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FEREBEE MAKES * * * * * * * $ * * * * :S City Manager Accused GRAFT CHARGES '+ Hi # # ?: * * -i- -J: =is * * * of Part in Gravel Deal Two Council Members Are Named in Affidavit ,Accusing Local Citizen fctilher It. Culpepper I (Jiarp'd W .!li Having \|> proaclieil l.ilv Manager Willi Offer <>l Iti-ilx OTIIIHS ACCUSKI) Morgan iiiul l)ari? Ounlecl as Itein;; "All llifilit" ill Connection W illi Alleged "Sidr Profit" Charges and c o u ii t c r charges in conncction with the letting of contract by the City Council July 16 fin- 25. 000 to 10.000 tons of Powells Creek gravel for street im provement purposes, were precipitated today" through the making public of an atii davit by City Manager Kerc bee charging, ill elicit, that he had been approached b\ Luther B. Culpepper, well known Klizabeth City busi ness man, with an oiler of a "side profit" to see the deal through. Mr. Culpepper, questioned on the subject, admitted freely thai he had entered into such h trans action, (nil claimed it was at the instance of Mr. Fen-bee himself, declaring the City Manager re aucstcd him to see liow mueli be ' (Vuld net for them. 1 City Manauer IN-nbet* makes public today an affidavit in whiel; ne charge* Luthei It. Culp-pper, member of the Arm of Culpepper Hardware Company, with having approached him with u proposition wheiebv Mr. Ferebee wuuid come in on a "side profit" of 10 cent.* a ton on I.IIMmtton (travel; and with haviiiK assured him that Councilmen E. M. Davis and C. N Morgan. two of the three member* of the Council gravel committer, were "all rl^ht." and tlia I the deal could be put through without dif ficulty. The ariidavlt in appended. On ? trip to Norfolk yesterday. Mr. Ferebee says he was informed by VV. H. Frei-inati, salesman working on commission for the KeWport Hand a f I ravel Company, of Newport News, that Mr.- Free man had received a letter, writ ten on the stationery of the W. I. Jones Construction Company, and bearing the slKnatrire of L. II Culpepper, askiug a commission of 15 cents per ton on grav? I to be sold the City Council. Mr. Freeman rejected the offer. The letter, he said, contained the diverting asm rllon that fiv* cents of the coimulssion was to In act aside for City Mana^ r Fere bee ? but a special request was in cluded that no mention of the transaction be made to Mr. Fen Ix'e. Mr. Freeman gave assurance that he was ready to make afTi davit to the foregoing effect, if necessary, and would produce the letter. If It was needed. Guy Hastings, of the firm of Aattlng* Brothers. also nf Nor Mix, stevedores lnt< rested in the Hudlng of gravel, Is quotid b.v Vr. Fe'rebee as ha vinx assured Mm that he had seen the letter in ! question, and was ready t?? inako ! affidavit as to the substance of lt| content*. Mr. Ferebee says he wa* Informed also by a member of the Arm of Hitter k Hooker, contractor from whom the city Is buying Its gravel, that they had ?ten the letter. The *ltu'atfon In a nutshell ap pears to have be in (hat practically ' every conqcrn In thin territory that rnlaht have been Interest* 'I , In bidding for the larce contract | for gravel let by the city July 10. , had be?