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-VOL. CXIIL NO. 129.
AHACK ON BLAIR
CONSIDERED DRAW
AFTER SKIRMISH
California Senator Shrewdly
Links Up Primary Vote With
Law Enforcement
BLAIR RELIES ON HIS
RECORD TO LAND HIM
Both Democrat! and Bepubli-
cans In Senate Think Hard.
ingf and Mellon Will Pat Nom
ination Through. With Pen.
inated From xnfwetaomfwti
rose's Help; Gould Out Of
Judgeship Baoe
The News and Observer Bureau,
603 District National Bank Buldg.,
BY EDWARD E. BRITTON
(Br 8Decial Leased Wire.)
Washington, May 8. So far as I can
rather from talking to some of tho
members of the Benate rinanee commit,
tee whieh yesterday began ita invcstl-
ration of the charges made against
David H. Blair of Winston-Salem by
Senator Hiram Johnson in the fight
being made by the California Senator
against the confirmation of Mr. Blair
aa Commissioner of Internal Revenue
the flirht thns far is a draw. While it
is eertain that Senator Johnson has
made some impression on the committee
unfavorable to Mr. Blair it is not so
aharn and elear as to now seem at all
likely to defeat a favorable report
from the committee. And if the nom
tnntion irets before the Senate with
second favorable report it will be con
Armed. I get this view of the situa
tion from both Republicans and Demo
crats-
The strength of the Johnson attack
on Blair is in the way in which he has
linked the failure of Mr. Blair to obey
the command of the legalized JNortn
Carolina primary to voto for Johnson
for the Republican nomination for
President and tho attitude he would
t tnke as Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, that having violated the State
In. c Senator Johnson puts it, ho
should not bo entrusted with the ad
ministration of the nation's low.
Blair Has Strong Defease
The Johnson view is that the action
of tho father-in-law of Blair, J. W.
Cannon, of Concord, in fighting certain
income and excess profits taxes, wouiu
nffect tho actions of Mr. Ulair in deal
ing with cases of the kind that might
eome Detore ine tonuamwiici ml w
tornnl Revenue.
The strength of the Blair defense is
In the position he takes ttJat the Bo
publican voto in the primary Vas small,
that he had no official notice, that he
acted at Chicago as determined by the
North Carolina delegation, and nnniy
that ha is endorsed as an honest man
- that the legal points of the tax division
tif tho internal revenue bureau are not
decided by tho Commissioner. He holds
that his record as a citizen and a Busi
ness man are sufficient to offset and
overbalance the charges of Senator
Johnson that his Chicago vote made him
unworthy to administer laws of the na
tion. And it must not be forgotten
that tho Ulair strength hns with it the
atrentrth of tho auniinietmtion, of if res
iden Huiding aud Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon, plus that of Seuator
Boies Penrose, tho chairman of the
Senate finance committee. It appears
therefore a safe bet to phophesy that
Mr. Blair will be confirmed.
Gonld Eliminated From Contest.
It is being figured here that before
the close of this week there will be a
election of a judgo to all the vacancy
caused by the death of Judge rriteh
ard. Judza Ashley M. Gould, on the
. Suorcmo court of the District of Colum
bia, once regarded as having the ear of
President Harding for the appointment
ia regarded as definitely out of the
race by reason of the fact thnt the un
derstanding is that he has eliminated
himself, saying that he does not care ii
but prefers to remain here, where he has
quit Washington and ride the circuit
business and social connections.
West Virginia, knocked 'out as to the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue by
the North Carolina appointment, has
concentrated its support of George W.
McClintic, and he is thought to have a
likely chance. Virginia is in bad shape
-with two other candidates besides Judge
Edmund Waddill, Jr, but Maryland has
a look in with its concentration of forces
on Judge John Rose, of Baltimore. That
Judge Bynum in North Carolina is
aomewhat handicapped by the nomina
tion of Dave Blair for the internal
revenue post and the insistence that J.
J. Britt also is hot after the judgeship
ia recognized, but still Judgo Bynum
has strength in the contest. The winner
it is thought will be ope of the four,
McClintic, Waddill, Rose or Bynum,
Terry Continues Fight.
