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THE ALAMANCE GLEANER. VOh XLYI Committee Appointed by the l >\ tV ' * * Gov. Hears Evidence. Soldiers Say They Were Taunted and Fired Upon—That Mob Attempted to Storm Jail-Graham Citizens Srw Evidence o£ Attempt to Storm jail—Evidence Appears to be Irreconcilable. The pommitiee, consisting of Col. A. H. Boyden of Salisbury, , Gen. Beverly S. Royster of Oxford and Judge Harry Vf. Whedbee of Greenville, appointed by Gov. Bickett to investigate the shoot ing here on the night of July 19th, met Monday and Tnesday to take evidence. "The opening session was held in Durham, the home of the Machine Gun Company, whose eviden.ce was taken Monday. From here there were present • Attorneys John J. Henderson and Wm. I. Ward and Mr. John Scott. On behalf of Graham citizens Mrs. J. C. Cheek of Greensboro, an ex pert- stenographer, was there to take down the evideuce of the u- Durham gunners. Also there was a stenographer from Raleigh to take the evidence for the State. Substantially the evidence of the gunners was that there were masked men lurking about the jail and in a corn patch less than 50 feet from the jail and that the dash of pistols was seen coming from the corn patch. This evi dence was given by Capt. Fowler and Sergeants Price and Tandy. Capt. Fowler also stated that, not withstanding there was whiskey in the jail, as he was informed, none of his-men had access to it. The-most remarkable of evidence was that given by Pri vate Thompson, now living in Durham, formerly of Burlington, according to the newspaper report appearing Tuesday morniug. Thompson's story substantially covers all points brought out by the soldier witnesses: And in that it was a big feature in the reports carried by the morning papers Tuesday. It is herewith .given ip full as it appeared in the Greens boro Daily News. It is as fol lows : When Mr. Thompson heard that his company had been ordered to Graham, he .went in civilian clothes to the county jail and re ' portnd to Captain Fowler. He slept in the jail, returned the fol lowing day to visit his sister In Burlington, "and spent the day in Graham and Burlington Monday. I heard from several sources Mon day morning that a crowd of men were going to attack the jail Mou day night. Some of them stated that the attack would be about 8:30. The general impression was that the machine gunners were a volunteer group from Durham who would not shoot aud who had blank cartridges even in case they attempted to shoot. Several men asked me if I did not think that the boys would let a crowd in the jail if they attempted to lynch the negroes. They also ssked me if the boys were not shooting blanks. I told them that if they tried to enter the jail they would see soon whether the boys were shooting blanks or not. One man replied, 4 well, we are going to try it tonight.' I was in civilian clothes all of this time and was \ not publishing the fact that I was a member of the machine gun company. I heard many threats all day Monday and as a result of what I heard I confidently ex pected an attack to be made on the jail. I told Captain Fowler that I thought he would be at tacked that night. "I was in Graham Monday night at 9 o'clock at Garrett's pool room and cafe. There was a crowd of about 75 men standing on the street in front of the pool rooift and in the cafe. I saw that prac tically all of these men had pistols. I could see the bntt of the pistol sticking out of modi every man's pocket. There was a great deal of talking about lynching the ne groes and I heard many members of the crowd in front of the pool room say that they were going to make an attack on tbe'i»il about 9;30 o'clock that nighi. I would have called Captain Fowler bnt feared that if I tried, to telephone him some of the crowd would try to catch me. "I heard several membersof the crowd say, 'We have got every gun we coald find in Burlington ,and are going down thett in a few minutes.' I heard others say, 'We have all the round of ammunition and guns that we need and are going in that jail about 9:30. There was some discussion as to the best manner of approaching the jail. The gfeneral opinion as expressed by the members of the crowd seemed to be that it would be tietter to attempt to break into the jail from the rear. One man said that they had plenty of ways to get into the jail. "Phillips, the man who was wounded, and Jim Ray, the man who was killed, were in thircrowd and heard the talking, though I cannot say that either of. them had a pistol or that either of them were planning to break into the jail that night." The witness then described the breaking up of the crowd iuto groups about 9:05 or 