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State
Called a Principal
Witness for Defense
mi mi EVIDENCE ' III
Tltornton J. Halna Know All the
Iitecutkn IIa Obtained to Prove
Its Charge Tliat' He Was One or the
Principals to Uw Murder of Wm. li
An n b Decla res Jle ; Feds s Ills "Ac
qulttal Is Only a Matter of a' Few
(; Iay Defense Wlli Ontllnc Its Case
J to the Jury Saturday. ,
! F!y t ho Associated Prew. ,
FhiHhing. N. Y.. Dec4 24. WUh the
, exceotlon of one or two witnesses who
f ! bo heard on minor : points, the
I State's case agralnst Thornton J,, Halns
is practically closed. The" defense will
' outline ltn ease to tho Jury on Satur
i Gav artt-T the prosecution resta i,
' Vhen the defendant returned to the
lymjr Island Jail tonight he knew all
the vital evidence that.the, prosecution
had obtained to prove Its charge that
. ' he was one of the principals in the
: killing of Wm. K. Ann Is.
' . Before leaving the court" Hains de
' clarcd? that he felt that his acquittal
' i was only a matter of days. ,
'"ti i " D'strict Attorney Darrin surprised
! ': Hains', counsel by calling Henry I' Jes
j i person, a '.former real estatle agent
.! .v whom the" defense had planned to call
, as ' one of ; their principal witnesses.
' 4eBperson's; testimony developed many
joints farorable to the defendant. He
said be!-bad'Beveral conferences with
Hains over water front property at
Donglaston, hear J Bayslde, and that
Hains ;had -made an appointment with
his partner, Mr. Bugrg-. about some
T property near the Bayside Yacht Club,
Mr iJesperson further stated that
1 Hains I had postponed the real' estate
negoti4tlons. because of the illness of
- his brother. . ...
The lawyers for Hal ns were dellirht
ed atf Jesperson's teBtimony. Mr. Dar
rln's purpose in calllne: the former
. ;.real estate, dealer," Is not apparent. .
r-T"u" An -irifi!nt. of 'interest lit .todajrs
t session ( was the demand : of John, P.
, Mclhtyre for the arrest -of - Martin
Skura, an eighteen year.o'.d cabman,
who sWore. that hev had made a- false
i statement to. Halns's lawyers, believ
ing ithat they were newspaper men.
v. - Skura was excused after a grilling
cross-examination in which he admit
ted making several, false declarations
In the statement, given to counsel' for
tbe defense. He t was not arrested. ,
The defense hope to conclufle .the
case; next week. i ,y:f .E. i
Mr.r Mclntyre drew from Jesperson
that an j appointment had beeij made
at the realty ofticeiforr the defendant
to go to-Bayslde to see some proper
tx which Mr. Bugg had for sale near
" the yacht clubv j "' . vi'.,;;-.;
"Do y?u ; know if the j defendant had
' ,nny appointment - with 1 Mr. Bugg at
the Bayslde Yacht Club?" .
JWr. Jesperson said that Mr. Iliilns
told- him over , the telephone that : his
brother was in bad shape and the real
r-stato deal would have to be post?
poned. . .: , . ' , ; ; ;
Bernard Glasser, a real estate man.
who : qualified' s v a revolver expert.
; was about -to testify ! when . Justice
vCrane wanted to know the purpose of
Iti - -y.k-:- Yi
"I don't ' want it to he claimed hjf
the defense that one pull of the trig
ger is sufficient to discharge eight
shots all In a fraction of a second"
v,-a.i the :reply by, Mr. parrln. J .
The- testimony was permitted.: and
Mr. Glasser demonstrated the machan
ism of the revolver, with which Ahhls
was killed. . -' Glasser saldi the ; trigger
had to be pulled for 'each of the shells.
:r the recoil of each shot reloading the
i revolver.f The-qulckest 'tlnie the shots
. t could he, fired, according to a test
made, was 1 4-S seconds, r .
. On cross-examination, Mr. Mcln-
tyre , directed the witness to load the
revolver and go into the gauery and
gl-e the; jury a demonstration. 1 k
1 "I wen't j allow It-: said Justice
V Crane. .'. :" ,.,
The- witness then; took tha unloaded
revolver! and discharged It as' rapidly
as he cou'd. . . ;
Justice Crane said he would adjourn
' court until ' Saturday when the tHs-
trictlAttbrney could produce his other
witness,! a -policeman, l The District
Attorney5 said he wanted to examine
Martin Skura again but Justice Crane
said 'he would not allow it
' The court adjpurned until Saturday;
, lusTAiij.va and pKiucnir,
, - ; statesViUc Police Captnre'a Rrjrnlar
. walking mind Ttscr. r-
, (Special j to News and Observfer j
t Statesville, N. C Dec. 24. -A young
white man who gives !' his .-name a
Luthert Staton and who claims he Was
. originally from. Anson eounty. Jbut'ha
,only recently returned to North Car
, ollna, f.om tire West, where he spent
7 some time, was tried before Mayor ff
p. 3rie;r yisteroay -morning for retail
ing and perjury and In default of $250
.bond has been placed in JalU K - :
The prisoner was taken to the may
or's fflce at once and on his state
ment tnat he was ready for trial th
man td whom he sold the whiskey
was called in and the trial begun. Mr.
