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j, v October 25, 1925 ftiuridJ' ■ . iThe Indictment of Gaston B. Means . , Voi'k Tu- _ < n o<‘ial agent ■ 'G4 itcC ’ ’ Ju-tuv iint'tirthed ••••mr « .nsjiira* y re ■ L corir'y, ~,:,;], •1 ]t of tlie feur Hjti* i" 1 [ vi'ii.T-. ha-' been !: a gigantic boot- \ was disclosed ■LW « ,n ' s f'V.. 11 nil of four in ■\“j,,i-<l;iy Federal (srand n .! u ',,' r..\ wliieli wt re placed Kb” Judge John C. H ' a ‘ Hpot ~M*d on motion of ■ fiw • | *v'M'oufo.r Hiram (’. ■ t’"'*' 1 i I;,«» evidence in the ■ *'*' idmer NY. Jar- H |ir s? ii ;,i\ of Menus, al ■ t j...... imlictmeuts. H(0 i* ® a!U 'l , ! n V ;ired in court to H VTben accompanied by ■ wrt'i I1 "', * ■ I‘. Felder, who defended ids trial on an in ■ #<s* :! ' : with the murder ■ dic!®' u ‘ ,\. lJ.'binsou King at B,>f M*- . ip 17. Means was ae ■ qaittfi ei v ;r,.(i hi hail. .larnecke H&y this morning. ■ means with lis ■ :T',n:d Sam Schmidt. Hjtis tW '■ 1 \\ ci:ue, Chicago, out ■ I.5J* J,i ji.pior deal; with HoD 1 ;'-. ‘‘ t v :l,c national prolii ■ tin* fraudulent witll- I ! t ransporjit ion of ■ i ,iti'.|iiring to defeat ■ ' ielatidi' (’.'urged. ■ ~.spl»ly the bootleg B'i V the tiie ' cuality liquors f-B>m ■ v -nvi ' ' M• :i n>. -larnecke and H all* sa'tl to have prof ■ \pwt more than 8100.000. ■** .. ; u ,i- in tiic transactions is H | .. v ,. j, • i v:lined at several Hjb' a,,j; i e.t- transaction alone. „ tin ; ; ,ir.;i:t transfer'of 700.- ■ f v.: > and another, in- Mfff i"ih:o i-a'- a:d 12.700 barrels H tiic magnitude of ■ admitted!* were :ts tfi'.-i- --•cinlaiits are not ac j |., i; i-; ineli I. hilt they ap* ■a,i i,-,', , v - Federal Croud .Jury. t1 ; 'lncuinentaly evi lnii- allegations con ■' . consjiiiracy. The l .» t !)•>■ inag in the case ni ■lt . .. \V .j.mason. Jacob Stem. ■3:.j |. i ■ -■Mi. liHirjso. l-\ Aukl. ■ ,■ i je> Stuiui. C\ L*. > .cling. Harry Cold- HIJ > s i: , i‘, v a:tid Sam Schmidt. iii.tii-s iii"t.i cd in the indictment ->i, pniii. 'l'ommanj attorney". vr ; . dt .ggi't. formerly from ; 1 »•. I. .betigirr. a man called Hsg aii'i idioti.er "Kidder." HSh (•Lin't'd :ti no indictments tiint H|ie .•*iii'i>ivt<l to commit more TTn'tn Hints unit' -'lt*'tises .in viidntion of the Hfefw; I’ml.it iiion hnv. and that his t\t' mii'c over the jteriod from |$L 1. l!Ci. to March 1. lt»2K. de- H'snii tl<* fact F.n from November 1. Halt" S-i'di!l*«-r l.'i. l'.tPP. he vTas i*in l|W u ->mo in 1 investigator by the HSSrti:;**i:: - 1 ntic- to break the kind HiifiiHp'rig .-nterpris«*s in which he ■ i> d>.'.' pan i'dpated. ■ l iHk Movements c.f Whiskej’. ■ fte ( tiic indictments charges Ht»'a ci.;>-piiMfv ws entered into by ■ "}. Jn'-kc. Charles W. John son HaiFto'li So hi in ihe period from Xo l.-f-' 1 l!r_M. t,. I »t'c« inh* , r 51, ltlllli. ■ itlihiMh n-ic.'W from 3'.r.*wnsville. Hfilti Fit sin,>o;i. tifiy barr*|s of rye c,, tj„. warehouse of the HijTiM’Flsxn I* -r i 1 1 «• r \ ;rt Itrow nsvilTe. tin ltd the indictment Br du; Me-,. .itUMiecke and John- K.t i:j It. ('.. on I >e- F l'.w'J. •pi;,discusstal the ail*; c.irrj iug out the iiu- a.i• 1 ■- e.ispiracy comhi ■p. ** -*u ami agreement, in ■ . iiii■ ii Johnson paid to H|C.- -c sl.'.OPT.no." trims;;'.-;'. :o-,-..r*!liig to Coverr.- - oaUed hy the foliow l:,Mu t.. Johnson by Jar- M£ii‘i!<! poi: i.. i ;i tiie iudictnie:ii : fr..in <\V. Johnson, the sl.i.cpT.Ali !',.)■ tlx* purpose of tax CIO e- ;; v fifty barrels of Sam H - i\. from the Sam ■‘Pip'iti I’.rownsville. I'a.. ■ ci;~ cm t die.ites for live ■J? '‘ ; ic!i. ns t'nl'a.wj.; 4 Vrtiticates No. ■ >.lirj. -js.ipi ■_ , T.psit -jT.'.ivh. 27.-W. I. *• Ui 'i o list attaidied. H.J ! ir, 'l"'f pipers arc not furnished ■P§>t , t**n i|:p| ( | *(■,■. 1| for the re- H • pa.' i*t<■ i,; stamps, above lk« m ||,! mated to sail! (’. W. I Ti ■ ni' iMtiirid charges that on the ■ J "«■' •i'*hns.,i l |,ui.| io Means ■ I i“IF c, other lneethigs in ■ ai.d Pin-hiirgli of the alleged ■ r asj . s ; ;1 iM) \llegtai Deal. Btbt ii "'1 didic: ineiit it is charged Bo -t'lCO III!.} .!.; -Ileeke COUSpil'ed tO Bft&i !‘i": • , \ei through the B 11 l-J'hit to I'J.mHO barrels of ■ • 1 so Sweet Spriugs I>is ■ "-elic.-se. I I.M i (cishurg. Ky. ■ iMisaei ion ii is alleged they B-Wm ; . , ' t -' ild. Morgan. Stuart. ■ * s,l| *hLg ami Stein t/» commit Bttfcr ■ IV,V !l "'■'importation of B C "nek to a secret house. Balb i'"’" 'hoVnchuits with other ■ l elm were not in ■ ’• the information given BNp ■ 1; ■ fir.i. is said to have ■ •M.-tdia’tan on Nov. 1.7. 