VOL. XLVII
Raleigh Concerned
About R. R. Strike
Former Collector Bailey Writes Col
lector Grissom About the Work—
Road Contracts Being Let at Re
duced Costs—Club House to be
Built on Russell Island.
(By Maxwell Gorman.)
Raleigh, Oct. 18.—"Swarming,"
yes,that is the word—people fijpm
all over North Carolina and from j
outside the state are literally ,
"swarmiug" into Raleigh this
week, in attending the annual
Great State Fair. Governor Mor- J
rison delivered the address Tues
day on opening day and the ex- ,
position is in full swing for the ,
balance of the week. (
One of the "attractions" is Mrs.
Geo. W. Vanderbilt, of Bunco'mbe, '
president of the State Fair, who
has been in Raleigh since the lat
ter part of last week, taking an
active interest in the exhibition
and the social program of the
week. „
Concern/)ver R. R. Strike Order
Visitore, especially travelers
and merchants and manufacturers
and business men general'y, are
much concerned over the general
railroad strike order just promul
gated and all express grave fears
of the coming situation, unless
some truce or arbitration agree
ment is reached before October
30th. The Southern and Seaboard
Air Line systems are included in
the first group of roads ordered to
be tied up. Sunday morning at 6
o'clock, October 30th. One of the
alarming possibilities is the prob
able efforts of profiteers to put up
the prices on all sorts of goods
that have to be brought here by
freight, even before the strike
takes effect.
The Liquor Q,uesUon In N, C.
Josiah William Bailey, who has
just retired as collector of internal
revenue for North Carolina, in
favor of Gilliam Grissom, new ap
pointee, in the course of a letter
he writes to Col. T. H. Vander
ford, federal enforcement officer,
tells some things of interest to the
average newspaper reader of this
state.
"The present situation cannot
last," writes Mr. Bailey. "We
will either abandon prohibition or
make it more effective—measur
ably effective."
The following is not intended as
a rap at Mr. Kohloss, he assures,
but merely comment on conditions
which have arisen:
"Moonshine liquor was selling
when you were going free-handed,
at about $lO a quart. It is now
selling, I understand, at about $3
a quart. The difference was
caused by the breaking up of the
system prior to Mr. - Kohloss'
entrance mto the office.
"You and I know from our ex
perience," continues Mr. Bailey,
"what will be required to get the
illicit liquor business in North
Carolina in hand. About 50
deputy collectors, directed from a
North Carolina point by a man
Fuch as you —a man who knows
the game to the last play—and
the earnest co-operation of the
people of North Carolina and their
sheriffs, their deputies, the con
stables, and the police forces.
This and nothing else will be suf
ficient."
Mr. Bailey reminds Mr. Vander
ford of his work in Virginia when
federal officials considered that to
take him from that state would
cost 11,000,000 a year.
"When you did finish up that
work you came back to North
Carolina. And then we set out to
throw the full force of the United
States internal revenue system
iuto the cause of suppressing the
illicit liquor traffic. Von did all
that a man could do. The federal
courts were crowded with defend
ants, and prisoners were sent to
Atlanta by the carload. Then the
Volstead act came into force; a
new regime was set up; and the
courts held that Atlanta prison
THE ALAMAN CE GLEAN ER.
terms might be given only to
second offenders. Of course there
are few second offenders; their
cousins or brothers are always the
second offenders."
Work Plenty Building Roads.
The "unbottling" of the pori of
Wilmington, long almost inacces
sible for motor traffic from the
rest of the state, will be th« ma
terial result of contracts lei by-
State Highway Commissioner
Frank Page on bids opened in
Wilmington. Eight construction
projects are involved, and an ex
penditure of $568,000.
Bridging six miles of swamp be
tween Wilmington and Clinton,
in Pender county, removing the
last link of impassable roads, and
the building of 13 miles of gravel
road between Whitevilleaml Lake
Waccamaw on the Wilijiingtou-
Charlotte-Aslieville highway are
the principal projects included in
the batch of jobs let. Both pro
vide for the elimination of pieces
of road that have been the terror
of motorists for years.
One hundred and ten contract
ors offered bids on the eight pro
jects advertised for the third dis
trict and, in the opinion of Com
missioner Page, had an important
bearing on the extremely low fig
ures at which the work was let.
The total fall about 20 per cent
under the previous cost of con
struction of the type called for in
the contracts.
Winnowing out the new bidders
fjom among the 110 who offered
to build the roadb and bri Iges let
yesterday requiring the work of
tabulation was cempleted since
Monday. Mr. Page brought all
the bids to Raleigh with him Mon
day, and the work of tabulation
was completed yesterday. Many
of the contractors came to Raleigh
to watch the progress of their
bids.