Conner' told his story and when5 the
, prisoner was asked-if he had anything
to say he seated that he was not guilty
f retailing and wanted to Uke'th
witness stand. After beinar ' warned
. that he would be treated as any other"
4 wiiness, he was allowed to take . th
Stand and give hla atntomentL Ho ad-
: mltted:that he poured liquor from one
bottle Into anather and gave one bot
H -H? l.the. """ rHh him. -but that the
j.Muur wiungeo i0 ths other man ani
he received no money for It When
asked here he got the liquor he eald
that he brought it from Salisbury for
the man to whom he was nellyeringit
inc latter navmg given mm u vim
which to buy, a hair. gallon at Sails
bury. . . t
. As the place of delivery is the plac?
or sale this statement by Staton would
have convicted .him, but this was not
the case. The man who bought the
liquor was put on the stand and stated
that the storyof the transaction which
took place shortly before the trial as
told by Mr. Conner was correct and
that he : hadUnot only bought liquor
from Staton then hut I had bought
some from him the day before. In
each case he bought a I half pint for
25 cents. He had not given Staton
money to huythe liquor at Salisbury.
. According tk the testimony of the
Witnesses Staton is not only guilty of
retailing but m guilty of -perjury, the
statement; that1 he was sent to Sans
Jury after the ' booze as; sworn to on
;he stand being false. 1 0ffenders In
;ourtI often ' get themselves into trou
le by trying a to "lie their way out '
and the above; Case 1s given in full to
Show how easily this may be done. "It
Is understoodtha there are a num
ber of young mien In town who have
been buying from Staton regularly and
some of ' these may be : called on to
testify against him later. He seems
b have beenSa. regular "walking sa
loon." 7 .. .
IXTERCEPTEbBY WIRELESS.
Tlie Montana j Ordered ' Back ' to Old
, Point by the Navy Department.
Newport News, Vft. Pec. 24. The
new United States armored cruiser
Montana which steamed from Hamp
ton lloads Wednesday morning ' for
Rockland, s Me.. , to undergo her final
acceptance speed tests, returned to
Old' Point Comfort this morning,' she
having been intercepted at sea by h
wireless message from tho Navy De
partment and ordered 1 hack to' Old
Point. The naval trial board and rep
resentatives of . the local yard, who
were on boa Ed. were put off at Old
Point and, the? cruiser is now prepar
ing to retdrn. to sea. ; ,
While no official ilnformatlbn is ob
tainable it ' is reported at, Old Point
that the cruiser has been ordered to
Venezuela ; because .. of the outbreak ol
war between that country - and Hol
land. , . . . V-... .
CDVIIIG PlfiTURES
f.!ayor f'cCIcllan in Drastic
Order Revokes Licenses
Every Show oftlie IfJnd in New York
4 to be Closed. "Action TakenTpoin
- Protests ot Ministers of Every De
" nomination hol Complained That
' tlie Great iaJ6rlty of the EfUbUsbJ
ments Were Exiiiwting Picture
Detrimental to the' Morals of the
Youth of ttiQ City.' !
New.: York. Dec. 2 4 Moved by. the
protects of ministers of every denom-1
Inatlon. . who comnlalned to him that
the great majority of the 550. moving
picture shows establishments of
Greater New rbrk - were exhlbitlmr
pictures detrimental to the morals of
the youth of . the city. Mayor McGlel
tan today Issued a drastic order re
voking every picture show license Is-
suea ny tne oureau oi license.
The order of the .mayor ;intlmttes
that , his revocation Is only temporary'
but the conditions under ; which new
license will be ' Issued "are ; such " that
It is doubtful If more than a third of
the licenses revoked will be reissued.
. In addition v to the ; representatlonr
made to him by the clergy of the city
the Mayor had had a report from Bat
talion Chief Begglng.r of the fire de
partment which stated that almost
without exception the haP-s which
hsows are given' are only partially
eauipped with safeguards against fire
and fire panic, .- .
