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GASTONIA, N. C. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 5, 1917.
2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE.
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MEANS WILL GO Of J STAND
WILL TESTIFY IN HIS OWN BEHALF
Concord Man, on Trial, for Murder
of Mr. King, Chicago MiUionair
': - ess. Will Face Judge, Jury and
v - Lawyers on the Stand Murder
Trial Now In Its Ninth Day
Jury Visits Scene of Woman's
Death Lawyers and Witnesses
Match Wits.
(Judge F 1. .Osborne, of,, counsel
for the defense in the trial of the
case of the State against Gaston B
. Means for the murder of Mrs. Maude
A. King, announced In Cabarrus Su
perior Court, at Concord, yesterday
afternoon that Means would take
the stand in his own behalf. This
- was the first intimation the public
had received on this point and cre
ated no small amount of interest
Just when Means will go on the wit
ness stand, of course, is not known.
Today Is the nnth day of this tri
al and the end of the examination
of witnesses . for the defense is not
yet In sight. That the case will con
tlnue Into next week seems now al
together.
The feature of yesterday's session
was a pitched battle of wits between
examining lawyer and witness on
cross-examination rarely equalled In
North Carolina criminal courts. For
the greater part of two hours the
crowd that packed the courtroom
during the late afternoon listened
with the keenest zest while John T.
Dooling, assistant district attorney
of New York, plied a thousand and
one questions In rapid Are order at
W. R. Patterson, of Clarkvllle, Miss.,
father-in-law of the defendant, who,
with apparent confidence sought to
match wits with the New York law
yer and seemed to enjoy the spar
ring as much as did the spectators.
On cross-examination, Mr. Dooling
took the witness over all the ground
over which the father-in-law of the
defendant, with the latter, had trav
eled during the last two years, Into,
the nooks and recesses of all busi
ness transactions, in Chicago, New
York, Duluth, Minn., Asheville, N.
C, and elsewhere.
The examination of Mr. Patterson
followed the introduction by the de
fense of 15 witnesses, mostly repre
sentative business and professional
men of Concord, who testified that
they had known the defendant many
years, some of them since boyhood,
and that his general character was
good.
On motion of the defense, Judge
Cllne permitted the jury to be taken
to Blackwelder spring during the
noon recess in the custody of (Sheriff
Caldwell, who was instructed to
point out to them without comment
the various points on the premises
around the scene of the tragedy
which have been mentioned in the
evidence. The State objected to this
procedure prior to the closing of the
case by both sides, but was overrul
ed. The feature of the morning ses
sion was the testimony of George W.
Means, of Concord, uncle of the de
fendant, who qualified as an expert
in the use of firearms and told of ex
perimental tests made by him and
others by firing bullets from a 25
callberColt automatic pistol at paper
blotters, with and without a hair
swith In front of them. He declared
that when the pistol was fired
through the hair no powder marks
were made on the blotters, and In
the absence of the hair there were
powder marks when the muzzle was
as near as six Inches to the blotter
when the pistol was fired. He de
clared it his opinion, as an expert In
the use of firearms and from his ex
perience, that Mrs. King could have
self-lnfllcted the wound that caused
her death, either accidentally or in
tentionally. Two local physicians, Drs. P. R.
McFayden and J. W. Wallace, this
morning testified that In their opin
ion the fatal wound could have been
self-inflicted, accidentally If not In
tentionally. The defense is apparently proceed
ing on the theory that Mrs. King
shot herself accidentally as she
dropped to the ground after the
bone just above her left ankle was
broken by stumbling over a protrud
ing root, while she had the pistol In
her hand.
GERALDINE FARRAR HERE FRI
DAY. Geraldine Farrar, the noted prl
mo dona, will make her debut under
the Artcraft trade-mark at the Ideal
on Friday In "The Woman God For
got," a spectacular photodrama
written especially for her by. Jeanle
MacPherson, and produced under
the personal direction of Cecil B. de
Mille, the noted director.
In the few photodrama in which
Geraldine Farrar has appeared, she
has established herself as the lead
ing emotional actress of the film,
first appearance, . "Carmen," and
her more recent production, "Joan
the Woman," have .been the sensa
tions of the photodramatlc world.
