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. L, ... . . i hi j ii i i , ..! if .i .ijj' z L:.-,..-. ,Mryyr( f'.-:--:;.iE . - - , . ... ' . . -' ' .MRrVVM - 1 J,- A PAPER THAT SHOULD BE READ BY EVERY CITIZEN OF ROWAN COUNTY . ?. THE ONLY SEMI-WEEKLY THAT COVERS THE EIGHTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT sa w -v. TUiESDAY.ANitMRY 46, 1917. VOL. 3. jNO. 24. SALISBURY, NORTH C INAi PRICE TWO CENT? - r HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE AT WORK ON TH IN STATE CAPITAL S NEAPING DEATH VMEJ TERRIBLE TRAGEDY ENACTED IN CITY WILLIAM J. BRYAN ! PLANS SUFFRAGE "COLLEGES" HER 1NILABAY I Wmm- I ;:- :1 Lee Huneycutt, Local Grocery jnan, Shot and Kills Miss Linda , Casper Saturday Night. TURKS PISTOL ON HIMSELF WITH SUICIDAL INTENT Killing Occurred in Presence of Four Eye Witnesses, Two Men and Two Women. , A terrible tragedy was enacted in this city Saturday night when Lee Huneycutt shot and instantly killed Linda Casper and then fired two shots into his own ibody and is now at the point of ceath. The affair occurred at the home of Mrs. L. C. Shuleriberger on East Cemetery street, -between Long and Shavfer streets in East Salisbury and occurred albout 9 o'clock, creating a sensation and drawing a large cro d to the scene. 1 Hunevcutt. who is a young married man With a wife and five children, had been infatuated with the girl, who was 18 years old and beautiful, and was paying attention to her. She lived in an adjoining house, with a married sister and when killed was visiting at the home of Mrs. Shul eriberger, arid with her at the time was two young men, L. D. Hiolman and Floyd Brown, Katie Litaxer and Mrs. Shuleriberger. They were all sitting, around the stave in a bed room when there was a knock at the door; Mrs. 5 S'hulenberger ' went to answer the call and it is said Huney cutt was at the door and pushed it open and walked into the room where the party was sitting, immediately addressing Miss Casper., who was sitting in a chair and with an oath demanded to' know what she was do ing there, at the same time reach ing in his inside coat pocket and drawing a Smith & Wesson ipistol be gan firing at her. Three shots were fired and the young woman fell in the floor and diei in a pxol of her own fectrte ihe.'heart, another broke her left arm just a'oove the "fetbow and the 'other inflicted a flesh wound across the abdomen and buried itself in sum of money which she had on her person.' As soon as the shooting began those in the room made quick es cape and it is fortunate for some of them -that they did, as the man af terwards expressed regret that he had not., killed one of the men. Looking back as he fled from the room one of the men saw Huneycutt turn the weapon on himself and heard two shots. Fearing he might be further armed and deeming it unsafe to ven ture in the parties awaited the arriv al of officers. Sheriff Kriier was the first to arrive and was closely follow ed by Policemen Kesler and Harrison. They found the girl deal' and Huney cutt lying across her prostrate form breathing in agony. He begged for water and also to be placed on the ted (beside the woman, whose body had been picked uro from the floor by this time and placed on a bed. He was placed in an automobile and hur ried to the sanatorium. He toli the officers he meant to kill the woman and was only sorry he did not get the man with her. He at first pro tested azainst an operation being performed .but later consented to this. The only reference he made to his family was that the affair would break his wife and mother down. The (body of the dead woman was removed to Summersett's undertak ing establishment and prepared' for burial. Here it was viewed by large numbers of people, all of whom com mented upon the beauty of the wo man and of her youth, she being only 18 years old. Later the remains were conveyed to St. Mattthew's Lutheran church in Providence town ship where the funeral and lurial took place Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock, being conducted by the pas tor., ;ReV. H. A. Trexler. The affair was the talk of groups of people on the streets Sunday morning and after occasioning ex citement Saturday night the sensa tional tragedy Was soon kn'own all over the city. The cead woman has (been living Salisbury several years ana came here from the St. Matthew's church neighborhood. She was an orphan and inherited some property into which she would have soon come into possession. It is said that Huney cutt had threatened her with vio lence should he ever hear of her be ing in the company of another man. Huneycutt has for some time con ducted the grocery store at the cor ner of Main and Liberty streets and wias known to many Salisbury peo- It is said he had been .drinking of late and those ho knew of his in - fataution with the girl the tragedy -came as no great surprise. He lives in Franklin township on the road out from Spencar to th ittl villae of Left