Mobilization Day May
Be Issue Of Campaign
Davis ami Itrxan on Itocord as It Wliil?*
< Jianipioii*hi|? of Holiday by IV<?*idt?iit <<>ulid^?
Commit* Iflis I'arly to l)cfniM> ??f It
4 ROIIKIIT T. MMAI.L
7 (Conn jlit, 1 974 Hr Th? Aluncil
Ww York, August 1. ? If the politicians do not look out
tiny will br making a first class campaign i^sue out of "mob
i 1 i ?/ : 1 1 : ? > 1 1 f),i y."
It has sprung Unexpectedly
-tn Uie~ fore and has gained
Perhaps an undue prominence
because of the fact that the
real issues of the campaign
,l:lv,r n(,f N'?'t tTeon oiTtirnuii l.>
the two principal candidates
for the Presidency.
Tlw flurry over mobilization or
defense tlay has come at M time
nli. n ih,. politicians were looking
for something to talk about. it
has M-rvi-d its purpose well.
.^"olldire and John
w . I ia vis have been arruvi'd
against each other on the scope
ami value of (his "lest" of the
country's resources. Mr. Coolidte
has sharply critlclzeiT fliosewho
? doinninc.il t h?* proposed
demonstration on September 12.
Mr. Da via has gone on record a.i
MiyiiiK tho demonstration is ho
pl.onied that it can ho only a
vain. less gesture whlcli n?av ca?
11* ho misunderstood abroad.
S.uno of tho . Democratic lead
ers aro particularly concerned ov
V !.hV f!U'1 "'?t "mobilization
nay ha pp. ns to bo sot for the
particular date of the reconven
ing ?.| I he League of Nations ul
t?en?*va. That the l'nited States
which lias flouted the league
through its statesmen at Wash
ington should have what may he
interpreted as a general mobiliza
tion of its armed forces and re
s?'i'v. on the very day that the
I?ea une r. nows Its work for peace
Is ? ntlrely tou ifln< h for the
M-nmie Democrats and they see
nothing hut red when they dis
ct's^ the matter.
ASC"b'4rf? Is no reason to believe
the coincidence or the dates was
planned. The chances are the
War Department officers who do
vised defense day had no knowl
ed ?? of the reassembling of the
l.ea::lle of Nations on September
i'J. Perhaps they were guided in
their action by statements of tie
I republican leaders that so far as
the United States is concerned
tie- 1.1 I ,'i is a dead Ih?u.
~ As Was" to he expected, the I.a
Polletie people are claiming cred
it for bein g the ftrst to go on rec
ord against "mobilization day."
Thoy put it in their plalform at
Cleveland and also denounced
militarism in nil its branches. It
was claimed there was no excuse
for war or preparations for war
in this enlightened day. The So
cialists of New York state also
denounced "mobilization day" at
their- ?oi, v. ul ion
Willi tho "third party ' advo-'
cales taking cognizance of the
proposed mobilization of re
?; mrces and with President Cool
Irlu. coming to the defense of the
Plan, it was Inevitable that It
should become at leant an early
Issue 'n the campaign. Whether
I' will last is another matter The
chance are that it won t, hut it
seomr that Democratic governors
have he n the ones to raise their
voice against Interrupting the
peaceful pursuits of their people
for a preparedness holiday,
i. T:'* D*iniocr*t? charge that the
republicans have been endeavor-'
I m: to drive a wedge between Mr.
Davis and Governor Ilryan. his
running male. That Is to be one
of the strategies of the Republ|.
can campaign, the emphasising of
aliened irreconcilable differences
in the views and opinions of the
two no n heading the Democratic
ticket. Therefore when Governor
nryan came out In denunciation
or the full scope of "mobilization
day ' predictions came from Re
publican sources that Mr. Davis
would not be In accord with the
Bryan statement.
Ppon his return to this cltv
however. Mr Davis *oon made It
plain that he agreed with Mr.
Itryan In addition to Issuing his
formal statement Mr. Davh dis
cussed the matter with friends
and pointed out that both ho an.l
Mr. Iti. van believe that- the mill -
i irv organizations of the country
I 'V ** krl,t *ood condition.
lot could Sep no excuse for urg
'7 "?,;,,,?nM ration which would
/ nothing but a demonDtratlou
ami hat e no educational effect
'o^itnensurate with the harmful
Impression which might be Klven
in the world.
t'.ow rnor Hryan ha* co-oporat
-villi the War Department. Mr.
|i .< i r^ninrkrd. to the extent of
r < 1 ! I *- out the mil It Im and aaklnc
vh ? inn* patriotic or^anlaatlona to
hold :iaarmbllea. Although Mr.
lit \ hi netrd In hla capacity as
Itoreriior and not na Vice I?real
?) ? ri t f h 1 candidate, Davla wan not
id r# to ?lr*? him th*? auppoii of
in** Iwad of the ticket.
