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Evening star., 1934-03-18

The former Kaiser is aging and is
gradually leaving off his chief occu-
patton at Doorn-wood sawing-for a
more intellectual pastime. He has
been making a study of the important
question of Chinese money and is by
way of publishing book on the sub
ject. He has given special attention
to the sWaStika, HitlerS emblem.
which is engraved at the back of the
old Chinese coins.
x 4 + 4
The British governments purchase
for S500O0O of The Codex Sinaiticus. ~
the oldest Bible in existence is likely
to bring about serious controversy
about its ownership.
The codex was sold to the British
by the Soviet government. which had
found it among the treasures of the
old regime and had no use for it.
* X X X
Non the Patriarch PorfriuS III
of Sinai claims the Bible does not
belong to the Russian government
at all. He states that in 1869 it
UdS sent from the monastery st.
Catherine to the Gear OF Russia,
under the threat of the Russian
Ambassador at ConStantinople, Ullo
said that unless this Uns done the
Russian government Would cut its
subsidies to the ORTHODOX Churches
in Palestine.
X X X
The monks obeyed, and sent the
precious document to ST. Petersburg,
as a loan to the head of the Russian
empire. 1t has been sold now by the
new regime to Great Britain and the
patriarch claims that if anybody
should have the $5O0,O00, it should
be him. Furthermore, the dean of st.
Paul stated the British government
was extravagant and poor bargainer.
1t might have been able to swap the
ashes of the father of communism,
Karl Marx, who is buried in Great
Britain, for the Bible, which was of
no interest to the Soviets.
Evening star., 1934-03-18
Tea Growing Talked.

Tea growing on a commercial basis
Is to be tried in Australia.
Evening star., 1934-03-18
you're Next" on Tomb.

You're Next" is the epitaph re-
Gently carved on a BARRIERS tombstone
in Madrid, Spain.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
PENALTY FOR MURDER

Nc effort should be spared tc
bring the murderers of Willie Reev-
es to justice, and justice for them
could certainly be nothing less than
a seat in the electric chair. News
paper accounts of the murder indl-
cate that it was nothing less thar
a cold FLOODED assassination, care
planned and executed without
the least bit of feeling.
A civilized nation has reached q
low level when two men can go te
an honest mans home after dark
shoot him down without provoca-
ton, and then escape punishment
There are many citizens OF the
state who contend that no mai
should be put to death even if he
has taken the life of another, but
what punishment have they to offer
for the men who killed Mr.. Reeves:
Putting a man in the electric chair
and taking his life is certainly not
pleasant, but neither is it pleasant
to see an innocent man shot down
in such a cold-blooded manner. We
believe that it was Carl Goerch who
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
Bank Deposits Are
Up Three Billion

A three billion dollar increase in
bank deposits in II months is re-
ported by ]. o. O'Connor COM
ptroller of the currency.
Other sources attributed the rise
to two major factors-frst that
more than 500 banks re-opened
during the year ended June 80, and,
second, that the new deposit insur-
ance law had stimulated confidence
in persons who felt insure, after
the 1882 financial crisis.
O'Connor's review, based on the
last national bank call, showed the
deposits had risen 900
since March 5 and 900
in II months.
The number of banks licensed on
June 80 stood 5,422 compared with
1902 a year previous.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
TODAY AND
TOMORROW
FRANK PARKER STocKBRIDGE

and elections
l have just seen some startling
figures of the amount of money
which the Federal Government ha'
been paying out for direct relief
benefits. Not counting the three
thousand millions of loans and al
lowances direct to state govern.
ments, more than $3,500,000,00(
has been distributed in "doles' Of
one sort or another, as against ST..
SOC, 900, 900 collected in Fedora
taxes in the same period.
That leaves a good deal less thar
nothing out of the tax receipts OF
which to operate the Government
I have heard of a good many
candidates for reelection to Con
gress Boosting about the way tina
they have taken care Of" thei
constituents by getting SO mucl
money for them out of the Fedora
Treasury. I have not heard of an.
of them telling his constituent
that much of this money has beer
pure gifts to people who did no
really need it, but I know that i
true in many casas.
I am far more concerned abou
the habit of reliance upon Govern
ment to help people out Of thei
troubles han I am about who get
elected to Congress or anythin,
else. Nothing could be more of
calamity than that.
e = =
UNEMPLOYMENT toda7
I have never had the slightes
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
Lady Says She Took
CARDUI for Cramps;
Was Soon Relieved

