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TO DAY'S NLV3 .J02.VJ aJLT-'IMBUNE LIU. lie VOLUME XVIII. CONCORD, N.C SATURDAY-DECEMBER 1, 1017. Price Five Cents. 1 NO. 67. fi:::::c!.t dl?ii::3s of otc:; r.c.:;s -h BROUGHT OUT l!I COURT THIS CORuuG .IHIITMCKS f Mm RECORDSOPEU TO. HRS. AKHAL ROBKiSQ'L TOTJIER OF THE LATE MRS.HAUDE KING. GIVES TESTli.'OHY II. COURT EST BRITISH T0LL0Fl2ViTi:iS ;t associated pares ::patqizj B Witnesses Told of Bank Ac counts Cirrled At Their . Institutions And of Secu rities Which Were Sold. " WILLIAM J. BURNS ; . 1 TO AID MEANS He Arrived This . Morning . And Has Been Consulted by Defendant at all Stages of Today's Session. 3l JK 3t 3Gt )K IK ' WM- J. BURNS HERE. c , . jk f William J. Burns, bead of the Burns National Detective Agency, of New York, and by K whom Oaiiton B. Means was aM to have been employed at )K the time be met Mrs. Mamie A. King, arriTetl in Concord this morning, and has been slttinc beside defendant all through the morning aession of : court. The prisoner at almost every i5 step of the proceedings was In consultation with, this newest -JK addition to the defense. . X . m W. u u u yfc .u MS W Jw 1H rA Cabarrus County Court resumed Its Bitting tnis morning at u :au o'clock on the final- day's session of this week. Up to this time the State had not yet completed - hearing direct evidence : against Canton B. Means. Attorneys for the defense, when asked today as to the time they would consume in hearing testimony for the defense, stated that it would take about the - same length of time as-th State has taken. ' , - - ; The court, room this morning wss -' not filled to capacity, but the seats were soon taken by the hearers who continued to come In. v ; .,; Edwin V. Ma. ' Edwin F. Hack, of Chicago, vie president of the Central (Trust Com pany, of Illinois, was the first witness called this morning by the State. He stated that he was introduced to the defendant by Mr. Kohuvof the Safety Deposit Bank, of Chicago, (hi Decem ber 1.1, 11116. according to the witness, Means came to the Central Trust Com pany and negotiated a loan for $30, (KM, giving for security a number of ;' bonds amounting to $-18,000. -The note was then read tMhe court; in one place in the note' was a clause saying that the securities were owned by the-undersigned.!' V The hank, on- re-1 - ceivlug the note properly, gave to Means a check fiir1 !041.6T. Wh ch was the amount of, the note, leas dis count. This check was endorsed u. B. Means," and deposited in the Illi nois Trust ana Savings Bank, of Chl- The note, due in nix montna, reu dne on June 13, 1917. On that day Means called at the bank and asked to be allowed to renew the note, say- lag that If he had to pay the note he would be forced to aeU some United States Steel stock he was parrying. He : asked the witness if tt would be - factory for h m to pay $10,000 of the note the next day, and the balance in twenty or thirty days. : He was told this would be -satisfactory. The fol lowing day Meant., returned to the bank and stated that he had decided not to pay the $10,000 on that day, but desired tbe bank. Instead, to sell the securities to the note, pay .the" note and pay the proceeds to him. He sign- . ed a paper at that time, ordering the securities sold, which was done by the bank through ,its -brokers. These securities were Bold In blocks until enough had been received to pay the note, and a balance of the proceeds, amounting to $367.62 was turned over to Moans in the form or. a caamers check, dated July 3. This check, with three others, the total amount of the checks being $3,726.37, was deposited In the Central Trust Company on July 12tb. The three other checks deposit - ed at that time were drawn on the Central Trust Company, and tbe wit ness testified they were In payment of tbe proceeds .from the sale of tbe re maining securities at the bank, which . tbe bank had sold, in pursuance to the order of Means. v. -The pass book Issued to Means by the bank was exhibited; as well as tbe checks, five in nnmber, drawn by Means against ' this account. These cheeks were as. follows: ' ' No. 1, dated July 10, 1917, to the Central Trust Company. $1,000 for a New fork draft in favor- of Afton, Means, No. 2, dated July lO, 1917, m favor of O. B. Means, $1,500.