North Carolina Newspapers

Hvil: M K DISCUSSES I© FOUND If COUNTIES lof State College ■Out Needs in the ■ (jou’rnment in Karolina. ■OINTS IN ■OST OF THEM KSuffS'ests Some H Which He Be- H'ould Make For H v in Future./ ■ Ti'ihiiit** I! urea u ■ sir Walter Hotel ■ \ 1.. im’iform ■ mlinatioii are the eociity government H]j na . p:irti.-uTarly with fMiiiitiiiige’iiint "1 tlte tis- H ( .n,ni!.v. according to H,,k>. jn-esi.l.-nt of State Had chairman of the Henan\ "ovi-rnnient ap ae,, I,\ (Oivenior A. ■ t jiie request of the H,„ ~f C. unity roinmis eoii!inissi* wail make Hp limliiigs before the |Vjrs ■anmiti! meeting in August 10. 11 and jjßtiudimts are approved. Hiture wit! he asked to |H;, r y legi Cat ion looking of the eoni H riimniission has eom |Hstigatioiis. its report i-(ani• leted and I)r. tgm n or reveal in detail |HiH | ‘!''!;;'i"ns eontainued He;. embrace. How jH.c riiat an intensive |H - -''ament had been v fo.ry. counties gHbrn.imm the agency of jj^Rtsa:ate es the I'niver-; jHareiam at ('lmpel Hill, j |H "i hira 1 ua'hle assist- . |H .. in that it had The data to be jHv;is anioiint of ilia- BH in by ihe Researeh » comities Ln |[H>: the stare. ranging raHli • ' e>r <f eonw* v HH'Tm. to the poorest, m:- :. some very dert- as to just what is H government fl^Bta.' 1 >r. l’rooks said. 1H b-en eontined very HHaiiiainistration of the BHaf;r.'-. inasmuch as HH'’ ' :,r htble and most Hin "inform to eliang -9H The other depart- BH • ■ iiineiit are more not subject to HHn in such need of !■' - •■••. branding de |H'"ik.' of the present - which IH" ’’ e.qi.mission H-' counties—is |H ’ tie management §H*: of the county. "i- agent directly > makes for much BH'W"' g and results Hi " ' !l " ''(unities v '" 'hi'oiigh more jj^^B tlH ln> inethods. |H' > gem-mi in especially in BjHtktwn icease do m,t ; ||H" tin- condition ex-. 1H '•'ate." 1 >r. 1 :i,:,, ution to the 1 HH »: ri "unties had 1 ' I* !'»■<‘ t*o 1 these COII-; HH*' tL ''. v M>re able, and ■ j|H' " ' v as working to i MB d.e counties f.mt so " ;v,, u the same op |H i'tgis a five as- H 1 ;!':" 1 ' w -i option ''entry as to ' „"i'i ''' to umler |H: Fir. Brooks stat 1H ;■* fact the Hj^^K. i,,| '"!uiaendations HH'-''."'-' nature. g j v . HI 1,1 i:s iio'e-tigations HB S "“ ! to taose in- BbV'' bill, desire to mm u.aehi- 19," f unity in the HV' 1 " 1 ' !il “ county, I Wm r ’ s ‘ ■ party IB ,-,f HH N " f t '“‘ 1 • j,ty. The HH r - ' l - >! ' at SO 11H . -tit Ut -9;" Nlt '-..at is WM "" lliri ' .' tli.' slieriff HH'"'" "t h'Ts the H'irv " '• ''' made i'l any H,;; 11:1 "f n». BB -if BB Wai-;, who lp| - mu(le Wm -,: , assots HHpr»i)(-r f h ‘ prn to SBint of . ; v lists mm *»>• WHBB ~s '“Xl'endi -9 ii-'' S !r' ,:ali '- H ‘ cuil ec t 1U g THE CONCORD TIMES $2.00 a Year, Strictly in Advance. STRIKE ON SUBWAY SPREADING AS 100 POWER MEN STRIKE I Despite This Fact I. R. T. ! Officials Say the Subway Service Is Practically at | Normalcy at Present. jSTRIKERS~HAVE LOST THEIR JOB ! Their Names Have Been i Taken From Payroll of Company and New Men Secured in Their Places. New York, July 15.— UP) —The subway strike which the Interborough Rapid Transit Company announced j Tuesday was ended as far as they were concerned, when all strikers were | cast from the pay rolls, showed new signs of life today. At strike Vnd j quarters it was announced that 105 men had walked out from the 74tii Street power house and had thrown in their lot with the strikers. The 74th Street power lions'* through (various stations, furn ; sh*.\s current to the East Side subway and elevated lines in Manhattan, the ln terborough Lines in Brooklyn, and the Corona and Astoria lines in Queens. The strike is now nearing the end of its second week. Service accord ing to subway officials is practically on a normal basis. Most of the strikers are subway motormen and switchmen. Xor Prison Chaplain Named. Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh. July 15.