Friday, March 18, 1927
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WHAT WOULD THEY SHIELD?
What is Secretary Kellogg trying to
shield in Haiti?
Senator King, who has often Bitterly
assailed the policy of the United States
toward Haiti and has especially been bit
ter on the so-called President of that land,
wanted to land in Haiti to make a study
of conditions there. He was advised that
his presence was not wanted and right
to land was denied him.
Secretary of State Kellogg was absent
from Washington when the incident first
came up. He is back now and the pub
lic is waiting to see what he will do. Will
he give Senator King permission to land
or will he back up President Bomo, who
is nothing more than the mouthpiece of
the American government?
-The-Lynchburg News sfiys “were Sec
retary Kellogg to indicate to our Navy
Department that he desired Senator King
to have the privilege of seeing conditions
at first hand there would he none to for
bid him landing at Port au Prince.” It
adds:
“This- is not to say that American in
tervention in Haiti was wrong or that
the time has come for the marines to be
withdrawn. Haiti and the Haitians are
possibly better off for the presence of an
armed American force. Certainly sani
tary conditions in that island have been
improved by their presence. But to treat
seriously the farcical pretense that the
United States upon Bomo as a
real president and must respect his wish
es as regards Senator King is childish.
“Bomo says exactly what a marine of
ficer in Haiti tells him to say. The ma
rine officer gets his instructions from the
Navy Department. The Navy Depart
ment issues instructions in such matters
according to the wishes of the Secretary
of State'. When Bomo speaks, therefore,
his words are as much the words 6f
Frank Kellogg as arc the words of the
mythical White House spokesman the
words of’ Calvin Coolidge. The real
source of opposition to Senator King vis
iting Haiti is not in Port au Prince but
in Washington.”
Why doesn’t the present administra
tion want the public to know about Haiti?
If conditions are what they should be,
with American marines in control of ev
erything, why shouldn’t Senator King be
allowed to make his tour of inspection?
Senator King is ratner uncertain about
conditions there and he is the right man
to give the public information. If he
says conditions are good then the public
will believe him. If conditions are not
good then the public is entitled to know
of it. „
Senator Borah wanted to go to Nicara
gua and Mexico to see conditions as they
exist and the administration blocked .such
plans. Apparently the President and
Secretary of State don’t want Senators
to see what is going on in countries where
marines with rifles have taken charge
of things. .
CORPORATION TAXES.
Almost every day now one hears about
manufacturing plants refusing to locate
in North Carolina because of the State’s
tax system. Enterprises moving South
from the North do not want to' come here
because taxes are higher than in some
other States. Yet, based on figures for
the year |1924, only in four States in the
Union were combined taxes on corpora
tions less than in North Carolina. Those
States were Michigan, Kentucky, Flori
da and New Jersey.
The United States over, federal, state
and local taxes in 1924 consumed 36
cents of every net income dollar, as
against 27.7 cents in 1923.
In North Carolina in 1924 our corpor
ations on an average pa-id in taxes, feder
al, state and local, 31.44 cents'of every
net income dollar.
In 43 States, combined taxes consum
ed larger ratios of net incomes, in rates
ranging from 32.5 V cents per dollar of net
income in Alabama to 483.58 cents per
dollar of net income in Wyoming.
I<i Nevada and Oregon corporations, on
the whole, had no net incomes in 1924,
but these two states tyad to pay taxes —
all told over 13 million dollars.
In five > states at the bottom of the list
the corporations did have total net in
comes but the taxes they’ paid ranged
from more than one to nearly five times
their net incomes. These five unfortunate
states were Mississippi, Montana, Okla
homa, New Mexico and Wyoming.
In South Carolina the per cent, of net
income paid as tax was 95.23, in Georgia
42.96, in Alabama 33.57, in Virginia
39.89, in Louisiana 47.98 and in Texas
37.46.
LAW WITH REASON.
The Supreme Court of the State has
just decided a point that will be of in
terest. It has decided that pupils living
less than one and a half miles from a
school shall npt be carried to the school
in a bus ooerated for the children nf the
school district. ,
The interpretation of the law, as a
general thing, is all right but the decis
ion was rendered in a case from Gates
county, that never should have been car
ried to the courts.
In that county the county board of
education ruled that a crippled child liv
ing fifty yards less than the required mile
and a half shall not be carried on the bus.
The court’s decision upheld the position
of the school board.
Law should be based on reason and
justice and there is neither in this case.
The strict letter of the law would forbid
her being carried on the bus but the high
er law, one of common sense and justice,
should apply in cases.
