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Vol. LXX1II No. 1843 ~ Union, 3. C., Thursday Aft#rn<K>?^j|J^Swir"^'f 1022 " 3c Per Copy
EIGHTY-FOUR i
MINERS KILLED!
Birmingham, Nov, 23.?Eighty-four
perished and 60 injured in the explosion
in the Dolmite No. S Coal
Mine yesterday, according to a statement
issued by the owners.
Birmingham, Nov. 23.?All the bodies
were removed shortly before noon
from the Lolmite Mine No. 8 of the
Woodward Iron company, in wh.ch 475
men were tripped yesterday by a dust
explosion. The company officials estimated
that the death toll might run
close to 100. They are now counting
the bodies and checking up. Eightythree
of the dead had been recovered
at daybreak. Approximately 60 are
injured, some of whom may die. Thir
ty-five of the dead are white and the
others are negroes. The explosion was
caused by a strain of skip cars breaking
away from the tipple, 1100 feet
from the underground workings, snapping
the electric cable. This caused
a spark that ignited the dust. The
concussion rocked the earth for miles
around. Weary watchers, both black
) and white, are still huddled about the
mine's mouth today despite the anoouncement
that all living were out.
Occasionaly some watcher was awardad
by the reunion aa the miners who
escaped from the exits miles away
appeared. Stories of heroism are frequent.
A foreman saved 80 men by
ordering them to build brattices to
shut out the afterdamp. Troops are
I on guard.
Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 22.?Seventy
miners were killed and 60 injured,
some of them seriously, _in a
dust explosion In Dolomite mine, No.
8, of the Woodward Iron company,
nine miles from this city, this afternoon,
which trapped 480 wo.kers beneath
the surface, according to ai
) official statement issued here tonight
by D. E. Wilson, treasurer of the
' company.
Daniel Harrington, United States
mine..rescue official stationed here, had
jirWWs^Sent a message to the
PittdMHwk ' fl.fl-.nf!
dead at 60, with at least that number
injured. .
State ttllitla is gradually assuming
r' " 'clurge of ^olicin* district sufc.
mine owing tQ the influx
of the curious. f
According to Treasurer Wilson,
many of the injured wire already ai
their homes after receiving first aid
' treatment at the mouth of the mine,
their hurts being only of a minor naat
top speed in emergency hospitals
established on the ground at the
mouth of the mine.
Mr. Wilson stated that the miners
believed to be fatally injured had
been removed to the Elizabeth Duncan.
hospital, Bessemer, near thj
scene of the accident.
Fire which followed the explosion
hindered the work of rescue and was
believed to have been responsible for
many deaths. The injured among tho
first men rescued were removed to
Bessemer hospitals.
Half of the men are white.
v' As the work of rescue progressed
reports brought to the surface grew
less hopeful. One squad of workers
. reported seeing bodies "strewn all
^ along the main passageway."
ai uniniCTi cmuio women ana coildren,
white and black, crowded closed
about the mine anxiously waiting in
common sorrow word from the pi .
The injured were being removed by
rescuers, while undertakers' assistants
were preparing for removal of
the dead found in the entries nearest
the manway. No attempt at identification
of the dead or serious.y injured
had been attempted, the wo.k
?f emergency relief claiming first atgeutioa.
Ail the doctors end nurses
fu the community "had been marshalled
to care for the wounded.
The American Bed Cross sent a
f corps of nurses and assistants to tin
/ scene of the disaster. Ambulance
companies armed with lung motors
joined the rescue crews, whose operations
were directed by Ed Flynn,
head of the Tennessee Coal, Iron ani
JUUroad company's safety department,
and Frank H. Crockard, president
of the Woodward company.
Ofikiale of the company directed
that every effort should be made to
identify the dead and injured hi order
t? relieve the suspense of the hun
Wilip V* AWHMW 111 VUV uailip. AV VHO
v, company's office it was stated that
Mi of 476 men who checked in for
weak today 400 wore underground
whoa the explosion occurred.
dfWHllllIf to mine officials, a broken
electric circuit caused by the runaway
of a train of trip cars was roffiponslbls
for ignition of the dust.
* A detail of Alabama National
Ky^JWBhmed on doty in the railroad strike
area In Birmingham with Capt. B.