—The State prison may not have transacted much busi ness at its session in Raleigh at the State prison Wednesday, but it did have a good dinners, as The Tribune correspondent can testify. There was barbecued shoat, done to a turn, creamed potatoes a la Caledonia, al so slaw a la Caledonia, and apple pie that made you want another slice. It was real dinner, and the hungry members of the board from outside did it full justice. They then exercised in the prison yard, inspecting the various sections of the prison. No action we* taken with regard to the appointment of a pris on chaplain. taxes employed in many - counties, with no definite plan of procedure, which results in many needless delays and considerable loss. The commis sion will recommend the creation of the office of tax collector, who shall be responsible far the collection of all taxes, in the same manner that the tax assessor rfiall be responsible for safeguarding the taxable proper ty. Then, too, each of these offices would check’ against the other, thus making for greater efficiency. In the smaller counties, it is suggested, the two offices might be combined in a single person, and expenses thus reduced. Improper safeguarding of expendi tures and lack of any central pur chasing agency is a fourth defect that was pointed out by Dr. Brooks, who called attention to the fact that in many counties each separate depart ment is run with little or no atten tion being given to the operation of the other departments, and that many times, if the purchasing for all these departments were budgeted under one head, material savings would result, to the eventual benefits of all the various offices and to the taxpayers of the county in particular. Which leads very naturally into the fifth defect of the present system, namely the lack of any definite audit ing system embracing all the various offices and departments of the county. A continuous auditing system for all departments will be recommended to take care of this defect, so that a con stant check on income and expendi tures may be kept. The sixth and last major defect found is the lack of any safeguard for the physical property of the coun ty, such as county buildings, school houses, furniture, desks, etc., for which at present no one in particular is responsible, other than the jani i tor. This can be corrected, the com- I mission believes, by designating some member of the board to he officially j responsible for the physical proper- I ties of the county. * ‘‘Many of these changes can be worked out by the present board of county commissioners,*’ said Dr. Brooks, “and in several counties most of these conditions have been changed to conform very nearly with our find ings, notably in Bifncombe, New Hanover and Pitt counties, all three of which have greatly modernized their county government systems. However, it will be necessary to se cure some legislative action in order to make the re-organization possible in all the counties. “What we have tried to do is to find an elastic and adjustable plan that can be made to fit in a great many different cases with a large number of varying conditions. Os course, its adoption is not at all man datory, but is up to each individual county.” However, due to the increasing in terest in better county government, it is thought extremely likely that the plans of the commission will bp en thusiastically indorsed when present ed before the association of county commissioners, and that the needed legislation will readily be forthcoming from the next legislature. FREEMAN TRIAL IS MECCA FOR SCORES AGAIN DURING DAY ./• Many Persons Went to the Courthouse in Mecklen burg at Daybreak in Or der to Get Seat. CHARACTERS OF FAMILY PRAISED During Morning Several Witnesses Testified as to Character of Principals in the Case. Charlotte, July 15.—UP)—Charac ter witnesses for the Freeman family were the first presented to the court today in the trial of .Mrs. Nellie Free man. “razor girl© charged with slay ing her husband on the night of May 22, while she embraced him. The father ffnd mother of the slain youth testified yesterday and both told the jury that their son was killed by his young wife after he had told them that he would “desert her if she cursed him" again. The Rev. J. A. Smith, pastor of Big Springs Methodist Church, near here, was the first witness to take the stand this morning. He said that the character of Mrs. Adolphus Freeman was good. He also testi fied as to observing the good conduct of the defendant. Several other witnesses also testi fied for the good name of the Free mans. The court room was jammed to tlie door long before the trial began. Two j additional deputies were sworn in to j preserve order. Many were in tlieir seats before daybreak this morning, eager to hear the taking of testimony. State Rests. Charlotte, July 15. — UP) —The State rested >its case against Mrs. Nellie Freeman, charged with murder, at 10:55 o’clock this morning. MISS MYRTLE FISHER KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE •a cem Hit as She Steps From Street Car— Mrs. A. T. Black is Jailed After Accident. P'larlctfJe. July 14.