, In making public ; his order of revo
cation Mayor (McClellan declares that
his. . action Is taken .on "personal
knowledge of "existing conditions ind
with the firm conviction that I am
averting a public calamity." . . u
The re-issuance of licenses will only
be made to those showmen who agree
in writing fo.comply with all. v fire and
Sunday closing regulations . and fur
ther to omit from their programs an
pictures detrimental to public morals;
TThe order has caused consternation
among the moving picture show peo
ple and preparations are belhg tnade
by them to contest its validity in the
courts. . ; '
pniusE cmriESE LEFimoiJ
Vashin0tonlGovemment Will
4 Permit China to Have
' arid Embassy
4 t . (By:the Associated Press.)
Peking, pec. 24. The foreign board
has received a cablegram from Tang
Shao Yl at Washington saying the
Washington-government has responded
favorably i to i the proposal made, by
China to raise the legation at Wash
ington to the Tank of an embassy. '
Tank Shao Tl Is the Chinese official
who Is In theVTJnited 8tates on a dip
lomatic missloh. .V " , ;
Americans are. heartily In sympathy
with the ; efforts of Tahg: Shao Yi . in
this.. direction. v;ti..;. .-"
. . Chinaj is vera sensitive on the Sub
'ect of an- equal 'diplomatic " footing
with Japan, especially since the epls
ode of the fleet visited the Chinese port
while All ' the sixteen vessels went to
Yokahama. t
:, Death of Cant. W. B. Shaw. .
1 OxfordN. C.V Dec. 24. CaDt W." B.
Shaw, died suddenly of heart ,'iaduro
this morning atl the residence of his
son,' Mr.'IL M. Shaw. "The burial will
be tomorrow in Henderson. ; He . left
two daughters, Mrs. Corbett and Mrs.
Strauss, of Henderson, and three tons.
He was a prominent lawyer and' fins
speaker, one of? the most popular and
STHUGK
TllllEilTEOED LV1TH
DEATH Oil SUB
'. .!'',: i ' I
Another Self - Confessed
Night Rider Testifies
E EVIDEII
A lYiend of One of the Men On Trial
Approached the! Witness: and Told
Him if He Testified Ite Would Be
IKIlcd Hcfore'lfe teft the Stand
'Home of Judge ItarrK Threatened
' By ithe Night Riders Guarded at
" All 'Tunes, a Veritable I ort
' Grounds and Approaclien FicetrU
rally "Mfned.-
t
(By thoi Associated Press.)
Union City, Ten hi.. Dec. 24. Instead
of resting with the testimony It had
submitted .the State decided today to
offer more evidence 'against the night
riders and summoned , Thomas II.'
Clonr as Its first witness. Thomas H,
Cloar is no relative of the defendant
Arthur Cloar.! Thomas H. Co was
induced to 'join the night-flders by
Arthur Cloar i early! in Oyrtober.- ,
The witness was coV but careful:
for on last Sunday la iriend of one of
the men on trial iajproached Cloar
qnd told him if hejfestifiel he would
be killed before' he7? left the stand, lie
was missing for an hour-or two las
night and the State ' feared he had
been abducted. 1 or killed. An armed
party found him at! his home in Clay
ton, however.: ! t i .
On the car of Captain : Rankln'n :
murder Cloar went to Reel foot Lake,
tor (nh and met llob Huffman and
Bud Morris, two of the defendants.
Huffman told hmv they wanted to join
to get information a to how Union
City was guarded as they wanted to
visit that place and; "attend to" Judge
Jones, Attorney Geenral Caldwell, the ;
tatter's father, a. man 80 rears nidi
Judge Wadisell and; a number of other
prominent men .who were urging th-s
txtermlnation - Of the night riders
band. , - . . : -; I -h
The witness was told that the night
riders were going; to get" KanKin
2Cfa(T TAylor" tha t night. nd" b was
urged 'to ride- with Uhem. T told
them he had no gqn. that ! his . child
was ill and that , he could hot -go.
Prior to this, however.; he had burned
his mask and told jbls wife he would '
never r go with the! riders again. He
was not present When Rankin was
killed. He talked' With Arthur CloaT.
,he defendant' a few days after: the
killing. .1
The latter told the witness all; the
details of the murder and said that
he, Arthur Cloar, i was present when
it was committed, i
Dr.,JE. M. Whitei While VisItSng near
the Lake the night of the Rankin ,
murder, was approached by a masked
rider who Was armed with a revolver.
The man demanded guns and got an
automatic pump gttn belonging to the
physician's host. John 4HoarJ The Iguh
was: returned the next day. The doc
tor did not recognize the man as he
spoke in .a false tone. h
William Roberts, a Reelfoot tiake
man, was solicited; by Arthur Cloar to
oln. ; He refused; whereupon- Cloar
told him that' the I riders' proposed to
fget Judge Harris, whip him and cut
off his head, "and when We get him.
said Cloar. you will have to go wheth
er you want to or hot." ' t " i
The night rider were never able to
get Harris, who; was one. of the own
ers Of the West Tennessee Land Co.,
Decause: ne was guaraea at an tiies.
