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' r THE NEWS AND OBSERVER SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 23, 1917. F QL1SE PASSES BILL OR PnOBlNb COSTS 'leasure Appropriate $400, 000; To InVwtigata High Price of Food - f Br Th Aeeoelated. Press.) Washington, Feb. I. The House te . xight adopted aa aa amendment to tat , sundry civil appropriation bill, aa ap tiropriatioa of for aa iaveatige- turn ly' the Federal Trade OsmsnissMoa r.f tha High cost ef food. Th vt m t to 6L ; ' ' '- The investigation was ordered by President Wilson, who directed that rarticusar ateatioa be tivea to shares " of combinations to control food price. Tb Denartmrat of Agriculture Was M J ad to assist Tbe trad commhudoa kaa outlined an Investigation to last ail months and to go into fvery detail of food prodaetioa and distribution. If . th apropriation ia approved. by tk ftenate-tke. commission will ttart imme- d lately oa the inquiry, takiag op rst the packing industry. The Agricultural Xrartment kaa pursued a food Inveeti- ' gatioa for months, but lack of "inquin- - tonal power baa handicapped It. t Tka Department of Justice's invest! -tgatioa kaa been eonflaed aolely to law ; violations. The .trade commission kaa bower to take ap all phrases. f Km l.tmht, f.jn.-la- today teeeiTed reports from tra investigator la Chicago, Buffalo, Do- . troit, pittabargh, Clevelaad and Other ; largo railroad eoatera aayiag that the freight congestion waa being rapidly re lieved. , Tka eoamtaeioa issued ft state . inent expressing ita confidence in the car service commission of tka American Beltway Aasoeistlon, saying tka organ! ration was doing mack excellent work : U tao Interest of tka reaerel public." . In tka House of ateprcaeauKtivea te- ; day mm aantoal iaeident In eoaaectloa with a prayer regarding the food .att ention in the House by Chaplain du- atn, who asked that the autaoritlee In ftate and nation might And way to bring; prices within reach of the needy. CHIEF RECOMMENDS REPRIMAND Tt)H OFFICER u4v ht considered If an gam as ana It hie poet officers bat realised he acted . too hastily. Chief Koeaee kas reeoa- . iMoswi that they reprimand the polios tea for his . . .. - ..vviaii Motherly at tka - time of the latter' arrest. ; .'",'!--t- aaw consider ing tat natter and probably will make anna announcement at their Monday meeting. . , Death of Mrs. . Marvin Calbretk, . . ...rnos ot Her. J. Marvin uli.rctli, former . pastor of Epworth . .s , eltyi gret to learn of the death of hie wife ... .. t...o.y , in St. Louis af trr a brief illness, of pneumonia. Mr. Culhreth was traeef erred to 8U Lonis at the last session of the North Caro lina ConOrenee. , MOGULS TO DEPOSIT GUARANTEE MONEY ON , MONDAY AFTERNOON 'At a loaeheon of sitliena, naaeially iaterestsd In tka new eompaay M taks 0Tr the losal franehiee of the Carolina League, at t 'eloeh yesterday atter soon final arraBgementa wars made for deoosUins- Us 1.00Q, gnarantss, . This will bs dons Monday aftarnoon. ' Wlin US Dswr w nmumaiwrn muwh tka directors will begin tka work ot planning for tka training period and signing of plnyers for the team. How srer, the first thing to 1 dons is ths election: of directors and iaaugvratioa of a ampaign to raiso some task for defray axpanaaa. sack ns buying nni forms and other sqnJpment and mset ins a email debt oa the bark.' . President Church stated yesterday that ka is in toiMk with aereral biguly rseontaaeaded asanagera aad annonnes ment of. Ealeigh's new pilot will be mule witkia tka next few days. Bar- srsl players hers last year will likely but tka mtpority of the 1917 eluD mem bera will be new players to Baleigh Y. BRYAN YAMASIIITA A VISITOR TO THE CITY Japanese Protcca Of Hon. William Ian. nlnga Bryan On Vlatt To Mr. eat Mrs. R. U Bsrgreavoa Baleigh is to hive aa a visitor for two days, a native of Japan with a his tory, aad a history linked with tka life of former Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan. Tkla is T. Bryan