• Kamaktira district, wu
Th» volcano on the it
ma is continuing to send
Cmaheriaad hi Va., Sept.
1.—A Jury of IS m from AnWnt
had MM It «mM Mt be |ih»Ii
to obtain a (air Mid impartial jwry
in CMMberlaad county. waia aaaMa
to ^raa today aa to tka i«lk ar ta
rlerfr. charged wHh the mwrder af
lev. E. •. Ptaiwa laat June I, and
Thus for tha ssssnd time since tha
now faasous caaa waa called laat Mr
M, legal battle* (tot haae made Wa
tery In Virginia eaart
ha** brought no reeaha Mid tha caaa,
atanda whara H did b»*ore tha wrefce
af battling oW change* af venae,
•■hangr# irf van Ira and rfbar tarhni
eal folnta of tha la*-..
K. 0. Oamtf* eaae #'i. he
again when ?»•- • a.- * of eewrt
ceavanes on September 2*. bat wheth
er tha trial will Seem at that tiaw la
andacidad aa tha trial af l<affci* C.
r» Sro'.^r of tha Man wboaa
trial e»<tad to<t y with a hong J-.ry
a iH Sintly in 1' • -a with hhn f• r first
i*''#ria autr-J •• In «•■<•«••• • w i*. «h»
killing af the Baptist minister, alaa la
aat far that data ind it ia possible
may get friiadaim.
The jury deH*»-ratel today three
hoora and one minute but the fact
that it waa apparently hopelesaly di
vided early m rhe -onaidemtlgn te
cams evident aft»r an homr and foi ty.
•even minate* when the Jurats filed
in and told Jadge B. D. White that
they could aat agree. It la eta ted
that at the ootaet one juror stood for
first degree murder, seven for aeeatid
degree murder, one for BMMslaaghter
and three for acquittal. After tha
second period of deliberation. It waa
'urther stated that men who stood
to consolidate aa a manslaughter var.
ifct prai IMd the others weald cease
Svar. The three far Lfr 1 atoad
rat firmly however, and farther af.
forts for unaniasaua agreement wars
nhindiytd.
lite inm tn tlw courtroom «a>
im aa tk Jurors (IM hi the first
time and it generally tu bettered •
•*rdict had been reached, mrinf to
th rtimp*r*tiv«>ly «hort tint* thoy w»r»
•ut. Few people war* in tha room at
the time howerer, aa all spectators
had been kept at a safe diatom
tha oanrthouae aa • preeaution
fcnjr poanibie demonstration.
The defendant vma tha only one
of the principal* in tha caae who fa
Mined in the rourthooae and ha sat
quietly, much of tha taa alone. Ho
showed plainly tha gtnat strain
which ha waa laboring and waa death-1
ky pale on both ocoaaiMa
In rota reported.
Jnd«e White toM the Jmwi that|
he wtriHiJ the sia day total
boon unproductive of • wdW,
that ho had no wtah to two t
to ami an dm their "eeaaeieMI
S^MMrtodVoLlll^'a. 1*
In a statement aa to the hopalaaa 4
» L. —1 . . W * .. . WLIa. 1
wci, wMTrapon Joofi wmn iw
ad one of the jo ran at randaas,
qveotod him to atond ilik and the
others then wot* diamieeed—thaa far
mer! jr dorlartnir tha onae a miatrtal.
whan tha case la nenta etlh
upon Govmor E. Lao Trinkle, aa
Jndfo White la assign lit to thin caart
for thla term only. To pr soldi ho
BKMt ho reaaaigaad. IW coat of
brtactnc the A mhnril Jvy here waa
In ««c»m of 11.400, and tha total coot
of the trial to the cents
alone, Clerk J. A. Tillman stated, waa |
to Mora Pay m
Charlotte. Aug. II.—The pay of s^
parlor court jurors, (rand, regular
• teles. IMS ordered Increased In
enmity Thoraday by tha
at
^■1 — — -3 to A —» m m ^ a mm
im iTOifi rtOBivi 91 ptr mf
their ssnrlns hmtond of the farmer I
$1 a day while telnanr wilt receive |
IS for the first day m4 M far ei
additional day instead of »1J»
This actio i ho the
thnt tha pay of
Two years ago
• 94 limit «m
pay. Grand Jwtae
od that Ue riM U
JAPAN SHAKEN TO PIECES BY
GREAT EARTHQUAKE
Tofcfe. tkm C«ph«l, mmd YiMnm, Ur|> fcflpwt
City, PrHtiMdr UM to
Killed mmd Umkkmim* Fm« fltflrratfea
Ja
Tha city of ]
TIm
Yokohama wu engulfed by a
tidal wave and the imperial palace at;
Tokk> ia unlaagsmd by flit. Nacoya
baa a population of 820JW. It k
about 00 miles waat of Oaaka and
abowt 70 aiUaa waat of TaWa.
