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x GENERAL ASSEMBLY SLO W BUT THIS NOTABAD$IGN When It Does Get Started Good, It Will Be Full of Pep, Is the Prediction Youth In Both Houses Is Abundant and It Craves to Do Things Morrison Is - ; Progressives' Hope , Msrnlncr Sta Bureau- Yarbrogfc Hotel. By R. E. Powell ' HALEIGH. Jan. ?3. OW stagers who ' have watched general assemblies come ' an go through a generation and then '''some are, for the most part, inclined to believe that the lack of action . in either house during the 16 working ' day ending yesterday is anything hut a had sign, 1 - . ' J - Thia is particularly true with the standpatters In hoth parties Who (never quake at proposals. Such a reaction ary as former Assistant "United Stages Attorney Ernest Green, whoractices ; law in the Jiome town of Senator Sim mons, wouldn't show the slightest emo tion over a proposed law to compel married men to wear skirts hut were the sol on s, by passage and ratification Of a proposed fleel of legislation, abridge in the slightest any of the fundamentals of "personal jiberty" the former state senator would most lively loose high powered verbal charges At th legislators and heaj untold anathe Trias Upchi well meaning, reformers. . Totrth in both branches, of the legis lature this time 'Is - abundant ' and Tit" "longs to do thinge. FOf this reason, it isn't such a hard , matter t .jgefa radical bill introduced 'hut thechancea of getting It out of committees selected by the seasoned Harry Grier, of iredelj, and then by "that uncrdwded kin of law makers", Governor Safe Doughton, are small indeed to the proverbial .pos sibility ef -pushing; thef well known Hrnmodarv t throneh- th-- infinitesmal , ' The hope of the progressives is eternally fastened upon Governor Mor rison. HIS persuasive powers are- go ing1 to be put to the aoid-iest. A he takes the-Australian ballot to the law makers. It will be the irresistible force in contact with the Immovable obpect or Morrison statecraft pitted, against the time honored 'logic" and parly de votloh of Daughton. The week beginning Monday cer tainly ought to see the solons at work In the sense .that their doings can he. told in the Journals of the day. Many : of them have been putting in some hard lidks anyway but It doesn't show yet as the big measures . are still In the formative State. A continuation of the conferences over tne fo&A bills tomorrow and the next ' day Will see something ready for submission either Tuesday or Wednesday and the senate and house committees 'will begin for- , mal hearings before: the end of - the week. , Many real meritorious measures are being drawn and will eventually " find ' their way into the hopper. The educa tional bill with its ramifloatlons and . the corellary proposals,' such as the Long bill for free tuition In State in i stttutions, will all haye their day be , fore the legislature quits. Souud con sideration is being given these things now, 'the sentiment of members and of constituents is being sounded and the law makers are watching -the econo x mies of ' things. . -j u s When they begin te ponder over what the state can afford to., do now they .' find themselves handicapped by a lack i - of information as to the probable tax , policy of the present administration . This vexatious problem is met at every . turn . in the wheels of legislation, in roads, in schools, in welfare work and j, In the improvement and maintenance r. ot the State eleomosynary. institu tions. The leaders in both branches y must Jvave some fair Idea of what this policy is ffotrfg to be before they ean J attempt to determine whether the state cigarette ' - p '' ' ' : ' ' '" " ' ' -rV. t If s lice d . ; V must live within its .'income as Mr. McCoin Insists, or whether it shall adopt tho governor's program and look for more income. .: . " , . ,v It cannot be denied him that the an nounced policy - of the governor y is drawing a healthy support right now from sources that were inimical to hit