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Wednesday, April 6, (027. ■The Concord Daily Tribune J w. TbSsssuss sx, itfsssssg asas the uh for republlcatton of all near* crefllted to It or not otherwise credited In this paper and also the local news published herein. 411 rights of repvblicstfon of special dispatches herein are also reserved. Special Representative i FROST, LANDIS ft KORN lfew York, Atlanta, St. Unll, Kansas City, San Francisco, l,os Angeles and Seattle Entered as second class mall matter at the noatofflee at Concord, N. C., under the Act of March 3, 1379. SUBSCRIPTION RATED. In the City of Concord or by Special Carrier: One Tear sg.oo Six Months i , p-08 Three Months ' ~ /so One Month .50 „ Outside the State the Subscription Is the Sanaa as In the City Out of the city by mall In North Carolina the following prices will prevail. One Tear 15.00 Six Months _ 250 Three Months 1.26 Less Than Three Mopths, 69 Cents a Month All Subscriptions Are Due in Advance PUBLISHER’S NOTICE. 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When you subscribe for the papper you ."re entitled to receive every Issue for the time you have paid for. If you do not receive It regu larly, it Is a favor, not a bother, to let us know and we wll’ make every effort to correct the trouble. WOULD NOT APPOINT HIS REL ATIVES. Well-known Washington correspond-’ ent during the dull season between con gressional sessions has been probing into the facts as to congressional clerk hire by North Carolina Representatives and Sen ators with some rather interesting re sults. One of the conclusions reached by the correspondent is that four members of Congress from this State have enabled relatives to earn nearly six thousand dol lars a year by employing them in clerical or some other capacity. Such employ ment of kinsman or in-laws by Congress-: men is legitimate, but nepotism on the part of elective public officials is likely to evoke some criticism.—Greensboro Record. Woodrow Wilson, when' President of the United States, set that all other men in office should follow. He declined to appoint a brother and cousin to office and while he may have caused a row in the family he played square with his constituents. In its issue of March 9th, 1913, the Washington Post in its “interview” col umn, said that President Wilson “is not going to he charged with nepotism.” It added that “it is known that he declined to give any encouragement to the candi dacy of his brother for the membership of the Senate.” The Post went on to say; “Friends of Capt. A. M. Wilson, of Portland, Oregon, a cousin of the Presi dent, have been urging the captain’s ap pointment as a member of the Philippine Commission. Captain Wilson’s friends went to the War Department in a body to see Secretary Garrison,” said Col. R. A. Harvey, of Portland, “and urged the Sec retary to recommend the captain’s ap pointment. The Secretary listened pa tiently to the visitors and thgn declared that hc'had talked with the President about the appointment of Captain Wil son and that the President had told him emphatically lie would not appoint his relatives to office.” In making this decision at the begin ning of liis administration, President Wilson was following the principle laid dovyn by Jefferson, who declared a hun dred years before that “the public will never he made to believe that an appoint ment of a relative is made on the ground of merit alone, uninfluenced by . family views r nor can they ever sec with appro bation offices, the disposal of which they entrust to their Presidents for public purposes, divided out as family proper ty-” TAR SUPERVISOR AND AUDITOR. • John L. Miller has been named tax sup ervisor and auditor for Cabarrus County, and lie has a job that demands common sense". 11c is going to be criticised more than praised but he 7 has bccii before the public long enough to lake this sensibly, and lie should be fearless enough to do his duty regardless of what the public has to say. There will be all kinds of complaint when the revaluation of property is begun and Mr. Miller should be careful in his selection of township assistants. A man on this job should know local conditions, should understand and appreciate land values, should take into consideration improvements that make some farm land, especially, mote valuable others, I anti above-all else should be capable of listening to reason. We do not; mean that Mr.’Miller or his assistants should change their valuation !’ figures each'time get a complaint or someone criticises them; rather we mean , that they should be ready and willing to hear the complaints and give them due consideration. The tax supervisor and his assistants, whoever they may be, are merely human after all, and may be expected to make mistakes, but these will be less numerous if common sense is used in dealing with property throughout the county. The public should be lenient with Mr. Miller and his aides. These men have a difficult task and art important one and they should be burdened with as few complaints as possible. It will do no one anj r particular good to censure and com plain for we feel sure that the supervis or will be glad to entertain any reasona ble request for adjustment. Where the property owner that he has cause for adjustment he should go to the sup ervisor or list taker and state his propo sition. That is much better than the method many will use—a method of crit icising and censuring behind the backs . of the The former method will get results if adjustment is justified, while the latter will result in nothing but hard feellings. The tax supervisor and auditor .were made mandatory in a bill passed by the recent Legislature. The two offices have been combined in Cabarrus by the coun ty Commissioners who were anxious to comply with the law and at the same time to keep down expenses. UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL. The Morganton News-Herald says “next to the drunken driver the greatest menace on the highways is the child driv er.” The Salisbury Post disagrees, and with some reason, taking the position that next to the drunken driver the greatest menace is “the little headed fellow who drives another man’s car.” , We have ample reason to give a loud “amen” to the Post for daily here one marvels that the “little headed fellows” don’t kill themselves and about everybody else on the streets. The driver of the other man’s car, says The Post, usually “drives a truck, for which he feels no re sponsibility or care. It is not his to main tain or keep gas in, and he knows that the responsible man or woman who does not wish to get injured in the car he or she owns, nor wishes the car.injured will stop or get out of his way, so he has the right of way by a process of elimination.” The Post argues further, and with log ic, that the best way to get facts is to ask the men who furnish the cars for the other fellows to drive. “If you want fur ther proof,” says The Post, “of this driv er's ways and costliness of it, ask one of these business men who buy trucks and gasoline and put this type of driver on the seat. Get his figures for original cost and upkeep and add that to the general cost of living in the community and one gets another object lesson in the expens ive ways of one of these loose drivers who care little what he does and whom he in conveniences.” Os course there are ex ceptions to the rule and The Post ex plains that it is talking “of a type to be found everywhere handling the steering wheel of a delivery truck. We see this class daily and,we get out of their way, too.” The Salisbury editor sums up the sen sible thing to do iivthe last sentence. We have seen no way to curb the driver who has nothing invested and the best thing to do is to keep out of his way. Certain ly there slibuld be some law or method by which truck drivers would be made to stand an examination and put up bond. It endangers the lives of everybody else when irresponsible men are turned loose with an auto, especially when the auto doesn’t belong to them. ANOTHER COAL STRIKE. New Work Sun. No general strike of coal miners iu the history' of the industry has attracted so little attention as that which takes out the bit mu i nous miners in the central competitive district at midnight. An thracite miners’ strike, though anthracite is a com paratively negligible element in ,Jhc coal industry outside of the States on .the Atlantic coast, is al ways looked on as a calamity. But when the union soft coal miners‘in the States pf Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and the western epd of Pennsylvania go out the public ipays virtually no heed to them. This is due to the coitfbslon and demoralisation that, exist, in the soft coal business. In the bitter competition between the yufon apd npu-uuion mines the nmi-uiiionisjts have U.ud all Urn best of the , fight because their malingers have been able to adjust cost to (prices. The union mines have, been losing business steadily to their rivals, Tt has been demonstrated that the nou-unionists can supply practically nil the coal that is needed, consequently ’ a soft tmiil miners’ strike does not. mean a coal famine, though it iilay inconvenience pome con sumers, injure some mine owners und embarrass soiue miners. ; | The strike that begings tonight resolves itself into a local nnuoyance. It does not attain the dimensions of national misfortune. Sending notes to a Chinese government is pu n paw with arguing with a Chinese laundrymau over a lost shirt.