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A' V TWIJJLVJS 'i--V- I' I AD VALOREM TAX IS STRICKEN FROM ACT ' ; ' House of Representatives,: as Committee of Whole, Eliminates That Tax The protest of 'the Wilmington' cham ber of commerce over the inclusion ol an ad valorem tax. of 5 per cent for tate purposes in tHe revenue act of k.m cAm to have been very well founded, since late Thursday evening j the house of representatives, sitting? as a committee, as a whole, handed a death blow to the proposal. It will, be remembered that the Wilmington , chamber of commerce was the first organisation in the state to oppose an A vtolorem tax for state purposes,; the organization insisting that to do so was to violate promises made by Democratic speakers and workers dur ing the. last campaign. . . ... Chairman R. A. Douchton. of the house finance committee, made public the table of expenditures for the state for the year as the findings of the ap propriations committee. It showed that educational and institutional appropria tions totalled $4,148,904; pension fund, $677,063; administraffon. ?611,000, and for public schools, 11,400,000. a total of $,836,967. Against these appropriations as in come of J3.762.000 is anticipated from franchise and other taxes, and a pros pective income of $2,425,000 from In comes", with material increases looked for in the next year. For the two year period for which provisions are made and for which appropriations are recommended, the total estimated ex penditure stands at $13,923,984. Against this there is an estimated total revenue of $14,025,154, and these figures con vinced Rufe Doughton and other ad valoremites, advices from Raleigh tate. The loca: chamber of commerce, In teleerrams to thft chairman of the house , and senate finance committees and (health power to order any person suf Rovernor Cameron Morrison, contended fering from tuberculosis to an insti ln no uncertain terms that the amend- tut.on treatment and in, conse- ments to the state constitution which , were adopted by an overwhelming ma- .quence they disapproved the passage jority at the last election were passed of the proposed new law whicn vvould by the neolc because of the promises.6 5 V?Le ' effHCt whic was made of tax reform and that to again resort to an ad valorem property tax for state purposes was In direct con' trHvention of campaign pledges. The stand of the commercial organisa tion attracted considerable attention tnrougnoui me eiaie ana may nave ; had some little bearing on the action of the house of representatives, sitting s a committee of the whole. ; FIGHT WAXES WARM ON ANNEXATION OF TOPSAIL Committee Approves, But Meas ure Goes to House Tuesday- Vehement. . vigorous and at- times vitriolic efforts. to approximately ble the slr.e of New Hanover county by the annexation of Topsail township of Pender county were made by town shlpltes and countyites at Raleigh late terrsday If advices from Raleigh are to be believed. The Bellamy bfrll, sub tracting the township from Pender and adding- It to New Hanover, long- cele brated as the smallest county in the state, went before the committee on'County Medical society, in, full session. counties, cities and towns, this promot ing the discussion and efforts. Lt will go before the house next Tuesday. And New Hanover won the Initial round of the battle by a score of eight to two, and the bill went back to the house in the night session with a fa vorable report. But with all that, the battle is Just transferred from the com mittee to the floor of the house. Out voted On the committee, Pender has its back up, and Representative Johnstons is loading, his cannon for action when the time comes. Topsail adjoins New Hanover to the north t and stretches for . ten miles or more along the Atlantic ocean and ten miles inward. There Is 100 square rallen'of it, almost as much as there is in all New Hanover at present. There are two or three fishing villages. . and about 2,000 people living therein. There is some very excellent farming land in the district. .. r The township is a good deal nearer to Wilmington by measured miles than it is to its own county seat at Burgaw, and moreover, New Hanover has an asphalt road built right up to the county's line. All of these things are aid to appeal to the people of Topsail. The statement was made before the committee that 98 per cent of the pop ulation wanted to become New Han overians. r .