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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-12-15
SAIL OF VALUABLE HOUSE
AND LOT

Pursuant to a Judgment and an
order of Court in the cas-: of Mer-
chants and Farmers Bank of Lam
dis and others against ]. A. Rob-
erts and wife, Nettie Roberts and
pursuant to the terms and condi-
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-12-15
SALE OF VALUABLE REAL
ESTATE

Pursuant to the provisions of a
certain mortgage deed Of trust exc
:uted by Will A. Barber and wife.
Lena Barber, to the undersigned,
E. Isenhour, Trustee, on June
5th, 1926, and recorded in the Of
flee Of Register of Deeds for Row.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-12-15

CASTOR Cousty sweet potato
growers now have 81 storage
houses, with a capacity of $4,000
bushels.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-12-15

The Tugwel Bill that will ceme up for consideration in the next session Of
Congress would put the food, drug and cosmetic industries under bureaucratic
control of a political branch of the government giving them n o recourse to the
courts in questioning the decision of the designated political officer. Manu-.
factures say the measure would restrct their businesses and ause unemploy-
ment SO"
Evening star., 1933-06-05
Cumulative Penalties
In Federal License Bill
To the Editor of The Star.

To the Editor of The Star:
Before business interests give their
unqualified approval to the national
industrial recovery bill, now pending
before Congress. they will do well to
scrutinize closely the provisions in Sec
tion 4 of the bill, which provides the
following penalties for violation of any
condition of a license granted ON the
order of the President: ANY person
who, without such a license or in viola
ton of any condition thereof, carries on
any such business for which license Is
SO required, shall upon conviction there
of be fined not more than $500, or i'm
prisoned not more than six months, or
both, and each day such violation con-
tinues shall be deemed separate Of
Tense"
The "joker" in the penalties thus
provided is that it makes each days
violation a separate offense, whether
the violation was committed knowingly
or not. Under this provision it would
be possible for person who had un-
knowingly violated some condition Of q
license, or continued In business with
out necessary license. to incur max
imum penalty of $4,000 fine and be
imprisoned for Is years for violation
of the law for 80 days. This Is some
extreme penalty compared with the
comparatively light penalties existing
for grave crimes. ]. H. BROWN.
Evening star., 1933-06-05

ship and from membership In ths
church he had founded on charges o1
fraud. tyranny and polygamous ten
denotes. vonva, who succeeded him
has never been involved In any ques-
tionable transactions Of the Dowie kind.
although he has frequently commanded
attention by his eccentricities OF
thought and behavior. His peculiar
ideas regarding the cosmie creation
have not detracted from the admira-
ton which he evoked for his large-scale
business enterprise. He assured good
living to some five thousand followers,
and though he ruled them with q rod
Of iron, they were far better of than
many others with greater liberty Of
ideas and action. Now he has come
seemingly to the end of his task,
though a man of his type is not likely
to surrender tamely to adversely, and
doubtless when these present clouds
have passed Voliva will be again in
evidence in some form Of socialistic ex-
pertinent.
Evening star., 1933-06-05

''to facilitate agreement among the big
four Of Europe in the interest of peace
in general. and not to impose their
will on other nations" The San An
tonic Express views it as clearing the
way for "a multilateral treaty based
upon the Kellogg anti-war compact" I"
The Cincinnati Times-Star believes that
"Mussolini deserves great credit" and
that there is promise Of "a co-opera-
tion between these powers which has
been sadly lacking at Geneva" Tbs
Haverhfl Gazette hopes that "the ma
tions Of the world can get together
long enough to coordinate their efforts
for effective attack on their common
problems"
With a tribute to ''Mussolini's mas.
nificent driving force" the Boston Post
offers the Judgment: THE world may
have become used to the practice Of
self-restraint among the nations The
blessings of peace may be so manifest
that not one would wish to do away
with them by any act Of aggression.
But, Of course, all this Is surmise. The
present pact is enough to mark q new
era in the great advance of the peace
idea. There can be no doubt that the
impetus which has resulted in this
agreement came from President Roose-
velt's solemn statement to the nations
Of the earth"
Ten years Is a long time" advises
the Chicago Daily News, while the
Lexington Leader contends that dis
armament alone can fulfill the con-
ditions of real peace and economic
restoration"
Evening star., 1933-06-05
A Pledge of Peace.
From the Lincoln State Journal.

