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. THE HOME PAPER t)
' volOme X.
CABINET MEMBERS
ABOUT SELECTED
BY MR. HARDING
Chaa. E. Hughe To Be Secre
tary Of State Hoorer Secre
tary Of Commerce
MAY BE SOME CHANGES
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fia., Feb. 22
Presidentelect Harding has" reached
a tentative decision for even nloA
IJ? I ministration will be 'bidders showed olninlv. enoujrh that
' ?SS e?T'S.' . th wished to'obtain theS.
HuAes o?N. ' rIe9 Evanai 6 "dv-tisement called for an
H m ,u,rem-rt rities .which were. serial bonds run-
Idency M?U"H f Pre8- ta,r tt,rt' yea" and te inter,
c ;.".. : . est ,at the rate of six per cent per
toecretary ,i of treasurv injran, w. .... . 1
W.Mfl!.fP.ii. ?
arid financier, member of a family re
puted to be among the wealthiest in
the country. .' . ' .
Secretary of war John W. Weeks
of Massachusetts, former United
States Senator and in 1916 a candi
date for the presidential nomination.
Attorney general Harry ' M.
Daugoerty, of OhW, who managed
, the pre-converitlon campaign result
ing4 la Mr." Harding'a nomination.
Postmaster general Will H. Hays,
: ' ef Indiana, chairman of the Republi
can committee.
Secretary the navy Edwin Den
by, of Michigan, a former member of
congress who has served as an enlist
.ed man in both the navy and marine
. corps, -i
Secretary the interior Albert B.j
- Fall, of-New Mexico, now a United
States senator.
Secretary of agriculture Henry
Wallace, of Iowa, editor of farm publications.
. :. ". oanKer.iwo o'clock and a record mH.
beereUry -of - commerce-Herbert
Hoover, of California, former food
administrator and conspicious leader
i i .
various movements for Euronean
releif. .
. Secretary of labor James W. Da-
- 1 . .
ui, ax rennsyivama and Illinois, a
hi various movements lor Knrnnn;H awarded trie xko.ouo uim f
former union steel worker, who haaivcucher be drawn for S835 tn Bvid'vidual citizen. This was readlv as-L
become highest official of the Moose for a Ford car for th- county. i'ented to on the part of all, and by ' KKutr of Deeds Morris are, as fol-f-.t...ii.
i .. . ... .t.- . . , . . i lows:
ElavantK Hau,
' If changes are made they are most t
likely to affect the appointments for j
navy, commerce and labor, all of I
Which are understood tohave come to
the point of decision in the last 24
la regard to none of these has there
been an exchange of formal invitation
and acceptance, but in every case the
expected to be his eloseset associates
selections, made by Mr. Harding are
to stand,
V Assignment of the navy potfolio
to Mr. Denby. who is a Detroit law
yer, funlshed the first real urpri'
f thecabinet situation, for his name
j : had not been mentioned publicly in
' Connection with the place until today.)
. . It la UnAmrminAA llia fmm Ik. (m i
he ha been vmder consideration, how
--
ever, and waa hold in reserve for Just
f such a eontina'ency aa Ur. Hardin
last week when former
. . ""ipvi rnni kj. . liuwurn. oi III
" . . . ) i . . i ... . .
fT -a ... j
feels, declined to be considered for
1 . the navy ecretaryship.
ft Is sspected that before the Pres-i
Ment-elect make formal tender to wfllia house and lot No. lo in square
Mr. Deaby he will call him Into con. S3, Morehead City, consideration
Vlutioh and go ever with him the'$i 260.
aval problems f the coming admin.)
Istration. today Mr. Harding waa In
resjaunkstion with some of the
Michlgat) members of Congress ,r
fardlng the appointment and It la un
stmtood
prevfl.
to have secured their an-:
fver since the esrly day ef the I
. eaaiMign utf Hoover' . aaasa
bet e ef th etorm center ef the
' fmblnet list, assay republican erglng
. at aetointasent a secretary of state,
loMtle'a ca mm or labor aad assny
psMeeiac. I f hi aeclded
ftaad I fsvor of th league ef a.'
