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THE BREVARD NEWS, BREVARD, N. C. FRIDAY, march 21. 1919 THE LEGISLATURE—ITS RECORD The General Assembly of 1919, which is due to complete its work to day, will be known in history as the Great tax reform Legislature. In some respects it failed to measure up to all that was expected of it, but the record on taxation is without a flaw. No one can deny that its leg islation dealing with this subject is founded on justice and progress, and marks the highest order of achieve ment. The General Assembly of 1919 has done for our tax system what no other Legislature in all the State’s history has ever dared to attempt. But its achievements by no means stop with that. A care ful review of its work reveals a record of projjress that will be hailed with delight by all for ward looking citizens. The impor tant measures passed may be sum marized as follows: 1. Taxation. A bill submitting: an income tax amendment to a vote of people; and an act proviilinir for ^^bvaluation of property, incorporat ing the questionaire method of de termining values. The machinery for enforcing this act is almost identical with that of the Selective Draft Sys tem. It will be so effective in oper ation that as the Governor says: “any person who endeavors to conceal his property or the real value of the same will be in grave danger of going to jail in this world and to hell in the world to come.” 2. Education. A bill insuring a six month’s term in every school district in North Carolina and increasing the salaries of all teachers, making a min imum increase of twenty-five per cent for a vast majority of the teach ers; a compulsory school law v.ith “teeth,'’ requiring children to attend school until they are fourteen years old; also an act providing for a better system of vocational education in co- eperation with the Federal Govcr- ment. All this educational legishx- tion was in obedicnce to the com mand'of the people who spoke at last election by a hundred thousand n^aj- ority in favor of Jjetter schools. This Legislature, therefore, deservc-s little credit for iL.s rocortl on educatic-:";. but rathor should the f.^lory b^‘ to the General Assembly I'JIT which, in re?ponce to the Governor’s appeal, submitted the Six Months’ School Amendment. 'S. Health. (1) A bill winch, ac cording to the Secretary* of the Slate Board of Health, gives \i?-> th;> best State law for medical inspection schools in the United States-. It will result directly in the dei’tal ti'eaLiv.. :;t of lifty thousan:! school ch’h'.rt ;'! a ' ■ the treatment of twelve thou: :'.n 1 diseased tciisiis aad ade:ioi.i.-, vl.iri'.i r the next iwo years. (2) A privy bill which Di. Rankin v. : ’n'.;'.ies will proveTit :nore than tv.'olv • th. u- sand ca^es of sickne:-s and unv. a.\!s of a th.ouf-'ands deaths betv.'cen r.ryx and the ntxi se.s;-ion of the (]enor; 1 Assembly.. A bill incrt-r.-inp; ilie :ippropri?.t:on for county ho;';Lh v.i^rk from ;■ 1 '),000 to i>27,500. ( I). A bill that it is believed will c^Iiectively control venereal diseases and even tually wipe them out, and ano'.her m:’.!:ing prosLitution a dangerous prac tice in Xoii.h Carolina. (.")) A bill that will prevent i^icurable lunatics and imbeciles from iiropagatir.g their species. In fact the Legislature of 1!)I0 passed every measure iecom- iRcnded by the State Board of Health by doin..’: lo did more for the ])ro- r ^ocfeon of human health and life and ( fo: increasing the vital elficienty of the average citizen than any previous General Assembly. 4. Roads. Here was the knotiest problem of all, but out of all ihor wrangling and conflicting voiv.'s thf^re has come a law that will mean a Sta*^e system of highways touching v very community in north Carolina, 'i'hese splendid roads will be construe: “4 the state, the Federal Goverment and the counties, each sharing the Federal (joverment one-half, the State one-fourth and the cc'MZ'y oi'c-'Toui'th. Under tljis road act upvvaras cl twelve millioyi dollars will be spent in building roads in the State during the next t-vvn ’. car™ At three thousand doi!ar;i a . vill construct four thousan;! n. ics of »ad or more than enough to lilik up e\ ory *ing in the^ost, >nt puttinl' up county seat in the State with a splen did highway. Another bill was passed making it mandatory for county auth orities to levy a tax sufficient to main tain the roads, the amount of the tax so levied to be in proportion to the amount of bonds issued for road build ing. 5. Child Labor. We come now to one of the failures of the Legislature. A careful study of the child labor law enacted by this General Assembly convinces us that it is not adequate and is but little better than the lav/ we have already had on the subject. The new law creates a Child Labor Commission and appropriates six thousand dollars for enforcement. Th'3 State Commissioner of Labor is not on this Commission, and the law lames no executive officer. It virtual ly establishes a new State Department We do not believe it possible for the Commission to employ an executive officcr, equip him for 'ousiness, main