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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
Roosevelt's Recent
Hawaiian Voyage
Cost Only $4O0

Washington.-President Roose-
velt's trip to Honolulu and back
cost him less than $500. Anyone
else, travelling in similar style,
would have paid about $4,000.
His ride on the cruiser Houston
from Annapolis to Portland, via
Honolulu. didn't cost anybody any
thing.
Salaries of the crew would have
continued and the ship would have
been steaming somewhere, anyway,
so the navy figures there was no
extra cost in going to Honolulu.
A private citizen couldn't hire a
battleship for his personal use let
alone two destroyers as conveys. He
might, however, charter an ocean
liner and a couple of smaller boats
to go along to Hawaii for 100000
or so.
If a private citizen had sent as
many radiograms as the president
did his bill would have been $751;
800.
A train awaited President Roose-
welt at Portland. He rode home
in a private car but all he had to
pay was $3.50 for two fares and
Sill to the Pullman Company for
a drawing room, To hire a special
train from Portland to Washington
would cost anybody else $11,364.-
10.
Mr.. Roosevelt slept almost invar-
iably aboard ship or train. His hotel
bills therefore were neglible. His
meals cost little.
On most of his stops, he was in
vited out to lunch. A generous es-
innate of the cost of his private
meals is $50. Another $50 would
take care of his incidental expenses
cigarettes, toothpaste, etc.
The most of his trip in actual
cash, therefore, amounted to about
1891.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
A Redbird Paws
Daily Courtship
To Its Own Image

Durham.-There is a saying that
IT one sees a redbird in the morn
ing, one will see ones sweetheart
before dusk
At a two-storied cabin nesting
in a pine thicket just off the Rox-
boro road near here, Tim Hudson,
of Durham, spends part of his
time.
At the cabin also, Hudson saws.
is a redbird.
Each morning for the past sev-
eral days, Hudson says, he has been
awakened by a noise at the front
door. 1t is a slight, hutttering
noise; existing momentarily, then
fading.
Each morning Hudson investi-
gated and found on his threshold
a berry or two picked from the
woods and dropped by the door.
Hudson watched and, finally, he
saw the redbird.
The bird would Autter THROUGH
the trees with a berry, alight on
a panel of the door and cock his
head to one side. In the glass the
bird could see its own reflection.
For a time it would attempt to
obtain some response from the
image; then, failing, would drop
the berries he carried and Autter
away.
Hudson says the bird, a male, is
making love to its image. The
berries are dainty morsels-evident-
.ly tokens of a redbird's affection.
Out of consideration for the
bird, Hudson says he plans to re-
place the glass door with a wood
en- one-unless the creature finally
realizes its daily visits are fruitless.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
Salisbury Route One

Over the weekend Mrs. w. B,
Myers entertained at a dinner party
given in honor of her sons great
grandfather, Geo. F. Powlas. Those
present were: Geo. F. Powlas, John
Powlas with wife and daughters,
Mavis, Madge, Dorothy and Thel-
ma, the child's grandfather and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Myers,
of Salisbury and an uncle, Lee
Myers, also Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L.
Bost and sons of Route me-.
Mrs. ]. A. Fink has been real
sick with a malarial chill. She has
been confined to her room for sew
eral days but has sufficiently in
proved to be out again.
Harold Morgan is indisposed at
the time of this writing.
], H. Moore of near Cleveland
is having a we'll bored on his place
Madge Powlas spent the nigh
with little Billie Myers Saturda,
the 18th.
Elsie, the daughter of ]. Y. Liv-
engood, who recently underwear
an operation at the, Rowan General
Hospital for tonsils and adenoids,
has recovered and is herself again.
MIR. and Mrs. D. L. Bost and
daughter, Edna, visited the home
OF J. Broadway over the weekend,
On Monday morning, the 10th,
the farmers met at Barber school
house for the purpose of taking the
step now necessary in the process
OF the Government regulations
concerning the cotton procedure.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
BLEEDING

BLEEDING
Not liable to prove distressing,
unless it amounts to hemorrhage.
Hemorrhages may endanger life.
Serious bleeding from an extremity
announces itself, and the first eff
fectual effort should be-to stop
the leak as quickly and e,telligently
as possible.
If one of the family is wounded
in an extremity-arm or leg-we
must, above all, remain calm and
keep the judgment cool. Something
must be done before the physician
can be had. 1t must be done right.
If the blood "spurts," an artery
has been wounded. If it flows
steadily with dark blood, it is from
a vein-not very dangerous. For
~hemorrhage a compress is needed at
once. For the slow flowing from a
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
Supply. Of Food
Reduced By IA
Secretary Wallace Says
Deficiency Requires
A Shift In Diet