—Mvf*lSe Fisher, 10, of Charlotte, wff* fatally injured here tonight when struck by an automobile alleged to have been driven by Mrs. Allen T. Black, of Waynesville. Mrs. Black was placed in jail without bond in connection with the accident. Mias Fisher died ht a local hospital where she was taken after being hit by the autoipobile as ahe stepped fr>m a street car. In the large coupe with Mrs. Black was her sister, Miss Eva Holsen back, of Charlotte. Riding on the left fender was Miss Cleo Adams and on the tight fender was her sister, Miss Jessie Adams, both of Char lotte. “I didn’t know the street car was going to stop,” Mrs. Black pleaded tonight at the police station. “It stopped so suddenly. As soon as i knew the girl had been hit I brought the car to a stop.” Mrs. Black said she was driving at a very moderate speed. “It all happened so suddenly,” she said, ‘I didn’t know I had hit any one until Cleo screamed.” Miss Cleo Adams, who was riding on the left fender, said that as the car struck the young woman she threw -up her hand in an attempt to keep from going under the automo-' bile. “I grabbed her hand.” Miss Adams said, “but she went under anyhow.” Attempts to arrange bond for Mrs. Black proved futile as Coroner Frank Hovis, said by police to be the only person empowered to set bond in such a case, was out of the city. Mrs. Black was placed in the same cell with Nellie Freeman, on trial in Superior court for the death of her husband. Mrs. Black's husband is said to be overseer at Brookford orchards, Waynesville. Duke University .May Build 20 Fraternity Homes. Durham, July 14. —Twenty fine fraternity houses may be built by Duke university in one block of its new university plant which is to be erected during the next five years at a cost of over $20,000,000, it is understood. The fraternity homes • would be built to accommodate 25 students, each house w r ith 12 double rooms. They would be two stories, with a large attic equipped for initiation purposes. On the first floor would be parlors, reception hall, and a com : mons room. Governor to Bid For Re-Election in Fall- Cheyenne. Wyo., July 14.—Gov ernor Nellie Tayloe Ross,, first wom an governor, will seek re-election. She filed as a candidate for the democratic nomination late today. Thus far no opponent has entered against her in the primary, to be held August 17, Mrs. Ross was elected in Novem ber, 1924, to complete two years of the unexpired term of her husband, Governor William B. Ross, who died in office. Stanly News-Herald: “Miss Willie Pemberton and sister, Mrs. John N. Ferguson, and children. Jack and Jul ie, of California, are spending several weeks in Albemarle before going to Annapolis. Maryland, where they will reside in the future.” concord, n. c, Thursday, july 15,1920 Families Reunited at Arsenal Refugee Camp | ! BBm B'Vjj ppß / PPSv Jar* wHpr HN mi Mai Wrnm Hi ■pjpr i., | A JQmh[ .» ' ..i ... Heart breaking scenes were enacted in the Morristown, N. J., armory, where refugees from the Lake Denmark arsenal explosion were cared for. Children and parents were broughj together, and little tots who will never see their parents again were fed and sheltered. i iuwumla. . * —l7. ~~ .. imri SEEK lORE BODIES IN HOTEL'S RUINS Search Continued for Bod ies of 8 of 18 Persons Reported Missing After Hotel Was Burned. Tanners’:ilc. N, Y.. July 15.—— Search \v».» made today n ihc vuii» the Iwi ; ght Inn for aditiouc.l t < fl ies of «,'.»< sts and employes believed to l»a\o their lives when ’lnters turned the three-story wooden mi uc iur> into r roaring furnace ve'-ii r.i.ly. Eleven tallies lay this mornihi' :v.Yn barn omy .s’jgbtly removed fr»*m tin* IBiifk’ng p ••?.» of debris Hra* mufti, b the site of the hotel in the te l cottage community of the Chtskill Mountains. A few i f the rescuers co I'inuol ef forts turorghout H le night ta and noj '.es \ f re’.'tives and friends; A iexit ed list of the missing issued by the Ir.u conferred 18 names. 11 Y them women, and two children. The !