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nn o IT RQBESONIAH ESTABLISHED 1870. SINGLE CO PT FIVE CENTS. COUNTRY. GOD AND TRUTH- 12.00 A YEAR., DUE LV ADVANCE VOLUME. L I I v t LUMBERTON, N. C-, THUBSDAY, DECEMBER 8. 1921 NUMBER 86 Jurors Need Not Report Next Week Superior Court is Expected to Ad journ Today or Tomorrow Five Divorces Granted Other Cases. It is expected that Superior court , for the trial of civil cases which convened Monday N will close this afternoon ot tomorrow. Judge John H. Kerr of Warrenton is presiding. While this is a two-weeks term, there will be no court next week and ; tu-tv-ivo '""'I' those summoned lot jurors need not ! roads at the regular monthly meet- report Five divofrce cases have been!'n ' tne county road board Monday., heard during the term ana divorce was trranted in each case These were. 3 Ma'daline M. Bullock vs. M L. Bui-' lock. Frank Anthony thony. vsHattie Art- E. W. White vs. May White. ' Furney West vs. Vivian ( West. , Suvannah Thompkins vs. Arthur Thompkins. . AtUaw l'nrrr n i a n A to na at rt mi to last night are: A D Cashwell vs Western Union ' Tele'eranh Co. judgment for the rf -rf plaintiff in tne sum ot $5U. The suit crew out of an error in sending a . , telegram. .N judgment for plaintiff , the resignation was accepted. Mr. sidered tor purposes ot the agree Farmers Merchants & Bankers Townsend has served as a member of ment as part of the American main Warehouse Co. vs. J. G. Baldwin; theroad board for several years. Mr. W - iudement for Dlaintiff iT- - Evans wfls elected temporary The problems of China or other por- S. P. iudgment for plaintiff, W. R. McNeill vs. Lunie Locklear ! et al; judgment for plaintiff. County Welfare Of . f ice Re-established F?;SaJ f Jhfpj!; af 'lv,road be used as a Private cart-way. applying to the Pacific islands the Mr. A. 0. Alford of the State co Elected to This Position at Salary Tha Mf;Kn'Hi,. ffcot o A nrinciDle of the thirtv.odd Brvan tifi, or at joint Meeting oi c-oun- ty Commissioners and Board of of 52,400 at Joint Meeting of Coun- 7 , ,r . r ,7 State Welfare Commissioner, Ad- dressedthe Boards -Very Little "H0'1""" . . Miss Elizabeth Frye of Red springs was eiectea county weiiare 1 coui officer at a joint meeting of ting oi the.i county commissioners and the board ; oi eaucauon monaay ine onice caus a .alnmr rT C9 A fill innlnriinf. v , for a salary of $2,400, including ex penses, half to be paid by the com missioners andhalf by the board of education. , Mrs. Clarence Johnson, State Wel fare ' Commissioner, addressed the joint boards and made a strong plea for re-establishment of the office, which was discontinued last spring. Opposition came from only two sources. Mr. Chapel Wilson, superin- tendent of the Lumber Bridge high j au,,H ,c IJBUp.B i Z J n ,u A. uwuoiwu"' ; himself as opposed. Mr. Culbreth said he had no special complaint to make about establishing the office but thought no more offices should be "established to increase taxes. He was shown that his taxes would be in creased by only about thre cents. Dr. C. H. Durham, pastor of the First Baptist church of Lumberton, and Mr. K. M. Barnes of Lumberton spoke in favor of establishing the office. There were four other applicants for the office: Mr. Jno. L. McNeill, who lives in the Philadelphus sec tion; Mr. Geo. A. Barnes, who lives near Lumberton; Messrs. J. P. Rus sell and M. N. Folger of Lumberton. Mr. Russell put in his application jtuaaeu put n. with the request that it be with-, u raw ii 11 mere were any applicants p from other sections of the county. Frank Everett Gives Self Up Slayer of B. M. Pittman Went ' to Parkton Yesterday and.- 'Phoned Officer Taken to Jail at Raeford. v By C. D. Williamson. Parkton, Dec. 7. Frank Everett, slayer of B. M. Pittman, came to Parkton this morning at 8 o'clock and .phoned Rural Police J. T. McRainey to come for him as he had surrendered. By 9 o'clock McRainey arrived and took Everett to Raeford, where he was delivered over to Sheriff Edgar Hall. A. W. Wright wasdeputized and accompanied the above parties to Raeford. (An account of the killing of Pitt man will be found on another page in this issue in a special from Parkton to The Robesonian. Editor.) Change in Local Train Schedules. A change in the schedule of two- lo cal Seaboard passenger trains will go into effect next Sunday at 12:01 a. m. Train No. 16, west-bound, will ar rive at 6:31 a. m.Jnstead of 6:51 a. m. and train No. 14, east-bound, will arrive at 10:10 a. m. instead of 10:35 a. m. A