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"THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY READS IT 'THE UNION COUNTY PAPER EVERYBODY NEEDS IT Vrr Monroe Journal1 PUBLISHED TWICE EACH WEEK TUESDAY AND FRIDAY Twenty-Ninth Year. No. 32. Monroe, N. C, Friday, May 26, 1922. $2.00 Per Year Cash YOUNG OGBURN SAYS THERE NO FREE SCHOOLS N JAPAN Few Wholly Illiterate, but His Ma- loiiti- ra not Well Kilnt'Mted iiikI their Chance Slim FKFF. .SCHOOLS AKE PROVIDED OM.V HY i lll-STIA.N ('OIMIIIKH Jaanre Children Are Anxious lo Let Englbdi and Want Teachers to Give Thorn Extra Hour . Perhaps practically every Union' countv citizen Is aware of the fact that her. X. S. Oirburn of Monroe 1 is a missionary to Japan! The fol lowing article written and tent The Journal by his son. X. S. Ogburn, Jr.. will prove very interesting to our reader: Before a boy set Into the Middle School, corresponding with our high school, his problems beeln to arise, and his first problem is '"How to pet into school at all?" You have doubtless heard it said that 91 of Japan's population are literate. To many, that would seem that that many are well educated. The real meaning, however, likely is that that percentage succeed in getting through the primary school, which means that they have had only about einht years of schooling. After the primary school, the problem becomes harder.. For Instance, we are Just on the eve In Kwansel Cakuin (which means "Western Province Academy") of beginning another school, and there have been 1054 applicants for admis sion when we can only take in. at most. 150. Then where do the 904 who fail to enter go? It is not cer tain. Some may get into some other school as belated entrants, but it is most likely that the majority will stop right there and go into business, becoming clerks, or apprentices. I have known a boy to try three suc cessive years to enter a higher school and fail each time, finally giving up. It would seem rather disheartening to know oneself one omong a thou sand when only one of seven could possibly succeed, and one wonders why so many pay the examination fr-e in our case about $1.20 to $2.50 and take the rather strict examina tion, knowing some will be favored first becnuse of parents' position. For Instance, In our school here, preachers' sons nnd sons of teachers, I "other things being equal," are given preference of entrance opportunity. The Examination To my mind, the examinations are the left-overs of ancient times when meniorv work was so much Insisted t'.pon, and the desire for education Is iluo to nn unwillingness to be left behind by the rest of the world. If j it were for education Itself, there would be ways mad" for every boy to have as much as he wants; and since those means are not forthcom ing rapidly enough. I ntn led to th conclusion that Japan Is not getting the education the kind of educa tion she needs. No edrcatlon can be true that is not for all Impartially. His second problem is "How to meet expenses?" Now, Japan Is rich er today, It is said, than she could ever dream of having been, or of being. There is building everywhere. But still the average Japanese Is poor, The students must ouy two y i , i nr niuui i" muni uu, i " , unlfnri.w , fnrpk-n tmttcrn All thi ' students buv the same two uniforms jmg grain from farms to retail mer and change to the blue and the;chants and shipping facilities. A white with the changing seasons of pr:vata track r.nd an elevator neces winter and summer. If I remember spates a minimum oi handling gsain, correctlv. the changes are made in h'hile loading cars for shipment may June and November. Thev wear put- be done with dispatcn. The new mill, tees of white, and foreign shoes. bvmn finished will cost between i5, These cost money. He must have; 00 and $100,000. Lnion and sur books. He must pav schools fee, landing counties are fortunate m (He has ten to fifteen subjects of 'Jinvinvr such a plant m Monroe. J. h. stud v.) There are no free schools In ' Henderson is president and general Japan. A preacher friend of mine, In manager, his son, tt. A. Henderson, America, said he 'had wondered if secretary and treasurer, while Fred there are any free schools In the world where Christ is not enthroned. I doubt If there are any. He has no time out of school to work and make his own way. School opens at S a. m. That means that l""v some must rise winter mornings at 5 o'clock to set ready to come to school by train. He has no leisure hours until the close of school which Is 3 p. m and often then he , has to practice fencing and wrest ling. He has supper about 5:30 p. m., then he will likely go for a bath, and finally get to study about two hours every night. How many minutes will that give him for each lesson if he has six lessons the next day? I re solved, upon Investigation, to give my students work on English that would take about ten minutes study each night. And that is more than some of them give me, and that Is SfoHRh l rUtS SSdE? i. t, l v JIa J ,h?f th.P Is it any wonder