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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-04-08
COM ENTS
The Next Fight


To the Editor:
The next political fight in North
Carolina is going to be between the
followers of Jefferson and the follow
ers of Hamilton inside the democratic
party. Are you going to stand by the
people or by a centralized govern
ment, by Jefferson Or by Hamilton?
The short ballot is short on democracy.
If our Governor can put that over on
the people he will have centralized
government cinohed, and have given
the power to the Governor to organ
ize about him a powerful political ma
chine which will be dangerous to the
rights of the common man.
A JEFFERsoN1AN DEMOCRAT.
Things That So Far Haze ESCAPED
Taxaion-But The Cbildren's Cam
dy Must Pay Five Per Cent.
To the Editor:
1t is noticeable that the House Ways
and Means Committee has failed to in
clude in the revenue bill any provision
requiring blind beggars to secure Fed
who buy candy to pay an excise tax,
or for confiscation of pennies placed
on the eyes of corpses. Probably Chair
man Crisp, hero of the sales tax, will
see that these are included if he must
choose between them and a tax on
the value of unused land. S. D.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-04-08
Maine To Imprison
Negligent Hunters

Augusta, Me.-The State of Maine
will begin next fall an effort to cut
down the number of hunting accident
al shootings. In all cases where neeIi-
gence is found the hunter will face
court and a possible Jail term if found
guilty.
Peter Adaman, Of lewiston, is serv-
ing a one-to-two-year term in Thorn
aston State prison for negligently
shooting Ferdane Barrialt, 10, of Long
Pond, while on a hunting trip. The
State plans to put others IN prison for
similar offenses.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-04-08
Mayor B. V. Hednck,
Salisbury, N. C.
Ny dear Mayor:

Your drive to make Salisbury the
cleanest city in North Carolina de-
serves commentator. This is not only
an effort to increase the beauty of our
city but is also a big item in health
and sanitation.
| feel certain every citizen in Sails
bury will cooperate with you in max
ing Salisbury a clean city-a cleaner
city. Cleanliness, it has been said, is
mex to goodness.
GOVERNOR MATTHEW Rowan.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-04-08
THE SALES TAX

The sales tax issue is one full of dynamite
either as a national or State issue, and while
most candidates are willing and anxious to let
it alone, we find Mr.. Maxwell bravely facing it
and thus challenging his political foes to do
likewise.
Mr.. Maxwell was an uncompromising foe of
the sales tax during the last session of our Leg
~islature. And now that he is a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for governor he
evidently sees no reasons for sidestepping or
remaining silent on this question. In his speech
in Greensboro Mr.. Maxwell advanced such i'm
pressive arguments against this method of tax
alton that We are quoting practically in full
what he said:
Zone of the strongest developments of this
time has been the ill-considered growth of
opinion that we can work ourselves out of
these troubles by putting additional taxes on
everything we buy.
my objection to sales taxation is deeper
than a mere expediency. Fundamentally it goes
to the root of one of the biggest problems of
our modern highly organized and specialized
social structure. | haven't one drop of liking in
my soul for the extreme doctrines of socialism.
I wouldn't swap the opportunities of citizen
ship in this land of the free for a thousand
years of bolshevistic limitations in Russia. And
yet we know that, in sober reason and con-
sentative judgment, the too rapid and too large
accumulations of wealth, while so much of
poverty and want exist around us, has become
a major problem in this country. We nave yet
to find adequate and practical means within
the limitations and guarantees Of our constitu-~
tional system to solve it.
1.-THE power to tax is one of the constitu-
tional powers that does go straight to the heart
of this problem. And at a time when a need
for its invocation is greater than at any time
in our history, we seriously consider a rever-
sion to the other extreme, and seriously con-
slider the adoption in State and Nation of a
major tax policy that ignores ability and
wealth and puts its levy on the common ne
c~essities of all the people.
when we tax income we leave untaxed an
exemption that is presumed to cover a COM
Portable living, and beyond that point we
grade the tax in increasing scale beyond the
point of a livelihood, but your general sales
tax takes its toll from the poorest citizen in all
the land, and at the same rate of tax upon his
purchase as from the wealthiest citizen in all
the land.
IF we ever permit this principle of taxa
ton to become embedded in the tax systems
of our State and country its inevitable effect,
now and throughout the years, will be to en-
rich wealth and to impoverish poverty.
mo wonder that we find men like Borah in
the Senate and our own Bob Doughton in the
House fighting to prevent it.
mo wonder that we find the unbroken
record of the Democratic party from its foun-
dation opposed to this principle of taxation.
"No wonder that we find the American
Federation of Labor and the greatest farmer
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-04-08
By Albert 7: Reid
By Robert Burns Wilson