program at the outset He is, it is true. in hopeless conflict, with Xh organised roaas lODDy, out the .lobby is shaking and- the eal frienda of bet ter roads are rallying to Morrison, fit has consulted the . "leading minds" in and out of the legislature and he stands convinced that he is right and once convinced it is an institutional fact that he doesn't bend easily, r ! If the governor's friends rightly in terpret his position, his office is going to hum so long as he sits in the chair. And just as much can be said for the offices under him provided the legis lature does not try to checkmate him in his attempt to break down, some of of the barriers which heretofore have limited a chief executive's authority. Intimates -of the governor assert that he may really function as the ; head of the State , government, ' ;. v. Whether : this r; panV tit; ? asj'ner schedule; or not it 'l y lalrtlyisaf e "to Vi 5vv. l uuw. mat. iusro us. goings cox. oe a rattling . of dry bones .Yin ;; several Drancnes oi cne government account able directly to the governor. There are innumb el-able boards of which he la ex-omcio Chairman and it has com to his attention that members of some of these boards come down to Raleigh for a meeting, say "me too" and go back home with a day's pay and mile-' age in their pockets. He proposes to rudely interrflpt this practice and get action. . . v."fs , Just where the" thunder will clap loudest no one dares "guess now. it is going to clap and the lightning la going to strike. It one believes in signs and some of the signs are no less por tentous than the declarations of Mr, Morrison himself. He came into office with certalrf well defined ideas about government and his ambition Is to shape jthem into laws and see them ax-' ecuted. . . " He has been in conference with many members of the senate and house al ready. He has received numerous com munications from friends in the state praising his program and among the warmest letters of congratulation com ing to his office are some from best known Republicans in North Carolina. He has met his late contenders half way, is heartened appreciably, by Max Gardner's public declaration that he wishes the administration to flourish, and hitched his wagon to the star he calls the grandestHBtats in the union. Just how- well he is going to get along with' the lec-islature is the yard stiok by wjlch the record f the gen eral assembly of 1921 will be measured. w ir h nas oeen slow to action be cause the leaders are deferential to his views and want to become rniiv acquainted with thetnu . V The . aboli tionists and investigators are entitled to hearings and they will gt them but with one or two exceptions there isn't mucn prospect, that any .glaring mal feasance on the part of public servants will be disclosed at this session. committees far both hmi been named and they are at work. Able men In senate and house head the smaller bodies that really shape the legislative program. Without official sanction, the house has a' "atiP committee and only .tot alanc down one aisle and see Done-htntt Murnfnr Dowie and Everett to know that thex. --- "wwumjj, Connor, Dawson. Cox and 'Neal are going -to carry- the oldetate forward. - H', There , is one outstandinsr bit' of in surgency, and - that is fn th Things haven't been moving over- there to suu a group otarreconcilables w-i are in a position to play llavoo if they jY""."' '"" ewy sailing ror. Lieutenant Governor CooDer and ' hi position calls for . the -strongest "kind oi ,ieaqersnip. it he develop a- iia friends expect, the senate will function smooimy nuc u tie rn -fen fnn summon to his side President -Pro; Tem. dent at the, will of the latter, fh in. surgenis are certain to make trouble. Pigure.it anyway, the. mi session Is going to full of pep when it doe get v 'j " "'' '. " - - -v. , IMPItOVET mmjf PHOPTES ilSTES H ' . -r (Speolal fa Th Star) ... , vKc . DUNN,' Jan. za .Material for the complete reconstruction - of the flnnn telephone exchange - is being received here. Plans are tinder ; way fo'r the immediate, oegmning or bulldlnsr.