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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-02-17
MODIFIED FREEDOM

The habit of handing out indie
pendence with strings tied to it is
spreading. France has drawn up a
plan to give freedom TO Syria and
the Syrians like it about as much
as the Filipinos like our recent Of
fer.
The French prescription is 4
stiff one. Syria is to pay from
$4S0,O00,0 900 to $500, 900 for
the cost of military occupation.
Syria must agree not to make any
bargain with a foreign company
until French assent is secured, and
French advisers must be installed
in all the important government
bureaus. The programme assert:
that Syria is to be granted indie
tendance but no one would CUES,
it from the terms offered.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-02-17
ART NEEDS PROSPERITY

The theory that artists do their
best work while starving in a gar
ret is another of those romantic
fctions that is now dissipated.
Frederick Dielman, oldest living
member of the National Academy
of Design, admits that much good
work has been done under pres
sure, but he points out that most
of the golden periods of art have
been so-incident with prosperity,
Proof is handy, for, during the
present depression, art has been
seriously impended. No doubt, it
will return as vital as ever when
economic conditions improve. Az
ter all, artists are human, and
must eat.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-02-17
A STRANGE CONTRAST

Mrs. August Hecksher's project
for settling a thousand families OF
unemployed workers in Florida il
an ironic contrast to the conditions
of a few years ago. In the boom
period, there was hardly a resident
of Florida who was not looking
forward to a time when retired
business men would be bidding
eagerly for all the Florida land on
the market. The State was to be
a haven for the unemployed, but
for the unemployed who had SO
much money in the banks that
they did not have to work.
Mrs. Hecksher's belief that near
ly 100000 acres of Florida pro-
perty can now be bought for Is
cents an acre is a tragic common
tary on those high hopes of a few
years ago.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-02-17
w ARE NECESSITIES

Lovers of howers-and that in.
cludes about everybody-will b
grateful for the decision of a Vir.
ginia judge who has ruled thai
flowers are family supplies ane
necessities. The decision was deriv.
ed from a commercial case, If
which the question of a license ia,
was in dispute, but the judges re-
marks go beyond the mere money
angle. MANY people," he com.
mented, would rather have flow
ers around them than something tt
eat" His comments may be pro-
perly disputed. We could proba-
bly, live without flowers, but they
are unquestionably an asset to liv-
ing.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-02-17

THINKS MARRIAGE LICENSES
TOO COSTLY
To The Editor.

To The Editor:
North Cardinals charge of IS
for a marriage license is iniquitous.
Why should a great State %penalize
marriage, and play into the hands
of the advocate of free love? 1t is
to the interest of the State for
young couples to enter into legal
marriage and to set up a home and
rear children. The State should
encourage it and put a premium
on it-not penalize it. This ses-
sion of the General Assembly
ought to reduce the exhorbitant fee
for a marriage license at least to
the level of that in the border
states, to which hundreds of coup
les are driven annually by the fees
we exact for marriage licenses and
medical certificates. There is the
best reason to require a medical
certificate of fitness for marriage
and the ~procreation of life, and
the repeal of the law is regrettable.
The wise course would have been
to take steps to offer the medical
certificate at nominal costa sim
pie matter at any county seat or
in any community.
Long experience as a minister
has brought me to the point of
protest against the entire marriage
fee system. Many poor couples
have found the cost of marriage
burdensome. Sometimes the en-
barrassed bridegroom has taken
me aside to ask me to excuse him
for not paying a marriage fee,
saying the other fees had left him
almost penniless. Long observa-
ton makes it clear to me that
many couples today feel they must
accept the purely legal ceremony
of a justice of the peace at a no
minal fee for fear that a minister
might count them guilty of small
ness, should the fee be very small,
I may dare to say that no worthy
minister is willing to be a party
to a system of fee extortion. Our
lawmakers should hasten to reduce
further the penalty put upon legal
marriage and the founding Of
homes. ~
Moron1
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-02-17
STOLEN CARS

