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G. COBB, Editor and Owner. The Burke County News n VJ . , T The Morganton Herald i Consolidated November 29, 1901 Subscription Price $1 Per Year n OL. XXXI mmm . i . MORGANTON, N. C, MAY 11. 1916. i Wilson Accepts . Germany's Reply lerman Government Given to Understand That United States Cannot Allow Ger many's Actions Regarding Submarine Warfare to Be Governed by Attitude of This Country Toward Any Other Belligerent. . Washington Dispatch, 8th. A note cabled by Secretary Lansing Ambassador Gerard today for de- , t "i : jc : m very to ultJ ciim xureign umce ui- jrH j exilian guvcxiuueub Liiitt fjnited States "accepts its decla- f ' i .1 J J- - ' J J ijtion oi us duanuonment oi its ior- ,,er submarine policy, and now relies pon a scrupulous execution of the ai red policy to remove the principal anger ox an interruption oi tne gooa elations existing between the two ountries. Formal Notice. With this acceptance is coupled for ial notice to Germany that the Uni- ed States cannot for a moment enter- in, much less discuss a suggestion at respect by German naval author- ries ior tne rignts oi citizens oi tne nited States on the high seas should i the slightest degree be made con sent upon the conduct of any other 3vernment affecting the rights of utrals and non-combatants. This is i reply to the concluding statement i the last German note, to the effect iat while submarine commanders had een ordered to sink no peaceful eight or passenger ships without rarning or without safety for pas- tengers and crew, the German govern- lent would reserve to itself complete iberty of decision unless the United totes was successful in its efforts to treak the British blockade. Secretary Lansing issued a state- tent tonight saying that the greater art of Germany's answer to the de- bnd of the United States was devot I to matters which the American gov Inment could not discuss with the ,erlin government but he considered lermany had "yielded to our repre- entations" and that "we can have no eason to quarrel with her" so long s the altered policy is lived up to. Text of Note. Following is the text of the 'note pled by Secretary Lansing to Am- issador Gerard, with instructions to :?liver it to the German minister of preign affairs: "The note of the imperial German bvernment under date of May 4, 1916 h received earful consideration by fe government of the United States. is especially noted, as indicating the irpose of the imperial government f to the future, that it 'is prepared Pdo its utmost to confine the opera- on of the war for the rest of its sration to the fighting of forces of fe belligerents' and that it is de fined to impose upon all its com panders at sea the limitations of the pgnized rules of international law l?on which the government of the "ited States has insisted.' "Throughout the months which have apsed since the imDerial e-overn- J. Cj ant announced on February 4, 1915, submarine policy, now haorrilv pandoned, the government of the Vfl'ted States has bppn fnncf esnflTT jpiuded and restrained by motives of nendship in its patient efforts to nn? to an amicable settlement the rtical questions arising from that Accepting the imperial gov Bent's declaration of its abandon- pt of the policy which has so se- ously menaced the good relations be- 1?een the two countries, the govern 15nt of the United States will rely n a scrupulous, execution hence- of the now altered policy of the Penal government such as will re- ve the principal danger to an in- ption of the good relations aris- between the United States and ptoany. Not Contingent. The government of the United pes feels it necessary to state that es it for granted that the im- n&l German government does not to imDlv that the maintenance 'ts newlv announced nolicv is in V. - ''esult of diplomatic negotiations een the government of the Uni- ' States and any other belligerent nment, notwithstanding the fact Certain passages of the imperial !rnment's note of the 4th i nstnnt ht appear to be susceptible of that faction. In order, however ' tn any possible misunderstanding government of the United States bUVtKINUK TO SPEAK iThD ,bro i i 1 1 IVIttI Olol Governor Craig Will Be Present j and Make Address at Closing Exercises of Deaf School. Superintendent E. McK. Goodwin has announced that Governor Locke i raig wia come to Morgan ton on Ma 31st to make an address at the closing exercises of the North Carolina school for the Deaf. It has been several years since the Governor was in Mor ganton and his coming will be looked forward to with much pleasure by those who know of his ability as an orator. He will make the commence ment address at the school at 11 a. m. HORRIBLE DEATHS. Three