-.. . Former Congressman John D. Bella my, of Wilmington, and father of Rep resentative Bmmett Bellamy, led the forces of the annexatlonist-secesslon-ists. C. E. McCullen and J. T. Brand, Sr.. of Bura-aw, led the fight for retaining- the township under the government of Burgaw. . The hearing waxed hot at times. near to the boiling point, but at that it lacked somewhat of being equal to" ?the battle o the previous - after noon. BRITCHES SNATCHER IS FORWARDED TO HIGHWAYS Borrower of Wearing Apparel - Sent Hence By Recorder I John O'Neal, negro, desired a pair , of pants., some covers for his "dogs" and a sky piece, and he wotted not , ho- he procured them. Which may intimate that John cared not how he Kot. just so he got. He borrowed 'em, leastwise he snatched and ran while the real owner of aforementioned trou ) sors. shoes and cape was peering Jn 'mother direction. The owner was vis ibly and covally displeased by. John's , f .iking ways and forthwith summoned the police. Result: John greeted Re corder Harrlss yesterday morning and hard himself tried under a chartre of larceny. ; The recorder gave John six monyis on tne nignways to sweat and1 repent. ' - ,.';''' ' ' ' ' ;. :' ; I That continuing couple, Dave and Carrie Epps, negroes, charged with en gaging in a pursuit calculated to alle viate the burning thirsts of,, those who believe water was made to run under bridges, the distilling of whiskey, were, again able to have -, the grinding of .the mill of Justice postponed for a day and. if nothing Interferes, the case will be . heard this morning. A? r , , Johnnie Jones, negro; was given four months' on the roads follbwinarconvlc tion under a charge of committing an assault With a' deadly , weapon. , Wil liam Mclntire, Willie Spencer, Annie Kvane and Iilszle Hayes charged wjth allure ' to carry out the v provisions of the state law' governing surface - clos ets, -were granted continuances until ' March 6. Bythat time,' U waH,oasual-i ly mentioned to them by thet courti all i: would be well if the desired Improve- REAL BI.1XD; TIGEIV PALLS , . . IN OMJTCHEJS OF POLICE He's in the jailhouse now because he had too, much faith in intuition,' or whatever the fifth sense a person is supposed to; be blessed with ..is named. I , .' , ' By "he" is meant Ammie Carter blind negro .man, , who, .. minus, the"' sense of sight, sought . to enter -the; realms of histfi finance, and make his pe.-. ' : f . v - : j -t Itall resulted from Ammle's trust In Plain Clothes Officer. Kalrcloth of the' Wilmington police department Truth to tell, the coppers have been' suspecting "Ammie of sub'rosa deal ings in a certain" popular ' contra- band for lo, these many moons," but you can't give a fellow time on: mere suspicions. , -..'. Yesterday morning, about 10 o'clock. Plain Clothes Officer Fair cloth accosted Ammie in the latter' s own stamping i grounds. ' "Ps-s-s-t," mysterioused the offi cer "where cart a feller get a pint; of monk?" (Monk,' be, it known, is classical for hooch.) ' . . "Wh o I? yott?" ; parleyed " Amm i e. "I'm all right," came back the of ficer, and the deal. was. on. ,K .. A pint changed hands and Ammie, unseeing,; had broke in jail. PHYSICIANS FIND OLD LAW GIVING AUTHORITY ON TUBERCULAR CASES Medical Association Finds Pro posed Enforced Treatment Act Is Not Necessary Investigation by a committee of the New Hanover County Medical society proved that there exists at the present time a law which kives the board of " XL.: "Zl "II .-V"! ,1: cently. This action was taken last night at the regular monthly meeting of the medical society. A very interesting feature 1 of the session last night was the reading of a paper, "When to Operate on a Mas- jto!(1.. by Dr. j. q. Murphy, eye, ear, noBe and throat specialist, of this city. .papers of this nature .are schedule! to be read by well known physicians, j members of the medical society, at sev- eral of the meetings of the organiza tion in the future. At a special meeting of the medical society held recently a committee head ed by Dr. J. O. Murphy was named to investigate and report on the proposed new bill which if passed by the gen eral assembly would give the recorder power to send to the Red Cross sani tarium or "some other Institution for dou--treatment for a duration of not less than 60 days, persons -who were suf fering from lung trouble and who were a menace to the public health. An investigation by the committee proved there exists here now a law which covers all features of the new bill, so the medical society, last night, adopted the following resolutions: "Itcsolvsd: We, the New Hanover have discussed the proposed bill for" the care of tubucujar patients who may be mtnaen to publlp health and that ft disapprove of tht enactment of new legislation after an Investigation has Shown that the county board of health Is already rested with ' such a power as may be necessary for the control of such cases, - that: we as a body, rec ommend that they use this power, and in so doing- they will have our full support and co-operation." TO DELIVER ADDRESS Rev. A. M. Blackford has been se lected to make the address at the -regular boys' meeting at the Youngs Men's Christian association Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. '. The