11)21 ■ v indictment. Mo"- B^ bv a contract for the B<-4sk„', ( F' fi ' ni, 'M p> Auhl of oOIMKH) ■ I•• atrhoii. including the r: siguiii his name ■ % i ß ,|: ’ •at fact: according to HW f, “ :!:,i '‘Pans came to New ■S? mill, w , .. ■ t:th j!.,. , -Mm in connection I 'lneV"- ■ a J" -**■ 11 1. names Means | ? 'd'arge<l with con- H ?^af '"n i■ '■ '' l ' ll ' *» wernuieiit in f : of the Revised ■ h violatiton of the H*y f-oliib,,, o'l-pired with Har- h.„.', V : s - Siuiekroff. he- H f, 't th.- : MtH-. h i. r.crc H „ f ' ■ i."\;■ tof eighty-eight Hr *'•' * '“Wberg in H at \i, Meadville Histil- H h furti ivi? *’ ! ‘ ;l J H ihat alleged con- Hounds Itirther says that ■L a llf "F 'T xi ■’ " n Cell. 1. H»23. Hx-.*% .Mo a " :i ' an-. thai on the H f * Hi i ' " I ‘pnid to Means H !■> ii,- 11 - Coldberg, at;- .‘“‘hetnc at. mad. a puy- | The transaction by which Means and | Jarnecke'are alleged to have used the ‘ mails to defraud Schmidt is covered in the fourth indictment, which alleges that Auld was also a party to the conspiracy, and that it was fraudulently represent ed to Schmidt that Moans, through his Connection with the Department of Jus tice. was able to obtain the withdrawal of live barrels of whiskey from a Chicago warehouse and deliver Tt to Auld for the benefit of Schmidt, with 12.0(H) cases and I.aOO barrels of whiskey from the Sweet Springs Distillery at Harrodsburg. Ky. Nine Counts in Indictment. The indictments contain nine counts, each of which deals with correspondence between .Jarnecke and Schmidt. Auld, : who in March, 1022. was stopping at the j *n u sylvan hi Hotel. tin* indictment j states, got this letter from Jarnecke: I CYotiU letter received Und noted. J surely have noticed and read the contract. If the money is plac'd in your name isn’t it a guarantee, and as good us a lettey of orodit. for the bank ■ has a continuous deposit of ,$140,000 in your name’.' Once in your name who can i take it away only yourself? : ”J also know that it stands you $fk r > per case, and as for paying anyone any j thing, there is only ’Hither and Schmidt.’ j and that amounts ty 50 cents a ease. I each, n That would leave $4 per case, or about $2 per case, freight paid. What he wants is two cars of what you have now, and four ears ..f K. If you can furnish rt per day they will take care of their own goods. All they want is it delivered to their warehouse, and there will he a side track at every warehouse.” A letter received by Schurdt, which : was signed ‘George.’ ran as follows: ! e have signed a # contract and they j are to put up Friday Melutire. a Taiu mahy attorney, and A. L. Wilson, a drug gist formerly from Fiftsburg. .Fa. They Iwer.e introduced to us hy Dr. I,obeugi«r. and hjL* says lie will hank his life on thi*m, and we feel the same way. Had a wire .from Jarpecke this morniug." , After the arraignment. William CT.il vers. assQi iated with Colonel ladder as et.unsd for Means, gave out the follow ing statement: j "In the latter port of June. 15)22. (Jas ‘ ton I>. Means came to the City of New i York from W.-rshiugton to make a prelim inary and general iuvtwtigatiou of the prohibition situation in and around New j X<wk City. He was given letters author izing him to make this investigation by 1 Nobel Walker VViliebrandt. Assistant Attorney (leneral. and hy Elmer Dover. * Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. He was also given letters of introduetion by ' Wayne 11. \\’lu*e!ej-. General Counsel of i tlie Anti-Saloon league, and iutroductury letbcrs by various other imdies, ami in ad<lition to this Ju* eacried eredentia-ls from two other departments of the Gov ernment. , i "Mi* conducted this investigation from June until October, and he was.instruct ed- to lay these facts before Major John Holley Clark. Assistant Cnited States District Attorney, who wa> in ciiarge of prosi-cuting the •■’hooth*gging’ eases. I presume that Major Clark will -bear test i • rrfouy as to the efficiency of the work per fortmsl. • _ \ Tells of Work Done by Means. ”In prosecuting the investigation a discovery was made which involved cer tain liigii officials connected with the lo iter ual Revenue Department. When these I- officials learned of this they requested I tlrat he be recalled to Washington and ithat his activities along tln-se lines should ; cease. For reason which will be liereaf | ter revealed these names are not now giv jen to the public, but when < ’ongress con l venes. if they •should so desire, ail of | these reports will be handed to Congress for investigaflbn of the fact*-. When Means was sent to New \oi*k he was given definite instructions to thoroughly