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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-04-20

The Story of
Our States
By JONATHAN BRACE
XII.
NORTH CAROLINA
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~ oy.ssy was Sir Wal
ter Raleigh who was respon-
sible for North Cardinals FIRST
settlement. II was in 1884 that
Raleigh obtained permission
from Queen Elizabeth 20 plant
an English colony in America,
and the expeditions which he
sent established Il little colony
on Roanoke island. There in
1887 was born the first Amerl-
can child of English parents.
She was named Virginia Dare,
after the virgin queen. This coll
ony, due TO England's war with
Spain, could not be properly sup
ported. and after Il few years
persisted. 1t was not until over
century later that permanent
settlements were made. Daring
pioneers from Virginia pressed
south into the new territory. and
these, augmented by "A large
company of Huguenots from
France and greater number Of
Germans from the Palatinate,
founded the first North Carolina
town of Newburn in 1110. BY
the time of the Revolution the
population in North Carolina
had increased TO such an extent,
with an influx of ScOtch-IriSh
and Scotch Highlanders who
settled chiefly in the western
counties, that it ranked fourth
among the original thirteen col
onies. Today its population en-
titles ii 10 twelve electoral votes
for president. In area il stands
about half way among the states
with 52,426 square miles. North
Carolina was the twelfth state
To adopt the Constitution. the
formal ratification taking place
in November. 1889. The deriva-
ton of the name Carolina, as i'm
the case of South Carolina, came
from the Latin CarOluS, mean
ing Charles, and was given orig
inally in honor of King Charles
IN of France and retained by
King Charles III of England.
North Carolina is also known
rs the Old North state.
e by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.)
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-04-20
CITY Government

Ladies, get box Of the Social size
IIammermill Bond Stationery, $50
sheets Of paper with The same number
Of envelopes at the Record office
New-York tribune., 1922-10-08
On Tree 7'ransplanting
ro the Editor Of The Tribune.

To the Editor OF The TriDunos
Sir: To plant trees and to do 1t
successfully Is the purpose OF tho
Plant Another Tree Association. I
venture to suggest, however, modffi-
cation Of the date schedule, FOR the
week ending November 8. The trans
planting Of deciduous trees (of which,
both indigenous and acclimated, we
have a great Variety may not be
safely undertaken before the latter
part Of that month at the earliest, and
when defoliatlon is measurably COM
plete, process this season likely to
ba prolonged, owing to the frequent
abundant rains during the summer.
This process Of shedding the leaves
has been noted by The Tribune as "the
tims Of the falling leaf" so designated
By onr indians. will add that this
work should bs we'll dono from the be-
ginning TO the end. 1t takes no more
time and labor to plant q good tree
properly; q sound, we'll formed trunk
and head or top and well-rooted, q
tree not less than two inches In
diameter and provided with pit
large enough to ensure the free spread
Of the roots and filled With good soil
A.yis!t to the nursery-we have sx-
cellsht onss NOT far from tho city
Win be informing and interesting, and
New-York tribune., 1922-10-08
Watch Your Step!

There Is lesson for every one in
Safety Week, which starts to-day.
Too many accidents In the city are
due to the carelessness Of the pedes-
trian. Too often he does not look
where he Is going, or else allows his
haste to get the better Of his judg-
ment. How many people, in order
to save half q minute, try to dash
through crowded traffic, at the peril
OF their own lives and possibly en-
danger1ng others7
In New York City alone more than
a thousand persons were killed last
year In traffic accidents. Most of
these were struck by automobiles,
and in most cases the drivers were
helpless to prevent tho accidents.
When q pedestrian darts out sud
denly from behind another car IL Is
often impossible for a driver 70 miss
him, even at the risk Of wrecking his
own car. 1t has been estimated that
an automobile driving at the rate Of
fifteen miles an hour covers twenty
two feet in a second. TO cross In
front Of fastmoving vehicles Is
therefore highly dangerous,
The Safety Institute Of America,
which is directing the Safety Week
campaign, has adopted the slogan,
Don't get hurtl" Perhaps even
more telling than this Is the familiar
cry Of Watch your stepl" for by
greater attention In streets and else
where the danger Of getting hurt
would be much diminished. This is
lesson which old and young should
take to heart.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-08
Small Towr, Stuff

