Newspapers / The Alamance Gleaner (Graham, … / Sept. 28, 1916, edition 1 / Page 4
Part of The Alamance Gleaner (Graham, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
g"" HUSBAND RESCUED DESPAIRING WIFE After Foot Yean of Discouraging Conditions, Mrs. Bollock Gm Up in Despair. Husband Cans to Reseat. Catron, Kjr.—ln an Interesting letter from this place, Mis. Bettie Bullock writes as follows: "I suffered for four year*, with womanly troubles, and during this time, I could only sit up for a little while, and could no walk anywhere at SO. At times, I wouid have severe pains In my left sidei The doctor was caned In, and his treat- ment relieved me fo a while, but 1 was soon confined to m- bed again. After *" feat, nothing seemed to do me any good. rail SPEAKS 10 GRAIN DEALERS ADDRESS TO NATIONAL ASSOCIA TION WAB ALMOBT DEVOID OF POLITICS. WILSON PREDICTS NEW ERA Discus* Ways In Whleh Commerce Can Be Expounded Through Tariff and Trad* Commission, Federal H> *. ► - Reierve Aot, Etc. - Baltimore.—President Wilson deliv ered a speech almost devoid of poll tic* before the National Grain Dealers' Convention here. Discussing ways in - which American commerce can be ex panded h* told an audience of 3,800 person* that through the new tariff commission, the trade commission, the Federal reserve aot, the shipping MJI and similar measures he expected busi ness men In this country to open up a new era for the nation. "The purposo of legislation In the Immediate future in this country," Mr. Wiiaon declared, "is going to be to re move all Ingenious constructions and make It perfectly clear what the liber ties as well as what the restriction* of trade are in thl* country." Every effort was made by the president to keep the visit to Baltl "" ed the Lyric theatre for his speech he was greeted with a four minute demon stration. The theatre was packed with grain dealers from all parts of the country and their friends. Many visitors were turned away. The president spoke em phatically. Regret that politic* might Interfere with the dhtcusslon of problem* fac ing American business wa* expressed by the presldont at the outset. He de | • dared he had a "supremo contempt for partisan action, although believing In party action." ANOTHER AIR RAID ON I ENGLAND BY GERMANS Bombs Dropped In Savcral Place* In Northern and Midland Countl**. I London. —"Several hostile airship* crossed ths Beat and Northeast coast* of England between 10:30 o'clock and midnight," says an official communica tion 1 aaued shortly after midnight. "Bombs are reported to have been dropped at several places in northern and north-midland counties. "An airship I* also reported off the [ Booth coast. "No reports of casualties or damagea have been received." 1 1 BULGARIANS SEIZE U. 8. TOBACCO IN QREECB |. Athens, via valued ■ft 115.000.000 of which SIOOO.OOO r Worth Is the property of American companies, is bsing removed to ths hi teHor by Bulgarians from storage « warehouses at the Greek seaport of gMk. Garrett Dropper*, the American minister to Oreece. hss aaksd the Bul garian government to permit the Artler stocks to be taken out of the AMBABBADOR GERARD'S WIFE IN AUTO CRASH I Bsrtln. via BayvUls Mrs. Jamas I OT. Oerard. wife of ths American am- KftMsador. sustained a slight nervous Kahock Whan her automobile oame Into KooOlsston with a taxioab. I Mrs. Oerard was able to return to Bar home, however, without requiring (She services of a physician. jf >ARMSRB Or WBST ARB INTBRBBTBD IN LOAN LAW Chicago.— Oar! Vrooman, assistant It secretary of agriculture, arlved at HSftstwn Democratic headquarter* af ■f Sat a (Hp through the Western State* Hpp declared that he found farmers Jjj nsore interested In the farm loin law 1; ; Shan any other Issue of the campaign. i* "The farmer apparently is thor l ou«hly (satisfied." IWILLA BLAMES LOPEZ FOR RAID AT COLUMBUS Colambus. N. M.