ITS A Colyum . Of Thoughts From Here There, Yonder VOLUME XXV A S EM WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TOTHE1NTEB ESTS OFWARRENTON ATvITwAR KEN COUNTY 4 . - v WARRENTd, N. C TUESDAY. MARCH 9. 1920 Nnmhw. on (By W. BRODIE JONES) The purpose of a serviceable me morial instead of a cold, stark, use less shaft of granit as an emblem of appreciation of Warren county men of the recent war cannot fail to win the endorsement of its practical citi zens. The need for such stucture as is in the mind cf the committee's to be mod-tied by the expression of inter- ested people, is forcefully apparent The duty of thus commemorating the reeord of service men is one which the citizens of the county cannot fail to assume with willingness and oa- triotism. Emblematic of their service to the woild should be the memorial which rises to bear test.mony to their brav ery, fi'delity, devotion and zeal for the welfare and happiness of the world They fought "to make the world a better place to live in." in commemorating the idealistic r ana Against Tax Revaluation "T" V , , V- . imimaueu at ixorcn work with farms, and the Legislature ered in the Court House Fridav nitrht spirit whose soul was service to the But the Editor Is Still On the Job February 1. The rmluation act is yilkesboro, North Carolina. He has should never have consented to plac- for discussion of a serviceable memor- ttUliU, lit is aiuiiu lUdl LliclL Llie Le- Aittts. - J- vutivitiuiiia: t monlal to the memory of these men The editor takes the liberty of mak- urces lor purposes 01 taxation ana reasons for the view he has taken, Commission the power to value farm meeting was productive of much bet be of beneficial, wholesome, ennobling ing the following extract from a per- n.ot an, act of equilization pure and and what he has to say should be lands and homea The Commission ter understanding in reference to service. sonal letter lately received from one szmP Ie &lven thoughtful attention. A large appoints the Supervisor who can only thus commemorating the record made The opportunity is before the peo- of h:S most valued friends : u r'Balley concludes, therefore, number of our citizens know him per- hold office as long as his .COnduct suits by Warren county men during the 4.u rru- f . t 4- n that "the Governor has let the cat out sonallv. and he has hpM nr .mpn m,. .. ... ."ttllc" luuul' men au"n& wc uie ut tiio uuiiwj. Aixe present, is the time for action! Glory be, it begins to look lik "spring has sprang.' Thoae things ono gives the world ie .ne com one collects. Happ'ness is a State of mind gov- e ned by a good Constitution. Dodging Cupid's darts has made many good men cynical get hit hard! "Nothing succeeds like success, St'll, the man who fails is worth two 4he man who never tries.'. ' j-f-r Get , Talk the Memorial buildim your neighbor's opinion a3 this ser- viceable form of appreciation. The Whistling Girl h" a tnste for whistling, A taste that's not permissable, .11 T Aon't object to it ' " The pucker is so kissable. Tar Baby. After Nine Days "I wonder why he doesn't call his v-:e 'K'tten' anv more?" "I gue3s that she has her eyes open by this time." Punch Bowl. Tn, sf- - -r 1 : j ,. j The Minister I bid you good morn incr. The Parishioner (the morning af- 0r Hie. I Ml i-nit irnn ton Punch . . Bow! Wni" " " 7fT. . h7 thVf ; C states that whiskey cannot be thu hq: ViPPn nllnwo to lii0nco vcill be ' f anowea, tne license win 4 i - . , - . rQa -nV-n iaQy iiend Ot mine was tninKing , . . . about onenin? un a cisrar and cierar- opening up a cigar and cigar "tte store. vjonWhy d:dn't she? Flip Oh, she d'dn't have money enough tobace'er. Tar Baby. C-ocd n?ht, she said, and laid her heaa TTrm his manly breast. And he, accepted, homeward turned, H"s soul with joy possessed. He fene'ed still, above his heart, He felt that cheek so fair, But, hanging up his coat he found, It's ghostly