investigate-, the rich, aristocratie peopJe who were engagef^l l thg. bCtftlegging bus iness in and around 'New York City. When he returned to Washington during the early part, of November. was given a 'fcecrot commission to CO in ti mo* his investigation from an entire)? different source of .authcVily. "Among the important matte;-* inves tigated in New York hy him was to -ohc tain all < f tin* data concerning ;! formula used by a German chemist in connection with the production of concentrated ex tract of grain alcohol and artificial fla voring used in einuectioii with making Scotch. Rye and Bourbon, not only u-ed in this connection but- also .with, regular alc hol. This data was secured by him and the- production of concentrated- ?x --iraet of alcohol was immediately sup pressed. in addition he wyis charged with ascertaining the circumstances in connection with the production of poison ous whiskies and poisonous alcoholic bev erages that had caused the death and also permanent injury to a number of citizens who had eoftie into the possession of'such alcoholic beverages either law fully or unlawfully. Assistant l uited States Attorney Ma jor John Hoi fry (’lark. Jr., commenting on tin- the statement of Mr. (’hilve.rs. *aid : . , r "Means did very efficient work tor me ’m several important investigations,- bl inding the La Montague case and -the R< public warehouse case. Ghicugo. Oct/ 22. —The indictment <J Gaston B. Means in New York in con nection with allegi-d bootleg opeiutions comes close upon the decision of the Il linois (Supreme 4’ourt last Saturday to iim w out the second will of James <>. | King, millionaire lumberman, for whose widow. Mrs. Maude li. King. Means act ed as legal adviser until she was shot and killed at C mcord/N. t\. on August ■2O. 1017. The second will, by which' j Means and others would have benefitted, I was called a forgery in 1020 hy the late Judge Jesse Baldwin, and from that de cision the case was appealed. Sam Schmidt, who it is alleged Means and Jarnecke conspired to swindle in a $77,000 liquer deal, is a jeweler with an establishment on Milwaukee Avenue. He was reluctant to discuss tne case, and when asked if he had paid money to Means and Jarnecke, said: ••It didn't amount to much. Take tlie Oath of Allegiance. London, Get. 22. —A Central New* dis patch from liobiu this afternoon says. ”Tln v Bavarian troops have taken the oath of allegiauce to Bavaria until the end of the present conflict, t Ip Siam the eighth and fifteenth day** of the moon are regarded as sacred, and devoted to -worship and rest from ordinary liilbov. CONFERENCE TO MEET NEXT YEAR. IN GREENSBORO Many Overcoats Stolen, At Least a Dozen Nabbed By Thieves.—The Ap pointments Winston-Salem, Oct. 22.—West Mar ket Street Methodist church will enter tain the next session of the Western North Carolina conference. The conference, which had been in session here for five days, came to a close ths afternoon at 4 :30 o’clock when Bishop Denny read the appointments of the preacher; for the coming year- The morning session began at the appointed time and was opened with religious exercises conducted by Rev. J. Frank Armstrong, of Concord- Hugh G. Chayiarn, chairman of the hoard of stewards, went before the con ference. and stated that a number of overcoats had been stolen from the church during the conference session, and asked for the privilege of repaying each member who had been so un fortunate ast r > lose one. During the ses sion at least a dozen have been stolen. One of the ministers found his in a p an shop and hHd to pay $5 to get it hack. Another one discovered a negro man wearing his. The negro had bought, it from at white man. It seemed to be an organized gang for the purpose of altering the church and selecting coats and wa’kiog away with them. The term of most interest to the con ference at. tin* morning session tv as (lie report of the statistical secretary which is ns follows: Districts 11; pastoral charges 257: societies b.TI: local preachers 177; members 12J.882; Adults baptized .’1702; infants 1750; Epworth leagues members of lea gues 11.411 ; Sunday .schools SOti; offi cers and teachers 8081 : members 127,- 822: Woman's Missionary societies K7l, members 11,708; orphanages 1: officers and teachers 22. children 105. value of property $750,000. Q’he conference con tributed the amounts for the various objects as follow's: Foreign Missions $24,501 ; home missions $54.170 church extension. $14,755: Education $2,140: American Bible society $2,075: General Conference expenses $2,212. For the supjjort of the ministry; Bishops, 87.