that the young Student a splendid fellow who came to me and to whom I have given work at 12 1-2 cents an hour to help him through said to me one day when he heard Mrs. Ogburn calling me: "Your mother's calling." Mrs. Ogburn said 'twas all the fault of my teaching and I do not doubt It. But you must not think that every boy who wears patched (or unpatch-! Vl UIIUUI IU9 19 BU I'lVl IUBI II O Hlimfc wear them, though It is beautiful to see that no one laughs or makes fun of such a one. Some of them look as if they had succeeded. A five-year-old cap! Modern Customs Different And modern discipline and cus tonis are so different from those of mMeni times Mr wife and I heard a little bov reading at the top of; 1 Continued on Page Eight HON. H. G. CHERRY WILL DELIVER ADDRESS MAY 30 Bis Preparations Being Made For Memorial Day Exercise in the Court House Here Next Tuesday, May 30th, National I Memorial Day, will be a read letter occasion in the history of Union coun ty. lne local post 01 me American Legion nas securea non. n. u. v nerry, law partner of Congressman Bulwin kle, mayor of Gastonia, a captain in the noted Thirtieth Division in the world war, as the principal speaker. The exercises will be held in the court house at 11 o'clock a. m. Appropriate music is being prepared by a special committee and the consolidated choirs of all the churches of the city will take part in the musical program. The music will be printed and placed in the hands of every one present. The Auxiliary is decorating the court house with flowers and flags, and all the memorial flags in the hands of the legion will be Decorated with flowers. Seats will be reserved for all gold star fathers and mothers of the coun ty and they are especially invited to come. Reserved seats will also be provided for all ex-service men and the old Confederate soldiers of the county. The entire citizenship of the county is invited and expected at attend these exercises. ' At 8 o'clock there will be a social gathering of the Legion and Legion Auxiliary in the Legion club rooms. Every ex-service man in the county is requested to attend this meeting at which refreshments are to be ser ved and other forms of entertainment provided. The Legion will have pop pies on sale on Saturday and also on Memorial Day. Everybody is ex pected to wear a poppy. All stores of the city that have poppies are urged to decorate their fronts with them and also to use flags where they are on hand or can conveniently be secured. Everybody who has flowers that may be used for decoration purposes are asked to leave them at the court house not later than 10 o'clock on thi- morning of the 30th. The Legion suggests, but does not ask, that all stores close for the memorial. Everybody is especially 'n" ted to hear Hon. Mr. Cherry who has quite a number of friends in the county and is recognized as one of the most able speakers in the Caro hnas. Lay aside your work loni enough to come to Monroe and help pay honor and homage to the noble sons of Union who made the supreme sacrifice on Flanders Field. New Roller Mill About Ready for Use The Henderson Roller Mills Com- nany has moved its office and store room from East Franklin Street to the new roller mill building, corner Church and Crowell Streets at the south end of the overhead bridge. Machinery is rapidly being placed in the mill and Mr. J. E. Henderson, the president, states that they expect to begin grinding within the next ten days. When complete the Henderson Holler Mills w.ll be among the best equipped in the State. The machin ery is niw, and practically all of it was made in the South, much of it in North Carolina,' and the balance in Virginia. The capacity of the mill will be ti'e hundred barrels a day. The plant is most conveniently placed t L L both US, to accessibility to those bring yueY ' ,l,c preuiem ami nu mies the selling end of Henderson products. .Mao Murray in Her Latest, "Peacock Alley" With Mae Murray in the stellar 1 . .1 l.l I. All ...u:..u ...... i" - ", ' 1 va"L " '"-""' IJ " atrana ineatre on wonuay an Tuesday motion picture fans will have the opportunity to see this beau tiful star of stfge and screen in one of the most elaborate of productions. "Peacock Alley" presented by Rob ert Z. Leonard, is by Edmund Gould inir based on a storv by Ouida Ber- !gere and is released by Metro Pic tures Cornoration for Tiffany Pro duct ions, Inc. The story of a Pa risian dancer, who falls in love with a small town American youth and finds her husband's people scandal ized when she goes back to his home, resulting in the couple seeking their fortunes in New York, is pne which Mta MurTay unusual op ortu- iy to PPe in n Korgeous and '',. ' ,, eiBKrt. artistic costumes among elaborate settings. Among the notable cast which aids Miss Murray in interpreting this ro mance of two countries is Slonte Blue in the leading male role, Edmund Lowe, W. J. Ferguson, Anders Ran dolf, William Tooker, Howard Land. William Frederick, M. Durant and Jcffrys Lewis. Robert Z. Leonard di rected