change in the Raleigh & Charles ton schedule also will go into effect at the same time. Train No. 1 will leave for Marion at, 9:30 a. m. instead of 9:40, and returning will arrive at 5:10 p. m. instead of 5:40 p. m. Messrs. J. F. Pittman and Kelly Bass o R. 3, Fairmont, were among the visitors in town this morning. CoSuperintendent "Cooling Off? Pe Of Roads Resigns! riod Basis Treaty W. B, Covington Will Join State High-, way Commission fortes Has Done Good Work in Robeson J. I. j Townsend Resigns as Chairman' Road Board and Will Supervise i Road Work For Present Other Road Matters. Mr. W. B. Covington tendered his resignation as county superintendent ; .. .... ovl"S"" W111 engage in worn on:ivur ""ijr pmocu a ouu- one1 ue projects oi tne state ilrgn. ! way Commission. He has served as superintendent of roads in Robeson j for two and a half years. During this time many good roads have been j built in the county, which now stands ! third in good roads in this district. ' He is an experienced road man and aside from the good work he has done in building roads. Mr. Covineton has ' made many friends in the county. He . i . i , is a native oi Kicnmona county ana ves near Rockingham. His successor! na9 not ben named- j . roaa Doara ana commissioner irom tVio thirrl Histripf tpnr!erorI hio : MTi - 'Z" Z Z " i 11 iC: ilZ j ' iixi itirt r t inn mi nr (i r m riiini Mini ed to supervise the road work in the county at large until a superintend-: ent is securea. tne compensation to be determined at the next meeting of the board. i The committee arjnointed at the last meeting of the board to consider the) to the point of a decision. By the Illatter of changing the Broad Ridge : American delegates the project is re church road recommended that the'garded as establishing neither an al- VAaJ Vi Ui.ii'olifcnl nnA h..n Hnwi1av:,l fnmch;n bu,lt jn Howellsville township, near! j L M'White's farm, was held up for 30 days, the matter being referred to j , Tonsend who will t t the next meetinj of the boad The cnmm ttpo annn ntoH tn in. vestigate the advisability of building . fpnm st p . 4wnsninlnothine about their conversations on - f PhiinHolnViiw mnH oaAna ihrm,h oaHlptrP( Wnsfcin ronnvt-Hnz ed that th cost ,d Ground $300. It was ordered that this road be built by St. Pauls and Saddletree town ships and Messrs. J. I. Townsend and J. B. Evans were authorized to let contract and have road completed It was ordered that $1,000 on note! of G. T. Fisher for mules and scraD. i ers be paid. ' tion in the arms conference was given It was ordered that a note for $2,- j today, however, by President Hard 500 be executed for 90 days for the 5ng who declared in a public address mmoriil mcfl fnnl c i nfift f w,n..7ii t, that the neErotiations nromised to vU,e t0wnship and that a 2,000 note ! f0f bridge fuJld renewed for 90 days at the Bank of Maxton. Tfl mottai Af rlifkif Ara kn TK7 I A lil. Illdlbbl UlVUUIg UUUC UJf T T it. MCJNeiii in tsurnt awamp townsnip was continued until the next meeting of the board. ' ANOTHER CURIOSITY IN CEM. ETERY AT FAIR BLUFF Monument Erected to Nonagenarian Who is Still in the Flesh He Has Bought His Casket Too. The image of a woman's head on a tombstone is not the only couriosity to be seen in a cemetery at Fair Bluff. A Lumberton citizen reports another. This is a monument erected to the memory of a man who is still alive and active, though he is 93 years old. The following inscription Wpears on tre monument: "J.J. Pros- For Mg D w DeVoweli Connor.(some name)Born, Nov. 30, 1848. Joined Confederate army in 1861. Returned in 1865. All Things to the Glory of God." This same man has his casket bought and paid for, according to the j Lumberton man, who ought to know. Negro Dies as Result of Wounds. John Bethea, colored, died at the Baker sanatorium late Tuesday even ing from the effects of being shot on Friday of last week. Bethea lived in Dillon county and it is said was shot by another negro. More than 100 shot struck him, his liver being punc tured by a number of shot. He was 2f years old. No particulars of the shooting have been learned here. It is said that three negroes are in jail in connection with the shooting. Best Time to Fight Boll Weevil. Farmers generally are not fighting the boll weevil as has been recom mended by the government. The cold has the weevil down and now is the best time to keep him down; accord ing to those who have had to deal with him in the past. The best-known methods for fighting the weevil dur ing the fall and winter