Captain Terry A. Lyon, U. 8. A.,
formerly of I ayettoville, now gets after
the army list which he declares is un
just and illegal by taking a complaint
before Chief Justice McCoy, of the Dis
trict Supreme court. In a brief sub
mitted yesterday he complains that the
War Department without awaiting the
action of the District court, which has
before it his case for the officers af-
fected, had arbitrarily gone ahead on
ita construction of placing officers on
tha army promotion list, and had not
awaited the action of the court which
Las tha matter under advisement. Cap
tain Lyon avert that the action of the
War Department approaches very elosely
to contempt of court. His original
suit, which has not yet been decided,
set out that first and second lieutenants
and captains were all placed on one
list for promotion, and that the lieu
tenants were thus psed s as to 1
promoted, regaHVr-ss of h-vrtl o ssr
' vi 4, aliad of eaiains v'.o lv vrved
longer, soma of tnem from fifteen to
twei.ty yarn.
Tha suit of Csrtaln Lyon is backed
by mat iJ-er t stain, wjc find t..t
they are bs.ng . t :a the iuren iy tut
eeosirutioa wh,h the 'r i.partment
pisees o Ha law, and hoi siutpeu the
fkkm-ns of Ceng- is. Tfce 6ipliiit
also avers th.t ee..jn oiXn srVei-ed
ts pass upon the Lncs of tha mndi.
(Continued on Pags Fivs.)
DURHAM POLICE HAVE
BABY GIRL TO GIVE AWAY
Darhasa, May 8. The Darkaaa
lies hava a goon Woking wait
girt baby to gtva away. Tha
yoaagster, apparaatly three weeks '
Id, was left with colored iltaey
driver tonight by woman, wave
left ea the westbound train at
o'clock
' She said tho aegre a dollar to
drive her to tho Watts hospital,
bat anon reaching Trinity college
stated It waa too late far her to get
to the hospital aad hack to her
train. Usea getting eat of tho car,
aha left a package, which aha di
rected bo carried to tho Sslvsiioa
Army.
Not u setting what waa la It, tho
negro fsithfnlly discharged this
daty. The little one waa taraed
over to tho police and later placed
la the hospital. Tho woman wore a
bias coat salt aad black hat.
BUSY WEEK AHEAD
FOR BOTH HOUSES
Besides Several Important In
vestigations Senate Will Dis
cuss Tariff Bill
Washington, May 8. Congress has
before it the busiest week thus far of
this session. Besides a number of im
portant investigations and hearings be
fore committees the Senate is to go for
ward with tie emergency tariff bill and
later the naval appropriation bill, "While
tha House will take np tomorrow the
army appropriation bill and later eon
aider the measure for the regulation of
grain exchanges..
The long-heralded Inquiry by the
Senate Interstate Commerce Commis
sion into the railroad situation is to
begin Tuesday with railway executives
as the first witnesses. The committee
plans to go into rail conditions gen
orally and the inquiry is the first formal
step of a widespread campaign lor re
duetion of railroad rates.
Hearings on internal revenue tax re
vision will be opened tomorrow by tho
Senate Finance committee with the sales
tax plan the first to be considered,
Thursday this committee will continue
consideration of the fight being waged
by Senator Johnson, Republican, Cali
fornia, against Senate confirmation of
David H. Blair, of Winston-Sslem, N.
C, to be Internal Revenue Commis
sioner.
On the House side probably the most
important hearing of the week will be
that by the Judiciary committee on tho
bill of Representative Volstead, Repub
lican, Minnesota, to tighten up prohibi
tion enforcement and rescind tha rul
ing of Attorney General Palmer that
physicians may prescribe beer for tho
aick. Tomorrow the House special com
mittee will resume its investigation into
the escape of Grover C'cveland Berg-
doll, Philadelphia draft evader.
The Senate elections committee may
take op the Ford-Newberry election
eon test this week to determine to what
extent 'the decision, of tha Sdpresne
eonrt settle aado--wo WtftetesT
tho Michigan senator affects tns (senate
contest. Senator Newberry is expected
to resume his seat in the Senate early
this week.
One matter of international aspect
will come before a Senate committee
tomorrow. The interoceanic eommittee
will take np three bills to restore free
toll privileges to American vessels
passing through the Panama canal. Sen
ator Borah, Republican, Idaho, chair
man of the committee, plans prompt
action to nullify the free tolls repeal
law of the Wilson administration but
the subject promises to bring about
negotiations with the executive branch
of tho government and also many diplo
matic questions.
I nssage of the emergency tariff bill
by the Senate Wednesday is planned
and the measure then will go to con
ference for the composing of differences
between the Senate Jand House. Two
important measures, the immigration
bill and the budget measure are in
conference with final enactment of the
former late this week planned by lead
ers.