ny 1AOItII DHIHJ W ttSON
The braggart March stood in the sea-
sons door
With his broad shoulders blocking
up the way,
Shaking the snow-flakes from the
cloak he wore,l
And from the fringes of his kirtle
gray.
Near by him April stood with fearful
face,
With ~violets in her hands, and in her
hair
Pale, wild anemones; the fragrant face
Half-parted from her breast, which
seemed like fair
Dawn-tinted mountain snow, smooth
drifted there
She on the blusterer's arm laid n
white hand,
But he would none of her soft
Establishment.
Yet did she plead with tears none
might Withstand,
For eve the fiercest hearts at last
relent.
And he, at last in ruffian tenderness,
With one swift, crushing kiss her
lips did greet
All, poor starved heart!-for that
rude caress,
She cast her violets underneath his
feet,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-04-08
Reprint OF An Old Bible

To the Editor:
Having read with much interest
about old Bibles, l have a Bible which
belonged to my great-grandfather,
Robert Doyne Semmer. His name is
on the outside in gold letters The Bible
is a Douai, A. D. 1909, Old Tesla
ment first published at the English
College at Douai. The New Testament
first published at the English College
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-04-08
Oucb!

To the Editor:
1t is the duty of Congress to balance
the budget, but there stands in the
way a huge deficit which must be re-
moved.
Will Congress be able to bulge it?
Roscoe M. PACKARD.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-04-08

organizations in the country actively oppos-
ing it.
'We have no right to put this additional
load onto the shoulders of the struggling mass
es in their fight to live"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-04-08

in the state.
To you and to those who are hand
ling the campaign for your election, l
extend my sincerest wishes of success.
GOVERNOR MATTHEW Rowan.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1932-04-08

But Are The Mayors, Dead Or AHpe,,
Worth Anything As Collateral For
Loans?
To the Editor:
ut was the practice of the Egyptian
debtors to deposit, as security, the
mummies of their parents; and both
their honor and religion were bound
tor the redemption of the pledge" So
we read in Gibbon.
Well, there is hope yet for Chicago,
Philadelphia and New York. Those CT
ties might deposit the corpses of a few
dead Mayors with the greedy banks for
the needed millions.
Or else how about putting rhe live
Mayors in hock-Mr. James J Walker,
Tor instance? FRED VETTER.
Evening star., 1932-05-12

without pay, with per diem workers on
d 5-day-week basis.
A number of Government officials
have pointed out that II the Senate Is
going to adhere to the cutting Of 10 per
cent from appropriation bills in addi-
tion to cuts already made by the bud
get in the House. large numbers OF en-
ployes would have to be dropped, unless
the furlough plan is adopted.
The House turned down the furlough
plan and adopted salary reduction
provision which it is estimated will not
save more than S12,000,0o0. The
House Economy Committee originally
recommended an IL per cent cut from
that part of salary in excess OF
$1,000. This was estimated to save
$67,000.000, but the House raised the
exemption to S2,500, which pulled the
resulting savings away down.
Senator McKellar, Democrat, Of
Tennessee, who declares he is more
interested in cutting Government ex-
penses than in raising taxes, believes
that the savings in Government ex-
penditures can be effected largely
through his proposal of cuttin., all ap-
bills 10 per cent. AS
further measures of retrenchment. he
is advocating that the Government
suspend all TAX refunds, and cut off
Wn&t ne rcgcrds as subsidy items in
connection with mail contracts.
Evening star., 1932-05-12
SCOPE Of ECONOMY
STUDIES W|DENED.
Senate Committee Postpones
Final Decisions Until 1t
Weighs Entire Program.