months have been outlined in several issues of The Robesonian. , Miss Inez Williamson of R. 4, Lumberton, underwent an operation for appendicitis at the Thompson hospital yesterday afternoon. Money to Lend on Cotton. Con sult ns in regard to warehousing facilities. s " THE NATIONAL BANK 0 LUMBEKTON. Mutual Pledge Not to go to War Over Disputes in Pacific Without "Cool-; ing Off" Period of Discussion is Basis of New 4-Power Treaty Pro-j Posed Optimistic About Arms., Conference. Washington, Dec. 7. (By Asso dated" Press.) A mutual pledge not' A- a J; i iL.ln . .. ... . . go u, war ov Pacific without a cooling off period of discission is th basis of the new siuie ior me ingio-japanese am- ance. Discussions of the proposal among the arms delegates have reached a j the county on Saturday, December well-advanced stage, although none of17, at 2 o'clock p. m., where township the governments concerned the Uni- locals will be formed. At this meeting ted States, Great Britain, Japan and officers for the locals will be elected France fcas given its final approval, rind delegates named to attend 'the A suggestion that the Anglo-Japanese 'county meeting, pact be revoked has gone to London On December 21. at 11 nctock a. m.. and Tokio. Possible controversies ; al . ti : : i .1 . I ... over me i acme isiuiiu aione, ex- ( elusive of the Hawaiian group and Yap would come under the provisions " .."l""1: L' 3 i'"" . . I ie suujeci 01 a separate treaty, negotiations for which are nearine ; ins1 j tTo,, . n" I ,viiiiyii.iiiB auu iia nan u lvj luu- not to be touched by- the proposed j treaty, nor will it contain provisions iciauug to i-atmc lunuitauuus ui the naval reduction program. It is possible, however, that all of these questions may come simultaneously ManCO TlflT ATI Pflfpntp hilt ITIPrplv 119 1 neace treaties to which the United peace treaties to which the United States already is a party. A public probably will be made in the near future by Secretary Hughes. For the present the authorized (American spokesmen prefer to say the subiect. which have been nroceed- entirely behind the curtain of "executive sessions." Apparently the negotiations so far have been kept within a very narrow circle centering in the "Big Three" Hughes, Balfour and Kato. An evidence of the optimism with which American officials who are in on the secret view the general situa "succeed beyond our fondest hopes." Without making direct reference to j the proposed four power agreement he nrpdirted that the Washington I O yi: wuum uauei m a lew uaj (in international amity. l All the outward indications point to a merging of the Pacific question i ?i.l . 1- . . ii r wun me nava raiio proDiem so iar as the final decisions of some of the foreign nations are concerned. No re- j ply from Tokio regarding the naval reduction plan now is expected until the Japanese government also is ready to make some expressions on the four power proposal. It is pos sible that in the final analysis the J moned to meet December 14, and will question of Shantung and China gen-j be opened in state by the king, who erally may also become interwoven in has taken the closest personal in the general scheme before a specif ic j terest in the Irish negotiations since and definite settlement ot any of he practically instigated them when these elements is reached. he ODened the Ulster parliament. Thus it would not surprise close; observers here if the whole range of controversies under consideration were gathered in the end under one I blanket understanding, to be trans lated then into several formal instru. ments of agreement. Both Japanese and Chinese reflect ed optimism over the Shantung nego tiations tonight after another meet ing in which Japan offered to give up the public property in the leased territory of Kiao-Chow as another step toward meeting the Chinese position. In the committee of the whole of the nine nations a resolu tion adopted during the day pledging respect for China neutrality in fu ture wars, and another restricting the uses of foreign radio facilities on Chinese soil. There is a general feeling that all of these subjects the Chinese ques tions, Shantung, the naval ratio and the new "cooling off" treaty may all move along concurrently so that none of them reaches definite settlement until all are ready to be lumped into a final program of accomplishment. Chauffeur's License Revoked Sever al Applications Refused. Malcom Humphrey's chauffeur's li: cense was revoked and his bond of $500 canceled, at a meeting