The visiting bankers have courte-
ousiy expressed their pleasure at
their stay In New York, and it re-
mains for New Workers to realize
just how much pleasure they have
mad and wisdom they have learned
Xrom this adventure in true Ameri-
can hospitality.
inat cold shoulder and unseeing
stare which New York is generally
supposed to offer to visitors are prac-
ticaily unknown elsewhere in Amer
lea. Whether you are banker or a
lecturer or a mere friend, from the
moment you alight upon the station
platform to the moment that YOU
climb aboard your train to depart
life is one continuous glad hand. If
the cordiality were not whole-heart-
ediy sincere it might seem a bit on
pressive, especially to dwellers In
aloof New York and aloofer Europe.
But the true spirit Of hospitality is
there--left over from lonelier and
warmer pioneer days-and it consti-
tutes just one Of the finest things in
America.
The happy thought of our New
York bankers was to pretend that
New York was small American
town and to welcome and entertain
their guests with all the hometown
stuff. They have succeeded with a
will, and the general testimony is
that pleasant time was had by all.
More than that, by just this friendly,
intimate hobnobblng both hosts and
guests have learned more about one
another's problems than could ever
be achieved in month of conven-
tions.
That is The moral Of the adventure,
we submit There is a real value
In warm, old-fashioned hospitality
along the lines o. understanding,
forbearance and cooperation. The
bankers convention was the most
successful gathering Of the kind New
York has seen for many years.
Small-town stuff did quite as much
as metropolitan splendors in achiev-
ing that end.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-08
saving devices did not enable men
70 DO the work Of the world in less
time than was formerly required.
The Roaring Eighties

how superfuous was the quest Of
Ponce do Leon and what rubbish
aome one wrote about "If Youth but
knew, If Age but couldl" Age not
cnly can, but does. The news Is
hlied with lively octogenavians.
Mrs. FELTON,, of Georgia, at eighty
seven enters the Senate. "Step on
the gasl" yells Uncle Joe Cannon.
setting out by motor from the capi-
tai for Danville, Ill. II like the
bumps at eighty-seven years, for
they remind me Of life" Out in
Keno Mrs. Fannie Hazlett, only
eighty-fve, goes up in an airplane
and finds it an Improvement over the
prairie schooner. Mrs. Richardson.
eighty-six, football fan, Of Daven-
port, Iowa, charters special car to
carry three generations Of Richard
sons, headed by herself, to the Yale
Iowa game at New Haven. Up in
Danbury, Conn, young w. H. Mel
son, in his eighty-second year, drives
his trotter at the fair and takes a
heat to the slrne Of 2:11A.
Tae sno,'stalri salntansMs idea has
gone out of fashion. There is no
such thing as being superannuated.
Old age is simply bad habit that
nobody need acquire.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-08
Protecting the Bench

Eminent lawyers Of both parties
snok part In, the meeting Friday
nichs which formally launched Judge
Cohalan's campaign for reelection
ss Surrogate. These men are or
ganization men. They believe In
psrty politics. They seldom quarrel
With the duly constituted leaders of
taar parties. But they hold, as do
ail Intelligent citizens, that the judi
Diary should be kept out of politics.
They believe that fitness to sit on the
bench should be the sole qualification
for nominations. They contend. that
men who have proved their fitness by
excellent records for ability and In
tegrity should be continued in office
rs long as they are able and willing
10 serve.
Judge Cohalan made it clear that
hs was making the fight not because
be desired longer service on the Sur
rogate's bench, but because he re-
sented an effort to unseat him for
purely political reasons. He or any
other lawyer of prominence and re-
putc can make far more money in
private practice than he receives in
salary for his services as a Judge.
Hs was put into the fight by the
msnbers Of the Bar Association and
tho County Lawyers Association,
whose petition for his denomination
vas denied.
These associations rallied round
Va, on Friday night. their repre-
ntatives including such men as
Artin Conboy, personal counsel for
hrles F. Murphy; Emory r. Buck
aar, Henry A. Wise, former United
Ssstas District Attorney, and large
number Of others.
The support Of these men and Of
those In sympathy with them will re-
trn Mr. Cohalan to the bench. The
light is not In the least concerned
With the state, county or city cam
esasn It is not q partisan battle.
y D An organized effort to keep the
'diriary independent Of politics and
ponacal influence. If 1t continues
with the same enthusiasm as marked
10 beginning Mr.. Cohalan will be re-
elected by a handsome plurality.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-08
The Voice of Death