imprint there. Ex. " She And know'ng my sentiments the subject, did that odious Harold drink? - j vu v He That's what he did. She And how did you resent it? HeI swallowed the insult. Orange Peel. The Dog. Tv e never known a doe- to waff His tail in glee he did not feel 0r quit his oTd-time friend to tag At some influential heel. . fewest cur I ever knew W as to the boy who loved him true. ve never know a dog to show HafWay devotion to his friend; seek a kinder man to know, Tk vrcher; but unt the end Waa b!est dog 1 ever knew to the man who loved him true. I'v 2 never known a dog to fake A fa!??. for a Presen gain, I've V Play of love to attaIn- That R kn0Wn a Prince or SPot 8eied to be what he was not. Detroit Free Press. Give I leir " Land Should Not Be Given Peak Valuation By Men At Cen- ter of Government, A11-' AKHCL.JS UF JUDGE , FRANK CARTER PUBLISHED True Value of Land Impossible Ty Dnfn4:t.o XT... 1 T T To County Are High Prices rciutuic Aow ill 1 Li i niM r Being Placed Thereupon. (Carter's Weekly) unuoujf icjwte uui iieo lancinsr in North Carolina. Wp ned such a pen in every state. I do hot always agree with you, but doubtless ' that is my fault, not yours. For in- stance. I reallv trrieve over voiir re- cent articles on revaluation in North Carolina. Really, I can see no objec- tion to inventorvino- our wealth hn- estly. It ought to be" done in every rri - . si-aw;. auc mutver ux rates ana levies is a future matter and can be determ- ned in the light of current financial conditions, deflation, or what not. "I am afraid the northwest corner of the state is trettimr entirelv too i e x : . t much comfort out of your articles. In 1910 an acre of farm land in Dare paid almost exactly S13 of tax for state support for every $1 paid by r. .! xu., such an acre in Alleghany; and this ratio in auuiuAiiuaiciv iiuc ui iiiwz other counties in that corner of the ...,. .i . state. The result is. these ten counties in 1915 got back out of the. State got treasu more money in pensions and public school' funds than all the state taxes these counties paid into it. Three of these counties are among the first dozen richest counties in North Carolina in per capita wealth." n,m- o-jnof tVi?a rri7er-fnl nlea for Over against this powerful plea lor tVio roviliistinn nrocT3.m wp set the following r ' .r ODservations dv anoiner ' , . . ,,;4-: -v, fr0m his recent communication to tn r h vpws. ureensDoro ivews. "I assert that the revaluation act UU8CI OUUH3 "J J .1 -4- l--, crtTT Dpmocmt of a prominent abilitv. Hon. ,T . V ; " " uu' AUi --""s:-v-fw.-,- value 01 DanKing nouse ana nxiures, service .structure. t : v, win; Ri1pV whiVn wo cull erai 13pS an - 1 increases., so between real property. Hundreds or and on the ine above par, if any. Tentative plans uvt c-- that: hichor tSYP.s flrp nTOne to Vlftln .cono t in Wo-fr-on ixr 1 1 taatitv t- 1 .j? i i. a 1,. it.i n.-i j rn. W1U mcrease Dy ouu pei ct;" Governor says 800 per cent, to Mr. Seldon the power of the state i to levy taxes; tnat .lc "Kelse txiC -i& -w -t-n-v tofinor nrarovs rT rnnnr.ips. ana towns. 1 asset t mai . J x. UT i- tht' . whereas under present condition the limit of the power of the state, the counties, the cities and towns .to taKs fY(SR frrirn tv,p neonle is hetween $20.- i x t ' -j. j oennnooo. uuu,ouo pei annum mm u,vvv,wv, and that under revaluation that limit will be $100,000,000 or more per an- um. "I assert that the revaluation act was hit upon by the State Tax com- mission as the means of enlarging the state's pewer of taxation, and that the grand old word "equilization" was brought in as a disguise as they say Mn the polite language of the street camouflage! "I assert that the emissaries were sent forth under the act and paid ac- cording to the size of the valuations; that the date for listing personal property was. changed from. May 1st iq tiaiiuoijr 4.oi in uiuvi w vw.. .. farmer when