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PVAGE TWO - - - - J ! To TM Vbts tf'Pfto Yreifewih sSfifit'iE original affidavit of Luke VX Riden- hourof GoldrHill tbWnahip. signed by makiflg HIS MARK and Ahe Sergeant -trf the Personal Department feigned his name and Jioth acknowledged saW before Lt. Gold, the proper. officer ap pointed by 'the Summary Coirt under the law of South Carolina '.tQ take acknowtedgemenfyhich I think is sufficient answer to that part of C. F. Montgomery's reply. However, in addition, I herewith submit Mr. J, A. Earnhardt's "affidavit, which bears out LUKE RIDENHOUR'S statement. Mr. Earnhardt, is one oi ' ;3cfd Hill towftsltip's'Best'nien, and for that reason! Suppose, Luke Kidenhour, Went to hitn; for help, when he discovered, that Mont , gonlery, had fied to'vote him cotitrry to his , will, which he 4 SWEARS wasimade fcnofyn to Montgomery, ;at the; Jime he sin- ed the BLUE CERTIFICATE. Mr. Earnhardt says m addition to wjiat he sets out in his affidavit, that when, he first spoke to - -Montgomery about the matter, $iat Montcfo'mery . denied the Vhole matter, Said he had nb recollection of it whatever, but that ne WOUla tninK Over Jl ana let mm iuiuw. ir. jCiariuiiu uv aajo that1at6r hemetM(mtgom'eTy,in.the in Salisbury, , arid told him wanted to settle that Ridenhour matter, that Montgomery said he would do fair about it, that he had prepared Miiocratic ballot for Luke, Irat that he still had them in his of -lice, and 'that he would cancel and destrby the Democratic ballot, -?that,he, Earnhardt, could. vote a Republican ticket for Riden 'iiv)nihe'certficate he held. . ...'hv did Montgomery .fft up a Democratic ticket for Luke? 'Vhy did he put Mr. Earnhardt off at the first? As the active head of thVl)&nocrat!ic party in Rown 'County, .why did he put him self to sojmuch trouble to vote a Republican? . Jo those who:do not know th'e, parties personally ask any re utjtble citizen of Gold Hill( as to the reputation 6f the three men tor truth arid :veracityvandj.they teay that Montgomery's word or oath Is entitled to REFERENCE over that of Mr. Earn :firdt's"pr JUke Meinour's, then Montgomery fiegd 'not reply a'taim Ih, this (lohnection, I want tosay $at.there is about as much in Montgomery's reply, as that of State Chairman Tom VaWeh's reoly to Mr. Mo'rehead's "statement except that Warren ttocs out Of the way to say that Mr. Morehead was attacking the ' jrlity of the wayrf rom-hqme-voting, Iawjand that, Mr. More i.er d had actually called upbn Ex-Senator Marion Butler. You triow Senator Butler asked them who tried to get Cuba to collect some, bonds; atid rather than tell, they&ive.up their old-time slo gan "Buyer and Bonds" and as they have made ah American citi zen out of the Negroes, and filled the army full of them, and say "fjey malce, good soldiers their test; and old-time 'slogan of all "Negro-tidminatidh" has reluctantly been, given up also, so Warren :evadesariy answer to, Moreh.6ad, about his exfclanatipn of the suirjt of trie law meaning that sick men could be Voted, if unable to aftefid the pdjs and the furtherlntci'rfia'tidn; that we f. the Dem ocrats) 'could not take" any 'chances Jarid the advice, that they should riot 'augur or talk with Republicans about it. Why, of course not Mr, warren, you nave tne neip at nana 10 pun on any thirigyoii want to, without talking to the -Republicans about it or refernngtbtheawatIl. 4 ... 1 suppose everybody knows it js Democratic law that poll taxes rnusl bepai(i on or before the first day Mayjto entitle anyone to yote Under 50 years of age, or otherwise exempted from paying ;p6U tax. and that the:sheriff rias to file a list of the names of all those who paid their poll tax on or before the 1st of May, with the clerk of the'eourt'on or before the 10th of May. Mr. James Kri- der, like other sheriffs performed that dty. I paid $15 for a cer tified copy of the list filed by the sheriff and he, rewjth jnser certi ficate of safte. Under another Democratic law. all whtrfadfed to pay their poll tax are subject to challenge, and 'another ,sl&ise1ri the same Democratic law makes it the duty of the registrars to notify those challenged to appear and show why they should Tiot be challenged. Several men, whose names does not appear on the certified paid list Jiold receipts, showing they paid they taxes be fore the first of May, as I remember one dated the 