Tamaahita, who will reach Balelgk to morrow from Miami, Pbu, where ho has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Bryan, his visit to Baleigh being aa tbe guest of Mr. aad Mrs. Bkrhsrd L Hargreavea, the latter ths daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bryan. there are interesting facts aboot ths friendship of Mr. Bryan and Mr. Tama shlta. It began because of the speech which woa Mr. Bryaa the Penxoeratie Komi nation for President in 1884. That SDcech was translated. ..into Japaaese, and young Yamaahita read it in Tokio. It mnds an impression on htnu Alter awhilo ka earns to America. For ft rear ha worse in Ban Fran eiaeo, aad being in need of funds he headed for Lincoln, Neb to sea Mr. B'rjisi,Wfion W reached "th home of: the Commoner, nnd came to know him personally, ka adopted Mr. Bryan, for la Japan tka custom is ror a young men to adopt father In place of the elder nan adopting a aoa. Mr Bryaa became interested aad took young Tamashita, then about SO year of age, into kis home. . Later ha sent him to ths University of Nebraska, assuming charge of kis education. Aad the young I aa from Tokio took "Bryan" for hia middle name. After his anivcraity days, T. Bryan Tamaahita returned to Japan, and In the IB reara since ha left America, he has held important positions under the Japanese Government, lie is now visit ing the United States aa tbe representa tive of oae of tka largest banking Arms la Japan, nnd naturally want to Miami to .see Mr. and Mrs. Bryan. His visit to Baleigh will give htm eome other, views of tka South and its people. GOOD HEADWAY MADE ; ON pRPHANAGE FUND . Contributions received by tka Meth adiat OtdIuuuum rsstariay amounted to tWJM. With tka addition of ysstarday'f aontrlbutloM thia fund bow stands at a grand total of t2,27k23, the amount It hssbeen lees than two weeks alnee tt MnlianA mnWmra tho Idea ikW fire of tka Boys Building togetksr with all ka Mnlnnant in that bnildin aad ths nsraonal sfTeets of tka inmates. This ' . . . . . ..B M fund is being rataea xor un purpose oi Ki(Min mi to meet anen. other needs that warn created by the Ira. Con- .... 1 . M I. MlHinMI MM HH IB X TTIMI all over tka State, frotn ladividuals, .m mmA tfc AiSmmt rnaiaa.tioat. ssl It to with great appreaiaUoa that tka organaga oiucuua are svewsj we appeal mat with suek hearty responses. Donations ia monsT ar alotklng will be gratefuuy P. - xastaraajri eeauiouiionn wera aa ioi Inwi . p H William, Elisabeth City.t t5.00 rircW St. Paul's Church. Ooldsbora 070 Mrs. W. U Draper, Warranton, ' 6X0 A mena ....,... ' mv A Friend 50 A Friend ' L00 Amount previously reportad.,..i2479.79 Grand Total ....1 ;;,ty76X EDITOR BAM Hi PABABCI TELLS OF HICkvOKT rSOCKBS& Catawba county is la better shape than ever before, according to 8. H. rarabce, editor of tka Bwkory uaiiy R.rL who arrived la tka atty last night to spend a few hours amid old surroundings. While that county was hit rather hard by the July nooua, us people shouldered their losses and want right aneaa punning ior am sutuiw. -. "We have some dairy farms ia Ca tawba that would delight aay eye," Mr. Parabea said, 'and the prod nets of ths Hickory creamery are la demand throughout the union. That Institution la one of the bifirest Industries la ths city, and ia responsible for many Una bsrds of .cattle. Catawba xteopie are interested la Mid roads Just now nnd a movement Is oar -foot to vote $400,000. in. THJndair highways, with a provision rot mainte nance. Catawba folks aay the bonds will earrv aad our Qua Self kaa been down here ia tbe Interest of tka State good roade bill. "Quite naturally I think Hickory la the best town la th world- ' It climate ia declared to bs ths best In the United States throughout the year, and the peo ple are hospitable and co operative. They here mad ear new pa per posaibls, and the publishers ar mads to- feel every dsy that thty have not only ths good town of Hickory back of then, but the fine county of Catawba and much of the adjoining