Monday. May 7. 1923.
0 tL IEEB
!fi llLies BALES i
CfITTOI IN 1923-74;
, ... \Vc Have Scarcely
Fnouffh to Last the Mills j
sjil Another Crop Comes
in ,‘ Says. Mr. Owsley.
nDRESS before
iD STATE BANKERS
tecomniends a Balanced,
Self-Sustaining i Agricul
ture and Increase of Man
ufacturing Industries.
, . \ ( MaV -1. IBy t lit* As-
V"’ i ''ivs>). —A balanced, self*
intelligent mar
.continued increase of
1 i ;• ii„ industries were reeom-
Cl!i1 ; K, r tur the South today by Clar
. l’o:T Worth. Texas, for
. . 11: .nr .veretary of agrieul
ss before the North
F.. .' !; nik« ts Association, after
sr ] “ ~ dist ilift improvement in
*('i.ailitions has been noted
tite country.
' ’..r ;,t. 'iitioii to two years ago.
iL"..'"iar-‘r p. ir j- ( ,t the agricultural,
y . i linaneial- business of
vii w;:s t oiifi'onte l with bank
... .! il . (l ;;_ i ii liquidation of debts.
j- s;;id that. today imlebted
siv'ri;.■ most part has been redite
-1 .proporiions of prudent ac
'i ;i -M]i t., eporating concerns
"r “ m . v js oasy for every legiti
‘.. u ,l' j.;-,liaising undertaking.
,'W,, ■■ he continued. "cotton, our
liruib.tef. could be sold only
writiglv ;it less than pre-war prices
:»If the cost of produc
er T'ml ... it sells freely at mqpe
ten twice pre-war prices and well
kvc the ciist of production. Today,
„liiive >.-;!ire!y enough to last the
. ; ii ciiother crop comes in.
in; the* surface of the situation tlit'
taei of a supply well within
fttinl ;;i»|»e;;rs to be the only cause
f\\ remarkable transformation from
c -,,, ukntntey to comparative pros
ifj;v. It is. indeed, the most poten
felf.."tor. though not the only factor,
Di-jts itself in its true analysis more
"X„ :; .jjiist the supply of any com*
ii.iyv t" ii-!uaiid is instantly- to cs
economic value and to coiu
jiaiH; ri;c hesf price that buyers are
lUc to nay. So when, we say that
Ntti'ii Iras r rovered because supply
i> ft-jihin ilettiMid we mean that the
Ta '■ oyilihrmui is restored, which is
rev; :::;other Wayc/of saVing the
(jl. : thiiig.' The cause of idle effect
Muaiis to he stated. \
“!r is sarcely worth while now to
1- n ;t-hi acreage for Uts.’>. Tite
■r-'i-s. piii iicii. if not planted. But
e will not he amiss to state a few
wisfatuiing facts which way affect
luiio -lid credits. /
"At ihe present rate of consumption,
ti.'-v.'iriil will sieeil ahout twenty mi!-
en I'l.les cf reiton in 11L2H-114. As the
piduct i"n of lfii’iMio was only a (tout
toiiTii a iniilion bales, the iintliink'-
in»' jump at the conclusion that the
fcr famine which is now apparent
brains all -the acreage that cun be
P nnder th«* plow. They overlook
kii iiiijiin taut factors. One is ’hat a
r; -' -ijili' i; of twenty million bales
h; i- i-<!u.-ed to reventeen millions.
Kitv.as f.itr years ago. without eaus
-- 'vi.i.y sale arrests for nakedness.
«other is that for the last two
tie South lias produced only
fw ha 1 f the world's supply and that
s the other jiro-lueing regions increase
; i' much as we seem to lie do-
the total supply may considerably
sm,| i the demand.
.! we increase the acreage by fif
►itp-i' cent, and have the acre yield
* i: ~- hiy guess is that L’o cent eot
. "' M - duly l*e a memory.
who reckon the boll weevil
' 'Mainc against over-product : on
ignorant or forgetful. With fav
'veatlier we have made cotton in
h! "t th" weevil: without favorable
u, ‘ can make but little
1,1 -i. free of the .weevil. Besides, if
maintain, supply with the de-
K ‘." r "evil damage now popularly
cotton will hen nprolitahle
"reselll pviees. and present
'' continued will certainly de
■"!' cut top growing in other coun
‘ "dh lias tin monopoly on the
I'rolit from the indus
i' ""'lav ''hen it comes at all. as
.‘; |,v . Ul ell industries, by intelli*.