—Army intelligence K agSbU ere Investigating a report that HSjkarasrta Of Villa were here to sscure ■BAoraatton to prove that Villa waa not HptColtunbos on March t but that the ■BMumbus raid was led by Pable Lopes. executed in Chihuahua City of his alleged leadership at ■Bk Santa Taabel massacre, ft Is re- Ete d that Villa Is preparing a rnanl Hip disclaiming responsibility for HRp~ Panama Canal is clear for ships with 30 feet draft, Ed Col. Goethals has said there Mat ant, be another slide. I had gotten to weak I could not stand, and 1 gave up In despair. A! last, my husband got me a bottle of Cardul, the woman's tonic, and I com menced taking IL From the very first dose, I could tell it was helping me. I can now walk two miles without Its tiring me, and am doing all my work " It you are all run down from womanly troubles, don't give up,lo despair. Try Cardul, the woman's tonic. It has helped more than a million women, in its 50 years of continuous success, and should surety help you, too. Your druggist has sold Cardul for years. He knows what It will do. Ask him. He will recom mend It Begin taking Cardul today. Write tot Ch*ttßßooc« Co., ladles* Advisory D*vt.. Chattanooga. T«nn.. for Sveciat Instruction* «n your cam andM-paia bonk. Home TrsAioMat for W mm," soot la pUla vrmppm. ]*6s KIFFIN ROCKWELL .KILLED IN BATTLE DARING NORTH CAROLINA AVIA TOR MEETB DEATH IN AERIAL BATTLE IN FRANCE. FIGHTING FOR THE ALLIES *— : '- Son of Mrs. L. A. Rockwell of Wins ton-Salem Honored By General Joffr* aa Bold and Courageous Pilot.—Wore Numerou* Medal*. Winston-Salem, N. C. —Klffln Yates Rockwell, formerly of Ashevllle and Atlanta, who had been serving with the French aero corps on the Western battle front, was killed in a fight with a German aircraft. Announce ment of hi* death wa* contained In a cablegram from Pari* received here by hi* mother. Mr*. L. A. Rockwell of this city. The me*»age announcing the avia tor's death was very brief and came from an Influential friend of the fam ily In Paris. It said: "Klffln klllod this morning In aerial battle In Alsace." Young Rockwell had been serving in the French army aince September 30, 1914. Ho wa* very actlvo In the aerial fighting around Verdun and Rucceeded in brlnghig down four German aeroplanes unassisted. For this feat ho recently received a war cro»* and military medal from the hand of General Joffro, who reforred to him as "a bold and courageous pilot." He alid boon frequently men tioned for bravery In the official re port*. Mrs. Rockwell had received a letter from her son only a few hour* before tho new* of his death reached her. In the letter he slated that he had had a leave of absonce«f eight days and had spent tho time In Paris with his brother. Paul Rockwell, and thai he had had a groat time. On the day he mailed the letter ho was leaving for the front and *ald he had been transferred from Verdun to a more active soctor. Aerial fighting In which Sergt. Klffen Rockwell of North Carolina was mortally wounded by a Gorman airman took place over the town»of Thatin. Rockwell was serving a* a volun teer in the Franco-American flying corp* on the Verdun front. A few hour* prevlou* to the engagement he had been promoted to the rank of •econd lieutenant but died without knowing of the new honor. MEXICAN-AMERICAN COMMISSION PLEASED. Prograaa Mad* In Flr*t Three Weeks of Joint Discussion Sstlsfsctory to Mtmber*. New London, Conn.—Professing *at llfactlon with tho progress already made, member* of th e Mexican-Amer ican joint commission have begun the fourth week of thelf conference. It 1* expected that the American member* will continue their inquiry Into the *o cial and economic aa well as th* mili tary problem* of Mexico on the ground that the condition* In Northern Mexico are too Inmtlately related to Internal affair* t Justify them in entering Into an agreement for border control with out a definite understanding of whet changea for the better are to be made nearer the seat of government. The Mexican* have received from Andre* Garcia, Mexican consul at El Paso, a report of the attack on Chi huahua by Villa force*, denying that the attacking party obtained any am munition or that Villa personally ap peared In the city. THIEVES OET OEMS VALUED AT lIS.OOO ' Baltimore, Md. —Defying detection from the hourly visit* of a night watchman, cracksmen early today chiseled their way Into tho Inner re caas of a 3.000 pound safe In the jew elry store of Cemon and Norwlg and escaped with gems valued at approxi mately |IS,OOO. WILSON AND HUGHES CALLED "CAPITALISTIC" New York. —President Wilson and Charles E. Hughe* were