TH WESTERN SENTINEL, MAY 25.
ROOSEVELT
WINS OUT IN
LIBEL CASE
Twelve Jurors Finally Return a
Verdict in Favor of the
Defendant.
JURY OUt A L
Consider Matter of Costs for
Eleven Hours Before
Making Decision.
Syracuse, N. T May 22. The jury
' In the trial of William Barnes suit
for libel against 'Roosevelt today re
turned a verdict in favor of the de
fendant after considering for more
than 11 hours the placing of costs for
the action.
It is- the belief of the jury every
thing Colonel Roosevelt charged was
true' and therefore the plaintiff ia en
titled ta no damages.
the foreman of the jury. Warren W.
Summers, announced that the verdict
was for the defendant and then the
jury was -polled. Ten jurors answer
ed for the defendant ; Then the clerk
called ' the name of Edward Burns.
Burns stood up in his seat and said,
"For ' the defendant" :
Juror No. 1! gave the same answer.
Before the jury, came in the specta
tors were warned that any demonstra-
. tion would be' met with severe pun
ishment Except tor the voices of
' the clerk and jurors the room was eb
eolutely quiet until Burns' name was
called. When he announced that be,
too, favored a verdict for Roosevelt
the courtroom buzzed like a dynamo
with voices. ,
Several, persons in - the courtroom
stood up and waved their hands but
there was no applause. -
- objections Overruled.
' After announcement of the verdict
attorneys for Barnes objected to its
receipt The objections were over
ruled. -.7.77. '
' ; Colonel Roosevelt thanked the jury.
shaking hands with each member.
"I am more moved by this verdict
than it is possible for me to express,'
he said to them. i'None of you, I as
sure you, will ever have cause to re
gret your action. 1 am especially
gratified that, euch a verdict came
from a jury composed of men of every
political faith." :
" The foreman said 40 ballot were
taken. The first 40 hours before the
jury came in today, was 9 to 3 in fa
vor of Roosevelt It remained at that
figure for about 5 hours.
A crowd at the courthouse doors
cheered Juror Burns as he left the
building.
Appeal To Be Taken.
New York. May 32. William M. Iv-
Ins,' of counsel for William Barnes,
announced this afternoon that an ap
peal would be taken itt the case.
' Charge of Justice Andrews.
: At the opening of the afternoon ses
sion of court yesterday Justice An
drews delivered hie ' charge to the
jury, saying in Dart: -
"To puMteh falsely any article that
holds a man up to ridicule and dis
grace and to Injure Ms character is
libel. The intention or object of the
libel must not be taken into consld
eratton.
"Because a man is in public life
be Is not an outlaw, and he can be
libeled just the same as any other
. citizen. - No question of privilege en
ters into tbia case, r
"When charges are made against
, a man, if they are true, that is suf
ficient defense. Anyone has a right
to publish anything about any other
man If It is true. The whole law
concerning libel Is woven around the
question of whether the charge made
is true or not."- ."
. Justice Andrews then explained the
points of libel law In detail, in this
connection he said:
The burden of proof is on the de
fendant. He must show by a pre
ponderance or tnita that the charge
made is true. He may justify his
charge in whole or In-part"
In explaining the legal meaning of
-punitive carnages," the court said
punitive damages mar be awarded
when malice and wanton disregard
or me plaintiffs rights is shown.
" Arguments Closed.
Concluding arguments in the Barnes
vs Kooseveit iHel suit were heard by
Judge Andrews and the lurv vester-
day. William Ivlns of counsel for
I Barnes assailed every contention ' of
, Roosevelt's attorneys, and declared
that a libel was a libel, no matter
bow nign mignt be the station of
the lFbeler. :
line denounced (he Colonel as the
elf-constituted mentor of morals of
me country.
Free With Accusations.
Ut. Ivlns sal dthe article charext
Mr. Barnes as being it "political Ben
edict Arnold." Then he said: "This
defendant has charged so many men
with being habitual falsifiers that It
oaa Jong since become a national
joke."
'In discussing the evidence in regard
to the legislature deadlock of 1911
over the election of a United States
senator, Mr, Mas said: "Mr. Barnes
was- not a prophet or the son of a
prophet He didn't know at the be
ginning of the contest that the Demo
crats were likely to desert William
P. Sbeeban at the last moment"
Of the testimony of William Loeb,
Mr. Ivine aaid: -"Mr.
Loeb said that Mr. Barnes
- confessed his dishonor to him. Can
juu uu6 .sir. mmea ., selecting
that man to confess to that he had
. deal with Charles F. Murphy . of
Tammany Hall!" , . . ;
Switzerland Jo Send Note
On The I&sitimia Matte
Berne, Switzerland, via Paris, Hay
21. The Swiss federal authorities
have decided to make suitable repre
sentation to Germany on the sinking
May 7 of the Lusitanla by a German
submarine when three Swiss citizens
lost their lives. v
The government is awaiting the
German reply to the American .note
on this subject so as to choose a wise
course of procedure.