"i production, marketing
kb !'. !:i teil!gi*nce in liaise three
vo a 111 .'''‘clar.ed.'"lallier than I toll
' 1>; -ovideace or luck, that lias
1- I ■•"•!' present comparative pros*
11 ‘‘d' i'-ast two years we have
'. hmlerstanding. more re
h ' !|i " v . more self reliance tlmn
period pf' the cotton
v,-,! Mian ever before, we
'tdßii.: '.V 11 ’ ll :I M 'lf-sustaining agri
it,;!j,.ji'i. Y Ur ."'1 lack much of i
c,.y "L a!, with home grown
ion ! ‘.' ; Hd with no more cot
''l’eag.* 11 . 1 n,,, '-Jtiuiwg available
in. :. i ' !p| . dioviding these impera
of. "" y is the only kind of
syti). ll! ' lll 'i"' greater part of the
;u '‘'u:>,|W V V'' 'd'" ll cotton as the sole
f :ui.i\ w U ,T lv,, ’ l! ' e for the farm fain-1
■’•■aiiv,. :,11 iinals is miHeieutific ]
’i".'". llut ,l!lul 'd full time
" "as- >tjjj i rt« pi ires exmmsive:
*■; ali i-i-ji;,*. 1 , :l I *'f hecause it provides;
' s'sicr income in ease of
v ther m- p t . s f or mar- !
-■'he i,., 1 11' 1 most higlilv speeit-
V !;i is hl flw World. Its
f"' !• ... ‘--'"enced by more subtle in-.
1 mj,.',' 1 ’ l!X 'din'i - . No mind or
k'm hied j ' , : !. n f'/wtel! what cotton
( ‘ r ■•L.ir Hi' 1 ! V 1 V | EI yield in August.
-g ea t ,- P Euing In October.
u Ara /J' ‘ ro ff s cotton on
e ’s is the most de-
; pendable money crop in the South. As
| the single crop, it is no more depentla
; lde than a contract for futures.
"The bankers of the South have been
I wise in these last two years to limit
| crop production credit to men who
j practice safe farming, and they will
I b.e wise to continue the policy.
| ‘Another notable achievement of the
: last two years has been the improve
, ment in methods of marketing. Co
, operative marketing is on sure ground
| in securing true grade and stable, in
saving country damage, in selling in
I even running lots, in supplying the
J needs of particular mills for particu
lar varieties, and in escaping occas-
I ional purely, speculative and unreas
onable slumps in the market. It has,
also, large possibilities of price in
fluence because in trade as in politics
or any other human relation there is
more or less a body of public opinion
which may be considerably affected by
correct information and sound reason,
particularly when these factors are re
inforced by a considerable volume of
the commodity,
“But none of these will avail to
save the co-operatives from disaster
if they attempt to lix prices above the
economic value determined by supply
and demand. The leaders of the pres
ent movement are under no delusions
on this.point, and I am hopeful that
they will remain steadfast in sound
business policy. I am saying this much
to defend them from the false repre
sentation of selfish to
allay the apprehension of those who
are inclined to magnify the danger,
and at the same time to warn the
over zealous members of the co-opera
tive groups that the law of gravity
still operates to-prevent *n man from
lifting himself by his bootstraps.”
Mr. Ousley declared improved farm
practice and lietter methods of mar
keting would have "availed little, with
out resourceful and courageous bank
ing." The farmers, business men and
hankers have learned, he continued,
that they must "buy from lmml to
mouth and must merchandise and ti
nance from this side.” He called at
tention to the organization and the
part the Federal International Bank
ing company has played in this new
program.
“< >ur manufactured products are
winning favor in all the markets of
the world and are employing thousands
of people who would otherwise inevit
ably tend to increase cotton production
beyond the possibilities of consump
tion.” he continued. "Our task is to
retain in the South the merchandising
and financing profits with the manufac
turing profits. I raise the question
whether it would not lie wise for our
cotton mills to take advantage of the
WebbTomerone Act for iwomoting for
eign trade and establishing direct for
eign contracts.
“With our new success in financing
export cotton we should have no seri
ous difficulty in financing export dry
goods." he said.
NEW DETOIRS
Report Issued Saturday by the State
Highway Commission.
The "State Highmay Commission
Friday night issued the regular de
tour report, which includes the fol- j
lowing on Route No. to: j
CL 1 a riot te-Concord —Northbound traf
fie from Charlotte turn to left at Sag- j
iiv Creek Church, proceed 1 1-li miles |
toward Derita, turn to right at fork of
road, follow topsoil road - miles to old |
Salisbury road. Turn left and follow
this road to Concord.
