TWO
NEWS OF WORLD
BRIEFLY TOLD
Outstanding Happening* of Week
Gathered from Everywhere, Condensed
for the Busy Reader.
Xev.* York, July 15.?The ir?Ya* t
laortaHty rat*.- v- c>t:e-> -:>i tnt} {fasted
States dur-i'i/r 11*27 v.* as lowcs
than in any prev:---v.~ yea \ the'
Ameri'.an Child Be ;;.:h A's??OCiatioM
ami*>Mi:eed today jp .. : .V. port.
The rat* ttK yeas Vf$s M l-'*
deaths ?r each 1,000 bi'rshs. a?? compared
Nvith 7?>.7 :: an<l LOO
in 1017. cb.r i.srcciaiii-n announced.
The report co*. ?.*rs the cities ?r<
the birth registration :iiea. embracing
iO states.
laoksoh, duly i ?E. L
Fat: on. nesrro Republican leader,
war* arrested todav ors six mdier
meats ret urncSi by the- federal ;:vanJ
j u * ; ' at" Biloxi. M nve.stigaiing
the sale i r-yivk' offices in. Mississippi.
J. * . Tannyhiii, whit? Keuubltear.
if S-Jiurati, Miss., a ioroiei*
deputy United S,lat4s marshal, was
also arrested on a warrant. Patton
belongs i- iht faction headed b>
Perry Howatd negro Republican
eonimi ttheman of Mississippi, andj
assistant United States attorney genera].
Lynchburg, Va.. July 15.?Bishop
"Warrer. A. Candler, of the Method- ,
list E pise opal church, South, in a
statement issued here -ast night. ,
gives expression hi.- ihteniidri to ,
"avoid politics." "From this estab- i
lished spir imai position of my ; \
church." he said. "I have no disco-; <
sition to de parti Offering no criti- ,
cism of others; "I propose to abide
unfalteringly by this principle, dis-j ,
charging cortscieni'ionsly ray dutie.t as
a hit,lieu and fuliiltigg with ii- ;
de:iiy .ay c. Tr.iaissien as a miniver j
of Jesus t hrift- C'n That stand 1 .
can?mt do mhevwise." Bishop Candler
wrote that he was prompted- to: ?
give out the statement in response[c
to "the nmriv letters inquiring 'concomiry
"m. 'iton The pond x
iiijg ir.attt'rs t HiitaiJy and asking .
advice on taineC'
Mdidit U. y. ;i J- - i
Captain Em bio < :n ta.oca. Mexico's *
flying ;;u . was rilled ir. an .-lirplatae t
crash in a/ wooded M-ction -5 miles from
here while making a mm - ?>. N
"{ grd ir.'.'U Nfrw Y . vk to Moxiv y .."
fefty. Hi- bbdy was iduou rate to- i
day by John 0::r.\ who- i? v
Shady lii'di. N. J., not far iVvtn the
merit: idjf ,ho art idem. . pjn. cV,r- '
runz? took otfrom I' oor ev.-l I field >
Sas: .'sii'. in the fae'B'of an int'-'vr.ii- %
intf itpna: or.: ML'.-.in-t the nvioe t
Krottrr; urines ;u sin; i'icUt. l!o ex- !
pecfe-l i" make tin- i.lPt -nsiie f'ish.r '
in 27 Uplift anil the Mf-xic n. .pii.-.l i
iia-i i;ri luoafioi, a $r?at "-ation t
for tilt; flips- who came Co titis rutin- ;
try retusm the' twtki-vritt shyht to t
lU-M. til' tM. < har.es A. UriHli,
(.apt. iSbrrarva's iiiat-isiisv. a leva-. ;
lnOSifiiiVfiive similar to '.rat used by .
