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" - , ' - - ' -. . . . x - - i ...... .- ' . . . ' w .... , -PTTtf rv-V- ' ' " i n " i - ' .:.;' SECTION TWO Best Advertising ' , o -Medium to , ';' - i PAGES 13 TO 24 nona; uarouna' VOL C NO. 141. RALEIGH, N. C, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 22, 1914 PRICE S CENTS. rue Mews 1 -rsrai D herveri 3 ,A K THE SOLUTION OF THE TAX PROBLEM New, Effective and Courageous ;.: .-j Machinery M2essment s: .-"). Describerfas fieed V J VIEWS OF DR. C. L RAPER V'- Thinks There Should Be State ; - Tax Commission Provided With Ample Power and Com , . j posed of Men Who Are as Non-Partisarv as Possible. . Business Men Needed Dr. Charles U Ha per. of the' chair 'of Economics at the State University, in III address before the Commercial Vlub of Durham, on Friday night, jNovember 20. talked on the vital topic "North Carolina Taxation Problem , land Iip Bolutlon." Mr. Ha per aadl rlhat there were, only two waya for :North Carolina to follow In taxation reform: (H New machinery of assessment working under the power of the Lgls lalure to make Classen of taxable and ratea and to meparate the source of Slate and local revenue. lNew mHchtnerv of assessment -"working under the present constltu tlon. which reiiiiu-es " uniform rate uf tax upon nil kind of property, and whtch causes the Str.te. the county, and the municipality to obtain much . of their revenue fro'ui the iaine aource general properly. The Hrnt of thew .Waya i not now peii In -Vorth C&ra llna.' We rriuw travel alonu the second way that of '.new machinery of a- aeumeht at work under ine preseni - Mnf tHI t i rrTTr ' Mr. Kwer remarkeil thai he had tirced the last lsinlHture t create wear TMhtivey ewweiiment. oince it would he euuallv neceaaary under a revised conetitutfoh or under he old ronatitution. Many of the mem .-her mkw ,.hhika. tdyvo take thla- bl and certain step toward tax ation reform, while others thought it heat to muke the effort to secura an amendment lo the constitution' that would erant ihe LeitlKlature more liberal tMwern over txallon before new machinery of awtenetnent should be created. The voters have declared Against the chanae In the conatltu tion, and li Is now neceasary to take the only step toward manor, and u essinent reform lhal la ponsible that of nrovldlna new machinery. The fct thrnt the voters have refused to travel one way implies their wish to travel the oiher. Prutd-it WltrMHM CwiMtUuUttat luiiute Mr. Hapr;sald that a Rood many states have mu4e notable acfuev- ,nt in taint ion reform without chauire in their constitutions. He Ht.d Went Vlrainla. Kansas. and "VVisi-onsln as brilliant illustrations of tax reform through the avenue or new machinery even though their consti tution forbid clanairicatioi) and sepa ration. Mr. Ha per aave the relative position Which the poll tax. the general pro- nertv tax. the income. Inheritance privilege, and license taxes hold In our nvstem of punuc revenue, tie poimeu out the defects and abuses now pre vailing In each ci' these gtoops of taxes. The tax on general property is. he said, by far the most Important one from the point of view of revenue and assessment. This source aione brought in. in 112, more than one- half of the Htate's revenue. 1 1 per cent of the revenue of the munici palities, and 90 per cent of the reve nue of the counties for their generaJ purposes and for schools and pensions. The problem of i ts assessment and tax ation Is. therefore, NortbCarollna's blgrest and most vital one. whether !,nkri at from the Doint of view of the State, the county, or the munlcUithex cases as well as remedial , as is allty. ' CounticM Should Re Interested. Mr. Raper thinks that not only this tax but also each of the- others Is so vitally Important to the tax-payer and to Ilia government, that all cltixens should riave Hie -deepest interest in their administration. The most ef fective and just assessment of them should appeal to every cltixen: each cltlcen has an Interest In the taxes ttoth as a contributor to them and as a recelplent of the benefits which come to him and his community from the expenditure of their proceeds, either for schools, roada. streets, or