ft
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Published every Tuesday and Friday
morning Subscription price, one dollar
the year. The oidyr twlce-a-weck pub
lication In the Piedmont Section at one
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'sVtD 81lu .. i I ia ail hv mnn
.ittfn Sentmei.
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ipuum-"
SIXTY FIRST YEAR
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SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, ONE DOLLAR A YtAR
tee
NGLAND I CHEERED
BY BETTER TIDINGS
FROM EASTERN FRONT
SSIAN DEFEAT .
NOT AS BAD AS
FIRST REPORTED
Icision of British Government
to Form Coalition LaDinci ,
Also Pleasing.
U.E ACTIVITY 'ON V
THE WESTERN r KUm
lv Artillery Duels Are Report-
cd From That ronton vi
the War Zone.
ML - . , .1
L,ndon. May w.iuu
hsloa which has been sweeping
gland, following the receipt of war
i t . 4hn nl lnn nroa
ki untavoraDie i" '"ooi
eked today by the decision of. the
ernment to form a coalition cabl-
together with better news from
eastern front, , :
l is "believed the Russian advance
Shavli in -Tom-land where the lines
the forces of Emperor Nicholas
k wen sireiiBii'Bueu win vw"-
kct the effect of the German ad
ce near pnemysl, across the river
the military writers today claim
t only one out of 14 Russian arm-
bare been in danger and 1 thai
knd Puke Nicholas, of the . Rus
b forces, is playing tils Jsual stra
ic game ot drawing the enemy
toy from his base. Fetrograd main
s that forty Austrian and German
Jny corps have been ' used during
fighting the past fortnight against
center of tho Russian line alone
00-mile front. ".-
Reports from Athens set forth thai
allies have ocoupied the Turkish
ution at Killld Bahr, on the Euro
n side and opposite Chanak. Oc-
aiion took ilace after the position
I been reduced by a bombard-
nt of the fleet. ,H
tn the western front the only actt
fc is the continuance of artillery
8.
SAY THAT AUSTRIA
PEACE
MAY
IKE
m
RUSSIA
'London, May 20. The Italian parlia
ment meets today. It is felt that
decision of war and peace can hardly
be postponed beyond this sitting, altho
Austria is reported to have increased
her concessions in order to Insure Ital
ian neutrality. ' .
The German press, while admitting
that - war with Italy can hardly, be
prevented,, views tne prospect calmly
with expressions that Austria, be
cause of the Italian attack, may be
compelled to make a separate peace
with Russia, a course which would re
sult in the release of more German
troops for use on the western fron
tier.
$400 VERDICT AGAINST
SOUTHERN AFFIRMED
D RELIEF FROM COLD;
HEAVY FROSTS AND SNOW
kashinRlon, May U0. Weather bu
ll forecasters said last night there
ld be no relief from the cold weath.
prevailing over the entire country.
put in tho Gulf Btatea, before last
we week, hilling frosts were re
led In the Great Lake region. In
twn Colorado and southeastern Wy.
ing unusually heavy snows prevail
uie season, . : , .
Foot of Snow In Kanaaa ' ,
llsworth, Kas.. Mav 2(1 Thnra: In
loot of enow on the ground here
a result of a storm which has lasted
e luesday. ; .--
Serious Floods In Kinui
Kansas City, Mo., May 20. Hun
pis Of Small StmatTlH nrn ran nt l.otr
fki and many larger creeks and
ir arB approaching flood stage in
"", nonnern Oklahoma and west.
miswuri. Konv blocks in Wirhllji
Submerged. Hf-ftvv Asmara re.
hed by truck farmers and orchard-
f THAN ONE THOUSAND
""ii-lYPHOID VACCINATIONS
Henderson, Mav 2n-AfAr hn Ann
fousand inoculatlnna unini tvnhnM
Ier have been made by Dr. D. C.
' n Henderson and Vance coun
p. , t.he Pa-'t four weeks. Dr. Ab
w Is health officer employed Joint
" le CltV anil nn,i. n. 1,.
