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ASSOCIATED PRESS DIS PATCHES . .. TODAY'S UFZS TODAY VOLUME XVIII. l. b. mttt.euju tiiu ai ruuw 'CONCORD, N. C THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1917 Price Five Cents. NO. 65 IBI i ram r DBraraooouat OF HEW YORK.ISpi;;G THE PR0SECUT10H Time of , Court Today Con jsumed in Examination of Two .Witnesses, Mr. Rock efeller and Mr; Melville. A ROCKEFELLER'S STORY AROUSES INTEREST Attorney Melville Tells of Alleged Discovery of the ISo-called Second Will of JJames C. Kihg. MRS. ROBINSON ARRIVES. : 5. - Mrs. Anna M." Robinson, mother of the late Mrs. Maude :X ; A. Klnit, arrived here thli morn- Inc. She U to be called at S witness in Uie ' Means . ease. ' v , . . -ft . The fourth day1! Benton of the trial o Gaston B.' Meana waa begun - this morning at 0:30 o'clock,-the defense continuing the eross .examination-of Willard D. Rockefeller, managing di rector of the Chicago Beach Hotel. In j xpite of the rainy weather outside, all neat in the court room were filled be fore the' crier announced that court waa In session. ' . Mr. Rockefeller testified .that dur ing the mouth of April Meana had. told him not to apeak to Mrs. King, and that Mr. Deltcb waa constantly on watch. Each t-'me that anyone had any conversation the fact waa Immed iately communicated by him to Mr. Meana. Mr. Cansler the asked the witneaa whether it waa not a fact that Henry Dettch had not registered at that hotel until some time In May. The manager replied thut Dcitch may not have been registered in April aa a guest at the hotel, but that he bad been there then, and, was there -not more, than two rinya after be . took charge of the hotel as manager? Mr. Cansler iua sted that the witneaa take the hotel register and show any time in April' that Dettch had registered there, and. the court waited until the register could be brought from the ho tel. Mr. Rockefeller, after an exam ination uf the register, stated thut Mr. Deitch waa registered on May 3. The conversation between Mentis and the wttues waa then taken up; Jhe de fense wanted " to know- whether the witness whs unfriendly toward the de fendant after tto' conversation referr ed to.' Hie-defense waa insistent on knowing the feeling of the witness, who stated that the occurrence had not caused any HI feeling between him and Mr. Means and thit bis feelings in reference to- the mitter were neutral. The witness told that Mr. Ambrose. a Federal agent, waa the first person to come to him with reference to the and Identified it aa the one received by him. Ha u also handed a letter dated November 20, HUB, regarding the Hpragne Collecting Agency, signed by a & Meana, which ha Ideutlued alao aa'OM he received. - Objection waa Made by the defendant au present ing this letter, Jwt the objection waa OTerruled by tha court. , The telegram to Mr. Melville waa: "Have written yon letter. Wire me Immediately If yon can. come to New York. Very Important . "MB8. MAUDE A KING." . . The letter from O. B. Meana waa then read to Mr. Melville asking for eopy of Chicago Trllmne ' giving- the story of the conviction of the fcprague Collecting Agency . as be-.wanted to mrcufUbm -" wwifisaanta of the person ciu'lcted 'at Uat court Thk Information, he stated, waa--very necessary to make out their case of the new will. The letter waa an- arav mawMf. hk wife and baby . and maid, said aeosonta Boasting week ly la approximately f 103 to f ITS. When the wllura waa aaked aa to any conversation he had with Mrs. King while at bia hotel, the defenae objected and the judge ordered the Jury from tha room while the matter aa being dlscnsaed before the Judge. Hutk-itur Clement then explained to the court that they proposed to ahow that Mr. King had told thla witneaa In Chicago that ahe waa completely at the mercy of Gaston B. Means, but that Inside of a month or two site In tended to be free of him. They wished to prove alao that Gaston B. Meana had told the witneaa that do on waa allowed to talk with Mrs. King. The court would not allow the statement by Mra. King relative to her relationa with Meana to be put before the Jury unless Meana waa present, but ruled that the statement of Gaston Meana to the wit new emld be used. - ' Mr. Rockefeller said that one day '.a April he went to the apartment of Mrs. King.- Aa be waa returning to hla office he waa accosted by Gaston Means who wanted to know where be had been. On receiving thla informa tion, Meana Informed the witness that U be talked again to Mra. King, the whole party would leave the hotel, giv ing up the ten rooms "they then occu pied.' The witness waa alao told not to talk to Mrs. Melvin, but that he swered by the witneaa; f .