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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-18
Outraged by seeing the fine houses Of

couraged by seeing the fine houses of
the rich"
The wealthy were afraid that the
poor might go back home and not help
to develop the new country. They were
especially afraid that they would not
be able to grow enough to eat" the
association finds.
Many of the poor we're living in
holes in the ground and the wealthy
settlers denied themselves the comforts
of home owning and also lived in crude
cellar habitations. Many rich families
lived in this way for three or four years
until the farming programs were suffi-
GENTLY under way so food was assured
for all"
Authority for this picture comes from
letter written in March, 1850. by a
Dutch settler named Tienhoven. the
original of which is in the archives
of government building at The Hague
with other documents relating to the
colonization of New York.
Mrs. P. MeaHe for more than so years
sacristan Of the Borriskane. Irish Free
State, Catholic Church, has died, aged
lnl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-18
STUDY REALTY TAX

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. July 1S.-Claiming that
in thousands of cases there was no re-
lation between the existing real estate
assessments and the fair market value,
a special committee has been named by
Peyton B. Strobel, president OF the Real
Estate Board, to cooperate with the
Commission on Governmental Efficiency
end Economy in making new study OF
the organization and functions OF the
Appeal Tax Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-18

Capitol street, formerly the Liberty
Theater, for a term Of five years at q
rental approximately $4,000, to be
used as an ONCE, a garage and bus ter
minal for the company. Extensive re-
pairs are being made by the owners,
S. NJ and j. S. Biron.
The residence at 1888 K street, for
merly the home of Senator Wadsworth
of New York, has been leased for C. M.
Payne at a monthly rental of approx
mately 5000, Shannon & Luchs an
nounce. The premises are owned by
Mrs. Fletcher Harper, sister Of Sena-
tor WadsWorth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-18
MEET HOOVER GROUP

A committee representing. the Ma
tional Association of Real Estate Boards
met recently with President Hoovers
Committee on Mortgage Structure in
Philadelphia at the Union League Club
and discussed home financing and a
suggestion for central mortgage dis
count system, in accordance with the
recent action Of the association conven-
ton.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
=. Encouragement of cooperative

marketing.
8. Better coordination between pro-
duction and consumption, but not at
the sacrifice of liberty.
9. Equitable revision of the general
property tax laws.
10. Education as to the evil and
folly of extravagant living, speculation
and overexpansion Of business.
II. Education of youth to provide
a knowledge of the fundamentals Of
at least two vocations, thus making
easier the transfer from one occupa-
ton to another.
II. Adjustment, where necessary, of
the rates of wages, thus putting the
latter more on a parity with materials
and money, and 30 helping with the
aid of the other remedies above men
toned to bring about an era of
plenty and low prices, in which wages,
salaries and fixed incomes will have
greater purchasing power.
-. Sympathetic and practical plans
for providing work for the unemploy-
ed during the present of other business
crises, and for the relief of the old
and others in want.
A" T. TINsLEY.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20

dollar is to be- kept right here at home, and
spentfor and with our own people, we should
be less inclined to give grudgingly.
For fifty years the American Red Cross has
been a real mother when disaster came, and
has measured up to its responsibilities as per-
haps no other organization has ever done. But
it has not limited its efforts to the spectacular
major disasters that have so signally linked the
organization with immediate distress: public
nursing, home hygiene, nutrition, safety meth
DDS, disabled war veterans, Christian cheer,
have all felt the helping hand Of the Red Gross.
During the past year when the drouth
brought distress to a wide area the Red Cross
contributed nightly in the relief that was
necessary for a disheartened people. And we
do not have to step beyond our door for evil
dence of its accomplishments. In this and
n%eighboring counties much help has been ex-
tended by the national organization in addi-
ton to the local relief.
This is the year of all years when we should
show our appreciation of the Red Gross by
helping to celebrate its birthday by enrolling
as a member. Headed by the President of the
United States it is the one organization that
stands for unselfish purpose and unstinted ef-
fort when adversely comes.
From now until Thanksgiving the roll books
will be open and every appreciative and warm
hearted American should see that his or her
name is written there
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
ANSWERS Below

