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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-03-03
Many Local
Citizens 10
Make Trip
Special Train
Is Chartered
Brilliant Ceremonies Will Make Ut
Program In The Capital
City
Roosevelt First Democratic Prea-
dent In II Years, Succeeding
Wilson

Hundreds of Rowan residents
will leave today-by auto and
train-for Washington to witness
the inaugural ceremonies for Presi-
d~ent-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt
scheduled for tomorrow in the
Capital city.
The Southern Railway company
is sponsoring a special excursion,
leaving Salisbury at $3.50 p. m. to-
night and leaving Washington on
the return trip At 1:30 Sunday,
morning. The COST Of the Tip IS
nominal.
The special train will be made
up at Charlotte. Several cars will
come into the Queen City from
'Greenville, S. c.. and these will be
hooked on to the excursion proper
at Charlotte.
Ticket Agent Anderson states
arrangements have been made TO
handle the large crowds which r
anticipated to take advantage of
the low rates offered for this event.
Others will make the trip by
bus and in their own cars, it IS
stated. Several plan to go to
Greensboro and board an airplane
there for Washington.
Elaborate plans have been made
by the inaugural program commit
tee and the event will be staged
with much brilliance and fanfare.
Franklin D. Roosevelt will be
the first Democrat to become pre-
sident since Wilson who relinquish-
ed office II years ago.
The program will begin in
Washington around $50 a. m. and
conclude about 4:30 p. M, it is n
nounced.
1t is forecast many thousands
will witness the ceremonies.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-03-03
Chinese
Cities Fall

The two great Chinese strong
holds which blocked the path te
Jehol City, capital of Jehol pro-
vince, fell to the Japaneses invad-
ers Wednesday.
Shortly after nightfall Gen
Heijiro Hattori's 18th brigade en-
tered the city of Linguan, only
about Is miles from the capitol
Brisk fighting, the Rengo Japan
ese) News agency correspondent
reported, proceeded the occupation.
Earlier in the day the japanese
announced that the fourth cavalry
brigade, commanded by Maj. Ken
nosuke Mogi, had seized Chihfeng.
which is about 100 miles northeast
of the capital.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-03-03

Program


Following is the presidential in
:%auguration program:.
II a. m. to II noon-Garner
takes oath as vice president.
II noon-Roosevelt inaugural
ed, Chief Justice Hughes admins
tering oath.
Roosevelt's inaugural speech.
to 4 p. m.-Inaugural parade.
8 to 9 p. m.-Fireworks, monu-
ment grounds; airplane maneuvers
owe monument before and after
fireworks.
10 P. m. to 2 a. m.-Inaugural
ball.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-03-03
Blackmer Case
Is Dismissed

A charge Of assault brought a
gainst Sidney Blackmer, motion
picture actor who is a native of
Salisbury, by Bernice Bach, II,
was dismissed by Municipal Judge
B. ]. Scheinman in Los Angeles
Wednesday.
eff this girls testimony were to
be believed by this COURT" said
Judge Scheinman In dismissing the
charge, .it would open the door to
the use Of the courts TO purposes
which might smack Of blackmail
and extortion.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-03-03
Dollar Days
@
Here Friday
And Saturday

Today and Saturday Are Dollar
Days in Salisbury.
Merchants of the city have male
extensive preparations for this
semi-annual event and bargains
will be offered at prices probably
the lowest in history.
Sacrifice prices will prevail at
the local stores on these two days
and the marking-down price pro-
cess has been in vogue this week
with Salisbury merchants.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-03-03
Call Declined By
Dr.. Stirewalt

DR.. M. L. Stirewalt, pastor Of
St. Johns Lutheran church, has de-
cided ito continue in his present
work, declining to accept the pro-
fessorship chair to which he was
recently elected at the Lutheran
Seminary, Columbia, S. c.
His decision was announced to
church council Wednesday night.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-03-03
OFFERS BANKING

Henry Ford brought his millions
to bear on the Michigan banking
crisis last weekend, offering to
subscribe total capital stock of 49,
100000 for two new banks to take
over liquid assets of the First Ma
tional and the Guardian National
banks. Banks say the plan would
permit payment of about 50 per
cent to depositors.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-03-03
HIGH POINT COLLECTOR
FIRED