Governor Hryan and Mr. Davla
are koIiik to hare aeveral h??art
to h-art talka l??fore tho cam
paign actually geta under way
and Ihot* will be a thomunn
? riiflhlnir out of rlawa between
th'-in. Krlenda of the two men
ROANOKE ISLAND
GETTING READY
Largest Crowd* in History
Memorial A*Hoeiation to
Attend Celebration and
Hear J. \V. Bailey.
Mantco, August 2. ? The Roa
noke Colony Memorial Associa
tion. owner* of the Old Fort Ra
leigh tract, will observe Virginia
Dure l>uy again this year, accord
ing to llev. Hubert Urent Dranc,
D. |>? of F/denton, who. is In
charge of all arrangements* for
the d u e ~ obwrvOTTrn ? nf the day.
and ii lit II recently was president
of i he Association.
Dr. Dranc states in a letter re
celved here that the Association
seems lo have learned from ex
perience in the past that Monday
Ik a very inconvenient day for an
occasion of this kind; accordingly
It has voted to have the celebra
tion on tlfe nineteenth of August,
which comes on .Tuesday, notwith
standing the fact ? that the eigh
teenth is the anniversary of Vir
ginia Dare 'a birth.
This celebration of Virginia
Dare, the first while child of
Knglish parents born in America,
is a very important event. Not
only the people of this section
but many people all over the
State take an Interest in these oc
casions and* look forward from
i year to year to I his day whrn nnmc
of the best speakers of the State
assemble at Old Fort Raleigh and
make addresses on this very im
portant chapter of history, es
pecially lo the people of North
Carolina, the birth of Vtrginiu
Dare.
Feeling that ho has served
long enough as leader of the Roa
noke Colony Memorial Associa
tion. Dr. Dranc has asked them to
honor- Bonr*? nrhirr^ persnn wtrti
the presidency this year, and
Ilishop Joseph Mount Cheshire,
I). I), of Raleigh, has been elect
ed. According to Dr. Drane,
Dlshop Cheshire Is a good man for
lh? place. He Is cooperntiiiK
well and has already secured Jo
slah William Malley of Raleigh, to
make the principal address of
the day. Mr. Halley Is recognized
all over I he State as an able
speaker and a gooJTufTTress is as
surert.
New features on the day s pro
ceedings, which nre interesting
ones, ar-* being looked forward to
but plans are yet premature and
no direct Information can be giv
en out. There seems to be a sen
timent here on the Island In favor
of stressing the basket picnic
feature calling upon all to take
lo the grounds some contribution
to the spread of good things to
eat. If thai ran be put through,
perhaps somo feature of Intellec
tual entertainment will follow the
lunch.
The State Highway Commission
In now building a rosd. reaching
from the site of Old Fort Halelgh.
on the north end of the Island,
to Wanchese, on the extreme
south end of the Island. Due to
this fact more local people will
attend the celebration this year
than ever before. This with oth
er advantages leads one to believe
that the celcbratlon this year of
Virginia"? Dare* birth will be the
biggest in the history of the Roa
noke Colony Memorial Associa
tion.
M. O. Morrisette has returned
from Ocean View where he visi
ted his family at the Chowan
Cottage.
believe they are not far apart
and tin y feel that the Nebrapkan
lend* .1 balance 1? ? h#? ticket
which will ho effective in winning
vote*.
The Republican* naturnlly take
the oppnnlt '* view and will make
Mr! Hi van a never ending object
of attack from now until election
day.
Governor Tlryan will not he no
tified until after Mr. Davfa has de
livered hi* upei'Ch of acceptance.
Never-the-lo** the governor'*
Speech of acceptance Will In
awaited with more real lntore*t
than over before has attached to
tin- Raying of a VlW Presidential
anpirnnt. Thin I* partly becatis
the Republican* are looking for
hlri to nay poniethlna upon whlcb
they can make a drive and also
because in the event of a dead
lock In the election Mr. Hryan
may become the next Prealdent of
the T'nlted States.
ItKADY LAUNCH
DAWES PKOGKAM
<U> Tilt AwxlttMl 1'lro.l
London. Auk. 2. --A com
)?!? ;m-i . rum fm ? 1 ,1 1 1 1 1 < li>u_.
flu* Dawe* plan was nsntd up
on today by the I liter- Allied
Conlerence during ili?' hall
liour plenary uiwshw at th?*
foreign offlct*.