Neutrality-suspicious. made pub
lie here indicate the drought has
cut the nations food supply A.
percent. below average consump-
ton levels, a reduction which
Henry A. Wallace, Secretary of
Agriculture, said would have to
be met by shifts in Diet next
winter.
This first nut shell'' estimate
of the drought's effect was made
possible by the issuance through
the Agriculture Departments Bur
eau of Home Economics of an
ltemlzed calculation of the nation S
food needs and probable supplies.
Based NOT upon a theoretical
ideal diet but upon the traditional
diet OF America as established by
actual consumption figures for the
last ten years, it indicated that in
animal foodstufs alone-milk, but.
ter, eggs, meat and poultry-there
will be a shortage o f7.4 per cent,
which will have to be offset by in
creased consumption of other food
stufs unaffected by the drought.
The report was issued shortly
before the Bureau of Labor Sta.
tistics made public its weekly bull
letin on wholesale commodity
price trends, the issue of which re-
gistered marked increase in food
prices. The wholesale food price
index as of August II, the bureau
reported, stood at 72.2, an increase
OF 1872 per cent from this years
low January g and of S.2 per
cent. over the 1888 low. 1t also
marked al increase of 1.9 per cent.
from the level of a month ago, IL
per cent. from the level of a year
ago, and IS per cent. from the level
of two years ago.
Secretary Wallace has said he
expects a six to sever per emit rise
this winter in the general cost of
and that the rise in food
will exceed the general in
Agricultural economists
estimate the food price increases
amount to about fifteen per cent.
The index figure covering all
wholesale commodity prices as of
IL, the Bureau of Labor
Statistics said, showed an increase
Of o. per cent. for the week, ID
per cent for the month, S.5 per
cent, for two years. This overall
increase, however, was due chiefly
to increases in the prices of farm
food, fuel and lighting
materials, the report said. Farm
showed a 81 u per cent.
increase from the 1888 low.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
Weant Town News

Miss Elizabeth Hartley is spend
ing a while in High Point this week
with friends.
Mr.. L. E. Tatum and family
have been spending a while in Rich
mond, Va, they returned home
Monday.
Miss Martha Spry has returned
home after visiting friends in Sails
bury.
Mrs. F. E. Lamont spent a
few days this week with her
daughter, Mrs. L. w. Shut. Mrs.
Lamont left Sunday with friends to
spend a few days in Winston-Salem
she will return to Lincolnton this
week.
Miss Mildred Williams spent last
week near Spencer with her uncle.
Mr.. Charlie Went.
Mr.. John Went had a family re-
union at his old home near Spencer,
there were 102 of the family gath
cred there. They all enjoyed a big
dinner.
Mrs. A. L. Benton from Sweet
brler College, Va, spent a few
days with her neice, Mrs. L. w,
Shut.
Mrs. R. M. Stultz and family
J and Mr.. w. C. Capp from Winston
Salem spent the day Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Shut. Come on
over Miss Franklin News and we
will eat water melons, but hurry
Tor they are getting away fast.
J. L. Cauble enjoyed having with
MN for a few days this week, his
son, Mr.. Will Cauble and wife, Mr.
Cauble is from Greenville, South
Carolina.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Brown
spent Sunday evening with Mis-
Rosa Cauble.
]. L. Cauble and Miss Ross
Cauble had with them Thursday
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
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$3.50 AND SIX EGGS