From the Lincoln State Journal.
Europe's big four-England, France.
Italy and Germany-have informally
accepted a pact, designed and spon-
sored by Musselini, by which they
pledge themselves to keep the peace of
Europe for ten years.
Europe has taken the "cure" for
war number of times and in num-
Der OF forms in recent years. Yet, in
spite of all these preventives, the lead
ing nations have been nursing a war
scare OF serious proportions of late
The Mussolini pact, coming at this time,
should have quieting effect on nerv-
Gus Europe. There is an element of
surprise in the fact that an agreement
OF this kind could be effected. In view
Of this new development, Europe should
have some hope of continued peace.
Pacts which pledge nations to keep
the peace forever and a day take in a
lot of territory. We can do it, every
nation thinks, If our neighbors will
mind their own business But when
ever neighbor buys a new battleship
or enlistS new regiment the people
become panicky and decide they need
more men and weapons, and pretty soon
trouble develops. R
1t should not be impossible for Eu-
rope, for the four big powers at least,
to keep peace for ten more wears
Memory OF the last conflict is too clear
to make these nations anxious for an
other fight now. And with ten years
Of peace in prospect perhaps some ma
chinery for ironing out international
difficulties can be whipped into shape
to meet majority of the numerous
ideas entertained on this subject.
At the very least, promise of ten
years Of peace by the big powers, q
not at all unreasonable or extrayaeant
promise, is an accomplishment. The
very least an optimistic world can hope
for is that after ten years have elapsed
the big four will be in a mood for
pledging themselves to another decade
of peace.
Evening star., 1933-06-05
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

What Is poetry?
This is q question which has been
asked and answered many times.
The latest answer is that Of true
poet, A. z. Housman, who, in thirty
seven years, has produced but two small
books Of poems,
These, however. are of such worth
that they have gained universal praise
among those who love the art.
The poems in "A Shropshire Lad"
(1ss6) and Last Poems" 1920 are
Of such merit that when their author
writes another small book, "The Name
and Nature of Poetry" just published
by the Macmillan company, readers
everywhere have right to expect much.
Well, many OF them will be disap-
pointed.
Prof. Housman fof the chair Of Latin
at Cambridge Is in the same boat with
Poe, when the latter attempted to tell
how he wrote 1.-The Raven"
Such explanations are always inter-
esting, but they never explain any
thing.
Perhaps it Is asking too much that
they should explain anything.
Housman's verse would flow into his
mind" that was all.
II he had to think about 1t, he init
mates, both he and the poem were lost;
but. If not lost, then disappointing.
Intellectual poetry. then, Is not ex-
actly poetry, or is it?
Just how far one should use ones
brain In the production Of poems is a
problem oft considered by many.
1t Is well known. Of course, that not
every one is a poet who loves poetry,
any more than that every reader who
admires great novels = able to write
them.
Appreciation Is something In itself.
If this we're not SO, probably there
would be no artists Of any kind.
The artist, whether great or small,
must have appreciation for his first
pay.
Admiration is the divine hattery.
It is possible, therefore, to love poetry,
and to be very much interested in 1t,
without being able, at the same time,
to produce 1t ones self.
There are few persons, however, who
have not at some time or other In
their lives attempted to write verse.
Most soon come to the conclusion
that they do not do 1t very well, hence
they give over the effort, leaving 1t to
those Of more evident ability.
From the ranks Of the would-be poets.
undoubtedly, come the bulk Of poetry
lovers.
just how much of poetry making
must be fine frenzy" and how much
sheer mental ability?
Such a question Is similar to that
other: Must writing, to be called poetry,
be metrical?
Many of the passages Of the Bible
are regarded by most readers as poetry,
although they do not "scan," or rhyme.
Few discriminating readers Of Whit
mans Leaves of Grass" would be will
ing to assert that his poems are no
poems at all, but prose. That matter
has been threshed out too many times
before.
It is generally held that the term
poetry is large enough in scope to
admit of various sorts of poetics, just as
prose is q flexible medium admitting
everything from a seed catalogue to
prose poetry"
Equally it must be agreed that most
Evening star., 1933-06-05
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS

Kelly Of Illinois) is the manager for the
Democratic team.
y
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt s
family party at the White House last
Saturday night-the family" in this
instance being the Washington news
paper corps. male and female. and
their respective spouses-shattered more
White House traditions. The freedom
Of the press" was more than a slogan
1t was reality. The guests roamed
at will through the mansion and the
grounds Historic chairs and sofas were
duly sat upon. Cigarettes and re-
freshments were bountifully dispensed.
Two bands played for dancing. Male
fashion arbiters might have been per-
picked. There was one tail coat and
white tie, one white mess jacket"-a
style sponsored by Palm Beach elite;
innumerable tuxedos-a fair sprinkling
seated in the ball room, attired IN
pongee silk suit, was an animated on
locker for nearly two hours. A good
time was had by all.
4
Calvin Coohdge's widow Is one of
five new members elected to the Board
Of Regents of Mercersburg (Pa.) Acad-
emy, where both her sons were pre-
pared for college and where gold
cross in the academys chapel now
stands in memory of Calvin, jr. The
other new members Of the board are
Gen. Merritt w. Ireland, long surgeon
general Of the Army: DR.. Alfred E.
Stearns, headmaster emeritus of Phil
lips Andover Academy, DR.. Luther p.
Eisenhart, dean of the faculty at
Princeton, and DR.. John Timothy
Stone, president of the Presbyterian
Theological Seminary, Chicago. The
plaque bestowed each year upon q dis
tinguished alumnus of the academy
this year has been awarded to DR.. Joel
T. Boone. former White House ply
sician. DR.. Boone in return presented
to the academy at the special exer-
cises the ensign which had flown at
the masthead of the presidential yacht
Mayf1ower.
Copyright. 1933)
Evening star., 1933-06-05
A Substitute for the Gold Clause

It has been said in defense Of the
administrators resolution to permit
payment Of gold contracts in legal
tender" that Congress has the power
to regulate the value OF money or to
change the monetary system. Senator
Borah argued that: when party
makes an obligation 1t is with full
understanding the Government may
change the monetary system"
That is perfectly true. 1t is also
true that when an individual lends
money to another individual, 1t Is with
full understanding that the borrower
may pack his bags and leave the
country or poison his wife and go to
jail or take some other action that
would amount to reputation Of the
debt, and, unless the creditor is pro-
tected by collateral, the creditor must
reconcile himself to his loss There is
not much he can do about 1t.
There Is constitutional point in
volved in the Governments repudia-
ton Of solemn obligation to pay
certain Of its debts in gold coin of
stipulated value, this obligation having
been entered into voluntarily by the
debtor and without insistence from the
creditor that 1t be written down.
But the legal aspects Of this case
are not as important as the moral
issue with which it Is connected. If
every individual who buys q Govern
ment bond does so at his own risk,
so to speak, and with the full under
standing Of the significance of congress
sional power to change the monetary
system, the Government might suhsti-
tute for the now repudiated gold clause
another clause in its next issue Of bonds
that would read: "The Government
promises to repay interest and prin-
cipal Of this debt in whatever sort of
money 1t chooses to call legal tender.
The purchaser of.this bond must under
stand fully that, If by inf1ationary proc
esses Of one sort or another the value
of the dollars with which this bond is
bought Is reduced by one-half or more,
it Is his duty as a patriotic citizen to
make this sacrifice to help those who
are not bondholders. At any rate
the purchaser buys this bond at his
own risk"
That might be little long, and 1t
might tend to discourage investors in
Government bonds, but, as long as the
repudiated gold clause is regarded by
some as legal fiction" and without
any meaning. the insertion Of the SUBJ
stttute clause would at least be con-
sistent and no investor could blame
his Government: for not making clear
the nature Of its contract.
Evening star., 1933-06-05
More Foolishness at Louvain.