>n approached with a alinl lar proposal. and that all had bu n f Rlvrn Co 11 nd< rstand that they I stood no ehance of getting th? contract rxcfpt by dropplnit h con #|dfr?bb' "fide profit" her#. Here Is Mr. Kerebee* affidavit: ? M, W. FVrebee, City ManniK* r 1 of ih<- Corporation of Ellzabilh i City. bring duly sworn, deposes | and m y?: On or about May IS. 192ft. I wa? approached by Luther B. Cul pepper of Kllxrfhfth City who | arged 'iic to use my Influence to t have the city purchase grav? I for atryt i-avlng front the Hand and . ?nil Co., of Tarboro. N. C. Mr. j ^Plepc r aald h?? represented the ? ^?4 it (travel Co. and that there wrokl tie a aide profit of 19 centa (Continued. on page 4, MORGAN DENIES PART IN DEAL' Onh Interested in Seeing 1 hat C.il\ (*n| Mniir\*> \\ ortli. lie Say* Km phut h- denial that In- v. ?ted for il?' purchase of ih?- higher priced UillliiKtou gravel ui the Council M.-.siiiii on -|-'rida> iiluut, July Hi or that lu* was Influenced l?v tiny cousiderat ion other than thai of getting the |io?ih|i price fur the city on the gravel ImiiikIiI, was v<)|< -eel today by C. N. j Morgan. ui'-iiibrr of the City Coiin ?-il . in answer to ini|>l Ira t ions by | City Manner Miles \V. Kcrebeo] that he was .coiicorni'il in a d?*ail , involving a four way "*si?l it ** 011 i Lillingtoit gravel. offered the 4*11 y at a price 1.% cents bin her than, that p.i id for the Powell's Creek j srav'l bought. "M il?*s has acted doggoncil dirty j In this.- Mi Morgan declared, when informed of the clurges in j City Manager Fere bee's affidavit. "1 can give you a lot more Infor 1 niatiou later 011. when I gel it to gether." In connection with the letting of the gravel contract, Mr. Morgan stated thai lie and Councilman Davis preferred 111*? I.llllnslon gravel because they thought it was better than the PoweU'H ("reck product :and that in any event, they fell that the Powell'* <!rcek gravel could be bought at a lower I price t ban $2.25 u ton. since it bad been offered the city at a lower figure earlier. The motion in connection with l the purchase of the gravel, Mr. Morgan stated was that the offer of Kilter & Hooker he accepted. Tills was paused, with Messrs. Mor gan and Davis voting against it No vote was taken 011 the Lilliiig ; ton gravel. Mr. Morgan said that while he favored Lilllngton gravel - strong ly. he fet that both bills were too high and others should be called for. to be presented at a subse quent meeting of the Council. I stated that the city had been made | an earlier offer of 31.60 h ton | through Mr. Freeman, anil that lo jcal haulers would contract to place | It rtti the streets as needed, at $2.H> per ton, or 1 r? cents lower than the fluure of $2.2f? accepted by the Council. 1 On his part Mr. Morgan took ;the stand that the city'* liar tain should be Investigated, particular ly with reference to that 15 cents ! per ton. W ILMINGTON LEADS WITH EMI'LOYMKNT liiilelKh. July 29. Wltmlnieton leads ill t !;?? mi in !>??> ulvn employ ment in the State for the week ? inline July 2 1. through the I . S. Employment of (he De partment or I*ahor, with 1 :: i . of which number U2 were men an<l 42 women. A*h< vill?- romcH m-c ?oimI with if:: positions tiihd dur ing tiie week just pant, while iCreenxlKiro 1m a close third, hav ' in l: given employment to I Oli, ac 'cording to the report Ju*t made public h.v I'rank (trial, Cotnmls | alone r of Labor. The totaa I r? ulst ration of appli cant* for John wan ??*:! for the' week, 4 4fi In Inn men and 2.17 wo , men. There were 530' requests! froin employer* for help, to which j 67fi applicant* were referred and 611 placed in position*, of this number, H47 were men mid 1 ?? I women. I n*kill<-d labor, an uxual, In In the lead. 27S of the John Ailed the pant wei k being In this clans, with doiticNtic coming next with I Jig. There were but 5 4 opening" In the wkllh'd labor Arid, and hut 20 each In the IndiiMrlal and clerical and professional Held*. ?mO.? MAItKKP New York, Juy 2!?. ? Cotton fu tures opened today at th?