Lht'.'bex'gh in hi.- rpot 1. msititls: 1 rarsAtjaptsp
(-{..si emiy hail been 1
struck l.y iightmh?. for jiarts >:' the
airy.-! wete found thirt; nuiirUv? of a
mi!'- front \vh> te the plane crashed.;
Superior, Wis.. Jul.,; i-j.?Revisit'-!.;
iris the iioi tnorr hills of Wisconsin'!';
f#i the III.: thru- if ' "> ytM's. Her | '
bett Hoover tonight was- Hie truest
r.f President Cooiidgc at Coda,- Island
'odco or. t!i" Briil..- river JO
luilvs from litis Vity 11 ;... Itvfui'li
i.-.-tr, v-rsitlyr.rla! standard heaffcr'
saviia. r.crc '.chile ru route it. Us old
pspine hi California for r.ls format;
notification, hi ov'tjei- to discuss with'
the chief executive she poUrical situ- .
r.i .< ?! iii general, his acSgjnfflpco
'I'l'.oh to be delivered ai Palo Alio
August 11 and his successor as- sec-,
rfrlitr.y of commerce. Hi* vv111 remain.
:jilt; 1 tomorrow- ivfi-'ii the westward;
journey >ili l.e fesurci-d. Arrivingi
early in the day from \\ aihia^ion.
Sir. Hoover was met 'ay a cheering,
crowd of town folk ami was apyl."'.iaieii
by thousands of others who
lined the main thoroughfares over;
whim his automobile moved to thej
often country for the long and some-,
v.hat dusty ride to the summer
White House; At the lodge the)
nojninVb and Mrs. Hoover, who rode
in an open ear sent from the White
Ho use, were greeted by the Presi-:
dent ar.d Mi>. Coolidge, and John
Cooiidge. who is spending the summer
here with his parents.
Stockholm. Sweden, July 11.?
Dr. Finn Malmgren. with both feet
froren apd an arm broken, sent
Captain Filippo Znppi and Captain
Alberto Maiiar.o ahead on their ire's
for help for the survivors of the
dirigible itaiia and himself remained
on the ino to die alone, said a report
to the ministry of defense receivedtoday
from Captain Tovriberg, chief.
oi me cfweasn renei expedition at
Spjfefesrgon. The captain quoted a
message from the Krassin, where the.
Italian officers are recuperatina
after their rescue by the Russian ice
breaker from a small ice berg. The
report added that the Swedish
meteorologist entrusted Captain
Zanpi with his pocket compass which
he asked should he given to his
mother at a souvenir. It also said
that the two Italians carried away
ail the nrcViajjj.-.s of thr trio ir. order
to realize their piari of reaching;
North Cape ami obtaining held forj
the six survivors, including General'
Mobile, whom they had left encamp- j
ed on floes near Foyn island. Press|
dispatches from the Krassin earlier;
today said that Captains Mariano j
and Zappi declared that Dr. Malm-1
gren died Juiij 1 j from exhaustion I
and only then did they leave bur,.
HOOVER. SMITH AND
NATIONAL PROHIBITION
Ka. /y in the campaign Tor
nomination for president, r
Borah addressed a letter -*>f inquiry:
<. oncoming the national prohibition
rndicy. ro the several Republican candidates
for the nomination. To this
in-yjurv. Mr. Herbert Hoover replied
as iollpvvs:
*'!. do not; favor .the rc-p<snc| of the;
J>th amend.menu ' stand, of yovii re.
for Hie efficient. vigorous :n.-i s;ncere
enfoiveintnt of the hvv?s enacted
thereunder. Whovver is chosen
sioer.t ttk* ?inder his oath the
spicmn dv;ty to yuirje this course.
"Oi:< country ha? de libei
underTaken ;; great Social and economic
experiment. r.obif in motive ami
- u ':: purpose. It rang.t be
worked >ut co* -iructu% 1>\"
This Ls vhe position of the Rep;:bhear,
candidate for presiwnfe
is its meaning?
1. lie does not favor repeal of
the ISth amendment. <'f course He
doc? TH't. He i>Do\vs that there is no
possibility ci its repeal. Xo amend- <
mcni io the constitution ha? eyer
been repeated, )t would require
two-thirds of the house and senate of I
the United tales to submit a repealing
amendment, and the amendment
?o submitted would not he valid unless
ratified by three-fourth? ti. e.