ERSHING MAKES APPEAL
FOR MILITARY TRAINING
General Wants Trained Citizen
Beserve Organized To Meet
Emergency Of War
Washington, May 8. General Persh
ing appealed today to the young men
of the country to attend the Citizen's
training camps to be held this summer
and thus aid the War Department to
build up a Trained citizen reserve
organized to meet the emergency of
war."
"Our position and influence in world
ffairs,' said General Pershing, "are
not measured by our wealth snd popu
lotion nor by our free and liberal form
f government, but by our purpose to
maintain the high principles of justice
and humanity upon which our institu
ions are founded. The fulfillment of
this purpose depends tipon our readi
ness to defend its integrity.
"uur traditions are opposed to the
maintenance of a large standing srmy.
but we have persistently failed to train
our citizen soldiers in time of peace and
have waited until war was declared be
fore making any move to that end.
While recognizing the principle that
every citizen may be called as a soldier.
we nave never emphasized the obliga-
on of the individual to prepare him
self to serve his country. Vet that is a
debt to the country that falls upon all
of us."
ORMER GOVERNOR HASNT
REPORTED TO SHERIFF
Starke, Fla.. May 8. Sidnev J. Catta.
former Governor of Florida, indicted
here last week by the Bradford County
grand jury for the alleged acceptance
r st'.hi while Governor for his favor
elw Tote on the granting of a eondi
'onsl pardon to a convict servina- a life
secter.ee for narder, had not reported
to fetes. n .pfrfon tonight.
T&e shr.iC sbi kol.li a csdIss for the
am of Cal'.s, still was confident the
lt.tt.er Ucursji vi.uld come to 8tarke
within the n.iit ftw dAV and fnrnish
ht,Si In ti e sum of so.tiOO set br Cir
cuit Jiidys Li.ng.
Bherin xperson stated that he did
not know of the former Governor's
resent whereabouts. He had made
'inquiries'' he said, without avail 1
DIPLOMATS THINK
FOREIGN OUTLOOK
VILLBE1PR0VED
Sending Of Representatives
By United States To Councils.
Clears up Attitude
FACILITATES WORK OF
s SETTLING UP MATTERS
Intimations Of Honse Leaders
Of Intention To Delay Action
On Knox Beiolution Oonsid.
ered As Showing America's
Intention To Stick By The
Allied Powers
Washington, May 8. Acceptance by
the United States of tho invitation to
have representation on the councils
dealing with world eeonomie settle
ments is regarded by some diplomats
here as strengthening tha hand of the
lues in their dealings with Germany,
raey also look upon it aa having clear
ed away much of any doubt that may
have existed as to the attitude of the
United States.
President Harding la his message to
Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain,
accepting the invitation, has made it
elear, these diplomats aay, that the
administration while restating its de
termination to abstain from participa
tion in purely European affairs, pro
poses that the United States lend its
counsel and aid in affecting the read
justments growing out of the eommon
victory over the former Central powers.
Will Facilitate Settlements.
The presence of American representa
tives on the Supreme Council the con
ference of ambassadors and the repara
tions commission, they believe will
facilitate tha settlements and, at tho
same time, aid in clearing away any
miaunderstandings which have arisen
between the United States and tha
allies with regard to some of the set
tlements such as mandates.
As these diplomats view it, the situa
tion is clearer than it has been at any
time since the Senate failed to ratify
the treaty of Versailles. Tho allied gov
ernments are known to bare taken the
position thst an attitude of extreme
aloofness by tho United States would
give encouragement to Germany in re
sisting the demanda made upon her.
They alio are understood to have held
that the mere refusal of the United
State to transmit Germany's counter
proposals on reparations did not quite
meet tha situation that had. arisen.
Intimations of leaders in the Honse
of Representatives that action on the.
Jtaex peace resolution probably will be
delayed until tho present situation ever
seas has clarified is received by the
allied diplomats as furnishing evidenee
of the solidarity of tha United States
and its f jrmer associates in tho war.
Foreign affairs are expected to occupy
some of the attention of the Senate
this week and there are indications that
the acceptance of the allied invitation
may come in lor farther discussion.
Senator Harrison, Democrat, Mississippi,
is to call up his proposed change in
Senate rulea to abolish secret sessions
on treaties as well ss nominations,, and
the debate is expected to branch into
many avenues.
American relations abroad also are
expected to come in for extended de
bate late this week when the Naval ap
proprittion bill is taken up.