- follow I fft'n Oct. tf.as. Dm 17 7:.. !j?n. 17.86*. March 1R.06. May [18.15., New York, July 29 ? 8|nit cot I ton closed steady .points un changed middling 1885. Kilt urea ' r losing hid: Oft. 17.87. I)e? 17. XT,. I Jan. 17.93. March 1*14 May >18.24. Mra. T. T. Turner and children. Vivian. Marjraret and Travla, Jr.. returned from Norfolk and Vir ginia Reach Tuesday night, where they have be?a for Mrtral dara. Stirs Tempest Hoc City Manager Miles W. FrrelM'v, wliouv accusal imt.s against L. I). Culpepper h ml otln ts in cotincrlWui with tin* 1 *1 1 in;-; <?[< a city crave! contract July I ?? have utartcil a florin . NO OBLIGATION 1 PAY BONDS SAYS THE GOVERNOR ? ? ! rii?M' in Kiitflaiifl Clamor iii? for I'aviiiciil "Krron HlriH'lion Bond*" llavc No (ilaim Hohc ITS HUMAN NATUKK I'aieluli. July 2!i- North Caro lina in under no moral obligation jto pay the ao-called "Recount rue i tlon llonds" pawned by the carpet I baggers legislature Immediately i following III? Civil War. anil I ltr>H? I hi Knglaiid who arc clamoring for ! payment of these bonda, Iim*v? nothing upon wtiirli to hase tla?-lr claim*, according to a stateim nt which has been Issued hy tiover nor McLean uh tin- result of IIiIm 1 talk. "The situation In Kn^lnnd and 'France today, the unfriendly at I i tilde that Iinh Krown up towaidu the Fnlted Stat en, Im 1110*1 serious, and I am unable to Hm where It In leading. At any rate. It will ink** generations to overcome it. The attitude shown by then?- na lions, however. Im an example of human nature, when It U'Ih In a Unlit place financially and is un abb- to pay 11m debt*," Governor Mi'L' an mild. "It had br ?yi my experience that wlon a man In unable to pay a d'-btor what he ohm, Im- always gets mad at him and tries to din credit him. Hut when lie hi abb' to pay. and doc* mi. the man Im* borrowed from Im bin friend and benefactor. "Now France and Lnclaiid are rxhibltin v tin- traitM of lli?- nan who can't pay and won't, with the result that they are trying to dia Credit the l ulled KtRttH ax tin- i< suit of their pei-Monal feelings. "This feeling hsM given rise to the talk that the bond* Issued by the Southein Static during the 'ft scon st ruction' Mliould be vail daied and paid, hh an olfwl in IIm reduction of the tiriti*h debt Proas stateuienln "av that llritish mii bjocts hold upward of $l?!.koo. 000 o f these no railed bond? of North Carolina alone." The bondM referred to are the old Mpeclal tax bond* which pur port to have km tanned by the "Reconstruction" lygHlshire com posed of carpet baggers who were at that 1 1 it i ? ? quartered upon th? people of (hi State, who were themselves h< Iples* and under the control of Federal troops. APPEAL RKJUCTKI) IIV MILITARY C(K KT lllerut. Hyra July 2#.? Tb* ?PPfnl of Ren net t J Doty of M?n?l?hl?. TrnnMNcc from ? *??n Ilrne* of right year Imprlaonmnnt xt hard labor for dwrilon from lh?> French foreign W-*lon today wai r??j#rtod unanimously by th* ihijrhtr military court FARM FOLK ARK IN FAVOR EIGHT MONTH'S TERM Kiiral School* Would Not ll<* l/oii^ in Improving if r>,(HK) I'ariiiiTH and Farm \\ ivi'H Mad Their Way THKY WANT IT Kal'dgh, July 2f?. ? An niglit mouth ?' school term for 1 1 tin* ru | imI schools of III*- Slut*- would not jiH' long in iM-miiiinK a reality If | tin* at I i t ia?l?> of tin- nearly fi.OiiO I farmers ami their wives utli mllii!; 'the Farm Convention nero is rep. I rcwnlutivc of Ila?