con- ' dttioiia. of health and peace. Mr- Kaper said that, from every possible point of view, these taxes should be as sffective and Just as poa ilie. but that in actual practice some ...lJh4aBlabJx-Ue-.eneral propertj. tax. are now remarkable for Jtheir de fects for gross Inequality and even .dishonesty M their administration. To 'prove such a statement, he named the following defects: O That the same kind of property is now on the assessment books at valuations vary ing from I per cent to 1 per cent of fair cash value. ( I) that considerable property, even aa tangible as land, ta net on the books at all. ft) that one kind of property is penalised, while another kind most largely escapee) th burdens of taxation and govern; men! that the tax on the dogs bring In. at times, more revenue than that nn the moneys, bonds, and stocks. (4) that one township pays more than It should and another less than It ought - to th-mrtty.--rfrr that one rounty bears a larger proportionate share of ' the State's burden than another that -good many of the now famous "pauper counties" are really well-to- ' rio. () that a premium la now put upon ignorance, inequality and in justice. Bat One Way Open. ' - Mr. Raper believes that there is now hut one way open to reform such a ystetn that is through the channel vf new and effective and courageous: machinery of assessment, both State and local- He Would have the gov ernment take the initiative in the dis covery and valuation of the cltlaeo's ' taxable -property or privilege. Instead of leaving it almost entirely to the -If assisniiient of the tax-payer, as -rre hsve long done. He would have the Legislature of North Carolina do -that which has been done in mbre " thai twenty states create- a State Tax Commission amd grant it ample power and authority: i) ta supervise fhe-who - system of aJaeesment and taxation. to appoint - the , local sss'ssnrm. pmacribe rules for them, and formulate, for :Cont!ned on Fagw Sixteen.) . STATE'S DUTY 10 THEJNEBBIftTE Plea Advanced That Men Who Yield to Drink Should Be Placed Under Restraint A PREVENTIVE. OF CRIME Divide by Two all Courthouse and State Prison Expenses and Greatly Reduce Same in Eleemosynary Institutions Called Best Plan to Destroy Intemperance I Paper read by Or. T. H. Jordan of Raleigh, ot the recent meeting of the Sixth District Medjcal Society held at the State Hospital.) lrr conversation some iays sit.ee with a prominent gentleman, when I had ctuked the question Implied in, the title to this paper, he answered, that thul Is more of a medlcnl than a legul question. To my mind it is not. un less you ure willing to admit that there Is more philanthropy In medi cine than in law; for this question is purely a philanthropic one. belong ing solely, neither to medicine or law. My excuse for introducing It before a body "of physicians is, because T. like the gentleman Just Uot'ed, am willing to admit, that tht-re Is more of phi lanthropy among the medical "(Ran among the let-al profession;' and Judg ing the future by the past, I shall find more Interested listener In th physician than elwwhere; and fpr the further r-ason, that the physician In his professions! life ie the better qualltied to understand the, naturs. ft th " mehfiate and his ""heeds and to Mm he must turn in his affliction for advice and oare, and to him the State aleo must turn' in Its hour of. need. If she is ever aroused to an understand lhg -of her duty to his diseased and helpless son of hers. Tn -alhiiNt"keVer'oMaib"'dlaeaW that ynu meet, you feel that yo- nave the strong arm of the State aa your support in its management.. If it shall appear that the patient ia a menace to the community In which he moves, he Is entirely lthln your control and power by the help of the law. be he ever so sane; hut when you meet the inebriate in your profes sional work you are entirely alone until you are willing to go into court and qualify that he has passed the st'Lge of accountability, notwithstand ing you -may be Just as well con vinced before that time, that left to himself he Is certain to reach that stage and ' worse conditions, as you would be, that a patient you might And with tuberculosis. left alone, would at no distant day reach the grave. It la not my purpose to enter In upon every phase of a question of as great moment as this st this time, but I trust that ymi will bear with me while I narrate the story of a couple of such parties since I cannot pre Kent them as clinics here. While superintendent of the depart ment for the dangerous insane and prison physician to the State prison. 