chsracterised as "candidates of the capitalistic claas" by Allan L. Benson, nominee of the Socialist party for president at a meeting held In Madison Square Gar den. Mr. Benaon and his running mate, George R. Klrkpatrlck, candi date for vice president as well a* other Socialist nominees were applauded by a large crowd which aasembled for the formal ratlcatlon of the candidate' Roumania will not feel called upon to issue a scrambled or pie bald book explaining why it en tered the war. 5 *- 1 T NEXT ' '' GERMANS SHOW VIOLENCE STRONG EFFORT TO RETRIEVE PART OF THEIR LOST TERRI TORY FROM FRENCH. French Hold Position* Along Line and German* Retire In Disorder Leav ing Ground Almost Covered With German Dead. • ' London.—ln an effort to retrieve In part their lost territory, the Germans despite the bad weather, raadti vio lent counterattacks against the French over a three-mile front In the region between Priez Farm anil Bouchavesnes, north of the Homtnt. In mass formation the Teutons threw attack after attack along the line from 0 o'clock In the morning until dark, and at the end of the day _the French were everywhere holding their positions, according to Paris, and the battlefield at polnta wbb cov ered with German dead. During the fighting the Germans penetrated the northeastern part of the village of Bouchavesnes but here the French met them with the bay onet and dislodged them. Four as saults at the Prior Farm at which the Germans came on in waves were repulsed by the French whose obser vers assert that the Germans at last withdrew In disorder, leaving many dead behind them. - On the British front the inclement weather still holds the opposing sides to artillery duels. ARIfIY DOES NOT BEEK WAR, BAKER DECLARES. Secretary Tells Bt. Louis Business Men That as a Civilian He Opposed Professional Soldier Dut Ivilnd la Changed. Bt. Louis.—Secrotary of War Baker In an adresa before the Business Men's Leaguo here, said Ihat as Sec retary of War had discovered that the Army does not desire war. "As a civilian," he snid, "I bollev ed that a ttlandng army was a mo nace to--free institution* and that the professional soldier desired War. But I want to make a confession to you. I have found as Secretary of that tlij Army of the United States from the commanding general to tho last enlisted private does not desire war. I know of no body of men who have a more singular devotion to | duty than Uie the Army,"and no body of men who would be more willing to lay down their lives for their country. "The mllltla was mobilized on tho border a—distance of 1,800 mllo* — twice the distance from St. Louis to New V.urjk with great success and ef ficiency. Notwithstanding the fact that Iho men came from all walks of life and are doing service in a strange climate, the efficiency Is such that the sick report 1* less than two per cent—one per cent less than that of the regular army, "The time ha* come there must bo power on the part of the Government to mobilize nil tho forco* of tho country for the common In terest." BRITAIN REGRETB HAVING HELD UP PHILIPPINE SHIP. Washington.—Great Hrltaln for mally expressed to the United StatM regret for til*.action of a Ilrltlah do stroyer In holding up and examining the Philippine steamer Cebu within the territorial waters of of the Philip pine!. Because of a heavy fog It was explained the deatrojrer'a commander did not know the vessel waa HO near shore. LEADING MEN ATTEND ' BETH LOW'S FUNERAL. New York. —Men of nationwide prominence representative* of educa tional and financial institutions and delegation* from civic, hlitorica! and political organisation*, paid tribute to the memory of former Mayor Seth Low at hi* funeral hero. Among those present were Governor Whitman, Mayor Mitchell, J. P. Morgan, Ellhu Hoot, Samuel Gompers. George W. Perkins and Alton B. Parker. Burial was in Oreenwood Cemetery. GERMAN IN U. 8. UNABLE TO FIGHT, KILLS SELF Lynchburg. Va.—Because he was un able to return to Germany to light, lb the belief of his friends, Richard Fred erick Blebschlager, 28, fireman in the German Imperial navy, shot his brains out on a grave in a local ceme tery He left a note asking that the pistol he used be sent to hi* mother and father. He came to America aboard the Bremen I. Just before the outbreak of the war and had made un successful efforts to return. t1.000.000 LOSS AND ONE DEAD IN PHOENIX. N. Y., FIRE. Syracuse, N. Y.