Jeanle MacPherson, who . wrote
the story of "Joan the Woman," Is
also responsible for the authorship
of "The Woman God Forgot." and
also for Mary Pickford's recent pro
ductions. '"The Little American" f
and "A romance of the Redwoods."
The production Is one of the most
elaborate and beautiful ever s made
by Cecil deMIlle. The work of this
famous director Is too well known to
be exploited In this ferlet space. Not
ed as the creator of artistic effects
his last work is considered tils test.
. ' The east uDDortinc Miss Farrar
Includes Wallace Held, who Is quits l
a favorite In Gastonia. '. ' t
I
WILSON URGES IMMEDIATE ACTION
With Victory an Accomplished Task,
Peace Will lie Evolved Based Up
on "Merry and Justice," Declares
I "resident Wilson in Historic AO
drees to Congress War Will Be
Considered hob When German
People Say They Are Ready to
Agree to Settlement Baaed on
Justice and Reparation of Wrongs
Rolen Have Done.
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. Presi
dent Wilson in his message deliver
ed personally to Congress at noon
today recommended that Congress
immediately declare war on Austria.
He stated that Turkey and Bulgaria
are only tools of Germany and that
no declaration against them is nec
essary now. The President emphat
lcally declared himself In favor of a
"peaee based on generosity and jus
tice," after German autocracy shall
first be shown the utter futility of
its claim to power or leadership in
the modern world. But "our first
and" immediate task is to win the
war," he declared, and "nothing
shall turn us aside from this until It
is accomplished."
"We will regard the war as won."
he stated, "when the German people
say to us through their accredited
representatives that they are ready
to agree to a settlement based upon
justice and the reparation of the
wrongs their rulers have done."
"The voice of humanity demands
that no nation be robbed or punish
ed because the rulers of one single
country have done abominable
wrong," President Wilson continu
ed, "but it is Impossible to apply
justice as long as the German rulers
are undefeated."
He declared that peace must free
Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bul
garia from the Prussian menace and
permit them to govern themselves
wlthmit hindrances
( Referring to the German people.
the President stated that the worst
that could befall them would be for
them to elect to remain under the
rule of leaders whom the Congress
of Nations which will follow peace
could not trust or allow to partici
pate In the world's affairs.
He stated that Russia has been
poisoned by the same falsehoods
that have kept the German people in
the dark. The exigencies of war
force us to regard Austria-Hungary
as a common enemy with Germany
and a declaration of war is necessary
to the most efficient carrying on of
the war.
The President asked Congress for
laws to govern the entry and depart
ure of people from the United States,
more stringent price-fixing laws and
a law to confine enemy aliens in pen
itentiaries where they will have to
work for a living. The President
stated he would appear before Con
gress again if the railroad situation
demanded it.
MUST NOTIFY BOARD.
Registrants Under Selective Draft
law Required to Notify Local
Boards When They Change Resi
dence or Addresses.
Col. T. L. Craig, chairman of the
Gaston County Exemption Board,
has received the following Informa
tion from Adjutant General L. W.
Young, the same being Bulletin No.
10 Issued by Provost Marshal Gen
eral Crowder:
The following telegram from the
Provost Marshal General received by
this office November 30, 1917, Is
published for the Instruction and
guidance of all Local and District
Boards:
Washington. D. C. Nov. 29. 1917.
"Governor of North Carolina:
Raleigh, N. C.
Number 10948. Please cause
the 'broadest and most extensive and
continuous possible publicity to be
given through the Adjutant General,
Local and Districts Boards, the
newspapers and by all other possible
means of warning to all registrants
who may have changed their places
of abode and Post Office address to
communicate Immediately with their
Local Boards where they are regis
tered and furnish their present ad
dresses so that Que8tionaires which
will begin to be mailed December
15th will reach such registrants
without delay. Registrants are
bound by law to keep themselves ad
vised of all proceeding in respect of
them and failure to do so may re
sult In their losing right to claim
exemption or discharge. Please re
quest newspapers to irive this warn-
lng'broad and continuous publica
tion' from .this time until the pro
cess of mailing Questionaires has
been accomplished. "
CROWDER."
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HAS NAILED THE COLORS TO
- THE MAST.
(By International News Service)
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dust founder," says The Times in
commenting on President Wilson's
"""5 . v,ongress. it adds that
. the German ceonia .tin ..,
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Wlllln r accnmnlfMa i.p . t
mcil 1 U1CI w.
