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BIBLE THOUGHT|
1 —FOR TODAY— I
I’.JlßUde Thoughts memorized, will prove »[P
IIL Priceless heritage in after years. [gj 1
OMNIPOTENT CAKEThe Lord !
shgU preserve thy going out 'and thy ,
coining in from this time forth. find ■
t/vett for evermore.—Psalm 121 <3. ,
TAXES AND WAR.
i'Vhen one reads of the millions that
Uncle Sam collects each year in in
come taxes, he is inclined to ask what
happens to ail of the money. It seems
that we raise enough in one year to
us on easy street for several
years. The Charlotte News finds from
the chief of the United States bureau
of efficiency, which makes a specialty
of statistics, has compiled an estimate
of the way each dollar raised in the
1923-24 budget will be spent. The fig
ures are as follows:
For the army and navy, 17 cents.
For pensions, the veterans bureau,
etc., 25 cents.
For special activities, pertaining to
the recent war such as settlement with
the railroads war contracts, etc.. 4
cents.
For interest on the war debt, 28
cents.
For the retirement of the debt, 11
cents.
For the president, congress, the
courts, executive departments, re
,Bearch, education, public works and
[all other civil activities. 15 cents.
Ii These are the cold figures arfd as
■Jffhe News says, show that ”85 cents of
■he .taxpayers' dollar goes to pay for
Hoar, most of it for wars already
plught. Fifteen cents goes for the op-
Sgration of our government as a peace
|jpne enterprise. In the course of a
‘generation or two, if no new wars
eventuate, Americans will be paying
much larger proportion toward the
iggepenses of peace. In the meantime
•tttwy will puy the cost of the lesson of
war.”
And these figures, of course, do not
deal with the dead. They just tell of
the mercenary jrtde of war. and while
are staggering as such, they are
infinitesimal when compared with the
price we have paid in human
life. And as we must pay for years
to come in money, we will also pay for
years to come in men. New cases of
insanity, tuberculosis and other diseas
es, all traceable tp war. are cropping
out daily, and we are no more through
llfeying ■ with men than we are .with
money.
FOR FOREST PROTECTION. \
The disastrous forest fares which
have been raging in several comities in
this State within the past several days
nerve to bring close home the great
need of . better forest protection
throughout .the United States. This is
supposed to be Forest Protection Week,
! Fresldent Harding having designated
, the with the object of impressing
phpoß'Wia'people the necessity of great*
er care in using our forests. Dr. Jos
eph Hyde Pratt, director of the geo
; logical and economy survey of the
State pf North Carolina also issues an
appeal in connection with the observ
ance of the Week. He said:
, .‘‘Nearly every landowner can look
hack and rpmcmlier when there was a
IJppd timber- on his property. In most
Hflifßi. his timber is now gone, but the
)and owner has the idea that some
pyhtpy else there is plenty of wood and
glSpMuJse for worry.
MnifaU these landowners could get to
l&timr and compare notes they would
|Kf|phat the neighboring state is in
condition and building on
false hopes—for if ns much
Ffjfflrr is cut or destroyed by fire in
gPgfl£xl fifteen years, os.lraq been re-
ranks of those eastern states now de
pending on getting timber from the Pa
cific coast.” >\
While this message was prepared for
Forest Protection Week, it is applica
ble every day in the year. We are
too careless with our forests, and if
we do not take greater care in pre
serving them we will pay dearly some
day for our folly. \ :
LA FOLLETTE TOUR «
TO TEST THE WEST
Senator to Expound His Theories to
Voters the President Addresses.
(Special to The New York Times.)
Washington, April 24.—The cur
tain has at last been raised on the po
litical program of Senator Robert M.
La Follette of Wisconsin, for tne re
maining months of the long recess of
Congress, which will not end until De
cember.
Senator La Follette himself is the
curtain raiser. It is his intention to
put himself in the best physical condi
tion and then start out on a.
strenuous, country-wide speech-mak
ing campaig, obviously designed to
put to the test with the people of the!
West the advanced views of the most
conspicuous radical in Congress Jn
contrast with those of President Hard
ing and the more conservative wing of
the Republican party.
