DEMOCRATS TO MAKE
FIGHT ON SUGAR TARIFF
Ddty In Taking Action Gating American
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Two North Carolina
of pati loth iinputaaa,
km ioBf daya ago on tkair way to
tka atata to aaa tka National Capital
and tka Praaident. Thay aaw both.
On laarinf tha Whit* Houar ona of
*! n m awry that I aaw Mr.
Coolidra, and hoard him talk; I had
had audi a good opinion of him.1*
Tho Praaidant ia not an Nwpraa
dn man in appaaranea; ha woald
win no votaa by traveling. Hi* atata
aianta iaauod in cold blood from tha
Whtta Hooaa maan mora for him.
That tka boat induatry ia playin*
a aicnifleant rola in tha praaidantial
rampaifrna haa
Chairman Shaver today
of Pnaidaat CooHdga that ha lowar
tka import doty an attjrar and thara
ky aara A mark an mora
than $100^90 a day. Ha aaaartad
tkat carta in leading huainaaa man at
baat atatca wore taffoaaeiac tka ad
miniatration againat tka win of
tim mb. he I id id, are profit
ing from tk« Mir it the White
Inm on tlw moammditlai of the
tariff commission far a ntetloi in
*e Art*. |
"President Coolidg*1* May h
adopting the neommtmndatian of a
aajerity of tlM nnhm of the
United State* tariff cnmmlaaion that
the preoent doty on near be nhl
ed by one-half cent a pound." aaid
■r. Shaver, "is eoetin* American
eonartmiera of thia ataple article of
food an anraft of f145.000 a day."
The soffar beet industry haa flour
iahed under the Fordney-MrCumber
tariff, which provide* for a doty of
fl.7< a hundred pound* on aarar. and
thee* important statea are affected:
Idaho, Xanana. Michigan. Colorado,
Montana, Nebraska, Ohio, and Utah.
The coaeumeri are entitled to a re
daction, hat they do not expect the
President to f it. Three members'
ef the tariff commission hare recom
mended that the duty be reduced to
$1.86.
Largs Reward is Offsnd Far
Winston-Salem, Sept. I—The coun
ty commissioners hare offered a re
ward of 9400 -for the apprehension
and conviction of the murderer of
Joseph Vaughn, who was killed on
Aofoat t, at his store on East Bel
ow* Creak street.
A total of 11,200 is now offered for
the an sat and conviction of the
■layer of Mr. aVughn. Four hund
red haa been offered by the state,
|M0 each by the eity of Winston-Sa
lem and the Elks club of this city.
This together with the $400 offered
kg the county brings the total re
ward to (1,200.
Taste* Bottle Oidest Km i»
la Wfcofe World
London, Aug. A bottle at Ja
maica mt. 17! years old, known aa
the oldest in the world, has )aat been
■filmed and sampled by Its owner, a
London merchant and a few ef hi*
friawds. H waa then reaaaled and pot
away with instruction! for it to be
tested once In each generation of the
anna's deoeandanta. The kettle
ahailarly waa mwrlid and tasted by
«M generation at lttt and IBM. A
■adist value ef IS pounds sterling
tea tea* plaead en the treason
ia aJlve, bat arnloaaly hjoni aaf
fering from a huhuiil ahull aad
eota on Mm hands. Thla ehm op
what waa at flrat thought to bo a
murder myatery
Mm, according to FlaMa, eama
to Cha|>al RID Monday night to bay
mum wearing apparel, hot finding alt
tho atoraa her* cloeed, wont on to
rarrboro. Aa ba paaeed the corner
of Ahrmm'i itora, juat before reach
ing Cairboro, be Jaatlad Into a col
ored woman, aha made some insult
ing remark*, insinuating that ho waa
trying to knock her down. Without
■topping he told her to go to hell.
He aaw her pick up a rock, hat be
lieving that she would do no harm,
neid no attention and want on. He
had not gone far before ha waa
•true on the head by a rock, wheth
er thrown by the woman or not he
rnuld not aay. And the nagraai be
gan a hooting, "kill him. kill Ida."
