ESTABLISHED 118 0 MOUNT AIRY. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. APRIL Qth. 1»2S. f 1. S.O PER YEAR IN ADVANCE
*
COLD WEATHEJt
DAMAGED CROPS
Conaidorablo Number of Ponch
Bud* Wan KilUd in North
Carolina.
Washington, Msrrh The week
Jy weather and crop raviaw of the
United State* department of agricul
tir* contalne the following on the
crop situation in the eouth!
"The aeriou* damage reported to
early fruit a weak ago •* • °'
the frrete throughout the eouthem
atates, wa\ confirmed by the report*
of the currant week. Peach hud* ap
peared to hare suffered conairtorable
damage aa far north a* aouthert Vir
ginia and extreme aouthem Kentucky.
Tha peach crop waa aimoat ruined in
northern Georgia and the hlooma were
mostly killed in Tenneai.ee, while a
considerable proportion of the budi
were killed in North Carolina. The
damage waa severe In all sections of
Arkansas and the loss w»» total in
parts of Oklahoma. Apples appar
ently were not materially injured.
"Strawberries were extensively pro
tected in Louisiana during the cold
weather and were not *o severely
damaged a* at first feared, while
this crop wa* apparently injured.but
little In Tennessee. Citru* wi-re
blooming abundantly In Florida.
wh«fn- grove* were being Irrigated.
"Cotton planting advanced wall In
Florida, but the germination wa* de
layed: early planted was doing well
with a fair to good stand, although
tome wa* admaged or killed In the
northwestern and part* of the north
em portion*. Cotton planting waa
more general In central and southern
South Carolina, while replanting wa*
going on in southern Oeorgia. where
killing frost occurred on the morning
of the 20th. Planting and replant
ing made fair progress in Texas, while
the soil was too cold and wet for
field work in the central Mississippi
valley. Early planted cotton was
ch.-cked by cold weather in Arixona.
"Heavy rain the preceding weak
damaged early potatoe. on the ••it
em shore of Virginia, where the rr
planting wa* mude necessary. Much
replanting of potatoes
the southern coast digtrleti of
South Carolina where there wa* much
drv rot. In the ae«-d planted in Febru
ary. Potato*, and *H t»wk em{w
were dntnnged by the
lng weather of the 10th t*r 20tl< iii tho
southern tier of ■•late, event in the
lower Kio Grand* valley in Texas
and in the greater portion of Florida.
Melons were bhdly damaged in south
ern Georgia and some were killed in
extreme northern and western Florl
4, F-r';: flmted tr.-lons were do
lng well in other portion* of the Flori
da peninsula, but the germination of
the most recently planted wa* delay
ved by dry weather.
"Cold weather checked the growth
of sugar cane in the lower Missisalp
pl valley. The planting of tobacco
and peanut* continued in Florida.
Fair progre** wa* made in seeding
tobncco plant bed* in Kentucky. I^ate
report* indicate that the freeie of the
19th killed much sprouting tobacco
aeed in Kentucky and much damage
wa* done to young tobacco by the
cold weather the 20th in Georgia and
South Carolina, except in the north
am and Immediate coaaj district* of
the last named atate.
"Corn planting and replanting
made fair progre** in Texas where
the soil waa well prepared and plant
ing progressed rapidly and wa* be
coming general in South Carolina and
Georgia. There wa* too much rain
for satisfactory field work in the
central Gulf states. Planting wa* re
tarded in Oklahoma and Arkanaa*
because of the cold grjund, and heavy
raina in the Ohio valley and Tennes
see checked field work. Corn plant
tog advanced well In Florida but dry
weather delayed germination. Early
planted com wa* doing well in thl*
atate with fair to good stand."
Statement of Ownership
Of The Mount Airy New* publish
ed st Mount Airy. N. C., for A§ril
1st, 1923.
Publishers. J. E. A Son. Mt. Airy. *
Editor, J. E. Johnson, Mt. Airy.
_ Business Manager. W. M. Johnson, Mt.
T Airy.
Owners. J. E 4 W. M. Johnson, Mt.
Airy.