V< F. Thomas, medical officer, commanded
by Capt. Harry E. Smith and
t. ^ tieatenaat Waited J. Henna, were
Military headquarters announced
[ that an additional force of 85 men
HARVEY REGRETS E
PAROLE DECISION
Governor Harvey yesterday issued
a statement in which he said it was he
to be regretted that another weapon
for law enforcement had been found sfc
defective by the supreme court, re- Hi
fening to the decision of the court cn
>n the Grover Crooks case. The gov- ra
crrior also pointed out that the de- at
cision means that the parole system n;
in force for years will be practically bv
abandoned. ch
"The word parple will hardly be he
used by executives in future acts of ri<
clemency. Those already paroled wi 1 af
k. ..In U.-.a.l..' ?? XI -UI.J
nic vuijr ucuQuviai tco^ iuc tlilcl pu
executive said. he
In the Crooks decision the court in
held that the sentence of a man out wi
on parole continued in service while sv
the prisoner was at liberty and the fr
governor could not revoke a parole be
given to a prisoner when the sentence w<
had expired while the man or woman Oi
in question was on parole. wl
Several cases were covered by the fir
decision. Only yesterday the gover en
nor had conclusive evidence that a P?
man out on parole had violated prac
tically all known criminal laws, bu?
his sentence had expired under the
construction of the court and the P?
chief executive was left no avenue 1?'
for action. , ch
The governor's statement was as
'ollovns: Cc
"The highest judicial authority, the
supreme court of the state, has spok- ***'
cn. The status of the parole system T1
has been defined. The interpretation ca
of the law as thus decreed is the law he
and is to be obeyed and respected by ho
ill. It is well that the issue has been
lefinitely determined. It is surprie py
ng that a matter effecting the liber- w*
.y of people and the authority of th-i an
executive has been so long left un- ,n
settled. It means that the parole W?
system, as understood for all these ^
vears, will be practically abandoned.
The system of paroles as previously
"nders'ood se?med to be wise if properly
exercised and rightfully en
.oned. ihe word parole will hardly
be used by executives in future acts
if clemency. Tho?e a'ready parole*) ^
will be the only beneficiaries of the
decision. My connection with tfce t
matter was wholly impersonal, i/of ^
other weapon for law enforcement
is found defective, but it may servo m'
to stir the public to action.
"The decision of the court will tend
ko emphasize the general opinion that lc
he procedure incident to our crim- ?01
inal laws is sadly in need of revision. u
The people will unquestionably da- an
mand tfcat less loopholes be furnished ?s
law violators by meins of technicali- s
ties and delays, and that law enforceir.ent
be not retarded, de'ayed and
nullified by means of legal red tape
or court machinery or ambiguity of
terms." ,
Habeas Corpus p)<
Refused Childers
Ui
Dublin, Nov. 23 (By the Associated' ^
Press).?A writ of habeas corpus to- [
lay was refused Erskine Childers,
lieutenant to Eamon De Valera, who a0
recently was tried on the charge of e'
illegal possession of a pistol.
Wants Measures Extended
For A'd of Trade
London, Nov. 23.?Parliament is to CQ
be asked to continue and extend meas- )K)
ores for the aid of trade and employ- W(
ment prepared by Lloyd George minstry,
so King George said today in a f.
speech from the throne. It will also ^
be asked to guarantee a loan for the n
restoration of Austria. The king ex- ^
pressed the hope that the Lausanne ca
conference would restore peace in the
Ne..r East. ) ?
MDeath
of A. E. June* ^
' rij
B. B. James received a wire this
morning that his brother, Albert E. L
James, ot Greenville, died suddenly
this morning at 2 o'clock and he left
immediately for Greenville. p,
Mr. James leaves a wife who, before w<
her marriage, was Miss Metts and a 14,
large family of children, one brother,
B. B. James of Union, and one sjster. F<
The sympathy of the community
goes out to Mr. James in this sorrow.
: r,
would be dispatched to the mine to- m<
morrow morning to aid in the gen- pl<
oral rescue work and for guard duty
at the mine. M
Assistant Supt. T. W. Trew, an J
four men were injured when they
were trapped in the "to house" fol
lowing tne explosion wnne enaeavor- wc
ing to sound the alarm in the p't Mi
when they discovered the trip train mi
''running wild." ho
Ambulances carrying emergency fo:
crews and lung motors are being aent
from?Birmingham and Bessemer to
the mine.