his stores and rents are on hand; that the questionnaires were sent out in an hour when money infla- tion, when land boomers and money borrowers had boosted land values be- rond all sense for the purpose of catching at high tide all for the pur- pose of enlarging the powers of taxa- tion. "And I affrm that the real issue in nolitiV in North Carol?na in the ap- proaching campaign, and the next five to come, will be fought out between a certain coterie who have determined to greatly enlarge the taxes, on one hand, and, on the other hand, the peo- pie who, seeing no real reason for anon n nrop-ram will resist them to th last ditch. "Let anyone who thinks that this issue can be beclouded with talk of "Equilization" go straight to Kinston there is down there a school espec- ially for him, room, board and tuition frcc Mr. Bailey gets the text of his in- dictment from a recent article in the w w wwv View s On leval Gins P.!i$i New York Times, in which Mr. Chas. A. belden quotes Governor Beckett aa saying: "We have double our facilities j . , , . . , f" w! T 5 r PUb.'1C "10?' an ..v. vt.Auu viAi. iA ikc iuui . This means,'. ' according to Mr. T- -i tH , ,, . 1 . Ea1' !f s anytmng, that, we have doubled the state. 's power to. hS; f fre' ' "lt mr,te twice aS much iU1 vwicx- uuject. .- "In his interview, therefore, of Feb luary 15, the governor denies the - . . - , 01 ine J have heretofore adverted to the "J 4CvrtiuwiV -. ..a . -.ll . l l 1 1fcr T 1 1 Powe -u"y siaiea oy mr. uauey, dus w have yet more fundamental objec- tlonJ in whlch we fear Mr- Bailey would not concur. Realty taxes fall heaviest on the middle and lower classes of society, in . u. kk- X. . .. A. A. 1 -jL exoneration wo tanto of the master- f few are so rapidly absorbing th .wealth of the .country 5 . ' aervion may surprise some, out ib taxes will be less, and yet seek to al Government guarantees the fixed memorial to the men, and the atmos an axiom of political economy that prove that the average citizen hasn't value of the other with the gold dollar, phere of the meeting was optimistic . .7" fVlA f QV AT tmfVAlTH lOl AclofA 1Q lt lact Paia Dv tne person wno actually . . . , uac 1W wiiewie a ciuppei, teuaiii. ui 11T1 1 V.T'SSJ 1 5? O " " " "J " . " T. t fcatlon tthat e figured into the rental, so that the rich man has horde of tenants tenants of his , i u ; T " 7:" " " """fr hoves to pay the bulk ot his leal " . IT! :: V XTlTlZ uvmC ..v W6 ...x-uavo.. tenant,: matches it in their own proper pi sons, not to mention tneir w.ves and children. In nearly every city and town most of the business property is in the hflnHa of ft few VerV Wealthv OWnerS. WVl(.n fh f nnt:rfk of iMreMed V . taxes they simpiy marie up rents; x . nr.nfii. frt tua nt tv,p v w same time that they squeeze the S'1Z. rf tV r . . 1,3-nk what an enine 01 PPres- sion these thievish revaluations will be in the hands of grasping landlords! "Yes. Blivins,. I'll have to admit ? n 1 1 , n knf puve ucuaveu vcn .ciicm.., uc 1 i'm obliered to taKe care 01 myseir. " You see you've only been paying $15 a month for this shack, and here now it is valued for taxation at $3,000. V tn ownr rnn't hrak pvati jlwv. - . . 1 . i j uniess ne gets at least iu per cent gross on the value of his property. "Yes, Blivings, I'm sorry about the cost of living and all that, but unless you can pay $25,00 from now on, you'd better look for a cheaper place. You know I can't rent a $3,000 prop- erty for $15 a month x That's the practical operation of your sanctified equilizing revaluation and, as the darkey said about his kicking mule, thats what I 'sp.se about it. L.a3t year the Federal government took a little over on hundred and one million dollars ($101,000,000) in taxes out of North Carolina, mostly from levies aiiu cavcoo jh lo . xuc i... . statement of this total shows how easy it would have been for the State to have derived from such sources