Known hsnd holders, mortgagees, or
other security holders, none.
Signed, W. M. Johnson, Manager.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this the 20th day of Match, IMt'
L. P. Wrsnn, Notary Public.
DONT WANT KU KLUX
SENATOR
Figbl to B« Mad* on Tom*
Mombor
Washington, MaMi 12*. -Senator
Eleet Earl B. Mayfield. of Taxaa, li1
going to give the democrats noma un
happy hour*. Ha la eallad tha New
harry of tha democratic party. The
i republicans ara getting ready to make
a big-to-do over tha Mayfield con
teat. Thay expect to maka it a :iland
off for Nawharry.
Mayfield will ha ousted from tha
' aanata unless Influence enough to
j save him can ba brouirht on membera
of that body between thin tima and
j tha convening of Congress in Decern
bar. The Invlaiblt Empire ia organic
1 in* for a determined fight to hold
Mayficld in hla seat. Rut a majority
of the republican memher« and « j
formidable minority of the democrat*
arc determined that he shall ha oust
ed. They aaaert that it ia on a foot
ing with tha caw of Truman H. New
berry, of Michigan, who was forced
to resign by the popolar outcry1
airainat him and the knowledge that
1 he would be turned out.
The line-up In the senate, accord-,
' ing to a poll of membora, ia:
For Mayfield: Republlcana, 5; de-j
mocrata. 27; total, 32, Against—Re
nuhlicnna, 47; democrats, IB, and In
I dependent, 1; total, 63.
One senate aeat ia vacant.
Southern democrats are active in |
j behalf of Mayfield. Northern and
western democrat* are general!) op
posed to him.
Texas ia all wrought up over the
Mayfield case. Many prominent de-!
mocratic leaders in the state de- i
; mnnd hia expulsion. They boldly |
' assert that he waa unlawfully elect- 1
: ed to the senate.
Charges on which the opponents!
nf Mayfield base their contention j
that he should be ousted are:
That hia name as the democratic
nominee was "unlawfully printed on1
| all ballots uaed in tha more then 1IS0
of tha mora populous eonnttea," and!
"unlawfully rtamped, written or past ;
ed by election officers on the ballots
used in oth^r countiea, and more than
SOO.OOO such illcgsl ballots were cast'
for turn."
"The placing of Mayfield'* name
j on these ballets r.-as unlawful," the
! formal lum ilaint Ituw riled with the
•enste «sy«, "twanse. -it is alleged
Mayficld and his representative*
i !ind his alleged conspirators (includ-l
ing the Ku Klux Klar.> violated all
material provisions of the To*as cor
rupt practices act' in that they er
I pended for campa'gn purpose* mort
1 than $150,000 in the primary eleCtior |
: i ampaigns (the unlawful maximum
l>eing $10,000.)"
I It ii also charged that "several,
! thousand votes actually cast for
I fieorge E. B. Peddy, who is contest
| ing Mayfield'a election, were counted
I for Mayfield.
I A a I - -1 1 I I
Mayfield's personal qualification!
are challenged upon these ground*:;
"Alle— 1 violations of the corrupt
practices art, and of alleged false
swearing In connection with such vio
lations; alleged false testimony given
by him in connection with the Coral
cana injunction case, which involved
alleged violations of the corrupt prac
tices act; alleged misuse and abuse
of his official position and powers as
railroad commissioner to compel fin
ancial and political support and con- i
tributions by individuals, corpora
tions, having business with the
railroad commission of Texas; and
his alleged membership in and ap
proval of the Ku Klux Klan and its
activities."
The petitioners, urging Mayfield's
banishment from the senate, connects
the "Ku K!ux Klan" with each and
every illegal and fraudulent act
charged In connection with the pri
mary and general elections—K be
ing averred that the 'Klan' thus
sought to secure the nomination and<
election of Mayfleld to further the
accomplishment of its real purposes.
Republican leaders here are going to
the hat good and hard on the May
j field petition. They will endeavor to
1 show that It Is as bad as the New
berry case. Newberry violated pro-;
visions of the Michigan Corrupti
Practices act, and Mayfleld the Teas
'law.*
Excellent Remedy far Constipation.