Dijron wanting to get into the
white aaetion, began to raa, and a
crowd of negreea, attracted by the
■hooting, gave chaae. firing at Mm.
Excited, and afraid of mob violence.
W«on not heeding where he waa go
ing van Into a fence Hare tho ae
groea caught Mm, boat Mm ap aoe
eraty and left Mm aa the groond an
*!«—»—. «uL wnhooTfall PIMM
■ion of his seaaee, WM<m< around,
finding hlwwtf on the bridge Mtr
the Purefoy ail) on the road to
FKtaboro Mar* he cam to Ma
right aenses. He mad* hii way to
FiaWa boose where Ma warn* waa
fciml and ba waa carried to Siler
City for medical attention.
Mrs. Fart—— Plaaa to Gin
W«m> First Co—iiaraHow
Port Worth, Aug SO.—Mrs Mir
iam Ferguson, Democrat nominee for
governor, plana to fire women fore
moat coniideration when she appor
tion* oat the new positions in her
cabinet.
Attributing her nomination largely
to the feminine vote, and believing
that bar election will reaoK hi • much
more extended recognition of women
in affair* of state, Mrs. Fsrguaon an
nounced that the gentle sex will
play an important role in the per
sonnel of her administration.
The modest little mother aad
housewife, who achieved an epochal
victory in bar defeat of the Ku Klux
klan that her huaband, impeached
Governor Jamea E. Ferguson, might
be lifted oat of the mire of political
muck," declined to make known, bar
specific plans other than to My:
"There are any number of consti
tutional offices available for women
appointees and needlaai to say the
pro par women wfll be given first eon
nideration for thaee offices.
"I dont car* to mention any par
ticular offices or names bat there are
a lot of strong men fat state offices
rrowtng soft now, who wfll be out
putting on a little muscle if they
car* to *at regularly when I get in
! office."
Mrs. Fsrguaon carried a majority
over her opponent, Judge Fells Boh
| ertson. klan <aiMti of #7JM rote*:
according to the final tabulation of
(he Texas election bureau complet
ed tonight after a week of comput
ing return* Five counties oat of
the total SBt in the State failed t*
report.
The total count: Fssmes, 441,110;
Robertson. 146.911.
The entire klan ticket waa over
whelm in rly defeated, the amjority In
i rf'j^iiijfcii'-ri-r' y.r*i
th#
DHMtnlie party haa
hop* to restore to
Konomic quality of which h« ha*
b**n unjustly deprind," mid Divii.
in layia* down his
Th* nominee
the Democratic party to:
1. Re-establish th* faiiam'
port market, by adopting
national policy of
l>y dir*rt official means aa will ra
«tor» the Industrial ha lane* of
Europe.
2. Adjust the tariff so fai
ran again hay in a competitive
hat.
Reduce taxation, a
y to lighten th*
ro* eminent.
4. Power rail aa.
by strict
at
ternational
#. ttaaten coaptation of Mtnul
tad to develop water power projwti
7. Create mm export autrkct from
the corporatioe la order that the ex
portable wpply may aot idabiM Dm
prim of tk »M* crop and,
t Provide the farmer with all gov
credits suitable far kia
The agricultural spteeh was the
nominee's third addrees of the day.
Oi hie arrival here this aontmf from
Chicago he went to the stock yards
to address a crowd of 8.000 "hoasaty
is government." In the afternoon he
attended a luncheon and predicted a
Democratic victory in November on
the "issue of public morality and pub
lic honesty."
In opening hie addresa Davis re
viewed the farmer's plight, charging
that the Republican deflation had
forced a five billion dollar contraction
in loans in 1921 and 1922, and driven
1.200,000 persons off American farms
through bankruptcy.