of the mayor and town commissioners Tuesday evening. Humphrey was con victed in recorder's court Monday, of transporting whiskey. He will be al lowed to apply for license again in 60 days. Several applications for driver's li cense wepe refused by the board Fred Stone was granted a restricted license, but cannot drive a car for hire. Mr. A. W. Powell of R. 6, Lumber ton, was in town yesterday. County Meeting To - Be Held Dec. 21 plans Made at Meetings Here Yester- day to Organize Robeson as a Unit in State Organization of Coopers-j tive Associations Township Mect-j " t t Wt 1 I 4 a ! vJ?n I e m rf!T . A ' ficers Will be Elected at County Meeting. Reported for The Robesoriian. At a meetine held Wednesday.' Vuec .' ? tne ",ce 01 u: u- PUKes- ; county farm demonstration agent, plans were made to organize Robeson tuuniy as a unu in ine oiaie organi. zation ot tne cooperative associations. Township meetings will be held in every township or votigg precinct in a county meeting will be held in 11. . . , ... Liumoerton to elect county onicers consisting of a president, vice-presi. dent, secretary and treasurer. These ty in the worK lor tne election ot rUroi ti trwli tvII! taWo nlaro onrlv t . .. . .. 1 ' in .i .i nn'trr ah fv, D,i i,r. uinn. f those men whe, with a vision oflpal finance act, and the Burgwyn bill what the future held, went out and worked night and day for the success of the associations and who now see the culmination of their work in this, their permanent, organization suntract three irom ten a leaves seven, which will be the added cost to any farmer waiting until af ter January 1 to join, as the fee will be advanced to $10 on that date. A word to the wise ought to be suf ficient Join now and save seven dol- Laa v, ;.0;J fK ICI1UCU LllC IHCC blli BltU U1JV UOOVU hUV plans of the movement. Irish Free State Title Given Ireland Treaty Between Great Britain and Ireland Gives Latter Same Status as Canada and Other Overseas Dominions. London,' Dec. 6. (By Associated Press.) The centuries-old quarrel between England and Ireland was ended, as had been fervently hoped, in the small hours of Tuesday mom- ing by the signature in the prime minister's cabinet room of "a treaty between Great Britain and Ireland," consisting of eighteen articles, giv ing Ireland the title of the Irish Free State and the same constitutional status as Canada. Australia and other ntraruoa dnminlnno U ItlllVUO .......... I . me question oi auegiance, wnicn up to the last moment threatened to wreck the negotiations, was sur- mounted by permitting the members ... ... ,. . ot tne Irish parliament to swear allegiance to the constitution of the Irish Free State and "be faithful tc His Majesty the King." The treaty has yet to run the gauntlet of the Ulster government and oi the Imperial .parliament. The imperial parliament has been sum- Approval by the imperial Partia- ment is a foregone conclusion, as the government has an overwhelming majority in the House of Commons favoring its Irish policy, and the ac. tion of the British representatives in reaching the agreement has already been unanimously endorsed by the cabinet. The position of Ulster is less certain. Evidence comes from Belfast tonight that the treaty will be sub jected to the most searching exami nation before receiving assent, and doubtless many modifications will be proposed. ' Recorder's Court One Fined for Transporting Whiskey and Three Fined for Being Drunk and Raising Disturbance. Malcom Humphrey was fined $25 and cost by Recorder D. H. Fuller Monday on the charge of transport ing whiskey. The evidence was that Humphrey carried Capt. J. T. Glover into the country and brought some whiskey which Mr. Glover purchased to town. 'Bill' Bailey, John -Coble and Robert Hutchins were all found guilty of being drunk at Tuesday's session of cqrurt. Coble was fined $15 and cost, while Uailey afcd Hutch. : . . f,nA tm oanVi inrl rnlt The defendants wer charfed with being drunk and raising a dstur- d bance at the H. A. Page garage Sun day- afternoon. Miss Mary Shuping returned today to her home at Morganton after spending three weeks here visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Townsend, Walnut and Sixth streets. Mr. P. P. Smith of Proctorrille is a Lumberton visitor today. - Legislature Gets I 1 To Work At Once Both Houses Get Off to Good Start on First Day But End of Session; Apparently is not in Sight Cover- nor Sends Brief Message. Ealeieh News and Observer. Dec. 7:! With 129 items of leeis'ation ranr- c,ub