counties. Under tka eir eumstanees, I could not eOncelv of a better place to live tbaa Hickory." Kditor Farabec's Raleigh friends ars giving him the glad hand, and rejoice at tha big sueeess hs ia making of the Hickory Beeord, oae of Western North! Carolina's lirest daily peers. The Brummltt-McLendon education bill, originated by Senator MeCoia. aad which psased the Senate oa Friday Bight, found bo favor with Senator Per son. f Franklin county, who voted aniast it. Yesterday morning tha Sen ator asked the consent of tha Hecate for two minutes to say a few words and receiving this consent h ksd the fol lowing to ear which was aimed at the educational bilk referred to above "Mr. President and fellow Senators: Last night thia body crossed the pons aesinorum, witb what political expert denominated a legislative monstrosity. "Mr. President: Our political We has ita counterpart ia animal life. "The lowest form of korss'lif Is ths Quagg, a small, runty sebra roaming th veldts of South Africa. The largest form of antelope life- ia ths Vilder beeste. roaming the same veldts. They sometimes cross, when a bull Quagga and a eow Vildergeest fall in love. Th result is something fearfully aad wonderfully made, aad of horrible as pect. I cant be used aa a beast of burden, for It wont work, nor ud for food, for ths lowest form of jungle life rsfuss to eat it; nor as a pet, on ac count of it unspeakable hideousneas. Naturalists faavs not been able to agree upoa a nam for this hybrid, and they aay it la needless to give it a name, foe it eaat live long, cant reproduce Ita kind, and while living, can serve no Useful purpose, ewept to warn the world, against aa abortion of nature.." m Mrs, Jaekale Daniels Thresh, of Tor- bora, president of the United Daughters of ths Confederacy of the State, wrote to a friend in tha city that sho re gretted exceedingly that aha could not b here at th hearing on Friday, at which th bill was considered for an in ereaae for. Confederate Veterans. Mrs. Thresh was prevented from being, bar on account of sickness. She is very much Interested 1u tar bill and hopes that the legislature will increase th pensions for these worthy old heroes. Th North Carolina T. P. A. is respon sible for three of- -the most important measures which bsve become lawa at tkla session of ths legislature Tha trav eling men, however, will not be th only beneficiaries of thess laws aa they are measures in which ths general public will share. The measures referred to are the absentee voters bill, tho hotel inspection bill and that which requires the eountiea to erect guide posts at all the principal cross roads, giving direc tion and distance to- the towns to which they lead. In getting this legislution ths T. P. - A. has been represented by Mr. A. Ik Bryd, of Charlotte, a former president of the association. While all are highly meritorious measures it is unlikely, that .they would have gotten through but for tk untiring' aad ia telligeat ork of Mr. Bryd. His per sonal kaowledg of conditions were tk smoothing iron that flattened ant what to tka uninformed appeared to be kinks. . Representative' Gray B. Kiag, of Kaak, ia totter to tkeedUor of th: News aad Observer writee a follows: My opposition to the judicial district biQ defeated la tka Hon so yesterday waa wall kaown to noma peopl that my being recorded as voting iaye" without aa explaaatiaa may be cause of aurprls if act of suspicion from seme ' sources. . X waa not included among 1 tbos you aamsd a explaining their vote. My vote af "aye" waa purely to giv thr friends af tk bill a chance to offer a eatlafaetory substitute a th third reading. X ask that yea will do me th eoartesy to aaak tkla xplaa-, ti0B. - . I Jut Behold What 4 ; . Will Replace Fur THE DAY IN CONGRESS - SEXATIt I Met at 10: JO a. m. Agreed " to oafereae report aa I Danish Welt Indies government bill. Senator roiadextar protested agaiaat elimination from oonfereaee report aa tha legislative appropriatiea bill of pro- viaioa