The Voice of Death
tFrom Tns Dosbie psossry
TTHE voice Of death is wisdom thruush
all things,
Telling the grants whore 20 year
and crumble,
The Iittls sparrow Row TO presn ets
wings
The iishtnfng-fangs 60 Dash before
the rumble,
And yes his wisdom On o secret grace.
To Us, who plow the hours for light
and bread,
All beauty IS the hiding Of his faoss
Ali living is che listening for his
tread,
But when our eager listening grows
numS,
And he has snapped our taus aux
letter,
We do not even know that he has come.
But lean against the dust Of esnr
tusiess
Eager, as ever, In o world apa.A
And listen for the beating OF his
OSCAR WILLIAMS
New-York tribune., 1922-10-08
African Game

The slaughter Of the buffalo on
the Western plains in tho 'e0s and
'70s Of the. last century has always
been cited as one Of the most wan
ton acts Of destruction Of wild life
ever committed. And yet, If re-
ports from South Africa are truo,
the Wild life Of Africa is threatened
with the fate Of tho American bison.
Since the war the restrictions on
hunting seem to have been ZOOS
ened to such an extent that several
species are threatened with ex-
tinction.
No one will object 10 the s1augh-
ter Of pests. In our Western states
wolves and coyotes have done much
damage and no good. In other re-
gions the same has been true Of
the bear. In Africa this may be
said Of the lion. Nor will any one
object to killing animals for food,
or sven 2cr their skins, 50 long az
the slaughter Is not wanton and In
discriminate.
Unfortunately, in South Africa
in the last two years the destruction
has had no justiiable motive. Tales
Of hunting lions In fiivvers have al
ready been widely circulated. The
sport apparently involves some
danger. But other less dangerous
animals also have been hunted with
fivvers, which afford rapid trans
portation to distant hunting
grounds, and even the headlights
have been used to blind game, much
as torches were used in the old days
in hunting moose. To the natural
waste by the natives has been
added increased destruction by the
farmers.
So serious has become the danger
of extinction Of some of the most
valuable animals among them are
mentioned the bontebok and the
Dyala (both species Of antelope)
the mountain zebra and the white
rhinoceros-that even Americans
interested In game conservation, IN
cluding such men as DR.. William
T. Hornaday, director Of the
Geological Park, have taken hand
in endeavoring to persuade the
people Of South Africa to enforce
stringent laws to protect what IL
left Of native wild life.
It would be q shame IL the ruth
less and wasteful destruction Of oux
buffalo should be copied In the DARK
Continent
New-York tribune., 1922-10-08
Are Movies Enervatine2
Princeton Man Disputes Dr.. Hib-
ben's Warning to Students