*.»d ie.: already rescued accounted ••nr eleven of the-e, but they W-’r-: chru red beyond recognition. Th hotel safe, bent and batterbd t>«t intact, was taken from the ruins, and it was planned to open it in the belief that it might contain some informa tion on which to reconstruct the rec ord of guests and employees in the building when it was destroyed. FREIGHTS CRASH Rear End Collision on Asheville Di vision of Southern Resulted In Damaged Cars, Statesville, July 15. — UP) —Seven freight cars were demolished, and an engine derailed -when one freight Southern Railway train ran into the rear of another three miles west of here today. No one was hurt in the crash. The train was running in two sec tions. It is understood that the col lision occurred when the rear train struck the halted one ahead. The road was blocked for severa hours, and early this morning trains were routed to Asheville by the way of Spartanburg. Special Prices on Tires at Ritchie Hardware Company. The Ritchie Hardware Co. is offer ing a big reduction in Firestone gum dipped tires and Firestone-built Old field tires. Cord tires as well as fabric tires are being offered cheaper at this time, as pointed out in page ad, in this paper. You can get a 30x3 Oldfield fabric tire for $6.60 and a Firestone gum-dipped cord 30x3 for SB.OO. Read the ad. for further price par ticulars. If all the progeny of one oyster lived and multiplied through six generations, the heap of shells would be six times the size of the earth. Two Americans Completely Encircle The Earth in 28 Days and 141-2 Hours New r York, July 14.—Airplanes, ocean liners, express trains and rac ing automobiles have outdone Jules Verne's wildest dream of speedy w'orld-cireling. With their aid two Americans circled the globe in one third of Verne’s time and lopped a week from the actual record made a little over a decade ago. :Linton O. Wells and Edw’ard S- Evans roared into New' York in a racing car this afternoon and alight ed at the Pulitzer building exactly 28 days, 14 1-2 hours after they de parted on a tug boat to catch the liner Aquitania down the bay en route to Europe- In the interim they crossed France, Germany, Russia, Siberia, China, Japan * and the United States. Eight thousands of the 20,100 miles traversed were by AWARD CONTRACT FOR STATE HOSPITAL WING W. P. Rose, of Goldsboro, to Re construct Burned Building. Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh. July 15. —Contract for the reconstruction of the wing of the State Hospital for the Insane Which was destroyed by fire several months ago was awmrded Wednesday after noon to IV. I\ Rose, of Goldsboro, on a bid of $345,000. Plumbing and heating' contracts amounting to $40,- 860 additional were also awarded, the heating contract going to the Raleigh Iron Works on a bid of $28,288, while the plumbing contract was awarded to Dun ford and Dern, of Oxford, on a bid of $20,078. The new wing is to be of fireproof construction ac cording to plans approved by the en gineers of the State insurance com fnission, and construction will alsoj *be under the supervision of these erf- 1 gineers. The building will be some what larger than the old wing which ■ was burned, providing accommoda tions for about 100 additional pa-' ttients. The building committee, composed of Dr. L. B. Evans, Windsor, chair man ; Mrs. Marshall "Williams, Fai son, and H. R. Dwire, Winston- Salem, Secretary, was in session for the greater part of the day going over the various bids. Governor A. 1 W. McLean also met with the com- ; mittee during part of the session and assisted it in going over the details of the situation. Dodge Owners Must Pay S2O. Tribune Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh, July 15. —Hear ye, all Dodge owners, and prepare to shed a tear over that $7.50 that is gone forever. For a Dodge is a Dodge and can never be a flivver. * for the attorney general hath ruled it. Selah. So it is that the cost of a license plate for a Dodge, even though the horsepower is but one-fourth or one millionth over the 24 horsepower per mitted for the $12.50 license, so which the vast hords of Fords in the state belong, the Dodge is still in a differ ent class and must pay the price of its superior “class.” 