Women who suffer as she did
will be interested in the experience
of Mrs. Maude Grafton, Of Belle
vile, Ill, who writes: "For several
years, I suffered from irregular
trouble and cramping. There would
be days when I would have to stay
in bed. I would get so nervous, 7
was miserable. My aunt told me
to try Cardui. She believed it
would build me up, regulate me and
help the nervous trouble. I knew
after taking half a bottle of Cardui
that I was better. I kept on taking
Cardui and found it was doing me
a world of good. I am in good
health, which means a lot to me-"
e. Thousands of women testify
Cardui benefited them. # 1t does
not benefit YOU, consult a physi-
clan %. Price 81.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24

TIL WORLD GROWS BETTER
Perhaps there are readers who
will like this. A certain we'll
known woman summoned two men
to cut down two trees for her,
They felled one and announced
they would come back some day
later and take care of the other
Not understanding the need of de-
lay, the woman asked for an ex-
PLANTATION. "Well' one big strong
man told her, there's a birds nest
in that tree and the eggs are just
about ready to hatch. Well wait
until the little fellows are gone.'
A simple enough story. But it i.
revealing. Many of us a recall
when men would have been les:
thoughtful of a birds nest. Folk:
generally have come to know ths
value Of beauty and comradeshir
of birds. 1t is not a weakness wher
strong men are mellowed toware
the small animate things of life
Somehow such instances as thi.
tend to show that the world is get.
ting better.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
ENCOURAGED

Southern farmers, particularly
those in North Carolina, may well
feel encouraged as they approach
the end of the agricultural season.
Tremendous losses were suffered
this year in the west and midwest
because of the drouth, and farmers
there must buy what they formerly
sold to us, if they have anything
left to buy with. It is manifest!y
certain that the demand for farm
products will hold the price close
to normal years, and with almost
bumper crops the North Carolina
farmer should be able to hold up
his head and smile.
The cotton yield in this state is
expected to exceed the quota estab-
lished in the acreage reduction pro-
gram, and with cotton selling
around IS cents as against five and
six cents a year ago, the cotton
farmer has little to grumble about.
The tobacco crop in both belts in
this state is reported as unusually
good, and with the price lowering
around 15c average, the tobacco
farmer is in a fair way to make
more money on less acreage and less
effort than was the case last year.
As a general thing, cor has new
er shown better prospects at this
time of year and threshing reports
indicate a satisfactory yield for
wheat, and the price of each has
advanced to a reasonably fair level
that should show a Pront ABOVE
costs of production.
Much of this favorable aspect
may be credited to the efforts of 4
friendly government that has
reached down in its pocket and
helped the farmer along with
everybody else, and if the North
Carolina farmer will take a new
start, build upon the experiences of
the past few years, and set his face
toward the sunrise, all will be we'll
again.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
Lightning Is Considered To Be
Beneficial AS Well AS Harmful

Now that we are in the midst
of the summer season when a
thunderstorm is likely to put in an
appearance at any hour of the day
it is we'll to consider that power
full magnet which accompanies it
lightning-says the Pathfinder. 1t
is so we'll known for its destruc-
tive capacity that we seldom think
of it in any other light, especially
after we have lodged about seeing
a place of safety during an electri-
cal storm.
However, lightning is of a great
benefit to mankind because it de-
posts nitrogen in the ground for
plant use, say electrical research
engineers who are able at will to
produce a 100000 volt dis
charge of artificial lightning with
in their laboratories. Nitrogen is
one of the more important ele-
ments which are necessary for
plant growth and in some soils
this element is sadly lacking. Air,
on the other hand, has an abund-
ant supply of nitrogen, as it is
practically made of four-hfths of
this element. A great deal of free
nitrogen is captured from the air
and returned to the soil by legun.-
inous plants and others. But every
year lightning captures and deposits
in the earth about 10O,0O0,000
tons of free nitrogen-and at no
cost to the farmer.
Possibilities of lightning in this
respect are more readily under
stood when we find that in a nitro
genfxation plant discharges Of
are used to create a spark
only IS or 20 feet in length while
a natural lightning discharge pro-
vides a spark 1000 feet or more If
length. Hence real lightning il
more effective as a nitrogen-con-
verter than man-made discharges.
. In considering the destructive
side of lightning almost everyone
is interested in the safest place If
which to be during an electrical o,
thunder storm. In the country
many people rush for the nearest
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24