Southbound traffic from Concord
comes into county over old Salisbury
road: follow this road to within <»
miles of Charlotte, turn right tit road
fork; sind proceed over topsoil road -
miles toward Derita to Sugar Creek
Road, turn left and follow Sugar Creek
Road 1 l-"-’ miles to State Highway at
Sugar Creek Church. Turn right and
follow paved road into Charlotte.
Condord-Salislmry Southbound
traffic to Concord turn to left sit lsirge
detour sign sit south city limits of j
China Grove and continue along State j
Highway detour. following detour
route No. ls» for five miles to old Ssil
isbury-Concord road, turn to right and
keep straight road to Concord.
Northbound through traffic use old
Chnrlotte-Ssilisbury rosid from Con
cord city limits to Salisbury.
HINEYXTTT WILL NOT
ENTER REN-OFF RACE
Issues Signed Statement Pointing Out
ills Attitude and Position.
Charlotte. May« 1. James A. Huuey
cutt. cotiunissioner of public .safety,
today issued a signed statement sm
nouueing Ids withdrawal from the
run-off primary with X. W. Wsillace.
former sheriff, who with Mr. Honey
cutt led the field in the race for the
nomination for public safety commis
sioners.
In bis statement Mr. Honeycutt '
• said a majority bad not expressed it- i
self as to its choice for the place, and
added "but the majority of the board
have already been elected, and I as
sure the citizenship that I could not.
and would not, serve with what has al
ready been established as the majority
opinion at the City Hall for the next
two years.” I
FRANCIS OH MET WINS
BRITISH GOLF TROPHY
In Play-Off He Defeated Dr. 0. I\
« Willing by One Stroke.
Sandwick. England. May 4 ( By the
Associated Press h —Francis Ouimet,
of Boston, wen the Royal St. George
championship grand challenge golf
trophy today by one stroke, by defeat
ing Dr. (). I*. Willing, of Portland,
< iregon. in the play-off 'of yesterday s
] ti.e Ouimet took 77 strokes for IS
holes, while I)r. Willing took 78.
To Build New Business Structure.
That Mr. W. M. Linker, who recent
ly purchased the Captain "William
j Propst property on East Depot Street.
! plans to erect a modern business struc
ture on the property was indicated by
! statements Mr. Linker made before the
; board of aldermen Thursday night.
Mr. Linker stated that he would
erect a three-story building on the lot,
| the structure to he modern in every
way. The house that now occupies
i the property will lie moved to a lot on
, Church Street which Mr. Linker re
cently purchased. Thv> aldermen
'granted Mr. Linker permission to
move tin? house on Church vfh Church
Street, and the street will be blocked
’ while the house is b?in£ moved.
: Underpass Will Be Built On
The Highway To Kannapolis
’ An underpass and not an overhead
bridge will be constructed on the Kan
napolis road to do away with the
grade crossing at Cook’s Crossing. Sev
eral Concord men who were in confer
ence with Commissioner Wilkinson
several days ago stated after the con-!
ference that Mr. favored j
the underpass, ;ml it was expected!
that the overhead bridge plan would!
net he followed. That the underpass
is to be built is shown by the fact that
grading work for the pass has been
started and the first route adopted by
the Highway Commission will he fol
. lowed.
According to this route the pass will
lie constructed near the home of Mr. C.
•T. Williams, just south of Cook's
Crossing. The construction of the pass
means that a new road will have to be|
constructed, and the grading work that j
Aldermatic Board Holds
Last Meeting of Regime
As Has Been the Case During Several Months, Street
Questions Were the Most Important Presented to the
Board.—To Widen Part of Depot Street.
A—
Holding the last meeting of their
regime, the aldermen Thursday night
considered a number of street matters,
passed several ordinances and devoted
some time to a number of proposi
tions that proved unfavorable to them.
The board was in session until lOjol)
and they leave the affairs of the city
in good shape for the board tlutt will
be elected Tuesday.
As Ims been the case during the past
several meetings street matters were
the most important question presented
to the aldermen in the last meeting
they will hold before the final curtain
is dropped on their administration.
Having started a paving fad here the
board members find it hard to get
away from paving petitions, and to
the last they fought to get away from
requests for improved streets. And
they were not entirely successful in
their efforts, for such insistance for
a pavement on Chestnut Street was
shown that the board ordered the
street asphalted, and then it refused
to talk paved streets again.
The street will be paved down as
far as Georgia Avenue, the last peti
tion making this request.
A cement sidewalk will be built on
the west side of White Street between
Grove and Depot streets., this work
being authorized by the hoard.
Several property owners on West
Depot Street agreed to give the city
ten feet of land to be used as an ud
j dition to tlu* street if the city would
have it paved. The agreement was
made and rids street will be widened
ten feet between Spring Street and the
j building occupied by the A. & I*. Tea
.- Company. The city plans to start the
work of widening this street in the
j near future.