Young Men, Two of Them From Morganton, Crushed Under Freight Train They Were Riding. Murder Trial Jury Returns Verdict Charles Mace Guilty Second Degree Murder Trial Occupied Near ly Three Days Jury Evi dence. The vqrdict of the jury in the case of Charles A. Mace,- whose trial for the murder of his wife occupied two and a half days of court this week, was that they found him guilty of murder in the second degree. The case was given to- the jury about noon yesterday and the verdict was re turned at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Sentence will be pronounced this morning by Judge Lane. - The trial has been one of the most sensational ever heard here. From the time the news of the tragedy reached Morganton February 22 that Mace had murdered his wife interest in the case has never abated. The month's search for him. when Qt When east-bound freight tram No. h ' oo it given uu ,llix U ne 88 was wrecked near Marion last Sat-1 would ever be tek urday morning about 4 o'clock there : membered were horrible results. Under the . The entire day Mond wag used vi. ,jcli w xiiii w ex c uv ex lull lieu the bodies of John Williams, son of Bryant Williams, of Morganton, and Charlie Grady, son of Joe Grady, who PRESIDENT TO BE IN CHARLOTTE MAY 20TH Such Are His Intentions Unless Something Serious Preyents. Washington Correspondence, 9th, to Charlotte Observer. President Wilson is coming to Char lotte to speak May Twentieth, and he will probably bring Mrs. Wilson with him. He told Secretary Daniels to day that this is his present intention. The Secretary saw the President to day twice in regard to the visit. It is understood, of course, at the last mo ment some unusual circumstance may arise in the foreign relations to cause these plans to be cancelled, but at the present time Mr. Wilson's pur pose is to go. Secretary Daniels will probably go to Charlotte also. Mrs. Wilson is very anxious to make this trip. Being Southern born herself she wants to visit that section of the South and see the people. The party will leave Washington Friday night, Mayl9. and return in 'time to spend Sunday at home. They will not visit Columbia, S. C, or Davidson. L The coming of President Wilson, besides firivme' North Cnrnli m m m m . m Militia Of Three news items of interest. States Called Out Brief otes of Rccent HaPPen- ings in North Carolina. Entire National Guard May Be The Southern railway shops at Called Out to Protect Our ' Spencer are on full time rA - -w M1IU U1C Border. Washington Dispatch, 9th. National guardsmen of three States monthly payroll is $225,000. Mrs. A. W. Jordan, who has taught xn the Durham city schools continu- Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, ! ously for 28 years, will retire at the close of the present term. were called out by President Wilson today to protect the border against Mexicans. In addition to these sev eral thousand regular troops will be sent to the border for mtrnl mor colony 1 This makes about s nnn , mountain side near the inn. troops placed under Major General Funston's command. Behind the or ders is the intimation that the whole Grove Park Inn at Asheville is ad ding additional cottages to the sum mer colony it is creating on the the selection, of a jury. One hundred ! ... giving Worth Carolina tli and fifty veniremen and remilar ,w V"BC UA emertaming tne nation's Chief Executive will give the State and fifty veniremen and regular jury were used before 12 men were ob f omorl Hr 1 rr rr -rv s iv-w 4-1 "Tr, -"anxon ana urexei lar jury L before . was ! Ui "ie e.aain? ana uariana moore upley, of GlenL, j. " vuson Aaministration. Alpine were crushed to death Sev-Lhales allowed The men Qn ft eral others were more or less injured. ! jury were: P. p. Simmons, H. M. The young menhad been at Bush- Conley, John Parkg Q Tomi nell skinning tan bark and were mak- A. c. B t w. A Bail Q. l! mgtheir way home on the freight Hoffman; R H. Singleton, J. W. 1 TTT-iv j i ' TQungiJ. F. Waters, C. L. Miller and The remains of Williams and Grady WaHs Harbison were brought to Morganton on No. 12 Tuesday morn'i the taking of evi. afte k , ? denCe hn and was comleted bef ore bwofford conducted both funerals o i. r. c j n. . ii , , 3 o clock m the afternoon, when the Sunday afternoon, Williams' at Salem i u 7 fWr.iT r--- a V- lawyers becran their arguments. A church and Grady s at Zion. Youns? j Ai j. A i , . tfr.w uroc i u To j 7 Jt, S crowd that taxed the utmost capacity Epley was also buried Sunday at Glen u . . , aT of .the court room was m attendance Alpine. i . . , i upon every session of court while the m . 