it. Oliver T. Marsh was the photographer, Get in the Class Picture Next Sunday morning at 9:45 o'clock a special musical program, consisting of old-time songs with or chestral accompaniment, quartets, solos, etc., will be presented at the Men's Bible class of Central Metho- ,dist church, and after Sunday school a special artist will make a picture of the class. Mr. W. M. Gordon, president of the class, is especially anxious that every member be present. Monroe Shriners Attend Big Ceremonial of Oasis Temple Arrangements Are Made for the Erection of a Great Mosque in City of Charlotte, Costing Four Hundred Thousand Dollars . One of the biggest and most im portant meetings of the Ancient Arabic Order of the Xobles of the Mystic Shrine and friends of the nobles attended the annual spring ceremonial of Oasis temple in H:v.h Point yesterday. Monroe sent a big delegation consisting of Messrs. It. W. I.enunotid. P. H. Johnson. J. W. Glean, Geo. Hart, Archie Levy, Lee Griffin, Blair Bivens. T. L. Crowell, Clifford Fowler, A. F. Thompson and Mr. G. B. Caldwell. Mrs. Caldwell also attended. These gentlemen tell some interesting things in regard to the meeting: It was the first event of Its kind ever held in High Point and the city turned out en mass to make the occasion a memorable one In its history. The Shriners had their fun. but they took time at a business meeting' to adopt a resolution to be gin Immediately plans for the erec tion of a mosque at Charlotte. The building, which is to be the most modern in the United States, will cost $400,000. Pilgrims to the oasis came in targe numbers. Almost every city and village In the state was represented, while from across the desert at the National capital came the official dian of the Almas temple, Wash ington, D. C. headed by Illustrious Potentate Leonard P. Stewart and 21 members of the official Shrine familv. They were met at the station 'by the Oasis band and patrol, and were escorted to the ceremonial headquarters in the Sheraton hotel, where they made the acquaintance of the men who wear the ftz. The advance guard began arriving in the citv Wednesday night and was j still flowing In Thursday morning, when the Shriners arrived by the hundreds. The streets were crowded with fez-wearers, and the horizon of the city took on a tlntish red as the result of the presence oi me ooies. An Elaborate program High Point put on its best clothes for the ceremonial. The hotels, busi ness houses and streets were elabor ately decorated with Shrine colors, which lent brilliance and splendor to the occasion. And, High Point's hospitality was at Its best, every local Shrinor and many non-Shrtners having Joined hand In hand in an ef fort to make the gathering of fez wearers th9 best ever held in North Carolina. And old timers were loud in their praise of the way In which vtirh Pninter entertained the Shrin ers. It Is the best ceremonial they have ever attended. The elaborate program began Thursday morning at 11 o'clock with a br.siness meeting of the temple. In the afternoon at 2 o'clock there was a mammoth street parade, followed by the ceremonial in the new brick building of the High Point Steam laundry on Jordan street. Nearly 400 novices were taken across the hot sands of the desert into the mysteries of Shrine. There was somethlns lacking about the ceremonial. It was the street work. This idea has been frowned on by the Imperial council, and the practice of inflating candi dates on the street has been aban doned. Of course, the candidates DEALERS BELIEVE COTTON WILL SELL ABOVE TWENTY Late Planling and Cold, Wet Soil Giving the Market a Bullish Ef fect and It Gets Better Major W. C. Heath furnishes the following from the O. & H. Weekly Commerial & Cotton Review: For the last three weeks we alone have besought our customers to sell their stocks. It was plain the market was topped and the bull propaganda was being "fathered" by "Big Fools" so they could unload or distribute stocks bought very much lower. The stock market has recently sold off Sj.OO to $10.00 per share and the end is not nearly in sight. Just watch! Quite to the reverse who could have been more persistently and confident ly bullish on cotton than we have? On March 4th we headed our Market Letter: "This is the time when those of firm faith in cottorl are sure of a reward." Most of the forecasts sent out from Wall Street at that time said, in substance at least: "We favor a conservative course, feeling there is little in the news of the moment to justify purchases at this level." But we didn t falter. We ignored weather maps, acreage and fertilizer rumors and peered deeply beneath the sur face. The records show that since March 4th all active cotton options are up about 300 points. We have been thinking a good deal lately and now feel warranted in say ing there are some danger signals flying for those who are not too blindly optimistic to see and read. People who ignore the "Stop, Look, Listen" signs at railroad crossings all too frequently meet with disaster. Those