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CONCORD, N. C, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1917
Price Five Cents, taU iv
NO. 70.
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mVISACTIOIiSOFG. B. r.E.!iS AIIO HIMSELF
sudded death of :
l;r.v.c.correll
HIGHLYPLO.SEDY1ITH WAR RESOLUTIOII TO
STONE WILL POT
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"lilLLtl'IlBUeiiS ,
TON OHSTInDIM
I eesaw w awg
Lost About $31,000 of Mrs.
" . King's Money, He St ys,
; Speculating in Cotton, In
Early Part of Year, 1916.
MADE DEED V
TO COVER LOSS
Witness Said in New York
Mrs. King Came and Went
As She Pleased, Without
: Any Restraint. ;V i
A' number of character witnesses
were Introduced by the defense at tbe
opening of court yesterday afternoon.
Dorman Thompson, of BtatesvUle
said that be knew Gaston Means for
three years while a student at the Uni
versity of North Carolina, at Chapel
Hill. .Be had' known tbe defendant
before that time, and has known of
him since. He said the reputation of
Means was good. - The witness said be
bad been to the Blackwelder Spring,
and bad observed the forked tree and
exposed roots. '
T. A. Adams, of Charlotte, anothe stu
dent at the University, ana class
mate of Gaston Means tor 8 yearn,
testified that the character of Mean
was good. S--
Harry Orier, of Statesvllle, a lawyer,
stated be was here on tbe day of the
preliminary hearing and went oat to
the Black welder Spring. There be saw
someone lay a 23 Colt automatic in
tbe forks of the tree. At this point
the- state objected, and was sustained
in tbe objection. Tbe Jury was asked
to retire, and the witness told how It
came about that the pistol had been
placed in the forks. He stated also
that part of the bark In tbe fork of
the tree had been whittled away, but
the pistol was laid to the side where
it had not been whittled.' The Jury
returned, and the witness told of the
condition of the ground near the tree,
J. A. Hai-tuess, of HtatesvHle Clerk of
Superior Court for 19 years, said he
was here with Mr. Orier and went out
to the Spring In company with him.
He saw virtually what the former
had seen, and be also described the
exposed roots near the forked tree, '
- Dr. 0. T. Kowe, minister, stated be be
came acquainted with Uaston Means
when In 1903 the latter came to Albe
marle. He knew him for a year or
'more, and said his character and re
futation were 'good.
- E. C. Earnhardt;- the next witness,
stated that fcehad kitewTl the defend
ant for about -IB years, -and that-Ws
general reputation ; was 'good.
. O. T. Ciwell stated he bad known!
defeudaut for about 24 years, and bis of losses they sustained,
lations, and would divide up profit or
losses equally. The matter was Brat
discussed tr Patterson with Mrs. King
la early part of 1W14. Again In De
cember 1810, the witness said be again
brought up tbe subject with Means
and Mrs. King. At that time Means
would not agree to tbe matter, finally
It was, agreed that MraJUng would
furnish the money,' end each of them
would abare alike. ,
They accordingly bought cotton of
King, rarnum as Oft. Mrs. King fur
nishing the money through Means,
Tbe o. k. waa carried in name of
tbe witness because Means did not
want bis name to tbe account. In view
of the probable contest of tbe will of
James 0. King: and Mra, King did
not want the o. k. In ber name. Ou
the first deal, something more thau
$10,000 was cleared. They then bought
about 2,000 bales more of cotton, and
on that deal lost about $35,000. Mrs.
King was constantly advised of the
gain and losses. Mrs. King through
Means, did not make good tbe losses
Ut King, Farnum Co. With the
Mhioprio- Company tbe total lose was
something like $6,800.
When the witness realised the net
loss of about $31,000 that Mrs. King
had sustained, be said be returned to
his home In Mississippi and bad drawn
up two warranty deeds, the considera
tion being $25,000. Tbe deed wa pre
sented to Mrs. King, who refused to
accept It - Mean called attention of
witness to the fact that tbe amount
should have been $31,000. - Patterson
then made a trust deed for $31,000 in
favor of Gaston Means, which deed is
on record In- Clarksdale, Mlsa, The
value of the oronertr. In tbe opinion
of the witness waB$30,000 to $35,000.
Tbe deed was dated February 6, 1917.
Tbe note was endorsed by Means In
favor of Mrs. King.