-XV -Another letter was - handed to the witness, who identified- it a having 1 m,,) talk" all he wished with "Old 76." been received by him. vounset lor toe t i-ka wnn-tMa -an. Means exnialiiMl defense "objected to lis introduction that It waa Mrs. King's mother. The and the' State withdrew Ita question. A copy of a letter, dated July 1910, waa then' handed the .witness, who identified It aa a letter introducing VY. R. Patterson, of Chicago. After this, introduction for two or ' three weeks the. witneaa saw Mr. Patterson quite often, and became fuinlHar with his handwriting. : ' ' A photograph of a will waa handed the witness, who was asked if it waa a photographic copy of the will of Jss. C. King, which had been probated. The defense objected, and the Judge excus ed the jury while the matter waa dis cussed. The court ruled that even if Mr. Melville could identify the will, it could not lie presented aa evidence, unless the photographer aubmltted it Mr. Doollng, for the State, explained that it was not possible to have the original will here and hence the pho tographic copy. The witness said he could Went fy it as a photographic conv. ' - " . - Si- ' While the Jury waa still out of the court room, the State presented to the court- some documents that were to be presented later on, asking for: a ruling on them. With respect tohe copy- of the of James ft King, the reason for not allowing any one to talk with Mra. King was because of a will which was soon to be probated. While at thla hotel Meana gave orders that all mall for anyone in the party should be turned over to him. and if he were away that It then would be turned over to Mr. Deitsch.- Cross examluatlon brought out the fact -that Mrs. King,-her mother and that Gaston Means and hla family left her stater left the -hotel on July 8, and on the 22nd of that month, Mr. Deitsch leaving on the 20th. Court adjourned Untl 0:30 o clock Thursday morning. GERMANS PRAISE FIGHTING SPIRIT OF V. S. SOLDIERS. Berlin Receives Report From Western Front Telling of Raid In Which Americans Were Killed and. Cap tured. ." Berlin, Nov. 27. (VU London). A report received from the western front describing the. American troops in actiqn says:, ' . , :-- "Independent American units have lieen thrown in the- trench line. The. court sustained the, object Ion of the I felt hut haa given way to the Eng defense. ' I lish fashioned steel helmet and the The Jury was called back and Mr. whistling and bursting of shells have Melville,; the witness, waa handed a 1 become .familiar sounds to American. mini nor or lenera. x u signmure w ears. ' - : -; a - - pope hot frepari:;b kew peace appeal However, His Desire for a . Just, Christian ind Dura ble Peace Still Remains ) Unchanged. jf CRISIS IN ITALY HAS PASSED Allies Considering Issuing a V Statement for the Guid- ance And Warning of (he JBolsheviki. (Br Tka iiiisam Ptm) . Efforts of the Bolsbevikl government to arrange au armiatloe haa met with the approval of the German autocracy on the Kastern front ' The .Germaua have jtet next Sunday as the data uf the conference to negotiate an armi stice. Germany accepted the Russian proposition within a few hours after the Bolshevlkl emissaries bad visited the leutou aide. . The allied dtplomative representa tives In I'etrograd it is reported will not recognise the-.Bohibevlki govern ment, and will acknowledge the receipt mand, of commerce warranted. oi ine proposal r iw jwwneviw ea- Governor Whitman reviewed the his dera as though they came from an iu- tor, PnBl ,fr.i.in ....i ,i. dividual Hpeaklng for the British, ntrnient In the Rmnlre Hf.lo Tho ""-"wco imi ine canals, he said, have floated 323.000, allies are eouswemur the issuing I (ton tons of freiirht. Thir intrn.Hnn ATLANTIC DEETEX , WATEBWAY8 CONTENTION. Co. WkJtanaa, a New York. Addreas ed tkw MeeUnr Taday. Br Tka Aaaiatsul raaa) - Miami Fla, Nov. The Import ance and desirability of deepening the Hudson River to permit derp-aea craft to ply between New York and Albany, a distance of ISO mllea, waa emphas ised by Gpvernor Charlea 8. Whitman, of New York, In an address before the Atlantic Deeper Waterways Aaaoda tha Convention. Governor Whitman aaid that the amount of foreign commerce which an nually passed 'through Albany by rail on ita way to and from western points exceeded fourteen million toua, and that upon the completion of