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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-12-04
State Springs Surprise Yester-
day BY Resting Its Case
Early in Forenoon.
MAKING POWDER TESTS
Witnesses for Defense Testify
They Believe Mrs. King Fired
the Fatal Shot Uninten-
tiOnally.

Concord. Dec, 3.-The state hav-
ing spruLg the biggest surprise of
the trial of CASTOR b. Means. charC-
ed with the murder of Mrs. Maude
A. King. when il rested its case two
hours after court convened this
morning, the defense consumed the
major portion of the day in pre-
senting the testimony OF nearly n
dozen OF its witnesses including
Col. w. G.. Means and Miss Belle
Means. father and sister. respective
ly. of the defendant. and half a
dozen North Carolina physicians.
who declared on oath that in their
opinion, based upon their scientific
Knowledge. experience and observa-
tion. Mrs King could have inflicted
the wound that caused her death.
Some Of these physicians went so
far as to say they believed the de-
ceased did fire the fatal shot. some
of them thought she could have done
so accidentally but not Intentionally.
while some OF them refused to saw
whether they thought she could
have shot herself Intentionally in
the way indicated by the evidence
as to the manner in which the act
was committed. Most OF them de.
scribed experimental tests which
they had made or observed with a
,25-caliber Colts automatic pistol
the kind with which Mrs. King was
/ killed. according to the evidence. in
! firing at paper ink blotters at va.
rious distances. both directly and
through a hair switch. They de
scribed the result as observed on tine
blotters showed powder grains al
any distance up to IA inches. tn.
grains being imbedded in the paper
when fred at a distance of ST,
inches or less, when the hair was not
used. When the hair was put VI
against the blotters, there were nc
powder grains in the paper, but the
hair showed the effects of the pow.
der when the firing was done with
the muzzle OF the pistol three inches
or less from it, w. II. Gibson, 2
Concord lumberman told of similar
experiments.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-12-04
MISS CRAIG TO BE
ASST. DEMONSTRATORS
Will Help Miss Creighton i'm Club
Work i'm Lancaster
County.

Miss Annette Craig, a daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Craig, of this coun-
ty, has been appointed Assistant
Emergency Home Demonstration
Agent for Lancaster county, taking
up her work December l. Lancaster
county is very fortunate to secure
Miss Craig's services as she is a most
competent and practical young wo-
man.
Miss Creighton and Miss Craig
will spend the month OF December
organizing the clubs and the work
for next year. They will organize
some branch OF the work in every
community and town OF the county
that is interested enough t. axe it
up.
During the month of January they
will take a course at Winthrop col
lege hitting them for the years
work.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-12-04
OUR BOYS IN FRANCE
TOBACCO FUND GROWS
contributions Started Yesterday and
the First List Will BE
Printed Friday.

The Our Boys in France Tobacco
Fund" started out early yesterday
morning and several contributions
nave been received. The first list
OF contributors will be printed in
Fridays paper.
The fund is to provide tobacco for
the American soldiers in France
where tobacco is hard to get. and
every quarter contributed will buy
a package, the retail value OF which
is forty-five cents. and enough to.
bacco to keep an American soldier
contented for week. The move
ment is national. there being over
two hundred newspapers and maga-
zines engaged in the work. Every
cent contributed buys tobacco al
cost-prices, the printing. the execu-
tive work connected with the cam
paign. everything is contributed.
The local campaign is only a
spoke huge wheel, but where
practical contributions from a Sec
tion will be sent to the soldiers from
that section.
Now is the time to subscribe.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-12-04
QUARTERLY MEETING OF
DISTRICT COUNCIL j. O. u. 4.

The third quarterly meeting OF
Lancaster district council. Jr. o. u
A. NJ. No. 4. comprising Lancaster
and Chester counties. will be held
with Camp Creek Council. No. 70
at 1880. Friday evening. December
IL The district council will be
opened with prayer by Rev. b. F.
Carson. Address of welcome by r.
A. Williams, of Camp Creek council
Response to the address of welcome
by j. II. Hamel, OF Kershaw.
All juniors of any council are cor
daily welcomed to come and sit in
the district council.
For those from distance or who
wish to spend the night Camp Creek
Council No. 70. will be prepared to
take care of them.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-12-04
STAMP TAN GOES INTO
EFFECT DECEMBER I
Realty Transfers viii Cost 80 Cents
for Each $500 of the Price or
Fraction Thereof.