. Leaving Chicago In July, the witness
said he, Mrs. King, Mrs. Mel via and
Mrs. Bobmson went to AshevUle, where
he stayed until about August 16, when
be went to Mississippi again. - The wit-,
ness nor Means neither tried to keep
Mrs. King in restraint as to shadow
tbem. t i. -irh., !. .J ''.'
C roan-examination was conducted by
J. T. Dooling. Witness said his busi
ness was farming, and that In the past
two years be- bad spent some months
there. ' The balance of the time he was
working for Mrs.- King. He heard of
Mrs. King's death about August 30th.
He came to Concord In response to a
telegram - from Gaston Means. The
telegram read as follows. 9, 13, 17,
"Take .earliest possible train and come
to concord, very important. u.
B. Means.? ;"v:' -".-!.. -v
,: Witness said he had come In response
to this telegram. - He had no know
ledge that tbe , Chicago"' authorities
were Investigating -the death of Mrs.
Kin He had a r sow tOr not -reeding
Chicago papain. He had left that city
in a hurry, A numtier of brokers were
looking for him, probably on account
He had re-
Occurred Today at 11:30
O'clock at His Home on
- South .Union Street Was
- Ill About Three Weeks.
DEATH SHOCK TO .
HIS MANY FRIENDS
Was Sixty Years' of Age and
Was Born and Reared in
; Concord The Funeral Ar
rangements Not Yet Made.
The people of this community were
shocked and pained when, the announ
cement waa made Just before noon that
Mr. W. C CorreU has passed away
at his home on South Union street, at
11 A) o'clock. Mr. CorreU had a stroke
of para ly la about three weeks ago, an J
since then, although bis condition was
known to be serious, be bad been able
to be at bis place of business every day
This morning some time after be bad
arisen be complained of feeling very
unwell and again retired to his bed.
He continued to get worse , until bis
death occurred about three hours later.
Mr. CorreU was able to be at his store
yesterday, and only his family and.
most intimate friends - knew the
seriousness of his condition.
-Mr. CorreU was stricken with para-
lyia about three weeks ago, and since
that time, although he was able to
be at his place of business, it was
evident to those closely associated with
him that his condition was serious.
Mr. CorreU waa 00 years of age and
was born and reared in Concord. He
was a son of tbe late Mr. and Mrs.
Noah CorreU. In early life he en
tered the business of a Jeweler, and
all of his. business life was spent in
Concord except four - years which be
spent in the same business at Spartan-
torn.-!.-...,.:.. -. ..- - -.:
- Mr. CorreU Is survived by his widow,
one daughter. Miss Wilms, and one
son, Mr. Eugene CorreU, of Murphy.
He leaves also. three brothers, .Mr. E.
Y. CorreU, of Concord, and Messrs. u.
C and A. B. CorreU, of Spartanburg.
Mr. CorreU was married to Miss Min
nie Alexander In 1881. - - .
Mr. CorreU had been for many years
a most faithful and consistent member
of St James-Lutheran Church, and
was for a long time a member of the
choir of that church, and also a mem.
ber of its council. He was quiet and
unobstrusive, but a man of solid worth
and in Ms death the city has lost In
au Tespeci-gon.misen-,
The funeral arrangements nave not
yet been made. i- ' T
general character was good. . ' 1 paid no part of these losses.- Before
- John P. Allison said he had known. January 1, 1916 he was a farmer, and
the defendant since be was a child, had began recelvlng-an Income since
and his general character was good. the fall of 1914 amounting from $1,000
-J. W. Cannon testified he had known to $1,800 per year. ' n . ; " " -- " :
Gaston Means since' be was a child. . Witness said he was working under
Means bad worked for hint as sales--the direction of Gaston Means, begin'
AMERICANS TAKEN IN ' '
THE RECENT, FIGHTING
man- for about 8 years, and up until
the time he left his employ bis re
putation was good. .- .-:
K. N. Caldwell, said he hadT known
Gaston Means since he was a child,
and his reputation was good. '
N. A. Archibald, said Uaston Means
was one of the. first persons be knew,
and that the character of Means was
good. : ";' ";'- '' ' '. "
W. W. Flowe said that he and Means
. were boys together, .- and that - the
character of Means was good. .
- Frank Mebane, lawyer, of New York,
said he had known Uaston- Means for
the past ten years, and especially for
the past two years, when they had bad
nlug February 1916. , He came to New
York in response toy request from
Means for him to come there. . Means
directed him to go-to Duluth,, Minn.,
to find a man named Stone, a friend
of Mrs. King's. Means said this man
waa in the wholesale business. When
the witness' got- to Duluth, he found
Mr. Stone was dead. Stayed In Dulutn
two or three days, and made report to
Means. Of these reports be made two
carbon copies besides the original.