- 070 ; presiding elders $41,008; preach ers in '-charge $470.742; conference claimants 852.170. The grand total for all purposes is 82.170,038. On motion of I)r. Dan Atkins the committee on entertainment, of the con ference was directed .to look after a phiee for the converting of the con ference session. It seems that the body is growing so rapidly that there are only a few places that Imvf adequate hoiel facilities to entertain the body. At 11:17 Bishop Denny addressed the conference on the subject of Cuitication of the two ktrg<> bodies of Methodism in the United States. The bishop is one of the strong opponents of the plans that are being evolved by tin* two commis sions for this purpose, and lie gave to the conference rliis morning the advant age of hir deliberations and conclusions on the matter. The Appointments. The appointments read by the bishop are as follows : Asheville District. 11. f\ Sprinkle, presiding elder. Asheville, Bethel—T. C. Jordan. Biltmoro —W. F. Sandford. Central—Ashley (’. Chappell. Chestnut Street—G. Ray Gordon. Haywood St reel-?*<’a rloek Hawk. Mount Bleasant— J. M. Folger. West Asheville —L. W. Colson. Asheville Circuit —G. A. Tt. Holderby. Black Mountain —(I. C. Brinkman. Reward —IT. R. Welch. East Biltmoro —1). Atkins. Elk Mountain—J. W. Heunessec. sup ply. Fair View —S. W. Phillips, supply. Flat XiocJi-Fletcher—ll. W. Dargan. Ilendersoiiviih —Frank Siler. Hendersonville Circuit —C. F. Tate. Hominy- H. L. FmvelY Hot Springs—A. A, Angel. Leicester—A. L. Latham. Marshall —J. I. Suinlss. Mars Hill —G. NY. McClamrock, sup ply. Miss River —J. <>. ( ox. Oteen —T. A. Groce. Ttoseman —j. C. Rieliardson. Suluda-Tryo,#—■Hi. I*. Kikes. Sandy Mush —J- NV. Groce, supply. Spring Creek-—NV. J. Hughes. Swannauoa —J. 4). Banks. Wen vei'villo / — 11. C. Ren vis. NVeavorville Cireuit —A. J. Burrus. General evangelist—Kf.ymond Brown dug. Hendersonville quarterly conference. Missionary Western Mexican mission —R. J. Barker. Charlotte District. J. B (haven, presiding elder. Apseuviile—D. S. Hiehardsnn. Betiiel—R. E. Hun J.— Bethel and New Hoim* Circuit—J. C. Cmbei ger. Charlotte—Belmont' Park—NV. P». Da vjs. Brevard Str< et—T. F. Iliggins. Calvary—C. M. Short. t Chadwick—B. F. Hargett. Inhvorth —G. I>. Herman. Duncan Nlemorial—A. R. Surratt. Hawthorn Lane — L. I). Thompson. NY. 1,. Nicholson supernumerary. Seversville —IT. P. Billups, Spencer Memorial—J. H. Arinbrust. Trinity— i. IT. Ahernethy. Try on Street —H. G. Havdin. West Charlotte —J. A. Smith, supply. Hh-kory Grove —NY. M. Robbins. I.ilesviile—l V. Carver. Marshvtile —Elzie Myers. Matthews— R. IT. Hinshaw. Mi'uroe Central —C. f • NNeaver. North Monroe —Iceuiorlee —J. R. NVar- ten. Morven —J. S. Gibbs. Peachland- —W- R. Harris. Pineyille—T. J. Iloiu-k. J’olktori —I>. C. Ballard. Prospect—W. S. Cherry. Rural Trinity NY. Mann. Thrift —Moores—L J. Edward*. Cniouville —J. NN . Stridf-r. NYadesbt-ro—NY. R. Shelton. NYaxhaw —E. X. Crowder. NYeddiugton—T. J. Huggins. Missionaries to .Japan —S. A. Stew ai t, X. S. Ogburn. . Prof. Candler School of Theologj P. T. Duilrftni. President Southern Industrial Insti tute —J. A. Baldwin. Greensboro District. NY. F. NVomhlo. presiding elder. Asliobcro —NY. H. NYillis. Coleridge-—J. H. Brendall .> Deep River—O. P. Koutli. Gibsonville—A. H. NN liisner. Greensboro-Betiiel —J. N\ . ivennedj. Carraway Memorial—T. V. Crouse. Centenary—li- G. Tattle. THE CONCORD TIMES Glen wood—W. A. Barber. Park Place —L. B. Hayes, J. %P. Can ning, supernumerary. Spring Garden —G. T. Bond, .J. NY. Ling, supernumerary. NValnut St. —NV. T. Albright. NYest Marget—J. H. Barnliardt. East Gi-eensboro —A. Burgess. NVest Greensboro—E. E.. Williamson. High Point-EaVt End —E. J. Harbison. Highland—ll. NV. Howard. Main Street .7. Rogers. NVesley Memorial —IT. I\. Mei,arty. Jaraestown-Oakdale —J. E. NVomach. Liberty—A. L. Lucav. New Hope—J. A. Howell. Pleasant Garden—J. NY. Hoyle. Jr. Ramseur-Franklinville —NV. h. Scott. Randlemau—A. G. Loftin. Randolph—J. IT. NYoosle.v. Reidsville—M. F. Moores. Ruffin —H. F. Starr, supply. Cwharrie —G. NY. Clay. Wentworth—C. I‘. Goode. President Greensboro College—S. 11. Turrentine. r , Treasurer—Greensboro* College— : NY. M. Curtis. Book Editor aityl Editor Methodist Quarterly Review—G. T. Rowe. Editor N. C. Christian Advocate—A. NY. Plyler. Marion District. Z. Paris, presiding elder. Bald Creek—J. D. Platt, supply. Bostic—L. L. Smith. Broad River —Elmer Simpson. Burnsville—J. 71. Tabor. Cliffside—J. C. Kenver. Cross Mill—J. J. Gray. Forest City—Parker