North Carolina Newspapers

VOL. XLVIII , LABOR PAPER GOES FOR HEADLINE WRITER Editorial From Union Herald—Financ ing Cotton—Auto License Stealing Business. (By Maxwell Gorman.) Raleigh, Aug. 22. —The most timely and readable story I cai, give the readers of your paper to day, is the following copy of an editorial which is to appear this week in the labor paper here, Tlx Union Herald. It deals with > j subject that is uppermost in tin minds of us all ibis hour, anil i. ! given as "good reading," wha; j ever tho reader may think abou it after he has rea'' it. It fol lows: GOVUItNoK MOHIMSON AM) OHGAM/-K1) I-A ISO U. When tho daily' newspaper As sociatod Press "correspondents' fail-to supply the regulation lu about an organized labor bod,), because of the dearth of material it develops that here in Nortl Carolina the telegraph handler!- who write the headlines feel callec, upon to supply the omission, auu proceed to Ftick up in bold typt wholly unwarranted assertions— alleged occurrences that not only never occurred, but things art asserted to have happened which the body of the news stories ovei which the "big heads" appeared carried nothing, absolutely noth ing, to justify the false head lines. For instance, hero is the Char lotte Observer, a paper under stood to be friendly to Gov. Moi rison, carrying oil its staff a "headline writer" who puts the following two-column head (first page) over the last day's proceed ings of th'e North Carolina Fed eration of Labor convention at Wilmington, tho date of the pa per being last Thursday, August 17th: "LAItOU I'lvlHiKATlOAi RKCALM ACTION ON M'MAHON KEPOIIV AM) tASTIGA'IKS GOVKRNOM "Delegates Didn't Realize The) Ilad Actually Endorsed Use ot Troops in Strike Zones Until Placid Calm Was Broken Upoi Arrival of Newspapers; Officer* Installed and Adjournment Ordered Auiid General Condem nation of the Executive.'' Below The Union Herald prints the entire report sent out from Wilmington under the credit line of "By Harry Ilayden," to the Associated Press morning papers. The reader can see for himsell that there is no justification in the body of tho report for stating in the headlines that the conven tion "adjourned amid general condemnation of e x e c u t i v e" (meaning Governor Morrison.)| The*editor ot the Union Herald has closely questioned Majoi * Moody, who presided over the convention, and Executive Com mittee Chairman McMahon, and they botli postively assert that nothing of the soil took plate. !Nobody "condemned Governor Morrison," and the only "resolu tion" of "condemnation" passed was the' one referred to 'con demning tiie proposed ship sub sidy bill as a free gift to capital" —as is repotted in tho appended report. The feeble-minded headline artist evidently mistook that for a condemnation of Gov. Morrison (in his zeal to create dissention between the governor and organ ized labor"; or it may have been duo to imbecility—something like the case with the Kaleigh New.-, and Observer headline artist who built a big head on the front page a day or two before, which au s nounced tojiis astonished labor friends here that Major Moody bad been "elected president of the Federation of Labor." The body of the telegram in that iu stauce, aft# did not warrant the false statement, as the news story THE. ALAMANCE GLEANER plainly stated that Major Moody had been selected to preside over tho deliberations of the meeting, only. But these "A. P." correspond ents and headline "artists" are wonders from 'way -back yonder and one may lootc for almost any thing that isn't so in their line. The only guy whb has "castigat ed" the governor is this Charlotte Observer specimen. Well, McMahon tells the editor of The Union Herald that he did not make any formal "report," but merely submitted a verbal statement, which stands, and the delegates to the convention un derstood it and "accepted" it. fhe change (and that was all the change) of form in the minutes from, "adopted" to-"received," it is learned, was made because a socialist delegate to the conven tion, over-afraid of not taking a sufficient adundance ' \f caution ju, asked it, and McMahon and everybody else was willing. What McMahon said about the governor's attitude toward Labor stands and the convention "ac cepted" it gratefully, in the be lie! that we now have a governor who is for justice and fair I'll ay and who has not in this good lionr "called out the troops" to intimidate labor, which some ol his predecessors notoriously did. What McMahon said'about obe dience to the law being enforced by the governor-Is equally true and stands yet just as pertinently as ever. The governor of a great state is on hand for that purpose —he will enforce the law. But he will not allow the troops which tie linds it best tp place in posi tion, to protect property and PREVENT BLOODSHED and other outrages by RADICALS OF KITIIFR THE CAPITALISTIC OR WORKING CLASS —he will itOt allow them to be used iind do either party to a contention injustice! 