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BAILEY STATES HIS PLATFORM Klrven I'lauk* in His <>iil><-riialorial Stand, W illi l our Oiil*taiuliii^ Umks for Campaign. Raleigh. Junuary 17 ? Josiali Milium Hailey of Hal. -lull. who. mi' !?- Sal 11: l?v. announced his Inten tion or being a candidal^ <11 the Ju.ie |>t jmary for the Democratic: ination ft/r Govvruor of North i Carolina to succeed Cameron Morri son last night isnued t Ii ?? platform on' w.?:oh he will stand for election.' I Together with his platform, Mr. Huil-j issued h Statement summarizing th* issues which he will carry to the people in his campaign. "The statement 1 am giving to the! pr-*s speaks for itself." declared Mr J Bailey. ?*! shall undertake to cun-? va?-K the state between now unci the! rnmary. I expect to develop** four outstanding issues as follows; Taxation with a view to show-! i?K the unjust measures of taxes imposed upon lind. especially farms an J small homes, and developing a just tax |K?Iicy and showing that tax?s may be reduced without im pairing the State's progress. I propose to disclose to our' people the terrible handicaps under whirh they have labored and are lairing In the matter of unjust freight rates and I shall show them ?f afra,r8 lh?t will astonish the State. ] intend to show the re cord ot railroad imposition upon this state stretching over 30 years and costing us tens of millions of dollars. We are now approaching a v rials in this matter. I have the evidence to show that everv effort of i he State for Just freiuht rales *'"* Jwn rtefeated by the railroads! ami think I can show that the I Atlantic Coasi I.lne has taken a, Ieaillng part in blocking every ptan >'< srlng about a fair freight rate re <lii.'i ion and now that the crisis Is appro-aching It Is proceeding with a v'**? blocking us again. ?!. I shall develop practical plans for agricultural relief. "t- I realize that certain admin istration leaders and their headl ine:!, who designate themselves ilie machine- are, and have for months been. In battle array not Just to ?ring about my dereat but to perpe n"ii' v .! henisei ves in a political dy -Mr. Bailey's platform, which set out eleven main 'irguments as the lows* ?' '''* <amI>aign, Is as fol Ti; the Democratic Voters of North Carolina: * ? , 1 whal' he a candidate in the Primary on June 7. ij:i. fl)r ||.>P nomination of the Democratic party for.Governor of Nonh Carolina. Tue office of Oirvernor is a post or service, not a personal prize, u would be better not to aspire to H hnn to obtain it |,y means other ? nan the voluntary motives of the people in the interest ?r the common good. I ask them earnestly io con ?n.i ri '?onsclentlousiy to vole, and I shall have no complaint of anyone s decision. A candidate In <i primary must mi l "'""I L ,mPre?sii/n he has made and the cause he represents Me cannot recommend himself l have been active In politics for thirty years have all my life been inter W C. i" questions . have al J n * Democrat. ami sin e 190S have had the honor to be one oi the Party, speakers in evert on i'pal*?. This fact imposes no ol'ltBatli/n. 1 mention It as evidence Of my interest In the Party an,| In f omniotyyealth. if Horvlr?. I *<? rendered In expectation or lirrife I was unworthy. lint there has ac a lull A* ,l c h e x pee t a 1 1 on . I now .? candidate because | believe there to r.!SHIC'. 10 lM' rpI"l<Ted? a cause to represent. "J have not been thrust forward flnn M"!' ""y "r 1 **"?? one consequence nf my candidacy will be to put an end to faellonal sway in the Democratic parly, and to reveal the power t/f the voters themselves In the Primary. ei.cn?.