I W. M. Linker offered the city six
feet of land on Church Street, begin
ning at Depot Street and running back
i ”145 feet, if the city would accept and
pave it. The city agreed to do this,
and thus part of Church Street will he
six feet wider when the work is com
pleted. Mr. Linker indicated that he
will in the near future erect a modern
Ebusiness structure on his property,
formerly the Capfr. William Props!
property.
Mr. Linker was also granted per
mission to use Church Street for the
moving of the Propst house from its
present location to a lot on Church
Street near the new apartment house
j Dung erected by AJr. Tom Honeycutt.
The house proliubly will be moved
within the next two weeks.
Paving contractors were ordered to
start the work of paving East Marsh
Street at once. This street was or
dered paved some time ago. but some
property liiteh held up the work and
the city directed that the work he
started at once, regardless of the
property difficulty, which it is under
stood. has not been straightened out.
The City Attorney told the board
that lie luul received a letter from an
official of the Southern Railway Com
pany, stating that the coiriptiny's grade
crossings in the city 'would be put in
good shape at once.
Two ordinances were passed by the
board, and both of them deal with
auto parking. The. first makes it un
lawful to park on "Means Street be
tween I nion Street and the entrance (
to the jail driveway: also on the i
■south side of East Depot Street be
. tween TYiion and Church streets.
The second makes it a misdemeanor
; |i» park an auto on the streets any
where within the fire limits between
Ma. m. and •“:”() a. m. This law
was enacted so the street sweeper
would not he hindered in its work of
cleaning the business section of the
city.
Joa Griffin Badly Burned Abiut His
Far? and ( host.
l M nroe, May 4. —Joe, Griffin as
badly burned about the face and
chest when he burned a hole in a
gasoline tank with an acetylene torch
in order to make an openi’ -' at r.he
desired place. The tank was being in
stalled and evidently gasoline Hail
be«‘n left in it unawares to Mr. Grif
fin or other interested parties. The
young man is confined to his room,
hut fortunately at the time of tb
cxplosinn he was wearing a pair of
eye goggles and the injuries are not
serious.
Will Have Surplus of $60,000,000.
Washington. May r>.—Prediction
that the Treasury will finish the cur
rent calendar year with a surplus of
.$<50,000,000 was made today by Direct
or Lord of the Budget, on the basis of
latest estimates oT internal revenue
and customs receipts. „
“Got Another Think Coming.”
Greensboro News.
The Washington negroes may secure
j the removal of Colonel Sherrill from
I I bis position in Washington, but if
i j they think they can bulldoze Capt.
1 Miles Sherrill’s son. well, they might
as well begin to think again.
THE CONCORD TIMES
is being done now is for this new road.
I The new road will connect with the
I present road at Mr. Cook’s store.
According to oner of the Concord
| men who conferred with Commissioner
: Wilkinson, the commissioner has al
j ways favored the pass. Rut the
j Southern Railway Company, it is stat-
I ed. wanted the oveHiead bridge, and at
! the request of the company Mr. Frank
Page, chairman of the commission,
made a tour of inspection and looked
over the proposed sites for the pass
and the bridge. Just wlmt he recom
mended is not known here, but Mr.
Wilkinson, it is said, contended for the
pass all of the time, and his conten
tion lias been upheld.
Now that the route has been select
ed, it is planned to push the work of
j constructing the pass.
WILL MEET NEXT
AT GIBSONV4LLE
Reformed Church Classis Hears Dr.
Charles E. Schaeffer.
Charlotte Obescrver, sth.
Deciding upon Gibsonville as its
next meeting place, discussing mat
ters concerning vacant charges and
hearing reports and addresses, the
North Carolina Classis of the Re
formed Church went through the third
day Friday of its annual session,
which is being held in. the First Re
formed Church of this city.
Next year's session will he held in
St. Mark’s Church at Gibsonville.
Guilford county, beginning May 7. it
was decided.
The featuring address of the Classis
Friday was that of Rev. Charles E.
Schaeffer. D. D.. at the evening de
votional session. Dr. Schaeffer ar
rived- in Charlotte from his home in
Philadelphia Friday morning. He
made a short talk at the morning
gathering, but bis principal address
was made at the evening session.
Dr. Schaeffer~*js general secretary
of- the board of home missions of the
Reformed Church of the Fuited States
and a man well acquainted with the
home mission field. For this reason
his address was considered one of the
important events of tin* Classis ses
sion. In tolling of the work of home
missions, he said that these institu
tions "evangelize. vitalize. American
ize ji'iid Christianize.” This was one
of flu' principal points of his address
and a statement to which was at
tached much importance.