' ties. Whether he win accept th
teirt pertJfolle la net deflattety
; ksew her, bet the geaeral pecta
' tloa h that a witL A formal lavt
taiiee ta tetei to go forward with
few hear.
. ae laMrda geoaj Mf aeils
Jae edeaasaji ef eae elee to ed
lb teeesW Mew te I Wens akae
teiUfnlf-4 WewUtslhe!urf th crlsse. An sfftnae ef this
aae efee this aUteWef ) B Alnd Is rarely eoramitted la Beaufort
be weal tlae fft h4f Uinf ule 'end considerobl surprise end enter
tairasUfe ef sUs'skaoee. - .-- lent waa caused oa account of the deed
DnYO 17 An nnirnn
WERE REJECTED
However, $50,000 Worth Re
fundinf Bond Were Sold .
To Pay Off DbU ..
Considerable ' interest in Carteret
county's proposed ' bond issue "was
ahown here Tuesday by the fact that
about half dozen representatives of
bonding houses in various big cities
were here for h T)"rpo of bidding
r""M".-. V'" D,as were opened at
them. After this the board went in
to excutive session for the purpose of
considering them.' After delibera
ting, the bidders and public were in
vited to return and then Chairman
Wheatly announced that all the bids
were too low being less than par and
tnat the bonds would not- b sold.
He then asked the bidders to make
an offer on fSO.OO worth of refund
ing bonds which are to be used to pay
off certain debts of the county. A
spirited bidding contest took place
between the bnvera for thla ln f
honda with tha Manlf A.. m
sold to the Provident Savinrs ank
andoTrust- Company of Cincinnati,
Ohio, at $97.97 The Official report
of the meeting follows:
Beaufort, N. C.
- February 22. 4921.
The Honorable Board
of Countv
Commirsioners met in a continued
meeting all members being present.
Bids for $200,000bond issues were
rejected. It ts ordered by the Board
th,t th Provident Savings Bank nd
i Trust Company of Cincinnati, Ohio,
. .
funding bonds at $97.97 and a de-
posit of $1,000 be required.
It is ordered bv the board that a
j it is ordered by the board that the
'.ii : i s j . n a i. '
from the mmr fund
-
Capt. Pen Pigott, colored.
Sarah Chadwick, colored.
E. D. Hill, colored.
Clinton Johnson, colored.
) Maria Perry, colored.
Lawrence Hazel, Sr, colored.
I I ,
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
.
Realty transaction! recently re-
. . , , 'J
corded by th Register of Deeds are
: , t . o -,,
E. H. Hill and wife to A. B. Willis
undivided rirhts. title and Interest in
lot In town of Newnort inherited
from Wm. Hill, consideration $10.
A. B. Willis and wife to H. C Ed-
J- I.. It'll i . 4, & a.
wirui tot on lima lurri iivwpon lui
by 216 feet, consideration $75.
I. T. Fodrie and wife to W. W.1
llardesty 100 acre at head of Oyster j
aa. a f i . i aiAj.
Creek, consideration $2,500.
!, 1 r oone ana wue to v. w.
H.rde.fy tract on west side of Oyster
I. T. Fodrie and wife to W. W.
Creek ." acrea, consideration tS.600.
n T wtnt. ir. Unllia H.
Van B. Mason and wife to Jno. II.
Mason I acre In Hunting Quarter
townahls). consideration S37S.
R. T. Willis and wife to E. 8. Net-
eon
lot 14 in square $1, Mofehead
CI t. consideration 19.
N. R. Pure Toy and wire to fc. 3.ei-
sen half lota 1 and 1 in square
II
haajiiorvhend City, een-ideToUoa $Uv.Kh door nd asked f of liquor. Those
Rufae Lewis and wife to W. D.
Psk I acre in Smyrna township,
consideration $240.
THIEVES ftlEAK INTO STORE.
Seas tiase tatards alsht or San.