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: DR.. Hibben in addressing the
Princeton students, as reported in The
Tribune, warned them against attend
ing photoplays, saying it Is waste of
time and saps the mental energies
Elsewhere he is reported as saying, "It
(the habit Of attending tho photoplays)
is an anaesthetio to the intellectual
mind"
These statements should not go un-
challenged, for they they are not true.
In fact the opposite is true. OF all the
forms Of imparting knowledge the
photoplay is probably the most intense,
and instead of "sapping the mental
energies" or acting as IAN anaesthetic
to the intellectual mind" It develops
the mind, makes It alert, broa6ens it
| and gives 1t a balance that could not
be obtained otherwise in the same lapse
Of time.
This feature Of the photopiay has
been discovered recently by those Woo
have "made 1t habit" to view the
best plays and study them seriously.
| And the reason is very simple. In
the spoken or written word the unit
Of expression Is the sentence. In the
photoplay the unit Of expression is q
still picture--a still photograph. In
each the unit expresses a thought. A
photoplay, or motion picture, is a
sequence Of still photographs projected
at the (normal) rate Of sixteen pictures
to the second-sixteen thoughts OK
pressed in a second. And the average
photoplay lasts one hour without any
interruption.
10 there another device thas VIII sx-
press as many thoughts IN the same
time7 Does It not follow that o mind
submitted "habitually" for ono hour o
day to such an exercise will be made
alert, brosdened, deepened and slim
ulated for other activities7
/ Of course more than half the photo
plays are nos worth spending an hours
time to see, the thoughts expressed are
not worthy Of attention. Instead Of be-
Ing based on worth -while story, they
are simply sequences Of fantastic pin-
lures. But there are plays based on
worthwhile stories that arc good, they
are worth seeing, they are worth
studying because the art Of photoplay
making Is Just beginning % emerge
from a strong handicap Of commercial
men who know no art and certainly
NOS the arc Of the photoplay.
II Is unfortunate, indeed. shae DH
Hibben should 80 express himself with
out knowledge Of the facts, for othsr
colleges and universities srs expend-
ing Energy, time and money sn train
ing their students in che art Of che
photoplay, because they recognize in
this art means Of expression that
is sure TO dominate ss o means of
imparting knowledge.
J. THOMAS, 'ss.
New York, Oes. 8, 1929.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-08
Amnesty for I. w. w.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sirs I wonder whether the readers
Of The Tribune appreciate the enormity
Of the injustice Of which our govern
ment and we as people are guilty
in our treatment Of political offenders.
Seventy-fve men, mostly I. W. W.'s.
arc still imprisoned because. in war
time, they held ]. W. W. opinions
objected to our entry into the war
and took exception 60 the governments
war policies and purposes.
I had occasion 60 follow the trial
proceedings very closely, and later I
took the trouble 60 go through the evi-
dence submitted IN the case. As a
result Of this and Of the action Of the
appellate courts in throwing out ali
counts In the indictment having to do
with overt acts I came to the con-
clusion that the verdict Of the Jury
was to be attributed not so much to
the evidence as to war hysteria and
certain I. W. W. complex which has
plagued Americans for two decades.
Last July I had the privilege Of serv-
ing as one Of the spokesmen for the
amnesty delegation which called upon
President Harding with a petition FOR
general political amnesty from hun
dreds Of thousands Of American citi-
gems.
This Is the situation, These men
are behind bars. The war IL over. The
emergency legislation for violation Of
which they were convicted has been
repealed. Convicted German spies
havs been pardoned and est freej SO
have convicted prohteers. All the other
belligerents in the late war have ex-
tended amnesty to their political
prisoners. In this country, which al
ways prided itself on being haven
Ifor political dissenters, land where
free speech, free press and free opin-
ion were the very marrow Of our po-
litical body-in this land we continue
to keep imprisoned men who acted on
the assumption that free speech and
gorce and effect even In time Of war.
In our government trying to demon
strsts 20 them that free speech and the
Constitution are in allegiance, both in
peacs and wars
This situation manifestly Is IN
tolerable, and the American people
ought not to tolerate It.
PAUL F. BRIsSENDEN.
New York, Oct. 2, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-08
A Week of Verse
HE Band Concert

fFrons The AsosaYsj
EHE band brayed loudly whsr. tbs
binding lieha
Beat back the encresehing 7ovelinsss ~
night,
And boys with hot NOISE penn.ss IN
their hands
swarmed fierce about sha wh,,.,,,o
peanut stands.
The old were quiet underneath N.
trees,
And children ran. but, oh, beyond all
these
Bright Adolescence claimed the sum.
mer hour
And wore brief romance like a scarl..
flower
Where round and round the slow pro-
ceasion moved
Through light and shadow, lover and
beloved.
In the kind night each duII unloysly
face
Took on hint Of w,stful borrowed
grace,
And dusk was kind 20 the too fne at.
tire,
Moiding beauty 20 the souls desire
Out OF the tawdry effort to be fair,
shrill laughter dristed on the quiet air
And Love went by, alone amid the
crowd,
Wordless and awed and pisiful and
proud.
ANNE ATWOOD DODGE
New-York tribune., 1922-10-08
Bone-Dry Shipping

fnay General Daugherty's in
eerpretation Of the volstead act i'm
poses new burdens-at least tempo
nzily--on American shipping. T.
wM also injure American mort. hv
driving business to rival Canadian
ports.
onder this construction Of the law
the United States undertakes to law
ao"n a rule Of the sea for its marine
winch no other marine observes and
= impose on ships Of other nations
sase.ing our waters restrictions
sa'cn they do not have to submit to
any other waters. If we were the
erolling factor in the sea trade
,am'ght hope to set up a new regu-
uon and enforce it on the rest OF
y world. But we are still strug-
hns desperately to revive our ner-
aass marine. We have powerful
@sah-carrying rivals and are de-
p'aoent upon them for the transpor-
~a0h Of great part of our imports
Aua experts and Of our inbound and
sasOound passengers. Why put a
aussher handicap on American pas
'sager business outside tha three
.s UNIT? Why force foreign ship
SIs lines with vast resources to de-
.5,a0p Canadian ports, on both the
psnsel
ine Volstead act, as now con-
saaed, plays havoc with American
a'pping interests and with this
~ run1rys ocean service generally.
. administration has frankly rec
ssAized the injurious effects of such
destruction. The Shipping Board
: fought the restriction on the sale
''quor on American passenger
,n..:e ~ which the Daugherty opinion
sna aes. Yet the law is the law,
rs meaning ought to be cleared
~ = promptly as possible. Foreign
|fIa, A VIII y seek and obtain injunc-
49, go MI. Lasker thinks, and in that
s.. increase their present advan-
Is s vsef American lines. 1t lis to he
ssa = therefore, that review Of
Az. .Da.usherty ruling may be expe-
~ IN y the Supreme Court.
- .nss stage in the fight Tor the
New-York tribune., 1922-10-08
Would Seem Though Folks
Napal Control of the Straits