the million and a half or two millions of extra revenue which would have enab- led it to dispense entirely with a di- rect property tax for the support of the State government. . This would have helped the people wh most need help, and would, at the same time, have made the tax valuation of real and personal property the exclusive affair of the counties and towns. I greatly regret the disagreement with so many of my good friends, but I can see in this revaluation program only a blunder so egregious that Dem- ocratic success in this year's elections would be seriously jeopardized if the Republican leaders had any other mis- sion or interest than to qualify for the pie carnival that is expected to be pulled off in Washington about a year hence. But it is not safe to presume too far on the' national preoccupations of the Republican leaders. Another such 4 r i i iiib- i rii. i r--r- .- rv-ii ir " t- jrv i t- i -t 1-1 or nmi'j 1 i' nir inuv: umvi 1 1 a 1 f - ji a o uatiofl breakas "revaluation." and the Dem ocratic party will rise un on its hind legs anfbeltl self ? . , . iweij- the PePl of North Car- wixiia realize me nan tnat tnis reac- tlonary measure will do to them, soon , , ... 7 and late, directly and indirectly, the storm of protest would sweep the "ke 3 Ka"3as Cyc'ne- t,We are reproducing an article from ne pen 01 juage i rank Carter in ref - erence to the re-valuaticn Act. Judge Carter is now editor of Car i . .. ourt a term or more. The thing that wories the average icizen, ana we ciass ourselves as L f .V . . -a --, sucn, is that those who speak tor the Legislature and for the State are en- horsing the Act. They seem to have lost touch with the "Man with the hoe." They seem to feel that it is RIGHT because they say it is right; i V v ja am . . thev ppm tn havA f n-.-o-nf f pn fVmt if. " " " lays the burden of taxation where it should be VlShtest' They claim that .-? J T- 1.-.1. ffl- - - J- p-u n jui xney cannot claim that mtangib.e wealth will pay -i -. w w - " " - Z as mucn taxes as iormeny, oecaust rnlnc rv-p f Viol" oloccf o rtViQYiva v , , . fc , w.w, vu, and the rate is greatly lowered, then it follows that the total revenue from that source is greatly reduced and . , , . . , f ' to wit, Real and visible personal. 1. V"' , Ltief re C3n only oe 0ne ciass ox proj Ey - upun- wn en me uuiuen -" tax will fall and that is Real, and s- ble personal the stuff that canro. be hidden, and the values of which has been greatly enhanced by fiat. p.iroe cf the apologists oUim that "rnTolnof nn" o tniennmnv tVof if " " - i-,- uaon 0t;fi fn equalize values." But that will not " ' J A T. al,A,j u,. r,ti-tiari iu w-"" ..cv, .v-v.x v... An Act to Raise Values on Real and V I)W1C L lUiXbVt W . w 'w ' " means to Accumulate Revenue." me titie Gf the Act would have told the purpose. As we have repeatedly said, there .. . . - - j 0 disnosition on the nart of War- - ren uuunt taj-payeiii lu snuii uieii )Ust part of the burden of taxation; but Warren is a farmmg population, uf mixed races Land valueg here are . not nur ever vvni' oe un a par wiui ... . .. . iands in other parts of the State more fortunately situated. Thousands of acies of our lands are not in cultiva- 4., nnr. v,j,v, mir-lanri owners heen &b!e to pasture them, for lack of fenCes. The fact that the produce fvom the few acres cultivated (com- pared with the whole acreage) has brought livingrices (for the first tlme in the last two years) is no cri- terion by which" to enhance the" price D tiie entire acreage four to seven f0d May I give an illustration of the way the thing works: Supervisor: "Mr. A. ,what do yoti think your land is worth?" mi. -l.. auvuii ipuu.uu bwvi Supervisor "Don't you think it would bring $50 per acre. if sold?" Mr. A. "Well, yes; I reckon it might; but I don't want to sell. Supervisor "Well, it is worth what it will bring, and Til put you at $50 an acre." Supervisor: "What is your house worth?" Mr. A. Well it cost me $600 four or five years atro just as it stands. t J $1000.00 air. "A" as an honest man has taken in consideration the fact that times were better, that his chances for making a living and a little to lay as'de for the future were brighter, and straightening his shoulders to help bear the burden of taxes and stand by his State, fixed what he honestly thought was a fair and just price on his farm. : To have the State fcupei. visor JJo you minic iz couia above tne jusi ana iair valuation ha- an times ana to nave a smne reaay be put there now for $1000.00?" ed by the local free holders. Take for every living creature you meet. Mr. A.: "I reckon it would take away from the State tax Commission To give so much time to the im 31000.00 NOW. a duty they are now trying to penoi.m provement of yourself that you have Supervisor "I'll put it down at in ignorance of conditions. no time, to criticise others. Tax Commission come along1 through its Agent and nolens volen3 almost double his high valuation has hurt his feelings, and made him mad too. I lay dawn as a principle from which we should not depart, that the valuation of the farms and homes of Nbrth Carolina Should Not Be Done By One Man or Set cf Men at the Cen- i - Jfi 1- itA f . . . . . . t0 T"7 th,"gS t mt values. You can't value the truck farms of Estern Carolina by the same rule you would apply to War- -ren, or Vance. It is the most difficult GENERAL MASS MEETING ICUi Ul valine. 11, is tne UlU&k u thing -to do by local appraisers TZs which enter into value, This rule of "V Raiir0ads, Telegraphs and Telephones - : ; almost a question to be worked out. - by mathematics. But this rule won't b.Au w. w i n rr i n tho hcinrto nr tho srnro I nv mem. xnev can aismiss mm just, when they get ready and appoint another whose mind will go along with" theirs, and the tax payer has 7 no voice in the matter. The revaluation act is wrong in principle because it centralizes the power to fix values for taxation, This power should be in the hands of -he peoplo. n - i i -t 11 is w.ong m principle uecause -ie Tax Commission can only fix the value of one class of property. The Nation- ...- The Commission attempts to tix the vaino f.vTia nf MortVi Carolina, hnt does not and cannt fix the value of a - t t . i j J gold aonar, lor tnat vaiue is tne sxana- - ard. The Commission cannot fix the VAinp f nntn anH bonds, nor stocks. n lo nrir-c nf .tnclfa nn tlio market nxes the value, men in tne name 01 VmnHr xvhv not. it the sale nrice of nonesty, wny not let tne saxe px farra iands.fix their value, for -taxa- tion. Let the owner and three tree holders fix what they think is a fair valuation. Let that be the value for taxation. If sold at a hierher valua- tion en let the new owner pay taxes at the valuation he paid. That is ?t.... .!.. . x; 1 J equilization; mas is ireauag lanu , , . ti. nKe oanK siock or ocner siock. cam, stock pays taxes on its par value (less iuc 11 lahea a saie u. suu.jv lu - , taCC tnac 1C 1S worm more man par. Then why go and make a farmer pay Tqvoc mi I vl IJ 1 1 X 1 1 f tv V i I ' I M .MllllVf I I J-f I , ....w,, x- has not been determined by sale, yet fix that value at what it "might" bring. It would be an easy matter to "boost" land and home values for tax- . . ation (for the "booster" tax Super- - visor it not uuj(ci. u- k think Mr. Jones you could get $50 per acre? Yes, for there is a man who will buy on the market and Mr. Jones , tt t j u-- wiuvvs it. uiuwn uun u juu .. .v you could get $50 per acre Yes, for Mr. Brown knows on the quiet what Mr. Jones knows. Don't you think von ronlH vat $50 acre Mr. Green? Yes; for Mr. Green has been approached quietly for a sale. And yet there is only one possible "ale, and using that as a lever the tax value for four years on three farms can be pushed to the limit and in like manner throughout the