- No. 8. dated July 21, 1917, In favor of Blng A Blng, landlord of The New .. York apartment of Means and Mrs. King, $325.00. ' . . No. 4, dated Angunt 5, 1917, favor of Dr. N. D. EweU, $550.54. -j; No. 6, dated August 25, 1917, favor ' Edwin O. Woods, $71.35. , These checks' left a -balance to the 'J. credit of Means amounting to $1,303.79. On -cross examination 'Mr. Cansler axked the witnexa who was the. first person that broaiht'up the Means mat ter with him. -Witness replied that.lt ' was Mr. Miller, of the Northern Trust Company. Mr. Ambrose, federal agent, was ttie next person, who approached the witness. Asked who waa paying his expenses here, witness replied that his bank was -doing so. He did not know whether or not his bankwoyld ue rcimourseo. ' Hugh M. Carre tson. Hugh M. Oarretsnn. assistant cash ier of the Illlno's Trnsk and Savings Bank testified that he '" met O. Ti. Means on December 28, 1018. Means at that time came to his desk and ap- - piled for a loan on some securities. He wnn a denonitor In the bank at that time, and bis .pass book was presented to the court. A loan of $15,000 was niixle to hint . Means giving bis note . srid a niimlicr of bonds, and receiving from the bank a cheek for f prmw afl-r bi'lng (ii-ni!n-il, - "lit of the i he k ! ' I ' - ' by a new note falling due oa Septem ber 24,1017. The collateral was In bonds, face value amoontlng to (30, 000. When this renewal note fen due, Means was notified, but the note wss at paid, and the bank was forved to sell the securities.' This waa dona on November 1, and from toe sale waa realised the sum of f IS tttLM leaving the bank loser. ' The deposit slips presented by Means at tbe bank were presented. ' They showed tbe account - waa opened on December 13, 1918 with a deposit of J29.241.C7, a cashier's check from the Central Trust Company. On December 21, was a deposit for $853.87 en tbe 20th was the check for $14,82, pro ceeds from the note at' this bank. On January 0, 1917 there waa a deptnit of $21103.06, of which $24,063 wss a cbeik from the Kti g Farnum Co, in ramr of W. B. latterson and eul-r-sed by PattersoM and O. H. Meina. De posit of $18.43 mts made on Jiuunry 18th mtl one cu J miliary 17 for 15,. 7iU.M, ut which fX.,UiU was a cash ier's i heck from lite Merchant , Loan and T-ost Company in favor o' Mrs. Msode A. Klnt- and endorsed hy her and U. B. Means. These deposits made a total of $106,682.14. . - The checks against ' this . account ere produced and read to the court Besides a number of checks dated De cember 18th In favor, of members oi Oj family and relatives, the depositor had made out two checks on December 22nd in favor of Mrs. Mary O. Melvln for $15400 each, both or which were endorsed by Mrs. Melvln and by a brokerage firm. The most Interesting fact brought out by these checks was the large amount of money furnished by Means to W. R. Patterson. There was one check for $1,000, two checks for $2,000 and ten checks for $5,000 each, making a total of $55,000. All these checks, with the exception of one for $5,000, were endorsed by W. R. Patterson, and deposited by the King Fa mum Company. The other check for $5,000 was eudorsed by XV. B, Patter son and deposited by Mlnoprio and Company, brokers of Chicago. A check on Febuary 1 for $34,638.22, was drawn by Means in his own favor and was cashed by the bank. The witness on . cross-examination said he had been with the bank since June 1, 1001. When the note became due September 22, 1017 he said, ha knew from the newspapers that Means waa in Jail In Concord. The securities were sold on November 1, 1917, while Means was still In JalL At that sale the securities were bid Jtuby tbe-Ull- bols'Trust and Saving Bank, which bought them for the amount still due on the note. The sale took place In tbe bank building. Witness said he was first approached by Mr, Qooper. cashier of that bank,! and that it was Mr, Cooper -who instructed - him ; to come .to Concord to testify. - John R. Todd of the Mlnourlo Com pany, Chicago, was the next State's witness. . lie met Means' in January, 1017, -and was asked by Means for statistics on 'cotton. These were got ten up and mailed to Means at the Chicago Beach Hotel. .-Means intro- " ,7i r. J L V " King, Farirtnr Co, and wtorawtM "lols Trust t3o:fc "f" ld he hd 6-0l? ?lea lth King. Farnum A Co., brokers, He came to their office several times tar phoned In an ' "rter-buytag l.JZ'f'Til .7. vlng check of B. n f aver of W. B. Patterson, check being No. 38. Means told the witness that he knew what would be in the German Chancellor's speech to the relchstag and showed a little book In which he said were a number of private tele phone numbers, one of which was that of Captain Karl Boy-Ed. He said he was connected with the German gov ernment as commercial secret agent, and he was to forward fabrics from this country to Germany, and the Ger man mills would make them better and cheaper. 