrong asetsiant professor of poultry science. State college; Dr. H. F. Kaupp. head of the ponltry deparlment for St tie Col lege; F. Vs. Hlsher. marketing sprelal lat department of agriculture. The schedule ami courses offered are as follows: Friday Febrnnry *4tk 10-11 Blood testing and Hie llary White Igarrlf’it Eradication R. S. W.' H. Edmundson Dies By His Own Hind At Home in Stantonsburg WANT MEETING | HELD ANNUALLY 600 Dtlentca From M Tow an Attended Parental E4uca* tion I net it ate ’ RALKiOH. Feb DeHslon to make the gathering an annual *?• oveut an address by Wr. Francis P< lOnlnea. Wake Foreat College ptnal* dent, tonight marked tbe else# of the three day North Carolina Institute of parental ed oration , The seasloua held here were attend ed by 600 delegates from about Ft Cities and towns of the state. The institute sponsored by nine agencies of the State whose respree entatUres were chosen to keep ,t alive and to hold annaal meetings, was de clared by lenders to be one of the ' most outstanding evnnta of Its kind * iver held In the country. HEAVY TAXES IMPOSED OX DIbTRIBI TION qP I'UCIXAEN him i i ii e»'i ' «o CHARLOTTi:, Keb Id— Distribution oCWlrcular* In ('hnrlott# will be taboo In th# future unless heavy taxes urs paid, tbe city fathers d screed today. The oommtssloupra decided tot p ut a stop to the spread ng of cRHRICs because of tbe "Messy" conditlofll of streets each tigte they are handed nut and thjfogn swap. v’ ( INDIAN HELD - FOR ROBBERY HHtuhwF Os fleers Find, Hsw ever, He Is Not Mcpksr of OrguM Gm( 1 PITTSBORO. Feb. Id- OP) Th# (half breed Indian bald at Rowland for , alleged store. robberies in that sec tion Is not one of IhF- alleged gam; which held .up the bank of Bennett (.ii Januiry IT. nutborltU# raid tonight Th# sheriff nnd bank ofllglgU went ‘ to Rowland to determine whether the ' mail held flltfd tho description of a robber they are seeking He waa not the on# they said, adding that Row land anihontle* had aald th* half breed was In a critical condition from wounds received In a battle with of , f cers who arrestsd him. Tbe Chatham officers said that tbav had been Informed tjial Albert Culler j whose alleged confeaalon recently j started them on the trail of numerons 1 stolen automobile waa not expected to Ifvo. « f 10-nrstyne. AssoHet* Prolaaaor 'Poal- I try Disease. State Collage 11- Common PoultVy Dtseave- If. 8. -Wilfnng Instructor In Poultry Diseases, Slate College. 12- Home Production of Feed—K W. Caliber. 1 Heir let Agent 1- Lunch Hour. 2- Certlflrat ori Work and Blood t testing—Dr. Wm. Moore, State Veterl ! narlan. 3- Internal and External Parasite* 11. S. Wilfong. 1 Friday Nlgkt 7CW Motion Pictures on Ponltry Raising. Falarday, February 25th j, 10-11 Poultry V. F. Armstrong Assistant Prof. Poul j'iry Science, State College, j 11-12 Helectlng and Mating—Dr. E. P. Kaupp. Head Poultry Department, State College. 12-1 Culling Prof. W. V. Arms , trong, f-2 Lunch Hour. 2-'! MnrktMnc Live Poultry and I Bvsa-'-P, W. Hlsher, Marketiov Spec ,rli*t. Department of I 3:00 IWlchlng and Rearing Chick* and Feeding, and Caj-e of Growing ' Stock —Dr. B. F. Kanpp. t jwmw "n ' PRESS PRICE FIVE CENTS Many FHanto Hava aai Orar Eastern ('araltaa Graatly N Shacked kjr Happeatof ONE OF LAKGBBT OF COUNTY LANDOWNMft Burial Near Baraka Yeatorfiay Afternoon AitiaM I) * • Great Crowd! as Frieafie toaaaaMPaakito % W. H. Edmundson, M. one as tk«, largest landownara la Wnyna nnd Ureepe couatiaa. who rammjttad sal-, tide at hi* home In fttaatamhnrg lata Wednesday hy shontlnc himself, wns bar.ed yeeterday anaraeoe at Mm oM Ertlmundsnn horns discs not far tram Eureka Servlcea l|ad hoea coedeetad by Hat. DiUch Summerlin from. Ike, home lb Stantonshmrg. A Urge num* bar of friends from Wnyna. Wtleoa, and Graona counties ware ia attend mea Friends Hera have kaea snakle ta’ account for tka rank act. Mr. ■dyauad von bad not been known to he ta bed h*»lt| .«r to be despondent, ftn fta* # were raported as In a mad cam di-inn, nnd It waa only a few days ago that be purchased a nnw aatomo* wl * Three notes were reported a* found netr the body, oas to M* widow, uw to bio eon. Roland, and the other to a party whoa# name wae not tt»ow, bnt no Informatlow at to tbdtr cna teata could be MemtataSpd. The llfetegs body of Mr. Kdmnadnon was <ll wove red by a rfUQg Vba ivtavned from school itite WsdaeMag afternoon. A shotgun which bed been fired wm nearby-’nAd ’there! wm * a forge bole la Mmuibaet. tndhtaUim that tbe gnn hgd knew ettfdMd NM) tba bmt •tee at « ctoee range. Wrt. Mdmwid son, the oldest son Roland, and 4 daughter wars reported '»# bnetng been In Ooldaboro at lbs Urns tba rash not wm ca!m|natad. Nawa of tba occurence came ft a great shook to friaads in ■ggtera North Cnroilm by whom Mr. Mi* mundaon wm bold In high esteem Tbe Rdmundsoa homy place ia i't eated upon tba road landing tram Kuerka to SWntoaburg sad about n place he bad continued to dtTWN hi* -xtenaive farming Interests nnd with in recent-months bud added ta Jile holdlaffs. " At tbe time of b'a dsath be arm in sured to amount ia Cteam of IWMMd said by aome u» been ttFEdto. Tbe five child res and aae • •ter survive. The children ary Po land Edmundson who I trad on a farm near hia fa'her, Mrs.’“lrene Lancas ter-, Walter Roland and Irene Bd mandaon. Mrs. Ad Smith as Ptkevtllo '. a slater. ” | A r DEATH CLAIMS FORMER CITIZEN A. H. May Dtedfat Home to U Grant# Affar Vary Brtgf lllnaaa A. N. May. prominent farmer as tap I aGrange section, died -Wadneaday night at 30 after an Rimes of ogly * few djMWhavbtg bean taken Xtb on but Friday. Mr. May Whs 63 years of aga, aad was oas of the most prosperous nnd well liked men in that section. Funeral services were held penttr d*y afternoon at 3:3# from the home. Rev. Mr. Bradley, pastor of tbe La- Gran*# Methodist ihnrch, official'ax Interment waa made ia ibd White Hall cemetery. ■ * V " * Mr. May Is sarvlrad by bid wife, and several children his mother, a sis ter. and a brother Aasoug t|» child ren surviving, la Mm. Jon Grumpier of thl* c'ty. Mr. May formerly resided Id Gold*- In-re and was well aad favorably kiir wn in the city. The high esteem Is which he wai kplg lb. bfaypa.conaly was shown (n the great crowds ah tka funeral.
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