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Hickory daily record., 1922-10-30
THRONGS VISIT SCENE
OF NEW JERSEY MYSTERY

New Brunswick, N. j., Oct. 80
The crab-apple tree, Nn the shade
If which on the morning of September
a, last the bodies Of Rev. Edward
Wheeler Hall, rector of the Protestant
Episcopal church of st. John the
Evangelist, and Mrs. Eleanor Rein
,ardt Mills, singer in the church
heir, were found murdered, is gone.
Leaves, sprigs and limbs, it has
,een carried away piece by piece by
The thousands of curio seekers from
III parts of the country who have
isited the Phillips farm since the
louble murder.
The carving of initials an its
ynarlcd trunk was the first effect OF
the fame which came to this
varied tree. For a time the count
less curious persons who visited the
arm seemed to be more attracted to
the vacant farm house which had
been called @'the mystery" house.
Suddenly the owner Of the house
who does not live in the building,
found that it had been almost de-
pleted Of knick knacls and small
oieces Of furniture. The building
was boarded up at once and visitors
were forced to seek elsewhere for
mementoes.
At first whole branches and small
.r limbs disappeared from the crab
apple tree as day after day saw hun
dreds of motorists in New Jersey
making tho Phillips farm an objec-
tive. Later the curio seekers began
cutting away the bark.
One of the largest SUNDAY crowds.
estimated at more than 1000 per-
sons, which has yet gone to. the
scene of the murder visited the farm
yesterday. They came on foot and in
automobiles. Some travelled in linz
cuisines, others rode in smaller cars
bearing the license plates Of eastern.
southern and many western states.
The crush reached such proportions
by mid-afternoon that the policemen
who have been assigned to Easton
avenue to regulate traffic into the
farm, were forced to ask for the as
sistance of other .patrolmen.
Hickory daily record., 1922-10-30
TRUE BLUES GE 7 I
D(loE: IF BLUE:
STEEL.
~ the Associated Press.

Dy the Associated Press.
Henrietta, Okla, Oct. 30.-Reece
Adkins OF Dewar, Okla, was shot to
death and Thomas Bogus. Spelter City
principal was wounded, probably IA
tally, at Speiter City last night when a
band Of masked men Of which Adkins
was member, called at motion pic
ture theatre and attempted to take
Bogus out.
Another man, unidentified, is known
to have been hit in the leg. Bogus drew
a pistol and began firing when the
party tEiedato entiee him into the mo-
tor vehicle
Other. members of the masked party
may have been wounded, according TO
Constable George Davis, who enlptied
his revolver at the fleeing machine.
Local police say the members OF the
band wore blue masks. They were said
to be members of 4 new secret organi-
cation known as ''The True Blues
Hickory daily record., 1922-10-30
CAVALRY IS HOST At
At BIC BARBECUE:

Troop G, Hickory cavalry, was at
home Saturday night at a barbecue
at which some IS members of the
troop and headquarters, several city
officials and others were guests. Roast
pig, as described by Charles Lamb,
was served along with pickles, sweet
potatoes, peas and other dainties. The
ladies Of. the Community provided the
service.
Lieut.. Jos. L. Murphy acted as
POSTMASTER and toasts were respond
ed to by a number Of the officers
and guests. The visitors were given
every opportunity to know, see and
hear what the cavalry has done and
Capt. Earl T. Edwards gave a picture
of what be wanted the troop to be
in future. Appreciative talks were
made by Recorder Russell, Maj. Wade
V. Bowman, Frank A. Henderson,
Capt. Geo. l.. Huffman, Donald T.
Applegate, Lawrence Cline, City Man
ager Ballew, Capt, A. S. Lineberger
of Lincolnton, Lieut.. Adds Henderson,
Lieut. Bryan Wilfong and Fl. D. Schu
bert.
Hickory daily record., 1922-10-30
rs. ROSTER Tells
| Of HOME TROUBLES
the Associated Press.