Robert Brockett, ~7o-year-old
High Point tax collector during
the past four years, was relieved Of
his duties by City Manager E. M.
Knox, who gave as his reason for
the action apparent recent discre-
pancies in the records Of the Office.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-03-03

Right now," confessed the
aapper, as she gazed into the eyes
of her escort across the table, "I'm
sitting on the ragged edge of des-
pair"
sMy goodness gasped her
startled companion. 81 didn't even
know you tore 'em. I'll buy you
another pair"
A motorist had just crashed 4
telegraph pole. Wire, pole and
everything came down around his
ears. They found him unconsci-
Gus in the wreckage, but as they
were. untangling him he reached
out feebly, fingered the wires and
mumured:
THANK heaven, l lived clean
they've given me a harp"
Minister CLOSING Sunday ser
mon)-And, brothers, don't motor
around with other mems wives.
Man in the congregation jumps
up and snaps his fingers.
(Later, after church).
Same Man-Preacher, I'm sorry
| made that commotion in church,
but that sentence of yours remind
ed me where | left my umbrella
last night.
Smith is a cheerful fellow. Did
you notice he was whistling as he
loaned me ten do1lars?"
"Yes. He was whistling Tosti's
|sGoodby, Forever"
Mother-WouId you like tc
come and rock the baby for a bit
Tommy?
Tommy-Rather! But I haven't
got a rock!
Wife-I suppose now you wish
you were free to marry again?
H~ubbie-No-just free.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-03-03
DISASTROUS STATESVILLE

DISASTROUS STATESVILLE
FIRE
A loss of around 100000 re-
suited from the burning of the
Statesville Furniture company. In
surance coverage %totalled $225,-
900. Two hundred men had been
employed by the concern.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-03-03
ARTILLERY

ARTILLERY MANEUVERS
General Manus McCloskey and
the field artillery board at Fort
Bragg demonstrated before a large
group of congressional war depart
ment and army observers last week
the efficiency of trucks In replac-
ing horses for drawing light artil-
lery batteries. A complete chang
to trucks may result.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-03-03
L FORE

CLOOOTNEO
St. Paul-An emergencv p@rocla-
nation, hating mortgage foreclo-
sures in Minnesota until May /,
pending legislative relief action,
was issued by Gov, Floyd B. Olson
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-03-03
FORMER BANKER KILLS

William D. Harris, SO, director
of state conservation under Cover
nor Mclean, banker at Asheville
until ruined by failures, hot him
self to death at his srepmother's
home near Sanford.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-03-03

BOY KILLED IN CAR CRASH
R. V. Stowe, nine, son of a Ca
barrus farmer, was killed on a road
near his home. An automobile
by ar older brother turned
over and threw the boy to the road.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-03-03

HELD FQR
Claude McLeane, Of North VIII
kesboro, is held on a charge of
manslaughter in Maryland due to
the death of a man who stepped
into the path of McLeane's truck
near Laurel, Md.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-03-03
LARKIN V SLAIN

LARKIN KIVEIrT SLAIN
L,arkin Kivett, s., under parole
for liquor law violations, was kill
ed by Leach Wood at Woods home
near Liberty. Wood said he had
warned Kivett- to stay away and
that he shot Kivett with a. shotgun
when he returned at noon and
found Kivett with his wife.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-03-03
Sales lax Would Cost Rowan $261. $40
\ news
BRIEFS

$2,03S,00O FOR N. c. RELIEF
The Reconstruction Finance cor
poratlon has authorized $2,o3S,o0o
relief funds for March and April
distribution in North Carolina and
the states relief chiefs are allottine
the funds to the 100 counties.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-03-03
KILLS WIFE AND SELF

Enraged at his wife's threat to
leave home, Clarence Mcdowell
killed her with three shots into her
back and then sent a fatal bullet
into his head. A daughter foun |
both lying dead in the yard of the
home at Skyland near Asheville.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-03-03
Production Tax
$4,000 Less
Figures COMPILED For Two Per
Cent Sales Tax And One Per
Cent Production Tax
Revenue From Rouan And Sur
rounding Counties Gipen
By Wafcbman.
A two per cent sales tax-as pro-