tree, which is certainly poor judy
ment, especially if it happens to be
a tall one or stands alone. The
electric charge in the air, which
causes the flash of lightning by it's
discharge, constantly seeks a con-
ductor to the ground, and a tree
always offers great attraction. Tl,ev
cannot carry a heavy volume of
current and consequently the
charge is apt to blast the tree trunk
and leap in any direction.
Most dwellings are considered
reasonably safe. They are-if We
stay away from open windows,
doors, freplaces, the telephone,
radio, bath tub or large metal OF
|jects. The average city home is
usually safer than the rural be-
cause there are various outlets
for lightning to get to the ground
radio ground, wiring system,
water pipes, etc. Nevertheless it
is best to stay away from the open
ings mentioned during a severe
storm because a discharge on its
way to the earth is liable to leap
several feet in any direction. Build
ings with steel framework are conz
sidered safest of all.
Lightning rods at one time were
all the rage and the lightning rod
salesman with his horse and bug
gy was a familiar sight in the
country. But INSCRIPTIONS high
pressure statesmen killed the market
for those who were honest in tl:cir
efforts. Farmers were gyped out
of a lot of money through buying
worthless rods with fancy orna-
ments and useless trimmings. Con-
%sequently lightnining rod statesmen
were viewed with great suspicion
and Stunned like a plague. But
the electrical experts have a good
word for the maligned lightning
rod. They say that good rods pro-
perly installed will protect a struc-
ture from fire or other damage
caused by lightning in 80 cases of
of 100, especially in the case of
buildings which stand out by them
selves.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
WITH OTHER EDITORS
ALL O KISSING

There's no telling who invented
the art of kissing, but it is a safe
assertion that no other inventor
lever saw his example so universally
adopted or so gosh awfully" en-
|joyed. Kissing is a pleasure, a
habit, an ecstacy, a duty, a sin, a
crime-depending altogether on the
circumstances. Kissing a baby is
about the sweetest kissing on earth,
but is mighty hard on the baby. He
gets such a lot Of it. Pretty girls
kiss him, married women kiss him,
old bachelors kiss him; everybody
doing it. If he were big enough to
assert himself he wouldn't stand for
jit-not all of it, anyway. But then
if he were bigger nc n would
want to kiss him. Kissing a girl
whose lips are warm like velvet and
whose cheeks are as soft as the
doves breast would be about the
incest thing, except for the fact
that no one gets to kiss that girl ex-
cept raw boys who haven't learned
how to kiss. Kissing ones wife is
about as near perfect enjoyment as
a mere mortal need hope to get, but
it's a custom not universally fol-
lowed. Some men never kiss their
wives. and of course some men kiss
iother mems wives. A man who
doesn't kiss his wife at least ter
times a day doesn't deserve her. The
woman who doesn't want to bf
kissed at least ten times a day
doesn't deserve a husband. And YET
if the old man keeps a quid of Gu,
plug is his jaw the wife who stand
for ten kisses a day deserves a hale
and a cushioned seat alongside Of
Job in the New Jerusalem. There
are many ways to kiss. A little baby
lust opens his mouth and slobbers
A coy maiden closes her eyes ane
lips and lets some one else do tht
kissing. An old maid ties her lip:
like a woodpecker. An old bachelor
in a knot and pecks at her victim
FUCKERS up and smacks like thu
dredge of a steam shovel. Wives
real wives-kiss like the lingering
clasp of hands between men friends
who know how to love. And moth.
ers? All, mothers kiss like the soft
beating of angels wings-like thu
soothing notes of some %celestia
harp through the twGght-likt
Gods benediction whispered over
ones bowed head.-Fountain Inn
Is. c. Tribune.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24