the Associated Press.
Philadelphia, Oct. 30.-Mrs. Gather
Roster, charged with the killing
her husband. Oscar, and Mildred G..
Fsett, his stenographer, testified Co.
y that she did not remember The
|coting. She said she saw her hus-
|nd and Miss RicEett in his office,
At she screamed and that she knew
|thing more until she woke up IN
+ arms Of the police.
In voice hardly audible, frequent
interrupted by weeping, Mrs. Roster
Id Of the affairs at her home. She
|s'ltied that while she was in a hos
|tal at the birth of her baby, Arthur,
fother Of Oscar, told her Oscar was
fyng attention to his stenographer,
ss Rickett.
She also testified that Arthur at
|mp'ed to cntrap her into q COM
FomlSing position. Mrs. Roster testi-
pea that her husband told her that he
las IN love with his stenographer and
20 not love her any more.
lie said that he wanted me to get
avorce, and there was nothing ]
|.u'd do to make him give her up"
FS' Roster said.
Hickory daily record., 1922-10-30
AFTER FOREIGN ENTRIES
FOR 1923 SPEED CLASSIC

Indianapolis, Oct. 3O.-For the pun
nose of receiving foreign entries in th
1928 International 5O0-n1ile autome
bile race. to be held at the Indianapc
lis Motor Speedway, May 80, 1923,
+. Myers, general manager OF en-
speedway, has sailed for Europe, ac
cOrding to an announcement or Carl "
Fisher, president OF the speedway com
indications point to the largest for
eign entered field in the history OF tn
race, according to Mr.. Fishers Foreig
manufacturers, he pointed Out, havs
been experimenting with cars OF tn
smaller dimensions for more than two
years and, with the reduction OF thS
size Of motors eligible for competi-
Lion here next year from 1873 cubic
inches piston displacement to lzZ cut:
ic inches, European automobile Ell
pinecrs are said to be making plans 70
retricvc the lost honors Of the automo-
bile classic.
Foreign cars took the honors at the
snccd,yav from 1918 to 1919 lnclu;
sive. but in 1920, when the size OF the
entrants we're limited to, motors o.
1873 cubic inches piston displacement
he American were victorious, repeatee
| in 1921 and again last May.
Mr.. Myers will spend six weeks OF
moro with w. F. Bradley of Paris, ths
sneedway's foreign representative
TnUether they will confer with TN
majority Of the larger automoDli'
manufacturers OF Europe Mr. f's"e
said. nft4t
Hickory daily record., 1922-10-30
To GIVE: CR|PPLES
CHANCE IN WORLD

g
/ Raleigh, Oct. so.-trip,,le census
lseeell begins today twill last through
Saturday, November 4 This census
has been instituted by the department
OF vocational rehabilitation Of the
state department Of public instruction
and the bureau of child welfare Of the
state board Of charities and public
welfare. It's purpose IS to ascertain
the names Of ali physically disabled
persons in North Carolina in order
that they may be reiiabiliated, or.
# Children, receive tile treatment that
they may need!
inx tilts ecsisgls the department of
vocational rehabilitation and the
bureau of child welfare ask the CO.
operation OF all public-spiritad citi-
zens who are Interested in this eff
feet to save from the scrap heap of
beggary and incapacity and despair
and useIesSneSs, persons who are phy-
sically handicapped.
Governor Morrison recently an
pealed to the peonle of North Care
lima in behalf Of the states cripples.
In each county, the various social
agents, srJ3erintendents of schools,
superintendent Of public welfare,
teachers, farm and hclne demonstra-
ton agents, Red Cross workers, ETC.,
will take the census, the s,;lames to
be be. forwarded to Iaeadquartefs in Ra
leigh.
Those who know OF cripples who
may be benefited by rehabilitation
or, if children, by treatment, are
requested to give the names of these
to some one OF these agents.
The purpose OF cripple census
week is not charitable. in the usual
patronizing sense of that word. de-
partnent officials say. The attitude
Of the public mind which has con-
sidered men and women with physi-
cal defornity or weakness as OBJ
jects OF charity and which has rele-
gated them to a class apart, has been
one of the most serious handicaps
to treir progress and contentment
The idea undertaking rehabilitation
work is that it is much wiser for the
individual and for the community to
teach a disabled man to make his.
own living than it is to provide that
living for him. His unhappiness is
more often caused by being placed
i'll the discard of the infirnity which
originally put him there.
Hickory daily record., 1922-10-30
EXPECT BIC CROWD
COMMUNITY PLAY

