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TorArs uevs today r? , v VOLUME XV1IL j. a FTTrr.r.rix. rjusr sa Puta-wt - CONCORD, N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30. 1917. Price Five Cents. a.::ociated rr.ic3 r::PATCiz3 E " - 1 RUU LTV ; r:ns. ki::gto have Gives That As His Opinion Tfiis Moaning And Stead fastly Holds to His Decla- ' ration. ' UNDER HOT FIRE : ; FROM MR CANSLER i : Mr.: Johnson Tells of Trust Fund , Created By Mrs. King for Her Mother, and Its Revocation. .. i" When court at 9:80 o'clock thli morning: It brain tts third day's ses sion hearing evidence in the trial of . Gaston B. Means for. the Murder of Mrs. .Maude A. Kins, the cross-exsm- lnation of Dr. Burmelster, the Chicago pathologist, waa resumed, E. T. Cans ler, of oounael for defense, eondneting the grilling. ..,'..-': . - Atr-'the atfernoon session of court yesterday the nltness had become some wnat discomfited from the question ing of the Charlotte lawyer, and the defense waa In better spirits than at any fine during the day'a proceedings, When the witness went to the stand at the reopening of court tula morning, be appeared very calm. , ' ; - The tcroRs examination this morn ing was along the line of powder burns aud siaged hair, the defense bringing out the point that had the hair been thick enough orer the place the wound was Inflicted, it would have prevented any powder from embedding itself in the era!? about the wound. - As for signed hiir. the witness stated that a Colt automatic of JM calibre would singe, hair at a distance of three or four, inches. The doctor stated that ; he had fired such a weapon at dead noay and. had found powder grains embedded In the scalp if the weapon was held four. Inches away when it was fired. At a distance of six Inches the powder grains were embedded In the skin which was not -covered by hair. The skin- or scalp of a lire person would not lie as utireslstttnt as that of a dead body. ; - ,. . The .witnes" described aaraln the course of the track through the brain 'tilled w.th hemorrhage- anl the tract for the opening In the sknll to the . point over the rleht eye where the hut ' lit was found. This latter, tract show ed no hemorrhage Indicating that this had been m ule after death. ' i ",' The liability of a bailee holds rfe. fleeted was discussed with the witness, heard or s cine wtfere a man was shotTCpt heard, that the auditor of - New . mo mink, oiv uuuvi wins; uenecx ed and paasiug entirely . round the X neck, coming out almost at the point of entrance, or of the German who was shot in the ankle, the bullet emerging 91 ine Nee; or or the man who was shot tinder thei? shoulder blade and the bullet emerged' Just under the ear. ine witnesses bad not beard of the cases referred to. v ,t The possibility of Mrs. King's hav ing inflicted the wound was gone Into at length. In the opinion of the wit ness, she could not have ' held the platof In the position necessary to inflict such a wound. His opinion was ; strengthened by the fact that Mrs. King was a large woman, and her sise would have nude her less dextrous than a smaller person. : -,i The witnes was askedwhy )mwas testifying in the case, and tha doctor j said" he was ordered by the coroner . to come to Concord. The wltness said he had not before been sent to- testify , in any case outside the State of Jill noise. , The county of Cook, he said, waa paying the expenses of bis attend- ance -at this court f ; J s. 1 ". - . Oa re-direct examination, the wit ness was asked to amplify the an swers on preliminary examination, and in tne crosa-exuminanon,' 4 : - . - The akin of a living person, the witness said, waa much leas resistant than that of a corpse. The test mtde by him was on the body of : a dead man. The skin of a man would be mnch tougher than that of a well car ed for woman. The wound In Mrs. King's wound waa not a contact wound which-could hare been Identified by the fact that the skin about the wound - would have been daeerated .In lines . that radiated from the center of the wound. The powder would also have been embedded Inside the wound, and - the wound would have been larger : and bad ragged edges. The absence of these marks led the witness to the de s eislon that the wound was not caused . by firing the weapon when the mtuule s'wi in contact with-the head. 1 The sllKbt channel without hemor- 1'iage, leading frWthe opening la the , s' till to ""a- po.nt over the right eye, . aoont wh'ch the witness had, according ' to the, defense, said nothing on the preliminary hearing,' Waa next disenss - - ed. The original report made by Dr. ' Bormeister to the coroner of . Cook county in; which a reference and de scription of this channel. .was made, was presented as evidence by the Htats. The defense objected and waa sustain ed by