YOU'LL BE able to pick out the
ICOUPLE ABOUT whom our story
is CONCERNED today because
THEY LIVE right here in town.
"NOW," SAID the bridegroom
AFTER THEY had returned from
THEIR HONEYMOON, "let us
HAVE A clear understanding. Are
YOU PRESIDENT or vice
PRESIDENT OF this
M y Il
HIS little
WIFE LOOKED up at him sweetly
"I WANT neither. | will be
4 +
CONTENT WITH a subordinate
POSITION" SHE replied. "And
= = Il
WHAT POSITION is that?'
HE ASKED. Looking him straight
IN THE eye, she told him, Treas
urer."
T TIL NIX VOLT
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
looms

| happen to owe some money to
a bank. l dropped in the other day
to pay the interest on my note and
arrange for a renewal of part of the
principal. My banker advised me
not to be in too much of a hurry
to clean up the debt.
'I'm talking against my own in
terest," he said, 'but I think in a
few months you'll find that money
to pay debts with will be a lot
cheaper han it is now. This is nc
time to sell anything; it is a time
to buy commodities of real value.
am recommending to my friends tc
put their money into houses and
land, run in debt for them, or if
their means don't go hat far, to
buy cotton, wheat or corn futures.
or even canned goods or other dur
able commodities"
Imitation, he predicted, was on its
way. Cheaper money and higher
prices for real goods. I have heard
many such predictions in the pas,
few weeks, in Washington, in New
York and in New England. Some
folks say that it is the only way
out, since the Government has de-
|fnitely abandoned the idea of de-
flation.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
THE ETERNAL MALE

There were only about six
club women who failed to get there
some of those were waiting for
their husbands to return home and
they arrived too late for attendance.
Harmony item, Statesville Re-
cord.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
THEY GONNA USE
FOR BAIT-APPLE9?

We have some of the salt of the
earth in our settlement; but there
are all kinds of traffic on the high
ways. l met some parties not long
ago who had four barrels on a trail
err and a cider mill on the rear end
of the old car, and their answer
was, without asking them, that
they were going fishing. Best policy.
ALWAYS tell the truth or remain
silent.
Mission item, Stanly News &
Press.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24

said that the death penalty would
be abolished if the judges had to
witness the executions, but it is
our opinion if the judges could wit
ness all the murders which take
place there would be more electro
cutions, even if the judge had to
push the switch. The great trouble
today is that we forget the murder
ed man too quickly.-News &
Press, Albemare.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
POLICE RADIO NEEDED

The Staying of Sheriff Godfrey
c. Kimball, of Iredell county, is
eloquent and tragic evidence of the
fact that the racketeer and gang
ster are not solely products of the
large northern cities. The slayer,
Ralph Davis, was a native and resi-
dent of Davidson county, North
Carolina. He was a boy who went
wrong, served a 'hitch' in the
Penitentiary, and became a FRAT"
with homicidal tendencies. High
way robbery became his speciality.
Equipped with highspeed stolen
automobiles and armed with deadly
weapons he piled his trade on our
splendid streets and highways.
Cornered lea Elmwood, he shot
his way to temporary freedom by
killing one officer and wounding
another. With half an hours start
he eluded the dragnet of officers
and civilians spread out for his cap
ture. His escape can not be attri-
buted to any lack of diligence or
ability on the part of those in his
pursuit. No drawer men or officers
breath North Carolina's air than
those who took part in the chase.
The fault lies not with the officers
but with the lack of proper crime
fighting equipment.
With the increase of highways
and high-powered motor vehicles
the day of the old time town mar
shall has passed. 1t takes more
than a horse pistol, a police badge
as big as the top of a tomato can,
and a black stetson hat to effect the
arrest, if not determination, of the
type of outlawed criminals such as
Davis. The sooner the people of
North Carolina realize this, the
sooner we will be free of such
murderers and outlaws. We can
not fight organized crime with
XIX century methods. If the vari-
Gus officers had had the advantage
of a state wide police radio last
week, Ralph Davis would never had
escaped. Long after he crossed the
state line into Virginia, police Of
fcers from half a dozen counties
were still searching the length and
breadth of the Yadkin Valley, seek
ing the desperate, unaware that he
was in a neighboring state. Hence
because of a lack of vital equip
ment, he wiggled through the cor
don and escaped.
It has been argued at length ir
some of the state newspapers that
the sum of one dollar, deducted
from the price of each automobile
license tag, would be an adequate
sum to give North Carolina such
statewide police radio equipment
as is now being so effectively usee
in other states, particularly Michi-
gan. The editor was recently in.
formed that in six late bank rob.
berries in the latter state, five of thu
gang were captured before they
escaped from the state. The sue
cess of this triumph of the law wa:
solely due to the splendid police
operating radio equipment in thai
commonwealth. 1t is time TO,
North Carolinas to wake up! Thu
next session of the general assem-.
bly, should provide this necessary
equipment without delay. The dol
lar deducted from the license tag
will not bankrupt the state, but i
will help exterminate "rats" lik'
Ralph Davis from North Carolina
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
K FOR
GRANTED