His home at Tiptonvllle is a veritable
fort, t The grounds and approaches to
it are electrically mined and it ceuld
stand a siege bf weeks. Whether this
was known to the! night riders is j not
definitely known hut they never at
tempted to raid Harris' home. ,
Court adjourned until Monday.
From the United Mine Workers,
Birmingham, Ala,, 'Dec 24. Offi
cers of the United Mine Workers of
America in 'Alabama sent to -President
Roosevelt ' today the following tele
gram: - : ,.; 'I': . " I - ; .v ' . ;!
"Representing the United Mine
Workers ' of America In Alabama, we
(Continued on Paee Two.)
011 ClfflS t'MM
Six f.!cn Taken to Nashville from
Humphrey 6unty'Charged i
(Pythe Associated Press.) i
; Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 24.On an
indictment from' the court of Hum
phrey county six men were brought td
this eity and are in Jail today charged
with : white-capping and Ku-Kluxing;
The order for their-arrest was Bigned
by the clerk : of the Humphrey County
circuit court jBesider these six four
teen more menf were arrested : yester-
cray in Humphrey - county npon sim
ilar charges. The -first trouble leading
up to the arrest or the men was when
a - farmer - Mring np the . river "f brm
Wavetiy was whipped because he- old
his small crop of peanuts for a small
er sum than it was thought "he should
have demanded., Thlse confined .here
are Walter and John Morrow, Rob
Wright,. J.' H. Cuss, Charles' Hlte, and
Andrew Baker. i
Joseph Rosen bacher Dead. i
(Special to News and Observer.)
. Winston-Salem, i N. C, Dec. 24.-
Joseph Rosenbaeher, a prominent He
brew merchant here, senior member
or. the firm of Rosen bacher & Brother.
aiea ox cnaDitis tms afternoon in a
hospltal.'at Philadelphia, where he
went last Sunday! for 'treatment' by
specialists. : lie was 4S5 years old. The
interment win prooaDiy ne m uicn
mond, va. , . - . ,
PROlllBlTIOfl m
UPHELD GEORGIA
Petition is Dismissed on
Ground of i. on Jurisdiction
i.
Ill THE .CBT COURT
Victory Woo Ty? State' Prohibltloi
- ConstltatlonaTiCy of the Iaw Not
Pasod Uponi It Was a flatter for
the State Com f The Suit Was a
IVtltlon (or ' injunction ' to njoln
Atlanta City - Official From 'Prose-,
rating Alleged IVolatioiis of the
(By the Associated Press!) -
Atlanta. Ga. Dec. 24. State pro
hibition won a victory in ' tne United
States Circuit Court here today when
a decision was handed down by Judge
W..T. Newman, dismissing a petition
attacking the constitutionality of the
Georgia prohlbhion law. Judge New
man did not ppks upon the constitu
tionality of the law. but dismissed the
petition op the "ground . of non-Jurisdiction,
holding that it, was a matter
for the State courts and could reach
Federal courts only . by. a write . o
error from the State Supreme Court
The suit was & petition for in func
tion by th eChristian Moerlin Brewing
Co., of Cincinnati and the Chattanooga
Prewng Co. to enjoin Atlanta city of
ficials from prosecuting alleged viola
tions of the law. - The Petition at-
(ContIn'ie4 on Page Two.)
IIEO0ISL1 l;0F FIREUEfl
Saved Uany Lives in a Disas-
m trcus Fire
One Man Ivlllcti aitl Three Other Me:i
tl f W-oniatV Kerioudy luru -td,'
WTiUo the Xlves of Many Other
".Were ' Kami ' Only by Prompt and
r. Heroic Work' by Firemen and Tcn-
ants. ' f ;, - : . -
Special to New4 and Observer.)
TCew-.-York.Dec. 24 One man kill
ed and three other men and a womar
were , seriously.: burned while the lives
pf many. others. wore saved' nly,.b5'
prompt and heroic work :by firemen
and ; the : tenants ' themselves . in a fire
that wrecked the five-story apartment
house at 122 .West 127th street early
today. The man. Who ost his life was
Daniel Frlzzell,, eighteen years old.
The injured are; . . '
; Mrs. Alice E. Looker. fifty year?
old, burned about the face and bodyi
condition serious. -
Charles Looker, her son. twenty-five
years old, burned about the head and
face. , ;-,.'
Harrison Looker, another son, twen
ty-three years old. hands and arms
burned.
David Mullen. , .ft fireman, burned
about the hands and face. Mullen re
ceived his burns in saving the life of
Mrs. .Looker. .
STRUCK BY f PILOT OF ENGINE. ,
Young Woman of Northampton Cdun-
ty Has Narrow Est-ape.