The celebrated balustrade Of the Uni
versity library at Louvain In Belgium
has been demolished again. As it hap
pens, the same fanatic is responsible
Five years ago he constituted himself
a smashing committing of one; he re-
peated the performance yesterday. The
report Of the incident does not make
pretty reading.
A Latin phrase. signifying "De-
stroyed by German fury; restored by
American generosity" originally was
designed to embellish the balcony In
question. It was to be carved into the
stone work Of the balustrade. Obvious
ly, the thought Of the sponsors was
that 1t was appropriate to keep alive
the passionate memories OF the World
War by such a monumental inscrip-
ton. Many agreed with their judg-
ment. But many disagreed, and as the
years passed and a degree of sanity de-
veloped among the erstwhile belliger-
ents, majority opinion disapproved the
militancy Of the proposed caption. Tc
these dissenters 1t did not seem neces-
sary that any such label should be at
tachsd to the reconstructed library
building The heart of the Belgian
nation could be relied upon to remem-
Der that the edifice had been burned
by invading German troops and rebuilt
by charitable Americans. The war wa!
over, let its horrors be forgot.
But in the end court order was re-
quired to bar the offensive slogan from
the balustrade. When that action hae
been taken the discussion was termi.
mated so far as the greater number O
those interested was concerned. Bu
one childish iconoclast remained, ane
now for the second time he has dem
onstrated his spite and malice. In th'
circumstances, the kindest thing to
think Of him is that he Is deranged
When arrested yesterday he boasted
You see. there are still true Bel
gians." The statement may be taker
as an expression of his insanity. Wer'
he in proper mental condition he woult
know that true Belgians" are no
anarchists, do not take the law int
their own hands and do not make
pathological spectacles of themselves il
the eyes Of the world.
Evening star., 1933-06-05

about seven weeks before the municipa
election. While some curtail may b
effected by then, there will be 4 suf'
ficient gross Of indebtedness to consti-
tute menace to the organization, a
it is feared by the Hall" that q further
extension will be granted only upon
conditions that will seriously affect the
morale Of the voters, usually marshaled
in solid ranks in support of the estab-
lished regime. Such conditions include,
for instance, drastic reduction Of jobs
and salaries and possibly the imposition
OF assessments upon rapid transit fares.
Emergency measures OF revenue rails
ing are being sought to lessen the
margin now existing between income
and liability, such as a registration tax
on automobiles. in connection with the
use OF the city bridges. This measure
Is computed as worth some $4,000 900
year to the city, but not only is that
insufficient to solve the immediate
problem, but its proposal has aroused
eSNA'S fAOoNot. ItCOuCtlOll AL tIle uuIu-
ber OF jobs and the pay scale Is the
real economy which the creditors of
the. city are demanding, and that is a
resort of desperation to the organiza-
ton, which thrives upon the pay rolls.
Municipal bankruptcy is in truth staring
Tammany in the face, and the alterna-
tive is a houseclesninU that would wiz
tually monkey wrench the machine. So
the lack Of commanding fusion eandi-
date for the mayoralty, such as Mckee,
Smith or Seabury would have been,
does not lessen the anxiety of the
organization. For Tammany depends
for its continued support upon the
maintenance Of a large fat pay roll,
with perquisites which, in the aggregate,
bring the big town well into the red
section of the municipal spectrum.
Evening star., 1933-06-05
Zion City in Reeeivership,

Forty years ago John Alexander
Dowie opened his tabernacle at Zion
CITY, near Chicago. Today that great
establishment Is broke, as fiat as VIII
bur Glenn Voliva. Dowies successor,
declares the earth to be. Last week
receivers were designated for the busi-
ness organization that Dowie insti-
tuted and Voliva has developed. The
bill on which the court acted alleged
that Voliva owed more than $500 900.
When he succeeded Dowie in 1907 as
the head Of the Christian Apostolic
Church and its settlement at Zion
City he told the court that his assets
were exactly thirty-three cents He
declared, however: The day will come
when ! will own every foot, inch and
pinch OF Zion and float the flag oi
Zion over every building" He was
accurate in his prophecy. He built q
great financial dominion, self-sustain-
ing and prosperous. Thousands Of
workers were employed in various in
dustr1es. When the depression began
IN the Autumn Of 1929 Voliva main
tanned his financial front intact. But
about two years ago business began tc
tighten up on him and since ther
Voiiva's flock and factory hands have
received no pay checks, although the
necessities Of life were doled out tC
them through the general stores. Nov
the end apparently has come, for ther,
In little likelihood that from the re.
eetvership will revive a sufficiently rejuv-
enated Zion City to enable It to carr!
on as one of the most prosperous CO.
operative socio-religious enterprises tn
world has ever known.
Dowies administration Of Zion Cit,
was wrecked by his personal misde
neanorA He was ousted from leader
Evening star., 1933-06-05
Tammany's Troubles Renewed.