Rescue part'es were instructed to cii
remove the injured before removing ri<
the bodies. This delayed the work of wi
checking the dead. Most of the dead ce
are believed to be negroes. ae
NG1NEER SHOT
SITTING IN CAE
Florence, Nov. 22.?Claiming: tha
i thought the men had attempted t
b his store, a merchant named Pool*
ot and probably fatally wopnde
Firry G. Ritner, Atlantic Coast Lin
igineer while he was sitting in th
b of his locomotive at the statio:
Elrod, N. C., and came near wound
g Charles Brock, brakeman, severe
ickshot passing through the latter'
rilting. The shooting became knowi
re this afternoon. Ritner was car
^ to a hospital in Fayetteville soo!
ter he was wounded and it is re
rted here that there is little hop
Id out for his recovery, the shot tak
g effect near his heart. As Broc
is returning to the locomotive afte
bitching a car into a side track ii
ont of Pool's store last night h
>ard several shots close by, mor
jre fired ad he sprany into the cal
ie of these struck Engineer Ritnei
io fell to the floor in front of th
ebox of his locomotive. When trail
iployees carried Ritner to the de
t Poole appeared with a shotgui
his hand.
Lumberton, N. C., Nov. 22.?R. H
tele of Elrod was arrested and re
ised under $1,000 bond here todaj
arged with the shooting early thi
iming of H. P. Ritner, Atlanta
>ast Line engineer, which occurre<
lile Ritner's engine was standing oi
e main line in front of Peele's store
ie engineer, who was sitting in hi
b, received a bullet close to hi;
art and was taken to a Fayettevill
spital in a critical condition.
Peele stated that he was awakene*
' what he believed to be a prowle
10 was attempting to enter his stor<
d he fired three shots into the dar]
an effort to scare the ribber. I
is one of these shots, it is believed
at struck Ritner.
Banquet for Gipsy Smith
The banquet given Thursday even
g by the Young Men's Busines
tague in honor of Mr. Smith and Mi
lien in the dining room of Grac
urch was a delightful affair.
There wye 115 of the members o
is orggflj&ation present. A delight
I menu was served, after whirl
dy of young men, who wore instru
ental in bringing this wonderful re
ral to Union.
In this organization is the founds
>n of everything that can make Un
i a better place to live in and th<
ture is indeed bright for our cit;
id county with such a body of vigor
u manhood fighting for that whicl
best, and using their influence fio
ly for the highest type of citizen
ip but also for Christ.
Don't Forget
The big football game that is to b
lyed at the City park, Friday, Nov
th, at 3 o'clock sharp. When th<
lion high school football elevei
sets the Clinton high school eleven
lis is expected to be one of the bes
imes ever played at the local park
come out and support the hon*
am.
Remember the time?November 2
at 3 o'clock at the City park.
Won't You Help Today?
Several weeks ago you helped th
mmittee buy wood and coal for th
or, old woman who needed help an<
t thank you for the kindness, bu
i are coming r?i_'ain and begging yo
help us again replenish the woo<
x and coal bin. She is very feebl
id not long for this earth and is de
nding on her old friends to tak
re of her.
Please send your contribution *
rs. George T. Keller, South streci
day or tomorrow. Help us, friends
ith this case and won't you do i
;ht away?
. *
Ioyd George Elected Leader
I/ondon, Nov. 23 (By the Associate
ess).?David Lloyd George toda
is unanimously elected leader of th
itiqpal Liberal party.
>rmer Italiam Premier Dyinj
Rome, Nov. 23 (By the Associate
ess).?Baron Sidney Sonnino, for
sr Italian premier, is dying of apo
exy. He was stricken today.
rs. Felton Accept* Peat
Of Honorary Chairmax
Washington, Nov. 28.?The nations
men's party announced today tha
rs. Felton of Georgia, the first wo
in senator, has accepted the post o
norary chairman of its recently
rmed political council.
Unemployed are Rioting ?
Amsterdam, Nov. 28 (By the Asso
ited Press).?The unemployed me
>ted here last night and broke th
ndows of the big warehouses in th
nter of the city. The police injure*
veral they had in charge.
