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Ex-Gov. Morrison Challenges
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Josephus Daniels to a Debate i
Ex-Governor Cameron Morrison yester
day challenged Josephus Daniels to One
or more joint debates at strategic points
on the financial status of the state of
North Carolina.
“I am prepared to sustain the propo
sition . . . that the 'assaults which <r you
and Maxwell and others are making up
on the state's financial condition are
unfounded in fact, are based upon the
ories of accounting which are not recog
nized by business men anywhere, and
are unjustly hurting the of
the state and injuring its credit, I the
former governor frote the former sec
retary of the navy in a letter posted here
last night. , ,
‘■‘l have no paper in which to debate
the matters involved with you, and it
has occurred to me that your sense of
fairness might permit you to meet me in
one or more joint debates and allow us
to discuss before the people of the state
the issues which you and Mr. Maxwell
have raised,” he wrote.
Ex-Governor Morrison suggested a
discussion in Raleigh, at least "at the
earliest date convenient to you,” and al
so three others, in Wilmington. Char
lotte and Asheville, closing with the state
ment :
"If agreeable to you, I will have a
friend of mine to confer with some friend
of yours and arrange for the debates."
In giving out the letter late yesterday,
former Governor Morrison said he had
no comment to add, other than that he
felt it his duty to the state to answer
the attacks of Mr. Daniels and thought
the best way to get the matter before
the people would be the joint debate, and
hat he believed such a discussion would
elucidate the subject and enlighten the
people of the state on the financial situa
tion.
"The letter speaks for itself," said Mr.
Morrison. Addressed to “Hon. Joseph
Daniels, Raleigh, X. C.,” the letter reads
as follows:
“Dear Mr. Daniels: . .
"I have been reading your severe at-1
tacks through The News and Observer
upon the late administration in which I
was governor. Your attacks upon the
fiscal policies of the late administration
have been most misleading and unjust
to your brother democrats responsible
for that administration, as well as hurt
ful to the interests of the state. I have
noted particularly what you had to say
about the deficit, as discovered by Mr.
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Maxwell, and so long given publicity by (
yftu and your paper.
• “I have no paper in which to debate J
the matters involved with you, and it (
has occurred to me that your sense of }
fairness might permit you to meet me
in one or more joint debates and allow '
us to discuss before the people of the
state the issues which you and Mr. Max
well have raised.
"I am prepared to sustain in one or
more debates with you the following ■
propositions:
"First—That the revenue act of 1021 ,
and 1922 did not result in a deficiency
of revenue to meet the appropriations
ami expenses for the years 1921 and ,
1922 to the amount of five millions of ,
dollars, as alleged by Air. Maxwell and
yourself, or any other amount, but. on ,
the hand, resulted in a surplus of ,
between $900,000 and $1,100,000 over
and above the necessary amount to meet
the expenses of the state for the years
1921 and 1922 for which it was enacted,
and that it would be a gross injustice to
the taxpayers of this state to levy taxes,
or issue bonds, to pay a deficit of five
million dollars as claimed by you and
Air. Alaxwell. or any other amount.
"Second—That the revenue act of 1923
and 1924 levied taxes upon the people of
I the state to defray the expenses of the
state government for the two calendar
, years of 1923 and 1924. and that it can-
I not be "ascertained whether the revenue
' act of 1923 and 1924 will fail to pro
-1 duce the necessary revenue to meet the
expenses of the state and appropriations
for 1923 and 1924 until the taxes carried
by the bill have been computed, collected
and applied to the account; that it would
be most unwise* to levy taxes or issue
bonds to meet a deficit which is only ar
rived at by prophecy and from the opin
ion of a few public men; that while there
may be a deficit of not to exceed one and
a half millions of dollars, it would be
most unbusinesslike to legislate upon this
assumption; and that if the inheritance
• 1 taxes which will be derived from estates
• of persons who dibd prior to December
31, last, are credited upou the account,
. as they should be. the indications are
i that there would be no deficit whatev
! er.
“ "Third—That the proposition to eon
• fiescate the five or six millions of un
-1 collected income, insurance premium, in
■ heritance and other taxes levied by the
. general assembly in the revenue act of
1!123 and 1924 for the suport of the f
late administration and apply it to the l
future expenses of Governor AlcLean’s c
administration would be without prece
dent in the history of state government,
and that to thus create a necessity for 1
the issue, of state bonds, or the levy
of additional taxes should not be levied, t
or bonds issued to cover an overdraft in f
she state treasury for which tax has al- t
ready been levied and which has ac- 1
crued, although uncollected. 1
"I hope you will do me the honor to r
meet me at least in the city of Raleigh i
at the earliest date which will be con- <
venient to you, and -let us discuss the ]
foregoing issues. I think it would be <
helpful if we not only have a discussion, j
in Raleigh but three others, and I sug- 1 *
gest Wilmington, Charlotte and Ashe- i
ville. l
"I am prepared to sustain the propo- 1
sition that the financial affairs of North *
Carolina are in splendid shape, tind that ;
the assaults which you and Alaxwell and ;
others are making upon the state's finan- *
cial conditions are unfounded, in fact, ;
are based upon theories of accounting ;
which are not recognized by business
men anywhere, and are unjustly hurting ;
the fair name of the state and injuring
its credit.