Weldon. N. C-Dec: 24. Miss EEza-
beth Ramsay, one of "the-most -popu
lar-, young ladles of Northampton
eounty, was struck by the pfolt of a
Seaboard Air Line tral hat Seaboard,
and had a narrow escape from death.
bruises about the shoulder and arms
and a slight wound about her head.
Miss Ramsay attempted to jcross(th
track in front of southbound passen
ger train No. 41. and was struck and
knocked from the track. ' )
Miss Ramsay is a daughter of . the
late Dr. J. N. Ramsay, .who 'was one
of the most honored ' physicians of
Northampton. . f v - -
DO? KILLED 11 OFFICER
-
Policeman Had Ccme to Arrest
Young -tlan for Beating His
blether '
(By' the Associated Press.)
Columbus, Ohlow "Dec 24. Harry E.
Campbell, police officer, &4' years old,
was killed early this evening by Harry
Hilliard, aged 18. When Mrs. Jessie
Mann the youth's sister, ' went to the
police station 'and Informed officers
that Hilliard was beating1 his mother,
Officer Campbell atarted for the house.
As he mounted the steps' Rnilard 'ap
peared -in the door way With 'a. Shot
gun ;: and fired. "Tha wouhd was ust
above the heart Campbell died In a
few minutes. The slayer; 4 was ! ar
restee.. . : ,
. Milt Destroyed by Fire.
Ashevilie. N.C. Dec. 4. -The plant
Of the Tryon Hosiery" Mill at Lynn," N.
C, was almbst totally destroyed by
fire entailing a loss' of $80,000. The
company carried $50,000 Insurance on
the destroyed property. i i 1 ;
: About three hundred operatives
were employed by the . miiii .around
which the little town of Lynn, ,two
miles from Tryon. has grown 4ip; The
property wits owned by the Wilcox
family, who
own '.Hogback Mountain
It, is not known whether: or not the
mill will bo re-built 4 ;
mu is CHIEF
fine LEADERS
Who Sent Messages of
Sympathy and Regret
to liiiis einis
Bryan in a Telegram .to :Oompcrs,!
Mitchell and Morrison Said: "Sorry
to Read Decision. You Did Tour
Duty in Testing Law.' f Glad "You
. Are' Taking Appeal." Prominent
Labor 3Iaa' Declared Their Sentence
"Unjnsi and Un-American,' Sajlng
They Were "Clearly , the Alctims of
a Judge 3Cade Law.
(By, the Associated Press.) .
Washington. D. C'Dec 24 William
Jennings Bryan was chief among near
ly two scores of men. the majority, of
whom are leaders in the labor move-,
mtnt ot the country, who today sent
messages expressive of their cordial
sympathy to President Gompers, .'Vice
President Mitchell and Secretary Mor
rison, of the 1 American Federation of
Labor. The messages, - which Came
nom every section of the' country, and
voiced the sentiments of persons : In
almost every avenue of labor, convey"
the feelings of regret over the court's
decision, extend moral and ' financial
support and in' some instances express
ndignatkn.
r. Eryan In a telegram dated Pitts
burg, Pa.,! addressed to essrs. fJom
ufa. itcfcll and Morrison, says:
'Sorry to read decision. You "did
your dutyi In testing law. Clad you
.ru taKiug appcal.';' f .. - '
. : "What. action on the part .of 'organ
ised wage I earners wilL in your opin
iwn, be most useful to re-establish
freedom of the press and. of "speech?"
asks . B. ; Perham, president of the
Order of itallway Telegraphers, in a
:tU?ram from St. Louis to Mr. Gom
pers. :- - f. : ;x-..v.-.. w. - '
- Perhaps one of r the , most unique
among the messages is that' from J.
i. Barry, of Oklahoma. City, who, after
expressing I regrat ..over, .the . decision
declares, "stay With the baggage, right
jiust prevail."5 : , :
W. ,D. i Mihon. ' President - of the
Araalagamated . 'Association of Street
.iallway Employes expresses sincere
regret at what he considers "an- un
j ust and un-American, sentence" upon"
v he labor leaders. He sayst "Ybure
' learly the - victims of a judge-made
Jaw, which Is wholly unconstitutional,
it should I be carried to the highest
c-ourt and contested to the bitter end.
and we pledge you he. united support
of our association to that end." v 4
That history will place the names of
Messrs. Gompers, Mitchell and Morrl
ion on the roll ot,. honor ... with those
men who j have made real "sacrifices
for human uplift in the declaration of
John B. Lennon. treasurer ' of tht
American Federation ofv Labor. In a
message from Bioomington. : Ills. "No
Court decision, Mr. Lennon says, 'can
make you criminals at the bar of pub
tic opinion. ; , ':
1 "Two - hundred ' Union farmers of
Texas sympathize with the three labo
teaders," declares D. J. Nelll. president
pf .the Farmers Educational and Co
operative Union of Texas, In a mes
sage froini Fort Worth. "Advise ns
how to aid you.' -concludes Mr. Nelll.