TWO MEN HELD CHARGED
WITH WRECKING TRAIN
Memphis, Tenn, May 8. Two men
held on the secret docket ty police
here, and other arrests are promised
by Missouri Pacific sgents in connec
tion with the wrecking last midnight
of the Sunshine Special passenger
train, westbound on the Missouri Paci
fic Railway at Almont, Ark., twenty
miles from Memphis. John Sloeum,
fireman, of Little Hock, was pinned
bencsth his engine snd killed. B. D.
Kellogg, engineer, and Robert 8eott and
C. B. Walker, railway mail clerks, suf
fered minor injuries.
Joff re Had Faith
to Carry the
BY JOSEPHUS DANIELS
Farmer Secretary of the Navy 111
to 121
The early dispatch of American
troops to France, and the selection of
Geo. Pershing to command the Amen
can expeditionary force, were both due
in no small degree to the urging and
advice of one man Marshal Joffre, the
hero of the Ma me.
Americans hold in admiration the
military leaders of the allied countries.
The name of Foch will be a source of
inspiration for many vears to come. It
is synonymous with victory.
But the name of Joffre will be loved
as well as honored in America aa long
as there are men and women left who
ssw him and listened to him when he
came to us in those stirring dsys of
1917.
I donbt if ever in history has there
been a great military hero, a winner of
mighty battles, a commander of con
quering armies, whose personality was
so charming, ao winsome, so provoca
tive of confidence and affection ss that
of this French general.
Thought Yea Were Papa Joffre"
The story is told of a French private
soldier who hsd laid a friendly hand
upon the arm of a French officer, only
to be stingingly rebuked for his undue
familiarity.
"I beg your pardon, sir, aaid the
private, saluting. "I thought you were
Papa Joffre."
The truth of that story will not be
doubted by anyone who has seen "Papa
Joffre. There is only one word which
I can think of that is adequately applic
able to him. I ita tot think I have ever
used it before wi:h reference to a man.
The French marshM ia beautiful
beautiful in the expression of his eyes.
-a sis complexion, la his simple aad
"MOUNTAIN BAD MAN"
LYNCHED IN TENNESSEE
K box villa. Tsaa, May Sv Berry
Boliag. aged t. white, alleged '
"saoaatala bad aaaa" was lynched
Saturday Bight at Haatsville. Teas-,
, when Sfty armed asea forced their
way Into the Scott ceanty jail, seis
ed Boliag aad hanged him to a tree
a ejaarter of a mile away.
Doling was charged with the mur
der of Mrs. Mary Jaao Harness,
aged SS, whs was shot aad killed at
her home May S. Her husband.
William Harases, aged W, waa killed
by Boliag about six SBoaths ago.
Tho victim of tho mob steed trial
at the March term of Circuit Court
for this marder, bat a mistrial re
sulted. Violation Of Prohibition and
Narcotics Acts Alleged' By
Officers
Violation of the Volstead act, viola
tion of the narcotics act, counterfeit
ing, aafe-cracking and white slavery
will be charged against two Italians ar
rested In Goldsboro Saturday morning
by Federal officers, and complicity in
all these offences will be laid against
a white woman and a negro boy taken
with the outfit, according to Prohibi
tion Agent N. B. Evans, who brought
the story and a part of the spoils of the
raid to Raleigh yesterday.
Several thousand dollars worth of
morphine, cocaine and other narcotics.
quantity of synthetic liquor, counter
feit revenue stamps, and a Cadillac
automobile fell into the hands of the
officers. The haul of narcotics is the
largest ever made in North Carolina,
and the trail picked up during the de
velopment of the ease is expicted to
lesd to further arests in other cities
along tho Atlantic seaboard.
General traffic ia narcotics and
synthetic liquor, safe blowing and
eountrefeiting of government seals has
been suspected of the gang since shortly
after Tt settled in Goldsboro two
months ago. Tha two Italians are
Joseph. Marino and Joseph Reggio. The
woman ia the ease, claimed as wife of
Marino said she was formerly Pauline
Morris, of Raleigh, bat more latterly
of Norfolk. The negro boy, Major
Lewis, was employed as chauffeur.
White slsvery hsrgcs developed
when tha Italians telegraphed friends
in Norfolk to eome to their rescue.
The telegrams fell into the hands of
Marino's wife and with her child, she
came to Goldsboro to give aid aad
comfort to he husband. .Arriving, aha
band, claiming
leged wife gave bond yesterday aad
left town. The rest of tha outfit was
still la jail.