(Which state was first to grant
full suffrage to women?
2-Who was the inventor of the
sewing machine?
3-What bird exceeds all others in
the quality and variety of its song?
4-How many feet are there in one
rod?
5-What trees wood was used for
mummy cases by the Egyptians?
6-What is the standard unit of
time?
What city's harbor is regarded
as the safest on the Atlantic coast?
s-What explorer was sent by an
American newspaper into Africa to
find the missionary Livingstone?
9-What cause the holes in cheese?
10-What is the chief product of
the Philippines?
1l-Who said, 1--WE have met the
enemy and they are ours?"
12-Why does water run off a
ducks back instead of soaking in?
13-From what country did the
Pilgrim Father sail?
l4-How many lines has a sonnet?
15-With what jewel is Ireland as
ISOLATED?
16-In what city is the large t
Federal Reserve Bank?
17-Who conquered for the Roman
empire what is now France?
Io@What is the name of the SCI
which treats of p%oisons?
19-Wherei in Europe is the highest
inhabited summet?
2O-How often does the tide rise
and fall?
21-What type of government has
Cuba?
22-Who wrote "Cimmaron?"
23-What color is ultra-marine?
24-From what fish do we get is
ing!ass?
25-In what city is kept the block
of metal which is the worlds stannd-
ard av%oirdupois?
26-Which president had the first
bodyguard?
27-What is the largest automobile
manufacturing city in the U. S.?
2S-What metal requires tie high
est temperature to melt?
29-What is the finish of the prov
erb, MARRY in haste-?"
30-What seas surface is lower
than that of any water known?
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20

not have to belong tt the D. A. VS..
1t has been called to the attention
of the officers of the local chapter
that several parties have either, direc-
thy or implication, been trying to
lead ex-service men to believe that
the D. A. VS. are antagonistic to the
American Legion in particular.
In giving objects and purposes OF
our organization we want to take
this opportunity to publicly state that
we were not organized t o accomplish
the greatest good for all disabled
veterans in this community and to
worp in comradeship with all such
organizations and agencies to attain
this end.
In our entire National organiza-
ton 80 per cent of our members are
members of the American Legion and
our legislative program depends to a
certain extent on the assistance OF the
Legion.
We trust that this statement will
clear up any misunderstanding as to
our organization and that members OF
the Legion will know that we will,
at all tunes, be found ready and will
ing to cooperate in any and plans to
be of real and helpful service to
World War Veterans in this COM
munity.
WALTER G. LoMAx.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
CO M MENTS

LOCAL CHAPTER DISABLED
AMERICAN VETERANS STATES
ITS OBJECTS AND PURPOSE.
= X =
To the Editor:
The Disabled American Veterans of
the World War is a National organiza-
ton, with Congressional recognition,
having headquarters at Cincinnati,
Ohio.
The purpose and objects of the
National organization is to cooperate
with all the Veteran organization in
the passage of laws, both National
and State, in the interest and behalf
of all ex-service men and especially
those men who were disabled while
serving in the World War or who
have become disabled by reason Of a
service connected disability, or entitl-
ed to disability allowance.
Not only is this organization in
terested in securing legislation, but
most of all, in seeing that every ex-
service man secures all rights and
benefits of which they are entitled
from legislation now in force or to
become effective by furture legisla-
ton. This organization maintains
numerous liasion officers at Washing
ton, D.. c. and throughout the
United States who are helping thou
sands of ex-service with their COM
pensation claims before the various
Bureaus and doing so without cost.
To get this service ex-service men dc
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
The
Tower

