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ESTABLISHED 1 8 80 MOUNT AIRY. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, MARCH 8th, 1928. $1.5.0 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSAL PASSED BY ASSEMBLY TkoM That Have Not Been Acted Upon Are Now Up For Consideration. Raleigh, N. C.. Feb. 28.—With the North Carolina general mnbMjt now in the closing day* of the present sessior,, the major part of Governor Cameron Morrison'* legislative pro grnm, with change* effected In »ome instance*. either lia* been enacted or is up for con*ideration. By far the moat important section of the governor's recommendations, in hi* opinion, wa* hi* advocacy of a atate-owned, (hipping line, to be es tablished through a* appropriation of (2,000,000. In hi* mes*age, he de clared that "our freight rate* are nearly all ba*ed on rates to the Vir ginia cities to our towns." He add ed that there are no basic freight point* in North Carolina that the atate alway* would bo discriminated wa* establiihed. After a brisk and heated battle be fore a committee, especially appoint ed to consider the proposal, the gov ernor reacher a compromise with his opponents. Instead of a ahip and port commission being created, a* he had recommended, a board of nine member* was established and given 925,000 with which to invectigate the proposition and to report to the next session of the assembly. Opponents to tnis part or tnc gov ernor's program took the position that the chief executive in urging im mediate establishment of the boat line was proceeding too rapid!y, with out proper consideration and that pas sage of the measure would not result in a reduction in freight rates in this •tate. With very little opposition being voiced in either house, the 115,000,000 highway bond measure, advocated by the chief executive and others to con tinue the extensive road construction program of the state, was passed. Through the use of these fundj, the highway department expects to com plete the larger part of its chain of improved roads, after wh.ch North Carolina, it is stated, will have one of the best highway systems in the country. The governor's suggestion that the state's indebtedness he limited to five per rent of the assessed value of North Carolina's pro fx rty also has been passed in the form of a constitution al emendment to be submitted to the voters at the next general election. His recommendation that sinking funds be created to retire the state's indebtedness was accepted, btit sev eral changes were made. • Governor Morrison aaserted that a bond issue of $A,?0C.000 would enable the institutions for defective* and foi hitfier education to promote their programs, and for the retirement of this particular indebtedness, he urged • sinking fund of $62,599 annually, while the sum of $125,198 annually, he asserted would redeem both new and old issues for the institutions. An appropriation of $500,000 a year to retire $65,000,000 hi highway bonds, was urged by the governor. The Varser measure, which was passed, provided $100,000 annually aa a sinking fund for $19,500,000 high way bonds already issued and $400, 000 a year for road bonds to be issued, while $40,000 annually was the an nual sum for educational and chari table institutions' bonds. Observers express the opinion that the (roverrxir'n proposal for a state department of commerce and industry was placed before the assembly In the form of a bill too late to receive consideration at this session. His suggestion that a department of bank ing with a commissioner at its head has not been introduced. Indications are that his proposal to provide $500, 000 to improve North Carolina fish eries will be enacted. Much stress was laid upon what he termed the necessity of continu ing adequate appropriations for the stale's educational and charitable tn stitutions by the governor tn his mea ts the assembly. The budget niasion presented s report pco in most instances large ap but the appropriations bin makes further prpvisions for then, according to the Netbhsg Se 0«e4 fee a Ceagh or Ceid. ^Ev*Tyone who has ~ " ^wSSfcd^ P^in^ * wl VMMI UVIVS r. *11» »<T, Pa. People who used Chamber 1 of Ab k TOBACCO CO-OPS SOON PAID AGAIN 0**r 360 Busine** Men Of . . Eastern Carolina Endorse Co-op*. Further payment* to mrmher* of the Tobacco Orower* Cooperative Aniwxiation will ho made in the near future in En* tern North Carolina and in the Park lielt of Virginia arrord In* to announcement hy the Director* of the tobnepT '-oopemtives at their last meeting in Ruleigh. In addition to more than $21.