The Sanford Express. 7, B. St. CLAIR. O L. St. CLAIR. Publisher*. Sanford, N. C., June 5, 1930. THE COST OF GOVERNMENT Somebody, one of our humorists has remarked, is “always taking the joy out of life.” In a statement issued sometime ago by the Department of Commerce, tax-payers were reminded that the cost of our government in 1928 was $13 per capita. Then along came the National Industrial Con fereuce Board of New York City, with a statement that if the burden of the public payroll of this country were listributed equally among persons gainfully employed, but not holding office.it would cost such persons about $180 apiece each year. Moreover, this ^gonisatton,“pointed out^pproximate ly every ien persons engaged or employed in private enterprises are supporting, on the average, one per son depending for his or her living on pubUc funds. But this is mot the worst. In a re sort this same research body says ih.t our Federal, state and local 'itures, which svnnh in 1913. governmental, exp™. ..nwnmted to S2.919J were $10,253,000,000 in 1928. While State and local expenditures are in creasing Federal expenditures have diminishing. State and local governments, as a rule, have been spending a great deal more than they raised by taxation. In other words, they have had to issue bonds to take care of their expenses, all the while incuring fresh indebted ness. The Federal government not ? only is not incurring any fresh in debtedness, but is paying off its in debtedness by spending less than the amount raised by taxation. People are now made to feel the burden of taxation as never before. If (here was visible any evidence that State, county and city governments were going to call a halt the tax-pay els would feel relieved, but there is do such evidence. Bond issues con tinue to increase. THE WOMAN VOTE !, Recently the Lexington Dispatch f expressed the editorial opinion that the so-cailed "woman vote” is not a thing definable as an important entity in North Carolina politics. Miss Beatrice Cobb, the State’s best known woman editor and successful publish er, who is secretary of the North Carolina Press Association, takes up the subject under the above title and handles it from a woman’s point of ’flew. Here is what she says: The Lexington Dispatch in the Mon day issue or' this week, discusses a subject in witicn the - News Herald professes more than passing interest —"The Feminine Vote.” We have always been at a loss to know why women would be expected to vote one way or another simply because they are women—.why we should hear so much taik of the “woman vote” and nothing of the “man vote.” We agree with the Dispatch that it is hard to analyze any such as a political factor. Taking up the matter from the angle of the approaching primary our j Lexington contemporary begins the analysts by saying (hat if we are to consider tnat tnere u such a political dement as “feminine vote” it must be assumed that a considerable portion Of married women will vote different ly from their husbands. “What feasoji is there to b:.:eve, lor instance, tnat a large majority of women will not vote for the same candidates in the ‘primary as favored by their hus bands T” Is asked. The editor (he’s B married man) was careful to inject the remark that “We are not saying that the husbands will do all the po litical thinking for the several house holds,” but apds the conclusion that “if The twain vote as one there is no *wpman's vote' in this large voting Croup. s It is our observation, here recorded, ah at in nine cases out of ten the hus band and wife vote together. The ex ceptionsare rare. This probably in . dicates that so far in their political lives the average woman hasn't both ered much about parties or candidates and is willing to accept the political opinions and preferences of the men of her household. If there is any such thing pg “the Woman's vote it is apparently that of the unattached women but tneivs no more way for accounting for po litical likes and dislikes of women than there is of men. If the subject were up for debate we'd take the side that there la in reality no such classi fication as “the Woman vote.” PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO LIST PROPERTY FOB TAXATION. Attention of all persons who have «ot as yet listed personal and real property for taxation is hereby re spectfully called to the penalties provided by law for the failure to list such property The time for luting property with the local tax listers dosed on June 1st Under section 7971, subsection 1142, the Board of Commissioners and the County Super visor of Taxation shall examine the tax list and assessment roll for each township for the current year and the preceding year and shall enter on said assessment roll a description of all property not listed, the name of the owner or occupant thereof and the value of the same. The board of commissioners shall assess said prop erty for taxation and shall add to th« amount of the taxes property 10 per cent in j but no addition , shall be less than *2f>0. Ml of the provisions of the st | above quoted are mandatory and cf commissioners have no l sea that you have BAILEY A MERE PAWN IN THE GAME OF THE WETS. (Washington Correspondence) Washington, June 3.