- farni'MH over jtlio Slut*- ns a whole. l-'or when inenlioii of Jill eight months' term was made l?y A. 'I'. Allen, super intendent ill pnhlic inn! Miction, In his atlilrisH he fop the ronventlon. hi- wa.s unahle tw iiiticced for a few minutes In Tin i so of (lie ap (i la une thai inter runted him. Tin farmers hcri- at. the con vent inn want I he eight month*.' term, ami if they continue to maintain Hie < nthiislaMii they have shown here tills w-i'k they will get It. It will In- as Mr. Allen said in his hpeccli, that "If a consuming desire for lu ll' r school facilities should arise out of the 1 1 f ? needs of till- people as It did In lie' case 'if ki""I roads, ill- coming of the elght months' Slate wide school term would not In- long delayed." Two phases of i ural education, tlo quantity and iiualliy ol idu catioiial- o|i|ioi tiinitli'S offend, wore discus. k? d li> Mr. Allen, lit.* entire addrenH, however, helni.- a liotent HfKUiiH ill in favor of the eight months t? rm, Imrtead of t le al* months' t? rm, as at present The old argument thai fainting wan so simple that it did not re quire much education has be n proved a falhic> loni; ago, Mr. Al l? ii said, and today it In recojMilf d as being one of the most compl* x industries. with a three-fotd pioh lem of production, marketing and management. Hence the chifdr- n of farmers should lie entilled I i just as good educational advati laves as the chiliJn n of tlo pro fessional or husirtoaft man in the city, "The yon IK' man, starting "til li| life ws a farmer, must he per mitted to e nli i on thin life on ei|ij;(l t? ill) of lnt'lii I"' ? * Ilk the >ountc tie u in other callm If he cannot do this, he not only faces failure, lint ca'aatrofihy, t?? cause lie Is in fierce compel ti ion. not only witli other younk and old farmers, hut with all the world in the activities that men follow ftKVIVAl* l\ l c Kf.ni*r|l?? Fred. N. I??y of Win Rfon-Srilcm In being li<*ar?l ev? ry it IffVit thl* w?*i>k hjr largo crowli at C?<*n?'Vw Hnpitat Chnfch wImT" hr in MMlitinx lh? pa* I or. Rov. CI. P. Mdrr^ll in #r?nK*|tAif<? ??rrlft* NO COMPROMISE BY SUCCESSOR TO DEAD MKUETT tllinrlr* K. Morri- Drclari* llirrr I- Nol!iin^ In proiniH', I)rr?*ii4'\ Doesn't .Mix W illi ( ro?kr(lm>?. ! i k;ih w ii.i. <;o on ,\rw l*iil?li>lirr ?f Ciaiilon Nch> Knott* Ohio l*oli lir> ami W ill I iii Ir I llici llutll<* to llir I'iiiMi It> Itnltr.ItT T. sM \ I.I. {Cwlt><|lll. I'.'k. ?) I <?> AtMHIll Canton. .Inly A budding spirit of compromise among miiiii1 ; of the leading lis ?>( Caul mii. iiii-l ntl Iiik a Judge mii llu* li-'iH'li. Is to lit' in* t by a f l.i I ilri I'l'iii >n i - I Ion on Hit' ii.iri of llu* <*ant?ui ' Nfws to carry lnrw.ir<l I In* fii;lit Tor civic reform until t'auion; now ImiM'i'iI In t lii* dusi, ran raise li? i" li?*a it proudly arain lu all Me world. It Wiu through tin* medium of this |?a per. owned liy (nrnx-r (inv ornor jMttiih M. t'ux. i Hat I ? ??i Mi lb-It waKnl his liatilc for a ileiunr ('anion. 1 1 is reward ?:i? the bullet of an ui^aiiin. Hut now another young ami |K.*rti?p* a Headier hand Is .it tin* wli?