Boys and girls will have fun, hard
times or not. They'll have fun
some way. A big crowd of club
members down in South Caroline
determined to have an outing II
spite if lean pocketbooks. AM
they did it, and had a wonderful
time, with nothing more than pen
mics, nickels and dimes and eggs tc
pay for it. Anything like the out
ing this crowd had would have cost
in the old days $500 or more. But
they took this one for $3.50 and six
eggs.
The stunt was carried out by the
club folks in Sumter county under
the leadership of J. M. Eleazer,
county agent and assistants in
charge of club work. There were
'437 in the party vhc7 al w.
counted and tic c:~sva1 hcs,~,
which had as its objective Charles
ton and the many sights in that
vicinity. 1t was no easy task to
convey this great and lively lot of
young folks the 100 miles to
Charleston, but it was done by
notorious and auto with a minimum
delay and no accidents.
The trip covered three days and
the $50 and eggs paid for it all.
1t was necessary TO eat and sleep in
camp and this was made possible by
use of the Citadel, the name of a
camp especially used by large gath
erings. From this headquarters the
club members made trips to points
of interest, one of which was upper
most, old Fort Sumter. A free
boat trip by a local line made this
trip possible. Then the crowd visit
ed the old part of Charleston which
is almost like another world, the
Navy Yard, an ocean liner, i'm
portant buildings of Charleston, the
main park and the, tomb of Chief
Osceola. A swim in the ocean COM
plted the thrills.
In camp the time was employed
with programs, especially featuring
recreational and inspirational hours.
stunt night 2S different acts
were given, including songs, tricks
and short plays. Every member re-
turned home refreshed from the fine
fellowship, delightful and enriching
experiences.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24

No. AZ, Spencer. Arrangements
are being made to hold meetings on
the following dates Cleveland
September 4; Millbridge, Sept, {
A fine program OF string music, :
negro play, and a ladies QUARTET
will be given at the camp visitee
and a program of work laid out foI
the camp by the district president
All members of the above namec
camps are urged to be present ano
enjoy the evening, which it is
hoped will be enjoyed by all.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Counray, of
Rockwell, are visiting relatives in
Tennessee.
Miss Virginia Holshouser, of
Rockwell, spent last week visiting
her uncle, Murphy Holshouser in
Charlotte.
Mr.. G. w. Fesperman has been
in bad health the past few weeks.
He is taking treatment at the Sails
bury hospital.
Mr.. S. R. Palmer, of Rockwell,
who has a fine field of alfalfa, has
already cut it ; times and expects
to cut it the fourth time this week.
Miss Ruth Honeycutt, of Sails
bury. visited at G. H. Sifford's over
the weekend.
Mr.. Charlie Safrit, a local con-
tractor, has just about finished
building a new house for Dali Bog
er.
Mary Louise Miller, 10 year-old
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Paul
L. Miller, pastor of Organ church,
gave a birthday party to a number
of her friends last Friday, August
18th.
One of the hardest rains of the
season fell in this vicinity on Sun
day, August 10Th. Much dam
age was done to plowed fields, roads
and bridges.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
Absentee
Ballot Must Go
Delaney Says Sentiment
Against Law Strong
Over The State

Charlottesville North Carolina
absentee ballot law must be abolish
ed, for the good of the Democratic
party. Attorney James L. De-
Laney said. The statement was
of more than ordinary significance
for Mr.. Delaney is a member OF
the Mecklenburg board of elections
and a member of the state Demo-
cratic executive committee.
From all through the state," he
said, "is a wave of sentiment de-
handing the repeal of the absentes
voting law, and the next legislature
can do no less than respond to this
public demand.
THE absentee law was very
good in its inception. 1t gave the
soldiers in the world wal an oppor-
tunity to vote in their home boxes.
Since the wal the law has been
kept on the books. The purpose
of continuing it was to give invalids
and people forced to be away from
home opportunity to vote.
But it now seems obvious that
the law has been kept on the books
too long. Abuses have become toe
prevalent. Complaint is too wide
spread and insistent.
II think the next legislature will
perform a real service for the peo-
pie of the state and for the De-
mocratic party by abolishing the
absentee voting system entirely"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24

Mrs. W. R. Winecof and Other
friends they enjoyed the day and I
nice dinner and lots of water melon
that evening.
Misses Gladys I'D Dorothy Setter
spent last week with their uncle.
near Salisbury.
Mr.. L. G. Williams and family
spent a while Sunday with his
daughter, Mrs. Earnest Shoaf.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24

the beside. This was absolutely in
effective treatment, although it hid
the squirting Of very red blood.
Put the compress on the same side
or surface of the limb, as the site Of
the wound occupies. When you have
the leak stopped, leave the rest to
the doctor. Of course, in severe
pleading, stop all muscular effort
of the patient at once. Make his lie
down.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
DukevilIe Items