36) of the stares; or on the application
of the iegi slaturcs of two- T
thirds of the >tales a convention
might be called for proposing amendments,
and amendments thus WropoSr li-'.vojld
not be valid until ratified t
?y legislatures or c (inventions in ;
:hrve-tourths of rhe ?tales.? C. >. a
o institution. Art. V.
1 "ieai... iQ) < a. >f he 18th aniehd- r
mont is our of the question. All but <
:i\c of the states ratified the ISi.h r
ur.er.dment. Mi. H;?ovt i perfect
y safe in saying: he doc? r.ot favor jj
he -oyrM): -?'_>Ie. a
M H.?ov?-i Ac clan s Tor law- t
fo.te.i:rneiit. ar.J be i< ca>UM?'I *
oiijjh i-. >-a\ ihat thih woal'.i bo ihv $
lutj i.jti-r --;>rr of whoey?> is: chosen .5
lit- adiis nothing to his jb
? hy - a vi nir ihat he v.'uu
:>ree the Sj> it \v ouUl be new? in - a
lend it a 1 idate for oiice v
(atOil tii.-ti ii< >v.j'i!d not he iattfifa
ir ti; i':::.-. of l;is oath.
". Mr. Hoover is siloni ?n t'r.o (,
fo!sto;,>f act. Hp is, .uteUT oh Ihv t
nit it' . a v.. in. tvouiO has---1 Miacto'l t
enforce the ic;i- itmer.tlwt'iih Hei.o
'out-,! enforce "taws rniirU'.l thsrohut
* or tin \ may to. He
siU ru ? ? tie pravalon; oviis of
oft iptiosi, an .he i'tulord of
nfovotm.oi.". boot-lop.r.p l(o ihi t
iiciy.es h?i< dtioii | oagut tonus. f
lo t oo nj?d| ntltionii prohibition as |,
'a ,-rvat -oiai and economic ex- c
jeiirticnt." Mjitr.ifes.Uy lie dots not i
oLh.-irie( 'I as a moral experiment? j
t i- so. ial and economic. Ifc is u 1 f
citii those w!ui i?nsi.lci- the matter
i.e.- moral import. It-- moral a .,
<Vcts (i<> not or cur to him. And ho ;
a ' ti an "cXfi'.".uinrnt.,>
What is an fcxpefimdal? I have
mo the (ibr.iurj Dictipiiaryi
t'ol. 111. pioo and from it i ,
l tote the following. ?
"Rxpeviineiit: 1. A trial; a test; (
;|f o:fita!!y the operatior. of sab- ,
looting objects to oottjivp conditions ,
and observing the result, m older to ,
tost some principle or supposition. or
to discover something now. ' 9?
So My. Hoover does not regard t
national prohibition as established. ,
It Is ar. experiment; it :s on trial, I
take it that it is. ? fair inference that.
ii in his opinion the experiment ,
should not pro'.0 out. he would even
he in favor of repealing trie I8ih
amtaidmt'iiV. What else can his" lan-!
gtiage imply? He is not now in
favor of repeal, hut by trailing it. an
experiment he clearly reserves the
right to favor repeal whenever in his.
opinion the experiment ha? failed.
I do not see what comfort tilt
hard and fast prohibitionist-' tan extract
from Mr. Hoover's position. Ho
sees no moral significance in it, and
he regards it as an economic ami
social experiment.
But Mr! Hoover goes even further:
National prohibition is an "experiment"
"which must be worked out
constructively."
That is what he says. What does'
he mean?
" Worked out construct ively." ?'
submit that that may mean whatever
Mr. Hoover would have it mean.
The morai expression is to be deri"
i only in Mr. Hoover's mind.
"Constructively" might mean "light
wines and beer." It might mean
broad latitude in the definition oil
info-xicating liqours, anywhere from
one-half of one per cent to twenty
per cent alcohol. It certainly (Joes!
not mean the Volstead act. tor if it
hat) been intended to mean that Mr.