RI
Because oi the large and enthusias-
tic crowd that was present last week
st the fun program given by Com
munity Service, the recreation COM
inittee wishes it understood that nc
person under 1s years of age wiz
be permitted to take part in the next
( program Thursday evsHing. These
get-togetheT evenings are arrange i
for adults and they are meeting wit !.
great success.
Community service is primarily con-
ccrned ovea the leisure time recrea-
at present their time is well occupies,
with school work. Then, tco, the play
ground season is over, but the es-
ecutive committee will soon announce
activities of special interest which
will be opened to al children Until
these juvenile features are made
known children are asked to remain
away from the adult programs.
Mr.. H. D. Schubert Of Community
Service who is in charge of the
programs, expects a large crowd on
Thursday evening in the Legion club
rooms. These sessions begin promptly
at 1880 o'clock.
The idea of these community gath
erings is not entirely clear to all which
was evidenced by the MANY questions
asked regarding the get-together pro-
grams held weekly Many iscluded in
the large crowd Of st.wcak explain
ed that their conception Of these rec
reation programs was entirely differ
ent from what they experienced.
Others reading Of the mcfeation and
fun programs believed saley applied
only to children and sttis others were
under the impression that the pro
grams were for .ex-soldefs exclusive
ly.
Community service activities are for
all people and those iahing to en-
JOY an evening Of Wf1olesAsne fun with
their friends and naighu0rs are asked
to come to the Legion hall every
Thursday at 1880 D. ID. n
Hickory daily record., 1922-10-30
SEEK PERMISSION
TO ABANDON ROAD
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Washington, Oct. 30.-Pursuant to
III order Of the court directing the re-
eivership now installed over its prop
rty, the Carolina and Yadkin Rail
,oad applied today to the interstate
ommerce commission for authority to
ear up it's tracks for distance OF
4 miles from High Point, N. c. to
High Rock, N. C. 1t has proven impos-
ible for several years to make the
Dad pay operating expenses and the
ourt ordered the road to cease op-.
rations.
The commission was asked to gran
he application without a hearing un.
ess North Carolina state authorities
ntervened.
Hickory daily record., 1922-10-30
TRIES To PROVE
DhUGHTERI5
INNOCENT
BY the Associated Press.

Dv lilG ASSOCidJSu ITcSS.
Havrc, Mont.. Oct. 30.-While Mrs.
Christier to-day was Oh an eastbound
train accompanying the body of her
slain husband, the Rev. Leonard J.
Christlcr, rector of St. Marks Episco-
pal church, Mrs. Joseph Pyle, mother
of Mrs. Margaret Carleton, whose
body was found beside that of Chris
tier, was attempting to prove that her
daughter did net commit murder
and suicide. The coroner's jury yes
terday brought in a verdict that Mrs.
Carleton killed +Christler and then
shot herself the, tragedy occurred
early Friday morning.
Mrs. Christler with the body of her
husband left for Waterloo, N. Y, yes
terday morning.
81 do not believe Marguerite did il"
said Mrs. Pyle, soon after her arrival
n Havre from her home in Butte.
81 shall not be satisfied until !
lind who owned the gun
Her reference was to 80 calibre
,evolver in the hand of Mrs. Carleton
after the tragedy.
A small % calibrc revolver she GUS
tomar;ly carried was found in Mrs.
Carleton's handbag.
Hickory daily record., 1922-10-30
MR.. DOUGHTON SPEAKS
AT NEWTON TONIGHT

With the address,. in Newton tonight
by Rufus A. Doughton, the week be-
fore the election will be crowded with
political incidents, occasions and
events The appearance Of the Sparta
legislator and member of the state
highway commission is more than an
incident; it is an occasion at least.
Tomorrow night Solicitor Huffman
will speak in the West Hickory 7.
M. C. "A. Hall and the next night
in Windy City school house, near his
old home.
Next Monday night John G. Carpen-
ter will speak at Brookford. ". q.
Self at Highland and w. A. Graham
Jr., in West Hickory.
Hickory daily record., 1922-10-30
ASSERTS UNIONS
WOULD RUIN
ROADS
BY the Associated Press.

