g HOMEEDITION
MEMBER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
CLOUDY; CONTINUED COOL,
VOL. 14. NO. 89.
SALISBURY, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1920
PRICE TWO CENTS
BREAK IN CARRANZA'S UNES
INDICATED: REBELS WIN FIRRT
PHASE
British Consul is Within the Carranza Line and An Ef
fort Will Be Made to Rescue Him From Imperilled
Position French and British Warships Arrived at
Vera Cruz Americans Not in Danger.
(By Associated Press.) O
Mexican rebel forces apparently
have won the first phase of the battle
against troops still loyal to President
Carranza, which have been fighting
in a desperate battle near San Mar-
eos, in the state of Pucbla, for the '
past four days. j
Advices from Vera Cruz indicate I
a break in the Carranza lines and an I
effort on the part of the president's
men to break through the rebel lines ,
and march northward. The struggle
r.till continues and new rebel rein
forcements are reported to have
reached the scene coming from the
south.
An international incident may be
foreshadowed by the fact that W.
A. Body the British consul at Vera
Cruz is ir. the camD of Carranza. Ad
vices give no details as to the reason
for his presence but it is probable he
accompanied the president in his
flight from Mexico City. British and
American authorities at Vera Cruz
have arranged for a Mexican naval
lieutenant to go by special train to
the battlefields to make an attempt to
rescue imperiled Englishmen. French
and British warships have made their
appearance in the harbor of Vera
Cruz and four American fighting ves
sels are at anchor there.
No Americans in Danger.
Washington, May 14. A statement
issued by the state department today
said there was nothing in any of the
department s advices from any sec-1
tions of Mexico to Indicate that Am-!
ericans were in danger. However, tw t
Americans are reported to be vr'h
Carranza who is endeavoring to firht
his way out of the rebel lines be
tween Esperanza ami Mexico Citv.
The department said none of its ad
vices contained any definite news re
garding Carranza and his"party.: " "
BICKETT POSTPONES
SHIP INSPECTION
(By Associated Press.)
Portsmouth, May 14. -Governor
iJickett, of North Carolina, has post
poned his inspection of the Battle
ship North Carolina in the navy yards
May 22 and will hold the inspection
on Jiyie 10, the navy yard officials
have been notified. ,
MAY HAVE BOND THIEF.
Cleveland. Ohio. Detective BeKev
Thev Had a I-eader in Thefts of
Millions of Dollars Worth of Bonds.
(By Associated Press.)
Cleveland. Ohio, iMay 14.-Cleve-.land
detectives early today took into
custody a man who is claimed to be
wanted in New York in connection
with the thefts of millions of dollars
worth of liberty bonds. It is believed
the man knows the whereabouts of
two alleged leaders in the bond theft
plots. '
JIM REED ATTACKS WILSON
Missouri Democratic Senator Opens
Debate en Proposed Peace Resolu
tion in the Senate.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington. May 14. President
Wilson's position on the league of na
tions issue was attacked by Senator
Reed, Democrat, of Missouri, today
when he urged the adootion of the
Republican peace resolution. 1 In op
ening the day's debate on the peace
measure which comes up for a vote
Jtomorrow afternoon at "4 o'clock Sen
"t tor- Reed declared the President's ac
' t'.oai in sending a telegram to the
Oregon Democrats asking unqualified
urport on the treaty of Versailles as
' presented to the Senate was "both au
tocratic and despotic."
NAVY YARD MEN ASK RAISE.
Metal Workers Demand Increase of
40 Per Cent of Daniels.
Washingtdn, May 14. Demand of
the metal trades workers in all At
lantic coast navy yards' and govern
ment shipyards for a wage . increase
of approximately 40 per cent was an
nounced here yesterday by represen
tatives of the workers following a
conference with Secretary Daniels.
They are now receiving 80 cents an
hour under an award made in 1918,
and contend that the new increase
was necessary to meet advanced costs
: in living.
Secretary Daniels will confer with
Chairman Benson, of the shipping
board, and both officials will meet the
labor representatives again today.
MAIL WITH NO STAMPS.
; Postcffice Permits Money Payments
on First Class Matter.