Tin* Allied premiers and
Aiiiorlcan Auiba**ador KcIImk
look up the tii'linlral point*
with which experts had vainly
KtriiKKhd in two all niultt b?'h
tdonn and after uiutlifii-ution*
which the Premiers MarDouald
imd Horrlot -accept*-*] lhf Com
promise Se| (li lip-lll WUH
reached.
W. M. II. MKKTIX;
\VK1 I. ATTENDKI)
t'liurrh nt H?m k Intiics
W?nii'-n ?o M?H Tltere" :
July oi Xe\t Year
Thc annual W. M. L*. riU'tluKJit
!1?ti a church Friday ?uh a high*
ly a succi'Hiiful om> with an un
usually good attendance. The
meeting wan in churge ??f Mrs.
Chloe Gardner or Udeuton who
wan tint* of the out of town speak
er* fur -the. day. Others wero Mr.
and Mm, Phillip White, mls^
sloiinrles. who leave for DinpoHul?
China, on September f?. .
undresses and the talk iiy Miss
lkirothy Kelinm of ltMleigli. who
in in charge of the Junior organi
zatinn; -cmuplt*H*d tlx iih?iiiI?hV
work.
At the afternoon suasion Inter- ;
est in g talks wer?? mad<- by Midi*
Annahidle Abbott. Mrs. Klberl
S pence. Mm. II. T. Venters and
Mr*: H. F. Hall. The feature of
I he afternoon was a pageant plv
en liy the Girl's Auxiliary of the
First Baptist church, "Girdling
the World With Light. " Another
Interesting number was a solo by
Mrs. J. H. Alderman.
Officers elecle.l ut this meeting
were: Mrs. S. C. ?Xewbold. super
intendent; Miss Inez Held. Keen -
tary- treasurer; ami Mrs, |. A.
Ward. Junior superintendent. Mrs
NYwhold is superintendent of tlv
Y. W. A.. It A. and Sunbeams.
Mrs. HIanrhe Sawyer was made
treasurer of the scholarship fund
for the training school, and the
scholarship was presented to Mbu
Gladys llatcman of Creswell.
The church at Rocky llock In
vited the Womans Missionary Cn
ion to meet there lu July of ti?-xt
year.
RKOTIIKKS I C! I ll
ON MURDER CHARGE
Lancaster, Pa.. Aug. 2. ? lion
Jamln anil Chester DhrHliclmcr.
elutrged by ihelr brother Frank
with having murdered their par
ents here in April l!>10wer?* re
leased today at a hala-as corpus
hearing here when Frank fulled
on the witness aland to establish
Ills charges.
KVANGEIJHTIC HKItVIt KH AT
Kl HKKA METHODIST ( HI IU H
It v . E. T. Adams. D. I)., of
Wilmington. Kentucky, Rvuiikc
II**- of th+* M. R. GhttfeU, mutUUul
by Mrs. Admits is fionductinK ttu
vlval s? rvlces at Eureka M?*thi?
dint Church at Slmonds Creek.
The meetinK started Wednesday
with the rrowds getting larn?r
each nlnht. Saturday night Mr
Adanm' subject will Ijm "Was
Your CJrandfather nn Ape or Who
Made Mm." At 10::to Sunday
morning Mr. Adatns will speak on
"The Cross of Calvary" and on
Sunday afternoon at 2::i0 hit*
subject will be "Ood's Ideal
Church." Dr. Adams will also
speak Sunday evening at 7:.'{0
and his subject will be "The Bod
of the World."
Mrs. K. T. Adams has charge
of the music and her singini: has
been greatly enjoyed by all who
have attended the meetings.
Services will continue through
out the w?>ek nt 2:30 In the af
ternoon and 7:X0 each evening.
Cavewoman
Shea ? rent cavewomon.
Lv?, !I)'Nr<okl daughter of br
\V illia T. liff. Washington *.eolo?Ni
nnd *xi?!orer. I* In charge of th?
National Oeographlo Expedition tc
the Cmlabad Cavern, In New M? *i. o
Aa aecretary to her father, aha hn?
Iktohio f.iniilior tvlth the many mile*
of bewildering underground pnaaago
way? of tht (amoua ctvrrn.
The Secretary's Lunch Counter
Secretary "of Labor John J. Davit I* oftpn too busy to oat a rrgrula- lunrh
Bo be Just goca acro.su the street from his uffli* in Washington and buyt
some fruit from the man nt the cart.