1 Thus the effort of the many Dodge owners who would that their Dodges were Lizzies when time to get licenses came, and who last week made a final and soul stirring appeal to the high way commission, who in turn passed the buck to the department of reve nue, from which place said buck was sicked on the attorney general, has come to naught. For it is the busi ness of the attorney general to re ceive the buck, and he is hard heart ed and adament about. Come on, you Dodge owners, fork over your 20 bucks for a license! . With Our Advertisers. Parks-Belk Co. wants 50 salespeo ple to work during their B : g Birthday Sale. See ad. today. Legend relates that the Maypole, originally decked with boughs, was an invocation to the real trees to come into leaf. airp’ane, w r ith 11 stops and not one accident. The world-girdlers spent last night at Rantoul, 111., losing a number of hours toward their record because the planes in which they had become from Seattle, Wash., were not equip ped for night flying. They allow’ed themselves only three hours’ sleep between Seattle and New York, jumping from the pits of their planes to the seats of waiting racing cars at Mitchell field for the last dash of the trip. The previous world-girdling rec ord was made in 1913 by John Henry Mears, who bettered Jules Verne’s fiction estimate of Around the World in Eighty Days by per forming the feat in 35 days, 21 hours aud 35 minutes. BANK FAILURES TO GET MORE THOUGHT Georgia State Banking De partment Seeks Data Concerning 49 Banks Which Have Closed. Atlanta. Ga., July 15.—OP)—The Georgia State Banking Department today continued its investigation into the affairs of 40 state banks which have closed their doors since Monday. At the same time Federal Judge Samuel H. Sibley heard a petition for bankruptcy proceedings against the Bankers Trust* Co. operating company for lsp state banks for which a tem porary receivership was named in the county court here yesterday. The embarrassment of the Bank ers Trust Company wns blamed by tli2 banking department for the majority of the closings this week. The de partment emphasized that the dos ings were not due to local conditions, and did not indicate any unsoundne*s or lack of stability of banka in the state. Atlanta, Ga.. July 15.—0^)—Judge Samuel H. Sibley in Federal court here today ruled that bankruptcy pro ceedings of the Bankers Trust Com pany was under the jurisdiction of the Federal court, and announced he would appoint receivers for the com pany. Judge Sibley's ruling came when the suit for bankruptcy and petition for receivership was brought into federal court by four local plaintiffs. Florida creditors resisted federal intervention by endeavoring to show that the company did an insurance business of insuring the deposit of member banks, and that the case was not under the jurisdiction of the fed eral courts. Attorneys for these cred itors yesterday in Superior Court ob tained a temporary receivership for the company on behalf of the Bank of Unatilla, Florida. FOUTZ TESTIFIES IN PEOPLES BANK CASE Says Worthless Paper, Counted As Assets. Impaired Capital and Wip ed Out Surplus, Salisbury, July 14- —J. E. Foutz. receiver for the defunct Peoples Na tional bank, which closed its doors three years ago. occupied the witness stand practically all of today, testi fying in the suit he has instituted against the directors of the institu tion to recover about SIOO,OOO. The hearing is taking place in the federal courtroom before W. C. Ervin, of Morganton. special master, named by Judge E. Y. Webb. Most of iMr. Foutz’s testimony w&s about notes he’.d by the bank and which have proved worthless in many cases. These notes ranged from a few hundreds to $20,000. The suit is brought for the government on direction of the comptroller of the currency and ~ the plaintiff contends that because of this worthless paper, which was counted as assets of the bank, the intitution’s capital was im paired. the surplus wiped out, and that dividends were declared when the bank was insolvent- Kresge Bues for Divorce. - Detroit, July 15.