Two bridges among the projects
form important links ou the Wil
mington-Raleigh rojad. One of
these is over the Little river be
tween Cumberland and Hainett
counties, on the LaFa\ ette High
way, and the other over Black
river between Sampson and Cum
berland.
Duck Hunting on Coast
It will be of interest to the hun
ters and fishermen of ihe state to
learn of the organization of a
club that is providing facilities
for duck hunting an the Carolina
coast, as well as for the pursuit
of deer, bear, turkey, quail and
other smaller game that abound
on the shores of Bogne sound.
An unusual feature of the club
is to be a golf course on the club
grounds, made |posaible by the
fact that Russell island, ou which
the club house is to be located, is
warmed by the Gulf Stream, pro
viding a delightful allyear climate.
The combination of hunting
facilities, fishing waters, golf
links and a modernly equipped
club house that is erected,
introduces in North Carolina a
form of club life for the "out-of
doors lovers" that has heretofore
not been approached.
From the details given, it is
natural to assume that the mem
bership is being limited. It is
understood that a few devotees of
sport in each of the larger central
and eastern Carolina towns will
compose the club.
Pennsylvania Leads in
Automobile Registration.
Pennsylvia leads the Union in
the number of passenger automo
biles registered, according to a
tabulation prepared by the Bur
eau of Public Roads' United Stat
es Department of Agriculture.
The total nnml>er of such * cars
registered in Pennsylvia is 557,765
California had only several hun
dred fewer —557.231. Passenger
automobi'es in New York are es
timated, in the lack of complete
information, at 505,642. Other
States showing large registrations
are Ohio, 547,000; Illinois,sl2,
1 541; and Texas, 412,332 Neva
da has tbe smallest number of
registrations, 8,088.
Equador takes its name from
1 thelact th i' it is situated on the
' equator.
Hawaii has two of the largest
volcanic craters aud the largest
( active volcano in the world.
t Josef Harden, the composer,
) was the father of the Symphony
i and quartet. ■
GRAHAM, N. C„ THURSDAY. OCTOBER 20, 1921
Study Course For Women.
The above caption is significant,
in that it would lead one to be
lieve that what follows is some
thing that should be known by
women alone, or that men have
no special interest in. But neither
is the case. On the other hand,
though men have, until recently,
done the voting, holding office aud
the financing, there is still much
for the "lords of creation" to
learn. The fact is, the men as a
whole know about as little about
government in general as the
women.
The above comment is inspired
by the following which lately ap
peared in the University News
Letter, a little weekly publica
tion, that contains much meat for
8 rious thought and consideration
in every issue:
"Tin University Extension Di
visiou has a new study course in
citizenship for women's clubs, un
der the title Problems of Citizen
ship for Women. It has been
prepared for those whowauttoj
become familiar . with county
aud national affair?.
"The first two programs outline
a study of the general service
rendered to the citizen by the
government and the part that
women may play in goverment.
"Following this introduction is
a special study of town and city
government, with emphasis, on
municipal social service, such as
town and city planning, school
grounds and school improvements,
public health and recreation.
"The topic is a study of county
government, its organization and
finances, with special emphasis
on county affairs
"The chapter on state govern
ment covers the greater part of
the program, with empasin on the
social services rendered by the
state, such as public health, saui
tation, the State Board of Health,
play and recreation, public wel
fare, and public education.
"The twelfth meeting is given
to a study of voting and the hold
ing of elections, followed by a
study of the aids to government,
such as community organization,
business clubs, and organizat ions
influencing government.
"Citzens who are not familiar
with the machinery of our govern
ment will find this program a
a convenient study outl ne."
The Greatest Rivers.
In the development of a new
country ihe early settlers inva
riably follow the rivers from the
coast. The inland waterwajs are
of the highest importance to the
welfare of a country, for thev-aid
in the development of unsettled
areas and materially reduce the
expense f>r transportation of the
necessities of life. Even though
a stream may not be navigable
for any craft larger than a canoe,
it may serve as a guiding line to
the first explorer.
There are comparatively few
rivers whose exact lengths are
known, but the following list of
lengths of the principal rivers of
the world has been compiled by
th* United States Geological Sur
vey, Department of the Interior,
from various sources and is prob
ably as uearly accurate as any
other to be had. 1 The United
States has the distinction of con
taining within its liord rs the
longest river _syst«-m in the world
—the Mississippi-Missou.i. Dis
tances given in even hundreds of
miles ard approximate:
Milt*.