ELIEItS TltAIM'KD IN
fe DENSE KM; HANK
ill* --Ttii" I'rvHn)
Kirkwall. Scotland. Aug.2.?
Unit. Krle NiIbuii and his nu
i liauuuiu ? 1 .ii'ii I t-n:i nt .Inhn Hard
ing. Jr.. woro believed here to be
milking a lone attempt today to
roach lr. land on the firm leg of
the American world filers' trans
Atlantic flight.
The attempt of Lieutenant Low
ell Smith, flight cumiminder. to
lead I lie fliers wuh frustrated when
he and Lieutenant Leigh Wade
were trapped in a fog bank onlv
no miles from liero and were
forced to return to their bane in
I Imi ton Uay.
liltEMAN IMtOKAIiLY
EAT AI.I.Y INJURED
Alexandria. Va.. Auk. 2. ?
Ocorge W'halen, fireman, wan
probably fatatly Injun d and a
dozen other firemen were over
comb hv smoke today when flam??
KWt pt three veteran cargo car
riers of the world war at the
docks here.
COTTON MAItKKT
New York, Aug. 2. ? Spot cot
ton closed steady Middling 31.50.
an ndvance of 55 points. Put tires,
closing bid. Oct. 2S.2X. !>? c. 27.62
Jan. 27.52, Marcli 27.95. May
27. KG.
? iX?m: York. Aug. 2. ? Cotton fu
tures opened today at tho follow
lug' levels: Oct. 2X.00 . Dif. 27.33.
Jan. 27. IK. March 27.45. May
27.55.
SWS .loll n\K OK IIRST
SW HKTAHIKS |\ STATK
Fli/ahi-th City was roimraiulni
? d on r**tainluK H. <'? Job -ut hit
rt'lury of lis Chuinht-r ? ?f (?om
noTcY* Friday wli.ii. ni tin"* icii
lar Itiiiarv lunrliiDii, li.ld thin
W-t. lit III.- l.iinli n. >. ? ?; I In f I
1iit, manager of tin- Fasteiu <*in
olina Chamber of Commi?rcc with
Jn-adi|uarfi*rs ai Kiiisii.n. K>li>iti><|
to Mr. Juli as one i-f t li? - iiuihi
wlili* awalo* riinifiiiTci.il secret Mr*
li'x ill Hi*' Slal?- ami declared III
farl thai Flixiihi-th City rofunei|
tu permit hint to mo In li<*or?:ia
was inn* of the best Indication* In
kin* w of that Klixabeth Clly i* a
wjili- awake town.
Mr. Ilartlelt was Client of hon
or alid principal spi-ak'-r a I this
Wfok'n l.'otary luncheon ami lie
made a moHt impressive talk on
tin* ailvantat;**H of Fast* rn North
Carolina.
"Wo don't have to .i \apKi*ral<
or overdraw tin* advantage* of
our wot ion om* iota," In* declared.
"All that W?* need to do Is lo*ti*ll
(h<* truth about it to tin* point of
Ki-tliitK that truth generally up
preclaed In other Heclions. and
now resident* will flock to our fa
vored wfilou."
Other HfH-aki rs on t >??? lunchi'oii
program thin wi*c*k wrr? Frank
Kramer and Hi-rhi-rl I'eele.
I N'KM HKKV l< KS SI'NII/W
A union service In which a num
ber of the churches will take part
will be held at the Firm Itaptisl
Church Sunday evening at elKlit
o'clock, Iti-v. t'. F. Vermillion of
Boston preaching. The public In
invited to Join In this Rervire ol
worship ami hear Mr. Vermillion.
Dry Ontario To Have
Liquor Election Now
Voir fin Proposal that l<oii? Arid Stronghold <^0 Over
lo (roverinneiit Sale of Hard Injur* ajid l.in imrd
Sale Beer and Wine Scheduled for Octolier 2.'i
n> K. \v. SIIHICWOOO
(Co.rrlfht. 1974. B, Th. Ad.meO
Toronto. Ont.. August 2-? Can
adian ? prohibition enforcement
officials, who wet out recently to
discover the source of flood of
genuine old pre-prohihitlon
whiskey. Kin. rum and wines. In
cluding huge quantities of cham
pagne. which flowed through the
Toronto bootleg market, came up
for air today with a theory.
Whence the liquor rami', or
whither It went ? for It all has
dlnuppfarrd ? the author lth-.
could not lenrti In detail. Hut
why it appeared, and why it 'wan ,
snapped up. they think, is quite
clear.