to right Representatives James C. Cantrill. Kentuckv: Martin n m r i j. t tt i . ' " ' " Tennessee; Robert L Henry chairman, Texas. Philip P. Campbell, Kansas; William S. Bennet, New York, and Burnett M. Chiperfield, Illinois. MACKENSEN ONLY 6 MILES FROM GALA Important Rumanian Port on the Danube End of the Sereth Line, Another Gain Scored. TOWN OF VADENI HAS BEEN TAKEN BY GERMANS Berlin Claims Most of Isolated Points of Vantage on Moldo vian Frontier are Theirs. (By Associated Press.) Field Marshal von Mackensen out posts are now only six miles from Galaz, the important Rumanian port on the Danube end of the Sereth line, the Teutonic pressure having resulted in another gain yester.cay when the town of Vadeni was taken. Vadeni is scant two miles south of the Ser eth river itself in the railroad, be tween Bruila and Vadeni. Elsewhere, sm. ..eflnianian , front tfe cohtinuing;Jba'ttle Whfbh' is bemg. wagea unaer uma-vorauie weamer con ditions resulted in few modifications of the line. Petrograd reports indicate a vir tually unchanged position while Ber lin claims that most of isolated points cf vantage have been won along the Moldovian frontier mountain chains. On the northern end of the Rus sian front in the Riga .district the advances recently scored by the Rus sians apparently are being maintain ed in the face of heavy counter at tacks by the Germans. Twice on succesive days Perograd has announced a repulse of heavy as saults 'ry masses of troops. The operations on the Franco-Belgian front are confined for the" most part to artillery. Paris only has ac tivities by this arm of the service to report today. Franklin. His wife came to Salis bury early Sund'ay morning and went to the sanatorium to see her husband After the shooting two oullets were picked ,up on the floor of the room in which the killing took place. One of these is supposed to 'be one of those fired into his own body. It is the general opinion that the man had become so infatuated with the wo man, and through jealousy had been rendered in an a'bnomal condition of mind, to such an extent that he was wrought up and determined to do her violence if she did not desist in re ceiving .the attention of other men. When Mr. George A. Kluttz, who died Sunday afternoon, was stricken while walking along a street near the home of Miss Casper Saturday afternoon it was she who was the first to his sice and after he had been carried into a nearby house she gave assistance in an effort to relieve him, not knowing that within a few hours she would .fall the victim-'of an assas sins, bullet. Honeycutt Just Alive. Word from the sanatorium at 3 'clock Monday was to the ef fect that the man was in a desperate condition, that tho' best that could be said regarding his chances for recov erv was that he was barelv alive. iniThere is very littie chance for his recovery and while it is possible that lie may linger some days the an nouncement of his death at any mo ment would come as no surprise. A LOAN COMPANY FOR LEXINGTON Proposes to Loan Money on Real Es tate and Gets a Charter from the State. (By Associated Press.) Raleigh, Jan. 15. The Lexington Loan Company, of Lexington, with a capital of $50,000, of which $10,000 has been subscribed, was chartered today by the Secretary of State. The company proposes to lend money on real estate. FARM LOAN MEETING SALISBURY JAN. 19 County Farm Loan Association to be Organized for Rowan at Community Building. APPLICATIONS FOR OVER $200,000 ALREADY IN District Demonstration Agent E. S. Millsaps Will Be Present to Assist in Organization. There will be a Federal Farm Loan meeting for Rowan county in the Community Building Friday, January 19th, at 11 o'clock, at which time Dis trict Demonstration Agent E. S. Millsap, of Statesville, will be pre sent to assist in the organization of a county farm loan association for Rowan. - , Loans amounting to over $200,000 and" the membership- will prabajbly be over three hundred. Officers of the association will also ire elected at this meeting and steps taken to secure loans for the farmers of the county from the Tederal Land Bank of this district, located at Columbia, S. 0. Additional requests for subscriptions will be received at this meeting on January 19th. Rowan county is leading in re quests for loans from this Federal Bank, which is an act of the Wilson administration and which is now 'be ing put in force throughout the coun try; there being twelve banks similar to the Columbia institution located in various sections of the United States. Davidson county farmers, have ap plied for loans amounting to $60,000; Mecklenburg agriculturists want $150,OCO, and Guilford farmers .would take $85,000. So by comparison it is observed that Rowan is after a great er bulk of this money than our neigh boring counties. The meeting will probalbly be largely attended, not only 'by those desiring loans but by others who are interested in tne operations ot tnese newly instituted financial institutions by the Federal government. AND SPUN 1916 Census Bureau Issues Some Statis tics of the Amount of Cotton on Hands and Used As Compared with Same of a 12-Months Earlier. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 15. Cotton, ex clusive of linters, consumed during December amounted to 536,587 run ning bales, and for the five months ending Tjecember 31st, 2,763,962 bales the census bureau announced today. In the previous year 555,005 bales were consumed during December, and for the comparative five months of previous year 2,533,640 bales were consumed. Cotton on hands December 31st in consuming establishments, 2,1362,960 bales compared with 1,853,046 bales in 1915, and in public storages and commission houses 4.065,178 bales compared with 5,195,653 in previous year same date. Cotton spinners 'active during . De cember 1916 32.864,474 bales as com pared with 31,745,772 for previous December. ,An alarm of fire from the box at" the Kesler mili at 11;30 last night called the department to that (place. A blaze had started in some loose cotton in the waste house ibut was ex- tinguished with only slight damage J resulting. COTTON HANDS Fn vu""i iiiuia, imo u. uojicu, Irvine L. Lenroot, Wisconsin: ' . $JS Boston Financier WiU'!!Be -Sum moned Immediately Upon His Arrival in Washington. 4 EFFORTS TO PULL NAMES FROM THE BOSTON: MAN Will Face a List of Written Ques tions When He Goes .on Stand and Answers Demanded (By Associated Press.? ' Washington, Jan. 15. The . House efforts to get Thomas W. Lajwfon to give the name3 of officials wfeo jhe in timated in previous testimony lxnirht be involved in his charges relating to a "leak" on advance informtnon President Wilson's note. ; J 3; - When called to the stand Mx .Law son will face a list of vwritten2 ques tions whose answer vrm beand- f ed .on threat, if ne refuses h& 1&spiitb$ p4ser xtatilf ;ntempt 'n$ imprisonment "if declared 'guilty. Chairman Henry received a tele gram from Mr. Lawson stating that he could not reach Washington until 2 o'clock this afternoon and would be. at the committee's service as soon af ter that time as possible. Chairman Henry then set the hearing for 3 o'clock this afternoon. WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC ACT I Not Limited to Commercialized Vice and Includes Personal Immoral Escapades is Decision of Supreme Court of United States. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 15. Interpreting the Mann "White Slave Traffic" act the Supreme Court today decided that prosecution for transporting women in inter-state commerce was not lim ited to commercialized vice and in clude personal immoral escapades Conviction of F. "Drew Camminetti and Maury I. Diggs, of Sacramenta, Cal., were affirmed. The court divided its opinion, which was given by Justice Day. Chief Jus tice White and Justices McKenna and Clark dissented. Justice McRey nolds took no part in the considera tion of the cases. "The plain terms of the "act must take precedent over the designation and the report that accompanied it to congress," said Justice Day'. "It is said it will open the door to black mail but that is to be considered by Congress. We think the power of Congress to regulate transportation of passengers affords ample basis to exercise authority' in , case ; of this statute." ; . ., , . :;. p $37,000 TO KILL ONE. Noted Japanese Computes Cost and Asserts it Requires An Outlay of Vast Amount to Kill One Soldier in Europe. Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 15. It .costs the warring nations $37,000 . to kill one soldier, according to statistics compiled by the Hon. Fukuta, of Japan, who is sojourning in Atlanta taking lessons in golf from Stuart Maiden, en route to his home after a tour of Europe. Mr. Fukuta compiled his figxires after visiting London, Paris and Pet rograd, and they indicate that ' the old proverb of "ten times his weight in bullets to kill one man" is far .too conservative ,so far as the present conflict is concerned. -, Mr. J. E. Robinson, manager of, the Western Union Telelgraiph office at Statesville, spent Saturday here , 'With his sister, Miss Lily May Rdbinsonr- - LAW ON 0 APPEAR BEFORE COMffitEE IS INTERPRETED BYCOUR Great Commoner to Address Joint Meeting of House and v Senate. CONFLICT REASSEMBLING . CAUSES INTERFERENCE Some Assert This Was the Work of Some Enemey of the Peer less One. ,(By Associated Press.) Raleigh, Jan. 15. Unless William J. Bryan can fill a return engagement there is no present prospects of mem bersof the General Assembly of North Carolina sitting under his eaves and harkering and refusing to harken unto his words of wisdom at this ses sion. The great Commoner is scheduled to leave Raleigh at 8:30 o'clock for Spring Hope, and while the House convenes at 2 o'clock the Senated oes not meet until 3 o'clock. Some say art enemy of the Peerless one has done this thing, others that the Senate's hour , of meeting was