— UP) —Sebastian S. Kresge. millionaire operator of a chain of 5 and 10 cent stores, has filed suit in circuit court tiere to di vorce his second wife, Doris Mercer Kresge, of New York City. The bill of complaint has been locked in the court vaults, and the charges have not been made public. Full Power to King Albert. Brussels, July ment today gave King Albert full power to institute by re f 8 11 ineaK ' ures to save the franc. The full pow ers bill was adopted by the chamber I of deputies 189 to 9. with four absten tions; and by senate unanimously, | with two abstentions. J. B. SHERRILL, Editor and Publisher PHYSICIAN AND HIS WIFE CHARGER IJ£ I ; - , j-* ; Dr. Thomas E. Whlsh and ! Wife Are Charged With Performing Illegal Oper ation on Edith Green. ANOTHER ARREST IN THE MYSTERY James B. Ford Says He Was Responsible For Miss Green’s Condition. Sought Physician's Aid. Boston, July 15. I charging murder were issued this morn ing for Dr. Thomas E. Walsh and his w’ife, who were alleged to have per formed an illegal operation on Miss ; Edith L. Greene, state ward, whose dismembered body was found on Tues day. James B. Ford, a 21 year old ship ping clerk, was arrested today after he assumed blame for the condition of Miss Greene. He named a South End physician repsons’ble for the opera tion which led to her death. Ford said he had taken the girl to the doctor. He received an urgent call from the physician on Sunday, he said, and up on reaching his office found the girl had died. He said he refused to assist in the disposal of the body, which was sub sequently discovered near a cemetery wall by a laborer on his way to work. The office of the doctor wa-s ra : ded by the police late last night. SEVEN PERSONS HURT IN GOTHAM GUN FIGHT Man Attempts to HoM Up Restau rant and His Intended Victims j Turn on Him. j New York, July 14.—For the | second time in 36 hours a &un battle was fought along crowded thoroughfares tonight- Seven per i sons, three of them women, were I wounded by bullets when police bat ! tied a holdup man on Broadway to night as thousands of persons were going to theaters. Four meu were shot down at the j peak of the rush hour near the Old [Madison Square Garden yesterday I afternoon when gangster* attempted |to free prisoners being taken to jail by detectives. Glen Miller, 35. of Buffalo, wna captured after a gun fight in the "roaring forties,” tonight during which he fired a dozen shots at policemen and was wounded four times. i Miller had attempted to hold up the patrons of a restaurant on eight avenue near fifty-first street. In stead of obeying his command of hands-up, men in the restaurant rushed him. He fled, pursued by his intended victims, who enlisted traf fic policemen in the chase. A taxi-cab driver attempted to run him down as he crossed Broad wa. The cab smashed across the curb onto the sidewalk, scattering scores of men and women. Central Methodist Church Supports Dr. ChappeH. Asheville, July 14. —The following resolution has been unanimously adopted by the board of stewards, Central Methodist church, in con nection with the charges preferred against the approaching trial of Dr. Ashley Chappell, the pastor; ‘‘Whereas, an article referring to the coming trial of our pastor. Dr. Ashley Chappell, has originated with The Shelby Star and is being copied by other papers throughout the state, we the board of stewards, of Central Methodist chuurch, in reg ular monthly session, deside to make the following statement in refutation of this article. ”1. —That the statement that ‘friends are giving the pastor and his wife the cold shoulder’ is untrue. "2-—That the statement that ‘for mer close friends of Dr. Chappell are adopting a program of ostracism toward him’ is without foundation. ‘*3. —That the statement that Dr. Chappell is being made to realize that public opinion is already against him no matter what the final verdict may be is utterly without foundation. ‘•4,—That we as official board and congregation depreciate the, impli cation of disloyalty to our pastor and his noble wife and trust that those who have had a part in cir culating these false and damaging re ports will give equal publicity to these resolutions. “s.—That the attitude of this con gregation has been one of loyalty and confidence and we feel that no other attitude could be consistent or warranted.” Start oil Long Sculling Trip. Norfolk, Va., July 15. —C4*)»—ln their wasp-like double wherry, a craft as frail as a canoe, and in a drizzle against which their light rowing clothes offered no protect'on, two- men prominent in Harvard athletics. Dr. Thomas K. Richards and Ed. A. Wach ter, started out early today from here in a sculling trip of more than 500 , miles. Trades Union Will Aid Miners. London. July 15. — 04*) —The trades union conference with the executives of the miners federation today agreed to give all possible - assistance to the striking miners. The Congress will raise funds to supoprt the miners : .n their struggle against longer hour and reduced wages. I FORMER PRISONER! I, >/\ nni iirnnß 00 11 [n LnArii JmU WAS MEAN TO HI Clayton Smith Said Once When He Was Too SfcH i to Work Cranford Had Threatened to Whip Him SERVED ONTHE - STANLY ROADS Witness Admits He Is JUt lated to Many of Wit nesses Called by State to Testify in the Case. Albemarle. July 15.