1 had numerous opportunities to study thesa cases and In these instances the necessity of the law being preventive ioi well as remedial was so Impressed upon me, that I determined to do whatever I could to bring Into ex Istence such a state of affaire In our State; In the belief, that In ho other way could I render greater service to my State and to my fellpwman as well; and If 1 can bring to the atten tion of my fellow physicians the necessity for such a step; and they who have accomplished so much along the lines f preventive medi tine, can be "convinced of the neces sity of such a movement, and they shall bring about the enactment of a statute, that shall he preventive Jn the only effort now; then I shall feel that I have not lived In vain. i have I., mind the case of a young man, who had been sent in by the verdict of a Jury of ills countrymen. as hud appeared to them from the evidence, that he was Irresponsible fnr an act, that had deprlvqsY another party of life. The history of this young life was. to be brief, like this: rather sentimental In his! temperment. he was an ardent "'Sunday school scholar, an exemplary young man In the community. Accepting a position in a city, and being removed from the environments of home Influences. he began to drink and to smoke, and Soon he not only became a drunkard. but a fiend of the cigarette; and it was not long until dismantled of his rea son, he committed the crime men tioned- above and was taken -tn hand by the law, pronounced insane and placed under treatment In the hope of restoration to former health and mind. In both Instances that hope was realized, and the party left the In stitution in a normal condition and until now so far aa we are Informed without any recurrence or apparent likelihood of returning to practices that dethroned his reason. But there Is no bringinietsback that life that ta gone: there la no effacement of that disgrace incurred. Another of our fellow cltixens. who was of strong physique and mind, but one of those Jovial good-hearted tem peraments, that we have alb hailed and fellowshlpped as good comrades, ft.- -.-'.,. . . . ! kl. WI1U, mm tui,m in m. ii:ikh7 borhood took the social drink, which soon developed in him the uncon trolable appetite whfch he bowed to until one day when in a fit of desper ation he destroyed the life of his friend. The crime was so atrocious, that his friends submitted him for murder In the second degree and his sentence was for a term sufficient to confine him for the remainder of hi life. It gave great pleasure to see this man as he emerged from his physical disorder and to return to his former self mentally; but the thought of the disgrace that' he had brought upon himself and hi loved ones, the mental anguish so clearly manifest 'n bin countenance so completely over balanced the I thought of reclaiming him, that that' pride was all suborned by the sorrow forftrartne- Jn the wake of such experiences. " ' 1 Now In both case it was known of all men who came within the range ef Intimate acquaintance ' with these nartfea that habitually, they were un der the Influence of atlmulanta which wonld bring upon them Just such calamitous condition as lb outlined In (He stories, above: but had their friends before the acta, attempted 'to control or deprive them of a liberty ' ; i 1 ji . 1 " ' fa 1 Cruiser Tennessee and Captain, Attacked by Turks, and Ambassador Morgenthau. Ci' ' v?-V"o - 4wWe -i; f - rl n n Vk )ZSrlvt'i A ..eTTT??r;A'ssaa- ' ff . A' , M . m?