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GRAND JUR! HAKES REPORT TO JUDGE.
Inmates of County Home Receive Only two
. Heals a Day. Recommendations.
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The grand jury for the May
term of Kowan bupenor court
rendered its report to Judge W F
Harding- yesterday afternoon and
is as follows: To His Honor,
Judge W P Harding:
'We, the grand jtfry respectful
ly report that we have acted on
all bills sent to us by the solici
tor
We, visited the county home and
found 17 inmates, 11 white and 6
colored, and they all seem to - be
satisfied, except they say they
are trcttiner ociy two meais a
day. We recommend that the
rooms in which thcv sleep and
live be kept in a more sanitary
condition and have better venti
lation. We also recommend that
the roof of the chapel be repair
ed. " . ,
We visited the workhouse and
found ten inmates, two white
boys, six colored boys and two
colored girls, aud everything in
good condition.
We visited the chain gang by
committee and found 44 prison
ers, 9 white and 35 colored, all in
good condition except one who
has pneumonia and stated that
he was well cared for As to the
stock, we found 19 aiules well
kept, and all of the road machin
ery in good repair.
We visited the jail, and recom
mend that a former recommenda
tion of the grand jury as to the
repairs of the bed springs to be
attended .o by the county commis
sioners. -We also . recommend
that toilet paper be kept at all
times within reach of ail prison
ers. Otherwise we found every
thing in a very satisfactory con
dition. We visited the old court house
ana" recommend that the lower
part of the building, especially
the ladies rcstroom, be screened
and that the painting be com
pleted in the rooms on the lower
floor and also that a door be cut
from the library opening on
Council St.
We visited the offices of the
clerk, sherriff, register of deeds,
auditor and treasurer and so far
as we were able to judge the rec
ords and books are well and
properly kept.
Respectfully submitted.
A. W. Harry,
Foreman Grand Jury.
A good friend stands by you
when in need. Salisbury people
tell how Doans Kidney Pills have
stood the test. Prank Sowers of
115 E Innes St., endorsed Doan's
three years ago and again con
firms the story. Could yous ask
for more convincing testimony? .
Three years ago J was down
for three weeks with lumbago."
lays Mr. Sower, 4I couldn't move
without getting awful pains' in
mv kidneys and when these at
tacks took me 1 felt as though
.-some one had driven a knife into
my back. I used different kid
ney remedies but didn't get help
until finally a friend advised me
to try Doan's Kidney rills. After
taking one box of Doan's, I was
able to-get about. Mv back
didn't pain an ; more and my
kidneys acted more regularly. I
took about three boxes of Doan's
in all atid tliey cured me entirely.
(Statement given March 10,1914
On May 15 1918 Mr Sowers
said: ""I have the same high
opinionjof Doan 's Kidney Pills as
ever. Doan's cured me several
years ago, of an attack of kid
ney trouble and I use them at
times now when I have any
tiouble Doan,s always do me
60c, at all dealers. : Foster
Mil burn Co, Mfgrs, Buff al o, N. Y
Colds Cause Grip and Influenza :
XAXAXrVE BROMO QUB3TNE Tablets remove tht
cause. There is only one "Bromo Quinine"
5. W. GSQVEft riftatnre a box. 30c.
REMARKABLE GROWTH SALES OF TANLAC
A Medicine of Merit Properly -Advertised is
Prodiiciiig Wonderful Results. -
Atlanta, Ga, May 13. This is a
storyvof success, the kind every
body likes to read. Surpassing
interest always attends the .tell
ing of how a great business has
been built. This city presents a
very striking instance of remark
able business success which has
been acheived in a very short
space of time.
The announcement has just
been made here that Tanlac, the
well known nedicine, which
readers of this paper have often
seen mentioned in the advertising
columns, is today the most large
ly sold medicine of its kind on the
American market; that in little
more than four yearsv time it has
has attained a definite position
of pre eminence among propne
tary medicines Without doubt
this statement will be read with
the keenest interest, not only by
druggists, but by the general
public as well.
Briefly summarized, the out
standing incidents in this story
of success are. The discovery
of Tanlac, the perfection of its
formula by painstaking study,
extensive research exbaustive
tests, the beginning of its manu
facture in a small way; the
instant demand for the product
created by successful use. and
finally the establishment of the
large and magnificent laborato
ries at Dayton, Ohio, occuj ying
more than 60,000 square feet of
floor space, to supply that ever
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increasing- aemana iar laniac-
Thedaily'capacity of 30,000 bot ¬
tles al this plant has at times, in
fact Lbeen found insufficient to
the trade requirements. A branch
labatory with 8,000 bottles daily
capacityjaas been established at
Windsor. Canada, in order to
supply the Canadian demand.