1 On February 1, the market went down. The account was .closed out at a loss of $6,800 ' Means said he would settle this up. The total loss on tbe transaction was $11,800, less the margin of $5,000. The account was opened in the name of Means and later changed to W. K. Patterson. Means said the change would have to be made for business reasons, On cross examination Mr. Todd said that the , demands for the $6300 to cover the shortage In tbe account had been mailed to W, R. Patterson and not to Means, and that the account! had been left In the name of Means for only a short time. Tbe check for $5,000 covering the margin on the account of W-. B. Patterson was pre sented by him. and Means was in company with- him. Means, In - tbe recollection of the witness, first made the check payable to Mlnoprio tt Co., but destroyed that one' and gave, in stead the check presented In evidence. The witness said he was served first with a supoena from the district at torney of Chicago ( and' later with a subpoena .from North Carolum-..-At tne latter time air. Amoroso was ac companied the officer. ' Edwin L. Roach. Edwin L. Boach, margin man of the King, Farnnm A Co.. brokers, of Chi cago, testified that In December, 1916; he had seen Means In, their Chicago of fice and had talked with him ana w. U. Patterson In a general way.. His company had had transactions' with W K. Patterson, Means being witn the latter at the time. A check for $24,063, dated January 9, made by tbe King, Farnum Company In favor oi W. K. Patterson, ana endorsed ny rat- tenon to Means, was handed the wit ness, who identified It - as the check paid Patterson Inclosing bis account' to that date. It represented the orig inal margin, ef $14,000 deposited, and a orollt of S10 050. - Toe witness went Hied the Checks amounting w i,uuu Which had been deposited as margin They were made by G. B. Meana in favor or w.' K. Patterson wo oi them for $2,000 each, and two for $5.- 000 each They had been properly en dorsed hy Patterson and accepted by the company, On January 10th, the day following this transaction, the account was re- otiened . with the purchase of "4,000 ,.,'i-a of July ootlon and 1,000 bales of ,v y roltoti. and m the Ifth 10 N' Making Strong Efforts to , Wipe Out the Salients the British Drove Through the Hindenburg Line. REPULSED WITH ; HEAVY LOSSES Violent Fighting on North ern Italian Front, has Stop Stopped for the Moment. Austro-Germans Active. - By The asssHslsa The Germans are nii ' strong efforts to wipe ant the salients which the British drove through tbe Hinden burg line toward CambraL Violent at attempts have been hurled ga his the unusn line au around the Halienu from Moeuvres to Qonnellen a front of about 18 miles, but except near Oou nelien the Germane were repulsed with heavy losses. Crown Prince Bupprecht evidently proposed to make amends for his defeat by crushing the new salient with at tacks all along the front and with especially strong efforts at the North ern and Southern ends and with the apparent plan of driving North and South cutting off the British East of a line from Moeuvres to Gonnelleu. On the North front and West of Cam- oral tbe Gorman attack was crushed by artillery and machine gun fire and heavy loss inflicted. A stroke on the southern front bro'ught evident gains, the British be ing driven back to Vacquerie and to Oouaeacurt about one and three fourth miles northwest and southwest of Gonnelleu respectively. In a counter attack the British re- gained Gouzecourt and drove the enemy from the rige East of Gouseconrt. At other paints, . Masnlesres and Vlllerw Gulslaln. the- strong German attack made no impression on the British- de fenses. There has been little except artillery on other fronts. , Violent fighting on the Northern Italian front has stopped for the moment - --i The Austro-Germans are : reported active behind the lines and are said to be building defences on tb eastern bank of the Tagliamento river 28- miles east of the Piave. The allied supreme war council began its sittings today at Versailles. , Spokesmen for the British govern ments deny that a letter.'" written by the Marquis of tansdqwnne expresses the views .of jmiliiwf berit- L vm caniner. iora. . ununtown says that the letter was entirely' his 'own. '. An electhm in Petrograd of dele gates . to 4he constitutional assembly resulted in favor of the Bolahevikl who mined more seats than the constitu tional lemocrats. Siberia is reported to be about to declare tta Independence. Ne Guns Captured Rv Germans, Say . :!-.