the dockyard Is IN fairly good state.
Recently also, it has been stated that
the .Bolshevist government has been
taking steps to increase the efficiency
Of the Black Sea Aeet-whatever that
may amount to.
While the submarines most probably
could not effect anything against even
a moderate degree Of anti-suhmarine
defense. yet there ia sphere of naval
operations In which the Russian navy
used to exoel--mine laying. Their
mines were Of an efficient type, and
probably many still are available in
the naval arsenals. Mine laying, there
fore, is conceivable danger against
which the feet will require to be on It's
guard. This possibility-together with
submarine sttaek-although remote, Is
conceivable, end with mad dogs no
risks can be taken. II may confidently
be assumed that the command and staff
Of the Mediterranean feet are alive to
these points.
Ideal Conditions
WITH an adequate control and con-
slant watchfulness in order TO detect
at onca any unusual movements or as
aembly OF shipping, II should be possi-
Bile FOR the feet to guarantee. to use
an historic phrase, that not dinghy
full Of hostile troops could land on
the European side. and at the same
time to insure perfect freedom OF
movement for our own troops in the
event Of operations becoming neces-
sary. The situation is that, should the
occasion arise, the naval conditions at
least are ideal for the execution OF
combined operations.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-08
Copyright. 1922. New York Tribune Ina

The influence Of SEA power on the
history Of that part Of ths world has
been very great, and now again We see
1t playing prominent part.
Apart from tho events Of the late
war, the present is the third main
occasion-excluding the Crimean War
since the beginning Of the nine
teenth century that tho British fleet
has been called upon to play pare In
the shaping Of the history Of. the
straits. In 1907 Napoleon, having per-
suaded Turkey to declare war against
our ally Russia. and Turkey, In addi-
tion, being very unfriendly toward US,
q strong force, under Sir John Duck
worth. was dispatched TO CONSTANT
nople in order to support our dipio-
matte representations. with orders, Il
necessary, 70 demand the surrender Of
the Turkish Hset. The narrows were
then fortified. and Duckworth's squad
ron was hred upon during It's passage.
He arrived of Constantinopla. but
learning that the Turks were strength
ening the defenses in his rear, pru-
dence compelled him to retire before it
was too late He was successful In
this, but some Of his ships were struck
by stone shot weighing 800 pounds
Shore Batteries
Tho next occasion was during the
Turko Russian War Of 1878, when, the
Russian having reached Adrianople, the
Mediterranean feet, under Sir Godfrey
Hornby was directed to proceed to Con-
stantinople with orders to keep open
the waterway of the Straits. Although
the action afforded moral support to
the Turks, Sir Godfrey was under
some apprehension lest he should be
fred upon by Turkish shore batteries
during the passage. Mine fields also
were said to exist. Those orders were
Cancelled at the last moment, the feet
awaiting events at Besika Bay. Finally
Sir Godfrey was ordered to proceed
into the Sea Of Marmora to protect
British life and property.
On both occasions described above
the question of running past the shore
batteries largely complicated the prob
! lem and gravely increased the risk OF
the enterprise To-day there are no
shore batteries capable Of impeding the
passage Of vessels of war, neither ara
there at present any mine fields. The
situation Is, therefore, enormously siin-
plifed. But at the same time there
are certain contingencies which might
arise and which will have to be guard
ed against.
The Russian Factor
The Bolsheviki are an unknown fac
tor in the case. In the Blsck Sea,
within easy distance Of the Straits, the
Bolsheviki have certain naval forces,
in a low state Of efficiency, no doubt,
which, under certain contingencies,
might be used for what might be called
"mad-dog tactics" They are said to
possess three submarines capable OF
going to sea, and others are believed
% be completely Al Nikola!av. where