When he arrived in Duluth he went
to Bpauldlng Hotel. It was his first
trio to that city. He went to the
hotel to find if Mrs. King was there.
He first registered at another hotel.
business dealings together.- The I and went to tbe other hotel looking for
geueral reputation of Means In New I Mrs. King. At the Bpauldlng Hotel
Vwk.rttv ha mM -la arnAfi ... I Ka aftbMl th nmnridbv for .'some old
It. Frnnk Weddlncton said' he has registers of tho-hotel. for the year that
known Gaston Means for about SI I Mr. King had stopped there, and bis
years and his reputation la good. " 1 last arrival at the hotel. Tne cierg
J. L. Hartsell said he baa known
Gaston Meant for about 80 years, and
up, to the time of Mrs. King's death
the reputation of Means was good,
CameroirMacKae said be had known
Gaston Means for 10 years, having
met him at University of North Caro
line In 1808. In college the repnta-
So Gen. T.H.Bliss Expresses The Senate Foreign Rela
Himsel? to' a Staff Corre- i tions Committee, Which
spondent of the Interna-' Was in Session Today, will
"News Service.
Handle the Resolution.
THE "MEN ARE IN
' SPLENDID SHAPE
HOUSE COMMITTEE
ALSO TO MEET
Admiral Benson Made a Sim- Sentiment to Include Turkey
ilar Statement.4 American And Bulgaria in List of
Mission Views the Soldiers
At Work. : ;'v v :
Enemies of America
Growing in Congress.
is
" BY NEWTON X PARKE
International NewsServa 8Uff Cor-
respondent." "
' With the American Army in France,
Decd. "I - am highly pleased with
tbe efficiency shown oy tne Americans
said General Tanker H., Bliss, chief of
staff of the United States Army, who
(r The Jssartaf mm.)
Washington, Dec 5. Congress- took
up the work of a declaration of war
on Austrla-ungsry today with the ex
pectation of having tbe formal war re
solution passed by Friday.
Tbe Senate was not In session, but
the foreign relations committee which
Was Om; of the "Wilful
Twelve" and Former Stout
Opponent of War Plans of
the Government.
SPOKESMAN FOR
ADMINISTRATION
Since .War Was Declared on
Germany the Government
Has Had Senator Stone's
Full Support.
."STp-Zl VheericTn mion to I -'on. Wa. in con-
In the House the war resolution was
Field Headquarters of the American
Army in France to view the men at
work. i ' '
Gen. Bliss and others of the Amer
ican mission had just watched the
Americans go through a series of stiff
war exercises in- which they showed
keenness, determination and spirit.
General Bliss continued;
"Personally I knew the men were In
splendid shspe but I wanted the mis
sion to see them." ' .
Admiral W. S. Benson, chief of
American operations, made a similar
statement. --
Lord Northcllffe, who accompanied
the Americans, said be was very much
brought out by Chairman Flood of the
foreign affairs committee. '
The committee itself has been called
to meet this afternoon to farmaUy act
upon the resolution and return 'it' to
the House for passage.
Tbe sentiment for Including Turkey
and Bulgaria in the Ust of recognized
enemies persisted and there was a pro
mise ox some attempt to amend the re
solution. The committees of both
bouses, however will be guided by the
State Department in language of re
solution and if the administration has
its way, as it probably will, Turkey
pleased with the Impression his first and Bulgaria wUl be left for the time
visit to the-American camp bad given when" they come directly in the path
you see i am rne guest or ueu-1 -b-"- vd.umuij, a
.... T,
him.
eral Pershing.' - ; I
Real war thrills were given to tne
day when American artillerymen who
were working a battery or rrencn
seventh-fives (Sdnch - gtfns), begun
throwing shells over, the heads of the
visitors, aU of whom : shewed . the
keenest interest'. Both aeroplanes and
army took part in the "war games"
and In addition there were exhibitions
of bayonetting, mortar firing, sniping
and theoretical attack. .
General Pershing, the American
commander, conducted the visitors. Af
ter the "show
the President expressed it In his ad
dress yesterday.
Wble congress is working on the ac
tual declaration of war the executive
departments of the government are
setting In motion the machinery which
wUl make the declaration effective.