the new barge canal combined rail and water facilities would more than double this tonnage. - "If some of this foreign commerce coald be Intercepted and transferred before reaching the port of New York." he said, "it would permit that port to handle more cheaply and rapidly the domestic commerce necessary to feed, clothe and shelter its rapidly in creasing population." Reports made by Federal engineers showed, he said, that the construction of a New York-Albany ship channel was entirely feasible and that the cost would be relatively small The Hud son can be navigated by ocean going vessels to within 40 miles of Albany, and virtually all of the dredging nec essary to secure a depth of 27 feet could be done with hydraulic dredges, except In a few places where shale rock is found -Ice blocks the river for only a brief period each year, and it would be possible to keep a channel open throughout the year if the de- of a statement Mo the -, guidance and warning of -.the jUuaslaus aa to the serious results -likely to- follow if a separate peace la concluded." Pope Benedict la fcijt preparing a new appeal towards peace. It Is aa nounced by Cardinal, j Gascarrl the papal secretary of State, who saya that the Pope's desire for A Just, Christian and durable peace, retail Ins unchanged. v On the Bburiou-X'ontalne-Modane maintenance and operation have cost the State many millions of dollars, and they have returned millions of dollars to the State treasury In tolls collected. Not only in the lower freight charges but also In respect to time saved In transportation, the completed canal system will be of benefit to shippers and consumers, the Governor said. "The saving in time of transit is an front the British and Germans con-1 economic advantage which should not tinue the desperate struggle, -the Brit ish trying to advance east toward Cambral and the Geranuhi attempting to hold them up with a 'strong counter attack. .. v - Positions along thla line have chang ed handa repeatedly tor - the- furious fighting, and the German effort to gain the- dominating elevation of the Bur Umn wood have failed. Elsewhere on be overlooked in these times, when dis patch Is so essential In world trade," said Mr. Whitman. "From two to five days delay la experienced on every car of foreign commerce passing the city of Albany. In addition to this greater delays are experienced In New York in distributing freight to various boat lines.- All told, sufficient time is lost ut and east of Albany to haul the bany. As a peace measure waterwavs are invaluable ; as a war measure they be- i number of these, as well as bandwrlt- "For the first time since they have the be has been a strong freight by water from Detroit to Al lug on mmy of, them were i. tdentinea heeu participating aa UlUependenLoon- arruiery acuviiy. f bv him as hiving heeu written by tiugents the Americans have tasted The crisis In Italy ha passed accord- (lBut.m it. Menus. Hume of the letters tha rani l.mwl lu-nffle.-Rnt. this time Ing to Major Gen. Maurice : of the were not positively, identified, ' and the shells did merely fly over their British war office. The Teutons have 001118 necessity." were laid aside. Those fdciitineu were heads, but into the .very trenches tbey not acremprea any new aitaeKs m m marked by tlu court stenographer. I hud npienteil. nixl bresentclv. with an strength, their latest efforts annarent- This process consumed the time of the 1 infernal noise, these things which the ty packing the Vigor, earlier In the court up until the noon recess. None ! young soldiers believed to b a ,flrnj I week against the Italian defences be lt tne uooumems - were -ureweiiiBu i nrotection. negan ra:mnira'iw,ssri.i"":rl "'cum niwiui-runro, MANY REOPENED CASES DISPOSED OF, BY BOARD. V . v evidence' .as soon as identified, but were held until later on In the trial Wednesday Afternoon's Proceedings. . When court i reconvened ' at 2 :30 Vclock Wednesday afternoon- Captain W. 8. Bingham resumed his seat in the witness stand, Mr. Cansler conducting the cross examination. In the cross trial of the defendant, the date of the examination the witness wns asked suhpoemi he' rig some time in Octo ber. The subpoena was produced." and it was shown thut It had been- made out in, blank," the name of the witness having been filled In later. The wit ness, also stated that he waa told the subpoena would not compel him to at tend, but he was requested by Mr. Am brose and the solicitor to be present, - A. W. lueivuie. whether or not he had ever shot the nutomntlc pistol and whether or not he had had any trouble making It op crate, to which eplied that the only liflicii tv he hud was in making it ore the first shot. He also said that he liad been with Gaston Means in the Kltchln Hardware store when he got the .25 calibre Colt automatic pistol Hud be heard Means say the reason "Anil hard an the- heels of this. a I firm attack hv our onrushlng Bavarian I THANKSGIVING DINNER reserves forced the way into the Amer-1 GIVEN BY MRS. DES0CLLE& lean trenches and musket, shots and bursting hand grenades relieved the Two Men Accused of Killing Their artillery lire. ,., . 