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The Carolina Watchman PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING BY The Carolina Watchman Publishing Co. SALISBURY, NORTH CAROLINA Established in 1832 100th Year of Pnblieation E. W. G. Huffman_.Editor S. Holmes Plexico_Business Manager PHONES: \ News and editorials-**s Advertising and circulation-— *** Business_ Locals and Personals-2010-J SUBSCRIPTION RATES Payable in Advance One Year-*1*® Three Years----- * ®° Entered as second-class mail matter at the postoffice at Salis bury, N. C., under the act of March 3, 1879. "If the choice were left to me whether to have a free press or a free government, I would choose a free press.”—Thomas Jefferson. FRIDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 19, 19J2 tr POPULATION DATA CITIES AND TOWNS Salisbury _ 16,951 Gold Hill - 156 Spencer _ 3,129 Granite Quarry .... 507 E. Spencer _ 2,098 Rockwell - 696 China Grove- 1,258 Faith - 431 Landis _ 1,388 Kannapolis- 13,912 TOWNSHIPS Atwell _ 2,619 Morgan - 1,327 China Grove_ 8,990 Mt. Ulla - 1,389 Cleveland _ 1,445 Providence- 2,589 Franklin_ 2,246 Salisbury - 25,153 Gold Hill _ 2,642 S. Irish- 1,251 Litaker_ 2,562 Steele - 1,142 Locke_ 1,904 Unity- 1,406 ROWAN COUNTY_56,665 TALKING ANOTHER WAR WITH LAST ONE NOT PAID FOR In The New York Times several days ago Charles Merz had a most interesting and en lightening article on the question of war debts, including the reparations, the war debts for eign nations owe the United States, and the war debts the allies owe one another. The fig ures are doubly important—because of the coming efforts on the part of the nations to readjust these debts, and because there’s a threat of another war in the Far East. Under the Young plan, Germany was to pay to the allies the sum of $27,641,000,000 be tween 1929 and 1988. In the two years since then, Germany has paid $684,000,000. How much she had paid before the Young plan is in dispute. Germany claims to have paid more than $10,000,000,000; the commission credit ed her with $1;900,000, and the Institute of Economics estimates the amount at $6,138, 000,000. • Anyway, Germany stands today to pay just about $27,000,000,000 in the next fifty-six years, unless she refuses, or the payments are called off. Germany says she cannot pay, and that the nations should realize that at once. During the war and in the period immedi ately following the United States loaned $10, 338.000. 000 to twenty nations, but practical ly all of it went to England, France and Italy. Then those debts were readjusted, and Eng land, it would seem, got less favorable consid eration than any other nation. England bor rowed $4,277,000,000. In the debt agreement, she obligated herself to pay over a period of years in principal and interest, the sum of $11, 106.000. 000, or nearly three times the amount borrowed, and a billion dollars more than the total amount loaned to all nations by the Unit ed States. Of^that sum, England has paid back $1,912,000,000. Frnce borrowed $3,404,000, 000, agreed to pay, in principal and interest, $6,848,000,000, and has paid $486,000,000. France’s debt, therefore, was just about twice the original amount borrowed. Italy borrow ed $1,648,000, agreed to pay $2,407,000 and has paid $97,000,000. If all the nations paid back according to their agreements, the Unit ed States would receive in principal and inter est $22,000,000,000 for the little more than $10,000,000,000. France now says that if Germany does not pay reparations, France will pay no more war debts. This year under the Young plan, Ger many would pay France $60,000,000 and Eng land $60,800,000, and after paying all war debt obligations, France would have $90,000, 000 left from her reparations payments. Eng land, on the other hand, would have only $3, 000,000 left from reparations, while Italy would have $13,000,000. If all debt payments were to be made according to agreement, the United States would having coming in this year $28 5,600,000, and would pay out noth ing. But, some will say, Germany has paid a couple billion dollars in reparations, and should keep it up. As a mattef of fact, during the reparations period, Germany has borrowed a billion more from the nations she owes than she paid them in reparations and war debts. They were letting her have money with which to pay themselves. Naturally, there had to come an end to that some time. Readers often find figures dull and tiresome, but these Mr. Merz has compiled are of vast importance to the world and especially to the United States. If Germany refuses to pay the' allies and the allies refuse to pay us, then what? TO TAX OR CUT—? Caught between a cross-fire of general and special interest, the Congress finds itself al most alone in facing the most serious and per plexing problem that has confronted it in years—the balancing of the budget. On the one hand its members are assailed with pleas to prevent an increase in taxes. On the other they are deafened by outraged pro tests against cutting certain appropriations. And