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PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE.
|k ■ While the greatest present task in con
nection with the Mississippi flood con
cerns .the hcjalth and rehabilitation of,
title ( stifferqrs who have been deprived of
home and livelihood, ■ at ,the same time
| we should give thought to the future. AVe
will be wise i only if we profit from the
present distressing emergency.
,?The fiVst task, we repeat, is to aid’flip
A- Offerers. Will Rogers was right when
he said: “We have helped every nation
ality in the world. Now we have a
If ', chance to help the poorest people we have
in America, and that is the renter-farm
§ er.”
But wc should not stop when we have
cared for those who cannot care for
themselves. The governi&ent Should put
its best brains on tile task of providing
i £pme plan whereby the Mississippi can
? lse checked in the future. This is a nat
jlSjdnal problem.
In European countries large rivers are
controlled for the most part. Conditions
are not exactly the same there and along
|V the Mississippi but we might learn some
500.thing from them. Concerning the point
. the New York World says:
“By this flood disaster the Nation has
: received a challenge, which it must ac
cept, to attack the problems of flood reg
ulations upon a bigger scale than ever
K before. Cost what it may, the repetition
k of such a calamity must he made impos-
H*. sible. Surely the Government engineers
are able to devise plans for preventive
works, from the mountain sources to the
gulf, which will tame the raging' river.
„ln carrying out such plans, no matter
how costly so that they are effective, the
States of the Atlantic seaboard will be as
f ready to co-operate, through Federal ac
tion. as those of the Great Valley itself.
There has never b'een a Mississippi flood
like the present one. We know now what
the river at its worst can do. It should
| not have another chance."
STARCHING AT QUICKSTEP.
e Duke company is sending out the \
d of its series of attractive advertise- :
s calling attention to the advantages ;
importunities of the Piedmont sec
e of the striking points of this ad. is
■tatemerit that wealth is increasing
three times as fast as it is in many
states. In Piedmont Carolina, the
i-power per workman is 4.35, while
verage for the United States is only
fhile wealth marches at the quick
in Piedmont Carolinas,” reads the
:er page ad. appearing in Nation’s
less, World’s Work, Literary Di
and other publications, “this region
r from completely industrialized,
ughout this section, less than onc
h Os the total labor available has
recruited to industry. Three times
men are ready for jobs in mills and,
ifacturing plants than haVfc them. I
/jth so many men working on smalt
s, living expenses are low. Eopd,
■*g?spusing, fuel, clothing and many other
lap-iiis are- lower. One careful estimate is
ilfl&t /living .cbsjs the Piedmont Carolinas
orkmun S: per week Ir-s, than il d.res
many more weeks out of doors. There is
a complete lack of un-American ideals.
“These all'help to explain why the to
tal wealth has increased 660 per cent in
the last 20 years—33 per cent, a year.
They explain, too, why alert, experienced
business men have established themselves
here and made relatively small invest
ments grow into substantial fortunes.”
ABOUT INSTALMENT BUYING.
Senator James-Couzens says install
ment buying is ruining the people of the
country.
C. C. Hanch is taking just the oppo
site view and says such a system of buy
ing has been of great benefit to the coun
try. Senator Couzens thinks the nation
would be better off by far if the system
had never be6n used while Mr. Hanch,
who is associated officially with the
National Association of Finance Compan
ies, takes the position that such a system
of credit and buying has made the wheels
of progress turn.
The Charlotte News rightly contends
that “one can listen at length to the tech
nicians and the highbrow experts on this
subject and still come away convinced
that both sides have won," and adds this
pertinent statement: "But the real ques
tion of the substantiality of this form of
buying, from an economic standpoint, is
whether it is wisely used or viciously
abused."
“If installment buying is leading peo
ple into the purchase of commodities and
articles that involves their earning capac
ity for months ahead," continues The
News, “and such commodities and arti
cles are not entirely essential to their
comfortable living, then it would be hard
to defend it as a sound policy.
“Otherwise, it is a good thing for the
masses, and it happens to be the masses
who are its chief patrons."
It’s the same old question of credit in
all of its phases. The man who uses
credit intelligently gets along all right,
while the man who buys things lie can
not afford just because lie can get credit,
is always in trouble.
