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WEATHER lMrM»la« Friday. s*lar 4a|t mta and wmr. VOLUME SEVEN; NUMBER SOI GANGSTERS FOSE AS POLICE AND SLAY SEVEN RIVALS * -a O'. * ' • * Helpless, Unarmed Men Lined Against A Brick Wall and Shot to Death Whotapalf Execution b Innova tion Ip Gang History In Windy City GANG WARS TAKE TOLL ISS IN SEVERAL YEARS One Victim Liven Two Hours But Stoically Maintains Gang land Code so Silence Chicago, r*b 14— un-Chicago gangsters posing aa poltcwmen Inrad *d the North Side stronghold o( tlaorge "Ran" Moran'a gang. lined up aeveu helpless, unarmed vlcilma vfth lhatr face* to a white brick wall and mowed them down with auto matic pistol* and machine guna. The wholaaale execution carried • »t at 10::t0 thin morning was an In novation In Chicago gang history which brought the total gang victims to more than 135 In the pant lew years'. The slaughter wan accomplished with all the precision of an army fir ing sqnad. Five men drove up to Mo ran’s headquarters In a garage at 2113 North Clark strset after putting through a telaphona call asking Whether certain members of the gang were there. 0 rushed Into the garage with drawn pistols and macblue guns, In forming the seven men they were po lice officers. Home of the flashed Mare others wore parta of police uni forms. Without adieu they herded the vtcitma to a courtyard In the rear, Overhead gleamed a powerful light to mahe the work of the firing squad easier. Whether the vlqtlms realised they had been trapped by a clever move will never be known. f O’ * v There was a word from the leader, the clatter of machine guns and pl»- tola and the massacre was complet ed.' 0 A few minutes leter the squad, still carrying Its weapons, sauntered out. climbed Into an automobile, stowed the wqaponji * n '*** re,r * n< * < * rov * away. Apparentlyi'few persons heard the firing. A woman told a policeman that someone had bean hurt In the garage and he entered trf verify this prosaic report. -ttlx victims he f"'"" 1 '> ln * they fell, feel to the wall, their faces turned to the liuadestcent light' overhead A seventh victim, mortally wound ed .was found lit another room He lived for two hours but stoically" maintained the gangland cody of *l - cense. EXONERATES TRENOR RICE In Suicide Note. Wife Slain Man Sayw She Caused His Death WIU.IAMINTIO. Conn.. Feb M </p)_Whll* Trenor A s Rice. 37 >»» r ol.t deputy sheriff »«' in the county tail In Brooklyn awaiting trial for ,he murder of roomy detective Wil liam K Jackson. a note left by Mr* Gertrude Jackeou. the detective’* wi dow who yesterday committed suicide. AMbounh It* full content* were not exonerated him from atlfma today, made known by aitthorltle*. it wa. elated by medical examiner Ix>ul* A Muon that Mr*, wrote she wu* lo blame for the killing of her husband and that Rice wn* Innocent. Further questioning of Mr. Maaon brought no additional comment Rhea pallbearer at the funeral of Detective Juch»on and an Intimate friend, wa* Indicted by a apeclal grand jury for the murder. He wa* not told today Os the suicide of Mr* Jackson and therefor* do*a not know that she absolved him of the slaying Mrs. Jtwksjjn shot herself In the bathroom oil her home. She had testi fied at »an Inquest Into the killing of her husband held here during the day and at which the wa* questioned by Coroner BUI of Danielson for more Umm an hour. <■_, ~ THE GOLDSBORO NEWS READ IN THE MORNING WHILE MINDS ARE FRESH—READ BY BUYERS. BEFORE THEY BUY. 40 Bostoniana Are Hurt By Explosions BOCTbN, Feb. 14.