New earth
today. TIm Manila
I a. m. and 10 a. m. The
arena eiolent but could not ba (
ly lata*ad. Tha Saturday
tha rreatest tha Manila Ba iiRioyfTH
tps wwidad in SO yaars, according to
Father Serra, tsslogiot in charge.
Last word from Japan received
by tha Radio corporation waa at
1:42 o'clock thia Moraine. That «H
From tha Tomioka station. Additiaa
d <
id
railroad Haas and att athar msans at
the other citiea on tha aaatarn central
laacaaat on tha ialand «f Hondo are
iaalatad in their da eolation.
Th« citiM of Tbkio mud Yokohama
ww dcicribcd by the lupfnntflidcot
>t the Japmm gtwMMnt wiraUee ,
lUtkm at ToatMca, which operatea
via Radio corporation, aa "like hell."
Building* were fatltnf. fto waa
■preading twywfciff, dead and dy*
in* war* oa all •itUi. thara wata ax
pioaiaaa and eriai of horror by tha
What quake and ftra did not dratray
on land tidal wavaa an rv port ad to
k«* enwlwd and eaak at tea.
Tha tatp to Tekie haifcor and
what ahipa ware than atill raauia
id to be tHiwIwt The lataat vo-|
•aid hai«y a
ending in tha
la WakMM Ike fire *tartad In
of tkaaaanda a( pm>i at re
•art* In tha Hake*» dtotrict of Yoko
hama In the aiaantatoa wear drteaa
fran. their warten by qnakee and
fWaa. They wore panic attic hen. TW
•d. Tha town of Ataau
ad. ais aa am
At I to, aa tha Odsu
by tidal wneea. Six t *"**
are reported to hare
a railway tunnel at Saaako
1J00 <
• Y«r
•opt. I.—Japan kaal
1JM *a»tfci|aah*« a year, or]
of feor ehoeka a day.
of which an net via lent. In Tokia a 1
•hock la felt on an avorage of aaca a|
hi eawy two yean and a kaK.
The (reateat qoake of the BO eer
tftV irtary waa in IH? and ahaak
rarvssr.2
waa followed h
tber tt and 94. 1*4 tkaaaj
M
Aug. 27.—Jack WO
Iiaina. World War veteran, a native
of Rtokea eoanty and an of CteiiM
William*, of Spencer, anM
Soaday afternoon (In boor* ahead of
Kia itMuh oa a kike from Atlanta,
Ga.. to Lee Angelee, Calif. Ha
tha day hor* today, and 1
ed on hia way. 'Tar due in Loa An
relee, Calif., by CWiataaaa. I aa>
traveling with three helper* advertia
ia« laar pablhatlcm. We laft At
lanta Jaly It, with one penny aad wa
nuat have aa mack aa one penny when
we reach oar deetiaation aa tha Pa
cific cuaat." be told frienda bate. la
nther word* be and hia party aiuet
not be "broke" at the end of the
Journey^ They can only aak for a
rlnnk of water, aad while they cannot
aak far a "lift" they can accept auto
ridea when they are volunteered by
the aatoiat. He aaya be ia
chrcked op on the journey which ii|
being Made ea a wager of |UN.
lativea in thia city and aacsioa,
he li irMitf, thereby
will apead
m the hihe. He
*UA> milee by Chr-at
by way of Baaaaka aad
Va.. to Ciarinaatti, la
Ctty and
driving »a enr at the time
Dteera wan aeat «a the eeane ta-1
altar the urUiat. "IWy
tore of tbe Cnlippar family bat
today had Hot raeo.ee ad that ef
•inued ia M feet feet of water
Hi* manner In which tbe
Perry gnattlihaiaa, who haa.ehaffaj
•>f opening aad etaaiat brtdfa,:
•eatifiad at tha latpmet today that
tbe *awbri*e bad net been opened,
taad tiunagh it
£* wISl™1 lfc*t ** ck*f"