1 . "Victory: of "greed Is but temporary?
Justice will yet Prevail," is the as
John F. McNamee, edito of the Loco
motive . Firemen and . Enginemensr
Magazin.e states it In a telegram from
Indianapolis. , 11;
J. A. Frknkiin.; president; Wm. C G.
Giltherpe, International SecreUryT
Treasurer, and 0. Hinsman. f the In
ternational Brotherhood of Boiler
Makers at j Kansas City, sent a ' mesi
?age. declaring, thkt Judge WHghfs
sentence lsi'uniust-' -
-The evidence proves that you bey-
d Judge Gold's order," sajs the mes
sage, "but! human judges retain and
reflect the 'environment in: which, they
live. This Judgment throttles, - free
speech and free press, and tramples
on the principles ; of - the American
freeman." j c : ; - : ;;-. '
VJ0UM1- FROZE TO OEATIi
Body Found in the'Sncw a T'lle
trotn'theHomercf'Her
Son-in-law
ThomasvrJle. NJ Dec, 24.-rWed
nesday m orbing word was., received
here that a; woman was found, dead
about five jmilea west of this rplacct
ine coroner Dr. J.' W.' Peacock, sums
moned a jury and went to Investigate
the tacts la the ; ease which Were; as
f olows: The body was 4 Identled v as
that of -Mra Sarah Freedle. She was
last "seen about . dark Tuesday , even
ing one mile from , the home tV her
son-lh-law, .PhiUlp Eddiftger. going $0
ward ; hU, Chouse, The., investigation
proved that; she fey.and.waa unable to
rise and that after the show , had; quit
falling at about ; ,9:89 .o'clock she
crawled, about 150 yards through, the
snow and nearly frote to death.. ; She
was subject :to attacks of vertigo an9 .it
was thought her faiiftg;iwas due to
this as there was no proOf of foul
play. . The : deceased was about 1 , 1 9
years old."f : -u-U;. ,Yy: .
- The big pile driver and the torce
of hands to wprk It from Spencer have
arrived and will begin w-ork on .the
subway to jbeVbutlt thifrontt of! the
graded 'school at . once. 'This' big ' mat
chine has attracted ' a.'-great ' deal of
Interest , as tt" is the . first one "that
has ever been operated here. .
Work on the new Methodist church
is progressing nicely, and the edifice
Is taking oni the appearance of a mod-
clrn chuj-ch. ; The alato Voof ls m
and how the. masons are up about 40
feet with the 'tower.- -After -a short
holiday season the workmen "will be
gin on the Interior and within two
months the structure Will be com
pieted.
BLIND TIGERS UN TEETHED. -
"Fayettevlile 'Polite 3Iake- a Raid "On
-Two of the Most Notorious. 7
(Special to:News and Observer.)
Fayettevllle, N. . C... Dec. 24. The
police of Fayettevllle today raided
two alleged "blind tigers," one In a
negro restaurant and another. In a
negro shoe shop on Green street ar
resting the proprietor of each. Lewis
Freeman and "udge". ,Sur)es. They
were both locked . up in; default of
bond. The police ' declare this la one
of the motet notorious "blind tigers',
in the city. , , .
, XOrtWEGLN SniTAilEn lost. '
A Month Since" tho Stickelstad Left
'Glasgow.
Sydny. N. S-. Bee. 24 With the
passin gtoday.of an even month since
the Norwegian steamer Stlckelstad
left Gasgow, Scotlahd, No. 24 for this
port the mariners Interested ' In the
yessel gave up nearly all hope of ever
again seeing her. again. It is general
ly believed that the steamer sank with
all on board during the terrific gales
o feariy December. Ordinarily the
passage .occupies about a week.
New ' Council Organlzfd.
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'(Special to News and Observer.) .
Broadway, N. C Dec. 24. Throush
the efforts of Mr. William Sloan, of
Jonesboro another : Junior Order
United American Mechanics "society
haa been organized at this ptae "With
about thirty members. , Following' are
the officers: "Councilor, A. P, -Thomas ;
Junior Councilor, E. ' H. Laster: 'Re
cording' Secretary. G.. T. ,'Chanffler;
Asistant Recording Secretary, Carl B.
Twiddle; Warden. Willie- Lasater; Con
ductor, ;F. J. McDuffle; Treasurer, J.
I. Jones; Financial Secretary, , John
McLean; Junior Past" Councilor, M. A.
?.f CLeod. - . .