While Senator La Follette- did nut
say so, a fair inference from the out
line he gave of his plans is that his
itinerary will cover most, or a large '
part of the routes which President
Harding will follow in crossing the
continent on his way to and from
Alaska during the Summer mouths.
The President’s itinerary’ has not been
disclosed in detail, but the general
sketch of his program of travel ob
tained last dovetails in a gen
eral way with Mr. La Follette’s tenta
tive ideas for a speech-making tour.
It was mad 3 clear by Mr. La Follette.
however, that his plans had not heerv
l>ased cn those of the President. ’He
had had his journey in v contempla
tion for some time and would carry
out his plans without regard,'ltd'
•whether President Harding did or
did not make a “swing arorind the
circle.” - -. ’ “a
“I have received so many'yinVita
tions to speak, from people Jfft all
parts of the country,” sa d Senator
La Follette to The New York Times
correspondent, ‘that I decided to ac
cept some of these invitations, I
hope) very shortly to clean up my
business here in Washington and go
away for a little, recreation to rorti
fy myself physically, after which" 1
will talk to -the folks.
“My itinerary is not yet made and
will not he for some time. ’ ' *
That Senator La Follstto con
templates engaging in a great battle I
is indicated by the character of the j
preparation he will make for his long j
journey. He has considerable work at
hand that requires his attention and |
he will not leave Washington until
this has been cleaned up. He will men
go away for h'S period of physical up
building and it is probable that Bat
tle Creek, Mich., 'Will J>e the plsce
selected for that phase of his pro
gram. He plans to spend a month in
the effort to make himself physically
fit Then he will start out on the first
leg of his long itinerary.
While the itinerary -Is still in the
tentative stage, it is likely that Mr. I
La Follette will begin his campaign in I
•Minnesota and go thence through j
North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyom- i
ing, Montana, Washington. Oregon!
and California. From California, ac- I
cording to present intentions, he will
go to Colorado, Kansas, lowa, Illinois
and Indiana, and may visit Michigan
and Ohio.
This part of his program comp eted,
Mr. La Follette will take a short rest
and again undergo a period of physi
cal upbuilding. Thus fortified, he will
make a tour of the Democratic
strongholds of the Southwest—Texas.
Oklahoma and Arkansas. In the
Southwest States the Farmers’ Union
movement has made great headway
and branches of the organization hav*
been urging Mr. La Follette to ad
dress them.
Doubling Up.
“Willie,” asked the teacher, “what
is the plural of man?”
“Men.” answered the small pupil.
“And the plural of child?”
“Twins,” was the prompt reply.
In one second, sound in air travels
-1.100 feet, sound in water 4.700 feet,
light 186.400 miles, and an electric cur
rent anything up to 300,000 miles. The
earth itself does a fair amount in the
same brief period of time—it travels
eighteen miles.
In the person With a perfectly pro
portioned figure. afid standing with
arms hanging down at the sides, the
third finger should reach exactly to
the middle point of the thigh.
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BUSINESS AXP THE OUTLOOK.
Philadelphia Record. ,
Business proceeded as usual last
week, notwithstanding two incidents
of more than ordinary importance.
Tho first was Attorney General
Daugherty’s request for an injunction
to suppress all trading in sugar
futures on the New York Coffee and
Sugar Exchange, which brought
momentary confusion into . all the
markets, and so far nothing more.
The second was the announcement
from Washington that the Interstate
Commerce Commission was launching
another investigation for the further,
(bedevilment of the railroads through
.complicated questionajres, the
answering of which will require di
version of, railroad executives’ atten
tion from other and more pressing
matters in operation and ftt" finance.
I The ’ s weep of increased wages con
tinues in various industries without
materially adding to the labor sup
ply. which in some plants is inade
quate for desired production. With
the apparent culmination of the boom,
notably in some of the metal markets,
such as copper, lead, zinc and tin,
there has been a pause In the ex
pansion of the iron and steel mar-,
kets, which has been accepted in, bus:- '
ness circ'es. not as a sign of weak-!
ness, but of vitality and health in the ,
underlying situation. Notwithstanding '
unfavorable weather, retail trade in
•general has been good, with confidence ‘
in the prospects w.hen the workers re
receive the wage increases just going;
into effect.