( Washington, May 14. An order of
""""r the Postoffice Department issued yes-
terday under authority of recent
act of Congress provides for the ac
ceptance of first-class matter for
mailing under permit without stamps
affixed, the postage being paid . ia
money. '
I This privilege has heretofore been
applicable only to matter of the sec
ond, third and fourth classes.
OF FOUR DAY BATTLE
MAY MOBILIZE -
COOTIE FOR WAR
1
London, April 28 Mobiliza
tion of the mosquito, the house
fly, the louse and varioun other
disease-carrying pests for the
dissemination of deadly germs
in enemy territory is a possi
bility of "the next war" pic
tured by Professor Maxwell Le
froy, a scientist.
"I foresee the mosquito from
Brazil starting a yellow fever
in new lands, the house-fly,
duly infested with cholera, dy
sentery or enteric and the typhus-laden
louse doing their
deadly work much more effec
tively than spies poisoning
wells," said Professor Lefroy
in a recent address.
"This would be part of the
work of a war office of entomo
logists the working out of
strategic plans for the distri
bution of these pests by air
plane. It seems that the world
is intent upon furntehing an air
plane service for these pests,
many of which are now held
somewhat in check by natural
enemies in thdr native climes.
This will give them just the
means of transit they have re
quired. It will be a peace
time danger as well as one that
could be used very offensively
in war. The danger from these
winged battalions of death is
more serious than one dare es
timate." ,
HERBET HOOVER IS
FOR THE OPEN SHOP
v- .. . . .
Is Principle of Individual
Freedom, He Asserts.
APPEARS BEFORE COM.
When the Former Food Administrator
ind Presidential Candidate Went
Before Labor Legislation Commit
tee He Favored Open Shop. ,
Washington, May 14. "The prin
ciple of individual freedom requires
the open shop." Herbert Hoover de
clared in testifying before the senate
labor committee today at a hearing on
proposed legislation for the settle
ment of industrial unrest. Mr. Hoov
er, who was a member of President
Wilson's second industrial conference,
said he did not believe the relation
ship between employer and employe
could be settled "by any form of legal
repression whether by injunction, com
pulsory arbitration or industrial
Courts. Fundamentally," he declared,
"all such efforts lead inevitable to the
use of jails as a solution for disputes
to respective participation of labor
and capital in industrial profits and
prtoceed quickly toward compulsory
labor or compulsory wages or marty
dom." Mr. Hoover heartily approved the
plan of the second industrial confer
ence for voluntary settlemept of la
bor troubles thru co-operative agree
ments. :
EMPIRE OF THE WILD.
Lousiana Legislature Has Bill Before
It To Acquire Area of 500 Square
Miles. ; - .- ' " . " , '
New Orleans, May 13. If the leg
islature passes a bill of accpetance,
Louisiana will have acquired a veri
table empire of the wild, stretching
along the Giilf of Mexico for a dis
tance of 75 miles and comprising an
area of 500 square miles.
The bill of acceptance is only a
formality and the state conservation
department already has begun to out
line the. work necessary to keep the
tract safe for ' the creatures of the
wild, v '-:--t- :. ; : "i:''vr
Tha nmnertv rnnststa of March Is
land with 78,000 acres of land purchas
ed by Mrs. Russell age ana given w
the state as a game refuge and a tract
of 85,000 acres in Vermillion and
Caieron parishes on the coast giv
en by the Rockefeller Foundation. Ad
joining Marsh Island is the ; present
state game farm on land belonging to
the Mcllhenny .interests ;! of 60,000
acres. Lying between the game farm
and the Rockefeller tract in what is
known as the Grand Chenier tract of,
85,000 acres which the state expects
to acquire in the near future.
This will give Louisiana what is be
lieved here to be the greatest wild
life refuge in the world. The great
domain is patrolled by agents of the
conservation commission , and on it
all sorts of game are protected and
prorogated. .
Edward A. McHhenny, wealthy salt
rfsine owner, has given great tracts
of lands as well as large sums-of
money to aicflin the work.., v.