IL nwJ8,"1"? the wrlt nto every
J ' l" county and expects
"""ce tynhnM and i,itini.. u.-
ale toe disease In the county.
f ORT C0URSE"fOR"
iE N. C. CLUB BOYS
A short coiirso in nr-vii ,
1 heirt i li in North Carolina will
rt 'h" A- and M. College. Hal
Clth? bnys no ttend ln the
NLd0,nlor!f8 and is to be
lain, rnftm'' V'ea,"y. ,n Ul.e college
y V l""n. is to be made,
N.'tv. re ,rsfl"oe,i rates for the
xueigtl tor th nn-icinn
b, e of instruction which
rattan f .lectl"-es and demon-
Btr o, a " members of the fac
orker, "rt M' Colle8e. extension
epvtnwmt. , ra '"e various
Ctecw 'V111 " each aay.
4. ra profit br the boys who at-
EXTEEN GERMAN
-An Enlng New.
PCsrniM I , "P011 ,s current
kad.1 nt ot tne submarine
"e ot England.
The Supreme Court affirms the Judg
ment of the Superior Court in a verdict
for $400 in the care of Hollman
against the Southern Railway, for put
ting the plaintiff off a train at Bar
ber. '
The passenger bought a mileage
book at Hickory"; and had it pulled
from Hickory to Winston-Salem. He
alleges that the agent Bit Hickory told
him that the castbound train would
connect with the North Carolina Mid
land at Barber for WimitonrSalem.
The train, a great loafer sometimes,
was late, Mr. Hallman says he asked
several - times , about the connection,
was; assured that it would be made
and further advised that if he missed
the Barber connection he would be
permdtted to travel the longer route.
He did miss the connection and al
leges that the conductor and the ticket
collector refused to" allow him to pro
ceed, that he agreed to turn over his
mileage book until he could get to
Salisbury, that ; he agreed to allow
them to pull the differonoe between the
two routes, but the officials put b1m off.
And tlie jury gave aim a verdict of
S400. The road appealed.
Judge Allen writes the court's opm.
Ion and holds there is wilhortty for
the contention ot the plaintiff that the
agents of a common carrier have an
implied authority to guarantee connec
tions. There is authority also, , lie
saye, to support the company's view
that euch conibractB are unlawful and
invalid and discriminatory.
Quoting from the Mace case, an
opinion written by Judge Hoke, Judge
Allen says: "It follows that wmereoy
the wrong and thn fault of the com
pany a lawful holder of a mileage book
s nrevonted from making me ex-
cnange required, such holder la reliev.
ed of the conditions and his book be
comes a complete contract of carriage
unaffected by the restrictions referred
to."
Several pxcontions were made, but
the court "finds little In t hem. The trial
judge had instructed the Jury properly
and the Judgment- of 40O was affirmed.
102 PINTS FOUND IN
MARKED BARRELS
TO ITALY NOT
SUFFICIENT
Austria's Eleventh Hour Propo
sals Rejected by Council,
of Ministers.
E
Pouring in From Austria in
Thousands Every Day,
Says Report.
Amsterdam,' May 20. No" one
in Italy any longer doubts that
war begins today, says a telegram
Bent from Chlasso, Switzerland, on
Thursday, and printed ln the Ber
liner Tageblatt.
' Granted FulJ Powers.
Paris, May 20,-JReports from
Rome say the Italian chamber of
deputies today granted full pow
ers to the minister of war. ,
Bill Presented.
Rome, May 20. Premier 8a
landra introduced a bill today in
the . chamber of deputies . giving
the government extraordinary
powers in case of war. t- "i; V
MANY ROBBERIES IN POSTOFFKTORE NATIONAL WEALTH IS MM llll TRIM
DAVIE COUNTY ROBBERY AT $1965 FOR EACH H
REPORTED CLE10NS Pta!IIIIU.S. AS SPY TAKES
firnflnshoro. ' Mav 20.-r-The police
yesterday seized several barrels mark
ed Michigan Seed Potatoes" and thus
obtained 102 pints of whisky that had
been shipped to Greensboro people in
violation of the Grler law. i ne ibci
Hint rh barrels contained whisky was
discovered by one ot the employes of
the railway company, wno noticeu
something "shiny" thru a crack in a
harm. He weighed the barrel and
found it weighed too much for pota
toes. Then it was opened ana ioriy
pints of' whisky were found in it
Other barrels from the same house
were examined, the police notified,
with the result that 102 pints were ob
tained. V. Hyl Blauntia, an Abyssin
ian nn of thn consignees, has been
arrested and will be tried on a charge
of retailing. : .:
ORDERS OF $16,000,000 r
GIVEN OUT BY
Philadelphia. May 20. Orders for
$16,000,000 worth ot rrelgai cara
were riven by the Pennsylvania railroad.-
Thte is ty far tne largest ex
penditure of money for equipment
m.Ha h. railroad in several year
and Is taken as Indication of the re
turn of prosperity. Work upon these
orders will give employment to thou
sands of men all over the country.