Chicago, Oct. 3O.-Majority mem.
bers of the United States railroad la.
Dor board today deiterated their de
claration that "just and reasonable
wage" shall be the basis for their de-
cisions in wage disputes between the
carriers and their employees.
In their opinion formally handed
down last night in the application O.
the maintenance of way men, the boart
declared the living wage demands O,
the workers would bring financial rui,
TO the railroads.
The decision increased the wages
maintenance Of way employees tw;
cents an hour and made the minimum
wage range from 25 to437 cents, where
rs the unions sought minimum hourl!
pay Of 48 cents. This demand, il grant
ed, the commission said would add
total of $37S,O7S,125 annually to tn
railroad expenses.
Hickory daily record., 1922-10-30
HALLOWEEN DATES
To ROMAN Time!

Halloween, Halloween or All Hal
low Even is the eve or vigil of a
Hallows or All Saints Day, Nov. !.
But. it antedates. Christian times.
\ On Nov. l the Romans had feas
to Pomona, goddess of fruits an
seeds. ~
On the same date, or thereabout
the Druids held their autumn festivs
to the sun, giving thanks for the sea
sons harvest.
And they taught that, the night be
fore, Saman, lord Of death, called to
gether the wicked souls he had cor
demined to occupy animals bodie
during the YEAR. It was then that, b.
gifts and incantations, he might b
induced to release these captives.
November tooy was one Of the time
for these same Druids to rekindl
their supposedly sacred fires.
However, the superstit;ors of pc
gans and Christians alike agreed ths
the night of Oct. 81, of all nights
the year, was the time when super
natural INFLUENCES were strongest.
Wraiths Of the dead, it was long be
]ievcd, wandered aboard on this nigh
together with witches, devils and mis-
cfief-making spirits and elves, and j
some cases the spirits of living pc
sons were able to leave their bodii
temporarily, to join this ghostly con
pany.
Hence, of all nights, it was the nigh
for divination, and particularly fc
unmarried young people to lear
whom their future husbands or wive
were to be.
Hickory daily record., 1922-10-30
3y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Moscow: Oct. so.-Two arrests have
been made in connection with the dis
appearance two weeks ago of Philip
J. Shield, American relief worker at
Shimbcrg, according to a telegram
received here from Col. William Has
kell, head Of the American relief work
crs. Until Saturday night authorities
were inclined to believe that Shield,
who is from Richmond, Va, committed
suicide. wfs. ~
Detailed information concerning the
arrest was not received here.
Investigation authorities are still
drigging the Volga in the belief that
they will find the body since Shields
hat was found on the bank Of that
stream.
Hickory daily record., 1922-10-30
RIOTING IN ROME
o Associated Press.

Ithe Associated Press.
'omc. Oct. 2o.--(S:50 p. m.)--Ser-
rjotinc broke out here tonight.
tie, Of Fascist while passing
bugh q working mans quarter,
Nm 10 BE- n hotLed Of subversiva
hcnts were attacked by commuE-
who threw stones and fired re-
Iers. The Fascist replied. One per-
was killed and one Fascist was
[ndel and the latter, who were
htly outnumbercd, were forced 20
)rc.
he Fascist Immediately tclephoncd
Readouartcrs and members went 10
n assistance. Troops meanwhile
h charge Of the situation.
he newspaper Azionc, Socialista
BY said:
I'VE learn that all the members OF
communist party were informed
evening that that party is ccas-
It's operations today and all the
bnbers of that party are released.
Ne is believed" adds the newspaper,
|at as result Of this decision the
tmunist deputies will resign their
~
Hickory daily record., 1922-10-30
RAGING IN
FORESTS NEAR
AoHE.VI[.l.E |.
By the Associated Press.