Beginning with December l, the
stamp tax goes back into full force
and effect. The officers at the court
house are interested in this and
want all the world to know, so the
people with papers to record may be
preparing themselves for what is
coming by purchasing stamps and
otherwise conducting themselves in
accordance with the regulations.
The same price stamp will adorn
the realty deeds as before All deals
made for a consideration less than
800 will be exempted but from
500 to $500 the cost will be SO
cents and for each $500 thereafter.
or fraction of $500, in the event il
isn't even money will call for an
additional so cents internal revenue
stamp. Notes call for stamps, too,
as well as many other papers with
which the registrar at the court
house is less concerned. The stamps
will be sold by the stamp clerk at the
postoffice building.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-12-04
(Just a Sailor.D

November %, 1917.
Pres. Lancaster Red Cross, Chapter.
Lancaster, S. C.
Dear President: The nice pack
age that your chapter was so kind
to send me was received yesterday
for which please accept my sincere
thanks.
You will never know how much /
appreciate it. Ii is not what we
give that counts but the spirit that
il is given in.
From the above you might think
that / disregard the instructions as
to when / was to open 1t, but / did
not, although / was tempted sew
eral times to do so.
l shall look forward with great
pleasure to Christmas morning
when / shall open it, whether it be
in the good old U. S. A. or across
the pond with the other fellows.
Again thanking you for the pack
age, l beg to remain.
Yours truly.
S. Graham,
34th Co. U. S. NJ. c..
Quantico Va
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-12-04
Inventor of Gasoline Substitute
Restrained BY Order of
Judge Manning.
AN AID TO SUBMARINES
Enricht Offered to Sell to Ger
many for S1,5OO,OOO But
Asked the United States Gov
ernment to Pay S75.OOO,OOO.

Mlneola. n. Y, Dec. 3.-An order
restraining Louis Enricht. a Ger
man inventor of a so-called substi-
tute for gasoline, from disposing of
his product and from giving out in
formation regarding it, was signed
here today by Supreme Justice Man
ming The substitute. which is de-
clared to contain great deal Of
water. and which brought Enricht
prominence some months ago. is de-
clared to be of value in the opera
ton of submarines, according to n
complaint in which the restraining
order was asked. 1t is alleged the
inventor planned to sell his formula
to Germany.
This complaint was made by the
National Motor Power Company. In
corporated, Delaware corporation
represented by b. f. Yoakum. rail
road director, a trustee
Enricht, who is seventy years old,
and who was born in Germany. is al
legged to have negotiated with "spies
and representatives of the German
government now in this country" for
the sale of his formula to Germany
The bill of particulars declares
that prior to America entering the
war, Enricht proposed to sell his Sc
cret to Germany for s1.5OO.OOO. and
that on November II he agreed tc
let 1t be sold to the United State.
government for 100000 cash and
S5.OOO,000 year for fifteen years
on condition that none OF America
allies in the war should share the
secret The complaint continues:
ION a date unknown to the plain
tiff. Enricht fraudulently and trait.
orously entered into an agreement
with the German government
through spies and representatives
now in the United States, under
which agreement, for large sum ot
money, Enricht agreed to withhold
from the plaintiff" who intended the
formula to be used by the United
States, "all information of this in
sredient until the expiration of the
war"
The formula is said to be in q
vault at the First National Bank al
! Farmingdale, which is named as z
| defendant under the restraining or.
der
The latter is the first move in ar
injunction suit begun by the plain.
tin.
| Tests of this "2-cent a gallon gaso
! line" as il was known at the time
/ Enricht announced his discovery
have been taking place before the
Automobile Club of America. and
the complaint alleges that the inven.
tor during these tests surreptitiously
added a valuable ingredient. the
character OF which he refused tc
disclose.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-12-04
MAY ADOPT MEATLESS
DAY FOR THE TEUTONS
Department Convinced of Wisdom
of Hoovcr's ItcCommcn nd.,tion
For Shorter Ration.