<X>0,. (MX) which the ortranined grower* have rtveived to date from their associa tion, the cooperative planter* of Ea*t erri Carolina <WII *oon receive another payment on all tobacco delivered to their association nine* December l*t. The Dark tobacco farmer* of Vir ginia will receive their second r«»h disbursement on all tobacco delivered up to February 18th, in the near fu ture. Treasurer J as, H. Craig o? the asso riation announced that buth these payments won Id be made a* soon a* the checks for the member* could be calculated, filled out and mailed out to the thousand* of grower* affect ed. More than 360 merchant*, banker* and professional men representing alf the tobacco and cotton growing count ies of FlaVlern Carolina have recently pledged their aid to the maiketing associations during the coming year. "Our dealings with these associations were entirely satisfactory for ll»22." say the dozens of paid ad" ertiscments inserted by th'- friends of thr mrirket ing associations in most of the papers of the Eastern B"lt. "We are taking this position now in order thst the members mav wo-k with the assur ance that thev enn do business with us and still deliver their tobacco arid cotton to the'r respective asso<!a tions," say those who hive recently added their names t < the hmliie— mm and banker* who are supporting: co operative marketing from Northern Viririnia to the Georgia line. The satisfaction of grower mem tier* in the continued payments of 'he tobacco association is evidenced by letters like the following received by 3. P. Meadows, Manager of the asso ciation warehouse at Durham, from R. P. Kerley, a member. Dear Sir: On the 20th day of September, 1922, my tenant (Mr. J. N. fates) delivered in Durhanf 556 lbs. of tobacco for sale. He. as well as myself are mem bers of the "Co-ops." Mr. Cates, thinking the Planters Warehouse was the Banner, placed this tobacco on the floors of that warehouse an independent hotise) for sate. The tobacco was sold and Mr. Cates never realized his mistake until his check was handed him. See ing Planters Warehouse written on the check, he began to get busy to correct his mistake. This tobacco was sold at auction for $96.63. He then got his tobacco together and carried it to the Co-ops, where it should have been sold. Our first advance on that date was $58.22. On the 22nd day of January of this year we received $58.22 as sec ond advance. So you may readily see that should we never get a third payment, Mr. Cates and myself *re already $20.81 better than we woUd have been should this tobacco have gone on the independent floor. Should the third payment eqi-al the former ones, we would atand then nearly double that of the auction floors, to-wit: counting the third payment at same as first and second, surely it will be no less, this would sum up independent house 95.63, co ops $174.66. a difference of $79.03 on one load of tobacco. Very respectfully, (Signed) R. P. Kerley, Durham, N. C. R. 6. NOTICE. By virtu* of an order made in the matter of W. W. Atkins, adminis trator of Harriet Atkins against John Atkins and others therein ap pointing me commissioner for the purpose, I will aril, for rash, to the highest bidder on the premises the following described tract or parcel of land: Lying and bring in Surry County, N. C., Westfield township, adjoining the lands of W. W. Atkins, Toinmie Atkins and others, containing 26 1-4 acres, more or lea*. Sale to be mads on Sale «a4e to raise aaaeta to pay debts and cost of administration. A deposit of 10 per cent of the amount bid will be required on day of sale. \ This March tod. MB." i®-. HARDING SUBSIDY BILL BEATEN IN SENATE Motion to Lay Measure Aside It Adopted.- Death Coma* Quietly. Wmhinirton, Feb. 28.—The admin istration shipping bill died today juat a yenr to the day after It *•« born. On February 2S, 1022 Pr"»idenf Knrdir.jr, appearing at a joint session of ConKT»«s urged enactment of leg illation d<"*jjjned to build up an American merchant marine through government aid, and identical bill* embodying the views of the adminis tration were introduced, after having passed tbe house in the meantime, met it« death in the senate through adop tion of a motion to lay it aside. The end of the legislation, which the President has advocated with all the power* at hia command, leave* the administration where ft was a year ago in dealing with the three billion j dollar investment in warbuilt ships The task of liquidating this invest ment already ha* been made the sub ject of study and the plans under construction are to be announced soon a/ter Congress adjourns Sunday. The death of the shipping hill dime quii>tly and without the bitter discus iiion which marked it* hectic career tfnder agreement previously reached yenti'rdny the senate promptly at I •'clock proceeded to vote on th» mo tion of