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THE GLEANER taaoKD ktkry Thursday. ~ J. P. KERNOPLE, Editor. •1.00 A YEAR, IN ADVANCE. ADVBKTISINO RATBB >ne square (1 In.) 1 time SI.OO, rr eacj aub •quent Insertion 50 cent*. For more ipsce ■ 4 loitfer time, rates furnished on appllca u. Local oot'.oei 10 oU. a Une for first nsertlon subsequent Insertions J cU. a line franilent advertisement! must tie paid for In idvanc* The editor will not be responsible for /lews expressed by correspondents. Bntered at the Postoffloe at Oraham N. 0., as second olass matter. GRAHAM, N. C., June 15, 1916 At St. L uis yesterday while the resolutions committee was in ses sion, Samuel A. King, of Utih, rose and made the statement: "I called on William J. Bryan to day and asked if he would submit any planks." He replied: "I have no planks to offer but one, and that is the President's. Deter mine what he wants and his plank will be mine. I expect to go before the people in his belialf on your re port." While a great many feel that Mr. Bryan made a mistake and criticise him for withdrawing from Mr. Wil son's cabinet at the time he did, Mr. Bryan knows now that Mr. Wilson is a safo and not untried leader. A day or so before June 3rd, the day on which the State Primary wan held, we received a marked copy of a newspaper published at Kerners ville containing a marked article which was a tentative announcement of the candidacy of Hon. Porter Graves for the Democratic nomina tion for congress two years hence to represent the Fifth Congressional District. We have nothing to Bay as to tho availability on fitness of Mr. Graves, but are willing to go on record now as favoring the election of the "Grand Old Man," tho old Confederate veteran and polished gentleman, Major Charles M. Sted man, as long as ho cares to hold the position. The slogan of the Democrats at St. Louis is "Peace, Prosperity and Preparedness." These appeal to the senso of tho American people, the first two they have and the third is under vigorous construction- The opposition err out, not so; but the people know what they have just as well and Burcly, or a little better than the jobless campaign or ator. "Hughes and Harmony" is being promulgated as the slogan of the Republican campaign. Tho pros perity under the Democratic admin istration has knocked into smither eens that old something they used to have about "dinner pails." In very truth the Republicans are hard put for an issue to go l>efore the country ia this year of grace. There isn't a shadow of doubt about tho nomination of Woodrow Wilson to succeed himself; and wo don't beliove there is any doubt about his ro-election. lie has steer ed tho ship of Htato safely in the great trying times of the past four years and the people will hardly risk the result of swapping horses in the middle of the stream. Mr. Roosevelt is taking time to deliberate before accepting the nomi nation given him by the Progres sives. Before coming to a conclu sion he doubtless wants to see what Mr. Hughes is going to do and how he will deport himself. Then he will be heard from—he can't keep quiet It is useless for the Republicans to further deny that Marion Butler Is their "boas" in North Carolina. He ran Duncan out in their State Convention and at Chicago he took proedence over Congressman Britt, the only Republican in Congress from this State. On Jane 22nd a statue to the' great commoner, Zebulon llaird Vance, will be unveiled in Statuary Hall in Washington City. On this occasion many prominent North Carolinians will be present to wit nese the impressive ceremony. The Democratic convention is rather more of a ratification meeting than anything else, and it is confi dently believed that the experienced and thoughtful men who compose that great body will do nothing that will hazard success in November. The woman suffrage agitators were at Chicago in force,.trying to gain recognition from the national Republican convention. Despite a rain-storm and a cold wind, about 5,000 of them paraded Wednesday. President Wilson has signed a resolution passed by Congress authorizing him to invite Spain and Latin American countries to participate in an exposition in 1918, celebrating the 200 th anniversary of the founding of San Antonio, Texas. , Raleigh Newsletter Cor. of The Gleaner. Raleigh, N. C., June 13.