24th, another the 29th of April, this last being a Candidate for office in thprs ent election, another who does Duslriess in the court housg, whose name is not on the paid list but.iriarked among the delinquents, says he paid hs poll tax before, the 1st day of Jvlay, Qbinparing this certified list with the registration books it apeaVg thai about 300 names do not appear on the paid list that are registered, who appear to be under 50 years of age, and otherwise qualified to vote. , , , Neither I or the Republicans had anything t6 do with the enact ment of these l&ws or making the records in this county. We have paid our hcnest money f cfr what we believed to be the:proer re cords as made out by Democratic officials elected by the voters of Rowan County. The outstanding poll tax receipts may be correct, and lawfully obtained, as claimed by those holding them, or the officers in some instances may have made honest mistakes with that we have nothing to do, whatever, further than ask that the registrars carry out the law, which we ask to be done with Repub licans the same as with Democrats. As County Chairman, l am doing th' bidding of my .coriimittee, who only ask, that the law be carried out to the letter. We be lieve that an effort will Tbe made to carry the State and all the Congressional districts in the same maihner, that the iOth district was carried by the Democrats in the last election. We are spar ing neither time or expense to be able to prove as much of the ex pected frauds as possible. We are not mad at alnydfle at all, arid will hold our head to the last and at the proper time expect to be able to make out our case before the proper tribunals, and inas much "as such able local Democratic leaders as Walter Woodson, Walter Murphy, Robert Julian, and others I might mention have been relegated to 'the rear and such inexperienced men as C. F. Montgomery and Mr. Lisk, and a few other equally inexperienced workers are trying to carry out the active, work of the opposition in-this county, we feel that we have at least equal to a gain of 300 votes to start with, and we. know that scores of good Democrats are going to be our best allies on the Election Day. One perplexing thing is this, while I have tried to get the Elec tion Board to furnish me, or the registrars with our tickets, as required by another Democratic law, and while I was calling for them and could not get them, the Chairman of the County Board of Election furnished our tickets or ballots to a Democratic can didate for re-election who has placed as I am informed and be lieve his name on our ticket ana distributed the same among our voters. oiny choice. I found oirttater, however, that Mr. Montgomery Yj,iqetoMjiath$j vote for me, which was c6ritr&x We;. Montgomery, knew at the time J uried the. bhfe &rficathtt I desirtd t6 vdte the Republican X " 1 L m W l .1 t. T . . A 1 iicKei ior i una mm so, ne stau can ticket if I wanted to. bating that I could Vtite the Republi- I can. neither read nor .write and rfirl nnf Vnriui at tho tima I sipd the def tiffcate mtj was jvotirig but was under tfe im pression, that I was registering, having never voted Iref ore. t l;rqlie$tI Mr. J. A. Earnhardt, to go to Mr. Chas. F. Mont gomery,nfl demand my MlJottoack, having :beeh deceived into v6trife he1Jeni6cVatic ticket, oift have as et failed to receive the sariie. His LUKE F. O. x RIDENHOUR. Mark , w : , . ; By JSgt. J. WPJTALEWICZ. , 10-I-I8. Sworn to arid subscribed to before me this 1st day of Oct., 1918. ROYWddULD, 1st fit Inf. U.S. A., Summary Court Officer. Gold Hill, N. C, Nov. 2, JJ1& I, J. A. Earnhardt, do :sole"mnly swfear that on or apout the 27tW day of Augy 19lB. at fthi.request ol tuke F. O. Ridenhour, I called on Mr. Oias. J1. Montgomery, asked shirii to return the ballot, which he'ChaStE. Molmery, obtainedjfrorn the said Luke kid enhour, under $e: pretense of registering hun,Jbut which turned out to be a D'emoratic Fallot to whiph the said Ridenhour object ed to oh the "grfliuri j that He Wanted to Vote a Republican ticket, thereupon Mr. Mohtgdmery fold me that He would :caricel or des troy the Democratic ballot, and that I could get a ticket and vote itfdr'Rfdefthour. . . . ' : . f J. A. EARNHARDT. Subscribed and sworn to before me a JusticVof ttie for Rowan County, tliis the 2nd day of NavemlirriM ' ' iK . PXWFG0ODMAN, J. P. ''i-i I, Luke R O. Ridenhour, do solemnly