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Let The Truth Be Known
Are we drifting into three wars
without the right to inquire why ? It
seems that we are. We have our
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troops hovering over Nicaragua, Mexi
co. ami China; and our S'.ate Depart -
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nient, backed by President Coolidge,
refuses to permit CongresS tt> inquire
the reason why.
Senator Borah,, chairman of the
Foreign/Relations Committee of the
United States Senate, huj; repeatedly
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permission to inquire into these
situations; every time to be told that
the State Department would tell him
at much as he needed to know; and
now the administration cohorts refuse
.u permit him to go to Mexico. In '
the meantime we are rushing troops!
and ships to all of our fostered wars. |
It is not considered patriotic to'
criticize one's government, hut when !
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men have to* put in their money to
make wars and have to spill their j
blood to win them, it seems that they j
should have a right to know just what
principles they urr defending in their;
f'ght. The runk and tile of the Ameri j
can people would like to get near'
Has Mercy Superseded Justice?
After all, Ameriean courts may be
lcsponsible for so many murders. We
nave 10,000 every year and only 200
punished; while England hue only 100
iir.d 98 punished. •*
If every man in this country re- j
.ipected th ? diynity of the courts and'
leared th*» certainty and severity of
.is punislu.itnts, we would have few
er killings. It seems to have become
•i perfect fad to heat' the law and
Irwart the hands of justice; aJid so-'
ciety has to wade through blood toj
protect it.;elf.
It is unsafe for a man to travel
".he highways with money on his per
son; IFTs'danfferous -1 " for a lady to
travel alon ; and it is dangerous for
a man to lie down in his castle fot
rest ami sleep; his home may be bur
glarized or consumed by the torch
from the fire-bug's hand.
Then, come to court, and money Is
too often ihe measure of justice;
technicality follows technicality until
justice yield;' up the ghost. Even af
ter conviction by a jury the supreme
court may find some error; and, if not,
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Write for Prices and Terns
One of oar salesmen will gU4ljr
demonstrate one in your borne.
All the Latest Records
and Sheet Music
Russ Bros.
Williamston, N. C.
WtMmgitm, N, C. Pty—th, M. C.
i enough the center of the controversy
to timl out which side they arc on,
the right or the wrong.
It is not treason to doubt one man,
not is it treason to doubt ohe brunch
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o; the government, when it flatly re
fuses to furnish information to the
highest body of our government—the
ciea'iiye branch* —the Congress that
inaugurates its fundamental princi-j
~"pii s. Then why should the State De
partment usurp such kingly powers
; over the sovereignty of the people's j
; forum—the Congress.
A few things should go to the ears j
| of the American people, and one of
j them is the truth about our foreign
j uliuirs.
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1 Now that our men have been called
to defend them, it would be verv in-
Utresting r.-tiding to look over all of
j the- rich oil companies' leases and the
valuable concessions that some of our'
j shrewdest nationals have procured
; from our weaker foreign brothers, and
| to see under what circumstances they
I were procured.
i.tiu'n some lawyer is offered a nand
r
j smic sum 't« go to the pardon board
1 1 end ,politicians swarm around until
1 j : omothing has to be done, not so much
I'foi the prisoner but to pluase friends.
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Only la.-it week wo had a Oast* in
j our own SMiate. "The pardon commis
j sioner, Hovlc Sink, a few months ago
j tecomimmded the pardon of a negro
who had murdered'his wife. The ne
i gro was so useful around the peni
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| tentiary that he was made a "trusty"
evan before he was paroled. After he
>va« reloasod he was taken to Mr.
Sink's garage, where he was put in
jharpe of his automobile. The ne-
fW. R. Orleans
A New Suit for
EASTER
V* We Have It Here for You
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GRAYS - BLUES ANI) BROWN .
It isn't the selling price that decides the
value of a suit of clothes. It is the wearing
price. Remember this when a'shopping you
go for ,that new Easter suit—and you will
come here to be aconvinced that we know m JBRR^
whereof we speak.' All the new grays, blues
and browns are the headliners in our early
Piaster showing. They come in three-but- ;
ton single, breasted, two-button single
and double breasted and the three-button * j| isWB
conservative. Each suit has the new style' 88l
lines. They are graceful, roomy, and com- - J -
foi*table clothes which you can not resist. m
You must see these suits; you must slip on
a coat and get the "feel" to appreciate what *H I
wonder values are to be had this spring.
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Marriage Laws Need Revision
The old French style of having the
I«arents to pass on the marriage of
their children has never been popular
;n America, perhaps for the reason
that we Americans are so smart. We
do not have to get very old before we
know it all—not even to the marria
lrft age prescribed by law. It now
stems that by the time an
American girl gets old enough to
climb out of the cradle, she feels com
petent to think for herself and act
sv(cording to her own wishes.
This is one of the reasons for the
rapidly* increasing divorce evil. The
ride to the marriage altar
Joy immature girls misses happiness
oftener than it hits it. Some remedy
slrauld be provided to at least break
- A.