—The investigation ordered by Gov. Caaig into conditions at the Cen tral Hospital for the Insane at Raleigh, will be resumed on Tues day, June 20th, and unless the numerous and varied charges al ready filed specifically (with others to be added, it is reported) are disproved or fail to substantia tion, the directors will be forced to wield the sanitary broom at a lively clip in the near future. In deed, it should have been in ac tion long ago (antedating the present superintendent's terra of office) if even a small portion of the voluminous charges are even partly true. Taking The Lid Off. The inquiry lasted only one day when the adjournment to June 20tb, was taken. /Postponement became necessary because of the informality of "inviting" scores of witnesses (namely in the com plaint) to come and testify at their own expense. At best this look ed like only a half-hearted (if that much) desire to get thein here from a distance and few wero present. The Attorney General promptly ruled that the witnesses should be summoned in the usual legal manner. This course will insure their presence hore wb«n the inquiry is resumed next week. Didn't Know Nawthln. An attempt to prove something by one of the employes of tho in stitution resulted in a miserable failure to get any thing out of him in the way of "constructive evidence". The necessity of se curing disinterested witnesses be came so apparent that steps were then taken to get them here at the next hearing, and Gov.-elect Bickett is expected to develop the truth of the situation at that time. Isn't It Perfectly Lovely. Nobody is "nussing" a griev ance over the result of the State Primary that I know of. The de feated aspirants and all their friends have no kick to make about anything, for there was no "cheating" and no "political as sassins" on duty to do anybody's "dirty work". The "political j.wanl heelers" had less to do than usual, and even tho "partywork ers" did not run their activities overtime. In other words it was a fair and square contest from be ginning to end, conducted decent ly anil iu order. Hate an I* e There, Mate! Now all this looks like "easy sailing''for tho party craft , this year. There lies the danger, atid if the crtyv goes to sleep there will bo H wreclfe So, it becomes nec essary to keep awake and so avoid both the shoals and snags of ordinary navigation and the mines and torpedoes and submarines of the enemy. For tho enemy is busy this year and getting busi er: forced to play a desperate game because of tho difficulties ho will encounter. Every friend of the primary law, as well as its critics, owo it to themselves and the party to IK* vigilant—more vigilant than ordi narily at this campaigu. There was approximately 50,000 democratic voters who did not participate in the State Primary. The normal republican vote is greater than the combined vote for all the candidates for each office cast by tho democrats in the recent primary. It requires no field KIIISS to see, therefore, that there is work to be done, and tho Democratic State is now charged with the bulk of it. Chairman Warren wi\l have a task worthy of his ac tivities and there will bo no lack juf purpose and effort on his part. But he must have active and hearty co-operation, and this should be gladly given by all con cerned. On To M(, Luula. The Tarheel delegates and vis itors to the Democratic National Convention at St\l-ouis this week are on the by this time and the forniafnomination of Mr. Wilson and the adoption of a bang-up, patriotic, non-jingo plat form will be the news due to trick le along tlie wires about tho time you are digesting this letter. "Four more years for Woodrow", let us hope and believe. Mtalc Primary figure. The State Board of Elections was necessarily late in completing the canvass of the vote of the primary on June 3, because of the Calomel Salivates and Makes You Sick Acts like dynamite on a slug gish liver and you lose a day's work. There's no reason why a per son should take sickening, salivat ing calomel when 50 cents buys a large bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone a perfect substitute (or calomel It is a Vl ea * :>Dt vegetable liquid which Will start your liver Just as surely as calomel, but it doesnt make you sick, and cannot sali vate. Children and grown folks can take Dodson's Liver Tone, because it is perfectly harmless. Calomel is a dangerous drug. It is mercury and attacks your bones. Take a dose odf masty calomel to day and you will feel weat, sick ana nauseated tomorrow. Don't lose a days work. Take-a spoon ful of Dodson's Liver Tptie instead and you will wake up felling great. No more biliousness, /onitipation, sluggishness, headache, coated tongue, or sour- itomach. Your druggist says if you dont find Dodson's Liver Tone acts better than horrible calomel your money is waiting for you. tardiness in semdifig in the returns from some of the counties, the work not having been completed nntil Saturday evening. The official figures show that there were over 90,0u0 votes cast for the democratic candidates, and as predicted in these Letters two weeds ago, Commissioner of | i Labor and Printing Shipman, In surance Commissioner Young and Corporation Commissioner Lee received the largest majorities. Mr. Shipman's ma?ority is 36, 971. He