*i*l and has pb-dged liiniM'll I hit I Mcll.ii hliall not liavi' illid in vain. 1 Cliarlen K Morrln. who has sin* i reeded Mcllftt as publisher (?f the ('union News, has heeii i;iven u free hand l?y Mr. C'?x. In h? I iik a HUcccwsor to t murdered man Mr. fox turned lo one who has long hern In IiIh nervico, who I has horn his political assist ant and i adviser, who has been editor-in chief of hl.s string of dailies, and who Is as nerveless ami relentless as hi! Is cool ami difficult to excite. I inn Mi-lb ii was not I lie profes Hlonal crusader. He was nwi pt into the coursc wltii'h brought about Ills death. When sonic sev en or eight tnoutliH am? hi* began a fight to correct abuse* ami mis maiiHKemeut in .? local hospital he had not though! of what was to follow. Hut beginning wiili tb'* hospital the siory of Canton's el vie failures begun to unfold it self. H may be said the fight was thriisi upon Mrlletl. Once it wut presented he could not evade or Ktop It. He himself wuh astound ed at what he uncovered. A hand ful of pioiiilnent citizen* urged him on. Tin- buttle was iwtf half won I when Mellett -was taken away. Tim no* i n 1 1 ? I i 1 1 < ? r of the Cunton N\ w.< fi'grl'Nuly will cm r ry it forward, ? v cn against I he powerful llileresl* wild arc hllggcsllng a "compro mlae" and a "K?Hii|{i!llicr" ami | "forgive ami force!" spirit in t fir Jliit'.resl of the city that eiiHhrluea 'tlif martyred McKlnley. Morris hat* declared there Is nolhltiK to compromise. Society cannot compromise with murder. 'Civic honesty and decency cannot i com promise with und? rworld ! crookednoMS. Tim fiicht goes on. "Charley" Morris. a* lie Is l known to h in friends. Is a tall, slender. ollvo-skinned intellectual, with Ionic black hair brushed straight liack from a part icnlary engaging forehead, lie has heen with Mr. Cox for I I years, ms of ( whi'-h found him as personal rep i rcMcnttftlvo of the governor In Cu I In minis Dunni- .Mr. Cox's hint two terms In the stale house Mr. Mor i rltt was his secretary, lie was In i personal charge of Mr. fox's cum* i palgn for the Presidency in I92?. . Following the campaign, Cliar [ lie Morris was sent to Washington a s correspondent for the Cox i chain of newspapers in Ohio and i Florida and remained there until recalled to Dayton In assume gen !eral editorial dlrecllon. The suc I censor of Mellett is ouy II years | of age. hut wan virt Italy born in the newspaper business. His a< social Ion has h"'ii entirely with Ohio papers, lie knows Ohio pol Itlcs and Ohio people believed him to Ih- th< In ?t < i| lipped man iti all the state, nmiitally and t' mpt-i ament.illy, to succeed th- martyred publisher. The New* Im* Im on ?| nitron' during thoae formative d?/x of flm search for the ^layers. t?>i ? Morris ! pfeTflonally Imh h? :? ? w?.ik ni?M and day with the mimtInI ?i? i? rtlv? a ; try In? t? hrln* order oiil of rh? tn. lli* tlniff for editorial ex|?re*? slon will roni?! Ial?r. Ilo l< no at ranger li? Canton or to eonrfl linn ItK. ilo was often In the cttjr and In ronsiiltatlon with iHin Mollett. He Is Will fitted to "cat ry on." Meantlm* Ihere are conflicting i opinion^ here among t li?> ? \|?rrlf. Thore are those who nay th<- trails "f the murder are either ton eold .or too hoi and time mu*l Inlct (Continued on pax* 4 ? \OI!l{IS IMHC I I I) Kurt W orili. j?h\ *j'?. |;. \ .1 I'lillil. NnlT:*. I*. l.l "i III |?| I It : 1 lta(itlM aittl uallnri i II v tiMiwn t M nil i iii> r: 1 .i la i . w.i s imlifi ??I h> ili< Tit r i i. ii i l'finil> li. wiii in n i?.i iii 1 1 1 ii< i ??t |i i;. 'Ili|?|i>. 1 1| in !??? | in;; ii . Hi ||f tlilllrli iJIifi tin J 1 1 1 \ I 7. PRESIDENT IS SPOKESMAN ON FOREIGN POLICY Mr. ( uolid^r Make* l*o*i lion I'lain and Sprakx \\ illt Tulrranrr and kiml li? >l of 1'Vrlini;^ aluiwwcks main: lt> imviii I. \ w ?: i: v? i: I'.Jt. br Tin ? Paul Smith's. N. V . July 2fi. |l'i<sldetit Co?tllil)!<' ha* in c fleet :nlv|s? ?l (](?? whole U <I| III I 1 1 .1 1 III* Chief Kv-eutlvi- Mini ii'it tin- chair man of I lu* Si-iiat?' Kitri-kn l<clu I ions Committee, I.