—Fire destroyed the entire business district and more than half the town of Phoenix, caua- I Ing a loss of more than $1.000.000. i One person 1* known to have per ished. Eighty-two buildings were de stroyed. The Are burned without check for 15 hours and the volunteer Are department was made helpless by the early destruction of the water pumping station. VILLA TO RETURN SOON . WILL COME BACK TO CHIHUAHUA CITY, SCENE OF LATEBT ATTACK. Commander of El Paso Military Dis trict Telia U. S. War Department That Bandit CJH*ef Led Mexican in dependence/Efay Raid. ' Washington.—The most detailed ac count yet received of the fighting at Chiuuhua City when Villa celebrated the Mexican Independence Day by a assault ou the Carranza gar rison, reached the war department from Brig. Gen. George Bell. com-, mandlng the El Paso military district. It asserts that Villa personally led the attacking forces that he took and held kiumerous important buildings in the city for several hours; that he was joined by a thousand or more men of the ■ Carranza garrison and retired, promising to return soon and taking with him a large quantity of captured arms, ammunition and artillery. General Bell'* dispatch does not show the source of his Information and many officials believe his account of the Incident was founded on rumors reaching the border and were various stories which have been transformed »by state department agents. They were inclined, to believe for that rea son that the Jpll truth of what trane plred 1s jKST yet known. Reports so far receded are sifhllar only In that they show a fight did occur on Septem ber 16 and that the Villa follower* took the penitentiary anrl some other buildings. They all conflict as to the part Villa played, not even agreeing that he was present. "Evidence Increase* to show that Villa was completely successful in his attack Saturday upon Chihuahua and accomplished all and more than he said he would do. There Is diversity of opinion and statements as to the number of m(>n with which he enter ed Chihuahua. Some reports state he only had about 800, while other* give him 1,700, but all agree that he wa* able to secure possession of the peni tentiary, the governor'* palace and the federal buildings, hold them for sev eral hour* and all thl* with a Carranza garrison at Chihuahua. He llberted over 200 prisoner*, secured and carried away more than 16 automobile loads of arms and ammunition under an escort of deserting Carranza troops. He left Chihuahua with from 1,000 to 1,500 more men than he enter with. Villa retired leisurely and practi cally without molestation. The firing by Trevlno's artillery occurred after Villa troop* had withdrawn. NAVY CONSULTING BOARD BACK FROM TARGET TEST Secretary Daniel* and Civilian Officlala Bee Atlantlo Fleet In Action at Southern Drill Orounda. Washington.—Secretary Daniel* re turned here from the Southern Drill Grounds where in company with mem bers of the civilian consulting board he watched practice maneuvers of the Atlantic fleet Jncluding an exhibition flight from the aeroplane ship North- Carolina and special operation*. The yacht Dolphin put the secretary and the board member* aboard the auperdreadnaught Texas in Lynnha ven road* and from the big flagship they witnessed «hort range battle prac tice and varlou* other test* Including night firing by the battleship Minne sota. A spectacular feature was a sea aeroplane flight by Lieutenant Bel linger, of the North Carolina, who was dropped overboard In hj* machine by the ship's crane and left to get un dor way In a rough *ea W. J. BRYAN STARTS OUT ON SECOND CAMPAIGN TOUR Rock Spring*. Wyo.