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Friday, September 28,1928
Money and Justice
Loeb and Leopold, the notorious murderers of lit
tle Bobby Franks, seem to be hojwful of being pa
roled in about six more years, all because o(. an er
ror in the commitment papers.
After the court had sentenced each to a 99-year
prison term for kidnapping and each to life imprison
ment for murder, a decree was entered forever deny-,
ing parole. Yet it now upi>ears that the committing
clerk made an error in drawing the mitimus. Now, in
a case of such note, supposed to be handled by a com
petent court, it is a mystery why such a mistake
should occur. It has already been written- that
' money talks." In this case it looks as if "money
writes."
One of the troubles that seems to beset people is
dishonesty. In rases where there are lots of money
involved, it is almost impossible to steer clear of cor
ruption, simply because men get money to perform
tricks.
It may be that some officer of the court et the pen
slip and changed the meaning of the court's decree,
or it may be that some expert has changed the rec
rod since the decree was recorded, yet the belief pre
vails that money did the job.
Many people say they should be released, any
way, as a few years is long enough to keep anybody
in prison. In this case, each of these young murder
ers are secretaries with easy jobs, pleasant work,
good food, good sleeping quarters, and are supplied
with plenty of magazines and pai>ers, so it would seem
that they are getting as good in life as they deserve.
The pity of the whole thing is that money has such
wonderful power to overthrow justice.
Penalizing the Truth
A New York man has secured he»y damages in
the English courts from the London Sunday Exprta
as the result of a libel suit which he brought against
thr British |Hiblication. The trial revealed one of the
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Fall f d
Merchandise
Now on
DISPLAY S3
| New coats, new dresses, new suits" -
and hats for men—in fact everything 4 I
Y"/ LL * n clothing. jrJ. \IJ
1 Our prices are low, our quality is \ >3
I I / " high. Visit our store. We can fit and J n
} please every member of the family.
Barnhill Bros. s^l
• When Better Merchandise Is Sold, t J
Barnhill Bros. Will Sell It
Williamston North Carolina ■
interesting facts in connection with the libel laws, both
; in England and America. The question of truth or
falsehood is not primarily the consideration at issue.
To tell the truth about a man may constitute libel
under the law. Moreover, the situation is not im
proved by the use of such expressions as "it is alleged,"
"it is charged," "it is understood," "it is said," etc.
These expressions do not possess the slightet value as
a defense if it can be shown that what was published
was really damaging to the person bringing the suit.
English laws arc much more strict in this matter than
are those of the llnited States, but even here libel is
a question of damage, rather than a question of truth.
The libel laws appear to have been framed when it
was the desire to protect scoundrels in high place,
i They should be revised. It should never constitute
libel to tell the truth. Society will be better protected
when all the facts can be made known without fear of
action in the courts. Any one who is damaged by hav
ing the truth told about him does not deserve com-
J pensation.— Christian Evangeislt.
Editorial Readers Lead
How much political influence does the newspaper of
today wield? To what extent are editorials read?
What j>ercentage of other departments of a newspaper
gain attention of their readers? Are evening or morn
ing editions preferred? These are the questions put
to hundreds .of citizens at Tacoma, Wash., lately by
the class in journalism at I'uget Sound College and
duly answered.
The average answers are very much to the point,
and strangely enough the answer to the specific ques
tion, "Do you read the editorials?" the people quizzed
answered in the affirmative 156 times; nay, 16 times,
and occasionally 20 times. To the question relative
to what page of the newspaper is first read, the edi
torial |iage again takes the lead.
What page of the paper do you read first brought
this showing: Front page, 12; sport page, 30; editor
ial page, 35; comics, 33; society, 10; locals, I; fea
tures, 7; with, the financial page grading 7 and the
advertisements attracting next attention.
Deductions are easy relative to this survey. It is
logical to conclude that with the editorial page as
favorite, the newspaper still maintains its prestige in
IKilitical leadership. Likewise sports pictures and lo
cal news are of prime interest, while general news
makes its appeal to the reader according to his men
tal and physical interests. — Columbia Record. .
Good News for Women
Women are more healthful than men because they
wear more sensible clothing, according to an eminent
doctor and teacher of hygiene in one of the leading
universities of the world. He finds the temperature
of the surface of the body of men to. be 87.8 de
grees, with 77 per cent humidity, while the surface
temperature of women is 80.6, with humidity of 55
per cent.
The heavy clothing of men keeps out sunlight,
raises humidity, while the porous clothing of womeh
l>erniits rays of light, prevents the overheating of the
body, and women are not exposed to the extremes of
heat and cold.
Much has l>eeti said against the moral side of wo
men s mehtods of dressing, .but there is no proof that
the styles of the "day are not more sensible than at any
time in the history of the nation.
Women will not lose their health nor their self
respect from! the present average style of dress, which
we are beginning to appreciate.