'Our new opponent made a most de termined defense and desperate hand to-hand fighting set in. Butts of guns, flats and hand grenades were ireeiy brought into iilay and many men fell to the ground before the rest gave up resistance and surrendered. - After a Wives Were Beneficiaries. (By The Auoc-lalca Praaa Mineola, N. Y. Nov. .Thanks giving uiuuer for prisoners lit iassau county Jail was provided today by Mrs. iilunca de Suunes whose trial ou the charge of niui-uer, for snooting her Salisbury ; J. H. Hafrit, Salisbury; Ti. husbuud John U tie tsauiloa was aua- Martin, Kaunapolln, and Arthur Exum, Distrit'Exnptlon':Board ii'iiL Session Passing on Claims of Draft ed Men. - 1 Statesvllle, Nov. . 28. The district exemption board conveued in States vllle tills morning after having recessed since last Friday afternoon, and im mediately begun their task of passing upon exemption claims from over the district. From Rowan the claims of Lee Hor- ton, of Granite Quarry; Thomas Hines. BISTXLLXST CAPTUSXD Found U He. 11 Ttmuhip, Aaovt Six JCias Soiew Concord. Depaty tbllerti W. C List. Bps rial Depot y W. C. Lindsav and Po. Ilmnaa W. E. Philemun, aelsej a big distiller on George (treea's, laec in No. 11 towustiln, about six miles below the eitv yesterday afternoon about 3 o'clock, A aplendid 55 gal lon copper s" ill waa found and 400 gsll'-ns of beer. It waa a complete outtit for making the atuff. and the atill worm and cap had been buried in the ground. Three different furn aces were found near the place, anow-in-r that the distillery had been mov ed several times. A white man and a negro were present, and warrant will lie sworn out for their arrest. Un der the law tbev could not be arrest ed by the officers without a warrant. The distillery was cut up and the lunk brought to the eitv to be sold. The beer, wag poured out. f'EASLES DECREASE. AT CAMP WHEELER However, Fear is Expressed That an Epidemic of Sep-1 . fic Pneumonia There May Be Beginning.. .;' - 3,000 CASES OF .... ' -: MEASLES THERE RENEWAL OF TROUBLE ' AT PETR0GRAD Haa Been Some Firing, and Several Persons Were Killed. (Br The Aaaaelates: rraas) London, Nov. 20. The second edi tion of the Dally Mall today contains au apparently mutilated telegram from I'etrograd dated 4 O'clock Wed nesday, indicating that there, bas been a renewal of trouble there. It aays that there has been some firing and several persons were wounded. The Maximalist troops have occu pied the Petrograd ftate hank, accord ing to the Petrograd correspondent of the Dally Mail. He adds: "The people are going about their business in the most ordi nary munner. Nobody is hurrying and one would never imagine that another revolution is In progress." J'Hrenes of political turmoil have now liecome epidemic here." At the Time of Gen. Gorgas' Visit There Were Three Hundred Cases of Pneu monia in Hospital. - ' ESCAPES FROM GERMANY. First American .. Member of British Flying Corps Arrive in London. (Br The Aaaa elated Press) London, Nov. 20. O'Brien, of Mo- mence. III., the first American memlier of the British flying corps to escape from the Germans, has arrived in Lon don. O Brten eluded . his enptors by Jumping from the window of a speed ing train. He then became a fugitive for 72 days and as his goal was in sight he narrowly escaped electrocu tion from a charged wire along the Holland froutier. Last 'night O'Brien was dined by a group of admiring fly ers who had believed he had been kil led when be was reported missing on August 17 last. . O'Brien who is 27, was flying in the American aviation squadron at Ban Diego when he went to Victoria B. C. Going tu France the next year he dis tinguished himself by great daring over (ierliues. pended over the holiday. Xwo men u eused of killing their wives were bene- ncarles of this bounty, which is esti mated to have cost the donor over $100. bile her fellow prisoners were din Salisbury, were allowed while the claims of Joseph H. Robertson, Salis bury : Robert Austin, Landis : Louis Fleming, Spencer; Lee Pitts, Salisbury; Koby Bberrlll, Mt. Ulla ; Granville bare hour the German storming troops were back In their trenches with booty and nrlsonera. ' . m V There they stood lierore us, tnese voung men from the lnud of liberty. in,.. .AM. i.mI. anil iAi4aman.lllia ,."" ,i .i tin. .n -i ing together lUKteud of helm? In cells. Miller. Kniinannlla- Rmnma Pnrtoo Mr. A. H. Melville waa nort enllwl tn I he wanted a lurger Dlstor was be- I . .