4 / That's Cameron Morrison, and everything McMahon said at the convention 011 this subject the editor of The Union Herald had repeatedly stated in the columns of this paper—so his words are more than "endorsed." But it does seem that poison ous false statements, such as were made in the Charlotte Observer headlines of August 17th, should have called for a correction b) this time—in justice to Governor Morrison as well as in justice to tho great majority of members ol organized labor in _\orth Carolina whose convention utterly repudi ated Barrett, its own president, and refused to allow the assaults tie would make on the governor to be read in the convention. A nastier thing than those headlines was never disseminated 111 North Carolina, not even by the labor-hating Associated Press machine! financing N. C. Cotton. The Raleigh Clearing House Asso ciation has endorsed the plan of the North Caroling Cotton Growers' Co operative Association for financing the handling of tho cotton of its members, and the banks composing the clearing house association have promised their aid to the extent of available- resources to the cotton co jperativts. Secretary Bing also has assurances from banks out of the state that they tfill be glad to co-operate, but he states that he intends to provide so far as possible for the financing ol the marketing oj erations through the state banks. The War Finance Corporation has agreed to make advances on cotton delivered to the association to the amount of ten million dollars, hut it is not tho purjOte of Secretary Bing to use one cent of this credit if the state banks can provide the necessary credits, lie believes that this can be done. In order to expedite his visits to state banks during the next ten days Secretary Bing will travel by auto mobile. He has already explained the methods of. linaricing the hand ling of cotton in" letters to all the bankers in the cotton belt. stealing Auto Licen^nw Stealing license plates from the back cf automobiles has become an industry of considerable proportions in some sections of the state, and the automobile license department will endeavor to make a horrible ex ample of Sidney Williams, allegedly a flagrant violator of the law, now lodged in Halifax jail. I nsj ectors and county officers have GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY. AUGUST 24. 1922 been after\Williams for some weeks past, and it was only last Frida) that his dwelling place was sur rounded and his arrest effected. The arrest was made by Inspect** Nichols and Deputy* Sheriff Ross. Heavy penalties attach to the steal ing of license plates. Scarcely a day passes but from oin to a dozen thefts of license platen are reported to the license depart ment here. The lists ol stolen licenses are sent Qut to the inspector* on the road, and they are always on the lookout for them as they grt about the state. Most of them arc stolen to be placed on other automo biles, or are sold. Forty Thousand Dollars in Premiums Offered by State Fair Raleigh, August 21. —Premi ums totalling $00,943.75, -on amount 50 per cent in excess ol what has ever before boon offered nt a North Carolina Fair, are list ed in the premium list, of the si.v ty-lirst North Carolina State Fair 011 October l(»-lJ 1, which has been mailed out to all known exhibit ors by Manager E. Y. VV a I born. Already 2,500 of tho catalogues Ijave been mailed out aud the de nmnd for them is brisk, although the entry lists will not open until September 1. A horse show, with prizes ag gregating SI,OOO, aud k dog show, iu which prizes equal to half that ameuu* will bo offered, will be distinct innovations at #he next fair, but for the most part tho in crease in total amount of premiums has "been obtained l»j more liberal awards offered for tho regular exhibits. However, in addition to the horse show and dog show, special attention is given this year to the racing program and iu order to make the races particularly at tractive a totarl of $5,- 000 has been offered in purses, the amount being more than twice what was offered last year. 111 all other departments, the general increase of 50 per cent has been rather closely adhered to in the premiums offered. While the same departments hav been retained, the organization of the fair has been made more compact and the premium list hat been revised to conform to these changes in organization. Tht new catalogue has been carefully indexed, facilitating ready refer ence to premiums offered hi any department and rules and regula tions governing the same. Departments of the fair for this year, with the superintendents and tho total of piemiums • offer ed, follow: Speed, Dr. J. R. Rogers, llaleigh, *S,JOO; llorses, it. S. Curtis, Ra leigh, $800; Cattle, R. S. Raleigh, $8,985; Swine, R. S. Cur tis, Raleigh, $3,!i90; Sheep, R. S. Curtis, Raleigh, $3,035; Poultry, I'et Stock anil Kggs, Allen G. Oli ver, Raleigh, $3,21" ; Field Crop.