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■■ ■ — > GET THE NEWS OP MABTIN , COUNTY TWICE A WEEK BT TAKING THE ENTEBTMIS* SLMI VOLUME 24*—NBMBEB 2L RED CROSS REPORT SHOWS IDCH AID GIVEN THIS YEAR RECENT TORNADO DISASTERS IN WHICH THE RED CROSS FUNCTIONED Below we repaodare a lift re- CEIVED from the Red CM headquar ter#, sbowg relief work daw after tornado disasters in the aowth aad southwest since the first of the year: Savage, Miss., tornado, Febrwary 2, afternoon, one killed, 4 > property damage. Tennessee tornado, March 11, tin ing, 19 hilled, CO iajared, IIOOjMQAO property damage. Northwest Mississippi tornado, Mar. 17, afternoon, 14 killed, 80 injured. property damage. . Pineville, la., tornado, April 4, «- eaing, 16 killed. 100 injured. Wake county, N. C_, tornado, April 4, evening, none killed, none in jural S2bO,uOO property damage. Above disasters do not iaclpdc aa. other handled since first of year, ho tornado. Key West fire, etc, not ia eluded . It is a widely rraogaiied fact tha the Red Cross is thoroughly active fe this type of relief and this fsnrtin has widened ao with the iarnaoril re sources of the oflpnimatien that the., are naturally looked to h) the suffer ers. Probably the principal ita-oa far their speed in answering is that while no one ran tell beforehand when, where or what disaster will strike the 'Red Cross—your local chapter, with the other BJMo— is ready. There is no doubt that'the Bed Croaa has administer the best relief modern, intelligent method* paevid bat disaster relief ia not a dor ed book. The Red Cross is ginif the sbject much considers tun as ear phase of it* peace time work. MRS. G. H. HARBISON WAS HOSTESS FKIDAV Mia. G. H. Harrison was at haaae to a Bomber of friends mm .Friday af ternoon and to the Row ad Doaea dab that evening. Her home was attrac tively decorated with large potior plants and baskets of spring Cowers. The guests were met by Mrs. Har risoo. and served delieioo* peach by Misses Velma Harrison. Evelyn Har rison and Margaret Manning. Bridge a*as played ia the after noon and rook at night. Bath occa sions were much enjoyed by thooe at tending. An ice course followed by mints was served. Those who were gweate ia the af ternoon were: Mrs. B. W. Hardy. Mrs. P. R Cone, Mrs. W. IL Parker. Mrs. J. W. Watts, Jr., Mr*. W. J. ■ Hunter, Mrs. J. G. Gadard, J*. Mica Mary Wadsworth of New Bern. Mrs A R- Dunning, Mra. G. A Ham*—. Miss A ana POpa. Mrs. Minnie Hal lance, Mrs. W. J. Hodges. Mrs. A Anderson, Mrs. E. P. Cunningham Mrs. B. A. C rite her, Mias Amrl is Clark Besides the dab aanben at aight those invited were: Mrs. W. E. Dana. Mrs. C. R- Flemming, Mr*. W. C. Manning, Mrs. W. C. Lrvermaa. Mrs Myrtle Brown, Mrs. Anna llariiaua. Mrs. G. W. Hardisoa and MRS. Pnaw Taylor. EVERETTSIANMES AFTER LONG ILLNESS MR. DAWSON BIGGS SUCCUMBS TO PARALYSIS FROM WHICH HE HAS SUFFERED Sunday BMW| about tww o'dock. Mr. Dawsoa Biggs, n prominent re»- ident of Everett*, passed to the world beyond. He had saffered several strokes of paralysis during the part few years; and a few moath* ago, he suffered a severe attack Fran which he lay at deaths doer for aeveral as**, rallying to nairiiniaMiir at time*, but gradually grwwiag weaker aad weaker until the end caaae Sua day morning. He is —iiind by hi* widow, ant* one stop-child, Bioeee Biggs, et Ev eretts; two brother*. Saaanei Biggs aad Jassea N. Biggs, mM one water. ton. He was laid to mat ia the fudlj grave yard near Bear Graos Manday afteraooa at 240 o'dock. Elder Cav ing, pastor of Bear Gram ih—ih The Eaterprie joiaa with the many friends of the ilrriwsi fi Mhthw h this time of groat am row. Carnival nt the Brick waahaaaa. W-,y ' M * T 1 * HMT ' ' /M! THE ENTE RPRISc TA CO-OPS HANDLE ■OST OF TOBACCO EXPECT MAJORITY IN S STATES WITH VAST MEMBERSHIP INCREASING DAILY A majority of the Virginia tobac co crop has been marketed through the Tobacro Cooperative association, according to the statement of Hon. George A. Koiner, commisioner of ag riculture for Virginia, printed in the Tri-State Tobacco Grower, which thfc auk