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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-09-22
Financial Statistics OF
The State Government OF
North Carolina For 1892

1881, M 500 per cent for l917.
The increase in the amount OF
property and special taxes collected
was 521.5 Der cent from 1917 to
1882 and SHIPPER cent from 1881
to 1852: u per capir.wfprops
|erty and special taxes collected was
|s3.s7 in l932, $2.55 in 1881, and
$40 in 1917. The increased per
capita and percentage of total reve-
nues reported for 19324were due to
receipts from the recently imposed
ad valorem tax of l IL mills on
the dollar, for state-supported
schools.
Earnings of general okpart-
ments, Or compensation for services
rendered by State officials, repre-
sented S.3 per cent eff the total
revenue for 1892, 11.7 per cent
for 1881 and 2O.4- per cent for
1917.
Business and nonbusiness licenses
constituted 52.3 per cent of the
total revenue for 1882, SIS per
cent for 1881, and 1914 per cent
for 1917.
Receipts from business licenses
consist chiefly of taxes exacted from
insurance and other. incorporated
companies, privilege taxes, and Of
sales tax on gasoline, while those
from nonbusiness licenses comprise
chiefly taxes on motor vehicles and
amounts paid for hunting and fish
ing privileges. The sales tax on
gasoline amounted to $9,o42,552 in
1892 and $9,767,371 in 1881, a de-
crease Of "a per cent. These
amounts do not include the gas tax
apportioned to the counties.
The total funded or fixed debt
Outstanding June so, 1892 was
$175,S7S,S 500. Of this amount
$1os,o37 900 was for highways.
The mel Indebtedness funded
or fixed less sinking fund assees)
was $164,472,664, or 5000 per
capita. In 1881 the per capita net
debt was $52.92 and in 1917, $685..
The assessed valuation of proper
ty in North Carolina subject to ad
valorem taxation was $2,S3O,758,-
100; the amount of State taxes levi
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-09-22
Science says To-day
Isl a LIQUID Laxative
If you psrf to GET RID of Constipation worries

Any hospital oilers evidence of the
harm done by harsh laxatives that
drain the system, weaken the bowel
muscles, and in some cases even
affect the liver and kidneys.
A doctor will tell you that the
unwise choice of laxatives is a COM
mon cause of chronic constipation.
Fortunately, the public is fast
returning to the use of laxatives
in liquid form.
A properly prepared liquid laxa-
tive brings a perfect movement.
There is no discomfort at the time
and no weakness after. You don't
have to take "a double dose" a day
or two later.
In buying any laxative. always
read the label. Not the claims, but
the contents. If it contains one
doubtful drug, don't take it.
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is a
prescriptional preparation in which
there are no mineral drugs. Its in
gradients are on the label. By using
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-09-22
The liquid test:

Thistest has proved to many men
and women that their trouble was
not weak bowels" but strong
cathartics:
First. Select a good liquid laxa-
tive. 2. Take the dose you and is
suited to your system. 3. Gradually
reduce the dose until bowels arc
moving regularly without any need
of stimulation.
Syrup pepsin has the highest
standing among liquid lax~atives-
and is the one generally used. It
contains SIENNA, a natural laxative
which is perfectly safe for HRA
the youngest ehild. Your ~
druggist has Dr. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin. -
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-09-22
Buying Likely
To Be Costly
Farmers Advised to SAFE All Cow.
peas, Lesbedeza and Soybeam
Possible. -

Frees of all farm seed have ad-
vanced during the past two months,
and viii probably oe higher next
spring than the! were last spring.
Locally grown seed of some crops
may be scarce, particularly Korean
l~espeieza.
Farmers should save their own
planting seed whenever possible.
Occasionally seed OF certain crops
may be bought more cheaply than
the farmer can grow them, but
this is an, exception. A few crops
require expensive harvesting ma
chinery but most of our farm cr,p
seeds can be harvested with equip
ment already on the farm. Any
surplus of seed over and above
that needed at home may be dis
posed of to neighbors OF to the
commercial seed trade at a faig
to good price, as there is usually
a good demand for these seed. A
surplus of seed for sale brings in
some cash in the spring, instead
OF having to pay out cash for
seed.
Farmers are advised to save al!
the oowpea, S oybean and lespedeza
possible this fall. Cowpeas require
nc harvesting mpchinery. Thew
may be eaten, planted or sold.
There is usually a good demand
good with the exception of one or
two years in the past 10.
Large quantities of soybean seed
are sold for planting in the state
each year. There is always a good
demand for Otootan, Laredo, Vir-
gina. Herman and Biloxi seed for
planting purposes, prices will prob
ably be better next spring than they
have been for two years. Two
soyhean oil mills in Norfolk will
need bushels of the yellow seeded
varieties, so there is very little
danger of the farmer having seed
left on his hands.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-09-22
ASKS ALIMONY rom WIFE