—William J. Bryan baa started on hi* * econd day'* tour of Wyoming In support of President Wilson and the democratic ticket Mr. Bryan, speaking here, appealed for the re-election of Presl dent Wilson on the ground that: President Wilson had kept the United Statea out of war. Mr. Brayn de clared the republican party had been Unscrupulous In methods concerning votes for woman In suffrage statea. Help For Girfa Desiring Education. "** We have on our campus an apart ment house, a two storyb uildin£ pf 25 rooms, with a frontage of 100 feet which may be used by £irls who wish to form clubs and live at their own charges. Pupils can live cheaply and com fortably in this way, many of them having their table supplies sent to them from their home*. For further information address .3 M. Rhodes, Littleton College, Littleton, N. C. Straw votes show which way the breath of the straw vote taker blows. |loo—Dr. B. Detchon'a Anti-Diu retic may be worth more to you —more to you than SIOO if yon have a child who foils the bed din? from Incontinence of water during sleep. Cures old and vounjr alike. , It arresta the trouble at once. 11.00. Sold by Qraham Drug Company. adv. 325,000 WORKERS VOTE fOR STRIKE OVER HALF MILLION ARE CALL. ED TO JOIN IN NEW YORK'S 810 WALKOUT. STRIKE FORMALLY ORDERED Organized Workers In Virtually Every Industry in Greater New York Call ed Upon to Ceaee Work September 27th at 8 A. M. New York.—Organized worker* in virtually every industry in Greater New York were formally called upon to cease work at 8 a. m. Wednesday morning In sympathy with striking traction employes. Union leaders as sert approximately 600,000 men and women are Involved. The call as embodied in rescta tions adopted at a conference of la bor leaders representing the Federat ed bodies In all the boroughs of the city as well as many national and in ternational unions. Of the 80 unions in the city represented it was said some already had voted in factor of a strike. A call it was said would be issue not only to organized workers in New rtkk but also to those In Westchester county in which the cit ies of Yonkers, New Rochelle 'and Mount Vernon are situated, and would extend throughout a wide range of Industries. "It was decided by unanimous vote by of 80 unions in Greater York and vicinity that there shall be a genera) suspension of all work In all trades and indus tries in Greater New York and vicin ity the same to commence Wednes day, September 28 at 8 a. m." BRITISH PROPOBE MORE STRINGENT BHIPPINQ CONTROL. Claim Depletion of Bupply of Ton nage ae Result of Submarine Action Muit Be Met by Increased Meaeurea London. —The Continued depletion of the world's supply of tonnage as a result of the operations of the sub marines of the Central Powers will be met by an increase In stringent measures by which the Entente Al lies design to control shipping, so as to ensure It being used to the best advantage of the Allies and prevent it even indirectly aiding their oppon ents, according to a statement made to the Associated Press by Lord Robert Cecil, Minister of War Trade, i Lord Robert admitted that even the present rate of destruction without considering the posslbilly of a re sumption of unrestricted submarine warfare, meant a serious loss to the world's tonnage and that consequent ly It would not be expected that British coal or ether British facil ities should be expended on ships carrying "goods to blacklisted firms. The Entente Allies will Increase their shipping measures, wfelch already are proving valuable In making the beat use of available tonnage in propor tion as the Oermans succeed in de stroying merchant ships. RESURRECTION OF VILLA DENIED BY DE FACTO CHIEFS. Washington. Whether Francisco Villa again has become a factor In the military situation In Northern Mexico remained a question of con siderable doubt despite nearly a week's effort by the state and war departments to ascertain what part, If any, the bandit chief tpok In the attack on Chlhuahau City. Secretary Baker let 1 It become known that War Department officials do not regard aa conclusive the re port transmitted by Brig. Oen. Bell, saying that Villa led the Chihuahua City attack In person and the Mexi can Embassy announced receipt of official advices declaring Villa was not In the attacking force. The Em bassy's report came from Qeneral Trevlno, commander of the garrison. The resurrection of Villa Is not true," said Ambassador Arredon. "The attack on Chihuahua City was made by a combination of juntas an tagonistic to the de facto govern ment." 18 FEET OF GREAT 12-IN. GUN BLOWN OFF BY EXPLOSION. Norfolk. —The U. 8. 