77", ' ! tr;al was in progress. Memorial Day Observed Here.! The best witness on either side was Interesting Memorial Day exercises Bertha Mace, the 17-year-old daugh "Ct .UA 9 J VrWX VrlOWO Q condupteH nnder th Vi ter of the accused man. With remark- - vm. va.w o v wxx V.L. M.M. : " " - i Samuel McDowell Tate Chapter of the able calmness, never showing the least I Daughters rf tho l:in "Fori qto at? itta-ha sirn of falteririer. and tpllino a Rfn-rv O w w-p. VAXXVUVIUVJ y VV Vl W rj ' ' O w J held yesterday afternoon. The first so straightforward that cross exami part of the exercises was held at the nain did not break down in the least, school building. The principal fea-tne &irl &ave evidence that was na ture there was the reading of Miss thetic, not only because of the hor- T A" Ttr It r . ! vikln At Z A " 1 1.1 oerue may ivioses' prize-winning pa per on "Burke's Part in the War Be tween the States." For such a paper the Daughters had offered a medal. The medal was presented to Miss Moses by Mrs. G. P. Erwin. The school children sank Southern songs. Upon the conclusion of the exercises at the school, which were attended by a num ber of visitors, the school marched in a body to the Confederate monument on the court square. Marching around -he monument they placed upon it wreaths and literally covered the base with fiowertV An appropriate ad- j dress was delivered by Rev. E. E. I Williamson and prayer offered by Rev. J. R. Williams. Mr. J. Ernest Erwin acted as chairman for the occasion, i The entire program was a fitting and I beautiful tribute to Burke's fallen he roes. Good Roads Meeting Called. rible story therein contained, but be cause in telling it she was obliged to ?ive the principal1 evidence against her own father. Her story was that Mace came home drinking on afternoon of Feb. 21, that he began abusing and cursing his wife and children and continued to drink. During evening two men, Walt Brown and Frank Seagle, came. While they were there Mace had noth ing to say to family, speaking only once to small son to order him to pour drinks for visitors. After they left the abuse and cursing was renewed. The two small children, thoroughly frightened, left but she remained. the added distinction of entertaining tnree ot the leading figures in the Both Vice President Marshall and Secretary of tne ireasury McAdoo have engage ments in the State during May. Vice President Marshall is going to Greens boro May 23 to deliver the address at the commencement exercises of the State Normal and Industrial Col lege. Secretary McAdoo is going to Chapel Hill May 31 to deliver the address for the commencement exer cises of the University of North Caro lin. All three speeches will be watched by the Nation with an unusual degree of interest, coming as they will in the three weeks immediately preced ing the Democratic Convention at St. Louis. These will probably - be the only speeches of consequence de livered by these men between this and the convention, and may be expected to sum up the achievements of the Democratic Administration, and in a very large way set the campaign in progress. strength of the national guard will be employed if necessary. The orders were issued after a brief conference between President Wilson and Secretary Baker after re ceipt of information from El Paso. They explained that the border guard must be materially increased. Secretary Baker has not been ad vised whether a new expedition has A second dam is said to be con templated by the interests develoD- iing water power at Whitney. The present dam is at the Narrows of the Yadkin. J. S. Mann, superintendent of the State prison and candidate for State Treasurer, is critically ill in Ral eigh, following an operation for ap pendicitis. The body of Mrs. Alfred Hall, who died three weeks ago in Rutherford i .111 . ""cc wccks ago in Kutneri crossed the border in nursuit of the i:z-., , . . r,W w n i . . " i vwuuij, wa uiMiiverrea last week on vjcuicrai runston is free susd c on of fnl w " CVIUCIILC to follow a hot trail. No further word has come to clear up the status of the border situation. It is learned that General Obregon yesterday refused to sign the proctocol agreement approved by General Car ranza. His reasons for doing so are not known. The conference 1 was further corn- was found. Mr. Caesar Cone, the Greensboro manufacturer, has given $10,000 of a ?30,000 fund that will be raised to erect and equip a tubercular sana torium for Guilford county. Gov. Major of Missouri is seeking votes in this State for the Democratic plicated by official advices from Mex- I .""V r the Demo"ati ico savW tw r.