A Newark, N. j., police o6cia
has made some surprising discov.
cries concerning stolen cars. Joy
riders take most of them, and h.
says automobile owners make il
easy for the thieves. A checkup il
the Newark theatrical distric1
showed that of 1O3 cars parked
50 were not locked and 80 hae
the keys left behind. This con.
dition probably is about the. sam'
everywhere. The wise motorist
who would Illustrate the thief, will
make sure. his machine is LOCKED
when he parks it, and that tn,
keys are in his pocket.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-02-17

The New York Supreme Court
has just handed down a novel ali
mony decision. A much married
citizen had been paying alimony
to two ex-wives. He applied for
a reduction in both cases on the
ground that his income was reduc-
ed and he was having some diff
Guilty in supporting his third wife
because of heavy alimony pay
ments.
The court cut the alimony for
the second wife but refused to re-
duce that of the first wife declar-
ing that she had the prior claim
On him for support.
Subsequent wives" said the
court, took him for better or for
worse with the knowledge of the
prior lien. If the defendant con-
tinues on his present course and the
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-02-17

first wife is compelled to accept
reductions as the defendant &C
cumulates wives her income will
approach the vanishing point. No
doubt the alimony payments are a
source of embarrassment and "a
drain but these are thoughts upon
which the defendant might wei
have cogitated during his quest for
the Golden Fleece Of connubial
bliss"
This seems to sum up the case
very well.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-02-17
Says Home "Pick-
-eted" By Spouse

Systematically two years have
passed since the cross-actions for
divorce instituted by Mrs. Eleanor
B. Lawrence of Lynn and her hus-
band, Glenn E. Lawrence, depart
ment store executive in that city,
were thrown out of court, but dur
ing that period she claims he has
constantly "picketed'' her home at
night, threatening to hound her
out of Lynn" and has peered into
the windows of her abode so that
she was afraid to go out because
she believed he was "skulking and
lurking in the darkness out;:de."
Such was the testimony heard b,
Judge Alden P. White in court
as Mrs. Lawrence endeavored for
the second time to secure a divorce.
In her allegations of cruel and alb
usive treatment she maintained that
her spouse Jumped out from be-
hind trees near her residence at
night and grasped hold of her, that
he pointed her out on busy streets
in Lynn and shouted at her, and
that he Swallowed her through
throngs of shoppers in and out of
stores.
Lawrence, head of the chiIdrenHs
department in a large LYNN cloth
ing store, appeared at the court
house apparently to contest the
charges, but he did not enter the
courtroom.
Mrs. Lawrence was granted a
divorce in an uncontested hearing,
and it was agreed that her husband
pay her $1,000 forthwith in addi-
ton to her fees for counsel.
"Do you desire a court order for
support?" the judge asked
"No, he never supported me
when I lived with him." replied
Mrs. Lawrence, who declared that
she has been working as a steno--
grapher in Lynn. She was given the
privilege of resuming her maiden
name.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-02-17
MOVIE DIVORCES
To The Editor:

To The Editor:
What is the trouble with movie
stars, or supposedly stars, and es-
pecially those residing and work
ing in Hollywood, seeking fame
and fortune?
The newspapers are replete with
news almost daily that some film
actor has received, or is about tc
receive, a divorce. 1t seems to b
the opinion among the public and
patrons of movie houses that, il
order to become famous and get
their names before the people, stars
should marry today and divorce
tomorrow. What many of us can
not understand is this: Men and
women in other walks of life are
ostracized for similar actions, and
yet the public pays little atten-
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-02-17

laws, was mol pressed.
M. M. Anderson, charged with
drunk and disorderly conduct, mol
pressed with leave.
James A. Weant, abandonment
John Doe, alias Sam Murphy, VIC
lation of prohibition law; Winola
Clemmons, assault with a deadly
weapon; George Earnshaw, break
ing and entering; Earl Norton,
seduction; and four charges of
worthless checks against T. F.
Michael were mol pressed.
James Simon,- violation prohibi-
ton law; C.. C.t4cone, worthless
check; Albert Tinsley, breaking
and entering;'iC:: c. Buff, violation
prohibition law, Brooks Carl C.
Craige, driving while drunk, were
called and. failed, nisi sci ia and
capias instanter issued.
Brantley Earnhardt, violation
of the prohibition law,o12 months
suspended sentence and fined
$4,000 and costs. On another
court for reckless driving, Earn
hardt was given a II months sus-
pended sentence and taxed with
the cost.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-02-17
Superior Court Finishes
Week OF Criminal Cases