- ,Pf.lm"r.y ""h" 'han the .lection determines the Stale's poi|. t... cnncerned, we shall ha?e a contest not f?r a persona ?c b?? ? ? l? my Intention ,, o?l?r i,',?,'y "h"" "C""""' the following policies and principles: "I. The demand of Justice and he common welfare that land shall be relieved or Hie unjust share or the ? 1,""ll"n now Imposed up on t. Th s may be done and must be done lind ought to hear Its r?lr ?hare or iaxation. and no more. The ?mini. n?W "pnn "llr ,Hrm? ?'>'! horn" " greater than can be "2. To foster all that make* for rent progress ? roads, both st/ite and county, frcf schools. educational and charitable appraising the value of our industrial and material develop ment. alio to lay n necessary em phasis npon those moral and spiri tual factor* without which there can hp no real progress or prosperity. The primary offers tt^the Common wealth Its best o|rportnnlt> to draw upon thp moral and spiritual If/rce resident In the people and therefore, not only presents the people with a v 1 1'3 1 opporunlty. but imposes upon SF.VF.HK (,)l \KK OFF ALASKA (I!. f.i* A-> . .1 IV ? Slcuiiisliitt I .a Touch*' via St. | rati I Inland. Alaska. Jan. 17. ? J Tit** inhabitants of |;< lofsky j and vicinHj report a sev? re fartli<|Uak>' ocohrrinu Tuesday morning. Tin- southern of Pavloff volcano blow oil'. Itelofsky is on the Alaskan peninsula. Tin* struck lasted si'Vfii minutes. The volcano. slnc<- th?* edjie blew 'off. has been emitting dense steam and smoke. The people who live in Ilelofsky h it their homes , for safety. SHENANDOAH HAS REMARKABLE TRIP Giant Airship Breaks from Moorings and l-'ares Forlli Into Terrifie Storm, lint Weathers the Gale. Washington Jan. 17 ? -Naval oifi-' cers who hare had " donhts about j using the Shenandoah for their pro-, jected polar f I eli t appeared today to j i ho completely converted by the per-, formance of the big ship in riding out last night's gale after being torn from her mooring mast at Lakehurst. Secretary Den by tele graphed congratultlons to the crew. Lakehurst. X. J.. Jan. 17. ? The naval airship Shenandoah, largest in the world, broke from her moorings in a 65 mile Kale last night with 21 men aboard and after being driven before the wind for nearly 100 miles was gradually gotten under control and headed back to Lakehurst. arriv ing? over the field early this morning. ( The Shenandoah . poked her nose in her hangar at the naval air station ,at 4:20 this morning after complet ing the most remarkable flight a ship | of her type ever made. i It was a flight ag<tinst a wind that blew 'it 72 miles an hour at times. I This wind twisted the giant craft , from her towering mooring mast at | 6:52 la?t night and swept, her on a | mad chase up the Atlantic Coast to Staten Island where her' nose was turned Into the teeth of the storm and the craft was maneuvered back to the home station. Not one man In the crew of 22 was injured. Hasty inspection showed that the front gas bags had ! collapsed when the Shenandoah was | torn away by the wind, her nose was I battered, and she was somewhat ' scratched. The covering of her upper fin had been stripped off and ,wrapped around the rudder, making the craft exceedingly diffiunlt Jo MERCHANTS MEET ON FEBRUARY 20 Stntesville, January 17 ? Wednes day, February 20, It has been an nounced here by i. Paul Leonard, executive secretary, has been agreed upon as the date for the mid-winter session of the Nortli Carolina Mer chants* Association. The meeting will l>e held at Raleigh. A special effort, it is ?iid. will be ma-do to have present at the. meeting hundreds of the newly obtained members of the Association secured during the recent campaign. All officers of local associations also are urged to be present. SERVICE ON SUNDAY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE The night Riven to the young peo ple during the revival services at the C'ann Memorial Presbyterian Church wHI be -postponed fronfr -P-fM'ty? n-Hrht to Sunday afternoon at ft : 30 o'clock, on ic<jount of the parties and basket ball game. I >r . I). K. Walthall who is conduct ing the services Is Very anxious that as many of the young people be pre sent -i? passible as he has something interesting to say to them. IN H 'KN lit lt\KI> WHILK FIIIKMKX PICaiT FI.AMKM Ashland. Wis.. Jan. 17.? Damages estimated at a million dollars result ed last night when fire destroyed the dock of the Chicago and C?re/it North western Railway Company. The fireman were helpless in the zero weather ami two docks caught fire and burned. < OTTON MAIIKKT New York. January 17 Spot cot ton closed quiet this afternoon, de clining 70 points. .Middling 33:10. 'Futures closed at the following levels: January 32:60; March 32:89: May 33: 0H; July 32:07; October 27:90. New York. Jan. 17. Cotton futu res opened today at the following levels: Jan 3*1.40. March none. May 33.67, July 33.10. Oct. 28.00. them a great duty. "3. To preach and practice a sound economy ? to spend where spending Is required, to nav?> where saving Is practicable, and to strive to get a dol lar's worth of public service for ev ery dollar of taxes paid: to the end that the burden of taxation may be made as light as possible without ini pairing the Rtate's msgnlfmien't p*o gress. There ought to be a reduction of taxes. In one aspect the State I* a business Institution, and Its bunh Continued on Page 3 It's a Tough Life! 1 Ho. hum! Jack the Giant Killer Dempscy Is at Miami Beach. Flu., 'doing his best to forget thk northern blasts of winter. The picture might lead one to believe he Is succeeding. The youngster with him Is ".Tackle Ott. a prize baby, called by many "a perfect child." NEW ROAD MAKES 1 BIG DIFFERENCE Bum Made Trip in Wednes day's Storm With Only ty-w Minutes'' Delay and That Due to Auto Troulile. A storm that turned the steamer Trenton, carrying mall for all Dare County, bark at the mouth of the Pasquotank river Wednesday ?i i ? l not prevent operation of the afternoon bus to Norfolk, leaving at the same hour, to the dot. as the Trent on. Edgar Williams, operator of the bus, says that his driver reached Norfolk 10 minutes late, but that tin delay was due to a defective spark ping Instead of. to the storm. Only tl>?> recent openln- of the new road from South Mills to tli ? Newland brick road has made the trip on a day like Wednesday prac ticable. This road crosses the Pas quotank river at iiufTkins Landing, just back of the home of Alex Jones where it joins the brick. Stretching then for a distance of a little more than two miles across what was vir gin swamp, this road has shortened by three miles the distance between Elizabeth City and Norfolk, bringing that city within 4 2 miles of Elizabeth City and bringing Portsmouth two mib's nearer. Hut automobile travel is not al ways measured by distance. The savins of thfCe miles between Eliz abeth City and Norfolk amounts to a saving of 30 minutes in actual driving time, on account of the ex ceedingly bad swamp road that has heretofore been South Mills' depend ence fur communication with Pas quotank. Indeed, so rough was this road that experienced motorists will tell you that a million dollars' worth of automobiles have been shaken to pieces on it in the last ten years." The trip from Elizabeth City to Norfolk can now be made with all case in two hours. Only 2.4 miles in length, the new road lias required two years in the building. In Its short length there #re three cqncrete^hrldges, the long est* of which crosses the Pasquotank river and Is 150 feet long. The road bed now lies high and dry through the swamp, flanked on either band by dense swamp growth and cypress knees protruding above the water. When the right of way was cut through the swamp the logs were piled up