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J " VOL 23. r.'j. 1C. HIGH rcirn; NORTH CAROLINA, 110 : ! :Y.' AFKN'OO N, ' DECEMBER ' 10, 1917. II S EIua! IDuuM AS. liliiLS iillll,!TiiE SUP IIBJE all! IIL 01IL .a. - ; r:TMiO -AaiiSKlDDdlMSm Company of Halifax Riflemen . Board. Darning Munlion Ship and Throw Cargo Overboard. Wholesale Arrest of Germans in Nova Scotia Began by the Po lice This Morning. , MB GOOD HALIFAX-OFFICIILS jJllDCr C " IMRTlRHEWIK Ail ran C OLDS niiii lu I in ijlii iintiut it f v. . i 0 ''I',' H--'. r.-ft..- an In One Section Revolution Against Bolsheviki Has Progress to Such An Extent That Leaders Have Been Arrested and the ; i Soldiers Disarmed News Not; ' Unexpected in the , European ; 'Capitals. i Uprising in Portugal Results ui i f Formation of New Cabinet i British and French Troops Take Over Sector on the Ital ; ian Front Comparative Quiet : Reigns on Both the Eastern and Western Fronts,' According to OfficaU Dispatches. , Civil war has broken out in Russia and 1 the BolHhevlki regime apparently wilt, 1ms put ito tie test. The provisional ; government in . raising nil' army under " ..Generals Knledines, Korniloff amt Dil . toft, and begun a revolution iit : south ". eastern 'European Russia, 'The Bol- -shevikt announcements', declare that wj the constitutional democracy',1 adhcr ents are assisting the Don Coseaek and the leader who are aiming to nit 1 off , and seize, the food,' supplies. The " Bolsheviki troopn have beeu wrdered to -. . take Sht . field against the revolut ton' ' ..'.-- Jats. " ' .. . vm, j. ...,: t. i,n i ' , . r, . , ! i M-cUiist ffcrces and it, , u inferred that " '. , ,'.'" r. j . (, . ,.- , ,. : . ' .! era! Dutoff ia lead.ng troops .toward .Orenburg and i enduavormg to cut the t-fi. -1 t 1 , Trans Siberian railway. Two towns 111 ... .. . . ... ,j that auction are now beseiged by troops . , " ' , 1 n 5. - In Orenburg the lMl.eviki leaders1 !ve.'bci arretted and their ,oUie ; . . lisarm-L In tho new Eucnraitiian je-: , puhlie the ruid'dlc cuM W reported to. be' T ''ftai(u(ieuOTU,'I'jleliaiues-Tiir H ' ' position, to the Soldier, and - working - - ' men's council. Tho : proclamation of the Bolsheviki denounces the "democrat ic'party and its leaders.'- 1; ; It was not unexepected in European ' capiUla that a strong' etfort - would le. made' to oust. the Bolnhoviki from "power. For some time (Jeneral Kat- edines has been gathering forces in the " Don region ' where 1 : he has " -.U'Sn joined , by former ; army officers and 'Aiders of (he old provisional' govern.- cut and in aid tojiold moat of jRut- m goia ' reserve . ana ne.conirom a 'treat portion tf the grain growing ten itory. . .. v ls The uprising in Portugal resulted In the formation of a new cabinet. The lighting was confined to Libson and im mediate neighborhood and government troops urrendercd after two days ho- 1 tlities. 1 , . British an French' .troops have taken over the Italisn sector ' between: Lake Cordis and the Adriatic, The British fighting1 forces are, along the upper Pia ve but ; the position of the. French ha not been '.disclosed.;' The- Anfto Germans' have- not, renewed '.their vio Jcnt' attempt to. takthe Aiago pla,: teau,' the strong defense of the iBlian l army having f inforeed :V Veatin M Infantry activity to allow for a Tft- : formation, of units. ,. ' ..'-'. . There ' has been ' artillery -B(, ivity along the Piavo where Italian airshipn have been active. On. the front in France there ha len no more infantry activity and ar- "tillerv action ha heen confined to the Cambral area. Outpont raids on "the French front near ! have occurred and ;a" Rcrman effort to 'enter -the French lines was reputed eonsid erablo cnsiialtics to the enemy. t ARMISTICE SIGNED f 4 BY CENTRAL POWERS FOR RUMANIAN FONT Berlin. Pec 10. Military officials 4f the central powern unnounccd today an armiutice hud been signed wilt ; ian and Rumanian armies on the Ru . inanian front . More Italians Taken. Berlin, Xec. 10. Ilungariau infantry in the Palve delta yesterday, -stormed Italian positions on-the bridgehead r and took prisoner more than 200 Italians, it was officially reported today. ' ' Won't Effect Events of War, . Amsterdam, Dec. 0. The declaration of war against" Austria-Hungary by the United States while "painful" to the empire, will not affect the events of the wnr, in the opinion- of Count Czernin the Autro-TIun;"triHn fore'i'ii minm tpf, whn. S'i'r- , l:it TllesM.i v ! l)IHled flirt Yi-nn;t . ;...H.lclit cf the Eer- JERUSALEMSEAT OF CHRISTIAN RELIGION, TAKEN BY THE BRITISH London, Dee. io. Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of tie exchequer, an nounced in the house of commons today that Jerusalem had been sur rounded on all sides and had sur rendered, . The capture of Jerusalem by the British forces mirks the end, with two brief Intervals, of ioo years of possession of the seat of Christian re ligion by Mohammedans. .' For 673 : years the Holy city 3us been in un THE HALIFAX DEA' , LIST NOW PLACED AT , " 1,200; MANY MISSING ' Halifax, X.' K.; l)w. lC-Hevinod fig urea wer iHwut'd tinlay regarding the caHiialties; ' . ' 1 , Known. dead, 1.200; unaccounted for, 2JDM; identified dead, WW. NO CAPr?AT0FFENSE , ON DOCKET FOR TRIAL IN GUILFORD THIS WEEK ' - , ' " ir 1 ! J ' . t . ; GreensWo, Dec, 10.-r-VitIout a Bin trio homicide vase for mvaatigation the . , , v, , . ... xrimwal term .of. buperior court of thw connty opened this morning. -W i. - M , .4 men to do j , 4 , ... .... . I legalized kilUngthe unlawful pursuit f , , I, . ,,"-.. 1 of man has bewme 1ph active. Hilling fr ' . ... i are nut as fretiuent n tre county att hftve th dket ff th? turt made up largely of saupler Af- l,,a" l"c ruM- v"w ,Ulor,,' l" fo- mWerbIa court 'fees, "-v n aepawU- nd 1Utinct tBC ThU A- T- Murry. yo,,,1 whit ' 'l 'Iwtged with lorgery ana emneMlciuent. t ; r ' Murray was employed by the Terrell Furniture vompany ax solicitor and col lector, ami the charge, is that ho failed to tarn in various amoifiiU received for furniture and also forged the names of customers' to leaaea under - which' pur chases were alleged to have been made, when1 1h reality they- were paid for in caxh. - Murrnv ha tint nfTermT hia H fene, wawing examination before the. magiittrate. ' The 'accnisera' represented their case to be well substantiated, and the statement wan made, in the magis trate court that the eases could have been made more numeroiiH still, had it been regarded as. desirable. It is un likely that more than one or two of the separate eae will be tried. ' :. There are no canes of more than ordi nary intorest coming before the court, unless the grind jury should reveal new indictments which would come within thia claeB. ' Under the new law the Guil ford grand jury nerves for six months at a tiine, hence the charge of " the judge each term, ia done away with and the court can get down to trial business from the opening hour. Judge .Vf.-F. Harding in presiding over the court and Solicitor X C. Bower of Lexington, la here as prosecutor. ' ,'''- The docket is longer than ijt has been for -Nome months, due' to the fact that there are1 many minor cases on appeals from kiwer courts, There are several bf these whict wero bound 'over ..from niagistate courts on, the charge of mak ing wliinky. -One of rticular "jnterent in this .. nutnbcf'Js. that in wlnVh Jrtnon Brown, ' a white man, is charged with manufacturing whisky' In his kitchen, a few hundred, yards lx-yond White Oak, on the public road. Ik ia out under ImmhI, but probably will be tried at this term.' " ' , GERMANS USING POTATOES -;; ' LARGELY FOR MUNITIONS i. ". . . .. ":-' ' ' i Amsterdam, Dec. JC-One of the rea sons for the small ration of potatoes given to the (ermans, when there Is a large supply" available is that they aro used for munitions. - A letter in the Rheiijischfl Westphalische Heitung sayaH ono powder factory daily ihcs a huge quantity for '.spirit 'production and con sumes yearly