With Judge Wilson Warlick Of
Newton presiding, the crimina
docket of the February term Of
the Superior court was virtually
disposed when court adjourned
late Thursday.
The court will be in session
next week for the trial of civil
cases.
A summary of the cases dispos:
ed Of this week follows:
Arthur Stirewalt, non-support
five months on the roads.
Theo Harrington was given fiv,
months on the roads for robbery.
Will Ellis, assault with deadly
weapon, six months on the road.
Kenneth Ballard, Spencer, charg-
ed with robbing a filling station Of
money and a pistol recently, eight
months in Jail to be assigned tt
the roads.
John Henry Hunt was sentenc-
ed to II months on the roads fo1
breaking and entering.
James Manass, charged witt
bigamy, having recently married :
girl in Kannapolis, and also havin;
a wife i'm Salisbury, was found
guilty and sentenced to Is month;
on the roads.
Lura Cartrett was given Il
months on the roads for assault
on a female.
Lilly Hill was found not guilty
of assault with deadly weapon
with intent to kill.
D. B. and w. L. Leonard charg.
ed with violation of the game
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-02-17
Relieves Women's Pains

Here is an example of how Cardui
has helped thousands of women:
II was very thin and pale,"
writes Mrs. F. H. Scott, of Roa-
noke, Va. IT suffered from weak
ness and a severe pain in my back.
This pain unnerved me, and I did
not feel like doing my work. 1
did not care to go places, and felt.
worn, tired, day after day.
my mother had taken Cardui,
and on seeing my condition she:
advised me to try it. I have never
regretted doing so. I took three:
bottles and it built me up. l.
gained in weight, my color was,
better and the pain left my back.
am stronger than I had been in
some time"
Cardui, the purely vegetable medi-
l which SO many women take and
recommend, is sold by local druggists
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-02-17
Buys Everything
Made Or Grown

New York.-One of the worlds
busiest shoppers is Matthew F. Ken
ney, who spends approximately
s14, 000,0 a year buying every
thing from a needle to a hippopota.
mus"
That was the way he phrased it
when he testified before the IIof-
stadter investigating committee
other day. And he explained that
he meant exactly what he said
Everything from a needle to a hip
popotamus.
AS acting commissioner Of the
department of purchase, Kenney
holds a job many a housewife
might envy. He said he did not
believe there was anything manu-
featured, grown or raised,' that
he didn't buy.
The hippopotamus, incidentally,
was about the strangest order that
ever came to the department. 1t
came from the Bronx Zoo and
caused quite a disturbance in the
purchasing department. No n
seemed to know Just where to turn.
Catalogues were searched and the
most alluring advertisements were
placed in the bids wanted col
umns, but all in vain.
Finally, word came that a party
of hunters in Africa, or some place
-Kenney doesn't recall exactly
where, because it happened four
years .ago-had bagged a hippo and
were willing to dispose of it. After
some spirited bargaining back and
forth the hippo was delivered to
the Bronx Zoo for approximately
$4,000.
Mot a bad days work, eh?'
Kenney said. "But now friend hip
pc is eating us out of house and
home"
"It isn't very often" he contin-
ued, after some reflection, that we
buy an animal for the ZOO. Most
of them are donations and they live
a long time. We buy lots of white
mice, though-white mice and
guinea pigs"
Last year the city bought $4,000
white mice, for research work in
the department of health labora-
tories. The city spent s25,091 for
these animals last year. In addition
to the white mice, this sum in
cluded z400 guinea pigs and s.
500 rabbits.
A few months ago a little, two
paragraph item appeared in one of
the newspapers saying that the city
was in the market for white mice.
Ever since then Kenney has been
receiving letters about it. Some of
them are from people who want to
sell white mice and some are from
people who write that the city
should be ashamed of itself for sub
hitting the animals to such treat
ment.
The odd part of it, to Kenney, is
that most of the letters are ad-
dressed to his horne.
II can't understand he said,
where they got my address,"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-02-17
FORBID SPOONING WHILE
DRIVING IN AUTOS


