The Journal and the Carolina Spartan, 1917-02-02

Claffney, Fob. 2.? Mrs. Mattie T,. lesett, shot nnd painfully wounded rah Ooode, .alias Sarah r>rake, yesday afternoon about 4 o'clock. Tho air took place In the Ooode worn'* room, upstairs In the Carroll tiding on Oranard street. I*. T. rtesott was present at the time. The llet penetrated the upper portion the back of the Ooode woman's rk, ranging upwards. It is said that when Mrs. Vinesett Iked Into the room and found her sband with the other woman she | pw a small revolver nnd fired at i rah Ooode. The Ooode woman I u from the room, going to ti room j er J. Ij. Moorhead's store on Lime- | ine street, where Or. J. G. Pittman J sssed the wound. Policemen made no attempt to ar it Mrs. Vinesett and she was pertted to return to her home or. irth l.imestone street. Officer O Painter Investigated the case j on recovering from tho shock suflontly Sarah Goode went before t iglstrate William Phillips late yes- j day afternoon and swore out a j irrant eharglng Mrs. Vinesett with j tault nnd battery with attempt to j II. The magistrate turned the warlit over lo the sheriff. There were no words when Mrs. nesett shot the Ooode woman. It said that she simply walked Into 6 room and fired one shot.

by Senator Smith, of South Carolina, J ' directing the attorney general to in- | ' vestigate the operations of tlie New > York cotton exchange to ascertain if i J there is any restraint of traile. ASSEMBLY NOT GET j! THROUGH 40 DAYS ; Columbia, Feb. 2.?Indications aro < that the legislature will not be able t to finish Its work In the scheduled 40 I days, but that the session will run ' lover one week and tnnybe two weeks I extra.. The appropriation bill has I not yet heen reported to tho house, i and In spite of the earnest efforts of j the ways and means committee. It will 1' 1 hardly get in before the first, or pos- | sibty the middle, of next week. The j I committ ee Is working every spare v minute on tho bill, but it is facing tho (herculean ta-sk of providing for the I necessary support, of the state insM' tutions and ollices and for the do| mandn of a growing state, and at the same time keep down the levy. Tho [levy last year was 6 3-4 mills and It will have to be Increased some this I year. Just how much Is something I which the ways and means committee jis now wrestling with. J

A A A % A kl V/V/ll AV * t^Vli liy The Associated Press. Washington, Feb. 2.?Secretnt nient that so far no communieatio i t fused to say whether any instruc Gerard and declined to explain the States course. He said he was nc nouncement of the course would b President Wilson continued h cabinet will be informed this after; Officials on every hand belie relations will be the ultimate deve! The state department made n . nternational Mercantile Marine ai * . , ) & L-cnts'of American ships.'' Official refusal to affirm or d to Ambassador Gerard pave the message had been sent. When it was pointed out that statement, at least an official inte administration, officials declined '-bother the situation was becomin Situation tn Spain. By The Associated Press. Madrid, Feb. 2.?The minister of the interior announced that the war nnd navy department had been Riven orders required by the gravity of the situation resulting from Germany's declaration of submarine warfare. Premier Romanones has heen in conference with American ambassador Wlllard. King Alfonso is exnpcted to return

EUAN PEOPLE ' iELIEVE CRISIS IS . LIKELY TO RESULT :i ) ti e German Attitude Isf?( That New Submarine Pol- c cy Is a Stern Necessity for 3elf Preservation. 1 a The Associated Press. Berlin, Pot). ??The attitude of the * mans regarding: the new subma- * t- policy as ascertained from con- c satlons w ith persons in various 1 Iks of life, is that the campaign is tern necessity and is for self pres- ' at ion. - > . * ["he ail absorbing question, on ?v- * hand concerns the attune o f| lerlga. .T^o JikaHbocuP 'be ' p- Win pvi' ^.Uate "T <pT_^ r.-Ameriean \ffalr* ^>tfr~.? -r? eranee of relation) Is t^eu^r.lzcd. tie criticism of tl.e goveriltne.-t is J.1 vrd. J r UtISH SHIPS ARE WARNED TO LEAVE I ALL BRITISH PORTS ? h The Associated Press. c -ondon, Feb. 2.?A Copenhagen latoli says the Banish war lnsur- k e ofhee has temporarily suspended lerwritlng and shipping companies . e ordered all vessels in British 1 ts to i--?avo before Sunday. The 1 ndlnavian-American liner Hellig v, now in New York, was ordered . remain there. >