9:10 Monday night. These small crowds, he said, numbered about 15 to 20, and went in the general direction of the jail. They did not all leave at the same time. "In sor 10 minutes after they left 1 luaid the first shot. At that time I was pre paring to eat supper. In my opin ion the jail is not mere thau 75 yards from Garrett's pool room ai the most. Most of the meuilier* of the crowd were from Burling ton and parts of Alamance other than Graham. The men who left in squads of 15 or 20 carried pis tols with thenf. ', "After the shooting there was much talk about mobbing the jail and k'lling all of the machine gun ners and then getting tho'tnree negroes. Oue man told me that the crowd on the outside of th jail had two or three machine guns and that they were 'going to kill every damn one of the sol diers.' I started toward the jail in an automobile but was warned by a man who said that there wan going to be more trouble." At the investigation here on Tu s day about twenty witnesses were tx stained. A detailed statement of their evidence will not be attempted here, as it was given in the issue of this paper of week before last, when the moet of the witnesses were heard at the Coroner's inquest and the sub stance of the evidence did not differ from that given at that time. Of all those examined there was no evidence of a mob or groups ol armed men in Graham on the nigbt of the shooting prior to the shooting by the soldiers about 9:30 o'clock. The evidence from five homes near est the jail, on all sides of it, nooe of them as much aa 200 feet from the jail, was that the firing came from the jail. The occupants of these homes either came out or looked out when the firing commenced and none GUaHa VI, ti. C., THURSDAY. AUGUST 5.4920 of tlieni saw anyone save the soldiers and the three men—Ray, killed, aud Phillips and' Uradshaw, wounded Thig next morning an examination of the premises did not indicate there had Vbeen anyone in the corn patch from which the soldiers saw a masked mob approaching. And 110 one was found to substantiate ThoinpsouV story of groups of men at Garrett's pool room and restaurant "not inoiv than 75 yards" from the j*il (ana matter of fact it is about SO yards). It ia most remarkable, tie variance in t':e statements made by the sol diers and. by some of Graham's most respected and respectable citizens. How the - committee can reconcile them does not appear. The committee gave a patient and respectful ,hearing to any >ind all witnesses examined and to all who wished to make any statement. No decision was arrived at. They have the evidence. Just when a rej*>rt will be made of their findings no an nouncement has been made. Capt. * Fowler and several of bis company were present al the bearing in Graham. THE ENDEAVORERS HOLD MASS MEETING At Mr. P. S. Dixon's at Haw River - Business Session Held—Large Attendance -Splendid Reports —Evening Closed with Pic nic and Playing Good T Old Games. On Saturday evening, July 31st, at 6 o'clock the BurlingtonrGra ham C. E. Union held its regular mass-meeting in connection with a union picnic on the spacious and beautiful lawn of Mr. P. 8. Dixon near Haw River. Prac tically every society in the union was represented by a large per cent of the membership. The Endeavorers formed a large C. E. out on the lawn and remain ed in this position during the mass-meeting. The meeting WHS called to order ty the President, Mr. J. O.'Corbett, followed by de votional exercises conducted by. Dr. W. P. McCorkle, pastor of the Piedmont Presbyterinn church. The regular business seat-ion was carried out, iu which new committees were appointed, and everything was plac« d in readi ness for a'new era in C. E. work. Oue comuiiitee was appointed to do work iu our county prison, such as supplying Bibles and mak ing conditions more easy for ft prisoner to see the Christian side of life. No oue who witnessed this meet lug could have doubted the worth while part of C. E work, for the splendid reports the oocicties made aud the warm fellowtdiip manifested between I In- Endeav orers are enough to&ouvliice even the most skeptic thai the ,\oung people of Burlington Mini Uraliaiu are achieving a great work iu the church of today. After the mass nioeting rupper was spread ou the lawn in regular picnic style. Everyone had a glorious time, for there was ev» ra ttling to eat, wiLh fried chicken galore. Hut. chicken uasuni nil, for tile bfkt came when ice cream Mas served lo ad. It seemed rather loud for.the Endeavorers to have Midi a nice place as Air. Dixon's, so everyone joined in placing putue g«*)d old games with old and young run ning aud having fun together The pleasure of the evening ended #>t the hour of 9:00, when all de parted after giving three yells to the hospitality of Mr. Dixon. Now, iu belmlf of the Burling ton-Graham C. E. Union, a cordial invitation is extended to nil lo be come an Endeavor today. •100 Reward. »100 The ruden or thl* pit per will be pirated to leant (bat there I* at le »l one . readed dla eaae that aelenre tw» twn able to uute lo all lta *tai.