The marvelous expansion of
this business w,ill easily stand
comparison with any of the re
markable busines achievements
of recent times. As one of the
largest drug jobbers of the
United States said recently, it re
quires some effort of the imagi
nation to realize the amount of
business that now baing done
by this concern, adding his belief
that nation-wide popularity of
Tanlac gained in such a short
time is nothing less than 'pheno
menal. This litter statement was
made following, the announce
ment in the daily papers that
over twelve million bottles of
Tanlac has been sold in four
years, up to January 1st, 1919,
and that during the first ten
weeks of the present year over
one million bottles had been dis
tributed thereby establishing a
record which has perhaps never
before been equalled in the his
tory of the drug trade.
The statement that Tanlac is
now the most popular prepara
tion and the biggest'seller among
all ready-made- medicines is
based upon careful investigations
and is supported by the signed
statements of scores of the larg
est drug jobbers of the United
States and Canada.
The broad -and progressive
policies and the splendid selling
organization originated and per
fected by G F Willis, internation;
al distributor of Tanlac, are
among the best examples of me
thod and system yet produced in
business and thev. have been
closely followed by many other,
enterprising and successful con
cerns Tue Tanlac people have al
way-maintained "that the best
advertisement is a satisfied' cus
tOmer, and tolthat end. have al-
Austrian Nary to be Completely Extinguished
Paris Friday. May 9. The
naval terms of the treaty between
the allies and Austria as now
completed, are' far more stringent
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than the naval terms in thrTfae impression gained by
treaty with Germany, as th el American officers " through talk-
Austrian navy is completely ex
tinguished. All the large ships
are to be surrendered to the allied
and associated powers, and no
nucleus of the fleet will remain.
The only craft of any kind
which the terms give to Austria
are those for use on the Danube,
but these will hot be available
outside that river. The terms are
restricted to the surrender pf the
Austrian battle crusijers, destroy
ers and other ships, without
providing for disposition to be
made for them,
Glassis of the Reformed
Hickory, May 8. The North
Carolina Classis of the Reformed
church, after being in session
two days and three nights, ad
journed last night to meet the
first Monday in May, 1920, at
High Point. Rev A S Peeler is
president. Theclosing service
was featured by an address by
Mr James 1 Good of Philadel
phia, and the ordination of Rev.
Sterling Whitener and Rev Frank
Fesperman, who go as mission
aries to Japan and China.
For a Weak Stomach.
As a general rule all you need
to do is to adopt a diet suited to
your rge and occupation and to
keep your bowels regular. When
vou feel that you have eaten too
much aid when constipated, take
one of Chamberlain's Tablets.
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ways sought to make customers,
not mere sales, and to build up
that character of public confi
dence which means business in
tegrity and spells lasting success.
Yet like all concerns doing a nar
tionwide business, they have
recognized the value and necessity
of a general presentation of their
preparation by the use of clean,
reliable newspaper advertising.
But Tanlac advertising "copy"
is essentially different from most
others. Itcorisists almost wholly
of the direct, signed statements
of those who have used the medi
cine. These people are distinctly
identified by name and address.
They tell very plainly what was
the matter with them and what
Tanlac has done for them. Tan
lac advertising has been happily
free from the cure ' all" exagger
ation. Instead of advertising
extravagant claims as to what
their preparation will do," its
manufacturers and distributors
prefer to letTthose who have used
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Tanlac tell in their own way
what it has done.
Their sensible business philo
sophy was briefly but forcefully
stated by one of the Tanlac execu
tives recently when he said:
"With all due regard to the value
of newspaper space publicity
alone would not create and nor
maintain the lasting strength
and popularity of this prepara
tion. Tanlac undoubtedly has
merit and extra ordinary power
as a medijGine which have con
firmed its value in the minds of
the people. No matter where
you go Tanlac is a household
word and is one of the most
widely talked cf mridicines in the
world t o d a y." H a i r i s on
Vauhgn.
JS'o Worms in a Healthy Child
"All children troubled-with worms have an un
healthy color, which indicates poor blood, and as a
rule, there is more or less stomach disturbance.
GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC given regularly-!
lor two or three weeks will enrich the blood, im
prove the digestion, and act as a General Strength
ening Tonic to thewhole system. Nature will then
throw off or dispel the worms, and the Child will be
in perfect health. Pleasant to te 80c per bottle
GERMANS SULLEN BUT RESIGNED.
TW are Inclined tr Accept any Terms, no
Coblenz, May 10, Saturday.
jfing with Germans regarding the
I peace terms is that many of them
f are bitter and sullen, out are in-
iclined to resign themselves to ac
cept any terms, no matter how
Iharsh. No concrete plan of ac
lion has been suggested in the
reyent the German delegates at
'Versailles refuse to sign the
treaty.
American officers say the com
mon people in the occupied area
have a widely divefgent view,
but that, as a whole, they appear
more or less stunned. Many of
them seem crushed, but others
are showing a spirit of bravado.
several merman omcials arei
Quoted as having said that the
terms are more severe than they
had expected, but, although it
would be necessary for the Ger
man delegates to argue against
some of 'the conditions imposea,
they felt tbeie was little else" to
do but sign.
One American who had circu
lated freely among the" civilians
reported that none of them ex
pected that Germany would ac
cept the terms. They said they
could not see how the people
would be able to pay the indem
nities demanded if their com
merce was restricted to certain
limits and all their colonies con
fiscated, and in addition, Ger
many had to cede territory be
longing to the mainland.
They asserted, furthermore
that the internal resources of
Germany alone were "irisafficient
to permit of the payment of in
demnities for generations to
come. Many of the people asked
what would be done in the event
that Germany should decline to
accept the terms,
An army intelligence summary
outlines reports received from
various civilian groups arid indi
viduals as follows:
Under existing conditions it is
impossible for Germany ever to
pay its war debts. Before the
war Germany had only 10,000,00a
000 marks in gold and the de
mand for pounds sterlingin gold
or merchandise in the first two
years is absurd. How are we to
! pay where there are no goods
if we have neither money nor
! credit with which to purchase
materials or ships, if ours are
taken by the allies?
Several civilians, according to
the summary, expressed'the opin
ion that the peace terms were
very hard but still were not as-
swre as sdme had Pted and
that they would rather that Ger
many accept tbem than invite the
consequences' of refusal. -
Weat&er Forecastfor
Prom 6 to 14, fair and-clear,
with heavy rains northwest, lo
cally, east and south. .
From 14 to 22, fair if wind is
the 14th, if . southwest, local
shower.
From 22 to 29, fair, clear,
some changeable with cold pend
iug.f rost,- slight rains around.
From 29 to June 5. J rain, some
stormy pending heavy hail in
localities around if Wind is west
at from 6 to 8 a m the 29th, look
for round to visit.
May some cool, with ' slight
rains around, bail in" localities
some frost, warm, some windy,
by storms west, mostiy dry and
cool for May.
This April 30th.
Henry Reidl : Box-1
3, Salisbury, N. C
Bujf War Gtacps.
TRIE OF WISEMAN FOR MURDER BEGUN.
Special Venire of 75 !!eii .Ordered to .try
Alleged Slayer of Dr. fleMessee.
Shelby; "May! 12. A special
venire of 75 men was ordered by
Judge B F Long, who opened the
special term of court today to try
Aaron 'Wiseman charged with
the murder of Dr JE A Hennes
see, of Burke, who was shot 10
times in the back on the night of
January 3lst, last : year at the
little station of Glen Alpine.
After the venire was ordered and
a grand jury appointed, court
was adjourned until -2:30 Tues
day afternoon, when the tedious
process of selecting the jury wilf
begin-. ,
J M Ramsey, of Statesvillej
whose evidence was largely re
sponsible for the-fcquital of the
Pitts brothers, and Fred Amos, a
newspaper man, both on the
train the Inight of the tragedy,
arrived today aud will be star
witnesses for the state. Evidence
upon which the Pitts brothers
were acquitted will be used by
ihe state in an effort to convict
Wiseman.
About 150 witnesses from
Burke, Mitchell, Avery, Hay
wood, Catawba and Iredell
counties are here and the cost ,.of
the trial to Burke county is vari
ously estimated at from $3,000 to
$5,000. This depends largely on
the time it takes to try the case,
which will consume at least a
week.