who now refuse to read the danger signals of industry and fi nance will probably have only bitter memories for the consolation in the end. But don't get excited or pan;c striken. There will be no spectacula" smash. However, a little watchful waiting a wee bit of wise ciution, will soon enable you to take advan are glad of that. But. there was fun aplenty ;er the multitudes. Several hundred of them were taken down ha Min :rpe under the watchful care of the patrol. They were swing ing to iop;-s. but they were not re quired io undergo the ordeals that many FMrlners have faced in the past. They seemed to be enjoying themselves immensely, and of course the Nobles were having fun. Colorful Parade In th afternoon the parade was held. P was a colorful, lengthy pro cession through the principal streets: There Were two bands, a drum corps, marching clubs and floats. It was the mos-t spectacular parade ever held in High Point, and it was wit nessed by thousands of men and womn who crowded the sidewalks .along the line of the parade. There were beautiful floats and several novel stunts. ' At 2:30 o'clock the ceremonial proper Mas staged. Late In the after noon th" Shriners. their wives and friends, were guests of local Shrin ers at a baseball game. And at night there was a big street dance In front of the Sheraton hotel. ! The candidates were seen every where. Many of them were escorted by the wearers of the fei, but every body was good to the fellows who faced the unpleasant duty of cross ing the hot sands. Mayor John W. Hendrick turned High Point over to the Shriners. He told them to take the keys r.nd do anything they wished s with the citv. but not to forget High Point's hospitality. The city doesn't have the opportunity to entertain Shriners often, and the mayor wanted to show the Xobles that the honor was appreciated. Twelve extra men were sworn in as special officers, but the police iwere found only when necessary. jThey kept out of the sight of Shrin ers, the word having been passed that there might be a wholesale Jail de livery if the police performed all their luties. About the best piece of work the Shriners did was to decide, to erect the mosque. This action was taken at a business meeting at a local the atei in the morning. At first there I was a stormy session at the meet ing, but the Shriners finally decided ; that the mosque ought to be built, and they decided to build It. T!" structure will be the most modern of Its kind in the United 'States. It will be erected In the main residential section of Charlotte, the ! property alone having cost $50,000 it is said. The building will cover a plot of three acrts, and will have a s-aiing capacity of over 3,0ti0. I)i fore discussing the report, the Sluii ers took up the question of vot Ing in candidates. Over three hun dred of them were Initiated. Members of the High Toliit Shrine cliili were In charge of the entertain ment program and they left nothing undone to make the day one long to be remembered by the visitors. The Order of the Eastern Star who were in fharge of the entertainment of vl-Mting ladies at the Elk's club where rest rooms were provided. tage of golden opportunities. Be pa tu :,;, but alert! Doubt most of wnat yen j-ue and believe nothing you hear. Watch the "signs" and be ready to act quickly when the time comes. Now, let us look the truth straight in the eye without flinching. The coal str.ke goes on apace. Don't forget! The New England textile strike shows no abatement. Remember this! Sev ern' hundred thousand railroad work er lire right now balloting as to win ther or not they will strike. Fun ny, we hear nothnig about this! The suu'inen (?) at the Genua Confer ence are acting much like two old li.d :..s fussing over the back fence. We'll miss our guess if they don't all niali back home very soon like a bunch of tuttle-taling children, each with nunc alibis than can be hauled in a w!. el-barrow. The Germans have in formed the allies they cannot come up '.o the reparation terms. May 31st is the last day for them. Next, let us view the bull side. As a i juntry we are so all-fired rich we couldn't fail even if we did our durn est. There are only seven billion five hundred millions of gold in all the wunu ana we nave forty per cent of it. The world's mill takings of Amer ican cotton is already two million bales more than the last total crop, und remember we have three months more to go before the new crop be comes available. The first govern ment condition report as of May 25th comes out Friday, June 2nd. It is certain to be bullish. Average plant ing is from two to three weeks be hind. A great area of the cotton belt is suffering from cold, wet soil- At least 750,000 acres have recently been ru ned by floods. The mills of the world are still adhering to the hand-to-mouth policy and have no cotton ahead. Tne world is this minute in more dire need of cotton goods than ever before in history. Think this over seriously. Mrs. R. V. Houston was calleJ to day to Lancaster to attend the fun