-'.": the Hrltisli. (By The Asssctatcd Prtii) British Headquarters in - France. Dec. 1. -In their operation in the Cam bral "region yesterday, the Germans began a turning movement, but the British were able to pull back most of their troops and guns at the first at tack.' and saved them - from being caught -; '' . tta far as could be ascertained -this morning no British guns, were captured by the Germans. v , - Tbe German casualties yesterday were exceedingly large. The British probably lost a considerable number of There is no concealing the fact that the enemy gave the British uncomfor table hour or two yesterday, but the situation this morning Is not one to cause particular uneasiness. ' - Some scattered British In the front line may have fallen Into tbe hands of the Germans, but most ofthe troops are reported to have been withdrawn safely. Some ground has been lost, but unless unforseen events arise, thq German plana have been frustrated with the infliction of aerldus losses to them. j- - Fighting la still proceeding today; The British are continuing counterat tacks. - - .' : : : Gennam Claim to Have Made Big Haul ; (Br The fiHim rtw) Berlin, via London, Dec. 1. The Germans yesterday captured 4,000 Brit ish soldiers and several batteries m the Cambria region, the war office an nounces today. Ingratitude Is a kind of weakness. I have never known clever men to ne un grateful. Goethe. -. waa carried Ja tli&.ninftafr W- B. -Patterson and the margins amounted to $35 000, This was furnished In the form of seven cnecxa wnicn tne wit ness Identified. 1 They were each for $5,000, made out by Means to Patter son, as in tbe former instance. - - .On February t.tbe market suffered an extreme Drear oi szo per nate, ana tbe account of Patterson. was closed out at ajtet loss of approximately $35, 000. . The actual value of the cotton in volved, at tbe time or purchase, was approximately 1250.000. - - The cross-examination' Inquired Into the duties of the witness at bis work with King, Farnum and Co. He ' also asked why be was In court here and. who was paying hla expenses. The witness stated tbey were being paid by his company. When asked if be had been approached by Mr. Ambrose) the witness replied. that he bad. At the conclusion of thla testimony Mr. A. B. Melville, who bad testified on Thursday, was allowed to make statement to the court. He had left for his home In Chicago, but turned hark at Harrlsbnrg, Pa.,when he re called a point that he bad possibly not made clear to the court. It re ferred to copies of papers Identified by Mr, Melville, Thursday. The court at the conclusion of the statement, thank' 1 the wllnei ror hln, J iiiim1" ami This Number vrtt Six , Less Than In 1016 and 'Four ! Less TharfTwo Years Ago. 15 Deaths In 1914. - 4 ALL VICTIMS HAD " : littleVituining Not ' a - Fatality or Even. Se- . rious Injury Occurred in dames Conducted By Ex- pert Directors. ( , " ; (IrntlaMtaMhw) ; Chicago, Dec.1 L Fostball exacted a' toll of twelve victims during 1917.' which ended wlththe- Thanksgiving games, according to. reports to The' Ajssoclated. , today, ' The number was six less- than ln'1916; four leas than two years ago... Ia 1914 fifteen deaths occurred. ' The defenders of . the popular col lege sport pointed to tbe fact that not a fatality nor even a serious injury occurred in the big universities and colleges, where the game la conducted under expert physical directors. . AU of the victims, with one excep tion, are either high school, or players with little ojr no training, participat ing In - semi-professional games. The majority of the' cases show that the players entered the gam 'without the proper knowledge of it and without proper physical condition for so rough a sport '- - . i - ' .-.-.. DOCUMENTARY TAXES : 00 INTO ETfECT TODAY. Varieus Papers to Whack Wax Stamp : Mmt Be Aftxed. ?, r Washington, Dec. lv Documentary stamp taxes of the war -tax bill go into effect today. Bevenu , stamps ntust be affixed to bonds of Indemnity or In debtedness, capital stock Issues, .'stock transfers, produce sales on exchanges. drafts, promissory notes, eon veyanoes and deeds, customs bouse entries, steamship tickets, proxies, assignments of power of attorney, pi lng cards and parcel post packages. None are re- quired on checks. All stamps an by ' postofBces except those for transfers and produce sales are distributed through collectors.: Millions of dollars in receipts are expected to reach the treasury from this course. . The taxeh are similar to those im posed during the BpanltU war and by revenue act t 1UM. capital stock ,trM-irers, Rom which the government expects to derive a latgo revenue, and which wilt lau heavilj on stock exchanges, the tax Is two cents for each $100 or fraction of the face value. "' 8 tamps are to be affixv ed to the stock -books, not to tbe certi ficate of sale or exclmiige. . . ;.