Giving his dissenting opinion, Justice
Clarkson said:
“Law is considered the perfection of
reason and founded on justice and com
mon sense. In this case there is no rea
son, justice or common sense in the con
duct of the defendants, the Board of Ed
ucation, in regards to this crippled girl.”
If this crippled girl has no other
means of riding the board of education
should have given her permission to use
the bus. Such cases should be decided
by common sense on the part of those
who control such matters.
“LAKE CONCORD.”
Every person in this city should pay a
visit to “Lake Concord,” the impounding
dam recently constructed by the city to
furnish an ample water supply the en
tire year.
. The lake is a beauty spot now and, of
course, will be much prettier later when
trees and shrubs along its bajiks are green
and in hlooni. Built into a natural basin,
the lake affords a scene of much beauty.
Concord should not suffer for water
for many years to come. More than 400,-
000,000 gallons will be available in the
lake at all times now that it has been fill
ed and this reserve should provide a nor
mal supply for the city in sumer months
as well as in winter months.
The investment was a wise one. The
city should derive much good from the
lake and its contents.
THE GOVERNOR LOOMS LARGER.
Greensboro Record. '
It mußt be recognised and conceded by all that
Governor, Angus W. McLean has won noteworthy
credit by the confidence reposed in him by the
General Assembly and by its renewed expressions
of relianc upon his financial ability and bis sound
judgment. In this connection it should also be said
that he haN notably refrained from anything sav
oring of an attempt to dominate the Legislature
or to dictate to it in its action. On the other hand,
his influence was spontaneous and was born of
confidence in his demonstrated judgment. It is
a rare compliment to an executive indeed that a
Co-ordinate branch of the Government has so heeded
his advice and so acted upon his wise suggestions
as the record of an unusually harmonious session
clearly demonstrates it has done.
SALARY RAISES.
Durham Herald.
The mayor of Charlotte was handed a nice raise
in salary by the last legislature. The same legis
lature handed Durham recorder’s -court officials a
handsome salary raise, also. But, the legislature
refused to raise the salary of state officials. They
were careful with the gate's money, hut in apend
; ing the money of cities and counties they were not
, so particular. Evidently somebody with a strong
' political pull livea in Charlotte as well as in Dur-
I bain. Not saying that such is the case, though
I there is a possibility of it being true, the salary
raiae in the Queen City will help out a lot in the
1 coming municipal election. In Durham, they hold
! the elections and get the salary increase with
. which to pay the coat of the election immediately
following going into office. Nice arrangement, isn't
: Ut ",
the Concord daily tribune
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PISTOL-TOTING I NCONFINED.
e Asheville Times.
* Xt I* regrettable that the State Legislature did
i not see fit to adopt the firearms measures advocated
I by Governor McLean. The shooting affray the other
in RobbinsWlfo brings* to attention very forcibly
8 the need for some sort of additional legislation
S e °is'’ n!ne <he purchase and use of pistols.
The State cannot be too strict in the granting
of pistol permits. Fireams are fnr too generally
_ owned and parried in North Carolina. Certain aec
tions of the State appear to be perpetually oh a
war footing. Is it any wonder we have so mam
; crimes of violence?
In onr struggle with the lawless element in the
community we realize that possession of weapons
rr»* makes for crime and slaughter.
5 Without arms robbers and thieves would be halted
in their bold careers, *
If firearms were not available to children and
r other irresponsible persons, there would also be
fewer accidental shootings. In told numbers of
tragedies have occurred through careless handlin '
l of pistols by the I-didn’t-know-it-Was-loade I
fraternity.
A number of things opernte against strict contrt 1
of the sale of firearms; first, a survival in a modi
fied form of the ancient code of duelling: second.
, a belief that possession of a pistol insures personal
safety (which is very doubtful); and. third, the
■ opposition of manufacturers. All these influences
| combine to make us the most lawless, murderous,
dangerous people on earth.
: ONE GOOD LAW.
Durham Herald.
Out of the more than J2OO new laws passedi by
; the legislature it was to have been expected that
l “ f ew of them would merit approval. Out of tpg
list, probably a dozen of state-wide importance were
i worth while, but the bigger things it had to deal
; with were left just about as the legislature found
them.
One of the good things credited to it, and It
also was one of the last minute thoughts of the
assembly, was that one making it mandatory upon
judges to bar from the privilege of driving all
drivers of motor ears convicted of driving whije
; under the influence of intoxicant. Verv little publi
. city has been given the law. Unless "it should be
discovered that it was murdered in the last minute,
or contains n joker, the people genrally will eon
gratulate the assembly upon that piece of work
if for nothing more. The law ns we understand
it, provides that the judge shall take from any
person guilty of driving while intoxicated, the right
to drive a motor vehicle upon the highways for a
petiod of not less than 99 days nor more than 12
months. We hope that our information about that
law is true, aud hope further that the judges will
begin to enforce it immediately and continue to
strictly enforce it upon every defendant coming into
court and convicted of driving while drunk. The
highways are unsafe enough under the best condi
tions, but when a drunk man begins to steer n car
along the road, the danger is multiplied consider
ably.
