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V9LCXIII.NOrl9.
-TWELVE PACES TODAY.
-RALEJCH N. C WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY-1 9,-1 92 L
-TWELVE PACES TODAY.
manvEXENTs
T
ST
KITCHIN PLANS TO
CONTINUE MEMBER
. - i
Democrats Want Ranking Dem
ocratic Member-To Aid In
Wt.OhHiph Tariff
. .SUFFER JiEAVY LOSSES
IN THE LAST CAMPAIGN
BepnblicaM WorUsx For Hlfh-
- iiiTirur u it hi ui Dnt
ocrats Tear It Will Amount
r Almost To Trad Imbarj o;
Merchant Maria Alio En.
- - dinf erd
HIGH OFFICERS GRAND LODGE OF, NORTH CAROLINA
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DR. J. C BRASWKLL.
Craad Vaster;
HOUSE OPPOSED TO
niBTuro iiiPorAor
Defeat of Siegel Reappor
tionment BnL . ;
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'The New aad Obwmr Bureau,
603 District National Baak Bldg..
Br JOB L. BAKER.
(Br Special Heated Wire.)
Washihgton, Jan. IS. -Indications t
aigbt point to Us defeat of the Biegel
re-apportionment "billyaader which the
membership of tha House would ba l
eraaaed front 433 to 483, .when it eome
to Tata which 'will probably b lata
tomorrow afternoon.
Leader in both psrtles in the Roans
who are opposing the increase pre
dieted freely- tenight that . the . bill
would be defeated "by a ' anbttantinl
majority and tha appbHas which earns
from both aide! of the floor this aft
ernoon when Speakers were attacking
tha 8legel bill would indicate thai the
leaders know what they We talking
about when they ''make these ' predle-
rtions. . r
There hetrbeen sharp, switch In
described their axrjerfenere in detail to
ts attituds of. tha House, as 1 whole, I day before the soar) ef inquiry ia
toward the Siegel bill since it was I rest Ign ting the affair under orders from
farorably spwt4 4it by ths Ceiwas 8crUryiof U liavy Danism.
tommitte more than a wek ago. I 'Newtpepsr aeeouaU hare reflected
Hearing From Polk At Home. I on tha actions of your two companions,"
-wow
Jority ef Democrats- hare been Msjaat
the proposed increase, but we msjor.
it of Jtopablleaaa
.1. - " . - . .... t - L-m
haaHna rom horn." and tha falka I fickUg Us Wortii with sare, lieutei
back horn 4ot bsUs the laersaa i w Kloor paid high praiaa to tha per
Th News aad Observer Bureau, -003
District National Baak Bldg
. tT JOB U BAIEB.
v (By Spaeiaj Leased Wire.)
' WaahUgton. Jan. lt,-Bepreseatatlv
Claude Kitekia has isesaaidared, and
will not retire front tha Ways aad hi rant
. float not laa aow to da aa at Uia se-r
.In. Anrirw tha inarlal aaaalaa which!
eereral weeks ago, it waa eaaeuneed
that Mr XJtehin would retire front the
' . ' Wars aad UcMs committee, of which
' he is the ranking Demoeratie member,
; ' and devote himself after the end of this
aesaioB eielusirely to his duties as
' ' Minority floor leader, the place be held
while Champ Clark t-aa Bpeaker, aad
- to which he will again be named by the
nninarity In tha asit CVngress. of which
' . dark will not be member.
A the time the' ahnouneement was
made tist Kttehia would sirs np his
ommitte work, it waa feared that his
health would not alkft him to'de that
work aad handle the Job of floor leaflet.
But Mr, Kitehilr has so fully recovered
' from th. psrtial steok of paralysis he
v nutttlned Isst- summer that he feels
-, that he is sgaia physically flt, and has
listened to tha urging of' his Demo
" erstle eollesguea that be remain oa the
'Ways and Means committee, tha most,
. iannerteat cor mittes in Congress, from
which they insist be caaaot now be
. spared, t
Daaaaeratie wCasaaUleaw. Beary.
v Demoeratie "casualties in that com
Biittae were heary ia the recent flovea
br' flolitieat twtHe, d twa af - the
- ablest Demos- its, Henry T. Balney, of
- Illinois, and Cordell Hun, af Tennessee,-
will rot be la the Birty-serenth
Cougress. They are jtow . second ad
Shlrd taiikiiit DemoerstS am the aont.