The Swiss think well of President
Wilson's note but many think it not
strong enough. The argument is be
ing made that the Swiss representa
tions will have-great weight because
behind them will be aft army of BOO.-
PLANS OF MODEL FARM HOUSES
SUPPLIED MINNESOTA CITIZENS
Farmers and village dwellers ia the
state of Minnesota are now being sup
plied with designs for modern artistic
bouses by the state government. -, This
is the result of competitions held to
secure plans for model farmhouse's,
model village houses and model land
scape designs. People who dwell in
houses of the "shoebox" sort may now
have the service of thd jnost skilled
architects placed at ' their " disposal
practically free, writes Maurice Irwin
Flagg, director of Minnesota state art
commission In the Survey press bu
reau..' ' ".': v '':!,---
It is reasonable that a state should
render such service to its people. Most
states disseminate information about
alfalfa, bog cholera and agricultural
pursuits. Our farmers ; are making
three blades of alfalfa grow where one
grew before; they are building big
and expensive barns; they are buying
the latest farm machinery; they are
bending effort to conserve the natural
resources of the country, and they are
learning how to take from the soil the
greatest possible returns. But their
houses have been neglected " ,
. For Rural Contentment
More comfortable and convenient
farm-houses will make better content
ed farmers, farmers' wives, -farmers'
children; will lessen the desertions' of
old and young to the city;' will make
the life of the farmer's family more
efficient and beautiful, This is the
reasoning that led the Minnesota
state art commission to develop a real
program relating art and 'agriculture,
commission offered prizes. It brought
together a Jury composed of a practi
cal farmer, Senator L. E. Potter' of
Springfield; a specialist in the depart
ment of domestic science' and home
management of the - University! of
Minnesota, Mrs. Margaret , L. Blair;
the executive head of the agricultural
college of the University of Minneso
ta, Dean A. P. woods, and an archi
tect of Minneapolis, Mr. George Chap
man. - ,;!' ... 7 i : .. '
Thirty excellent and practical farm
house designs resulted from this com
petition. The commission has distri
buted plans; it baa circulated exhibi
tions of "model farmhouse", plans to
farmers' institutes, short courses, and
to cities and towns throughout Minne
sota; it made a small model showing
the house in miniature, painted hi an
appropriate color scheme, r
A $3,000 Village House
The "model farmhouse" competition
met with such manifest approval on
the part of the rural population thstt
the commission was led to institute
the competition for a "model village
house" to cost 53,000. There devel
oped .some fifty very excellent plans.
and material is being circulated by
the commission, as in the case of the
model farmhouse. A model landscape
design for a farm yard was sought
thru competition. The landscape ar
chitects submitted sixty plans . for
"model farm yards." ' This farm yard
was Intended to beautify the sur
roundings of the first prise "model
farmhouse.'
The commission sends full-size
working drawings and specifications
Many people seem to think of an art
commission as the last organization to
promote such a program. The artist
has long been looked upon as ' a
dreamer and not an eminently practi
cal sort of person, and for some un
known reason the word "art" has been
Interpreted by people as dealing with
Ideals and not with practical prob
lems. The Minnesota art commission
is demonstrating to the contrary. ;
This commission is a department of
the state government It was created
by an act of the legislature thirteen
years ago. It believes in stimulating
appreciation of pictures, sculpture and
the so-called fine arts. But the com
mission also believes that if art is to
be of real service to all the people.
and If an art appreciation is to be de
veloped on the part of the people-in
general, it should then be the duty
of the state art commission, first to
reach out in the most tangible Way
and touch the life of the largest pos
sible number of people. It must first
serve their nost Immediate needs;
One filch need was clearly for bet
ter homes. : To meet it the commis
sion instituted three competitions-
for a "model farmhouse," a "model
village house" and a "model farm
yard."
The Interesting part of the farm
house competition is that it was not
proposed by city folks; it came as an
actual demand by farmers. Practical
farmers stated their needs and It re
mained tor the architects of the state
to solve the problem of a 13,500 ten-
room model farmhouse. The state art
of its first prize design farmhouse. Vil
lage home and landscape designs to
people living within Minnesota for
the small fee of 13.50. A single set of
Khese working drawings and-specifica
tions, if purchased from the architect.
would cost in the neighborhood of
$200. A replica full-size duplicate
of the original drawing ia sold to
anyone living anywhere for 60c To
people living outside of the state the
full-size plans, along with the speci
fications, are sold for $5. The com
mission does not profit from this en
terprise, and the fee is charged mere
ly to cover the cost of making the
drawings.
This program in Minnesota has
stimulated other elates to action.