Washington. Dec. 3-The de
partment of labor before the end OF
the week may adopt Food Admins
traitor Hoovers recommendation
that meatless and wheatless davs be
observed by the German prisoners
at Hot Springs. Such action. it is
known, is being seriously considered
by the department.
Following reports to the food ad-
ministration that some Of the wo-
men at AshevilIe and Hot Springs
mad refused to sign food conserva-
tiOn pledges because the Germans
were being overfed and were not
complying with the regulations
which the administration asked
American citizens to observe Food
Administrator Hoover recommended
that the food furnished the Germans
at Hot Springs be cut down and
that wheatless and meatless DAYS be
observed.
Ready to Accept Hoover'S Advice.
The department of labor has made
an investigation into conditions as
they exist at Hot Springs and is
about convinced that Hoover's rec
ommcndation should be adopted.
The order may be issued tomorrow.
Food Conservation Pointers.
( The American embassy in London
is going TO give some first hand
pointers in food conservation TO the
people over there" Today a cable
gram was received from l.. p. Shel-
don. OF the embassy which reads as
follows:
ITO Hoover, food administrator
Washington:
Please send Immediately 100
copies home drying manuals foI
vegetables and fruits published by
the National Emergency Food Gar.
den commission.
(Signeo) SHELDON"
c. Fl. Bentley. of the food admin
istration, notified p. s. Ridsdale
secretary of the National Emergenc,
Food Garden commission. who for
warded the manuals to the state de
partment at once in order that The
booklets will get II quick start FOL
London.
We are very glad to cooperate
with the embassy" said Mr.. Rids
dale, "and this urgent cablegram i.
another indication to us American.
that food conservation is one OF the
most important questions Of tn,
world today"
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-12-04
Deaths at Sewer.

Greenville. Dec. 3.-The following
deaths were reported at Camp Sc
vier today: Hugh G. Clabo. Bat
terry ID, One Hundred and Fifteenth
Field Artillery. Sevierville. Tenn
Hanson Walker, Company 1. One
Hundred and Nineteenth Infantry
Hendricks. N. C. Hunter s. Rowlitt
Company l., One Hundred and Nine
teenth Infantry. Dover. Tenn.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-12-04
No Mention in Verdict of Insan-
ity and She Was Merely
Found Not Guilty"
TRIAL LASTED TWO WEEKS
Jury Was Out Only One Hour
and Forty-three Minutes and
Its Verdict Gives Her Custody
of Her Son.

Mineola. \ Y Dec . II reo,;r
ed but one hour and AZ minutes for
a iurv in sunrene cour, bora
Saturay night to reach .
verdict of NOT quiltv ;r
the trial of Mrs blanca he Saunes
for the murder of her divorced bus-
band. John l. De Saulles former
Yale football star and cluhman ar
his home near Weshurv Iono Ie-
land. the night of August 3
In the verdict no reference what
ever was made TO insanity. It was
a plea OF temporary loss of accounta-
hiity which formed the basis of the
defendants case Mrs. De Saulles
IS no had maintained an air of ex-
tcm" sclf-posseesion throughout the
two weeks OF the trial. received the
verdict Smilirgly She shook hands
with each of the jurors ms they left
the box and to each gave nod OF
appreciation.
rs Mrs De Saullos left the court
room newspaper photographer
touched of a flashlight. The shock
of the explosion. coupled with the
young woman's heightened nervous
tension. caused her to stagger. but
sh" was prevented from falling by
DIR. j. sherman Wright. her physi-
clan. She was taken into a nearby
room, where she soon recovered
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-12-04
SOUTH CAROLINIAN DIES
WITH OUR ARMY IN FRANCE

Washington, Dec 3.-The death
OF Private William j. Logan. engin-
eer. whose sister, Rosie Windham.
resides in Atkins. S. c.. has been re-
ported by Gen. Pershing. Logan
died November 21. of pneumonia
complicated with other diseases.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-12-04
THEY APPRECIATE THE
CHRISTMAS PACKAGES
Those Sent BY Lancaster Red Cross
Chapter Are Now Being
Delivered.

The Christmas packets sent to
Lancaster county soldiers and sail
ors by the local Red Cross chapter
are being delivered The first to
acknowledge receipt of the packets
are w. Il. McManus. in a letter ad-
dressed to The News. and S. Graham.
in letter addressed to the Red
Cross. Mr.. Graham is a member of
the Gath Co. L. S. Marine Corps. at
Quantico, Va. Mr. McManus is on
the steamship kentucky "some-
where" An interesting incident in
connection with the letter from Mr..
McManus is that it is the first letter
ever received by The News which
had been Passed by Censor" The
envelope was thus marked with rub.
ber stamp.
The letters follow:
November 25, 1917.
Editor Lancaster News:
Dear Sir: If you can find room in
your paper l wish you would give
me little of it. l wish to the TX the
Lancaster Chapter Red Cross fol
the package they sent me. But
want to know how you expect &
sailor to keep a package for a month
without opening it. You don't know
how we sailors appreciate things I;
keep us warm. Well as | have taker
up enough space will stop.
wish to thank YOU all again very
greatly.
(Signed) w. T.. McManus.
L. S. S. Kentucky.
Care p. NJ. New York
Gust Sailor.D
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-12-04
Congressman Weds.