E. W. Stevens drove into the city
Saturday after an absence which he
said he had spent in Canada. He
said he was pulling out Immediately
for Union county where he is hav-
ing some mining interests examined.
brownsville item, Lexington Dis
patch.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24

1t takes some effort to win prizes
at the flower shows, but MANY gar
dencers could make an excellent dis
play In a weed exhibit,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
is AS SPORTY DOES

A sporty looking gentleman from
another state approached us in a
local drug a few days ago.
held out his hand and wanted to
know if our name was Strowd. We
acknowledged the fact. This gen
tleman was no stranger to us. Fact
is we sent him The Record for a
long time on his promise to pay us:
but up to this good hour he hasnt
come across. Such things as thi:
is what makes editing a country
newspaper worth while.
-Davie Record
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24

1t is claimed you can't trust
human nature very far, but it US
behaves pretty we'll when
is looking.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
SUNDAY SPORTS

The meeting at Pleasant Ridge
closed Monday night with five con-
verts. They were baptised Sunday
at the Carswell pond.
Burke Free Press.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
WHAT'S IN A NAME

Miss Lora E. Sleeper, Martin
home agent, had an unusually busy
month in July, according to the
monthly report filed recently with
the county commissioners.
4 Williamson Enterprise.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24

RAY! CASEY'S GONNA PLAY!
Bill Lane agreed late last night to
play left field for the New Bern In
dependents against Pamlico all-stars
here this afternoon in Kafer Park.
New Bern Tribune.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
WHAT! NO

WHAT! NO FLY-SWA IIER?
Well, I have something to tell
you: John D. Harwood has a fine
Guernsey male calf in his heard of
cattle without any tail. I have seen
the calf-a strange freak of ANIMAL
nature.
Mission item, Concord Tribune.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24

WATSON! THE FLIT!
A Tiny Feather from the wing
of love, in the form Of a baby girl,
arrived at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Irwin, Jr., August r.
The girl has been christened Robin
lette Lee.
-Reidsville Review,
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24

WELL. WE GOT AN EVANGE-
list COMING $1,000
The threshing machine is in our
community now.
Green Valley item, Caldwell Re-
cord.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
WELL, 1T COULD'VE BEEN

WELL. IT COULD'VE BEEN
Note from Spy No. XYZ (even
Editor Didyap doesn't know who
he is) saying that three people from
North Carolina were sighted riding
around town in bathing suits, one
of the persons being a lady, and one
of the men having on merely a pair
of trunks.
IBID You Happen to See?'
Charleston News & Courier.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
| THANK YOU

confidence in any of the ~so-called
statistics" of unemployment,
Many of them, l have felt certain,
were greatly exaggerated. Every
body who had ever had a Job, was
listed as Unemployed That in
cluded stenographers who had got
married, men who had saved up
enough from their wages to retire
on, and all of the great fringe Of
unemployables who had had occa-
sional jobs but couldn't hold any
of them long.
l am inclined to take more seri-
ously the figures recently put out
by the, Chamber of Commerce of
the United States, indicating less
than seven million persons unem-
ployed "for all reasons" than the
Federation of Labor's statement of
more than ten million. If the &C
tual facts could be obtained, it pro-
baby would be shown that not
more than three or four million
workers who are able and willing
to work are out of jobs today.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24
ALSO ON VACATION, WE
RECKON

There will be no services in Red
Springs Presbyterian church until
the second Sunday in September.
tRev. T. B. Black will be on his vaca-
ton, until then.
Red Springs item, Lumberton
Robesonian.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1934-08-24

IGOOD OLD DAYS-YEH, FOR
THE HORSE
In the good old days, young folks
had to get in earlier so the horse
could get some sleep.
Cleveland Star.