— UP)— Ter rific underground gas explosions, which hurled maubole covers sky ward with great velocly and shat tered plate glass windows, caused Injuries to 40 or more peraoua In the downtown mercantile district late today. Mora than a score were treated at hospital* for their InJiiVles. must of which were not series. Only Iwo persons remained In hospitals for treatment. The explosions, which followed each other at Intervals occurred In the vicinity of Hummer and 1 f'hauncey streets. Police attributed the explosions to a short circuit or high voltage wires In electric power conduits. HuoW and Ice were believed to have sealed the vents In (he cov ers which ordlnurtly permit gasses to escape. UNCONSCIOUS OVER 5 DAYS Pkysiciaiut Have Hopes For iWrita Girl As She Benin* To Notice CHARLOTTE, Feb. 14. AMaa Nell Fincher, 17. captajn of the Derltu high school basketball team, tonight hftamad definitely on the road to re -0 covery. 4 Unconscious for more than 140 hours, the girl late todu yopened her eves, aud appeared to recognise mem bers of her family in the room at a hospital here. Phyislcans say they believe she knows what la happening around her. hut, beyond opening her month for food and during her eyes slightly, has not heeiTAble to move. The girl was Injured last Friday in practice on the Y. M C. A. court here falling backward utid striking her head on the hardwood floor Physi cians say her skull was not fractur ed. 4g> After the fall, the coach and mem bers of the leant tried to rouse her and on fulling matted her to a hos pital here, v ABSOLVED OF'LUT KANT I>ONDON. Feb. 14 - WPI-In view of the aogere weather and prevalence of Influenxa and other sickness Cardinal Borune today grunted a dispensation to British Catholics absolving them of fasting during Lent. Friday was made the sole excep tion to the dispensation. The Cardinal exhorted them to "more fervent pray tt and greater generosity and alms Scouts to Issue Saturday Issue of Goldsboro News As an activity In connection Wnit the celebration of the l#th Annlvex -0 o sagy of the Boy Scout movement, members selected front the various Goldsboro troops of Ju scar or a Coun cil will issue tomorrow's Goldsboro New*. - Gathering at The News office <»’ James, street at * In thi.-B h "mhic The Scouts will iissume management of the paper for the clay, t’uder the* direction of Scout Executive w \\ itlrets, (Hey will gather, the m*w» (.nil write it for the patter; they *M solicit advertising snd prepare It for Saturday's paper, and In fact carry • tit the usual functions of the stnff of The New*. "He reanurceful Is one of the Scout | slogan*.said Mr. ft I vers In com menting on Ihr plan lo Issue, the pn -1 par tomorrow, ’ and the Scout* be Famous “WE” Takes on a Co-Pilot ’ Kir* 11 T ■L I 1 e' " V VJQ' i il IP iK : : \ W I ‘ J\»V ,v/%; %' IYCX; ; I mk v II ?■ p r - \ \k| Ambwpgdor Dwight W. Morrow, shortly Charles Lindbergh, the idol of moat girls, Ac- ' after arrival of hia wife aod daughter at cording to friends Anne Morrow will make an Mexico City, announced the engagement of ideal Mra. Charles A. Lindbergh, being a good kia daughter, Anne Spencer, left, to Colonel student, popular and of a retiring disposition. With New Amendments, Vote KIRBY COMING I Measure Now (ides to House FOR CAMPAIGN RAIJiIGH, Kelt M. (41 The Australian ballot measure providing lor secret voting in North Carolina elections passed ( at third reading lit tjte senate today. The vote was not by roll call. The bill now goes lo the house (or con sideration. Two amendments were Injected In to the measure today In addition to those added Tuesday and Wednesday after the hill had been drawn us a substitute measure cm election laws tor that Introduced *by Senators lohnston and Broughton. Separate ballot* would be printed lor' candidates for Senate, Congress i nd. state officers under one of the amendments adopted today. It was submitted by'Seuator Wbedlma. of Perquimans county, a Democrat Ori ginally the hill provided tor hut five types of ballots. •*, One senator said that the reason for the amendment was that If Sena tor F M Simmon* should