the court with tha opinion that . . the witness-being present-he -could use ; the report for tlie purpose of refresh ing his -memory on any point The witness was asked by the solicitor to y sketch, on a piece of paper ; handed lilm, the couset , of the two. tracks through the brain that one made by . i he bullet ud the one made after , ''oath y the probe or Instrument lilch made the vmaller track through tlie brain. At the complet.on of this sketch he was dismissed from the . stand, ,. ... ' ' .. ,.,.," Dr. Otto H. Schultx. ' " ' ... Dr. OttO H. Bchults, physician from the office of the New Vork district at toriicy, and with the medical School of Cornell University, was the next stale's witness. He gave bis medical n-Hliiing a'nd bis practice of the profes nIom slnca graduation. 11a said lie had hi formed mvr tiH) autopsies iiin wlf. Mii J D-M.HlrJ Ji luijre (hsn. Hmt r. ' I If In lil . s f t it !ul ( ) '. ;" ' ' (' l ' i a i r ' ,l.i fmed the fatal sifaT overruled. The witness gave his opin ion that ahe could not have flred the shot, - beta a of .the iHrectloa takes by the bullet, and also because of the location of the wound two inches be hind and two Inches above the opening of the left ear, which would mass it Impuasibl U bring the pistol la a Use with tbs track of the bullet woods' and compress the trigger end safely on the pistol at the aaate time. The absence of singed hair and burned skin and the direction tha bullet took, la his opinion. Indicated that the deceased could not have fired aucfa a shot either accidentally or purposely; . The witness stated that the consid erable hemorrhage In the left leg In. d lea ted that the fibula bone of the left leg waa broken prior to death. A bullet wound like the oue described would cause death la a very few min utes.. With the passage of a. bullet through .the left lenticular nnctesus there- would be an Immediate loss of control of the muscles of the right half of the body, causing tha upright body sf a person to collapse In heap. The hemorrhage Is) the brain Immediately following such a wound, , would cause shortly the tors of control of the mus cles of the whole body in a very short time. . , - . The cross examination waa conduct ed by Mr. Csusler. The witness stated it waa his business to exsmlns suspi cious rases and make report to the district attorney. He said he had nev er, in- his remembrance, fired a pistol, but had seen experts In B rearms make tests. The witness waa handed Colt automate . pistol and asked to show the Jury how anyone could bring the barrel of the pistol into alignment with the track of toe bullet The pistol was held In several positions which brought It Into-line, but the witness aaid that It was physically impossible ' to hold the muszle of the pistol at any , dist ance from the head and keep the bar rel in that line.- Asked if soma per sons could not hold It further away than others, the witness said that contortionist was able to do many things that an ordinary person could' not do. .. . .. ;. ... The great majority of wounds pur posely inflicted by a person on him self in the head is the one as the tem ple,' In the -ear, In the roof, of the jiouth, and oecaslonaly behind the ear. In each case, however, tbe course of the bullet ranges somewhat backward. Asked If it were possible for the de ceased to have fallen,, and in the fall to have struck the pistol against some foreign object, releasing the -safety and causing- It to be d scharged, the witness - said he thought It was pos- lblo" . ,. Dr. Scliultx "waa asked who-paid his expenses iu attending fhe trlal.aud replied that New York county- was to Tork county had refused to pay their expenses in this ' ease; to--which the witness replied that he had hot heard such a th ng. . , s . .- - - A. . Leonard Johnson. v . . . ' .'A. Leonard Johnson assistant sets retary of the Merchants Loan and Trust Company of Chicago, the next witness, said he bad ' met ' Gaston Means In 1015, at .that time In com pany with Mrs. King and her sister, Mrs. Melvln. Mrs. King explained that Mr. Means was checking up her affairs Imaucially, and would likely call on this bank for information. The witness stated that at that time there waa aa agreement dated in 1011, be tween Mrs. Maude A. King and ' the Merchants Loan and Trust Company, whereby a trust fund- had been set tslde with the bank to make provision for Mrs. , Anna L. . Robinson, : Mrs. King's mother, from which fund Mrs. Robinson was to receive the income to the amount of 1800 per month, the balance of the income to be paid to Mrs. King, and on the .death of the mother Mrs. King waa to have the trust fund which had been, set over for the benefit of her mother, A list of the securities set aside in this fund, mounting to face' value to $129,000, was read to the court, as -well as the agreement In full, whereby the trust fund was set aside, after both docu ments had been identified by Mr. John- These. payments of $800.00 per month had been made to Mrs. Robin. son until 1010, when Mr. Means came In and asked for Mr. Lohr. In the presence o ithe witness , Mr. Means asked the official if he could make a loan on what Mrs. King would receive from this fund on the death of Mrs. Robinson. . . Mr. Means waa referred to one of the vice presidents. In December, luld, Means came iuto office aud .talked to the head of the department . In the- presence of Mr, Johnson, and said that Mrs.; King Wanted to revoke the trust fund be cause of the pressing need of funds. The bank objected to this without, the agreement of Mrs. Robinson.;' The pa pers were properly prepared, and Mr. Meana came for them next morning. He brought them back executed, and with them a revocation of the agree ment also executed. Duplicate -eopiee of these were presented to theTwitnesa, who Identified them. -,-; , PROCEEDINGS OF THURSDAt AFTERNOON SESSION - Mr. Ar' B. Melville, having Identified the handwriting on practically all -the documents -presented': to him at the morning session of court Thursday morning, the- afternon session' for the trial of Gaston B, Means waa begun with Mr. Melville still on the stand on dlieut. examination, conducted by District Attorney John T, Doollng, of New i ork. - Mn Melville testified that the trust find set aside for Mrs. -Robinson,, moth er of Mrs. King, amounted to $125,000, aiid that another trust fund was cre ated for the two Robinson boys, broth ers of Mrs. King. There was no ex. imlnatlon of the witness as to the con tents of the documents. The defense, before beginning Its cross-examination,- asked - that they have aves to the papers Identified by Mr. Melville. Tim Plate !! there was no objection to (Ills, and that the defense eotisL if they so desired. fk ermlew fit Jiiiy of litem h"y wi fe il 1,,e tfMiit alro ruled that fli ( ptMxTtiriilon 1st ee!iie! to defease examined the baadwrttlag Bad algnatsrea la loeatlna, asking the optulra of the witness oa several of them he had formerly passed oa. Tbs CTMS-exsskUisUaa broojrht eat the fact that tbs trust of 1JU.UU0 left Mrs. King waa at her death ta go ts the Old Men's Home st Chicago. The atereat amounted to something like I1U.OUO -yearly, less taxes. At first this Interest waa paid quarterly, but after. Means took rbsrrje of her af fairs, paymeuta were made monthly tl.UUO wss paid each musts, and Us balance of the Interest, less the taxes waa paid at the end of the year. In the spring of J817 the securities la the trust fund were exchanged for se curities selling for less on the market, and bringing as much Income. The Northern Trust Company and Mrs. Ring both had to give their consent to this change. t . " The day before Mrs. King waa mar ried to Dr. Chance In London, she made a trust fund from which her mother would receive gnoo per month ; her younger brother, $200 per month, and her older brother, S100 per month. The witness waa introduced to Usston Meana by Mrs. King, who gave him the information that Mr. Meana was her financial agent. The witness did not notice any disposition on the part of Meana to domineer Mrs. King. On re-direct -examination, the wit ness stated that there waa an agree ment between Means and. Mrs. King whereby, the former v.was.'-ta receive one-half of all the moneya saved her. Thia amounted to something over $18, 000, for which Meana received over 18,000 as hla part. .. , L. J. Howard. -. L. J. Howard, of Charlotte, an auto mobile dealer, testified that la August be sold an automobile to the defend ant,' Gaston B. Means, receiving as pay for it a one thousand dollar bill and a Ave hundred dolUr MIL iAt that time he had a roll of money in bills of large, denominations, of which the wit- nesa counted twenty of the gold cer- tificstes before Means came to the live hundred dollar bllL -. - Dr. Wa, H. Burmelster. Dr.-Wm. H.' Bnrmeister, chief cor oner's physician of Cook county, III., wss the next State's witness. In the coroner's office the witness stated he had performed something like 800 au topsies per year, and had taken part In fully 10,000 autopsies. Msny of these were on persons who had died from pistol wounds. - - The witness ssld on the 0th of Sep tember he performed an autopsy on the body of Mrs. Maude A. King. He told In detail the nature of the wound behind the left ear, and stated there was no further mark of violence on the body. The opening -of the skull showed that whatever .had entered there had not been deflected by the skull when it passed through. On ex amining the brain the point of a steel Jacket from a bullet was found Just Inside the skull where the opening was. The remainder of the steel Jacket