I A tourist using a detour in the Stajc
while a regular highway was being re
! built, suffered damage to his car to the
i amount of SSOO he alleged in a complaint,
j A Superior Court jury awarded him dam
ages to this extent and the Supreme
j Court has upheld the decision. The rul
ing means that contractors must keep de
vours in good repair, and the ruling
'should have a beneficial result. Uetours
are not always as good as they should be
by any means, many contractors appar
ently taking the position that since these
detours are to be used only a short time,
comparatively, there is no need to keep
them in good repair. The Supreme
Court , rules otherwise, however, and per
sons suffering bodily harm or harm to
their autos on unkept detours will not
hesitate to bring suit in the future, now
that the precedent has been set in this
State.
Tennessee solons have agreed that the
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
should be established and to aid in the
work have made a State appropriation
such as was made by the last General
Assembly in North Carolina. These ap
propriations will serve to bring the park
nearer to a reality and it seems reason
ably certain now that within the next
few years the playground will be opened
and will attract thousands' of visitors
from all parts of the United States. !
A BAD CONDITION.
Durham Herald.
The High l’oint Enterprise is complaining be
cause less than half <»f the registered vote in that
city was cast in the recent 'primary for nominating
candidates for various city offices, yet there were
3,842 votes cast. Suppose the Enterprise had had
a situation similar to that in Durham when on the
same day that High Point voters were selecting
candidates, lens than 1,700 Durham voters were
engaged in a similar jbb for this city? Yet, ac
cording to fogm, there should be many more voters
in Durham than in High Point. In the Furniture
City there are according to the Enterprise, 8,183
registered voters. Estimating on a 'basis of imputa
tion there should be 'between 13,000 and 15,000 in
Durhaan. Hut, in the late primary less than 1,700
voters went to the polls, or less than 15 per cent,
figuring on the same comparative basis herein set
out. Probably there are not more than six or
seven thousand registered voters in Durham, as
there are several thousand who have never register
ed. Even on that figure, the percentage of those
registered \yho took enough interest in the city's
affairs to go to the primnry for the purpose of
candidates was pitifully ami discourug
inglv small.
The Enterprise says that "ultimately voting must
'be compulsory, a defined, prescribed duty of citizen
ship rather ffiart a privilege.” Wouldn’t the other
Way around prove more Successful? If a taw whs
passed prombitjujf pfti*eiis from voting, they would
all want t'o vote then. Tell 1 a fellow he shall not
vote, and fie wiff do it or break his neck trying.
jYet. there a'fie thousands iu Durham who. hare the
'privilege and dbnrot due it. It is seriously doubted
if more votes-will be ast in the electiou here tbuu
were east in High PoiftV* primary. Then for the
next two years most of those who stayed at home
on electiou day ant! did not have a hum! in electing
members of the council and the ability of the
members of the council. ;
. European commentator usserts. 1 that America is
, .... , —<Ai—•*- -
The brain was made to think with, but the
pocketbook forms most of the opinions.—Shreveport
Japlirual. jT . . ?, Jl rts,
Tttt CONCORD DAtt? TfttftUNfi
DEMAND FOR THE P. k N.
Charlotte Observer.
There continues to be evidence, and naturally
so, of keen interest in the building project of the
Piedmont & Northern Railway and in the outcome
of the hearing at Washington some days ago relat
ing to this project. Practically every newspaper in
every town interested and several in other sections
have commented upon the situation and there is,
as one would expect, a unanimity of opinion as to
the necessity for the railway and of hope that the
decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission
will not for long hold up the project.
The Durham Herald frankly calls upon Durham,
Winston-Salem, Charlotte, Greensboro, Salisbury
and other cities and towns on the propsed line to
join hands with the Piedmont & Northern officials,
the State Corporation Commission, the Governor,
and other forces that have been interested in
securing favorable action in the matter. “Such
H road would be of inestimable value to the shi]>-
rs of this State,” declares The Herald. "Every
time the State has sought a road linking it up
inside, the larger roads have gobbled up such efforts,
thereby depriving the business interests of the
State of the benefit they would derive. It is a
matter in. which the State should feel the keenest
sore of interest.”.
The Salisbury'Post remarks upon the fact' that
the Piedmont & Northern “has five railroads on its
neck, now that it. Would move in development . .
It is contrary to the spirit o-f America that develop
ment should be throttled toy n group of men who
get’their noses in the trough and would keep
others out.” The Post finally sums up the matter
in these words : "This section in. its development
needs the P. & X. and would appreciate and profit
by its coming. It null serve in a larger way to the
good of the sections it would jwss through and
these roads fighting it would do little or nothing
to aid these same communities iu reaching out and
making development, and it would appear right
and proper that another should be permitted to
come along and i>erform the needed service.”