run for the tengte again hi* name would not an pear on the ballot with slate and con gressional candidates. The other amendment provides for alternation In the order of candidates appearing on the primary ballot* It was presented by Senator W’omhle. Democrat of Forsyth who said th*t If the candidate* appeared alphabet lc aily the f(rst candidate would -n eelvc an advantage Htitndrem llay In Hobs* RALEIGH, Feb 14 f/Pi l|um hevC thin they .ire re oiyreftll enough to be able to tpake good In retting out the paper for one day \y« hope that the city will show .nine In terest ip their efforts and will co-op erate with them In every manner pos ■elide Th* folks can watch for Satur day’s papef and sec how well we get •long " George lalw.ird nauted by Mr divers to serve In Dye capacity of managing editor for the day Sydney Mver*. associate editor. John I. f, cs llest, spoils editor, and F.d McDowell ..oolety editor The following Scouts were named in write ~ editorials for the Issue Aaron Kpstetn. Clarence Peacock. Hill Frown, and John J-ee Best. ’ill the editorials," said Mr Riv ets. ‘‘the aim will he to discus* local needs and comment upon facts of lo cal significant*!.'’ 1 GULDSIIOKO. N. C. FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY IS. IS2S drum routine occupied the house lo ony as II tollod through a three! hour session clearing .14 local and minor •tate-wide hills from Its calendar and receiving the usual quota of new measure*. a Only one bill, that by Representa tive Barnard. Republican of Surry, to abolish the recorder'* court at Mt Airy and establish 'a* county court at « Dubinin met defeat. It was tabled ou notion of Representative John Kerr, Democrat of Edgecombe, by a vote of 55 to 4,1 after Representative llun cork of GratrvlHe said lie bad been advised that the bill was purely a po- I oral measure’ designed to remove from office tha'Degiocratlc recorder's court judge tn Ml. Airy ; Os. slate wide liflls puwaUd. one lo Representative Brook*. Democrat” of Durham, destroyed a long standing principle In North Carolina- law. ’.here \£o parties are Jointly held • espotrslble for an Injury, to a third person and a Judgment _ Is secured against one. It would permit his to mio the other for a contribution to help pay the judgment It la not permitted under the prescyit law The bill must yet go lo the Senate. Representative Brooks Introduced another bill, passed today by the house, that' would require executor* lc give bond a- to ncUnlhlst rut Of* mi • Its* the will specifically sets forth that they shall not. t Hill KM. I AmiOßlTl THUMB \KW nI:I.K VN F.ii It i/F> AU Htoiit) "f ■■tine nilllta to .rali Ullage* <1 .■ambling houses »nd search patron-, fir money was c.tmllenged today by several vicjlms and proprietors who said they would carry their ca*e*' , l« to Die c-onrfs a- a re-ull of a cries of adieu last night on order* of Hover nor Huey I* Long “The Trail Os ’9B” By Robert W. Sen ire Will hr published in The The News hei'innint; tomor row. Installments of Ihrillint' romance of the Rold rush to the hhtndtke will :»!► pear Saturdays and Sunday - hereafter. Head the first oik tomorrow. on a Will Start I'udlure ('umpnign In Wayne <>B Next Tuesday Kveninic ■ 1 w ” The Wayne county promotion eam i-ulgn for *prltig pasture* wfll got un derway Ttiet«day evening, February '!». ui 7 :»o o'clock at Indian Springs hchool. with a program which ta bo ng arranged forth« occaakht. 8. J. Kirby, Panture specialist of N. C, #*>aU Collage, will uddres* the farm era of the community; and a targa at tendance I* expected at tUa moating, It wu» aaid, Mr. Kirby will alno vUU the fol ! >»’luc fgrniM for demon*! rat lona of ■p.i-iura Improvement. > '*» M. Maxwell’* panture at Savati spring!, Wednenday, February id, at ’i" .'in a in . J. A Smith's punture naar Smith'* Ciiapel >tedneHeday February I#, at 2:W pm Mr Oarin', puHtura near Nahunta M-bool Thurmfay Feb, 21, gt I0;|0 a m. (I'aniure at Plkh'a Croaa Roads I John YeWerton'n pmoure at Rnreka* Thurmtay, February at 2 (HI p. m "Rvery farmer interealad. In Im proving bi* p-rinanent paaturo {a In vited to meet hw neighbor* at one of thou* place* to hear Mr. Kirby dla roa* "Itetter Pa»tn*.