covering postmasters into) th elvll aervico. I Bepublieaaa stiffened their nllbuster ' aad Democrat decided to hold Senate ia continuous aessioa ever Buaaay U 'acoeasary to break it ap. I Debate oa revenue bill was turned Into a - discussion of tk iaternational erlaia, I Senator Fall Introduced a bill to ns ' power the President to as tk armed fore of tka United State to protect Uvea and. property. Agreed to vote Wednesday en ad- ralnistratiou revenue bill, breaking rp the Bepublieaa aUboater. Beeessed .11:19 (Sunday) nntu 1 . m., Sunday, whea memorial aerviee wUl be held for th late Bepreaeatatlv Finley ef South Carolina aad others, -HOUSE Mel at 11 a. ra. Debated sundry civil appropriation bill Including provision for food in vestigation by Federal Trad Commis sion. Agreed oa Porte) Bieaa aitlseaship bill. Paul O. MeCorkle sworn a to eueceed the late Bepreaeatatlv Finley of South Carolina. , Continued scasioa. through arming. Representative Morrin of Pennsyl vania introduced bill for 1)00XK) bond Issue for national defense. Adopted amendment to sundry civil biU to appropriate m0OflLfor Federal Trade Commisaioa Inquiry into kigk coat of food. Secretary McAdoo urged immedlat appropriatioa ef 1,400,000 to purekaa tk quarantine stations. Adjourned at 10:53 p. am- ntfl noon Sunday whea memorial eerriee will he) bold for tk late Beprsssatativ Finlay of Soutk Carolina aad the late Beaator Burleigh af Maine. , It ia Just as easy to look pleasant as it is to wear a long face aad look aa if you dined oa erabapplea. " Shoddy society ia mad up ef th social dregs thrown by th wave of commercial convulsions. i H ' ! i I - . . si. '; , ! ... .: ' I . v. 1 .;'';' , . - if . ' I ;'2', . JKKZ BTENDIG WRAP , Mala colored chiffon, a long, wids aearf ef it, hemstitched oa to a band of gold metal cloth, makes thia spring novelty for maidena who dance. There- is any nnmber of coquettish way of wsaring U. State Society SCOTLAND KECK Scotland Neck, Feb. 24-On Saturday afteraooa Miss Louise Josey waa hos tess to th Scissors Club, Her hom on Church Street was beautifully decorat ed, tka hearts and Cupids carrying out th valentine Idea. Soma time was spent la. sewing, then the guests were gives kaad-painted hearts and request ad ". write a valentiae wish for Mia Bajlia Mae' Josey, who, in March, is to become tk bride of Mr. Ralph Phillips, These were then read . by Mrs. Henry Clark. The hostess then brought ia and presented to Mis Josey a large heart shaped box. On opening this It was found to contain in any dainty gifts from tk elub members and other pres ent Mia Josey, in a charming manner, thanked each and everyone for - lor token of love. A delieioua two-cours lunch son was then served. Tk Beereatioa Club was entertained Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. Frank Til lory. ' Delieioua refreshment were served by th hostess, assisted by Mrs. Kathleen Tiltery.. ; Kelly aad Mia yirginia 1 ' .LOUISBCBQ . ' . Louisburg, Feb. 1-At their horn oa Mala Street Misses Edith and Mary Yar borough wer th charming koeteaee of th Current - literature . Book . Club Tuesday afternoon, the geaeral aubjeet of the program being "Christopher' Marlowe. Mrs. Jvey Aiiea gave a talk -oa the "life "aad Characteristics of Marlow," Mia Anais Miaxsll gave th story and comparison of th "Jew of Malta" and "Th Merchant of VeuJe, Mrs. Malcolm McKlnne gave a reedins; eleeUoa from "The Jew f Malta.1 After the literary.. program delieioua re-' f reahmeate were served. Beside th club member, the following- invited gaests were present! Meedames Bv T, farborough, L. B. Scoggin, W, H. Rnffla, W. H. Allen, E. 8. Ford. B, O. MeBrayer, K. K. Allen, F. H Allen, hi F. urly, W. B. Mills, J. B. Csl, UayW.