swear that Chas. Mont gomery, did on or about the 21st of Aug. 1918, a few days before I left for Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C., came to me with some papers to. sign, and later I found put that he presented to nx a blue certificate to sign, stating at the time, that this certificate makes me eligible to vote, and if I signed this blue certificate, I could vote either a Democratic or Republican ticket, or the ticket In conclusion I wantto say . that the. Republicans of Rowan County in open convention have selected hie as Chairrnari of the Executive Cpmiriitte J have openly and heartily in. connection with other, zealous party workers entered into the organization of our voters, and hope to be ableto push tjem "oyer, the top" on the 5th of 'Novpmpej. 1 want to insist, that we-are. loyal Ameri can citizens, arid that we f uTivTjielieve, that We bail reniain so and atthes'aWtinieVofem I have tuishgjj tlfree pf my toys to, the government, who I am proud to say are making-good. -The oldest son of the secretary of my cprnmittde Tesftrled a position held tinder one branch of the government and isjpow 'in; .the- mflitary service, . his grandson a PJneirM dtV :M;people have givep up. their, pews to fight in the ranj side by side with their Deindcratic assbciaies. We.. have bougKi WarlSavings Stamps and liberty "Btfndrsfcd fliotlCt& tKe'-btsl of our ability. .a(S:tA;p1tfen we Will gracefully subhilt nd remah;lb)';Aiericah citizeps,by,obeyirig the law in supporting the !(miJes elecfed 'in the administration of their du ties. - , Very Respectfully, ft. A. (POLITICAL ADVERTISING.) 't ! 4 . UEV. ADAM fcllUBB DEAD NttM. of. Darkfiwii Covntj and 1'ormer lliowan Man Dies, at His (ome In Florida Mother-in-Law Also Dead . ;. ' ., ,., i i Wprd ha ben received here of the fdcaih (Saturday of Ke. Adam Grubb r,t Ma'horae in Deland, Fla death sap posodly being due to influenza. While it is not definitely known it ia prob able that the interment took place at iDoLand. Rev. Mr. GruM was , about 40 'years of age and was a native of Davidson county, fceinir a brother of .the late H. Clay Grubb.' Some years fljto he was ordained a Baptist min ' ister and held several charges in this county up to a few months ago when he left here and. went to DeLand to accept a call. Whik a resident of Rowan he lived several miles from the city on the Mocksville road. It is also . learned that Rev. Mr. ,Grubb's mother :in-lawf Mrs. Peck, also died at Ws home in DeLand, her death occurring last Wednesday. W S S- Users of pipes, cigars, cigarettes od those . associated with them can not be . too careful about fire that might be started . front some care lessness or inattention in the hand ling of them. They are dangerous hazards at the best in the home, in the yard, on the farm, in places of may be. rv..T ' a . . ..... .... , .. fews! iters! tAitdfe WANlriftfiS. Large Chrysanthemums in white and yellow. ; ' Long Stem Roses. Dahlias are at their best, taster lilies, long stems. Carnations in 'full crop. . lothwithstanding tKe fact that the demand for flowers has been very unusual bur YuppTy Tias Beeri ' steadily inttea6fcg.Cii-.' .;' We have the largest stock of flowers wc have ' ever -groviTi, . ' . . ; . ' ; WAR WORK IdcludiDf the Various Inleeirts and Activitiei of Rowan Women in tne Figtt (or Freedom. Notice All persons having labels from sol diers overseas for Christmas boxes, please call at Red Cross office in the Community building and get box with instruction at once, as we must if possible have boxes back ready for inspectiGin and wrapping not later than . Saturday of this week. Please return boxes for inspection, etc., to federal court room .in postpffice build ing where committee will take charge of them. F. E. LLOYD, Chairman. On Saturday the following contri butions, were sent in to the Red Cross cmer-rency fund: Mrs. Ella B. Carson $ 5.00 Miss Charlotte iHambley :1.00 Miss Johnsie Hobson 1.00 , ,Mrs. Wallace-B. Scales and children, Louise and Wallace, arrived in Salis bury yesterday and. are at the home of Mrs. Scales' mother, Mrs. J. D.. Mc Kcely Qol. Wallace B. jScales, who has been statoned at Newport News for sometime, is now preparing to go over3eas, and during his absence Mrs. Scales and children wiU be with Mrs MqNccUt. The iate .queen of Den niark,oed to be known as "the moth er, of kings," so many of her aona-in-la. v.