The 1.000.000 is the greater part
of the 120,000,000 recently appropri
ated tr the Pennsylvania for the re
placement of its rolling stock. The
other 14,000.000 will be spent by the
railroad itself ln the manufacture of
locomotives at Its Altoona shops. All
the money will be spent during this
JTh orders given yesterday are for
14,043 car of all kinds for use on
the lines both east and west of Pitts
burgh. In this total are Included 5,
500 box cars, 324 refrigerator cars,
S.OOft gondola cars and 7219 boppej
Rome, via Paris, May 20. It was
learned today that the council of min
isters at a long session has rejected
Austria's eleventh hour proposals for
prolonging the negotiations regard
ing territorial concessions. It is be
Moved these proposals were prompted
by Ignorance in Vienna and Berlin of
the determination ot the king, cabinet
and parliament to obtain all- territory
demanded by Italy.
King Victor Emmanuel has decided
to pardon all railway employes pun
ished for taking part in the strike of
1914.
Reports from all universities are to
the effect that tho students of each
will volunteer if war is declared.
Dispatches from Vienna say Ital
ians are pouring from Austria in thou
sands every day.
Authorities in Genoa have been ord
ered to watch closely German steam
ers Interned there. ,
Minimum Demands.
The minimum demands made upon
Austria by Italy were:
: First: The cession of v the entire
province of Trent (part of the Aus
trian Tyrol ) according to the fron
tier of Italy in 1801.
Second: Eastern Prluoll, comprising
Malcorgeth Plazzo and Tolmlno Grad-
isca Goritg, Nanraicone, Comen ana as
far south as Nebreslna. .
Third: Trieste, Cape D'Istria and
Pirano (the last two lp Istrla) to form
a new state independent of- Austria.
Fourth: The Island of Curzola, bis
sa, Lesina, La Gosta, Cazza and Me
leda (oft the coast of lower Dalma
tia) to be ceded to Italy.
, Fifth: The abandonment of Austria
ot all her Interests in Albania. An
nouncing Italian sovereignty over Av
olna. '
An Alleged Development
Paris, May 20. The Jaulols today
publishes a diBpatch under a Turin
date which mentions an alleged de
velopment In the Italian situation.
: The message declares that Prince
Buelow and Baron Von Macchlo, the
German and Austrian ambassadors,
at a request of the Italian government,
asked It to act as mediator for peace
between the central empire and the
allies. This report has not been
heard from any other source.
Royal Decree Published.
Rome. May 19 A Koyal , decree.
under which all railroad lines in Italy
are placed entirely under the super
vision of the military, is published
by the Official Gazette. Under the
decree military officials may prohibit
suspected persons from traveling on
the railroads. All travelers are warn
ed that at certain points they must
not look from the car windows.
It Is said here Austria has aeciaea
tii entrust to the United States her
interests in Italyjn the event of war.
Germany is reported to have decided
to ask Switzerland to do the same for
her. . -
The "Green Book,' containing diplo
matic documents, showing Italy's at
titude on the war and efforts made to
reconcile the 'obligations of the triple
alliance with Italian national aspira
tions, has been set up by the type
letters employed by the chamber of
deputies. Every precaution was taken
to keep the content secret .
NORTHERN MARKETS FLOODED
WITH BERRIESIPRIOES DECLINE
Mnxlittvtlla Mv '2(1 Thin nclinn
nf ha country seems to be in- tha " v,v"- " uoa w
nf a a. nf thiivvA and rohwa Clemmon Thursday to make an
B rmm w , - -r- ----- - - - v - - I j . . . .. . . . .
Th. fir-, rnl.Wv tnnk ni.M. ndv 'wugaMoii oi the robbery Wcdnes.
night, and has been going on since, of he 8tor of Mr. Frank
with from onn to 'three nAherliw av- w wnicn IS located the POBt-
.. . .r.. I nHln. nt. ... an
ery night ; . vl vwiuuions. i ne investigation
Early, yeaterdajr morning the post- developed the fact that the store had
office and the store of D. D. Bennett. ,nterwl,b;T out 100 uPl,er
at Crnatzer five mile, north ot this X
city, was brokea Into and more than door of the store was onn nH .
