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1 111 h fo feto 4 ;M pl h h N h R to ' FULL NEWS REPORTS FOR ONE EDITION alisboffy Eveonog Posit MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ONE EDITION 2 CENTS VOL. l.i NO. 203. SALLSUl KV. NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. Al U ST .11. 1917. BAXTER CAIN HELD IFAISONCOMMANDS 3 BiG CAMPAIGNS IN HARRIS MURDER Coroner Sides' Jury Completes Its Investigation. Into the Tragedy at Car Barns. CHAIN CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE PRODUCED Hearing Took Place in County Court Room and Was Large ly Attended Cain Present. COME 10 Native General to Havt. .Command of ; General Cardona. Whose Drive me .state Men at tamp Sevier at for Trieste Was Leading F.v- PEACE CONFERENCE PAUSE DELEGATES OUSTED PRICE TWO CENTS Greenville Native of Town of I'ui- son and 1'. S. Officer. (By Associated Press.) Raleigh, A:i-r. 31. Brigadier Gcn er;i 1 Sampson I.. r'aison, of the Unit ed Stales Army, has been ordered ti tale command of the N'oith Carolina Brigade fo the National guard tra-.ipj at Camp Sevier at Greenville, p.? cording to information received here General Faison is a native of this State, his old homo being at Faison Coroner Sidies' jury this morning eompleted its hearing of evidence in the case of Haxter Cain, colored, charged with the killing of Abell Har ris, also colored, the night walrhinan ! vvvwvaawwvavvv at the street car lj.,rns Friday night, i (-ajn Saturday morning looked vetv August 21th. The hearing was held nul,.h jke tht, one he hmi t;lkl n in in the county court room and began j je nexl saw this bill Saturday alter nt 10 o'clock. TIk court room was j ,, in lht. p,,ss,.ssia 0f Mr. Robert' packed with spectators. L,jn tht. manager of the company. He In the absence of Mr. P. H. Mero- ilk,n;ifie;i a LaU.h (lf ie.:ortSi ,r;ills. ney, and of Mr. T. W. Summersett, ft,ls anil t;cla,ts together with the en who was called away on urgent busi- j velopt, in which tu.y wt,,e piac(.,)( an ; ness, Messrs. A. P. Foster and A. ! whi-h were found by officers hid in Ritchie, who had viewed the body of j the sMt, of ., jallk on Cajn's the deceased, were placed on the jury j biR.k of the iatt( , 's home in Eas' in place of the first two named above. .Spencer. The other memBers of the jury were, t.putv sheriff David Graham was J. C. Kesler, J. N. Maxwell, A. L. tht, next to testify He helped make Smoot and W. D. Hartman. an investigation into the murder Sat ci;,.;t, iio.o,, ri..mn ,.,. i . ..... .jwMcij "w1-1 urdav morning am nignt. tie went ent, is Most Active of All. GENERAL HAIG REPORTS REPULSE OF GERMAN RAID j Refused Permission to Hold Meet- ' ing in SH.. Paul, Minnesota, Are Driven From City. j I PLAN TO HOLD MEETING AT I CAPITAL IN WASHINGTON ! Petain's Movements Indicate a ! When Delegates Were Ousted From St. Paul it Was Hoped to Meet in Minneapolis. Speedy Renewal of Infantry Battle at Verdun Sector. ed for the state and he with Stahle Linn, local attorney for the North Carolina Public Service Company, con- to Cain's house Saturday night be tween S :.'!() and 9 o'clock with Chief f Police Miller, Sheriff Krider and .hicted the examination, while Messrs. ctu,( officers. While some f these A. II . Price and T. H. Vanderford. searching the house he and Dep- Jr., appeared for the accused man. j lity George Baker went to the barn. J. ti. Kobeilson, manager tor the fOUni it locked, they climbed in ft Public Service Company, was the first witness. He said Harris was em ployed as day helper at the car barns while Cain was the regular night watchman. He then described the po sition of the car in which the body ef Harris was found, the safe from which the money was taken, how it was broken open, and the surround ings fbout the barns. He said the auditing of the registers showed that 'Friday's receipts were-78.20. C. C. Beaver, car barn foreman, was the next witness. He told of Cain asking to get off on the night of the murder, making this request about 1 p. m., on account of his wife being sick, and or Cain suggesting that Mitchell McCall working for him. Mc- j Call was described as a very small negro and of being employed by the company in another capacoity, Beaver told Cai:; he would look af ter getting a man to work in his place and put Harris on for the