reaches more thin 89,000 mem bers of the tobacco cooperative. The organised tobacco growers daSm through their publication that their aoembership will bring to the cooperative floors a majority of the fhnrrs in both of the Carolines for I*B, following the example of the Vhgiaia growers this year. The' cooperative association receiv ed a total of 102,432,682 pounds of tahoccH or 34.1 per cent of the crop ia the three states, up to April *l. In Virginia 82.109,149 pounds we • delivered to the association compare** to pounds marketed on auc- I taon floors up far that date. Out of a crop 365.512,897 pounds of trbseco sold ia North Carolina 64.940.1N* pounds or 24.S per cfeit were pooled with the association. In south Car olina 15,383,527 pounds, or Ml per cent were pooled out of a crop of 42JHC,775l Members and officials of the asa eiotioa eonfldently expect to market a majority of the crop in these three states during 1925. - v Hon B. Harris, commissioner of ag riculture for South CarMina. in hi* rereat report given high praise to the Tehecro Growers Cooperative associa taoa ia that Mate. Commissioner Har ris says: "In leas tltu) a year the a* wrioKn* has changed ropdittions fron a loss basis for the South Caroline t she wo grower te that of a reasona ble prill. By this system the farm er, for the first time within the hie tary of the bright tobacco industry, has been accorded the privilege of having a voice in the naming of n price far his year's labor." - The Tubaeco GiUMll Cooperative association still hohls its place as America's largest cooperative. New members keep increasing it numbers every week. At the preserr rate of growlh, over 90,000 fanner of the Carol in as and Virginia wil' market tobacco through their own or gaaisation this year. PROMINENT CUPLE OF WILLIAMSTON WEDJN NORFOLK DR. WILLIAM E. WARREN AND MISS DEBORAH FLEMMING UNITED IN MARRIAGE A telegram was received by the family today announcing the marriage of Dr. Wm. E. Warren and Muw De borah Flemming in Norfolk yesterday. Miss Flemming and Dr. Warren left hare oa the morning ti«in going to Norfolk where they were married yes terday afternoon by Dr. Wiaa at the Gheat Methodist church of that place. They left later for Baltimore and will visit aeveral northern cities before re taining the last of this week. They will he at borne at the attractive heme of Dr. Warren oa Haoghtea Both Dr. and Mrs. Warren are we?l known in thia couaty and ia thia *ec tiea of the state. Mrs. Warren has asada her home ia Williamatea far the past aeveral year* coming here from Greenville She ia a lender in the ehaich of tha town, having bean the organist of the Methodist church for several year*. She 1a also very pap alar ia the social life of the team. Dr. Warraa came to wHaaatsa from Greenville shortly after he hr gaa to practice medicine to be a**a dated with Dr. Wm. H. HarreO. with vton he waa in partnership aatfl the tatter's death. Since that thtt fct ha* been assaciated with Dr. J. S. Khrde* aad now is county health of leer and one of WilliaanaUa's no 4 I ipalar physicians aad eitiaena. - Bath, Dr. aad Mfa. Warraa la*e a host of friaada throughout the aac tiaa whs will be iateieated to learn ef their marriage. EVERYBODY KNOWS # Who pays the taxes may ha a (psas Baa difficult te answer, hat a»aijha*j ' know* that tha nam or naaa wha is ' taiiln— about Are hazards i* tha aae wha greatly increases tha smaant mti taxes aad adda to the hfeh coat ofj living which the entire comareaity is caßad apoate pay. "Ye OM Tone Block Part*" aft the Brick warehawe Friday nigM. May 4, Btfiß. Gaad aata—get year aap a \ WILLI AMSTUN. MAETIN COUNTY. NOKTH CAHOI-IN \. Tt'fcSDAY. MAY L 1923. SEVERAL YOUNG HEN GOTO ARMY FROMWHJJAiSTON RECRUITING SERGEANT AVERY, BEBE SATURDAY ASSISTING CAFT. JULIUS & PEEL Oa Sunday morning the follow ing well known yowag men of thi> vicinity left far Fort Bragg, N. C, to e ilis in the Limed Slates army. Sylvester Taylor, Jule Cair Wyan. Peter Aleck Cherry. Frederick Ci es son, George Beach and Louis Hope welL These area will be ai*tributed fron Fort