Chicago.-Albert Baxter, so,
who lives near Elgin, asked the
Circuit court to order his wife to
pay him temporary alimony while
he sues her for divorce. "I'm cut
of a job and have nothing to buy
food,' he pleaded. Attorneys for
Mrs. Margaret Baxter objected,
and the case was set for hearing.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-09-22

WHEN Europe produces more
" wheat for herself she buys less
from the United States. That is the
feature Of che world wheat problem
that this chart shows For instance,
in 1921. when many wheat ships
were busy carrying the bread grain
to Europe. that continent produced
only 1900 00. 900 bushels. Since
1927, European countries have been
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-09-22
HELPS COTTON

Washington.-Cotton would sell
at four or five cents a pound
without the cotton acreage reduc-
ton program which eliminaed -
.247, 900 bales, according to C. A.
Cobb, chief of the Cotton Produc-
ton Section Of the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-09-22
BABY" MARKET

Tulsa, Okla.-A "baby' mar
|ket, which sold for adoption in
|fants born out of wedldck, was
accidently uncovered by a child
|ren's bureau worker who found
that sums ranging from $40 to
were paid as "cost Of hospitaliza-
ton"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-09-22
SCOTCH INDIAN

A Scotchman walked into a te(e-
graph office and, picking up a
Blank, asked the clerk, "How much
will a message to Chicago costa"
twenty-five cents" replied the
clerk, for the first ten words and
five cents for each additional word.
and no charge made for the sigma
ture."
"All right" said the canny Scot,
send my signature"
"I'd be glad to, what is it,"
After a moments hesitation, rte
Scot answered, "Well l may not
look it, but Pm an Indian and nv
name is I Went Be Home Till
Friday. "-Tbe Texas Outlook.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-09-22
LIGHTNING WRECKS
PLANE

Dover, Dela.-An all-day search
revealed a wrecked monoplane and
part of the body of H. E. Mahon,
whose plane was caught in an cleo
trical storm. The wreckage was
sinking in the marshland and
would have disappeared. The ex-
PLANTATION that a bolt Of lightning,
struck the plane was generally &C
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-09-22

producing more and more of their
own wheat and the wheat traffic
across the Atlantic has slowed up.
In fact. efforts Of European coun-
tries to supply their needs. and their
buying wheat from other countries
has just about cut OF our wheat ex-
ports. as the lone boat for 1888 rep
resented in the chart indicates. The
United States doesn't want to with.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-09-22

draw from the export trade, but
rather than have grain pile up in
the United States or be sold at less
than cost. the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration has begun a
wheat plan which win reduce acre
age in the United States and bring
production down to the point where
it can all be marketed at a profit tn
the farmer.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-09-22

it, you avoid danger of bowel str.in.
You can keep the bowels regular.
and comfortable; you can make
constipated spells as rare as colds.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-09-22

ed was $4,461,697; and the , per
capita levy, s1.3S. In 1881 there
was no levy of the general prop
erty tax for State purposes, but in
1917 the per capita levy was s1.oZ.-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-11-24
JUNIOR SIZE

They are made of unbeatable
composition with Durium points.
Choice Of attractive color COM
binations.
(Street Floor
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-18

said opponents of the project were
attempting to keep people from
getting the benefits of the canal"
He told Waite California was net
attempting to get more than It's
share from the $3,30O,0O 100000 public
works fund, as had been suggested
by Warren, and added that if the
state were fortunate enough" to
present projects which had more
merit than those submitted by other
states, ''it should be entitled to
them"
Swing said the Imperial Irriga-
ton district was in full accord"
with President Roosevelts desire
not to place further lands under
cultivation, and said the purpose
OF the canal would be primarily 10
serve 100000 acres already under
cultivation in the Imperial Valley.
Chief Engineer Dowd then al
gued that there was no necessity of
employing cheap Mexican labor on
The project. He said more than
1000 men were employed by the IT.
1igation district at present and only
eight or 10 of them were Mexi-
cans.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-18
Exchange Includes
Well KnolUn Brand