MAY YET HOPE TO KISS A PEACH.
i
Raleigh Times.
The expected aftermath now arrives in reports
of the serious injury done the peach crop by the
recent sudden freeze and blizzard. In this con
nection it is intresting to note the statement that
it is the late crop, rather than the early one, which
is the sufferer. It is a phenomenon of peach
culture, it is explained, that the late peach blooms
early, and the early variety delays in blossoming.
Late variety trees were bursting their buds when
the Norther arrived. The orchardists are pessi
mistic.
Peaches, except the divorce court variety, always
are subjects that get a large measure of pubiic
sympathy, put. it is a fact that their growers, whose
capital is hope, are our chief pessimists. It is a
curious season that doesn’t see peaches on the
market. The difference is, in short, one of supply,
and of price.
Last, year the peach crop was killed as usual,
but last year, also, the orehnrdist was telling the
wrorld he was ruined with a glut in the crop.
Peaches were bought at nominal prices and carted
from the fields by truckloads, with whispers that
their destination was the still-tub rather than the
table.
The outlook now is bad. But Nature is a great
little restorer. We imagine that it will again be
possible for one with the price to kiss a peach this
Rummer—even an Alberta !
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QUITE UNCHANGED.
High Point Enterprise. I-
Imprisoninent lias done nothing to reform Xnthan
Leopold, if he is guilty of conspiracy in connection
with the Joliet prison breaks as suspected. He
is charged With having planned to poison the
guards and to have fomented the discontent of
the convicts to repented breaks for liberty.
The poison plot has not been proved hut no
great amount of evidence is needed to incline the
public to believe the worst of Leopold, since the
recollection of the testimony at his trial for mur
der is fresh. y
Investigation should be made and made thorough
ly, because the guilt or innocence of the young
man on this charge is of practically equal public
importance to that of his relation to the Franks
murder. Although he is sentenced to life imprison
ment, few prisonrs are htld in this country for
longer that twently years and ordinarily “lifers"
are released before they have servd that long.
Efforts to free Leopold will be made from time
to time. If his is the mind back of a plot to
poison the prison guards as alleged, it is quite
clear that he is not less dangerous to the public
than before his imprisonment. "Jvidenc of a chnnge
of spirit and something resembling character
growth is pertinent to the question of' parole ut
all times.
PERTINENT SAYINGS.
Live a clean life because emergencies are sure
to arise and a person can he prepared to meet them
only through having a strong mind and body.—
Walter Johnsou.
Bare knees in Scotland did not originate through
economy.—Sir Harry Lauder.
Because of the splendid business women of today
we are losing the splendid husbands of the past.—
Mrs. Edith 11. Lloyd.
The partridge walk of a generation ago was just
as bad as the Charleston dance of today.—Bishop
E. H. Hughes.
My nose is known all over the world. I wouldn’t
have it changed for anything.—Mae Murray.
The worst home is better than the best orphanage.
—Sophie Irene Loeb.
The fundamentally bad hoy docs not exist ; there
are only bad parents.—Dsn Beard.
If men were better there would be no women's
prisons.—Marie Pereptue.
Flappers make good mothers. That is the real
test.— J. J. McCarthy.
Marriage or the possibility of marriage unfits
a woman for the pursuit of business success.—
Ex-Ambassador Morris.
Whiskers are a sign of decadence.— Premier
Mussolini.
The old idea that literacy will make for finer
citizenship is wrong. It takeA brains to gel into
prison.—Dr. C. A. Prosser.
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler tells the country
that the president will not be a candidate for
another term, but the country is probably in a
mood to wait and see what the president has to
say ou the subject.—Boston Transcript.
Virtue , pays! The “8” is crooked, but look
what a straight and narrow ’pAh does for it; |.—
Publishers Syndicate.
jf Wilhelm Sowed No
9 By WICKIW WAMBOLDT |
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I Recently I noticed a statement that
j Mr. William HoheozoUern, late of
j.Germany and now of Holland, is not
! happy.
It is too bad. isn’t it, that Wilhelm
isn’t happy and nfter he has done
'so much, too, to make the world
' happy.
1 Wilhelm started and engineered
I something that placed thirty-two mil
; lion men on the dead, wounded or
■ missing list, that cost the world two
! hundred and twenty-three billion dol
j lars, and that put Europe in a stale
|of chaos that still persists.