double tho quantity that Cologne delivers annually to its 6"0, 000 ilinsihitnnts. , ' , "., London, 1 Dec. 9. A proclamation the Uussiiin nation has been issued by the Russian government announcing that "Kaiediiic and KornilofT( ass isted by the imperialists and constitutional dein oei l ave raised -a revolt -anddeJ. war in the Iuu region '.against! ,1 tlio revolution.", disputed ownership of the Turks, the kit Christian ruler of Jerusalem be ing the German emperor, - Frederick and, whose short-lived domination last from iaag to 1244. . ' , ' . Apart from its connection with the "tampagin waged against the Turks by the British in Mesopotamia, the fait of Jerusalem marks' the; definite collapse of the long protracted effort of the Turks to capture theSues ca- nal and enslave the people of that section. , , , FUNERAL MRS. CREEL X WAS CONDUCTED THIS . " . AFTERNOON IN CITY Kalwbury, Dec. lo. Mr. . M. r C. Quinn,' aged CO yeari.'wife. of one of SuliHbury's mfost promient meit and daughter of the late M illiam K" Phifer, of. t'harlotte, dropped xlead on a prom inent bunineft street hero this' morn ipg . at 11 o'clock. Heart (rouble wos the caue She is survived by three children." t . ' 1 , . PROMINENTSALISBURY W WOMAN DROPPED DEAD V EARLY THIS MORNING The funeral of Mr. W. C, Creel, who died at theliome of her daughter, Mr; J. H. Squires, 101 tox. utiwt, late "Sat urday afternoon,' was conducted 7 this sfternon by Jtev.'X M. Billiard. Tlio hour of the services "was 3 o'clock. Mrs. Creel, was a very, fine "woman, the mother of several fine children, two of h.c,ltu4 liow being "in the" army of ihe I'aited PUtes.- ' ' ' - ' SEC0ND SOUTHERN TEXTltE ' ; , , EXPOSITION TO OPEN TODAY (.'reenville, S. C Dec. O.-rWith nearly 20 Oexhibits, allowing textile machinery and products of textile plants from over ahlf of the'ntate in the United States, the "second southern textile exposition wul open' here tomorrow-, with what promises tov lie the largest exhibition of Us kind ever held in the south. The exposition wilf run throughout tlie week and indications are'that over 30,000 vis itors wijl attend the show. ' Already the city's, lodging facilities are taxed to the Jim it. The southern textile exposition is held bi ennially on alternate year, with similiar exhibition held in Boston. The first southern exposition '.was held two year? ago and received such , support from the large number of textile manu fstcurers and those of allied industries that a; permanent organization was formed at this city and a handsome ex position hall wa erected especially de signed to care fo rthe display of tex- tih products and the machinery peculiar to this industry,' , . ENGLISH TRADE. UNIONISTS - . . v ' . PLANNING LABOR INSTITUTE London, Dec. lO.nglijsh trsdo union ists have approved a motion to bui)d in Ijondon a National Labor, institute, as a "permanent memorial of freedom and peace," in honor of trade- union mem bers who have fallen in the war. The building .will be the national headquar ters of the '.Trade Union congress and the national labor party, and will In clude office accommodations to be let to trade unions and otlser labor ; 'Organiza tions, a - conference hall, committee 1 rooms, a library and hotel accommoda tion for labor delegates and labor men in Loudon on business,; , .-- - -v TO DECIDE FATE OF THE ' INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE i. New York; Dec. 10,Tlve first of a se ries of baseball.'!' meetings which will hayo an important bearing on the sport next year will be held 'here this evening when the International league magnates assemble in conference,. The chief prob lem will bp. the advisability of contin uing tho league during the season of 10IH. , ' Child Dies From Burns. ; Danville Va. "Dee. 10. Little Kirk II, Watkins, the 18-moittlis-old-son of Mr. to'n1 Mr9 B- K. Watkins, died Saturday evening at 8.30 o'clock as the result of bums sustained last Friday when the infant toddled too .close to a gas stove. IT is clothes became ignited and despite the JocUthaL lboy stro. bcatcaout at- once r.e'vcre burns were caused about the body. Haijtax, x. v s., i)cc; 10. The cargo of tho Krilinh j.mpr-I'ictoii,, ludpn iwiih munitions, mught. firf lant night! a n.l only the 'quirk, and couragooud eon duct of a vnipany of Halifax Tiflemen pereveiitod -another Mj: explosion in the harbor. The men hoimled the. pamer, threw the .