Bragg te various parts of th. country aad oar island possessiors When a man enlists he has the pleas ure of alertiig whatever station It ilesires to serve at, and also just wha branch of nuke he prefers. Some of the fat are aokliers men . ■toned above wiH no doubt pi to Hon ola'u in the Hawaiian Islands, a trip of thirty ire day*, gcing from Foi Bragg to New York City, thence o a big nuaa liner throagh the Pans ma CaaAl te San Francisco. Califoi I nia. theace another aea trip on th? Pacific ocean te Hawaii, the gem o the Pacific. Others arill go oven farther; to th- Phillipime, while It is likely one oi two arill remaia at Fort Bragg *»■' ia the southern state*. The army farai*hrr a great oppor tunity to the yowng man as a train ing school and there is still a chare to join. However, there ate only limited namber of vacancies, end an oae iatere*ted should immediately sc. Captain Peel far detailed particulars GRANVILLE OFFICER IS QUID BY AUTOMOBILE DEPUTY DAVIS JUMPED FRO* HIS OWN CAR IN FRONT OF ANOTHER CAR OXFORD. April 28 Crawford W Davis, many years deputy sher tf o Granville eoaafty. waa killed ia ai auU .nobile acrideat thia afte noo.i a 2 o'dock. Hr. Davia was in a ca with three nm driving to Oxford when reachiag the bridge on the Ta river near Providence, he was u«: ble to stop the car oa arcount of m brakes, aad ia jampiag from his cat to avaM aa aaticipated crash a-ith an approaching car driven by Louis A Pittmaa of Atlanta, fell directly in front of the npproaching car ami aa killed. His brother, Britt Davis, wa« also struck when jumping to the ground. The two occupants remaining ia the car were not injured. Mi PHtmaa ia aatirdy exonerated fron aay Maine for the accident. Mr. Pitteaaa had his bride in the car, haviag been married today at Stovaß to Miss Lucy Lewis, daughte. of Charle* Lewis This is the second tragedy occurring ia Granville dur iag the week on the Nntional high way. both rewriting ia death. Thia accident reveals a peculiar far, ia that two bridal parties from Ox ford ia the last tweaty four hour? have art with auto accidents. Last night Mr. aad Mrs. C. L. N'dma, just married ia Oxford, had an accident ia a car at Stem oa the National high way. thoagh ao serious damage an.- CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY Mias Vdaa Harrison entertained a ■amber ef her young friend* at a rook party Saturday evening at her home «a Church street in honor of her iiteaotk birthday. Salted peaaati aad poach were scr eed the yemag paeyAe all during tha evening by Mrs. G. H. Harrison and Mrs. B. W. Hardy. High score was made by Mia* Myrtle Wynne and she waa presented aa attractive little gift. The yeaag hoattss is oce of th moot popnlar mooter* of the young* act and bar friendships were attested by the many pretty gifts she rt Frait ialad aad sandwiches were i aarred at the pad of the game. Those present mere: Mrs. AV. Joyner. Miaou Bather aad Martha Harriso l, Margaret aad Rath Mahaftig. Mar; M. Andrew*. Franc— Hoyt. Evetyr I Ihd, Sadie Perry, Laura Orieana Tlorrisoa. Pattie Harris, Carie Lae J Myrtle Wyaa and Messrs M. J. Da via, John Booker. Bill Hanson. Gay lard narria*a, W. T. Meadows, i- and Bryant Chrstarphea. r II A lanreiiatni eatiwte of the am {•■■t af Una n*ed by North Carolina ' farmer* last year would be about ST. dicntaoas are that the Tar Had hr mers aap learning the vahae of lisae jhi improved agricuitare aad will caa - 4 . FROM ASHES ARISE BUILDINGS SKYWARD A BK.t.IK AND BKiTEK EIJON UILLET.K ARISING FK«»M KK( ENT IHSASTI.Ii To th« Editor of The Ertni>ri-. . We are remm,le»i often no* if l»r. L E. Smith's mc.-~sage ff Jhwan 18. 1923/ "Oft'times Mi«fc»nu ,«~ Are TurMii Into We were broken and sad when the auiiu Mira tion building on our campus went uj> in smoke iikl llaines and the n;em onts linger near us n» Hut al rea-iy »r see a greater Lion college than ever before. The response of the friends -f tit. college ha> beeo rath as t«« ir -j in u> to greater an.! nubaer acfce\- n.ents. there nave MM IUIURM of ie te.s frn> ir(jib arnl alumni of tne .1 : sc. *■ niaimng win> « s at sympathy and ei-cooikfeiit i ,n- these letters have come (unsolicited, and it is only those immedi- • . con nected with the college ran full) up preciate tiie inspiration it lerut.