-H.. Tarborough, J. B. Yaibor ough, Misses 8u and Hodgi Alston l I Miss Aani Bell King entertained mast delightfully the Junior Book Club Tuesday after noon at her home oa Main Street, th decorations and favor1 all suggesting th Washington birthday idea. - --. ' ' "French Women" was th geaeral topic of tha evening. "Madame 4 . Pompadour" was the theme of Mian ..Burdotte Joyner, "Madame do Barry was Him Buth Gat ling's, while Mrs. H. A. Newell discussed "Marie Antoinette if I Wer a Bird" waa beautifully rendered by Mis Nellie Clapp.' ' A three-course luncheon was served. Mrs. II. O. MeBrayer and MXsaea Beulah Tucker and Leona Lambertsoa wer tk guests of honor. ' - Mr. E. L. Hart, of Wilmington; Is visiting her brother her Messrs. F." B-, D. F. and Malcolm MeKinn. Mia Georgia Joyner spVat tha week- . end with her parent at La Grange. '- According to a time-honored 'eostonC th Junior Class of Louisburg Colleg entertained at dinner oa Monday alght th Senior Class and th faculty.- Th eompaay ' assembled ia tha parlors. whence they repaired to th dining hall, where each guest found her seat by eeonsulting th menu card bearing thelf names. ' The president of the Junior Class, Miss Elizabeth Hick Allen,' act lag aa toastmistreaa, graciously wel comed ker guests, and proposed a toast to the class of 1917, which Mis Meal Ellerbe, president of tk Senior Class. charmingly responded. iA, nv-eourt lag entertained at interval py toasts. bo tk frivolous and serious. After th toast to th seniors. Miss Jessie Thnmaa toasted th honorary teachers ef th Senior Class, to which Miss Buth Oat ling responded with a tribute to th " honorary teachers of tha hostesses. Then, as a necessary adjunct .to th college life, the beaux of the guests wer toasted by Miss Buth Hall, and Miss Mary Bradley very fittingly re plied. In her usual happy (tyla, ifim Lucy Fuller then proposed a toast to 'Our College President, Mrs, Ivy Al len," following' which th company arose, and, after singing a vera of Auld Lang Syne," dispersed. The dla- ing ball waa tastefully decorated ia red. the favora of tiny condiment-bas kets being tied with th Senior Oae colore, ' while the menu cards carried oat th junior colors, . !. TWs Ne:and Attract! Design Can Be Transferred Without Carbon Paper and Best of All Is Easy to Embroider. SRAJDrNG'3) -4111 (V , r'-? .''7M;i "twfttaj ;,'.......-',V;. '.'c; II-- ESIGN Cushion I ITS irts ahd Craft world will Thow yoo many exc11ol ma teria la, ta all eoJore, for eushloa top; but aaoui yam ah ttatr chotc of a nluble material. I know they will abow ya aotaethlag la tan, brewa or a yellow UnL Row Srtl they kaew It hack ground adapublltty. Craaa. guanyaaek. Ilaea. balse, monks' cloth, burlap, all for th earn purpooe. Bough and ready euahlon mean very muck what tb term Ira pile. Burlap ar u4 for porch or wtsdow-st pillow over. Linen ar favored. . -, . Cmbr4dsrtesT Juat what beat ults your fancy. There tg a ' Kevelty juat la vogu which eaa be used aleely with tabi pattern - oa a linen, aot a beawy fa trie. It.calta for three different tint. whlck will aeceaaltate going over th design threa thn. for tb Mr outlln la alavoot Urtadltke aad K will need three of them to give eea a Barrow braid design. However, row caa mak It a the aaaeklao. Oroea. Mo and yellow are oonhiBatloa Ueta, th , arkr oaa being osed ta th middle. I prefer tb one color. T allow always tookt arat aad clean a any ran or brown fabric Another good color K tb olive green . Do oa light tea. aot dark. Whit sosa wr vblto braid. No. O caa bo uaed oa this pattern. There are man) bralda. though only a narrow, pliable on caa be used where rnsny curvee must bo outlined. Nothing la oo choice aa thia design done oa thia Unity ,wHh pal bine fee. SummeryT Th Men ladeed. On eannot ,bav too many of tn aoiDery-loklng pa alUiar.., Sincerely "o : T ...... . - ' " ( . l ' ' - Farma)n&ap tat tr. Mir and rmwrasmap Satvrat resign arttb mixture, then reinov xcwe molatare bp partially slryteg Deaiga. rue material oa a bard. Cat arts aaw lay tao Design, face sown, upoa tb material. Cover witb two fold of newapaper. aad with liiiesjoon rnk, prcsalaf b-H. 9 ttrly unaafem y ... V ' r '-r r-'-'-l ft. ft Im'i KaJ l ' , ii rsa. c, - ii 5 - ''A
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