was found about half way between -the point of entrance, and the front of the skull. The leaden portion of the bul let was found slightly to the right of the middle of the forehead, just above tha eyebrow. ;- .The, afcnU showed that the bullet had struck Abe skull first Mist Over the left eyebrow and - had been deflected. - The measurements of the arms of the woman showed, -that she was right-handed. Upon being asked his opinion aa to whether,- th leceased could .have flred a pistol that tha bullet would take the course through the brain like he had: describ ed, and there was no powder, marks. tne witness stated mat in ms, opinion she could not have fired the shot. ine maras oi me rining on tne steeM Jacket of the bullet indicated that jit had been fired from a pistol with riding giving k left-Jmnded twist. To his. knowledge, the witnes stated. the Colt .28 calibre automatic waa the only ', stock pistol be knew of thai had such a rifling. Dr.' Burmelster then presented a se ries of blotters at which he bad flred .25 Colt automatic, showing the now der grains embedded in the blotter at distance as great as 12 inches from tha musxle. He also stated that be had fired this pistol at a dead body. and had noted embedded powder grains at a distance of from four to six inches front; the muasle of the pistol.' He had also gotten singed hair when the pistol's muscle was held three Inches away at the time , it was. fired. The blotters-were introduced as evidence, over the exception of the defense and were, examined by the Jury. .:.! ! Cross-examination waa conducted by Mr Cannier. He wanted the wit ness to tea tne court in wnat way tne study .of pathology enabled him to be an expert m telling the course of a bullet'' The witness said - that .' the course of the bullet Indicated the di rection in which the bullet had been Vti Burmelster was questioned at length as to his testimony at the pre liminary bearing regarding the possi bilits of Mrs. King's having flred the shot that ended her life., un the form. er occasion the doctor testified that the absence of powder burns and singed hair had aided him in teaching the opinion that the wound waa not self, inflicted... DAVIDSON DEFEATS TttE : . CLEMS0N ELEVEN tl- uouguw eiimt, Tacue rar tne. liavio- BonUns Suffers Broken JLeg Betow Kaea. -.Charlotte. Nov. 20. Davidson de feated Clemson here this afternoon, 21 1 to fl Both teams were handicapped by J soggy, .field sj4 IjatermiUent sain wniCA coming -irom tne noruicasi, chilled: both players and f spectators. Douglas Elliott tackle for the David- ouiaus, had his leg broken below the knee; In tbe second period. - Banks, halfback tor Clemson, .on the klckoff, received the ball inside his own 15-yard line land raced to the fourthyard line of his opponents. In four plays the pigskin was shoved over for,a touch' J More Texas Saloons Closed, . Waoq. Texas, Nov, r 80, McLellan Count, with a popnlstlon of 80,000, and which Includes the city of Waco, gets on 'the water wagon at midnight tonight Tha changing from "wet" to "dry" is the result -of the prohibition victory In the local option election held Isnt month. More than 100 saloons aud otltr retail and wholesale lltiuor estab. llsLioents X$99 If fQm4 CKt ft tODiSCUSS PEACE If Russian Envoys With Full Powers Are Sent to Ber- ; lin, Says GermanTmperial f Chancellor Hertling. h"" RUSSIAN CONDITIONS REMAIN UNSETTLED Much Discussion Provoked ;By. Publication; of jLetter 'of Marquis of Lansdbwne -Asking Revision of Aims. American engineers played a large part in the preparations leading up to the success of the British blow towards' Cambral last week. K.-. . -. Tos-ti Ascetics nlroops to take part In the operation .oa the British front, a delayed Associated, Press dis patch says, have been, building a rail road in, the Homme district for nearly four months and for a long time had been working In range of the German artillery. : Mot content with building and ran. olng the vital communications Une the American engineers entered tha firing liiwa tt (WiAnT Rvn v - - vmihIimI - hi action aa volunteer stretcher bearers;' Germany' to ready to discuss peaee with Russia If the envoy with full powers are sent to Berlin, ' Count Hart- ling, new Imperial Chancellor, declared ' yesterday before the .Reichstag. He expressed the wish that the present efforts of the Bolshevik! Would bring peace. In view of the military situa tion the Chancellor said that the ar mies of the Central power have been generally successful and 'that the sub marine warfare was a success, and that the Allies were unable to make pro- gross against it , 1 ' y v The Chancellor: declared that the Central powers stood by their' answers to the peace note of the Pope. He said that the Central powers were not re sponsible for the prolongation of the war and