The Barbara Worth brand grape
fruit, originally shipped by the Reid
estate, out of Imperial, will be ship
ped by the Desert Grapefruit COM
pany next year through the Cali
fornia Fruit Growers exchange from
the Calexico and Imperial houses,
according to an announcement
made today by Bruce Moore, mana
ger of the Desert Citrus exchange.
Harold Bell Wright creator of
the Barbara Worth character in
his novel, THE Winning of Bar
bara WORTH" gave his permission
for use of the name on the labels.
His name also will appear on the
wrappers. G. E. Manspeaker who
represented the Desert Grapefruit
company last year. will not repre-
sent the company this year. His
successor has not been named.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-18
MONTGOMERY WARD MANAGER is
PROMOTED TO RIVERSIDE STORE

been named to succeed Gibbins and
arrived last night to take up his
new duties. He will be aided by
Gibbins Until the latter leaves for
Riverside on the first of the month.
"While the change from Hunting
ton Park to Ell Centre is rather
strenuous just now, due to climatic
conditions the new manager said,
Il am certainly happy to locate
here and trust I can keep up The
good work OF my predecessor, both
in the fine business done by our
store and in the friendships he has
formed here The Ell Centre store
has been made an outstanding one
in the Pacific coast division dur
ing GIBBS stay here and in compe-
tltive sales conducted by the COM
pany it has taken mauy honors. The
greeting I have been accorded today
certainly encourages me-"
Holman's family, now in San
Francisco, will come to Ell Centre
the latter part OF next month to
make their nome mere.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-18
ANGELILLO GIVES NEW HOPE
FOR LOANS FROM LAND BANK

prospect of carrying out the state
wide water plan.
Superintendent Of banks Edward
Rainey said after the meeting:
"Mr. Angelillo has very COM
plete view of the necessities of this
state. He is determined to help and
he has the authority to do so. His
program holds out hope to vast
California rural districts which hi
therto have been excluded from the
beenfits of the federal farm relief
because of engineering or other OBJ
jectionS.
There is over 5000, 100000 avail
able for farm relief in the district
and all California can benefit i'm
mensely because relief and pros
perity in the farming districts will
Immediately be reflected in the CT
ties"
Angelillo will hold a similar meet
ing at Los Angeles within few
days. He will be accompanied by
Harmon S. Bonte, executive secre-
tary of the California districts Sc
CuritieS commission
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-18
Asks Delay On
School Budgets

A letter from c. B. Collins, coun-
ty superintendent of schools, asking
that action on either county or dis
trict school budgets be held in abb
eyance until school and other Of
ficials have an opportunity to stu
dy the terms of Assembly bill No.
2442. was read to the board of sup
ervisors yesterday afternoon and
filed.
Collins stated in his letter that
favorable action of the state board
of equalization is required for a
considerable number of school dis
tricts before it is possible to set a
special district tax rate.
The total amount which the
county will be called upon to raise
for schools, exclusive of special dis
trict taxes, Collins said, is $17,500
of which $4,000 is for the county
high school tuition tax and the re-
mainder for the. Junior college tut
ton fund.
The board approved the names
of Laura Frazier, Louise Mckee,
CHAN and Katy Lee Oswalt to take
the civil service examination for the
position of clerk in the traffic Of
flee. These names had been recon-
mended to the board by Frank Os-
walt, captain of the county traffic
squad.
The board adjourned to meet
again at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-18
STOLEN BOND
QUIZ SECRET

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10. iU.Pf -
A second woman whose identity was
carefully concealed was sought by
police today as the county grand
jury resumed its investigation of an
asserted ring accused of enriching
itself through stolen bonds of mid
west holdup gangs.
Police refused to identify the wo-
man suspect or what part they sus-
pect her of playing in the asserted
swindle.
The grand jurors were scheduled
to call Lee Sonnenberg and Fred
Macomber as witnesses today. They
have been held by police on a
charge of suspicion of receiving sto-
len property.
Charles Erich wealthy Los An
geles resident told the grand jury
yesterday he had advanced several
thousand dollars to two men who,
representing themselves as interest
ed in an oil refinery deal, gave him
bonds as security. The bonds were
allegedly stolen from middle west
ern banks.
Federal authorities who charge
Mrs. Jewell Senhause as member
of the ring, were proceeding quiet
ly with their investigation.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-18
STATE SALES
TAX OFFICIAL
VISITS VALLEY