Men who seek their own selfish in
let e=-!<e never are happy—and that ap
plies to women too. The man whd
goes after what he wants regardless
of the good of others isn't going to
he happy, even though he gets what
he goes after, whieh Wilhelm didn't.
Happiness is not a result of being
something or getting something or do
ing something or doing sobedo.v. Hap
piness ean come only from a realiza
tion that one is playing a beneficial
part in the world, that one is making
conditions better and pleasanter for
others.
, Happiness will never come to any-
I one through bulldozing or running over
lor mistreating people or causing peo
! pies loss and distress no matter on
I what scale one does it. Happiness is
a state of mind. Happiness is an
outlook. Happiness is a result of the
right relationship to life and people.
-No man whose state of mind is that
of doing meanness will ever come in
! sight of even the tail light of happl
•! ness. He won't get close enough to
| happiness to see the dust it makes
i getting away from him.
| Tes. indeed, it is too bad that Wil
helm isn't happy. The news that
he isn’t happy will worry the entire
world. Those persons who hnve to
wrestle with their income tag reports
and dig down deep to pay their income
taxes will weep when they hear that
Wilhelm isn't happy, for those income
taxes are a part of the bills that Hill
made.
Wilhelm never ean be hnppy in
j this world. He couldn’t be happy even
i though his entire nature underwent
j complete change. He couldn't be
happy even though he became so filled
with the milk of human kindness that
it oozed out of his eyebrows; for then
he would realize what he has done;
and that would make him the more
unhappy,
Henry A. Nitrtz, of' I telle Plaine,
owns Minnesota's oldest llible. print
ed at Herborn. Oraffehart Nnchaw,
Germany, in 1004.
CHICKEN ORDINANCE.
Be it ordained by the Board of Al
dermen of the City of Concord:
.Section 1. That it shall be unlaw
j ful for any person to permit any
I chicken or chickens to run at large
after being notified as provided in
Section Two of this Ordiaa nee, on I
wny lands that may be cultivated in
any kind of grain or feed stuff, or
used foe gardens or\for ornamental
purposes.
Section 2. That any person so per
mitting his chickens to run at large,
after being notified to keep them up,
•shall be deemed guilty of a misde
meanor, and upon conviction shnll be
fined Five Dollars or imprisoned five
days. The notice required in this see
tion shall not be less than twelve
hours and the burden of proving said
notice shall be on the complaining
'party.
That this ordinance shall be in ef
fect from and after April Ist, 1927.
This March 3rd, 1927.
BREVARD E. HARRIS.
15-3 t-e. City Clerk.
Frigidaire
Low Prices
Size for size, capacity for ca
pacity, dollar for dollar; in fact
on any basis of comparison,
Frigidaire is the lowest price
electric refrigerator on the mar
ket.
There are more Frigidaires
in use than all other electric
refrigerators combined.
Standard Brick
Co.
PHONE 363
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QUALITY and QUANTITY
CANNED GOODS
Libby’s Canned Special:
Lily of the Valley Sifted Little
Gem Peas
Thanksgiving Green Beans
Libby Bartlett Peers
Libby Peaches Heavy Syrup
New' Potatoes, Lettuce, Celery,
Salad, Cauliflower, Carrots,
Beets, Turnips, Spring Onions,
Greens, String Beans and Fresh
Fruit.
Country Butter
J&HCashStore
THE SUREST SIGN OF SPRING
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entine j i
Stringless Green Pod |i
Striped Creaseback
Kentucky Wonder
D. M. Ferry & Company's Garden-:]
Seeds
Lake Shore Garden Seeds ]
We sell you seed corn and seedi]
beans in bulk of by the pint, pick or !
bushel. • Why pay package prices. i
. Our prices are cheap
Seed Irish Potatoes i
Red Bliss i
Irish Oobblersi
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s ' CLINE & MOOSE
DELCO LIGHT
Storage Battery Plant# and
Non-Storage Plant#
Deep and Shallow Well
Pomp- and Walking
Machine#
R. H. Owen
Phone 68* Concord, N. C.
ACCESSOR\es ...
Yae MOST fastidious
VNIUL.PLeASe • •
When most fastidious folks
that ever lived in a modern
mansion are pleased with our
bathtubs and health accessor
ies, that’s a mighty good sign'
that Mr. Everyipan and his
folks will be pleased by the
manner in which we do their
plumbing work.
CONCORD PLUMBING
COMPANY
174 Karr Si. Ph»*e 576
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Timee-Tribune Office. We repre
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the United States. ts.
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Patented automatic adjustable backs, found ONLY on,
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