8. Michigan, badly damaged by the explosion of the muiile of one of her 12-lnch guns while engaged In target practice on the Southern Drill Grounds, arrived In Hampton Roads. Late In 'the afternoon after transfsning yoeman Robert C. Cooper, Injured In the ac cident, to the naval hospital and tak ing on a small boat the battleship sailed under rush orders for ths Phil adelphia for repairs. SOUTHERN LABOR CONGRESS BACKS STRIKE AND S-HR. LAW. Msmphts.—The fifth annual meet ing of the Southern Labor Congreaa was concluded here, the closing ses sion being marked by reaolutions sup porting the street oar strlks in New Tork. endorsing ths proposed sym pathstlc strike of other unions there and approving Presldsnt Wilson's foreign policy and his action when the railroad strike was Impending recently. Jerome Jones of Atlanta, was ro-eletUwl presldsnL * NORTH CAROLINA NEWS BRIEFS. 8. A. Foster, well-known citizen and restaurant owner In Statesvllle, died at his homs sfter having suffered a stroke of paralysis. The government has purchased the site for a postoffice building at Ruther fordton. Durham is preparing to present strong claims for ths location of one of the IS Fedsrad Farm Loan banks lq that city, before the loan bank commie, slon when it meets in Raleigh in No vember. The Catawba County Girls' Canning Club is very busy under the direction of Miss Msry Rowe. who is the new rura}. supervisor and home demonstra tion agent tor the county. A great deal of money Is being spent to boom Burry's first county fair. The buildings are going up with dispatch. A fine race track has been staked off and a force of men are busily sngaged putting, the track In condition. A movement Is on foot to secure for Wilson a modern court houss to cost at least one hundred thousand dollars, and to this eflfl an get wIU be passed §t mm THE HOUSE FROM CELLAR TO ATHC WHEN YOU CLE*# HOUSE CLEAN, I ATTIC FIRST AND FINISH WITH THE CELLAR. Usually AM Dls«ard*d Msttrereea, Boxee, Rags, Eto* Are Stored In Attlo Where They Are Easy Prey For Sparks And Lighted Matohea. Mrs. Blandenmeere waa cleaning house, assisted by the hired girl. "What shall I do with this mattress, Mrs. Blandenmeere T It seems almost too good to throw away, and yet It ain't good enough to use." "Oh, stow it away up in the attic somewhere; It might ooms"In handy some time." "And what about this stuff that's set out here in the corner of the back porch, this box fall of excelsior and sack of rags and that bottle of linseed oil?" "Oh, put them up la the attic, too, I guess." And so It goes until the attic from floor to roof is full of boxes of excel sior, old mattresses, old clothes, old rags and paper and all manner of other oombustlble material. And then some dark day somsone comes up Into the littered place to find some thing and Ughts a, match to see by, and then Or a spark from a crack In the shlmney, or (onrf* from tike top someone else's chimney floating in through an open window, does the busineee when there is no one around to send In the alarm. Whan you clean house, el Mil the •ttte first. Get rid ot all that trash that you are always saving and never CM. It la la the war, anyhow, and It to. a tnenaoe to your home every hoar that yoa allow It to clutter np the attic. Hake your home clean from cellar to attic, Inclusive. —Kaneaa F. If. Bul letin. AUGUSTA'S CONFLAGRATION This Big Fire Would Have Been Pi* vented Had AM Buildings Been Protected Against the Flamea, Commenting on the Augusta, Qa., conflagration, caused by the toot that the Dyer building la which the lire broke out was anprotected, the OrlD nell Automatic Sprinkler Bulletin •ays: "Every city has hundreds and hun dreds of dangerous buildings already standing. What are the flre-proof con struction advocates going to do atxmt these buildings T We cannot tew down what we have already built. The erection of a few fire-proof build ings here and there as older buildings burn is no cure at all, because It has as we think been pretty well estab lished that a hot-blaze- conflagration to not seriously deterred by now aad then running up against a fire-proof building. 