Wiseman was brought to Shel
by jail "Friday. He is an aver
age sized man of 50 years and a
son of an ex 'sheriff of Mitchell
county, It is said that he and
his father at one time owned
4,6000 -acres of" fine MitcneR
county grass land, but some how
his holdings escaped him. He
was tried once before for murder,
but acquitted, and in the case
against the Pitts boys was one of
the defense's principal witnesses,
but left court and was brought
back on a capias. It will be
remembered that he Was arrested
charged with transportating
liquor between Carolina and Ten
nessee and while in federal court
a Salisbury the charge of mur
dering Dr Hennessee was lodged
against him, the case being
removed to Cleveland for an
impartial trial.
About Rheumatism.
People are learning that it is
only a waste, of time and money
to take medicine internally for
chronic and muscular rheumatism
and about ninety-nine out of a
hundred cases are one or other of
these varieties- All that is nec
essary to afford relief is to apply
Chamberlaid's Liniment freely
Try it. It cost but 35 cents per
bottle. Large sjze 60 cents.
Body of Fred Holt Found.
Winston-Salem, May 12. The
body of Fred Holt, the young
man who was drowned in the
Yadkin, river last Wednesday
near the Forsyth-Davie bridgB
while trying to secure a 'duck
snot ana Kiuea oy . mm, was
found Sunday morning as it
passed over the dam of the power
house owned and operated by
the Southern Public Utilities
company. The men at the pow
er house had been w'atching for
the body, believing that the
swollen stream would bring it
down in a few days. After its
. . ...
recovery it was orougnt to an
undertaking establishment here
and prepared for burial. , The
funeral, service was held thist
atternoonand interment was in
the Baptist graveyard at Clem-
mons Hhe deceased U s u r vived
by.bto-prenlandtWtrot
His "ago was sixteen years.
NO MIDDLE GROUND,
Germans East Accept the Treaty "as Offered
- or Refect it. ..;
Paris, May 12. The first ex
change between yon Brockdorff
Rantzau and the allies was con-,.
Lsidered 'a preliminary skirmish
to the main battle as disclosing
the allied position as- in effect:
Acqept tUg treaty as it stands
or reject it, one or the other, as
there i no middle ground'
This was the prevailing view
today in the American delega
tion to the peace conference and
in conference circles generally
after the four notes have been
analyzed. The head of the Ger
man delegation also was thought
to accept this construction, as
reports were that he was giving
bis chief attention to the formu
lation of a complete treaty which
he would present as. a counter
project in about five days, in
stead of seeking to amend or
modify the terms of the allied
treaty.
(Since the foregoing was writ
en, however, the two additional
notes by Count von Brockdorff-
Rantzau were dispatched.) This
counter treaty would be treated
the same pas the German plan
for tho league of nations neither
of which will bs considered, the
only question being the accept
ance or the rejection of the al
lied treaty. " --
The German project for a
league of nations, which the
reply to CounJuvon Brockdorff -Rantzau
said had been referred
to a committee, had not reached
the committee on the league of
nations today, but members of
the committee said it was gener
ally- known to have been drawn -by
Professor Shuecking of the
German delegation, and that
it was in the form of a een-
eral thesis cn the merits of a
world parliament which would
seek to bring about a proportion
nate limitation of armaments of
all nations alike, on sea as well
as on land, and an equality of
economic conditions bringing
about a sort of economic brother
hood. "
"The project," a member of
the committee said, 'has only
academic interests, as tbe com
mittee will hot examine or con
sider it, for it has no purpose to
let the Germans confuse the
allied project, .which has unani
mous support.
NatiOD Over Top in Victory Loan.
Washington, D C, May 10.
The fifth and last popular war
loan of the UnitedStatasjhas been
oversubscribed:
Although the approximated-
Hotal subscriptions will not be
known for nearly two weeks.
figures available tonight showed
that the A merican people had
responded generously to the
appeal to "finish the job."
Like all of its predecessors,
the Victory . loan suddenly
jumped on the last day of the
campaign above the mark set as
its limit. The day brought, an
avalanche of subscriptions which
frenks could not attempt to
count until next week None of
today's harvest was included in
the total of $3,849,638,000 in sub
scriptions officially tabulated by
the Treasury and officials would
not be surprised to See the final
figures go to nearly $6,000,000,
000, Only $4,500,000,000 will be
acceptea
Habitual Constipation Cured
in 14 to 21 Days
"LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN" is a specially-
Constipation. It relieves promptly: but
should be taken regularly for 14 to 21 days
per bottle. -