The home mission so retar.v de
clared that there are 7<UKXUHK> per
sons in tin* United States not affiliatis!
with Christian churches xml only 40,-
000.000 who are church members. If
each of the 40.000.000 persons would
convert two of the 70.000 000, there
then would be a total Christian popu
lation in this country, he said, in pre
senting a plan whereby more persons
might he brought into the church.
An overture from Shiloh Church, of
Faith charge, near Salisbury, request
ing tin* clmrcli he detached from the
charge anil made a mission, was con
sidered at the morning session Friday.
After some'discussion 4he Classis de
cided not to grant the request. Faith
charge consists of throe churches,
Shiloh, Grace and ML Hope. The
Shiloh church wanted to bo-separated
from the charge ami given an all-time
minister.
The report of Rev. A. S. Peeler, su
perintendent of the XaT'.areth Orphans
Home, indicated that the institution
was doing a successful work.
Business sessions of tin* classis
will tie held Saturday afternoon and „
morning, but there will he no devo
tional service in the evening.
Celebrating the fifth anniversary of
its new ehureli at the corner of East
Avenue and Mvors Street, the congre
gation of the First Reformed Church,
together with delegates to the Classis
meeting, will attend special services
Sunday, the last day of the Classis
meeting. A special program for the
Sunday school also has been planned.
An address will be made to the Sun
day school by Rev. J. B. Swartz, of
Newton, who also will sing. Rev.
I Dr. Schaeffer will be the preacher at
j both of the Sunday services.
Make Trip From Durham to Wilming
ton By Water,
Durham. May 4. —Putting Into
practice the theories of Governor
Cam&rcn Morrison relative to inland
waterways in North Carolina, Edward
Lee and Fred Roll. Jr., two Durfiam
youths, have completed a trip by
water if rum Durham to Wilmington.
It took 13 days to complete the trip,
and so far as is known- is the first
voyage of Its kind undertaken from
this city. ,
The boys started their trip from
New Hope Val'tsy creek in Durham
county. They wroked over a rout to
iHaw river and followed this stream to
Capt* Feiir river and thence to
Wilmington.
The trip was made in a boat con
structed by the two local high "school
lads.
Belgium Refuses Reparations Plan.
Brussels, May 5 (By the Associated
Press). —The Belgian Council of Min
isters today examined officially the
German reparations proposals and
unanimously decided they were unae
! | c-eptable.
j Miss Marie Barrier Entertains.
II Miss Marie Barrier entertained the j
j lv. O. 11. Club at a delightful meeting
Thursday evening. After a pleasant
social hour. Miss Barrier served a (
tempting salad and ice course.
! j -
I Mrs. ('has. B. Wagoner. Mrs. George
; R. Edwards and Miss Mary King are j
. | spending the day in W inston-Salem at
: the meeting of the Federated W omen s
J Clubs. . -
KIWANIS MEETING
Interesting Features at Frkiay Night’s !
Meeting at the “Y.”
The proper marking of the uauies
of streets at their intersections <md
the numbering of houses in the c.ty
of Concord; steps to get al! trains to ■
stop at Concord; arrangements tor a
joint meeting with the Concord
Rotary Club on next Friday evening;
and an interesting program arranged
by team No.—4. Brevard Harris cap
tain, were features of the meeting
last evening of the Kiwanis Cluo of
Concord at the local Y. !M. C. A.
Albert Palmer called the attention
of the c ub to 'the fact that, there is
at present only one street that is
marked so a strapger -in the city
could know its name, and that is a;
sample marker that is in front or thq
City Hall, marking Barbrick Street.
In the discussion of this matter, it
was pointed out that the houses in the'
city are not properly numbered, and
a motion was made that the matter
of marking the namas of the streets
and properly numbering the houses be
presented to the new board of Alder
men after if has gone into wince.
President Tracy Spencer named the
following committe 'to present this
matter to the Aldermen: Albert
Pa mer, chairman, Jacob Moose and
Lee .Crowell, Jr.
'A motion was the made by Alnert
Palmier that the 'Mayor and the new
Board of Aldermen be invited to at
tend the joint meeting of the
Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs next Fri
day evening, as the guest 01 the
Kiwanis Club. The motion passed
unanimously.
Tracy Spencer stated to the Club
that the Rotary Club had asxeu- mat
a joint meeting of the Rotary and
Kiwanis Clubs be he'd next Friday
evening at 7 o’clock. The proposal
was put in the form of a motion
which was carried -without a dissent
ing vote.