held, oat as a warning to others . Vthe glorious advance into Italy." ' Apparently the . Chafleellor did not state the German peace terms specifically nor did he men t lost , th Itetehxtag resolution In favor of peace without annexation' and indemnity; The reply waa sent yesterday and If as follows:.' ...... :.v ----v'- ; "The guiding principles announced hv tbe Rnsslau 'government for nego tiation - for an armistice and peace treaty, counter proposals to which) are awaited bv the Russian government are In the oyimo" of the Austrian Hungry basis for entering upon , these negotia ting" Conditions In Russia .apparently re main unsettled. . It Is -reported that the .Leulne government has given way to a -social Coalition cabinet in which the Bolshevik! is represented. On tbe various warf routs there has been little change. The British are pushing to wards Cambral aud have made slight advance west of the Bourlon Wood. Heavy, artillery action continues in the Yores sector. No infantry action of importance Is reported from the Italian front but the opposing cannon's are very busy. ; Berlin reports the repulse of Italy against the position test of tbe Brenta and west of the flare. Much discussion has been provoked in England by ' the publlshug of a letter from tbe Marquis of Landsdowne a veteran political leader. ; He pleads for a revision of tbe war alma or the Allies and an attempt to attain peace before the war leads to the ruin of tbe civilised, world. The letter-caused such a sensation that it is understood to be a subject of debate In the British House of Commons probably early next week.1 ' . . Anstro-Hungarv has officially - re plied- to the Bolsheviki vroDosals stating that it recognized them as of. fordinir a suitable basis for -entering on negotiations or an arnwtice and general peace.: and the Austro-Uun- gary government is ready to entet such negotiations. . ; Dispatches from the British Irout In France, reports au attack by the Germans in progress in the region ot Gonnelieu In tbe Cambral battle area. The point struck at lies at the southern base of the salient formed by Gen Bug's former advance. . " " .,- n The earlv advices did not describe whether the -attack was relatively un important counter? or more- ambitious atempt by .tbe .Germans to push In behind the British west of the Scheldt shd - to compel them, to abandon the hold they have gained. ea the east bank of that river- in- the Masnleres region which seriously- menaces the Cambral I from the south. . - ;-; REPORT FROM: BERLIK ' , SSBSSBSSSSMSSS - ..'-' t - li i Oarauna Ready -o -Enter Into Psacs : nf otUtiong -VlUi Thoaa of -no. per CrsxtontiAta.. " (By The Ammrlmtm Ptwss) Berlin. Nov. 29. via London. Nor. 30. (British admiralty via .wireless presb.j l The war situation u re- newed- betore'the itteicflfltag today by Count Oeora-e Herthmr tbe new im perial German Chancellor, tie decided that Qermanv was- ready tct enter with peace negotiation as' soon, as Russia sent representative havinsr full Dow ers to Berlin. : The chancellor eaid he hoped and wished that, the present efforts would take definite shape "and bring us peace."., . . ionr Euled in Explosion. f (Br The Asssetstsd ftass) Trenton. Ont.. Nov. 30. Four workmen were killed Mid two injur ed in an explosion in one of the build ings of the British Chemical Co.. her early 'today. The building m destroyed by fire whieh followed, : Britbli CMttsltioa, , Iondon. Nor, S0flr)llh fasunl. Hh rHoried during tbs numlli total I ' " J, fvlAri as full.iwsi OZUmn I ' I If , Iff V(tHtri4. 1 T '1 BliHI XCW TEST ASCENT - FOB EACH BOLDIES. Aar Iaieasivs Natlasi Wld. Tea Day T Cismilgm far This rarpias. New Tork. Nov. B0. An intansive nsttoa-wids tea-day campaign to ralat funds to supply every United Mutes soldier end sailor with a copy of the -New Tesunmnt. Is to be started to ssorrow, whan the American unite 8o ciety and its atSllated orraiiisatkwj wlU enlist toe aid of social, civte and religioas organlaationa. - "Help Put a Khskl Testament In tvery Kir la to be tha slogan for the campaign. -, "One of the good and most frequently recurring reports coming from the ranches la that the men are more and more turning to religion, and naturally to the Bibts for strength, support and spiritaal peace," saya the society In an noundng the campaign. "Recognising tha unlversatUlty of this seed, the American Bible Bodety has printed and sent out for distribu tion 700,000 New Testaments and por tions of tbs Scriptures since May 1, 1917. ' Dec. SI it will have printed t 000,000 volumes specially bound and suited for soldiers and sailors." , Tha society calls attention to the fact that many soldiers and sailors have k Immediate meana of securing the Bibles but asks that all help in furnishing every member with free eopie4 Army and Navy