(urgo- Wt-rWrd and check ed the flaniCB bfore tluiy renoliwl the hold.' The Vciwol was taken T9 tca to day and sunk. 4 1 . FUNERAL OF YOUHG ' ' MAN IS HELD TODAY v.. i . .'...''V'Tr"",;;;;: .:,:..,... ! Services Over Remains of W. H. , Ragan, JrH ' Conducted This Afternoon At 3 O'clock. , Funeral services oyer the remains of V. Ill Ragau, Jr., ho lost his life in tho explosion at tlite "T. V. T." plant at Pittsburgh, Vn last Wednesday after noon, were' Conducted from the residence of Mr. and Mrn. W. It RaganV where his parents,, Mr. and Mrs. Charles, Ra gan, reside, this afternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev. Gilbert T, Kowo, Dl D pastor of Wesley Memorial Methodist Kpisco 1al church. . w , - - .''"'.. i. I The father of the deceased and Dil lard Kagan, a brother, aoconiianied by H," A: 1 Millis,' wen , to :Pittsburgh last Thursday nigLt to get the remains and they accompanied the hody t the city last .'evening. , iTlia sesf lees'. tk& after noon were particularly impressive, caused by the fact that tie young man met a sudden death and pyhis great popular ity in the city and section. ' ' 4 ' 1 , Following ( Jthe services the rAma'uw wers carried to JOakwood cemetery tor interment, the following acting as pall ida rers! ,T. W. If rrit.s4'qd S. fate, 45, I Davia, It. B, Terry, C. B. Bnndy, v , u Jones, ,I. JJ. Marsh, and IL A. Millis. ' ; t ' ' SPINAl MENINGITIS 0N ' THE pECLINE AT CAMP Camp Jackson, S.,.C., Dec. 0. The aitnation at -Camp Jackson with refer ence to the epidemic, of spinal menin gitis .which appeared here 1 about two weeks ago ''seems to' be satisfactory" according to the statement made by authorities aft'"' camp this afternoon, Since the first article's, telling of the number , .of cases and o fthe deaths, were published, only two -or three case have appeared and there, has been only one death from this' cause. , It was in timated here todsyjthat -it was-' entire ly possible - that the quarantine would be lifted within n few days. The mili tary authorities wish 'the quarantine on the hospital removed 'as 'soon as prae-tocable-as- there are now quite a few perfectly well men "tlwre -who could re sume their duties were the quarantine removed. v MR. GILLETT ASSUMES MIN0RITT' LEADERSHIP Washintgon. Hec.(D.--Hepublican lead ership iu the liimse fepresrntativeji is different these .lavs, now that James R. Mann, of Illinois, .the regular elect ed 'leader,, is sick and absent from hi post. ' The Kepublicau-' steering commit tee got together and decided that Fred erick IL OiHett f MassachusetU should acrt as minoritv leadefso long as Mr. Mann is fore!! i" be away from his strenuous dot it - Mr. Oillett has quiet- T moved into Mr. Mann's seat behind thetable on I Republican side, and when there ur- uij';'of the routine du tic that go wiih the lot of Republican leader he perform them. . NAT WILLS, COMEDIAN, DIES ' FROM CAS . IN HIS GARAGE Union Hill, N J, Dec lO.-XatTWills, widely known i-omcwliark whose charac1-. teriwitiun of ' Tlie -Tamp'? , is familiar to theater-goers throughout . the coun try was asphyxitited; in a garage at 1:1 home1 here' yesterday,' while getting h! car ready to take a' friend' for a drive. He .wsatoVercome by gas fumes as he reached the closed ,dor in an effort to get, to- the open air, ' " - , 1 His body was found wheji ' friend tefephoned; Mrs. Wills,: inquiring what 'had 'delayed her husband and she, went to, the garage to investigate.!' 