' mittes, and because af the loan-af thess
twa gentleaisa, Demeersu fsasrauy
. . 'feel that the party would be seriooily
hart If still another member wbe has
' tha adraatagi gst"d from many years
ef .serrlee, should retire. ,-
" At beet the minority win be hearfly
outnumbered ia the aext Congress, ant
, . Demosrats la the House hare insisted
, to ilt. Kitehla that if he is physiaally
able to, do to, he mutt remain oa wi
' committee aad aiTS his party and eoaja
' try the benefit ot his very ip!est fsmil.
larlty with term ana retenua nmnere.
, ' llr. Eitchia has heeded these urgings,
and told The flews aad uoserver eorre
- - spondent today that he would remain
, ia committee at - least through the
special essioisrwfiich"p
. smiiaavxac n .ii:.c,,l; v-",
Ta Benert E:rh Tariff. '
(' A general rerisioa of ie tariff law
V1H be undertakes Dy uongreii as
soon as tha special sessiea b convened.
The' W ars aad Mean, committee has
already beea engaged for .aearlv two
weeks, - and ;!tlng hearings on which
tha new Jaw will be be sea. From what
- ' 'h&e already developed at these ' hear-
. ings, it is spparent that the BepuDii
eanji on that eomeiittee ate going to
report to th next Congress a ' tariff
law ) whoae duties A Ul' be far higher
thaa any the country aai ever known.
Democrats feer that it wili smouat al
t most ta a trade emf argo, and will re
. eult ia I. retaliatory : duties by ether
countries that will very seriously ear
tail America's foreign trade aad seri
ously affect the merehint murine, buut
ap. during the war at a cost -of nun
dreds of millions - of dollar.. They,
therefore want Kitehla to stay oa the job
, : and and them Jn trying w prevent sueh
v duties being levied as will bring about
these disastrous results, feeling -that it
' is a time when every good Pemoefat
should be tt the. fighting line.
3ir. Eahtff -was Capitol Hill to
' flay for the first time, since his return
. last week f com a twa week's vseatloa
la North Carolina aad . declared that
he- was feeling flue. -rr
v Wa-t fay ForWlta.
- BepreSenrtatiTS Paa- has intradacsd
hUi in tha House which, in subttsnee,
p.-e rides lor th gorera- .ent to pay wit.
s esses who- appear against the goreta
ment in eondemnstios procvedlags the
. sama as it pay those whe appear for
the r goveraaieat, ' Senator - Orermaa
, ' viU introduce a similar bill ia tha
- Senate. '
"Ike hill it tha direct result af soa-
demnatioa . -eceedinga brought by the
government to get mad, for Camp
Bragg, near FtTettorUle. Ia many ia-
stsaess, tha prices flsed aader these
proceedings- ere not regarded by th
" owners as just and the eases were taken
to-court for settlement. Cuder sxitt
j lag law the government pays only tha
.witnesses who appear for it, area if it
loses ths ease Nunsen u protests from
the laadVowaers 'about .Camp Bragg
htveeome ta Mr. Orermaa aad .Mr.
' Foa with i ia result that they will seek
' t gsia relief through a -bill something
like 'hat which Mr. Poa introiaead. Mr.
Foa 'a bill provide that the proceeding
in goverameat saasa af this kind shall
- be Mt-eoaformlty with th 8ut proce-
dirra ia matwi r oawsj - j---r" ---
.It ia doubtful tart they wOl b able
' to get the bill through at this aessiaa,
because of the congestion of legislation
end the threatened ti-aa ia-the 8ea-
- ata by I aaoa el the. flght aver, tha
. ... rnrdney enae-eafy tariff bill. If aot,
' they will risg it r- aarlf ia ths aext
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- j(Oaatjiai am- Page Twe)
v. w. wnxaox,
Craad Iscretsry.