Tt would be hard to find a bettor re
medy for constipation than Chamber
lala's Tablets. They are May to taka
and bIU and gentle in effect. Give
them • trial wfean you Wave Bead
SAYS SUGAR PRICES DUE
TO TARIFF
North Carolina Senator Cim
Out Statement on High
Price*.
Washington, March 211.—Outstand
ing devt^pptnents her* today Hi th*
sugar situation wcr* th* announce
ment by the tariff rnmmluknn, that
In compllanc* with instructions from
President Harding It* Inquiry Into th*
effect of th* new import dutle* on
price* would he mora far-reaching
than originally waa intended and the
prediction by Secretary Hoover that
pre*ent price* would rvault in de
creased consumption and Increaaed
production.
When the tariff commiiaion met
today it had h 'we it the President'*
telegram, sent Tuesday night from
St. Augustine, Florida, directing that
It establish whether the new tariff
waa keeping the retail price of sugar
at high level*. The commission
which already had Initiated an in
vestigation, at the request of Cuban
producers to determine whether a
reduction in the sugnr dnties was ad
visable under flexible provisions of
the tariff law, derided at once to in
crease the stfipe of It* inquiry.
Member* of the commission pre
dicted it probably would be si* month*
before a comprehensive study of pro
duction costs in Cfka, Porto Rica
and Hawaii, as well a* the United
States, and of local storks and world
supplies in variou* dates could be
completed and recommendations sub
mitted to the President who has au
thority to alter the tariff fate*.
Mr. Hoover'* prediction was made
In a letter to Representative Dalllng
er, republican, Massachusetts, who
hns asked for information as to the
present situation.
"Sugar consumption and produc
tion." said th* commerce secretary,
respond very quickly to price. "It
wr.uld be normal to anticipnte that
estimated consiimrtlon would de
crease as the result of the present
over high price."
Comrr.»nt on the susnr situation
~amc during the day from Senator
>immons, democrat North Carotin*,
who led the fijrbt in the r "iate agr.inst
administration tariff bill. Basil M
Manly, director of the Peoples* legis
lative service, who a week nro urged
the President to or! r i d ■ artmcnt
of justico Irr.i ^tication of alleged
price manipulatlot , an<* the Farmer's
Nstioeal council.
Senator Simmors said, in a state,
fnent. that present hiirh prices were
due to the preferential duty on Cuh»n
sugar. Declaring that President
Harding's instruction to the tariff
Commission nuvgesta that "he must
have considered the tariff as at least
a possible cause of the present high
Price." Senator Simmons made this
assertion:
"The preference shown in our tariff
to < Cuhan sugar makes our market
dependent upon the islands for Its
principal suppfy. Our domestic raw
beet and cane sugar is now wholly In
the hands of our refiners. These re
finers also notoriously control the Cu
ban supar and speculators who want
to corner sugar, only have to comer
the Cuban supply. This is because
we eannot draw'any of our sugar sup
pile* from Europe, because the duty
such .sugar would be required to pay
keeps it out of competition with Cu
han sugar."
Mr. Manley said he had told the
President in a telegram that his
orders to the tariff commission were
to be commended, "provided the de
partment of justice takes prompt ac
tion to stop speculating and punish
the conspiracy of profiteers who rig
ged the sugar market."
A statement from the Farmers'
National council contended that "gov
ernment control of the sugar crop
from producer to consumer, as would
be possible under the Norris-Sinclalr
marketing bill, creating a govern
ment corporation, is essential to the
protection of the producer and con
sumer.
The Pneumonia Month
March it a typical pneumonia
ttonth anH untidily rive* a hifh rate
f ?»"Kallty for th>- di*ea«e. After
a lorijr and haH winter, the ivufein
ln*et much of it* re*t*t«nce and peo
ple trow rareleaa. When erery cold,
no matter how flight, i* sriven nn>mpt
and intelligent attention . there '»
much leea danger of pneumonia. It
■hoold be home in mind that pneumo
nia it a (rerm disease and breed* In
the throat. Chamberlain'* Couffh
Remedy it an expectorant and eleana
oat the g*i in ladenrd noci* and not
only rare* a cold hut prevent* H re-,
rattinc In pneumonia. It k pleasant
to take. CMMrm take ft wflltiifty.