Asheville, n. c., Oct. Hundred.
of acres Of forests between the cas-:
and west forks Of Pidgcon river, Hay
wood county, are aflame today and cv-
cry available warden has been mobi-
li::cd to fight the five which started
Friday. Though 20 miles away, the
smoke is plainly visible here. Several
other fires are reported in this sec
ton.
Appeals came from, Hatford, Tenn,
today, where hundreds OF acres of
timber are afire on botfs sides of the
state line.
With no rains in sight, leaves and
and underbrush as dry as finder, con-
dit;ons are ideal for forest fire, Of
ficials said, and heavy damage is an-
ticipated.
Hickory daily record., 1922-10-30
TWO GR AT POWER
PR0EC>zs PLANNED
Six Million Corporation to Develop 60 COO Horse
power IN Cherokee County with Purpose to
zs-.;ng Many New Industries to Mountain Sec
tic, Beyond Ashevile. sss

By the Associated Press.
Asheville, n c., Oct. 30.-Comple-
ton OF plans for a hydro-electric devel-
of two new dams and power stations
opment on the Hiawasse river in Cher
okee county, involving the construction
was announced yesterday by w. V. N.
Poweison of New York, president Of
the Carolina Tennessee Power Com
pany. The project will be subject to
generate 60,O0O horsepower and will
cost in the neighborhood of Sc, 600, 900.
Included i'll the program which is
perhaps the most comprehensive ever
planned for the western part Of North
Carolina is the development Of indus
tries to utilize the DDwei. generated
The power 50 generated will make
possible the exploitation of the .ast re-
sources of this section and il is expect
ed to attract capital many times as
large as that involved in the initial
program.
Irrigation involving few tracts
OF land that would necessarily be ac-
4rired for the dam and impounding
lakes is all that stands in the way Of
the program, Mr.. Poweison said. These
suits, which arc in the nature OF con-
demnation proceedings, viii be tried
III the superior court at Murphy.
These suits ended, the program will
&C on, Mr. Poweison sad Plans and
specifications are almost finished.
Hickory daily record., 1922-10-30
CAROLINA HAS CHANCE
IN SOUTHERN HONORS

Commenting on solitliern football
the Greensboro News today declares
that the University CT North Carolina
whose basket ball and baseball teams
won southern honots last year, looms
as a strong possibility as champion
OF the south on the gridiron this fall,
The Tar Heels ALREADY have swept
aside all opposition III their home state
except Davidson. which will be met
at Charlotte November 18. and
Trinity, which was an easy opponent
for Carolina, defeated Davidson IL
to @.
Carolina will journey to New Or
leans Saturday to omeet Tulane and the
following week will meet V. M. l.,
which ought to be the hardest contest
on the Tar Heels calendar. This game
will be played at Richmond, the
scene Of a score Of great battles.
Hickory daily record., 1922-10-30
NOTED PRE:ACHERAT
St. PAUL s TONIGHT

Dr.; Walter E. Schuette Of Pitts
burgh, president Of the eastern dis
trict of the Ohio Lutheran synod, will
preach at St. Paul's Lutheran church,
of which Rev. j. E. Barb rs pastor, at
7:15 tonight. DR.. Schuette will leave
for Pittsburgh on No. 16 and the ser
vice will be held earlier on that ac-
count.
Before large congregation Dr..
Schuette preached at Miller,s church
last night.
He is one of the greatest orators
and preachers in his church and Hlck-
ory people are invited to hear him. Ha
was for number Of years on the staff
of the Lutheran Survey.
Hickory daily record., 1922-10-30
MISS KIRKPATRICK
SPEAKS ON China