The answer la "politics." On
October 23. thin "dry" province
of Ontario Is scheduled to vote on
the Qll tat loft of repealing th?' pro
vinclal Volstead act. known as the
Ontario tomperance act. and re
turning to governmental sale of
hard liquors, with beers ant'
light win s purveyed in licensed
hotels.
Announcement of the date for
the elret'on. suy the uuthnritie*.
caused the owners of many "mil
lion dollar cellars" to put their
wares on the market - gambling
on their belief that the election
would be won by the wets. Root*
leg prices slumped, oven for the
old stuff.
Hut if the liquor holders'
thought wet days were ahead,
there won- also long parched In
dividuals who thought no such
happy ending was in night. And
It was these, according to the
authorities, who promptly bought
up all the pre prohibition stuff
th*y could g??t their hunds on
The bootleg market is about
normal again now Whether
the flrsf flood will be followed by
additional stream* of Illegal pota
bles will dep<nd largely upon
how the present owners "dope"
the results of th? coming elec
tlon.
Meanwhile, the campaign
leathers strength. with the dry
force* letting loose an avalimelie
i?f st s t 1st i< h to show the benefits
of prohibition and the wet*
i-mittiiiK propaganda to ahow why
the pendulum should *wing In the
cither direction. The wot battal
ions count on civic pride as ai\
Important factor III tbolr ram
palgn.
Montreal, situated In the cen
ter of Wet Quebec province, they
point out. Iihh blossomed and bur
geoned a* a meecs for motor tour
ists from the more or less arid
I'nlted Btaes, and lias reaped a
rich harvest in dollars. Montreal
its have added InHiitt to Injury hy
flitting up on their hind legs and
directing old fanhiomd horse
laughs toward dry Ontario as they
pocketed the American shekels.
The actual profits from liquor
sold In Quebec, of course, go to
the government. Mut the govern
ment spei.ls a good part of It In
road building ? to bring In more
tourist* with more shekels --and
In other forms of public work*
which make for good times.
The dry forces here contend,
however, that Montreal's Wetness
Ims made It a stamping ground
for International crooks, the head
quarters of dope smugglers and
dealers an I many, many other
terrible t h I ttsc
Ko the battle rages. If by any
chance the vote goes wet, and It
has in the four Western provinces
of Canada, there is little doubt
that prohibition enforcement
authorities In the t'nlted State* -
In New York snd Michigan in
particular? will find their diffi
culties enhanced by the condition*
which will np(e*j?arlty prevail
along | a aemi -saturated border
line. Hut ro one who Isn't a
paitiaan c*r*s to predict the out
come. (Hrtarto has been a tem
perance ?i roan ho id for a decade
and only the counting of the vote
wilt reveal Its attttnrie today.
WKKK MKM AI.1.V ll.l,
TKSIIMKS Al. I KM 1ST
lliii I'ruuc \\ .nits in Kiinw || |)v>
|w*?1 hadn't railed Them
Insane ni
<n? Til* A*mm lai. <t IVo ?
Chicago. Auk 2. Kh'hard l.oeh
was "mentally ill" mi May - 1
k Itoii In- ami Nathan Leopold.
Jr.. kidnapped and murdered Hd
liert Pranks. it was testified on
rri?Hi? examination by l>r. William
Willi** today.
Judge, Cav??rly sustained ail ob
jection by Wall i r Itaehrarh of the
ilc fell tit) counsel ttlli'ti Sl;i???fe.\t
fnriivy: :rrowe ^Tfjei.! . rtr^Tfii ru~
U li. I |.. i- ? !?.. . s ... rf I -lit |,in li
was Insan .
TIh'j- same "pinion U;,H k!>'? u as
"to Leopold hv l?r. White.
"A .sharp sparring mutch he
Iw?"ll tin* W 1 1 lieSH unci
tor developed In the morning ses
sion none t lilies < licit I im a smile
from Hr. White. Again ho com
plulnwl that they Were memfnr 7
I sm ami at other tlnio.i Insisted
upmi going Into lengthy ? xpl.i
nations when the slate'* attorney
asled fi>r "yoR or no" answers.
A direct attach mi tin* rredi
hilliy of l>r While, was made hy
Crnwr \vln n Ihe 'prosecutor asked
tin- tlortor ti? produce "tin* origi
nal report" lie had mini*1 to Hi**
attorneys for the clffrnsi". "
It was stated flatly liy the.
state's attorney over the objec i
lions that came hurriedly from
Itachrach and Clarence .Ihir.rou
that tile report Tield tile llffetl
danis insane rather than menially
sir I;
Judge Caveliy HiiguesliMl that
siure the (|iieslioii of Insanity was
haired from the present proceed -
lings t lie report uiiuht mil be com
. | iet ' til .