Washington. Dec. 2.-Announce-
has been made OF the marriage here
November 25 of Representative Cor
dell Hull. of Tennessee. and Miss
Rose F. Whitney. of Staunton, Va.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-26
BLACK BEAR KILLED

Word was brought to town today that black bear was killed yes terday at Mendenhall by the care taker of B. NJ. Behrends summer home.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-26
(Omcial Publication)
Report of the Financial Condition

Of the E. Nj. Bchrends Bank. located at Juneau. Alaska. Territory of Alaska. at the close of business on the 22nd day of May. 1917.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-26
GRAND JURY AT
 KETCH|KAN HAS
 MANY FINDINGS
Make Recommendations Regarding Both the Municipal and the
 District Affairs.

kETCHIKAN, May 25.-(Special correspondence)-The- grand jury in making it's report to the United States District Court in session here made recommendation regarding both municipal and Territorial affairs. The report calls attention to the recon. mendatlon of a previous grand jury regarding the necessity of public building at Ketchikan. In part the report says:
 At present the only building in ketchikan owned by the govern ment is the Court House, which in cludes the jail, The building has be- come inadequate for the purposes intended when built and is now sad ly in need of general overhauling The business of the Customs, Immi- grafton Service, Forestry Department. Postoffice, Light House Service are all being conducted in rented prop erty and the offices occupied by these various departments are both in convenient and insufficient in space for their work.
 It is common knowledge and general belief of this grand jury that the fish supply of Alaska is rap idly diminishing by reason of the Tact that our laws are entirely made quate and not properly enforced for the protection and conservation of this industry. This splendid and here txtvr, | shortly be thing of the past un- less Congress and the departments having control of the same take prompt and efficient steps for it's protection and preservation.
 Limit Fish Traps
 We believe that the number of fish traps should be limited. and the time of closure be increased; {; that the streams should he cleared
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-26
WANTS MONEY BACK

alleged due on a prOmissory note were filed in the District Court to- day by F. A. Hansen against Ras- mus Enge.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-26

THE EMPIRE-All the News All the Time. When It Is News.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-26
SUIT FOR EJECTMENT

Papers asking the ejectment of the defendant and the restoration of a certain tract of land at Craig were filed this morning in the District Court against Lucinda Westcott by the Columbia Salmon Company. The plaintiffs ask for $500 damages, and a like sum for rents alleged deprived of
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-26
Limit Fish Traps

We believe that the number of fish traps should be limited, and the time of closure be increased; that the streams should he cleared
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-26
STATEWIDE IOWA LID.

DES MONIES, May 26. - An nouncement was made here that Attorney General Havner will in struct every county attorney in the state of Iowa to enforce the Iowa Sunday closing laws.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-26
POPE IS REELECTED.

NEW YORK, May 26.-George Pope, of Hartford, Conn, was re- elected President of the National Association of Manufacturers at a meeting of the Board of Directors Of the association
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-26
REPAIRING COOK HOUSE

Following the good start the other day when the new range for the cook house of the Federal jail was install ed, the entire building is receiving an overhauling. New foundations are being put in and floors laid. Most of the work is being done by the prisoners in the jail, with con- potent carpenter experimenting.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-26
GOVERNOR ADDS VOICE.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 26.-A note sent to all state departments by the Governor says: Tt is your patriotic duty to buy a liberty bond" Sales in Columbus have not been large.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-26
SHRlNES INVITES OUT

Invitations for the Shrine Ball, which will be given in Juneau on the evening of June 9th have been issued. The invitations were mailed last night by the committee in charge.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-26
FIRE ALARM BOXES


 (Correct to May 24) 1-4-3rd and Franklin. 1-5-Franklin and Front 1-6-Front Street. opposite Union
 Iron Works. 1-7-Front Street. opposite City 1-S-Front Street, below Worthen
 Mills. 2-3-Willoughby and 2nd. 2-4-Seward and Front 2-5-Main and Front 2-6-Main and End. 2-7-Main and 4th. 3-2-Gastineau Avenue and Rawn
 Way. 3-4-Gold and 2nd. 3-5-4th and Harris. 3-6-5th and Gold. 3-7-5th and East 3-S-7th and Gold 4-1-9th and Indian 4-2-5th and Calhoun 4-3-West end Distin Avenue 4-5-9th and Calhoun 4-6-7th and Main 4-7-5th and Seward 4S--Government Road. Old Jap
 Gardens.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-26

WASHINGTON. May 26.-It is be- lieved that the government will or der the closing of the Chicago but ter and egg board within few days.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-26
SOCIALISTS IN
 EUROPE GUIDED
 BY U. s. SPIRIT
Christmas Program c President Wilson Is Program for the
 Peace Terms.