SIX DEATHS ft
! IN ONE EHLY
it Lancaster, Ohio, Nov^l wjlj th<
o Associated Press).?Att^^Kts iv
i, vestigating the mysterialiflBMith* oi
d Irvine Henderson, his
e four small children, whoae^Hp were
e found scattered about t^K&fcoiiM
n shortly before noon bhd
their first tangible clue. >K; v
il. Dr. R. W. Mondhank, WjjgKj>hvfti%
a cian, announced that HeftjdKhoft had
n consulted with him last and
- several times ^ince oVer tJfttfftrtQHf
n malady which had
i- of his family, and had tdHa tkst
e he feared he was being vHsoiiaa.
- Henderson, who was eraiMkH as a
k stationary engineer ill
r vania railroad shops' heppdHtavs
n shopmen's strike is still xl<^Hwd, S&id
e he believed he was beingflBMiad by
e those who resented his aMHfajs emi.
ployment at the shops, Dftattpdhank
*, said. Henderson save hujraKii name
e of a man he suspectad, tfleBtysiclan
n declared, and this waa uHfed over
i- to the authorities without wmlig paade
While Prosecutor RaddUflfipada no
Tormal statement on the cIMfrfhe #aid
[. he was investigating all aitflfimof the
- situation and was awaitin^flfi^ from
r, Columbus, where vital ornAg, of two
s of the dead persons had beejmken for
c, analysis by the state chettflt? From
i the first, it was said, the tfottiorities
a believed the deaths had braLthe rt>.
I suit of either poisoning orcHfehyxias
j tion. Their minds still ^|H. open,
s it was said, on the quest'idiBflbether
e' the deaths were accidental^.Hfi result
I of. self-d? struction or thewgjpprk of
i enemies.
e The Last Prayer 3l^||?i# t
Tomorow morning the w, prayer
1. for the business women <|U^wwlk
will be held ir. the roon* ??f the
Young Men's Business aod
will be led by Mrs. Louise fettHMkafo.
These meetings have beB'A^jmly
- attended and have prbveirifijHmtygfw
s ful help to all. The girls iM^Wmeri
*. who work up town have
e[ closer together and hsve'lHLl^ M
I Kn ~h j. j
- A touching incident ojBe meeting
< was the prayer of the ?lored janicress
of the League rooms, which put
all those to shame for ttiftlr refusing
, to take part in anything In the name
e of Christ with the advantages and
Y preparation that have been given us.
Let's All the rooms to overflowing
ti tomorrow morning, and if you have
t not been make a special effort to b,e
- present, on't let anything interfere
j with this half hour of worship.
Governor Wires
About Ku Klux
In response to a message from the
e New York Tribune, Governor Harvey
a yesterday wired that paper that he
t. would use all his official means in
t punishing persons who violate the
law, singly or colectively. The Trie
bune asked the governor if he intend|
ed to cooperate with Governor Parker
4 of Louisiana in asking for United
states aia in controlling tfce Ku Klux
Klan.
"If the klan or any other body of
men, singly or collectively, violate the
e law I will use every official means to
e punish such offenses," the. governor
d wired The Tribune,
t The Tribune's telegram to the chief
u executive was as follows:
d "In connection with Governor Parke
er's appeal for United States aid in
controlling Ku Klux Klan, will you
e please wire collect at your earliest
I convenience situation in your state
J and whether you will respond to his
; plea for cooperation of all governors
it in suppressing klan."?The State.
1 Wedding Card
The folowing cards have been received
by friends in Union:
d Mr. and Mr?. Samuel C. Crosby
y announce the marriage of their
e daughter
Ethel
to
I Mr rUronro WdVlna
Tuesday, November twenty-fint
d nineteen hundred and twenty-two
Jacksonville, Florida.
* Will be at home
after December flrat
Fourteen hnudred and twenty-nine
Park Street
I Jacksonville, Florida
1 TODAY'S COTTON MARKET
t,, Open 2:20 p. m
- December 26.10 25.82
f January 26.22 26.40
V March 26.10 26.60
May .. 26.00 26.40
July 25.06
Local market .. ....... .. ., ,. 26?
9 Clemenceau Gees to Boston
New York, Nov. 2S?-r Bemenceet
e left today for Boston. He ?ald he was
d hnppy he had set- Ametlca talkinj
(bout European troubles.