-.i A!!! leX: nomination for Vive President. Ad ico saying that General Carranza had approved the proctocol. It was made plain here that the American troops would remain in Mexico until the Carranza govern ment had demonstrated its ability to protect the border. $75,000 IS PROVIDED FOR GOOD ROADS WORK. mg said: "There's going to be some time here tonight. I'm going to kill you." When he reached for a pistol and pointed it at her mother the girl fled. She had gone about 100 yards from house when shot rnncr nut Rho testified that Mace was good father j rom and husband except when drinking. Sheriff F. C. Berry, the first wit Death of Mr. Eli Newton. On Sunday afternoon the spirit of Mr. Eli Newton passed peacefully within the borders of eternity. Though in, poor health for many months he had been seriously ill for only a few days and the news that he was dead was unexpected. The funeral services were conduct ed from the home on Monday after noon by Rev. J. R. Williams assisted by Revs. A. C. Swofford and E. E. Williamson. Interment was made at the cemetery. Mr. Newton was Si rD vi k uuv ouc X cliltlliiCLi. " cic Mace seized hi? wife by arm and curs- H is survived by his wife and five cniiaren. Thev are Messrs. P v Newton, of Morganton, J. M. New ton, of .New York, D. P. Newton, of Raleigh and Mesdames J. ET Haynes and B. F. Briggs, of Gastonia. Lincoln county cent meeting held in the court house by the good roads advocates has called "T f; 7" TTTy nrst Wlt" a meeting for next Saturday at the n6SS fl Stated that uPn re" court house at 2 p. m. for the pur-!n9S91?lcp?lone about noon nose of onmnirinJ. TW rw, Feb 22 he two deputies, V. V. Hall- man and R. W. Pipkin, and Coroner E. W. Phifer went to the Mace home. They found Mrs. Mace's body lying pose of organizing a Burge County Good Roads Association. . All interested in good roads for testified to Maces good character while there. Several neighbors also testified to his good character in Burke before the tragedy. Mace on stand for himself did not make a very good witness for his own case.- Repeated several times that if he killed wife he did not know any Burke are requested to be present. ' x? Mace 8 boay - we neaia not know any- The committee who have the meeting frofthf hearth, covered with quilt, . ing about it. His story was that in charge are J. A. Lackev T. G. Cohh. her. hair torn down. There was flour , he wa s asleep and awakening found in charge are J. A. Lackey T. G. Cobb, M. D. Earney and C. P. Greyer. notifies the imperial government that : it cannot for a moment entertain, 1 much less discuss, a suggestion that respect by German naval authorities i for the rights of citizens of the Uni ' ted States upon the high seas should ; in any way or in the slightest degree jbe made contingent upon the conduct i of any other government affecting the - rights of neutrals and non-combat ants. Responsibility in such matters is single, not joint; absolute, not relative." T. J. Lupton, a wealthy Chattan ooga man ,has bought 1,280 acres of Jand in the Toxaway country, which includes Lake Sapphire, the lake fac ing Mr. LiJfpton's magnificent country home there. The price was $18,326. r A large number of Morganton peo ple attended commencement at Ruth erford College this week. ' in her hair and orwface; bullet hole was on left side of head just above ear. Had gone through head and was found by coroner on right side of head, about opposite place it had en tered. L The hole had been stuffed with flour. The dead woman's wrist was broken and a pistol with two cham "bers empty was on chair nearby. There was nobody in the house. Dep uties Hallman and Pipkin and Cor oner Phifer told practically same story. Sheriff Willis, of Lincoln county, who arrested Mace month later in Yorkville, S C, at home of uncle. j John Mull, told story of capture, that Mace made no resistance, simply stat ing "Well, you've got me." John Mace, nephew of defendant. and John Lackey, also kinsman, were examined by State as to threats Mace had made against family on Jan. -13, that he would kill them one by one when he found them, this being occa sion when he had gone home drunk and found family away. For defense number of witnesses wife in dying condition, that when he raised her head she gasped several times and died; that he put flour in the wound to stop flow of blood, and stayed with body until morning. Mace, though pale, appeared very self-contained all' during the trial, showing no apparent emotion and exhibiting no nervousness. Burr Lackey, the neighbor, at whose home, about a mile from the Mace home, the three children spent the night, arriving one at a time between 11 and 12 o'clock, was the first to go to the scene of the tragedy the next morning. He found Mace preparing to leave and was told to "norate it out to the public" that the dead wo man had killed herself. Mace went to South Carolina where he was finally captured and brought back to Morganton. He had been in jail here