night. Cain, however, saiii L? would put out the street lights at the stores in the city at the usual hour that night, 11 o'clock, as he knew the location of the switches. Cain came to the barn the next day but did not talk of the 'murder. He didn't know how Cain went to the barn Friday afternoon, whether he was walking or riding. E. B. Denny, bookkeeper at the Yadkin hotel, next went on the stnd. He told of a representative, i. C. Holloway, of the W. A. McElroy Artificial Limb Company, of Atlanta, Ga., stopping at the Yadkin and be . fore leaving asked if the hotel would collect $50 from Baxter Cain on an artificial leg, and said Cain would call at the hotel Saturday for it. He left a recept with Mr. Denny for Cain. Saturday morning about 11 o'clock Cain called at the hotel and was shown to the private office where Mr. Denny was engaged. After a wait of a few minutes e explained his business and when asked if he had the money stated that he had and pro ceeded to produce the same. He had a lot of silver in one pocket and some bills in another. When he began counting out so much change M. Den ny made a remark about it and Cain replied, "Yes, if it rains that won't spoil." He said he would call later for the receipt but was told he could get it then, and it was given him. Mr. Denny described the money as be ing nineteen $1.00 bills, $21.50 in halves, eight silver dollars, and $1.50 in quarters. One of the dollar bills had bcn torn in two and pasted to gether with a piece of white paper This money had been kept separate from all other moneies in the hotel by Mr. Denny. Later he took the number of the torn dollar bill, and indentified one in court as the one. He asked Cain how much a limb like that cost and the reply wu $100, and said he had been wearing the old leg seven years. H. C. Miller a street car conduc tor and who was 'on duty Friday, August 24th, said he checked in at the barn at 11:15 that night with three others. He deposited $13.40 to gether with his transfers, tickest and reports, putting these in an envelope f with his name on it. He said he had "rtalcen in only one piece of paper mon- j y during the day, that being a $1.00 Din, torn in two ana pisiea logeiner with a piece of white paper He said the one exhibited in court and which Mr. Denny said was given him by window and began a search. In the hay bft "Mr. Graham found hidden underneath the hay a bag containing what felt like a lot of silver money. He culled Mr. Baker before he moved it. It was tied up in a cloth, they did not open it at that time. Later it wis opened and cotained $27.20 in nickel 5, pennies, dimes nnd quarters. He identified the cloth of money in court as the one he had found in Cain's barn. He was also with the of ficers next day when, about 1(57 steps from Cain's barn rid in a branc! bank was found a bundle o fstreet car reports for Friday, August 24th, also transfers and car tickets, together with enevelopes in which the car men had deposited their monies and re- parts. Mule tracks led from the barn i paign season opened, the htyh water to this spot and these tracks were re-! mat k being set in .May, the figures traced to Cain's barn. A measure-. totaling 112,2:;:!. ment made by Deputy Graham of the (By Associated Pfes-.) None of the three bie camp:' let's ' iiw in pi.'uies mi ,h" wetcin fronts j i em a rain to net m fu'l sw.ng. Gen- ! r:l Cad.iriia. u.i se great drive for Trie--!.' is pr.ht.p- the 'Host special- I ular o" cii' t rr:! o o, at .on -. is display- in:r a,. a -tivif, n;.-c pi 'lounoi' tha:. th It of either Gcvt il IVtai:, ot Gen- eral I! ii,: in the'.r r.'.-o""' ive fields ::i : Verdun a-id the Ai'ti. and Fbuvlevs aiea. Eve l the I'ahi'..: oi!im:uider, however, apparently i'- in the midst of a piU'-e chaacterl--;ic of virtually all of the Lreat ''rives arainM the stroii'riv fortified positions. On t'v front below lens General Hrtiyr 'fcpor the ri pulse of a Ger man raid on the Hntih lines. No mention is made if tu-tivitv on t Biitish side hat the f.ondon war fice anticipates an artillery battle is being carried on in vii'uaiiy continu ous form in pi epai at ion for the nex: fo! v.v.i'd thrust. Ger.ei.il I etain's icpor.s indicate a possible speedy renewal of the in fantty battle at Verdun. Artillery on both sides of the Mease is ac tively bomljafdifTg