?"Itul your honor," expostulated
Crowe, "if that report .show* thai
for $l!.r>ti a day thin witness has
found these hoys insane and then
for Hie same fee holds them only <
.mentally sirk. I helleve your lion-'
ior will give less Weil. Ill to his
opinion." -
PLANS TO BUILD
NEW APARTMENT
I.. AydMl Will Ki-|il?r<
Home With Ruildiiif; (j?u
I niiii n? Six Stores mid
I'lircc ApaiiiiiriilM.
A JJO.OOO Htni't1 and apartment
house hniltlin:: will the
home i j f A. It. Aydb-tl ?>ii ilii- cor
r i?f I toad olid Main all-eels. If
Mr. j\ydlcH"a present- plana an*
carried out.
I'laiiH of-the-bullding which are
now practically complete rail for
sT\ stores mi the ground flour each
1 feet wide and 70 feet long
with glass frouiM.
Thi" second nlory of the build*
ing will be wliul is iinvv the home
of .Mr. Ayill*4U ? Thin- part of lb**
l?\i lid Iiik will remain Intact and
lie divided into Ihrec apartments
with modern city apartment house
conveniences.
Mr. Avdlett will Advertise for
bids on the building in the mar
future and 1t Ib heltnYerl thirt cmr-"
*? ntri ion will "hectn * nhmit t tic
middle of September with a view
to hnvliiK ihe building reudy for
occupancy hy about January 1.
Mr. A yd left han considered
m.iklnu. I Ills building Into an'
apart im-nt Jiouw for Knvernl years
and Ik* believon now that |he bus
liess development of the crty Jus
tifies such a step.
Wltli business graduallv drift
ing fu fhts Hcctton of llie city, Mr
Aydlt It has a I rend y been asnured
that there will be a demand" for
hla HtprcM and the thr"e apart
meats will no doubt be easily
rented if the past experience of
apartment bouses in tillzaheth
City may he taken as a guide.
IIKVII %l? AT l l'UoitTIt
l.arge crowds have been attend
ing the revival hi rvices conducted
this weak at i'pworth Methodist
Church In Nixonton township
Itflv. W. T. i'hipps of the I'asquo
tank circuit in conducting ihe ser
vices, Miss Naomi Jackson of
Nixonton ha a charge of the mimic
and good congregational singing
Is a drawing feature of the ser
vices. Mr, i'!iipp< will preach
Saturday night. Sunday morning,
and Sunday <ivming. He was ns
sisted in the l-'rlday uli.ht service
bv Presiding Kld?r ('. it. Cul
bretli. ?
TIIRKK tlWU'H A VIC AH
Jordan Warren, negro Harden
er of note In Kilxaheth < 'it y . U
planning next w<? k to begin pick
ing snap beans grown after pota
toes and making his second "top
for the year In a one acre plot
thai he I* cultivating.
Jordan dug his potatoes early
rind g >t tin barrel for them Ho
has now arrange! for an til (la
bell) City grocer to take all hla
br-aiiH at |2.2."? a basket, the gro
cer to furnish the baskets, and
Jordan's expectation* are set at
a yield of 30 or 40 basket*, When
the bean 4 are picked he will
plant the plot In May Perm, for
which, if he is lucky and hits Ihe
market Just right, lie may be able
to sell at fancy prices Whether
he sell* at fancy prices or not,
the chancrn ar? Jordan will not
let the frost catrh hla peas. His
I crops are almost invariably we'.l
I ahead of the local market.
City Manager Plan Big
Success For Knoxville
IViiiiiNsn' Mi:iiitai |>:ilit \ liive* -I Jli/ni* iiHnml in I a\e?
\> Meruit of (iruilcr KfrifM'tic'% ^i?s:l I'tmiomy
I ihIi r New I'Imii ol i it\ t#u\ crmiM-nl
i ? \ i. oris uitmv\i.mv.