- .. I Mrs. de SmiiIIps whs iurmlttel to out I Slllini-v anil Wllllom T ul-a u-oiyi -1 . 7:"LTr:' . ? , --- . . . . . - imm ineir ome ey aim mc, ... ... . . : ""T"-' :r "- ine w mess siHiiu. ai mis point as-iciuw merti wuiuu I quite surprised that we did not pro- I m lue auerms quaiiura vim ner amau i lusen exemption. - aistant District Attorney John T. Dool- shooting one's self with the larger dne. t h t tnem aown they had u Jck de Saullea as her lone guest. From the county of Stanly, Frank been led in the r Tenon training' camp i uv J ' hw irmntcbbiuu vl unmwu nwrea, new ijouuon; -uarun to believe we would do. '." . j wuom teu io ine snooting, spent tnel dinner Airaonii, Albemarle, and Ken- They know no reply to our query, evenuig witn nis mower. The jury nen m. Blra. .Norwood, were exempted, Why does the United States carry on war against Germany r The" sinking of American ships by U-boats, which was the favorite pretext, sounds a trifle stale, One prisoner expressed Says Victory Ja Sure If England Con trols sea. Londtar. Nov. W--Adlres8liHj a de-J putatloii of employers and 'Tvarkmeu eugaged in shipbuilding, Premier Lloyd George said: "We are fighting for our lives. We have terrible struggles on hand before us, but if we are secure on the seas, well, to use the phrase, we have got them ; they cannot escape us. "But It depends very largely on you, and you can only get the best results by goodwill and cooperation and by throwing the whole of your energy ami strength into the task. Ing, of New York, asked the v court's r-, Charles 8. Dry, permission to assist Solicitor Clement I - Charles. 8. Dry, who lives about 200 in the examination of this witness. I yards from the Blackwclder Spring, The request waa granted. , ;., was the next witness called. He test!- judge Osborne wanted to know If fled thit on the evening of August 2Uth, Mr. Doollng waa to appear in the ca-1 after he had eaten supper, be went paclty of counsel or witness, or as I out on the front porch at four minutes both, holleltos-Clement stated that after elsht o clock. ' He had been sit- At The Theatres. . Rupert Julian 'and Ruth Clifford in 'Mother o' Mims" at The New Pastime today. This is a Buperb dramatic pro duction. Drnit miss it. It's a Bluebird at The Theatorium today, "God's Crucible," staged and photographed iu the Grand Canyon of Colorado. Val Paul, Myrtle Gonzales and typical Bluebird cast are lnclud ed. - - - dined under guard at a hotel In Gar den City. " j Been Mr. Doollng would appear only aa ting there possibly four or Ave minutes a,e opinion that we had treated Bel PRESIDENT WILSONT ' - SPENDS DAY QUIETLY, counsel, but Inter, only If ' necessary I when he heard the report of a pistol. ne would lie used aa a witness. The I Almost : Immediately afterward he judge announced, that the custom of I heard a voice calling "Come here, Cap- glum rather badly. Another asserted Attended Union Services in the Metro- North .Carolina courts was to extend ! vim utm-tvBiui'iii- uiiuriiejs same couriesies as iochi counsel. tain" c.7m? here onick." repeated aliout a doaen times In a low voice. The mumbling voices continued until the Amerlcua B. Melville, lawyer of Chi- untom'tUe started back to Concord that It was Lafayette who brought America French aid in the war oi in dependence and because of tills the United States would now stand by I France." . cngo, in practice for forty years, testi fied that he had met Mra. Maude A. King, and acted in her behalf after the death of her .husband. The wit- some time late. On the cross examl- : Means to Take Stand? . politanr Methodist Church. (By The Aaaaelatad Praaa) Washhigtou, Nor. h 29. President Wilson spent Thanksgiving day quietly. He made no engagement during the day except to attend the union ser vices iu the inoring at the Metropoli tan M. E. Church, where Bishop Wll- Amcricans Believed to Have .