re requested to be present at " 'l n "i r Jf?"'lT' ?!nIlth.. rula wklv metin. ing in importance from' the seining i for catfish in the Catawba river to abo,ition of the death penalty for jprlmo in IVnrth I nvnlina Thraa rtnti i;. L.7;: ZTk T!S wide stock law, and a brief message from Governor Morrison indicating "" w JT"- An n AT r.A fiffa &n v anrrrvaa tion other than thaf contained in his call for the session covers the work i There will be an important meet done in the House and Senate on the ing of Raft Swamp camp No. 164, W. opening day of the special session which convened yesterday morning at 11 o clock. State-wide legislation included in the bills introduced in both Houses include, beside the Spence measure on capital punishment, a resolution pro- viding for a State bond issue to take up the deficit in the State school fund; repeal of the section -of the finance act taxing the net income of ' 7" " J 7 "V "r ., j insurance companies; repeal oi me," i section of thp finanrp art whirh fav i um v. "V" , V " uiuri l i uuiiu.i nriw iiv iirtiiR mi i i , reducing the property tax exemption from ?300 to $50. ,, to a flying Though Retting away of their siinilim tho i-ovUeH n,nniri.,tQ move next week to wniieviue, IV. n this, start in the matter of new legislation I offered, most of it the nature of local i nLXht IS "lelS"rI!: "f;U t;ki"jif ; (l v. e .? tible jolt in the number of bills of- r a tu c j Tororf I ha Nnno t nana cs tm a ar . fered. The Senate passed up a reso lution setting Friday, December 16 as the day for the expiration of the ses sion and Friday of this week as the final day in which roll call bills may be introduced Brevity of session is clearly emphasized m the message:. .o L fi, -a u m Wilmington last evening sent to the House and the Senate by the Governor. It reads: Governor's Message. "The necessity for my calling your Honorable Body in Extraordinary Session is set forth in the call, and I most respectfully invite your con- sideration of the two matters therein specifically referred to "Under the Constitution, you have the undoubted right to proceed to act upon any other matter which in your opinion, merits your attention. "I do not deem it my duty to make any recommendations to you other than to ask that you take such ac tion upon the two matters mentioned in the Proclamation calling you to gether as you deem wise. "The great program which you pro yided tor in your Kegular session, .ns au.uiuistcicu tu jfuur to Monroe tomorrow, satisfaction. I am well pleased at Miss Martha Flax Andrews, the splendid service being rendered county home demonstration agent, by the various Boards, Commissions ave a demonstration in dress form and other Executive Agencies charg- before a groUp meeting of the Cum ed with the duty of working out your j berland COUnty home demonstration great and patriotic designs "With assurance of great respect, and cordial good will for the entire membership of your Honorable Body. I am." Senate Confirmed A. D. Watts. A. D. Watts was confirmed yes terday by the Sehate as commission er of revenue. There was no opposi. tion within the party, all Democrats voting for and Republicans voting against. The Senate yesterday defeated bill to reduce personal property ex emption from $300 to $100 and failed to take final action on a resolution providing for final adjournment Dec ember 16. Opposition to the bill to reduce tax exemption on personal property was led by Senators Var ser, Hartsell, Long and Lambeth, all of whom denounced the measure as an effort to oppress the poor man with taxes. It was brought out that the exemption protects the man with nothing but a cow or horse or pig, I which he can t hide, while people with watches, jewelery, and the like can and do hide them, that only 28 watch es were listed for taxation in the en tire city of Charlotte a few years ago. Boll Weevil Makes Appearance. Raleigh News and Observer, Dec. 8: The boll weevil made its first ap pearance in the Senate in the form of a bill offered by Senator Varser and passed on its three readings, which permits the commissioners of Robeson county to shorten the open season for quail on the theory that the birds will serve as a protection against the boll weevil. Senator Varser offered a bill yes terday to place the name of W. H. Graham of Robeson on the pension roil. House Bills Raleigh News and Observer, Dec. 8: Divorce on the grounds of incur, able insanity attested to by the super-r intendent of the institution in which the patient ha3 been