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Sense and (" lit J r 'o s 1 " ( ESTABLISHED IN 1885 Oldest North Carolina Newpter Went of Aiheville Noncem ICC BY CARL GOERCH Another Legislative guass Helping an edi tor Clothes lines and prosperity The way we talk. PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL INDEPENDENT For the ninth consecutive week, I'm predicting that the legislature is very close to adjournment. If I keep on making this prediction, it's bound to be verified some tme or another. Charges of buibwy, of drinking too much liquor, and of displaying too keen an interest in what we laughingly call the gentler sex have . been brought against the Central Assembly and have been dismissed. They have been called everything under the sun except horse-thieves And the reason that charge has not been made against them is because there aren I enough hors es to go around. W. O. Saunders, Elizabeth City editor, was attacked by a barber of that citv a few days ago. The barber attempted a fistic massage of the editor s countenance, Dut was only partially successful. One of these days. W. O.'s cne mies in his home town are going to learn some sense. They ought to know by this time that nothing can be trained bv taking a wallop at him. He's been walloped too many times. Take last week's episode, for ex- amnle. He'll probably write up an article for the American Maga zine on "How It Feels to be Wal loped by a Barber," for which he will receive around $500. Then he will follow that up with another article for tbc Christian Herald . on "Forgiving One's Enemies." In view of the assistance rendered him by his son, Keith; he also probably will scribble off a story to The American Roy on I he Love of a Son for His Father." Several hundred dollars more ! And then, to top it all off, he'll make four or five speeches on the subject and gather in another bushel of, sheckles. What a favor that barber did do him! , fW of the most interesting things to be. seen while driving ' along the highways of our grano and glorious state is the rural clothes-line on a Monday morn- FVnnlp comment on beautiful trees or attractive homes or nice looking cattle or well-tilled fields, Kt T ilnn't believe I ever heard anybody pay any particular trib ute to the clothes line witn meir 4irrilv- wavine adornments. It makes a fellow feel good, to be driving along by himself, teel ina nrrhans. iust a trifle lonely, and be suddenly greeted by an enthusiastic waving of two or tnree v,wt ctinpto and several pieces of UVU - - It akcs him feel as though his presence on the road really i appreciated. ' " , ' . ' One can gain a lot ot knewieugc from watching these clothes-lines. For instance, it is very evident that fashions in lingerie do not change murh out in the country. v Bifurcated garments with lace on ie lower edges still seem to be ' very stylish. The men, as a whole, seem to prefer lengthy underwear. An occasional pair of red flannels may be seen from time to time. You can get a fairly accurate idea ,0f the prosperity of the people hv counting the number of table-cloths and bed -sheets on the line. Every clothes . line along the . highway tells its own story. Most f tU,m an-' interesting stories, too, ;if you'll only take the trouble ;to read them. FRANKLIN. N. C THURSDAY, MAY 21, mi $1.50 PER YEAR VOLUME XLV1, No. 22 . ' f EXTRA LAND TAX LOOMS Community Training School For Church Workers Upens; Many Enrolled in Classes The community training school for Sunday school teachers and church workers was opened Sunday night with a joint meeting of the various young people's church or ganizations in the Baptist church. A large conggregation was present, including, besides the young tolks, a number of, their ciders. Mrs. D. D. Tabcr, field worker of the Episcopal church, in her address on the Christian leader ship of young people, related some inspiring examples of the thinking leadership of young