North Carolina Newspapers

f .' : A Home Newspaper Published in the Interest of jthe Peopie and for Honesty in Governmental Affairs. VOL. IX NO. 22 Salisbury, N. 0., Wednesday, May 14th, 1913. Wm, h. Stewart, Editor , .. .. - -'Vl:,.;. ' ; ' s " - r ------- I . V I CIIRWE Mil POOR GRANITE AND INCOMPE TENCY PLAINLY IN EVIDENCE. Special Committee of Experts Make Report fir Brand Jiirn and 6rand Jorj Reports to Coar. The good people of Salisbury and Rowan County will be glad to learn that there is now a proba bility that, since we must have a new qourt house, it may be one that. will he of credit to the conn ty and. her greatest natural asset, the Rcwan granite. As eternal vigilanoe is the price of liberty, so it is with a square deal for the public It seems next to impos sible to have something done for the public without some one put ting up 'some schema that will in ure to personnl advantage, and it was hardly to be expected that the construction of this building, born iu spite and revenge and car ried forward with the intent of personal gain, would be completed without a pub'io scandal. The Watchman opposed the erection of thr building, feeling that it was not tf. necessity, and still thinks so, but hped that a creditable atructure would be the result, al though our judgment held oat ab solutely no reason to believe such a hope might be realized. At the beginning of th work we were "informed the concrete foundations were too thin and that the proportion of cment, sand and aggregates was each as to make a ery inferior foundation. This was published. This paper later called attention to the inferior stone being used and told who was famishing said stone; it also sag gested several timsB that a disin terested inspector be employed, and this matter cme before the commissioners and was- voted down . All of which waB seeming ly to no purpose so far as our com missioners were concerned.- but did have, we are pleased to believe an awakening effect upon the people. At any rate the grand jury for the February term of court called attention to the con' ditions and entered a protest. This report was received by the com missioners and ordered filed, (and this may be the fate of the report given below unless the people take some action tc protect their in terests.) and now Judge Long directed the attention of the grand jury to the conditions, the grand jury appointed a special oommit tee composed of experts to make an examination. This oommittee performed its labors pretty thor oughly and reported as follows: SPECIAL COMMITTEE'S BEPOKT. Report of committee appointed by the Grand Jury May G'sbi 1918, to investigate condition of the new Rowan County count house: The committee has to .report that they have carefully examined the building now being erected by the King Lumber Co. of Char lottesville, Va., for the county of Rowan and have also examined the plans and specifications aud find as follows: A . The granite used in the building does not comply with the specifications in quality and is not in any sense a first-class granite. Most of it having been taken from, boulders or from near the surface of the quarry, shows serious discolorations and a wide variety of texture, and is entirely unfit for use as an ornamental bailding stone. It is not at all representative of Rowan -County granite and should not have been allowed to be used in the building. B. The workmanship on1 the granite is poor. Specifications - call for six cut work but the grade of cutting is not equal to good grade, of four cut work. C. The jointing of the granite k is not uiform, the blocks g entirely together in some while in others showing one h jmtB. stones are not cut true re and on this account it possible to put the ork up aplomb and true. is particularly noticeable at the corners of the building and at window openings. We recommend that all granite in the front of the building be re moved and thatthe best quality of Rowan Qounty gianite of uni form color be put in its place, care being used to see that it is prop erly finished and accurately cut. Brick Work. The joints of the brick work at the rear of the building are from f to 1 inch, al though the specifications call for inch joints and tbe bonds are badly made but as the wall is firm and solid we recommend that no aotion be taken in regard to this feature. The interior brick work is as good as is usually oall ed for for, work of this kind. The oommittee is unable to ex-1 The V" press au opinion regarding the ooncrete work bat would recom mend that a oompetent engineer be employad to test the floors in accordance with the method call ed for in the specifications and that this be done at once. We have put a plumb line on all the