-, C. b. Williams, Raleigh, $11,311.50; Vocational Agriculture Schools, Roy Thomas, Raleigh, $(i(J-l; Boys' and Girls' Clubs, S. .J, Kir by, Raleigh, $1,902; Vegetables, W. N. llutt, West End, $418.25; Horticulture and Flowers, W. N. Ilutt, West End, *1.008.5i; Culi nary, Mrs. eKimmon, Ra leigh, $133.-SJwfV'iuc Economies, Mrs. Jane McKiinmon, $1,325; Dairy Products, J. A. Arey, Raleigh, $101; Dees and Honey, C. L. Sams, Raleigh, s2o* ; Household Arts, J. R. Young, j Raleigh, $295; Arts aid Crafts, J. J. Blair, Raleigh, *.SIO; Min erals, Quarry and Forest Pro ducts, J. 11. Pratt, Chsptl Bill,l «{fl; Manufacturers, .1. S. Wj nue,! Raleigh, no premium*; and Agri cultural Implements' and Ma-j lehiiiery, C. B. Park,'no premiums. I Each superintendent will be j aided, by a full corps of assist-1 ants, judge, etc. Judging in eachi department w ill begin Tuesday' morning and full lists of awards j will be'available at a press bureau j to be maintained on the grounds,* Entry lists in each departmentl will open 011 September l%tml will I close on the follow ing dates: Live stock and Poultry, Monday, Octo ber 2; Speed, Wednesday, October j 4; all other departments, Satur day, October 7. I want it said of me by those, who know me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower when I thought a flower would grow.—Lincoln. SUCCESSFUL TOBACCO SALES Made by Cooperative Marketing As sociation in South Carolina—East ern Carolina Warehouses to Open This Week. These are record days of action and accomplishineut for tho To bacco Growers' Cooperative Asso ciation. Within less than ten days of the opeuing of its South Carolina warehouses, the Associa tion made a big sale of its mem bers' tobacco, and several smaller sales, which establish at the out sot that the Association is a going concern and prepared to do busi ness with the tobacco companies, its big customers. Last week's receipts for tobacco in the Cooperative warehouses ran ovA" 3,300,000 pounds, and the enthusiasm of the members for tho new marketing.system is growing daily. Following the success of the Cooperative markets in South Carolina, th'e Eastern Caroliua growers are eagerly awaiting the opening of their Association ware houses this week, and tremendous deliveries are looked for 011 Thurs day, Aug. 24th, when the Eastern belt's Cooperative markets will receive tho members' product. Rocky Mount, Kington, Green vi'le, Goldsboro, Farmville, Washington, Tarboro, Smithfield, Vanceboro, Now Bern, Ahoskie, Ayden, Bailey, Fremont, La- Grange, Muysville, I'iuetops, Richland, Robersonville, Spring Hope, Snow Hill, Wallace, War saw, Williauiston, and Windsor will receive and grade tobacco for tho members of the Marketing Association this week. Very satisfactory advances have been secured from tho-com mittee of North Carolina bankers on the tobacco of Eastern Caroli na growers. Each member will receive his cash advance upon delivering to bacco this weels and in addition will be given his participati6n re ceipt. The participation receipt is guarantee that he will receive all future payments for his tobac co, and is proving valuable colla teral for loans by growers, both in Kentucky and in South Caro lina. So clean cut is the system of grading tobacco in tho Association warehouses, that tho advance pay ments for each grade will be posted conspicuously at each Co operative warehouse. Richard R. Patterson, manager of the Asso ciation's Leaf Department, form erly holding that position with the American Tobacco Company, and C. B. Cheatham and A. It. Breedlove, assistant of the Association's Leaf Department and known as leaders in the trade, will supervise the grading at the Kastern Carolina markets, as in South Carolina, where the grad ing pleased the members from the very start. Aaron Sapiro, the worker of Co operative miracles, attorney for the 140,000 organized tobacco farmers in Kentucky, Virginia and the Carolinas, and counsel for half a million organized farm ers Iroin the Atlantic to the Pa cific was welcomed by a great mass-meeting of growers, held iu iMullins, South Carolina, la-t Monday. Recent meetings of importance were last week's celebration of Charlotte county's 98 percent sign-up, by S,«XJO farmers who at tended the annual barbecue at Charlotte Court House, Virginia, and heard Dr. Clarence Poe and |.M. O. Wilson, secretary of the Tobacco Growers' Co-operative 1 Association; the overflow meeting of tobacco farmers in the Court House at Wilson, N. C., when new members joined the. Association on the first day's operation of the auction markets, and the great mass-meeting of tobacco