* and How to Have. One," according to A. K, Rob ertson, county' Agent. „ $ To Force Issue in Contest Ot Canady Election by Lee Pressure from liack home will force ,i gbo*. town in the announced con- H«i of tin • r In i he Hiate Senate of C r canadv of Johnson by M (J. Ti i- fi.-r.Mi. d Republican, according •I) ub confmlliev of th» S.-nate Com mute. <m Pi I v liege* and election* baa j a. on r iiw-il in riinWtrf life content, \ »a.. formally filed by ’vey. Republican, of Ooldnhoro. when ; the muarr convened, l»r Ivey acting I upon iintructluna from hja party. * Wha -ccr Hi* outcome of the con | te-t. .Ipbli-Min county Republican dll liriiig Indictment* against certain ; lohncimi lientocraU. alleging frudu - nit voting, according to Repmcn •a.tlf» Ilniehln*. Republican ot lotin- I HOtl. . ! ; , V7 « Tlii i oiu<*t had been practically 1 implied by ilie IS KepnbUcan 111 the [ final. but becaUM of the outside First Session of Older ■■ ■» " ’ • * Boys Conference Will Be Held at 7 This Evening _ - A ”* FRIENDLY FIGHT AT COURTHOUSE * \ — 1 »—■*” Young Negro** Require First Aid After Cope Step ' Battle Tkosnur. Kennedy, l« yaar old ne glO. Ot 701 IK'VOIHIU afreet. sustain id a severe gush across the forehead and Roscoe linker, 13 year old negro, living on Crawford street extension, line a number of brlck-bnl bruise* Hint liAtnp* «tt llu> reMuli of a nice 111 - •lb “Irlendly fight' on ihe court house nquare hers yesterday after uiHin nboul 1' o'clock. The right, deacrJbetl an having been feat and furloua. area ftrat noticed by court bonne clerks ' and nfflclala of varloha county departmenia. Ham hedtt,. George Vann and several de puties were among the Hpeclatora who wltnenned the oonleal free of •barge. The two negroen were throw ing brick* and other such missile nt each other, fl* waa aald, when Ken nedy decided to clone In and ntarted toward ihe Baker hoy with a large, opened pocket-knife. Kennedy jumped forward to alaab the other boy. It waa learned, and Uujpft jumped out of the way. Kennedy fell forward, and cat hlmaetr with hia owq knife. in the meanwhile, aomeone tn Ihe c< artboune had nent for the police, and Juat an the battle waa reaching It’s climax, officer* arrived on Ihe jcene. The boy* were taken Ur the of fice* of the Health department, where they were given ftrat aid treatment, flbvtral atttchen were repaired to ► ear np the wound on Kennedy’n fore head. It 'wan aald, while numerous Vats and brulnes. made by b#Wk* and anen, ware found on different part* Os Baker’s body. After they , had been treated for their Injuries, the young negroes weye taken lo the offices of tha county Welfare department, where they were told by •'Bob” Bdwarda, welfare superintendent, to "be aure and be back hare In Ihe morning at t»:30 o’clock. ViININATtL AN ,• AMH4H I IT! JI IMiE •WASHINGTON. Feb. 14.- (A*) Un it J. Garrett of Tennense. present minority leader of the House of Kep lenentatlveii and former Senator'Tr** Vine L. I-enroot. of Wlaconaln. were nominated by President t’oolldge to day to be associate judges of the Un ited States Court of Customs Appeals. Mr. Garrett will retire from ihe Huone • n March 4. SAVF.It NON HI IX PRIMOM IS KOHBFJ) BHH.h FREED NKW YORK, Felt 14. lA*! Har i tan Muller, as lrunty tilde to under takers at fling fling penitentiary, sav cd up $242 which be brought with lilfh to New York to start life anew Two bouts after lie got here lie was ■ frisked for Ills roll." There are more burglars In New York