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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-03

The kids of Salisbury should not
trample down a mans lawn, simply
because he puts up a mo Trespass''
sign.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-02
BANK REAL ESTATE

It is revealed in a report to Quincy T. Hood,
state bank commissioner, that the 10S closed state
banks in North Carolina have $9,595,7O7 worth of
real estate in their assets. This brings to mind
two interesting points in connection with closed
banks.
In tn efirst place, most of the bank failures were
due, not to theft and Encouragement, but to a
shrinkage in collateral because of the depression.
Most bank officials were careful to that loans
were collaterazed, but when the collateral went
down, the institutions were bound to suffer. We
have no defense for those bankers who were dis
honest, but in the collapse, many honest bankers
had to endure unjust criticisms. When borrowers
could not gay, bankers as whole got the blame.
Honest bankers might have been more liberal in
loans than they should but when drunk
with an abundance of money and credit who could
have remained sober under conditions like that?
In the second place, many of these closed state
banks have real estate which is on the market now
at attractive prices. The who has credit left
| and will practice thrift and industry step in
and buy, ride the prosperity tide to another crest
We heard man Sin the know" on Washington
affairs say just the other day that real estate at
its present low value is the best investment one
can make just now.-Cleyeland Star.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-02
NEWSPAPERS OPINION
INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY

( kWe feel particularly fortunate in being able TO
present to our readers the most timely article by
David Lawrence explanatory of the British laws
dealing with British labor problems. Over there,
the public interest is paramount, and neither en-
poyer organizatio nor labor organization can Vlo-
late the law without being brought to book for
such violations.
Conpare; the foregoing with what is the actual
situation in America under the NRA. code or
any code is a triparty agreement, in which the
three parties involved are: the Government, the
enployer and the employee. Yet, under the pres
ant operation of the codes to date, the only pos
sihle yioiator of such code is the employer. The
Fundamental of any agreement is as between two
or more parties, valuable consideration. An MIA
code agreement Immediately makes of one party
the EMPLOYER, volator as soon as it is put into
effect, and the violation claimed based on sum-
mary decision of the code authorities. Let any in
telligent person read any code, and then dare to
say he or she could operate a business under that
code without the least fear of violating it-wh1ch
violations cost money. . "', BE-. me
An employee can give consistently bad WORK,
but that does not come under code violations, nor
can the employer do very much about it" II you
should doubt this statement ask employers for the
facts 80. g.. ''.
Another most important phase of the British law
that should undeniably be copied in America IS
that all labor organizations shall make financial
reports to the government of all receipts ana ex-
penditures, not only showing the amounts put
where the former originate and who are recipients
of the expenditures.
The difference between the American and Brit
ish governments viewpoint of individual freedom
is clearly brought out in the British law. There,
no worker can be forced into or excluded from
union as a primary requirement in order to be
allowed to accept work on governmental contracts.
In America, worker is actually forced to become
a union member before he can work on govern
ment contracts.
And America fought Britain some hundred and
fifty years ago to preserve to Americans as their
birthright individual liberty.-Carolnas Magazine.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-02
UNCLE SAM, SUCKER

Cancellation because of non-payment of rent of
the lease held by the Norfolk and Southern rail-
way the bouncing road bed from Greensboro
to Beaufort may prove a step toward unloading
the twin strips of rusty rail on Uncle Sam.
Cancelling the lease clears the way to make the
railroad security for loan from the federal gov
eminent for construction of a port at Morehead
City.
+ We do hope the port will be success and will
result in lower prices things we buy from the
outside and raising of prices of things we are able
to sch outside of this section. 49,
We hope the port is success and that the
State of North Carolina makes so much money
out of ownership of the railroad that it is able to
cut the sales tax whole per cent.
But if the port should fail to pay its way, and
If Uncle Sam should foreclose on the state-owned
road and find the road on his hands, it might seem
that he had played the sucker.
Our hope in such case would be that Uncle Sam
would be so anxious to get his money back from
the investment that he would take the necessary
steps to make the investment Q paying one and
would thereby benefit US all in this section and at
the same time get himself out of the sucker class.
-Goldsboro News-Argus
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-02
THEY STILL BELIEVE IN 1T