corners of tbe building and fit id them to be out of plumb from to 2 inches, making the build ing larger at the top than is below at the water table. Respectfully submitted, J. S. Zimmerman, Isaac Lyerly, D. M. Boger, Dale MuDGEfT, H. S. Bobtian, Geo. R. Collins, D. A. Holbrooks. GRAND JURY S REPORT. To His Honor, B. F. Long, Judge: We the Grand Jurors for Rowan County submit the following as our report : First . We have acted upon all papers coming before us. x 2nd. We visited the County Home by oommittee- and found everything to be kept in a neat sanitary condition, all inmates re port that they are well oared for, there being 15 inmates, 7 white females and three males, 3 colored males and 2 females. v We fiud two of them in bed siok. We fiud one male, Wm. Good uight, to be in the oondition to make him an unfit subject for the home. He requires a constant guard with him and no female can go where he is; if she does she is luBulted an'd often he has to be takeu from her. We also find one flue in a dangerous oondition and liable to cause thjs building to be fired from it at any time. We recommend a repair of this ,flue, fond also an iron red be nut through the building now occupied by the white females, ss the build ing is cracked and liable to spread 8ri. We visited the chain gang by committee. We find all pris oners in good health except one colored man vs who olaims he has consumption." We find the pris oners olainir to be treated very rough and whipped for slight causes and often cautioned if they tell of the treatment they get they will only get worse treatment. We i find the bedding is not clean .and has no, been washed for several months. The bedding is only sunned and dusted now and then. We recommend that they be clean ed and refilled also. The prison ers are also infected with lioe and that separate bnokets be furnished for whites and blacks. We find the toilet in a very disagreeable conditiob and suggest that it be cleaned every two days and that tubs be used in place of the ditoh now in use. The prisoners report that they are forced to work all day in the rain and then have to sleep in their wet olothing at night . They aro forced to get up at 4 a, m , and don't get to retire nntil 9 p. m. 4th. We have visited the grad ed sohool building and made a thorough inspection of the same and find it in a neat condition in every respect, but find three doors which open only to the inside, and in case of fire would cause a stam pede and perhaps loss of life as small children occupy these rooms. 6th. We visited tbe jail, clerk's, regtster's, sheriff's and county treasurer's offices and found all in a neat and business like manner. All prisoners report that they are well cared for by the sheriff. 6th. We also visited the new court house now iu course of con struction. We have had the fol lowing summoned to appear before us as oompetent inspectors of the material and workmanship: Geo. R. Collins, Ike Lyerly, Dave Hol brooke, J . 8. Zimmerman, H. S. Bostian aud Dale. Mudgett, all competent and disinterested par ties, and they have made a thor ough inspection of the building' and tbe material and workman ship and made their report in writing and signed by them and is herewith attached and made a part of our report. We recommend that their com pensation be each paid $5,00 for thair services in making this in spection. We also had J. W. Webb, city engineer, and C. A. Krieohbaum summoned to inipect the ccure house as to the wall be ing perpendicular and report the wall untrue and ask that they Le paid $2 50 for their services. We recommend the county com missioners .require tbe proper grade of stone in accordance with plans and specifications be, put in the building, as also the workman ship, which has been proved by an investigation committee to our body to be inferior. The jurors find from the investigating oom mittee that the inspector now em ployed ia a man unfit or unqualifi ed to continue as suoh and recom mend that he be removed im mediately and that a oompetent and impartial man be aeleetad to fill his unexpired term We fur- ATLANTA WELCOMES PRESBYTERIANS. Expect 1,500 Delegates to Attend The "Pta-Anericai Pentecost." V Atlanta, Ga., May 11 Nearly 1,500 commissioners representing an aggregate of- 2.000,000 church members are expected to arrive in Atlanta this week to attend tbe "Pan-Amerisan Pentecost." This gathering of delegates from four of the leading Presbyte rjla n Church organizations in Amerioa is predictad to be the most impor tant in the history of the oountry. Three cf the Presbyterian or ganizations will hold their general assemblies simultaneously. These are the Northern Presbyterian Churoh with a membership of 1,- 500,000; the