Louis c. Marie, administrator of
the states sales tax for San Diego
and Imperial counties, paid fly
ing visit to FL Centre today While
here, Marie dropped in at The Press
office and explained the reason for
this hasty visit.
He stated that the main object
of this trip was to make a prelim-
mary survey of the local situation
and leave a number of license ap-
plications which are to be signed
by local retail merchants and sent
in to Sacramento. These are to be
had at the office of the chamber
of commerce and Marie suggested
that retail merchants secure these
application blanks, fill them out
and send them to Sacramento with
the required ST. fee just as soon as
possible.
Marie said further that the state
has no intention of working any
hardship on the small merchant.
There is to be nothing like an elab-
crate system of bookkeeping in
connection with this tax. His de-
partment will be always ready and
willing to render any possible serv-
i've to merchants who may need adj
vice in the matter, he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-18
CHARGES PLOT
To EXILE HIM

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 1G. tU.P,-D.
w. Griffith, noted film director,
plotted his exile" to states prison
to prevent his sweetheart from pro-
scouting a $601 900 betrayal suit,
Earl w. Taylor, an ex-convict, al
legged in a 100000 damage suit on
file today.
The complaint named as de-
PENDANTS Griffith, his attorney,
Lloyd Wright, Governor James
Rolph, Jr., members of the state
prison board, and wardens of Fol-
som and San quentin prisons.
T1ylo1 alleged he was held 80
days in 1881 as a parole violator
His detention, he charged was part
of a plot to prevent his fiancee,
Fern Setril, from prosecuting suit
against Griffith.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-18
HEARING On
CANAL OPENS
CONTINUED From Page II

Colorado river to Imperial and Goa
chella valleys in California, was not
legally federal project.
IF this project is not financial
success" he said, every family in
the United States will lose one dol
lar"
He attacked claims of proponents
of the project that it would result
in stimulated employment in the
territory, and said statistics show
ed that only between 500 and TOO
men would be given jobs.
Warren said climatic conditions
in the valley region would prevent
Americans from working on the
project, and employment would go
largely to cheap Mexican labor
Senator McAdoo, DemD, Cali
fornia, protested against Warren's
determination not to reveal his eli
ents.
Warren smiled and continued his
argument, but was interrupted by
Waite, who ordered him to furnish
the public works administration
within 10 days satisfactory explana :
ton of the interests he represented.
w. H. Brickel, who said he repre-
scented 10000 correspondents of the
Taxpayers Union of Washington
also opposed the project. 1t was
attacked also by Paul Bailey, Of
Santa Ana, Calf. who claimed it
was not in line with the National
Recovery Administration.
McAdoo was accompanied by for
mer Representative Swing (RepJ
California, ann Directors Evan T.
Hewes and Mark Rose and Chief
Engineer M. j. Dowd of the Impe-
rial Irrigation district.
Replying to Warren's attack, Nc
Adoo said there was no question
as to The legal status of the pref
ect, and added it was "easy enough
to raise technical objections
He reminded Waite that the
project had been fought over "for
years and years." and said only
selfish interests" were attempting
to delay construction.
The senator said builders of the
canal would be pleased to operate
under the National Recovery Az
ministration requirements. He
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-18
POLICE HOLD
PAR0LED MAN

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10. {U.P;-
A paroled Utah state prison con-
vict was under arrest today facing
trial on an old indictment charg-
ing him with robbing six Los Ange-
les county banks in 1927
Detectives said they seized three
loaded guns, when they arrested
Jack Williams, 35, in an automo-
bile.
Williams was sentenced to serve
from five years to life in the Utah
prison for robbery in 1927, few
months after the local county grand
jury indicted him on a charge of
robbing six banks of more than $27,-
oOO Paroled in Utah, Williams es-
capped return to California through
legal technicalities, police said. They
declared he would be charged with
attempted theft of an automobile
and violating the California gun
law in addition to the robbery
counts in the indictment.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-18
N. Y. Stocks
By ELMER c. WALLER
United Press Financial Editor