county. Un- til that sale is made, the farm value is not real, but prospective at $50. Then why put it at $50 until the sale is made? For each farm is a "bank" or other corporation unto itself, Another nearby farm cannot be ad- juugcu ecu ttuu ui price fixed by disinterested freehold- ers) until a sale 3 made above the price fixed by the said freeholders. If sold for above this "par" value it should go on the tax books at such gale value until the next four year period of valuation. What I mean is that actual and not probable sales should be the basis of tax valuation, Let the actual sale determine the value for taxation, when such sale is . v ! T l!. G Place that duty m the hands of fair and just men in each township. Re- move the discrimination against home (Continued On Fourth Page) WEATHER FORECAST: Springlike weather through Friday, warmer and fair with gentle winds. fl TTSM1 flllS 9 c ui n ServlceaMe Memorial For War- ren Receives Endorse- ment of Citkem. nnm. VV mi V V mr mi mi fc. a - "tl" IjATJJK Opinion Was Strong That The essary Could Be Raised By A Popular Subscription. Ac a iui iiaiicn luuiilv 1 1 1 r r i nun Tnn i o 1 TX7- x i xi world war- Col. Thomas D. Peck presided over the meeting which was addressed in short V W talks by Hon. Tasker Polk, Misses Josephine Schiffer, home dem- onstration agent of Warren, Julia Dameron, Amma D. Graham and Mrs. w. A. Connell, Messrs. Frank H. Gibbs, W. G. Rogers, Charles Tucker, B. B. Williams. Rev. E. W. Baxter. -r- ...".. w. oroaie Jones ana Others. All spOKC endorsing a servicable building rather than a shaft of granite as a proper for raising the forty thousand dollars a .WV VVVUUU4 iundertakine-. t ... . - a committee from the Woman's club and one from the American Legion w ty,o,i ua r,r,fi nmmUfaa i,- x - -j to call another mass meeting of citi- f tv onfir nnniv f inom the will -of the people in reference to the details of the building, It was pointed out by Miss Graham that in 1918 the county raised over twentv thousand dollars for relief air of which, was sent from Warren and that when money was to be spent here . i f i , .. m nonor oz our own men mat citizens ....... . . , - coma most assuredly raise tne iorty thousand or more necessary for this discussed Friday iiijiu caiieti ior a rest room lor inc ,T?... - t i. P .! . laaies 01 tne enure county, a3semoiy hall for various public meetings, in I V I " 1 . 54 fill 1 III llllr III AJ Ilia al JLTfl I 111 T VTM. 1 --.v. 1 cificially emblematic of the ideal of service. The committees were expected to immediately get together and make necessary arrangements for a county w uiaaa "tc.iiujj a.u uai discussion of the plans for the memor- iaL T..r.. t t t, t, i.j a ri: - nuiuo x . i u-u-i uuncu 1.1. . - Mr. Kutus f. Tucker a nephew ot Messrs. Stephen and Frank Tucker, as buried at the Baptist church in Warren Plains Mondav afternoon. Dr. T. J. Taylor oCiiating. Mr. Tucker died in . Washington State and was in service. His remains were accom- panied here by a fellow soldier. PROMISE YOURSELF To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness and pros- perity to every person you meet. To make all your friends feel that there is something in them, To look , on the sunny side of every- miiig aiiu maiwc j uui up 1 1111- ill w-uiiie true. To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best. To be just as enthusiastic about sue- cess of others as you are about your own. To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achieve- ments of the future. To wear a cheerful countenance at .11 a 1 . To be too largo for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the. presence of trouble. To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world not in loud words, but in great deeds. To live in the faith that the world is on your side so long as you are true to the best that is in you. Selected, T ft"? fk 1 1 1111 1 11 11 IV XTT 1 iL