people today as she brought out the significance of the leadership of youth in great movements of world progress, in all ages, most notably in the life of Christ, whose work . was done in the short span of thirty-three years. Reviewing interesting experiences in visiting colleges and schools throughout the country in . a study of the religious work and influen ce nf students. Mrs. Taber report ed encouragement in the findings, especially in the development of a high sense of responsibility under the modern self-government move ment. Edward Eaton, president of the Christian Endeavor of the Pres byterian church, presided, at this service. John Rogers, ot tne u. Y. P. U. offered the prayer and Jean Porter of the Epworth League of the Methodist church read the srrinture lesson. The Rev. J. A. Flanagan pronounced the benedic tion. On Mondav eveninc a brief de votional service preceded the be ginning of the classes which will continue throueh Friday evening. The enrolment of the school is 35, besides a number of visitors who are unable to attend classes regularly. On Monday evening nine visitors from Highlands were present. Anyone interested is invited to attend the final lecture on the me DEATH CALLS I.IRS. US Dies Suddenly in Atlanta From Heart Attack; Buried Here Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Higgins, who died in .Atlanta at 6 o'clock Sunday morning, were hchT'in the First- Presbyterian church here at 10 o'clock Monday morning. The Rev. Arthur Flana gan, pastor of the church, of ficiated. -.' Mrs. Higgins suffered a sudden heart attack at her home in At lanta about 4 o'clock Sunday morn ing. She was taken to a hospital, where she died within two hours. Mrs. Higgins was born near Franklin on February 26. 1868. She went to Springfield, Mo., about 1909. After living there tor tive FOREST BODY TO MEET SOON National Convention To Be Held in Asheville TO START JUNE 3 Prominent Forestry Leaders Listed On Program ASHEVILLE, May 20.-Forest conservationists from every sec tion of the country will gather at Asheville, June 3, 4 and 5 to hear the nation's outstanding au thorities discuss such national prob lems as land utilization, flood con trol, soil erosion, state and federal forest and park administration, and nrotection of wild life at the Fiftv-Sixth Annual Meeting of the American Forestry Association, the oldest forest conservation or- attencl tne unai lecture un i .c 11 tranization in America. The con- of Christ the course taugnt oy be hc,d jointly with Rpv (v Clifton Ervin. in tne . . r? tut, ,1 rvi nrt n arm nsi r rrsirv da basement of the Methodist. church. .J. Terming soil erosion as the great est national land menace in Amer ica, and as the chief attribute to destructive floods, the conference is expected to bring to light some astounding facts concerning its in fluence on the life of the nation and to present direct plans for its control. This subject will be dealt with by Hugh Hammond Bennett, of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, one of the coun try's outstanding authorities on the subject. Forest conservation as a function of state government, a subject which has developed na tion-wide interest, will be discussed by CoL Heary S. Grave, dean of the Yale Forest school, and at one time chief forester of the United States. Col. Graves is one of a small group who started the forestry movement in America. America's land situation, with special,. reference to the southern Appalachians, will be presented to the conference by Dr. L. C. Gray, in charge of land economics of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, while R. Y. Stuart, chief forester of the United States, will speak on the national forests in a co ordinated program of land use. Chief To Enforce Auto Parking Limit Police Chief Bob Henry an nounced this week that, begin ning Monday of next week,"' he wohild enforce strictly the town ordinance . limiting