- B. K. LACT,
Craafl Treaaarer,
BCOBi DKOWJT WBK!t DAM
BBKAKB NEAB MEXICAN TOWN
Mextea City, Jsa. lis A erare af
BMwsaa are haewa ta bare bswa
drwwaed aad thirty ta have beva in.
r I linJ this ifltTHU wh.a iha dam
mlaJng tewas la Mestra, brake aad
FORMER PREACHER
DIRECT ISSUE IS
TAKEN WITH PLAN
Woltz-Carpenter .Bill Would
' Make Appropriation Not
' Recommended
EYERETT WANTS AU DATA
' IN HANDS OF COMMISSION
McSwain, of ClaTeland, Tirti
Another Broadald RtTtJua.
tioa Aot, Caliinr Tor Kaw
Board Kriw of Appraiial
Ia Each County; 8nat
Kamet InTeitigatlnr Board
y r- . I
Tha first direct Issue with the re
port ef the Stat Budget Commlaaioa
had its beginnings simultaneously ia
ths House and ia ths Beasts yestsrdsy
whsa a measure wss latroduced to p-J
propria ta aiou.ouu tor permanent Im
pvovemeate aad $37,800 for the annual
maintenance of the Orthopedic Hospital
seatea ue measurs ia ins eenste ana
Bepressntetivs Wolts ia ths House.
GREENSBORO VOTKJ MIU.IOV
DOIXAM FOR MOKE aCatOOLt,
Graaasaare, Jan. 1L reeaebea
taday pamad aaataar mllastaae aa ha
match af praaraaa ah a vatara aa.
tbertsad a ml I Ilea Ullar bead Uhi
ler achaaU Oat af a tattl ef I til
vagiatrsats. Mil rated far Ike
IL-agslaat. .ahlia-aat
horna aad thsrvhy vated awgalivcljr.
That mesas Ihst eraeals ef Graaaa.
bare will be adeaaaUly srarldrd
elth mad.ra cearealeaera la every
dciall sad slaa faar ar are arw
aaltdlaee. Esaaadltaraa will aaver
a peried ef years, earn ta be spent
by Baard af Rdaealiea. Mayer
ataf erd faagM baas aatll last. Can.
treveray had reached lla height befara
tedar'a rata. Nat a single waaaaa
voted against the laeee waa preeeated
herself at the Balls.
Omelets drclsram stats wars re.
saaaalhle far the heavy aBraaatlve
rata. Total aemeer af wamea' votes
exceeded tetal aamker man's ay aa.
praalmatsly aae handred. One anaath
age Callfard taaty voted I2.e.e
read bead latsa. Oatclsls af lbs
mavameaL bsve received - telegrams
from aver the Slate ceagratalatlag
Ihem aa tart tea.
II MAaaaattaiiM. j. a
laaae. I II I n H 111 1 1 I I 1 1 I II 1 1 1
.temVlnaa atlU I.I I IW'I I.I 1 1 li I s 1 1 I II I I
UU llllll UlllUiillUil
MASONS OF ST
ITE
MEET IN ANNUAL
in m STEPS
. ney i-ans id teep uryant i ,k, Bodget commissioa ubuuta lion To consoiiddTU .Air ierd.r firth
Reports of Offters at First Ses
sion Clears Way For Trans-'
action of Business ,
GRAND MASTZR VIRGINIA
IS GUEST OF HONOR
Maaona Aatembllnf From ' AH
Parts of North Carolina Ar
Oratiflad at flonrishiaf Con.