The Senate Special Economy Com
mittee, which settled down to its Sec
ond long session today, is reaching ten
tative agreements as it goes along, but
will not make final decisions on specific
itsms until it has studied and weighed
the entire program of proposed methods
OF reducing expenditures.
The Senate group, in consultation
with members of ths Hou-e, is starting
from the beginning and reviewing the
entire schedule of economies originally
recommended by the House Economy
Committee, of which only small part
survived attacks made upon the bill in
the House. The original program aimed
at a total saving of more than $780,
600 1000, but the bill emerged from the
House with estimated savings of not
more than S30,000,000.
Deliberations Wide ia Scope.
Although it is going over the original
outline of general measures of economy.
including the important elements of
government reorganization and the
question of whether there should be a
pay cut or a furlough system, it is un-
derstood the Senate group is not col-
fning its deliber3 tionS to the scope OF
the House Economy Committee pro-
gram. For example, it was indicated
that consideration also will be given
to the relation of the Senate's policy
of making 10 per cent cuts in the total
of annual appropriation bills, and how
this policy would affect the economy
program as a whole.
One of the most important decisions
confronting the Senate committee Is
whether to follow the House action of
reducing salaries, or adopt as an al
Tentative the Presidents recommends
ton for furlough system, under which
annual employees above a certain salary
limit would take one month of leave
Evening star., 1932-05-12
u. S. RAIL CONTROL
FEAR OF RAYBURN
Asks House to Repeal Law Re-
quiring Carriers to Pay Over
Earnings.

Government ownership of railroads
may become an accomplished fact un-
less something more is done to hep car
riers, in the opinion of Representative
Rayburn of Texas, chairman of the
House Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce.
Rayburn has urged the House Rules
Committee to expedite his bill to re-
peal the law requiring railroads to put
half their earnings over per cent into
a Federal fund
He recalled that the Interstate Com
merce Commission had found railroads
owing the recapture fund 1851 100000,
CT which $10,O00,000 has been paid In
terest has increased the paid-in fund
to S13000,000 The Rayburn bill would
order this money returned to the roads.
Evening star., 1932-05-12
ROSA PONSELLE GOES
UNDER KNIFE IN NORTH
Nature of Operation Not Disclosed
at Hospital in New
Haven.
...,o..spro..

BY the Associated Press.
NEW HAVEN. Conn. May 12.-Miss
Rosa Pons-le, Metropolitan Opera So
prano. underwent en- cpersticn in a
hospital here today, but its nature was
not disclosed.
DR.. william F. Verdi. a personal
friend. and two assistants performed
the operation. which was understood to
have required two hours. Miss Ponselle
gave a concert at Yale month ago
and since then had sung with her sister
Carmela in grand opera at Cleveland
Evening star., 1932-05-12
HELD IN FATAL CRASH

A jury under Acting Coroner A. Ma
gruder Macdonald today held Columbus
McCauley 2o-year- -old soldier, for grand
jury action in the death of Donald Nc
Lean, 80, injured in an automobile crash
at Fourteenth and v streets early yes
terday.
Mclean, also soldier, died at Emer-
gency Hospital few hours after the
accident.
Mclean. severely GU. alb ut the neck.
was riding with MIC uiey. Both men
were attached to the 90 n Motor Trans
pors Company, with headquarters at
1900 street. McCauley, who is said
to have been driving without a permit.
was arrested by Detective Sergt. Henry
M. Jett.
Evening star., 1932-05-12
LEGION STAGES FIESTA
Posts Finally Open Bicentennial
Celebration.

After a delay cf two days on account
of weather condit. .ons, the District OF
Columbia Department of the American
Legion last night opened its Bicen-
tenrial fiesta and celebration at Four
teenth and r streets southeast with
the Bernardo Greater Shows.
The thrill Of the evening was seen
in the free act of Red Brady, who made
dive of 100 feet head-first into a
blazing tank The affair Is being staged
to raise funds to send the drum corps
to the national convention at Portland,
Greg. 1t will continue all week with
a matinee performance on Saturday
afternoon
Evening star., 1932-05-12
Rockville Marriage Licenses.