- -j For produce sales on exchanges the tax Is 2 cents for $100 the value of the merchandise covered by the agreement and stamps are to be affixed to the memorandum or bill of sale. The law covers transferred or scratch sales and sales for future delivery. : Bonds, of Indebtedness are taxed 0 cents for each 100 of face value or fraction and renewals are taxed as new issues. - Indemnity and surety bonds are sub ject to a tax of 50 cents, or one per cent of the premium charged for the execution of the bond. Bonds or policies of reinsurance are exempt A tax of o cents is levied on eacn original Issue of certificates of stock, either on organization or reorganisa tion, of face value of $100 or fraction. To meet the practice in some states of issuing stock without face value, it is specified that the tax shall be laid on the actual value If there is no face value; For drafts or checks payable other than at 'sight or on demand, and for promissory notes and their renewal, the tax Is 2 cents for each $100 or frac tion. This levy will lay a burden parti cularly onihe banking business. Ordi nary bank checks are not taxable. Realty conveyance and ' deeds are taxed 50 cents where tbe value of the interest conveyed between - $100 and $500, and SO. cents for each additional $500 or -fraction. Reduction may be made of only a lien ' or encumbrance remaining on the property at the time of sale.. : -t Before any parcel post package may be accepted by a postoffice it must bear, in addition to the regular postage, re venue stamps amounting to one cent for each 25 cents postage or fraction. The entry of goods at a customs house for consumption or warehousing Is taxable 25 cents wne ntbe value is not more than $100., 00 cents when the value Is between $100 and $500, and $1 when .the value exceeds $000. , ' Passage tickets to trans-Atlantic South America, or other ports not In the United States, Canada -or Mexico are taxed according to a sliding seale running from $1 on tickets costing be tween $10 an $30, to to for tickets costing more than $60. Proxies for voting at any meeting, except of religious, charitable, frater nal, euucaaonai or literary organisa tions, must bear 10 cent revenue stamps. For a power of attorney the tax la 25 cents. In addition to the old tax of 3 cents on playing cards, new levy of 5 cents a pack la Imposed, Christmas Packages for Soldiers , Should be Sent Bt Ones. (Br The Associate Press) Norfolk. Deo. lNchrtstmas packages for soldiers In tbe training camps in the southeaster states should be sent at once to make certain they, will reach their destination in time, W. J. Har riman. chairman of the sdntheastorn department of the Railway (War Board announced today. , ' It the meeting of the Teachers' As sentttly just closed in Charlotte, Prof. A. 8, Wrhb, supwn lenient of the con cord Publlo School, waa elected a monv b.-r of the executive committee of the 8tl tiothrrtC Aws'mltly, Tp tm of oi!h l twpntmr,. , Provost Marshal Crowder Announces All Records of District and Exemption Boards Open to the Public. NO INCLINATION TO CAUSE INJUSTICE Only Exceptions Are the An- . swers to Questions of Men tal and Physical Condi tions and as to Dependent. j - (Br The ,1 ttla FT) ' , Washington. Dee. Is Provost nw eral.Crowder announced today that all records kept by local and district boards.' Adjutant General and other person in connection with registra tion, examination, selection and mob miation or registrants under the se lective draft will be onen to- thn public for inspection during the usual business hours except answers to questions as to physical and mental conditions and dependents. ' ' General Crowder said official had no inclination to cause injustice or embarrassment to registrants. The' rules and regulations -make it 1 misde meanor to divulge the physical con ditions or deoednents of a registrant to persons other than those directly, connected with the . administration of law and lone years imprisonment will be imposed for the violation. SHOULD CONFINE . ' ITSELF TO THE WAB. President Wilson Says Congress Should - Vigorously Prosecute War. TtBy Tfce J state Pr .) Washington, Dec. 1. President Wil son believes congress should confine almost entirely to the coming session of the legislature to a vigorious pro secution of the war. He is expected to tell Congress so in his opening ad dress. Which will be delivered in the Hall' of tbe House at 120 o'clok Tuesday. - All arrangements were made today -at the White House with Speaker Chirk and- Vice President Marshall for a joint session The president continued at work on his address today, transcribing notes Into finished form, but his address will be kept open until the last minute. i Cosnparatlvely ' quiet Prices 2 to 19 --fNHfflgher.T''" , i Br The Associate Pises) , ' New York, . Dec.. . 