THE MORNING STAR, WILMINGTON, N; C, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1917.
TWO
REACH VERDICT IN
SHIP FOUNDERED TWO
HUNDRED MILES AT SEA
MEANS CASE TODAY
Jurors Went to Bed After Having
Deliberated For Several
Hours Last Night
CHARGE LASTED TWO HOURS
Judge Cliue in. His Instructions to the
Jury Draw the Distinction Be
tween First and Second
Degree Murder.
Concord, X. C, Dec. 15. -The jury in
-i i . ji a ti ht" 1 ."1
ina caee oi uasion js. Cleans, ciiaigru
with the murder of Mrs. Maude A. King,
will not report its verdict until some
time Sunday. After deliberating: for
everal hours tonight the jury sent for
Sheriff Caldwell and had him announce
soon after 10 o'clock that no verdict
would be reached tonight as tne jurors
were going to bed.
The case was given to the jury at 7
o'clock tonight, with the instruction by
Judge Cline that if a verdict were. not
reached by bed time, there was no legal
or other reason why deliberation should
not be continued Sunday and a verdict
rendered tomorrow, if one should be
reached.
Judge Cline will not go to the court
house Sunday unless called by the jury
either to receive its erditt or to give
further instruction.
In his charge to the jury, which con
sumed two hours, following the conclu
sion of argument of counsel at 6 o'clock,
Judge Cline instructed that a verdict
of first degree murder, for which the
state had asked, might be reached
without a motive for the alleged crime
having been established, if the jury was
convinced beyond a reasonable doubt
that the defendant killed Mrs. King
W 1 LXJ Ilia. 1 v , uuiiuci anun aim jhihku-
tation; with malice but without delib
eration and premeditation, a verdict of
second degree murder must be found.
The closing argument for the 'state
was made by L. C. Caldwell, of States
ville, who spoke more than three and
a half hours, following the conclusion
of the final argument for the defense
by E. T. Cansier, of Charlotte, who
began Friday and spoke five hours. Mr.
Caldwell argued that the state had pro
duced evidence sufficient to prove that
the defendant did the killing and that
it had established a motive.
The trial has already consumed ex
actly three weeks, thirteen days of
which were used in examination the
witnesses, about 50 in number, includ
ing many from Chicago and New York.
PLANS COMPLETED FOR
TRAINING 58,000 SEAMEN
Tne Men. "Will Be Schooled Mostly
Aboard Training Ships Operating
Our From Atlantic Fort.
Washington, Dep. 15. Completion of
plans for training 58,000 men to man
merchant vessels under construction
for the government were announced
tonight by the shipping board. The
men will be schooled for the most
part aboard training ships operating
out of an Atlantic port.
Two of the training vessels to ac
commodate 600 men each already have
been selected and others will be put
into service as fast as they can be
obtained.
The men -will be recruited "through
out the country and while in school
will be allowed $30 a month, board
and clothing. Men without seafaring
experience will be accepted.
EXD OF A GASLESS DAY.
Mount Olive At Last Has Got Some
Gasoline and Kerosene. '
(Special Star Correspondence)
Mount Olive, Dec 15. The kerosene
and gasoline drought, which has af
flicted Mount Olive and vicinity for
the past .three or four weeks. was
broken by the aAival of e. carload ot
gasoline and a smaller, quantity of
kerosene this week, - The sugar short
age, however, "abideth yet." .
"The Mount Olive Drug Store. Inc.."
is the latest addition to. Mount Oliev
business life. Drs. Henderson and
Wilkins, two of the youngest physi
cians here, and Mr. W. E. Lewis, a
registered druggist, are the incorpor
ators, and they are expected to open
for, business early in January.
COURT MARTIAL WILL TRY
FIFTEEN MORE NEGROES
San Antonio, Texas, Dec. 15. -Fifteen
soldiers of companies I and M.
24th United States infantry, have been
ordered to appear before a court mar
tial, at, Fort Sam Houston Monday on
charges involving death penalties in
connection with the riots at Houston,
Texas, August 23 last. The men are
charged with the murde rof E. M.
Jones, jitney driver, who was killed
the night of the riot.
The same court which recently pass
ed on the cases of 63 negroes of the
same company will preside except
that, it will consist of twelve officers
meiuu ui uu.ii.eKii.
To Amend W ar Tax Bill.
Washington- Dec 15. The house
ways and means eommittee fnav di
rected Chairman Kitchin to draft an
amendment to the excess profits sec-
- tion of the war tax bill that would
clear up any doubt as to the tax on
the Incomes of professional men re-
' ceiving $6,000 or more a year being
applicable to members of congress.
The committee will vote on the amend
ment Monday end mernhnrs mih
would be reported favorably.
Congress Holiday Recess.