*" and that I* catarrh, Catarrh being Kivailjr lnflueueei by iKio«tiluil>nal »>»!»- I loo# require* conailiuiional i rfatioent. Hall** Catarrh Me-m ine le taken liiu-rualh and act* thr ugh the Uluufc on the Muuou* (Surface* of the Myatew thereby d> *tr»ylu the louudatlon of the ulaease, glvin* the pa tient itrencth by bultdlrK up the eouetitu* tion and assisting uataie in dulii* lta work. Tbe proprietors have • - mu3h falib In II e curat)v> powers ot Rail'* Ckiarrb Reululne that they otter One Huiiored Dollars ipr au> caae tbkl It fall* to cm* .-seuu for ll»l of tee ■ tmonlala. Address V. J. Ctrniy A Co., Toledo, Ohio. Mold by Ml toUKgiti. Ik, ad. SALARIES OF STATR OFFICERS. Matter for Attention of Special Ses sion of Legislature. Hon. W. P. Wood, State Audi tor, who voluntarily retires at the {end of bis present tehn of office, in transmitting his report to the Governor for the six months end j May 31st, indulges in some perliuent remarks about salaries of State officers. Persons who are trying to t,et along uow on the same salaries which they received 1 before the war, that is, those re ceiving moderate salaries, find they cannot make ends me* t, and U they do get along it is by stint ing wherever they can and often doing without essential things or going in debt. The Auditor says: As the State Auditor payß the salaries of the officers aud em ployees of the State it might uot tie out of order to call attention to i some facts in this connection. TK3 Legislature of 1907 adjust ed or rather revised the salaries of" certain Stable officials, among them tlie Constitutional officers of the State (that is those composing the Couueil of State). These salaries have not beeu changed siuce. Uuder the Constitution of this State the compensation of a Constitutional officer of the State may not be chan ed during his term of office. The Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Secretary of State, the State Auditor, the State Treas urer, the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the At torney-General, are all Constitu tional-officers, sharing alike the responsibility for the proper con duct of affairs of the Executive Department of the State Govern ment. Since 1907 the salary of the Governor has lioeu increaaed from ♦4,000 to $6,500 per year, with an extra allowance of S6OO per year for traveling expenses, making a total of 17,100 per year. -The salaries of the other offic rs are the Name they weredrawiiig twelve yearn ago, while their duties, their responsibilities, and the cost of liv ing have more thau doubled dur ing this period. The present sal iries were fixed by law before this country went into war, and since that time there has Ul-eii no opportunity to make effective any change, as their term of office extends from before the declaration of war in 1917, to I January, 1921. The period jam | before the war, the duraiion of . the war, and the time since then, j have lH*en trying times to lone, especially those working on .a salary, aud as retiring State Auditor I feel that I am not onl> qualified to speak, but am privP leged in suggest aud urge a oerious confederation of this matter of Malarie* for the Constitutional offi cer* of this State. / Unless the salaries of these offi cers are adjusted by the Specisl Session of the Legislature the in coming officers in Janoary will only receive the old rate of salary, as their salaries canuot be affect ed during an official term, and it would certainly reflect discredit upon the State if the incoming officers are not provided with a decent living salary, and one in koeping with the dignity and re xponsibility of the office. AFTER TWELVE YEARS This TeiUaal} Keaalu* Unkikf^ Time is the oest teat of trjt'i Here is a Burlington storvt hat has stood the teat of time. It is a story with a point which w'.U come straight home to many of us. C. B. Ellis, music dealer, Davis St., Burlington, S. C., says: "f have no hesitation in saying taht Doan's Kidney Pilis are a good, relibale kidney medicine. I suf fered from a light attack of kid ney complaint and I 'got a sup ply of Djpan's Kidney Pills from the Freeman Drug Co. After I took them the pain left me and I give them sll the credit for relieving me." Mr. U'is gave the above state ment in December, 1907, and on*uly 10. lfll, he added: Doan's Kidney Pills have given me a permanent cure, and I can certainly praise (hem as being a wonderful kidney riiediclne." Prise 64c, at all dealers. Dorft (imply aak for a kidnev remedy— iret Doan'a Kidney P l'ls—the iwic I that Mr. Bills hid. Po«te--Mil burn Co., Mfgra., Buffalo, Y. SECOND ANNUAL STATE AND COUNTY COUNCIL Will be Held at University Aug. 1749—Projected Program. Cor of The ti leaner. Chapel Hill, Aug. B.