The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1925-05-01
STATE AWAITS
SALARY CUTS
Considerable interest Centers
in Activities of New
Commission
The Independent Bureau
30G The Vance
BY X. E. POWELL

nor McLcan's use of the word
designing" during the week
has been followed with assur-
ances from the Executive Man
sion that His Excellcncy is not
after the newspaper or the
newspaper men and, further
more, that he doesn't intend to
make war on either the craft
or the publications until and
when they have done consider
ably more than take issue with
his official acts. \
The statement he issued last Sun
day night was more to put stop
to a round Of nagging rumors about
the work of the Salary and Wage
Commission than anything else. 1t
wasn't necessary for the governor
to say in the statement that lie
recognized the source Of the grumb-
ling and he confined himself to a
lamentation that any one should
attempt to prejudice the work OF
the commission before it had been
ablc to get into working clothes.
Had he waited a day or so. he
doubtless would have had nothing
at all to say. The editorial reaction
to his statement was generally mlld.
Locally the afternoon paper took 1t
up and remarked that the state
ment sounded like old times up on
Capitol Hill when Ex-Governor Nor
rison was given to denunciation OF
the 'pizen Injuns" and the tom-tits.
But Mr.. Mclean is making no such
personal issues while he's governor.
His Excellcncy had many reasons
TO bc fretted last Sunday for there
was the story in the morning paper
by Jonathan Daniels, the son of
Editor JOscphus Daniels. about the
newly installed electric bath tub
arrangement. Mr.. Daniels story
stated that 1t was such n modern
contraption that His Exceilcncy
would have an attendant to put him
in tho sweat box and another to
take him out.
Then the story had been printed
about Samuel l.. Rogers. former
director Of the census, drawing his
voucher from the treasury for five
DAYS sustcnancc when: the commiS-
sion had been in session only one
day. There was nothing i'll Mr.
Rogers action at all irregular and
had he been q member Of any board
other than the one appointed to "ad-
lust" salaries. nothing would have
been said about his getting SGO.SO
for a days work. This amount i'll
cluded his railroad fare from
Franklin, Macon County, to Raleigh
and return and Franklin is right
smart piece away from the Capital.
May Move Mob Case.
Doctors here today from little
Washington where Joseph Needle
man. Jew victim of Martin COun-
~ mob, has been in Il hospital since
his mutilution say that the boy is
on his feet and will be able to ap-
pear in Martin court next M0nuay
and testify before the grand jury
He will also be able to 80 on trial
for an alleged attack OH Effic GIRL
fin when the mob members are
tried.
The immediate problem for the
State is getting indictments against
the members Of the mob, most Ot
whom have made statements when
the solicitor says are tantamOuilt
TO confessions. 1t is reported here
that the Martin court, which is
special tcru, will only be for the
purpose of returning indictments
and that the Governor will be asked
to order Il second special term for
the trial.
A strong bit Of evidence for the
public, which the solicitor Will not
be able to make full use OF in the
Jury box, Is the recent attempted
suicide at Wilson of one of the mob
members. Reports say that the
man will live but it will be some
time before he is able to stand trial.
EdgecOmbc. the home of the s0li-
citor. will very likely be selected as
the county in which the cases, i'll.
Guiding. the assault case against
Necdlemam, will be tried. This will
be finally determined in court at
Williamson in a conference between
the Judge and the solicitor.
Interest that had been keyed up
for former Governor Morrison's sec
ond big speech-since the days of
Cameron lin the interest of New
ton folks who want the Central
Highway TO turn back a little and
tap their city was dissipated to-day
with the announcement by Newton
ians that the matter, very likely,
would be satisfactorily settled before
it reached the courts.
Mr.. Morrison declined to appear
before the Commission in behalf of
Newton or anyone else, assigning
as the reason his own appointment