PETITION RELEASE
OF EUGENE V. DEBS
Committee From Socialist
Convention in Wash'ton
WANT OTHERS FREED
.Delegation Specially Named Sees
Attorney General Palmer. Will See
Baker Endeavor to See President.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, May 14. The release
of Eugene V. Debs, the socialist 'par
ty's nominee for president, and all oth
er political prisoners was asked in a
petition presented to Attorney Gen
eral Palmer today by a committee ap
pointed at the Socialist national con
vention in New York when Seymour
Stedman, the party's nominee for vice
president, as chairman. The commit
tee will see Secretary Tumulty at tho
White House tomorrow and present a
similar petition to President Wilson
and oii Monday another committee
r.aincd at the New York convention
wilt vail on Secretary Baker. A joint
decisiou on the three petitions is ex
pected. Mr. Stedman said the delegates did
not believe Mr. Palmer had been fav
orably impressed by the appeal for
general amnesty. He added that the
attorney general told them he would
take under advisement the matter of
releasing Debs.
GERMANS WILL NOT
GO TO CONFERENCE
Will Not Be Representeu at Spa or
Brussels France Withdraws Main
Districts.
(By Associated Press.)
London, May 14. The German cab
inet after a full discussion with the
minister of the federal states decided
unanimously that Germany should not
send representatives either to the Spa
or Brussels conferences unless French
troops were entirely withdraw from
the main districts by May 16th, ac
cording to a Central News dispatch
received here.
IGNORANCE IS ASTONISHING.
(Argentine Representative Surprised
at Ignorance of the United States.
Buenos Aires, April 20. After vis
iting various parts of the United
States and lecturing at several Am
erican universities, Alejandro Bunge,
director general of statistics in Ar
gentina and one of the Argentina rep
resentatives at-tha-Pan- American fi
nancial congress, returns to Buenos
Aires, astonished that so little is
known in the United States about his
country.
The idea is still generally preval
ent among North Americans, he says,
that Argentina is inhabited by half
breeds, negroes and Indians.
"Naturally," he told a reported for
La Razon, "in banking, industrial
and commercial circles, they know us
as a great and rich country and with
a great future. But outside these
circles, the generality of people do not
know us. In no other way can be
explained the astonishment that was
expressed by many persons on numer
ous occasions to learn from the Ar
gentine delegates that the majority of
our population is of the white race.
It is believed that in these regions
the dominating element in j meztlzo
(mixture of Spanish and Indian) 'and
that there are many negroes and mu
lattos. "Happily a group of bankers and
distinguished men have undertaken
the task of making known to their
compatriots through disinteresled
propaganda the truth about Argentina
and the promise of its future."
Argentine government statistics
show that nearly 90 per cent of the
8,000,000 inhabitants of Argentina are
pure Caucasian, a larger proportion
than exists in the United States or,
it is said any other American re
public. MAD DOG BITES GUN
COP USED TO KILL
Atlanta. Ga.. May 13. "He bit the
revolver that shot him" is the epitaph
that could be written over the re
mains of an Atlanta bulldog, a great
fighter, that went mad yesterday.
When an officer entered the yard to
shoot the unfortunate dog, it remain
ed true to its belligerent instincts to
the last, and with a bullet hole thru
its body leaped straight for the po
licemen's right hand and tried to sink
its teeth into the metal barrel of the
revolver from which it seemed in
stinctively to know that the bullet
had come. The dog died only after
five bullets had been fired into it
TWO NEW AMBASSADORS ARE
RECEIVED BY THE PRESIDENT
Washington,. May 13. President
Wilson has formally received 'Count
de Marchienne, the first ambassador
from Belgium, and Dr. Jacobo Varela,
ia nmo nttnictnr from Uruguay, ac
ceptance of whose credentials was de-
illniix. - Other
diplomatic representatives who have
been waiting opportunity, to present
their letters will be received in the
order of their arrival.
ANOTHER RUSH FOR GOLD.
Precious Metal Said to Have Been
Discovered in Northeastern 6iberia
and Many Waiting to Go.
(By Associated Press.)
Nome, Alaska, May- 14 Reports
of the discovery of gold in northeast
ern Siberia have reached Nome and
many boats are awaiting the opening
of navigation to carry "stampede"
to the new gold fields. - ; t
T
TALK HOSPITALS
Many Hospitals Be Erected
in the South. .