- ili?- r-'iiiaii for ili. lulled Slut* s i <??\ ?'Mi 1 1 m * 1 1 1 III MialliTH of loieluu |M>||ry. ! This I -j tin- Interpretation which must he placed mi the extrnordln ary session winch the President had with tin* newspaper corres pond' nts h? r< on As us tlill the exact words of the Presl ib lit Men not gUcii out for pub lication though some of the news paper III* II IhnU'.iit the utterance <>f such International Im port unco that tiny asked especially If the precedent could he broken and the impromptu reiiiHrkH made public < as taken down hy the official sten ographer. Tin*' ref|uest was de clined and It is iiftjOiiiiMl thiil Mr. C?Milli|i;i' did not w ish to dlKUlfy | the recent hostile demonstrations I auainst tourists hy unythiriK not formal u? a statement. for lh?? whole Muhject of good relations witti European people was out lined. not only the necessity for circumspect hehavlor on tin parti of tourists in foreign hinds, hut I the suppression of irresponsible I nti'-raiices mid crit Icisins on hoth | sid' m of I lie Atlantic. No mention was made of the statement made in^t week l?y! Chairman itoriih of the Henale Koreiun dilution* Com initteo In I which lo spoke of I lie utterances i <if w instou Chun-hill of (ircat Itritalli UM ilisilltiliu to the I'liited Slates. lint since the only nil 1-1 |clsni emanating from persons in I official llf?- have roine from See- 1 n-lary .Mellon and Mr. Iloiuh, the i former ar^uilig temperately mi , some (lifferime^ of opinion over tie record of expenditures on war ?lel?ts and r h ? latter answering Mr. I | Church Ill's -I. il? lie ill With an n't i tela nee full ol sarcasm, there was ho douhl |? f i h? re as to who wax being chld< d. Tin* l'l?\?ld< III llMS illW.IVM (II d'hvnn-d to mi* iiita In tin frhndll ; ? nt |?n?f*lbl? I' latloiiK with Senator fliimli, iiiifl I tii- Ik oiiif r< ?w?n why j ! he did not urnw inon* *|"Tlflr In III* otlK'rvaf iotlrt to tll? corn hpon i For flier* ? wan n ilanu'r lh.it iinl'-nK gotte thlni; Witu k!v? III out ??fl 1 1>- hv III* l'n nhl' lit lh?'| I : i i t i > li would liikc Mr. ttoiah'ai ('HllsllC ftlnl<*ltlCnt H!> l'l'll< ft 1 1* If till* iittlimlf of (In- Cov< ihin. iit of* i ho rmit-ii state*, it i? i>vui immhIIiI?? lliiil the III ill -h L'OVrt litil'-lit |?oint '?dly MHknd I Inn question. through ' diplomatic chiinnH* and tfiMt th? l'rrnh|? tit"i? Informal r? mark* in : thr ?orr<>i*jioiu|?"h'ii w< not an casual ti* th<"> iiop'-iii || nil v evi'Uf, ifl l I'ti- p |M i ch | marff to tli' r'irr??i"?ii?l' ntx wa?? 'mm diplomat h i lly i'hr.? 'd hh If i( ' hud t?? ' ii .1 Department of fStfttal I not*'. The rirrrxliotidi ntn wen t -i V '' ii h> Niirprir' for ? very word tmd a direct lu ainn on the gen leral Mibjcct of erlth l/lns the Kur jo|H-ana for tic It otilhurrfla. In oth er word*. It war- made clear Unit allowance* hiu f h? made for t h? I hIh l?> of mind of |M O|i|?>n who arc working rtop'i ntHy to overcome | (Continued on pan* 4i , Letter Asking Brokerage Written At Instance Of -Ferebee, Culpepper Says Ill I.I I IS 1)1*11 l/t/S i\\ou l.i:in.h; 01 n A lii< III 1h.it li?- 'i.ul II* >1 l?< m in iin> ivuv lit roiiiM i in miii mi ? ? ??<?1 i 1 1 1 ^ 1 1 ? ? ii In l'i h.' mil In': n| til. I'll* > I* I ?*??*?( l* |?*| . U.I. m.i ? 1 1 ? 1 1 . i> li> < '??iiiiriliiiaii J?*IT.? J. Ihiuli.-. i.piislin i?i till' olt^ill.ll r.lli I I ?MMllIlt ??'?' |||| |||>' I 'iilll.r'il. .1 |.|? l?Tf" t?? inv ? .i i ? . 