Episcopal minister will use as his subject "Be Friendly, Courteous and Kind," yhich are three of the most important of the Boy Scout laws. There will be special music for the -occasion. All boys in the cltv. are urged to attend. . A special invitation is extended to the Wilmington Boy Scouts." ' NATIONAL FISH DAY TO BE OBSERVED MARCH 9 Big Catches and Much Eating Planned in United States The economic importance of the fish ing industry and the food value of fish will be emphasized throughout the United States on Wednesday, March 9 which has' been 'designated, as .Na tional Fish day ; by a nationwide organisation of fishermen, following a custom which has prevailed In other countries for many years. Fishing boats are now being out fitted at the principal ports on the At lantic and Pacific ' coasts . and Great Lakes with a view to landing record breaking catches during the few days proceeding March 9, weather permit ting. Vigilance committees have been appointed by the fishermen to prevent retailers from? permitting the demand to influence them to raise their prices. The United ' States Bureau of Fish eries is co-operating with the Industry by carrying, on simultaneously an edu cational campaign designed to draw attention to . lesser known varieties of fish which are not at present widely used despite the fact that .they are cheap, palatable and nutritious. , National Dish Day 'dinners will be held at 127 points from Portland," Me. to Seattle, Jackspnville to San Diego, Cal.,. on the night of fish day. Speakers are nowbelng arranged for, including Capt. "MaVty'r Welsh of the fishing schooner Esperanto ,. whfch won" the recent international 'race. "President elect Harding,; who la i fond: of fishing himself, and Vice-President elect Cool idge, one s time , governor of the prl'h-" oipal fish producing; state have been asked to preside over the Washington banquet :hich . will be held four days after their inauguration. . Although Americana eat 2,500,000,000 pounds of fish a year and are posses sors' of the most -prolific fisheries - In the world. America, has a smaller con sumption of v ftBh per i capita than ' any other nxaratlme ! power, s government experts say. that the plentiful 'supply of meat, which was : available up, to a decade ago caused, the American people to overlook fish as an article of diet. High meat prices and the governments "Eat More Fish" . campaign carried on during the war has revived the interest In fish food and this country now bids fair : to become a world leader to ol Industry -- HIGH SCHOOL DEBATES ON OPEN SHOP SCHEME !,' Subject -.r for Contests last. An nounced Paired . Fay etteville and Lumberton , i "Resolved, that the policy of . the closed shop should prevail in-American industry," has been definitely determ ined upon as the query the high sohool debating union of North Carolina : will discuss in the debates to be staged this year, according to' an . announcement made by E. R. Rankin, Of Chapel Hill, secretary of - the union. Wilmington, Fayetteville and Lumberton high schools form one of the triangles' of hiffh schools which will discuss, this! question in the statewide Rebate,, each school furnishing both a negative and affirmative team. : ' ' North Carolina schools to the , num ber of 225, representing 90 counties, will participate in this,' the. eighth, an nual debate for-the .Aycock memorial cup. Each school has a team for.-' the affirmative ' and the negative side of the question to be discussed, and the schools winning both ' debates ; from their opponents will be entitled to send their teams to Chapel Hill . f of the finals. Debates will' be held through - nut h state 4h latfAr nrt nf March and the final contest will be held at the-University in April. , The high schools of Atkinson,, Bur - gaw and Wallace "will oppose, each other, and those, of Hallsboro, Ta-bor, and' Whiteville will form another-triangle. These debates have been' held for eight years and have been remark ably successful. The majority of high school debaters have afterward become leaders in college affairs. Messrs. Tay lor,. Boyd and Beers of the university, comprising the team "which unanimous ly defeated the debating team of the University of Pennsylvania, are atl for mer high school debaters. NEGROES WHO BROKE JAIL AT FAYETTEVILLE TAKEN Pender County Officers Arrest Suspects Yesterday, ", While names do not exactly tally, four of the five negroes who broke jail at Fayetteville Wednesday morning are thought to have been taken in custody at Burgaw by Pender county officers yesterday, according to information re ceived by police authorities in -this city. The quartet of negroes,! when first placed under detention, assented 1 that they were from Wilmington,- but when they took advantage of a slip In the attention of their guards and