1T was very pleasing, Informing
and inspirational lecture talk tha
Miss Matte Kirkpatrick of Memphis
Tenn. for many years missionary
IN China, gave. at the First NJ. E
church to large and Interested au
dlence last evening. Although she ex-
ceeded the time limit set by herseI!
for her subject sort Of ran away
with her the time to her listeners dit
not seem long, for she spoke in sucI
an intimate and animated way and he,
voice was SO clear and articulate and
smooth that it was refreshing to listen
to her. Even people who were fairly
we'll read OH Chinese habits and Gas
toms and characte~ were given much
information, and il,s;gfl into -tl,isIgss
Celestial
Better than any service Of moving
pictures could be better than any
feralal lecture even, did her presenta-
tion give you admission and observa-
tion into the school. the homess the
street life, the shops and in fact the
every day life Of the people. No one
who heard it came away without a
much better knowledge OF the cl1arac-
ter, customs and every day life of
these antipodal neighbors OF ours
representing about one third the popu-
lation of the globe whose very habits
are so exactly opposite of ours and
yet who are so human and chilllike
and yet Sc old
She paid high tribute to the mental
capacity of the students in her classes,
saying that they could and did mem
orize for and away beyond the Ameri-
can boys and girls III our best schools.
But they are IN great need of the
Christian gospel and its more enlight-
ened forms of social service, such as
medicine and sanitation. She spoke OF
the vast undeveloped national resourc-
es, much as coal. which is beginning
to be exploited bv foreigners
China being a very old country,
there is very little wood to burn, the
forests having been cut down genera
tons ago. AS a consequence, they
have practically no artificial heat
with which to warm their houses. Sc
they wear thickly padded clothing
layers to keep from freezing. They
put on their thick armor against jack
frost in the autumn and keep it on
al! winter even sleeping in it at
night. She said the Chinese were very
to the United States, for they
would never forget how their coun-
try returned the indemnity for the
destruction Of foreign property ii
tho Boxer uprising, for it is from
this fund that so many bright young
Chinese youth are getting an educa
ton.
But she deplored the fact that the
liquor interests and the tobacco inter-
ests are inducing them by every
means in this power to acquire the
taste for both forms of dissipation and
degeneration.
At the close Of this most interesting
volunteers for the foreign cause.
volunteers for the missionary field.
Were the writer Of this report 16 in
stead Of 60 odd. he is pretty sure he
would have responded. A Boston bust
ness man and publieist said in my
hearing not long ago that of all things
he would have liked to do at one
time was to be missionary to China.
If one is looking for great service
where the fields promise anplest re-
ward in results and appreciation they
should get in touch with Miss Kirkpat-
rick and learn of her its great oppor-
s''''N'' N. S. n.
Hickory daily record., 1922-10-30
TRYING To FIND
CAljSE: IF Tu()
DEATHS
Dy the Associated Pre- S.


New York, Oct. -Goroatr Fred
crich snpmdea to,!ay ordete;! ~ "a
tol2sy in an effort to Ge' s...I2 h,w
Daniel Cohen, 22:. and 1 ances Cohen,
his bii&e Of a month, net death The 1
5odics, unelothcs, were found in the
bathroom OF t!se:r home last night.
Cohca lay face down witn one hand
on the side OF the bathts;b. Mrs. Cohen's
body was under the water.
"lt looks like murder" Coroner
SnoWdcn said, S'but we will not know
the exact cause Of death until an au-
topsy is performed It looks very much
like the woman was killed under the
water by someone. It is /; very cdd
case"
Hickory daily record., 1922-10-30
FEQstisci to Form
NewG0uernrnent::
Rioting in Rom.
40 Associated Press.

The Associated Press.
bme. Oct. 30.--Bcnito Mussolini,
or Of the Fascist called by King
or Emmanuel to form q cabinet.
kds thronging the neighborhood Of
railway terminal, gave him q
II ovation.
|,,ssoln left Immediately for the
kjoial. where he was given an
hence by the king. The capitol
layishly decorated with flags
Iv but calm was being maintained.
|, believed the new ministry will
Constituted in the course of the
Ilen the Fascist arrived at Civil
,ochia before taking a train for
ta thousands Of Fascist and citi-
welcomed him. In q short address
'solini urged the crowd to remain
| and patriot airs were sung.