carried 93 of the 100 counties, including the home county of his opponent (Gaston), and led the ticket in his home county (Henderson). His majori ty in the tenth congressional district is 5,282, Buncombe county giving him the largest majority, 2,049. He carried every congressional district in the State. Corporation Commissioner Lee polled a big vote also, his majori-, ty in 99 counties being 34,481. He carried every congressional district, including his own district, in which his majority is 1,491. Ins. Commissioner Young's vote is even larger, and his majority in 99 counties is 47,395, carrying all the counties except three. The majority of State Treasur er Lacy over Mr. Mann is approx imately 25,000. Bickett's majority is nearly as large as was claimed for him by Manager White, about 25,000. Grimes and Graham won over all competitors, but Manning fell short of a majority, with Jones second in the race for Attorney General. But there may not be any socond primary as Mr. Jones may not demand it. Llewxam. Validity Of A Rubber Stamp Signature. New York, April 25, 1916. What is the status in New York of a signature made with a rubber stamp? It seems to us that there is evident danger in accepting a signature of this kind. llow is it generally regarded? Subscriber. Reply.—Auy one who indorses a check or signs any other docu ment is bound by his signature, whether it is made with pen or pencil, a rubber stamp, or in any other way. The difficulty arises only when an attempt is made to show that the signature iB his. If he admits it, he is bound with out further controversy. If he declares that he did not append the si natftxp to the document It will be necessary to prove that he did make it, an this is the point at which the whole difficulty arises. A written signature can bo compared with others known or acknowledged to have been made by a certain person, and the cor respondents of that person or handwriting experts can testify with a considerable degree of assurance as to the genuineness of the signature in question. No one can say with assurance, how ever, whether a rubber stamp was in the hands of one person or of another, when it was in use for the making of a disputed sig nature. For this reason no one can reasonably be asked to adopt a signature so difficult to prove as that made with a rubber stamp. (The above extract from |the Journal of Commerce and Com mercial Bulletin is worthy of special note and emphasizes the ruling of Insurance Commissioner Young as to signing (lolicies and riders.) Tito North Carolina Association of Insuranco Agents, iu session at Greensboro lost week, elected \\ . K. Kharpe of Burlington presi dent and Itay Johnson-of Winston- Saleiu HOC rotary and treasurer. The next meeting will be held at AHheville. The Insurance Feder ation was organized at the meet with Geo. Montcastle of Lexington president and VF. 8., Merrimou of Greensboro secretary. Eminett Murry, in charge of a road construction crew at work uear Marshall, Madison county, was shot Saturday by Enoch Hector, a farmer. Murry was building a bridge for the county. Ilector thought the bridge was too far on his land. Murry told him to go to the county commissioners and Rector fired on him, the re port says. Murry is in an Aahe fioepital seriously wounded. News comes from Hayesville, Clay county, that Oscar Henderson were revenue officers Friday night just across the North Carolina line, in Union county, Ga. The officers were searching for a blockader, it is said, when they became engaged in au altercation with the Hender sons, who are alleged to have attacked andjeut the officers with knives, which resulted in thekill ing One of tho officers was J. H. i'enland. Congress has passed a bill to uiakc Winston-Salem a port of de livery. The city was made a port of entry by the Treasury Depart ment several weeks ago. A port of entry provides for the transfer of goods from one bonded ware house in the country to another, but the port of delivery prov : des for the immediate transportation in bond of any goods from foreign countries without appraisal at the seaport. This means that goods from foreign countries can be sent direct to Winston-Salem, appraised there and the duties collected. The Kentucky Prison Commis sion paroled Beach Hargis, who was sentenced to life imprison ment a number of years ago at Jackson, Breathitt county, for the murder of his father, Judge James Hargis. The latter was a noted leader of the feuds in Breathitt county. Canning Club Contest. Premiums are to be given for products canned or preserved ac cording to club recipes and packed according to club rules and regu lations. Quality rather than quantity will be stressed. To add to a permanent exhibit of dab products kept by the Divis ion of Home Demonstration Work, the two best jars in any priso winning exhibit of six jars will be retained without further remu-; Deration. Any single prize-winning jar will also be retained. Score for judging the quality of canned fruits and vegetables: Score of 100 I. Appearance 25 (a) Color (b) Clearness 11. Texture " t 10 111.