Miss Carrie w. Sondley,
Executive Secretary Travellers Aid,
Salisbury, N. c.
My Dear Miss Sondley:
My attention has been called to
your excellent work the other day in
returning two runaway boys to their
homes in Henderson. These boys,
whose ages ranged between II and
H., / am informed ran away from
home and school to wander around
penniless from place to place via the
hobo-begging-route. Hungry destitute
cold and homesick, they were brought
to you for handling around ; o'clock
in the morning. They weren't bad
boys. They had the gypsy urge. I
imagine the two prodigals, when
taken from the box car in which
they had been riding, thought they
would be arrested, tried and punished.
But their reception and treatment was
quite to the contrary. Through your
good offices and the agency you re-
present, they were fed, given a place
to sleep and returned to their homes,
happier and wiser. l know there must
have been untold joy in the hearts
of their parents when they were re-
turned home safely.
This is but one instance of your
excellent work. l know you have
many cases of this type. But to you,
I feel confident, these cases never
become routine. Rather, each case is
a pleasure, a privilege, a charity of its
own; a charity that closely approaches
the spiritual.
Your fine work calls to mind the
following passage of Holy Writ:
For l was an hungred,
And ye gave me meat:
l was thirsty,
And ye gave drink:
| was a stranger,
And we took me in.
GOVERNOR MATTHEW ROWAN.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
THE RED CROSS

: Membership in the American Red Gross
should be considered a privilege rather han a
duty; the paltry dollar that this membership
involves can by no manner of means be a hard
ship on anyone and it should be forthcoming
without crouch or grumble-and voluntarily.
When it is understood that so cents Of this
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
To the Operators of the
Motion Picture Theaters

To the Operators of the
Motion Picture Theaters
of the Two Carolinas:
Your action in giving a benefit
show in each of your theaters during
National Motion Picture Week for
Unemployment Relief is worthy of
commentator and should result in
raising of substantial sums for the
aid of the destitute unemployed, since
=the gross receipts are to BIZ. contributed
to the cause.
The public should literally CO.
operate by patronizing the benefit
shows in every city and town, as all
money derived therefrom will be used
for relief work in the community
where it is collected. 1t should be
noted that this is a part of the nation
wide program of the Hoover un-
employment relief committee.
GOVERNOR MATTHEW Rowan.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
ANSWERS

Wyoming.
ELIAS Howe.
3-The nightingale.
4-Sixteen and one-half.
5-Sycamore.
6-The second.
7-Charleston, South Carolina.
S-Henry Morton Stanley.
9-The result of gas in the cheese.
10-Hemp.
l1-Oliver Perry.
.12-Because the feathers of the
luck are oily.
13-FIolland.
14-Fourteen.
15-Emerald.
16-New York City.
17-Julius Caesar.
1S-Toxicology.
lint. Etna, in Sicily.
2o-Twice in every twenty-four.
21-It is a self-governing republic.
22-Edna Ferber.
23-Very deep blue.
24-The sturgeon.
25-London, England.
26-Andrew Jackson.
>27-Detroit.
2S-Platinum.
29-"repent at leisure"
30-Dead Sea.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
TRUCK CONTRACTS ARE LET

Raleigh.-The Sanders Motor COM
Pany of Raleigh was awarded the
contract for 20 one and a half ton
Ford trucks at $546.11 each, while
the Oxford body company got the
contract for the bodies at $147 each
in the letting held by the state division
of purchase and contract. Bids on
coal were held in allegiance until they
are tabulated and samples analysed.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
Hon. o. Max Gardner,
Governor of North Carolina.

Governor of North Carolina.
My Dear Governor:
Your conference in Charlotte the
past week with the governors of
South Carolina, Georgia and Virginia,
t consider ways and means for deal
ing with the agricultural and
economic ills of the four states,
should result in closer cooperation by
them in the future in dealing with
their common problems and prove of
far more value than special sessions
of the legislatures. I congratulate you
upon your initiative in bringing the
chief executives of the four states to-
gether and upon the apparent success
of the conference.
GOVERNOR MATTHEW Rowan.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
FIND WORLD MARKETS THROUGH
NEW USES OF COTTON a