Liquor that had all the earmarks of
being genuine bottled-in-bond liquor is
alleged to have been dispensed by the
gsng, together with any sort of opiati
desired. Among their effects was found
a list of people with whom they had
business dealings, it is stated, one for
the synthetic liquor and another for
drugs. The list has not been divulged
by the officers, but has been used in
further investigation of the case,
Analysis of the liquor shows nothing
but the color and the odor of liquor in
it The bottles had the regulation gov
ernment tax stamp on them, regulation
labels of Old Hayner rye liquor and of
Gordon s Gin. To even the expericne
ed eye, the liquor had all the appear
ances of being what it purported to be,
The counterfeits were clever, even to
the copyrighted labels that used to be
found on the Gordon and Hayner
brands of liquor.
Local officers co-operated with the
Federal agent, in developing the case
and in tho hands of Sheriff W. D. Grant
is information that appears to eonneet
them with one or two safe crackings
that have taken place ifl the vicinity of
Goldsboro during the past two months.
Officers aTe at work on thnt aspect of
the ease, and further developments are
expected. The two Italians claim to
have lived in Norfolk before coming
to Goldsboro. They made little defense
at the preliminary hearing Saturday.
in U. 5. Troops
Allies to Victory
dignified bearing and, most of all, in
the delightful spirit of his contact and
conversation witn nis zeiiows.
Now and then during the war when
I saw an officer rigid and stern, over
impressed by his own superiority to all
ordinary mortals, I wished all men in
authority might have learned manners
from the man who saved the world at
the battle of the Marne.
One of the reasons why Joffre will
always hold a distinct place in my
memory, a peculiar place in my affec
tion, is because, of all those who came
seeking American co-operation, he, more
than any . man, displayed his faith ia
the American soldier, bis desire to have
American manhood at the front.
Joffre Asks For Men
Men of the allied missions were thor
oughly convinced that ws eould be of
immediate use in a very valuable way
by providing money, food, munitions.
It was on Jiese things most of them
were inclined to lay the early emphasis.
But Joffre from the first day asked
for men.
Money, food, munitions. Yes, splen
did, and thank. you, but bow soos can
we have men
It is possible we would have been
several weeks or months longer in get
ting to France with our fighting forces
if it hsd not been for the quiet in-
sistsnee of Joffre.
Others talked of the long training
that would be necessary to prepare men
for fighting , ia Europe: of the neces
sity of retaining our regulars at home
in order to train a great army that
might begin to reach Franes six or eight
month, later.
Joffre had sees those "sturdy, vigor-
troops this summer. Our sore need is
HOLD ITALIANS ON
CHARGES
(Continue on Page Fear.)
LIQUOR FORCES IN
STATE ORDERED TO
CURTAIL ACTIVITY
Broad Hint that Resignations
.Of Agents Would Be Ac
ceptable Now
CUT DOWN EXPENSES BY
KEEPING MEN IN IDLENESS
Regarded Here As Preliminary
To Clearing Force Of All
Democrats and Installing Be.
publicans; Disintegration Of
Prohibition Work Is Expect
ed To Follow
Hostilities againat the makers of il
licit liquor in North Carolina have
been brought to a standstill by orders
issued from the office of Commissioner
of Bevenue in Washington, calling all
prohibition agents in the State to their
borne bases, with instructions to cur
tail activities and reduce expenses
to the lowest possible figures.
Added to the order that has been
issued is the brosd hint that any who
contemplate leaving the service at any
time within the near future will tender
their resignations immediately. The
order, together with the hint to resign,
was relayed by telegraph to every man
of the field ngents, uioro than forty all
told, yesterday, and today the work of
enforcing the revenue lnwa will be
practically at a standstill.