chaplains arc being supplied with copies to give to men who need them and are not equipped. f NO VOLUNTEERS " . AFTER DECEMBER 11 Prior to That Time Any Registered Casnarried Ilea May Enlist. After Dec 15th. 1917, no man woh registered June 5th, can volunteer to any. branch of the service, but prior to mac time any registered man be tween tbe ages of 18 and 85, unmar ried, who la otherwise qualified, mar enlist In tbe Marine Corps. The Marine Corps Is probablr the only military organisation in the world that takes all its commissioned offi cers from the ranks, no outside ap pointments, so tnere is no lack of op portunity for young men of character and ability to advance. The Marine Corps can hot promise en now enlisting that they will see active service In the trenches abroad, but the duties are equally Important and as an organisation, the aMrine Corps la in a class by itself. The Marine Corps is comtnr Into its own. keep your eye on the Marines, they carry a' punch. - STAMP TAX GOES BACK j INTO EFFECT DECEMBER L Realty Transfers Witt Cost 50 Cents fan Each S5M sf the Price sr Frae ttah fhtvtef, as Under Old Law. Beginning with December 1. the stamp -aa will go back Into full force and effect -j-- . . v V" ' The same price stamp will adorn tbe realty deeds aa teforeV AU deeds mad tor a CsnsttletaUuu Has ttmtrtloa Fwlllbe exempted but from 1100 to SOW the cost will be 50 cents snd for each; f 500. thereafter, of f ractiou of ooo, in the event it isu't even money, will call for an additional 50 cents in ternal revenue MtamM. . Notes call for stamps; too as Well as many other pa pers' wun wnicn tne registrar at the courthouse Is less concerned. The stamps will be sold by the stamn ciers. at tne postomce Duiiatng. Navy Wants M.000 Mm by February- Thenavy department has Issued a new, call for 20.000. men to enlist by rebruary Tl. Instructions to this ef fect were received at the local navy re cruiting omce yesterday. The south ern division is expected to furnish i 000 of this number. . , Wbile enlistments are beginning to spur toward a record, nevertheless at each station officers In charge con tinue to emphasise the necessity for early application by those wishing to volunteer before December 15, in order that, they may be enabled to handle all applications. ,. .. Fleur Packages Regulated. Washington, D. C, Nov. 30. Tomor row is tbe day lixed by tbe Food Ad ministration for putting into effect Its new regulations as regards the size of flour packages. Henceforth white flour for bread or pastry Is not to be sold in smaller packages than one eighth of a barret A barrel of flour contains 100- pounds and pursuant to ine new. uruer uie sues ot pace ages nt i i-K.i. .k - v.", ..,.1 ,.. k .i nJt.i. ..... .1.. will be. uo more Ave an dten-pound packags of flour and that tbe smaller pacKage-svui oe z i-z pounus. ' AU Stamp Taxes to Take Effect. Washington, D. C Nov. 80. In ac cordance with 'the decision 'Of "the In ternal Revenue Department all stamp taxes; embraced In tbe new war tax i m rA. . n lAifi i -mw wa uviuucr a. ivii. urv iu utjuuiuej effective tomorrow. This wlU put the new war tax law Into comDleh oners-1 aon, except for increaaed , rates - on second class malls, which are to be came effective on July 1 next ' 4 The President's Wife1 Gets $12.0 a Year As Her "Pia Money" Philadelphia; .November 28. Twelve tnouaana aoiiars a year "pin money for the ' wife of tbe President of the United States or "the first lady of the land," Is provided life a fund from the estate of Henry Or Freeman, - Jr., a wealthy lawyer,' who died here recent ly. ; The estate Is valued at 12,000,000 and upward. " k V . i 1 1 i .a jt in i ; Ttss flTMirlit ItrnlcMt. Dallas, Texaa, November 28.--The drought In a half' dosen west Texas counties wis at least partially re lieved last night by the first rainfall of any consequence ..since last May ar eordlag to reports received here today. In many sections it was the first pre cipitation in sixteen months. , k : , .. I nil . Mr apd Mrs. J. D. H. Isenhour en tertained the following friends at a Thanksgiving . snpper last evening sr . . S" fns IB! I Jk mM V W taw. Messrs.- Jno. R, Todd and J. J. Fag- arty. of Chisago, - Mr, Bdward Bur roughs, of New York, snd Mr.-,M. F- rough of New, Vork. Dr. J. A.. Pat torsos, Mr, tVIIHshs find H, Y. llifrHNv: " . ? M. B..T, Lrrt'Sidl f rrtiffwrt fain i M fa r)'-n3r f i, i A. M. E. ZI0N C0NTERENCK. Kighih hmm Bsmlsa Hera-fwalsWw Over by Bisks) rrisrkwnJl. ' Reported for Tbe Tribaae. - , -1 The eighth sesstoa of tbe W. C. N. C CoaferaMC of tbe A M. E. Zloa eaanertloa met In the Zlua Hill A. M. R. Zloa Cburrh Wednesday, with Rt Rev. O. L. Black well. D. D, IX.D, of the fifth Episcopal District presid ing. .'