eral of a friend and will be gone for several days. DR. FRAZIER MAKES AN APPEAL TO GRADUATES Saj a Transformed Life Does Not Seek to Parade Itself an Such lief ore the World Dr. W. H. Frazier, presidt-nt of Quens College, Charlotte, preached the baccalaureate s-ermon to the graduating class of the Monroe High School in Central Methodist church Wednesday evening. The sermon was an unusually strong and interesting one and a large crowd heard it with interest. Dr. Frazier was introduced by Dr. W. R. Burrell, pastor of the First Baptist church, who presented the speaker in a pleasing and compli mentary manner. He stated at the close of the introductory remarks that all true education consists in an effort to find God and His will concerning us and to give expression to it in unselfish service to humanity. Dr. Frazier took his text from E.xo !us and based his remarks upon the statement that Moses face shone and that he wist not that it shone, in the mountain when he was trans formed into the likeness of his Maker. The speaker took the grounds that a man's soul cannot commune with God without becoming to some ex tent transformed into His likeness and that it is impossible for a man to come in contact with any system of philosophy or teaching without be ing influenced by it, but he also stated that in order for a person to get the most out of anything, with which he comes in contact he must concentrate his mind upon it. It is so in regard to work, play or anything else his mind must be centered upon a thing before his muscles can do their best work. He stressed the fact that since our lives are going to be in fluenced by those things with which we come in contact we should be very careful to let nothing come in but that which is pure, noble and clean. He declared that those things we see make a deeper impression upon our minds than the things we hear and think. Therefore visualized educa tion is the most successful, and the unclean and unwholesome things we behold are very damaging. He stated that the things that are crowded upon the vision of the young will either make for purity or for uncleanliness. Dr. Frazier declared that a trans formed life is always apparent to the world that any one who knows any thing about physiognomy can read a man's temperament, his intelligence and his habits in his face and eyes that these things are so written upon one's features that they cannot be blotted out. i Referring to the fact that Moses did not know that his face shone, Dr. Frazier said that Godliness always begets humility and that the best and most consecrated men are usually the most humble and care the least about trying to parade their good qualities before men. He stated that we must bring our passions and appetites un der subjection before it is possible to be transformed, and that a trans formed life is a blessed life in that it does not make any attempt at pa rading itself as such. WINGATE SCHOOL WILL HAVE NEW DORMITORY Big Coarhwhip Gets a Number of Wingate Citizens After Him and Dies a Hard Death Wingate, May 25. Wingate is on the "boom," at present. A tilling sta tion is being erected by Mr. A, C. Small, a garage by Mr. J. J. Perry, a residence by Mr. J. T. Curlee, and a first class grocery store has been opened by Mr. E. B. Wright. The Baptist church is also being com ple'ed. The main auditorium is al most completed, and the work on the Sunday school department has begun. It is also rumored that a wood shop is to be opened up here in a few months. The hoard of trustees of the h;gh school held their annual meeting re cently. It was decided to build an other domitory for the girls. This building will cost, whtn completed, several thousands dollars. We hope to have a full report of the meeting in the next issue of The Journal. A large coachwhip snake was killed near the depot by a number of Win gate citizens a tew days ago. The snake measured live feet and ten inches in length. This is the largest snake seen around Wingate in some time. Mrs. W. A. Chamy and daughter, Miss Selma Chancy, spent Thursday in Charlotte. Mrs. James L. Little of Goose Creek township is visiting her daughter, Mrs. W. L. Biggers. Mr. and Mrs. Y. M. Bogan returned home Sunday, after a few days visit in Hoke county. Mr. Clyde Jones is visiting his sis ter, Mrs. F. W. Biggers, of Oakboro. Miss Bess Matheson has returned from Salisbury where she has been taking treatment in the Whitehead Stokes Sanatorium. Misses Jessie and Katie Wright are visiting relatives in South Carolina. The many friends of Mr. J. W. Biv ens are glad to see him at church again, after being unable to attend for several months. Miss Ona Biggers spent last week with Mrs. O. L. Flow at Allen, N. C. Mass Meeting Of the Union County Public Dis cussion League at the court house, May 27, Saturday afternoon, 2 to 5. Non-partisan, and non-political except as politics affects the economic wel fare of the people. Discussion: roads, schools, taxation. Come, republicans, democrats, independents, men and women. H. D. Stewart. COLUMN