11 sworn Ing a thief Mr taajrh thlevee
ferted th front door f the HeeafoH
targets) Store ea Freat street and
eeaaasiued hargUry v thsrsta. Fear
drawer ef the eh register were
penee and assail saMurt f asoaey
Ukea. It lo saihl that fw ar
tktes of ser(haadlse.wre also ste-
len. Thre I ao clue to the perpetra
READING TO THE MIND IS WHAT EXERCISE IS TO THE BODY V . "
BEAUFORT. NORTH , CAROLINA,
NEWS HEMS-
FROM WASHINGTON
It It Rumered That Congress
man Each WniBe On Cor- "
: poration Commission. " ;
SyASHINGTON,Feb. 22.(Spec-
ial correspondence) According " to
worts at the Cap?to!f one of the Va
cancies on thi' Interstate Commerce
Commission will be filled by Presi
dent HsMinfif throuffh' mnru.
wenf of Congremin John. J. Ech
f
Wiconsin. RenreRentntiva vv.
was defeated for the
inntion in his district lat-year. and
will leave Congress on March 4th af
ter twentv-two years of continuous
service. His fnendi are urging up
on :;Mr. Harding that he is a most
suitable man for - the Commission.
They cite his work as Outirman
the Interstate' Commerce Committee
or tne House during the framing and
passsage of the Esch-Cummins trans
portation act, which is now naw.
Pays As I Goes
The Senate is being urged by ex
porters to restore to the DinlnmaM
and Consular Appropriation Bill the
items stricken out in the House on
points of order raised by ! certain
Democrats. Representative Walter
W. Magee, of New York, a metnhev
of the Appropriation Committee is
leading the efforts to have the Senate
restore the items. It is declared that
while the Consular Service has buflt
up American export trade more than
$9,000,000,000, the' total cost f
maintaining the service is only 4X
000,000 peryear. . ;
. Chamber Pro taatt
United States Chamber f
The
t Commerce has prepared a brief to be
fi,e1 with Congress against the coal
,Vd packer bills and other measures
imilar Import It is a protest bv
bu,inSB men rinst further Federal
I corUro1 of industries. "The war in-'
U 1.. i j . . . .
ieu io vasi increase in rrt. I
eral Jurisdiction and control," Kays
the brIef, "not only of the freedom of
Business but of the freedom of the in.
u"c man me Dimness,
interest, in view nf t.a n.t;l
the national
. . ..
emergency. We believe, however
.w are voicing not only the business.
but also the popular sentiment inlter 01 bUcy-
this country' in favor of the quickest
ossible liquidation of this overhead
control so repugnant t American In-i,
stitutions.
Swlna I , Uae "
A new member of the . Sixty-Sev-1
r, .
enth Conrresa who ooMessei an .
..fr. t ' .
' i irri-
tion problems is Hon. Phil D. Swing.
if E,dor,d0' California. Mr. Swing
i la nam liifir t y 5,,.i r
. ' -'
ut imuwriai coaniy, saving woraeo vp i
to that position through practice of
.- . t a . a 1
the law in San Bernardino, servine as
District Attorney of Imperial county ,
and as uiiel Counsel for the Imperi
al Irrigation District, the largest irri
ration district in the United Rut.
During the war he served on a num-
.
in the success ef American arms and
In lk iiuvau af lnurlaaa a ran. mwtA
although given a deferred classifica
tion by the draft board enlisted In
the army. He was elected to Con
gress by a majority , of 17.(00 a
.. .. . .
strong testimonial .to hi popularity
among the people who know him best
Judge nwisg will succeed a Demo
crat
Reports from Morgsnton say that
the killing of Pink Britain la another
due to liquor. He called at the home
of Dirk Williams In company with hie
on and Dug Mitchell and knocked en
Inside bearing only two voiens and !
fearing Dug Williams, whom they
testify was their enemy, fired through
the wall to frighten these wsf.