Chairman Hood's Resolution. .
Washington. Dee. 5. A resolution
for war against Austria-Hungary as
introduced' today in the House ' of
Kenresentative by Chairman Flood
oi the foreign affairs committee in
PatrtfL ' '- ' ' I a ODiUVUb IIUOUUi All tJX J iucd c UC1
Col. E. M. House, head. of the Amer- """ " Vu
lean mission, was very enthusiastic Sn?' ,hkl.t h,e
an. tu- ij.iA.na i I in Lea Diutes in hhppuix ol uer at-
-shall tell President Wilson on my ar- "fd Germamsm a state of war exists
rival homethat I was greatly pleased j Juu """VVi. "tt a
lahmttoslaammea SJT Aw?ff
highly7 pleased over their exhibltion,, StatW to-pfthjfthe ,wat .to a suecs
said Col. House. "I liooe our boys re- ur conclttsion.' ;
allie that the future of our country Later Resolution Hay Be Deferred
. (By The Asaaclataa Proaa)
Washington. Dee.' 6. Senator
Stone, of Missouri, one of tha origin
al wilful twelve" and stont op
ponents of the governments war plan
until -war waa actually declared, will
pilot the Austrian resolution through
the Senate as spokesman for the ad
ministration. Since war was actually
declared on Germany, Senator Stone
repeatedly announced that the gov
ernment has his full and unequivo.
cal support and the administration
was so plea d with his attitude that
it was decided that as chairman of
the foreign relations committee he
would have charge of the Austria re
solution. Senator Hitchcock, the next
Democrat of the committee, handled
the German war resolution.
EUROPEAN COMMENT
ON WILSOVS MESSAGE.
Printed Promptly In London and Re
ceived Most Kindly.
(By Tha Aaaaetet Fn)
President Wilson's message calling
for war against Austria-Hungary enu
nciating strongly America's purpose to
defeat the German power, as now con
stituted, Is printed most prominently
by London newspapers. In their com
ment the papers received the address
kindly. The Times says that it has
taken away the last hope of the paci
fists and reiterates its contention that
tbe German people are willing accom
plices of their government. The
Daily Chronicle and the Dally Graphic
received the speech sympathetically, but
Graphic doubts whether it will have in
fluence on the German opinion. The
Daily News welcomes the delcaration
that peace should be based on gener
osity and justice to the exclusion of
selfish claims. .
j;.' The War Fronts.
After four days of efforts which
brought jthem. but smajl jgalns otj: 1 atJtfaVkeLir, lbtwejejBot mi
Among the Prisoners Captured By the
Germans on Cambria Front,
By International News Sen-ice.)
Paris, Dec 6. Americans were
among the prisoners captured by the
Germans on tbe Cambria rront, ac
cording to information reaching here
today. News that the Americans nau
fought with the British southwest of
Cambria bad ' already been received
here but It was not known that tbe
American - losses Included any prison
ers ? .;--vV i -;,v'-r;;.'' v-
Tbe Americans along with their fel
low British fighters were taken by
for centuries deoends ou them.
"But- if earnestness Is any indica
tion, thev realise it'
The delegates came from Paris on
a special train, taking breakfast
aboard. Col. House and some of tbe
others were- accompanied by their
wives. Lord Northcllffe and a British
staff officer gave an "international
,0A?. ein the rican . J" &TZ
lone the party
Till Next Week.
Washington, Dec. 5. Postpone
ment of the Austrian war-declaration
by Congress until next week appear
ed -probable today after a conference
between chairmans of the House and
Senote Committee.
Chairman Flood of the House Com
mittee said he hoped to get the reso.
E. " T but postponement until Friday ap-
eu upo! iir
sides of the street. A regimental band
was playing anthems and the whole
civilian population of the village bad
turned out to see the sights. .
The party first proceeded to the
headquarters of a major general.
surprise when the German, broke wherethey f
through bnt fought gallantly and help
ed to stem the onrush.
' .Negotiations With Rumania New.'
: r (By The Associate Press) " '
Berlin via London. Dec.' 4. The
negotiations between Germany and
Russia for an armistice are extending ness by Lord Nortcllffe and tbe Brit-
motored to the brow of a nearby hUl,
a favorite snot for reviews.
In the meanwhile the regiment
which bad been lined up in the village
bad hiked to the-hill where tbe men
lined no and went through maneuvers.