“If agreeable to you, I will have a
friend of mine to confer with some friend
of yours and arrange for the debates.
“Very truly yours,
(Signed)
“CAAIEROX AIORRISOX.”
Daniels Suggest That Morrison Chal
lenge McLean.
Raleigh, Jan. 28. —Josephus Daniels,
former secretary of the navy, when in
formed of former Governor Alorrison's
challenge to debate upon state finances,
said that he would suggest the challenge
be issued to Governor McLean, who is
“comi>elled {o devote most of his time
finding away to meet this large deficit.”
BLOODY MIRAGE IN COURT.
Hugger Pierced Bleeding Heart Appears
on Wall.
Newcastle, I*a.. Jan. 28.—The mirage
of a heat pierced by a dagger and drip
ping blood, which has appeared on the
south wall of the police court here.
The mirage was first, seen a few’ days
after the twenty-sixth anniversary of
the murder of Jahn Blevins. Treasurer
of Newcastle, slain within a few feet of
where the dagger-pierced heart has ap
peared.
The mirage appears to be deeply
rooted in the plaster wall and is very
distinct. A steady stream of the curious
passes through she room to see it. Es
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fortvi to tub off the shadowy image
have been unsuccessful, although some
of the paint was removed. I
Mme. Frieda Hempel. i
Loudon Times. » (
Mme. Frieda Hempel delighted a large |
audience at the Albert Hall yesterday t
afternoon with a voice of quite excep- .
tional quality. She showed us at once ‘n i
Handels “Oh! Had I .Tubal's Lyre” how i
lovely coloratura singing can be. Her i
voice is extraordinarily flexible and true i
while its quality is warm and capable ,
of great variety of colour. She has the |
power of making the finest pianissino ,
clearly audible throughout the hall, and ,
perheps her most wonderful achievement |
was her singing of Brahm’s "Sand- ;
mannehen.” an exquisite miniature that ,
reduced the vast auditorium to an inti
mate drawing room. In the second
verse her delicious treatment of the re- ,
peated note, which was given almost the
percussion effect of a small bell, was :
only one of the many thrills she gave, j
Alore obviously brilliant was her sing- j
ing of "Ernani, invoiarni." in which Air.
John Amadio vainly competed against ,
her voice with a mere flute. But we
prefer to remember especially Afartini’s- -
“Plaisir d'amour” and the mezza voce
repetition of the world “Jubilate” in her
rst encore.
Cure » Coffee Toper.
The Progressiva Farmer.
“My little boy of nine, will not eat
nny breakfast. Only wants a cup of
coffee. He has been having coffee since
he was five yearn old. It has never seem
ed to hurt him.”
If you have been giving your little
boy coffee since he was five years old,
and it was real coffee, you have a cof
fee toper to deal with. That is the
reason he will not eat nny breakfast.
Get. him off of coffee as quickly as pos
sible. Y’ou no doubt will have quite a
hard time breaking him of the coffe
hnbit, but if you want to give him a
chance in life, with no handicaps, stop
the coffee. Y’ou may have to stop drink
ing coffee yourself, to set a good
example for the child.
Not long ago two players on a golf
course at Bath, England, drove ott at
the same momant from trees a long way
apart, and their balls, driven at) right
angles, collided in the air. The chances
against such a thing happening are so
many millions to one that' 'they are al
most beyond reckoning.
For n man to conquer himself is the'
first and noblest of all victories.
THE WHY OF DI KE, ET Al* JP
Charlotte Observer.
The Ilaleigs New* ami Observer Is in
sisting that Mr. Duke "ought to become
a citizen of North Carolina," meaning
that he should also pay to the State the
taxes he pays on his property that is 10-i
rated outside the State, in addition to the
taxes he pays on his property located in!
this State. If The News and Observer)
really wants. Mr. Duke to become "a cit
izen" in the' sense that he would be re- j
quired to pay taxes here on all earthly
possessions, and if it should want other
means to become citizens in the same
sense, it will change its tactics and join
the ranks of those opposed to seeing the
State impose double taxation on such
men. It. Ims been the popular thing for
the opponents of the exemption law,
which is an exemption law in nnme only,
to make claim that it was passed by the
legislature for the especinl benefit of Mr.
Duke. It is probable that Mr. Duke paid I
least attention to the proposed low of
any other person in the Nation. Mr.
Duke was not the consideration at all.
The law had for its purpose, first, the
principle of justice in taxation, and sec
ond, promotion of the State's industry.