NEWS GATHERED FROM DAILY DISPATCHES Many Stories of Interest Condensed For the Convenience of Busy Readers of The Journal BIG STORIES OF IMPORTANCE HANDED OUT IN A NIT SHELL Bishop Kilgo ill; Freight Rates Re duced: Girl Jumps from Window; and Other News. Bishop John C. Kilgo, of the Meth odist Episcopal church, south, who is at the Methodist hospital in Mem phis, Tenn., following an attack of valvular heart disease Tuesday, while returning from the general confer ence at Hot Springs, Ark., to his home in C'harWte, is dangerously ill, according to nr attending physician. Bishop Kilgo's condition improved steadily following his removal from the train and it was reported at the hospital there was little to fear from his condition. However, he experienc ed a second attack and it was re ported later that his condition was critical. Railroad freight rates will be re duced on July 1 by amount equal to 10 per cent of their present levels, under a decision of the interstate commerce commission announced Wednesday. Practically all classes and commodities of traffic are effected by the decision, which marked the con clusion of the investigation begun last autumn ly the commission, on its own initiative, into the reasonable ness of existing freight levels. Agri cultural products in all sections of the country outside of New England, live stock and western grain and grain products, are the chief commo dities excluded from the reduction, these comprising the freight classi fications upon which reductions have been recently put into effect. Passen ger charges and Pullman fares are left unchanged. Miss Lucy Butler, pietty seventeen- year-old sophomore at tne Girl's High school in Atlanta, who is said to have jumped Tuesday from a fire escape on the second floor of the high school building, was reported by officials of the Georgia Baptist hospital to be suffering from severe bruises, but no bones are thought to be broken. Miss Bulter, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Butler, of 63 Page avenue, was at first reported to have fa.ivn from the fire escape but officials of the school said she told them later she jumped because of an unhappy love affair. She is reported to have said things were not moving happily between herself and the young man to whom she is said to be engag ed. The force of the girl's fall was partly broken by her falling on some soft earth immediately below the fire escape. Physicians say she probably will be confined to bed for several days on account of her badly bruised condition and the shock to her nerves. W. S. Blackmer of Salisbury, thinks he has found the valuab.e pitchbend from which Mme. Curie made her wonderful radium discov ery. He has sent a sample to Senator Overman and turned it over to the geological survey, and asked for an analysis. The stuff conies from Mr. Blacktner's place and if he is right, his fortune is made. An announce ment from the geological survey says that the value of the gold produced in North Carolina during the period lT'.'D to 1020 was S2:i,(20,580. The deep mines worked in l'J21 were: The Pee Dee, near Asheboro; the Rich Cog, in Montgomery county, the Syl vania property, near Rutherfordton. The Deep was the only one yielding anything. It was the largest produc er of gold from selicious ores in the Appalachian state last vear. The plac er gold mined in 11121 came from Lnndletown mines, in Burke county, the Third Creek, in Rowan; the Biger staff, Rutherford, and the lnion, Montgomery and Cabarrus. One of the most unique requests ever received by the prison commis sion of Georgia came Tuesday morn ing from a negro convict at the state prison farm at Milledgeville who craves the privilege of going tc Zebulon to see his brother who is to be hanged. The convict's name is Willie Jarmany, and his request was made in the form of a letter to Com missioner E. 1). Rainey, writtei with a pencil on a sheet from a five-cent tablet. He said his brother was to be hanged r.t Zebulon on June 2 is his onlv brother, and he and his sister and a friend wish to see him once for a last farewell, and they will pay their expenses and the expenses of a guard if the prison commission will let him go. Although it is not cus tomary to grant leaves of absence to ci-nyicts. the prison commission decid ed in this case to make an exception. The convict's k'tter to Commissioner Raincy was as follows: "Judge E. L. Rainey, Atlanta Ga. Please your honor, i am writting you all asking for a releaf to go an see the last of my only broth er. He is to be hung the 2nd of June My sister and myself and a friend of mine they are three of us want to go an see him please grant us the prie lege to go. Will bar all the expinces for our self an a guard to take us over thir to Zebulon, Ga. An please grant us the prielege to go if you please. Yours sincerely, Willie Jar many." Mr. J. C. Sikes went to Wake For est College yesterday to attend a reunion of his classmates of the class of 1M2. I
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