crosswise as the foundation for the road bed, and then hundreds of thousands of cubic feet of dirt, sand and clav was hauled In and dumped on this foundation. Finally the whole was graded, and there is j not today a better unpaved road any where in the Albemarle. The opening of this road was ex pected last fall, hilt trbuble experi enced In the building of the bridue across the Pasquotank river delayed the date until January 10 of this year. The bridges on this road are of about the same type as that across, Knobbs creek. Vote Confi<lencr in Frcncli Govenimrtil Paris. January 17-? The chamber of deputies today expressed confi dence in the Freftch government by lb ? vote of 3*4 to 180. ASQU1TH IN FAVOH I.ABOIt AMENDMENT ? a* Th? Pw i London. Jan 17. Former Pr" nil? r Asquith. leader of -the liberal:*, today announced In the ttoo*e of Commons that he would vote in fa vor of the labor amendment, express ing no confidence In the Ha Id win government, and would ? advise all his friends to do the same. I HAII WKATHKIt RKIX'CKS . ? < ICOWIlS AT KKVIVAIi The had weather Wednesday re duced somewhat the congregation at the Can n Memorial Presbyterian Church hut Dr. L). K. Walthall ad dressed two interested congregations. His subject -it the afternoon was 'The Wisdom of Soul Winning." This wisdom was shown in that soul win ning is an abiding work, a -work of value to the individual undertaking It. in establshlng the qualities of perseverance, love and hatred of sin. and of supreme and eternal value to the soul won. At niKht the subject w:is, "The Sweep and Kternity of Sin." It was shown from the scripture that sin had fastened itself on every individ ual and that every sorrow and trou hie could he traced to sin; moreover, that ??very department of soul life. , intellect, feelings <ind will was thor oughly vitiated by sin. Various hu man remedies were shown to be of no value and the only hut all suf flcient hope of salvation was shown to he in confession of sin and faith in Christ. FORD WIfcL STATE HIS POSITION SOOI\ Washington. January 17 ? The prediction that Henry- Ford within a few days will make a definite state uient as to whether he would be will in:? to take over the government's nitrate project at Muscle 3flnwl>i wim today made by Chairman Knhn of House military committee at a hear ing on the question Hi* gave n ode tails. HIGH W I \ l> IlKLAVHIl SAIM\(i OF VKSSKI.S High winds prevented several ves ?els from leaving Kllzaheth City Wed nesday. A hard rain storm began at about n.>ou utid with Increasing wind velocity stopped all work in the riv er. IJoats were made snug at the what ves. The steamer Trenton was forced to put back after proceeding down the river for Alanteo. This steamer carries mail and Was loaded with c tr JT*?. ? The gas boat Kvh and the ga* boat Jon# s of t lie North Itlver Line were wind bound Wednesday but were able to leave Thursday on schedule. The steamer Annie L. Vansclver was in Norfolk Wednesday ind ir rlved In Kllzaheth City Thursday morning on schedult time loaded heavily. nilMllYTKRMN mi:\ in HXTIII SIASTlr MKKTIN'O An enthusiastic meeting of the men of the Cann Memorial Presb.v terlan Church was held Tuesday ntght in the offices of the Spence Hollo well Company. Plans were worked out for the coming vi-ar and several talks made, Ittlde* the two special addresse by I )r. Walt hull and A. J. Crane. After ? lie business meet ing a supper was served. Woman Sentenced to l.ife Inipriiwminent Paducah, Kentucky. January 17 ? - Mrs. Hi una Sklllian was today- sen tenced to life Imprisonment on nu cha rge of being <in accessory to the murder growing out of the killing of Mrs. Ko4etta Warren and he? unburn child here Ihm April the state hav ing charged that she conspired with Mrs. Henrietta Wagner to plant ten sticks of