The lddge has a bright , opening
with good prpspects tor the future
TAFT CliSTuilS QUIET
Wilif Speak f al lirjiista "fccr's
'fthnual-Dinn
Mr. Taft Expects No Political ' Callers
Hitchcock TXtll 1 Ilold sr Conference
Senator Knox as to his Intention to
Visit Augusta.
(By the Associated Press.) ? '
Augusta. Ga.,Dec. 24 -Four brace
of . English .. :. pheasants, beautifully
plumed, and - plumply fattened ,A pack
ed In a' hamper and cold,, storaged
from London,; reached the-Taft eot-
tage this "afternoon, .the 'Christmas
dinner. . remembrance . of Whltelaw
Held. American ' Ambassador at the
f ourt of St amesJ, to the President
elect, ; One brace of ithe 4 pheasants
was served tonight and Mr. : Roid's
reputation as a pheasant producer has
not suffered. If the genial countenance
of his beneficiary, the President-elect
at dinner, may be taken as an en-,
dorsement... ..
The Augusta Bar Association today
obtained 4 the promise of "Judge Taft
to its guest at the annual dinner jfoU
lowing the year meeting of the Asso
ciation. January :11th.
Mr. Justice . Cobb is to make an !ad
dress on the - occasion . and Mr.. Taft
was smilingly told he would not be.
asked to speak. - lie smilingly' answer
ed that he was pretty well aware What
such a promise actually meant The
invitation rwas presented by ; J.i C C.
Black and Boykin Wright of the lcal
bar.' ;-
No Christmas fcelebration has been
planned for the Taft family. They wilt
dine in" the evening at the.", home of
Mr.- and Mrs. Landon Thomas. The
family was photographed together In
their automobiles today and with 'Mr:
and Mrs, Hammond went for a long
ride over the country roads. . Mr. Taft
expects no political callers before next
week, when Frank H. Hitchcock will
probably come, k He has had no word
from Senator Knox as to his intentions
to' Visit Augusta;-.
GOIEOCIOIillESTSlSE
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In 1 the Trial cfCirdenlDrF. King,
'Oo'stbn Finariel&f Aaehf Charged 5
f V.lth Orcchy crC25,CCp
,-4 By the Associated Press.)
- Boston, Mass, Dec. 24. The gov
ernment rested Hs ase today In, the
Trial of Cardenlo F. King, the Boston
financial agent who la . , under LaQlct
meat on thlrty-oue . counts charging
larfeny of 128,000. Assistant District
Attorney. Dwyer said. - however, 4thai
he might have something more to, add
to the evidence already submitted' and
asked'Ior little. "more. time. In ac
cordance with ,thia request Judge
Schofleid granted a continuance Of the
case" until next Mjpndax. 4 ; r 6
I LUI OIEltl SOtTn 1
Supposed That 4he' Ooalris--' for J the
North .CarolinA, and Moatana.
fi-J-, (By the Associated pres,y i , '
Newport R. L, Dec' 2 4. The naval
collier Sterling, now at the Bradford
station, has, received orders . to take
pn.coal and sail immediately for Giiany
tapamOk Cuba.. It-Is supposed : her
here, that the coal is for the battleships
Maine and . . North - Cam Jina. which
have hen sent . to Southern waters.
The "Sterling Carries 2.500 tons lot
cal while the : naval - collier Nero,
which la aTready. th Cuban patera, ha
3.000 tons. , . , - - ,
"' It mi h, that anm m tmm .,. tinni
Lgreat but. a woman , seldom .acquires
deer mm.
conoii aim
Fear that Tido lias turn
ed Caused Rapici Covv
thg bf Shcrts
li.
13 SUGa UiKET
Oihlnous Resistance to SKeesnre r.fn
'Spite of the ' Census Hui'eaa's He- :
port on the Glnnlns V$ to Decem
ber ISth Believed 'Ttmt the ' Crest
fit the Big Wave ol 2Xec2lj)ts at the f
South Has Been'ReexheC and That
ThcyJWUl CraUualljr Eeocr.sc -De- ; '
t ember Shorts Ilad disagreeable .1
SarprLo 1 "la . . Cadicn Advance .1
; Thnrsday.:- . j; ;- y- . - ". : ; - i
(By the Assoclaef Press.) -'.-v; v i
, New y6fk. Dec. 2 4. -The fear that U
the tide has turned ant? iat the cer-
talnty that the mark si aa latterly ;
shown a rather ominous resistance :to 3
pressure have caused sixzxyt and raiid f;
covering of 'short joblljat'otts, partly 1
for local account' nartlr. it Is suDcoaed : ;
for southern account ant with it some v S
advance n prices. Tfcls.aas occurred '
in spite of .the census bureau's report ;
on the ginning up, to December 12, U
putting It .close, to ll,0J).Q0O bales, i
or not more than about vO.OOv baicv .