MUST READJUST
LAWYERS' FEES
Gov. Morrison Say* Railroad
Tax Bill of Lawyer* Must bo
Adjusted.
Raleigh, March 2».—Thers will h«
radical adjustment In fNi to b« paid
by the itata to tha attorneys who ra
p re sent North Carolina In the re
cant railroad tai litigation In tha
federal dbtrfrt and United State*
Supreme court Governor Morrtaon In
timated before ha laft hare thli waak
for Charlotte. Oovarnor Morrison
declined to comment on tha » mount of
tha hill* rendered by the attorney*,
and aald to total f70,000 for their
service*, but waa frank In the stete
ment that adjuatments would he made.
"I think I know how lawyer i ought
to be paid," «aid the Governor. He
may or may not have had In mind hla
own fat- of 11.MX) paid him by tha
Mate toward the rtoae of the Craig
administration »hen he wan employ
ed to represent the State in litigation
instituted by Cuba to recover on re
pudiated Carpet Bag hands of North
Carolina. In addition, of course. Gov
ernor Morrison received, in part with
the late Governor Bickett, then Attor
ney General, expense money In con
nection with their investigations and
the preparation of the case They
never got to the Supreme court with
the matter for the reason that the ac
tion was voluntarily withdrawn.
North Carolina has never paid any
thing appropriating $70,000 in attor
neys fee* in any litigation, and the
records show that a 136,000 fee such
us Judge W. P. Bvnum of Greensboro,
is understood to have anked la with
out a parallel while the 115,000 asked
by Sidney Alderman, associated with
Judge Bynum, la several timei more
than tha average young lawyer
drenms of pulling down annually
daring the early years of his practice.
The well authenticated fee of 10,000
each for Thomas D. Warren and for
mer Governor Ijocke Craig, while con
• idrraKy nearer a reasonable figure
lire declared to be unquestionably ex
orbitant.
"I'm very norry thii matter baeto.
he discussed," said the Governor.
"I'm »ure that an arrangement can
he made satisfactory to the attor
neys and the State Of course, they
rendered a very fine service. They
are able lawyer*, they went up
aifi«in*t able lawyer* and beat them
Their fee« will be high but I tKink
a reasonable adjustment can be made.
Neernen Giving G. O. P.
Trouble
.Northern negroes are up in arms
iiml threaten «o bolt the Reppblican
party. Certain of their organization*
have *ent saucy letter* to Senator*
T^>l(re, Curti* and other *enate lead
ers, charging them with ifalf-hearted
support of the Dyer anti-lynching bill.
"We did everything that «n possi
ble under the rules in an effort to jam
through the anti-lynching bill," said
Senator Curti*, "and we only Rave up
the fight when we saw it was useless
to keep up the struggle, which was
blocking the passage of important
legislation of non-controversial na
nature."
Republicans admitted today that the
negroes have not a Chinaman's chance
of putting through their measure if
the rules of the senate are not modi
fied.
Senator Overman has stoutly re
sisted cloture in the senate. During
the Democratic administration, when
the Republicans were blocking legis
lation. he was unwilling to do away
with the old speak-aa-long-as-you-can
rule of the senate. He said the day
would come when the South would
need free speech in the august body.
If there had been real cloture in the
senate the Dyer bill would have been
n law by this time. It Is rfmed at
the South and is unfair, and absurd
in its present form. The bill was in
troduced by Representative Dyer, of
Missouri, who has a large negro con
stituency, and has been opposed by
negro leaders at various times. He
would saddle this partisan and sec
tional law on the South to help for
ward his own interest* at home. The
Democratic leaders from the South
have served notice that no such meas
ure will pass so long at they have
lungs to debate it.
Republican senators are sore be
cause of the caustic language of the
negroes and their threat to desert
the party in the next election.—Wash
ington Cor. Charlotte Observer.
If you have relatives and friend*
who live in or about Mount Airy you
need The Mount Airy H«wi in your
hone.