< il \ Miiiuii'i'r of kiHi\)lllf, 'IViiiu nsit.
i Opi-rallitu ii ti<l*-r t li? iMly manner phut. tin- Hiy' of knowillft
UHlilUUav^-Llu^. ruuui !?> . k j'*l? ? >4? ilK-. it AiS ill-lltt' in til* ~
simp ? of n Jirr r. Ill rT-ftiml ill lUlPfc*1 m\l? Ilif rily "
IM.IIUL- I IU1 1..IM U .1 1 KIWI Wit I', it-li Hnh:i ???.rv,
lit fo| ? lo- < ( ? I i ; ll?'W:>;i|<|H I wm k about IlIlM* >i iits u " I ? ? ti? ?*?>iiio una
i?f I !*? ? *?<- tU*? l>WI f H'( ?4-^?Iii?iIhht- i'nr hiw w
m?l of rffliii iicy tliiTf In* W;i.< miUkIiI us tin- lir?i t-il> m:tiia..i-r l>y
Iho r!i* of |Yt**rsbui \ ir;:iiiin, a *mall coin tti unit v. :il v. Iiirlt hn
v. ax In r:iltl> ?| at tin- lltui* at ;tu illlliraril of p.ilurv for a t.ininipal
tifllrial. Tin* wiuid'Tful n -nil It* In- ucct'iii|i1i?lu ?| in his t h i >? am
in ivifrshurn will l?- In u MitMcqii' iii ilij|iali*'i Mr. limwn
low has written 1 1 1 1 h df-^i'mrli In ri?i<|HHiHf lo .i n.ni. i i?i l?ll how
Kllim lit*" iv aw al?to'|o"i|orliir?- a ifflv lib-lid. till ;i?-?**?in (?ll??liiii>>itt for
wlilrli In- civi K full rrfdil to I In* city iuana? --i i>laii, t-laitiiiiu; uon*
for liiuaelf > . ? ...
Knoxville/ Tenn., Autf. 2. ? Universal adoption of the
city manager plan would not moan that every city would be
aide to declare a "dividend" by refunding taxes as the city
council of kuox villi; did I Ins week when ten per cent of the
taxes levied for the cur rout year _ws)8 refunded to the
neonle.
Tilt4 possibility of such nil"
actual refund would dcivud
entirely oil the peculiar sit UA? .
I ion in each cily for 110 two
cities have the same history,
the same traditions, the sumo
municipal habits.
Indeed Imrdly two ran. a r.ree
upon Hit- i|UHi<ni (if wltiit l ? and
what Is not with In the proper
sphere til municipal govern iiii'iitttt
activity. Init I think it h: true that
any rity that now has a govern*
ni ??lit In which partisan politics hi
a ouilrulliiii; factiir. or t-veu a
riiimiiji'rablt1 factor. ma v. hy tin*
adopt ii>n ?if the rity manager
form (if );in eminent , mm. 11 enable
its. if id pay "divid* mis" fiein tin*
economies tils' <1 ? ? puHKihl" |?y the
substitution of biihim ?-h methods
fur political methods in the every
day conduct of its affairs.
In Knoxvlllc tlif politician* of
both parties. some linii-H tandem
and some linos abreast. governed
tin- cfiy f? ?r years very much, aa
do pul it iciuns everywhere. They
look imI upon ptihllr employment
as ''public office" ami chose for
city officials men who would ohcy
tin* machine us in other placet.
The machine here was hi partisan
hut It held the voters in line and
elected It h men by talking tariff
when Karhaue was the real issue,
hy rlnvitiR in the |;ood old party
Mlilhlioletlm for pnhlic delectation
While the spoils Were more or lean
fairly divided hehind the scencH.
The waste ami the inefficiency
brought about revolt and the city
manager form of Kovermcnt was
-tdnptrd mid n n??n pnrttron. not
hi- part Inn n, council was ? h cted
forthwith. The new rovcri.no nl
hcKiiii to think In terms of busi
ness instead uf politician 4. It hud
not hint*, npon which to has* Us ea
tilliates hilt t lie experience of tl|C
I ireviotis" year, in whic'i tlie old
irnvr-nrnvrTf mm mcim-. 7. a il.l?!f
of a million dollars. It cut t!i*
budget a half million iloPiir-t ami
it fixed a lax rate which woe'd
balance the reduced appropria
tions.
At the end of nine montha it
was apparent that revoninn w? r"
comitiK in iMttw than tin* war
heforo ami if Wan equally
? nt that all I In* hlldttot appropria
tion* would In- dovplt. i lu'
extension of municipal activities
on a tralo never before kno.vn Iii
the city. A new system ol ur
rountiim produced n daily il"p?>r*
HhowltiK tin- exact HlatiiM of the
city's accounts anfl the channel
from day to day. A rapidly
mounting revenue surplu* wan r r
vealed. Tin* pounrll. a hod/ of
hi|f*in?*!iK men. said:
"l,"t us take HiIh surplus, or at
least half of what It will lit- nt fl?e
end Of tin- Altvl y ar. and )(lvq It
hack to the people in the shape
of a ton |*i r cent refund of their
tax* s. Then w?? will not hi*
t<Hji|d?-d to extravagance this year
nor to tin- establishment of an un
duly low tax rati* next y?-ar."