tain his office, give him inspectors and other necessary assistants v^Ith appropriation of six housand dollars. Another very serious objection to the new law is that it does not conform to the F’ederal law on the subject, and- as a result the Labor Department in Washington will take over the work in this State that should be. done by our own Labor Department. The General Assembly blundered terribly vhen it accepted in toto a Child Labor Bill drafted by and ardently advocat ed by certain manufacturers and as vigorously opposed by leaders of la bor. At least a compound measure should have been passed. It was certainly a grsat injustice to the Com missioner of Labor elected by the peo ple to leave him off of a Commission charged with the duty of enforcing a labor law. Labor resents it, nor do we believe the people in general sym pathize with this apperently uncalled for action on the part of the Legisla ture When the Federal inspectors be gin to swarm as thick as flies in North Carolina searching every mill and fac tory for children under fourteen we jiavo no doubt the little coterie of manufacturers who are responsible for the Neal Child Labor Lav; will regret that it was ever enactc\l. 0. Prohibition. The i’CHlcral Fro- hibition Amendment was ratified by an overwhelming vote, but no legisla tion was passed strengthening the present State Lav/ on the subjcct. The bill to create a Prohibitioii Commis sioner was defeated and the pi’onosed lav/ unfortunately met the same fate. 7. Budget System. One of the nn- porcant measures oi the session v/as i!:e bill establishing a modern bu.lget ;;'’:3tem for the State. This will save the Sta ,0 thousands of dollars annual ly, because it put ; the State's affairs on abusir.ess-like footing. Be it s;iid» to the credit of this Legislature that ;io time was lost even debating tl'ds I proposition. The bill was passecl as j a ir.atfcer of coarse. I S. C'ogfs and Clioep. A dog law ; was passed which proved tiie salvation : of the sheep industry iii Western North Cai’olina. Under it dogs are ta::ed, but the most important featuve of the law is the provision requiring owners to keep dogs up at night. 9. Agriculture. The most impor tant measure relating to the agricul tural interest of the tate v.as the bill I appropriating ^250,000 for a new I building for the State Department of j Agriculture. Other minor laws were ! ei^actcd tending to strengthen and 1 j incrcat;e the e'llcienty of this Depart- j ment. I j 0. The Unfortunate Child. A bill I to protect the rights of the illegiti- j mate child means much to society. Its I results will be far-reaching. Under I this new law the father of such a ch.ild j is rc quilled to support and educate it. I The effect of the law is obvious. Lc?2’»e of Nations. Last but :1V no means the least important \vas ,h' action of the General Assembly endorsing the League of Nations and backing up President Wilson in his efforts to establish such a League. The Legislature even went so far a:, •o ‘r.'icr-'e th'-' j::-irticuiar Conscitutlo:! Ci V...J Oi »\cici0.is \/ii:cn Wil son brought back with him from Europe. This is the record. It sp. aks for itself. It ccclaro3 its c. .i glory, laken as a whole it repr.isent£ a magnificent achevdment in line with the best thought of North Gordina. The highest compliment that can be paid to Governor Bickett just now is that every measure mentioned in the foregoing summary of important legislation was specifically rOcommend ed by him in his Biennial Message to the General Assembly of 1919. And he didn’t go to sleep at the switch. -Winston Journal. $2000 GONE SAYS WILEY VESPERMAN Spent Small Fortune On Treatments Before Finding Relief By Taking Tanlac. “I spent at least two thousand dol lars on medicines and treatments be fore I finally got relief by taking Tan lac,” said Wiley Vesperman, of 4418 Bov/ser avenue, Dallas Tex. “I suffered with rheumatism in my left arm and shoulder for seven years, he continued, “ and at times I was ! so badly crippled up that I would just have to give up and go to bed. I also suffered terribly with indigestion, and what little I ate formed so much gas that I would belch up my sour, undigested food and would become faint with dizziness. I could hardly sleep at night for the misery I was in and in the morning I would get up feeling so awful that I could hardly get around. “But Tanlac has driven away every bit of the pain and misery, I never suffer from indigestion and can eat anything I want. My condition has improved so wonderfully since I start ed taking Tanlac that I am now able j to give all my time to my business, just like I did before that awful rheu- I matism got its hold on me. My wife I is taking Tanlac, too, and she is just I as enthusiastic about it as I am.” i Tanlac is sold in Brevard by Duck- , i worth Drug Co., in Sapphire by J. T. | ! Harrison, Jr., in Davidson River by I j J. J. Patton & Son, and by all good ; druggists. Adv. j EVEITSALIVATED BY ' CALOMEL? KGRESLE! Calomel Is Ouicksilver and Acts Like Dynamite on Your Liver. Calomel loses you a daj’! You know j what calomel is. It’s