TtUoco Co-Operativea Are <
Greatly Encouraged
Raleigh. Sept The Tobacco |
Growers Co-operative association re
ceived 700,000 pounds of tobacco at .
its maifceto which opened this week
in eastern Carolina and a few towns J
in the old belt. This is nearly aeven ^
times aa much tobacco aa the aaao
riated farm era delivered to the co- (
operative houaee during their first
week at marketing hi the eastern
bait last year.
_ * . (
The increased paymeata oa prao-1
tically every load of tobacco deliver-!
■4 durhiR the past four days and 1
the fact that every i—hsr of the aa- 1
sociation in eastern Carolina can now|<
secere cash amounting to throe '
fourths of the eethaated value of his '
<dliulw, by means of loans to the 1
inofhillon from the North Carolina
Oredlt umpmatlau, has greatly elat- 1
cd the rnsiahw of the tobacco aeeo
clatkm.
By the oe* of the loan value estab
lished by the agricultural credit ear- 1
poration, co-operating with the fed
eral intermediate credit banks, to- 1
ha ceo "co-ope" can now secure eash
payments for their deliver!ee which
equal or exceed the prteee paid for 1
their tobacco during maay yean he- '
fore the World War. Il
PWtoo, H. «., hfL 4.—If the
tfabo |MHi( of the MM
HMn krmt Air hnin wUI mI
rtw» It fcagaa, at Clover Field, to
ut Maaiaa. Cal., aad will not be ax
rinal limit* of the flight.
"Wo are flying with the HUM
nwjrthiaf except Motors i*d pon
oont we had whan wa left Clover
rield," Lieut. John Hardinr Jr.. mm.
hanic far Lieut. Eric Nelaoa of the
few Orleans, said today. "They
lave gone through it all."
His pilot then spoka.
"Both shipa ought to be wheeled
nto the factory for a thorough over
ruling—the kind that can only be
riven there—as soon aa wo get back
o California." be said. "When Smith
ook off from lee Tickle and from
lawks Bajr, yaa could hear Ms ship
rroaniag and croaking above the roar
f the motor
N# Vi
"Oar oM bw M as better.
f m taw kept everything taut that
ould be kept taut, bat the f«eeta|
iriets in the air until yoa eaa *ae itj
aove. h wiggiee Uke a make, tl
ippiee running hack froa aoae to
ail. The wtag* nw, too, and tl
truta give la their (achate. She fc
he'* hi a fair way to be woea eat."
All the omb believe the plaaee folly
apable of finishing the flight, bat at
he Bane thae are glad there ia only
«e autre hop before they will be
iaek on wheels and a little easier ga
ng. They are frankly taking no un
leceeaary chances, and the hectic
lay* of forging on aad oa to the Naut
if endurance of men am
or the aake of catching up with i
iule, are gone.
"A day or a weak doeeat matter
nock now," they say. "fi are too
loae home to mull things if we can
lelp ft."
A special froai Elisabeth Oty aays:
rhat Joe Swindell, if he lemeeia
root the wound of the bullet which
ras dug oat of the structure of the
irst lumbar vertebra of his spinal
otuan, may suffer torture for the
rmainder at hi* life, i* the inter
sting theory of Dr. John Saliba,
perating surgeon of the case.
Dr. 8aliba says that when the bol
et entered Swindell** apine it tor*
<r severed certain *en*ory nerve*,
caving the victim supersensitive to
>oth real and imaginary pain. B
heee nerves fail to knit aecwdhf
o the physician, a draft from an
•pen window blowing acyoea Joe
Swindell'* leg* may cauae him to
ry out with pain.
Swindell, though unable to BMV*
rom hi* cot, baa heea uader guard
it the hospital, ft barama known to
lay, ever sine* the
if tw
was to
light after the
Meantime, a*
n a aeriua* condition, ft ia
hat the II-year-old girl whom he
a alleged to have wiuaged hi now ia
i* a result of the
nidured .since the _ . ,
ter life owe night hft Jaws.