The Chronicle declares that Mr. Wil
son "has literally nailed the colors
to the mast."
WANTED: To" buy good milling
corn. , unyne Holier MI1L ' 12c4
TO MAKEVAROIJAUS
MORE DOGS HERE THAN EVER
Mr. Justice 8. Jones, one of the city mall carriers, received a
letter this morning from his home at Flat I (pes:, Henderson
county, stating that several people there had been bitten by mad
dogs. Including a cousin of Mr. Jones. The victims are now tak
ing the Pasteur treatment.
Things like this happen somewhere every day. They will
happen In Gastonia again If the dogs are not securely muzzled
as the law requires that they mast be.
Are you willing, Mr. Citizen, to let your children continue to
be exposed to, attack by vicious, rabid dogs? If not tell the city
authorities so and tell them that yon are willing to help enforce
the law by giving Information and testifying in' court against vi
olators of the law.
In one day within the past week the writer saw three worth
less unmuzzled dogs in the business section of Main street ana
NOT A SINGLE ONE HAD A TAX COLLAR ON.
City Tax Collector It A. Ratchford says that he believes
there are more dogs in Gastonia today than there have been at
any one time in the past three years.' It is hard to locate them
and collect the tax. To do this and see that every dog is effect
ively muzzled will require the united efforts of the citizens of
the town. Are yon willing to do y6ur part?
SUGAR AND SALT
SCARCE HERE
v
Gastonia is facing a sugar famine
and a salt famine (kf almost Im
minent. Inquiry was made at half a
dozen of the leading grocery stores
by the Gazette reporter this morning
as to the sugar situation. One of the
largest stores was selling 25 cents
worth of grapulated sugar to its reg
ular customers or 50 cents worthv of
brown sugar. Another large store
was selling 50 cents worth of gran
ulated sugar to a customer. Three
other stores were selling 50 cents
worth of brown sugar.
In each case the merchant stated
that his supply was very HmitecLand
the probability is that by Saturday
night, unless the situation is rellevj
ed, there will be no sugar, either
white or brown, for sale in uastonia.
The reporter was also informed
that salt was almost as scarce as
hen's teeth. One wholesaler stated
that be had a limited amount of ta
ble salt In small packages.
The merchants generally are not
overly optimistic as regards the su
gar situation. Attention was called
to the fact that a large quantity of
auear recently seized by the govern
ment In New York from agents of
the Russian government will be
placed on the market within the
next few days and they are hoping
to get some of it. They are hoping
that the Cuban crop will come In
within the next thirty days.
f 0 SOLVE THE
RAILROAD PROBLEM
,(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. A ten
tative program has already been
drafted by Congressional leaders to
solve the . railway problem. The
plan includes the appropriation of
several billion dollars to be loaned
the railroads and for the construc
tion of cars which will be rented to
them. This proggram, la believed,
will be the last chance of the rail
roads to make good under private
ownership. If they fail, nothing can
prevent the government taking them
over at a valuation of twenty billion
dollars, leaders declare. Anti-strike
legislation will again come up at
this session.
ReHeved"from Active Service.
Lieut. J. A. Dimmette received
this morning from the War Depart
ment the following notice: "Special
Orders No. 274. War Department,
Washington, November 23, 1917,
Extract: 59. 'First Lieuts. True S.
Burgess and James A., Dimmette,
Medical Reserve Corps, are relieved
from duty at the medical officers'
training camp, Camp Greenleaf, Fort
Oglethorpe, Ga., and will proceed to
their homes, reporting on arrival
there by telegraph to the Adjutant
General of the Army. They will
stand relieved from further active
duty in the Medical Reserve Corps
of the Army, to take effect upon
their arrival at their respective
homes. The' travel directed is nec
essary In the military service, . By
order of the Secretary of War John
Biddle, Major General, Acting Chief
of Staff." Dr. Dimmette returned to
Gastonia- some days ago and gives
notice in today's Gazette that he
will resume his practice of medicine.
He fa still In the Medical Reserve
Corps and subject to call In the fu
ture. . . ,-. ', -
: LULL ON BRITISH FRONT.
(By International News Service.)
.LONDON, Dec: 5. There is a lull
In Infantry fighting over the .entire
British front. Nothing but cannon
ading occurred last night, the war
office announced. " .