100 pwlrs ot shoes and a number ot large quantity of merchandise carried
other goods, - together with some I off- The nwrchatnUaa consisted of
stamps and money, were taken. aoout m imira ot shoes, shirts, over
The postoflice at Cornatzer Is lo lallB, etc., and it is beliovwl that the
catea m Mr. .nennett s store. The intruders carried the goods away in
owner was in Stokes county, attend- suit cases.
ing the funeral of hra lather, Mr. In addition to the merchandise the
William Bennett, who died Tuesday robbers secured about twelvn or nf.
at nis home nve miles north of Das- teen dollars In cash. About eight dob
bury. lars of this was taken from the section
un tne same night the residence or or tue store occupied bv tihn ixwtofflrp
Qj A. Sheek, ln South Mocksvllle, wa There is no clue as to the Identity of
entered by two unknown men, but the robbers, tho it hi believed that they
mey were inguienea away Deiore Be-1 were me same that committed the rob.
curing anything. The thieves also berv at Cornatzer. Jn Davl miinrv nn
visited the home of Dr. W. C. Mar- the precetllng night Some ot the
tin, in North Mocksvllle, and sue-j properly takon In the Davie robbery
ceeaea in geuin a eiae ot meat. lUist was found about a half mile away from
night or early this morning the South- Mr Jones' store yesterday. A wo-
ern iuncn room near me depot was man in the community started with a
entered ana a supply of cigars, to- cow to the pawturo and en route she
oacco, eic, were WKen. a message saw a shotgun in a little grove. The
from Clemmons ; this morning says gun was loaded and by it were two
mm mo uusiuiiitB aim store 01 f. A. otnernin R. Fnnthnr invABfltrailnn k,
Jones, at that place, waa robbed last valed the fact that there were several
night.- There seema to be no clue aslnairx or nhna artirio. r it.in
to who the thieves are, as they make etc., which answered the description of
u o iraue do- property secured at Cornatzer. The
uiiiu uioiii. iiie) cillisens Ot me lOWtl tun hau htrnn nuMwW MonfKw1
are ruibDing up melr guns and get- Mr. Jones states that he wag In the
ting ready for business. It Is thought store Wednesday night until about 11
by some that the thieves are using o'ciiick and it hniinwwi kt ,.
j i , ' " oers waited at the point where the
adjoining counties over the govern- gun and other articles were found for
meat post road., . in air, to rlns TW nn
Nearly three thousand people at-f tram m th rtirontinn ti,on
r,u,v'" utii!- rouuers arter committing the crime
uwi.va t aioi uAvivinco noio i, i ,
very excellent. Had the weather not I POUR SAT.ISItimV nfiVS
much larger. , RETURN FROM EUROPE
An army officer was In town this
week locating over the ground with a I Four young Salisburians, Frank
unum nuu i'uuiuj- ' xiuitiru, urrivuu
ooys aunng Aiuiy. ana August. U a
suitable location la found 8,000 sol
diers win be brought here and - put
tnrougti practice and sham, battles.
home Wednesday from Norfolk, Vs.,
at which place they landed Monday,
May 17, having left Glasgow, Scotland,
on April 29, being eighteen days on
the voyage across, These young men,
Bays the Post, with eeveral other
Salisburians, loft Newport News
March 24, going to Liverpool aboard
a transport loaded with 650 horses
and a cargo ot lumber and grain, the
horses being for service ln the allies'
army In the present European war,
Forty-one horses were lost on the
Perhaps the mosj. interesting case way over and these were dumped into
N.C. SUPREME COURT
: AFFIRMS--JUDGMENT
decided toy the Supreme court in the
opinions handed down Wednesday
was that of William A. Williamson,
of New York, against T. J. Jerome,
of Greensboro, T. H. Vanderford, W.
the sea. The return was made on the
S. S, Orthlfl. The Post says
While the boys had a most Interest
ing trip they are glad to be at home
again. On the way over they saw only
two submarines and these were Eng-
F. Snider and Jackson, another de- h destroyers. They landed In Liv
erpool and went from there to Glas
gow, Scotland, where they remained
some days. Tho voyage across was
uneventful but the return was made
in a very rough sea.