1 The : cotton market was comparatively quiet early today with . fluctuations irregular. There was some further trade buying but scattered business contributed to the evening of accounts of over the week end pending a better line on the approaching government reports. Prices are 2 points to 10 higher but more active ones generally 2 to- 6 points above last night's closing figures. Cotton closed barely steady. Decem ber 30.05. January 28.38, March 29.09, May 28,87, July 2&54 , Cotton futures .opened steady. De cember, 30.20 ; January, 29.50; March, 29.18', May, 29.02; July, 28.69. RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR - . TO FRANCE DISMISSED Offense Waa Participation in the In' ter-AIlied Conference. , ; (Br The Associate Picas) Petrograd. Dec. 1. Maklakons, the Russian" Ambassador to France, has been declared dismissed from the post by Trotssky, the Bolshevik! commis sioner of foreign affairs. This action was ' taken because of the Ambassa dor's participation in the Inter-allied conference, which is considered a state offence and entailing a heavy penalty. . Death ef Mrs. John Dent. Mrs.' John Dent died at her home on McUlU street at 10 o'clock today. For more than a year she had been a patient sufferer, and for more than a month she has been drawing near 10 tbe end.. She fully realised her con dition. Early today she called bor family around her bedside and told them not to grieve for her as she was ready to, go, and Counseled, all to he ready to meet ner. Before her marriage she was Miss Jane Elisabeth Benson, and was born near Woodleat In 1857. For half century she has been a faithful mem ber of the Presbyterian church. , Be sides her husband Mrs. Dent leaves four living children. Mrs. W. J. Hols houses Mrs. Ada Crowell and Sidney Dent, of Concord and Mrs. Maggie Dees, of Charlotte. The funeral ar rangements have, not been completed but she will probably be buried at Unity church near Woodleat sometime tomorrow, and if so the funeral will be preached at Unity church by her pastor Kev. H. r. Beaty. , a. Da SauDes Case U Go to Jury Today, - hr ka I nlclii" Fnsa) ' Mtneola, Dec. 1. When the "sum ming up" addresses began in court here this afternoon it was believed certain the fate of Mrs. Blanca . de SauUes, on trial for the murder of her husband, would be in the hands of the Jury ' this evening. Justice Msnnlng at noon Indicated that be would con' tine court until the-issue waa finally submitted to the Jury. Fair Weather Next Week, (Br The AscsHsc Fiese) Washington. Dee. 1. Fair weath er win seasonable temperature during the first naif of the week beginning tomorrow -ia the - forecast by the Weaher Burean to the South Atlan. tie and East Gulf states. Local rain probably, Wednesday and Thursday 0vm TO.000 elUos' and towns in ths United States Use 0.151J211 telephones. f Isi aBsaTlmar-Afl that salt avAraM ef A. Am HitiwwgxM sr mti)ef ihm HUM guiiuftiif, CONGRESSMEN GATHEB. The Issesnhllng ef C trees ia Bat . Two Days Off. -Washington, D. C Dee. 1. With tb assembling of Congress but two days sway senators and representatives from near and far are arriving in Washington today by every train. Pre liminary business. Including the swear ing In of the three new members of the House, will take up the opening session. Tuesday Is likely to be de voted In both houses to the leceotlou of tbe President's message, and after that tbe lawmakers will be expected to get down to business Immediately. The coming session promises to eaual If not to exceed in Importance any In the history of tbe nation. Pressing questions relating to the world-war are bound to be considered. Individual members of both branches have been In England and in the actual theatre of war operations in France, and these statesmen will undoubtedly bring home first-hand Information for the guidance of their colleagues. It Is possible that the Question as to a formal declaration of war against Austria will be presented. Thns far It is understood the Administration has not signified any change of attitude on that matter. But it is by no