parking on Mam .treet in the buine U- trct to one hour. The penalty Cn th fint violation U $1 fine. ThU increatea with each eubse- quent violaton. The chef explained that strict enforcement wi made necetary by ever-increasing traffic. We must keep some spaces open, he said, "for tourists and farm ers who come here to trade. Residents of Franklin can help by parking their cars on the town square. There is plenty f knaca on the parking lot cross from the courthouse." The time limit on parking ap plies between the hours ot . m. and 7 p. m. It is per- missible to leave one's automo- UlU nn the street overnight. The spaces where the limit ap plies have been freshly painted. Ad Valorem Plan Before Assembly; Probe Under Way Rev. Mr. Ervin Chooses Unique Sermon Topic ShimIav moraine the Rev. G. riitfeon Ervin will preach at the Methodist church on the theme, "Grasshopper Christians." At 8 o'clock in the evening he will iwurh on the subject, I he Greatest Adventure." A Sundav school membership nd attendance contest is now n bimI m larve attendance is expected t the Sunday school knur of t:45 a. m. The Epwrtl Laagu will mt t 7:00 p. m. All the young people of the church are urged to attend this service. Mr. Ervin will hold the reg nmufhine- service at Car son's Chapel at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. TWO MISSOURI PASTORSHERE Rev. George Newkirk and Rev. J. A. Bryson To Preach Sunday The Rev. George Newkirk, of Syracuse, Mo., will preach at the Franklin Baptist church Sunday mnrnincr at 11 o'clock, and the Rev.. J. A. Bryson, of Columbia, Mo., will hold the evening service at ft o'clock. Rev. Mr. Bryson, who is the son of J. K. Bryson, and Mr. Newkirk are here for a visit after attending the Southern Baptist Convention at Birmingham, Ala. Mr. Bryson, who has a number of friends and relatives here, is pastor-at-large of three associations in Missouri. His home is at Columbia. Committee of Senate Is Investigating Bribe Charges WITNESSES HEARD Opponents of Luxury Tax Accused of Buying Votes KAI.KK.II, May - ( barges oi attempts to bribe legislators to otr aginast a luxury tax have brought on -one of the most sensational in vestigations held in Raleigh sine the days just after the Civil War A committee of the Senate is conducting the probe. Tuesday tins committee heard Senator (iovver, of Johnston coun ty, tell how he hail waited .id or 40 minutes in room 35 in (he Sir Waller hotel for a man to conn back with what lie presumed would be an offer of a bribe to oti against a luxury tax. In -addition to hearing Senator (lower, the committee.' heard I'.. G. Mobbs. Sehna- attorney, and ( House Reverses Action After Rejecting Land Levy SITUATION TENSE Senate Wrangles Over Tax Issue and Gets Nowhere BOARD MEETS IN HIGHLANDS CHURCH WOMEN HEAR TALK BY MRS. D. D. TABER 19W. Atter living mere ior nvc . onunaiea program in idnu u. years she removed to Atlanta, w u n J8 ADDointed The subject of state forests and wl.erp she lived until her death. J m 11 . Darks will be presented by Wil- She is ' survived by . her husband, Dr.'W. H. Higgins; one son, Har rv S. Hitreins. and two grandchil dren, all of Franklin, and by one sister, Mrs. T. M. Slagle, of Car Mayor Pro Tem and Accountant liam G. Howard, superintendent ot lands and forests of the State of New York. Dr. Wallace W. At- ..... . wood, nrcsident of Clark universi- A mpntinir of the new Highlands , .,, , , ,i sister Mrs. T. M. Magte, oi ar- - ty, win ieu ui me urcwus held last Saturday .,!,. ( U n-itlnnal narks. Oth- toogecnaye, ana oy one - " i n t t- .t ur.l, I . . . t r i J., 11 .wt'i . rluLro unit tu Mr Frank K. H. kj. oner, oi evereu, , nigni. j. iiaM . ci MACON W. M. U. MFFTIISIP. TO RE If I III w - - - , jj, s,ui.iu v., - - - rx t iz-ifi A Thp rlcrk. treasurer and the t:nn all nationally known figures. HtLU town marshal and the town dec- Other features of the meeting ... in...i tho I u,;ii ho tn nlantmir of a walnut