for about six weeks." The defendants attorneys were Spainhour & Mull and Attorney Jonas of Lincolnton. Avery & Huffman as sisted Solicitor Newland in the prosecution. Bankhead Bill is Passed By Sen ateNorth Carolina Would Get Four Millions Within Five Years. Washington Correspondence, 8th, Greensboro News. - Without even the formality of a roll call, the senate this afternoon passed the Bankhead good roads bill, which has been pending for several days. The bill provides for the expendi ture in five years of $75,000,000 for federal aid to good roads and also carries an amendment, which was of fered by Senator Walsh, appropriat ing $10,000,000 for good roads in na tional parks and forest reserves. The house has already passed a good roads bill, and it is expected that the two measures will go to confer ence and a new bill worked out and adopted. Should the bill pass at the above amount unchanged North Carolina would get approximately $4,000,000 during a period of five years, divided as follows: $116,500, $262,800, $349, 200; $465,600 and $582,000. CELEBRATION IN HONOR OF CANNON. Venerable Member of House and Former Speaker Honored on Occasion of 80th Birthday. A unique celebration took place in the House last Saturday. It was the 80th birthday of Former Speaker Joe Cannon, of Illinois, and business was suspended to celebrate the event. It was the first instance of the kind that we have any recollection of. Among the speakers who eulogized the life and character of the man who when he was speaker, was called Czar Can non, were Speaker Clark and Claud Kitchin. Mr. Cannon has served 40 years in the House, the longest term any one man ever served in one house of Congress. He was born in Guilford county, N. C, but left for the West when four years old. jutant General Young is managing Gov. Major's campaign in North Car olina. June 10 Alleghany county will vote on $C0000 additional bonds to help the E!k;n & A11eVianv riroad hr0urh the county, or 2 000 a mMe fo 30 m?les to Sparta rni on o the fonnty line. Ten thousand dollar ;s the -"n which Congressman Heo-e Hood ants Congress to aop-ate for he purpose of purchasing a R'e for fhe erection of a customs house and nostoffice at Beaufort. Plato Glenn, a youn man of Ma rion, fell into a vat of boili ng water at the veneer plant in Marion, Friday, and was fatally scalded. We was tak en to a hospital in Rutherfordton nnd died at 9 o'clock that night. Rev. Dr. J. O. Atkinson of Elon College has resigned as editor of the Christian Sun, published at Elon Col lege, and Rev. C. B. Riddle has been elected his successor. The Sun is the organ of the Christian church. The North Carolina Municipal As sociation, which met at Kinston last week, will hold its next meeting in Raleigh. The association is compos ed of mayors of towns and Mayor Murphy of Greensboro president. A revival meeting is in progress at Gastonia conducted by Rev. Raymond Browning, an evangelist, with the mu sic in charge of O. W. Stapleton. The services are being held in the taber- jnacle which was recently erected in one day. Trinity college commencement em braces June 4-7. The College will hear addresses from Bishop Kilgo, Rev. James Herman Randall of New York, Fred Harper of Lynchburg, Va., and Joseph W. Folk of Missouri. Gov. Folk is the commencement or ator. Not more than a dozen or so of cars of berries have been shipped from the Mt. Olive section, says a dis patch, this season, whereas, if there had been rain a few days ago, the shipping season would have now been at about its height, with almost that many cars leaving daily. Mr. C. E. Mcintosh, for three years chief clerk in the office of Dr. Joyner, Superintendent of Public In struction, has been elected superin tendent of the graded schools of Hickory, and has accepted. Mr. W. H. Pittman, county superintendent of Edgecombe county, has been ap- ; pointed to succeed Mr. Mcintosh. Valuable Property Changes Hands On Monday a deal was made be tween Mrs. N. W. Ray, of Fayette-! As soon as the Catawba County ville, and Pitts & Giles, of Glen Al pine, wherein the latter become own ers of the store buildings occupied home property, embracing some 200 acres, can be sold, the county will build a modern home on a site pur- by Lazarus Bros. Department Stores, j chased some time ago, on the road be' It is understood that the purchasers Uwecn Conover and Newton. The new' win maKe extensive improvements, home, with the site, will stand the These buildings are considered very desirable property and are among the most valuable of the business houses on Main street. county about $12,000; and it is hoped that about $10,000 can be secured from the sale of the county home farm.
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