means certain that the question will not be brought before Congress, without c conragement from the President There is some decided public senti ment in favor of such a declaration which may find expression early in the session. Some Administration lea ders are still hopeful, however, that the course of events may make It possible for the United States, if the present status is maintained, to enter . nego tiations with Austria on a basis which would no longer exist If there wss a formal declaration of war against the great Central Powers and ally Ger many. Legislation affecting the railroads is expected to occupy a prominent place on the agenda. There is likely to be a renewal of the proposition to permit the roads to pool and combine under governmental restriction and ; regula tion. It is not; thought that govern ment ownership of the roads will be seriously considered at this session. ELKS' MEMORIAL EXERCISES TOMORROW Address to Be Delivered By Hon. A. L. Brooks, of Greensboro Program Devotional exercises will be held at Central graded school building at 3 :30 m. Sunday by the Concord Lodge of Elks No. 857 to the memory of their departed brothers.' Exalted Buler A. u. Calmer nag .secured won. A. u Brooks, a noted speaker and a prom inent lawyer of Greensboro,. Ni-C.r to deliver the memorial address."",":'"' Music will be rendered by Mrs. J. D. Womble, Mrs. J. G. Pickard, Mr. Lloyd McKay, Mr. Ed. Sberrlll and Miss Mary Lewis Harris, accompanist. The following is an outline of the program : March, Chopin. Quartette (a) "Out Blessed Fath erland," Thlckstun. (b) The Mel low Eve" Story. Opening ceremonies. Praytir L. A. Bikle, chaplain. - Hymn : "Shall We Meet Beyond the River?" Boll call of absent brothers. Quartette: "Jesus is Mine" Bock- well. Solo: "There Is a Fold Whence r,n Btmi" Tin, no, Mn Wnm. 1 hip 1 Address, Hon. A. L. Brooks, of Greensboro. Quartette: "I Will Lay Me Down and Sleep," Sudds. Closing ceremonies. Ode: "Auld Lang Syne." Benediction-Dr. L. A. Bikle. The publlo Is cordially invited to at tend these exercises. - SWANN WANTS MEANS i CASE DISPOSED OF HERE, Will Pay Expenses ef N. Y. Witnesses Personally It It Becomes Necessary. Special to News and Observer. New York. N. Y Nov. 80. District I Attorney Edward Hwann, when asked I uniuy iwui lira nuicu, v. un I penses of his assistant, John T. pool- lug, and of Otto H. tlchults and other witnesses from this county in Concord, 1 N. C attending the trial of Gaston B. Means, said that no bill of any kind had yet been tendered.- "The only expenses attached to It Is the railroad fares and hotel bills,' said Mr. ' Bwann. "They wiU probably amount to not more than $1,000. A the controller, who must pass on all these Items, or if New York county should object to paying these expenses, then I myself will pay them by draw- lng my own personal check for the amount, v - ; Vr - ? In my opinion It is better to aid tne prosecutor m ionu Carolina to convici means oi uiuruer inau w tryi to bring him here and convict him of w uiiuk uiui ucic auu wu,.v uui embecziement ana rorjeery. it woum to have the MeoiiB case disposed of in North Carolina.' i . "Without the witnesses whom I have furnished to the prosecution- Means could not be convicted of murder, it is probable that the county commls- sioners at Concord will pay the expen- see of the New York witnesses, but In (he absence of any specific under- stonding to that effect I have token tlie responsibility of seeing that these wit- nesaes at present in Concord give their testimony. - ! - . "I have no reason to believe that the controller will refuse to pay these WUs." ' " ' : ..'.-,' Thh terman Terms. WUI. 'Jtm Btrong lor noisnevnu. . t oo rt.. bassy here has no news of the proposed armlstlce. Responsible Russians hew believe the Germans will demand such in ion , . -'"'. - . afraid to accept them, fearing a par(l- ouc revolution pi. puoiic opinion. . ) - AH nrn'. intentions . are (tood- lor paying materials , j ,- r2.iiinl jmlceaicul il fCtilW'llftilllt' for In a Weak Voice She Tells of Her Connection With Gas ton B. Means. Sat in a Rolling Chair. . 'i 4- v . 1 APPEARANCE OF MUCH INTEREST Attorney Cansler Appealed to Judge Qine ; Several Times During Testimony to "Stop Her r The afternoon' seestoa ef court on Friday resumed Its sitting with A. Leonard Johnson, secretary and treas urer of the Merchants Loan and Trnst - Company, of Chicago, under direct ex-" aminatlon 'by Assistant District At-. torney John T. Doollng, of New York. At tbe morning session he had told of a trust agreement between Mrs. Msude A. King and his bank, whereby Mrs. Anna L. Robinson, mother of Mrs. Ring, was to receive monthly $600 of the proceeds of a trust fund of $125,.' 