ROCKVILLE, Md, May IL (SpeciaD
Licenses have been issued here for
the marriage Of Albert E. Kay, A. of
East Moline, Ill. and Myrtle Mabel
Mccall 80, of Davenport, Iowa, and
George D. Snellings, 81, and Virginia
r. Bowles, 20, both Of Fredericks-
burg. Va.
Evening star., 1932-05-12
THREE HURT IN CRASH
Philadelphiens Injured in Hyatts-
vile Accident.

Two women and a man of Philadel-
phia were injured shortly before noon
today when their automobile struck a
parked truck along Baltimore Boule-
ward at Hyattsville.
Mrs. Marie Zeum. 81. Of 664 North
Twelfth street, Philadelphia, is in a
serious condition at Casualty Hospital
She was treated for a serious head in
jury. Mrs. Anna Burrell, 81. of Gil
Bridge street. Philadelphia, was treated
for cuts and shock. Joseph Buse. Al,
of the same address, was treated for
cuts.
Evening star., 1932-05-12
GREATEST TIRE VALUE
FOR YOUR DOLL AR.
BUY THE BEST.

SPRING and summer driving, weekend trips in your
car are just beginning. Why drive in danger of skds
and blowouts? Drive with your mind at case
fine, rugged tires on all wheels!
And here is good news. You can now buy the
best tires made at the price of the cheapest brands
The toughest tire carcass ever known 400 more
adhesion between plies. Made only from prime,
tested materials. :. The finest Workmanship and
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-02-18
District Negotiates
Power Contract

Continued from page u
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toners of the company or require it to
incur added expense in the purchase
Of power from other sources for the
purpose.
The company further agrees to trans
nit energy over it's lines in the valley
for the district when such transmission
Will not interfere with the service to
regular customers of the company or
exceed the capacity of the company
lines, to auxiliary pumping plants the
district might desire to install. Such
units might be Installed for pumping
from the river into laterals, for lifting
water from the ditch to higher lands
or for pumping from wells into the
ditch or laterals to keep seepage from
creating a drainage problem. Energy
thus delivered would be measured at
the installed pump and 10 per cent
of the amount of current measured
shall be added for transformation,
transmission and distribution losses
and the company shall receive as
compensation for such service, an equal
amount of energy delivered to it for it's
own use.
The contract provides that the COM
pany may attach distribution circuits
| to the districts transmission line and
will pay for such service at the rate of
| SO cents per contact per year; the dis
trict will do necessary switching at
p,.ioct fLo
which it will receive SIS per month
and it will also be paid for any cur
rent it provides for the Beverly line;
and that both the district and the COM
pany shall maintain their property and
electrical apparatus in accordance with
standard electrical practise and in COM
pliance with all government rules.
Either party may require the other to
correct any unsatisfactory condition if
such condition makes it unsafe for de-
livering or receiving energy and either
party may disconnect it's apparatus if
such condition is not remedied. Each
party assumes any liability resulting in
damage to it's property or injury to it's
employees.
Every one who has familiarized HIM
self with the terms of the contract
believes that it is very favorable one
from the districts standpoint. In it's
effect it is a dump load' contract,
one of the most difficult to negotiate.
One of the first questions that nat
urally arises, and it is important, is
whether the price to be received by the
district for the current is fair COM
pensation
A price of one and three-fourths
like much compared with the prices
paid by consumers for current for
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-02-18