- : The owning company - will construct a new bulldtnjr to house the exchan er and plans to give the town one of the best exchanges In the Country It will have a capacity of approximately 1.0 Ofl stations which is about 400 more than the number of present; subscribers.' It has been intimated that automatic service will . be given here' when the new exchange, is completed. , i The company will spend ; approxi mately ?100,00O In the new, work. MUST REMOVE BURDEN OF HEAVY ARMAMENTS : - ' ' " " ." - t -: William H." Taft Says Enormous Public Debts Make Re- . inoval a Necessity - '. HAMILTOK, Bermuda; Jan. (Cor respondence ' Of 4 Assjoclated Press)-- Former President William; H. Taft, who It, spending a. month here, sald in an interview today that, "the enormous burden of debt of every country makes it almost indispensable that the neces sity : for armament be removed You can only do thaj by Joints action and joint, agreements and by promises of settling all differences without fight ing." .C.V,':. i- ,":v.-.":. S ' '.iJ " "They are already discussing serious ly in the UAited States an agreement for disarmament or for the limiting of armament and strangely enough this comes in part at least, from men whd have been vigorously opposed- tt , any league at. all," be continued. . "I am very hopeful, that under Mr, Harding we shall preach, -conclusiori with other' leading nations for'.anas sociation, pr league; whih 'iiuilKiiark the advance, brought p.oujity th. war toward reasonable machinery f or ": the avoidance of future conflicts. -TRIs will Involve the sitting at the council table important nations, and-' wilt Im ply, the talcing of 'Jolnf meases ; to compose ."differences and- tO';;rstrain ' a resort to the unsatisfactory- and hloodv arbitrament of war. ' -"- - -- "Lately I .have often been Questioned a to tha attituda of the'tJtiitedStates toward Grea Britain. Of Tcbnrse 'the United Stater consists of some' 110,000,- 000 with many -dinTereft.t currents ,Of thought'. permeatmg: the... mass: Many different groupings t0owill-be found and there are some of these ' groups more vocal than representative of pub lie opinion' who manifest great feeling against Britain. But when an. impor tant auestion arises, ivhert:at r eal is sue comes ,beforex us,- the2sohr pub-. HO opinion oi cue unitea otaies-aBserts Itself. - -'- T- .:-i.vr'x' v.. " T never have had the slightest con cern over the relations of the two coun tries. We form the strongest union fA litiM TiMtvivn nationn that exists in tho.worid today. We haye got lntolble expectation that the holding of sttcfli the habit of settling all our ditterenci es by-means of negotiations and arbi tration. The great body of people in thViUnitedr States cannot conceive of a war. between the two countries, because they are confident that any matters in dispute can and will be settled; either by negotiation or by the Judgment of a court as with people, in any domes tic Jurisdiction where law and order prevail." . , ,- - - : ': '- Speaking . o business conditions ' in the United States h said they were not alarmlny. "we are a very res ilient people and can fight otir way out h said." he said. u"Congress is at tempting to help in the matter of cred its.'" j. FIRE LOSS IS LARGELY ; INCREASED IN COUNTY November and December Shov7 Over Two andH&lf Million ;.; ' MorsJag Star Bnreailt Tarfcorovgli Hotel By TL E. POWELL - - ' , RALEIGH,. Jan. 2.TAocording to a tabulation by the state insurance de partment, the following; estimates ap proximate ths value .or. property des troyed, by fire during the month of De cember and the total for ths last quar ter of 1M0:' . ' t . . Fires Of $2S,00 nd over, 12, $885, OtW; another fires J71,000 total 026,000. . : l t' - - ' Aggregate fire loss, October $380,00I; November $1,584,000; December 1,026. 