the German lines. The Germans have shown some ac- tivily in Alsace, making a:i attack which the French repulsed complete ly. Although the British armieH on the Fi enco-Belgiar. front engaged in iHL..'h notable heavy fighting in Au gust, including the reat attack of the Anf.'lo-Frenor forces in Flanders, the casualties were notably less than in July. British figures fur Auguat giv en out by the XSftJb'ri office today to tal 5L-.811 as compared to 71,8:52 for July a falling off of more than 12,000. Casualties indeed have been on a de scending sciie durinj. the entire pe riod since the activity of the cain- (Iiy Associated Press.) St. I'ael. Minn., Aug. HI. -- Plans of an or'rinization know as the People's ''otin. ii of America t ) hold a "peace mec tin t" ii. this city today were in tei lened with win n it became im pos i'ole for the dt iejjate to secun FEDERAL JUDGE BOYD DECLARES KEATING-OWEN CHILD LABOR LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL AT GREENSBORO Decision Handed Down Today in the Case of Robert Dagen hart and Two Minor Sons Against the Fidelity Manufactur ing Company at Charlotte Was First Case to Test New Law to Become Effective September 1st Announcement From Washington That the Case Will Be Appealed by the Government. 10 MOVE THE CROPS a ball in whiih to :.,tcr ihe deicvatc n!a e I !n aulon'ob'l hold the meeting were rounded up s and taken to the depo' where il.ey were put aboard : train and oidered Id leave and never rcann to the city. ictermined to Hold Meeting. Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 111. The Fecpk.'s Council of America today served notice, through Executie Sec retary I.ouis Eockner, that a peace conference projrram vvmld be carried ()f out di spite the difficulty encounteree. 'n olit.a'iiing a place. 1jcKner nui- mated that the meeting would be held in Milwaukee. I.''rdei-s of the Council announced he:e toady that they would start for Washington tonight to put the ques tion of the right to hold a national pence convention tup to the Federal, authorities. In case a hall cannot be obtained it is suggested tr.!' meeting might bi he! ' on the plaza in frant of the cap itol at Washington. This decision was announced by Louis Lockner, ex ecutive secreta.y of tlw association, em council leader over the telephone, after a morning conference with east Earlier it had be;jn planned to holo the meeting in Milwaukee. shoes on the mule owned by Cain corresponded with the tracks to the branch where the reports and trans fers were found. Also at the same place was found an old cloth sign "Baseball at Spencer today," one that had, been used on street cars during the baseball season. He said Cain lived about one and a quarter miles from the car barn via way the road. S. P. Vail, street railway superin tendent, said he helped track the mule from the barn to the branch and back. The State did not piesent any fur ther evidence before the Voroner's jury, although it is said there is con siderable other evidence in its possession. Baxter Cain, the accused man, was not put on the stend, neither Was any evidence on his side offered. The on ly matter to be considered by the jury was that of probable cause. Cain Appears Smiling. Baxter Cain, the man accused of this horrible murder and bold robbery, rat beside his attorneys and before the hearing began talked freely with ! those about him. He was smiling and grinning the greater part of the time, and appeared not to realize or care for the seriousness of the charge which he is facing. At one time he was seen to wink at one of his attor- I ABOUT IS READY FOR TROOPS HEARST NOT A CANDIDATE. William Randolph Will Not Aspire to the Mayoraiity of the City of New York as Was Expected by Some. (By Associated Press ) New York, Aug. HI. William Ran dolph Hcaist will not be a candidate for mayor of New York at the coming his name to appear on the balots at the coming primary was filed with the board of elections today, the last day under the law for taking this. action. Mr. HearFt was designated by petition for nomination on the Democratic ticket. 10 Oti IN VERY SOON Believed That the Fixing f the Price of Wheat Crop Will Riesult in a Reduction in the Price of Bread This Will Assure Reasonable Pro fit for Dealers. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Aug. 31. A reduction in the price of bread is believed to be in sight as the result of the fixin? neys, this during Deputy Graham's I of the price of wheat at $2.20 for the J pared an ifficial list of buildings at the Saturday Will Find the Big Camp Ready for the Reception of Troops Over One Thousand Si Hundred Buildings Tentage Ordered From Atlanta, Charlotte, Aug. HO. In answer to a telegram from General Eiggett, com manding the 41st division, Major Greene wired that the camp here will ! e ready for troops by Saturday, and that the Camp is now practically com pleted Tentage has been ordered from Atlanta and is expected at the camp in a few days. Special attention is also being given the base hospital which will be one of the finest in any cantonment, and te opinion has been expressed that this hospital will be called on to ac commodate wounded soldies who may he brought back from France by way of an Atlantic port. Good progress is being made on the hopital and it will le leady in a short time for use. The camp quartermaster, Captain Kemp, has arrived from the west and taken up his duties in connection with the coming of the 41st divisian to Charlotte. Lieut. Barton, signal officer, and Capt. Stockard, medical officer, have also arrived from the far west this weqk. Manager C. A. Cummings has pre Wnh'Pcton. Am; , III Fairfns Haiiason, chairman of the ItadroadV '.v t board, authorize the f llowing: During t be j iM ten dav.s inoi e j than 1,1100 additional em;.ty ears have t b"en ordered int the Son I h anil Southwest to prateet ihe movement I f giain and food products and facil tate the transportation of lumber for the cantonments and sliipyci ds The order, wlii' h I1:'." commission ;n ear service of t he liailraad's war m:-!,! have issued since the policy w h pt1 1 of moving empty curs from one liairoHci to .!:ther regardless 'f ewncr-hi' in order t.; meet the abrf . rni il freight eonditions that the j war has i rodueed have resulted in I Pi, 120 lai s be ing distributed where Ihey were most needed. All of this movement hus taken place since May 1st. As a result, de spite the most terrific pressure ever inflicted upon the- railroads of the country, millions of tons of govern ment supplies including lumber, mu nitions and materials for government construction hive been transported by the carriers without a hitch this year and without interfering to any extent with the regular commercial traffic of the country which, too, has been increased to vast nronortlnnn by the war. Of the latest cats ordered distri buted by the Railroad's war beard, 2, 4Ti0 cms are to be placed in the grain producing country, .4,fiH7 additional cars have been sent into the lumber statrn of the South, and 400 others sent to one of the Atlantic const lines to pi"tct the unexpected increase in gencaf freight traffic. The HneiCr wMcB cars have been consigned to protect the grain move ment together with the number of cars consigned to each are as follows: Chicago & Eastern Illinois, 500; Cincinnati, Indianapolis, & Western, r.00: Wabash, 500. Chlce, Indianap olis v Louisville, 250f Tolctfo, St. Louis & Western, 300; Gulf Coast, 200. The lines to which cars have been ordered to assure (Tie prompt move ment, of lumber include Central of Georgia, 100; Louisville & Nashville, 500; Mobile & Ohio, 350 Illinois Cen tral, 350; Eouisana Railway & Navi gation Company, 12. Gulf, Florida & Alabama, 275; Nashville, Cattanooga & St. Louis, 300; Toledo. Peoria & Western, 150; Georgia Florida, 75: Southern, 500; Atlantic Coast Line, 1250. Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlan tic, 75; Seaboard Air Line, 400; Charleston & Western Carolina, 300, CARTOONIST AS CONGRESSMAN 4 m Cfl JOHN M. BAEBL John M. Bear has just been elected to the House-of Representatives from iNorth Daksts, backed by the Farmers' Et-sjvte of that state to fill a vacancy Mr. Bear made his name among the farmers bv the work he did as car toonist. He wants peace with . Ger many. "Why arc tha . millions of American manhood to bi -sacri'flraa on the bloody battlefield of war?" ne as km. NOTE NO (By Associated Press.) Greensboro, August 31. Federal Judge James E. iBoyd declared the Keatintf-Owen Child Labor Law un 'onstitutional here today. , , The injunction proceedings which esulted in Judge Boyd's rilling