than at the M?n." dolefully remarked Muller up on reporting his loss to police Muller witnessed >3 executions pressure brought to bi n oh them, they were anikm* linage' the matter off tlielr ah mi Idea - to "P"** the buck" to .the committee >. n-uof <anuudy aald lie, t< -• would . glad for the committee to consider It and Senator Hrawlev clialrman, .aid • hat the committee »•* perfectly willing to receive and able to lake care of the respun- thiiity. J. IJ. Parker, former axulatant dis trict attorney appeared before Ihe coninilttee In behalf of Mr. J-ee. He htd, however, no record* to present. A nub-committee. composed of Sena tor* Hrawley and Htgglna. Dcnio < rat*, nnif Senator Kb n.-, 'Republi can, worn, given the job of going Into the matter There In little If an> chance of Sen •tlor I'unnadv Inning hi" **St, accord lag to the almoMt nnanlmou* opinion Continued on I’age Four) MEMBER OP? THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PRKB FIVE am President Francis P. Gafam T« Make Principal Addraan Toniffct REGISTRATION STARTS AT 3P.tM.THIS AFTERNOON too Hoys Pram Orar llMiini North ( aroHna Ktpteid In Attend CoftferoMP Dr. Francis P, Gaines, preatdagt at Wake Ktoreat Collega, will deliver tha principal addrena la tha ipsa tag ten sion of the tenth annual Older Pupa Conference of KasMra North Oam- Hga at the rirst Baptist cberch at f o’clock this evening. The four hundred bay* expected (a tome from all points In Eastern Ggr olina for the oonferenea. which wtN ■ onitnue through flunday moraine will begin registration at tha eora in unity building at » o’clock tbta *|t ernoon. Asalgnraenia to hank* la th* city will be made sad at 6 o'clock group dlscuaslon leadarw will meet gA the Commnalty Rultdfng to amnph Kchedules Jerome Clark "jfi Fhpettevtlie, prod* Ideui of tjie Conference, will pfllde at the evening session beginning 0» 7 tonight at the Ftrat Baptist abnrflh. K«nl Griffin, jpn gs Mr. |M) MB. K E. Griffin, will welcome the dgte> rates to th* city and there will Cotlovt ihe address by Dr. Galoea. Korea! president has wlaMhl|sf Ml imputation for thought and for ghMBP u express himself oa grevteua *R poaranoea la Goldghoro and Mh •#* imamnce tonight In UlllWt M *- ' '“cl « eroorriTTRIMMIFO pdO ple to the church. The pußtte M la vlted to hear him. The theme of Ihe conference la “la Quest" of Life’s Meaning” and the ***- slon* will be ooatlanOd Saturday and Sunday morning fottewtag th* pro gram given below: tt oo a. m Second Reealoo. Cgm munlty Building. Mr. Clark-preatdhlt. j| Hong*. Mr lYedertdh. Address. Dr. Oalnee. H. 46 a. m.—Group Disc nasi an. 10:20 a m Recess^ 10:46 a m. -Group Dlaoaaatoa ooß* tinned. 11:30 a. m—Conferono* phete graph. 12 oo m —Loach. • * < 200 p. m—General Amtamhty. Community Building. Business of Offlcefa. Election bf Officer*. * Reports of CommUtoea. * Group Recreation, etc. m K C. Kobtnson. leader. .I k p. m Banquet, Hotel Gelde horo . ■v < Toaslmaaler Derrick, I. Hart shorn ■* * *>*• Numbers, yell*. *•*. Address Senator J. M. Brought SC. a Sunday 9 10 a. m.r-AII delegates and lead ers’ attend Sunday. j \> School with their hoeta. II 3o e- lll—Last Session Itwi Rhpt Ist* Church. Jerome Clark, president, prwaUttag, with other officers asslatHßi With service. Si ngs. r Rmitlng of Scripture. **’ Praver f ’ .7 f.fferlng Conference Sermon—Rev. A, S. Smith. Inetallatlon of Officer*. * ' /ojnornnient. ''»’ ■ ' R ■ ■■ -x- •- T* rori.li INF MORE NONET - WASHINGTON. Feb. 14.—IP)—fhe Treasury ha sadvlaed tha Keane ap propriation* committee that H could hue an additional S2.SOOJMK thin year ;>i the enforcement of praMhttlon. —— f OOMIMIR ASKS SHIT IMITKV W’ARHINOTGN. Feh. 14—0FV—A recommendation for # slM7Mdd ap propriation to i>«gln the emtaer can »t ruction program wng fnevngdgt Ip
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