Mwt Slop M«n CroMMc
It It Track
Raleigh, March 29.— Wholesale er
ect lorj of new railway crossing signs
will ba inquired of tha railroad* prior
to July 1, tha data oil which tha naw
"Stop, Look and L la tan" law, enacted
by tha lata general aaaamly, haconai
effective. Tha law diracta every mo
tor vehicle to atop bafora proceeding
over • grada crossing, and it diracta
tha railroad* to tract signs "40 by M
Inrhe*," painted rad and calling at
tention to tha "North Carolina Stop
law," thaaa to ba plarrd 100 feet from
aach crossing.
Maanwhila tha state highway com
miaalon la working at top speed to
sjiminste aa many gra>la crossing* aa
practicable. Hundred* of ciuaalnga al
ready have Keen dona away with and
many mora will go a* road beda are
shifted from one aide of a main line
to another or a rroaaing i* ahifted
to a cot where a bridge may be eon
atructed or to a fill where an under
pa*a may ba provided.
The "Stop. Look and Listen" law
wa* tha result of *evera! bill* In
troduced in the general a**mhly aim
ed at tha elimination of the many pos
aihilitie* of fatal acident* «t rail
road croa»ing*. One bill wax intro
duced by Senator River* John*on af
ter he had witne**ed a fatal acident
nee- 'd*horn while coming to Ra
leigh to attend the se**ions after a
week end viait to hi* home In Duplin
county. Hia bill failed to pa** but
hi* championihip of the "Stop, Look
and Listen" measure proved extra
ordinarily effective. Hi* relation of
the Coldshoro accident made the sea
ate "sit up and take notice," as U
were.
The new law places cbligation up
on both the public and the railroad*.
The road* are forced to erect . te new
regulation *ign* which will be so plac
ed a* to catch the eye of a passing
m .tori*t, Thi* requirement will call
for the expenditure of thousands of
dollars by the railways. The motor
ist is required to stop at a distance
not exceeding 50 feet from the near
est rail at a grade crossing. Failure
U 4e ao constitutes a misdemeanor
punlsnaMe by a fine of $10 or im
prisonment of 10 day« or both.
The law *pecfi«* that its provisions
shall not justify the allegation of con
hutory nejrligence in actions for
dnmages sca'nst the railroads as the
results of accident t at crossing*.
Morrison and Trinltle Will
Spe*lc At Pin* Meeting
Rocky Mount, Msreh 27.—Both
Governor Morrison of North Carolina
and Governor Trinkle, of Virginia,
will appear upon the program of the
annul 1 meeting of the North Carolina
Pine association which is to be held
in Norfolk. March 2# and 20. it wa*
learned from an official of the as
sociation here today.
The association, which it a non
profit trade organization, is made up
of 150 timber operations in the six
South Atlantic states where the North
Carolina type of pine is produced,
the holding* of these operations be
ing estimated beyond the $100,000
000 mark. Approximately 260 mem
her* are expected to attend the Nor
folk meeting which will open on the
afternoon of March 28 with prelimi
nary committee and officer* reports
and the discussion of various techni
cal and routine business matters.
Bull Runs Wild On Baltimore
Street*
Baltimore, Md., March 31.—Chant
ing: through Saturday afternoon
crowds, a bull ran wild in the heart
of the shopping district, spreading
terror among hundreds of women
shoppers and pedestrians thia after
noon.
Many of the women ran screaming
for shelter aa the men Joined in the
chase. Several blocks away the ani
mal was grabbed by the horns by a
negro and thrown.
This ended a long chase in which
automobiles, trucks and hundreds of
persona took part.
One of the pursuers was George
Penkowits, who ran out from a syire
hatless and coatleaa, but wearing a
white apron, and made a desperate
effort to stop the boll
Penkowits grabbed the bull by the
tail and got such a good grip that he
held on for four blocks as the animal
charged from ski* to side up the
street.