Cleveland.-A tough break for
Highway Romeos." The City
Council Safety Committee APPROX
ed a traffic regulation providing:
mo operator of a motor vehicle
shall have either arm around anoth-
er person while the vehicle is in
motion; nor shall another person
have either arm around the opera
tor"
Then it went a step further and
approved a regulation making it il
legal for any person, adult or
MINOR" to sit on the lap of any
automobile driver while the vehi-
Gle is in motion.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-02-17
SURRY VOTING A

The Surry county grand jury
found no true bills against six
Surry county men named by At
torney General Dennis G. Brum-
mitt as justifably indictable for
irregularities in last June's primary
The jury found mo irregularities
other than are to be found in most
counties of the state"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-02-17
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1895
CARELESS WITH FIGURES

Technocracy's own figures are
used by a correspondent of the
New York Times to show that
some predictions by the Technc-
cratic leaders are rather ludicrous.
He applies an arithmetical for
mula to the claim of the Techno-
Gratis that a standard of living 10
times higher than that of 1929
could be maintained by the labor
of the adult population between
the ages of Is and As working $50
hours a year. If that is true, then
it follows that the 1929 standard
of living, the highest in history,
could be maintained by the labor
of its normally employed popula-
ton working only six and two
thirds minutes a day. This reduces
the scheme close to the point of
absurdity.
The leader of Technocracy
claims that machinery has so rev.
olutionized the milling industry
that flour mills turn out 10000
barrels a day per man. This would
mean that the entire production OF
flour in this country, 54,O0O,O 900
barrels could be produced by the
labor of II men. Actually the last
ensus figures showed 27,o2S men
engaged in the milling of flour.
The Technocrats claim that a
modern brick plant will produce
100000 bricks a day per man.
Thus SO men could have produced
the 5000, DOC 1000 bricks made in
1929. Actually, there were 35,-
900 brick workers.
Statements relating to other in
dustries seem equally erroneous.
According to the Technochats
there is a road building machine
that will tear up and repave eight
miles of highway 60 feet wide in
"a hours. This would mean that
the whole stretch of the Newbury-
port Turnpike from Maiden to
Newburyport could be torn up
and repaved in less than four DAYS
Or the new Worcester turnpike
from Boston to Worcester, twice
the width of the Newburyport
road could be done in less than 10
days.
But none of the actual road
builders have heard of this wonder
machine.
The Times writer shows very
convincingly that the Techno-
Gratis are, at least, careless with
figures.
While this does not discredit
their theories it is rather surpris-
ing in view of the fact that they
depend exclusively on statistics to
back up their claims that only
Technocracy can save civiliza-
ton.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-02-17
RIGHT EARLY in this

RIGHT EARLY in this
COLUMN WE are going
TO ADMIT that no names
WILL BE mentioned. We
COULDN'T STAND much
MORE TROUBLE this
EARLY IN the month.
TWO MEN were discussing
A MUTUAL friend who
HAPPENS TO be a we'll
KNOWN CITIZEN of
SALISBURY. "SO-AND-SO
CLAIMS TO be a model
HUSBAND. HE says he is
ALWAYS POLITE to his
WIFE, one of
THE MEN. "Yes," replied
THE OTHER, He never
STRIKES HER with
HIS HAT ON"
l THANK YOU.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-02-17

Suicide was the coroner's verdict,
when the body of Henry Starnes,
20, after a night-long search was
found at the bottom of a rock
quarry near Charlotte. W. T. Mil
an, 46, auditor at Washington, N.
c., died in a Belhaven hotel from
drinking lysol.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-02-17

CIGARETTE PRICE r
The second reduction of the
year, a price drop of 50 cents per
thousand in cigarettes was put
into effect by leading companies.
The price now stands at $3.50 per
thousand.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-02-17

STEAL $4,000
Bandits held up the Sacramento,
Calf, postofice and got away with
a mail pouch holding $4,000.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-02-17