- icing crowned heads. ' In like manner Mrs. McKeely . might be deemed ,"tha. mother-in-law, of colonels, for she has three .sons-in-law colonels in the 'American army. ' and getting so costly on account of the high price of wool, that its doubt ful if many or any more come in. The supervisor of reclamation work is very, much gratified at the way the 500 pairs of gloves disappeared from the work rooms. It was a case of "now you see them," "now you don't," and they are fast being made into re spcqlffble looking affairs. In two days the allotment had been taken up by the women of the chapter and branches. The supervisor, says tbe rural operator at the telephone office is a wonderful, factor in the placing of work, and is "so indefatigable in her efforts to put headquarters in touch with the branches that much time-is saved and work accomplished through her kindness. On Saturday night when both the Red Cross women and op erators .were, tried, for two hours the telephones were tousy notifying rural branches. Arid this is what people who :ave not phones do in their eagerness to . help out the cause these days. A member of 'a branch fey no means youthful said she would walk to the homes of the different members of her branch to tell them about the romlnp bazaar (which bazaar bv the .way will be one of the biggest things pver pulled off in Salisbury) and that meant covering .right miles. ; fw s s HALS AND PERSONALS ' ivi.:!cde in'd Kef dl Flbrists !- V . Irs. Samuel (Hamilton .Wiley wa called to Kaleigh Saturday night on account of the critical illness of her father. Mr. Walter B. Hay.. Mr. Hay heart in a weakened- condition. Mr. Wiley went to Raleigh with his wife. ,- A splendid. shipment . of hospital auUts went out f rem the Red Cross packing room for October 56 in- all. (t. ia marvelous, how v the . country 'tranches have , responded, and how eairer.to wor ktbev alls are. Three knitted comforts were also- donated. one by the In wis Xante Circle of tbe King's Daughters, and two by a knit iag club, called tbe TrWay After noon ..Knitting eliib. - ott which Alxa. Knnie Hill is 'the "moving . apir'it. These knitted comforts are beautiful Every passenger engineer on the Western.. road, running out of Salis bury, is off duty on account, of sick nesSv and .freight engineers are tak ing their places. . , , . Capt. R. B. Hayes, of the army medical corps. . stationed at . Fort Worths Texas, was here this morn ing on 'his way to his post, from Hills boro. -Captain Hayes came her. to at tend tv. . funeral nd, burial of . his aunt. Mis ,Mary Beard, which took plaee in Salisbury last week. ; iGltnn -Poster, the young son of Mr,nd Mrs. CP. Foster living en NortV 4ti Street, just ,below the Western railroad, was struck by an 'uto'nebile, the street in front ef his broe Saturday afternoon and painfully, thought not seriously hurt. In the county court this morning two defendants were up charged with larpcBy of goods, to the value of more thai) $20 and probable cause .was found and they were required, to give $100 bond each .for their. Appearance at the next term of Rowan Superior, court. A, negro nan .and woman for violation of an ordinance retrulatine Ed White, a vounsr man of Chest nut .HilL, was,, painfully, injured Sat; i -ft ' . A ' t uuiay aiiernoon wpen ne was. acci dentally shot in the kfg. by iHope.r Gardner, the contents of a shotgun shell, taking effect in the calf .of one of his le'gs. He was taken to the sana torium for treatment. The accident occurred down oq . the creek, near Chestnut Hill, where a party of young men ..were, hunting. ,,. . A Chevrolet automobile, in which five young. men wereidjng Satur day afternoon ran into a wood Wagon near ..Sumner'j, four miles south of Salisbury, hreaTcing a leg. of a horse hitched to the wagon,, then shot tip a bank and broke through a telephone pole then passed on and. jammed, into another pole. The, car was demolish ed. ,,bu,t none of .the occupants werei injured. The, young men left , the scenp, leaving the car. The horse was killed afterward. : . yf s s . , , . Mra. KumcII Sage Dead w . , Hew York, - Nov. " J. .Mrs.. Russell Sage, widow of . Russell Sage,, fhe financier, died. .suddenly this morning at her residence "here, iShe had beep in failing health several years. vShe was 90 years old. , ; w ' S. S.