Many May Resign
H. G. Gulley, chief of the prohibition
sgents in this territory, was . unwilling
to discuss the situation yestordav, or
to hazard any guess aa to the meaning
of the order. How many of the men
now working under him will leave tho
service immediately, he did not know,
but lie rather expects complete disinte
gration of the prohibition work in the
State during the next few weeks. Many
of the men, hs thinks, will quit imme
diately. The move ia generally regarded aa the
first step on the part of the Bepubli-
eana to elear out all of tho men of the
opposition and install men of their own
party ia the depleted ranks. Some Suci
move has boen expected since the in
duction of the Harding administration,
but coming while the Senate is still
squabbling over the confirmation of
David H. Blair who ia slated to take
charge of tho Bevenue department aad
all prohibition workers, it brings with it
sometwhat of surprise. Tho pressnt sen
atorial tow was expected to hold off the
Work Ia Interrupted
Disruption of the prohibiiton forces
-A - . : 1. V. -! . ;
m Huiv wnvu muir mciiriues were
beginning to be particularly dangerous
will no doubt be welcomed by the clan
of illicit manufacturers of liquor in
the State. Becent weeka have seen un
usually large numbers of distilleries
destroyed, particularly among them be
ing the Baldwin outfit just over the
Virginia line, and the seizure yesterday
of thousands of dollars worth of nar
cotics in Goldsboro.
Plans were in the making during the
paat week for a raid on a monster still
that has been located in the eastern
part of the Htntet.but the ordcra from
the Department have brought cancella
tion of the move. A delegation of citi
zens from the neighborhood of the still
was in the city Saturday to see Mr.
Gulley, and promised the tiggest haul
in the hiatorv of the service in North
Carolina. Nothing will be done about
it for the present, and the still will
likely go unmolested unlus county au
thorities take the mnttcr into their
hands.
BELIEVED TO BE MEN
WANTED IN GEORGIA
Prisoners Held At Jacksonville
Thought To Be Sons Of John
S. Williams
Wilmington, May 8. Two men giving
their names as Tom Bonish aud Jack
E. Guide, arrested in Jacksonville, N.
C, SO miles from here on a minor
charge, are thought to be Marvin and
Loroy Williams, sons of John 8. Wil
liams, Georgia farmer who was recently
convicted of murder in Newton county,
Ga in connection with tha death of
17 negroes on his farm.
The arrests were made two weeks
ago and Georgia officials were immedi
ately notified but no reply hns been
received by Sheriff Gurganua, of Jack
sonville. Photographs have also been
made and forwarded ta the Georgia
authorities.
Atlanta, Ga.. May 8. Declaring! that"
he had received notice of tho arrest
April 26, at Jacksonville, N. C, of two
men believed to be Marvin and Leroy
Williama, sons of John S. Williams, who
was convicted of murder several weeks
ago in Newton County. Sheriff W. F
Persons, of Jasper County, announced
tonight that he bad received photo
graphs of the suspects a few days later
snd bad informed North Cnrolma au
thorities the prisoners were not the
missing Williams boys.
Vincent Hnghes, head of the Atlanta
Federal Bureau of Investigation, to
night aaid the description of one of the
men tallied with that of Leroy Wil
liama, but his department had received
no report from North Carolina author
ities. He indiested that he would com
municate with the Jacksonville sheriff
relative to the prisoners.
RESIDENT SPEAKS AT
ELKS' MEMORIAL SERVICE
Washfeigton, May 8. The principles
of patriotism inspiring the ritual of
the Elks were lauded by President
Harding in an open-air address at the
Washington lodge of the order.
The occasion was a memorial service
for the Klks of the city who had served
in the World Wsr and the unveiling
by the President of a bronze tablet up
on which the names of 376 ex-service
members of the fraternal order are in
ter ibsd. -
MEN MAKE DENIAL :
WHILE TWO WOMEN
REITERATE CHARGE
Alleged Victims Of Itinerant
Religious Workers Make
Statements
ANNA GILLESPIE SAYS
SHE WAS GIVEN DOPE
4 -
Roanoke Rapids Young Woman,
Who Was Carried By Hen To
South Boston.. Says She Was
Unconscious From Drink Oiv.
en Her By Jim Sharpe On
Sunday Night
Roanoke Rapids, May 8. The first
connected story of tho assault alleged
to have been made upon Misses Anns
Gillespie and Lillie Barkley by Alonzo
Burleson and Jim Sharpe hero a week
ago tonight were told by the young
women today. The story told by Anna
Gillespie, who alleges.that she was forc
ibly carried to South Boston, Va., while
still unconscious from drinking some
thing, is as follows:
"Sunday afternoon," she said, "Addie
Coley, Lillie Barkley and I went to ride
with Jim Sharpe and Alonzo Burleaon.
That night at 7:30 Jim Sharpe brought
me a coca-cola, which he aaid Mr. Bur
leson sent me. It tasted peculiar, but
I merely thought it wns flat. I drank
most of it and in a short time I was
in a state of semi consciousness. Addie
and I started to services at Rosemary
and were asked by Jim Rharpe and
Alonzo Burleson to ride with them. The
next I remembered I was being taken
out of the ear, thrown to the ground
nnd assaulted, with the threat of death
if I screamed.