From small colleges and great, the feeble church
institutions, and the big universitiesj are coming
the same information as to increased enrolment
biggest freshman classes" in many years.
And the announcements are borne out by sta
tstical evidence rather than left in the atmosphere
of mere ballyhoo. The boys are there, and the
girls, too. o..
All of which witnesses to two phenomena: first
that economic conditions are improved over the
level which has hung at such a low point for the
past FIVE years &c..
And the other conclusion is that the public still
retains its deepseated convictions as to the inval
ableness of college education . -..
While popular education supported out of the
pockets Of the taxpayers may still be in an eclipse
when it comes to individuals digging down into
their own pockets for the higher education of their
own children, the interest and enthusiasm for the
cause sta abounds, Fas regnant and insistent 81
ever.-Charlotte Observer. ..r ... ., .. .r,
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ter the race, he is likely to find
the cards stacked against him. In
my state, for instance, if 81 person
wishes to become an Independent
candidate and make P nonpartisan
race, he can get his name on the
ballot in the general election only
by presenting a petition to the
election board, signed by qualified
voters equal in number to ten per
cent of the votes case in the last
election run. That arrangement of
course makes it difficult for any
one who has not been nominated
by one of the two major political
parties, to enter the race. His cleo
ton would be even more difficult,
as most of the voters belong to
one or the other of the major po-
litical parties and will normally
vote for the candidates sponsored
by their respective parties.
The grip that the minorities
maintain on the majOrities is
through the fetish of party regu-
larity. Each major party constant
ly breaches to its constituents the
gospel of party worship and blind
party adherence. AS long as the
party political machines can exact
unreasoning party allegiance, they
can put up what persons they
please as candidates. with the rea-
sonable assurance that they will
get the party vote.
However the foregoing condi-
ton is more the case in local cleo
tions than in state and national
elections, which is one reason that
local government is commonly SO
much worse than state and nation
al government.
The members of the party may
not admire the party candidate
but if they are sufficiently STEPPED
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in the doctrine that party loyalty
is next to Goodness. or is Godli-
ness, or is better than Goodness,
they will swallow the candidate
though he be nauseating. l heard
one regular party man declare: 81
would vote for yellow dog if my
party put him up" That is noble
use of the privilege of franchise,
isn't it?
The first step the American
voter must take to free the ma
nipulated majority from the ma
neuvering minority is to free him
self of the unfortunate idea that
loyalty to party should be above
patriotic loyalty TO country. AS
soon as the voting public makes
up its mind that it is going to
vote for the best man available,
right then the grip of the contriv-
ing minority shall be greatly
weakened. &c.," .'.'
Should each party realize that
if it fails to put up better men
than the other party, it will be
beaten. then each party will tear
its shirt in an effort to secure the
finest. strongest candidates OBJ
taihable. ~.
When Americans learn to vote
for men and not for political par
ties: then and not until then will
Americans govern themselves. -
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-02
eeAlND THE SCENES m
WASHINGTON,

IT EDGAR HOOVER, who as d..
~ rector OF the Department of
Justices Bureau of Investigation,
had a |hand in unraveling the
Lindbefgh kidnapping case, and
Dickerson n. Hoover, probing the
Moro Castle disaster as head Of
the Steamboat Inspection Service,
are brothers. Both are graduates
of the locar George Washington
University. which claims to have
more graduates in the government
service than any other.
NOV that the relief of Nome,
" Alaska. following the disas-
trCus fire, is an accomplished fact,
it may be interesting to note that
there very nearly wasn't any more
Nome. A proposal was made to
move it to Teller instead of re.
building.
But it has been decided that
the future { The gold sands about
Nome warrants rebuilding. It's 2
logical center for the reindeer in
dustry. anyway, if the gold finally
plays out, so Nome will be rebuilt.
It's probable, though, that most
Of its people will spend the winter
in temporary barracks as it's un-
likely that construction materials
can be delivered there before win
ter closes down, preventing de-
parture of ships-that's about
Oct. $40.
Governor Troy is seeking
$250E00 of public works funds
to rebuild at Nome-practically
all the governments buildings
went up in smoke. The relief and
rebuilding plans are all clearing
through the new Division of Ter
ritOries and Island Possessions.
BY the way, if you're figuring
on moving to Alaska pretty soon
as a part of that colonization prof.
ect to move 500 families onto
subsistence homesteads around
Anchorage, don't sell the piano
yet.
There's lot of work to be done
on that before the plan takes
shape, though program for
further developing Alaska, espe-
cially if the Asiatic airmail service
goes through, is being studied.
lCovYriGht. 1894. NEA Service, Incl
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-02
LINDBERcH SOLUTION A MORAL
VICTORY
(By BRUCE GATTON)