Promoted.
Capt. Ersklne 'Boyce, who has
been battalion adjutant at Camp Se
vier, Greenville, 8. C, has been pro
moted to the position of regimental
adjutant, Major A. L. Bulwlnkle has
been placed in charge of this regi
ment as colonel during Col. Cox' ab
sence on a 300-day leave. The many
friends here of these two officers will
be delighted to know of their promo
tions.
RESOLUTION DECLARES, WAR.
- ti v international News - Service. )
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. Chair
man Flood of the House Committee
on foreign affairs introduced a reso
lution formally declaring war on
Austria-Hungary as soon as the
House met at noon. The preamble
declares that the Dual Monarchy has
supported ruthless submarine war
fare and has given Germany every
possible aid in its warfare against
us.
UNCLE SAM BUILDING
BIG NAVAL SANITARIUM
Los Animas, Colo. Uncle
Sam's largest recuperation camp
for the sick and wounded sail
ors of the United States navy
will be at Fort Lyons, near here,
when new additions now nnder
construction are completed. At
present the sanitarium accom
modates 250 patients, but work
Is being rapidly pushed on the
consructlon of buildings that
.will make It possible to care for
between 6,000 and 6,000 marines
and sailors who are incapacitat
ed through tuberculosis and oth
er diseases. The cost of the
work wltfbe about $2,000,000.
Dr. F. H. Ames, .who is in
charge of the Fort Lyons sani
tarium, says that the 4,000-foot
altitude of the site makes It an
ideal location for the care of
those afflicted with the great
white plague, and declares the
government plans to make the
camp the finest of its kind In the
world.
POISONED FISH FOR RATS
Authorities at Somervllle, Mass, In
War With Invading Army of.
Rodents.
Somervllle, Mass. Poisoned fish for
pesky rats.
The city dump here Is headquarters
for a rat army which has invaded the
city. The authorities are carrying on
a franc-tlreur warfare against the in
vaders, and the enemy has been ex
acting reprisals on family larders.
Householders are fearing that the
cold weather will drive the rodents
away from the dump to some more
private and exclusive domicile.
Poisoned fish will be scattered about
the dump and boys will police the vi
cinity to keep children, dogs and cats
from Interfering with the rats' re
past. PAWNS RIVAL'S GIFT TO GIRL
She Has Him Arrested In East 6t
Louis and Departs With
Other Man.
East St Louis. A love "triangle,"
with a diamond ring, making it a
"quadrangle," was unfolded in the po
lice station when Miss Annabelte Mace,
'eighteen years old, of St Louis, caused
the arrest of her former sweetheart,
Walter R. Howell of 646 CoUlnsvllle
avenue, on a charge of pawning a ring
given her by her other sweetheart,
Charles Lucas. Then she walked tri
umphantly away with Lucas, waving
farewell to Howell as he was led to a
cell.
The Gazette goes all over Gaston
and then some. Only thrice-a-week
paper la the State. Two dollars
e year, and cheap at that. , ,
III S.OCJALCIRCLES
LATEST EVENTS IN WOEAN'S WORLD
BETTERMENT MEETS
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
The Woman's Betterment Associ
ation will meet at the Central school
auditorium Friday afternoon at 3:30
A large attendance of the members
Is desired to be present, as a very
Interesting program has been ar
ranged. PH1LATHEAS MEET
TONIGHT.
The Senior Phllathea Class of
Main Street Methodist church will
have a parcels post shower this ev
ening at 7:30 In the ladles' parlor
at the church. This is the regular
social meeting for the month of De
cember. Each member of the class, there
being more than 100,. has been
working for several months on the
articles for the parcelr post booth
that will be had at the Methodist
bazaar which opens Friday. Sever
al hundred hand-made articles have
been prepared and nothing will sell
for more than 50 cents.
At the shower tonight the mem
bers will bring the articles they have
made They will also bring some
article on which they are still work
ing. This will be one of the most
enjoyable social meetings ever held
by the class.
METHODIST BAZAAR
FRIDAY.
The annual bazaar given by the
ladies of Main Street Methodist
church will be held Friday in the
Heath building. The doors will he
opened at 9:30 in the tuorning, the
bazaar running through the day and
that evening.