dition of Order In Stat; Ox
ford Sing-inr Olaaa' Oiyes
Concert Today
TELLS ABOUT ALL
EXCEPT THE FIGHT
Norris Out of Pen
I
Biehmoad, Ta, Jsa. 18. Bryaat Al
lea Norris, 37, former Primitive Baptist
preacher, of Haraett eoosTi N. C, waa
eoavicted here late today .of at eating
aa automobile belongiag to Dr. Carring
ton Williams. Richmond physiciaa. April
Commanding Officer of Naval k 1920, aad was gives a term of
Balloonists Recounts Cana- Ke,rf tha 8ut pi'y. The
. AiSr, 7vruel.iu.ti 1" Hebroa Cross Bosda,
Borksway.'N. Y, Jsa. 18. Carefully
avoiding a ay mention of the flat light
betweea Lieutenants Hintoa and' Far
reH which brought to a surprising
denouement their recent balloon flight
into Canadian Jrilderaeas aad tramp
back, to eivilisatioB, lieatenaat Louis
A. Kloor, JTr, who eommaaded the party,
aear Clio, 8. V early lawainne after
Xorrls had bcea broaght from
Saa FranFiseo to ataad trial at Clio
for the theft 6f a ear belonging to Mr.
J. H. Pate, which was stolen April 24,
1920.
Giving bead before the date for trial
there, Norris regained possession of th
Richmond automobile which bad bees
attached to eovsr damages dona to the
Clio machine oa trip from Clia to this
city where the latter ear waa fold.
Tha day following his recovery af
there learn od that it had beea stoles
here. Meanwhile, . Norris had set oat
its renori and transmitted it to tha
General Aasembly, although the diree
tors ef th Institatioa hsd appeared
before the Commission with requests
for spproxlmstely ths amount that
ths meaaure would appropriate. Tha
Commiaeioa' report stated that another
such hospital waa being erected for
crippled v children, where they would
receive free treatment.
General Fight Expected.
The Wolta-Carpeater bill, together
with tha Everett resolution calling up
on the Commissioa for all of ths avail
able data upon which it based the
reoommeadatioBS la lta report, are de
elared by members to be the beginning
of whet msy develop into a general
attack upon the findings of the Com
mission. Mr. Everett i said yesterday
that he fell thst the Obneral Assembly
should aot Ba asked to appropriate
money blindly, but ahouli have all the
available information ia hand.
General discontent is spreading la
tha Legislature aver the report of . ihe
Commissioa, particularly among 'the
friend of the educational institutions
heads of the Commissioa thsn, had beea
ashed for. How far the issue will ba
w . . . , , I .1. .. 1 .1 , i . . IT 1
r rom no DCgiamng. , me Jarge nia- -a r. . -.t-.- r.. rraneliwev Hla takaa nana aeama vrtlliaw t. nMmhv. "
sw (waa yom gaow at in personal -,-""7. J Z.r.ir a. a.T w i u " i.l-- ta
tha time ef I "l.rTr. . "!j t..'v I TTrZl",.'' .'uT- w:TT ba
Township Schools
High Point, Jan. 18. For tha flnyt
tims ia tha history. of North Csroliaa
voters decided ia a special eleetloa hers
today to consolidate the schools of the
townships and June beads In aa am on at
not to exceed 000,000 for the erection
and equipment of a central high school
Out of a registratloa of 2 WW the total
vote east for the' bonds was 1,308, giving
a majority of 103. Much anti-bond
aeatiment waa ia evidence and at
o'dlock this afternoon proponents of the
pwsags of ths issus needed 230 votes
tol insure victory. At thst hour the
spleadid ergaaiastiea of bond workers
became visible1 when all were tardy in
voting for better schools were rounded
up and carried to the polia in auto
aioDiiea.
Opponents of the P300.000 issus to
build, and equip a central high school
building seemed content to remain
away from the poHs. which met eon
ttituted a direst vote agaiast tha issue.
The real retina 414 not begla aatH
after S o'clock this afternoon. Men aad
women favoring better schools lost na
time ia seeing that the number needed
conduct of tha party from
teasing -thebaic, etatian antil yawr,
tar. f .... v . .... ..