Among tiie most vigorous expressions is that of
The News and Observer at Raleigh, in the course
of which it is declared that: "The building of
unnecessary new lines where the business does not
justify it. is economic waste, and should not be
approved. But the power of determining the need
was not granted to stop railroad construction or
to guarantee permanent, monbpoly to existing roads.
It ought not. to be invoked to prevent the extension
of the Piedmont & Northern road from Spartan
burg to Gastonia and Charlotte on to Durham.
This road would have been built lie fore the 1030
act was passed if the World War lmd not inter
vened. It has much of the material along the
line and is ready to proceed with construction.
It would involve an expenditure of 30 million
dollars in North Carolina and afford better trans
portation, with the hope of fairer rates
North Carolina is growing and there is business
enough for this rew road. The taw was enaetfil to
prevent waste. It should not be invoked to secure
monopoly."
The Winston-Salem Journal and The Concord
Tribune are inclined lo be pessimistic because
they feel that the Interstate Commerce Commission
•has gone out of its way to take jurisdiction in
matters that should have been left in the hands
of the State railroad or utilities commissions amt
because of an apparent belief that the Interstate
Commerce Commission would not lie disused to
grant a square deal to the I’. & X., in its fight
for life with the larger systems tiiat serve this
section.
The Observer does not sare this feeling at all.
We think it may die presumed that the member
of the Interstate Commerce Commission are honest,
intelligent, and fair-minded men and that the.'
may be depended upon when they do render a
decision to do no injustice to the Piedmont &
Northern Railway and lo this section.
If Piedmont. Carolinas had reached the limit
of its industrial development, if business iu this
section was static, then we think it might be pos
sible that the Interstate Commerce Commission
would look witii disfavor upon the building of an
additional railroad which, in general, does parallel
another line. In a section developing indus
trially and commercially as rapidly as Piedmont
Carolinas, however, with a constantly increasing
demand for industrial sites and for convenient,
quick transportation between closer placed towns,
industrial establishments, we cannot conceive of
the Interstate Commerce Commission standing in
the way of tills development. To do so wuold not
only bo rank injustice to the Piedmont A Northern
organization, which has spent a large sum of
money on engineering and other services on those
iucnmpleted lengths of the system ns it was orig
inally planned, tout it would also hinder, to a much
greater extent than the average layman might
dream, the further intensified industrial develop
ment of this section.
i-liftthoao the fufrther intensified industrial dr
TOO MANY DYING.
Charlotte News.
The greatest toll of human life in North Caro
lina is still being taken from the cradle.
The medical profession in this State and else
where rs milking a worth while and decidedly
successful attack upon the Grim liea|>er ns lie
lolls around the buby’s bed, but the statistics in
dicate that much more of a concentrated assault
is yet to 'be made before the encroachment of the
Black Angel Upon infant hood is reduced.
The record in North Carolina ft»r the year of
11)35 shows that all tidd 6,501 infants failed to
survive the first year. The rate 'was 78.7 infant
deaths tier one thousand live births. Still birth*
nre not included in the total or rate. Our high
rate of infant mortality is nothing short of dis
graceful.
Numbers of countries of the world have infant
mortality rates so low as to put us to shame.
Ignorance of the care of infants is the clteif cause
of death in North Carolina and throughout the
entire Nation.
Six liundenl and ninety mothers in the State
gave up their lives attempting tutoring babies into
the world. Tc maternal mortality rate was 5.3
per one thousand live births. Proper atteatiofi
at childbirth would have .prevented-nearly all the
deaths of young mothers.
The following speaks for itself: Births attended
bv doctors 57,11)5; 'births attended by midwives,
35,1)881
TIIE STATE'S BOND SALE.
High Point Enterprise.
The sale of ten millions in road bonds by the
state yesterday on a four percent interest-bearing
basis was highly creditable to the administration.
Recently when n sale was consumated at 4 1-4
percent, Governor McLean said that the council
of state was aspiring to place the next issue at
4 percent. The purpose is accomplished, through;
the personal efforts of Mr. McLean at New York,
largely.
An interesting precedent for the new financial'
order has 'been set. while a saving has been
achieved it- the placement of I lie ten millions. The
saving is very considerable. The difference of one
fotirth of one percent in the interest on ten million#
is $35,000 a year, or about $375,000 in the life of
serially-retired, 30-yeur bonds.