At the end of four blocks the ball
threw Penkowits against a curb and
he loet hi* hold. But Penkowits did
not give up the chase. He waa in the
lead when the negro threw the aaV
mal. The negro sat on the Ml
neck and held hias down. 11
SEEKING TO RECOVER
9110,000 IN TAXES
Kction Will !• Takm N«mt
W«#k by Durham Commis
sioners to lUcovtr Rebate
Watts Csts
Raleigh, Marrh 26.—Baaing thetr
iction upon the contention that tha
1110,000 tax rebate riven the Amer
can Tobacco rompany ami tha Mf
[fit ami Myers Tobacco wmpsny by
Revenue rommissioner A D. Watts
n August, 1921, was Illegal, tha
Board of County CtiMli iinin of
Durham county will re-enter tha origi
lal assessment against the personal
property of these corporations upon
the tax hooks of the county and di
rect the collection of the full amount
if the tax orig nally levied.
Legislative approval of the valua
tion* originally made cannot be un
lone hy any »uh#e«vjent action of tha
itate revenue commissioner or by tha '
itate revenue commission, the Dur
ham officials win contend, and cHa
in support of the contention the de
rision of the state Supreme court in
the Cnnnon case. In which it was
leclared that values flxcyl and ap
proved hy the General Assembly can
not be altered by any other authority.
Hie Cannon petition for a rebate was
lenied and was later taken to the
•ourta.
Contemplated action by the Dur
lam commissioners will be taken
lext Monday, it Is understood hare.
Several weeks sgo attorneys were re
al ned to Investigate the matter fully,
'umpter C. Brawley. of Durham, and
lames S. Griffin, of Raleirh. repra
tent the county, and have prepared
i hrief recommending that the origt
lal value* be re-entered on the tax
>ooks and that the sheriff be directed
o proceed with the collection of tha
'ull amount of the tax levied ir. 1920.
The two tohacco companies wfTl
irohably resist the collection of the
axes through the court*, which will
nean the re-opening of the bittersat
'ight that was made against the a4
n in 1st ration of the state twrW sy»
omtem by the reeont commissioner,
D. Wstts. The circumstances In
be Cannon case, which has already
wen decided by the court*. and the
ir^bsMe actions to be bmucrht by tha
obacco companies are almost par
iHel. Attorney* for the county have
»»tio Honht *« to the out-v>me.
500 Cases Whisky Found By
Officers
Lexington, Ky„ Msrrh 27.—Fivs
hundred of bonded whisky and
mportod wine were fcizeH at the pa
rtial home of Mr«. M M. Dowling
n I.swrrm-ebur;*, Anderson county,
>y Prohibition Director Sam Collin*
»nd a force of agents late taut nisrht,
it was announced today at prohibition
headquarters here.
Mr*. Dowling. who has been the >
active head of the Dowling distillery
interests for the past 20 years, her
daughter. Miss Ida Dowling and two
<ons, John and Emmet Dowling, were
terved with warrants In their home
Following the seizure charging them
with violating the national prohibi
tion act. They waived preliminary
trial and rave bond in the sum of
15,000 each for their appearance at
the September term of federal court
in Frankfort.
The bonds were signed by J. L
Ford, son-in-law of Mrs. Dowling.
Search of the Dowling home -va»
made after the prohibition officer*
had found whisky in an automobile
they had watched come from the
rrounds of the Dowling home, Di
rector Collins said today.
The seised liquors, consisted of 5,
120 quarts of bonded whisky and lw
rases of wine.
Must Pay Over $5,000 For 2
Acres Land *
Norfolk, Va., March 27.—An award
»f $5,387 was made today by a spec
ial jury delegated by fee federal
•ourt to appraise a two acre tract
it the army haae, the title of which
s to be acquired by the government
hrough -ondemnation proceeding*
"hrners of approximately 10# arras
in upper Chocfcattirk district were
iwarded a valuation of $S,8ft4 far
heir tract, which will he used by the
•ovemment for the ronstrortMl and
naintenance of dams and psmphg
■tations adsqaats to furnish water
wppty to a naval and military fuenes
n Hampton Roads.
iroperty at the army baas sines Om
tase was (swlialij hat had not
xqairod legal tttk to K.
fiigmsmMii .arfa