— UP) —How oil one occasion when he was suffering from blood poisoning and requested a physician, he was threatened with • whipping instead, and placed in dou ble shackles was related t-, the jury trying Nevin C. Cranford, founer Stan ly convict superintendent today. | Clayton Smith, former prisoner un der Cranford, was the witness whp told of the alleged cruelties inflicted H by the “foreman.” Smith was later pardoned lc the Governor, upon his promise to join the army. He was cross examined by 11. H. McLendon, ' of Wadesboro, who at tempted l<> prove kinship ixioed be tween 'h* 1 witnesses 'i.r the state. Smith admitted that he was a rein* tive blood or marriage with a number of the v it nesses call'.-! by the presoealkn. and said that all but of then cf.uic- to the Stanly tuittllf chain gang from Montgomery at the same term f court. SAYS CITIZENS SELL LIBERTY FOR BONIBKS Increasing Paternalism of Federal Government Scored by Bar Asso ciation. Denver, Colo., July 15.—(A*)—In creasing paternalism of the federal government was scored today by the American Bar Association. The or ganization's 49th annual convention placed itself on record through adop tion of the report made by its com mittee on American citizenship, which declared “the American citizen of to day is bartering his individual liber ties and rights for government boun ties and bonuses,’ 1 ' and decried the’ 3 * increasing tendency toward centrali zation in government. "The Roman citizen bartered their ancient liberties for bread and circus es.” said the report. "The American citizen today is bartering his individ ual liberties and rights for govern ment bounties and bonuses. Ha de mands government interference in everything, and surrenders his indi viduality in return for it. “The American citizen is being pauperized by government alms. If he supports the government he gabs the government in return to suport im.” THE COTTON MARKET Opened Eeasy Today at Decline* pf Fiom 11 to 16 Points. —Considera- ble Covering. New York, July 15. — (/P)~ The cotton market opened easy today at a decline of 11 to 16 Po’iits, activ# months showing net losses of 15 to 19 points in the first few minutes of .ng. under liquidation or reselling by recent buyers who appeared to be in fluenced by talk of better weather prospects and relatively easy Liver pool cables. ' -* The decline of 17.14 for October and ■ 17.1 S for January brought in consid erable covering, however, and as sopu as iuit : al offerings had been absorb ed. prices rallied on reiterated reports of insect damage and complaints that cotton was growing a good stalk but putting on little fruit. October sold up to 17.30, or 1 wont net higher. January also rallied |o 17.30. or within 5 points of yesterdgy’s closing quotation, the general list *nl- - ; .ng steady to firm at the end of the first hour. Cotton futures opened easy: Octo ber 17.16; December 17.17; January 17.22; March 17.43; May 17.56. Some Ice Cream Being Consumed. Raleigh, July 14.—(A*) —Having iU origin in the United States and a favorite dish among American*, ice cream is being consumed in greater quantities at the present time than ever before. Last year, statistic* re veal that 522,729,000 gallons of tba hot weather dessert were eaten in this country. This is a great in crease from 1910 when 95,450,000 gallons were consumed. ‘Great oaks from little acorns grow" is an old saying which is true about ice cream. For it is t<»e humble five-cent ice cream cone which is given major credit for the great increase by the statisticians. This convenient size for children and their elders gets the credit for the great increase. President of Rainbow Division. New York, .July 15.—04*)—Captain Howard G. Smith, of lowa, today was elected president of the rainbow division of the expedition ary forces. THE WEATHER Fair tonight and Friday, not quite so cool tonigi t in west and north cen tral portions; somewhat warmer Fri day. Moderate to fresh northwest winds diminishing. NTO7T