Washington, Dec ,15. Recess of con
gress from Tuesday, December 18, to
Thursday. January 3, is provided for in
jl resolution passed todav hv tho v.r,,o
It wa ssent to the senate and members
Began arranging ior tne nonaay vaca
tioi.
Sixty-Four Members of the Crew of the
British Steamer Knight of the
- Thistle Are Landed.
An Atlantic Port, Dec 15. The 64
members of the crew of the British
steamship Knight of the Thistle, were
brought here late today by an Ameri
can naval collier which rescued them
shortly before their storm-battered
steamer foundered Monday, 200 miles
southeast of Cape Race. Twenty-three
of the men were English and the re
mainder were Chinese.
The steamer left an Atlantic port
November .25 for England. On Thanks
giving day her rudder was smashed,
making her unmanageable.
On December 7, while the crew was
engaged in throwing out a sea anchor
lost by the ship, a mountainous wave
crashed over the starboard side, doing
great damage and severely injuring
two Chinese members of the crew!
Late that day the collier arrived in
answerto the S.O.S. calls and stood by
two days. Twenty of the steamer's
crew were rescued by a life raft but
were nearly drowned before they were
pulled aboard the naval vssel. Others
decided it .was too hazardous to try to
leave and they remained on board the
wreck until December 10, when it be
came apparent that the ship was going
down. Putting off in life boats, they
reached the collier after a desperate
struggle, just as their steamer sunk
stern first
- The Knight of the Thistle was a steel
vessel of 6,675 tons gross and was
built at Glasgow in 1903.
FULTON COUNTY BOARD
SUMMARILY DISMISSED
Unwarranted Exemptions and Dis
charges Alleged in Provost Mar
shal General's Orders.
Atlanta, Dec. 15. The entire mem
bership of the Fulton co'unty exemp
tion board has been summarily dismiss
ed by the provost marshal general by
orders from President Wilson on charg
es involving "unwarranted exemptions
and discharges," according to a state
ment made public tonight by Major
Joel B. Mallet, officer, in charge of the
operation of the selective service law
in Georgia. The city of Atlanta is in
Fulton county.
According to statistics made public
of S18 white men called in the county
526 were exempted.
Of the total number of wliite men
summoned before the board, the an
nouncement said, 44 per cent were ex
empted on physical grounds. It was
also alleged that 202 negroes were ex
amined by the board and out of this
number six were exempted.
It was pointed out that inasmuch as
the county's quota had already been
sent to camp, and in view of the fact
the new draft regulation are about to
become operative, the provost marshal
general had directed that it will be un
necessary to re-examine any of the
registrants exempted or discharged by
the board.
The board's case, it was announced,
had been turned over to the Depart
ment of Justice.
BRITISH AIRSHIP IS
BELIEVED DESTROYED
Another Is Forced to Descend in Dutch
Territory British Destroyer
Is Sank.
London. Dec. 15. A British airship
is believed tq have been destroyed by
a hostile seaplane and a second British
airship was forced to descend in Hol
land, according. to an official announce
ment tonight.
It was also officially announced that
a British destroyer had been sunk.
The text of the official announcement
by the admiralty telling of the losses
reads:
"A British airship of the non-rigid
type, with a crew of Ave, which pro
ceeded on patrol Tuesday frorn an east
coast base, has not returned, and from
the information available, It Is believed
she has been destroyed by a hostile
seaplane in the southern part of the
North Sea. -
"A second airship of similar type was
forced to descend in Holland through
engine failure ,on Wednesday.
"One of his majesty's destroyers was
sunk on Wednesday, after being In col
lision. All the officers and the ship's
company "were saved except two men
who - are presumed to have been
drowned." i
Dispatches - from Holland on Thurs
day announced that an airship, believed
to be English, had landed in a Dutch
village.
AMERICAN MISSION
COMPLETED TASK
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friction to retard their work. They
have been amendable to both advice
and sugestion and have left the Im
pression in England and in France of
men of great ability and of equally
great modesty."
LAURIHBURB VJ
BY SNOW AND
SITED ,
SLEET
Weather the Past Week the Cold
est in Several Years
Ten More Scotland County Young Sleh
Leave for Camp JacksonAuto
uemousnea ay Train liut a
Drives Escapes.
By W. S. WISHART:
Laurinburg, Dec. 15. This week was
the coldest experienced in this section
in several years. Monday and Tuesday
were bitter cold, and Tuesday night the
first snow of the season f ejl. Thursday
sleet and rain fell, forming a crust of
ice on everything, making travel diffi
cult in any way. The snow was fine
for sleighing, wh-ch sport was enjoyed
by the young folks to some extent. We
have heard of no suffering for lack of
fuel.