just to make it harder hardly a day passes that some member of the Congress does not arise and propose a new nostrum, ranging both ways from the dole, for the country’s econom ic ills. ihat the leaders are aware or the problem is indicated by statements from Washington. Speaker John N. Garner, majority leader, Hen ry T. Rainey and minority leader B. H. Snell are unanimous in their belief that the balanc ing of the budget is "the most important of all constructive issues before Congress,” and that it is "the primary need in economic re covery and confidence.” Speaker Garner expresses the hope that a tax bill to bring in $1,000,000,000 annually can be framed, believing such measure would bal ance the budget in a reasonable time. But Mr. Rainey fears demands for relief and protests against proposed economies in appropriation bills will endanger the plan to balance the budget. It seems that every citizen is protesting against an increase in taxes, and then, as a member of some special group, is even more vehemently protesting against the cutting of some specific appropriation. The general interest should outweigh the special. The budget should be balanced, if pos sible, through economies rather than through increased taxes. By all means, let the cuts in appropriations be made when they can be made without endangering too greatly the na tional welfare. And don’t forget the bureaus when the cuts | are being made. SMITH IS "RECEPTIVE” By announcing he is willing to lead the Democratic Party again if nominated, Alfred E. Smith tells us nothing we did not already know. Nevertheless his candid statement must be interpreted as a powerful factor making for a heated Democratic convention. Because they appeal to many of the same groups, Smith and Roosevelt are incompatible aspirants in the race. Mr. Smith is certain to have a substantial and vociferous following at Chicago—enough probably to prevent the nomination of anyone he does not wish nominated, and not enough to secure the nomination for himself. This does not mean that Smith’s strength is certain to be used against Roosevelt, but it does in crease the prospects of the dark horses, Baker, Cox, Ritchie, Garner and possibly Governor Cross of Connecticut. The real meaning of the Smith announce ment, then, seems to be that the Democratic convention will not be a one-ballot affair for Roosevelt, and that the chances of the less ag gressive entries are enhanced considerably. MONETARY SYSTEMS OF HAMILTON AND MELLON The following is an excerpt from a letter re cently received by a United States senator: Secretary Mellon is or was often spoken of as a "second Alexander Hamilton.” Here are their respective monetary systems: Hamilton’s: Ten mills make one cent, Ten cents make one dime, Ten dimes make one dollar, Ten dollars make an Eagle. Mellon’s: Ten mills, not one working, Ten cents, a drug-store lunch, Ten dimes, one day’s wages, Ten dollars, a rich man. Maybe the world wouldn’t have so much trouble in solving its problems if it could get the real facts established. Farmers seldom starve; that’s why there hasn’t been an agrarian revolt in the United States in the last five years. What’s become of the fellow who used to tell about how much he made on the market’s daily advances? ✓ r. +♦+♦♦+♦++++++*♦♦♦+++++*++t ! The j j Watchman j | Tower | ♦ + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dr. J. L. Moigan, President, North Carolina Lutheran Synod, Salisbury, N. C. My dear Dr. Morgan: conferred upon you by the North Carolina Lutheran Synod in your re election to the presidency of that body. As you have served as president of the synod on several prior occasions, your election again not only indicates the high esteem in which you are held, but also the approval of the ser vice rendered in the past as head of this body. Governor Matthew Rowan. To the People of Salisbury and Rowan County: The National Safety Council has announced that on January 1 the number of cities to enter its Traffic Safety Contest had passed the 125 mark. Six of the 13 major cities—those with more than 500,000 population —have enrolled, as have 17 of the 24 cities of between 250,000 and 500, 000. Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Baltimore and Pittsburgh are among the competing metropolises, and at the last report local parties were working to obtain the entries of New York, Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Cleveland. When all entries are in about one-fourth of the entire popu lation will be directly affected by the saiety curve. The contest is of inestimable bene fit to the communities participating. It demands an accurate check of fat al accidents, and stresses the import ance of adequate traffic law enforce ment. Jt does an immense amount of good by making the public generally conscious of the responsibility every motorist should feel and live up to. Last year 35,000 people lost their lives because of carelessness, incom petence or recklessness at the wheels of automobiles. This mounting record of death