N. C. SLATED FOR ONE
7,653 Delegates Have Been
Enrolled at Convention.
North Carolinean Delivers Address
Today and One is Appointed on the
$75,000,000 Fund Program for Next
Year.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, May 14. Baptists of
the south are earnestly endeavoring
to provide adequate hospital facilities
for the south. S. S. Grotier, of Dal
las, Texas, declared today in present
ing the report of the committee on
hospitals to the Southern Baptist an
nual convention. These facilities are
now entirely inadequate and less than
in any section of the country. Bap
tists already have hospitals in nine
southern states, Mr. Groner sai.
Additional hospitals are soon to be
erected. Louisville is to build one at
a cost of $400,000; in Alabama, a
$250,000 hospital is to be construct
ed and in North Carolina $100,000 has
been raised and the city which ob
tains the sight for the hospital will
add $200,000; Lynchburg, Vs., is also
planning to build one.
. Difficulties in getting the Bible be
fore the world was laid before the
convention by Frank H. Mann, secre
tary of the American Bible society.
The personnel of. the committee
which is to recommend the program
next year for the $75,000,000 cam
paign fund announced today included
W. R. Cullom, of North Carolina.
The enrollment of delegates to date
to the convention was announced today
as 7,653. v
In an address on home missions, J.
B. Weatherspoon, of North Carolina,
discussed the result of the task and
the aims of the future.
Operations of the home mission
(board of the Southern Baptist conven
tion have been practically doubled dur
ing the last vear, Dr. B. D. Gray,
secretary, reported today to the 75th
annual session of the convention.
In the1 general evangelistic work
of the board, carried on by 60 white
genera evangelists and singers, one
special missionary to the deaf mutes,
uvnrl three negro 4 evangelists more
than 16,000 persons were added to the
Churches during the last year. Evan
gelistic and educational work among
the people of foreign tongues in the
south has reached large proportions,
this work being conducted in seven
different languages.
COUNTY SUPTS. ADJOURN.
Visit Farm Life School Where Ban
quet Was TenderedNext Sesshm
at Shelby. ' , ,
The meeting of county school su
perintendents of the Central West dis
trict, held in Salisbury yesterday, came
to a close last night with the selec
tion of Shelby as the next meeting
place. ' .
The entire body went to China Grove
yesterday afternoon after a brief aft
ernoon session and inspected the school
there and was tendered a banquet
which was a most delightful affair.
Dr. C. E. Brooks acted as toastmast
cr. and all enjoyed the trip to the farm
life ischool in which they were much
interested. . , . . ,
The closing session was held in the
Community Building last . night at
which there was further discussion of
questions and problems of vital inter
est to the county school superintend
ents. It was declared to be the best
meeting of this organization yet held
and was not only pleasant but very
profitable.
KILLING AT SOLDIERS HOME
Spanish-American War Veteran
Shoots and Kills Veteran of the
Civil War.
Johnson City, Tenn., May 14. John
O'Mera a veteran of the Spanish
American war, shot and , instantly
killed Luther S. Sands, a veteran of
the civil war just outside the gate to
the soldiers home grounds here yes
terday afternoon. The shooting fol
lowed a quarrel between the two
which arose when Sands, who is offi
cer of the guard at the home, is said
to have summarily ejected O'Mera
from the grounds. 1 A coroner's in
quest held shortly after the killing
returned a verdict of justifiable homi
cide. No Forced Sales Permitted.
(By Associated Press.)
St. Louis, May 14. The practice of
some grocers in requiring a certain
amount of other commodities to be
purchased with each pound of sugar is
a violation of the federal trade com
mission act, according to instructions
from Attorney General Palmer to the
local department of justice.
Chautauqua Tickets on Sale Today and
Tonight.
The Redpath management has giv
en the local committee permission to
sell season tickets all day today and
tonight. Season tickets will be on
sale at the tent from 3:30 p. m. on
today and tonight before and after the
evening program. Get them and aid
the Y. W. C. A.