000; total f or' lastauater, $2,940,000. v These figures nesarly reach the aver age loss fora whole year .heretofore, and It will be noted over -two and a half million 4f It Is oSnflned to the months of November and December! Oc tober saving an average loss, ' - v The fire loss for 1920 1 of the United States and Canada is given at $320s 8S3.92S. The loss for 1919 .was 270, 000,000, and tor 1918, $298,000,000. The loss of. 1918 .was swollen, by fires ;'a.t war; mnnitiohVplants warehouses, , et($. . Big as IS the increase of 60 millions over 1919 In th4 United States and Can ada, as well asm North Carolina, much of it Is charged, to higher, values, and a great deal to what the experts term "moral hazard." -.,-.. t A compilation from fairly complete reports .-tov.. the insurance ; department Shows that there were . 50 fatal acci dents and 37 sertotrs Injury accidents in the Statd.durlng the month of De cember. Of these the , department sta tiaticlan has segregated those due di rectly to casualty by autos, fire : and sparklers., as follows u . Deadi Chlldrenrnnder seven, 8; jadult males, VLi adult' females, . ' .Vrr, 5. Iftjured' Children Sunder seven, S; adult males, ;20; adult females, 7, f r The deaths of-two children and in Jury to one 'child and five adults were directly due to. the alleged "harmless sparklers." ; , , . . - - r Fads on Income Tax !la5sacssi. ,n i" ,n, i 'ttt- - f NtTMBEIt-EXEVEjr, Cantrihjutions-to relisflous,. charitable, scientiflo, or educational organizations constitute .a , Jt)nsiderabte! item "In the returns f many taxpayers. ; Such con- ! tributions made within the taxable year ?iu, ir limited to a certain class of organizations, may be deducted by an Individual to an amount not in excess of 15 . per cent of his net income as com puted without the benefit of thlsv de duction . , . Deductions for contributions are ijot allowed corporations or partnerships. The members pf a- partnership or a per sonal service corporation may. take credit Mn "theirs Individual returns , for thelp proporMonof such gifts,- provid ed the pro-rata part when added to the Individual contributions does not .ex ceed J5 per cent of the taxpayer's ne$ income. '. -' The law provides that contributions in order- to be deductible " shall -be lim ited to -corporations and associations organized and operated'excluslvely for religious charitable, scientific, or edu cational rwork; and to societies for the prevention of cruelty to children or an imals; :no part-vot- the net earnings o which' imirea to the benefit of any pri vate stockholder; also to the special fund authorized by the vocational ' re habilitatlon . act For example, a con tribution to a hospital, the net earnings of which, inure to private stockholders, would- not Te an allowable" deduction. Gifts made' directly - to Individuals are not deductible, but If made to an or ganisation ; of the kind describedvmay be deducted even though the organisa tion distributes its funds among indi vidual beneficiaries. t r ' " .- Treasury regulations specifically pro hibit -the deduction of contributions to funds or the payment of campaign ex pensesv - ' '-' i ' -J" '' Donations made by-corporations to' charitable" lnstlttulons, hospitals, or edueatronai institutions whifrh legitr mately represent "a consideration for a benefit. flowing directly to the. corpora tion' as an incident of Its business are allowable dednctlons as ordinary and necessary expenses. - Ppr example, a corporation may deduct donations made to - a ! chart table Institution, hospital .or educational ' institution ' conducted di rectly or. indirectly for the .benefit of its employes or their dependents, or a street railway corporation may deduct a sunt -of money donated to an organi zation holding a convention in the city in which it operates With the reasona- convention wilt "augment Its income. 