Was Assaalted Twice
"I was again taken from the car,
presumably between Halifax and Rose
mary, and assaulted again. Upon my
return to Roanoke Rapids I waa still
unconscious. I do not know when my
companion leaped from the car. They
took me behind the Methodist church
at Roanoke Rapids and left me there.
They went to find Mitchell Sharpe. They
came back and took me from behind the
church and went into Virginia. I re
sumed my consciousness at Virgilina.
Mitchell Sharpe worked the place while
Jim Sharpe and Burleson took me to
the woods and assaulted me again.. They
then took me to South Hill, where both
Sharps brothers worked tho town, leav
ing Burleson and me on the outskirts of
mo lows, n un j nry twh mi ""MlllfcA.M' T S wwwmii, uius. xi, ir.
Boston and left me in front of Mrs. I Thornse, She was well dressed, and the)
Easter's boarding honse. I went to the
home of aa old granny, whom I ha
known for years, and there I was taken
into custody by tho chief of police u
der instructions from my people."
John Gillespie, brother of Anna Gil
lespie, said thnt hm his sister Was
missing be went to the home of Mrs
Coley, where the Sharpe brothers snd
Burleson bearded. There he ssked
Mitchell Sharpe for information regard
ing his sister. Hharpe replied thnt he
knew nothing about her. He asked
Mitchell Sharpe further to whom the
automobile belonged and at tins point,
nccflMing to Gillespie, Mrs. Coley came
to the door and advised Mitch?ll not to
talk too much.
Lillie Barkley's Story.
Lillie Barkley's story follows
''Sunday night Anna Gillespie and
myself left Mrs. Coley's house to ga
to tho services at Hemomnry. Just be
fore reaching the corner we were ap
proached by Jim Sharpe and Alonzo
Burleson. They aaid they were going
too, and would be glad to take us with
them. Tho cur reached the tent but
did not stop. We both began to cry
and beg them to stop nnd let us out.
The men replied: ilush your d
mouths. We have got you and well do
what we d please. You are not the
first ones we have lial and wo re got
the money to hack ua up.
"They drovo on toward Weldon and
stopped the car half-way between
Weldon and Halifax. Anna and I got
nut of the car nnd started to run away.
We were overtnken by Hharpe and
Burleson, and told: 'You came out here
in this ear with us and d d if you're
not going back with us. Wc were placed
bark in the car and driven a few miles
beyond Weldon, where they turned
into a by-road, stopped the csr and
turned out the lights. They took us
into the woods ami told us: 'If you
scream or do not do as we tell you, wo
will kill you.
Afterwards Jim Sharpe and Burle
aon took us to Halifax, returning by
Aurelian Springs. They again as
aaulted us between Halifnx and Rose
mary. They lost their way returning
ami at every road aign one of tliem
would leave the ear, read the sign and
the other one would remain and hold us.
"When we reached Rosemary about
2 o'clock Monday morning I jumped
from tho car near the tent where we
were supposed to be taken to services
and ran to my aunt'a just across the
at reef."
Scarcity of Houses
Yes, Indeed, houses are scarce,
more so than ever this Spring in
most communities. But there is a
home for you aomenhcro if you can
but find it.
The quickest and best method for
you to pursue in house hunting ia to
rend the Want Ad Columns diligent)
scan them carefully every day
Select the ories that sound best to
you and you'll surely find the house
you want and in the right location.
It would be advisable for you to
run a Want Ad of your own, stating
just the kind of house you desire,
the size flat you want, mentioning
the location preferred.
Let the Want Ads do your house
hunting for you and you'll be sure
to find a desirable home.
Phone 127 our Want Ad Man will
gladly call for your ad.
Indirect Impeachment Of Roan
oke Rapids Women Made By -
rnsoners . ,
ALL THREE ARE MARRIED;
FAMILIES VISIT THEM
Twin Itinerant Religious Work,
ers Claim Young Woman
Forced Herself Into Automo
bile When They Started To
Virginia, and Was Drunk
When Arrested
Two itinerant missionaries aad tha
driver of an automobile hired for a
preaching tour that landed all three of
them ia the State prison Saturday,
charged with criminal attacks upon two
young women at Boanoks Bapida, yes
terdsy entered broad disclaimers of say
stain or guilt upon them. Individually
and collectively, among themselves, to
their keepers in the death house, where
they are Incarcerated, aad to their fans
iliea who hsatened from Albemarle with
aasurances of sympathy and support,
they told a tale that appears almost
convincing,
Both the Sharpe brothers, ana their
chauffeur, Alonzo Burleaon, arc man
with families. Jim Sharpe's wife eamo
to him yosteday, and Mitchell Sharpe's
ex-wio, and their children, came. Bur
leson's wife waa not here, being at
home with their fire small children.