Hoover would not have taken pains
to refuse to declare for that act.
That was before him.
Are we helped here by the Republican
platform? Let us see w hat it
says:
"The people through the method
provided by the constitution have
written the 13th amendment into the
constitution. The Republican party;
pledges Itself and its nominees to the
observance and vigorous enforcement
of this provision of the constitution."
Is it not strange that a party in
power should pledge itself to observe
and enforce an article in the
constitution? Is this not a confea-i
sion that under Mr. Mellon it has1
neither observed ncr enforced this'
article? If not, why did it not point|
w ith pride to its record of observ- j
ancc and enforcement?
"Observance and vigorous en-'
THE WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?E1
force merit." Not a won! for (he V ;>!stead
act?oidy to observe and enforce
the constitution); and this, of
course, is entirely superfluous m
view ot the fact that irj^XQ talcing the
oath as president one must swear to
"faithfully execute the office of
president of the United States sml
wi:l to the best of my abUlty, preserve.
protect and deter.? the constitutor
- . it.k United State?/'?if. S.
(VnsV- U; ivi:. Art iu ->or S,"
ft ; -v oio 'hat chc Re pub lira
a pmirortM p3 edges b:s nominee to
cio :u? more than any hciisl :?an
w< afp do?to keep his oath of office;
and ' no niore than the De^kratic
ear..: i rate says he will. do.
Compare Mr. rioowt v"> position
with that <> * Governor Smith:
1. Govesbbr S)mih declaims that
hf wsi go limit of his ability in
enforcing the cons* itutior. an J the
lav.?uhaievvi it i.iay be. It is, says
he, : >r the : eoph to determine
what the iaw shaci he and for him to
?ni - i mat iy his record
is such that his severest critics testip.
. i? i ... ?
iv i oht i:e is ::onvsi. i.'uil ne w7,ii do
A'hatt".'; ; he savs he wiJl do. He will
at the :u;d of hi.-? tjctm as president
have t?- {rive a pledge to keep
lis oath if tii&tcd again.
2. As a chosen leader of the peo |
pie he considers jt his duty to point;
;he way as he may see T to "a sane,
sensible solution of a condition j
vhicb I an: convinced is entirely un atisfaetory
to the great mass of
iur peoyde." He is for "funcamena?
changes hi the provisions for nnioral
prohibit ion." i quote:
" I feel it to be the duty of the
: ho sen leader of the people to point:
he way which. i;i hi? opinion,"
eads to a sane, sensible solution of j
f...ditior. which i an; ? Mivinced is
nr. civ unsatisfactory to the great
nass i our Conjiacn non siv
compels me to admit that, cor-;
ljption f kv; enforcement officiate,
oot-jeggiug and law lessness are now
throughout the country. I
in satisfied that, without returning
U evils that grew frbiri ?he
aloou, which years ago I held and
11 *'! hold was ar.d ought always to be
Lefuiict institution in this country,
y the application ? ! the democratic
a... rip'es of h ai ?'eft*-g.ov< rnment
ml tale's ; iirhl>. we can secure
sal temperance, respect f< r law and
bplirion of existiher evils,"
I?< i e hi the h Iat at Jon of a iSiau"
o '/jon?-i io take thy nomination
pre sole t m a i vi m ?teclaraior.
that pas hot as c!e:ir as he
. ish?. d.
I.et i;s analyse the si..P. mer.t:
!. He :Mjuiiivly ffltts pit weak'
Unit in u.-rioual prohibition, ami
<iiiri:. s himself to iy medying that,
o-wjt: "Tin- < < jTupfhm of lavc-enorcenu-nt
officials, Unlc.-snobs and
.w.rj I .WiU W
isoiy what pi- 'i ili:11 leaders have
" 1' deuiuudiuv; ami ifighijiig for.,
_ not, what have rhe.v n Mating
or;
lr. hi- he .vii; in constructive;
no in this in- will hare the s\ nlpahs
of a!i who cherish the sanctity
f tie' law aii? of all who intellirchtly
ebnsiiier the drink evil, and1
l.nin a remedy that will la- stiffi-l
'lent, To lie sine stub lawlessness
I-' v. ati know exists demands rem>dy?