OBN BAPTIS
AT DAYS SESSION
THE T. P. A.s HERE
FOR CONVENTION
Large Number of Business
Men Here in Convention.
FIRST SESSION TODAY
The twenty-fourth annual conven
tion of the North Carolina division
of the Travelers Protective Associa
tion of America, opened in the Com
munity building this morning at 10
o'clock. Mr. P. M. Dcllinger, chairman
of the local committee presided over
the opening ses.vn and Mayor Stra
chan spoke a word of welcome in be
half of the city. The mayor stated
that the boys on Haloween night threw
the gates away in anticipation of this
event and there were no restrictions.
He warmly welcomed the visitors. On
behalf of Post Z, taking the place of
Mr. Stahle Linn, who was prevented
speaking, Mr. J. F. Hurley spoke. in
welcoming tho men on behalf of fel
low associates of the visitors. To these
I address of welcome Mr. J. Paul Leon
', ard, of Statesville and Mr. R. S. Mc-
Coin, of Henderson made responses.
The chaplain, Dr. Isaac W. Hughes,
made a beautiful prayer following the
Lord's prayer by the whole body and
the convention was formally under
way with the state president, Mr. H.
T. Morris, presiding.
The convention , immediately got
down to business and with the neces
sary committees named and the for
malities disposed of the next several
hours were given to the transaction
of business.. There is to be an aft
ernoon session and at 5:30 the ad
journment for the day will come.
The committee has made elaborate
plans for the entertainment of the
visitors. The clubs of the city were
thrown open to the visitors and this
afternoon at ft o'clock there will be a
barbecue at the fair grounds and a
Ldance this evening at the McCanless
garage closes the first day of the
convention. "
Tomorrow there will be two ses
sions, the first in the forenoon at 9
o'clock and the second in the afternoon
at 3. ' ,
Tlte convention is made up of as fine
a lot of business men as are to be
found anywhere. The. T. P. As are
strong in the state and number among
the members many of the leading busi
neso men of the state. The growth
during the past several years has been
almost phenominal, and the activities
of the association embrace all things
that go 'to the advancement of the
states commercial, social and moral
weliarei i- '
The association met In "Salisbury a
few years ago and many of the visi
tors of today were here then.
UNDERWOOD AND
HEFLIN ELECTED
(By Associated Press.)
Birmingham, May 14. Judge Henry
Foster, campaign manager for Mus
grove, the union labor candidate in
the race for the long term senatorship,
conceded the election of Oscar Under
wood this morning at 10.15.
Officials returns from 65 out of 67
counties gave Underwood a majority
of 1830 over the combined vote of his
opponents. On the basis of the re
turns, Representative Henin has won
the short term senatorship race with
a lead of 11,865.
SALVATION ARMY
DRIVE IS LAGGING
Number of New Committees Were Ap
pointed in Hopes of Reviving Inter
est in the Work and Putting it Over.
Mr, N. B. Peak, at Salvation army
headquarters today reported one of
the best days of the drive yesterday,
but the campaign is. lagging both from
a standpoint of finance and of morale
below what it ought to be. To date
the total amount subscribed is in the
neighborhood of $700.
The chairmen of the committees
appointed for the drive met last night
with the determination to do some
real work-in the next few days and
the following new committees were
appointed.
Mcsdaines E. W. Tatum and Frank
Brown; Mesdames R. G. Kaizer, A. G.
Peeler and Miss Mary Carrol; Misses
Alice Vanderford and Mary Linn;
Mesdames Linn Bernhardt, and W. E.
McQuirter. A professional commit
tee composed of Messrs A. H. Price
and C L- Coggin.
-The chairmen of the committees
previously appointed were: Messrs T.
M. Kesler, T. B. Marsh, Jr., Max I
Barker, 'John L. Boyd, A. S. Jones,
W. C. Maupin, Mesdames Leo Wal
lace, J. H. Gorman, J. E. Alexander
and Captain Flowers.
REDUCED RATES TO SALISBURY
Railroads Offer Rate of One and One
Third Fare to Elks Convention.