POWERS ARRAYS b
I AGAINST TURKEY
*
f Lausanne, Nov. 23 (By the Associ,
elated Prfess).?The question of de
| Thrace is again before the commission j he
. >on military and territorial matters at ed
, tthe Lausanne conference today. of
Lausanne, Nov. 22 (By the Asso- of
j dated Press).?Turkey found the to
, treat powers, of Europe arrayed pr
''nst her today on the question of of
tern Thrace, on which she de- th
i mands a plebiscite and Greece, help- tu
" less and beaten by the. armies of the Lc
; Ottoman state, left a rather heated
afternoon session of the Near Eastern ha
conference with the feeling that she is as
r not so abandoned as she feared. gr
, The Turkish plenipotentiaries re- ed
turned to their hotel looking dejected. Sii
One of them said: "They were all ha
against us on the Tracian issues today aw
but it is not yet decided; we shall gr
probably have something more to say ,le:
tomorrow."
The Bulgarian premier, Alexander jn<
Stamboulisky, explained Bulgaria's po
need for an outlet to the Agean sea jra
at Pedeagatch, already promised by ge
treaty. Greece has admitted her obli- no
gation to grant Bulgaria port rights cjs
at Dedeagatch rut has explained that tQ
her war with Turkey prevented realization
until now. Stamboulisky was J)0
inclined to support the idea of making j
Western Thrace autonomous but the|
trend of the allied leaders' speeches th<
was opposed to this. po
While hostile to a plebiscite, the pr
entente spokesmen favored demilitar- sel
ization of a considerable zone on the (]a
right bank of the Maritza river, which i of
divides Western from Eastern Thrace,! 0(i
so that danger of an armed conflict! pr,
between the Greek and the Turks in' no
the future would be lessened. va<
The former Grecian premier, Elip- th<
therica Venizelos, was at his best in m(
| defending the interests of his country.
Ha frankly admitted that Greece had in<
made mistakes, and added that she rn
; harf suffered severely as a conseqiience
of these mistakes.
The bruden of the Turks' arguments
i wjp that possession of both Eastern
f ^loA'.Westem Thrace was necessary to co
HBe Constantinople safe for Turkey ja{
Kdfr prevent incursions into Turkish ge
Curzon, M. Barrere and MarHHSwriOni
spoke, respectivelyf for
lean delegates did not participate in CO]
the discussions, as they deemed the j
question did not directly concern the ,
United States. pe
The Thracean problem will be attacked
again tomorrow by Ismet .
0 v nu
Pasha. j
The arrival of M. Vorovsky, the
Russian commissary in Rome indi- ^
cates that Bolshevik Russia has accepted
the invitation to come to Lau- .
sanne and discuss hte problem of the '
Dardanelles. ge
Study Culb
The Study club will meet Friday afternoon
at the home of ? rs. J. F. Mc- so
1 ure at 3:45 o'clock. ,
St'l
Special Delegations Tonight
There will be the following special
delegations at the tabernacle this
evening and reservations are being
made for them:
Excelsior Knitting Mill sends 300, ftr
Buffalo 125, Gaffney 100, Santuc 150
and the Billy Sunday club of Spar- vo
tanburg will attend. '?
Gipsy Smith Can Play Piano
.The Union people are finding out
more and more about the famous
evangelist Gipsy Smith and the different
accomplishments he possesses. W
Last evening he called a crowd of lit- N<
| tie girls to the platform and took his Sr
seat at the piano and played the accompaniment
for them to sing. Miss M
^ ti?i- *??* -? ti.- ?i
vii ate iiauis uuccicu uic ouug auu
did it so well that Mr. Allen requested
her to take his place and direct the
big choir for a song. It brought thun* je
derous applause from the audience.
Mr. Smith calls these little girls his
special choir and they did good work. W1
" m ' to
Keller Requested
To Present Facts in;
Washington, Nov. 23.?The house kr
judiciary committee adopted a resolu- an
tion today calling on Representative hu
Keller, Republican, of Minnesota, to ju
present by December 1st a statement be
cf facts showing alleged act or acts
( for which he asked impeachment of |Jj
Attorney General Daugherty. He is
also required to name witnesses.