: j 'TO immediately rtrarried a new wo
j.ian. A few days later he was miss- j
ing and se\eral days later wife num
ber two wus found (lead in a room
vtdjoining the garage, the victim of
her husband He had killed one wiffy
was considered good enough to be
granted a parole; worked for the pa
inting officer; got married, killed his
second wife and ran away—all right
here in North Carolina recently.
Mercy is a fine thing, but justice
i-hould not lose its senses from mere
: mpulses of pity.
Until wo believe in God and respect
ihe law, crime will continue.
CANOES FOR SALE: EIGHT NEW
Canoes ready for immediate de
livery. Apply to W. S. Hardison
Jamesvill Rout No. 1. m25-S
NOTICE OF SALE
Notice is hereby given that under
and by virtue" of a power of sale con
tained in that certain deed of trust
executed by Ben D. Biggs and wife,
I Jessie Biggs, to the undersigned trus
tee and bearing date of January Bth,
1924, and of record in the public reg
istry of Martin County in book Q-2,
at page 6, said deed of trust having
been given to secure the payment of
a certain note of even date and tenor
therewith, ami default having been
r.iade in the payment of said note,
and the terms and conditions in "said
deed of . -trust not having been com
plied with, and at the request of the
holder of said note, the undersigned
trustee will, on Monduy, the 11th day
of April, 1927, at 12 o'clock m., at the
courthouse door of Martin County, at
Williamston, N. C., oifer at public
.salt; to the highest bidder for cash, the
following described real estate, to wit:
lleginning on the Williamston and
Washington road at the bridge below
the old Rawls or Peel Mill; thence N.
17 1-4 E. 24 poles up the Williamston
ond Washington road; thence N. 19
1 2 W. 25 1-2 poles up said road to
an iron stob or stake, thence N. 77
1 4 E. 80 poles to an iron axle; thence
N. 88 1-2 E.'Bo poles to a post; thence
S. 11 1-2 W. 42 2-3 poles to a black
gum in a branch; thence S. 15 1-2 W.
about 68 poles to the Mill Run; thence
up the various courses of said run to
THE ENTERPRISE - - WILUAMSTON. N. C
up some ot the thoughtless and fool
ish marriages of the day.
No less than a half dozen good,
though foolish and immature, Martin
County girls have been snatched from
their homes within the last few weeks
and carried beyond the border of the
State and married. We are unpre
pared to say whether the men were
good enough for them; further than
to nay that no man, regardless of his.
standing Socially, morally, or flnan
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daily, is pood enough to take an im
nu.ture 16-year-old girl from her par
ent® and marry her.
The marriage laws of our country
should undergo such revisions that
such early marriages will not be so
popular in the future.
the bridge, the
seventy-five (76) acres, more or less,
and being the identical tract of land
conveyed to Clayton Moore by James
biggs and wife, Tamer Biggs, by deed
dated December 4, 1916, which is of
record in- the public registry of Mar
tin County in book L-l, at page 261.
to which said deed reference is hereby j
made for a more accurate description i
This Bth day of March, 1927.
A. R. DUNNING,
tnrll 4tw Trustee. I
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of the author-,
ity conferred upon me in a certain
deed of trust executed by Charlie
James on the 7th day of April, 1919,
♦ o secure a certain note, the same not
having beei paid according to the
terms of said note, I shall offer for
• ale at . public auction at the court-1
bouse door in Martin County on Mon
day, April 18, 1927, at 12 o'clock, the j
laud described in said deed of trust,
as follows, viz: j
Several traits of land in Jamesville
Township, Martin County, North Car
olina, number* 7, 9, 10, 12, nad 14,
us subdivided and survey by the Bur
ton Bros. Realty Co. for J. G. God
ard; said map or plat being of record
in the public registry of Martin Coun
ty in land division book No. 1, page
478. Said tracts of land being a part
of u tract of land known as the Joaes
or Norman farm, and more common
ly known as the "Tarkel Neck," and
being the same land this day con
veyed to me by J. G. Godard.
This 18th day of March, 1927.
WHEELER MARTIN,
m 22 4tw Trustee.
NOtICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of the authori
ty conferred upon me by a deed of
trust executed to me on the 80th day
of October, 1918, by Paymon Gorham,
ciuly recorded in tin Martin County
record in book —■ —, page , to se
i ure certain notes, the terms of which
have not been complied with, and at
the request of the holder thereof, 1
will sell at public auction to the high
est bidder for cash at the courthouse
door in Martin County, on Monday,
the 18th day of April, 1927, the fol
lowing described land, viz:
The lands in Williams Township
known as the John Perry land and J.
Ed Williams land, and bounded as fol
lows: Xlex Brown land on the north;
Stanley Smithwick on the east, Betsy
Jones land on the south; and the pub-
Things 70%*
hink About
By JAMES D. TAYLOR
• • BE JUST YOU
Whatever you do, if you do it sin
cerely, you do it quite differently than
I jiny one else. A school boy can not
look aver the shoulders of others and
copy their work and make his grade
successfull. God has given eyes to see.