NEW YORK, Aug. 18. - Unex-
pected liquidation in grains in late
trading today exerted a retarding
influence on the stock market
where prices slipped off in dull
turnover.
In the early part Of the stock eX-
change session prices were firm and
trading fairly active. In late at
ternoon the list felt the effect Of
the grain break.
Cotton lost ground late in the
Gay ard other commodities waver-
ed. The dollar was weak in terms
of foreign exchange although the
rate OF decline was slower than
yesterday and late in the session
it showed signs of steadying.
News for the grain markets was
bullish and traders took advantage
of it to unload accounts that had
been impaired by the recent VIDE
break in wheat. The liquidation
proved more than the market could
stand and prices broke sharply.
At the height &C TIE decline in
stocks. Steel common touched 52is,
off Is, and declines of to more
than 3 points were made by Ma
tional Distillers, American Com
merciai Alcohol, JohnS-Manville,
Auburn Automobile ana Westing-
house Electric.
Rails sagged with the general
list although declines were held to
around a point limit. General Mo-
tors lost nearly a point in the mo-
tors; American Telephone was
down nearly in the communica-
tons; Bethlehem Steel followed u
S. Steel down. Coppers and Oils
were depressed after early steadi-
ness.
There was no increase in volume
late in the day.
The business news continued en-
couraging. The weekly review oil
Dun &c EraJstreet found no appre-
ciable modification in the progress
sive movement which has charac-
terized general business since the
early part of April. The Dun &
Bradstreet business activity ba-
rometer, however, showed a decline
of the week of ST. per cent from
The preceding week.
Sales totaled 2,O90444 shares
against 2,47O,OOO yesterday. Curt
sales were 305,O00 shares, against
348, 900 yesterday.
Dow Jones preliminary averages
industrial 1892, off O98; railroad
48.55 off 0.53; utility 1921, off OIL
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-18

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. ID. up,
New hope was given today to
owners of virtually IS per cent of
CALIFORNIA; farm, fruit and citrus
lands, now ineligible to receive gov
eminent aid, following a conference
here between o. R. Angelillo, regis
trar of the federal land bank, and
state officials, bankers and title in
surance authorities.
Announcing new deal" for re-
lief of agriculture, Angelillo said
he was determined to broaden the
scope of the federal land bank.
He said that prohibitions for
merly made upon loans in many
districts will be wiped out because
of comprehensive engine eri n g
works.
Entire districts of California have
been excluded from benefits of the
farm loan act because of bonded
indebtedness, aridity or lack OF
drainage during certain seasons of
the year, it was asserted. A lead
ing factor in proposed relief is the
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-18

Recognition of the success OBJ
tanned during his three years as
manager of the local Montgomery
Ward store, has brought promotion
to w. A. Gibbins, who will take
charge of the company's Riverside
store September l, it was announced
today.
During his connection with the
local store Gibbins has gained a
large nnnper of friends in all parts
of the valley and his departure will
be regretted by many OF the stor'. S
patrons, who will DE glad neverthe-
less to know that his new position
is a distinct advancement.
1T has been pleasure to work
in Imperial Valley" Gibbins said
today, land naturally I regret leav-
Ing here, and only nope I can be
as successful and as happy III Riv-
crside."
G. H. Holman, formerly assistant
manager of the company's Hunting
ton Park store at Los Angeles, has
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-18
Returning
To Flooded Homes

SHANGHAI, Aug. Is. U.H -
Thousands of Chinese flood refugees
started doggedly back to their silt
covered lowlanG properties today as
swollen rivers dropped and danger
of further serious summer floods
was believed at an end.
There was no official estimate Of
drownings along the thickly popu-
lated river banks, but authorities
characterized as absurd" published
reports that $4,000 had persisted.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-18
BOAT RAMS LANDING

SAN PEDRO, Calf, Aug. 10. up
Crews inspected the freighter
Luckenbach today to ascertain the
extent of damage resulting from a
collision into a landing in Los An
geles harbor last night.
The vessel, registered to the
Luckenbach lines, rammed the land
ing as it was leaving the harbor,
enroute to New Orleans with a
general cargo. Damage to the dock
was estimated at $4,000
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-18
l.. A. Stocks

LOS ANGELES, Aug. Is. {U.Pb =
Sales were moderate and prices
were slightly higher in early trading
on the Los Angeles stock exchange
today.
Largest turnover was in Bolsa
Chica with 900 shares selling at Az.
up 3s, and Pacific Western with
900, unchanged at 6.
Taylor Milling at 1914, up IL on
turnover of 200 shares and Hol-
lywood Sugar at 9h, up ", selling
100 shares made new highs.
Transamerica sold 400 shares at
IA, unchanged.
Other sales: Edison common, 600
at 21as, down Il; Standard Oil 400
at 37as, up IS; Pacific Gas common
300 at 25A, up Is.