As they went Into a theoretical attack
they were watched with great close-
not believed the Senate could act be
fore next week unless a simultaneous
action in both Houses could be ar
ranged. '. . -
" ACCUSATION IS AN
ATTROCIOUS CALUMNY'
rain at a great -cost in cauaaltsearfthe
Germans have not renewed their ef
forts in the Cambria sector. The Brit
ish salient there, however, is still a
menace to the security of the German
lines nortb and south of Cambria, and
the German artillery bambardmeut is
probably but the prelude to the further
desperate efforts to wips out the gains
made-by Geueray Byng s troops.
The British artillery yesterday broke
up the enemy , troops concentrations
east of Gouzeacourt and near Moeuvres
on the south and north legs of the
salient respectively, and the Germans
are violently shelled the region of La
Vacquerie, is the center of much fight
ing activity of the past few days. That
the German purpose may have been
to break into tbe Somnie region as weU
as to blot out the Cambrai salient in
indicated in the dispatches from the
the witness was left In charge of the
announces.
said tbe registers bad been destroyed.
- Later went to see Thomas wail in
the land business there. . Wrote Mr.
Walt latere Means bad given him
WaU's address.-... -:
Said be was receiving traveling ex
penses and a nominal salary ot 1U0
per month for about four months. Out
See-the new ad today of Preslar,
(he Jeweler. , ' ;
ish staff . officers, who . viewed the
! movements with critical eyes.
The maneuvers were the first of tbe
kind inasmuch' as American artillery
went Into action, barking from, a dist
ance In the rear. As shells went over
. Hon of Means was good, and since that of this be paid board to Means, with
time, so for as tbe witness knew, it I whom be lived.
has been good.
- R. P. Gibson said he has known
Gaston Meana for 24 years, and that
the reputation of Means is good.
' CrosMxamlnatlon asked the witness :
"How old are your' - -"Thirty-six",
replied the witness. ,
' r;;iri :'yr, R. Patterson. :, 't ? V
W. R. Patterson, of Clarksdale, Miss,
. father-in-law of Gaston Means, was the
next witness -caned. Be said that
r Means married bla daughter -In 1814.
He had also known Mrs. King for 20
' .or 23 years.' From the first of 1816
he had bad. every opportunity to
. know the r relations of Gaston Means
and Mrs. .King. The witness said In
11)16 he bad been in New York with
-Means, and Mrs. King, had been at
1165 Park Avenue In adjoining apart
ments, until September 18th. He then
went tn his farm In Mississippi. On
Decemlter 22, -1816 he went to Chicago
.Beach Hotel, where Means, Mrs. King
'v and others were stopping. ;
- In New Tork, according to the wit-
.. ness, Mrs. King went and cams from
her apartments when sbe pleased. She
bad her own automobile and chauffeur.
. and went out when she pleased. .Mra
Robinson lived ,ln Mra King's apart
ments. No attempt by Means to Mrs.
King and Mrs. Robinson apart. wa
.. noticed .by the witness.
"IT Chicago the relations of Mean
and Mrs. King were as friendly at
ever. During 4he time the witness
was in Chicago, Mrs. King came and
left ks she pleased. , He did Tint notlw
Henry Deltch shadowing Mrs. King
while in Chicago, Means usually left
ie hotel between 8 nd 10 o'clock li
he morning, and returned at 4:30 O'
15 :.".0 o'clock in the afternoon. No at
I . t to keep Mrs. King rront Mrs
I i w iilixorved by t! wHnew
8 to st""-i!ti-."-in' w; f mlf
ill -i . ' 't
First met Mrs. Robinson about 20
years ago at the borne of Mrs. Melvin,
During the last two years be bad seen
Mrs. Robinson very much.
After the Duluth trip, the-next trip
was to Little Lower Falls, Mass. " A
man was trying to sen Mrs. King In
terest In a Mica mine, and be went to
that place to see. If the mine was there.
He found none. ' - - i1 vvs'.;
v He also made various trips to Chlca
go, where he was investigating court
rds of the wiu of the hJla James
C. King. He made reports to Gaston
Meana One of these reports, was pro
duced, an a -' paragraph relative' to
water-marks on paper, waa read. Wit
ness said be wanted Meana to be sure
of everything In reference to the wlU,
By a water mark the date of tbe manu
facture of the paper could be ascertain
second will was written, accord-
big to the witness, bore no water mark.
In the fall of 1916, while in Missis
sippi, the witness said Meana bad asked
him to come to Chicago.