When some distance out at sea on
1X1, "JLlfUrd "nor Lusltanla, this being Jwo
fendant not mentioned ln the caso
because he became a voluntary part)
to the action. This was action by
the' plaintiff for the recovery of a
commission for the - sale of certain
stocks and bonds for which a New
692.93 with. interest from November
28, 1913, and 1101.40 from March .21,
1914.
.' No Evidence of Fraud.
ffL. T.n. 1. , 1 1 ... A,
i"B. ir",..V. r... straight for the Lusltanla. However,
hain hm, Tht tM. aP.tlon in thn ati- they know nothing of the fate of the
-c cj--- " II . n.A tAnlr ahAOM a ttimr
nRninr nnurt rtf Rowan cnuntv to re- ' u"1" V'?' --- "--
days before that vessel was sunk by
la German submarine. The Balisriur-
lans had with them two Irish pigeons
which they liberated and which made
cover the New York court's Judgment,
at Norfolk artd he Informed thera.of
ml Olive. May 20. JWtth practical
ly all ot the northern markets flood
ed with berries from about all ot the
berry-producing sections of the conn
trv. the price per crate has taken
such a snddea and sharp decline wltir
In the past day or two as maxes Ttir
ther shipments, ender present condl-
tiops, hardly advtsaDie, ana inrows
the berry growers ; pf east Carolina
face to face with losses aggregate
thousands of dollars.
--.j.j , j i. 4...ijii I the a nking of tho ship,
ot the defendants in New York as the Lam" Ramsay, ion of Dr nd
defendants allege. The plaintiff made Mrs. R. . Ramsay, who went acros-
the Wachovia Bank and Trust com- with the other Sal sburlans. came
, , .,v.ii. on. ... s.,h. hack on the boat with them but re-
ler, a paVty to the New York action malned in Norfolk and will return to
and attached large sums of money in Kngland aboard another transport.
New York banks belonging to the The noys say mey au a u.s u..,
Wlnstonalem bank. According to saw many sigms ana mat mey woum
the answer of the Sellsbury defend- not take anything for the trip. Mr.
ants. Mr. Jerome then being a resl- James Julian, who went over wun
dent of that city, the New York plain- tnom, remains aoruau mi mug-
Hfr "fronfiiilantltf nv4A In his nnm-1 . -
Plaint and affidavit of attachment BIG ILLICIT DISTILLERY
that the bank was a party to tho con r APTITRFTJ IV DAVIDSON
Over In David-
tract by which the plantlff was to sell
certain stocks and bonds." The act
ion against the bank was dismissed
mere is no fmfin V""'"" h' utensils that bad been used
fraud having been practiced by the whiBk(,y. .The sUll bad
plaintiff in procuring a Judgment JJ Deputy Collector W
against the defendants n he New . -u
Salisbury, May 20,
i R,n wiMa. tho HnHninn fnr son county within 300 yards of the na
me court and finds no evidence of tional highway and Just on tho edge
the fraud which the Salktburtans Id- 0f the old Haden place now owned by
cated without half trying if their Bner)ft 8n(iw of Dnvldson, officers
fervor before the court wasnt coun- aptllred t.ooo or more gallons of
terfelt feeling. "We agree with his h 4Q ga)long ot frPgh made whls-
honor" Judge Brown writes thai 8nd cut up a furnace ad other
there is no evidence whatever of tnjs1- tnat bad been used in mak-
been car
Walter Mo-
l.a h klVliittM' mrtUaA whlrh
York court. The fraud for wbk - - Snerlff A h Nagh,
a Judgment may be enjoined in an- d David G-raham. of
other state must consist in the pro- ''', 4 m.n who was
which may be interposed at the trial cautiously, they Z?
and unless It. Usterposltlon Is pre- by .ho . from the o The
vented by the fraud of the adversary "Ac''L.r:. w-
a judgment" ' . . "V , hT." and
The defendants were not requir- hi iS.L i. n, m ran.
ed to appear and defend the action onerw ai j - ""
fn the NeTvork coart." Judge Brown der In bringing o Justice the b,
Washington, May 80. The national
wealth la officially estimated at $87.-
739,000,000, or tl.5 for each man,
woman, and child In the country.