Mr.. and Mrs. Gladly MCGEE and
Mrs. George Blue are spending this
week with relatives in Columbia.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Eller and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lacy Barber have
gone to the Worlds Fair in Chica-
go.
Miss Elizabeth Stafford is spend
ing this week with relatives in
Greensboro.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
Cress Grange
To Entertain

Cress Grange will have an ice
cream supper at the Cress School
house Saturday evening and night
August 18th. The proceeds to go to
the Grange.
Baseball in the afternoon, Cress
VS. Mill Bridge followed by stunts,
games and other entertainments.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24

The question is asked, what has
become of the barefoot boy with
cheek of tam that the poet wrote
about? Well he's got the tan ON
very much more than his cheek at
the bathing beaches now, while his
feet are clothed in stylish shoes and
used to step on the gas with
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24

YES YES
Headline: "Husband Leaves in
Midst of Wife's Bridge Party; Dis
appears"
Just a fugitive from the chin
gang.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24

or effective granulated laundry
soap, such as Oxydol, which makes
clothes clean without rubbing or
boiling, it doesn't seem to have
made much difference to them. Q
The short full skirts and the elab-
crate hair-dress are part of the per
manent fashions of this district.
Evening star., 1934-01-05
SMALL FIRMS ASKED
TO REPORT DAMAGES
swope Committee to Collect Data
on Effect of the
N. r. A.

A special committee on small indus
tries appointed by Gerard Swope, chair
man of the business advisory and plan
ming council for the Department of
Commerce. today invited reports of
damage to small businesses which can
be attributed to effects of the national
recovery act
Gen. Hugh S. Johnson is co-operat-
ing with the committee and has offered
the assistance of several offices of the
Recovery Administration. The primary
purpose of the study will be attention
to any reports of damage upon which
detailed information is given and which
can reasonably be attributed to the ef-
feet Of the recovery act
1t is important, it was said. that the
precise causes Of damage and the cir
cumstances of each case be known if
definite measures are to be recon-
mended The committee called upon
business men to give detailed reports
OF Such cases. They are to be mailed
to Thomas r. Taylor. room 4823, De-
partment Of Commerce Building.
The announcement also said it is ap-
parent the influences of N. R. A. upon
small concerns vary widely. Some have
been reported as having been greatly
helped. others as having been closed
down completely. 1t also was pointed
out that there is no precise size of con-
cern which can be called small since a
small company in one trade may be
bigger than the largest in another
Members of the committee appointed
by Mr.. SWope are Henry S. Dennison,
Eramlngham. Mass: Ralph f. Flanders.
Springfield Vt. and Morris E. Leeds,
Philadelphia.
Evening star., 1934-01-05
Mussolini Great by Appeal to Emotions
Uniform and Salute Like of
Government That Tells Them What 70 Do

months training to a few weeks-or
even days.
In the Italian service out of class
OF applicants of some $50, 315 were
admitted to be flyers. The United States
Army requires $50 flying hours, as
against 10 for the Italians From
record of more than twice the flying
hours the American Army suffered only
one-fourth the number of accidents.
Boys for Government.
Under Mussolini's ingenious and spec
tacular system. every Italian boy is a
government man from the time he Is
able to distinguish his right hand from
his left
They love it because it gives them a
chance to get dressed up and to salute
each other (and II Duce) with the same
gesture they see in the statues OF julius
Caesar.
II Duce makes emotions pay. He
turns to national account the spirit
that goes to waste in the United States
the impulse that drives sober minded
plumbers into Joining lodges where
they wear plumed hats and call each
other sir knight" and meet by the
light of the moon with pine torches
and swear strange oaths that they can't
spell
In the opinion of many experts, mod
ern armies nave made a great mistake
in stripping the soldiers of feathers and
finery. The italian Army is dressed in
all the elegance smart tailoring can
design. The officers of the King
Guard wear golden helmets. after the
helmets of The Roman centurionS-aS-
Sociated with traditions of conquest and
glory.
BY this picturesqueness Mussolini has
taken the drabness out Of Italian life
He has replaced dumb despair with
pride and emotional patriotism. BY
general conScriptions - military a n d
civil-he has made it possible for the
Italians to face the severe problems of
the depression with disciplined unity
Of purpose.
Everything in the universe goes in
circles. The world has become as in
innate as a New England town meet
ing. The rules o. the immediate past
are as remote as myths closed
carriage driving through great gates
a distant figure on a balcony
BY reason of the radio, the leader of
today virtually takes the public on his
knee
The dumb. inartjculate public has be-
come articulate again. There are so
many books, so many newspapers. so
many movies, that the universe is filled
with whirlwinds of ideas
The public got to the point of hold
ing its weary head in utter bewilder-
ment. 1t wanted some one to turn off
all this avalanche of ideas and tell it
what to do in simple, self-confident
Way-aS one would tell child.
Triumph of Mediocrity.
SatiriSts are fond of pointing out that
America and the allied nations fought
war to make the world safe for
democracy-and then turned it over
to Mussolini, Hitler, Gen. Araki and
Gales.
The truth is, however. that the World
War achieved not only democracy but
Evening star., 1934-01-05
ROOSEVELT CALLS
LEADERS OF HOUSE
TO BUDGET PARLEY