merely for .the purpose of allowing our lawmakers to spend theweek at home. Raleigh, Jan. 15. An" address by William Jennings Bryan featured the otpening session here today of the annual contention of the North Carolina Anti-Saloon League. Mr. Bry'an's address was delivered after the devotional ser vices and the registration of dele gates hai taken been. J. A. Hart ness, of Statesville, president of the league, presided. An address by the Rev. J. H. Ben nett, of Creenslboro, miscellaneous business and the appointment of com mittees concluded the program of the initial session. The Woman's Chris tian Temperance Union early in the genjng wis to , tender the deelgates a ..v.i.J Vav, Ajra riiiu: Mi The program for tonight's session. to be presided over by Dr. W- L. Po teat, president of Wake Forest Col lege, included an acdr ess -by Judge S. D. Wakeley, of Birmingham, Ala., nd the report of the Rev. R. L. Dav is, superintendent of the state league. An address by the Rev. Sidney J. Peters, of Richmond, State Prohibi tion Commissioner of Virginia, the report of the Rev. R. L. Gay, of Ral eigh, field secretary of the league, and the report of the committee on resolutions will occupy the session to morrow morning. The election of officers will taike place at the concluding session in the afternoon. A meeting of the new board of trustees will be held immediately af ter adjournment. E TO MEET IN RALEIGH 130th Annual Communication Will Open Tuesday Evening, January 16tlt Grand: Master A. B. An drews to Preside 800 Expected to be Present. Raleigh, Jan. 15. Tuesday evening January 16 will -be held the 130th an nual communication of the grand lodge of North Carolina, at the Ma sonic temple in this city. It will be opened at 7:30 by Grand Master Alexander B. Andrews, Jr., who will brieiby review the won't of the past year. His annual report, which the grand master is required to make, will be in printed form, hence it will not be read as heretofore but in a 10 or 15 minute ad cress, he will outline what has ben done during the past year, after which the printed, address will 'be distributed to the memiaership. Tuesday evening ? the annual' ad dress, will be delivered by Hon. F. C. Harding, sen-tor from Pitt county, who is' a pleasing speaker and a splendid orator. Wednesday morning the grand lodge will be" visited by Charles Bar ham, -grand master of Tennessee. Mr. Barham, who is a distinguished citizen of Nashville was born at Goldsboro and for some years lived in Durham, . where he has many friends. Mr. Barham is general freight tgent of the Nashville, Chat tanooga and St. Louis Railroad. The indications are that there will be an attendance .of albout 800 from the grand lodge, which will be larger than usual. New York, Jan. 15. The cotton market opened today as follows: January. 17.40 March.. 17.70 . May, 17.80 Jnly.. .. 17.87 befeober .. ..16.80 GRAND 01 MASONS Miss Elinor Bvrns. a New York lawyer, has started on a tour to in augurate "colleges" for suffrage workers, and the first one is to be opened at Buffalo. She proposes to teach women anxious to learn how to make converts to the cause how to do it. "Much of the suffrage work done in the past by untrained workers lost effectiveness because of that very lack of training," said she. "Now we are going to find out those who are good at public speaking and train them for that. Tjhose who can't make speeches but ,are good at answering questions are to have their special talent developed. Others who show aptitude for canvassing will be drilled for that particular and im portant duty." MR. GEORGE A. KLUTTZ A VICTIM OF PARALYSIS One of Salisbury's Oldest and Most Honored Citizens Passes ; Away -Funeral and Buiial TjiesdajyAfter- r ' noon"Fr6m Lpis Mr. George. A Kluttz, aged 79 years, 4 months and 29 days, died at his home on' East Innes street this morning at 5:30 o'clock following a stroke of paralysis and probable ap poplexy which he suffered late Satur day afternoon while on East Ceme tery street in the performance of his duty in connection with the health and sanitary matters of the city, having been engaged in this service for a number of years. The funeral will take place from St. Luke's Epis copal church Tuesday afternoon at 3:15 o'clock, conducted by the rector, Rev. W. W. Way, and the interment will be in the Old Englsh cemetery on North Chuch Street. ' The pall bearers will be J. C. Kes ler, J. C. Deaton, M. C. Quinn, P. H. Bernhardt, W. S. Blac&mer ani W. S. Nicolson. Surviving is the wife, two daugh ters, Mrs. George Pennick, of Rich mond, Va., and Mrs. Mabel Hartman, of Salisbury, and one son, Mr. Chas. Kluttz, of this city, who has been lately making his home in Chicago. Mr. Kluttz was a native of Row an county and had lived in Salisbury for many years. He was for years connected with several of Salisbury's leading mercantile establishments aa salesman and was one of the best in his day. For some years he has been connected with