—Watertown Times. In' the arnntnmeuL race our bandits leud those ‘ of sJLother nations. —Brooklyn SBg'le. THE CONCORD DAILY TRIBUNE ~ « A CODE OF ETHIfS FOR LAWYERS. Winston-Salem Journal. Sooner or later most professional groups evolve for themselves codes of ethics as a manual of ideal conduct. As such they serve the excellent purpose of giving the members of the profession a yardstick by which to measure themselves and their col leagues. Speaking before the Junior Bar Associa tion Monday night. Judge William F. Harding said : “The function of the lawyer is to match character with character; to keep the State clean and honest and produce a soul that lives for right eousness.’’ Few persons have ever expressed a noble and ennobling ideal more succinctly for the practice of any public profession that that, and the lawyers everywhere could probably never find a more satis factory one both for themselves and the public whom they endeavor to serve. The public has never quite put the stamp of approval ou the lawyer. There are probably numerqus reasons. One is that the majority of people have little personal contact With them. Moreover, the controversial character of their work perpetuates a popular prejudice against the profession. The very word, lawyer, suggests crime with all its sinister associations and this notion unfortunately colors the public opinion of all lawyers. It is also a fact that numerous members of the profession are no credit to the fraternity nor to themselves. The fact that this number is relatively small has little weight with the public at large Who are inclined to hold all lawyers responsible for the reprehensible acts of the few vicious ones who are, as a rule, generally in the limelight. ’ The courage to be poor as the result of unfailing honesty is perhaps no less lacking among lawyers than in other professions, but because of the reputation which lawyers generally enjoy it cannot be too .frequently emphasized or too clearly stated. Judge Harding has done a worthy service, both for the public and lawyers as well, by reminding both of the fact there are honest lawyers and that su.ch are both a credit to themselves and the communities which they serve. MAKING BOTH ENDS MEET. News anil Observer. It was a year ago that The News and Observer suggested it was by no means improbable that cotton would bring 10 or 12 cents last Fall. It was considered so improbable that none of its readers paid any attention to the suggestion. Those who doubt the prediction have only to turn to the issue of March 22, 1928, for verification. Candor compels the further statement that it was not felt anybody would pay any attention to the editorial. It wns backed up by the views of a leading agricultural editor of the South, but he didn’t expect to start a movement for diversifica tion. There was little incentive then for diversifi cation, there is every incentive now. ‘‘When cotton reached 30 cents a pound, there was a widespread feeling that the world would never again See low-priced cotton," said The News arid Observer one year ago, ‘but, though cotton has not fallen to the old low price of other days, it is now freely predicted that next November it will witness 10-cent cotton if a 16,000,000 bale of cotton is raised.’’ x * While that seemed like talking up a pipe, there were many farmers here and there who saw the hand-writing on th wall, and they did diversify. So many in fact that in spite of the largest crop in its history with low prices, North Carolina got through the crisis in much ibetter shaipe than was thought possible by students of economic conditions in the South. With the chaotic conditions in China, it would be unwise indeed for North Carolina farmers to trust to cotton and tobacco as a sole means of sup port if it be possible to avoid it. This is only an added incentve for diversification, as a surplus of both cotton and tobacco was produced last year. There is every incentive this Spring for diversifica tion this year. Eveh when there wns small incentive apparently to diversify intellingent North Carolina farmers were seeing the necessity of making both ends meet, and were preparing against the day \ylien cotton und tobacco would slump in price. They are diver sifying on a much larger scale this year,according to Agricultural Editor Jeter, and it is indeed gratifying to learn that, the North Carolina farmer is learning to keep his feet on the solid rock. Only by so doing can he achieve independence. 