-Decorated in France. Corpl. James D. Gresliara. Private Merle D. Hay. Thomas F. Ennght. Tlie8i three men "died bravely n hand-to-hand tishtimr." Lieut. William H. McLaughlin. Lieut. B. O. Patterson. Lieut. E. F. Erickson. Serct. John Arrowood. Corpl. David M. Knowles. Corpl. Hormer Oivens. Priva'e Charles Massa. Private William D. Thomas. Private Geome Hurd. ' Private Bovte Wade. Private Robert WSnkler. Private John J. Jarvis. Give Coal Right of Way. Washington, Nov. 28. A general pri ority order giving coal and coke ship ments the right of way over - other freight movement was requested today by Fuel Administrator Garfield to re lieve the country-wide- fuel shortage. The situation, already critical, has been made worse by the coming ot cold weather with its consequent slowing up of railway traffic. advice. As the result of negotiations, I Mrs, King received wk 10,000 and S400, 000 In a trust fund from which she would receive: tlie luterest during her lifetime. When the estate was closed in April, 1000, Mrs. King went abroad. He first met G. B; Means in the sum mer of 1015, when he was introduced ! by Mra. King aa ' her financial man ager. Mr. Meansand Mrs. King told him they had come to take up a mat-1 ter with tne woodruff Trust Company. - of Joliet, 1IL These negotiations took place i property Home-Comlng of K, of P, Invitations have been Issued to the Jameson to be Buried by the Side at Rhodes. London. November 27. The body cf Sir Leander Starr Jameson, associate of Cecil Rhodes and leader of the Jameson raid, who died in London yes terday, will be sent to Bulouwayo, British South Africa, for Interment. It will lie burled beside the body of Mr, Rhodes. - . (By The Aaaalaa rrni) -- - Washington. Nov. 29. Gen. Gorgaa reporting today on hla Investigation of the epidemic of measles and the pre- - -valence of pneumonia at .Camp Wheel- . j - at Macon, Georgia, declared that the number of cases of measles waa decreased but he expressed the fear that' "we may be beginning here an epidemic of septic pneumonia." The report in part follows: "In 'recent inspections at Camp Wheeler, at Macon, Georgia. I found conditions as bad as had been indica- - , ted by reports. There had been sharp : epidemics of measles, some 3,000 ease and as alwavs occurs with measles, a -certain number of cases of, pneumo nia. At tne time oi my visii mere ere 300 cases of pneumonia in the ,. hosuital. While the hospital was crowded the right of way was given to pneumonia cases and they were be- -' ing well cared for. -:. "In the past month there has been hont 60 deaths from pneumonia. The heigth of the measles epidemic was passed some days ago. and at the time of my visit the epidemic waa : markedly on the decline,- but the nnenmonia does not develop until a .. eek or ten days atter the incidence f the measles. - ' "We can therefore expect a con siderable number of , deaths from . pneumonia. . . ' ' Whatever original cause of the epidemic and the present conditions, , all these evils are accentuated by the crowded condition of the camp. Ten dency to pneumonia has no doubt been increased by the fact that tne men generally have been exposed to . the cold weather of the past month with no other protection than their .; coming into the camp and about two- thirds of the men -are' being sup-V plied woolen garments." t ENSIGN KRYLENKO ENTERS THE GERMAN UNES nation, the fact was brought out .t''"1 Concord Special New York Globe. iSUIntJ TkhoT if Tha? to had seen Vm& Is to appear a. his own ch ef ,lam P. M)!Dowen p. jvn.g in iimo Nie iihu in ner saiety dox but no naa iorgowen - ine perm . - - - - ... . ..- 1nrv nf fPii0w 1' , . . " hbout $230,000 In stocks and bonds, name. . Mr. A. B. Ambrose, Federal rla He ui,.teu airy01 zJtMnm "lent, surrounded by members of his There waa'aii anle-nuptlal contract for agent, waa asked to stand up. and was countrymen his story or everytnuig household enjoyed Thanksgiving din- IUU.UUV. wnicu sue reuounceor on ma iiientineii bv Mr. un as tne man , to -- ----- . - uct. nmw nuuw, ureuareu, 'i whom the atatement was given-- -v r f h ,,k W w"" " "ccciroance wrtn tne '' u. s t ,i ' " 1 1, a iimeic. v"""- , ruies auvocaiea oy rooa auministrator :- il 3 TTZ,n ......1. "P"n" w.u""" "rVD",T Hoover, The President's . turkey this Home-Comlng of the Concord Lodge my muiiiia' I'l auvijic. uiawa " i rna aiimniflrin D181UI una uwu iuur. i vao. amA rAntiMbw , - u-..!. .t.i. . w in i ,4u. Vl .utom,blle..w.s the next wU- Ut'h be produced in court when- he T " KTnlsS: T". ,'; T" " 5 " lJt ""r, E wmnub IN at S o'clock. All members and for lUUUI.UUUUUlUb Ujr uanWU " 1 Ilia MrllTPr I TI III! WDH.iI . WHO HW I .. .