1 ? Villi hi 1 v | ii * of iii.il? ii.i| .hkI ii'|i*>rt "ii (lii It lll.llHlV "I ri iililn'l :*i? en I In rum mill* ? > Ii 1 1 1 In l.llllli. In Hi: |m ??! I lii i IMV'I tln-ii Mi. Ili.^ln i |i|ainiil. "inn' Mr. I'.rr hi io i|. i.i\ r .i. I Itiinw, III* ruin mil 1 ? <i \ ? r mil si I ? i* i I lint t ? l|?. N i ? I ?? ?1 v .i|i|>i n.i? lii il mi-, jhiiI I i{ 1 1 it I -know ;iii> limi- iilimii aiiv ? ?I' .1 1 1 1 III |.l I || ileal, ill ? ???'. II ? I ii i it m iiii Hi- itravrl (mi ? li .i "I ? 1 1: 1 ii I. IIh cilv in. til- a moil liaivalli nil lis L'liivi I. In- I'liiirlmli-il. "ami I ilmi'i In hi \i- iiii > \ f;hI a 'mkmn mi iln ' COAS I (.1 AKIISMKN ? 4 It IM MAIM I \I.IJ) W.i Illusion. July -?? Court martial uf 11! ciiIIhIciI t'oiiHt (! ii ;i r< I. in ?- it ami oik* iioii-vomillis nioiii il nfflaT on rhar^'x of ill in | conduct wtiH ordered today by Cap I -I ill l>. K, A. iMXlc, Iirl illK roin maudant of tlir guard. The* order I wuH mii oulKrowlli of ail Invoati Kailon of charKcH of ru in^iu tilling by Kiuirdftmcn hIoiir iho Now Jor n?*y roiisl, MI{S."M.| \|{|,\Ml \i.\t\ TO I .U K IMMOIIM.ITV ill \ I C4 ; t-; Mm. lA/tU' Mr Far la ml. Klliotl HlK't I, ami I wo ? hi | of lown wo rn* ii wlioin tdi>- Imih 1 1 a 'I under h< r wiiiK, will fari a variety of rhart; ?'H in rludiim that of occupying a house lor iiiimorai |?ur|iOHcH. in ri' coider's rout I l,ai (day morniiiK. At IMtwiil Mr*. Mr I'll I la mi in oil! U n - . dor bond. Till* will not Ih* tile first I line that Mm. MeFarlatid linn liad to fare charKcit of thin nature, there brim; a t?UH|iemlod Judgment avaiiiMt iter at thin moment which heroilW'H ? ffectlvc ??n the iKKUllIK of a rapiaM hy Sollrilor Walter L Small. I'olire hrlieVe that liny have n HtriuiK f'HM1 against Mr*. MrFar land ami her allrj:rd rompaiiioiix in crime in t h Ik Inula me and will he aide to HiiliHlanl late oik- or lliore of tile rhui'KfH URaillHt her. ham; livkly tilt in I KIM. OK CKANI'OIU) Albemarle. July -!?. A lively tilt ensued litis moinlUK ii I o|H'iiiiiK of the trial or Ni'Vlu t\ Cranford an which attorney would argue no* I. Tlic defense contended that Ij. L Caudle of tlx* state. forroH wan nc* I to apeak. Mr. ('-audio iiKfpert to Hf ?i?> present Ions legal propositions. Those lm lurled f he law prohibiting Convict xiiperin I ? iitlt'iit from Ntilkliik iiriMOht-1'K unh'MH In d' fense of his life. II. M. Covington of the defence counsel then arddri'HM<-d t he Jury, lie ridiculed the Htate witness and hm Id t lion* of i h<- defense were all reputable cltlaena. '1*1(1 1 K III 1 .1 ,S FOUND IN ILLINOIS I HAI l)S Chicago. July 20. True hills naming I- persons and raising the number of persons charged with vote fraud* and various Irregular It lea tn April prlmarifN to 1 1* 1 were voted today l?y a special grand jury. A number of tlcrac named were women. Thirty eight Judges and clerk* and three ward workers were charged with rnlacondnel. Chicago. July 2f?. ? ?' Turning hack to Km imiulry Into Pennsyl vania 'a f:'.,0iiii1000 primary the Senate catupMlgn funds commit tee today ' xa in I li <*d Thomas W ' 'unnlngham of Philadelphia long minx lilt witness. who sApported! William S. Varc in hi* succeiwful f l?r It t for the ttepuhllran Senator- ( lal nomination. Chicago, July 2ft. dally refits Ins to answer questions today Ih* f??r?