&$& .: . Cuptain li, C. Iecker. of the United States armored cruiser Tennessee, waa ilreil job by the Turkish forte,1 in! -the1 harbor of Smyrna Monday. Nbvemtr 1, while he waa entering in a launch that permitted such ruinous condi tions, and thereby prevented It, and redeemed them to society as useful law-abiding cltixens. they would have found themselves without any help from the statutes except those that commit the usual Insane for restraint and treatment, and moat 4 you know how slow are the relations of the In sane to act in committing them; In most oases It Is not done until often It Is ton late to hope for restoration, or atep some act is committed that arouses public sentiment and then iinvn the physician is placed the brunt or tne responsibility of the com mitment, and so in this case. If we ever reach that much desired crime prevention statute. It will be brought about by the support f our urofes slon. and it will devolve upon us to see It enforced as has been our lot to secure the enforcement Of all law Mm preventive medicine. I am not un mindful of the fact, that by some, this will be regarded, to use a slang ex pression, aa "going some"; but I do not believe that In this progressive age when the thought of our fellow man occupies such a prominent part in life's actions, that it la too much to hope and to work for I -would not advocate at the outset, for the first offense, restraint of liber ty, but rather place him upon the probation list under promise to ab ataln, giving him an opportunity to demonstrate the control of his appe tite Dy nis win. r ailing in this ; would arrest him, place him under re atralnt and treatment not In the Hos pital with the Insane, but In a colony of his kind and mind, for such a period as should be considered suf ficient for his condition. It Is wrong to place these people among the In sane. AS soon as sober mind halng returned, they resent being placed Upon a level With the Insane and Just ly so, ana tnat resentment , is hln (trance to the most successful care and treatment of them, and this psychic effect should not be overlook ed- I hope the day is not distant when our Slate may in a separate colony provide for this class, and the appro priation by the State for the same will be the .best Investment any State will ever make, for putting such into ex ecution will divide by two all court house and State prison expenses and greatly reduce the same in the el ecmosgnary institutions. This would be the greatest prohlht tlon law ever enacted. The best way to destroy intemperance la to dis grace, and humiliate the- maw -or-wo man who yields to its wiles, and to do that, we must have a law not to level them with the criminal or the insane but to take and treat, them, morally and physically until they are restored and strong. SEABOARD TRAFFIC HEAVY. Winter Travel Hecs In Ia Karaest With Great Volume. (Rpeui to Th. Nwi ud owmi i Monroe. Nov. 21. The entire Sea board system is interrupted here now with the annual Northern traffic. All trains, practically, are anywhere from thirty minutes to three and four H-hours late. No. 1. Seaboard through train from New York lo Jacksonville, carried ilk paid pasnengers to Tam pa. Florida, alone. This did not In clude local traffic. Thirteen cars and double-header were required to carry this unusual number of passen gers, to the Florida Winter resorts. Two solid car loads of Caroling root- era will leave Monroe Wednesday night for Richmond to witness the annual Virginia-Carolina game. Mon ro hag a large Carolina alumni. Odds favor of the Tar Heel eggregatior. this year. DlH'kl SJHMJTIXG BEGI-XS Sportsmen Begin to Flock to Ocra roke. Ocraeolte. Nov. 11. Duck shooting has opened up hers in pretty good shape. - Messrs. W. C and I. P. O'Neal went out three days last week and killed 141 line. geese, brant arid duck. Several other guides are now ready for business and. are xnectlns a swarm of sportsmen In a few Jays. MrBIBlaCkwell nf Ihirhsm, is already here and all are expecting results in a few daya. Judging from the,, appearance of the fowls on tbs hoaUk. .'