mercury; quicksilver. I Crilomel is dangerous. It crashes into sour | 1 i;e like dynamite, cramping and sicken- : ing you. CaIom<*l attacks the bones and | should nev'er be put into your system. j I When you feel bil’ous, sluggish, consti- ■ I pated, and all knocktd out and believe ! you need a dose of dangerous calomel just ■ remember that your druggist sells for a I few cents a larf^e bottle of Dodson’s Liver Tone, which is entirel}'^ vegetable and pleasant to take and is a perfect substi tute for calomel. It is guaranteed to start your liver without stirring you up inside, and can not salivate. I Don’t take- calomel! It makes you sick ; the next day; it loses you a day’s work. ! Dodson’s Liver Tone straightens you rif;ht up and you feel great. Give it to the children because it is perfectly harm- ; ess and doesn’t };riue.—Advertisement. A Warning FOR PROfPT RCLIEF FROM Grip, Sore Tliroat, Cold in ai!(! iill iuliaininatioii and Cdiiuesti'Hi, Crc'ani of 31i:slard gives iii.staiit relict aud comfort to the sufferer. It i.s far superior to mustard pla.^- ters Of any liniment on the market. It relives congestion, mflamma: ion and pain almost instantly. It tr.’.co • the place of plasteis or linimenti. to; coluH, pains aud aches. It has produced wonderful rG.snlt > with thousands afflicted with c throat, ton.'-:i!itis, stiff neck, nc-.::a'.j..;, congestion, rheumatism, syraii'..'. sore muscles, bruises, cold.s in the cho.<;., bronchitis, croup, headache, lumbago, pitir.s and aches of the back or joinis and chilblains. •Every household should have> a of Cream of Mustard in the medici;'!f< chest for emergency. Ask yov.r drus- pist; 25c and 50c jars, hosiJil-.il s;ie, $2.50. The Cream of Mustard Co., Scut:i Norwalk. Conn. OMNMERSfX $1795 § TKis is tKe Motor Famous for Its Excelierice Chandler ov/ners, and men automobiles, talk about the Chandler motor for Its marvolous performance and endurance. It is exclusively the Chandler motor, of Chandler design and Chandler manufacture in Ghant'sler shops. The only a^itomoblle hood you c::n find it iznder is t;he Chandler hcod. It is not a stock motor. No other car has it. And this is the £;reatest cf six-cylinder motor?. The Chandler motor, with refinements and improvements from time to time but without radical change at any time, is now in its sixth year. Lift the hood of a Chandler car and see that motor. Even from its exterior view you know it is good. We wouldn’t build and mount a motor with such care if it weren’t an extraordinary motor inside. Chandler motor and chassis design are typical of the highest priced construction, yet “Chandler is moderately priced. It offers greater value than other cars can give you for hundreds more. You can absolutely prove this to your own satisfaction if you will study the Chandler car, and put it to test on the road and compare it with other cars. SIX SPLENDID BODY TYPES Seven-Passenger Touring Car, $1795 Four-Passenger Roadster, $1795 Four-Passenger Dispatch Car, $1375 Convertible Sedan, $2493 Limousine, $.3095 Convertible Coupe, $2395 AH Pricrs f, o. b. CleveianH KING LIVERY COMPANY Brevard, - - North Carolina CHANDLER MOTOR CAR COMPANY, CLEVELAND, OHIO Encoiirage Local Industries The men who are doing things for our community, who are encouraging local in dustries, better roads, higher wages, better prices for the farmer’s products and are use- ing their enf luence for the development of our County and towns; the big, broad minded men who dug deep when our country called: These men ought to be encouraged. 1 am not in favor of the grouch or perpetual knocker, and my only “AXE TO GRIND” is your printing. Wm. A. BAND Our Printer’ '‘Particular Printing’' Btevard, N. C. l|iaj y THECKAM^MUSTARDC? SO.HORWAlK.€t ENTRY NO. 2614 C. Grimshawe, enters and claims 5 acres cf land more or less, lyin,s: and in Hoffback Township, Transylvania County, N. C., on the \vatcr.-5 oi James Creek, tributary of i River. jo'-^xZ lands of Jennin.ofs, Reid and \GrImshawe. Be;:,‘iiini»g on a white oak the be ginning? corner of section 16 and runs north 38 deg west with S. T. Powel’s line 195 poles to a stake; then west a few poles to section 40; then south 30 deg east to the Hickory corner of section 40; then to the Chestnut cor ner of soction 16; then south 50 deg east with the line of section 16 to the beginning. Signed C. GRIMSHAWE. Entered March 4th, 1910. G. C. KILPATRICK, 3-l-l-4t-5rck Entry Taker. ProfessioHisI Cards. DR. J. Y. McKINNEY Dentbt Over Weilt’s Ladies* Store ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE . Having qualified as administratrix of the estate of Americus Heath, de ceased, late of Transylvania County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the. es tate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned at Brevard, on or before the 27'ih Jay of Feb., 1920, or j this notice w'ill be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make im mediate pasnnent. This 27th day of Feb., 1919. MRS. A. HEATH, Administratrix of Americas 2-2S-4tp Heath, deceased. Read the Diversifieds also.
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