Means tn New York bad an office,
hi which worked Afton Means, Henry
Deltch. and Miss Marie Deltch. Wit
ness bad seen tbe defendant pay these
employees. He did not know what any
of them were working - at Henry
Dletcb never accompanied the witness
on any of his business trips. .
' On Park Avenue, the apartments of
Gaston Meana adjoining those of Mrs.
Melvin. The witness when he left New
York, left some personal enects in tne
Means apartments.
In the winter of 1810 In Chlcago'the
witneos stopped at the same hotel with
the defendant and did practically no
business except to speculate. At the
time he arrived, Henry Deltch. his
daughter nor Afton Means bad not yet
arrived. It was after CbrUtmas that
be induced Mrs, King to s-ulate in
i l.'e bad no knowfed.-e to
t I r tm-nm was, or as to n
;..'. fcli'S fliinil tvW'.i h
require from $10,000 . to 120,000 to
operate correctly. Means and the wit
ness were to advance no money, but
would share gains or losses equally.
Witness suggested that the.o. k. be
carried in bis name, in order that Mrs.
King's name not appear In speculation, I expiainect the work to the
WIUCu WUIUU KUCUh mww
case the will was contested. :: i t-
When the witness went to Asneviue,
it was at the reauest of Mrs, King,
wanted bun to look after the comfort
of Mrs. Robinson. When he left China go
for AsbevUle, Gaston Means gave him
$1,000 In cash for expenses, xxe couiu
not recall whether it waa in a thous
and-dollar bUl or not
Papal Secretary of State Denies That
Vatican Was Interested in Disrup
ting Propaganda in Italy.
' (By The Associate Pnaa.)
London. Dec. 5. Cardinal Bourne,
Archibishop of V Westminister, has
communicated to the Morning Post
a statement from Cardinal Gasparri
the Papal Secretary of State, answer.
inir the Post accusation that the Va
tican waa implicated in the disrupt
ing Dtooanganda in Italy
Cardinal Uasparri declares that the
accusation is an "attroeious -caram-
the beads of the visitors an American
to advance the money to speculate on eroptane drift?Lt,hroi,i?? .L'J'i EV" n says.that the hieraehy and
S,'I!nf?.e ZTL hTS woniS the observer watching the effect of the ciergy in Italy has given the most
r . i mihwui - fli-t, arrerwarna - tun nru- i .l
motored to Field Headquarters wherel. and ha "received un-
General Pershing conductea nia guests regerved praige9 from the Italian
through several departments. Haste
waa necessary because of tbe neces-
Itv for mnklnir the tram. .
various neaas oi tne lnieiiigeuue ue-
Febrnary 1. 1817, when the cotton
market slumped and he last about
$40,000, the witness said, iue storm
bfok. and I beat It" - , - ,
At Minonrio a company tne witness
went Into the office, where ne naa in
structed Mr. Means to-put In an order 1. to imoTt. reaching
bales of cotton. Ho ma hiers tonieht and resumption of the of
fensive enacted. , Reports indicate
that the enemy is employing ten divi
sion of troops. - , -
. ' 1 '- !'
: Read Tbe Tribune's Penny Ada,
twrliittient and government.
TUB COTTON MARKET.
Renewal of Liquidation at .Opening.
Prices Soon Firmed up. However,
: (By The Aaaoelatsa Pnaa) -
New Tork, Dec. & There was a re
newal of Uquldatlon of opening of the
cotton market today with first prices
24 lower to 2 point higher. ' Near
months were relatively weak with
January selling off to 28.07 on the call
while March touched 27.85. Trade in
terests were big buyers at the decUna,
however, and the market soon firmed
nn on mvirta from thA annthwARt that
Italian headanarters in . Northern soot offerings were being withdrawn
Italv Tuesday Dec. 4. Great rorces ox and that spinners bad been good buy-
men and guns have been left by the era at the prices on the break of yes-
Russian and Germans in tne Asiago iteruay.
delegates after introductions had been
dispensed wun. i '- -
The Americans were accompanied by
William Graves Sharp, American am
bassador to France.
BIG FORCES LEFT BY - -
RUSSIANS AND GERMANS
Referring to the .trip, out of Chicago I Reaerte Indicate That They Are Em
ploying two Dlvuoons m iroops.
By The Aassrlataa tmm
for 1.000
know In whose name the account was
opened. This account, when closed
out showed a loss of $6,000 to $7,000.