Mississippi (United State*)
from extreme source, 2,486
Missouri (United States)
from extreme source, 2,945
Mississppi-Missouri (United
States) 4,221
Nile (Africa) . 4,000
Amazon (Brazil) 3-,900
Ob (Siberia) 3,200
Y&ngtzo-Kianjr (Chins) 3,100
Amnr (China) 2,900
Kongo (Afri a) ' 2,900
Yenisei (Siberia) 2,800
Hwang (Yellow) (China) 2,700
Lena (Biberia) 2,tM)O
Murray-Darling (Australia) 2,310
Ynkon (Alaska and Canada) 2,300
A parrot recently died in Aus
tralia at the age of 119 yearn.
HISTORIC HOUSE BURNED
The Bennett House Near Durham
Where Johnston Surrendered to
Shetman is Burned.
Charlotte Observer.
The Durham Herald is voicing
the lament of the State over oblit
eration by fire of a little log
structure which should have beeu
preserved as a relic of his
torical value. It was the cabin
known as "the Benuett House,"
located on the llillsboro road. It
was in this cabin that Gen. Joseph
E. Johnstou surrendered the last
40,000 Confederates east of the
Mississippi to Gen William T.
Sherinau, 011 the morning of ApriL.
18,1865. The incidents of that
surrender are familiar to all stu
dents of Southern history aud the
iudifference 011 part of our people
to the preservation of the house
in which it occurred is now a mat
ter of vaiu regret. It. is the re
proachful observation of The
lleral I that "the oiih thing that
will not be soon forgotten, aud
cannot soon be forgotten, is the
fact 'jhai the people ot' Durham
had in their possession a most
precious memorial of that reuuiou
and rebirth in ihe old Bennett
House, aud the people of Du ham
lot it burn up." But iucideutalty
it is revealed that through the
foresight of Professor Boyd, the
the table upon which the articles
of agreement between Johnstou
and Sherman wyre written and
signed, "and the old bottle from
which vietor and vanquished
drank their first toast together to
the new South," were removed and
given safe repository in the His
torical Museum at Trinity College.
This iudifference to the value of
safegu uding institutions had
graphic illustration in Charlotte a
dozeu or more" years ago when, in
order to get rid of an "eyesore,"
the building which was occupied
by Cornwallis as Revolutionary
Headquarters during his stay in
Charlotte, was sold tor a song,
moved a mile or two into the
country aud converted into a barn,
where a couple of years later, it
went up in smoke. In the first
edition of The Sketches of Char
lotte there was printed a pliotor
graph of the historic structure,
and that is all the "towu has to
show for it. We can tell the visi
tor that Cornwallisouce had head
quarters in Charlotte and in proof
can point out the spot the house
occupied. Now, at least, Durham
can mark the site of the Bennett
House with a monument, as Char
lotte has marked site of the Corn
wallis' headquarters with a tablet.
Gov. of S. C. Suspends Magistrate
For Failure in Prohibition
Enforcement.
The Statesville News.
The Governor of South Carolina
suspended a magistrate for failure
to properly perforin the duties
of his office. A distillery was
found ou the squire's premises
aud he Wi>s Charged with failure
to fuuctiou officially in the matter
of prohibition enforcement and
other laws, wh reupon the
Governor divested him of official
authority and he will remain an
ex unless he can show a clean bill
of health. The Governor of
South Carolina has the power to
suspend and remove from office
magistrates not only but sheritls
aud other public officials who may
be charged with malfeaaauce,
misfeasauce and non-feasance.
The officials of course, have an
opportunity, before the Governor,
or in court, to present their bide
aud secure vindication if unjustly
accused.
Here agaiu the Palmetto State
scores over its neighbor to the
north. The removal of an unfit
official iu North Carolina is so
difficult that it is hardly ever at
tempted, and as a result the
people are often shamed by the
misconduct of their public officials
aud find iheiuse.ves without
remedy.
The sea has a great effect 011
temperature. In hot climates ii
i reduct-S the heat aud iu cold cli
mates mitigates the cold.
.lioiite Carlo has a school lor
gamblers; Brussels, one for grave
diggers.
REGISTRATION 1,583 NOW.
Record Entries at University Broken
—535 Freshmen—2oo More Stu
dents Expected.
Cor. of The Gleaner.
Chapel Hill, Oct 18, — All past
attendance records are broken by
this fall's registration at the Uni
versity.
To date, 1583 students have reg
istered. The freshman class alone
numbers 535.