Kwretarv W. C. Maumn of the local
lodge of Elkr has been officially ad
vised that the railroads are offering a
rate of one and one-third fare to the
state convention of Elks here May 25
and 26, if tickets are purchased on
the certificate clan and as many as
250 take advantage of the rate.
He has also been advised tnat cue
rinrhnm lodcre. nresent holder of the
parude trophy cup, has been instruct
ed to send the cup to susDury anc
this and other parade prizes will be
put on Uispiay in a iew aays-
Cotton Consumed in ApriL
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, May 14. Ootton con
sumed during April amounted to 567,
839 bales of lint and 29,955 bales of
"inters, the census bureau announced
today.
EXTRAVAGANCE! BAH!
I
PARIS French women
re
buked Mile. Sore!.- the French ac
tress, when she appeared In a play
recently,! wenring a $10,000 gown.
Too extravagant thev said. But
Mile. Boral declared she had no In
tention of curtailing her extrava
tnncfi on that account.
DANIELS SUBMITS
PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS
War Time Declarations of President
Wilson Made Public Daniels
, Stands in Danger cf Reprimand.
' (By Associated Press.)
Washington, May 14 White House
officials said today that the war time
address of President Wilson to the
American fleet and his message to
Admiral Sims had been said before
the Senate naval investigating com
mittee without the full consent and
approval of the President.
The British admiralty was criticis
ed in both documents and reports
published here said because of thiji
the President might reprimand the
naval secretary for' making them
puDiic. " :
CHEAPER MEN'S
CLOTHING SEEN
Assertion Made That England is
Ready to Sell Goods to American
Merchants Far Less Than Price Now
Paid.
(By Associated Press.)
- New York, May 14. England is
ready to sell American merchants
men's clothing, all wool, that can be
retailed at a 20 per cent profit at lit
tle more than' half those now asked
here," according to J. D. Shannon, a
member of a manufacturing concern
who arrived here yesterday.
, "We can produce the goods, trans
port them to America,, pay the duty
and sell to the rotsiler for $32 each,"
Mr. Shannon sa'd, doVaring that "the
same qualitv of fds now sell here
for from $RO t- $80. Ours could be
retailed nt $38.40 and yield a 20 per
cent profit."
PROPOSED MARRIAGE REJECTED
Miss Mary White, of Chicago, Took
Advantage of Leap Year, Rejected,
Shoots Self.
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, May 14. -Miss Mary
White last night shot herself after
her leap year proposal was rejected
by Joseph Keller, a friend of several
years standing. Miss White invited
Keller to dinner, took him to a picture
show and then suggested a walk in
the park. There she proposed mar
riage and annouced that she fiad furn
ished an apartment for Keller. Her
wound is not considered serious, hos
pital attendants say.
WOMAN CHARGED WITH BIGAMY
Young Georgia Woman Said to Have
Several Living Husbands and Is
Now In Jail. v
Luaowici, Ga., May 14. Mrs. Ho
well Price, a young woman of High
nesville, is in jail here awaiting trial
on a charge of bigamy, it became
known here today. It is charged that
she was the legal wife of Frank Rad
dish, of Wayne county, Georgia, at
the tame she married Price. She
claims that she divorced Raddish in
Jacksonville, Fla. '
Jacksonville Records searched.
Jacksonville, Fla., , May 14. A
search of the divorce" records in cir
cuit court here several years back
failed to discloee the name of Frank
Reddish either as complaint or de
fendant in a divorce action.
DONS OVERLOOKED BEST BET.
Madrid, May 12. That the Sena
tors and DeDuties have been short
sighted with regard to legislation in
their own behalf was indicated yester
day, when Senators went to the1 Treas
ury to collect a monthly payment of
500 pesetas (about $100) which was
voted in the budget in return for their
abandonment of the privilege, of free
use of the mails.
At the Treasury' it was found the
officials there were without funds- for
the payments, as the Senators and
Deputies had forgotten to pass an ap
propriation for the purpose.
4 ':'
era o tax
IN
OUT OF OFFICE
Points Out "Deep and Black
Damnation' of System.
IS BRUTALLY INJUST
Ship by Truck Week in N.
C. Proclaimed by Gov.
O. Max Gardner to Speak in Raleigh
On May 17th Tax Cimmissicns
Report Will Be Ready Socn Spec
ial Session About 10th of July.