We all have them, but no two see
rlike. You have a mind to interpret;
so has your brother; an J although
both may think clean thoughts and
have high purposes, your thoughts arc
different, and you can not express what
you think in the same manner as your
Lrother.
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If you want to preach, you can not
be a Sunday. If you aspire to write,
you can not be a Stevenson. If you
ever become President of your coun
try, you will not be a Washington.
You-will be you. Just you.
I lie path leading from the Jones road
| to Wiltz Siding, on the west, contain
| nig 50 acres, more or less, and being
same land this day deeded to Pay-
I mon Gorham by J. G. Godard.
This 18th day of March, 1927.
J. E. POPE,
4tw , Trustee. 1
NOTICE OF SALE
PERSONAL PROPERTY
I wiH sell on Wednesday, the 27th
day of April, 1927, all the personal
property belonging to the late Har
riett E. Ward at her death, not other
wise devised, at her home, and (1-2)
oivt'-half interest in five (6J bales of
cotton.
Terms of sale: Cash.
Sale will !}>egin at 2 o'clock p. m.
This 26th day of March, 1927.
mr29 4tw „ S. M. JONES,
Administrator, Harriet E. Ward.
ADMINISTRATRIX'S NOTICE
Having this day qualified as ad
iiinistnatrix of J. T. Rogeraon, de
ceased, late of Martin County, North
Carolina, this is to notify all persons
having claims agiainrt. estate of said
deceased to present them for payment
on or before the 20th day of March,
1928, or thiti notice will be pleaded in
bur of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate payment.
This 26th day of March, 1927. j
ADDIE MATTHEWS,
mr 29 6tw Administratrix, i
R. L. Coburn, Attorney.
It's Almost Here Again
JUST WHAT WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR
Fifth Annual
Eastern Carolina Exposition
and Automobile Show
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C.
"EATSERN CAROLINA'S BIGGEST ANNUAL EVENT
Auspices Eastern Carolina Chamber of Commerce, Headquarters, Kinston, N. C.
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Martinelli Manning, Peterson & Kennedy •
The world's famous tenor; the only possible Three entertaining gentlemen, every afternoon
aucceNor to Caruso, the critics say; Monday night, evening during week.
April 6 8.80, and agisting artist, Miss Elvira Little Roberta Wynne
Oavahen, soprano of no little fame. (6 oM) worid ., younjrert LtvbMc Unc-
Lliella Melius er ' Wtxliiesday afternoon and Wddneeday night.
Highest priced woman celebrity the exposition TllPSfiftV JlftPPnOfln fVlllrlfPn's
has ever had, Tuesday, April sth, at 8.30. iUttoUay aitemUOll, CflllUren B
, , entertainment.
c , , Queens
s. t ai f» i Wednesday nig-ht, mammoth
Sensational acrobatic dancers. . , , , .P- ~. . ,
„, Tr , style show, beautiful Jiving- mod-
Ed Harnty e j g
The celeb ra*eW black-face' comedian and the m , ~ ,
wortd's most novel dancer, every afternoon and InUFSCIay 3,ltemOOn 811 Q
evenin K- night, Senior Queens.
Sir Frederick McGill Friday night, Coronation of
The peer of all English humorists; Thursday £he q Ue enS, and prOgTam put On
noon at annual dinner .Eastern Carolina Chancer I P. Y , ,
of Commerce, and again at night from the ex- C arolina talent,
portion piatfo™., ? picked from the various towns.
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50,000 SQURE FEET OF EXHIBITS OF* EVERY DESCRIPTION
Prices of Admission Special Notice
Monday night—Martinelli, $2.60; $2.00, and If you purchase tickets for both conceits —Mar-
sl.so, tax free. tibeili and Melius—at the same time for the same
Tuesday night—Luella Melius, $2.00; $1.60 and person, prior to April 2nd, a reduction of 60c
SI.OO, tax free. will be allowed on the two tickets; for instance,
Every afternoon, children 26c; adults 60c; beat seats, both concerts, $4.00; next best $3.00;
~ every night accept Monday night and Tuesday and next best, $2.00. All seats reserved. No gsta
f night, children 60c; aduHs 75c. oral adsnisrion these two nights. Seats new on pelt
Mail Orders Given Best Attention
Address All C—§ maaicstisas to NKWELL G BART LETT. Secretary - Mw|ir,flNßTOK, N. C.
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WHAT DO YOU
LOOK FOR
In Choosing Used Cars?
VALUES
We are listing below a few of these values _
for your approval:
1 1926 Chevrolet Coupe r . $495.00
1 1926 Tudor Ford Sedan . 425.00
1 1926 Ford Touring: 175.00
1 1926 Ford Roadster 195.00
3 1925 Ford Tourings, each 150.00
1 1925 Ford Roadster 125.00
2 1925 JTord Coupes, each 200.00
Other Good Values Not Listed
Come and get yours before they are pick
over.
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Harris Motor
Company
ROBERSON VTLLE, N. C.