The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-08-22
INVESTIGATING Il
EXPENSE ACCIlll
Morehead and Jones DansxMRSzsH
Democrats-Deny We. Agse~
Fighting to Make .Woxs6A
SAFE FOR DEMOCRbSsG--ss

New Bern Aug. 22.-Cog.. A. ~
Ward, leading the Dortch coKacsss@
attack in the third congressisstaxsn
primary squabble, closed his llaEafsskis"
around Abernathys expeDAstssEsr -
| for newspaper advertising, Faessss
day. Weary from the, HefsseEr. .s6sAL
! retreat, he agreed to. cease aEN. axeasS
until today while Squire S.. u 50 nssh
decides whether or not iCastSsfrs SlssBA
must tell where the bulSs ss'~tasz<ss'
campaign fund came FROM.
There's little doubt but rtiage Issasfs''-
| Rea, who is an officer Of theaIhtsyFafaz .ssYs
Bank, will have to, tel>. AlStseasafs',a
Attorney D. E. Henderson s6yssstseS
speed in running from, this enFJthmSs,s= >,
Colonel Ward says il is., coming sSxssss
when he gets it out it will bG%esassaD
the other sensationalism of the, -Sssssssss
backed off the boards.
Colonel Dortch, who stands ssasa'-
clared the Democratic nominee -seD
Congress, has charged in his ans7ss$ku
to Abernathy's complaint Of irs1ssS
that Mr.. Abernathy deposited iA suE;
rious banks during his camRaSs%
approximately $4,000. Mr. Ass,ssS
nathy, who insists that he has aS1ss4
bolted any party but is stilf' 'BesasssosS
the people for election, though Ss&sSs
on the Republican side; maintaasxsDH
that he kept his campaign expernsss 1e
within the limit $3.50, and is ssx'-,-
titled to a hearing in court to detssss01
mine who is the nominee. CoiGSxsesS sS I
Dortch has replied that AbernarxagS
went into court with stained haNfxrss
therefore makes his appeal in saefssS
grace
So much for the skirmishes-. S1ksss-
onel Ward, representing Mr.. DeG3Se4,a.
began taking depositions of nBsssTsS-
paper men and others here yeasxass-
day morning with which to fOsrsaKsy
the Dortch answer to Abernata5rHsaS
charges of irregularities. He 7zEsssssF-
ped yesterday afternoon sssaas5Aa
Squire Street halted the proca7s2s1
ings on the vigorous objections A.-sS1
Attorney Henderson to the adExsksss~
sion of the copy of Mr.. AbernatfJsastS
bank account. He will sleep OVER ESS'
and the depositions will he renewsTsfAS
this morning.
Colonel Ward further plans TO 'sscE.1T~
anime Mr.. Abernathy hims elf toaSEs,sssg..
After he gets the copy of the 'ex-ss7ssss-
lilitcr's bank account in, he pron7xss.
es to ask him certain definite aIstsf
tions affecting the deposits oil. tl-S-~
ch-talked-about $4,000. If aSN
Republican campaign committee ~
capes implication, there is wi.akS
spi cad belief that it missed lss gsb
opportunity of being lines. dp rwssfA.
third district politics way Abefs2ase
the Democratic primary was eyaaa-sc-
Outside of the Henderson arSsxEt=
ment against admitting this bssp1s@
evidence, interest in the inquiry Nsxs-
terday belongs jointly to Owen stS-
Dunn, manager of the Sun-Jourc5s-
, which is still supporting Ahernatt. 1sA&s
and H. |. Crumpler, another I FNsesa
newspaper man who has fgttsr0
crowned with the sobriquet Of .~Ssas-
ernathy's Intelligence mapSNus&eS-
Dunn and his printing plant Aar onssssssh-
gated the bulk of the aaysrtisi1saEs
matter for MIR. AbernathyS ande.EEss-~
ceived pay therefor. Rv. stranEssse@-
misfortune, however, the Dunn caskfe
book, day book and loose leaf ledgasi-T
er containing the transactions cos-s-,
ering the Alternately advertising an~tA
publicity, have been mutlated ansxt
lost and he has nothing in his otS-N
flee or mind whereby he can tell b6yvpS
much money he received, either oEA-
rectly or indirectly, for the worgfx-
Crumpler would not trust. hEsrs
memory and admitted that he Skepzzf
no book record, to testify as togHpxsEr
definite advertising. He vase ssifsar
duly authorized press agent, bassafx
would not say whether he spent, cGssT
authorized spending as much as gsssNsy-
500 or not.
Mrs. Zadie Martin, stenogrs NzFerr
for Mr.. Abernathy during. hiss ezxsxs :
paign testified that She was ugsnza
eight stenographers empioyedLisxsh
Alternately office during the 1nss1n
ry months. There were also 60
lawyers and two office Dcyasvss-ss- /
One Of these lswyerspJ sass ~
wasy Craven campaign ymzssz<s - =
Abernathy'r and secorafher "a slI -
(contiaued On last paks, m