dynimlte under Mrs. W ir ren's hed. MKVKIlK HTOIIM liotts llAMAOK AMINO COAKT New York. Jan ifjfa?A "severe storm long the Atlantic seaboard last night crippled shipping. Rev>- *al vessels are reported in danger while much damage was done her and at (dher point along the coast. Florida May Turn Down Bryan's Bid For Favor llu|?r Of To National <onVciitioii \ Drlrjialr At Lar^r Frcmi Morula Not IIi-I|hm1 By Sort Ol INilitio llr\an lias* I'lavril In That State H> ItnilttltT T. sM\l l. (Cur>?n?lit. 1923. By Th? Advance! Miami, Florida, January 1<> ? -William Jennings l'.ryan faces oih' of the most crucial tests of his lonjt and tempestous political life in his effort to l>P named a delegate at larjce from Florida to j the Democratic National Convention. rural delivery to SOUTH MILLS New Mail \\ i|| |?. ominendeil lo PoxlofTirt- !>?. partiiirnt at W?.|, j, Near In In re. ' ,...A p'""nl Kmn D.-llvnrv limit,, frnni ? ? Mzabith City to Smith Mill, will i r"7 to tiiH ."' ornt wa" ? k?r :r,:. \ir:x, ; vi?? ,,,1. rity ,r,Vr n,H ma I roni i lfil"-"". is put U|l j,1N, ? 3 - r?ur.:; ^..rsa: I Hnim.nH tni-v .lob Of t|?, KIlTah,.,,. r,lv p, ? her of Comm. to.. |. fo,,?w,V,am I.navn Sou til Mill* ?? : 4 r. a n, i. KllMbn.ll ritv ,0 ? Ar i....,.-n KM*ah,.th city i; ,r ,rlv" s'"?th Mill, 4- mlnnt,. South Mill, on nrrlval or r;.r.. I ... -.1 ?oM?t..r Il.n., r. . H,Vrr .??? 1 Kll"l"'th Cltv l? FlhihoHi Cltv m c ?. . n; so.nb m?i, ?Wt" " Ward Ti.?, ,,|,",r boll "l * Wl-otti wn tnl|rorf vT-rc,trM??h;,7' U|| w'll oh.nrvn Hint II, I. ur|?, 1" v n??? r? froI? v?rfo|1, , r' ?"tor ll.i... 1-.-4S of ,i,? ' "/ l>?bHn.i||?n ..nil ot>..r Vorl'i r? rolfn, -???>!??- ,i,irl, " ? m'm wl" r..?rh <so!,T.:,M;'n'" .?r'rlrr w,m M"4,? M II* Iho #|j,v following ti,., I " ''?"111 Cniniton "l.oiill Ion ?" MHN on (h)i ""I'll "I fr" I" Kllmhuth C|tv ?t p-,r ;; h'JmoiI!" ?CVo'X ?... V "f s"""' Mill* linvt* ?ori...,| hard ii ml bonded ll.eni?..|ye? to thn n > t n n t of jr.o (Idft f?r ? n?w KMnhT IV lr',,.;,mr?"n? the dlManrn TJiznhoth OMv n n <1 |mi t <4 th??m wIi'Mm two in !?**> of thn hard nurfnr- ,?JM| In my opinion, then pnopi.. ?r.. uil .hVl.'lT v"ry h""' mn" WllMt '"""'hi'- for I hem. to "If the nmll from Houlh Mills ?bo?t,i rh:i n if,| froIll Cnnitlrn to ""/?"I'"' " I n'. tl!" Jitii*'*,! ?f " mm I routn to ?.?no III. Kk bono, thill ?ro now H?V" .V V" *""? "nl"" nnr M?l|* Sou Hi ,IMh'l ?","l?l|?tl"I"Ilt of Ihl. routn r r'?omm?nilo.l to n?. I A?tofflrn II. PH rl rii. nl foni/ro.-nmn w,.r.l will rnron,. tnnnrt lh? now fn.,. (|,.Mv?v rol|1w| ilm lortofli.n ri.'partmont. i,t W?*h Inelnn when hn rocnlvo* Mr Hooo > r? lotl. r A potltion ?lunod bv r< ?. .."'.n . ' ''"'"ii" of rat,,, |,. n Con , I* al?o h?|ne rorwanlml to Co.. ??r.,..??n Ward by Mtornny W I I" j"" V""'h 11 '? IIM't'T Moon. j from I'ortamoitth to south Mill* ha* bn.n urv.it l.v thn bii"l""?? IntorMt* of l'orl.t?o.ilh on ".?y'THl oera.lon*. Thn n.t?bll*b mint of thn propound routn from thl. f ' *0?M bn of ernat adyanlaitn to bii.lnn** lntnro*t? ,,f KlUabmh rit. a* w. ll a* of r on.ld. r.bln *f.rvlnn nil ! Count"" ,h" fam.l.n "lioiri un.l. r*tand nm to *av that Inn |.o*tofrir. bnrn 1* an\lf.u* for the " Mra work - Mr. llno|*r told a m. ?'?7io."r. T T,h" A'lv","'?, Thnmdav ?0I 1 do f?,.| that thn pnopln Of < mdnr Count v rt,?,.rv.. lo *H Ihnlt mall prompt I. from Klliabmh City." STKIKE TO HK<;iN SrM)\v MfDNICJHT London. January 17? Thn .tnvn of thp Hrlt l*h loromotlvn men who i? - 'pr"*"1 ln ?e,'*Pl Hi* rrdurtlon In w.knj aiithnrlxml hy thn RaUwayl mldnitht """ "? ?