below the total' for the Kjue pexiod :!
in 1904-05. , the year of ' fc, crop, ac--
cording; to New York .reckoning f i
1 Z.t 54.0 0 0. It has occurred too. In
pite' of ' a ' crop movement, though
smaller recently, has been cuir;e largcs, .
and also despite some clovlns irfWa of j
the dry -goods businesa in tlhs country.
a rapidly. Increasing siock of raw cotr
ton here, "accompanied by gireaiction.s
that the total Is likely to reach k75,0CG.
tales, and the narrow ness ot ths ftxec-;-jilation
from which "rcat -T.?.3 of"
i,he. outside 'public . undcubLe?!.' Holds .-;;
aloft": Some of the spot int-irss-'i, e,y.
ana ; Liverpool ccr.unt;e to :?;.?- tv
ports of i:ccr traJa, yet it r :ji; vat
British mills- by their own ac r- ciin.
have' made average promts durfn. ine
year, pf no less than IP per z 2 - as
was ' publicly announced on smiles
day.1 i It is conceded thai, the 3 rfiVlh "
trade has not been supplying !ti:2 o
liberally with cotton as The irix. ot
America and the Continent of E t s?j4e.
Some of . the more syncal telle are "
asking whether there Is anj" ocKiec- '-7
tiott'between British reports :k or
trade, and the fact that Brftisi: tnllls
are not so well supplied v.'ith n-w cot
ton as some of their cosipetit3 ;s. 1 '
. Meantime Southern heasc have
had less' effect here than rec?a jy and
though the December premium over
January- fell to the other dcr to 23 -points,
it afterward ran up ic 42 In
sfplte of a daily increase In tho shocks
here latterly, of . over JJ, 0 0 0 brles. It
seems, to be conceded that tits tieliv- j
eries of January contracts which may
be -made on December 31 ara likely,
to be very large., The fortlfyiig fac
tors in the situation, the thlngr which
bulls are never tired of emp?csizing.
are the enormous spinners' .akintja
and the fact -that the price i? cheap.
At any rate it is $10 a bate cteaper
than, it was a year asro, i
It Is. believed, too that Che crest
of the big wave of rccelpit at the
South 1s past and that ;ihty vr'll grad- .
ually decrease. The rc!ecrcc:el arri-
vals at Houston", and o;hei' fnterlor
towns are regarded us glvhur color
tot this belief. The biars tulnk that
the latest: ginning lfiporfc zaakes it
plain enough that' tlsr receive -Stocks ;
will be carried over to nezt season,
that the crop is anywliera from 13,-
SOO.000 to 14,000,000 bales; vhat tariff
agltatipn ? will Interfere with trade
which Is ' therefore ttot likely to re
vive in the near future, ar.d that ulti
mately prices must decline. : Bulls
think 13,000,000 to 13,300,000 bales of
American ; cotton will be 'wanted by
?he world and that higher prices are
Vertatn. especially as the Kl.ort inter
est is very large. December shorts
had & disagreeable surprise In the;,
sudden, advance on Thursday, in spite
of the Increasing local stock.
Sugar and IUce Review. '
New York. ; Dec. 24. The interest
in ihe Uugar : marker during he past
week .has. centered about the move
rnent of the' pw Cuban crop, which
being earlier than last year, and ac
cording to preliminary estimates, larg
er, is .making : daily new low price
levels. . Sales have been made to the .
American "and ArbucMe aslow as 3.67
cents duty paid ' New York, a ten
point Nleciihe fori the "week, i fully 40,-
000 tonsbelhg reported taking. The
prevailing .Quotation for 'raw surar,
thoug hmade in December before a '
single bag of new Cubans had arrived,
is the Olowest figure reached during
the last crop 'year, : pointing' to the
urgent desire of -planters o antici
pate. ? There .are. .now. 38 , - centrals
grinding -can in 'Cuba 'and h num- .
ber should Increase rapjdly "afttr the
holidays,, so .that ; next ;mon;h rtfln
ers expect- more,-pressure and., lower
offers, same say even two cnis rnd
freight The refined situation has not
Improved, the demand from distrib
utors continuing unusually ulH, ven -
for December, The $tagnati6a,.cup -
led . with . decline, , in the prlci 'cf raw
srjgar. started further cutties, stand
ard granulated dropping . ten pclH to
4.50 cents net jor prompt .scoU.ent
Brokers are doubtful of buslaas be
ing materially stimulated, thcucti the
reduction' should help mova St. crcu
mulatlon here, and at'consLmei joints
Domestic - beet competition ' ic Itsenly
felt because or the 10 point t-l'ieroi-tlal,
.and luntil this sugar- is ii of .
the way the New Yc-': rn.ix Trill
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