Holmes. Gilkey—J. C. Postelle. Glen Alpim*—R. C. Goforth. HeuriettejCaroleen—J. P. Hornbuegle. Marion. First. Church—NY. E. Poovey. Miron Mills—G. L. Wilkinson. Marion Circuit—E. D. Ballard. McDowell ('ircuit—lT. J. Poe. Nlicaville—H. E. Stinson, supply. Mill Spring—ll. C. Freeman. ‘Morganton. First Chinch—NY. R. NVare. Morganton—J. C. Gentry. J. M. Price, junior preacher. Old Fort—G. H. Christenberry. Old Fort (’ircuit—J. N. NN’ise, supply. Kutherfordton—J. (). Ervin. Rutherfordtno College Circuit. — 11. L. Hoffman. Spindale—(>. L. Simpson. Spruce Pine—,T. A. Fry. Table Rock—NY. J. Hackney. Conference Evangelist-—R. A. Taylor, Connelly Springs quarterly 'conference. Professors Rutherford College—*-J. NV'. Bennett, R. M. Houss. Student Boston Cniversity—A. P. Brantley, Glen Alpiueq uarterly confer* ence. ' - Mi-u.it Airy District. J. 11. West, presiding elder. Ararat —NY. J. S. NYalker. supply. Danbury—A. J. Bowlitig. supply. Dobson —C. C. Totherow. supply. Draper—NY. R. Jenkins. Elkin —A. P. Rutledge. Joncsville—J. J. ITads. Leaksville—-NY. L. Sherrill. Madison—J. P. Morris. Mount Airy, Central —11. K. Boyer. Rockwood Street —(J. NY. NVilliams. Mount Airy Circuit—M. (j. Tuttle. Pilot Mountain —,1. A. Cook. Rural Hall—R. G. Canada. Sandy tyidjjc—Orell Lineburger. sup ply. r s , Hv'o Saiein-Dak Grove— M. IT. Leftwich, stiptily. Spry—(’. N\'. Bowling. . Stokesdale- —J. H. Capps. Stoneville-Maymlan—W. M. Wall, sup ply. Suhunertield—NY. L. Dawson. NValnut Cove—J. T. Rutledge. Vadkinville-i-R. E. Ward. North IVilkeslwro District. J. N\’. Williams, presiding elder. Avery fireuit—M. B. NYoosle.v. Creston—NY. A. Thomas, supply. Elk Park—F. NY. Cook. Holton- — H. R. Cornelius. Jefferson—J. *L. Reynolds. Laurel Springs—To be supplied. Nijrtli NYilkesboro—M. T. Smathers. Roiida and Roaring River—NV r . .J. Nlil lec. Sparta—C. L. McCain. Todd—T. G. Williams, supply. NVatauga—P. 11. Brittain, v NYarrenville.—F. C. NYest. NVilkesboro—S. M. Needham. Wilkes circuit—R. K. Brady. Missionary to .fapan —NY. A. NVilsou. Secretary lo Appalacltiati Training Training School —J. M. Dowiuim. - Jefferson school —E. M. Jon os, Jeffer son quarterly conference. Salisbury T. F. Mai-r. presiding elder. Albemarle, (Vntral—C. M. Pickens. P’iist Street—R. A. Swaringen. Albemarle, circuit—L. H. (H-itfith. Badin—C. R. Ross. China Grove—NY. E. llauss. Concord. Central—NY. A. .Jen’kins. Epworth—L. A. Falls. Forest Hill— J. F. Armstrong; Harmony-—A. C. Tippett. Kevr Street —<’. R. Allison. N Yest fi.cd —IT beuezet- M \ ei s. Comord Circuit —Seymore Taylor. Gold Hill—W. B. Thompson. Kannapolis—J. 1-Y Moser. Landis —J. C. Brown, supply. Mt. Pleasant—M. A. Osborne. New London—J. S. Folger. Norwood-- F. O. Dryman. Not wood circuit—G. G. Adams. Salem —It. O. Eller. Salisbury, First Church —J. F. Kirk. North Main—-F. J. Stough. Park Avenue—ll. H. Robbins. South Main Street —NY. A. Rollins. Salisbury Circuit—L. T. Cordell. Spencer. Central—T. P. Jimisou. East J Silencer. Lona Street —R. C. Kirk. * Wood leaf—T. A. Fl.vler. Ladkin—Y. O. Sutton, supply. Missionary to Japan—l. L. Shaver. Shelby jCMstrict. C. S. Kirkpatrick, presiding elder. Belmont, Main Street —J. E. Thomp son: Park Street. A. A. Godfrey. Belwood—John H. Green. Bessemer—E, I*. Stahlcj-. Chei-ryville Station—R. F. Mock. Cherryville circuit—J. E. B. Houser. Cramerton —C. I>. Kennerly. Crouse—J. B. Fitzgerald. Dallas—A. S. Raper. Gastonia—Main Street, NV. A. Lam beth; East End. C. M. Campbell; Frank lin Aveuue; G. NY. Vick; Trinity. NY. NY. Heckard : NYest End. D. NV'. Brown; Maylo, R. L. For bis; C. Jones. Goodsouvilie—J. NY. Combs. , Kings ‘Mountain—R. M. Hoyle. * Lincoln ton—NY. B. NYest. Lincoln Circuit —NY. E. Moretz. iLow’csville—tl. C. Fortenberry. Lowtll—li. H. Keuuiugton. jtfrUE ISLE OF retribution || = ' EDISON MARSHALL * .W, SATTEST I et.D ©UTri.t,BROw« ecOMPAMy, 1 REGIN HERE TODAY Nt>d Cornel ts engaged to marry -if I.enore Harden worth. They are ; = shipwrecked and with Bess Gilbert r§ they take refuge on an island occu % pled by a brute named Doomsdorf Jf and his Indian wife. Ned and the 3= girls are made prisoners by the 13 master of the island and he telle ;§ them they are to be his slaves. S Lenore is too weak to work, so |= Be3s and Ned take up the burden. || Doomsdorf announces that "he means H= to make his prisoners do his winter trapping. They - are permitted to = build themselves a cabin and == Doomsdorf gives them an old stove. II After the cabin is finished Lenore 3 is permitted to remain and help the g squaw with the housework, but Bess and Ned are started