Th bullet took effect la Pink Brit
tola. i ' . N
The Wholesale Grocer's Aseatla
ilea In eesaiea at th 0. Usary hotel
last week decided agalnet any to
crease la Interest rst. They passed
resolution eeaclng the new rvte
ef the railroad which provides that
al bill of lading I sarrendtred
on't cartel shipment before the er
rival of th car a charg ef $LM
weald It a eased against th car bV
tor It would b placed for unloading
pan th Instruction f , th
ignee. ,
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24,
: '
DRAWS NEAR
Many Important Rill.'A. n
ing Considered Last Day
Of Saain
Not Many davs are left nn- in
w&ch the legislators at Raleigh can
do any work. The sixty day for
a'toch they are allowed pay will end
)rt March 6th and it is not considered
likely that they will stav thera Inner
afer their connection with the pay
roO ceases. , 1
.The most imnnrfnn'itia...i..
acted by the lawmakers . last week
wa the enactment of the no fence
la. This act passed both houses of
the body by larare mainrkia inj u
Wi go into effect next January.
Sonie twenty two counties in the
eastern part of the State are affected
bv Tit. ''
Another very' important, act the
Stae Highway law, which proposes
to connect up all the county seats and
important; towns by good road
passed the lower house last week and
is to be! taken up by the Senate this
week. This measure nrovidea for a
fifiy million bond issue and that not
more than ten million shall be issued
r except under certain condi
tions and that they shall bear intereit
at toot mm than five per cent
Several very important matters
r being considered this week by
the-General Assembly and some of
mem win oe disposed pi very soon it
appear. Among ' other proposed
acts are the eight per cent interest
law, that pertaining to retiring judges
on three-fourths nay under certain
conditions, the constitutional conven
tion act, the tick eradication bill, the
workmens' compensation and the
moving picture censorship acta.
jJaUny. local matters hat been al
ready disposed of and others will be
rushed through before the legislators
ta!;e their departure.
MARRIAGE LISCENSES.
.
1 orm,u to wed recently issued by
"n'P" jonnion ana Mattie aor-1
' ' OI B"u,on'
nam i.n i rr u..i.rA
" ' vl " "
wltr B. Jones and Julia Mandy
.Edwrd". Beaufort, R. F..D.
A' !2jD U-d'ey' Fe"Lfort' ndi
Lenh Xdna Guthrie, MoreTiead City.
t -T- ' i
SMALL POX
1 .
. i
- ' j. ,. . !
i. . -PP.r.nce
m iwo pru oi the county recently.
A Mr. Uwh. who lives In the Otwsy
(neighborhood ha it and two Jittle
l . . .. r'
i, uaunnurra Ul jara. AUUie uklbj
derson of Newport, have it It U '
now in
order for people to get v.ccl-
nated if they wish to be on the safe
a.
STRANGE BIRDS
IW.....L V. V.k. 11 U'..iL..
......
puttied by the strsnge appearance ot
the Chlncotague Island shores of
flock of rstor-bill auks, a North Are-
tie Klrd nrknaa) unusual AlarM kaa tnr '
w. fi. : j !
I we um lime o?
!lh.m m Uf fmuth
v-oww a so as v. r eii vivuiii
Uta in the fall. Just previous to a
....
rv severe srlntar 4ha kaulifu
white owl from the Arctic regions, Is
occasionally seen long th Maaaa-
chuwtt and Long Istsnd coasts; th
-a . i. . ii i I
appearance oi inee greai oiraa, ,
aLanina? tnra fMt klek and kaavll I
coated with, white feathers, spotted"
with black Is sure sign of extreme
cold weather In the far North, Foe-
slbly th comrng of th Auks,
ferr to above, might foretell eea -
IdecaUe reef wiatar weather befet
February aaa It vill be recalled
that the severe bllsaard the Eaatara I
statee-ever had cane March 12lh'
lift. , !
tnewMraeed he the recent saild .
weather, eessf farmer la the heigh-1
weeveer, V m f iwswn n wan nva
herheed sr, Htiug IrUh petaPm, !
meetly native seed- fo-iWty the a r.
D I l?rfCiI A mnnn
1VH LliUWLAlUltO
rtrsi or (a aa aaa no. eosne to,. . s r
their Petke.
OrlenUL N. C
R.nae.Wne W ehaaee' to gel t'-'
Bennleet hews In mUm saonike fee
lb seseJI sens ef $1 0I be ee
ear lf.