-n v.nn.. 1 . . . . . t. i ... u. . . i" r n .1, ., hi. I ' " ' unit BOUMftiw (.ixtrmv-W. mer memuera.are urgeu 10 airenu, wirry uiiauaau m w .- lanot aa .Wo W-wiu, ! y.. , S.ll.hnrv l-wtntan. Rtataavtlta. Tha ladv he klentinea as MMUflaeiviu, w . , . - . . ... I . ... . ,. . .. . r .... j aniijt .,,. . . w . . - --. , ... nanaaa rat avw m iaaa Hfuwu Mtawa. aiaan m nArnairi in. - Kinin m uinmnriia tv an. i . who' was present in tne: coun- room, t Means and; bis father,; hut family " nannnl 7hinT ir rhsriotte du UD th """ They i-eached Old Fort before dayligh.k- coficorOlans -who, -.believe f f; ' Being Used.' W.SJ CnMiot I Into a white linen bag and desoplsted purchased some gasoline,, and proceed- innocent -eXOTesa tho-fullest-con'r :"iV A rtata Ptaaat ed tn Marion. When they reached this I ,i.n- hla ahllltv to convince the I ' With American Armr in France. .i.,,fJ T.i,rjZ:2 ; ,i Place, Meana asked him to carry them lur of m truth 0f hto story. - Nov. 29,-The uniforms of the Amert- IZrA .k i.lr- further, so they jjontlnued to Morgan- ' H1 -oi may request the courm can soldier la -' onn nlutllt pf Mrt IOS1 TTVlfll al Mill VI IH. SI r I t a , Trust Company In 1915 amounted to something 1 ke 1184,000, less a note then due. Home time prior to that Mra, King had some litigation In her di vorce proceedings with her husband. Dr. t hnnee. In settling with Dr. Chance, M?ans , insNted that Chance waa receiving too much, anil the witness succeeded in re . fiucmg tne amount (paid. Almost zoo,- ton, about 55 m lea from Ashevllle, ar- i permission to take the Jury to Black-1 changes. A large number of troops riving there at too in ine moruiiig. welder's Spring and there re-enact have turned In their long overcoats to Mrs. Charles Dry. the killing of Mrs. King for its bene-1 receive in exchange coats of same ma Mrs.: Charloa Dry, the. next .witness I fit, -.wlth,AIeajailaj-liV tha - leading I terlal but much shorter In length. Be- for the 8tateV testified ih tt details ( rU: V ' . -ir "; I cause of perpetual mnd it was found the same aa her hunband, Corroborat-1 ine defense' has had a survey of I long coats became heavy, hindering lug his .story. - : .) , the scene, made by a civil engineer, free movement of their legs. . Urill.nl II Rnrkfifeller. - T- Distances in the Vicinity ox : jmbck- Wlllard t. Kockefeller. managing dl-1 welder's Spring have been measured, measurements am ej.- Albemarle Kan- Lodges are requested to send represen tatives. Guests of honor invited; Dr. Byron " ZZl d, G. 6, Hon D. W. Borrell, G. undergoing furthsr v Urm " M-vln.h V , Committee: F. C. Nihlock, J. J. Bernhardt, A. F. Hartsell. R refreshments will be served. The Inhabitants of Mesopotamia have curious customs hi the disposal of their dead. The corpse is. carried to tne grave dressed In ordinary clothes, with the face uncovered. Bodies are burled in shallow graves, and -after a period In small buildings. For the Purpose of Negotiating With the Germans, f' . (Br Tha AaaactataS Praaa) London, Nov. 29. Representatives, - of Ensign Krylengo, the Bolshevlkl . cominuuder in t;hier,- accoraing io a Renter dtsnntch from Petrograd have entered the German Hues on the front : ' of the Russian 0th, army to negotiate . with the Germans who deputised the commander of the northern army to act as plenipotentiary. His answer was received on official German paper. ' Feared Being Drafted; Man Commits r - - SUlClde. 'y'-fcv.-.'-.,:;-..( - Momit Hollv. Nov. 28. Today about 10 o'clock on the farm of K. I Rankin, : Hennfe 8ifmou committed sulcttle by,' shooting himself in the breast with a ; shotgun. .... ; He leaves a wire ami inree-amau . children. His father and wile say it '. - waa suicide, and powder burns on his oerson Indicate, also, that It was a case of self-destruction. f w No cause can be assigned ror rae- deed, beyond the tear of being drafted: j,: and being sent the trancnes France. The funeral will , be held ' tomorrow. Jake Newell Aids Means Proseeutlosw' Charlotte News. : , - : - . ., Jake F. Newell, of the local bar, has been added to the long list of lawyers appearing for the State In the case amilnst Gaston Means, who is being .... 