—Ttye pro gram committee for the seoond annual Btatf and County Council, which will be held at the Uni versity of North Carolina, Ang. 17—19, has announced the follow ing projected program. From present indications a large attend ance will be on band from State and oounty officials and soeial mindrd cjtizens. Governor Biek •t will side at all meetings: Tuesday, Aue. 17, 8 p. m Music, with Prof. Paul J. Weaver, director. Address of welcome, by President H. W. Chase. Address by Hon. David F. Houston, See rotary of the Treasury, and by President £. A. Alderman of the University of vlrgiula. Motion pictures, by State Community Service Bureau. We.nesday, Aug. 18, 10a. m.— Music. Address by Governor T. W. Biekett: "A North Carolina Plan of Federated Service." De partmental Contributions to the Federated Plan (15 minutes to each speaker): "Public Educa tion," by Supt. E. C. Brooks; "Public Health," by Dr. W. 8. Kankin, Secretary State Board of Health; "Public- Welfare," by Commissioner R. F. Beasley; ' Public Taxation," by Commis sioner A. J. Maxwell; "Public Highways," by Commissioner Fntnk Page; "Agriculture," by C. F. Hudson; "Farm Extension," by Dr W. B. Kilgore; "Protec tion of Life and Property," by Commissioner J. R. Toung. Ap pointment of. committees on reso lutions and proposed program. Wednesday, Aug. 18, 4 p. m.— Music. "A Plau of Federated County Service," by Dr. Howard W. Oduin of the University. Round table discussion of County Kederatioii (10 minutes each): 8. E Leonard of Wilsou county, A. T.Allen of Raleigh, T. L. Gwyp of Haywood, U. D. Williams of Duplin, Heury Williams of Fay etteville, W. L. Smarr of Lincoln county, James M. Gray of Bun combe, Mrs. W. B. Hallowed of Wayne. , Wednesday, Aug. 18, 8 p. m.— Music. . Address by Superintend ent E. C.' Brooks aud Hon. Amos VV. Butler of Indiana Board of Charities and Corrections. Thursday, Aug. U), 10 a. m.— Munie. "The Noith Carolina County iu History," by 8. D. W. Connor. ''The North Caiolina County in Law and Practice," by Thomas M. Pittman. Open forum di*cus4ion on "What are the pres ent ueeds in the relationship be tweeu the State snd'Connty and how can these be metby 11. A. Page, D. Q. Bruminiit, V. S. Bry uiit, J. 11. Maftbews, J. 11. Pratt, W. C. Jones, Walter Murphy, George llolderness, li. S. McCoin, and others. Thursday, Aug. 19, 1:30 p. m Luncheon iu honor of the mem bers of the Geueral Assembly, Prtnidenl Chase presiding Spe cial xiest, Hon. Bain bridge Colby, ; Secretary of State. ThurwiMy, Aug. 19, 4 |>. m.— Mumic. ltu[M>rU of committee*. TliurwUy, Aug. 10, 8 p rti.— M~»io Address: lion. Bit in bridge Colby itnd lluii. Carter Olhm, In vited. Fixing Hog Prim in Hiwhrii, Measuring th«* prices of a bog in bushels of corn, instead of io dollar*, hi a form of applied mathe matics uaed by the United State* Department of Agriculture in keeping tab on price* of farm pro duct*. Theoretically 100 pound* of live hog* should be worth about 13 bushel* of corn. The ratio varie*. It Is generally highest in the corn belt and lowest in New England, the far South, and the far West: At the present time the ratio is unusually narrow— that i*, 100 pound* of hog* I* not worth a* many bushel* of corn a* usual. The department draws the inference that during the next 12 month* bog* will advance more than corn or - corn will decline mora than bogs. ♦ PERSONAL. + ♦ ♦ Mr. Fred. M. Terrell spent the wenk-end here. Miss Mary Denny of Greensboro is here visiting her annt, Miss Ads Denny. Mr. and Mrs. Willie A. McAdatns are spending the week at the home of the lattpr's parents, Mr. aad Mrs. A. A. Miller, ia Goldsbaro. Mrs. Chas. C. Thompson and son Worth who have been away for a month on a visit to relatives ia Lyqph burg, Va , Washington, D. C., and Ft. Wayne, Ind., returned Sunday afternoon. Mr. and' Mrs. E mer .Eatlow, after spending several days here at the home of the former s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Eatlow, returned to Washington, D. 0., the latter part of last week. . Mesdames Junius H. Harden, J. D. Kernodle and John J. Henderson and little Miss Cora Kmmaline Hen derson will leave,tomorrow morning for Williston, Tenn., to spend two weeks with Mrs. Kernodle s sister, Mrs. F. H. Ciawford, who wad Miss Annie Harden and has lived