The present undertaking for its repeal is
based on - prejudice, alone, but prejudice
it not now ,the. popular appeal ir was in
days gone by. Mr. Duke is one of the
largest taxpayers in the State. Why the
insistence that he pay taxes here on
property he pays taxes on in New Jer
sey, or New York? North Carolina has
just ns much right to go into New Jersey
for taxes, ns New Jersey would have to
eome into North Carolina. Why does not
Mr. Duke become "a citizen?" The Wil
mington Star essays to answer the ques
tion. He has the right, says the patter,
to live in any State he might choose as
his residence! why has he not chosen
North Carolina? No doubt his water
power holdings in North Cnrollna consti
tute a small part of his wealth. He has
a certificate of stock showing his inter
est in those properties, which properties
are all taxed in this State. No doubt
New Jersey does not tax that' certificate
because the property is not located in
New Jersey but' is located in North Car
olina. Further Mr. Duke owns certifi
cates of stock in other large enterprises,
such as the American Tobacco Company.
All these properties are taxed in the
Stale where they are located, and we do
not understand that New Jersey taxes
certificates of stock in foreign corpora
tions representing property in other
States which is taxed in those States.
"It is entirely probable." The Star in
telligently insists “that if it were a set
tled and established policy in North Car
olina that certificates of stock in foreign
corporations, which are nothing more than
evidences of ownership of property locat
ed iu other States, should not be taxed in
North Carolina, men like Mr. Duke would
live in North Carolina and pay to this
State immense income taxes; but so long
ns the policy of North Carolina about
such matters is unsettled, or discourages
rich men from becoming residents of this
State, they will hardly do so.”
Apd The Durham Herald, taking up
the same question, in connection with the
request by the North Carolina Farmers'
T’uion that the Legislature repeal the
law, properly fears that the farmers have
fallen prey to the same error that some
others have, and have been led into the
erroneous conclusions by the statements
of certain folks who .are inclined to dem
agogery for political purposes. "In the
first place," says The Herald, “relieving
foreign stocks held in this State from
taxation is not an exemption in the com
mon acceptance of that term. It is really
a relief from a form of double taxation,
and we feel sure that farmers would not
desire to have any class of property dou
ble taxed. Most of us, and the farmers in i
particular, strenuously, kick against the
one-time or single tax that is imposed, *
and we are confident that they would nOt «
have the Legislative work a hardship up- I
on nnybody by imposing a double tax| 1
That is really what the plan of returning
to the system of taxing foreign stocks I
in this State would be. Instead of ex
empting property from taxation, the law i
as it now stands merely makes the prop- 1
erty taxable one time nnd that at the 1
place where it is located?” i
Evidence daily multiplies that the prop- i
osition to repeal this lawt is one to which
the Legislatiyc should give careful and <
unbiased study.
Why She Married. '
"Darling, I never dared hope you
would accept me," said he on their honey
moon.
“I’ll explain,” returned the wife. "I
consulted a fortune teller and she told
me that my second marriage would make
me very happy and wealthy, so of course
I wanted to get my first marriage over as
soon as I could.”
There must be something in the soil
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devdoment of wrestlers, as those States
have produced the majority of the mat
champions for many years past.
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Frieda
Hemp el
"the voice supreme"
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“The Jenny I,ind of Today.” Her
voice is of such transcendent qual
ity that the critics call hers the
“voice supreme.” i
Exquisite artist with a magnetic
personality. That is Frieda Hem- ,
per. Hear her!
Friday Night
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MUSETTE
But Maybe They Don’t Like Cheese.
New York World. . i
Arrested on the complaint of her f
landlady for leaving a loaded revolver i
on her dresser, Mrs. Rosella Dyne, ,
forty-seven, of No. 312 West 55th '
street, told Magistrate McAndrcwe in
West Side Court yesterday she kept
the gun to frighten rats.
She said she left the loaded revolver
in the open with a bit of cheese before
the muzzle. When the rates came to
take the cheese, she said, thy would
notice the revolver, get scared and run
away.
She added that she believed the rats I
communicated the fact she had the re- )
volver to other rats. That kept just no j
many more ats from entering her place, j
she said. ]
Magistrate : McAndrews held Mrs.
Pyne in $500" bail for Special Sessions.
Nashua, lowa, lays claim to having j
the champion basketball fan in the per
son qf 13-year-old Willie Getsch, who
walked nine miles through a snowstprm !
to attend a game.
LONG SUFFERING I
Birmingham Lady Tells of Her '
Remarkable Recovery Follow- j
lag Uao of Cardin. “First J
Health in Years.”
* Birmingham, Ala.—Mrs. Florence i
Moore, 2309 Thirty-third Are.,
North, this city, says:
“For many years I Buttered with
female trouble of every description.
I was told an operation waa neces
sary to save my life. At times I
waa not able to stand on my feet
1 have cooked many a meal sitting,
while my husband and children
handed me the things with which
to do it ...
“I had given up all hope of over
. being well again. ... It la a sight
what women will suffer before they
will listen to the advice of others.
"Several of my friends had taken
Cardul and been benefited by It
They told me about It but I thought
thy case was hopeless. Finally I
told my husband to get me some
Cardul and I began, to take it
After I had taken the first bottle
X saw that I waa Improving. I
took eleven bottles at that time be
fore I was cured, but aa It waa
the first health I bad bad for
yarns I was thankful to do it
“I can’t praise Cardul enough."
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