Senator Robinson, of Arkan sas, the acting Democratic leader, to send the ship measure back to -om mittee. Administration lender*, in cluding Senator Jones. Washington, who has l*en in charge of the legis lntion in the senate, hid indicated their opposition to this course, and the motion wa* voted down t* to 36. The final blow then was dealt the hill, which was (ri»cn up a* lost last Friday by its supporters after i font ( day filibuster. Senator Ladd, Repub lican. North milk bill, and the motion was carried OS to 7 with the Republican leader* voting with the majority. The action meant the death of the shipping meas ure inasmuch as Senator Jones had told the senate he would make no further efforts to call the bill up be- j fore adjournment. The action also was taken to mean the end of such legislation for yearn to enme for President Hording hai let it be known that the administration plans no attempt to obtain consider ation for the bill at the next regular session of Congress. The shipping hill befwi-en the time it was presented to Congress a year ago and its death today passed through the f<iU#'"ing stages: It was the subject of hearings be fore the sen-ite commerce and the house merchant marine committees in joint session, beginning last April 4 and continuing until May 19. In amended form it wis reported to the house June 14. hut President Harding consented to postponement of action on it at that session. The executive called Congress in special Session November 20 to consider the mensure and on November 21 delivered an other message in its support. It was passed by the house November 29 by a vote of 208 to 184. It was referred to the senate com merce committee. December 4, the day Congress met in regular session, e.nd five days later was reported to the senate with some amendments. It was made the unfinished business of the senate December 11 and until today had occupied that privileged position most o" the time. The Presi dent in the meantime reneved his ap peal for its enactment in the course of a messajre delivered February 7, but opponent* began an active fili buster February 19, which after run ning through day and nifht sessions four days, resulted in proponents giving up the fight last Friday. German* Quick To Desert Their Ship. Southport, March 8.—The feeling of the average foreigner coming to thia country, ia more easily to be seen among sailors. A recent German Tea sel coming to thia port, was deserted by about one-half of its crew, and the captain expressed his sense of the situation, when he aaid, "I wish the • est would leave, then I would tie op the old boat, and quit the Job myself." The mark has not any fore*, do mat tor what the wage ia, eran on the other • ide it buyslittle. and here, Um sailor finds it worth less. To get away and earn real money gets the grip on the new comer, and ha easily takes the chances of dtssrting, and seeking mw fields, where that* is snwslhtf worth his whfls. OUR LAST GENERAL COMES HOME Prai»es American Soldier* Who Served Under Him On The Rhine. New York, March 8.- -Major Gen oral Henry T. Alft*n, communder of the American irmy of German oreu patioe, ramp home today on the steara ihip George Washington, the !a*t of America's generals to return from the world war. With him rame hia wife, two mora Henry T. Allen*—hi* «<>n, a captain of cavalry and hi* grandaon, born on the Rhint 15 month* ago to Captain Allen"* French wife—a score of staff officer* and 54 cacual enlisted men. , For the fir*t lime since General Allen went into Peri*hing'» column into Mexico on March 17. 1916, he wan attired in mufti, and wore ipata, lie said the calve* of hi* leg* felt "very airy' ' in the unaccustomed irarb. General Allen said the army of oc cupation had proved to be one of the i-rentest anny training center* the United State* ever had and deaerib ••d the force he commanded there a* "the finest soldier* in the world." Modified prohibition—allowing the troop* light wine* and beer*—Gen eral Allen said, had proved mo»t ••ffective in maintaining discipline. The German residents of the Amer lean zone of occupation, he said, had Iw-i n greatly pleased with the con duct of the American*. Personally, Keneral Allen said, hp »■«« a "near teetotaler," having taker no liquor of any kind "for years," but he could not nee that the leaser intoxicant* had done hia men any harm. Speaking of complaint* of Ameri can* because Germay had not yet paid for the maintenance of the American troops on the Rhine, he Hi |l Iki MMiMMM MM The army npfreep coat was but 1# per cent in excess of what it would Y..iVf cost to Veep the troops in Amer ica. The prestige America has rain ed from its irmy of occupation, he said, was well worth the extra 18 per cent if Germtny never paid. General Allen and his family plan to remnin in New York for several days, after which he will report to General Pershing at Ws*hington for service with the jrmcral staff. He then plans a brief visit to hia home in Pari*, Kentucky, which he has not seen for nine years. Republicans Bought Many Votea In Ohio Election. Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 28.—Vote selling, rivalling in a measure that uncovered in Adams county about 12 years ago and which resulted in the disfranchisement of almost 1,600 Adams county citizens, prevailed In Pike county during the last Novem ber election as evidenced by testi mony given by witnesses today before the legislative committee which ia in vestigating the Pike county election. Numerous witnesses testified they had been given sums ranging from $5 to $30 by republican workers for voting the republican ticket. Not only did testimony directly charge repuhlicana with vote buying but some testimony tended to show that falae reports of expenditures had been made and that the corrupt pract ices act may have been violated in that respect. An Act to Aid the Disabled Veteran*. Washington. March 8.—The Sweet bill, amending provision* of the war risk insurance act m u to increase the period in which a veteran'* dis ability would be sssumed to have re flated from his service, and extend ing the insurance privileges in spe cial cases, was passed by the senate today. There was no record vote. Under provisions of the bill cases of tubercular and neuro psych is t trie diseases occurring within three years of the soldier* discharge will be con sidered as due to hi* service, and will make such soldier eligible for hos pitalisation and compensation. All hospital* under the jodriadlc tion of the veteran's boreau are thrown open to veterans of the civil and Spanish-American war* a* wall sa of the world war and transporta tion of these patient* at government PKpense to the hospital* is anthoris 1*4. Another section authorises the (tr meet of (109 fcr funeral expanse* to the n*ar**t of Ida of any vatacaa MAN WHO LICKED DEWEV IS ALIVE It Wm • Fistic Engagement Between Admiral and Wil liam H. Cavage. San Pedro, Calif., Feb. 16.—William H. Savagf. an attorney here, in crirfit *4 with being the only man who won a fight with the late Admiral George Dewey. The fight wu a fistic en gagement between the two men and took place on the quarter-deck of ttw old sloop-of-war Mississippi in IM2. Dewey wu then a MH-ond lienteuant and Savage wai a private in the Ma rine*. and ot. the day of hit fight with Dewey wan acting as orderly to Cap tain Melanchton. In a letter written on the ,U. S. S. Olympia by Admiral Dewey on June 18. 1898, the original of which Mr. Savage treasure*, the hero of Ma nila Bay recalls hia fight with Sav age. He wrote, in part: "I trust I have my temper more in hand now." Mr. Savage, a former judge and state senator, tells of the fight as fol lows: "I had been instructed to take or der* from no one except Capt. Me lanchton. I went to Lieut. Dewey to report one bell. " 'One bell, sir," I laid. " 'Strike it,' he ordered. " 'The raptain has given me In structions to take orders from no one except himself,' I replied. "'You strike that bell,' he com manded. " "I wc*»V I retorted. " '111 make you do it.' '"Vou cant do it.' "Dewey then struck at me and knocked me to the deck. I leaped to my feet and ruiihed at him. He went down in a heap against a hatch aa I struck him on the jaw, and J leaped upon him when he rot up. We rolled around on the deck for more than ftf tee^rarrwUM^befoM being separated thrown in the brig. I waa covered with blood, having had no opportunity to waih, but Dewey had washed and changed his clothing. His face was badly battered and cut and both eyes were black. " "What the devel have you men born doing?' roared the Captain aa he looked us over. " 'I had no buaineas striking him, sir.' said Dewey. " 'I am to blame.' I retorted. "Dewey turned to me and said: '1 beg your pardon, sir, but I should not have lost my temper and struck you while on duty.' ""Hie captain was astonished at this tl'splay of politeness from two m< n n-ho had been so badly battered by each other's flats and told us both to go hack to duty." "In his letter to Judge Savage, Admiral Dewey said: "How few of us were on board the old Mississippi then are alive now." That was writ ten in 1898, and today Judge Savage says he it the sole remaining mem ber of the old Mississippi crew. Judge Savage waa born in Ireland hi ISM. Jury Adjudges Fisher Not Guilty Of Murder. Sylva, Feb. 28t—Walter Fiaher waa found not guilty of the* murder of George Revia, by verdict of the Jury in