There are always about 200 late
coiners, so that before the college
year is over the University could
liave nearly 1800 students if it
could take care of them. But it
cannot. Living quarters, class
room space and eating facilities
are strained to the utmost.
The cornerstone of the first of
the new buildings to be erected
with the money voted by the 1921
legislature was laid by ihe Graud
Lodge of Masons last week. It is
Wiped that within six year? the
University will have accommoda
tions for 3,000 students. The rate
of growth in the number of high
school graduates iu'recent years
makes it certain that there will
be that many applicants by 1927.
One factor that increases at
tendance so rapidly is the expand
ing opportunity for poor students
to support themselves while they
get an education. The Uni
versity maintains a Belf-help
bureau that finds all sorts of jobs
for men. Several hundred
earn their expenses iu whole or in
part while at Chapel Hill.
A TRINITY OF FORCES. .
These are Christianity, Education and
Industry.
By Dr. Walter A. Johuson.
I am convinced that the great
trinity of dynamic forces in our
Western civilization is Christi
anity, Education, Industry, in
cluding exchange as well as pro
duction of commodities. They
answer to soul, intellectand body.
The sad fact is we have been
trying to operate each of them
apart frotn the other two. Wo
nave vaguely tried to give two of
them a chance to work together,
always being sure to leave out the
third one. For instance Christi
anity and Education, at
College, with Industry left out.
Or Education and Industry, at
College for example, with
Christianity left out.
One combination gives helpless
idealism; the other dark material
ism. The world still waits to
know what will happen when
Christianity, Education, and In
dustry are all coupled up vitally
together.
All persons in Eugland at the
tino of Charles 11 were buried
in wooleu shrouds.
A feather or plume was the
predecessor of the bow now put
ou men's hats.
The first American bathtub
was installed in 1842.
A TWICE-TOLD TALE
One of Interest to Our Headers.
Good news bears repeating, and
when it is confirmed af er a lonjj
lapse of time, even if we hesitated U
believe it at first hearing, we feel se
cure in accepting its truth now. The
following experience of a
man is confirmed after tfyree years:
W. W. Garrett,
Court House Sq., GrahSm, says
"I bad a bad attack of kidney,trouble
and I thought my back was broken
I would be laid up for days, unable
to help myself. My kidneys caused
me a great deal of trouble, 100 1
had these spells every little while
until 1 began using Detail's Kidney
Pills. They did me mure good thai;
anything else 1 ever used. My bacli
got stronger and my kidneys begar
actiiig as they should."
Over three years later, Mr. Garretl
added: "I have had no need of Doan'i
Kidney Pills lately. I think thii
remedy is just what it i represetec
to be. Every word of my formei
statement still holds good."
Price GOc. at all dealers Don'
simply isk for a kiduey remedy— ge
Doan's Kidney Pills —tbe same tha
Mr. Garrett had. Foster-Milburi
Co., Mto., Buffalo, N. Y.
The artesian well at Grenoble,
near Paris, throws water thirty.)
two feet high at the rate of morei
than 500 gallons a minute.
I
The girl next door sayi never
put off today what you can leave j
off tomorrow.
111 1,000 cubic feet of clou d I
there is only 1-150 th ouuee of j
water.
Flectric wheel chairs are now j
provided at Palm Beach.
An egg expands when it is froz-l
en and breaks its shell.
SiATK or Omo Oitt or Toledo I
LUCAS C«u°Ty.
Frank J. Cheney makes oatli that he Is
senior partner ef the tltra of F. J. Cheney &
Co., doing business In the city of Toledo,
county and Hutte aloresaid, and that said firm
will pay the sum of One Hundred Dollars for
each and every case of Catarrh that cannot
bo cutfed by the u*e of Hall's Catarrh Cure,
FKANK .1. CHBNBV.
Sworn to before be and subscribed in my
presence, this Btta day of December, A. D.,
IHBB A. W.OIKA ON,
[Heall Notary Public,
Hall's Catarrh Medicine In taken Inlerually j
and act through the blood ou the mucous
surfaces of the system. Send lor testimo
nials free
K. J. CU K.S E V A CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by all l)ru««lsU, 75c.
Hall's Family Fill* lor constipation
Land Sale.
Pursuant to an order of the |
Superior Court made in a
special proceeding therein pend
ing, entitled "It. P. Braxton
and others vs. Kate Braxton
and othfers," whereto all the de
visee ! of the late J. W. Braxton (
and owners and tenants in com-j
mon of the real property here-1
inafter described are duly coti-j
stituted parties, the undersigned;
Commissioner will offer for sale,
to the highest bidder at public
auction at the courthouse door j
in Graham, on
MONDAY, NOV. 14, 1921, j
at 12:00 o'clock, noon, all of
the following described real I
property, to-wit:
Two certain tracts or parcels ,
of land in Alamance county,
North Carolina, adjoining the
lands of Wm. Hadley, J- W.