It Is not surprising, says Dun’s Ke- (
| view, that recent weeks have brought
“a slackening of the domestic business
expansion and a check to the rise of
prices. Abatement of new buying has
become more sharply defined in cer
tain basic industries, as in iron and
steel and textiles, and some markets
that had advanced appreciably have ■
developed reactionary tendencies.!
These are not considered disquieting j
phases, because progress has been
unusua'ly rapid during the first quar
.ter of the year, and it was recognized j
by close observers that the movement i
could continue indefinitely at a record j
breaking Measured by some!
former standards, demlih&s remain of j
lioteiydrthy volume; but many require- j
ments already- have been covered sev->
eral months ahead,land theije obvious* j
ly is the s:iml incentive now to
secure protection against probable
forward needs.” j, j
The iron and steel markets center-!
ing in the Pittsburgh distiict show a j
slowing down, with steadiness and j
smoothness. Many m'lls have been :
sold up through June, and with some j
of the surplus second quarter pusi- i
ness going into the third quarter. !
Tilery are now delivery premiums on |
practically all steel production, -which :
continues at approximately the rate i
reached In March. The pig iron mar- j
ket is pronouncedly quiet. The tex
tile markets have been dull, a season- |
sh e condition accentuated by uis
ihclination of many buyers to make 1
commitments except those necessary,
with prices in both primary and six*- •
ondary markets continuing generally ;
firm. According to a Government esti- 1 1
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mate, the cotton States will'plant 12
per ceiit more acres in cotton than
they did In 1922. This would -mean the
cultivation of 37,791;040 acres this/
year, and if the yield Is on last year’s
basis, 11,110,698 bates would be the
crop.' Weather conditions since April
1 have been unfavorable for plant ng.
The raw wool market is" broadening,
.with a showing of strength partieular-
I ly"in the finer grades. There has been
a further exhibition of strength in the
j foreign wool markets.
I ,ln the Chicago grain market export
, buying gave a lift to wheat prices.
[The crop advices from the spring
! wheat belt were unfavorable, with
’ indications of a late start and de
crease in acreage.
Money on call in New--York rang
ed between .4 and 6 per cent, last
week, compared with 4 and 5 1-2 per
cent, the previous week.
todays Events ' v 'tj
Wednesday, April 25, 1923.
Festival of St, Mark, the patron
saint of Venice.
Tlie Roman Catholic diocese of New
Orleans is 130 years old today.
This is Anazae Day, the anniversary
of the landing at Gallipoli,
i Princess Mary (Viscountess Lasccl-
I les), only daughter of King George [
and Queen Mary, is 26 years old today.
! At Buckingham Palace tonight King
George and Queen Mary give a sump-:
tious banquet in honor of file Duke
of York and vLddy Elizabeth Bowes-'
Lyon, who are to wed tomorrow,
j Sir Auckland Geddas, the British
nmbnssHElor, ami Jules .Tusserad, the;
. french ambassador, are to be present-'
hd with medals by the National Insti
tute of Social Sciences at the annual 1
dinner of that body in New York to- 1
night. ;
It Cannot. H ' I
Fhi’.adelphiii Record' ’
Speaker Gillett. hits the naii square j
ly on the head when bo says that “if -
•Republican leaders are going to set !
red and oppose anything, however I
meritorious, which emanates from the 1
League of Nations they are liable to j
drive away from the party may of
those who have been, most respotisin'e
for its character and its success.” Not I
only are these stupid so-called leaders j
liable to do this, Unit they haVe ai- \
ready done it. The League of Nations j
is' here to with a coristhhtly!
growing influence and authority ini
adjusting the troubles of the world, !
and the effect of the Republican boss- j
es to ignore! it is one of the sil'iest
performances imaginable.
Only yesterday a news dispatch I
from Geneva announced that ’the
League of Nations Council today
achieved an amicable .settlement of j 1
the Bulgarian and Greek dispute over j :
the treatment of Bulgarian m-!
habitants in western Thrace.” etc.