—-If Josiah Wiliam Bailey defeats Senator Sim mons for the Democratic namniation for the senatorship on next Saturday the Republican National Committee will pour money into the state to cap ture the seat in the senate now held by Senator Simmons, according to ru mors in Washington. The-Washington Star, which is a loyal devotee of the Hoover administration, in editorially discussing the North Carolina pri mary, says: “If Senator Simmons is defeated, the Republicans will enter the senatorial race in the fall with greater vim than ever, hoping to de feat Mr. Bailey.” Republican leaders here, it is re ported, are none too well satisfied with the candidates their party in the state is offering in the primary for the nomination for the senatorship. They prefer a man like David H. Blair or Stuart Cramer and it is just possible that a man of that character may be substituted by the Republi cans if Bailey is the Democratic nom inee. The Republicans contend that if Senator Simmons can hold the leader ship of his party with the Smith-Ras kob faction in opposition no Republi can stands any chance of beating him in ui? nuv«uuci ncvMwii. vii uk. other hand the defeat of Simmons in the primary speels defeat of the party. The Star goes on to say that: -Al though Mr. Bailey is an ardent dry, the defeat of Senator Simmons will be hailed in many quarters as a vic tory for the wets, simply because Mr. Bailey supported, the candidate of the wets for President in 1928 and Sena tor Simmons declined to do so.” As viewed in Washington it is a wet and dry battle to turn the Democratic party in the South over to the wets in the North, and Mr. Bailey who accord ing to his record, is more irregular in his party affiliations than is Sena tor Simmons, is simply a pawn in the game. Of all the politicians in the state Mr. Bailey should be among the last to contend for party regularity. But the wet faction in the party was never more eager than now to capture and carry the dry Democracy yf the South with it on the conviction that a solid wet Democratic party can win the Presidency in 1932. This conviction is based on the assumption that the Republican party will be split into wet and dry factions clawing at Bach other’s throat in the party’s next national convention. Just this week two ardently dry Republican senators, Jones Washington, and Oddis of Nevada, announced that they were ready to vote in the senate to submit to the states the question of the repeal of the prohibition amend ment in the constitution if the people of their states so desired. The an nouncement created a sensation, i fhirry of apprehension among the drys and jubiiiation among the wets. Thini of the author of the five and ten year Jones , amendment to the Vol stead act making such a concession to the wets, but he had in mind the fact that his own party in the state of Washington has turned wet and the wets are apparently increasing their strength in many places. The next day the Supreme Court rendered a decision that the purcha ser of liquor does not by that act violate the Volstead act or the 18th amendment. Section three of the pro hibition law says: “No person shall manufacture, sell barter, transport, import, deliver, furnish or possess any intoxicating liquor." But note the word possess. The law ' is clear on that point and any person [ having liquor in his possession is a 1 violator of the law. But Senator Shep pard, of Texas, the author of the 18th amendment, some weeks ago intro- [ duced a bill amending the law so as to make the purchaser of liquor amen : sh.e but Ids bill is not likely to get! out of committee, for the Prohibition i Bureau declares it cannot be enforced, j It is now reported that with the1 decision of the highest court the wets are preparing to start a campaign of ‘‘civil disobedience” or open whole- j sale violation of the prohibition law. The wets contend that the court’s de-1 cision'is a last nail in the coffin of (he 18th amendment. It is a dead let ter and they will demonstrate its ex tinction by open violation of every provision of it. They will break down the law by purchase of liquor and they argue that now that the court has gone on record in supporting the legality of the purchase of liquor the decision does by implication support! the legality of the possession of li- j quor. You cannot purchase liquor without possessing it. If it is legal to buy liquor how could it be other wise than legal to possess it god jell It. The right to buy implies the right to have and to part with, the wets de clare, and they are happy now with the backing of the Supreme Court. They have broken down the main door of the law as they profess to see it and have entered the sanctum •rith draw., daggers.^ But the decision of the court uM j not originate this campaign of “civil disobedience” on the part of the wets. It has been in progress from the day that Herbert Hoover was inaugurated President of the United States. Up to that time the more reasonable of the wets preached in their propaganda ‘Hat the prohibition law should be obeyed till repealed. Mr. Hoover in his inaugural address was “so im prudent” as to tell the wets that all the laws roust be respected as well as obeyed even In the agitation ittifah. repeal. The wets called, the President a dry and immediately changed their tactics by preaching: “Abrogate the law by disobeying it,’* The attitude of the wets is now best expressed in the words of Dr. John A. Ryan, head of the Catholic Uunversity here. He recently declared “The nature of constitutional prohi bition clearly deprives it of all claims 1 to respect by liberty-loving people.” The wets have published that dictum j in every place in this country they could command. That is their attitude. That is the gauntlet they throw down today to the Hoover administration and we may soon know if the White House ; is going to meet the challenge. Mr. Hoover’s press satellites are now pro mising one of the greatest battles | between law enforcement aiid law ab rogation ever witnessed. CREDIT GUIDE BOOK AND SERVICE FOR SANFORD Many business men of Sanford are cooperating with the Credit System now being established by the Merch ants’ Mercantile Agency, Inc., of i Washington, D. C. This company is formerly of Pittsburg, Pa., being or ganized in 1889 and the Only company of its kind operating for this number of years. The last credit guide book made by them for this district was put out in 1916-17, and many