'Amounts expended -for lobbying pur poses, the p'romotidu Or defeat of legis lation, tbe exploitattoiTof propaganda, including' advertising. Other than trade advertising are . not deductible from gross income. r "' - . : - r . Promises to "make contributions In the future should not bo considered- by the taxpayer In making Jils return.,The allowance' Is .provided only for' contri butions actually made' GLADSTElW CREDITORS ACCEPT A 35 PER ' CENT , SETTLEMENT if SBef-lal to Th Star) DURHAM, Jan. 23. -The creditors of the.M. Gladstein store In this' city ha,ve accepted a 35 per cent compromise jo. the $47,000 liabilities of the cqnoern, it was learned today. t :. Mr, Gladstein re cently -filed -a petition to compromise, estimating his asset;at, $50Qa. - The chief creditorsjwere the 'Ameri can Wholesale company an d- Strauss Brothers. The decision ; among -Creditors to accept .the store's offer was al most unanimous, It is said. ',. HUGE AMOUNT OF BOOZE -IS,'- . STORED AVVAY IN MJCHIGAN IANgiNO Mich:, Jan. .Two hun dred barrels , of alcohol, - more . than 100,000 quarts of bottled incbond .whis key,; gixi,.- cordials, and other .liquors, stored away by the, state constitute a problem, for . Fre1 1 -Vfoodworth, state food ano drug commissioner., ; i; The- - Intoxicants . have . been,, received by. state authorities since Michigan be came dry May 1918. ' The more than 100,000 "botties are piled, like" cordwoodj in th basement of a building here and : about- them are grouped the ; 200 bar- ' rels of alcohol.' The basement where the state liquor store is kept Is harder r -hfaaV fntn t than . JacVllOTt . TtHartrV i to break 'out of. Txei-e are bars ; over the cellar , windows ana . great .locks on -the doos'. '-''; ''- -' - i ,.- v More than .200 different kinds of whis ey. are represented . In the: 100,000 or .more, quart' bottles piled about the eel-.; iar.-:;- About 20 stills a day,; ranging; in siare from the kind, that are lifted by means of derricks' ta .those "that .may bo car ried easily by one man, are received at the: uilding and stored away : m . the dark recesses of the basement." ', :' -.'; , Mr. Wood worth has a collection of ln- genlous v articles f-used -v by i bootleggers-j to smuggle whiskey from "on city- top anotner large enough , o. start a : small museum. vThere are- about 400 hot, wa ter bottles, a violin -case concealing a tank to; carry a gallon, milk cans "with compartments' for milk and other com-, partments for whiskey and dozens -of other articles that m their time-served the puf poses of whiskey smugglersVi i -Mr. ;;Woedworth i has . aaked tntenia'l revenue officials, at Washington to Sell thej co lJfiscated "whiskey" to '1 private firms that--use "liquor for medicinal purposes', the proceeds to 'he turned In to state channel T ' BIG EATERS GET r KIDNEYvTROUBLE Take a glass of Salts before " breakfast if your Back hurts or Bladder bothers you - The American men and women must guard constantly against Kidney trou ble, because we' eat too much and all our food is rich. Qur blood is .filled with nrio acid. which. the kidneys strive to filter. -out, they weaken from -over-"t work, i-become sluggish; the - elimma tive tissues clog and the result is kid ney trouble,, bladder weakness , and a general decline in health.' - . When your kidneys feel like lumps of r lead; your back hurts or the urine is cloudy, ; full of .sediment or you are obliged to seek .relief two. or.' three times during the 'night; if you suffer with sick headache, or you have rheu jfhatism when .the weather is bad, , get from your pharmacist ' about ' four ounces of Jad Salts; take a tablespoon ful in a glass of water before break fast for a few days and your (kidneys will then act fine. This famous salts is made from the acid-of grapes and lemon, juice, combined With llthia, and has been used for generations to flush and stiulate 'clogged Kidneys; to neu tralize the acids in the urine so it no longer 4 is' a source of irritation, thus ending bladder disorders. ..-.