- Flavor 20 IV. -""uniformity 15 (a) Ripeness (b) Appropriate size V. Pack (arrangement) %5 VI. Container J 15 (a) Appropriate Package (b) Neatness CLASS L * " Flisfc year club girl making best exhibit in square glass quart jars; quality and commercial packing; 6 jars. 2 jars string beans (canned). 2 jars peaches (canned). 2 jars soup mixture (canned). A 85 First premium _■ $7.60 Second premium 2.60 CLASS 11. Second, third, or fourth year girl making best exhibit in square quart glass jaro; quality and commercial packing; 6 containers. 1 jar soup mixture 1 jar preserves, any kind 1 jar string beans 1 glass jelly 1 jar canned peaches 1 bottle catsup A 86 First premium - $7.50 Second premium 2.60 CLASS 111. Second, third or fourth year girl making best exhibit of preserves and sweets; commercial pack; in square quart glass jars; 6 con tainers. 1 jar peach preserves 1 jar blackberry or strawberry jam 1 jar fig or cherry preserves 1 jar apple jelly 1 jar pear preserves 1 jar damson or peach jam or ginger pears. A 87 First Premium SIO.OO Second Premium., 5.00 CLASS IV. 4 » Club Woman over 18 years of age making best exhibit in square qurt glass jars. 1 jar string beans, canned 1 jar krAut or beels, canned 1 jar okra or peas, canned 1 jar peaches, canned 1 jar soup mixture canned 1 jar pears, canned A 88 » First premium SIO.OO Second premium... 5.00 ' CLASS V. Club woman over 18 years of age making beet exhibit of preserves and sweets in square quart glass jars; club recipes; 6 containers. 1 jar peach preserves 1 jar blackberry jam 1 jar fig or cherry preserves 1 jar damson or peach jam or gin -1 jar pear or watermelon rind ger pears preserves . 1 jar glass jelly A 89 First premium SIO.OO Second premium 5.00 CLASS VI. 2 jars; square jars; club recipes. Any club member. A 90 Best jar cucumber pickle, cucumbers not over 3 in. in length „ _ $2.50 Best jar onion pickle, onions not larger than } inch in diameter * - 2.50 CLASS VII. 2 jars; square Queen. Any club member A 91 Best jar sweet pickle peaches $2.50 Beet jar wat«rmelon rind sweet pickle 2.50 CLASS VIII. A 92 First year girl exhibiting the best commercial pack peaches, canned in square jar 12.50 CLASS IX. A 93 Qirl sending in best history of how Bhe marketed her 1915 crop.. $5.00 CLASS X. Best commercial exhibit in jar No. 5042 —preserves, jams, pick les; 12 jara of a selection of the following. PKEHEHVES JAMS Fig Fig Cherry Ginger pears Pear Peach Peach Strawberry strawberry Blackberry Watermelond rind Damson Orange marmalade. PICKLES SWEET PICKLES Cucumber Watermelon rind Onion Peaches Cucumber rings Sliced tomato Chow-chow Dixie relish A 94 Premium ....... SIO.OO CLASS XI. County making best exhibit; 36 jara; any of the former classes except Class X may be included in the county exhibit. A 95 Premium _• $5.00 An I By an American B est American Story °t Author j_J the Season _ TURMOIL Br BOOTH TARKINGTON It to be OUR NEXT SERIAL# and is coming soon. The For Best Story Of American the °l«, American Readers Life Two deputy and two negroes were killed and two deputies seriously wounded Tues day night a week at Beckley, W. Va., when a mob composed of negroes attempted to take three negro prisoners from a party of otflcert. Mob leaders, it is claim ed, thought an attempt was goirg to be made to lynch the prisoneis and opened fire on the deputies. There Is more Catarrah In thla section of ! the country than all other to gether, and until lbs last few yean we» sup j poeed ta be Incurable. For a great many years doctors pronounced It a local disease ! and prescribed local remedtts, and by con stantly falling to core with local treatment, pronousoed It Incurable. Science has proven Catarrh to be a eonadtntlooal disease, and therefore requires constitutional treatment. Ball's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney A Oo„ Toledo, Ohio, Is the only Con stitutional cure on the market. It Is taken Internally In doses from 10 drops to a tea spoonful. It aets directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They otter one hundred dollars for any oase It falls to cure. Bend for circulars and testimonials. Address: F. J.CHBNBY 4CO„ Toledo, Ohio. Bold by Druggists; Tie. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipa tion. adv The Spanish Moor*. When the people of the rest of Eu rope were little better than barbarians the Spanish Moors were In the midst of a splendid culture. As early as the tenth century this country was the source of learning for all Europe. Their libraries, schools, arts, sciences, luxurious re&gemetits and all round material and Intellectual advancement differentiated them from the rest of Europe as clearly as ancient Greece was from the peoples that surround ed it Driving It In. The bright newspaper wit who IS or the Job twenty-four hours a day re cently heard a lady remark on the sta bility of posts In a public building which had but one nail driven In each. "That's nothing." he cut In. "Look at the magnificent physical organiza tion which we call a human body, and yet It Is all put together with only twenty nails." The lady's expression showed It was not a point which needed to be ham mered In.—Baltimore American. Land Sale ! By virtue of an order of Alamance Superi or Court, made In a cause therein pending to which all of the children of W. H. Clapp were duly constituted parties, the under signed, will sell, at the eourt house door In Graham, at publlo outcry, at 13 o'clock, noon, on MONDAY, JULY 17, 1916 the following described real property, to wlt; A certain tract or parcel of land lying and being In the oounty of Alamance, North Car olina, in Patterson township, adjoining the lands of Andy Clapp's heirs, John Overman, Newton Foster and others, and bounded as, follows: Beginning at a cedar tree in edge of road leading from Paten Weaver's to the rock road, thence W, to ft rock South of Andy Clapp; tbenoe Boutfe to a rook; thenoe Bast to a postoak on the road leading from Paten Weaver's to the Bock Creek road; theue North to the beginning, oonuinln thirty-five (35) acres, more or less. The title to this property hss been adjudl csted to be In the children of W. H. Clapp by * decree of the Superior Court, and the pur chaser will get s good title to this property free from liens snd encumbrances. Terms of sale: One-third of the purchase money is to be paid in cash and the other two-thirds in equal Instalments at six and twelve month*: the deferred payments to bear Interest from time of confirmation !of sale till payment Is made, snd title to be be reserved till payment of money Is complete. This June 13, 1816. B. 8. PARK BR, JR. Commissioner. Land Sale! Bv T! rtue of an order of the Superior Court of Alamance county made In a special pro ceeding therein pending, entitled "Addle White and others against Gurnej White and others," to which an the tensnts In common ef the land hereinafter described are duly constituted parties, the undersigned com missioner will offer for sale, to the highest tydder, on SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1916, at It o'clock, noon, at tbe court home door In OitbiD, the following deaor I bed real prop erty, to-wtt; Three traots or parcel, of land In Boon Station township, Alamance county. State of North Carolina, attnate In the town of Qlb souvllle, and adjoining the land, of Hev. E. P. Parker and others, and being all of the land of whioh the late L. A. Bu'ob died wis ed add possessed, and which be denied to Addle white and her children, and contain ing about one and one-balf acre, of land. Term* of sale: One-third of tbe purchase money to be paid lu ca>h, the otaer two thirds In equal inatalments at six and twelve months, deferred payments to bear Interest from dste of confirmation of sale till Midl and the title reserved until payment of pur chase money Is complete. This June U. 1814- J. DOLPH LONG, Commissioner. BLANK BOOKS Journals, Ledgers, - Day Books, Time Books, Counter Books, Tally Books, • Order Books, Large Books, Small.Boolts, Pocket] Vest Pocket Ac. For Sale At The Gleaner Printing Office Graham, N. 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Don't let me hear from you again until] you've waked up; you poor, pitiful, dan delion-pickin' sleepwalker youP j In Book Form It Is the Best Selling Novel of the Year It's Our Next Serial! That's All! Will begin With Issue' of JULY 6th Brick Machine For Sale. The undersigned has a J. C. Steele A Sons Brick Machine .for sale. Along with it are two truck" and other parte necessary in handling brick. It » housed and in good condition. The purchaser will get a bargain For terms apply to J. W. Menkfeb or J. D. Kernodle. laplt The voters of lowa la*t week passed on an amendment to the constitution providing for woman suffrage. The amendment was rejected by a of about 6,000. | W. R. McNeely of Union county ia in receipt of a package sent through the Stat© Department by Consul Ganvls at Alexandria, Egypt, containing a watch and 34 English sovereigns, found in the money belt of Consul Ney Mc- Neely, a brother of W. R. Mc- Neely, who lost his life when the steamer Persijf was sank. Tho United States Supreme Court has interpreted the Harri son drug law making it unlawful for any person not registered to have opium in his possession, as applying only to those who deal in the drug and not to thoee who iuse it.