The annual W. M U. meet.ng tk historic grounds of of the Macon Association will be nex regu ar rnctng w g held with the lotla Baptist church c,o , u , - - on May 30. Mrs. Edna R. Har- a - " - - y . . . Gcorc Washington. ris, of Raleigh, will make the; ad: w... . Executive James West rrl . i..mifi tn I I . . rr.. I ne women aic uibix dress. ' Southern enunciation sometimes as responsible for mistaken ideas -and erroneous impression. For ex ample: ' . i nc ridiiiLr with a rfrieiul trom noL.;i tr Washington' the other (day. Wc were about two .miles (out ol ,K.mgh wnen, wun a au K)f !his lbed toward the riht, he "It's alright to take care of the rnrhnntf' and destitute, but I think Wake county is spending too much money for that purpose. t nctPt him what he meant. "The 'poor house over there, ne .explained. . "What poor house?" I asked. "Civpr there." 1 looked in the direction he was He had reference to the handsome home of Dr. Clarence Poe, publisher of the Progressive r?,L,.r A rnunle of years ago he had asked somebody what the building was, and his informant ua ronHed : "That's the Poe house." Ever since then, he had been under the impression that it ...oo tip tnrir house. ' I told that to l)r. Foe the other day. He laughed and said: Wen, iho truth, vour friend -wasn't so very far wrong at that! mayor pro tern and town account- AastK of New York Dr. Nehe ' v rinvnrn nf Medford. Mass- ant, the latter being a position Jamcs Q created by the present legislature. prcgi(jent of the Farmers Federa- . ...:n 1. n tin, ri'ri'mnnv 1 ne be present whether W. M. U. mem- J. n. itOCKtOtt ioe American Forestry Cup will also bers or not. A special invitation nto anfJy Jobbing bo awardC(l to the organization or - .. . . .i.Jr.n flninir the Dest WOrK III I. H. btockton lias eone iniu inn6"'v - i . . . . . I rnrMtrv duration - aurinK w- wuu a now sweet ootato storage jobbing business, speciaumg " . , KM hoiiJ of 5.W0-bUshel capacity to confections. His office ,, located, 9d "'indud- be built at Tryon this summer, in the dd t Bi.tmore' Estate. Polk county farmers now have building, in wnicn n, w. " cra,He. of forestry in America, ample storage facilities for their cently opened, a general merchan- . ?ih rnui thi season. dise store, - nnrt..t a(wi into - the Sylya Collegiate Institute National Forest, and into v the Great Smoky National rark. On Monday afternoon in St rhiirrh Mrs. I). I). Taber ad tressed members of the Woman's GuiU of St. Agnes church and the Woman's Auxiliary of the Church of the Incarnation of Highlands on the subject of the approaching triennial convention of the Episcopal church in the United States to be held in September -at Denver, Col. Arrangements for the presenta tion service o tlic united inaiiK offering of the women of the church were described. Denver's 10.m will be the scent of this event, which will ttio rcl.hration of a uift to mi.cinnt. hv women which aggre gated more than a million dollars three years ago when presented at a service in the national cathedral In Wachincton ' D. C a. n i . v:c:ra nt tho incclniii here lanui j , ' ..... uroro Mrs. I. A.' Deal, whose hus band was for many years rector of St. Agnes church, ot damcs .,:n r.a anfl the following from Highlands: Mrs. W. S. Davis, Mrs. Lillian Pearson, Mrs. J A. Hines Mrs. H. P. P. Thompson, Charlotte Elliott, Kc becca S. Harris, Caroline Hall, Eth el Calloway and Lula Hmson P. Harper, Sehna druggist and form er president of the Noiih ( arolma Pharmaceutical Association, tell ol (ower's statement that he and "his colleagues" had been offered $2,3X1 each to change their votes and. op pose a luxury tax. Judge Henry A. (irady also testi fied, giving the statement uhiili he had previously given ( tin press, regarding a slatenient by l-'aison Thomson, (iohlsboro attorn ev that Thomson hail hern offered $2,5(X) to get Senator I )orul1 -i.p ou "present" and $.i,MK) to o(e no. Senator Hugh Dorlch of