Witness had no writing from Gaston
Means, stating that said Means was
entitled to one-third of the profits, or
liable to one-third of the losses. Means
ahinettinea aceomoanied the witness to
the brokerage nouses, out Mrs. xung i w
would never so to them. When Fat- FrftMMRNI)8 THAT THIS -
terson and Means returnetTln the even- $ RAILROADS BE TAKEN OVER
. Cotton futures opened steady, Dec
ember 28.75, January 28.12, March 27.80
May 27.70, July 27.47. 4 . " - -
True, the world loves a auiei man.
but it gives a lot of attention to the
fellow that get up and howls.
Testifies As to Character of
Gaston B. Means, And the
Latter's Connection With
Him. , .' i '
t-
SAID MEANS WAS
NOT GERMAN SPY.
But on Contrary Turned fn-
formation Over to U..S.
Government. Jury Was
Out When This Was Told.
Court this morning at 9:90 bea-an Its
ninth day's session in tbe trial of Gas- 1 '
ton B. Means, tbe cross-exammation ot
w. K. Patterson, father-in-law of the
defendant being resumed. John T.- : '
Dooling, assistant district attorney of
New York, conducted the examination
of witness for tbe Stat. At the close
of yesterday afternoon's session tbe
witness bad been on tbe stand about
two and one-half hours.
Mr. Patterson was handed a letter '
which be identified as his handwrit
ing, and which was presented as evi
dence. The witness had been asked '
yesterday whether or not be had ever
written Means asking for emnlovment
to which the witness replied je TSl
not. In tbe letter, which waS then
read, a paragraph was read, in which
the witness had asked the defendant
whether or not there would be any - '
work for him to do. A. memorandum .
book, identified by tbe witness aa bla
own, was produced by Mr. Dooling, "'
after the -witness had testified that be '
kept no books.
The Union Trust Company and the
Northern Trust Company bad been
visited by the witness, at the. reauest
of Mrs. King througtt Gaston Means.
He was banded at this time a letter.
the handwriting of which he Identified
as his own, and which he bad sent to
Means. In this he wrote Meana in
July: "At the magic word money, I
was handed" Here the defense ob
jected to the introduction of the paper,
but the court overruled the objection.
The letter was allowed in order to im
peach the witness, but not as substan
tive evidence. The letter continued : fcI
was handed certain documents from
the probate eourts, and wlU spend '
the evening In perusing them."
Telegram. Identified by witness rs "
copy of one he sent, dated September
8, 1917, was next read to the court
It said: "Will meet you in Concord or
New York whenever you desire,"' ' The '
the day -after -Ue body ot.Mrs.KUig.
bad been exhumed In Chicago, hut the
tlereuae objected and it was ruled out
Letters dated July 8, July 11, and
July 13 were identified by the witness
ss having been written by him. Objec
tion by defense was raised with re
ference to letter dated July 8th. Let
ter was admitted for the purpose of
impeaching the witness. Letter was to
Mr. Means from AsbevUle on arrival -
there. Said "Old Seventy-Six had to
have tbe best room in the house and
then was not satisfied." The cost of
rooms' for the party-amounted to $382
per : week. He said, "Maude had al
ready trimmed her lamps, but there
would not be any moths flitting about"
It stated also that "Maude could put
up a good fight and had gassed OKI
Seventy-Six beautifully" on that day.
Letter dated July 11th from the
front But the efforts have been futile,. ume place and to Mean8 Mld
and have caused such losses that tbe
letup in the fighting probably is duo
to necessity for reforming the attack
ing forces, -"';
RUSSIAN TROOPS '
ARE BEING DISBANDED.
Germany la Bringing An Possible In
fluence to Bear to Hasten Peace
Negotiations.
(By International News Service.)
Copenhagen, Dec. 5. Certain units
of Russian troops on parts oi tnelront
where fighting baa ceased are being
disbanded, according to Information
from Petrograd today. A preliminary
armistice has-already been effected by
tbe Russio-German delegates gathered
at the headquarters of Prince Leopold,
of Bavaria, but the negotiations are
still under way. Germany is bringing
all possible influence to bear upon the
Bolshevik! to hasten peace . negotia
tions. It is .understood that promises
ot financial nave been made to the
government headed by Lenine and
Trotxky. :
COCA-COLA PLANTS
' - ARE TO SHUT DOWN
Maude was behaving beautifully- and
had only one or two flirtations' but
they amounted to nothing. Mountain -
rides, he wrote, wonld In his opinion
keep Mandie'a mind occupjed .and .
keep her from rocking the boar'; For
this reason he thought she ought to -
have automobile rides. In his opin
ion also, the witnessithought the rides
would "keep the idea moving." ,
Letter of July 13th, similar to others '
as to writer and receiver, said all at .