-. To us .as st intents, we ever feel more inspired to make mmf live count for something really worth winle It is by the sacrifice of mnn> geiervws hearted people that* we hare college*, and it is by the sacrifice of our k>\ed ones that we have that (tea', oppor tunity of going to college. As we live on the campus of Hon college now. we cant help but have] n greater inspiration to make men and womeg of ourselves, bevause we eui see the rapid«n>wth taki place toward the buikling bark Of out iust administration building. In iur im agination «e can see the m* build ings—stately and beautiful and the I bui.dings that will lead us on to high er purposes in life. It is only those who bate »■■©>! i by and watched the main buikling of your college destroyed by eating flames-they can only realize its worth—and it is with Wtit full of gratitude to the gerereM fu' lic that we watch anxiou»J}, bf.itcy, the growth of the fine, new buildings that will take the place of the 0..e destroy ed. and these buildings wUI make our college a tnggei and better one. - lief ore I e.oso 1 wi.-h lo say tlTat it has been a numbei of }ears >ince we left old. Martin county, ami 1 was then a small child, but many pictures and remembrance* still linger with me of William!«•■!'. * re I was a child, and spent some of the happiest •lays of childhood. 1 distinctly re member my first «lay at school —I was ' standing on the pvicn of the school building, not knotting' vrhere to go ami a man wli»m I sltal I never for' get came ai»d laid his i and on my head an-1 cari led u.«- to my teacher. I believe this man was Mr. Manning, and Mr. Manning. -h u d you read this 1 am gratelul to >ou jet. lam sure we woubl never liave left Williams ton but our father's liealth »as endang ered so a« move.) to tlx- « ills and now all of us are in g"«»l li-a'th. We sldi l«ok foiward to th. t>i!»e when we shall make trip t■ • our »ld home ami see our loved ones ai*i trier-Is. I i•-member mar-.;. |-••|>le, Imt some of the most outstan-l.ng oaes me: Mrs. Wheeler Maitin, Mrs. J. S. Rhodes who was my fin* teacher ami who taught n«e first the rudi ments of an education. Dr. Warren and Dr. Saunders I al-o remember well. Harry Bigrs i» '■>* forgotten because I remember the afternoon he took a large cro«d of us little folks to ride in the country after an en enjoyable picnic at the aptist church. 1 remember Mr.-. Mar*in was at the station the morning we left, ami I think, boarded the traut and went a part of the way with as, to reach her destination. Many other things coine to my mind ' as I write, but I will ROD enumerate any more now. ' Sinceiviv, Ola King Cowing. Elon College, N. C. MRS. BOSK ENTERT AINS THE PHIL ITHEA CLASS Last week Mrs. /- 11. Rose enter tained the Philathea- of the the Me monad Baptist church at the rivei . bridge with a Gyqsj Tea. Roanoke , shad, fried and other -telifiriss were enjoyed at the supper hoer. Latei ! a bonfire was made and a pleasant . hoar was spent toasting marshmal I The members present were: Mrs. ID. C Taylor. Mrs. H. Meidor. Mrs . 1 A. V. Joyner.Mrs. It E Ser.ggi. Mrs 'j. L. Fed. Mrs, H- 9- Holloman i Mrs. Q. P. Hall. Mrs. P. W. Craves. Mrs. Joe Cowing. Mrs. Sun Getting i er, Mrs. Anna Harrison. Mr" W. H. Biggs. Miss Sallie Harris. M'ss Car rie Dell White. Mis* J* •ep'iine Davis, and Miss Estelle Cowing. 'i ; - Messrs. CP. Vaodrteny aid Min far Hosteller ate in Washington today. • ~ ft TERRIFIC STORM VISITS EASTERN NORTH CAROTINA i MUCH DAMAGE DONE IN SDMI. I SECTIONS; lI.LIAMSrON NOT DAMAGED Eastern Carolina was visited Sun- j •ia> afternoon by Mte lK'a\ie»t storm ' j -een by the oldest of it.