And that sort of thing is being done
today. The idea of old'Henry Cabot
Lodge. Brandegree, (Moses. Watson 1
and others that the League ana Its 1
subsidiary Permanent Court of In
ternational Justice can be treated as I 1
being entirely non-ex'stent shows the 1
degree of imbecility to which tne: :
management of the G. O. P. has been
now reduced.
Just Renovated.
Teacher: “I believe this is a new
ice?"
Preside • “No, sir, I just washed
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\ Mothers of Famona Men |
The Mother of Sir Frauds Bacon.
j His outstanding characteristic, a tal
ent for acquiring knowledge, and' re
• I tabling it after it had been acquired^
• i was inherited, all commentators agree,
' -by Sir Francis Bacon, great scientist
1 1 of Elizabeth's era, from his mother,
' i Ann' Cook .Bacon. Ann Cook'was the
j daughter -of Sir Anthony Cook, “deep
in the confidence of the reform party,”
and'a former tutor of Edward VI. ,She
: gave to her son not only a fine mind
and altogether splendid personal equip
ment for life, bin also a head start so
far as- political favor was concerned,
and such things were of tremendous
importance in that day and age—even
greater than today. i
Misrress Bacon whs a remarkably
accomplished woman, ami was distin
guished by her ability to think logi
cally and argue intelligently on am
toific of current interest. In addition
to this naturally fine mind she had a
splendid education, quite unusual for
that time. She was. according to the
biographers, “exquisitely skilled In the
Greek and Latin tongues.” She was
also “learned and eloquent.” She had
| a strongly religious bent and puritani-
Jcal fervor. She was affectionate, al
- strong willed, in which quali
ties her son was quite her counterpart,
jas she was possessed, contemporaneous
writers say, of a “masterful and tjr
| rannic spirit,” she made the mistake
! common of mothers, that of passing
her masterful spirit down to her son.
i He was just as determined as she was,
and as long as they were both deter
j mined upon the same thing, all was
: well. \\’beu they were not, there was
: a battle royal in which the son came
•out victor fully,’its often, if not oftener,
I than the mother.
However, it is thanks to her herit
i «se of brilliance and determination
’that Bacon finally wrenched himself
away from the law. which he hated,
! and which had been imposed upon him
las a profession, and went into his
j beloved science. So the world is ever
lastingly indebted to this Elizabethan
mother.
Next: The Mother of Millard Fill
more.
RELIEVE FRANCE IS MILLIN’*}
TO REDUCE GERMAN DEBT
Set ‘ New Figure at About 50,000,000-
' 000 Marks.
London, April 24. —A dispatch to the
1 lines from Paris says it has oeen
learned, cn what the correspondent
believes to be excellent authority,
that Trance is wiling now to agree to
a reduction in Germany's debt to
somewhere between 40,000,060,000
and 50,000.000,000 gold marks, yro
vided in the settlement of the inter
allied debt all of France's indebted
ness is extinguished. Otherwise, it is
'asserted. France is disposed to hod
out for her original figure of 132,000,-
090,000 gold marks.
.France believes, according to the
correspondent, that the greatest
hindrance to such a settlement arises
from American sentiment, and seems
to think that this plan may induce
Great Britain and the United States
to consent to some arrangement.
At least one novelty in the big
leagues’ opening Is found in the name
of the Nationals’ new umpire—Doll
Derr.
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ELECTION NOTICE.
The Board of Aldermen at regular
meeting April sth, 1923, called a muni
eijial election in the several voting
precincts in the City of Concord on
Tuesday, the B|h day of May, 1923, for
the election of Mayor, one alderman at
large, one school commissioner at
large, alderman in each of Wards 1,
2,3, 4, and 5 respectively, a school
commissioner in Ward 1, and a school
commissioner in Ward 3.
The registration books are now op
en for the' registration of all voters
who failed to register for the last
bond election. The registrars will be
at the polling places each Saturday
between 9 a. m. and sundown until
the second Saturday before said elec
tion, for the purpose of registering all
persons entitled to registration.
GEO. H. RICHMOND,
City Clerk.
Concord, N. C., April 6,
1 To April 25th.
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