on different 2 routes to trap for their mnster. I NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY g The beaver was of course not II frozen; and the skin stripped off H easily under the little, sawing strokes H of his skinning knife. He was rather H surprised at its size. It oiT H nearly round, and it would stretch s fully thirty-two Inches in diameter. == Washing it carefully, he put it over H ' his back and started on. Other traps yielded pelts In his §g long day's march, ff Tired out, barely able to stand M erect, yet wholly content with hte s day’s catch, Ned made the cahin in 3 the twilight, built his fire, and cooked H his meager supper. After supper he skinned out such little animals as be |J had not taken time to skin on the 3 trail, flekhed and stretched his pelts. H then hung them up to dry. He was §f almost too tired to remove his we; El garments when the work was done ff He hardly remembered drawing the 3 blankets over him. s§ But in spite of the hardship, the §§ wrack of cold, the fatigue that crept ff upon him like a dreadful sickness, g Ned had many moments of compara f| tivo pleasure. One of these mo = ments, seemingly yielding him much =§ more delight than the occasion war f= ranted, occurred at the end of the y| second day of actual trapping. -5 This day’s march had taken him to H the Forks cabin; and there, as twi ll light drew about him, he was p amazed to hear the nearing sound j§§ of-footsteps in the snow. Some one =§ was coming laboriously toward him, H with the slow, dragging tread of If deep fatigue. §t It was Bess, of course. At this g point their lines, coincided. It was H her third stop, and since she had f§ left the home cabin a day ahead of f| him, she was perfectly on schedule. H He could .hardly explain the delight if that flashed through him at the s sight of her. In this loneliness and H silence mere human companionship s was blessing enough. His appearance in the doorway 2 was not a surprise to Bess. She had H counted the days carefully, and she 3 knew his schedule would bring him H here. But now she was too near ff dead with fatigue to give. him more 5 than a smile. A §1 With scarcely a word he lifted her 3 to the cot, covered her with a blan -3 ket, and In spite of her protests, f§ went spefedily about the work of |§ cooking her supper. H They had a quiet hour of talk be p fore he drew the blankets about her 2 shoulders and left her to drift away Hj in sleep. He was unexplainably ex §§ ultant; light-hearted for all this H dread waste that surrounded him. 3 This little hut of logs home, to ll night. The cold could not come in; H the wind would glamor at the roof in ff vain. H He did her work for her tonight. §2 He skinned the smaller animals she 3 had brought in, then fleshed and §§ stretched all the pelts she had taken. H After preparing his own skins, he p made a hard bed for himself on the H floor of the hut. §§ It was with real regret that they p took different ways in the dawn. McAdenville—D. I*. Grant. Mount Holly—(>. I’. A dorr G. E. lioa zellc, junior preacher. Polkville—E. M. Avett. Rock Spring—H. C. Byrum. Shelby, Central —A. Ij. Stanford: La fayette .1. \V. Ingle. Shelby Circuit—Beverly Wilson. South Ford —.1. N. Randall. Stanley-—Albert Sherrill. District. Alexander—A. It. 8011. Balls Creek—T. W. Hager. Catawba—A. C. Kennedy. Cool Springs—J. E. M»*Swain. Davidson—it. 1.. Foster. Dudley Shoals—J. M. Barber. Elmwood—J). A. Lewis. Granite Falls—X. C. Williams. Hickory, First Church—ll. H. Jordan : West view—J. It. Walker. Iliddenite—l >. A. Oakley. Hudson—M. 11. Tuttle. Huntersville —To be supplied. Lenoir—First Church—T\ W. Tucker; South Lenoir—J. E. Hipp. Maiden —Ira Erwin. Moorosville. Central—L. B. Aberne tliy; Broad Street —G. W. FinfeT. Jones Memorial—l. L. Roberts, supply. Mooresville Circuit—D. I*. Walters. Mount Zion—J. 11. Brady. Newton —W. B. Shinn. Oliu—-W. N. Until burn. It hod hiss—To be supplied. Statesville. Broad Street—J, \V. Moore. Race Street—E. W. Fox. Statesville Circuit—R. L. Melton. Shepherds—Fred A. Price. " Stony Point—T. E. Wagg. Troutman Station —J. A. Peeler. Student Trinity College—Robert M. Stafford. Mooresville. Central. Conference Educational Secretary — XV. U. Goode. Way uesviile Dutrict. K. S. Howie, presiding elder. Andrews —D. K. Protit. Bryson City Circuit—J. A. Sharpe. Bethel—J. B. Green. Ned's last office was to prepare kindling for her use on her next visit to the cabin four days hence — hardly realizing that he was learning a little trick of the woodsman’s trade that would stand him in good stead in