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CT lmAV V A WW JM. W A M. A. W M W.B w" M M . M W M S V. . m I W W AlK J. ABEBNKKAtMOST IN MINEY New Bern Man "Bought and Paid For Something Shouted Pfenderson (Special to The Dispatch.) Raleigh, June 22. Without indicat lug his line of attack, former Solicitor Charles L. Abernethy Thursday denied the -right of producing evidence before -the state board of elections and tnere t- fore the minority candidate for con gress in the third, declares his pur pose to fight this thing to a finish. His attorneys conferred long -with - - him. They were ready for no state ment until yesterday, and JMr. Aber ,Tiethv is not yetV certain what he should say. The manifest frauds - - which so many affidavits set forth, cannot be shown and he must go to . the courts or endure what his friends regard a great wrong. The two republican members of the board would not sign tlj certificate of ... award. They believe tnat Abernethy -has been robbed and that they have - the right to investigate. The major ity members take the view that Abei nethy may have been robbed, but that - is no function of theirs to see wnetn "er he has or not. The hearing was intense and at times terrifically humorous. It was the first time that General B. S. Roys ter has sat with the board and he was V attorney to it. The board held long - sessions, heard everything and then ' -decided that it would not receive evt - dence as to frauds. "Mr. Abernethy is in the position oi having bought and paid for something that you won't deliver," exclaimed At torney Zeke Henderson, in a fervid - outburst against the Dortch faction ot - the democracy in a pathetic struggle with Charles L. Abernethy for the ti- -ctle to the nomination in congress. , "That's by way of illustration, I sup nose," ouietly retorted General Bev erly S. Royster, who instantly visual- .- - . . u a lzea ADernetny ana acre-H.us BtauciBu -over the nine counties of that district, - now distracted, discordant an drench i hlnnrl TiYir a moment ill uL.t2J. XA-X Wiv --- the crowd held itself, but no container ' could contain forever. Clarence Call, republican, relaxed a flexible face in Xo a capacious grin. Jim Pou's 235 pounds shook. The corporation com mission's chamber lit up with inordi- . nate laughter and the Abernethy men never cracked a smile. The break was a tragedy. "Zeke will always do It if you let .'him speak long enough," said one of the Dortch partisans, who was eaves-I-dropping for a delectable piece of double-entendre. Of course, Mr. Hen derson didn't mean to make the start ling confession. Fact is, when well "coached by hand delivered mail from " Attorney W. F. Evans, he struggled I back to his feet and explained that '" Abernethy had bought his right to run in a primary and no primary had been held. But Mr. Henderson wasn't downnd out on a solitary piece of verbal clum siness. "When you get up to Saint Peter's door and knock, how are you A x. XV. nn 9' A,T-n "VX tvr A ar- um ii ir iri uu i t i i r i r ) r it i i . i 1 1. iiiai.i - fc v O-" son shouted. "Are you going to buy your way in there, too?" Mr. Pou asked, with an opera bouffe that indicated his per ' feet belief in Abernethy's hope of .. paying as he went, while Dortch could not hope to go. The incidents were - so ludicrous that they quite destroyed the tragical elements with which Mr. Abernethy and his imposing list of attorneys invested the inquest. XL. Al. OlXXliXiO, Ul Lil iviuvitsu isuix , made two powerful arguments' for Mr. Abernethy. He represented Mr. Aber nethy and while he thundered at the five as he would speak to the twelve : strong argument for going behind the returns in this primary. The law is overwhelmingly against him, lawyers are wont tosay, but Simms, in argu mentation, would supply much that is ' deficit in law. : But Mr. Henderson was presented Ho put on- the rousements. He intro duced without calling his name a 'cleric who recently denounced the third district politics as rottener than I the sewers of hell. "And it was the rottenest, most contemptible primary that ever was attempted in the United States," shouted Mr. Henderson, whom Mr. Call heard without the slightest effort Mr. Call quite agreed with him. The Abernethy attorneys are con tending that Abernethy is nominated for several reasons: First, the Samp eon county primary was admittedly so Irregular that the election officers would not make a return of the vote. . If the board holds that it can pass ". upon Sampson it can pass upon all counties. If it will pass on them all, "Mr. Abernethy goes over the top," said Mr. Henderson, who admits for -the time being that Mr. Abernethy is in the ditch. - Mr. Abernethy's supplemental state - ment to that of last week covers 19 typewritten pages. These are full 'of