sanitary and health) department of ths city and in this work he rendered splendid service. He was a Confederate soldier and a numjper of his comrades will attend the funeral and burial in a body. Mr. Kluttz was' a most excellent citizen, had served as a member of the board of aldermen, and was uni versally liked and held in high es teem. He was one of the old school of Southern gentlemen, a man of keen sense of humdr and who was firm in his convictions. As a father, husband and neighbor he was ideal and it was always a pleasure to meet and converse with him. He always took a deep interest in the affairs of his town, State and nation and kept well posted on general matters and current events. His friends were numbered by the hundreds and his taking off caused genuine sorrow to all who knew him. Although advanc ed in years he was an active man for one of his age and spent much of his time touring the city in the perform ance of his duties as an attache of the health and sanitary force of the city. He will be missed by many and his death leaves a vacancy that will be felt. SPANELL CASE IS POSTPONED San Angelo, Texas. Jan. 15. When the "case of Harry J Spannell, charged i t-h k'llnic his wife and Lieutenant Colonel C. M. Butler at Alpine, Texas, J - st July was called in the District Court here today the court granted a postponement to 9 o'clock tomorrow when the defense explained that sev era! j witnesses had not arrived, due to delayed trains. The Shadows Are Closing About Admiral Dewey and Death is Expected at Any Time. LAST PHYSICIANS BULLETIN HOLDS OUT LITTLE HCPE Arterial Schlerisis, Affecting Practically Every Organ of the Body, is His Trouble. ADiMlRAL DEWEY ILL. Washington, Jan. 15. 'A4": miral Dewey's condition was such this morning that his doctors declared him to be Very weak, and further that .his great vitality may fail him at any time. In a bulletin issued later in the morning the physician in charge of the case said: "Admiral Dewey has been suffering for the past five days from a general breakdown, consequent of his 80 year of age. .Some improvement for the past few days lei to the belief that he might rally and overcome the depression of certain organs. Last night he slept fairly well, and at times was rational and showed signs of gradual decline. "This morning he is very weak and his general condition is such as to fear that his great vitality may fail at any time." Admiral Dewey is being treat ed at his home in this city. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 15. Admiral Dewey, hero of Manila bay, who has been confined to his home here for the pastve days by a general break down, was reported as "slowly sink- afternoon, at which time the follow-5 ing bulletin was issued: "Admiral Dewey has been slowly declining since early this morning. His primary condition is arterial schlerisis, which affects practically every organ of the 'body, especially the kidneys and brain. Although he has shown great rallying power at this time he is slowly sinking. So far his heart is strong and his lungs clear but these organs may become suddenly and seriously affected at any time." COURT DECIDES AGAINST ROADS Test Cases, Involving Claims of jbout 800 Railroads for Large Sums for Carrying Mails, Are De cided. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 15. Test cases regarded as decisive of about 800 railroads' claims against the govern ment where approximately 35 million dollars for additional compensation1 for carrying the mails from 1907 to 1911 were decided today by the Su preme Court against the railroads. Appeals of the Chicago and Alton and Yazoo and Mississippi railroads from rejection of test claims were dismissed. , SNOW AND SLEET GENERAL. Some Points in Texas Covered to Greatest Depth in Many Years Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennes see, as Well as N. C. and Va. (By Associated Press.) Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 15. Snow and sleet today covered a large por tion of the South. Northern and Central Taxas are under one of the heaviest snowfalls in their history. More than seven inches has fallen at Dallas since early yesterday morning. The storm extends over Eastern Ark ansas, Northern Mississippi ana! Wes tern Tennessee, as North Carolina and Virginia. A STRANGE UNDERSEA BOAT. Sighted Last Thursday by British Vessel 800 Miles East of New port, Rhode Island. (By Associated Press.) New Yrk, Jan. 1$. News that ail unidentified submarine, moving west ward in the Atlantic as late as last Thursday morning was brought to port here today by the British steam ship Clematis from Bordeaux, France. Persons on the freighter thought the undersea boat might be the German merchant submarine Deutschland on her third voyage to . America. The stranger made no move to attack the Clematis, which was at the time ap proximately 800 miles east of New port, 'R. t 3: -at. t
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