were, brought by Robert Da tenhart and his two sons, Reuben and John, against the Fidelity Manufacturing Company to prevent the company from dls harging his two boys, minors, from the company's cotton mill at Char lotte. The law, which becomes effeetivs tomorrow, prohibits the employment of any child under 14 years of age in any factory, workshop or cannery whose product Is shipped by Inter state commerce, and requires that he working of any child 14 to 15 years of age shall not be longer than 8 hours a day. Reuben Dagenhart is under 16 years of age and John Dagenhart is under 14 years of age. The father contended that he has a right to their wages until they are 21 years of age, and that as the North Carolina law allows 11 hours a day Reuben has a tight to work more than 8 hours, whilo John has a right to work in the mill, although he ia under 14 years of age, because the State law permits it. Government Will Appeal Cass. . Washington, Aug. 31. Tht govern ment will at ones appeal from the de cision of Judge, Boyd ia holdlnr the J caUd labor la urtmeonatitutionaL it will probably be expedited In order to get it before the United States Supreme Court at the coming, fall term. h IDGE IS description pf the mule tracks and 11917 crop. The li?ensing system of their route from the (barn to the branch. Immediately after the hearing Solic itor Clement called all witnesses for the State to his court office adjoin ing the Superior court room, for son sultation. The Coronerjs Jury Holds Cain. After a very brief deliberation the coroner's jury found that there was probable cause against Baxter Cain, the evidence tending to associate him with the double crime of murder and robbery, and he was ordered held for the next term of Rowan Superior court which convenes September 10, at which time he will be tried on a charge of murder in the first degree. The verdict of the coroner's jury is as follows: "The jurors are unable to deter mine at whose hands Abell Harris met his death, but are unanimous in the opinion that he was fouly mur dered, and that the circumstantial evidence against Baxter Cain is un usually strong and warrant that he he held in prison- without bail until the Anal action and decision of the grand jury at the coming term of Ro wan Superior Court." flour manufacturers and bread deal ers soon to be put into effect is ex pected to find a way of bringing down the prices. The commissioners agreed that a price of $2.20 will per mit of the selling of a 11 ounce loaf at 5 cents and allow a profit to both the miller and the baker. E With Exception of War Message the President's Reply to Pope's Peace Note No Message Has Created More Enthusiasm in London. Washington, Aug. 31. With the exception of President Wilson's war message no declaration of this gov ernment has been received with great er enthusiasm in London than the re ply to the Pope's peace appeal. Ambassador Page has notified the State Department that the British public read the press notice with evi dent approval and enthusiasm. camp, either completed or to be erect ed soon, and this shows a total of 1 ,'."24 buildings. Additional orders yesterday called for 14 buildings for quartermaster's corps, and civilian employes and five lecreation Y. M. C. A. buildings. Pp to date 630 carloads of material have been used in building work, and much more material will aiTive later. - WEATHER FORECAST Heavy Rains in Catawba and Lincoln Counties Bo Much Damage House in Hickory Hit by Lightning Streams I'p and Some Damage to Reads and Lands. (Special to Post.) Hickory, Aug. 31. A tressle on the Carolina and Northwestern road over Moutz creek, south of Lincoln ton, has been washed away. Consid erable damage has been done by swollen streams. A small house in the suburbs of Hickory was destroyed by fire last night following a stroke of light ning. The rain fall the past 24 hours was close to four inches and all streams are high and some damage is result ing to crops and to roads. Up Until Last Night No Text of the Reply the American President Made to the Pope ia in . Berlin Only Editorials Give the Import (By Associated Press.) IHrlin, Aug. 30, via London, Aug. 31. The text of the reply which President Wilson made to the Pope's peace note is not received in Berlin as yet tonight. Up to a late flour the only thing