Tammany's troubles over the mayor
atty of Greater New York, considerably
abated by the refusals of three possible
candidates for the office as fusionists,
Mckee, Smith and Seabury, have been
renewed by sudden complication over
the city's debt. Several banking insti-
tutions, which hold approximately
$120, 900, 900 Of the city revenue bills
maturing on the tenth of this month
and which cannot be met on that date,
have agreed to an extension, but only
for three months, which win cause the
maturity 10 occur on September 20. OF
Evening star., 1933-06-05

readers think Of poetry as metrical ir
form, when they think Of poetry at all
Regularity of accents and perhaps
rhyme, are essentials.
The average dictionary definition run.
something as follows: "The art, work
Of the poet; elevated expression Of ele-
waited thought or feeling in metrical
form"
The common feeling about poetry is
expressed there very WELL It is the
concise Oxford definition We have used.
Let us look at it for a moment
Poetry, then. is an art. and 1t also Is
work. Nothing is said about 1t being
an art work"
Poetry is elevated expression, either
OF thought or Of feeling, in metrical
form.
1t is recognized that mostly human
beings are not elevated except
through an intoxication of some sort
either OF feeling, or Of intelligence, OF
spirituous.
Some Of the reviewers Of Prof. Hous-
mans new book have made much OF
the fact that he tells of having drunk
pint OF beer before starting out on
two or three hour walk which brought
his poems flowing into his mind.
The drink made no difference. II
might just as well have been a cup of
coffee, or ginger ale Even a pint of
British beer would make no difference.
X X
Every person who writes has his own
peculiar methods of putting himself as
close to mood" as he can. Some
begin with beer, and end with walk.
Others consume lemon drops.
Housman, being English, likes long
walk. In the course of such a solitary
stroll he Is able to work himself-or at
least was able to do it sometimes-into
sort Of fine frenzy of composition.
such poetry Is generally lyrical to q
degree. 1t often possesses SO much OF
this one quality that the critical reader,
while admiring it for the qualities 1t
has, often wishes it had a bit more
of the solid meat" of such dogged old
poet-tasters as Robert Browning, who
wrote his poetry right out of his mind
and had done with it..
Nobody knows, after all. how much of
elevated feeling" is elevated thought. "
The two merge and run along together.
They coalesce. One begins where the
other leaves of; the big trouble Is no
one knows where IL leaves of.
One naively may believe, since poetry
Is writing, and since writing Is done by
the mind, that intelligence plays q
major part in the production Of poems,
too, real poems, Of course.
This Is what every one has thought,
all these years, and there seems no
reason for change. Poetry Is not so
much fine frenzy" as hard work; 1t
is more intelligence than emotion, but
also more poetic than practical.
One sees something which appeals.
The appeal may be artistic, or it may be
emotional; 1t may make a demand upon
the intelligence or merely call for a
statement which attempts to portray
a mood.
If somehow the situation seems to
call for something out of the ordinary,
where the ordinary expression will not
do, then it becomes poetry, and the
better poet man is, by nature, the
better his poem will be, whether he
begins the process with beer or lemon
drops. Poetry is artificial, prose Is
natural Poetry Is the Oldest, because
man has always yearned to be artificial,
not natural. Poetry Is an escape from
Nature, even when it treats of flowers
and birds and other natural objects.
Evening star., 1933-06-05
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PRhANDER JOHNSON.
Home Sweet Home

Home. Sweet Home.
Music's music as it Is,
Anybody's taste is hts;
Nothing argument can change.
Even when q little strange.
When you're feeling IN your heart
Congressman are due to start
To the home towns once again,
Seek no sentimental strain.
Home, Sweet Home, will not, they say
Send them waltzing on their way.
Let a Sousa march be heard,
Firmly let their steps be stirred;
Soon to answer they must try
Questions like "and how?" land why?'
Home, Sweet Home. with grace sublime
Can't be set to marching time.
And when questioning friends they meet
Home may not seem near so sweet.
Evening star., 1933-06-05

Highway funds are available for the
District of Columbia, When another
inauguration comes around there will
be even greater facilities and display
augmented, perhaps, by special
demonstration of loyal citizens who, in
the course Of mighty changes in affairs
have at last achieved the right to vote