22,001,303 MOTOR CARS. New York Sun. The Bureau of Public lloads at Washington reports that there were 22,001.393 registered motor cars in the United State at the close of 1920—an increase of 2,000,000 over the year before—and the registration and license fees collected by the various States reached the sum of $288,282,232. If America developed in the last centrury along the railroads instead of along the highways that served the purposes of earlier generations it is clear the motor car is bringing back the joys of the old days, with a difference. Good roads are becoming the rule instead of the exception every where. and those who lived even before the steam engine came in would be astonished if they could come back and see what has been accomplished. No longer do the denizens of New York city complain that they have to pay most of the cost of new highways in the Adirondacks. A good road is a good road no matter where it is und part of the assets of the whole State. ADVERTISING AS NEWS. Editor and Publisher's News. In a letter congratulating the London Daily Mail on its recent enterprise in increasing its size to accommodate a large volume of advertising that for years has been crowded out through space limitation, Adolph S. Ochs this Week reiterated his well-known opinion that advertising is the very essence of news and added the following Observa tions which we believed is a classicu! statement of scientific advertising technique: "The value of advertising, when properly safe guarded and selected with discrimination, cannot be over-emphasized for the newspaper reader," he wrote. “The advertising columns of a newspaper do,not consist simply of sold space. To the greater bulk of readers they represent a vital source of hews. They captain information which enters into the daily lives of the people and affects (heir in terests frequently to an even greater extent that news does. Many of the advertisements your daily publishes are read by far more people than any single item pf news is, but to secure this reading public the advertiser must make bis announcements so interesting and attractive that they can compete successfully with news.’’ T*IE HETY DOLLAK CAR. Asheville TimeS. Judge Shaw would liayc "fifty-dollar ears" barred from the streets and highways as menaces to pub lic safety. Passing sentence fin. Haywopd O'Neal negro couvicted of manslaughter in the kjjling of Mrs. Carrie Henderson with liisaptompbilc, Judge 81mw said that these cars arc responsible lor most of ,the accidents. He added : When you want to stop they go ahead and when you want them to go ahead they stop. O'Neal, when you get out of jail, you wulk, These old w’recks of curs aren't safe for a man Jo drive. ! Civilized life seems jo demand duress jegulatjmi; but Judge Shuw bus, proposed something ' that would well serve the eaiitie of traffic safety. la the hfisence of eiyforcoablc rules for the inspection of fltese Inachiues, be sure when you buy one, that you get it from a responsible dealer or from some ,one else volt can rely upon. And by all means keg that it is tested thoroughly liefprc you risk to Its response to. directions your own life and the lives pt others. f The Officious Friend j il By WICKBS WAamOLDT | Probably you have encountered the officious friend. lam thinking of a recent experience of a eweet little woman who heard that an acquaint ance of hers had been taken suddenly ill. She knew that that acquaintance did not keep a cook, so although she herself wtax ill, she prepared a nice meal' for the *ick woman's fumily, with some special delicacies on the tray for the-sick woman; and she put the whole business into her car and drove to the sick woman’s house. When she rang the bell the door was opened by the officious friend. When she saw the woman on the porch with the tray she told her in a voice of stern rebuke that the,sick woman was too sick to see anybody. “1 had not hoped to see her,” an swered the woman with the tray. "I just brought over some dinner for the family.” "Oh!” replied the officious friend severely, “I’ll take it;” then as an after thought as she closed the door, "Thank you.” “It took all the heart out of me,” said the woman who had tuken the tray over to the sick woman’s house. "I cried all the way home.” I remember what an officious friend did for me once when I was sick. She was exceedingly good. She came and stayed at the house and did ev erything she could. But somehow what I think of, everytime I think of her, is that she made soup out of Long J ohn. > Long John was a chicken that I had raised from the egg. The crea ture was then a year old and I had never been able to determine whether she was a rooster, or whether he was a hen. The thing crowed and it sang. It was built like neither a hen nor a rooster but more like a crane. I had become tilled with a burning desire to unravel the mystery of that animal. I shall never forget my feel ing of blasted hopes when on coming out, of the delirioum of fever I asked, “How is Long John?” and heard that officious friend say blithely, “Oh, we made soup of Long John.” Os all the chickens in the chickens yard she had to pick on Long John. However, thank God for friends! Officious or otherwise. WAR VETERANS TO HAVE TASTE OF FRENCH LIFE The Ranks of the Second A. E. F. to France Rapidly Filling. Charlotte. April s.