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-; -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 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 . — 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 -11 ion. __ « 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 4 I 1 —■■ ■ ' 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. T 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.