000 worth of securities placed In the bank by Mrs. King. He also told of the Introduction to the bank by Mrs. King of Gaston B. Means, who was her business manager, and of a later visit. In December,-1916, from Means, with papers executed for the disso lution of this trust agreement. - Before beginning the hearing of ev idence in the afternoon session. Judge Cllne dictated an order to the sheriff of Randolph county, instructing him to adjourn the next session of court in that county from December S to De cember 10. This allows Judge Cllne all of next week to preside at this spe-. cial term of court for the trial of Gas ton B. Means. ' Continuing his testimony Mr. John son said when the revocation with or der for the delivery of the securities was returned, the -securities were or dered by tbe official to be delivered to . Means, which was done on December . 9. -1910. The recvoatlon, , signed by Mrs. King and Mrs. Robinson, after being identified by the witness, was read in full to the court. - - - Attached to the revocation was a re ceipt for the securities received from the bank, which receipt was signed by Mrs. King and Mrs. Robinson. On the bank of this receipt was an order . made out in blank ordering the secu- . rities delivered to blank. Under this was a receipt for these securities, slgn edby3ston B. Means. - Copy of tt letter, from the bank to Means In. reyty . l;u n'tetter Jronr. him was next presented to the witness and identified by him. : The' letter, rela- five to making a loan against the trust fund., and declining to make the loan, was read to the court over the objec--tlon of the defense. Another letter was presented from the bank to George B. Means, enclosing account of Mrs. King. After December, 1910, the wit ness next ssw Means on one or two occasions, - and the defendant asked about other investments. On Janu ary 15, 1917, Means called' at the bank and arranged for a lean of $35,000 for Mrs. King. The bank gave its check In favor of Mrs. King for this amount. the check later oeing enaorsea aars. Maude A. King ny u. a. axesns. AS collateral for this loan,. number .'of securities were pur. up at These securities were some efjthe entities delivered to Means on .Decem ber 9, 1918. The note for $35,000 glvim to the bank has not yet xauen uue, anu none, of the principal has yet been paid. ' .-V ;'i'.-..;.J. -.-'' '' Mr. Means, the witness said, had come Into the banff at various times and purchased drafts payable to the , order of Mrs, Anna jb. Robinson. These visits were about the first, of each month. The witness Identified the requisitions signed by Means worn ' ,; C,mwT ' 191ft t0 Ann. Robinson in payment nf the returns from the trust fund were presented to the witness . and . loeflllHru vy uiui o - " - by his bank. These were endorsed by Mrs. Robinson, tbe second one having . the signature o. t o vy u. a. a series of drafts, each for $1,000 in favor of Mrs. Robinson, datea January , 1, 1917, to September 1, " WJ" were gotton on tne requismon jm. . Means, he paying the same in casn. These drafts were tne same blanks formerly sent by tne nans vu Mrs. Robinson- Means wouiu '-"-. quest an envelope from the bans, eacn time a draft wss issued for him. un February 20. l. uJl '"Vin- issued in .favor- of, Afton. Means m requisition from G. B. Means. .ine draft was presentee, ami c . i tne wnneiw. - . - -.-: w. - un crw .wif ttu, nritnnss testmea x i uuriltj. Ml, - . - . ..I. . . , A Mns I i borne, the witness Z,inZm nignature oi ay , the hand writing of Mrs. Bototjw i " Mrs. Kings signaiurc -- . I proper signature.. , I Mrs- Aim 14 ' : Mrs. Anna L. Koninnou, .. -- mother of Mrs. song, w J witness called. Just 'n1eJ, " h was called, Mrs. jmi - daughter, who has neen i ' "J?' home here since the burial or J"', King, arose and left the court Mrs. Melvln, at eentrance w.w Murt room. enoeavj "(, 'f side of her mother, but the crowaoi attendants about Mrs. Komnson yrjr vented her getting nW. A sbort time later she came " . S2I&"2?&ttl viT: .,,ia hv her attorney, enair, -- I V; . -k .nice she told, pnder 1I- I ri0tminstlon of Attorney McP'iH A CTi u.a met Osston Mcsns slwr.t i ,M MiMi m in. new 'JWI m" . rlslmed he was a detective. She t- 1 . ki. -lr tn Chicago and their st.V f the' Chicago Beach Ilotol.- Anowt lnwt Christmas she was at the i-s'!'' Or sanatorium.' Last sumn'r t wi iit to onv I'srk Inn nt A ; I i ' if J . , S J t Is ut Kftjr BOHSllfi tat 'Vi ft 1U( Of illi'lll'ft