There will be three booths this
year.- One will be for all kinds or
fancy work. The ladies of the
church have been planning for this
all the year, and many handsome ar
ticles will be offered. The young
peoples' society will have a candy
and doll booth combined. They will
sell home-made candy and hand
dressed dolls. The Senior Phllathea
Class will have a parcels post booth.
A large number of articles will he
offered by the young ladies, all of
which will be hand-made. All pack
ages will sell from 5 cents to 50
cents.
Meals will be served during the
day, beginning at 12 o'clock. There
will be oysters served in any style.
salad course, ice cream and cake,
coffee and many other good things
to eat.
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THOUSAND GASTOMANH
ATTENDED CONCERT.
Over a thousand people, composed
largely of musicians and music lov
ers, assembled at the Central school
auditorium last evening to hear Mrs.
Florence Ferrell, the famous sopra
no, assisted by Miss Helen Jeffrey, a
popular violinist, who is associated
with Mr. Thomas A. Edison.
Last night's recital was unique. It
was a so-called "Tone Test" between
Mrs. Ferrell and Mr. Edison's lab
oratory re-creation of her voice. It
seems that Mr. Edison has devoted
about five years and something over
two million dollars to the object of
developing and perfecting a new
art, called by him "Music Re-Creation.
" It undoubtedly had Its ori
gin in the phenomenon of sound re
production as effected by the famil
iar talking machine; it probably has
some of the same mechanical feat
ures, but there comparison ceases.
Mrs. Ferrel stood beside Edison's
latest and favorite invention, the
New Edison. When Mrs. Ferrell
commenced the first selection it was
easy to understand why she is a fa
vorite wherever she has appeared.
Her voice is luscious and sympa
thetic throughout Its entire register
a voice totally different from the
familiar tones of the talking ma
chine. Amazement, therefore, was
written on the faces of the audiences
when Mrs. Ferrell 's Hps ceased to
move and the Re-Created voice, con
tinued the same voice, enunciation,
tone color, indentical In every detail
with the possible exception of vol
ume. Mrs Ferrell finished the song.
pausing from time to time with the
same result. Unless one watched
her Hps. it was impossible to know
when she paused.
Mrs. Jeffrey gave similar solos, il
lustrations with her violin, playing
with re-creation of violin solos by
Kathleen Parlow and Albert Spald
ing. Allowing for the difference In
the tones of different violins. Miss
Jeffery's playing and the sounds
emanating from the New Edison,
were generally alike.
Re-Creatlons of a male voice and
a selection by full orchestra were ren
dered by the New Edison, alone, so
that all departments of music were
thus covered. The absence of any
metallic rasp, and the correct tonal
coloring of these selections made
them grateful to the ear, and im
pressed the hearer with the idea that
a new era of better music In the
home is at band. i
This entertainment was given by
the popular firm of Torrence-Morrlls
Co., the locairepresentatlve of Thos.
A. Edison Co. All who- attended
were very fortunate In hearing artists
of this class.
AMERICAN DESTROYERS IN
MEDITERRANEAN
(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 5. Ameri
can destroyers will son be operat
ing - in , tne .Mediterranean, inis
was made known by a high nary of
ficial today, "united States destroy
ers will soon be -. wherever N enemy
submarines .are-at work," he stated.
r
AROUND THE
COURT HOUSE
COMMISSIONERS MEET.
The board of county commission
ers met in regular session for s the
month of December Monday . and
transacted business as follows'
R. K. Davenport was re-elected
chairman of the board for the ensn '
lng year. y . ,
J. D. Brackett was given permla ;
slon to peddle without license, . ac
count of being a Confederate veterv
an. . :r-; - ; . .
The following releases and re- ;
funds from tax assessments were or
dered: -.i . --r. .::
Justice Jones on $347 personal
property erroneously charged; A. F. :
Gaston on $760 real estate. State
and county taxes, and $910 Bel- : '
mont special school taxes; 8. I Ro
per on $315. erroneously charged; X.
M. Wilson, on $865, Lowell special
school tax; J. B. Brown on $250, '
Belmont special school tax, erron
eously charged; Arthur Lewlng on.
$450 real estate, Belmont special
school tax; Loy Sellers on poll tax; .
account physical Infirmities; I. 8. D.
Jones assessment on 186 acres of
land was reduced to $3500; B. T. .