- a , . eSf U.3.S.TENNCSEt. which flew the American flag. Three, shots were sent after him. The cap" 1am -rHlP',6n ' U "Vtttt" Tfo '"Turkish' offi cials to learn If they would permit the Tennesaee to ejiter the harbor. At E The Board Is Much Pleased and Opening Days Have Worked Smoothly Washington, D. C. Nov. 21. The first statement of the condition of the twelve Federsl Reserve Hanks was made public today by Ihe Federal He. serve Hoard. It Includes operatlona for the five preceding days, and is preliminary to detailed statements hereafter to be issued weekly. Members of the boa rd did not ex pect redlM uuntlng operatises are lak. Inga of Federal reserve, notes to be large until the banks wees In better working condition with their first re serve, installments collected and the way paved for handling commercial business Tor member banks. The statement of condition follows Cash on hand: tlold coin and cer. tl flea tea. II0S.4 1 6.000. Lgal tender eilvar certificates, etc II7.I0X.0O0. Total. $I40.:i3.ute Rediscounts. 15.(07.000. All other" aiwts. $l 000 Totals, -tit 4t5.0t)0. Capital paid In. l.67 2.oii tteserve deposit. I J??. I IS. BOO Federal reserve notes In circulation. i,2i,nvv. Total. i:4,,4:i,000. Gold reserve against all liabilities IS percent; rash reserve against all liahllltiea. 105 percent: cash reserve against all liabilities after setting aside 40 pervent; gold reserve against jeuersi reserve notes In circulation 10S percent. "Kedlacoiinting privileges hVe been availed or to a considerable extent in r.ew rork. Chicago, St. I.uls and Kansas City." said Ihe board. In Its supplemental statement. i.lsewhere the shoatng is much smaller. Federal reserve notes to meet local demands have been issued prwcipail. tn. cca". New Tnrlt. and Minneapolis but every bank has been supplied with sn adequate quantity-of notes to meet Its needs. The relatively small amount 'or rediscounts as coin pared with the resources of the sys. tern is aue to tne policy of the Ked eral reserve hoard In encouraging the payment of reserve depooits in actual money Instead of in redix -ounted oa. per. Rates of rediscounts established a wees ago were nxed with, this pollcv in mind. Report from all districts are of the most encouraging nature and tne outlook for business Is stated satisfactory. "The establishment of the svstem has already had anl Important effect In Increasing the lending powsr of the local banks In aNJditioji. lu. li BOW of tl.e Federal Reserve liaaka." dliaiigr itvdlank Kutenesi New Vork. Nov. 21 To quirements of the new Federal bank, ing laws, which Iwimt effective at the beginning of the seek, many changes were shown In' today's week ly clearing houre statement. Hereafter t(u. statement wrtl deal mors apeclfVrmlly with loans. reservM in vaults and In the Federal Reserve lianas and other depositories. it also will disclose the amount of net demand deposits and net time de. posfta ' What formerly was known aa aggregate can reserves" will here after be referred to' aa "aggregate re rvea" Today's statement save onlv the grand totals, since- 1L waa Impossible to make comparison with any pre vious week. The huge aggregate reT serves and excess cash reaerves were occasioned largely by a reduction in reserve requirehvnta from SS to 11 percent as permitted under -the new law; When the new system gets down te a more definite working basts ma terial reductions are expected In the figures outlined la these items. ' FIRST WEEK GOOD RESERV BANKS .one -ii i-we of Jhe incident reached. .Ambassador Henry Morgenthau at t'onstxintlnople, and he salted Captain, Pecker to. lake the Tenneswe from the scene. The State Department at 1 PROF. L C. BR0GDEN AT TRAINING SCHOOL Contrast Between the Old and New . Methods ;l yen u Appreciative Auillrnoar Oreenville. Nov. -1. n Mundry evening. November I, at East Caro lina Teachers Training School. Mr. L. llfoKden made a talk contrast ing the old method of teaching with that of the new. In an original and unique manner he developed the ida negatively. A large circle was drawn on the black hoard which represented the school of the community. Around this was drawn small circles uhirh stood for the outside force In t hf community the county superintendent, county board or eaogation. whuol committee men, church Ssd Sunday school, bet terment association, fanners' union boys and girl clubs. In the develop ment or tne subject .Mr. iirogden showed that the teai hsr. who did not bring these outHiile fnroea into rU reluiton with her school and who did no) find time or take the trouble to go out sitie fier walls or tne schoot house was doomed o utter failure In