Photograph, Canadian NaMnd Shmmhls
THAT this dry dock in Barbados, British West Indies, is probably the
l. only one of its kind in the world in that it lifts its burden in the
same way a a screw jack lifts an automobile: The dock is 24o feet
long and its lifting platform is composed of 81 sections, moved indie
pendentiy or in concert by vertical steel screws which, in turn, are
rotated by a horizontal sworn" keyed to a shaft running the full length
of the dock IN both sides. The deck will elevate 1900 tons deadweisht
and each section will take it's share Of weight, even on curved surfaces.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1933-02-17

ton to the indiscretions of their
movie idols.
John J. Henderson
The Washington times., 1933-02-25
DAVENPORT TERRACE

en- 00 Three rooms, kitchen and
OIVSUV bath apartment, in spacious
AND UP building, surrounded by play
grounds and many desirable residential
neigh borhood facilities; stores, shops,
churches schools. Buildings offer
all modern conveniences.
Evening star., 1933-09-20
We Know Better Now.

From the Des Moines Tribune.
There is increasing reinsurance that
the rallying Of public support for the
N. r. A. is not going to be allowed to
reach the hysterical stage. The Presi-
dent and his spokesmen are careful in
all their addresses on this subject to
warn against the adoption of extra
legal coercion Of any sort to compel
adherence.
The wisdom Of this course is well
exemplif1ed in the case Of an unem-
ployed cook In st. Louis, who beat up
q restaurant owner and made him kiss
the Blue Eagle emblem, allegedly be-
cause the restaurateur had made slight
ing remarks about the N. r. A.
In court it was brought out that the
cook had a'personal grievance Of long
standing against his victim, and seized
upon this pretext for venting his spite.
It cost him q fine Of $500.
We can still remember how often
innocent people were accused, during
the war, Of "slackerism" Of one sort or
another and subjected to persecution
simply because some cunning enemy
took that means Of satisfying an old
grudge.
We. had enough of that in 1917:
keep 1t out Of the 1888 record.
Evening star., 1933-09-20

ington and served In that body con-
tinuously until he retired In March,
1881. He won a place for himself In
the House. where his scholarly attain
ments, his sound common sense and
his courage were recognized by his col
leagues. He served as q member Of the
Virginia State Constitutional Conven-
ton In 190l-2. Immediately after the
World War Mr.. Moore was assistant
general counsel to the United States
Railroad Administration, and more re-
Gently he was q member Of the George
Washington Bicentennial Commission.
Mr.. Moore is q close friend Of the
Secretary Of State, Cordell Hull They
served for years in the House together.
In view of the reported rift between
Mr.. Hull and his former assistant In
the State Department, Prof. Moley, the
selection Of Mr.. Moore for his new
Office augurs harmony In the State
Department that did not exist during
the early months Of the Roosevelt
administration, a harmony that is
much to be desired. The retirement Of
Mr.. Moley followed the return of the
Secretary Of State from the London
Economic Conference, to which Mr.
Moley made flying trip that appeared
to be particularly barren Of accom-
plishment.
Mr.. Moore is widely known In Wash
ington, where he has resided at least
part Of many years. His home in Vir-
ginia Is near Washington. As men,
ber Of the House he showed genuine
interest and warm sympathy in the
affairs of the National Capital. His
re-entry into public life In this city
will be welcomed by the residents OF
the Capital.
Evening star., 1933-09-20
.hr. Moore's Appointment.

President Roosevelt has selected
Veteran Democratic leader, man long
familiar with the foreign relations OF
this country and of recognized ability,
to be Assistant Secretary of State in
place of Prof Raymond Moley, who re-
Gently resigned that post. R. Walton
Moore, the choice of the President to
fill this post, would have been chairman
of the House Foreign Affairs Committee
today had be chosen to be candidate
for reelection to Congress in 1880 or
In 1882 When MIR. Moore voluntarily
retired from the House he was in line
for the Craftsmanship after the late
Representative Linthicrum. As a men,
Der Of this important committee Of the
House and for many years prior to his
appointment to that committee Mr..
Moore was close student Of the re-
lations of the United States with foreign
powers.
The new Assistant Secretary of State
Is Virginian, a graduate Of the Uni
versity of Virginia, and at one time
president Of the Virginia State Bar
Association. For many years he took
IN active part in the politics Of his
State, serving as member Of the
State Senate, c,d in 1919 he came to
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