Capt. and Mrs. Pierce Williams of
Atlanta are in Union today to attend VI
the Gipsy Smith meetings throughout <r
the remainder of the week. Capt. ^
Williams says he heard Mr. Smith
preach in Lewiston, Me., Seneci, S. C.. ^
^ . ? % M M %_ n _ J IV
unstoma, w. u, savannan, ui., ana
, now he is in Union and is making
hia way to Hattie&burg, Miss., where jp
the next meeting is to be held. \*
vll
I Mrs. M. F. Faucett is visiting her
t daughter, Mrs. Workman, in Troy.
:, Miss Estelle Faris, of Charleston, is w<
the guest of friends for the week-end. Gi
' 'v
-AV '
IEGRO IS GIVEN
OFFICE IN SOUTH
Washington, Nov. 22.?The presint
has named a negro to federal of:e
in the South. Today he nominat1
Walter L. Cohen to be comptroller
customs in New Orleans.
Cohen is the negro Republican boss
New Orleans. While in Washingn
Governor Parker of Louisiana
otested against the appointment
Cohen and informed the president
at the appointment would accenate
the Ku Klux Klan situation in
tuisiana.
By naming the negro, the president :
s precipitated what promises to be i
merry a row as has featured con
ess since Theodore Roosevelt nam- <
negroes to serve in the South. I
nee the Roosevelt day Republicans i
d quietly abandoned an effort to
rard political plums to Southern neoes
until the action of the presi- .
nt respecting Cohen.
Every Southern senator anneared i
lignant when discussing the apintment
today. Confirmation is re ;
rded as impossible inasmuch a-<
nators Ransdell and Broussard an
unced tonight that tbey would deire
the negro personally* obnoxious
them. <
The negro was given a recess apintment
and is serving. i
Washington, Nov. 22.?About a v
ousund nominations, mostly of j
stmasters but not including sueme
court or other federal judicial ,
ections, were sent to the senate to- j
y by President Harding in the batch (
presidential appointments forward. )
since congress reconvened. The \
esident also delayed transmitting ,
minntions for federal reserve board ,
cancies and it was reported that j
ase would not be ready before next
>nth.
Many of today's nominations, whi?h
ilude the federal coal commission
d seven major and 12 brigadier
nerals, had been submitted during
e last session of congress but failed :
action. i
Prompt confirmation of the coal
mmission, appointed soon after tho
it session adiourned. is nlnnnpd hv
natef leaders^ but several other nom j
ations are promised sharp opposi>n.
Among the latter is the nomi |
mptroller of customs at New Orins.
Other contested appointments
jlude postmasters at Dayton, Ohio
lmont, CaUf., Rutherford, Tenn, (
d Lovettsville, Va., and the renom }
ition of George V. Denny to be col- |
tor of customs at Savannah, Ga,
10 was rejected by the senate af
a fight by the late SenatoY Watts
(Democrat) of Georgia during ]
i last session. ,
tveral Persons
Slightly Injured ,
Norfolk, Va., Nov. 23.?Several per- ]
ns were slightly injured when the '
jw York-Florida Seaboard pas- |
nger tvain collided with an extra en- ne
on the main line near Hagood,
>vth Carolina, today. I
Cooking Club ,
The girls of the Union Cooking club
e requested to meet at the Young
en's Businesb League.rooms tomorw,
Friday, immediately after school
r a cooking lesson.
Mahala J. Smith,
Co. Home Dem. Agent.
Revival at Whitmire
A revival meeting will begin at the
hitmire Baptist church on Sunda\,
5v. 26. The pastor, Rev. K. D.
nith, will do the preaching.
r. P. B. Bobo Has
Narrow Escape
Mr. P. B. Bobo narrowly escaped
ath this morning when he was
locked down by the shifting engine
the Main street crossing. Mr. Bobo
is standing near the track talking
a colored man, and turned to cross
e track, walking slowly. The shiftg
engine was backing out of the
iing and the tender struck him,
locking him down. His head struck
id received a bad bruise. He was
irried to the hospital, and his inries
examined. It is believed that
is not seriously injured.
lias Agnes Rice Wins Medal
Miss Agnes Rice, a high school stu
nt And.member of the Jefferson Das
chapter, Children of the Confedacy,
bias won a medal in an essay
ntest which was open to the state of
>uth Carolina. The sbuject of the
say was "The Orphan Brigade of
entucky."
Miss Rice is the daughter of Mrs. 1
velina Rice of this city and her 1
lends are congratulating her upon
e distinctive honor she has won.
Miss Hattie McCucheon spent the
eek-end with her sister, Mrs. Charles
Ignillat at Senses.