many a dreadful twilight to come. The trails of these two trappers often crossed, in the weeks to come. They kept close track of each other’s schedules, and they soon worked out a system whereby they could meet at the Forks cabin at almost every circuit. No longer did Ned go about his work in the flimsy clothes of the city. Out of the pelts he had dried Bess helped to make him garments and moccasins as warm ajid service able as her own, supplied through an unexpected burst of generosity on Doornsdorf’s part soon after their arrival on the island. They brought their hardest problems to the Forks cabin and solved them together. Day after day the snow sifted down, ever laying a deeper covering over the island, bending down the limbs or the strong trees, obscuring all things under this cold infinity of jP yvvC* >UEX MAJ> A yUIET HOUR OF' TALK. white. The traps bad to be labori ously dug out and reset, again and again. When the skies cleared, an un dreamed degree o! cold took posses sion of the land. The fingers froze in the instant that the fur gloves were removed, and the hottest fires could hardly warm the cabins. And on these clear, bitter nights the Northern Lights were ah ineffable glory in the sky. bodies built up to endure even such hardship as this. The fact that the snow at last packed was a factor, too: they were able to skim over the white crust at a pace even faster than the best time they had made in early fall. The result was that at last the companionship between Bess and Ned, forgotten in the dread horror of the early winter months, was re vived. Again they had pleasant hours about the stove at the Forks cabin, sometimes working at pelts, sometimes even enjoying the un heard-of luxury of a few minutes of idleness. Very naturally, and scarcely aware of the fact themselves, they had come to be the best of com panions. Ned’s hours with Lenore, how ever, gave him less satisfaction than they had at first. She somehow failed to understand what he had been through. Slowly, by the school of hardship, and conquest over hardship, Ned Cor net was winning a new self-mastery, a new self-confidence to take the place of the self-conceit that had brought him to disaster. But the first real moment ox wakening was Canton —A. E. Ayeoek. Cullowhee Circuit —A. W. Lynch. Del I wood—J. G. W. Holloway. Franklin —W. M. Smith. Franklin Circuit— K. A. Truett. Fines Creek—A. A. Summers, supply. Glen ville—'To be supplied. HayesvilLe—F. J.. Setzer. Haywood—P. L. Terrell. Highlands—To be supplied. Hiawassee —T. L. Noble, supply. Jonathan —K. K. Whitten. Judsou —T. G. Smith, supply. I.ake Junaluska —ty. B. Clegg. Macon —Van I». Harrison. Murphy—D. H. Reinhart. Murphy Circuit —C. E. Steadman. Itobbinsville —E. A. Blanton, supply. Sylva—O. J. Jones. Waynesvi 11 e—T. J. Maugum. Webster Circuit—C. S. PJyler. supply. Whittier Circuit—H. A. Bryans, sup ply- 1 William Korubucgle, junior preacher, supply. Wiuston-Sainn District. XV. A. Newell, presiding elder. Advance—J. M. Varner. Cooleemee—P. L. Shore. Davidson —It. F. Honeycutt. Davie—Jim Green. Denton-—S. F. Barber. Farmington-*—*C. M. McKinney. Forsyth—John Okie. Hanes —Gleinmons —J. C. Cornett. Kerucrsvilie —E. O. Cole. Lewisville —/. W. Vestal. Lexington. First Church—W. L. Hutchins. Erlaijger—R. A. Smith. Linwood —-J. W. Campbell. t Mockaville —A. C. Swafford. Oak Jlulge—W. G. McFarland. Thomasville. Main Street— A. C. Gibbs. Trinity—.!>■. U. Church. Thouiasvjlle Circuit—T. B. Johnson. Walkerfowu —H. G. AJlcn. Welcome— J. W Fitzgerald. Wiueton-Saiem, Burkhcad —J s PAGE SEVEN also one of peril—on the trapping trail one clear afternoon toward the bitter close of January. He had been quietly following that portion of the trap line that followed the timber belt between the Twelve- Mile cabin and Forks cabin, and the blazed trail had led him into the depths of a heavy thicket of yoang spruce. He had never felt more se cure. The only hint of danger that the Red Gods afforded him did not half penetrate his consciousness and did not in the least call him from his pleasant fancies. It was only a glimpse of green where the snow had been shaken from a compact litUft group of sapling spruce just beslder one of his sets. Likely the wind had caught the little trees just right; perhaps some unfortunate little fur bearer, a mkrten perhaps, or a fisher, had sprung back and forth among the little trees in an effort to free himself from the trap. He walked up quietly, located the tree to which the trap chain was attached, bent and started to draw the trap from the small, dense