That w.ts done and Kncxvllle
has declared If f* "dividend " Last
year. under |?'"?l If l?*n I control, Do
tux rati- actually levied wan f? I
, per cent, too low to lici t f ft ? ? ac
tual <x|ifiidituroti, This year tn??
rote and other rev-niter produe"d
loo much money and the husln>-ss
government paid it hark to Un
people.
fn another city perhaps the
neople mav ha vo (iri-fMc d th?
"dividend" in the form < I a ti'-w
i?.? rk (Knoxvlllo not Its new p-?rl?
iiIko during tii" nine months* or
H<itn?' other new municipal activ
ity. Knoxvltle seems to like hern
in caah. The results of thin new
method of city gov? rnmenl will
vary as the cities differ < ttch
from tli?' other Imt th?? sane- i:- n
eral principles apply ev? rywle-re.
The people, hi stock holders, ? bet
a council to serve an a hoard of
director*. The council Jh Iron .?
general manager. He la 4k canity
"flreahle" as ho In hlroahh- and
they d'? not ask whore h? Hvps or
what he believes about Hlgli tar
iff or lew tariff or whether h?- in
for Conlldce or Davis or La toi
lette. Thoy do ask Whcj-o he wan
trained and what experience he
has had. Then the city manager
Rode With Davis
John W. I >a vin used to eanter ovc'r
the country toad* nlKiot Clarksburg.
W. Vo., with I?afaetla HUU. vi-tcrait
horecmun. shown Ixrc. at the a?e
of ft4. It I'.l ,|<?? wlni largely
Instilled n luvii (ut -iiiii>ii.? iln
r UlHMll l ilt ll H.M.iJcnL
juim;e siiihas oiks
AT \IIV,\NCKI) ACE
I '1 1 1 shil r i* h . A?i: 2. Ceorge
Shiran, Just lee ?>f the l'nlted
Slut ?'>i Supreme Court front 189 J
to (IIim! in a liriHplfal her*'
today from pneumonia which de
veioped xi r ( ? ? r in- had fractured
j IiIn lc? In a fail at liia Jiorne hnr<j
five weekn ll?- wa? f? 2 year*
of age.
hircH ?Iip fit iidH i if hlx depart
iimmMk. lit' too inquire* only as
I to particular film-HM fur a particu
lar Job.
j That moans that politician;!
will mood In* outraged because
"furrlm r ' r<? being Imported"
a i)? I Imt.hihi iluh salaries are bo
j i ii K p'thl. I* .?!?<? moans that the
city v"?v< iniM Mt will hooii l>?* pay
? Ink "dlvid< iiiIh,"
Win ii I vim city manager of
I'M r i*mi>ii i . Virginia, the* politi
cians t Ii- r ? used to complain
about :? T'tiiosMcean being called
In to i.nr their town and -lown In
Knoxillle tin' sanie Hurt sin" "car
ry iii4* hack t i old Virginia." Kv? n
! *a Ik ii I wjis a commissioner of th?
Idstih-i of Columbia ! us.-rl ti
I: nr tin* complaint t tin I three
'years tesldenee w.-s not really
enouuh to require of a city fath
er. Tin* trouble with thai Is th?it
(the politician* do tint im?]< rHififid.
Th" p'-op!o In Kri?'\vilh> and In
>'Vm v other ell y that I.e.* adopted
the city iniitiHU'"' plan of govern*
ment *?!??? t t ltd > own neighbors to
thi' council. The i ninc'l la ll?
I ejj lain live bodv If fit' x the pol
icies anil control* ih fln&HfM,
W" city i< ??nui' ;s ar< merely
hired t'dfTiin i *f rnf< ? with nilW
knowle(1g?^?;f Municipal butdn^fi.
We carry mi the policies ai'opiVd
by our council's. haiipg no ? lec
tions before hi and n' ver rn|ilfp
' tr?K \<i(f >1, We >' ? the hn?t "TO
Citii t'? ?? t a ilnHa:-*' w,?rth of *er
\ lr.- f.?r a ft'-ll.i i If we do not
pletum the council* w ore II re^.
If the c unclla do net please t!H
profile they are retired.
(}i n- -raily ?p<4ll(lllK the city
tsnttai: r plnti means these thinui
Trained in ?mi. higher nalarMB,
more feriice. nv i?- l'iu>revem?Mlta
and loan expense and, In Knox
i villi', it. meant also a refund of 10
per Cent of the late I.