THE ENTERPRISE
WORK FOLLOWS
WELL PLANNED
FARM PROGRAM
Booklet Recently Published
Explains Program of"
Extension Djyision
The efforts of county agents, exten
sion specialists, and administrative
forces of the State College of Agricul
' turc to build a better rural life in
North Carolina are founded on a well
planned program of work developed
frvni the needs of the people.
In a booklet just published by the
agricultural extension division, "Build
ing a Program of Agricultural Ex
tension," the plaps and methods of
conducting this \&>rk are explained.
"Through a program so balanced that
there is something pf direct interest
to every member of the farm family,
improved practices are demonstrated
and their adoption urged in order that
there may be a profitable and economi
cally sound agriculture and a more
satisfactory home and community life
in the State," savg the publication.
ROANOKE-DIXIE
WAREHOUSE
C WILLIAMSTON. N.C.
STILL LEADING
In Pounds and Prices
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Below we hand you a few sales made for our customers. Read them and stop and consider our
house as the real place to sell your tobacco if you are not already selling with us. • j
All of the averages ever published by the Roanoke-Dixie Warehouse are genuine and no common
pile is left out of anybodys sale to run the average up. Some folks may do this, but not the Roanoke-
Dixie. Every sale made at our house is genuine and above board.,
You worked hard to raise this crop of tobacco. Then why not sellit with folks that will work hard
for you. Warehousemen—every one of them—is what the Roanoke-Dixie is made of. They know you,
and they are glad to see you and work hard to get the highest dollar for your tobacco.
Our proposition still holds good to any and all markets or individual warehouses—that we lead in
floor averages from September 4, the opening date in Eastern North Carolina to date, September 28,
1928. Match us. We are here with the goods.
Bring us your tobacco and watch us sell it. Our business is to get you the high dollar and send you
home satisfied. Yours to please,
MAJOR GARDNER SIMPSON ft STRICKLAND RAWLS ft LASSITER
114 27.00 . $ 30 78 100 2000 -120.00
5h 29 00 16 24 314 1400 $ 43.96 208 28.00 „. 58.24
7o 37*00 Z' 28.14 160.... 30.00 48.00 >»6 37.00 42.92 *-
178 . 38.00
144 O.OO 57.60 42 31.00 ....... 13.02 t Tnfa , «...
230 45.00 103.54 n4 2S 50 528 Fotal * l6l - 72
74 45.00 ~.30
872 Total $337.24 118 23 00 2714 Dr. Rhodes & Rogers—Tips
...144 21.50 30.96 70 . 17.00 % 11.90
Average $38.67 80 17 so , 400 244 19.00  46.36
]oi OQ ,, • 224 31.00 ! 69.44
™ y 2 260 35.00 91.00
134 43.00 57.62 ,
TAYLOR ft MOBLEY j56 - 33.00 84.48 798 Total $218.90
52 28.00 $ 14*6 3 >4 44.00 160.16 Average $27.30
264 30.00 79.20
196 36.00 „ 70.56 I — BARBER ft SPRUILL
162 39.00 ...♦. 63.18 2766 lotal $739.64 94 ig.oo $ 16.94
50 43.00 21.50 28 . 16.50 - 21.12
A- Average $26.70 150 ......._ 26.00 _ 39.00
724 Total $249.00 - 218 28.00 61.04
a trMrmaM ,o 336 .. 30.00 ... 100.80
Average $34. 39 * 300 „.... 34.00 :jl, 102.00
SALES NEXT WEEK: _ ToU] •
JOHN M. BOWEN Average $31.16
32 18.00 .; $ 5.76 » Mon., Oct. 1 2nd Sale r. S. COREY
l ? 2 - • S'S" " Tue«., Oct. 2 Ist Sale 78 23.00 _ $17.94
11 20.88 , » 52 2000 10 40
■°° ' »°°° "s£—■ W«l„ Oct. 3 ~ 3rd S«le a StM
JS6 33.00 "■«» Thur Qct 4 2ni s . |e JK, 4J.00 4U»
540 Total $155.02 FH., Oct. 5 Ist Sale 332 ..._Total $110.96
"Average $28.70 > Average $33.40 *
=ss= n 1 " 1 1 111 ,11,
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Meadows, Meador
• Griffin and Taylor
Proprimrt ROANOKE-DIXIE WAREHOUSE
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,:A* a result of this careful planning,
the extension workers know where
Bring Me four
COTTON TO GIN
I will operate my gin this season, beginning Monday/ October Ist.
Best grade of bagging and ties (or sale.
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I will buy your cotton, cottonseed, and seed cotton. >
J. G. STATON
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they are headed and how ■ far they
have gone. Just how all this i« done
Friday, September 28, 19?8
is explained in Extension Circular 169,
which is available free of charge on