- Af 11:.10 Bishop Black well sound ed tbe ravel, calling the bouse to or der. After a few preliminary re marks, be said : By power Invested in me as Bishop of tbe Fifth Episcopal District I now declare that tbe hour has arrived upon which we shall pro ceed to open the eighth session of the W. C. N. C. Conference. Organ ItsIsm Rev E. B. Watson, A. B- secretary. Rev. C W. Carver, A. B- assistant secretary. Rev. U O. Grady, reporter to the Star of Zlon. Rev. W. H. Howard, A. B, reporter to the Western Star of Zlon. Rev. J. W. Morgan, reporter to the Dally Tribune. After the organisation. Bishop Blackwell, supported by his- staff of presiding elders, namely: Dr. R. A. Simmons, l E of Greensboro dis trict ; Rev. J. 8. Bennett P. K.. of Wadesboro district; Dr. T. H. Steph enson, P. E., Concord district and a number of other prominent divines. - The first hymn wss lined by Rev. R. A. Simmons, D. D No. 14, "Lift Up Yonr Heans," etc Prayer was of fered by Rev. J. 8. Bennett P. K, of Wadesboro district. Sermon by Rev. B. W. Turner. Rev. Turner preached a soul-stirring ser mon. After the preaching the Holy Sacrament waa administered by the Bishop and presiding elders. Eight one partook of the holy elements. A hand shaking and a dime collection followed, after which the routine bus iness was token up by the presiding bishop. , Bishop G.-W. Clinton, of the second Episcopal district having arrived at this Juncture, he was Introduced and assisted the presiding bishop during the afternoon session. On Wednesday night the 20th. the conference hall was crowded. Bishop Blackwell, not feeling well, stayed In. Bishop Clinton opened the night ser vice. Rev. C W. Carver, A. B preach ed the annual sermon, followed by welcome addresses from the churches of the city, Sunday schools, mayor of the city, etc - Indications points to one of the greatest . conferences ever . witnessed in the W. C. N. C Conference. Thurs day Is to be the day of thanksgiving. The sermon at 12 o'clock will . lie preached by Rev. W. W. Blair. The entire day, will be used for the Mas ter. - REV. J. W. MORGAN. THE DE SAl'LLES TRIAL Experts Testify That Mr, DeSauUes Was Not Mentally Sound. Mlneola, N. Y. Nov. 30. Mrs. Blanca V Haulles Was, not. mentally sound TV aw not know- the "nature or quality oL the act" and did not know "that It was j wrong" when she shot her -for mer husband John L. DeSauUes at her Long Island home, according to ex- perts Who testified today in her behalf. This opinion was given in response to a 15,000 word 'hypothetical ques tion put by attorneys for the defense. It in brief summed up the evidence given during the trial by witnesses of the defendant. No brain storm pressure, resulting from a skull fracture received In child- hood aiHkhypotuesis was ascribed to Mrs. de Haulles s alleged lack or ac countability. It was during the "blank stage" that the defendant claimed she flred the revolver shot that killed' her former husband. ELKS' LODGE OF SORROW Annual Memorial Service to Bo Hold ' Sunday Afternoon. The annual service in memory of departed Elks of Concord Lodge No, 6o7iWill be held next Sunday after noon at the Central School building at 4 o'clock. Music will be furnished an usual under the direction of Miss Mary. Lewis Harris, with the follow. ina quartette of singers : Mrs. J. is. Wohible, Mrs. J. Gales Piekard and Messrs. J. Lloyd ' McKay and Ed. Sherrill. The address, wit! be deliv ered bv Hon. A: L. Brooks, of Greens boro, who has a wide -reputation as a sueaker. ' Only one member has died during . . , , v-t. c. the year, Mr. A. Jones Yorke. seven- lean- members have passed away nce the lodse was formed. There are 231 members of this lodge at present OFFICIAL REPLY SENT Anstro-Hnngariani Will Enter Nego tiations for General Peace Treaty, . (Br Tfcs Asssrlsted Press) Amsterdam. Nov. 30. The Austro. riuimria -cavern men i accural nsr ui i 7 r - ,r . . .'PatcB v lenna nas seuv an o-.- to the Russian govern ment to enter into negotiations for nn -armistice and. a general fieaee treaty. Austria's Decision as Viewed in Wash- -. Ington. . '. Washlnaton. Nov. 30. Austria's de cision to line up with Germany in op- peace negotiations with tne Russian. Bolsheviki, my possime nave some ei fect on the administration's disinclin ation toward a declaration of war on the dual monarchy, but the general lmnresslon in official circles here is that it will not bring about airy tangi ble developments for the present at least. i-;--'':..;:-.;;..;';'.'-,:!','.-.;-..;---- Administration Senators have found on conferring with executive branch of the government that there is no dis position to ask ton (tress to make an other war declaration at mis i me. They found. that the hope of breaking up the Central Powers alliance bad not been entirety abandoned.' -. - Btockyard ' figures gathered by the Food Administration show that 73.3 per cent of the calves slaughtered at nine larm narklnr noinr .in this : nntry during the first nine months of I . this year were males.' Service Is the thought that rules at the store of the Browns-Cannon CM. The season's pon-sst for hlMI grp At this stor, ' , '..