I he law itself-. and all it
oeans. is involved. To be sure tin J
rM*' ?f temperance cries out forj
emeby here.
He declares in on>'i)ui'.i.val
terms against the saloon. He will:
have no return to the eld ceils that!
trow -out of the saloon
3. He declares his faith arid ptiK-.i
pose that ly 'the application of the.
be.a.,e>atic principles of local .-elf
government and states' rights, we
can secure real temper;1 nee, respect
for lav, and abolition of existing
evils,"
These are the t (instructive objectives
of Gc-vevnoi' Smith, the Democratic
nominee for president?
1. Real temperance;
2. Respect for law;
3. Abolition of existing evils, i. e.
corruption of law-enforcing officials,
bootleggers and lawlessness.
Here is a nn.i'Taro for everv one
- - ' ? - " v
who seeks en end of the drink evil.*
That is the objective wo must over
hold i:i view'
Those of us who have worked for
the solution of the drink evil (that
is the true goal) ought to have no
difficulty in supporting: a mar. for
president who tells us 'hat he intends
to show the way. without returning
to the old evils that grew
from the saloon" to "real temperance,"
'"respect for law." and the
abolition of existing evils?the lawlessness
of the liquor traffic as now
carried or., the corruption of officials.
and bootlegging. He may or
may not succeed; hut the situation
such that oot'n the sanctity of law
and the temperance cause demand
remedy as against existing conditions.
It is not just, it is not accurate, it
is not true, to describe Governor
Smith as a v.et, as a saloon advocate,
as a proponent of liquor, and it is
high, time we had an e-ud 01 this
Republican propaganda sent out in
many instances by Republicans who
lw.l'u o.i" t'."" v "" *
....... mi id truipcldlltc
organizations. His statement of policy
is far superior, from the standpoint
of real temperance progress,
to Mr. Hoover's. Where Mr. Hoover
proposes to "work out" an ''experiment"
constructively. Governor
Smith strikes directly at the veryevils
tha tare tending,- to destroy prohibition
and temperance, gives assurance
that there shall be no return
to the old evils that gtetv from, the
saloon, and proposes the application
of the democratic principles of local
self-government and state's rights in
such a way,,that v;e shall ' secure real
i/EKY THURSDAY?BOONE. N. C.
rru. 1 " , .'-J..1.. . ?? "IT-"
temperance. respect for laiv, and
' abolition of existing evils." He is
an honest man; he declares these to
be bis purposes. We must believe
him.
After ten years of lawlessness,
bootiegtring and corruption tinder
natural prohibition. consider it
h:ntime c-.vere addressing ourselves
to these evils, in the interest
curing the drink evij and not itss
in the interest of our country. Drink
is bad enough, but the breakdown of
:av> ? worse. Jlyselt' committed at
every opportunity throiign 'i.'. tf.y
lib to sueasures of prohibition, and
more deep:;.- and ardently {oimnitleu
new thtirt ever, having voted ail m.v
iiiV against ijgcn.r?I tea but that we
have come to the time when con;
st: active steps must be taken in the
merest ?>t temperance and of the
law itself. With that for the sheetan
hor, I am willing just as Mr.
Hoover would seem to be willing to
v>;-rk out the problem ox law enforcing
that amendment constructively,
and J prefer to go along with
Governor Smith in working out this
problem constructively because he
is a Democrat and because he has
put his finger on the evils of the
present situation?the very evils
that threaten the 18tli amendment
and make against temperance?and
has courageously promised, with assurance
that there shall be no return
to the old evils, to show by the aoplication
of Democratic principles
the way to "real temperance, resfor
law and the abolition of existing
evils/' He has given us a
co- -rnctive program. Mr. Hoover
has not.
10STAH W. BAILEY.
Rdleigh. X. C., dune 5, 1928.
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