—The ranks of Hie Second A. E. F. of The American Legion nre rapidly filling it was an nounced today by James Leonard, of Lexington. Department France Con vention Officer for this state upon information received from Howard I’. Savage, National Commander. The journey over this September for the ninth annual Legion convention will afford many comforts unknown to the soldiers who made the trip in war time. After two years of intensive pre paration for the great trans-atlantic movement the Legion is able to an nounce complete plans for the con vention. It will be held in Paris, France, beginning Monday, September 19 and ending Friday, September 28, 1.927. The business sessions of the convention will be held in the famous Pulece Trocadero, government exhibi tion building. The headquarters of “40 and 8.” 'fun making And honor j Society of the Legion Wil be in the (Hotel Palais d'Orsay. The Legion Auxiliary will have headquarters in the Continental Hotel. ''On the first day of the conventon a great Legion parade will pass in line before Mar shall Ferdinand Foch, supreme allied commander, General John .T. Persh ing, wartime commander of the A. E. F„ and prominent officials of several nations. The Legion has obtained one half fare for round trip from the veterans home town to the ports of embarka tion on this side. A fleet of twenty eight of the largest ocean liners, of which the giant 8. S. Leviathan is flagship will carry the Legionnaires to France. Round trip scamship fares on the official Legion ships range from sl-15.80 to $370 on most of the ships while on the S. 8. Leviathan the rates arc from $151.50 up. Legionnaires will have full run of the ships and a program of entertainment will make the overseas journey enjoyable. The lauding ports abroad will include Boulogne, Havre, Cherbourg, and Ant werp, Belgium. Fifty special trains will rush the Legionnaires from the ports to Paris. Thirty thousand rooms of all classes have been placed under contract in the French capital for the exclusive use of the Legionnaires. Battlefield and cemetery tours to till sectors of France and Belgium, where American troops were engaged, have been work ed out find win run daily throughout convention week. Eleven great tourist companies are co-operating in arrang ing tours for the Legionnaires to all Corners of Europe. Railroad fares have been substantially reduced, not only in France, but in practically all European countries. Landing charges have been removed at the ports and all of the European countries except ing Russia will accept official Legion Indcntlfieation Certificates in lieu of passport' and visa. Battle 1 is Waged on Alleged Im morality. Raleigh, April s.—State College's war on immorality continue*. Student Vigilantes with the piaiec of President E. Brooks ringing iti their ears have declared the campus will be kept pure. “Things are no worse than in other days but folks have- thrown off. fa ’so modesty enough to allow publicity to be given ..the facte.” a student leader said. • “The trouble is with! the, old fol lows who get terribly alarmed at the, tremendous knowledge the younger generations have.” declared Dr. Catl Cl Taylor, dean of the graduate efhool. .fir. Taylor scoffed at. suggestions that tiip younger generations was going to thr devil “Just because PADLOCKING MIGHT HINDER ANOTHER INDUSTRY light had Been turned on something formerly kept in the dark.” “The mo<st wholesome generation of" wives and mothers the world has ' ever known will come from the girls of today who have a vast knowledge of the fundamentals of life," lie said, adding that “college boys and girls are not worse than the generations which have lived before. Their; strongest safeguard is their know-; ledge of life." Duke Has Co-Ed Debating Team. (By Interhationnl News Service.) Durham, X. C., April s.—For the first time in the history of the insti tution, Duke University co-eds are taking a part in college activities. They have started with debating. The co-ed debating team will meet the co-eds of William ami Mary Col lege on May 1. Duk> debaters are now preparing for the preliminaries which will be held on June 94 ■ A man may like a girl to smile at him, but he hates her to laugh at him. BEAUTY HINTS. If the face powder you now use does not stay on long enough to suit you—dops not keep that ugly shine away indefinitely—does not make your skin colorful like a peach—try this new wonderful special French Process Face Powder called MKL LO-Glo. Remember the name MEL LO-GLO. There's . nothing like it. Porter Drug Co. In Kannapolis by Kannapolis Drug Co. DELCO LIGHT Storage Battery Plants and 4 Non-Storage Plants Deep and Shallow Well i Pump- and Washing Machine* :R. He Owen Phone 088 Concord, N. C. 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