Southern Presbyte rian Church with a membership of 292,845 and the United Presby terian Church with a membership of 170,000. The highest court of the Asso ciate Reformed Presbyterian Church also will hold an adjourn ed meeting in this city. The Syn od of that Church represents a membership of 17,000. Business sessions, which will in clude the election of the modera tors, will be held during the day beginning May 15 by the three assemblies. On eaoh night dur ing the ten days of the gathering joint sessions will be held at which members of the different assem blies will speak on topics of mu tual interest to the different bodies. Many of the commission ers are expeoted to arrive Tuesday to attend pre-aisembly conference scheduled for Tuesday and Wed, nesday . Most important of these oonferences will be those at which proposals will be drawn for snl4 mission to the general assemblies that they nnite in an expression of the general beliefs which are common to all of them. It is . understood that a proposal of this oharaotar already has been, drafts ed by Rev. W.;3lPlnminei;ef Ohioago and has- been assured the support of influential members of: eaoh 'of the.assembliesjfiSp: At other .pre-assembly .confer-, enoes topics jfor discussion include j", edaoation, horns and foreign'riais- sions. evanzensm.' tne iavmen'a missionary movement and- prsoti oal plans of cooperation in relig ions work among negroes. ther report that we condemn the bui'ding from start to as far as now ooustruoted. We further find from investigation that there has been paid $52,400.00 which is in excess of the worth of the building in its present oondition, and there fore ask that no further payment or work be done until the matter has baen thoroughly adjusted J. V. Wallace, Foreman Grand Jury. ORAM) JURY. The following gentlemen com posed the grand jury whioh prob ed the court house affair and did the county a valuable service: J. V. Wallace, foreman ; Walter E. Deal, W. A. Boyd, M. G. M. Fisher. W H. Huff, John W. Weaver, P. M. Stirewalt, William Urbansky, William J. Beaver, John C. Canup, M. V. Conner, W. M. Linker, W. F. Rioe, W. R. Lyerly. S. J. Penninger, C. H. Gillean, J. O. White, Jr., J. C. Jamison. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. The present board of oounty commissioners is composed of H . C. Trott,- ohairman ; John W. Peeler, Pi A. Hartman, O. O. Harrison, R. B. Bailey. The old board of commissioners who gave the contract for this building was composed of the following gentlemen: P. B. Beard, chairman ; P. A. Hartman, W. P. Barber, F. V. McCanlesB aud A. L. Deal. The vote to build was a tie and Chairman Beard broke the tie voting for the project. In addition to the above the grand jury found true , bills against the entire present board of commissioners for permitting such conditions to exist and true bills against P. A. Hartman and F. Vv McOanless for contracting with the oounty. Best Medicine for Colds. When a druggist recommends a remedy for colds, throat and lung trouble, you can feel sure that h knows what he is . talking about, 0. Lower, Druggist; of , Marion, Ohio, writes of Dr. ;King's New Discovery: "I know Dr. King's New Discovery is the Ibesfc throa and lung medicine I sell .' It cur ed my wife of a severe bronchial cold after all other remedies bad failed." It will do the same for you if you are suffering. wit& a cold or any bronchial, throafc or lung cough . Keep, a . bottle on hand all the time fox everyone in the family to use. It is a home doctor. Prioe 50o and $i,0O Guaranteed by all druggisjisw SALISBURY HONORS CONFEDERATES. Rei, Plift T. Durham Oiliiers Address, Vatefaas ire 6lien Big Dinner. Saturday Being the Confederate Memorial day quite a number of the old veterans Iwere in Salisbury to takVpart in fche annual exer cises and listen the address in the public "school building r by R'ev. Plato T. Darham, of Winston Salem. While tere were proba bly over two hunded veterans here' there were by actual count only ninety-six in line, v The exercises ere held in the Salisbury Graded" School building and the - occasion; Was; graoed by the presence of a jlarge number cf ladies, many of whom represented the Doited Diughters of the Con federacy y 1 The exeroises held in the fore noon were presided over by John 8. Henderson, Esq.; a great favor ite with the Rowan veteans. He called upon Rtv. J W, "Moore to open with prayer. 