John B. Sherrill asked that the
Club take some action toward having
the Southern Railway Company make
Concord a regular st( p for all its
trains passing here. At present, trains
No. 37 and the new train N 0,.. Sa do
not stop at Concord. There is no city
on the Southern Railway’s line of the
importance of Concord, and which
gives the Southern as much freight
and passenger, traffic, at which these
trains do not stop, continued the
speaker, pointing out that even towns
as small as Seneca. South Carolina,
are on the time tabic as regular
stops for train No. 37. The Southern
would make these changes, in the
cpmion of Mr. Sherrill, if they wore
approached by the citizens of Concord
in the right manner, and he mane a
motion thnt~the Secretary of me
Club write this request to the proper
officials of the road, and a so ask the
Rotary Club to take similar action.
Mrs. H. G. Gibson, who lias recently
come back to Concord to make ner
home here, was then introduced by
Brevard Harris, program chairman.
Mrs. Gibson rendered several vocal
selections, her accompaniment being
played by Miss Nell Herring at the
piano. The pleasure of her bearers
as voiced in the hearty encores after
each number. Mrs. Gibson then ask-
Ed that the entire company join her
in singing “An Old Fashioned Gar
den.’’
Rev. T. R. Lewis, ID. D., Rotarian.
President of Scotia Womans College,
and Mr. S. A. Ackl.v, of Atlanta,
were present as guest* at the meet
ing. and delivered talks. Dr. Lewis
spoke on some/ of Ills observations
during his stay in Concord for the
past eight months, touching on the
church, education in North Carolina,
and expressing his pleasure at the
most cordial reception that had been
accorded to him and Mrs. Lewis since
coming to this city.
Mr. Acldy, who is here to con
duct. the campaign for finances for
the Concord Y. M. C. A., made a few
remarks on cooperation, and the re
sults that can be accomplished by
civic organizations such as the Ro
tary and Kiwanis Clubs. Both talks
were heard with much pleasure by
the members of the Club.
The attendance prize, given by
Teami No. 4 was drawn bj r Julius
‘Fisher. The silent boost was given by
Team No. 4.
Team No. 6, Clarence H. Barrier,
captain, will be in charge of the meet
ing on next Friday evening.
BANKERS OF THE STATE
CLOSE ANNUAL MEETING
Closing Session Featured by an Ad
dress of E. S. Parker, Jr., of Gra-
Piueliurst, N. C„ May •>. — The ld-J
convention of the North Carolina
Bankers Association was brought to
a close here today with a program that
included an address by E. S. Parker,
Jr., of Graham, on state and federal
taxation, reports of committees, and
selection of officers and a meeting
place for next year.
Registration figures showed that .><>•»
persons attended the convention, of
whom more than ."00 were baukeis.
and that the meeting was the largest
in the Associations history.
Bids were made during the meetings
by Asheville, Blowing Rock, High
Point and Raleigh for the next eonven
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Hit. Pleasant Wilis Hard Fought Game
From Concord Highs.
Mt. Pleasant, aided by three home
runs by Smithdoal, won a hard fought
inline from the Concord Highs in the
twelfth inning" Friday at Mt. Pleas
ant. The score was four to three.
Mt Pleasant scored twice iu the
first inning, but the High School boys
evened the count in the second.
Smitluleal drove out another homer
in the fifth and placed the collegians
one run ahead. Sullivan, however,
also parked one in the seventh that
was the longest hit ball of tlie game,
and evened the score again.
deal broke up the game yn the twelfth
when with two men out he drove out
his third home run of the game.
Sullivan was pitching at his best,
and outside of Smitluleal was able
to handle any of the slugging colleg
ians. . ......
| Misenheimer and Sullivan led in the
| hitting for the High School.
Misses Isalielle and Izora Litaker
are ill with measles at the home of
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Li
taker, *in No. 11 township.
[successful revival at
KERR STREET CHURCH
Meetings Conducted by Rev. D. V.
York Attended by Many.—Traveling
Prayer Meetings. |
The series of meetings held at the
Kerr Street Methodist Church during
the past two weeks by Rev. D. V. j
York, evangelist, came to a close SiA- j
day night. The revival proved one
of the most interesting and helpful j
ever conducted by the Church, and it {
is felt that much permanent good was j
effected.
During the meeting about seventy
persons either reconsecrated or gave i
their lives to Jesus, and increased in-1
terest was noted at each meeting. In
addition to the regular services in |
the Church Mr. York and members of j
the Church conducted traveling pray- j
er meetings in a number of the homes
of the Church members and others in
the homes of their neighbors, and j
much good resulted also from these'
meetings.