'And moreover, the word "fire-proof Is a very relative term, becauss it does not take into account the tons and tons of Inflammable con tents that are contained within flre proof buildings. "We are facing a condition of bank able buildings, but ws are also facing a far greater thing in burnable con tents. Ws believe that It ie more Im portant to safeguard existing build ings and practically flre-proof their contents than It Is to put our trust In replacing burned buildings with nan burnable buildings full of burnable contents. Every We protection engi neer knows the best way to make the eontente of a building uaburnabla, and It le not by putting those contents In a stove." MISREPRESENTATION OR TWISTING. Under the following law life Insur ance agents are forbidden.to misrepre sent policy contracts pr twist them: Section 4775b. "No life Insurance company doing business in this State, end no officer, director, solicitor or other agent thereof, shall make, lasns or circulate, or cause to be made, is sued or circulated any estimate, Illus tration, circular or stats me Dt of any sort misrepresenting the terms of the policy Issued by H or ths dlvidsnds or shares of surplus to be reoelved there on, or shall use any name or title «f any policy or class of polteles misrep resenting any such company, agent or fcroker make any misrepresentation to any person insured in said company or in any other company for ths pur pose of Inducing or tending to induce etch person to lapss, forfeit or sur rsoder bis said insurance." ASHES. The improper storage of ash as con tinues to cause a great number of llres. Sixty-seven (67) fires were re ported as due to this cause In lIM, with a loss of slO,Oll. This amount Is small compared with the total number of fires and losses, yet It la inexcusable, since the cause Is das solely to criminal neglect. Ashes should be stored In closed metal re cepetclea and final disposal made at • point where property would not be endancsred.—Fire Marshall W. ■. Langley. Small Store-home For Rent. Well located close to the best trade In Graham. Price reasonable and building ready tor occupancy now. J. M. McCRACKEN„ Jsnovtf. Graham, N. C. Uuder the provisions of the general Revenue Bill, the passage of which was one of the last acts of Congress, the normal income tax is doubled, but twice nothing is still nothing, so most of us won't worry. %re You Looklag Old 1 Old age comes ouick enough without inviting it. dome look oia at 40. That is because they neglect the liver and bowels.- Keep your bowels regular and your 1 iver healthy and you will not only feel younger but look younger, when troubled with constipation or bil iousness take Chamberlain's Tablets —they are intended especially for these ailments and are excellent. Easy to take and most agreeable in effect. Obtainable everywhere. . ,i adv. Children Cry for Fletcher's The Kind Ton Have Always Bonght, and which has been in DM for Over 30 years, has borne the signature of ■ and has been made under his per f** ■> sonal supervision since its Infancy. » / Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good " are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children —Experience against Experiment* What is CASTORIA Castoria Is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. •It Is pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is Its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. For more thaa thirty years It has been in constant use for the relief of Constipation, Flatulency, Wind Colic, all Teething Troubles and Diarrhoea. It regulates the Stomach and Bowels, assimilates the Food, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea—The Mother's Friend. ■4*- GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of In Use For Over 30 Years The Kind You Have Always Bought LAND OF THE LONG LEAF PINE Short Paragraph* of Stat* New* That Hay* Boon Cond*n**d for Busy P*opl* of th* Stat*. Tha main busineaa portion of Hid denite wa* dentrojrsd by fire a few nights ago. Celebrating hi* on* hundredth birth day September 15th, Mr. David S. Bar tine of Naah county was in receipt of happy Congratulation* of many friend*. A conservative estimate of the value of the apple, Irish potato and cabbage crops In Henderson county this year 1* placed at a half million dollars. Elghity-flve counties out of the 100 North Carolina counties, nine states, Cuba and China ar* represented in the enrollment at