is a unit numbering more than 10,- rc 100 February 5, according to I'ersi.- pc ng's plan. The formal order of Jo withdrawal was received 1>y Persh- dji ng January 27, hut preliminary M .reparations worn begun a week be- la 'ore. Humors that Villa forces worn In lose behind the expedition caused th tumorous airplane reconnaissances. as 200 CONVICTS HOLD1 F PHAROS PRISONERS; S WARDEN IS CAUSE Declare They Won't Surren- O der Until State Board Removes Him?Board Members Go to the Scene. ty The Associated Prose. Hlrmlnghant. Fob. 2.?Declaring ; hat Warden J. D. lia.li has been in- irn onsiderable of their demands, 200 | e*ro convicts, who arc supplied flu rlth dynamite, are holding four . hi 'hlte guards prisoner at the Hanner en tine near here... They say they <11 on't leave the mine or surrender *rli heir prisoners until the state conlct board remove^ Hall. The mem- th ers of the board''have gone *. the ?li tine. J mi f. Y. EXCHANGE 18 f NOT TO BE CLOSED ?? SAY THE MANAGERS a

Dinnnno campaign, said only fine- j afT ilf of one pe.r cent of a)! tonnaiie! inti terlng the French porta In the last i bti months have been stink by subma- J Vli ies. ! bu The admiral declared that although of e percentage of losses might bo \ net ghtly higher In the future, no Oeran efforts could prevent the flnnl tvn story of the-allies. He spoke after hu e administration hnd been criticised dr< r allowing the Germans to take 'he Sa iper hand In submarine warfare. rai N AMERICAN LINER DETAINED IN OCAN BY BROKEN ENGINE ml Nc y The Associated Press. | M. New York Feb. 2.- The ship of jlJp te American line whose safe ar- i flc val is awaited Is the Philadelphia ' Mi om New York to IAverpool. The j ter hiladelphis today Is believed to bo j wa l?out 1.200 mllos from Liverpool, but I hoi sr port engine being out of ocm- ' kll lesion she Is not expected to make rn te port till Monday. Among the iissengers are 3f. Americans, several VI nlng pronitent, Including Mrs. is 'hltelaw* Held- th<

>3 i mi rtssnnnioa I'ross. New York. Feb. 2.?Chairman Uteny announced the leak Investigation nto the hearings will he transferred o Washington tomorrow, beginning here at 10 o'clock. Oeorge A. Kills, of E. F. Hutton, .vho has been ill in Coorgia, probably vill be the first witness. Dills wrote he message the Hutton company tent out warning brokers of the coning president's note. The hearing today began with the estimony of W. Frank Packard, a telegraph operator. Packard, who Is operator for Hutton. began the testimony with an atempt to discredit the testimony of Tantes \V. Pecker, another operator. Pecker yesterday flatly eontradict>d F. A. Connolly, Washington broker. that 011 December 20 he sent an idvance information message over a private wire to the Hutton office in Mew York. John F. Hummell, who was the inly other operator besides Pecker ictween Connolly and Hutton. also estifbd he received no such infnrma.

The explos.'on It is belloved folowed the bursting of a gas main in , tenement house basement. "Water r. hrown on the ruins by the firemen !roze as it fell, but the gas continued o burn long after the building wad :oneumed. Tho explosion was heard or miles. By some freak the buildings aearjy were unharmed while the winIowa many blocks distance were >roken. Firemen were Able - ' ???' * r>f the I'ljilitvp'' fuiiwft-? i J.jrter | (I l^iketi and t*TT gi; ^ inconseiotis were taken from the tinina and n body of an unidentified nan and another dead woman were - ~ ouiul. It is considered likely the oath Hut may ne less than forty. Fironen said the burning gas made the utns so hot tt would be somo time efore a thorough search could be tade. Seven different investigations ave been begun by various city and ounty authorities. The property loss hns not been made nown. mm rf