names of prominent people of Sanford are shown in' that issue. At this time this company issued only a credit guide book—and it contained over 30,000 names of people corering a large ter ritory. Since that time the company has improved and added to its service, thereby making this service many times more valuable to the subscrib ing members, and is now covering wholesale as well as retail business firms. The Merchants’ Mercantile Agency, Inc., will have four important fea tures embodied in their contracts and at a minimum of cost, covering a pe riod of two years as follows: A credit guide book which includes Sanford, Jonesboro, Broadway, Came ron, Vas, and other tributary towns, and will interchange Information with any other city or town in the South— in fact, with any city or .town in the United States -— all this is made pos sible through the “Master Card” files in many centers, containing the names and addresses of thousands of people who carry charge accounts with the merchants. The credit buying public is assured at all times a square deal in reporting their standing as to paying habits, and no injustice will be intentionally done to anyone. All subscribers will have the free use of an adjustment department on old or delinquent accounts, operated from the National headquarters at Washington, D. C. All money owed by delinquents is paid direct to the merchants and no commissions or oth er charges are made for this service. This department is what is termed a friendly department—nothing hard boiled—-the intention being . to bring the delinquent and merchant closer to gether along friendly lines. Supplements or bulletins are issued from time to time at no extra cost to : Bubscrlbeia.-People moving from one town or city to another is important information. How did they pay in the city or town where they former ly lived—this informationu is of great convenience to all persons who nave a good pay record. Mr. B. W. Stuart and A. J. Berge are in charge of the organization work here. Address, care Merchants Association. REV. WALTER M. GILMORE IS MADE PUBLICITY DIRECTOR SOUTHERN BAPTIST CON VENTION. • Rev. WaltereM. Gilmore, Mission Secretary, Recording Secretary, and publicity director of the Baptist State Convention, has, says .the Raleigh Evening Times, accepted the pest of pubucity director oi the Southern Baptist Convention, and will leave eany xn June lor Nashville, Tenn., to take up his work, succeeding Frank E. Burkhaiter, who has- resigned to become head of the Department of Journalism of Bayior University, of Waco, Texas. Mr. Gilmore will be as sociated in his new work with Dr. Austin Crouch, executive secretary of the executive committee of the South ern Convention. Mr. Gilmore is a graduate of Wake Forest College and of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary at Louisville. He wa* in the Baptist ministry in Georgia for seventeen years, later serving a church in Louis burg for seven years and one in San ford for five years, coming from there to Raleigh. For tne past seven years Mr. Gil more has been mission secretary of the Baptist State Convention; I for twelve years publicity, director and for seventeen years its recording sec retary. He is also secretary to the Gen epm Board and of the board of execu tive committee and enrolling secre tary for the Southern Convention. Mrs. Gilmore is secretary of the Wo man’s Missionary Union. The many friends of Mr. Gilmore, who was born and reared in the Cool Springs section near Sanford, and who for four or five years ably and effi ciently served as pastor of the First Baptist church of Sanford, will be pleased to'learn that he goes to this larger field of service .Mr. Gilmore is not only an able preacher, but he is a good writer and has done some very effective Mwspapet work since en tering the ministry. He Tikes the work and him host of friends throughout North Carolina expect to see him make a success of the Publicity De partment of the Southern Baptist Convention. While they regret to see him leave North Carolina, they wish him much success in his new field of labor. GUNTER’S SENTENCE REDUCED. Eugene Gunter, who is charged with killing John Hall near Lemon Springs, last winter, tried at the March term of Lee Superior Court, and sentenced to serve a term of 10 to 16 year* in the penitentiary, had his sentence commuted to a term of 6 to 7 1-2 years by Governor Gardner wef,k' „Th* 12 Jurors, the trial Judge, the Clerk of the Superior Court, the Sheriff, she Register of C-urt. the County Auditor, the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners the other four mem !*** of tfc* board and many other cit liens or the county sighed the peti tion for a commutation. i LEE COUNTY HAS A POPULATION 0 OF 17,000 In 1920 the County Had a Popu lation of 12,400—This Shows an Increase of 26.8 Per Cent— The Census Figure Show 1, 620 Farms in the County as Against 1,465 in 19-iO—This Snows 155-More Farms in the County Than 10 tears Ago. The Express has often heard the question ashed, “How many people live in Lee County?" The census ol ten years ago gave the count > a popu lation of 12,400. According to the ng ures furnished The Express by Cen sus Supervisor T. C. vomica - from Raleigh, the county ho« has a popu lation of 17,0o0. This shews an in crease of 26.8 per cent •’ the IfeO population. This is a good showing uiryeoi penoo the county $ias a sSEstantial growth acron 'MKi"'0^ m ng up on a solid basis. Many people have mov ed co tn« county Ajitnii v-ct wcuuiis of the State during the dceade. Some of these settlers have e i e in from western counties and from counties east of here to engage in tobacco culture. They are among the best to bacco farmers in the county and are doing much to make the local market Pleasure Hour—Wcduciday evening* on N. B. £, woroflr. r" Coaault your local radio Urns iab£e.