Came also Pastor D. A. Seymour, head
of the Union Gospel Home Mission at
Albemarle, under whose auspices the
two missionaries set out on the expedi
tion that has ended so disastrously.
The Sharpe brothers are twins, ana
look ss much like each other as twins
are popularly supposed to look. They
sre ft years old, weigh slightly mora
than 200 pounds each, are heavy set,
have red faces, with restless gray eyes
set close together. Each has close
cropped reddish hair. They appear of
average intelligence, and their speech
is not polished. Burleson Is a dean
looking young man, 25 years, with aa
honest, open face. He was married at
the age of 16.
Oae Preacher Divorced
Jim Sharpe is tha father of two chil
dren, both small, and the husband of
. i 1 1 . .i
works in a cotton mill in Albemarle.
Mitchell Sharps divorced his wife soma
years back. The children live with her
now in Charlotte. Several of them ware
with her when she cams to visit hat
ex husband yesterday. One daughter H
entire party made the trip eve; la her
Jim Sharps and Burleson are the twa
aginst whom the power of the law ia
directing its capital efforts. The other
missionsry is held only as an accessory
to the crime alleged against the others.
He waa not with them when the crime
ia alleged to have been committed, aad
he inquired quite plaintively yesterday
of all visitors if they thought he ought
to be where he was. He made no claims
of innocence for the other two. but waa
quite aure that he himself was without
blame.
Indirect impeachment of the eharsetur
of the two Roanoke Bapids women is
contained in almost every sentenco
spoken by the two most deeply in
volved. Burleson admitted quite frank'
ly that the Gillespie arirl's statement
that she was ''drugged'rwaa true. Tha
brother of one of the women accom
panied them on a drive before tha
Sunday night trip, and bought a bottle
or beet iron and wine, and the girls
drank it. One of them was so tick that
she had to be carried away from the
tent meeting on Saturday night, he
declared.
Didn't Leave Secretly
The flight from Boanoke Ranlda at S
o'clock last Monday morning is do-'
scribed as having been agreed upon
for several daya previously. Burleson,
who talks more intelligently thsn tha
others, told of drives upon which tho
two women insisted upon being taken,
nn finndnv mA ...I. O . f 1 .
They drove over to Louisburv. ha aiM.
snd returned to the mill village where
the two women were working la tho
mills. The trip was made at tha In
stance of the two women.
Late in the night, according to Bnr.
leson'a atory, the Gillespie girl was ear
ned to the home of her snnt. whera
she got out of the ear and went to
the house. The car was driven then
to the home of the Barkler cirL and
after that Burleson and Sharpe went
ana wnxe up tne other missionary and
prepared for the trip to South Boston,
Va., where it is claimed they intended
to continue their mission work, preach-
iig ami i.'ising collections.
Forced Her Way Along
As they were driving out of the town:-
Burleson says, and the two Shames
corroborate him, the Gillespie girl hail
ed them and declared that she was
going to leave town if she had to walk.
She claimed that her brother had as
saulted her. It is claimed that they
tried to dissuade her, but she Insisted
on going, and jumped in the ear, into
the front scat, snd sat between Burle
son and Jim Sharpe. Repeated efforts
to get her to leave the car are describ
ed as having been uaclesa. '
Say She Got Drank
Reaching South Boston, the girl was
carried to the home of her aunt there
nd left. The three men all say they
went down town and prepared to open
their campaign. They had juat eaten
supper when polieemen arrived and car- '
ed them off to jail. They told the
dicers where they left the girl. Lata
n the night they saw her brought into '
the jail. They say she wss drunk when .
she srrived there, snd that officers told
them that they had picked her up on
the street with two men. All srs said
n hare been drinking. They made as
emnrrer at being brought back to
North Carolina.
Roanoke Rapids appears to be eon- .
siderahly agitated over tho alleged at
tack on the two women. Threats el .
iimmary execution eaused the two asea
to be brought to Raleigh, early Satur
day. The story of the arrest of th
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