her work, that she was doing herself barm and at the name time holding the community buck in Its progress. on the other hand, the aucceasful teacher Is I ho one who brings these forces Into a close relation with her work, makes her presence felt In the community snd whose Interest is cen tered on Ihe welfare and progress of the people whose children she in In spiring to higher Ideals and is striving to make their future Iffe Worth while. - It I Ut -the- students of the" Kasr t an, Una Teachers Training School to S.Uher tone! her material that a III help them In ihe solution nf tl.ls prob lem and It ia left for each one to de cide whether she will make her work a surccaa or a failure. The duy meetings of the Farmers' I nion. which met In Creenvllle this week, were held In the asxemlily hall of the Kast Carolina Teachers Train ing School. On Thursday evenlna th students of the school Klive the union a musical program and had the op portunity of hearing I'nifeasor Hran son, or the btate l ntverstty. on the question of Rural I'roblems In North Carolina. (.OMISOIU) HI I. FN Itl M.II M tlH-ck.-of- tftO.gtt Kent i.nmm ft Hrlde) 14 Wayne Farmer Dies 'Scwrlai U The Xvw. nd Ohp.rciJ tioldshoro, Nov. 21. During this time or business depression (ioldsboro that always holds her own In coping with her :iater cities In promoting an wonhly cause, has sent a check for IMiu nil raided by her cltixens to the treasurer of the Kelfrian relief fund im,N-a ,ork City foi the our pow of pur liHxing food for llelgtan no ii -com bat an let. Mr. 1. V. Nea-Tiian, a wiuoser age 44yfars. who has as.ii In years old and a -daughter It years of age. was married thin week to Alma J alienee Pale, aged 14. lloth are residents of this county. . 1 Ths-deb tf Mr A : tt! "tJia.f? . of 1 no lan .v,n.,Ks township. A,n of the county's most hixlily eteeirtei cltixens octurred Thursday, at his home, and t,he Interment was made In the Hurk-- graveyard. Jn that township DIL IHIW FI.I, T t'lLllUXJTTK. KlntUHi I'liysh'ian Will IVtiuue Kje-tllt. .Mviil l 1 uf ,. 4, in.-ri- Wbiievlllr, N-.v. ISl. lr. . H. Cmsell, one C the leading phislt taiis 0 Whlteville. has Juat anncunred that will give up his practice here on ye flret if January next. Ir. Crow Mi will- go from here to the I'ost.- (.rartuale Medical School in New York where he will take a atecial codrse Iri. obstetric. returalRg then to Char lotle where he will Irtrate permanent ly and (-motlce olwtetri(ta excfuslvely. H-i- fit mil) will b-ve Wiltevillv January first and mov. to Charlotte, to le jo.ned then by tr Cr5'elf as s-ion as he tinishs hla tpeclaj study in New Tork. fjr. t'rowell wfltt'S succeeded in his actii e hei e by- Jr. J. M. Harrier, a native of Klnston. who comes . to Watlevllie highly recommended. Dr. Harper is a soo-in-w of Dr. MuClee, of ItairLKh. . WaNhintiui made efforts for several day t -tearn ths'lruth of the reports almut the Tennessee, hut got most of its Information from the London newspapers. THIS NEGRO FARMER FINDS WAY TO WEALTH liCmrfr Colored TobaiiMi Ilsiaer As tnnlMliea Neighbors My His Thrift and Industry. -t-erltl U, rti. Ni andobwrrw.) (joldnbnro, Nov. 21. A business man uf this city, who Is also one Wayne county's leading farmers, waa a visitor In Klnston this week, and gives the following storv of a olored farmer who raises nothing but to bacco near that city. While In Klns ton, t,rie gentleman from this city at tended a big land sale near that city and BtatoH ilia? the colored farmer who atteriiled the sale, bid off a num her of valuable lota, to the astonish ment of the other bidders and spec laiors. 