Wayne testified he knew nothing about the rumored bribery efforts. Hobbs Tettif.es The. luxury sales tax was 'defeat ed in the senate May I by a u.d of 25 to 2-1. The events which to day's testimony dealt vviili all oc curred nil ihc-afternoon' the. olc was taken, when the opponents ot the 1ms.UI V tax were making tin it greatest effort to h leal it. Mr. Hobbs testilnd that May (-' lie came- ml" the hotel lohiiy ai 5:17 p. m,, and .saw' Senator ( .owei talking to Harper, All three of them went into a drugstore to gel a cold drink. "I asked Senator ."W r the ('i red (lllestion, Have yon l.eeii oi- f..r,.,l :mv niolli V to Vole- agaillsi the luxury tax'."' Hobbs coniimn-.l ...l In- s:iiil that be and his Vol i" ..ff.-i-.-.l s.(IO each and I didn't ask linn who his oiuagin was, Decaiise i ii.ki ; io know it was Hugh I M ien o (iohlsboro. Not Joking, Sayt Hohbi you vote against tin luxury tax you needn't go back to Johns ton cum v '" iv-.' 1 ilM s,:,l:l""; (lower, and lie said he had .received about as many telegram f'""1 Johnston county againsl the-luxury tax as for it. I didn't ask him who ..(f..r,..l ilw inonev. and no stale- IIIIVIt.1l KAI.KK.II. May 20. -The Gen eral Assembly, still undecided oil the lax problem, now is consider ing, a proposal to restore the state-' wide tax on properly. After defeating Monday night the plan advanced by the confer ence committee of the two houses to reestablish the ad valorem tax as a source of stale revenue, tin House reversed itself Tuesday afternoon and voted 57 to 50 to. it consider its vole von the confer ence , committee's report. This re port proposid a 15 cent ad valorem tax. Ilefore any new action could be taken, on the report or on a im lion of Kepreseiitative A. D. Mc Lean, of P.eaufort, lli.it the fiouse nol consider lh report until i! was acted upon by the senate, the house adjourned- h-r the day. The senate Tuesday morning w i angled over a motion by Senator Hinsdale, nf Wake, an opponent of any ad valonni lux for school sup port ami author of the Hinsdale luxury lax,.-which would have placed the. senate on record as rejecting the report, but. also ad journed for the day without voting. Pitti Chaivgoi Position I Miring the jenale debate Hins ilalz was chaiged with being unfair by Senator llortoii, of Chatham. The Wake senator made his motion ih. y his ments were made as. to where offer was made. ; (Continued on page the six) .mil y-Nl-T'TTnC iNE.w urriuc.ivij r'lo Qiinroccfiil SpcQinn NAMED BY CLUB VIUJCO uuwyvuut uir.Hl AND5? Frank Murray 'Knows His Onions' but not His Cow SYLVA May 20-Many peop'ol The session which has just closed f in Western North Carolina have never heard of the bylva Loltcgiate Institute at Sylva, a Baptist school which has been in session for 33 c,-.it;i-f vears and has enrotiea tU.IBVVMl.iv J - hundreds of promising Doys ana girls in this and other sections wl.o have gone out and maqe goo" ,u umrld-lawvers. doctors, minis ters, teachers and many others who arc serving in their various tieics. i wa decided a few days a ;o by the local board of trustees tint ii,: hnn shon d continue io oin;- rate and train boys and girls for specific service to humanity, since tu'-.a k tW nnlv Baotist preparatory I school remaining west of Ashe- ville. was one of the best in the history nf the institution. Sixteen were graduated on April 21 with honors. Prof! B. L. Mullihax, who has rnmnlptpfl his second vear as prin cipal, was unanimously elected for tho rmninc vear. The outlook for the next session is exceedingly bright. Plans arc going forward for a larger enrolment for the next session. An intensive cam ill be launched during the summer for students and means upon which the school can operate. Thii institution has as its con stitnpnev seven Bantist associations n Western North Carolina from which to darw largely for its main tenance Tin. Highlands Community club met for its monthly meeting last Wednesday afternoon