(By Max D. Abernethy.)
Raleigh, May 14. Governor Bickett
has isHued a statement pointing out
the injustice and the "deep and black
damnation" of the present tax system,
and serves notice that in office and out
of office he intends to "fight this ty
ranny and injustice until it is wiped off
the statute books of North Carolina
forever and forever." The governor
declares that the revaluation act is
the remedy for the injustice of the
system which "outrages every instinct
of decency." His statement follows:
"I have just received a letter from
one of the best citizens in North Caro
lina who lives in one of our most pro
gressive counties. In the letter he
says:
" 'I have a neice whose husband left
her, as he thought, in comfortable cir
cumstances. He left her a home and
several thousand dollars in cash which
she has loaned out at 6 per cent. She
pays four and a quarter per cent reg
ular town, county and state taxes;
Please tell me how she is to live and
grent.lv oblige.' .
"Will some one who is in favor of
perpetuating such iniquity tell me
what to write .hiq man about his
widowed neice? Her case is not ex
ceptional, but is typical of thousands
in the sate.
"The state of North Carolina says
to this widow whoso husband by hard
work and self denial saved up sev
eral thousand dollars for her protec
tion after he had pasged1 awayr : t
"'""''Tfiestate forbids you to make
more than six dollars on the hundred
on What your husband left you and
his orphan children. You may not
make that much. You may make i
band loan, but if vou keep all your
m nmr i all tlA ftm. mm1 .a11aa4' a11
I'i'riic-v uul ail bus wi'ii; m- wucv, mil
the interest promptly, then out : of
everv six dollars that vou collct you
must turn over four dollars and twenty-five
cents to the state, town snd
county, and you may keep $1.75 for
the hunport of yourself and children.'
"The cruel tyrannv. the brutal injus
tice, the deep and black damnation of
such a tax system so outrages every
instinct of decency .every pulse beat
of humanity, every rule of reason and
common sense that even a governor
finds it hard to discuss the subject in
trms permitted by the rules and reg
ulations of the church. : '
"Such law gives the lie to every
iieiruBr Limb wc main bnui n umnwaii
civilization nd brands with infamy ,
our vaunted Southern chivalry, for wo
are crucifving the widows and or
phans of the land with a law that no
set of men wonld submit to for thirty
seconds. If the general assembly
should dare to enact a law tafc 'n from
every man in the state $2.45 out of
every S6.00 that the law permits him
to make hell wonld break loose in
North Carolina. I want it distinctly
understood that in office and out of
office, in sunny or in stormy weather
I propose to fight this tyranny and in
justice until it is wiped off the statute
books of North Carolina forever and
forever. - ' "V ; '"
"Under the Revaluation act in the
very county from which this ' letter
comes the tar ratewill be reduced'
from four and a aurter to one per
cent if not less. Then out of every
six dollars that this widow collects
she will pay one dollar to the state,
town and county and have five dollars
left for the support of herself and
children. And surely this is enough.
An income tax of sixteen and two
thirds per cent without allowing any
exemptions is certainly enough to re
quire any class of citizens to pay." -
In this connection it was learned to
day from members of the State Tax
Commission that their report will oe
completed by the first of July, and
therefore the special session of the
Legislature will, in all probability, be
called by the governor about the
tenth or the fifteenth of that month.
Announcement is made here today
that O. Max Gardner, of Shelby, lieu
tenant governor and candidate for
the Democratic nomination for gov
ernor, will speak in Raleigh on Mon
day night, May 17. He is the sec
ond of the candidate to appear here,
Cameron Morrison having addressed
the voters of Raleigh two weeks ago.
Striking employes of Caraleigh
Cotton Mills here, who walked out
when the management ref eused to
sign an agreement to deal with their ,
representatives as members of a tex
tile union, are still away from work. ,
The workers claim 75 per cent are on
strike while the management of the
mill places the percentage at 40.
Governor Bickett his proclaimed
the week beginning Monday, May 17,
as "Ship by truck week" in Isorth
Carolina. He calls on the people of
the State to "consider seriously the
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