1 ne lots were sold on easy payments, with part cash, and after the sale, when settling time arrived ana me purcnases were counted up. IV,.wa found the colored man above referred to, had purchased property to the amount of 15.000. Everybody present began to look at each other In astonishment, and thinking that the old negro was Ignorant of what he had done, expected to see him back out and make , "a mess" of things. Finally the promoters "broke the news to the old colored man. thus. oin man, do you know what yoiiT purcnases amounted tor The old colored man . In reply said "No., boss. I'se not much on tigures." Weill replied the- promoters. "Tour purchases amount to $5,000." "All right boss.'' replied the-old ne gro, who seemed not to be a bit Jarr ed. "Hut. or jiMise." .enquired the old negro, "how much discount did you say ynu would allow for the. cash. rive per cent, was the "prompt reply. Well. oosi, replied the Dur chaser, "deduct the cash dlaccunt fron the bill and 1 will give you a check for the balance," which the. ld negiu promptly aid. while the crowd looked on with breathless silence In discussing the art of raising to bacco with the Ooldeboro furmer the colored farmer ssld h- hud learned his lesson long at,, and wus satisfied the time had come and Would b In the future, when tobacco would be king instesd of cotton throughout the South. THOMPSON STII.I, IX JAM,. !4!n.!h.?-,j' Wwmmi Jn.Jjei-toiM .Condition, "t,row Ichw i mtim. tSil.l tn T'w Nn, arv Mterr'rT I Nes- Hern, Nov. 21. Jasper W. Thompson, the young white man who several dny ago shot and seriously wounded Clarti Kiiuljrell. a woman of 111 fume ali1 whose home Is at Ureene tioro. Is jtlil confined In the county Jail tn this clt, hut there is a possi bility that he will he released nn bond within acfew dys. The woman whose mounds are of a serious nature, 1. still confined in Fiiirvlew Hospital where she was carried a short time artter the affair. This shooting took place ut Pembroke. Just west of New Hern, and created uulte a sensation. Representative Gilbert V. Whit ford of Krnul StAlinnaiaj--ln- X Hern yesterday and while here talked Interestingly of conditions existing In that section. Mr. w hltford is an ad locate of the "lirnw Less Cotton' mmement and is doing all within his power to get the farmers f his sec tion to see aa he does. Mr. Whttford stated that In his belief the acreage around Emu) will be decreased at Iraat twenty-five or thirty per cent next season and that the farmers will plant more corn and other food stuff. COMMFRCIAL dill KMIIHKH. Whlu-rllle Organixstton to Have JoW- latkm. ISMn.l 10 Ttie Ner-i r,tOlail m.l Whltevllli, Nov. Ji. At the regu lar monthly meeting of the Whlte" vllle Commercial Club In the club rooms -yeMcrday afternoon, -plans wereJormulateJ for the smoker to be given bv the club na December 1st. and It was decided to ask Mr. Frank Uotigh. a prumfhent business man of sirr.neri.uru, iu oe. preseni ua -mage address. At that time Judge nil. ver H. Allen wdH--.be hers holding Superior Court and the committee on arrangements have extended to Judge Alien an invitation to attend the ( smoker and make aa kd dress. . FORWARD WORK FORTHEFARMERS Resolutions of Public Interest Adopted by The State Farm- ers' Union ":. STATE - WIDE PRIMARY Ask for Party Conventions at Convenient Time for Fivm ers and For Farmers on Platform Committees; Urge Anti-Jug Law; institution for Wayward Girls At the snnual meeting uf the North Carolina Farmers' Cnlon held at ' Oreenvllle last week there were s ' number of resolutions of public inter, est adopted, tnese dealing with "mat- -ters of State-wide Importance. These resolutions are: i': ' ' MaUv-widc Friniar)r. Resolved, that we urge the tie lab llshment of a State-wtd" legalised pri mary for all offices from '"instable to .v" President, the primary lo be held for all part let the same day. regubited bf a rigid eorrtirrf practtccs uci. Cot Ion tcrcage. We recommend the curtailment of the lulfc cotton crooto not rxcetolng SO per cent of the catUvuteii acr.ngK. Tatiitlou. land Segregation Ik-4-ccn'L" the Hscit. fU With regard to the- portluus uf.tk .' pi cslileiit's address rrieirt-d to wur commUt.ee e lccumitiei.c, 1 , urge the most TIRId ecoaoiny of county and S'tale govei nmeiiis. in- . eluding a more economical couduct ' of the State legislature, u, better pur chasing system for State lnirtutrona, the salary system instead of the fee system, Ihe abolition of the" office of county treasurer. We also urgr.lo ca Is ji md iur petyie 4o-onider a nsore . economical system of county gm-ern-ment; Including also a consideration of commission government 1. That we ask Ihe next Legislature to adopt a thoroughly modern law for the management of co-operative enterprises and that our State Coun cil push this proposition