-, ■ The morning opened with a ratlier i ! dreary, >ulien appearance, growing in. . jto thickening clouds and rain for some time, the sun breaking forth, and some indications of clear weather,, but something ga\e one the very feel ing which is only experienced l>> a low barometer, and an approaching -torm. At about 4 o'clock the squally clouds tilled the elements as if with the mal ness of battle and wind and rauit struck with mighty force, uprooting trees, twisting off limbs, scatttering buds ami blossoms over the earth un I roofing house-, tearing down chimneys I as well as many dwellings. The so«pe ! of the storm was more than a hundieai j miles in breadth. The damage was great in the t«>wi of Washington, destroying much prop erty; also Plymouth »utfereil inucli loss of property. The roof of the Harney building was taken off aiul carried across tin street, destroying electric lines, tele- j phone wires a«d cable. Trees wer»- | , strewn in nearly every street in th* j town and aeveral days will be requneal . to establish normal traffic. PLANT SOMETHING GOOD THIS SPRING I IF VOL' LET LAST YtEEB GET in WITHOUT PLANTING IHIS WEEK WILL ATONE f HALEIGII, Apnl 30. —Those aim t let last week |nu>s without doing any ; thing more definite about garden wc*-k I than reading the notices, sliould •!«- termine to plant something tlus spniig r anyway K. E. .Met. all, ganlenj specialist for the agricultural exten- I I sion nervicft. Mr. McCall Uiat | ' Miinething should actually be pi ante-1 •Iso iiiat tiie glower majr feel lliat he, I I is helping North Carolina lake hei • > 1 place a_-i a leading horticulture state. 1 I He sugge>ts that some gixxl bliglit 1 pi oof tomatoes of the Korduke, Mai - vel and Norton varieties b>- plant-tl. I 1 A few carrots, parsnips and ground I cherries may be started or a few' • plants of the improved blue hcrrier • along with raspberries and dew IM-I-I ries will give a start With -mail fruiL.-. j He says: "la>cate some g'»«l tl--w • ering shrub in the woods. I'rune the ' ' roots now by taking a spade ami cut ' ting away all lateral roots, about eigti -1 teen out each way from the main stem. Leave the plant to le J velop uew rootg this summer ami j 1 transplant it next November. Lawn ! grass seed will grow better if some' 1 woods mould is mixed in with tlie top soil." Thea-e suggestions by Mr. .VM 'all i : are in line with the live-at-home pro - gram of the agricultural extension service and the effort being ma«le by horticultuml workers to beautify the 1 farmstead of Carolina and eucourage ' the all year garden. t , THE KNTKKI'KISE FOB $1 A YEAH THIS WEEK ! During this week The Enterprise ! I will be SI.OO a year to old and new i subscribers alike. If you are in ar ' rears, now is the easitst time for you to get even with the board. You can ' I pay up all back subscriptidh at tiw j ! rate of $1.1)0 a year and as much as. one year in advance, but only one year. : Our reason for making this otfci 1 is because we need the money—that is all. The time limit doses Satur- a> night at 12 o'clock. Hay sth. If we' secure the several hundred dollais liedled by that time we will not luive ' to borrow money to meet obligations. We are giving our subscribers the in terest ami a little more that we will have to pay for money borrowed. HOWE INSIRANCE COMPANIES ' In a short di*cus*ion on the insur ance business of the state, Coinmi. , sioner Wade brings out the fact that the people are keeping their in.-ur ance investment* at home During the past year North Carolina com panies - have "written" an amount of business largely in excess of that of the previous year. Their busines - Is j largely preponderating that « f tlie foreign companies, and there is no reason why this should not he so. \ Both the Are and life ewnpanle* o'| the. state are In aa lncrea*inly pros-; peroua condition, and the day may not he far away when insurance of even i character will be handled by the home ONE TON TRUCK GREATLYDEMANDED FORD COMPANY I'REDICTION> OF LAST FAI L ARE NOH BEING K KALI ZED , OKTKOIT, Mich , Apr. :iu.— j luiiis made early in the vear thai l!#2 j wt.uict see a huge liiciease in the use jjfilhf efls ton truck in both romnter j cial ami agricultural fiebls ale being j bo rile out in -a'es records of the Korl I "»I«tor company hete. The rapilit> with which the one ! ton truck has come into popularity !in delivery an.l hauling systems i.