A two per cent sales tax-as pro-
posed in the General Assembly,
would cost Rowan county the sum
of $261,640.O0 annually.
The production tax-as propos-
ed by Senator Hayden Clement
would cost Rowan county the sum
of s~210,S1S.03 annually.
Substracting the two estimated
yields, Rowan county would pay
in taxes the sum Of s50,S21.97 less
under the production tax BILL.
The above estimates Of tax yields
were prepared by Senator Hayden
Clement, of Rowan, showing a
comparison of general sales tax and
production tax yields, the data
having been compiled for him by
the Department of Conservation
and Development.
The figures, which are based on
statistics of the United States De
partment of Commerce for 1929.
the last year available, show that
the yield from a two per cen gen
seral sales a O a one per cent pro-
duction tax would each have yield
ed approximately s13,ooO,o0o Ii
1929. The department estimate.
that there has been a 40 per cent
decrease in each tax since that year
While the yield from each tax i
approximately the same for the
state as a whole, the yield from thu
general sales tax would be greater
in 81 counties and that from thu
production tax in 18 counties.
Estimated tax yields under thu
two plans for nearby counties fol
low:
Counties 20 sales 30 produc.
f1Nn
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-03-03

CHILD BURNS TO DEATH
Pattie Ruth Myers, five, Thorn
a%sville, died of burns sustained at
her parents home the day before.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-03-03
GOOD
MORNING

WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS
A little less knock
A little more ease
A little less rock
A little more please.
A little less spite
A little more dear
A little less might
A little more cheer.
A little less tax
A little more right
A little less axe
A little more light.
A little less stick
A little more fun
A little less kick
A little more sun.
A little less take
A little more give
A little less fake
A little more live.
\
A little less law
A little more love
A little less claw i
A little more dove. Il
A little less pull |,
a litde more rope
A Ittle less bull
A little more hope.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-04-28

100 PER CENT AMERICAN
To The Editor:

lOO PER CENI AMERICAN
To The Editor:
l am afraid G. B. Shaw is telling
the truth, when he gives his opin-
ion of the 100 per cent American
So many people, do not like the
truth that when it is held out tc
them they at, once deny it. Mr.
Shaw's description of the great
American is true to life. I have wit
messed this.
Recently l saw a great demons
tration and swinging of arms.
reaching to the heavens, but OBJ
tanning nothing. What is he say
ing?" | asked. After all this bally-
hoo, you could not quote one thing
the orator said. Shaw said: "He
says nothing"
This 100 per cent American takes
office, and after juggling with poll
tics, he leaves the office a magician:
hat of queer articles and tricks tina,
someone else must try to get .inte
order. Shaw says: "A man who had
something in him, but you never
can get that something out of:
him."
We do not just like Mr.. Shaw
for telling us the truth, but when
he describes the 100 per cent A
merican he is right.
M T
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-04-28
THE OTHER SIDE

There are between $S,o00,O00,
900 and $4,000, 600, 900 in farm
mortgages in the United States. A.
round $1,5oo,oo0,o00 are either il
process of foreclosure or are in fore
closure. 1t is impossible to estimate
the amount of those in default.
This seems a huge sum, and the
government is justified in seeking
a way to lessen the burden of this
crushing debt. Holders of farm
mortgages r to be given the op-
portunity to accept interest-guar-
anteed bonds, provided they will
agree to scale down the principal.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-04-28

| But in New York city alone the
real estate mortgage total equals
the entire amount Of the farm
mortgage debt.
During the past year there has
been more than $1,000,OOO,O00 in
foreclosures in that city. 1t is esti-
mated that on more than $4,000
o00, 900 in mortgages the interest
are not being met.
Unfortunately, the majority of
those who hold an interest in New
York real estate mortgages are per-
sons of moderate means. Real
estate mortgage bonds were very
popular with small investors. An
immense amount of these mortgage
bonds have defaulted in interest.
There is little in the government
programme which offers any hope
to these unfortunate investors. The
government mortgage relief plans
apply to the farmer or the home
owner.
Somehow, the holders of interests
in mortgages r put in the wealthy
class in the minds Of the public.
But there are millions more persons
interested as mortgages or part
mortgages than as mortgagors.
Every savings bank depositor, every
holder of a life insurance policy is
in hat class. And there are many
persons whose sole income is from
some relatively small mortgage.
Not long ago a small real estate
mortgage was the prime investment.
Unhappily, but little attention
has been paid to the woes of those
individuals of small means who de-
pend upon mortgage interest.
Their plight is a sad one.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-04-28
Cleveland Rt. z

Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Goodwin, Of
near Eupeptic Springs, spent Sun
day evening with Mr.. and Mrs. C.
E. Steele.
Miss Sarah Ritchic, of Concord,
spent the weekend with Miss
Mamie Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Troutman
spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Campbell.
Miss Mary Pence spent the week
end visiting relatives.
Cleveland-Scotch Irish Grange
met on Tuesday night with p pre-
sent. The overseer, Mr.. Kenneth
Gray acting in the absent master
chair.
Miss Ada Shipping of Salisbury.
spent the weekend with Miss Hazel
Johnson.
Mrs. Z. V. Johnson is no better,
we are sorry to write.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Steele spent
Sunday with his mother, Mrs. F. E.
Stewart and Mr.. and Mrs. R. W.
Wilhelm.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. P. Wilhelm and
children also visited his parents
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.~H. Steele, Mr..
and Mrs. F. L. Campbell, and Mr.,
and Mrs. P. A.. johnson visited Mr..
and Mrs. G.. C. Steele on Sunday af-
ternoon.
Miss johnson Had Party
Miss Ruby Johnson DELIGHTFULLY."-
entertained a number of her frinds
at a party on Saturday night, April
|27nd, at her home ip North West
ern Rowan.
Special music by Messrs. Ro-
McC orkle, Hughes Weant, Hodge
Weant and Carl Speck wa IN en-
joyable feature of the evening.
After a number of games and
contests had been enjoyed the gra-
cious hostess, assisted by Miss Ma
ME Miller, and Messrs. Clyde Steele
and Paul Burton, served andwiches
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-04-28
APPROPRIATIONS BOOSTED :
BILLION IN EIGHT YEARS

Few Americans realize that only
eight years ago, in the midst of a
boom period, the Government at
Washington was spending, aside
from debt service, a billion dollars
less than is called for in the bud
get for 1854. The figures are
$2,464,000,00 900 and ,0OO,-
600 respectively. Let us assume
that the payments to veterans and
the administration of the Veterans
Bureau are trimmed to the tune of
$450,000,000; that the Federal
pay cut saves 100000 more,
and reorganization another $780,
100000. The total so far is $780,
oO0, 1000. Add 3oo,ooo,ooo to this,
and still the combined amount falls
short of equaling the accretion
since those halcyon days in the
middle of the last decade. And who
will argue that the routine of gov
eminent requires for its proper
maintenance a greater expenditure
now than then?
Of course, great care should be
exercised in confning these new
savings to services which the coun-
try can afford to reduce or do
without. But there is plenty of
room for them, as any reader of Mr..
James M. Beck's book, "Our Won
derland of Bureaucracy" is we'll a
ware. Mr.. Beck reminds us, for
example, that the Department Of
Agriculture, which in 1911 spent
$2o,ooo,ooo in 1881 spent $297,-
ooo, 900 that the Department of
Commerce rose from a modest out
lay of $10,33O,OO0 in 1914 to one
of $55,0O0,O00 in 1882. Their
growth, function by function and
bureau by bureau, is merely typical
of the whole bureaucratic structure,
which he rightly terms a Franken-
stein monster threatening the life
of the republic. Quite aside from
the savings involved, therefore, the
Presidents attack upon it, if wisely
discriminating, should meet with
national approval.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-04-28

and cake to the following group;
Misses Estelle Wilhelm, Mary Pence
Rebecca Campbell, Blanche Perry
Viola Gather, Sara Richie, AID
Shipping, Ethel Mcdaniel, Gladly:
Wilhelm, Mamie Miller, Haze
Johnson, Messrs. Hughes Weant
Albert Shoe, Flowe Mcdaniel, JOE
Mcdaniel, Henry Phifer, Car.
Speck, Haywood Tiscen, Darr Mil.
Ter, Hodges Weant, Roy McC orkle
Kenneth Gray, Shirley Stirewalt
Harry Johnson, Paul Burton anc
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Steele.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-04-28
PLANT SOMETHING

In many communities every home
owner is being urged to plant some
thing this year. These urgings
amount to little campaigns on the
part of public spirited citizens, who
believe that a great deal of benefit
may be derived from the beauty OF
gardens. 1t is held that nothing is
more cheerful than flowers, and that
if everybody would plant a bush, a
shrub, a tree or something it would
go far in Frightening up North
Carolina. The movement is a fine
one.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-04-28
PREDICTS BUILDING @