A report from the revival shows that
the prayer meetings were held in 148 ,
homes, in which 242 people declared
they were trying to live as Christians.
In these homes 244 people did not
profess Christianity.
In these 148 homes 1.132 prayers
were offered and 100 songs were sung,
members of the households taking part
in leading the prayers and in conduct
ing the song services.
The evangelist secured co-operation
on every hand during the revival and
at the last service expressed gratitica- j
tion at the manner in which the re- j
viral had been conducted and sup- j
ported.
Mr. York is now conducting a se- :
lies of services at the Epworth Meth- j
odist Church. PASTOR.
KIDNAPPED YOUTH IS
BACK WITH HIS PARENTS
Verner Alexanderson Was Located in'
Shack After Search Continuing For •
72 Hours.
Watertown, N. Y„ May 4.—Verner
Alexanderson, kidnapped Schenectady!
lad. for whom a nationwide search was 1
conducted for 72 hours and. who- was '
found Thursday evening in a shack
on the Indian River near Theresa, 23 j
miles from, here, started for home to
day after a joyful reunion with his
father and mother at the home of j
Sheriff Ernest G. Gillett.
With him goes a dog. a present from I
his kidnappers, the lad insisting that I
unless liis new pet accompanied him
he did not want to go.
Harry Fairbanks, of Ogdenburg, and
Stanley Crandall, of Rochester and
Waterton, the alleged kidnappers, have
escaped into Canada, it is believed.
Mrs. H. I>. Grennell, of Alexander,
•Bay, in whose charge the boy was
found, and who is said to be the sos-.
ter mother of Fairbanks’ wife, is at
the county jail here.
RUM FLEET IS BACK
AT ITS OLD POSITION
Thought Thursday Fleet Was Running
Thursday From Latest Government
Opposition.
Now York, May 4.—The rum fleet,
which apparently had run away yes
terday in the face of a three-sided at
tack by government forces, has cir
cled hack and' is lying in extende l for
mation off the coast, Captain Berry,
of the coast, guard service, announced
today. The jitcht Isfar and a British
tanker are off Jones Inlet, while some
schooners are scattered along ii\ open
formation about 12 miles apart.
Captain Berry announced that the
cutter Seneca, one of several grafts
detailed to keep a constant patrol of
the fleet, had captured two motor
boats which were communicating with
one of the rum ships, lie said it had
not been decided what charges would
be preferred against the crews which
still are aboayd the Seneca.
Henpecked Club, Claiming Adam as
Founder, Has Annual Dating.
(Yorkshire, May 4.—The members of
the famous Yorkshire organization
known as the “Henpecked Club"* had
their “once a year outing” recently.
To an isolated hamlet, miles to rhe
west of Halffax, the president or the
club invited his “fallow bondsmen of
the scrubbing brush and pail” to
gather, and as every member was
loyal to his pledge of secrecy, me
“henpecked” were not disturbed by
the “henpeckers.”
The club is counted as the oldest in
existence, Adam being claimed us the
first member. Every year new mem
bers are enrolled, but applicants have
to pass a severe test providing 'ab
solute proof that on every, day in the
year except the day of their outing
they are “slaves of the apron strings
and domestic drudgery.”
Now Open Season for Shooting Men,
Asserts New York Magistrate.
New York. May 2.—Chief City Mag
istrate McAdoo foresees the day when
the American bride will go to the
altar “with the family gun strapped
to her waist,” if the craze for carry
ing firearms grows.
In an address before the Interna
tional Police Conference, iji which he
urged a more rigorous control of fire
arms. he said:
“The revolver is the badge of uu
American and we are known as a
gun carrying, shooting nation. The
ladies'of American have taken to the
gun in earnest.”
After making his prediction about
future ladies, he added that if she is
jilted, “off goes the gun.”
“It is the open season for shooting
men. a good looking woman on the
stand, chivalrous jurors, a tale of
love. As a result we are getting into
an unenviable situation.”
Rowan is Over the lop in DaiitVson
Campaign.
Salisbury. May 3.—tftowan county,
has gone over the top in the matter
of SIO,OOO askEd of the county for ihe
Maxwell Chambers building fund of
Davidson college. This was the home
county of Maxwell Chambers, who j
gave the original building, which was!
burned some time ago. and for me,
rebuilding of which $600,000 is being I
raised.
There is a peculiar flower growing
in Osntral America which bears in the ,
center of the petals a snow-white
image of a dove. The Spaniards, upon i
discovering this peculiar blossom, j
called it the Hoi- Ghost flower, and
soon created a tradition according to
which it fame down from heaven.