- J shown in recently compiled figure* j *hich disclose that KO per cent of jail the motor trucks in sen ice In j the t nitwl States a'« one ton or less ami indications are that this high rate j will bo materially increased during j the present year. The growth ha-- I come dunng the last six years dur ! ing which the one ton truck jumpeo from 4N per cent to the SO per cent mark. Kegist ration figuies as of I'l-cenr her 1. l;c.iJ, showed the ti>tal nuntbei of commercial cars and trucks in use in the I lifted States to he in excels jof 1.-'IotM'OO of which fifty one pen 'cent were Kords. I The turn to the u-e of the one to> I truck for delivery and hauling pur- J poses runic quickly. ICusijtess firms jw ho a few years ago looked to the 'arger trucks because of their loaii [carrying- appeal soon discovered thai 'delivery systems could Ik' more easily lifdopted to the one lon truck at less investment and at the same time j would afford more load mm irg unit, j witH increase. 1 efficiency and constant | activity at the loading station. ' Delivery systems weie adaptel to I' provide a variety of ranges so that j each truck carried an average load «v jer a maximum portion of its route 'and the economy of these frequent j trips soon U came ap|mrent. j And while the commercial field ha* been constantly rolling upon the one ! ton t ruck to solve delivery problems 1 those of the agricultural field are ra jpidly turning to it for general farm | use and in providing speedier and Iniore economical transportation of |iri>ii|icts from the farm to the city, j In ifclaptiiig their delivery and haul in* systems to the one ton truck, the {commercial and agricultural users i have found, the Ford truck chassis j Nne most nearly meeting all require ! moots. Its ea*e and simplicity of op eration make it the most practical; jits sure, constant operation makes it j the most dependable and its adapta bility to all purpose* makes it the ' truck of greatest ap|>eal- Then. tn», jits service facilities are universal. Bank Business In Williamston On Up-Grade KAKMKItS X MKKt HANTS HANK IN BETTER CONDITION TH AN I )l( YEARS The annual meeting of the stock l.iddeis of the Farmers and .Merchant* Hank was held at the office of the hank today, the largest number of j stockholders eves,,, attending being j present. j The report of the president. Dr. J. j IX Itiggs showed a very sat is fact oiy condition in the bank's affair.-.. | !>.« bank has gone further without having bills payable than any year ■ since its organization, and still ha.- a cash reset ve of more than J.VI, I t*NMM) The deposits are now $ j. r >0,((OO which .is about i!»'i,i»no more than for the j corresponding; day last year. While the I rank ha.- not had to b»r --' row money to accommodate its cu»- • tomers, its credit with- its correspond ing lianks will enable it to borrow t the full extent of any need it may : have. * Customers will find no trouble ir procuring all necessary funds to han die ail legitimate business. The stockholders declared a 6 pei cent dividend. The following hoard of directors "j was elertel: R. G. Harrison. B. B. Everett, J. N. Rogerson. F. U. Barnes, |C. I>. Carstai phen, J G. Gotlard, John { D. Biggs, R. W. Salisbury, Samuel Rofrerson, G.--W. Blount, Eason Lil ley and Joshua L ColtPkin. While the last few years has made banking in the farming itection* -oinewhat hard, yet the Farmers and Merchants Hank has never been in s ! more satisfactory shape than now, and 1 all stockholders may have Ike -fuM . est assurance of large dividends again in the very near future. L . * 1 Alcohol will be made from maixe bv a south African company inside of ja year. Particular attention has been paid to the development uf a motor i fuel with alcohol aa a base. omPIE BEST ADVERTISING MS- C . IM (t)R THIS SECTION WILL BE FOIND IN THE ENTERPRISE. uI'ABUSHED ISM DUDDiMG CHARGES I TO BE INVESTIGATED REGARDING PRISONS SEVERAL TO MEET DEATH IN ELEtIRIC CH AIR AT RALEIGH NEXT WEEK •j KALhIGH. Apr. 3U.