Wake Forest College for the present collegiat* year. Announcement Is made that th* Southern Railway will erect a large and modern car shop in Spencer with ample facilities for rebuilding and repairing all classes of steel and steel frame cars. Wilkes county, by a four to one vote, answered the charges against her of being a backsWbod community by vot ing $250,000 good roads bonds. The largeat registration ever recorded in the county was made. The Oliv* Hosiery Co. is a new cor poration with 1100,000 capital and $26,- 000 paid in for the erection of a hosiery mill in South Shelby. The incorpora tors are Dr. S. 8. Royster and his two sons, Wylle and Ralph. Alfred Gilliam, living near Old Fort, dropped dead while cutting hay at his home. Mr. Qllllam was a man of ster ling qaulltles, highly respected by his neighbors and friends. A member of the Baptist church and about 60 years of age. Miss Lucy Bullock of Drswry, War ren county, and Frank Morton of Townville, were Instantly killed on 3) railroad crossing in Henderson when a switch engine drove a bo* car into the seven-passenger auto mobile in which they were riding. Tuberculosis week will be observed in North Carolina the week of Decem ber 8-10. This week has been set apart by the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosa in wliich special attention shall be given this all important subject in •vary state in the union. Virgil Butt, the white man, who ran amuck at Marlon Sunday, one week ago and shot live people, was found dead In the woods, less than a Ail* from the scene of the shooting. J. M. Houck, attracted by vultures, began a search for the object of their prey and found Butt's body In a decaying condl tlon. , One gathers that Senator Gal linger's favorite flower is the Penrose. ARE YOU O UP r TO DATE " If you are not the NEWS AN* OBEHVEK is. Subscribe ior it at once and it will keep yon abreast o( the times. Full Assoeiated Press dispatch es. Ml the' news—foreign, do mestic, national, state and local all the time. Daily New* and Observer $7 per year, 3.50 for 6 mos. Weekly North Carolinian $1 per year, 50c for 6 mos. NEWS & OBSERVER PUB. CO., RALKIGH, N. C. The North Carolinian and THB ALAMANCE GLEANER will be sen* for one year for Two Dollars. Cash in advance. Apply at THB GLB A NEK office. Graham, N. C. I Are You a Woman? | T J» Cardui I The Woman's Tonic I FOB SALE AT ALL DRUGMSTS^ ■ feO YEARS REPUTATION Wk M ARNOLDSM A BALSAM ■ Warranted To Curt MALL SUMMER SICKNESSES BY! I Graham Drug Co. | [DO YOU WANT k NEW STOMACH? I If you do "Digestoneine" will give I you one. For full particulars regard- I ing this wonderful Remedy which I has benefited thousands, apply to I Hayes Drug Co. I Very Serious It i* a very serious matter to ask for one medicine and have th* wrong one given you. For this reason we urge you in buying to be careful to get the genuine— BLACK-DRAUGHT Liver Medicine The reputation of this old, relia ble medicine, for constipation, in digestion and liver trouble, is firm ly established. It does not imitate other medicines. It is better than others, or it would not be the fa vorite liver powder, with a larger ■ale than all others combined. SOLD IN TOWN Fa ■ trade marks and copyright* obtained or no H ■ fee. Send model, sketches or photos and de» ■ ■ scrtption for FREE SEARCH and report ■ ■ on patentability. Bank reference*. ■ PATENTS BUILD FORTUNES tor ■ ■ you. Oar free booklets tell how, yhat to Invest ■ I and save you money. Write today. H). SWIFT & CO. I PATBNT LAWYER*, Seventh St., Washington, D. C.J THE ————- ■* -- Charlotte Dally Observer Subscription Rates Daily - - - $6.00 Daily and Sunday 800 Sunday - - - - 2.00 The Semi-Weekly Observer Tues. and Friday - 1.00 The Charlotte Daily Observer, Ist sued daily and Sunday is the lead* ing newspaper between Wasbtatg* D \,4t Atlanta, Ga. it glv«« all the news of North Caro lina besides the complete Associate ed Pres* Service. * The Semi-Weekly Observer, is sued on Tuesday and Friday for tl per year givea the render a full report of the week'* new*. The OBSERVER GO. CHARLOTTE, 11. C.
The Alamance Gleaner (Graham, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Sept. 28, 1916, edition 1
4
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75