1 . . Members of Home Militia Selected. Rocky Mount',, DecJ 10. The Nash cimnty council of defense has ' selicted r?0 men front Rocky Xiouiit ahd ohcr places in this country who are to" com- posa th.4tli. xoiupaiiyXgrth JCaroliiii j militia reserve, with hmnc station at I Rocky Mount. .North Carolina Liquor Law, Rei quLangT asportation Compa.fU11 v' ,,,r"m" I""Un ,n V"" nies to Keep Record of Ship. Jx V tU '""Y UAS' ' .. . w : hU action wan taken following in- ,v.-;U, wF..v.m. 1 !j Case Brought By Seaboard, Air Lme Kailway, Which Contend- ed that Interstate Law W$ ( .Violated.' Washington, Dec. 10. The constitu-1 tiouality of the Korth Carolina liquor j law requiring railroad and express com- panies to keep a record showing ship tnents received for the inspection of the public and officials was upheld by the Supreme court In a decision handed down today, The Seabottrd Air. Line Railway com pany, charged with a violation, of the' law, contended, that the state, law, re quiring the record for inspection was a violation of interstate commerce ,regula tion. The North Carolina ' Supreme court denied the contention,' declaring that the record was necessary to make effective the powers given the state by the. federal government. Justice Van Dcventer dissented. - r ' ' AMERICAN ' ENGINEERS PLAT , BIG PART IN THE FIGHTING i With the British Xrmy in France and Belgium, Saturday, Dec. 8. By the Associated Press.) An eveatful week ended in .a UHl with both sides consoli dating their new' positions. " One of the latest stories 'to come to 'light in con nection with the (terman sweep into (ouzeacourt ' Oinvolves - American engin eers. The central figure in the narra tive: is a gallant British general : who was clad injjajumas when the foe at tacked, hut organised a hamlfu! of' men for a unter-atsek. ,A11 the Britishers were killed except the general." w ho sup- ceededm finding a few inor "Tommies' snd. a Held gun with which they were keeping the enemy biisy when a party of American ' with small group of Knglbih ' orderlies and cooks suddenly found themselves cut MT and joined the general's force, increasing the total force to 70. , ; ; At the chad o fthia force the general ltd an attack against superior uumber of the enemy afnd was beating them when the main twdy of the British force moved forward and joined them; DR. JOHN JETER HURT TALKS ABOUT THE WAR AT KINST0N Kinston Dec. 10,-Dr. John Jeter Hurt, of Wilmington, delivered a scries of war addresses to large congregations at tie First Baptist church here yes tcrduy. "He spoke at 11 a. m., on "If tJermany Wins the World War, What!" At 3.30 he had for his subject, ."If the Allies Should Win. Then What tK At 7.30 p. n. Htis subject was, "America at the Council Table of Peace.', The sft ernon address was to an interdenomina tional gathering numbering ' hundreds The service took the place of the regu lar community men's meeting for De cember. "At 'the service last flight Dr. Hurt dipped into the future when the tumult shall be over and pictured Amer ica striving to bring happiness, and jus tice to the world. KINSTON CHURCHGOERS GIVE CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO TROOPS Kinston, Dec. 10.-To insure evcr.v Kinston youth wearing the uniform a Christmas presentjfrom the community, local churchgoer contributed liberally yes'terday to the fund to buy gifts. A special collection was taken, at nearly all the churches. Christmas boxes ior between 20 and 30 men serving- abroad have alreadyjbeen shippM, ' while be tween 2!I0 and 300 will be mailed to the training camps and. mtval tit lous in the conntvy, ..Nearly every nfficinU cmn mercinl, ., fraternal aiid .religious body hero , is' represented on. the coniinunity cummittee in charge., v ' COlD WAVE HAS REACHED FLORIDA AND . GULF COAST v Washington, 1W. 10. Tlie cold wave has reached northern Florida and the nearby '-gulf coast, the feather bureau j announces, with tempernpure a low as 4 to 10 degree below frcening, , Zero temperatures have reached as far as antral Indiana. ' , ' j ' . Fair and continued cold weather, for the uest 3H' hours in nearly all of the southern states, n the Washington fore casL jdihtrwtilorida,' ."Alaba m a a nd Mississippi"' tielng the exceptions, with , slightly warmer weather by Tues.Kty. v 1"--T1" atnu-tions from military authorities 'Sixteen (jer.mana werii taken inU' eu-r ., Al . .,.. f-mi,htiMt ' , jqucstioniiig, ' officials released ' few. lather are now in the county jail. 4.