on the reply sent by Pres ident Wilson was the oditorial com ments by New York newspapers that came through Holland. Nothing else is received to gjve even the tenor of the note. IS ESTIMATED AT 67.8 T EOR THE MAYORALTY Cloudy tonight, Saturday fair and warmer. MuM Answer Tonight and if He Fails To Have Name Withdrawn from Ballot He Will be a Candidate for the Nomination. (:By Associated Press.) New York, Aug. 31. Democratic leaders are waiting to learn whether or not Wilh'am "R, Hearst is to become a candidate for the nomination for mayor or not He has until tonight to withdraw his name from the bal lots and if this is not done he be comes a candidate. Friends of Mr. Heast will not give any intimation as to what they believe he will do. The Number of Bales is Set Down at 12,499,000 HaAd on the Crop Con dition of August 26th North Caro lina is 69 Per Cent of Normal Crop. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Aug. 31. The cotton crop was today forecasted at 12,499, 000 equivalent to five hundred pound hales by the department of agricul ture in a revised estimate just issued and based on the crop condition on August 26th. The crop condition on that day was 67.8 per cent of a nor mal crop. The conditions by states include, Virginia, 76; North Carolina, 69, and South Carolina, 74 per cent. Prospects improved to the extent of 550,000 bales. August brought the estimate of the final outturn to 12, 499,000 equivalentt to 500 pound bales. That quantity as forecast by the department of agriculture on t'le condition of the crop August 25th, which showed a decline of 2.5 as com pared with the ten year average of 6.8. Acreage yield was forecast at 17.46 pounds compared to 16.9 sounds forecast from July Z5th conditions. HEDS COMMISSION TO FIX THE PRICE OF WHEAT Harry A. Garfield, president of Wil liams College( son of the late Presi dent, has been named by Herocrt C. Hoover, food administrator, as ths head of a commission to fix ths price of the whet crop of 1917. This ac tion is so far the most revolutionary the government has undertaken in connection with the war. MISSIONARY MEETING. Thirty-Second Annual Convention of the Women'a Missionary Society of E. L. Church in Session at Mount Pleasant. r. J-y (By John B. Moose.) . Mt. Pleasant, Aug. SO.Tha thirty second convention of the Woman's Missionary Society of tht E. L. Syn od of North Carolina convened in Holy Trinity churcfc?.the Rev. It. A. Goodman, pastor, this afternoon at 2 o'clock. The convention was formally open ed by the president, Miss Constance Cline, of Concord. A large number of delegates were enrolled. The president's report showed an exceptionally good year's w)rk. This was especially gratifying in view of the unsettled national affairs. The treasurer's report showed f5 535.00 contributed through the socie ty treasury. The banner Woman's Society was St. James', Concord; ban ner Young Peoples' Society, St. James', Concord; banner Children's Society, Holy Trinity, Mt. Pleasant. A very impressive feature of the evening service was the presentation to the convention, by Dr. C. L. Brown, secretary of the Board of Foreign Missions, of Misses Msud and Annie Powlas, of Hickory, who have recent ly volunteered for service in Japan. These young ladies are graduates of Lenoir College, Hickory. After a year of special preparation in kinder garten work and Bible teaching they will go to Japan. Friday morning's session is a bus iness session of the Young Peoples' Societies, followed at 11 a. m. with . an address bv Mrs. E. C. Cronk, of -Colombia, S. C. At the afternoon session Dr. C. L. Brown will make an address. ' - The evening address will be by Rev. A. D. R. Haucher, secretary of the Board of Home Missions. ' CHINA WANTS FOREIGN MISSION." Outside Help Urged by the Chinese Press in Preparing the Country for War With Germany. (By Associated Press.) ; Peking, China. Aug. 81. The Chi nese press ur?es that a foreign com mission be sent to advise and assist the government of China to prepare plans for participation in tha war. . . m 1 ' Th Gervernment havelng cut the cost of coal tl a ton all over the coua trr, the coal hog will be hugging him-" self because he took tfle precaution to boost tha price about ? 3 a ton. Rochester Herald. , ',
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