growers at Durham, N*. C., on Aug. 19th, w hen a great gathering of farmers arid business men welcomed 'Hiver J. Sands, executive manager of the Association. Ten per cent loss from Insects in stored corn costs several times as mucti as preventing loss by fumigation. That fruii tree in the back lot would be too valuable for fire wood if you would spray it before spring. Alamance 39 Percent Over Quota for Near East Relief— Chairman W. E. Sharpe Praised Raleigh Correspondence. Alamance county raised $4,822.08 for Near East Relief this year, and went 39 per cent over it's quota, according to announcement from Raleigh by Col. Geo. H. Bellamy, State Chairman. Alamance stood fourteenth in the list of counties in North Carolina in amounts raised. Walter E. Sharpe of Burlington was chairman for Alamance county, and his work was highly ommended by Col. Bellamy in his Annual lie port which has just been issued. Though ca'led upon to feed land clothe only fifty-eight children, Ala mance's contribution will take can of eighty-two, thus providing for some of the children which other counties should havo taken care of but failed to do. Alamance sent in £1,956.53 in cash up to the close of the fiscal year on June 30th. On that "date there wore $2,155 in unpaid pledges not yet due. Clothing to the value of £705 was sent in from the county. In thanking his chairmen and workers and the people who contrib uted this money, Col. Bellamy call ed atention to the fact that it will be necessary to put on a similar cam paign this fiscal year, because the Great Powers of the World are allowing the Turks to continue their massacres in Armenia and destruct ion of all crops, homes and indus ries. "There have been twenty-two sep arate massacres since the Armistice," declared Col. Bellamy,"which makes it impossible for these people to be self-supporting until France, Eng land and Italy relinquish their pro tectorate over Turkey in their mad scramble for the Mohammedan cal ico trade. "The recent British refusal to al low the Greek army to stop massa cres ofjjts own people was one of the most astounding and sordid chap ters in history, and until such con dition as this disappear and England becomes a Christian nation, the American people are the only thing that stand between Armenia and the entire starvation of its outstanding population." Farm Extension News in Other States. County agricultural agents in the United States worked with I 065,097 farmers in getting cows tested for tuberculosis last year, according to reports. Three breed associations have appropriated funds to be given to the county iu Virginia replacing the greatest number of scrub sires with purebreds, and as a result more than 100 scrubs have been replaced by purebred auimals in the last few months. A cooperative sale of 27,000 pounds of wool recently netted a bunch of Tennessee farmers about 82,500 more than they could have gotten from tho local market. Banks in California are lending $2, 000,000 to heli) the farmers of the state market their what crop cooperatively. One hundred and forty-seven rural schools in 20 counties' in Ohio are to have Warfii lunches this year as a result of organized action of the women through their township farm bureaus. As an incentive to farmers to clean up their herds, paeaers have agreed to pay lowa farmers ten cents premium per hundred on all hous found to be free from tuber culosis. From a Hock of 400 hens, a poultryman in New York State culled 100, which he put in a sep arate pen. One of these he found to be laying, but the other 09 did not lay an egg during the 30 days he kept thein for trial. According to a statement re cently issued by the Missouri Agricultural College, the net in come from a vegetable garden of one-fourth acre through a three year period was $134 per year. How liberal we all are with the million dollars we "wish" we had; how tightly we clutch the ten dollars we have! It isn't ijie perfect thai is beauti , f uJ, but the promise of the perfect; j the rosebud is more beautiful ! than the full-blown rose. Important to Patrons of Graded School Living Outside Corporation Limits. The letter below has been mailed to families who live outside of Gra ham, and who had children in school during the past year. It explains itself. The letter is as follows: Regulations governing the ad mission of pupils from outside of city school districts by such city schools were recently issued by the State Department of Education, as follows: 1. Children living outside of city school district shall apply to County Board of Education for permit to at tend-crty school. 