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...er, io
1911
BARGAIN DAY
TO BE REPEATED
On Saturday Good Will Again
oe uttered 7To The Public
At Attractive Prices "
While the crowd here last Satur
day was not altogether Tip to the
wishes and desire of the . Dollar Day
Manager : still it was considerable
and brought a good deal of business
here. One of the leading grocers of
the town said that Saturday wa the
dav he. had had since the- Christm
vplfdsv. ' . ' "
. . ,Pv"- ;-.re-"rfed
" -HrtTn- !H fame"a tlj
-ffd' . : wm no,"n-fdd in 'fhi
hvrfn Ht. Mrv of mnvynf,
ve rwfoced nHcon T 0f -od
that w not adverted. . They wanfi
ed tofriv- the people o chance M do
ome ,re-llv advantaflreou t-dina
end decided ' to cut en evarrtbln
aold. .; ,. .. , ' . - .
' A was advestised the Dollar Day
Sale will he repeated this'eomln fiat.
urdav and nawknl -1. Ji J
-- nut came
last week 'will have another ehanea
to' get good at th redueed prioea
Many of the earn articlea Will k
on sal, and aW a lot f new one
Every store in town will have some
thing that will be raal tndueaman
and the thrifty 'buyer had better
on hand as this will be th last day of
at. .
Some of thhe ahoDDer had the
impression that they could buVNonlv
a dollar's worth at the reduced prices.
feucnj aot the case as the merchants
wUI fell any quanity.at th cut prices
as long as their stock of such article
holds out. It i their purpose to
make the. saj attractive U UteebMe
and they are not hesiutinar to cut
their prices down to the .bottom.
Some merchants sold new good here
last week at cost and others, sold stuff
i they had had for some months at far
J lees than itcost them. . '
j A two page advertisement appears
in this weeks issue of the News
j which sets forth some of the articles
w uc i win pay we people
" -r" nwr"a w reao it over
- ..v. ... ..,. .
lU e w mrchanU will offer many
owers at bargain prices.'
:
- CR,M,NA CASES
' -
W,h" SUperlor Co"rt, mtia h',r on
th 1 ith of next month It seems likely
that most of iu time will b. ul. ul
. -r
n tb trial f ka rir.u.i i
"
m nnunai cases awaiung
trial, ganging all the way from sell-
i,'wr to urder. Most of the
...... ... r i.i..i .
-wm
isiwa, jas. jvesmitn is lo oe tried on
' h"tt of kill ng Cu. and Ujuls),,
Carter, the shooting having taken
place on Chnatf s day ory the
grounds of the Carteret Lumber
Company. These cases are set for
Tk rmA t n a ! i i
" - - culminated in a religious service en
Fk I tern lit eaaanl anlnLnn Ml.. - . .. .
i.l, ,U- A La
COMMUNITY CLU1 MEETING
ine regular vustnes
t
meeting of
- s
Uir i-ommuniiy ciuo i iteauiort will
'? r'- "L '
... 1 1 i i . . w . an . v.
i"P" viyo room a.
f i OTvmwvra
fr mrfi BrwTlL
ATTENTION ODD FELLOWS
8. M.;
Crouch U spec ted to be present at
meeting ef Cencerdl lad(
Ke. 11. to be held Taesday. March
re-jlat, Ifll, t 1J0 P. M. A Full at -
Uadanei k, requeued.
tf order of Udge.
. 4,'t7' 'mtobeglve..
aecreury... Utnk lk , ta be eenaec rated to
EASTERN STA ENTERTAINS 1
. I.
Tv. r...;.- .... -m . . I
- , ,.M-.- dnA a tariateoifl to ta
rnday. Febraary tHh, t, the UJSn2
vr.-taf t I r. M. sMMltJ
- . ' '
ot
Cowoly Ceassslnlsasrs and eth.se
ef
--see as--e tf-A.-tf to the
aWefeef rtowe. Thee sis as eaeAe
tU pmm woeth she pete mm a
. . . . . ,
sen wa wnnu le anew nfcnnl wknl
EVERY THURSDAY: 1
NUMBER 8
SPIRITUAL SIDE
07 INAUGURAL
Special Church Service On
v dunday Followmg Inaugu- 1
. ration of Harding - '
WASHINGTON, Feb' 22SneJ - '
ial correspondence) The inaurura- 1'
tion of Warren G. Harding as presi
dent of the United States will mark
not only a first step in theVeturn to -normalcy,
in the political and Indus-. ,'
trial life of the Nation, but ; in the
fvui nim as, wen, on the. Sun.