PAGE FIVE
PERFECTING PUNS
' FOR INQUIRY INFO
| PRISONS DF SFAFE
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State Public Welfare Officers
I Have Asked Dr. Hastings
Hart to Assist Them in
Making Investigations.
CABARRUS COUNTY
GETS NOTORIETY
Report of Last Grand Jury,
Charging Cruelty and In
human Treatment to Pris
oners, Will Get Attention.
Ilalcigli. May 5 (By the Associated
Press.—Dr. Hastings Hart, past pres
ident of the American Prison Associa
tion, and now with the Russell Sago
Foundation, and a member of the nn
itional commission on prison and pris-
Jon labor, will he invited to assist in
i the investigation of North Carolina's
penal institutions. Commissioner Kate
!Barr Johnson, of the Department of
I Public Welfare, staled today simul
! taueously with her announcement.that
already a mass of evidence has been
obtained.
Prisoners in the convict camps and
j jails of Cabarrus County have been
mistreated and five shackled after giv
jing evidence, according to an official
[grand jury report of the county just
tiled with the department. The
(grand jury recommends the discharge
sos Supt. I*. D. Blackwelder of eliain
gang camp No. 1 because of “cruel and
inhuman treatment” of- prisoners.
I). I. Ntanbury, a prisoner thought
[to he suffering from tuberculosis, ap
plied to Blackwelder v for treatment
| but was refused and compelled to
| work while sick, the report continues,
adding the recommendation that the
I man be taken to a specialist immedi
ately for examination. r
“We the grand jury recommend that
suitable straps with buckles be fur
nished to all prisoners to support their
shackles while .working on angles,”
thg report; reads. “We find large num
ber of shackled prisoners without these
straps, all of whom are suffering from
•sores on ankles from constant contact
with shackle rinks.
“We have prisoners complaining of
having to work in tlie rain until their
clothes are wet and they are sent to
camp and allowed to go to bed with
wet clothes on.” the report asserts,
recommending that this condition he
relieved.
Prisoners with venereal diseases are
not liclng treated .and are not segre
gated. it is asserted. Improper and
insufficient food also is being served,
according to the report.
The report states that live prison
ers made reports of ill treatment on
April 2(5 and in order to verify the
charges a committee was appointed to
make investigation. The body, is was
stated, found all five men shackled
the following day.
“We also find that upon second in
vestigation of prisoners at No. 1 camp
there was no justifiable In use for put
ting shackles on these prisoners, and
it is plainly evident this action was
taken by Supt. Blackwelder as pun
ishment to tlie prisoners for having
made reports to the grand jury,” the
report reads.
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NEW YORK WOMAN DESIRES
DEATH TO BE CERTAIN
Wants Her Main Artery Cut to Avert
Burial Alive.
New York. May 4.—“ When I die.
get the doctor to cut my main artery
to prevent tlie possibility of my com
ing to life after I am buried. Don’t
have me buried too -'quickly. If 1
am where I cannot stay in the house,
let me be taken to an undertaker's
for a few days, until they are sure
I am not alive.”
This strange provision was in the
will of Mrs. Charlotte Louisa Wilins,
a member of the Colonial Dames and
descendant of some of tlie oldest New
Itork families, who died at her home.
No. 43 Fifth Avenue, January 4. 15)22.
The will became public when applica
tion was made in tlie
Court for a judicial settlement of the
estate..
Another provision in the document
said: “There is a white albatross dress
iu a trunk at 43 Fifth Avenue, which
I would like to have on when I am.
buried, hut if it is too for away at
the time or too much trouble a night
gown will do as well.”
Daugherty Now Ent bus in stir Roaster
of Western Carolina. *
Washington. 4.—'Attorney
General Daugherty is an Asheville
booster nov,. He had a very pleasant
and beneficial visit there. His health
is improved and h: is singing the
praises of western North Carolina.
“God created a beautiful country
there,” said he today. “He raaae the
mountains attractive and then shap
ed the valleys to match. All of this
accounts for the fine people in that,
section. I could ta'k about, the de
lights of Asheville for a long tune.”
Mr. Daugherty’s friends believe
that he Is on the road to complete re
covery now. He looks much better
and is far stronger than when he left
here for the south.
Public story tellers still earn a
good livelihood in Japan. In th- large
cities and towns hundreds of them
ply tbeir trades, provided with a
•small table, a fan and a paper wv.tp
j per to illustrate and emphasize tlie
; points of their tales.
j It is proposed to lipid 1 a World Pow
'er Conference iu London next year to
consider how the indnstribl and scien
. title sources of power may be adjust
,ed nationally.
I The Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen and Englnemen, with a mem
bership of 12JMK10, pays over a mil
lion dollars a year in insurance claims.