1,1., 1 ' I ,. thla WMk inr ine luururi i ..n - Mr. Newell Is a native of Cabarrus county and reports from the proceed ings In the case indicate that he was particularly used by the State in tbey matter of procuring a Jury for the trial, Mr. Newell being intimately ac quainted with the c'tleens of Cabarrus comity. ' His brother, J. Clifford New ell, is also appearing in the case. , More than one hundred girls - of Gettysburg, Pa., have become the brides of soldier bovs since the training camp waa established on the historic battle field early in the summer, ; i,i k. f'Mnami tuh Hotel, 1 ami them 000 additional was paid to Mrs. King testified that he had met Mrs. Maude pected to play a part to tne trial. Itluuuniaiitlai anaM aA--lnM va- S I a M Iua In 1 M I in ill llTf trlllfl . -- 1 1 1 Ml I r mm I llflll ITT" I I H IU ucuuvti'a wwa iuiHinr;iH ij a i riu HTI llVUirill, UA ! " nuafl 1 " , . tha K ii oairntu Uf Mali-111 a s.nl,l ha nrln fat hPP miirrlaim tO JAB. (J. IVIDk I rrnOlClOrT W WURV IH CllrWWU w w whs later callpli to New York hi Mm. He did not her again until 1UU8 the atate'i cane will be S twk iur rntnrn rrom i Mrm. -ine nni i rnprn rsuim-nis w - time he saw her waa in 1017. - With (testimony will be. based.: ; - V i hmr in rhrnm were Mrs. Melvin in I i " rhioairn warn Mra: Melvin. Mrs. Rob-1 Tha Oueen of Italy is a brunette, Inaon, Mr., and Mrs. Gaston Meana, with dark eyes. Jet black hair and a , A, M. B. ZIon Conference,' The annual conference of the A. M. E. Zlon Church convened In the church of that denomination on West Depot street here yesterday morning at 8 :30 0 stands for Clara, the new Red Cross o'clock. Bishop G. L. BlackweH of nnrae: Philadelphia, la presiding, and has as- O stands for Olive, who sent Belgium sociated with him Bishop u. w. citn- Germans Hove I sed J100.009 Worth - of Ammunition. Witli -American Army In i France, ". Nov. 28,-The . American! ordnance ex- " perta have figured that the Germana iu raids on the American trencnea tniw far have expended more than 9100,000 worth of ammunition-. , The six leading Eastern colleges for women Vassar, Wellesley,. Mount Hiv I lyoke, RadclliTe, Smith and Bannard H, delmrlng leagiiCj 8. THB RIGHT SPUHT. K.ng and he went a few days later. Mr. Melville s-tld that in New York Means told him that a later will of Jnmes C. King had been discovered. Witness told him that be must be de ceived but Memis seemed confident. ' Meana aald the will waa still in the - Northern Tnif-t Company, of Chicago, M"ans at that t'me waa not ready to give the names of the witnesses. Mrs. King asked the wltnetts If he would look Into Die new will, and Meana ask - rd I liit they le ftimlxhed with' a stale. Mii'iit of the settlement on the fir of will. Tills re-nieT al-o ram from Mrs. King, and lir. ti. Irlllo rvw- with H, .T!) W fiMc-t , t. !--m i" -.1 t tm N ! ., a purse; L stands for Iaura, who knits count less sweaters ; U stands for Una, who writes our boyi letters ; M stands for Mary, who offered her flivver; ton of Charlotte. About 100 ministers are in attendance, and a goodly num ber of lay members. . Three sessions are being held dally. The conference will continue over Bunday. k-- v.. k- w D Pattanum at Inter. I .... fair mrninlATlnn. 8ha nlara both vala, Henry Deitsch. On July 8, 101T, the piano and the violin. Is devoted to B stands for Betty, the benefit giver j Mrs. King. ;in company with Gaston outdoor sports and la as fond of tholl stands for Inea, who cans night and Mean I left the hotel, Meana saying ma as is ner nusnsna. oam aueama they were going to French Lick. Mrs, 1 four languages, including Russian, RnhinunA tin me nnM aaie. airs, 1 mi Melvlll nl Mrif. Rnl)nson would pay I Following the example of America twir n IrlllM. (Hi or about (lie first merehaiits. the largest retail shoaw In of each month lastn Means wtUl Londoa ara now requiring their cus- priHyiit ctHVk.ia favor ot Mrs, ivirig I (oawrs to tarry noma weir pnrenaaas. trM Uui ftonwrn .iran. imiwnf wm wmiid t"y lm IHw iv u t mijs m day: A stands for Annie, who throws noth ing away. Edward J. Kelfer, in Life. No New Peace Proposal. Roma. Tuesday, Nov. 2T. Tha papal secretary of stare. Cardinal Gasparrl answering the numerous criticisms re- asrdinc tha Vatican's peace attitude.! latned to the press today the following stotemen : he boW fnther la not prpparlner The Dwhess rf Deronslilre. wife of . new appeal looking toward peaea. tha lrverwr-lrreral of Canada, la I ni nmia Aaalea. aaanr rlmaa kaanl- - . pwddent ei I!m fanadian N (rw Mii.tai iuat Cbristion and dttraIHe AT TUB , NEW PiSTIME THURSDAY. , ' A BLUEBIRD EXTRAORDINARY RUPERT JULIAN ." AND RUTH CLIFFORD In the Most Beautiful Photo . Drama Ever Filmed., . "MOTHER 0' JUNE "If ftVf Ji'-w M i W . - , ' (tSZ'i - ITS A BLUEBIRD AT THE m i.i THEATORIU , TODAY. wGcd,aC:!:, ' rE.lTLT.rN0' Val Paul P-vr" C a Typical L ' i t Play was 1 1 - fished in t!.t ( ; i