'The speaker of the occasion was introduced i n splendid style by Whitehead Kluttz, Esq. , ?u Mr. Durham chose as the theme upon which to Bpeak The'Record of Lee." He deolaredjthat Amer ioa today owes Lee a lasting. debt of gratitude for the patriotism in stilled into the.liv.es of men. A short talk; was iqade by Colo nel Hendersons- " .' At the conclusion of the speech making Colonel Henderson pre sented crosses of lwnor to all vet erans who had: made . application for same. , ; A nntaober of S new ap plications were also filed ! today. -:'A feature t6f the. day which was greatly, enjoyed by the j veterans was the sumptuous, d I inner served in great atyl by the -pnited Daugh ters of the Confederacy, j "It was found-that forty Rowan etefanC have died within the paBt yemiMai: Whiiethe speaking was in prog ress tbeJ pupils ifif the grade d school matched to the.Coaf ederate tnonument on Iunes .Street and decorated it with a profusion of flowers. c.' N 1 lialliirlSBSiBl Is TreB,itjlttiarslty. apel Hill, N. C. Hay 9. Awaiting the arrival! of his father from Elizabeth City to famish a bond of $200, Dr. Martin, a member of the. junior class of the Univer Bity cf North Carolmd is to night in the custody qf Police S. F. Long, of the Chapel Hill force, for taking the sum of $59 from the ! front seat of F. W. Bookers auto mobile. The money had been handed him by a Yenale merchant for deposit j i Before making the Jdeposit Mr. Booker had stepped into the cafe leavir.g the j money in a purse on the front seat of the machine. Martin and two other students took seats in thecar during theistay of Mr. Booker in the cafe; On the return of Mr. IBjooker there was only two occupants in the car. Martin fhaving taken the money to the Uni versity inn and deposited it in a suit case. Booker order ed a search for thef money and failing to find it fon the person of the two boyb ! Mar tin owned ud to the : affair and admitted to the taking of it, f ! He was arraigned I before Squire W.J. A. Cheek this afternoon and pleaded guilty and his bond was nalned at $200 for his appearance at the next criminal term of Orange county court. j Craan Dftt?l far rtc I ! "Washington, May f.f-The old familiar white! postal cards are to go and in their place a card of greeh,1 is to appear. I Postmaster General Burle son signed an order tnaking this change of color? in all cards of one-cent deriomina tion, to distinguisfj them from the high priced ones. This came from foris with the practice of foreign) coun tries. ! ; I Constipation Cured; ; Dr. King's New Life Prills will relieve constipation promptly and aftt. vnnf hnnralain a health V -OOn- O ,7 vv " w j J uibiuu again. uuu oupiu, i Sunbury, Pa says: "They are A. I 1 m. 'II T Ji n 3 T sue Dees puts x ever usou, ,nuu advise everyone to use them for constipation, indigestion and liver oom plaint." Will help you. Prioe 26o. Reoojnmended by all druggists. I; PROTEST OF JAPAN Certain That Main Objection of Land Bill : Is That It Discriminates. Washington, May 9. Negota tions between America and Japau regarding the California land legislation formally were' initiat ed today when Secretary Bryan had two meetings with the Jap anese Ambassador at the State Department. - While there had been a number of exchanges between the two offi cials since the inception of the California legislation, until today they had been informal and based upon the desire of the Japanese Government to avert an open issue. Teday. however, in anticipation of the consummation of the lega tion, tbe Japanese Government handed in - its formal protest, which was comidered by the Gov ernment and the Cabinet and found sufficiently weighty' to call for deliberate treatment. So it was airangfiriVtbat Viscount Chin da should "again meet Secretary Bryau at the State Department at 9:30 o cloak tomorrow morning, by which time the Secretary, may be in a position to give an anewtj to the oommunioaticn. The nature of the Japanese o- jeotions can be only surmised, ai- by mutual agreement the parties to the oonference refrained fr m discussing it. That it is based upon the general charge that tbe California law awaiting Governor Johnson's signature would dis criminate against Japanese sab jects is believed to bs certain. It is not known whether a violation of the treaty is alleged or a broid oharge made that the principles of international law have been disregarded. However, the entire correspondence so far had on this subject, soon will be given to the public in the United States as well as in Japan. After his second short confer ence with the Japanese Ambassa dar, Secretary Bryan departed for New York to deliver a speech at a banquet there tonight on the sub ject of peace, intending to start on hit return trip at midnight, to -kcep-yhia eugagwiaent'wttir'the' Ambassador for tomorrow morn ing. Keep Your Mouth Clean. In order to keep . the ' mouth olean the following rulas should be observed: Buy a well made moderately stiff toothbrush, having a length ened tuft of bristleB at its tip and and