> -? At the present moment the chances seem to be all against the great commoner, but as the primaries are not held until th*s first of next June there may be a change of sentiment in his favor. Three times the national standard bearer of his party, Mr. Bryan may be turned down in his adopted state for the com paratively lowly office of Na tional Convention delegate. .Mr. Bryan's latest move in an 110 miring that lie is fur Dr. A. A. .Murphree,; head of the Florida Statu rnlversity, for president of the Unit ed S.ates, lias reacted against hlm# rather than in his favor. It has giv en his political enemies Jhe chance tt? say .Mr. Hryan is "dragging iu" the eminent educator as stalking horse and that the commoner still lias ambitions Which lie in the direc tion of the White House. When .Mr. Bry m first announced some time ago that lie had a dark horse up his sleeve, a dry Southern Progressive, some persons thought he was going to name Josephtfs Daniels of North C arolina. Mr. Hryan blasted that idea, however, by saying he had nar rowed his choice to a Floridun. Then the political wiseacres and the para graphias of the country all jumped to the conclusion that Mr. Bryan was about to nominate himself. .Mr. Murphree is greatly admired down here in Florida but is realized | by his closest Mends that nationally h? is unknown only among the high er educational circles Political am bition has Hot be.- n attributed to him in any degree. So Mr. Bryan's an nouncement for hi:n seems to have been but another of a number of moves which have made the former Nebrask-in a bit unpoular with tJie Florida Democrats. First of all. there Is a belief that Mr. Bryan Is grooming himself to contcst the seat of Senator Duncan Fletcher two years from now. This has naturally caused resentment ?among the Fletcher supporter and Mr. Ilrya n has not appeased them I by including the Senator among the Florida Democrats he would be gl id to support lu the event of his nomi nation. The Democrats down here know full well that no Florid in has a chance to be named for tSie presi dency at thin time and they regard Mr. Bryan's enthusiasm lor a t iori dan as a piece of political buffoonery which they do not relish. .Mr Bry in further ha* aim Minced that if he is elected a delegate to the National Convention he will oppose with ?B his heart and /ool ay at tempt to nominate Senator O-car t'n derwood of Aiahaimi. The commoner regards the Alabaman as a "wet" and a reactionary, two things that are atiat hemn to him. It so happens, however that Mr I'nderwood has tTTrTte nr""r o n n <tTnr^t7r- rriY<r*RrflT r- rnfd may get the delegation. If the I'n derwood sentiment grows and the Bryan opposition to him continues, as everyone expects It to. this fact will further mlll;at? agilnst Mr. Bryan's chances of ever getting lo the convention. The Florida Democrat* nave hot yet assimilated the distinguished Ne tiranlflin. Many of t Item Mill look Upon him as an outsider and nre re luctant to turn down their own kl.id to heap political honors on the "new come!.'1 despite his notable past. In standing for del* gates at targe, Mr. Ilrya n wlil nave to be voted for all -over the slate. It will lie the lest of his political future If elected he undoubtedly will go forward with his senatorial plans. If defeated, it, may mean his polltlcil end. Personally Mr. Bryan l? extremely popular here in his new environment but poiitie.iiiy fhe Dem ocrat* of the state say they do not believe he will play ball with them, but will he beholden only unto him self ;f* a dHegntr ft iiirv be there fore that Mr. Brvan will have to sit In the New York convention on a proxy or not at all. SIXTEEN PERSONS INJt'KKI) IN CRASH Louisville. Kentucky, J?n. 17 ? Sixteen persons were today Injured, ojnj fatally. whVn in interurban car crashed into the Illinois Central freight train at a grade crossing twrr mile* from here. C. H. Saner, in terurban mot or man, was crushed be tween the stove and seat and died soon after the wreck.
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