Massachusetts haa Just completed.
thru the agricultural college of the
State University at Amhurst a "model
farmhouse" program. California,
other states have appealed s to Minne
sota ior assistance In formulatlne
programs of the earner character. The
"model farmhouse" plans have gone
to several foreign countries, Germany,
Italy, France and Canada have pub
lished" the results "of the Minnesota
compeiitlpn for the benefit of their
agricultural people.
This bettef housing nroeram is sun-
Tilementary to the other work of the
commission. : It sends to towns and
cities throughout the Btate exhibitions
of all kinds. It brings into the state
each year a collection of the best
American contemporary art- It 'cir
culates exhibits of industrial - art
sculpture home, furnishings, home in
dustries and school art It organizes
home industries and handicraft class
es and puts into the field specialists
to teach euch work. And it has been
successful in finding a market for the
product - v - - -.- ' . -r . - '..
Minnesota is especially rich In Old
World talent This talent has brought
to the state trades people handicraft
workers. One handicraft particular
ly, that of lace making, has been de
veloped into a thriving industry. The
commission has found a market for
this iace in Chicago, Boston and other
cities. Its -program is wide in scone.
It Is not only increasing the happiness
of the people in Minnesota' because
of its progianl for better living con
ditions, but it is actually proving that
art has - a "dollar and cents -value."
The commission believes its work to
be' of economic importance to '" the
state and, what is more, the people
of the state are enthusiastic in ex
pressing this opinion. . .
.:'." :'':':':"'.'!' V'"7; '... :. -".
. PRAYER FOR ALL OF US.
Teach me that 60 minutes
make one hour, 16 ounces one
pound, and 100 cents $1.
. Help me to live so that J can
lie down at night With a clear
conscience, without a gun 'under
my pillow, and -unhaunted - by
the faces of those to whom I
have brought pain. .." -
Orant, I beseech Thee, that I
may earn my meal ticket on the
square, and ; in doing thereof
that I may not stick the gaff,
where It does not belong. "
: Deafen me ' to the Jingle of
tainted money and the rustle of
unholy skirts. --'.V"--- '
Blind me to the fault of the
other fellow, but reveal to me
my own. " - --7--''-. "
Guide me so that each night
;whett I look across the dinner
table at my wife, who has been
a blessing to me, I will have
nothing to concetti. ; :
Keep me young enough to
laugh with my children and to
lose myself in their play.
. And then when comes the '
smell of flowers, and the tread
of soft stej)8, and the crunching
of the hearse's wheels in the
gravel out in front of my place, .
make the ceremony short and
the epitaph simple: ;
"HERE LIES A MAN."
... ..' .
SOUTHERN TO RESTORE
TWO TRAINS JUNE 27
f -7-' " ' "J
Raleigh,'; May 22. The corporation
commission announces an adjustment
with the Southern whereby the South
ern will restore trains 15 and 16, be
tween Salisbury and Hickory, June 27,
on a schedule, the leaving time for
which at Salisbury will be 6:60 In
stead of 6 a. m., making .connection
with train- 44 from the Soath.
A charter was issued to the spen
cer Jitter Co:, of Spencer, capital $10,-
000 authorized and f 1,600 subscribed
by T M. Stalauack and others
MADE GRANDPA AGAIN'!
PRESIDENTS 2D GRANDCHILD
Washington. May 22. A bafby girl,
the second grandchild of President
Wilson, was born last night to Secre
tary and 'Mrs. William G. MoAdoo.
She will be christened Ellen Wilson,
for the late Mrs. Wilson,
The secretary and Mrs. McAdoo,
who is the resident's youngest daugh
ter, were married at the White House
a year ago. Mr. mcauoo went
to' his office at the Treasury' Depart
ment yesterday for the first - time
since be was operated upon for- ap
Don did Us nearly three months ago.
The president was at the McAdoo
home when his granddaughter was
born. - , . . -- .-
MILITARY EMPOWERED
, TO CONTROL RAILROADS
Rome,' via, farls. May 22. The offi
cial Gazette has published a decree
empowering1 the military to take cobj
trol- of all Italian" railroads:' This
went into effect last night . '
Hides Diamond In Hit Pipe. --'
Pomona, May 22. Transferring
the $125 diamond ring from the case
on the counter - to tne-oowi oi ma
nine beneath the burning tobacco Was
the alleged trick of a polished thlof at
a local Jewelry store. A lady clerk
discovered the theft, but before the po
lice arrived the man bad made his es
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Wbeaerer Ym Ne4 General Toolo
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chill Tonicts fquallyl valuable as a
General Tonic twcaoM tt coautna tne
wen kaowa otifcprertJoJUININB
aad IRON. Vet acts on Ute Uec, Drive
oat Malaria. Enriches thi Blood- and
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FARltlM SALE
100 14 acrear to Bills from Elkln,,oa
good road7 40 jrfirs In cultivation,
balance In tinker ifnd pasture? good
7-roora wiling, alnted; good barn
and oneenant house; teel bouse,
lumber house ad gransfy ind sever
al other buildings; KM wll In porh
line water; ' socgooil ohacco snd
fheat land wcU watersuFor qulek
buyer wiH sell reason wy. Call or
write) I M. HINSHAW, RO.VDA, N
C Bout Nol r.'- -.-
PEOPLE'S COL
FOJl SAUEJ Cement drain Hl
Introductory price. If Jn the markei
write to Phillips Ocment Co Dalton,
. 4-27-6
FOR SALflS A few second hand bu
Rics. In god condition; $15 and no,
ninatuu vemcie UOmpanv.