- "hwtih fsjf i vt "I tvi tnpt f -! fifw 4.aJ vr,-( fiu: i;i Announcement is Allowed to Be Made That National Guardsmen From Every State Have Arrived There.; IDENTITY OF TROOPS IS NOT DISCLOSED Guardsmen Have . Been Ar riving ,Within the Ameri can Zone for Many Weeks. , All in Good Health. With tbe American Army la France, ThumUy, Nov. 29. (By the Aasocia- - ted Itess.) ' National guardsmen ; from every state In the Union arrived ' In Krance It ta today permitted to oe . announced. They are among the troops now training or lately arrived. While it is not permitted to ais- - close tbe identity of the units It may- -be said all those who sailed from the United States arrived safely and are already In training in the sound of the guns on the battle front Tbe guardsmen nave oeen arriving .-. for many weeks. Scattered somewhat . . ., but aa far ah poss.ble the units from states are kept close together. , Tbe guardsmen are all in ' good health. - ' First Ofldal Notice. - - Washincton. Nov. 80. Announce ment of the arrival In France of tbe . first National Guard unit gave tbe first official notice that au extensive troop movement has been accomplished de spite hostile submarines, shortage of troop and supply ships ana otner oo stacles, but without the loss of a man. Thousands of men have been moved . to the seaboard from all parts of the country loaded on trains and safely landed in France without any general knowledge of the facts having been disclosed to the country at large. DR. L. J. SMITH HEALTH - OFFICER OF ROWAN. 1 School Inspect km and Medical Treat ment First Worlo . Dr. L. J. Smith ot Burlington has been appointed health officer of Rowan , County under the three-year plan of county health work Adopted this year ; ' by the State Board ot ueaitn ana ne -International Health Board. Dr. Smith . will begin work iu Rowan, January 1, J818. . .Medical school Inspaetlon whlcn- - wttt tnelutte;; the -rreatmeut oi entiassR A tor the various 'defects they are found . to have will be fhe -first unit of, health , work Dr. Smith will' take up in his Held. ..:'.-. o'V .':;:- ".;;.,:V' i Rswan 'was not oue of tbe original thirty-four comities to get medical . school inspection under the State law this year. By its being accepted-as ( one of the ten counties to get county health work. It is admitted as tbe thirty-fifth county to get medical school Inspection. The other eight counties : accepted for county bealatan work are , Nash, Wilson, Lenoir, Northampton, . Pitt Davidson, Roberson and Forsyth. ' ' aBwSaSBwww BSBSwSBaB-BBBBaBSS-awBBSS- t THE COTTON MARKET : Heavy Realising and the Market SeM . Kasea wn. .. - r - . i (By The Assselated Press) ' f ? ' ' New York. Nov. 30. A renewal of -. peace negotiations to stem buying In b tbe cotton market early today. The s opening was Arm to an advance of 27.38 in response to the firmness of Liverpool over the local holiday; and buying of houses with LHerpool con nection. There was neatvy realising at the higher prices enr the market soon eased off several ptrtrwa. r- Cotton futures opened aWsa: Jweir- her, 30.40; January, 1 2W: March, i 20.15 ;. May, 28.00 ; July, 28.73. SWEDEN READY TO ASSUME ' . ROLE OF MEDIATOR According to Copenhagea Dispatch to . . LondW-Reqoested by Trstxky. - Ixmdon, Nov. 29. A Copenhagen , dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph . . company says that the Bwedlsh lega Htm at Petrograd has agreed, at 1pou ' Trotsky's reqtiest, to act as mediator - between Russia and Germany and ha , ' lmail ont n the Berlin foretan of- ' 'flee a note proffering a truce and peace',: negotiations. - ' ''-. -. ' ' Death of WUUam E. Oiandler., , , ''. (B Thm Asss slated rraas .. :.; ' Concord, N. H Nov." 30.-Willism C Katon (jnanater, woo as secreury m r the Navy in. President Arthur's cab-, inet was largely responsible for. thew . modern United States .navy, died at h,s home here today. , . , , . . , V" At The Theatres. . Franklin Farnum aul Iah BalrO at The New Pastime today in "The Dev.. r U's Payday.",, TWs is a Bluebird . masterpiece. ". ' ' i - Violet-McMillan tn "The Olrl Who Won Out" at-The Theatorlum today.-: ' ' t AT THE " - THEATOIUUr.l TODAY". The Girl Who Won Out i - ' . Starring Violet i:ic!.::::a The Well Known Vau!evU Ctar It's the Butterfly feature for ti ls week, anf Is a very pretty pic ture, showing Ihe devotion of s' III tie yirl in her ruiil : f, , V'H I"" li t" I " r v i f "wy, as I v ! t .. it I I I 4 .k.Jf I -'.'.- r, - .
The Concord Daily Tribune (Concord, N.C.)
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