-'- . - Jad' Salts' Is inexpensive; cannot in jure, makes a-delightful effervescent llthia-water . beverage,- and belongs in every homtf, because nobody ' can make a mistake by having a good "kidney r flushing any tlm-i-Adv.) - - - '" j What's In a NAME? A lady and gentleman driving out in the country near "Wilmington came across a log hut in front, of which was standing, an old black mammy with a little , pickaninny clinging to the old black mammy's skirts. , . -. . , . The travelers stopped for a chat and the lady finally asked: ' - "Mammy, who is the little boy and what is his name?" , "He muh gran'chile and he, name "FERTILIZER' -yes. mam." ' A .Ferttlrar!" said the lady. "What a queer name why. did you glye -him uch a. name as that?" "Well, "you see hits dis way, honej'S - Mur ol man's . name is 'Ferdinan,',. muh, name is 'Lisa an' as him is th' onliest gran'chile we alls want him nam' fur bof un us, so we jes nachully calls lm r,Furtliza;,1,I' . ' ; ; : When you think of lt there's a WHOliE LOT in a name Rockefel ler, Morgan, etc., and .when you see J. Hicks Buhting On anything out of a drug store YOU ItNOW, with out further thought, that it is Al, o. k., etc., and when a-prescription or other medicine is dispensed at our store YOU KNOW that it car be relied upon. . ONLY MEN of experi ence at our store to attend to your wants. Let's get TOGETHER en that proposition. - J. HICES BUNTING DRUG COIVAN Y Second and Prineess Sts. t Deep-Seated Coiighs develop ,44ou complications if neglecidd. -XJse an void and time-tried remedy that' hat cirea aatiafaction for more than fifty years Del Monte Stock -We have on hand for immediate V m v delivery: Del Monte tonfatoes, Del Monte ap rlcots, Del Monte tomato sauce. Del Mdnte honey,; Del 'Monte catsup, "Del Monte -Maraschino cherries,' Del Monte qweet potatoes, Del . Monte peaches, Del lonte Main corn, Del Monte pineapple; Del Monte . a'uer kraut, Del Monte Bartlett pears. ; ' At this time the merchant wants gccdslthatwlli mverreadily. This brand of goods is known by every- one.and.will sell on sight,: - : w u r. - ' - - V " - Grocers . Specialty Co;. 17 Iarket.St. -'-'"-'Ph6ke'Wo.',65 ; ' ' ... r , 1 - fc - -1 ' FREE JPREE! FREE- FREE! H JOIN THE BOYS' CLUB v For Parflealawr, Call at the IDEAL CYCLE COMPANY . - , . K W. DAVIS, Mgr. 1, 10. S. Second St. Plume 150-J&J DR. HENRY B. DAY " ETESIGHT SPECIALIST Successor o Dr. Connor ; Offices 32-33 Stmut Building Fhese 249 yiaata: - IV cop Karo' iZ. ean Hat W.f 2 Eggs (whites only) r 1 teaspoon Vanflla ' ' Vs 2 Cup Sogaf - aOAKAMTES 'W l-,-vO - ' xZ jT i .: Ri aftAf using - entire " " V i - - xndfO :.. , content of the can me- , "! ! J.: - S"l I WRITE FOR larding to dlrectiona, ' m H ; JtlLT ' : r PROFIT SHAW0 - yoa arc not attefled - 72i ;'rll r ' Su CATALOG fat every respect, roar V ! FZ aTocer will refund the ' Lj"' . Zj i '7sJ moaerroupald (or iu , I fcTiA 2 ' ' - - ' WM. REtLY It CO.; 16., NEW bRLKANS stSr ceassiftedadsgetbesu bliss ML0RZS0.il tWIWtAlT ANO rSWAT0W Off CVf NY 6F T8LET5 liiejfowoHl Over 1 Million Tablet Taken i)tij (Bw irora nuui , nUKBS tii ' BARKS, CONTAIN no calomel whatm L'will not . salivate. Recognized tince lia M a standard herb remedy or CONST). P ATI ON, RHEUMATISM, BILI0U1 NESS, SICK HEADACHE and DISCS DERED STOMACH. Reculatet ,the KID NEYS and LIVER, makes you health;, - stronr - and vleroroua. MONEY.BAri I ; uuakam in eacn box. n. U. tU WASH, U. U, lero HE xkjkjxs, rtxKJiLxkiKJEHi liiis mane vis only oa original Kara, Look for it Do not be deceived by imitations that might took like Karo on the outside-hyA taste differently on the inside 1 ounces Chopped Nats 2 ounces Cbosoed RaMna Boil sugar, Karo and water together till it forms a hard mass in cold water. Beat .whites of eggs very stiff, and beat in the nuts and raisins. Pour on the hot syrup, beating all the time.: When mixture will stand alone, drop from teaspoon onto plates, well oiled to prevent sticking, s " FREE: Write forbeauttully illustrated 64- page Cook Book Corn Products Refining Company, P,Q, Box 161, New York & A. MOUSSE AU District Sales Representative 407 Viekera Bldfif Baltimore, Md. Cost of living higher ( Be a thouohtlul;byer try old Lmianne. 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