Chicago.-. Soule Warter6eld,
vice president Of the Starrett Build
ing corporation, said that because
of increased optimism yer likeli-
hood Of building expansion, some
80 leaders of the construction and
allied trades have called a national
conference here in May for pur-
poses of reviewing improvements
and advances in home financing,
design, constructions, materials,
and furnishings. -.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-04-28

|bors to the point of distraction?
And is it wise to discard the time
honored philosophy that holds re-
Spouse and a decent amount of quiet
to be highly desirable elements of
community life.
How long will we remain bowed
down before this noisy newcomer,
dazed as we are by its novelty and
newness?
Let people awake to the fact that
the problem Of ending this unnec-
essary noise is a vital one. Let the
noise-producing capacity of the
radio be limited.
-Commentator
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-04-28
WOMEN SAFE DRIVERS

Savannah, Ga.-The male mot
orist who says harsh things to the
woman driver failing to put out
her hand is far worse at the wheel,
statistics show. Records of the ma
tional safety council of the COM
mittee on safety of the National
Congress of Parents and Teachers
say that only one out of Sc women
drivers have accidents while one
out of Fl men motorists have to
call the wrecking crews.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-04-28
RADIOS IRK HIM

TO he Editor:
Summoning its invincible volume
the radio disturbs the peace anc
privacy of the world. Walls, doors
space are nothing to it. 1t defes anc
defeats them all.
Is it not high time to limit thu
noise-producing capacity of this
instrument? Is it sensible to allow q
condition to prevail whereby the
peace of a whole land being destroy
ed? Is it sensible to allow the con-
struction of sets 50 powerful tina,
any person may disturb his neigh
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-04-28
FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1888
OFF THE GOLD STANDARD

OFF THE GOLD STANDARD
The abandonment of the gold
standard by the United States is not
so drastic a measure as it might
seem. 1t means that hereafter the
dollar must take its chances in the
international market on the same
basis as c~urrencies Of other coun-
tries which have left the gold STAN
dard.
Naturally Jul money will de-
preciate abroad. The rapid rise in
the British pound in terms of A.
merican money was the first deve-
lopment of the Presidents action
Commodities whose price are fix
ed in the market of the world
wheat, sugar, rubber, etc.-rose
rapidly and a further rise is likely.
Our money will not buy so much
abroad as it has bought and there
fore prices in terms of American
money must rise.
The effect on domestic business is
rot so instantaneous. Prices in the
stock market rose because the
theory is that, as money grows
cheaper, goods land this includes
stocks) must rise in price.
The Presidents action appears to
have been based on the necessity for
heading off unwise measures of in
fation, such as the devaluation of
the dollar and a sweeping increase
IN the currency. His plan aims at
credit infation rather than curren-
cy imitation.
But even such conservative steps
as the President has taken will not
raise prices in general unless the
public starts to buy in volume. The
whole idea of such measures is to
show up the folly of boarding by
making goods more desirable than
money. If a person who is tying
up his money realizes that prices are
likely to be much higher, thus re-
ducing the purchasing power of his
dollars in the future, he will have
an incentive to spend.
Something is needed to put the
frozen money in the country to
work. We issued $2,O00,0 00, 900 in
new currency at the time of the
bank holiday, but only a relatively
few million of this money got into
ejaculation. There was no demand
for it. Now we are to force a de-
1mand by cheapening the value of
the money.
The Presidents action may be
just the spur needed to drive COM
modify prices upward. If it is sue
cessful there will be little need of
such measures as tie Farm Relief
bill.
If it is not successful, or only
partially so, then undoubtedly fur
Their measures of initiation may be
taken. The first step, taken is
sound. Few economists object to
some measures of imitation. The
danger is in lack Of control. 1t
would seem that President Roosevelt
is determined to keep a tight check
on it.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-04-28

our naked hills with trees will pre-
vent too rapid melting of SHOWS
erosion and consequent floods, thu
reforestation programme of the
President is being carried out. Il
floods can be retarded, the resident,
along the rivers of New England
will be more content. The rising
in the recent rains have causeo
genuine anxiety. If reforestatior
can preserve these homes, it will .b<
worth its cost.