Bridges' assessment was reduced to ' -$1,000;
Ormand Mining Co. releas
ed of State tax $59.60, erroneously -charged;
C. C. Clark released of tax
on $800 personal property ' errone
ously charged; J. B. Brown released -.
of tax on .$250, Belmont special
school tax, erroneously charged.
It was ordered that a special.,
school election, as petitioned, for by
D. Grler Delllnger and others, be '
held In Cherryvllle township on Jan
uary 12, 1918. O. E. Delllnger was
appointed as registrar and 8. Mao
ney and B. M. Stroup as judges. , '
JURY DRAWN. ?! ,r
A Jury for the January term' of
court was drawn as follows:
First Week. . -J
B Boyd. W C Davis. L H Long,
F D Phillips, Wm. Mac Morris, W T -Hall,
L L Bryson, W W Hovis, T R .
McArver FranVFrlday, J C Owens,
T h Allison, J P Allen, F E Saun
ders, Chas. R. Abernethy, John .
Bradley, T .L Falls, E L Froneber
ger, J A Robinson, C B Armstrong,
Joe Ellington, W A 'Froneberger, D
H Cox, O C Pryor, George Cansler,
C A Womble, B A Morris, C A
Spencer, Roy O Loftin, O O Rbyne, .
Luther Nims, Lee H Smith, Clarence ;
B Bell, J H Beatty, Henry Rankin, ,
Joseph Holland, Robert Black, Geo.
E Haithcock, T I Edison?, Ellis Av
ery, Sr., R G Rhyne. T L Phillips.
tteeona week.
J Lloyd Beam, L B Clemmer, W A
Leeper, Jr., W F Riddle, A L Hons
er, John W. Daniel, W L Dixon, Jos." ' ,
A Elmore, R Z Robinson, John M
McAllister, H Jack Shannon, Frank '
Kale, J E Froneberger, T Ed John- -son,
Frank Flowers, T A Baker, W '
Meek Crawford, O-W Ballard. J E ' '
Dameron, R F Ratchford, Jas. F
Torrence, N B Anthony, W A Jen -kins,
8 H Owens. - .
CHRISTMAS BOXES
FOR SOLDIER BOYS,
ntM'
A committee of ladies from ' the v
Gaston County Chapter of the Amer- '
lean Red Cross, with Mrs. A. A. Mo-. 7
Lean as chairman,' Is busily engaged
today packing 1S9 Christmas toxes V .
for the soldiers in camp. . Thils was -the
number, allotted to tne ' local :
chapter by the National headquar-, v .
ters. The packing Is being done In
the rooms of the Chamber of Com
merce. Each box contains -the fol
lowing: One pound of Stone's fine '.,
fruit cake, milk chocolate, chewing r .
gum, writing tablet, pencil, bar of :
toilet soap, Turkish wash rag, men- n
tholatum, tin of tobacco, court plas- - s
ter, a copy of today's Gazette, and a H'
Christmas card bearing a greeting W
from the chapter. The contents of '
the boxes are uniform. " . ;
These will be shipped at 'once by'
express to the divisional headquar
ters at Atlanta and from there , re-.
shipped to North Carolina troops.'-";
The committee is composed of :
Mrs. A. A. McLean, chairman, Mes- V
dames O. F. Mason. G. "W. Ragan, E. '
W. Ciiliaru. W. J. Clifford, J. H, Ken
nedy. L. F. Wetzell, R. C. Warren,'-,
C. W. Wilson. J. F. Thomson and
Miss Lowry Shu ford. - ;
The contents of each box, bought
at wholesale, cost a little over $1. . ,
The money for, this cause was se-; .
cured by voluntary subscriptions "
and the ladies are grateful for the ,
liberality which made these boxes!
possible. They will bring great v
cheer on Christmas day to IS9 Sam-.'.
mies. -
MEANS WITNESS GETS TANGLED
(By International News Service.)
CONCORD, Dec. 5. W. R. Pat
terson, father-in-law of Gaston '
Means, was subjected to a gruelling
cross-examination .this morning - by
Attorney 'Dooling. The witness sev
eral times "made statements which
the -prosecution would - immediately
refute by letters the witness had
previously, written. . ;
TODAY'S COTTON.
fBy International News service.)
(NEW YORK. Dec 5. The cotton
market opened this morning with
January contracts selling at 28.12;
May 27.7 0; -.