S.. VICTORY
(By BRUCE GATTON)
Most Americans undoubtedly feel that
the best news of the fall is the news that
break has finally come in the Lndoergh
kidnapping. ..
This is the one crime above all others
which the American people want to see
avenged. The combination of its singular
brutality and its tragic effect on the ma
tons most popular hero has had an emo
tional effect on the nation as whole I'LL
like that of any other case in modern
times.
And yet the emotional satisfaction we
get out of the solution IS, after all, the
least important part of it. Far more
weighty is the fact that it restores to US a
measure of our national sef-respect,
Considered from all angles, the Lind
bergh kidnapping was about the severest
indictment of modern American ciyiiza-
ton ever made. ..,.
Here was q young man of tremendous
personal popularity; man whom every
one in the country knew and liked and
wished we'll, man of wealth and position,
who had founded a family and taken a
home in the country to get little OF that
privacy and happiness that every man
wants.
Out of clear sky, then, this man was
struck by the most despicable of all efimes
the one crime that can be common only
when society is helpless in the face of law
lesSneSS.
The crime was committed and it went
unpublished. The bestowed man in the
nation had found that this was not safe
country in which to rear child. Our grief
and anger were impetent, The thing could
not have happened in England, or France,
or Germany; it was typically, terribly
American.
Now, at last, comes retribptien; and the
fact is of tremendous Importance, aside
from the way 1t satisfies our desire to see
foul wrong avenged.
1t shows that we have, after all, the
kind of social organization which can do
the hardest kind of protective wOrk-get-
ting on cold trail, following a hundred
worthless leads, keeping eternally vigilant,
never forgetting or going to sleep, striking
finally and effectively after lapse of
years.
In other words, we are not quite as dis
organized as We were a few years ago.
The Lindbergh case was our national low
water mark. Since then we have somehow
managed to take brace. We are not, any
longer, the country in which the worst of
all. crimes can be committed with i'm
pauity.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-02
NORRIS, 5 SEEKS S
''IsIeCL|..E':'. '''|H0U||E
Wages Fight for Legfsla'
ture of Single House

LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 2. CUP.
To Senator George w. Norris,
white-haired Nebraska liberal. the
turmoil Of politics is subordinate
to his latest experiment in democ-
racy. .
The veteran Nebraska Progress
sive is back in his home state. to
crusade for :: constitution al
amendment which, if approved .by
the citizens next November. will
create an unicameral Legislative
assembly in this state. ,
Norris was besieged by politi-
cal leaders for an expression of
his views on the heated political
races in progress in Nebraska this
month. He refused to express
himself and lend his powerful
support to any one faction.
PROJECT GETS ATTENTION
"My attention will be cehtered
exclusively to the interests of the
proposed constitutional amend
ment for creation Of a one-house
legislature" the white-haired sem
ator said.
Naturally, I hope to see the
election of such progressives as
LaFoilette, Cutting, Shipstead
and all others who champion the
progressive cause. If it were not
for my interest in the unicameral
amendment, | now, would be in
other states campaigning in their
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-02

that, for the simple reason that
the majorities let the minorltles
do their thinking. ..
Only in politics do the Ameri-
can people surrender to others the
right to think for them.
Consider the nomination of can,
didates: Who dominates them?
The people? ! should say not.
Usually a small organized minor
ity playing politics for personal
profit does the nominating. The
people think they do the nominal
ING and they are. encouraged to
think so, like a little boy holding
the loose ends of the reins and al
lowed to think he is driving, while
in reality someone else is doing
the driving.
II an independent tries to en-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-02
PRISONER ASKED
EXTRA DAY X

sst N Pa, oc,
Rudolf BUTLER, inm gtr !,
eastern penitentia,v =
an extra day in m.i<1, w
request. II
Buffers original sem.
for one year in a Comm, Z
asked for the extra d., |
that his sentence v uai
him to the federal "a
instead. ~
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-02
PATS COMMENT NOT PAT
By WICKES WAMBOLDT.

Recently Patrick ]. Hurley,
Oklahoman and Herbert Hoover's
secretary of war, was credited by
the Associated Press with this
statement:
"This is a government by ma
jorities. When the policies of con-
gress and the executives are dis
tasteful, a majority can change
both policies and personnel. l am
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opposed to M
norities trying to
rule.
1t would be
wonderful if this
really were a
g. 0 v e rnment by
majorities. But it
is only theoreti-
cally a govern
ment by MAORI
ties.
Actually it is
t h @ minorities
that rule. and
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-02
BY WILLIS THORNTON
NEA Service stan Correspondent

NEA service SIM Correspondent
W. ASHING TON-When the
" president returned to 1900
Pennsylvania avenue from his
Hyde Park sojoun, he found it
In even worse confusion than
when he left, and learned further
that the remadeling will not be
finished until after Dec. /.
Three weeks of rainy and mis-
cradle weather, have set back the
work, together with the other de-
lays which seem to dog all con-
struction jobs.
Meanwhile, his house looks a
good deal like your house or mine
when there's an overhauliug 60
ing on. That is, terrible.
No entertaining can be done at
The White House until the con-
struction work is finished, for the
presidents Office is now temporal
fly in the Blue Room, right in the
center of the house.
The equally famous Green and
Red rooms are being used by the
secretarial staff. And the entire
wing where the executive offices
usually function is weller of
concrete, and beams, dust and
.wheelbarrows.
CECRETA2Y WALLACE, one of
~ the busiest of the New Deal
ers, has been trying very hard 10
get acquainted with his Depart.
ment of Agriculture personnel.
He tried inviting subordinates in
to his Office, and dropping in on
them.
Both interfered with his sched-
ale. So now he invites them,
section by section, to have lunch
with him in the department cafe
terra.
He gets an informal fill-in Oh
their problems that way
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-02