to success. I. That we earnestly reiterate our endorsement of the following plan adopted at our last session urging Ind Segregation Itelween the Rsces and urge our Lxical I'nlona to helo .. bring it about, to wit: That wherever - Lthe greater portion of the land acreage In any community ia owned by one race, a majority of the, voters of that race may say. If triey wish; that in future no land shall be sold to persons of a different race, provided . . such action Is approved by a review ing Judge or board of commissioners as being necessary to their peace, safety, and the protection of their social life. 4. We believe the burdens of taxa tion should be taken off or labor and thrift, and imposed upon inheri tances and unearned Incomes. We urge therefore that the North Cars- Una Inheritance lax law be made sim ilar to that of Wisconsin and Kansas. 5. We urge that party inventions shall be held at seasons convenient to our farmers so that they may be properly represented, and that they shall tiereafter exert themselves to see that farmers have adequate and efficient repreaentatlon on all plat form! committees - Smith-lever Bill. Whereas, by a recent act of the I'nlted States Congress, knows as the ' Smith-Lever Act. a large sum uf money hits been spproprlated to en- . able each State to carry Information' on all farming matters and nn all home science matters directly to farmers and to farm somen by mean of extension and demonstration ser vice? and. Whereas, for the farmers and their wives this Is one "of the most mute- - riu.lly helpful acts that '-onpre.-J4 Iius passed in years and will aid In Vvery way the farm home; and, - Whereas. K will be necesstry in or der (hut North ''arollna may get Kn full .share, of . this Important appro- prlntlon that the State should appro- prlat." on equal sum; therefore be It Resolved, hy the State Fanner Cnliin, that w urge our legislature by all mens to appropriate enougli money for the farmers 'o secure lhe State's full share of this i'.CJtrx'egfMia I appropriation, arid Instruct our com mittees to do all in their powr to se cure the passage of such an act. tor Mutual Flrr In-nranrr; Whereas;"1 fire insurance hna become to be one of the necessltlea that "irf farmer should .carefully .cons1dei arid"." ."" " " " Whereas. It ' has been shown by- more than twenty-five ycurx of suc cessful operation In Vorth Caroline . ihat the Farmers Mutual Fire In surance Association haa proved to be the cheapest fire Insurance ever of fered to our farmers, because- 1st. It Is purely co-operative; Snd. Is run ut a minimum expense; - 3rd. It is controlled and run by the member of the county or dis trict comprising the different " branches of the Association; ; 4th. It la now carrying ial-in insur- y nee in the Htatr aggregattnai.-$n,67s.: !!. Therefore be It r. Resolved by the Stare Farmers J nion. that, we commend the Farmers . iutiriTTre Insurance Association of - North Carolina to our membership throughout the State, and also to all North Carolina farmers and recom mend that they examine into the ratr- -Its of said association with a view to taking out Insurance In It. - -m For Hrpewl of Crop Lien Law. r -Whereas, .we are conscious of the necessity "of an adequate system- or -rural credits, this being the only great, civilised country that la with out some furm of rural credits: and further that Mr njssnt form of leg- - alixed rural credits In North Carolina, posting as It does from fifty to 4 hun dred per cent to those who are tn T"S . habit of using It. ts dotng more man anything else to perpetuate and in crease tenantry in the State. Tlier- fore be it . Resolved., that we ask the legtsla. . ure to repeal the . hvw providing for the present crop Hen system of rural 1. .. credits, said law to become effective one year after daeV ef snactment. . , Kxte-maing Ajru-Jac xatw. . Resolved.- that In the interests of - temperance and -progress. - s- tui" thai In every rounty ss Hon be mads to get a law ta prohibit ..the shipment of intoxicating liquor ex-? sept for: use upon physlclanr pr " 1 . (CwxUAHs4 tat Fasa aUxtjSs.
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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