confined for j f V6-01. mor,e and 'eduction of the period of residence necessary for securing a divorce in the State from five to two years are provided for in a measure submitted to the House yesterday by Representative Mc Swain, of Cleveland county. Repeal of the cotton warehouse' tax and the distribution of the $500,000 1 a ry 1, 1922 and one per cent, addi warehouse fund among the counties jtional each month thereafter until from which it was collected to be ad-'paid. ministered locally for warehouse con- R. E. LEWIS, Sheriff, COTTON MARKET Middling cotton is quoted on tho local market today at 15 3-4 cents the pound; strict middling 16 1-4 ' cents BRIEF ITEMS AND LOCAL NEWS AH members or tne rway Nignf. !the regular weekly meeting Mr. A M. FloyaVof Orrum killed ' two hogs Monday that were 1 1 month ' ftM MM WAIffhinff 'Z'rA nfl tho nr hr Mr. Barney Lamb and family 'moved Monday from a farm on K. 4 t T lAfn 1.11 m hAFrnn r A A f A fftt Afl K i from Fairmont. ; " . - i O. W., Saturday evening at 7 :30. All members are especially urged to bo present. A large army aeroplane from Camp Bragg flew over Lumberton Tuesday afternoon and later landed at Mr- J- E- Walters' field, near the National cotton mill. ! lne condition ot airs. r.. j. Stone, who underwent an operation a week a at,the Ba,ker sanatorium. ; ,.nrf . fvnrhlA i, A ,p "7 a t mv Mr- hi. K. I revatt ana iamuy. who live on R. 1 from Buie. expect i ' - , ,r- Prevatt is a Lumberton visitor way- The Seaboard is offering reduced 'round'trip rates to Monroe tomorrow, ' ., r,u goXrctning V"-13 " - Mr. W. W. Carlyle is addir Sat- dding 30 i feet to the rear of the garage . i v.. m- w t ing occupied by Mr. V. V. I , ' T ' " . ! . build- Thomp son, Chestnut street. Mr. S. A. Branch is supervising the work. Dr. R. C. Beaman, pastor of Chestnut Street Methodist church, de livered an address at a banquet of the Wilmington Methodist Men's club The third payment to depositors in the Peoples Bank & Trust Co., of Fairmont, will be made on December 15 according to Mr. A. R. Bullock, receiver of the bank, who is a Lum berton visitor today. The Parkton high school basket- b U t , d the Lumberton hicrh school teams on the local ground Tuesday. The gril's team from Park ton won, while the boy's team of Lumberton won over the Parkton boys. Mayor A. E. White has received from Mr. W. C. Heath, head of a gen eral reception committee at Monroe, an invitation to be a guest of the town and serve as a member of the official committee when Marshal Foch will 'spend a short time there tomorrow I!eveninff Mayor and Mrs. White will clubs at Fayetteville last Saturday. Miss Andrews was invited by Misa Elizabeth Gainey, home demonstra tion agent of Cumberland. Hosea Gerald, colored, who Uvea in the Orrum section, killed 5 hogs Monday that weighed 1466 pounds, the largest weighing 412 pounds. He has three more to kill. He says that he has bought no lard in 8 yeara but gens it instead, selling from 200 krt ann nounds everv vear. He also ana3 pienty of sweet potatoes and ex pects to live at home. It seems thatewinorning-glonea "glory" in the winter as well as in the summer. Mention has been made in The Robesonian several times of j m0rning-glories that didn't seem to mind the frost and this morning Mrs. James Sanderson found one in her front yard at her home on Pino street in bloom and not protected from frost, either. It had grown about 2 1-2 or 3 inches from tno ground and was ready to grow some more. struction, two automobile anti-tneix laws the requirement of two reputa seized liquors, and two measures re ble witnesses, one man and one wo man, to certify the destruction of pealing the State-wide stock law were aiso mciuaeu ui uic even iu dred bills submitted to the House. To Study Boll Weevil Among the bills introduced in tho House was one by Templeton of Wake providing for the appointment of a commission of 7 members and an appropriation of 1,000 to study the boll weevil situation and warn the people of its coming. The com mission is to be composed of repre sentatives of the banking, commer cial, agricultural and educational forces of the State. The measure went to the appropriation commitee. The resolution taking care of tho school deficit carries a provision for the appropriation of the accrued premium on the State's institutional bonds, amounting to $71,800, for im provements at the Indian normal at Pembroke. NOTICE This is to notify all tax-payers that 1 per cent will be added to all un paid State and county taxes on Janu-