nights Will hereafter appear at o
o'clock on Tuesday and Saturday
nights when the weather is per-
missible.
The reduction program last
week removed from the relief
roll 246 families, which was
equivalent to 46.7 per cent of
the families on the roll, and
these were all from the list of
rural people.
Several rural families were left
on the roll on the condition that
there was no able-bodied male in
the family above school age
physically able to do days
hard work, provided employment
were offered them.
1t is the new policy of the re-
lief office not to give employ
ment or aid to those on farms
who are equal to a days hard
physical labor. This leaves on
the roll a good many who are
able to do light work lrregularly
for themselves.
The relief office would appre-
ciate information from neighbors
when they know that the funds
are being misplaced.
The public can clean up the
business of too liberal relief if
| it is determined to do So 1t can
be done far more effectively this
way than by absolute refusal to
give the office workers informa-
ton, which is quite often the
case when interviews are sought.
The critical person who writes to
Raleigh and Washington can help
far more by taking the matter up
with this office. We have in
mind one person who wrote Ra-
leigh and complained bitterly,
who harbored an employee that he
had engaged regularly and re-
fused to give this office informa-
ton when it was sought. He was
able to eloquently tell Raleigh
how this office should be run.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-02

Decorations have just been awarded
World war heroes at Fl. Myer, Va. The
government always gets its man-if he
lives long enough.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-02

Six-day bicycle race managers are kick
ing because there are three times as many
1ree passes as paid admissions. But why
kick about dozen more people seeing the
races?
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-02

Ear tnafs ought to become popular in
Washington now that ,Senator-elect Theo-
dore BstbJ Of Mississippi PROMISES to make
more noise than Huey Long. $780,.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-02

REC has discovered ,,
wicked banks don't lend =,
They can't find any scJy.,
roWerS.
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LILAC BLOOMS IN FALL

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. CUP Mrs.
w. F. Ketzler's lilac bushes were
in full bloom during September.
The plants had shed all their
leaves and apparently dried up
during the drought, but rains
brought forth new buds and flow
ers, making a most unusual sight.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-02

This will be remembered as the
year when Admiral Byrd spent the
Antarctic winter on an inside
page.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-02

The Royal entertainers who
have been giving free perform
ances in Justus park on Saturday
nights will hereafter appear at 8
o'clock on Tuesday and Saturday
nights when the weather is per-
missible.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-10-02

THE curious Andra Laurifoa tree has the appearance
merous eay shrubs growing above the surface. with ss
connecting These roots, however, are maDa
which as they approach OF the plant descend INTO
earth and form q central trunk.
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RELIEF
NOTES:

High spots of Welfare Aetivi'
ties as Prepared by Hender.
son County Emergency Relief
Administration.
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During the absence OH va.
cation Of Rodney butcher,
the daily Washington column
will be written by Willis
Thornton.
Evening star., 1934-01-26
NEW INCOME TAX
LAW TO SEEK CURB
ON BANK EVASI0NS
CONTINUED From First Page.)

(Contmu9Q FROM f1rSI fage.l
wife and subtracting the loss on his
income tax return. Thomas Lamont,
jr. Of the Morgan firm, disclosed SIM
liar transactions.
The new bill would stop such loss
taking.
Wiggin told Of forming three per-
sonal holding companies in Canada
and of others in this country. notably
the Sherman Corporation and the Muir
lyn Corporation. At times they showed
millions in profits.
Personal Company Formed.
James v. Forrestal, member Of Dill
Ion, Read & Co.. also described forma-
tional Of personal holding company
to avoid income tax payment In 1929
on a stock profit Of $s64,000.
The bill as now written would tax
undistributed adjusted net income Of
such corporations at IS per cent. As
Representative Hill, Democrat, Of
Washington. explained It:
1T is believed that the majority Of
these personal holding companies are
formed for the sole purpose of avoiding
the imposition Of surtax on stockhold-
ers"
At the same time, the bill was eased
for many having smaller incomes by
reductions in the lower brackets, but
with taxes going higher on graduated
scale toward the higher brackets.
The measure would establish a nat
per cent on net incomes up to $4,000
that is on incomes of that amount
after deductions such as $4,000 for
being married and s400 for each de-
pendent had been made. The per
cent levy on the second $4,000 was
eliminated, and a surtax installed be-