-. i Tlic. antliorities , refuse to disclose whether . they have obtained evidence connecting . the Germans with the ex- ttTn : iiu.. i,,k v , 1: - iVEIEMII Of SDMI I Capt. J. Stuart Allen, Canadian, to Lecture at Auditorium Next Saturday . Evening. , , r The lecture to bo given at', the high schol auditorium next Saturday evening bir Capt, Muart Allen (, a Canadian of fir fer who was in the great battles of the Somme, Ypres and the Arras region, was announced from the pulpit of every church- in pigh Point yesterday morn ing. Cspt. Allen is to lecture under the auspices of tie High Point Red Cross society and every cent derived from the sale of tickets , is to go' to the chapter, the lecturer taking absolutely uothing for his effort. , .- r 1 Captain Allen is now snilitary instruc tor at- the. University of Xorth Caro lina and is si ecturer of no mean abil ity. He Is at present enjoying a leave of absence a a rcftult of severe wounds inflicted, upon him during the heaviest fighting In the history of the work!. ' He wil tlell his audience of Saturday even ittg jUUt whaU'guiug ov-er the top" weaM and, furthermore,: can tell his . hearers just what the American boys in France and those son to go en n expect to ex perience. ' . Tickets will lie placed on sale Wed nesday at Red Cross headquarters in the poatofllee building. Members of t,le chapter will also have them for sale and they will be offered at a number of the most prominent places of business in the city. In view of the nature of the benefit it is expected that a larirb crowd will be GIRL POSING AS A BOY IS - J DETAINED BY THE OFFICERS Salisbury, Dec. 11. Two young men and a girl got in a peck or trouble at Landi this morning, e giif wai dressed as a man and wlien her sex was suspected by ollicers and an investiga tion proposed she admitted that she was a girl, . The party was traveling in a car bearing a (Virginia license tag" and had spent the. night at JLandU pifi Vra Urunt rlmi'lt Oaiti Mo liuliiri? . ofti.rj the three. .One man gave bond but the other, man and the girl arc stopping temporarily with Sheriff Krider under a harge of disorderly conduct. V "The district stewards of the Salis bury Methodist church district w ill- hold thoir annual session at tlie Kmpiic lio el in this city Wednesday. MILLION DOLLARS PROVIDED FOR HALIFAX RELIEF WORK Halifax, Dec. Premier Rols'it I.. Borden announced here tonight that ? a preliminary appropriation of sjil.iWO.Otm had been made by the (.'aiiHiliitn govern men for immediate relief in Halifax. This fund will be placed at once in the hands of the cituteiis finance committee.; Farmer Can't Get Salt. Danville. Vs., Dec. n.lfard on tli heels of the sngnr' famine '"comes tli I complaint from farmers of this neicli borhood that they cannot get enouiili suit for hog killing purposes. The re ilt for iiog killing purposes. The re ! lit of tluhrlagis is that the ho;s arc i iviug to b kept alive on .valnulilcj Hill' ha grain-for other purposes. There is no shortage of - table . salt. Burglars Pay Visit to Nashville., Rocky Mount, Dee. 10. Burglar vis ited three estublishmciits at Xssliville hist week and ns a result a considerable amount 'of money and other goods ore missing, i The unknown parties entered the store" of Batchclor snd Clarke, the offices of the Atlantic Const line Rail way company and the Xashvillc Candy and Fruit store. ' , Food Surrl'M Stopped. Petrograd,' Dec. $.-(Suiuhiy. The provisional gnvenmient of Siberia ' l is ordered the stop, -e of all food supp' for I'm .ft en! rly I'c ! 