its brushing surface serrated It should be used twice a day in the following manuer: Moisten it and apply some good antiseptic tooth paste or powder free from pumioe stone. It should be brush ed over the surface ot the upper teeth from above downward and over the lower teeth from below UDward . The inner surface of the teeth should also receive similar attention, Every night a piece of dental floss impregnated with tooth naste or powder should be carried between the teeth, care be ing u&ed to prevent injury to the gums. tfrashinfe ot the gums cleanses them, aids their circula tion and keeps them healthy. Af ter cleansing the teeth the mouth should be rinsed with water and then some alkaline mouth wash held in the mouth and drawn by suction around and between the teeth for two minutes and this should be followed by milk of magnesia. If there is a tendenoy of the gums to reoede, it is a good idea. after cleaning the teeth with tooth paste or powder, to sprinkle some common cooking soda on the brush and rub the edges of the gums with it. Roughened areas on a tooth cause irritation or ulceration of the tongue and inner aspect of the lips, thus making a point cf entrance for bacteria into the cir culation, and in elderly persons this ulceration may lead to the development of cancer. Geo. R. Livermore, M. D., in lne fro gressive Farmer. For tbe Weak and Nervous Tired-out, weak, nervous men and women would feel more am bitious, energetic, full of life and and always have a good appetite, if they would do the sensible thing for health take Electric Bitters. Nothing better for the stomach, liver are kidneys. Thousands say they owe their lives to this wonderful home remedy. Mrs. O. Khineyault, of Vestal Cedter, N. Y., says: I regard Eleotrio Bitters as one of the greatest of gifts. I can never forget what it has done for me." Get a bottle yourself and see what a difference it will make in your health. Only 60o and $1 .00. Re commended by all druggists. HOW TO SPEAK THE TRUTH. I One Mai Speak it In Scorn, In Harshness, Sarcasm, in Anger and In Loie. mi - mere are several ways- in which one may speak the truth, says The New Orleans Christian Advocate. One may speak the truth in scorn but that leaves a scar. One may speak the truth in harsh ness, but tnat hurts. One may speak the .truth in sar casm, but tnat leaves a sting, uae may speaK tne trutn in 1 V a ! anger but that stirs up strife. .Now, it is the desire of the devil that preachers, and all other children of God, speak the truth in one of the above four ways. The devil, does not care how much truth a person declares, so long as the manner of its declaration is such as to direct the at tention of the person address ed from the truth set forth tothe one proclaiming the same. If truth be declared in such manner as that the party addressed is made to ecoine resentful against the he party who has spoken it, lie devil well knows that lothing will come of the de ilaration of truth. Hence, the devil is not troubled about the declaration of the truth. fco long as he can direct the manner of its declaration. Whenver any child of God is led into speaking the truth in any of the above ways, he becomes instrumental to that extent in helping the devil to defeat God. Of course, I well know that no true child of God desires thus, or in any otherwise, to assist Satan; however, the fact remains that we do assist Satan when ever we speak the truth otherwise than in love and humility.. "Speaking the, truth in llove" iff! fhft idiFrto speak the truth because such declarations of the truth make truth effective, we are benefited by the declaration of truth in love, even though we are condemned thereby; for then we are made to see ourselves in the light of truth. "SDeahincr the truth in love" enables .us to say things that ought to be said, but which should not be said save in the spirit of love. "Speaking the truth in love" keeps, us from saying many things which are bet ter left unsaid even though the truth. When we speak the truth in love, we are doing just what God wants us to do, for "the truth shall make you free." Whenever one speaks the truth otherwise than in love, he has the appearance of try ing to drive men. No true man or woman can be driven, even to heaven: ricrht then is , w - - developed the spirit of rebel lion. Trutn spoken in love nas a tendency to draw men to God. Truth properly spoken leads to life eternal, while wrongly spoken it has a ten dency to drive them to hell. How a Flreless Cookar Helps. My husband also made me a three-hole flreless cooker whioh is a great help. On Staurdays if I intended having a roast chickm for Sunday, I prepare it and put in the refrigerator and on Sunday morning while