NEW YORK. May 26. = A Copen- hagen special says the spirit of Will son is guiding Socialists in their present peace efforts. Borjberg. the Danish leader. returned to Stockholm via Petrograd. and says: Wilson's Christmas program was our pro- gram" The coming peace, he says. must pc Wilson Kerensky product. But things are going slowiy in Ger. many and all the leaders are dis couraged, as the characterization must naturally proceed from Ger many herself.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-26

l, Guy McNaughton, Cashier of the above-named bank. do socmnly swear that the foregoing statement is true to the best of my<nowledge and belief.
 GUY McNAUGHTON, Cashier. Correct Attest: E. M BEHRENDS,
 J. R. WILLIS, Directors (notarial seaD Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24th day of May, 1917,
 C. c. WYNN,
 Notary Public in and for the Territory of Alaska. My commission expires July 22. 1917. m25m26)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-25
LABOR WAR MAY
/. DEVELOP OUT OF
PACKERS STRIKE
BN BASIL VI. MANLY
The Stars Economic Expert

WASHINGTON. Dec % Labor
Kansas city. Omaha and other pack
Ing centcrs.
II may bring further food shor,
age In It's wake.
All packinEhouNr employees threat
en- 10 strike unless the federal gov,
eminent Induces the packers 10 con.
fer with representatives % the work
crN
The packers thus far have refused.
\ strike has been ordered By a
30 per cent vote ~ employee
Tho packers started las; summer
20 increase their forces OF armed
guards
Peril o. race war T. added TO tho
strike danger In Chicago All tho
conditions that produced tho East ~
Louis riots arv repeated there
For a year Chicago packers have
been films the places Of white
laborers with negroes imported from
the south.
Tho explanation has been tina,
negroes were taking the place Of
enemy aliens. discharged for tho
safety OF tho plants
This IL denied by Htoekyaryi work.
srs. who Aay some packers arc CIV.
Ina preference TO Auatriana and
HunEarlans over Polrn. Italians and
other pro-aliy races The purpose
cannot be proved. but the mos,
plausible explanation seems 70 b.
that tho packers are preparing IN
case Of strike 10 raise the cry ~
German plot Immediately. and point
20 the presence Of enemy aliens
among those on strike.
Tho packers then could demand
martial Law. and employ methods
against the workers which would no,
bo possible were they all Americans
or pro-aliy
Whatever tho purpose Of tn. i'm.
portation Of negroes. IL was not
simply 20 supplant enemy aliens.
because an official report prepared
BY Armour 4 Co In April. 1915.
shows there were only go Germans
In their Chicago plant then. There
are several times that many negroes
there now
The packlnEhous@ workers have
come 10 Washington as last re-
sort. and. backed by The American
Federation Of Labor. have laid the
matter before Secretary Haker. In
the hope that he may bring the
packers into conferences.
Tho general feeling In Washing.
ton II that tho administration will
not let n strike occur in the pack.
ing houses at this time. even II u
should be- necessary 10 take tho en-.
tire industry under government
control
But tho industry II seethlng with
discomfort and the government.
hampcrcd with red tape. may not
be able 20 act quickly enough 10
prevent an outburHt ~ the unrest.
suppressed for 10 years.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-25
SEATTLE MAN HURT
IN BATTLE AT FRONT

Official confirmation Of the report
mat Capt. W. X. Turner. serving as
; surgeon with the Canadian troops
r. France. had been seriously inJur-
III has been received by Capt. Tur.
pcr's mother, Mrs. Mary r. Turner.
Tho telegram arrived from Ottawa
Eating that Capt. Turner was confin-
ID in q British hospital AT Wineraux.
capt Turner had lived In Washing
bon for the last II years. and was a
prominent Elk and Mason. He has
; brother. J. o. Turner. and sister
Mrs. Hattie r. Smith. living In this
sify.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-12-25
SENTENCED TO STAY
HOME CHRISTMAS

Police Judge John y. Gordon, be.
bre releasing nearly dozen boys
rom the stockade Monday. ordered
hem 20 spend Christmas with their
antilles.