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MORE TO TESTIFY
IN DOUBLE MURDER
Somerville, N. J., Nov. 22 (By the
Associated Press).?The first two important
phases of the Hall-Miils murder
case were practically finished to
night when the grand jury, which has
been listening to evidence since Monday
adjourned, after deciding not to
reconvene until next Monday.
Special Prosecutor Wilbur A Mott
had shown how the bodies were found.
He had established to the best of his
ability?barring the testimony of two
additional witnesses?what he considers
the motive. There remained
tonight only the testimony of the two
motive witnesses and the story of the
- rime, the eyewitness story to be told
by Mrs. Jane Gibson, the hard working
farm woman, who said she saw
.he shooting.
Only lit witnesses were called tolay,
but all of them were of the first
mpui uiiiue. iNeine 1jo RuaMll.
negress, was among the first calied.
>he told reporters after her 20 min*
ites inside the room that she had
'told the same story I told you."
If that is true, she told the grand
ury that Mrs. Gibson could not have
ccn the shooting because Mrs. Gfl> on
was talking to her on the tatter's
>toop at the time the crime was com*
nitted.
George Sipel, another pig raiser,
vas another of the day's witnesses,
tie has been credited with telling
onflicting stories about his actions
>11 Thursday night, September 14.
itut the one he told today concerned
he Russell woman. According to de*
ectives, Sipel told that he called at
ler shack that night to see her about
* horse and had corroboration to th"
i-xtent that Theodore Kno.he, a
new orunawicK man, uw mm do it.
Knothe went into the jury room immediately
after Sipel and, according
to stories, both said that the negrets
was not at home when they called a
little before 10 o'clock. According to
the woman, she was home from 9:46
until 11 o'clock, and with Mrs. Gibson
all that time.
Ihe two Hall maids, Barbara
1'ough and Louise' Geist, were not
called today. They spent their time
in the witness room. Louise read.
Barbara knitted. Betweeh times both
talked to state troopers ok Charlotte
^^harloite vu called and waits
jury room half an hour. She was
nore reticent than usual when she
ume out, but it was learned from
jfficial sources that most of the 30
[Tiinutes were devoted to an explanation
of the manner in which her
mother's private letters came to be
jold to a newspaper.
As soon as Charlotte lett James
ills was asked to go in. He spent
n ore than an hour inside, and was the
l.'lth witness of the day. Mills left
he jury room pale and apparently
weak.
Capt. Michael Regan of fire truck
So. 3, New Brunswick, and friend of
Willie Stevens, Mrs. Hall's eccentric
mother, also was a witness. Regan
was sitting in the fire house on the
Saturday several hours befone the
two bodies were found. "Willie"
;nme in excited, Regan told reporters,
mid said, according to the fire captain,
"Something terrible has happened
at our house. You'll hear all
about it soon."
Mrs. Emma Vorhees, Mrs. A. C
Fraley, who has been a mystery witness,
Miss Katharine Fraley, her
daughter, arid Sigoumey Smith, A
grave digger, gave their testimony
during the morning. All of them said
they had heard shots on the night of
the murders.
After them Harry McCabe, bridge
tender, was called. McCabe said he
had heard shots while he was sitting
on the porch of his home the night
of September 14.
Norman Tingle, who lives near th'
Phillips farm, told of hearing shots
about 10 o'clock. Tingle placed the
time because he had seen a shooting
star just before the reports were
heard and had looked at his watch.
Mrs. Tingle, who also heard the shots,
had been summoned for the grand
jury, but presented a doctor's certificate
of illness and was excused
until next week.
Emma Vorhees, who was the 'first
witness today, told detectives, they
admitted tonight, that about 10
o'clock the night of the murder, two
automobiles coming from New Brunswick
stopped in front of her home,
which is one quarter of a' mile from
the Phillips place. Two forma got
out of the first car, she said, and
walked towards the second.
Then, according to the officials, has
heard loud talking and caught two
sentences: "What does this meanT
What are you doing here?" .
This was followed by more words,
she said, and then two sharp noises
like pistol shots came. After that,
Bhe said, the cars turned around and
sped away towards New Brunswick.
Miss Mary Emily Pearce left yesterday
for her home in Columbia after
spending a month with her grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. John Gregory,
of Santoe.
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