I am cooking breakfast I partially cook the chicken. Also on Saturday I pre pare the macaroni and candied potatoej and make cake and, Sun day morning cook them and heat the soapstones for the tireless cooker, then pack the chioken, etc., away ana wnen we come home from church, our dinner is beautifully done and smoking hot. Mrs. B. M. English, in The Progressive Farmer. Wonderful Skin Salve ttuoann's Armoa Halve is known everywhere as . the best remedy made for all diseases of the skin, and, also for borne, bruises and boils. Reduces in flamation ana is soothing and healing. J. T. Sossaman, pub lisher of.News, of Cornelius, N C, writes that one box helped his serious skin ailment after other remedies failed. Only 25o. Re- 1 commended by all druggists. FEDERAL REPORT OF FRIEDMAN CLINIC Health Officers Point Ort That German Physician Refused to 6ire Information. Washington, May 9. The first authentic and public report of the J Federal Government's investiga tion of the Friedman n tuberculosis vaccine,, made public here today declares the results of the Publio -Health Service observations so far do "not justify that confidence in the remedy which- has been in spired by widespread publicity J' The National Association for th Study and Prevention of Tu berculosis, before which the re port was preo$d immediately and onanimoV. jdopted resolu tions declaringSbelief that "no specific cure for tuberculosis has been discovered that deserves the confidence of the medical profes sion and the public and declaring it to be the duty of the public to continue "all the present well tried agencies." Although couched in the diplo matic terms of a Governmental scientific document, the report on the Friedmann "cure" expresses the disappointment of the Publio Health Service at the condition imposed by Friedman; and says his declaration to furnish ooni plete information concerning his vaccine was not "satisfactory from a scientific standpoint." The Public Health Service, however, the report save, acoepted his con ditions because of the great im portance to thousands of sufferers and the hope that a cure might be found. The report was made by Dr. John Anderson, director of the hygienic laboratory, and Dr. A. M. Stimion, another Publio Health Service officer, who were designated by Surgeon General Blue to make laboratory tests of the Friedmann vaccine and ob serve the 90-odd tuberoulosis pa tients in ocoulated in NewYork. The investigators pointed out that while Doctor Friedmann in his preliminary correspondence offered to lay full and impar tial information before-this Gov eminent, he declined to do ao a,f i$ro ing:- here . -Observer va tiona by the Publio Health Ser vice will be oontinued, however, and the investigators expressed the opinion that the patients al ready loculated must look forward to a long p-riod cf treatment. Three Asheiille Street Car Men Taxed $50 and Costs. Asheville, May 9. J. F. Cor- bett, B. E. Loftis and O. A. Bolden, three young men who were arrested during the strike of of the street-car motormen and conductors, charged with inoiting a riot by hurling stones at the car barns of the Asheville Power & Light Co. during the time that the strike-brsakers were quartered in the building, were fined $50 and the costs and sentenced to 15 day in the county jail by Judge Junius G. Adams ot the city po lice court this morning. lhe three men appealed to tbe Supe rior Court and bond war named m the sum of $300 in each case. Pink Btaraes, who was arrested on the same charge and who later was charged with penury, it being contended that he swore falsely on the stand in his own behalf, failed to appear in oourt and his bond was forfeited. A capias was ivsued for him. Johnson Asked to Not Sign Measure. Washington, May 11. The Fed eral Government's final report to delay alien land owning legisla tion in California, was made to night when Secretary Bryan in the name of President Wilson,-tel egraphed Governor Johnson noti fying him that the Japanese Am bassador had earnestly protested against the bill passed by the California Assembly and urging that the Gc vein :r postpone action by withholding his signature. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Chesby & Co., Toledo, O. We. the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfect ly honorable in all business trans actions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm National Bank or Commerce, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Care is taken in ternally, actiug directly upou the blood atd mucous snrtaces oi tne system. Testimonials sent iree. Price 75 cents por bottle, ooia Dy all druggists. " Take Hall's Family nils tor constipation. r t H . . .r. 4 ft Si?::?; " f A