'V I j grail, on t! i ti.ii t j Urn LEGTUREHERE ML HOlLiii 1 Published Report of Appearance of Armed Witness in Court is Declared by Judge Qine ta Cause Great Humiliation. Means Took Occasion to Exnlafi That He Held Pistol, Wh.'Ji Was I' Unloaded Defendant Re-Ejtammcd This Morning.. , Concord, Dec' 10. The cross-exam inn tion of Gaston B Means, begun by A.s-. sistaot Distrj.-t Attorney Dooling, of j New York, Friday afternoon, ws com ifleted by Solicitor Hayden Clement to : j day within an hour after the defendant ' I rcsumed the -stand. The ; pruteedin; I were calm and peaceful today m Uiicct contrast1 to the stormy and . cvoitiiig sessions of Friday and Saturday .-. j On redirect examination the defend- ant was allowed, over the objections of tie state, to read a letter and what purported to be an itemized statement of receipts and disbursements for Mrs. ' King by Gaston B. 'Means.: The items . marked expenditures for dinner parties, "confident ial" parties," railroad tickets, theater tickets, .etc. tOne item received was a check for $1,hK from Mrs. .Tunic B. Forakef. Means explained that :t represented a loan. ; In several In stances the payment of "cash to Mrs. Cliance" were noted the amount rang- ing from , f3 to ; $100 to $200 and some $I,0O0. The statement balanced. , The- witness, - it was declared, made i complete statements of all transactions to Mrs. King during their career. She examined them and her o. k. was at tached each month and the whole record ; : filed, complete. The, file was- in Means' New York apartment when he left, it was declared. - When court convened this" morning udge (line stated that he hud been humiliated Kunday by a story sppi'iirin in' a widely read and circulated .v.tttata .-' paper comwing the alleged fact thatthe defendant was armed during the excite ing session on , Saturday. - The - judge called upon the sheriff to explain the sit uation. The defendant then stated that he had picked the revolver, in question htm the table of his counsel, where It had been 'placed after being used f' by I manv witnesses," . "- ' .,'- ' i JURORS ARE DRAWN FOR : ' ' , JANUARY COURT TERMS ' ... : -: -: . ' f- .... - f Jurors J;ave been drwn in; the county for the January terms of the fiuilford , Superior court. , The court w Ell he in 1 continuous operation .-for a ; period of three weeks, with the first tVo weeks devoted to the trial of civil cases, and the third to criminal cases. The .court . convenes Jaimarv 14 The jurors are . as follows: - C . James K. Brown, J.T, Lowman, James A."Cook,'t. E. Lowe, J. O. Huff man, L. M. Fogleman, J W,'ierringcr, f. Jl H. Hawks, Babe Layton, R. D. Ingold, . R. L. Coble. W. ,L. May, V. U. (iordon,? (irover C. Wagoner. R. L- tSmall, AV, K, Mav. J. A Newsoroe, C,A Anderson, I T. I). Whittington, J. A. Heath, Jacob liihtn V II Hut-din Churli.a V llnniior R. W. Coble, X. J. Walker, C. Li .Cock-) lercece, J. L. Tate. A. O. Htewart. J. A. Klcim.'.-r, K. II. Kverett, f. V, Briggs, JaiiM's Rankle, Marcus L. N'lince, 1). . Itainey, J. D. iiald.son,. John f., Phoenix, , W. .1.1? lair, W. 11. Smith, A. il (inrreti, John A. Urewer,' J. H. Ingold, L C. Si-ott, , J. W. W ebb, W, !., Hatchings, 11. A, McAdoo, K. M. Scott. C D, Burton. . M. Crnwtord, C. K. Crawley, $. A. Ktel- iii.in, u. i.. i arter, ji k. .misii, V. . -Hi own C. Al. .Craven, t. ) t'sniidii, J. M. Brady, C. V. Hcxlgin, (ieorge W. llodgin, W. XI. Shelley, (!,-L Kirknian. J. U. (intin. ('. ,H. Williams, W. J. Stafford, II. W. ;oiirlev, John" W. Knight; -'f. (V : McKain, W. A. Walker, J. F.'Jesup. J, i V, White, Walter Smith, Jerome Lenin V, White, Walter Smith, Jerome Leou aid, J. D. tiarrctt,. W. B, Hester, C. K. u, K-m:iu, U A Jones,' IV L.. lVgram, (u-' bah IMiii. J., L. Simk, D. S.'Tuiler. J. A. Idol, J. M, I iordon, N.ltJ Kit rncf, R. L. addi, Walter Cox, R. V t'oltr;ii', V,r. P. (Uirdon, 6, A Rl Ige, P. W. Chup. 1 in- Frank. Curlcy, Sum It, SmiiK EDGECOMBE C0UKTYY0UNG t LADY IS BURNED TO DEA ill ..''Rocky 'Mount. 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