A worldwide expansion of cotton markets
is contemplated in a movement now being
launched throughout the cotton spinning in
dustries of Europe, according to George A..
Sloan, president of the Cotton Textile Insti-
tute.
A report just received by the Institute from
Norman S. Pearse, general secretary of the In
~ternational Federation of Master Cotton Spin
ners, and Manufacturers Association of Man.
chester, England, who quite recently spent
some time in America studying the new uses
activities of the Cotton-Textile Institute, ex-
plains how this movement to expand cotton
uses is being started in the European countries
by the international Cotton Committee and
the international Cotton Propaganda Commit
tee following a recent joint meeting Of these
two committees at Wiesbaden, Germany.
The following resolutions were unanimous
comnittee:-e--
/. That each affiliated association in En-
rope be requested to appoint a special educa-
tio2al committee to work out the conditions
for expanding the uses of cotton suitable its
own country.
2. That the international Federation act
as the medium of contact between the various
affiliated associations and the Cotton-Textile
Institute of America, in pursuance of the OBJ
jects sought to be attained.
3. That reports of progress made by the
affiliated associations be presented from time
to time to the offices of the international Cot
ton Federation at Manchester, England.
4. That the Syndicate des Maisons de la
Haute Couture in Paris be invited to co-ope-
rate with the international Cotton commit
tee in this matter.
The joint committee at Wiesbaden exam
ined with great interest the samples of cotton
uses furnished by the Cotton-T Textile Institute
and the detailed report of the Institutes &C
tivities as brought back to Europe by Mr..
Pease. 1t was the sense of the meeting that Mr..
Pearse will undertake at once a visit to the
textile producing centers of Europe with a
view to acquainting all cotton textile trade as
sociations and mill executives with the find
ings and resolutions of the joint committee.
In addition, a committee from the Interna-
tional Federation of Master Cotton Spinners'
and Manufacturers Association will meet with
the Haute Couture in Paris early this month
to encourage the use of more cotton fabrics
in their spring openings and fashion show.
Novelty cotton fabrics of the latest construc-
lions and designs from all countries will be
taken by the committee on its mission to Paris.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
BRING YOUR MONEY OUT OF
HIDING

Theft of $1,000 from the home of a Row.
an county farmer was reported recently. So
far, the funds have not been recovered. This
large sum of money, it is reported, had been
hidden in the home as the owner was appre-
hensive about the soundness of the banks.
Since the weak banks of the country have
been cleared out, and the banking commission
of the state has examined the others in North
Carolina and found they are sound, and in
good shape, now is the time to bring your
money out Of the sock and the old chest and
deposit It IN the banks.
Remember that bank cannot lend money
unless the people of the community place it
there for lending, and they gather the money
of the people together and lend it in lump
sums to business and industry. Times are 60
ing to remain hard if you keep your money at
home where it is liable to be destroyed by fire,
or stolen from you, or lost in some way. 1t is
doing no one any good. Money is intended
to be in circulation in order to build the com
munity. Money furnishes buying power, and
when loaned by a bank to some one who has
collateral, but little cash, that money goes in
to industry and business, and comes back into
circulation by putting people to work buy
ing merchandise, and doing the thousand and
one things to move the wheels of
and of trade.
The money you have packed away in the
old chest and stocking is just as much frozen
as the loans on real estate in the banks that
cannot be collected and if you turn your mon
ey loose so the banks can lend you are helping
loosen up the frozen loans the banks are car
rying.
The government has arranged a half billion
credit loan for the banks to loosen up frozen
loans, and now add the money you have hid
den in the old chest and sock, to this amount
and soon we will have prosperity, and your
cotton and tobacco will bring more money for
the reason you will put people to work and
they will smoke more cigarettes and wear more
clothes. How can they smoke cigarettes and
wear cotton goods when they do not have
money enough to buy food and the Their ne
c%essities of life?
Remember there have been no bank fail
ures in Rowan county, and therefore you need
not be afraid of our financial institutions, and
the reason we have had no bank failures in
this county is because our bankers are wise,
prudent and careful and the majority of our
farmers have raised their living, and those who
have are p good shape, and can live regard
less of the price of tobacco and cotton. They
have not sent all of the money made in Row
an county away to buy food for man and
beast. :
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20