Asheville were doing weU. Said Mrs.
Robinson had been ill and Mrs. King 1
had moved closer to her. Said also that ,
Maude was behaving beautifully and
was having no flirtations, as most of
the men around there were married,
and their wives were with them.
A note in the handwriting of Means
waa presented and identified by the
witness. It was dated July 7, 1817 and -
said to pay tbe witness $300 for ex-
peiises of the party to AshevUle. - - "
A book of carbon copies or letters
sent by Patterson to the defendant, was
Identified by the witness. Among the
copies in the book was a letter dated
July 18, 1816. When it waa referred to ;
the court ruled that the carbon copy
could not be -competent The state pre
sented a letter which waa Identified by
tbe witness as the original copy of .
the letter in question. In this letter,
Scarcity of Sugar Given by Mr. Can-1 addressed to Means, the witness wrote
dler as the Cause.
- (By International News Service.)
Atlanta, Ga- Dec. 5. Coca-Cola
plants all over the country will begiu
to shut down or work less than one
fourth time by the first of next week.
announced Asa G. Candler, president
of. the Coca-Cola company, this morn
ing. More than two hundred thous
and employes, located In all parts ot
the United States and parts ot Canada
are affected.
Scarcity of sugar is the reason given
by Mr. Candler.
tng, they would post Mrs. King aa to
what the market naa none tnai oay.
Mra King had Instructed Means to fur
nish the witness with the funds to spe
culate, according to Mr. Patterson.
The reports of the days business were
told to Mrs. King wnen Mrs. ooin-
son was not present- The reason for
this, according to the witness, was be
cause if Mrs. Robinson bad learned of
this speculation "she would have
thrown forty fits." '
Attorney- Osborne announced (hat
C ii t on D. Meana would go oq thr
stnd in his own defense.
urt ad (Mimed until .9 (30 WclDf-I-
y i . ... i ' '
:
Interstate Csmmerce Commls-
m lion Makes This Recommend-
IK ; atlon Today. - .-'
, (International News Service.)
' Waahiinrtnn. Deo. B. The In- " m
:' tnrHtatn . Commerce ' Commls
' sion this afternoon recommend-
IK : eded the seisure of all the rail-
roads of the country by the gov-;
IK eminent as a war measure.
tt Thn recommendation that the m
M ' roads -be taken over waa con. W
t ntued In a special communion. IK
tlon to Congress, , W.
la
Christmas Club
, Matures December 13. No payments received after
Saturday, December 8.' Members can receive their
money by presenting, boolc or card on or after the
: 13th. NEW. CLUB OPEN NOW,' for white peo
pie only. ' ; ' .
that be had made note that Means idul . j
not want any stenographer to learn
any secrets.. .' v -J .
The witness stated tnat an never .
had kept any books or accounts, A- pa- '
per in his handwriting was preseuted -
and read to the court, un tms tne wit
ness badrwrtttenr'My, pledger sjujwa.
accounts' etc. He admitted that he did .
have some kind ot a dookv '
i The witness Identlneui. the signa- '
tures of Julie P. Means on 1 several
documents, and on two cheeks banded
him by Mr. Dooling. Then were pre
sented to the witness a series of letters
with attached enclosures, which the
witness aaid be had never seen, nor -the
enclosures with the letters. These . -were
the mysterious, letters "Some- -
Where on the Chesapeake" etc '
Witness said he had never purchas
ed any tracing paper or Invisible ink.
and had never met a Mr. uaiiiara .
Smith, nor had he purchase a Detec-ta-Phone
for. Means.
On , re-dlrect examination by Mr. '
Cansler, the witness said of his person
al knowdledge he did not ' know -the
amount lost by King, Farnum and Co.,
or by Mlnoprio and Co. He did - not
know if either of these firms had paid
out a dollar on theae deals.'
Referring to the MIsnIsmIpj)! planfa
tlon, the wltnens fcild of tne flm'
and lifTovcBK'tits t 1 1 1 Ir-'1
sii'l ih,.I Umt h I ! s i i
' (i l (M I . , )