| lights. However, there is very small
quantity of energy delivered at these
high prices and if the ordinary power
bill for pumping plants or commercial
motors where service is continuous, or
nearly So is figured it will be found
that the price per kilowatt hour runs
| somewhere between one cent and one
and one half cents. Inasmuch as the
bulk of current sold by the power COM
pany is for commercial purposes and
irrigation pumping it would seem fairer
to make this comparison with the lower
rate rather than the light rates. When
such comparison is made the dis
crepancy is not so much, especially
when one considers that one of the
largest items in the selling of electric
energy is in its distribution after it is
generated.
Another factor to be considered in
the different priced energy is in the
manner of delivery. A company selling
the higher priced current is under OBJ
legation to deliver practically continu-
GUS service without interruption from
one years end to the other. Under
the contract just signed the district is
not obligated to do anything except to
deliver the surplus power that it finds
practical to sell after taking care of
its own requirements. A comparison
could be made in the different wages
farmer would be willing to pay two
men, one who came regularly every day
at seven o'clock in the morning and
stayed until the work was done in
the evening, and the other who re-
served the right to come when he
pleased, appearing one day at seven,
the next day at ten, staying home two
days and so on.
Under the contract it has negotia-
ted, the district is not penalized for
any interruption in the delivery of the
current it sells The present condition
OF the power plant at Priest Rapids
is such that the district is not in a
position to enter a contract for the de-
GUS power. When the generating
equipment has been materially i'm
proved, the capacity increased and the
transmission line strengthened it will
be possible to sell firm power" and
when this time comes the district will
undoubtedly be able to secure adequate
compensation for the current it can
deliver
But even at the price set in the
present contract the district can Sc
cure sufficient income from the sale
of power alone to retire it's bonds with
out the collection of one cent for the
delivery of water or assessments against
the land, according to the estimates
Of the Milwaukee railroad engineers.
There is probably no other district
in the state, or the whole northwest
for that matter, that has such a re-
source and is in such an enviable po-
sition with regards to it's finances.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-02-18
clubs and Lodges

AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
NO. II
Meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each
month
Visiting members welcome
Mrs. F. E. Taylor, President.
Mrs. w. F. Shaw, Sec.-Treas.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1932-02-18

a quartet composed of Miss Lenora
Beck, Norman Anglin, q. E. Mans
field and Mrs. Boettcher sang. We hope
there will be as good an attendance
Sunday evening, Feb. 20, when Boy
Scout week will be observed. The Boy
Scouts will attend in body.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Kamerer enter
tanned at bridge Saturday evening.
Two tables were in play and high hon
ors went to Mrs. E. r. Griner and Sec
ond high to Mrs. Guy Dayton. Pivot
ing bridge was played and refresh
ments carried out the valentine motif.
This is the first Of series Of parties.
The Friday Afternoon Bridge Club
was entertained at the home of Mrs
A. M. Rollinger on Friday afternoon.
After the dessert, there were four ia
bles in play, high honors going to the
hostess and second high to Mrs. Guy
Dayton. The score cards, refreshments.
etc, carried out the valentine motif.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Bagley, w. E.
Bishop and g. Corus all relatives of
Mrs. Joe Clark, drove over from Walla
Walla Tuesday of last week and re-
manned until Saturday.
Both schools will meet in the high
school gym Friday at lis and joint
program will be given to which the
public is invited The speaker of the
day has not been announced.
Last week the Boy Scouts celebrated
the twenty-second anniversary of the
organization. A meeting was held last
scoutmaster, G.. E. Mansfield After the
business meeting they had scout tests
and later they played games. Sugared
Popcorn, cocoa and sandwiches were
served. There were ten present.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. j. Roberts, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Taylor Elsie and Cor
don were dinner guests at the Norman
Anglin home last Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Audley F,vett and three
children of Kennewick spent the week.
end at the home of Audley's parents,
MI. and Mrs. A. c. Evett.
Mrs. Joe Clark claims the first chicks
of the season as her bantam hen
Matched out six chicks on Valentines
Day. She sat on six ordinary hens eggs
during the coolest weather of the year
and every egg Matched out.
Joe DeRigio returned Tuesday from
Monmouth, Oregon, where he had gone
last Saturday to spend a few days with
his sister Edith. He reports that she
is recovering from her recent attack
of pneumonia, but that it will be some
time before she is able to attend school
again. Miss DeRigio is student at
Monmouth state normal.
The Ladies Aid which was to have
been held at the home of Mrs. Griner
this week, has been postponed until
Thursday, February Is.
Paul Bair came down from his
home in Spokane upon receipt of the
news of John Conkle's illness. He ar
rived Tuesday in time to be with his
old friend for short time before his
DEATH which occurred early Wednes
day morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Moves spent
Tuesday and Wednesday In the Yakima
valley, attending missionary meeting
in Yakima Tuesday and returning
home the following day by way of
Parker Heights.