Such are the figures contatned in the
special bulletin, Estimated Valuation
of National Wealth, 1860-1912, which
Is about to be Issued by Director Sam,
L. Rogers, of the Bureau of tho Cen
sus, Department ot Commerce. This
bulletin, which waa compiled under
tne direction of Mr. Starke M. Oro-
gan, Chief Statistician In charge ot
the Inquiry, presents estimates ot the
true value ot the various classes of
real, personal, and other property own
ed In each state and In the District
of Columbia in the year 1912. Com
parauve statistics, ln lest detail, are
given for earlier years, extending as
far back aa 1850.
The Census Bureau does not present
these estimates as very close approxi
mations to accuracy, but as being the
best which can be mads from the data
avatlable and as being fairly compara
ble with those published eight years
ago, relating to the year li4.t The
sources ot information employed Were
reports ot assessors' and other state
officials; the Yearbook ot the Depart
ment ot Agriculture; Census reposis
on agriculture, manufactures,1 street
railways, telegraphs, telephones, eleo
trlo-llght and power ' stations, and
transportation by water; , and reports
of the Interstate Commerce. Commis
sion, the Bureau of Foreign and Do
mestic Commerce, the United States
Geological Survey, the Bureau of Navl
gation, the Chief Engineer of the Uni
ted States. Army, the Director of the
Mint, and the Comptroller ot the Cur
rency.
In less than two-thirds of a century
from I860 to 1912 tlio total wealth
of the nation, excluding exempt real
estate, Increased from 17,138,000,000,
or $308 per capita, to ft75,42.000,000,
or 81,836 per capita, the percentages
of increase being- 2,358 for the total
and 496 for the per capita amounts.
In other words, the wealth ot the na
tion as a whole is nearly twenty-live
times as great as it was In 1850, while
that of tho Individual la about alx
times aa great.
The exempt real estate, which was
estimated at $12,314,000,000, or iz
per capita, In 1912, Includes the build
ings, other structures, and- public
works owned by the Federal, state,
and local governments, with the' land
on which they atand, together with
such real property ot . educational,
charitable, and religious Institutions
as Is exempt from taxation.
i 01 LIFE
Said He Could Not Bear to
Mount the Scaffold As
a Spy. , t
u. s. iizy E SAID
Was Charged in London With
Trying to Communicate In
' formation to Enemy.
FIVE SUSPECTS JAILED IN
VIRGINIA MURDER CASE
Martinsville, Va' May 20. Mr. T. O.
Burch, United States marshal for the
eastern district of Virginia, has Just
returned from Patrick county, where
he went to look after tho case in
which Mr. C. P, Phlogar, a United
States revenue officer, was shot and
killed from ambush on Shooting
Creek. Five suspects have been ar
rested and are now In tho county
Jail, i ,
COLD IN TOOTH CAVITY
, LOCKS JAWS OF -YOUTH.
Pottsvllle, ra., May '20. Stanley
MIL 17 years old, Is in a critical con
dition from lockjaw, believed to have
resulted from a coW contracted ln a
cavity Where a tooth waa extracted.
. His Jaws are tightly locltwd. Physi
cian have administered eighteen in
jections of tetanus antitoxin without
result.
MECKLENBURG DECLARATION
INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATED.
Charlotte, May 20. -Charlotte kept
Its custoraairy holiday today In cele
bration of the signing of the Mtckloti
burk Declaration of Independence.
According to historians, the Meck
lenburg Instrument was signed May
iO, 177S, or more than a year earlier
than tho famous declaration of Phila
delphia. -
London, May 20. Anton Kuepferle,
claiming to be an American citizen
and who has been on trial charged
with giving information to enemies of
thta country, committed suicide last
ulglit He U reported to hava hanged
himself, - 1 : " ' '
Tho man left a momtaue on a alate.
bearing teuMmony to the fairness, ot
his trial, lis Insisted he" waa ft soldier
and wished to Ale as a oldler and
so,l(l he could not boar to mount the
ncaftoM as a apy. ,'.