and accident has just forced an increase of automobile liability in surance rates in 14 states, based on the average loss cost per car from 1927 to 1930, inclusive. Now responsible motorists are promising themselves to do their part to lower the rate in 1932 —and the National Traffic Safety Contest will do much to keep this pledge fresh in their minds. Governor Matthew Rowan. To the Mayor and City Council of the City of Salisbury: Your report showing that over 50 per cent of the 1931 taxes have been collected, deserves commendation. The figures reveal that $202,23 3.23 out of a possible total of $397,720.02 have been paid to date. Few cities in the state can boast of a similar record. In spite of the recent disruption of the tax office, the work under your capable supervision, has been conduct ed in an exceptionally efficient man ner. Governor Matthew Rowan. COMMENTS THE EASY WAY OUT To the Editor: There is a very easy solution of the prohibition muddle, which can be ef fected as soon as the country has pro ceeded a little further on the way to sanity. By the amendment Congress is granted concurrent power with the States to enforce its provisions. It has been decided that the States are under no obligation to exercise their concur rent power. From this it immediately follows that neither is Congress. The language of the amendment is dearly permissive, not mandatory. All that is needed is to elect a Congress with suf ficient fortitude and wisdom to repeal the Volstead act. This would leave en forcement to the discretion of the States, where it belongs. BUT HOMICIDE BY RECKLESS NESS AND CARELESSNESS 1% MANSLAUGHTER and SHOULD BE PUNISHED. To the Editor: When a man commits manslaughter he may receive a sentence totaling twenty-five years’ imprisonment. If an automobile driver runs into a pe destrian and kills him, the driver is subject to this terrible sentence, even though his intentions were inno rent. He is caged among hardened crimin als, bootleggers, embezzlers, mendi cants and murderers. He is made to bide his time with the only hope that he may be pardoned. Five years always loom before him, which grows almost infinite to' the prisoner, as his fir$£ month passes like a year. ict it was witn comparative ease that the judge proclaimed the prison er guilty of manslaughter. All of this is because the prisoner has collided with some one through carelessness. It is true that this is a very lugubrious occasion for the victim’s relatives and friends, but things like this have to happen arid cannot be stopped by jail ing the driver. Some may say that if the sentence for this crime is mitigated the profes sional murderer may have a better chance to be acquitted. This is tiue, but electricity and tools are two of the most useful commodities of the tin , Vjots o volks that ^SPENT ALL THEIR money To get away TRom TH£ farm are WISHIN MOWTHEYHAO ENCUGH Jr - rr tf *<-•' THE PLOW By Richard Hen gist Horne Above yon somber swell of land Thou seest the dawn’s grave orange hue, With one pale streak like yellow sand. And over that a vein of blue. The air is cold above the woods; All silent is the earth and sky, Except with his own lonely moods The blackbird holds a colloquy. Over the broad hill creeps a beam, Like hope that gilds a good man’s brow; And now ascends the nostril-steam Of stalwart horses come to plow. Ye rigid plowmen, bear in mind Your labor is for future hours! Advance—spare not—nor look behind, Plow deep and straight with ill your powers. criminal. Yet electricity and tools are as indispensable to the people as the lessening of the severity of the )aws of manslaughter are to justice. Ernest Hack. SHOULDN’T IT BE RIGHT & JONES, INC.? To the Editor: As this is an era of equal rights for women it is surprising that the wo men are willing to submerge their identities when they are married. I have a suggestion to make to the r ■ lit i xait 5ca wucicuy Liicy can place mar riage on a business basis and thus main tain their equal rights. Under the pres ent system if Mr. Henry Jones mar ries Miss L. Right then she becomes Mrs. Jones, but the correct method is to become Mr. Henry Jones and Miss L. Right, Incorporated. H. A. P. ST. PAULS ITEMS The Yost Grange gave an interest ing program Friday night, Feb. 12, with a large attendance; they also had plenty of music. Mulbury school played Yost in_ a game of baseball Tuesday, Feb. 9, the score being 7-10 in favor of Yost. We are sorry to learn the death of Clarence Wilhelm Saturday, 13, son of Blain Wilhelm. His death came almost instantly when the car in which he was riding overturned. Dales Cauble Julian, son'of S. H. Julian, was also killed by an automo bile Saturday, Feb. 13. Mrs. Mary L. Goodman visited Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Goodman Sunday, Feb. 14. Mrs. H. A. Fesperman and Mr. R. D. Fesperman visited Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Goodman Friday evening, Feb. 12. The best thing to do with worry i is to divorce it.
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