Drilcilitchell
SpeWftst In tttlno GlasasC
Offioei ElmoA Theatreldo.
Charge fow GlaesSyl(eason
. sbla. - Wlnto-aJm, N. C.
Phone i -
Kim i i " ' "I '
FC SAM .
olds Nurscr
llefl hAVs AAAroum' ttivrt
C.. Winston-aleiri, N. C.
6 PER CT. INTEREST
On Tour Money. NO 1AXK3. Interest
psid AprU 1st and Oct 1st each year.
rNTERESTTARTS THE DATS
YOUR MONE-t niTDnaiT-n-Ti
Jxyunt si AasVyOs lnt mortasxt
Real Estate .
STANpAK0.Btftl.DINO AND LOAN
A. H. Cllsr Jpr4mC , . -
- Kuykevtdsll, See-y A Tress
th Door Wachovia ' Bank m rHi
Co. Balldlos.
NOTICE OF SALE OP LAND AND
PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Br Trt u of a morm aH .
M bjr jsunw S. ! ant wife. Aanle Cox,
Aprtt 7, 1S1J. and. record! la book. U
rsr 213. office of the reglstor of deeds
of i-orayth county. North Carollna.whicb
mortBae deed was iriven to secure cer
tain iml4tedness therclh named, nnd the
makers having failed to comply with the
unumuiia ana agreements therein set
forth, tho underaiitned will sell to the
highest bidder at tne courthouse Ooor of
torsyth county, In the city of Winston.
w.triil. v. i... nn Hrinnatf Ih. "1th flutf
of May, 1915, beclnnin at the hour of
one o clock. ... m., the following describ
ed real estate and personal property,., to-
WIT..
HeKinninar at a stone JuHim ' Aleonri'a
.uiiihuk east 3.. oualns to a
stone in Bock's llni. tvhn mnwh ii
dpRrcea cast 8.23 chains to an iron etdb,
tiicirce noma ss degrees West 27.SI chains
to an Iron stoh,. thence S.31 chains to
me piace or beeinniiie. containing 20 i-4
acres more or less.
Also tne fmmwiiic described narannal
One irray mule- years oM 19n.and
one hay mule i years old in 113.
1 ne tnoru&aee rnprra tho riirht tn
P".. the personal property up for
SHIS IK in. real nr.t. tlrtna lh. Inlnlv.
edness. interest and costs of foreclos
ure, otherwise both real and nersnnal
t.,..jrci(? win oe solo.
j rms or sale cash.
This the tlst day vt AnrH. 1S15.
By W. V. Baittty?-' TZT
Under. anH tiv wm.. - AH.. ...
the rierk of tha -i r
Kjrtii county. N. O.. in tne matter of Delia
a""i otners .ex parte, made an
he 37th daV nf ln,tl 1 will nn
Monday the Slat da n uJ in; .t n
e clock M. sen at public auction, to the
highest bidder, for cash, ai the court
house door In Winston-Salem, N. C. the
folliiwlna- ArmcritA ui. n. k.i. i
land, to wit: 7
lA Io. 1 Bejlnninj to ths center of
Clayton's line: JSr$i
line ana oio i"-
links to an iron siak
iotnnrtwlly with .h. "
Bood" .road Sehaini i aad 3
ter v. sstoiis w 5" :: ,. n
chains and 13 links to .
thence nonh S01-? f'Ts
and 18 links to. n irn ?" .
road leadin inru "L, V!
north 4 links, to n W
north 21 decrees v
meatiderings of the n"Z em
37 and 80-J.OD acn. more J
1xt .-nnnJlrl-!J
McGee's litfe. nnir.s - i
to an iron stake; ti7j
Itrces east ianin ; o
as It meanders SS c"1'"
Fulton's: thenoe ' 4
chains and I . ?
lWacrea. moreorl- -tW
O. m
KILLED BY BABY'S BlTEj
, DLVVW f W
rears oldT died at
from blood poiwu"r. - - I
from thebrteoraw"'-
here to visit r&!&!
children, she dlSB
household. b .
tent's clothing ,
was deeply JlU IM