charges. , The first of these alle gations is that Cleveland Willis, ' a ' restaurateur, knows so much about the dirt done by the Dortchites that an affidavit setting forth what It is ' would wreck affiant's business if af fiant affied. That he would not do. -Mr. Willis is understood to have knowledge of many i republicans who voted in this primary, contrary to the statute in such cases provided, and against the peace and dignity of Mr. ; Abernethy, who had been ,up to that 'time,' the "state." - V German spies In France and Amer ica do no . more harm than so-called American" citizens, men and women, who refuse tcnsupbstltute i other foods for the wheat and beef and sugar . which are needed f or our soldiers and ibe soldiers ot our allies In France. PROF. EDWARDS CALLED NTO SERVICE OF NATION Has Charge of Testing Depart ment of Edison Company in New York (Special to The Dispatch.) Trinity College, June 22. Pro C. W. Edwards, head of the department of physics at Trinity college, has been called into the service of the govern ment for the summer months, and is now located in New York city, where he has charge of the testing depart ment of the Edison company. He is not only looking after the testing of new apparatus and motors, but Is also attending to the motors, engines and other machinery on board many of the ships which come into New York har- r. Prof. Edwards expected to have charge of some of the teaching work. n which young scientists, would be taught how to do the work which is ever on the increase as the material equipment for the navy and the army grows, it was iouna, nowever, tnat so much of his time was taken up in the actual work, tht it was impossible for him to devote any of his time to the teaching work. The Trinity man has also called to his aid Assistant Professor of Physics C. Hatley, who is also working with the testing department of the dison company. Mayor M. E. Newsom, of the city of Durham, will move to Trinity col- ege campus to spend the summer months, where he will have the wider spaces and beautiful scenery of the college campus. Mayor Newsom is a graduate of Trinity and a member of the board of trustees and the local member of the executive committee. He and his family will occupy for the summer the home that has formerly housed the women students of the in stitution. Despite the fact that there has been an unusually long spell of dry weather, the Trinity college war gar den, which is perhaps the largest in the county of Durham, is showing in dications that it will be well worth the time and effort that has been spent In increasing the food supplies of the nation. Practically every kind of vegetable which will grow in this sec tion of the country has been planted. Several acres have been planted in rish potatoes. There arev smaller amounts of other vegetables. Prof. R. L. Flowers has received a commission as special agent of the employment service of the department of labor. He will make an effort to secure men suited to the various lines of work In which the government is engaged, or for which there is a spec ial need In any section of the country. Prof. Flower's appointment is a part of the general plan of the department of labor to keep the labor moving to nose sections of the country where t is most needed. It is in conformity with the department theory that if the labor is distributed well the shortage will be very materially reduced. Practically all members of the fac ulty of Trinity college are spending ine summer vacation on the camrms. Dr. Frank C. Brown, of tha EntrUsTi department, Is spending the summer months at his. summer home near, Har risonburg, va. A number of other members of the faculty are preparing to do war wprk of various kinds durine the. summer months. Dr. W. T . . Laorade. of the department of historywill go back to tnanotte later on for the purpose of again talking to the soldiers at Camn Greene about, the- background of the European war Dr. Wr I. Cranford. of the department of psychology,. will aiso do some war work on the plat form during the summer. Dr. E. C. Brooks Is now makine preparations to attend the national teachers meeting which will be held m Pittsburgh, and also to conduct a month's summer school for the bene fit ol Durham county teachers, .. . . PIP pi HOTEL EMPIRE Broadway at 63rd Street NEW YORK CITY Room, $1 Room $1 ?A uscof Bath l.UU with Bath 1.0U Parlor, bedroom end bath, one or two $o pa persons DU Add to the abore ratei, 50c f of each addition! person. All surface cars and Fifth Ave. Busses pass the door. Subway and "LM stations two - - minutes. Beautiful Central Park 1 block. OUR RESTAURANT Is noted for ita excellent food and moderate prices P. V. LAND - Manager . - - ' " ( Pupils Write on. Food." 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