-With the ex - Iception of the municipal election for ; I two of the three city commissioners ■ of Kaleign next Monday, the matter exciting most interest here this week i and among many people all over the state, is the "investigation" into the - various an.l sundry* cliarges of bad > conditions and "inhuman" treatment r of convicts by prison officials of the i -tale prison and prison camps, and * especially of alleged "brutality," said ■ to have long been practices! in the : county convict camps by guards and - others in many counties. As to the latter charges, the general i belief is that considerable of the com ■ plaints are. true, for the killing of convicts sentenced for as low as thir ty days for small crimes, including "vagrancy." when o«.e makes an at ' tempt to escape, ha become not or ' ious facts. ?. . The "Hogging" of unruly and des perate convicts recognized as neces -1 sary in many coses, or else the man * aiceim-nt mig' ! as weil hand over the ' reins of contiol to desparate ivegro r criminals an«t icUre from tlie field. ' The welfare department possesses 1 the necessary machinery for the con duct of the investigation and survey, * anil the consummation of the task p that has been undertaken is expected 5 to prove conditions in the state and 1 county penal system. The department has made cliarges against county pen - " al systems, and its last annual report 1 deals at length with conditions it found »u them. No complaint was p made in the report of the state's pris ' 'on or the camps, however, and it was -.nd the inspectors found conditions * reasonably satisfactory. p Had Governor Morrison approved s the measure the legislature' at either of its la--t two sessions would have " pret nled for the creation of a State '' Hoard of Pardons. ' This week he is to go through an other nerve W recking week of ordeals, j A dozen executions are scheduled, and at levt three of the condemned mni must l>e saved from the electric chair becau-e of the confession of the prin cipal in the crime, who was executed last week. Appeals must lie listen ' ed to from counsel and relatives in numerous cases of men now impris oned in tlie "death row," at the state prison. * Men may argue tliat the -Math chair | due?, not stop muriler. True. I-»* j aloes not entirely stop theft and oth ; er mines. Itut this writer recently invesigated the records of crimn.al conditions in state-, wheie tleath had |l»«-en abolished and found it true that a number hiul restored capital punish ment because of the increase of cap '|ila' crimes, and that in others the J prison.. weie being jammed with the 1 I life termer- who, under the old sys- I lent were put out of the way. There are too many devils arid in famies in this old woijd—l' put—away .the death penalty yet, l.ut whetber , I Ihr chair or the gallows is preferable . is a question that has it partisans. f I.I.EWXAM. CANDIDATES WERE I NOMINATED HERE ON FRIDAY NIGHT • | SCHOOL IRI M KKS AND CITY ,I" OFFICIALS NOMINATED AT VOTERS CONVENTION ~Z~~~ ■ j The citizens of the town met Fri - I day at the school auditorium and nom- I : mated John L. Hassell for mayor; G. > I 11. Harrison, W. J. Hodges, J. D. i I Wonlard, Dr. I*. U. Cone and C. B. j Clark for commissioners. For trustees for the graded school, 'I Mr. C. D. Carstarphen. Mrs. Louis 11*. Martin awl Mrs. Mary Andrews rj weie the nominees, v j The election for the above officers -1 will be held Tuesday, May Bth at the -1 towa hall. If you are not already reg . istered, you should do so at once, i Every voter who has the interest I of his home town and community at ' heart should register and vote for the candidate he believes most competent f I aad trustworthy to fill the place. 1 -Ye Old Time Block Party" festival | Friday night. May 4th. at 7 pi m I ] Briar the kiddies. Fortunes told. t Paieal post packaea Fna aad II enjoy nut for all from haby to 1 grandfather. 4-27-3t j > 1 The SUte Farmers* aad Farm Wo r men's convention will he held at the 1 . State college this ymar aa 9a(y SI, ' j Aacas* 1 and Z. Mark these days ea * % -v i