2. Children to whom such per mits arc issued shall be allowed 0 attend city school without tuition charge for six months, tuition beiiig paid by County Board of Education for this period, 3. Children shall pay tuition for remaining three months at a rate eqnal to actual per capita cost o! conducting the city school. Following are tuition rates, regu lations, etc., .for Graham Public Schools for year 1922-1923: 1. Children to whom permits are issued by County Board of Educa tion will be admitted in accordance with followiug; (a) Elementary School, $5 00 per month; High School, SO.OO per month. These rates to apply for three months. (b) Tuition to be paid in ad vance. within ten dayß after opening l of school. 2. In the event there are those to whom County Board of Education does not issue permit who wish to attend the Graham Schools, these may attend in accordance with the following; , (a) Tuitiata, Elementary School, $5.00 per month, High School, $6.00 per month, these rates to apply for nine months. (b) Tuition must be paid in two installments, one-half within ten days after opening of school, and re maining half within ten days after beginning of second term. It will be advisable for you to have all arrangements made before the opening of school on Sept. 4th.. Yours very truly, M. E. You nt, Superintendent of Schools. Cotton Dusting Kills Weevils. "It is hard to say just what the ultimate result will be in the cot ton dusting campaign" says Franklin Sherman, State Entomo logist, "but we have found many dead weevils iu fields when dust ing has been done—when dusting has not been done we iind only live ones and plenty of them. Considering the abundance of the weevils and the rapid progress of the crop according to Mr. Sher man two more dustings should be given iu the week of Aug. 21-26 if possible. This refers to the average early fields but by all means the last dusting should be given before Sept. 8 or 9. Re ports from the U. S. Dept. labora tory at Tallulah, La., statu that results this year are more favor ,blo to the dusting method than iu any previous year. NOT DUE TO*SEX ALONE Graham VViiuii-m Have (.earncrd The j aii«- of Many MynUrluui I'nlin aml Ache*. Many women havo come to know that sex isn't the reason for all back aches, diz/.y headaches and urinary disorders. Men have these troubles, too. and often they come from kid ney weaknens. To live simply, eat sparingly, take better care of one's self and to use Doan's Kidney Pills, is bound to help bad kidneys get better. There is no other remedy so well recommended by Graham peo ple. Ask your neighbor. Read this case: Mrs. W. R. Perry, Albright A\e., says: "A good many years ago I was bad off with a dull ache in my back, and my back was so sore and weak, I was in misery. I haa severe headaches and sometime# got so dizzy the room seemed to be whirling. Doan's Kidney Pfils were recommended to me and I got a box from Graham Drug Co. Af ter taking a few doses 1 was re lieved, and continued use made me feel better in every way." Price 60c, at all dealers. Dont simply ask for a kidney remedy get Doan's Kidney Pills—the same that Mrs. Perry had. Foster-Mil bura Co., Mfffm, Buffalo, N. Y. NO. 29 Cotton Ginners' License and 25cts the Bale Tax Repealed; Saves The Farmers $200,000 "Many inquiries from ginners throughout the state are coming in regarding the license to oper ate this year, and it is high time" says J. M. Workman, warehouse engineer of North Caroliua Di vision of Markets, "that the gin ners should know that a license is not required." "This law :vs been repealed," states Mr. Workman, "and at the same time the law requiring ners to collect u tax of 25 cents a bale on all Cotton gin led was re pealed, which the farmer as woll as the ginuer should know." Twenty-five cents doesn't seem much to the individual but when the whole crop in considered it moans a .saving of approximately $200,000 to tae North Carolina farmers. i Southwest Alamance. Cor. of The Gleaner. A series of meetings commenc ed at Mt. Pleasaut M. I'. church on the 20th and wiii continue through the week. Several from Siler City and Liberty spent last week at Kimes ville Club House 11. M. Garner, who underwent an operation at a hospital in Hen derson is getting along nicely, i Tobacco is curing up fine jind tobacco men are well pleased. People are unable to take care of the abundant fruit crop this year. Farmers in California cooperate in marketing their products—they nay the State is prosperous be cause of this cooperation. When Good Times steps out Courtesy steps in—in some estate lishmente. Bankers and turtles must have hard shells or they wonld not survive. Wonder what a chewing gnm magnate says when he steps on a wad of his gum ? Some men need their back bones vulcanized. 060 is a peescription for Colds, Fever and LaGrippe. It'a the most speedy remedy we know. PROFESSIONAL CARDS LOVICK H. KERNODLE, Attorn «ry-at-Law, GRAHAM 1 . N. C. Aitoclated with John J. llcndern a. Office over NaUunal Hank of Alaiuauce THOMAS D. 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