-"""t ma . inauguration Mr.
r 11 awena djvine service in
America's Memorial Church' ,i.r-i.
pending the. erection of he erfin,.
konsecrnted to the memory of thoss
wno served in th World War; is hold
ing its services in the auomKi..
l the Wardman Park Hotel, Wash.
uigton. . . . y - ' I . -
The religious spirit exhibited'1 by
Mr, 'Harding sine hi Elevation to"!
leaaersnip ot bis party and of the N.
tion ha made a profound impression
on all believing men who in Novem
ber rtruck for God and. their tuUv
land. On th dav folia win hi. ...
whelming election. Mr. R.ri4i
poke-humbly; "It i all so erius.,
"ww.'lthl Pbllgition are so sol-;
mn,"" that instead it erultin I an
mor given to prayer to Cod to make
m capable of playing my part?
And in taking the oath of office he
will place his band AM thai fifta WaauA
o! the 6th chapter of Mlcah:' "He'
hath shewed thee, O man, what la
good; and what doth th Lord
of thee, but to do Justly, and to love
mereyr and to walk numbly wfth thy
God?'!- , r
Mr. Harding ha expressed a keen
personal interest m the success of
Ulrica's . Meiwr-Chttrclu- Ills -5
an institution pansectarian in ita'
scope. A member of 'jany other
church may become a member .of this
national church without withdrawing
fromhla own. The idea appear to .
have originated with George Wash
ington. for the first map of the Dis-'
trict of Columbia, plotted by Major
L Enfant under Washington' direc-
i-ori, maoe provision lor Just such a
cnurcii which, In the words f - the
(,ur v, out wuniry, wu to oe
"a vigned to no particuUr sect or
denomination, but equally open to
(H." It is particuUrly significant
'Hat Washington's purpose, which for
(over centory hae been Ignored, Is
'f way of fulfilment fol-t
'wi.,,, a sreat nolitiral .mnafn u
.l '.f-1'- ,P? ..V C'P ,n
wiiKn mi spiru oi vi asai.isTion
. . r . : ,H'"
.P1! important part than
in any campairn sl.ic his dav. It1
was to preserve the national lnda-j
pendence gained by Washington In,
1783 that the epl elected Harding'
in 1920. and the solemn admonition.
formtr werf dtcUraUoM
oi iaiia oi me latier.
Thla will be. the first time in history '
of our country that' th jreremoale'
a . i i i .. . a i . .
. m ul a a . a . . P
inaugurawoB oi a rresioent
.aaann. if niiui n m n naM
itw r 1 t"WV Wavi
'has characterised past inaugurals
will be uldud by Mr. Herding' re-
' JltlaWt tnm avlafMnla a OI a SSVll J I atXl TVal
! ' w, v w i "'vis . a sww
nt nr. ... -.m .,lnni..t ,w.
follies of displsy. The pasUr .of the
church. Rev. Edward Uwreace Hunt,
will conduct the service, and Sena
tors A ties Posserene, ef Ohio, and
James Wadsworth, Jr., ef New York,
win deliver the addresses. 0 facial
Washington will be present and the
i ni l. . i ai.. a.uk.
VifVra wm wm ytwwwm r aaiw ywr-
lie. Oa the aaase Sunday It Is pro-
,th At- tf Asaerka s Measerial
fcisr - in maay town and eltie
ithroughe.l the estry-4h aarn
j Hoture rsWtsn. and pref
I one inr Man rn v
. .. i 1 . . L . ft.. .L..I
wsi in tae cs-e - -v -
u wW iJOt aa-
tBj,f rJ mg smpetoase
ilka freodoss aaa UdMn4eaW ' of
the freed.
f Ilr Herbr eat ha beee mo
c,tad at Mergaatoa hi eana-lUi
eiO-Lua Usstrs asttrder trkd. "He
'
.;i be tried ea chaff t
t
4'
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