Last Sunday was the kind of day that
causes men to feel like they need some
thing to warm them up. As an evidence
of that fao we were told in a cafe in
Lumberton Sunday night that twelve
gallons of hot coffee had been drunk
there during the day. We have, 'seen
much larger cups than are" used in that
cafe, but there is no kick on Ave cents
the cup, and it would be hard to find
a five cent drink on -a, cold day that will
do as well as a cup of good hot coffee.
While in conversation with a gentle
man here this week, he stated- that
from one tree he had gathered this
season four bushels of pecans. We do
not know the weight of a bushel of
nuts, but must bo at least fifty pounds,
which, if correct, would make the crop
of that one tree worth a hundred" dol
lars. There is good money in pecans.
We were' glad to meet here yesterday
Mr. James Pittman, of Kannapolis. Mr.
Pittman is a native Robesonian, having
been born and raised down In the Al
lenton section, but left there several
years ago.
A gentleman lost a fine eight-year-old
horse here this week as the result
of getting his head hung and breaking
his neck.
A party of ten young -men left here
Thursday morning for Columbia, South
Carolina, in answer to their country's
call. Among the number were three
boys from the country, who were ac
companied by their weeping mothers, a
scene which should soften the heart
of even a kaiser.
Laurinburg is ready for Christmas
so far as goods and wares count. Any
thing to be called for in the way of
making gifts for young and old is on
display in many places in town.
The Graded school will close Thurs
day for the holidays and It is to be
hoped teachers and pupils will thor
oughly enjoy the occasion to the full
est extent.
While crossing the A. C. L. track ax
Patterson's Crossing, five miles south
of here, Thursday, the Buick automo
bile driven by Mr. Gilbert McKinnon
was struck and completely demolish
ed by a passing train. In some mirac
ulous way Mr. McKinnon escaped w'h
a few bruises. '
m A Christmas Shop
OA-
BELIEVES PILOT ON
THE IMO BLAMELESS
Vote on Prohibition Tomorrow.
Washington, Dec. 15. A vote on the
constitutional amendment for nation
wide prohibition at 5 o'clock next Mon
day afternoon was agreed to today in
the house. . Sponsors of the resolution
claim a safe margin over the necessary
two-third vote.
..' duistmas Slippers.
For every member of the family at
Peterson and Rulfa.--Adv.
' de 15-su,we,sa,su
PREMIER PAYS TRIBUTE
TO THE HOUSE MISSION
London, Dec. 15. When a correspond
ent of The Associated Press called on
Premier Lloyd-George with the news
of the arrival in America of the House!
mission, the premier authorized the fol
lowing statement:
."I am very glad to learn of the re
turn of the first great American mis
sion to Europe. I say first because I
hope it will be the prelude to many
more, for the experiences we have
gained on this occasion has brought
home to me even more strongly than
before he paramount importance of
even closer, and more constant associa
tion between the United States, the free
democracies of Europe and the nation
of the British commonwealth, not only
in the prosecution of the war but In
future contact in the world's affairs.
"The mission which has thus suc
cessfully terminated Its labors was, so
far as we are concerned, an unqualified
success.
"The fruits of its labors will be seen
by all in time to come. It not only
enabled the United States an dthe allies
to co-ordinate their preparations
against the common enemy; it brought
fresh minds and a new perspective to
bear upon the problems of the allies.
Ies work culminated in the first meet
ing of the supreme war council at Ver-
"To "that conference President Wil
son could not have sent more sagacious
nnri us f ui Tivnreaentatives than Colonel
House and the other members of the
mission who accompanied him. Colonel
House, indeed, has proved himself not
only a worthy representative or tin,
United States, but has won me mend
ship and respect of all the European
allies. .
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ing of the disaster and took her up
the harbor toward Bedford basin.
When the Imo fir6t came Into his view
going down the harbor he estimated
her speed at about seven knots and
watched her sharply, as he did other
outbound vessels, taking every pre
caution for the safety 6f his danger
ous charge.
Inscribing the signals that passed
between the two steamers he said
his object was to get both craft into
narfiiel positions. Suddenly, he tes
tified, the Imo blew two blasts when
she seemed to be moved to starboard.
Five seconds later she swung quickly
to starboard Into the.; course of the
Mont Blanc. A.1-' Imo was travel
ing at a good speed, there was no al
ternative, Mackay testified, but for
the Mont Blanc to go full speed
astern and he so ordered. But so
quick had been Imo's maneuver, he
said, the order was too late. He was
thrown- to the deck by the force of
the collision, he stated. .
Upon discovering the fire, he gave
orders for full speed ahead, with the
object of forcing water through the
hole In the ship's side fast enough to
sink her before the flames reached the
explosives on board. The engines,
howeVter, did not respond.