at the nome of Mrs. J. E. Root, president. Im portant matters were discussed anu ,,iw.ic Mi nnrn for discussion at . ...... r. a call meeting to be held May a) ol fr knot's. The following officers were elect ed for the coming year: Mrs. J. E. Root, president; Mrs. Lewis Rice, first vice-president; Miss Durtfin. second vice-presi dent; Mrs. Leonard Pearson, re cording secretary; Miss uorotnea Harbison, corresponding secretary; Miss Albertina Staub, treasurer. Honorary presidents are Mrs. E. R. Gilbert and Mrs. J. A. .Mines. Frank I. Murray, clerk of court, may "know hii onions," as the slang expression goes, but he does n't know his own cow. As a consequence, it is reported that a movement is under way to have the town council adopt an ordinance making it illegal to milk another person's cow without due consent. The story leaked out mucn u Mr Murray's chagrin at the week ly luncheon of the Rotary club, where almost anything may be told on a fellow, it seems that the clerk of court keeps his cow in n;M, Tntip' barn, which is a sort of community boarding house for cows. Entering the barn the other morning, Mr. Murray called, "Here, Sookv," whereupon an obliging . ;nn mal "walked meekly, up to bun. Without questioniiig, h.e. proceeded to milk her. Later, after the own cr of the cow appeared, Mr. Mur ray apologized. That was 'easy,. .,t iul.i-n it. came io explaining his error to his friends-well, .that was nw.ili.T question. "T1,,. onlv difference between "V. J - . tlwwi. r-riu-s was their noses, saw tr Murray. "One of thelll has ft- P,ut here the explanation of tin .vaet shanc and color of cows noses in general an Mr. Murray's cow in particular txcomes too com- i.lirntcd to follow. Anvtvav. the clerk now knows his noses. tej.-ct and immediately called. for a vole, precluding dehate. Mor-.-,n said that lie had the right to r the report read or explained I hat he might' know it contents. In- motion to reconsider the e bv which the hoiic rejected i oiri'. n nee report was made I'ins of Catawba,' who changed v..t'e Monday nij lit so that he iiir.hl ask for reconsideration. . ,tti"ii on the conference report was l!"l taken until the house had debated two hours on a resolution of I lohm s, of Pill. Io r'eipiire a per ceni cut in costs of a 1- niinislralion of the state govern-' nieiit, and had adopi.-d a subsiiiulc. The. substitute pjov ides if any ( ut has to In.- made in. teaclu i s' salaries or funds for ihe six jik .tiths schools due to a failure "of the I'tfl I'eVelllie .... I II bill to raise suliicieiil . limns, an o ,),- 'agencies,- insiitiilioiis, depart-, mills and (inplove- must receive an iial cut. The resolution was sent , ot the senate for its con sideration. It does not direct aiiy pen eiilai e. cut in appropariation. Should the,-house not again rc vi rs. ilseli and the conference re port -moves .through the assembly-, in'; the leiiuiicd six days it could adjourn Tuesday of next. week. I he representatives reversed their position on the coiife.renoe re-po-i iivei night and five men who voted or were paired to reject it Mondav niidil Were absent or un recorded Tuesday. ; live changing were : l ranor, l.vvbank, Johnston- of Ashe, Leake and fills. I nose ansem -were : ivn lian, ritinix, Johnson of Chatham, McDevitt and Tateni. Roll Call The- roll call follows : ... I-V.r reconsideration : Allen, Black, Brook. I'rliton, Biirgin, Cuorry, Connor, ( ox of Porysth, Lranor, ('rouse, Crudup, Dosher, Edwards, I-tv in. l-'wbank. Garibaldi, Gattis, Gill, t ireer, -'Groves, Gwyn, Halstead, I lanes of T'orsvth. Harris. Harnes of Surry, Hood, Howell, Huffman, Jeffress,- Johnston of Ashe, John son of Pender, Leake, Legrand, Long of Alamance, Long of HalU fax. Marshall, M or phew, Moss, mc Ra.e, Xeal, Newman, Pitts, Tuett, Reading. ' Read, Rogers, Seawell, Scarborough1, Sigmon, Sptncc, Thomas.; Turner of Iredell, Turner (.f Guilford, Uzzell, Ward, Way (Continued on page six)