The trial of the man began Tuesday,
at the 014 Bailey poltca court. The
proceedings wer iwbllo until yester
day's session. "
The charge was that tho prisoner at.
templed to communicate to Germany
Information concerning Great Britain,
He pleaded not nitty.. ' -1 ,
The prosecution -.contended ' lhat
while he claimed to be an American
citizen he was In fact a German; -
Th man, arrived ln Liverpool Feb. .
ruary 14, He allowed a passport sign
ed by Secretary Bryan, Issued ten days
prior. He said he was a woolen jner. .
chanit. From Liverpool he went ti
Dublin and then to London, where ho
was arrested, - , ;
DURHAM PEOPLE INDICTED
FOR FAILURE TO LIST TAXES
Durham, May 20. Tho. grand Jury
late yesterday returned true bills
against 602 people of Durham for fall
ure to list their taxes for the year
1914, The former grand Jury took up
this matter and presented the bills of
Indictments. The grand Jury this year
returned the bills. This action was
takon following a great deal ot trou
ble the officers of the county "have
had ln gottlng people to place their
names on the books. Among the 600
people in the bills are many promin
ent people In the city, The bills came
as a great surprise to the whole city.
None ot them have yet been issued,
and the people will, not be cited to
appear before the court till the next
term. . .
"8NEE2INQ POWDERS" '
THE NEW FILIBUSTER
Harrlsburg, pa., May 20,The free
and continued use of "sneeslng pow
ders," foul smelling chemicals and
the bombardment of members with
volleys of papers, pamphlets, books,
newspapers and "spltballa" has devel
oped as the latest and most effective
means of halting the passage of legis
lation of unpopular character In the
Pennsylvania house ot representatives'.
The officials of the chamber so far
have been unable to 'quell or even '
abate such performances, and much
necessary and Important legislation
has Jeen delayed. ., , ..
LIBEL CASE WILL GO TO
JURY IN A SHORT TIME
continue. "No property ot theirs had aders who are giving Davidson such
been attached for none had been a bad reputation. .
found. There was no issue rawed tnt "ITi.i. p.-nr.
respect to ownership of any property -. 1R va Pai-U. Mav 19
claimed by these csMuta'- TtoL,WfflJ&
property attached belonged teina
??!: rescue, it was their voiuntafy "
act." The court arnrms tne juog- --r '
ment ' 1 J porta.
1 . .
Syracuse, N V.. May 20.-rThe Jury
in the trial of William Barnes's libel
suit against Theodore Roosevolt pro
bably will have the case In hand be
fore night. ,
Beginning his final address today
Wlillam M. Ivlns. chief counsel for
Mr. Barnes, said he planned to con
clude during the forenoon. Justice
Andrews' instructions to the jury will
follow.
Address for Defense.
John M. ltowers, cMef counsel for
Theodore Roosevelt, In the trial of
William Barnes' libel suit, spent three
hours yesterday ln summing up the
case- of the defense. Near the con
clusion of bis address he- asserted
that the suit "was a purposed act of
the machine to destroy Col. Roose
velt's usefulness.'"
Bowers used up much more time
than had been alloted him. For that
reason the summing. Bp ot the case
of the plaintiff was . postponed until
today. '
In his address Bowers discussed
the testimony given by Barnes and
Colonel Roosevelt and their respect
ive witnesses. He urged that the
Jury consider "the evasions, and In
a sense the denials" of Barnes. Bow
ers questioned the truth of many- of
Barnes' , statements and presented
exhaustive arguments doslgned to
convince tba jury that his client was
Justified In saying the things he did
about Barnes. "s
The attorney placed especial em
phasis on testimony regarding the
lock In the legislature (0 1911 over
the election of a United Spates sena
tor and asked why Barnes would have
endeavored to Interest the Republican
minority In the election of an Inde
pendent Democrat had be not been In
control- The mere fact, he said, that .
Barnes was consulted in regard to
such , a combination was In itself
proof of the leadership of the plain
tiff. In concluding Mr. Bowers describe J
Colonel Roosevelt as closely follow
ing President Wilson as a. "guide of
the nation." ' . . ' i : . .
Then be referred to his client and
his esse in this manner. ,
"Bx'Prosldent, : ex-governor, ' ' the
people's true representative. Jurors,
will you let him be brokea down an ! .
destroyed! Stand for hlmi stand for
the people. Give no vote to accom- .
pltsh the purpose sought by this act
ion. Meet the responsibility ? that
rests upon yon with a clear consci
ence and Theodore Roosevelt will re
main a power for good." -i