The crew of the. Mont Blanc then
took to the boats and at his sugges
tion headed for the Dartmouth shore
away from the Impending explosion.
It did not occur to him. Pilot Mackay
said, to telephone the city of the Im
pending danger.
At, this point the court adjourned.
Don't Gamble
with your health by accept
ing imitations. There is only
one genuine
TANLAC
and it is only sold by one
regular authorized agency in
every town.
AVOID IMITATORS
and come to our store for the
preparation that is praised
from Coast to Coast for its
curative powers.
We Sell Original
TANLAC
Robert R. Bellamy
WILMINGTON, N. 0.
I
i
A Christmas
At Concert Pitc
, In readiness to serve, with ease and rapidity an unusual
number of patrons, each department at Honnet's has been
freshly stocked and brought to the standard of highest efficiency.
There is no scarcity of the fads and fancies, nor is the
assortment, of the regular and moderate priced articles in any
way restricted.
During the past few months; discreet purchasing, has en
abled this shop to add a touch of individuality to the Season's
selections, a feature very desirable.
Fine wares are not necessarily expensive to a marked degree
for small or elaborate pieces, may be had, as desired,; but the
quality must be good, greatly so, to cause a permanent value.
Diamonds, Jewelry, Goldware, Watches, Silver,
Novelties, Cut Glass
A.
k
s ..."
"A Merry Christmas91
3?
Si i
Conservative Progress
NITRATE CARGOES TO
BE BROUGHT HERE
WAR COUNCIL FORMED
BY WAR DEPARTMENT
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farmers and that it was important to
the port of Wilmington.
Oity Logical Port. t
It was shown that Wilmington had
been largely used in the past for such i
importations and that it was better
equipped for handling this articular
business' than any-other South Atlan
tic port." - . " -
Means Economical Handling.
The object of the bill being to fur
nish nitrate, of soda to the farmers at
a minimum cost, and it was pointed
out that Wilmington was the logical
port on account of being nearest the
greatest number of ultimate consum
ers. Representative Godwin, obtained
the solid support of the North Caro
lina congressional delegation who
signed a joint 'request urging that the
port of Wilmington be used.
: Sweaters and
Scarfs
THESE arti
cles, sopleas
ing and beautiful
when first worn, soil
rapidly, losing lustre
and character.
To keep them imart
they must be carefully
cleansed at reasonable
; intervals. .
Send u your sweaters and
scarfs; vrt will dry cleanse
them and send them 'back
fine and stylish.
Look for the
Emblem Tag;
it is your guar
antee of Mas
ter Service.
PHONE 1490
I'
EUBflKA DVB WORKS
Corner Second and Dock Sta.
C. D. M YERS, Manager.
Wilmington, if. Q.
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allied war conference, returns from Eu
rope he will ring to the new organiza
tion here knowledge of conditions
which affect all branches of the service,
and that from time to time members
will be ordered to the front to make
observations for the information of the
council. -' - -"
The secretary said the council' will
act through the chief of staff of the
army and will not take over the spec
ialized duties of the general staff or
the war college. It is Intended, he
added, to bring to the larger problems
of the department not only the experi
ence, but the. general training of the
officers most mature, both in years and
service experience.
FUNERAL OF MAJOR HEARTT.
Grand Xodgre Masons Conduct Funeral.
Honorary Pallbearers.
(Special Star Telegram.)
Raleigh, Dec. 15. The North Carolina
grand lodge of Masons, with W. A.
Withers acting as grand master in the
stead of Dr. Claude .Pridgen, of Wil
mington, grand master, who is now in
the wqrld war service, conducted the
funeral of Major Lee D. Heartt, late
grand treasurer of the grand lodge, and
clerk of the eastern district federal
court, at 3 o'clock this afternoon from
the First Presbyterian church.
Honorary pall bearers were Judgo
H. G. Connor, Coi. J. S. Carr, Col. Ben
han Cameron, O. P. Hay, JE. Odennell
and J. U. Seawell.
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PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
ARE PROCEEDING APACE
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announces the sinking of a British de
stroyer through a collision, all but
two of those on board being sived.
LADIES' COMFORT !
PELT SLIPPERS 0
MAKE NICE GIFTS y
Prices Range $1.00 Up. V j
. Gents'
WE FE A T U R E 'y Furnish-
Popular Price ingsatPop- !
SHOE S ular Prices in j
For Men, Women aS Holiday .'Boxes
S and Children.
Present. - .
j . " - ' Ties ' - 25c, 50c, 65c and Sl'-OO
H Vs o '.A . ."Shirts; - - 7Sc, S1,00; S1.25 and $1.30
Underwear - - - '$1.00 and S.1.50 J
t Socks and Suspenders at - 25c and 50c
j g Full Line . -
j Peody & Co.
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