in Ten nessee for more than forty years. Children's Day at Christian Church. Instead of the usual preaching service at Graham Christian church next Sunday morning, Children's Day exercises will be held, consist ing of songs and recitationa and short talke on appropriate subjecta by the Paator and othera. WANTED—Man with team or auto who can gi*ie bond to sell 137 Watkina home and farm products. Biggest concern of kind in the world. $1,500 to tS,UUO yearly income. Ter ritory in this county ppen. Write today to J. R. W ATKINS Co., Dept. 116, Winona, Minn. saust 1 The U. 8. Pbarmscopoea endorsee every ingredient of Dr. BETH AR NOLD'S HALS AM for Summer Sick nesses. Put up in bandy bottle form for your convenience. Warranted by FJhrell-Hayes Drug Co., Graham, N. C. J ' * Service Chart Against Cholera. In lte efforts to hold down bog cholera with a reduced force, the Uulted States Department of Agri culture is putting out a new type of poster. la a sense it is a service chart. It* picture saya to the farmer, "When your hog looks like this, look out for cholera." The picture of a hog In colors shows the visible 3 mptomsof the disease. There is printed on the poster information as £0 bow to proceed. Trustee's Sale of Real Estate. vJPy virtue of,the power of sale contained in a mortgage deed of trust executed by Mamie Lee and husband Allen Lee on the 18th day of April, 1916, and re corded in the office of the Reg ister of Deeds for Alamance county, in book No. 71 of Deeds of Trust, page 30, the under signed trnstee will offer for sale at public auction, to the highest bidder for caul), at the court house door in Graham, North Carolina, at 12 o'clock, noon, on MONDAY, AUG. U, 1920, the following dtscribid prop erty : A certain tract or parcel of laud in Burlington township, Alamance county, North Caro lina, and described as follows: Adjoining the lands of Brown Cooper, Henry Browning, John Chamben and others, and be ginning at a rock, corner with said Browning; thgnce S 87| deg £ 4 chs 23 Iks to a rook; thency 2| deg E 4.88 chs to a rock, corner with said Cham-1 bers; thence N 87i deg W 4.44 j chs to a rock, corner with said Chambers and Cooper; thence N • 3f deg S 4 clis 82 Iks to the be ginning, and containing 2 acres, more or less. This July 6, 1920. Alamance Ins. & Real Estate Co, L. C, Allen, Att'y. NO. 26 - T V • 'Aft :■ '% £ Why Are Yod Gray? Why look Older than you feel? Now that som many thousands have proved that Q-ban Hair Col or Restorer brings a uniform) &| uniform, dark lustrous shade to I gray or faded hair—you really §g ought t otry Q-ban. Ready to use—guaranteed harmless—soc for a large bottle—money back If not sat isfied. 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By following the Doctor tnatmant, you can keep yonr stodc slaak and healthy. Here's Ida offer to .yoo. Get a package of Dr. 3*9* 5 S }°J? Powdera from your dealer; feed it to your horses, milk bogs, and sheep as par directions. If after a thorough triaL' *" I 0 * ■•fsfactorr, Jnst letum the empty carton ami your nioney will be cheerfully refunded— LeGw Med. Co,, St Summons by Publication VOKTH CAROLINA— ALAMAXCB COUNTY, la the Superior Court, Lottie B. Houtbard saalpt, Walter E. Brook* Houtbard. The rtfU-ndknt above nintd will lake no lice tbat an ac lon entitled aaahove baa been i name red In ibe Bnperlor Court of Ala mance toiin'v for the dissolution of the londa of matrimony be two. n ihe plaintiff a> d defendant; and t. e defendant will fur ther take notice tbat be I* r.-quired toappea IN-fore Ihe Cleik of «h>- SOpeilor Court at bla office tn Urabam In m,ll county on Monday, the Wrd dar of August, lIUU, and anawer •he compniJiit. which will le- de■« »lted in tbe ofllw lit aafd lerk on or before aald XSrd day of auguat, l«i . And let tbe •■elendaot take notice. tbat If be fall to ani>wer aaUl e mp'alnt wlthlu tbe time preaerltied bylaw, the plaintiff will apply to tbe court for tbw relief demanded In tbe complaint. Thla the Sod day of July. 1«U. D. J. WALK Kit, 0. B.C. LONG A LONG. Attya. ' »Ju|yitr EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Having qualified a* Bxecuto- of tbe will of I aura Malone. deceased, the undersigned hereby ooUttea all persona hilling claim* a> ainat aa'd-ustate to preaent tbe «ame, duly authentic led. on or before Ihe »th day of July, MCI, ur tb a notice will by pleaded In bar of Ibeir recovery. All |>eraone Indebt ed to wild estate are requested to make Im mediate settlement. Tills June SHUj, IKM. J. D. WHiTTKD.Fs-r of Laura Maioue. dee d. KJul)t»t Burlington. N. C. BUY "DIAMOND DYES" DONT RISK MATERIAL Each package of "Diamond Dves" con tains directions ao Simple that any aey material^mhcart