What if every political unit in the state were]
using money borrowed on the four, percent basis?
rtf-curvying such toondsiAifr j
ing amounts to agreat (tal
jwfit improvement, taxes ultimately s can be "r|j
.i/.A iiMt..- A-A '.4: '•
L Putting the Proposition Poorly. C
By WICKKS WAMBOLDT t
™ ' " *
If you are sending someone a mes
sage to learn someone's attitude don’t
say in substance, “If I don’t hear from
you I shall know the worst.” Rather
says. “If I don’t hear from you I shall
know the best,” fpj there is always
the chance of accident.-
This instance actually happened in
the early 60’s. A beautiful young
woman whom I shall call Sally Spotts
wood, because that wasn’t her name,
had a young admirer, whom she in
turn admired. Let us call him Bruce
(.'aldington. Miss Sally also had an
other admirer, whom she did not ad
mire. Phinens Chillstone will do for
him.
Bruce enlisted; then he wrote a
note to Sally in which ho told her
that he was joining Lee’s forces, that
he loved her, and that when he came
hack —and he would come back—die
wanted her to marry him.
He said in conclusion: “If for any
reason you feel that you cannot re
turn my affection, it will not be neces
sary for you to embarrass yourself by
saying so. If I do not hear from
you, I shall understand.”
Then he called Seipio, tits colored
boy. and told him to get on a horse
and tako the note oat to Colonel
Spottswood’s plantation and deliver it
to Miss Sally ami to no one else.
Halt way out to Colonel Spotts
wood’s, Seipio turned in at another
plantation, where lived a good look
ing mulatto girl for whom he enter
tained an ardent yearning.
About an hour later who should
come riding through but Pliinens Chill
stone, who brusquely wanted to know
what Seipio was doing there. Seipio
replied that lie was on his way to
Colonel Spottswood’s plantation to de
liver a. letter to Miss Sally. >
"Mr. Bruce will--wear you out for
wasting your time hanging around this
yellow girl.” commented Chillstone.
Then he ndde’d pleasantly, “I'm going
over to Colonel Spottsivood’s myself.
I’ll take the letter to Miss Sally.”
Seeing an opportunity to prolong
his visit with his charmer and even
then get back within reasonable lim
its Seipio handed over the letter. Chill
stone galloped off and as soon as he
was well out of hight he reined up
his horse, tore open the letter and
read it.-. He laughed, held the letter
by one corner, and touched a match
to another corner. When the missive
had been consumed to within an inch
of IPs burning
fragment into' (tnc r air aim" : ]cfTtt*fioat.
’a Way. i
Thus it happened that Sally Spotts
wood was dismayed and grieved be
yond expression when Bruce Carling
ton went away ,to war without even
telling her goodbye. A little later
Pliineas Chillstmic was drafted, and
had to go. Before he wept he pro
posed to Sally, oud she in a spirit
of pique accepted him.
At the end of the war Pliineas
Chillstone returned and married Sally,
and she soon found him to be just
as menu and low down as you would
iexpect him to be; but she gritted her
teeth and stuck to the njarriiige.
ltrucc Carlington never did return.
After the war he went to another town
in another state and practiced law
and married. And got along very well
as far ris anybody knows.
Why Bruce had done as he did was
a mystery and a misery to Sally for
forty years. Then iJuo afternoon old
Anee, tjie half-witted.pister of Pliineas,
chcuklpd and told Sully just how
PhinearPlpid outwitted Bruce; where
upon Silly threw back her head and
stured wide-eyed at old Anne fop a
full minutes; then she said, “My
God!” and put her head down op her
arms on the table and sobbed.
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MeGraw is Traded For an Inflelder.
New York, April The Brook
lyn National league dub has traded
Bob MeGraw, right-handed pitcher,
to the St. Louis Cardinals for IVArey
Flowers, utility infielder, it was aii
nmineod hen- todjiv.
Flowers will cover shortstop as a
regular. Johnny - But’.cy will be
shifted to third base.
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All Nature Blossoms Out jn the Springtime.
And there's no reason .why the Well-Dressed
Man shouldn’t be in ljis surroundings.
Colorings in the Nc\y Sprfng CVTffoh ana London
town Clothes are the handsomest you’ve ever seen.
New Fabrics, many of them imported, woven espec
ially for us. Time to get rid of that Blue Winter
overcoat and step out in Springtime .Array. It will
make you feel better. And there’s a wide array of
colorful spring furnishings for you to choose from
here, too.
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