DOZEN REMEDIES PROPOSED
TO IMPROVE OUR CONDITION
To the Editor:
The following is Offered as a sum-
mary of the more important remedies,
second only to moral reformation,
which have been proposed for the
prevailing and widespread unemploy-
ment and distress.
l. Immediate and adequate reduc-
ton of the more un~justihable and
oppressive items of our protective
tariff, to be followed by a systematic
and gradual reduction of the other
protective duties, preferably in con-
nection with similar action on the
part of other nations. GAS a choice
between evils, a direct subsidy to a
war industry is considered preferable
to the uncertainty of the burden i'm
posed by a protective duty in its be-
half.)
2. Immediate and radical reduction
or abolition of war debts and repara-
tons, or the taking of the necessary
steps to that end. Ut is believed that
the above two remedies are of para
mount Importance and that nothing
should delay putting them into execu-
ton. Business enterprise with us and
the world over is bound and shack
led now by the evils thus sought tc
be remedied.)
3. General reduction of ornaments
through international agreement.
4. Membership in the, League OF
Nations.
5. Substitutional of State regula.
ton for Federal prohibition.
6. Public ownership (not necessarily
involving the actual Management,
or operation), or the more effective
control or natural monopolies.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20

Bad men or devils would not have written
the Bible, for it condemns them and their
works,-good men or angels could not have
written it, for in saying it was from God when
it was but their own invention, they would
have been guilty of falsehood, and thus could
not have been good. The only remaining being
who could have written it, is God-its real
author.
The Scriptures teach us the best way of liv-
ing, the noblest way of suffering, and the most
comfortable way of dying.-Flavel.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20

1t takes three generations to make a gentle
man and only a three-day growth of beard
to spoil the effect.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20

Always Read The Watchman!
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20

Science has so far failed to find a salve to
allay the itch for office.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
GOVERNMENT UNDER


UNDER
HOOVER .
: <
To the Editor:
Business seems to nave taken a
slight pickup in the last few weeks
as the time tor Congress to convene
draws lear.
Can the great business leaders who
pleaded for Congress to finish its last
session on schedule so that prosperity
could return under the b%enehcent
of Dr.. Hoover reconcile facts with
their predictions?
For the last year we have had a
government of the President and
committees of capitalists, and the net
result is a condition of misery, IN
employment and unrest which has
had no parallel in this country.
According to Mr.. Hoover, the way
to solve unemployment is to cut the
budget, shut down the navy yards,
lay off people in the Government
employment and then hope that some
generously minded person will con-
tribute to the bread lines.
We have a moratorium on the debts
which foreign nations owe us, all of
which will have to come out of the
pockets of American taxpayers: said
moratorium being contracted with
out the consent of Congress-$256,-
600, MISUNDERSTANDING alone, but Mr..
tndnKfC1I 1Iop n
had a little more Ia.ans
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1931-11-20
had a little more Ina,

D~SduSE W. Ter
haps the fact that natives of Arkansas
are Americans had something to do
with denying them aid.
With all of its faults, Congress has
never yet in the committees it has
appointed reached the height of
absurdity that Mr.. Hoover did in his
last committee. Can any sane Ameri-
can imagine Congress appointing a
committee of its own henchmen to.
find out WEATHER or not it was
'~abysmally ignorant of naval affairs?
There are only three things that we
can be sure of regarding Mr.. Hoover.
First, that if there is conflict of in
terest between Americans and Europ-
cans the Europeans will get the better
of it; second, that if there is any
conflict of interest between the
people and great wealth-as in income
and inheritance taxes-great wealth
will get the better of it; third, that
if there is any possible way to do the
wrong thing in the wrong way he
will manage to find it.
PROGRESSIVE.
Nogales international., 1931-09-12
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they approached the town where they
had agreed to spend the night Ro-
wena put her hand or his arm in
tender appeal
Peter she said gently, Il DO
realize how very embarrassing it is
about the hotels. 1t is for me too,
though dare say you don't believe
it. How would it do for us to GO
in separately and register each. for
himself? I could go in first and ask
for a single room and go right on
up, and they wouldn't even knew we
came together"
Peter turned it over rehectively.
On the whole it seemed the best way
cut Certainly anything was better
than their first experience. So when
they pulled I'D to the hotel Rowena