fled, Pender county officials were convinced that the negroes who had escaped rom the Cumberland county jail and the ' alleged New Hanover negroea '.were the same. 1 - ' ' Deputy sheriffs took the trail of thie negroes from Burlaw and found thera near St. Helena, a few miles away. The negroes were halted at the point of pistols and were searched, two loaded pistols being found among the "crowd. Pender county officers were advised by Wilmington authorities to com municate with Cumberland county of ficials. The four negroes," Norman Thompson, John Williams. Louis Dunn and . Dave Mclnver were arrested at Fayetteville some time ago charged- with burglary. A fifth member of the jail breaking: party,-Albert Ray, also a negro, who. was , re-captured a short time after the delivery, was charged with, the larceny of an automobile. The quintet rot out of jail by sawinsr -a. ; hole , . ... 4 . ... - t inruugn inr ivji oi ins va.se uu um third, fioer and digging a hole in the back wall. v The names given - yesterday, by the i negroes at Burgaw were not the same as those' sent out from Fayetteville, but were said to be jumbled up com binations by Pender officials. . ;Y . i : BOY SCOUTS TO SHOW i - SPEED IX MOBILISING During the next few days the cjty fire alarm system will sound a spe cial Boy Scout signal- 9 pause 9 -which will summon every member of the organization to the Y. M. C, A., on Market street. Thanks to the fire department, a feature that. Pre vails in many cities where the or ganization of Boy Scouts is strong, the system is to be installed in Wil mington, Its purpose being to have the ; services of approximately - 200 Boy Scouts available in case of emergency within not more than 10 minutes. The Scout commissioner announced last evening- that the Boy Scouts should be in readiness to answer the summons of the fire alarm without delay at any time during the next 'few days. ; The y ' ' In the State of North RESOURCES t Loan's and discounts Demand loans U. S.. Liberty bonds . . . .'. . Stocks and bonds ' '. . ; Banking House furnlture.ind fixtures. . Other real estate owned -V'V?i ..... s. Invested trust funds . Cash on hand .. . TOTAL ; .i STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEW HAiNOVER; 1921. I, J. Holmes Bavis,v. Cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. ;;T I ' '-.. J. HOLfMES DAVIS, Cashier. Subscriberi ajid'sworo'tobefore'injejthis 25th day of February, 1921. , Correct Attest: p r a c love,' , -,l WALKER TAYLOR, h. c McQueen, . Directors. Wilmington Seeks Interest in Professional Baseball Again Aroused When Reports : - Are Received That South Atlantic League May Increase to r Eight Clubs-Savannah Promised Seventh Berth, and t ' Wilmington and Asheville Crave the Eighth 'Reported Here that Soutn Atlantic league may be enlarged to eight clubs or league' directors would be wflling to entertain, such a request. Under stand further .that Savannah would like to be included m league and Wil mington would like to enter.. Answer immediately, at, our expense." (That is the telegram sent President Walsh, of the South Atlantic league. by the Morningr Star at the instigation o neaaing"; Baseball fans of Wilming ton last niht; following the receipts oi a report that Sally league moguls were in a receptive frame of mind re garding the enlargement of that ClaBS B circuit. At a late hour nothing had been heard from President Walsh, but it is believed an answer will be re ceived today' and that Wilmington fans can be advised as to the chances of the city gaining membership in one fastest and beat known minor lea uea ln the country. y 1 T . . X ! 11 a favorable answer is received. leading fans believe the city will sup-) i port a iass a cluh better than it 1 cver dV da Class D one. or much more thoroughly.tftan would have been the case had the Eastern Carolina league proposition looked good. Wilmington stacks up -favorably with the other cities having membership in the Sally, (Jharlottt SpartanburgV Greenville, Columbia and Charleston, S. Q, and Augusta, Ga. Tvvo Seek Franchise Asheville is known to be engling for a berth while Savannah, Ga., is said to have been promised the seventh link in the loop- in the event the circuit Is elaborated. This makes it appear ' that the eighth franchise will go to either Asheville or Wilmington, and the baseball reputation of "Wilming ton is far better than that of Ashe ville. While nennant contenders fhA Mountain City never wore outl any turnstfles' at Oatea field, whereas Wli. mington's outpourings in former days, before the city .attained Its present size, constituted the financial back bone, of the Eastern Carolina league. That was when the eastern champs proceeded to lick the Carolina champs off the boards, showing that the old loop wasn't a small with an impedi ment in its gait. The South Atlantic league hasn't yet completed the drafting of its schedule; at feast the tentative draft doesn't' seera to suit the magnates at all, even The A. DAVID CO. Merchant Tailors Report of the Condition of - Peoples Savings Bank AT WILMINGTON ...... v . ; . . Carolina, at the Close of Business, February 21, 1921 LIABILITIES i Capital stock Surplus Undivided profits ' Unearned discount Accrued interest due depositors .. Dividends unpaid ................ Deposits -. ............. i . . I'. . . . 11,570,320.61 286,088.00 73,550.00 95,662.50 48,000.00 18,836.31 40.0Q0.00 ' 212,972.95 . . $2,340,430. 37 TOTAL. r . J. v. LrKAUNUlfiK, Notary Public. Berth in Sally re If That Circuit Expands though they did okeh it after a tire- some session of several hours at Charleston last week.' Sport dope from" around that circuit is to. the ef fect, that t'ie slate of playing dates is a misfit that something milst be done to prevent a waste of money on needless railway mileage. If there Is to be a change in the schedule, then that is an item in favor of Wilming ton nominee in on the league, since everything is not yet cut and dried. Will Cause Hustling Wilmington, even thoujeh 166 miles from Charlotte and about the same distance from Columbia, would prove a paying member. In addition to the thousands of fans making this their home, the fame of WiltninKton as a. resort city is srreat and from the more than 50,000 visitors who come here each summer, many additional paying cus tomers could be extracted. Then too, the advertising coming to the city from membership in the league would be invaluable, makinir it a very good investment to put a crew of Tars on the field for that item alone. Wilmington would have to hustle like Grant did when he surrounded Richmond to get a contending team on the field by the middle -of April. But this doubtless could be accom plished and local fans wouldn't kick over the traces if the gang didn't stay. out in front throughout the race. They would be satisfied with seeing Wil mington well represented and would realize the difficulty the management would be up against In putting a con tender out on such short notice. It would also mean a little hustling to Ret a ball orchard In readiness for the numerous portions of the pastime that would be served up commenlng early in April. But this should be comparitively easy, since little grading I would have to be done and lots of ! material and labor is available. That cummomiy wnicn ma-K.es me noroe iroi is the big and basic need, provides the franchise is forthcoming, but it is believed that with a superior brand of ball promised, that business men and fakis who have hitherto taken little stock ln the promotion of a club will see their way clear to help out handomely. At any rate, the fans will sleep not deeply until Mr. Walsh has been heard from. SPECIAL SELLING OF TIES OST men were fastidious about II their Ties before hisrh nrices came. . They have gone now. You can get a good Tie at a square price at this store. Feb ruary prices will prove to you that things are back to normal and that the good old times when it was not rank extrava gance to indulge in three or four new ties are indeed with us again. Clothiers Haberdashers I 65,000.00 100,000.00 68.179.10 10,000.00 ' 7,000.00 72.75 2,100,178.52 .82.340,430.37 f ' " " : ; An , Imp EX ECU TO A trust company, as executor and trustee under a will,; is free from partiality and prejudice of any kind. Its only desire is to adhere strictly to the provisions of the will and law. AMERfCAN BANK & TRUST COMPANY Corner Front and Market Streets r BOOKS FOR BOYS The Babe Ruth Baseball Stories Tom Swift and Rover Boy Series, Wild Animal Stories Boy Scout Year Books, $2.00 each Also Boy Scout Handbooks Auction Bridge Quiz Northam's Book and Stationery Store, Inc. 32 North Front Street When In Need of a Tool, Look At Our Line of Stanley, Miller Falls, P. S, & W. Braces, Sargent & Stan ley Planes, Stanley & Luf kin Rules, Disston's Hand and X-Cut Saws, Yankee Tools and Breast Drills, Plumbs, Hammers and Hatchets, Whites and Plumbs, Adze, Heller Bro. Cold and Cape Chisels, Barton Smith Hand and X-Cut Saw Files, Kelly and Plumbs, Axes with and without handles, Yale and Eagle Padlocks, Utica Pliers, ' ' . , .4 V i in many styles and sizes. artial 3 The Speed Craze It has been said that the American peo ple are speed crazy; The worst form of speed craze is the desire to get rich quick. Put your money in the bank and you have a certainty. And consult your banker be fore you make any other kind of invest ment. ; liberty Savings Bank 110 South Front Street Eaton's Highland Linen We are offering: thi hlffh-grrade Stationery at 60 cents per box. Why not bay quality and stylet All colors. C. W. YATES CO. Market Street Telephone No. 651 t 1 - I , I
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