- ,, The -white poplar lias been used, as a natural lightning rod. . ' JUrawUV The wcturi 'w 1 Show fiera is cf S colored sprl rho ' had. abort nappy." rkinky hair, i-, . Katie aowloaaa4.aatifal UtUSt Hi! tt r w MW wt ar , It tr. ,m tn Urn tmvua aittr ASCNU svtr rv'tTWHUr' r lf). MS. Just a 'ew; ynJ V;let you know I and sjately.Jio(pe you are the aame. We arekept pretty inusy , over here and it ia, quit Impossible .for me to write very often. How i grady? i hope he i sJl right,, Tell all the folks I was asking for them, and tell them I .am all right. Hoping you are in the best of', health. I anl, with love, . Your son, f GROVER GRAHAM. Lette to Dad .Western Froht, France. Oct. 4, '18. Dear.Dad-. Yours of September 1 and 9 came yesterday. Very glad toi hear, from you. We just got out of the line day or two iago, and believe me it was same fight. Our outfit, ' (120th. x in fantry), took oneTof "Pritaesl! strong postions. The "place "that was taken lookedtoo'strong for any mortal sol diers or ke, , W wajr. they had it fixed, and as, many machine gunaas, the enerayiha4 ft&ere,',howyer our boys did lhe'. wont, 'and - drpve ;dd' Fritxws' oldiera'bwkjf oj three miles. Sure' did sret some runs and .material. LWt.lost'iiilite fewgood nich, butdid what we set out, to do. tn piain-woras 'uavreadilnijianjr.. books. maga zines land bfstoiWor the sights of tjL-battle,;tle,Tdii,Snd .ave , seen There lights that equal -.any'rve ever .read aooy w twn v.,ieej eiuo uje vbk otdescribipif ..whati Ivs but ,per hapi I .can.jtelL, you, about, it some day. Don't know, how. many prisoners, we fook, but he;y. were Jjolte. numerous. Some boys msde is many as 20 single handed. -I ';consider;that was - doing real well fat men XML thlkaiseraid "coildnS, -fighl.The jaexniafltit after jhe, attack. I akpt.fa a captured, Ger man' officers' . dugout. . Tbexhad ' it fixed up 'very well. ..There were' some mattresses-. ?; in V. it. and. hods with springy tooj and you can. W ween loyadme,vool .nirH.'i,.reat. . Dont know how; pooa. jt will bf at it Again; but if;nthmg cornea alongour ,boy will oot thej. hotter than ;evcr bW rorf.(anyr noogle itry,4o,gve their feeling 4r hurhts on tbeybatye-feJai,for,me.'4i-1'Jijn,t.r Jfiel i yery tn.cut f!itna adinaryievfryday serfc iWwaa pnlv nptt tne ftghtwas "er that Jiad 4 uch-.time ,idr lioutht-snd then, thinknnz wouldn't do moclgood. Saw. a, goow many se riously wounded; you would hardly every hear of 'these complain, .or cry out Those , who were, just slightly Wounded generally, made the most fuss. No. -much, news to write, Bruce Lyerlydidn't get hurt. Haven't seen Hal Wetmore or Oscar Benson since the fight, but.ddnt think they were hurt. Very sorry to hear of Kings ley's deaih. He .dies for his country just as mucn aa n pe nau ueen over here, and rgding over the top. Old "Fritz" wpl want to. call it all off be fore this wbrid is many years older. Best wishes to all at home, and all my trierids. Tell grandma I think of her every day. PAT. The above letter was sent to J. K. Culbert&on by his son in France, W. R XJuIbertson. , Mr. Culbertson bears jne recora qi giving ran puno in ready and the fourth is just waiting his call to. colors. These boys (three) volunteered and, entered the amy, navy and aviation. - g g HoTfJSNnCtlERjV TRtJNKS ARRIVE IN SWITZERLAND. Dozens of, Theip Tfave "Reached the .Luxurious. Chateau, Named "Buc nu" on Lake of Zug. Geneva, Koy. 3. (By Associatdd i' .Pres.)Dozeiis ojf ' trunks berinyu' vnc, royai fiouenzouern jnonoK'"! have , been 'arri'Ving ft the ' past week at, the luxurious chateau named "Buc nas", dh the lake of Xdji. The chat eau, which lis flvine the German flair. la the property of Barbn von Kleist, a .uermantt . . , rCOUSOiUID CODGU? Ir. ; tf$ 'Jfcw'i Ducorary ' . reitioTca the danger of r;-?ti$iiat " . ' .Cooghipr i vW,'h parchtd ihreet grows painful should aot be permitted. .Ii;bovldjh,jBliey4,kfan i. gains headway with .; : doss of - Dr. Klog's tiew Diieovefjti,-v r jyV-eame arith a. cold.- a basnchul l ,,;riuioaai naiv trace iiu. wcit kaawa t, rtned.,ior.Jiali . a ,-ctory reralarlyevitaaut yaaf bt of chaagt. .uialibj drugguds uoc 189. Aa.all ( importjit. adjunct . tetany family k niHin'tt cibinrt. ' 60c nd4l.20- f Ttearj'of'CiiiifiOatton .' bt. gifted. itahlyJbut prnilr KiDga-NwIii TWa. sThe -livet grt - . buiy, dijaaiiTpni,T.tht skth, ssllew sku Is freed ftmi bile. - Get a boti c today mil jh day 'right. ' 25c
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