superior court, reported at 10 o'clock this morning. Judge Henry P. Lane, after hearing the verdict read in open court, thanked and dis charged the Jury. Fiaher was released from custody, after having been held without bond since the fatal shooting last election dsy, November 7. The case waa given the jury at 6 o'clock last night and when it was found there waa no agreement at 10 o'clock the jury was locked up foi the night. Fisher who shot and killed Revii at the Barker's Creek polling place, was showered with congratulations at the close of what was one of the most bitterly contested murder trials , ever conducted in Jackson county. Self-defense was the basis of the defense. Fisher, a dentociatic elec tion official, maintaining that Revis hrd threatened his life, and that fal lowing a dispute at the polling place Revia reached for his gun, where upon Fiaher opened fire. Fiaher was wounded by Jim Sutton aad Fisher waa held under gaard until his ren dition permitted Mi removal to Iks county Jail here. Revis was a merchant and prom inent republican. Bad feetta* mm politics had W>> engendered at the . . . 'j EXECUTION OF NEGRO . TOO MUCH FOR A VET Man Who Saw 13,000 .of His Troops Blown Up Faint* Be fore Electric Chair. Raleigh. March t.—"I seen 13,00# | of my troop* Mowed tip in Frane* and only S7 of my retrlmont ?ot back to tell the tale, hut rive four mora vear* of war and hell to this d thin*." muwd Rebert Harrison' of Wilmington this mornlnr '* he cam* H*ck to conciou*rte*s aft«r fainting at the electrocution of Bob William* of C'<luukuu*. The Canadian soldier's «<>nar of | humor wag recovered ahead of hi* rotor or his 'courajre. Perhaps tha heat physical specimen including n« I the eitrht members of the general a» ' spfiibly, attending the «rreat stata I function, he wai the solitary man I or woman who could not nee K | throuirh. Williams had been buckled I into the chair and the dynamo was driving the death spittle through tha | leather slits which hooded tha black i man's face. Soldier Harrison laughed much at hi* Ins* of nerve. He was wild to «ee the state slay the black man. H* had »ent up a special petition to Su perintendent Pou and the young cur ley-headed fellow was early on the , frour,d. He was not there ahead of j Mis* Ethel Smith of Goldshoro, a prttty young woman who interview ed Warden Busbee before the state employes *et the eletrocutlon house in order. "Do you want to see the electro cution?" Warden Busbee asked her : while she waited. "Sure," Mi** Smith replied. "You are 21 yean old?" Mr. Busbea | questioned. "I aint anything else," Miss Smith retorted. X am WWQ paUNrTTQ. IwpTWvliM* tivee Seller* of Caaton, Coward of Jackson, Dehart of Swain, Hooka of Columbus, Davis of Cleveland, Wat kin* of Bruniwick and Senator* White of Yadkin and Woltx of Gaston wera in the general assembly of the loct. The attendant* gathered about the chair, the dynamo was startrtl and tha incandescent light* blared a* evidence that the current was working. Williams attended by hi* preacher came walking in. He was a combina tion of spiritual effervescence and deep contrition. "Mr Busbee. I have nothing against anybody," he said a* he pa**cd the warden standing at 'he great switch. The rather slight, though power fully built black came down tha bridge of sigh* intoning. 1 haven"! got nothing against nobody." Tha leg through which Bradley Cribb, tha murderer's victim, had sent a bullet held up, but Williams did not walk specially well. He swung into death chamber where SO or so witnesses were chattering, bantering each other giggling, laughing outright, teasing one another on lack of nerve and ex changing experience* on how they felt. "I* Sheriff Jackson here 7" ths black man asked aa his eyes beheld the holiday crowd. ' "Yea, I am here. Bob," the New Hanover peace guardian replied. "Good-bye, sheriff, I aint (rot noth ing against nobody. Put It in tba papers, sheriff, let me be a warning to >m. Jesus, forgive me! Lord have mercy on me. Good-bye, Mr. Ed., good-bye*, sheriff," the black man said as the leather hood waa buckled over hia face. This expert testimony to the print in) word on executions made the newspaper men look at each other. The dying deposition was 'taken as mbstantial proof of candidate's post | tion on an issue pending in the gen eral assembly. Instead of prohibft ; ing the publication as Prison Direct or E. B. Ficklen has urged the gen eral assembly to do. Williams Just on the celestial threshold was against the bill. On these issues, however, only the members of the general as sembly and the press seemed to b« in formed. Hie current want on and the talk ceased. Williams died hard; H took tfcrss currents to finish him.