Whitehead and others, and
fully described by metes and
bounds. The first tract con
taining 38 acres and the second
43 acr«, more or less. There
hits been sold off from the 43
acre tract a one-half acre lot to
the Trustees of Center School.
Another tract described as
follows: Two certain tracts or
parcels of land in Chatham
(now Alamance)county and ad
joining the lands of J. M. Lind
ley, the waters of Cane Creek
and others, containing l(»i acres,
more or less.
Also that lot of land in Chat
ham (now Alamance) county on
the waters of Cane Creek, ad
joining the lands of John
Wright and containing 18 acres,
more or less.
Another lot or parcel of land
lying in said county of Chatham;
(now Alamance) on tha waters j
of Cane Creek, adjoining the;
lands J. M. Lindley and others
and containing 22$ acres, more]
or less. i
The above described tracts of
land go to make up and consti
tute the real property owned by
the late J. W. Braxton at the
time of his death, and includes
his home place. This real prop
erty will be offered for sale free
and clear .if tin* dowery estate
of Kate Braxton, the widow of
J. W. Braxton.
This property will be offered
for sale first in separate lots as
above described and then as a
whole, and the bid or bids
will be reported to the Court
which nets the larger amount.
Terms of Sale —The purchaser
will l>e required to pay one
third of bis bid in cash on date
of sale and the other two thirds
in equal installments within six
and twelve months, deferred
payments to bear interest from
date of sale untill paid. Sale
made subject to advance bids
and confirmation by the Court,
and the title to be reserved
until tbe purchase price is fully
paid.
This 11th day of Oct., 1921.
J. DOLPH LONG,
Mortgagee.
- NO. 37
PROFESSIONAL OARDS
THQMAS D. COOPER,
Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law,
GRAHAM, N. C,
OFFICE IN PARIS BUILDING.
S. C. SPOON, Jr., M. D.
Graham, N. C.
Office over B'errell Drug Go.
Hours: 2 to 3 and 7 toy p. in., and
by appoint ment.
Phone 97
GRAHAM HARDEN, M. D.
Burlington, N. C.
Oflice Hours: 9 to 11 a. m.
ami by appointment
Office Over Acme Drug Co.
Telephone,: Office I U»—Residence 2(11 "
JOHN J. HENDERSON
Altorneyat-Law
GRAHAM. N. C.
3111 c* over National Bank ol Alamaact
T , s. cook:,
Attorney-at-La «r,
HiAHAM, .... N. 0
O-Hcc Patterson Building
Bocond Floor. . . .
i«t. WILIA l,l)\(J, JiL
• • OENTIST • • •
irih«m .... North Carolina
>FFTCETNSIMMONB BUILDINO
J. Kl.Mi:il LONG LOUIS c. ALLEN
Durham, N'. C'. lira ham, N. C.
LONG & ALLEN,
\ tiornejm itnd &l,Ltw
GKAHAM M. C
Public Sale of Land
__
Pursuant to the printer of sale
contained in a certain deed of
trust given l»y B. N. Turner to
the undersigned Trustee, bear
ing date of November 9, 1920.
and recorded in the office of the
Register of Deeds for Alamance
i County in Mortgages and Deeds
of Trust Book No. SO page 430,
| the undersigned Trustee will
otfer for sale at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash
at the court house door in Gra
ham, on
! MONDAY, OCT. 24th, 1921,
at 12:00 o'clock noon, all' of
! the following a described real
property, to-wit:
A certain piece or tract of
land lying and being in Ala
mance county, North Carolina,
in Graham township and de
!scribed as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at a corner of
lands formerly owned by John
Albright; thence 535 deg W 2.-
!25 chs to a rock; thence 555 deg
E 5.10 chs to a stake in the ori
ginal line; thence N 2.75 chs to
John Albright's corner; thence
with said Albright's line 3.72
chs to the beginning, containing
1.1 acre, more or less. . .
The said deed of trust herein
t>efore referred, to is given for
. the purpose of securing the pay
ment ot a certain bond therein _
referred to, which said bond re
i mains unpaid and the under
signed Trustee has been re
quested to sell the above de
. I scribed real property as direct
i ed in the said deed of trust.
This the 17th, day of Sep
ijtember 1921.
J. Dolph Long,
Trustee.
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