Continued From First Page)
have been used for purposes other than
public works.
Quarters close to the President repre-
sent him as pleased. both at the general
tenor on Capitol Hill and the speed at
which Congress is tackling its tasks.
Indications came from the White
House, meanwhile, that Mr.. Roosevelt
Is giving renewed consideration to his
bl-metallc monetary program. Leaders
OF the silver bloc in the Senate we're
predicting optimiStically new admin
white metal
World Court Plan Out.
As the Roose =. Congress domestic
program took ShA. , word came from
Senator Robinson of Arkansas. the
Democratic leader, as the aftermath of
White House parley. that the long
pending protocol for American adher-
ence to the World Court would be side
tracked put that early consideration
would be given to ratification of the
pact with Canada for development Of
IN" ST. Lawrence Waterway.
The general support given his mes
sage TO Congress and his startling So
900 900 .000-deficit announcement was
received quite calmly by the President
as he turned to details Of his congress
slonal program.
Indications of new administration ac-
ton to aid silver were strengthened by
Senator Robnsons confident prophesy
that there would be no silver legisla-
tion at this session.
Observers coupled this forecast with
the fact that support for action favor
ing the white metal apparently has
grown on Capitol Hill They pointed
out also that two Democratic silver
leaders in the Senate-Wheeler of
Montana and King of Utah-appeared
pleased after talk with Mr.. Roosevelt
yesterday, but would not predict preSi-
dental approval Of their 16-to-1
measure
Apparently something is in the wind,
but those who have talked with the
President concerning his monetary
policy are saying nothing, even though
giving indications of believing strongly
that a new domestic money plan is in
the offing. Here again MT Roosevelt
has cast aside international neg0tia-
tions. asserting other Nations are not
prepared for permanent currency
stabilization on a world vide basis
The whole administration congfes-
sional program is very polntedIy based
on domestic readJuAtmsnt.
Evening star., 1934-01-05

the triumph and sublimation of medi-'
ocrity.
1t is the will of people-ruling
through one chosen voice with so alb
Solute dictation that they do not need
either representative parliaments or
votes.
Like most dictators, Mussolini is at
once absolute in poWer-and slave.
He not only has to rule them; but to
interest them. Napoleon dreaded only
one thing: That Paris should become
bored. 1t is so with Mussolini.
The writer has talked to many Ital-
ians of all classes about Mussolini. They
agree that the lot of the common man
was never so good. The gangsters Of
the Malta who preyed upon him have
been crushed. Life has been made
safe from one end of Italy to another.
The era of Mussolini-and his
apostles to follOW-conStitute an awful
leveling process. A revision to the
average.
No one can study Mussolini and his
system without wondering what will
happen when he dies He is very ap-
parently wondering the same thing
II Duce is not only a genius, but
man of conscience and unselfish pa
triotism. 1t looks very much as though
he were trying to prepare italy for the
shock Of his departure. This prepara-
ton will be gradual process.
In the first years OF his dictatorship
he welcomed every chance to give out
interviews; to be seen in public, to make
dramatic situations OF late he has
become the mcst inaccessible man in
Europe. The Fascist exhibition now
going on in Rome is a wholesale ag-
grandizement of II Duce. In other
words. he does less that is theatrical
and leaves the job to the spotlight
The FaScstS are reputed-under II
Duces direction-to have a list of 10
men available for his place.
As the world has never produced an
other Mussolini. it isn't likely that any
OF the 10 will fill the bill
Napoleon's son was pitiful dreamer; !;
Charlemagne' sons shattered an en-
pire: Cromwell's boy was fizzle.