- the Senate campaign funds committee Thomas W. Cunning ham rtf Philadelphia was advised that he would he cited to the .Sen ate for contempt*. U. _ ? l?o you know how old war. Ann ' when Hector wa? a pup? l?o you? K*ad "They Never Knew. i A>?rrt? llr ran Prove City Msinn^ci* Snwcenteil They Sim* Mow Mtirli They I (inld (>rl ( hit nl It rotiK IN I I. IIE SAYS Dn liirt'f llr Wat* Acting at Partner in \\ . L. Jones Construction Company in Transaction "I jicIikI urnlcr Mi. Fere Imv's directions in writing t lui< Idler, and I can prove it." ther li. Cul|M'pp?')-, prominent KlizalxHh Cilv business man, and member of (tic linn of the \V. L. .lours Construction Company, when asked about a letter said to have been re ceived l?y W. II. Freemant salesman for the Newport Sand & (I ravel Company, in connection with the letting of contract for many thousand ions of gravel to lie used in street work here, and asking that Mr. Freeman allow Mr. Culpepper a commission of 15 cents per ton on the gravel sold the city, with the impli cation that Mr. Ferebee waa to receive five cents a ton for his aid in the deal. Mr. Cu I popper made the asser tion <t h 10 the Idler In the pree once of f. N. Morgan, member of the City Council, his brother, W. 'I*. Culpepper, ami Ualpli Pool, of the Ktuff of The Dully Advance. In tho Culpepper Hardware Com pany'H Ntore thin morning. He uiaiie It clear. however, that nolth er W. T. t'ulpepper or tin? Culpep per Hardware Company had had any pari In the alleged transac tion. * ; "Sure, I wrote the letter," he continued "Mr. Freeman can nh?iw It to you, if lie will. I did i lie in f 1 ion rif Mr. Kere hei-. lie luld me lo Km how macfc wt ? i. aid ki r out of the gravel. We lulki il about It right at that coun ter over there, and 1 can prove It, if I need to. Mr. Freeman wrote me later that he could only give me five eenlH commission for handling h!? material, and tbat offer was made after lie bad made the city a price of 1 1 Mi a ton for II, delivered. The gravel wasn't to cost the city any more than that. My < nmmle xloii whh to come out of that amount .and It wax lo l?? an en tirely legitimate brokerage on thn deal. "Wo wrrc Jiimi going lo dliddt whii i wo got. Four Of ii h wore la It. Mill'*, in y brother. (leorge, BUI Joni'M mikI myn'lf I wan lo da l ho work, ? ;?-*?r *r>- and MIIom were I? do f Ik: 'winding.' and Bill wan to lay low. Hi- didn't have anything to do with It. hut ho wan a mom her of the firm, and wan to got hit aharo hiM-MUsc of thai." In the foregoing declaration. Mr. Culpepper wa- rtbrrlnx to City Manager Kofoboo, CJeorgo C. Cal Hopper, of the Culppepper-Nngfc. Company, and W. L. Jntiea. of the (on?l ruction company hearing his name, Mr. Culpepper Is a partner In the tonal ruction company. Inaxniuch uk tho deal fell through, and no tnonoy < hanged hand) Mr Culpeppor ohvloualjr wax of t Ik* ImpreMHlon that tb# matter had little Importance, He atated thut he wrote the lottfrr hliiMolf tho day after hla alleged conversion ^itli Mr. Kerohee. < orixth i in it? ii urn CONTIt.H T FOR ANNEX Contract for a spaclnue and at tract Ive Sunday aehool annex for Corinth llaptM Church, with fa ? lllMe> for :it?'? poraone, ban juat boon let. It wbk announced w^Mfl nenday. The annex will provide Htandard Hunday school quarter*. Savin # Bartlett, of thto city, were awarded the general contract, and l?. Kay Kramer (hat for tho alec* irlral inxtallat ions. Corinth Sunday School haa grown no rapidly in the laat few yeam I hat the quarter* provided for It have boon outgrown. Hence i he derlalon to build anew. The Rev. R. W. Provoat. Of tbl* eKjr, le pastor of the church.
The Daily Advance (Elizabeth City, N.C.)
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July 29, 1926, edition 1
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