thicket whence some creature had dragged it. He was only casually interested in what manner of poor, frozen creature would be revealed between the steel jaws. The beauty of the day bad wholly taken his mind from hia work. One moment, and the forest was asleep about him; the little trees looked sadly burdened with their loads of snow. The next, and the man was hurled to the ground by a savage, snarling thing that leaped from the covert like the snow demon it was; and white, gleaming fangs were flashing toward his throat. XXII EXCEPT for the impediment of the trap on the creature’s foot, there would have been but one blow to that battle In the snow. White fangs would have gone home where they were aimed, and all of Ned Cornet’s problems would have been simply and promptly solved. This was not some little fur-bearer, helpless in the trap. It was no lees a creature than that great terror of the snow, a full-grown Arctic wolf, almost as white as the drifts he hunted through. Only the spruce trees knew how this fierce and cun ning hunter came to snare his foot in the jaws of a marten trap.* No* could any sensible explanation be made why the great wolf did not break the chain p*ith one lunge of his powerful, body, Instead of slink ing into the coverts and waiting de- The ways of the wild quite often fail of any kind of ah explanation; and it ts a bold woodsman who will say tthat'. aqy particular creature will do under apy particular condition. When he saw Ned s body within leaping range, he knew the desperate impulse to fight. The chain of the trap broke like a spring as he leaped. The steel leash that is often used to restrain a savage dog would have broken no less quick ly*. There was no visible recoil; what little resistance these was seemingly did not in the least retard the blow. It did, however, affect its accuracy. That fact alone saved Ned from instant death. But as the wolf lunged toward him to complete his work—after tho manner of some of the beasts of prey when they fail to kill at the first, leap —an inner man of might seemed to waken in Ned’s prone body. A great force came to life within Him. Ha lunged upward and met the wolf In the teeth. A great surge of strength, seem ingly without physical limitation, poured through him. In one great Jjound he overcame the deadly handi cap of his own prone position, spring ing up with terrible, reaching, snatching hands and clasping arms. Some way, he did not know how, he hurled that hundred pounds of living steel from bis body before the white fangs could go home. But there was not an instant's pause. Desperate with fury, the wolf sprang in again— a long, white streak almost too fast for the eye to follow. But he did not find Ned at a disadvantage now. The man wrenched to one side to hurl the creature away, but he had already caught hia balance and had braced to meet the second onslaught (Continued in Our Next lama) Centenary—Z. E. Barnlumll. Centra] Terrace—J. A. J. Farrington. Grace—J. P. Hipps. Green Street —G. A. Stamper. ,(>bguin Manorial —noo. B. Clcmunr. West End —It. 11. Daugherty. Conference Missionary Secretary—lt. M. Court m>y. Missionary Evangelist— P. E. Parker. Superintendent Childrens Home—C. A. Wood. Squire I’uryear. The Fplifl. The geuitle spirit of Henry Shepard Puiyear took its eternal flight at 8:30, Tuesday morning. October Kith, 1023, having to his credit in the flesh eighty two years, six months and live days. A mast honorable' citizen lias fallen; and hi« passing is a source of great|sorrow to scores of lmndreels, who enjoyed his friendship and esteemed him. A gallant soldier of the War Between t!ie State’s, u brilliant scholar, an able lawyer, a soul-of-hoiior citizeu of the strictest integrity, a delightful coinpan ion. an exalted example of true democra cy and a man with chflddike faith and trust in the goodnesd anel mercy of tin* God of the universe. This feebly tells the story of the outstanding qualities of heart and mind of “Squire Hal Puryi ar,” whom we all mourn. Devoted to his friends, blind to the frailties of his acquaintances and just in hi« estimate of all. Mr. PuryeirV chief glory, as a representative of the old school, was his exalted esteem of noble womanhood and his beautiful love for childhood. Again, another one of the choicest spirits of the community and a brave Confederate soldier, passionately true to its every memory, has crossed the rives. . f Mr. Halbert Webb returned the first of the week to istate College, after spe< d ing several days here with It is patents, Prof, and Mrs. A. 8. \Vebb. Hiatt.