Joe Swindell ia the awa shot hi
lb cell in Pasquotank county jail
rhursday of laat waak by J. D.
~r. of Wllaoa, tk l of
rhrl
BOSTON SHOWERSHAPPY
AIRMEN WTTH HONORS
Lkuts. Smith, Ndson and Wade Are Pre
sented With Swords
«M to to
with
roUowto* tto
up of tto
road bride* •» Lunkwha. mkmot ta
■i|kt of the Chakiaag headqaartan,
a ditoiiiwd wfj hunt «m ■<«!
way tooifht.
Thirty irawl
at tto Shanghai
ed within a few mmotea after
appraheaaion.
Tto powan at Pakiac wart moving
toniiht to fort* declaration of a
. of the Unit- i
night
artillery fir* h Ik* nii|>fcnlw»< of ,
Lioho. On a sight seeing expedition
ger. drove into a field of eraaa ar
tillery flrt. Ho managed to torn the
(
Tk. Value mi mm
Pat, saya a contributor, waa sexton
of St. BHdgef. Church when the of- '
ficiala decided to combine the duties
of a dark with thoee of eezton. Since
Pat could neither read nor write he
loet hia Jab. Then he cot work driv
ing a wages and went to hauling dirt.
Pretty aoon ha bought the wagon
and the hw that he drove. At the
end of a year he owned wnnl wa
gons, purchased with his profits. Af
ter aaiKbsr year or so he had a
large and prosperous tranaportation
business with many wagons and
trncKi.
About that time he waa making a
contract, and when he admitted that
be conldat read the lawyer said,
"You cant read, and yet you have
bofflt up this gfaat business! My. my,
what wpoM yea be if yoa'd only
learned to read and write!"
"Oi would be sextan of St Brid
gets Church," replied Pat.
Fatfcar aad Sam Drown Tryfag
%m W I
Jacksonrills, Phu, Sept. 7.—Beg la -
aid Lewis, ». his wife, Nora A.
i
la, M ware drowned late today wbfls 11
crabbing from * deck la the St. ji
by tlx flyers aad
«in
it the task of changing the
• land gears.
General Patrick Mid he
■verjrthing would be in
or the flyers to hop off I
or New York. They will circle
>ver the city, be said. then mot
low* on to Mitchell field, arriving
S and t
the plane, ted by Uaat.
Smith nosed down gracefully and
ook the water like a swan eoshf
o roost Beaton forgot all abowt Up
tlleged aloofness an
f shouting, yelling.
variety
i gold sword by the American
t the state. Lieut. Kelson wa
■tad a silver swsrd by the i
nd honorable artiOary «
SABBATH "BLUE LAWS"
PROVE REAL NUISANCE
City C—cif Hm
Lifted Bu «■ Swmday Safaa
of GtNtH
Gnravood, S. C., Sept. i—1W
-» ■ n w__ t|#j, | *i. —
irffnvooa my rooncu mi iitim im
•n no the sale of |
tatement in whirb it nU the state
Sunday bin* law* wooU k strictly
enforced and aa a lilt the Im
ilanta closed down, the gasoline fili
ng utations ah at op tight and al
toft drink eetabliahsaesita kept their
loon locked for the day.
In a short time, hiwiai. the city
icalth department recommended that
ce be aold on Sunday, taking the
itand that R waa a neeaaaity fraaa
the standpoint of health, and the
ce planta were permitted to deUrw
ce again, hot aince than only oae
if the planta haa been Making ragw
ar Sunday deli mi tea. the other aa
loiutdng that it would entry oat the
iroriaioaa of the
»ted Chief of PoMee R. L. Goldan
o ha the 8tmday gaa diapenaw at
he city hall Salea ware pretty
mod from the "start, the chief re
nrted. hot aa
e found
nd he ay
reek either te pay Mm for the
rhieh required his eerrtcee all
nig or gat • regular man far
tmday, the thief dark
r a tourist or had a sWt
Isit In a
ha* hit*