I this mschin front a man jsame
is accessary. At any rater a lot f Re
publican member who were eoaatea an
to vote- to sustain- the committee ma
jority give signs tonight . at having
reversed themselresand erery p radio
tioa -from leader aad from the ob
servers -in th press gallery tonight ia
that th bill wiu fail. ;r '
On of tha North. Carolina member,
Representative Brinson,. was active ' in
tha light sgaitst th Siegel bill today.
A a member of the Census Committee,
Mrv Brissoa slimed the minority report
and today aided Representative Larsea,
Df-Georgia, ta the Bgl.t dl-cted against
the bill, from 'the. Demoeratie side;:
In " hit tpeech. Mr. Brinsoa oted
out that the House .already unwieldy,
and thiprorxsed addition would make
it more cumbersome, slto thst a' larger
mtmberthiD tends to prevent nrtibera
tion in the' eonsideration of legislation.
There Is. alsov Mr. Brinsoa argued, aa
element af cost that should be consider
ed. The annual cost to the government
frem th addition of 43 members, he
inted out, would b more than a mil-
lihn dollars, this covering-salaries, clerk
hike, mileage, stationery account, etc.
InWdition, office aswomfortable and
at eonrenient as those furnished the Bra
sent congressmen would have to be pro
vided,, and a, conservative ettlmste of
the cost of a new building to provide
these orrises, be- said, n four mljlioa
dollar, "ti this the time for such outlay
of funds r he asked. "If there ia need
of enlarged membership, is that need
to argent that this burden should be put
upon the country now, ia the midst of
financial depression, when the butinem
of the country is feeling the effect of
the tremendous loss -.sustained by th
farmer f In normal times, . I think tha
Increaie would be uVwise. At this time,
I fl thM it wot!4 Jiw US sinjrntaTly
unresponslvto- the solemn- dsmaads'of
this serious hour..W ".;v" :'':::
North Carolina will gain one new
ember u the membership or the 11 out
sonal conduct tof his eompaaiena natil
they, -reached Mattiee, where tha alter
eatida occurred. "That's all I hare to
any, as aeeiared, . but , the court re
minded him 'kit story ' bad ' aot. yet
brought the airmen -back to Backs
Ifa Meatien af right.
make victory passible; bad east their
V liU-aY UlBwiai JUPI ass . . " '
ahl. ia sum ' altemther aaanimoaa "."'I'l " ;"'
..x v. ..'i n., i.Zm u 1 ... ,v. i ins eanrrsr mga sekeot wui a erset
triZzntttmTZZZZZ Mrrs ar; .r rr m i- High Psiat, but th uc.u- h
. it.. t. svi. I.. I . a " . T "w " ne aciion laaea so
nlt.f
Two Biehmoad detective broaght him
back on the aeeosd trln seroas , ths
continent to fee trial here. Charlss
L. Guy, attorney of Dunn, N. C de
fending him today, pleaded with the
jury to let him go back to nia.wirc
other tewnthlp high' schools
Htat.
ia this
A aecoad broadsid waa fired Into th
Be valuation Act .in th House yester
day when- Representative McSwata I
ZT&ZSZ o?V ..r SSS H,S KNOWLEDGE OF MORSE
of property appraiser in each'. taking!
a member from eaek township In the
SAVES LIFE OF CLERK
Thea he mentioned that Uentenant I tBd "' fllrl in .Harnett county snd I eouaty, 'charged with the duty of re- j LMlud In Bank Vanlt, Arthur
Hintoa had left the private, car in
which tha two ef them were aeated
shortly after arriving at Mattiee to de
liver ta -lieutenant Fprrell Secretary
Daniela' order agaiast granting inter
views. :l i .
HHintoa"said Is would tell Farrell
and in doing so hs hsd to gote the
Hndsoa'f Bay Company store, after
which ha returned to the room we were
occupying in the private ear," lieuten
ant Kloor aaiC. n
It waa while Hintouwaa gone oa th!s
mission that the fight occurred, but the
witness mad aa meatus or it. -
' "Conduct of Uenteaaata Hintoa and
Farrell, oa our' return roa Mattiee to
this station," be continued, "was ia no
wsy 'questionsblc." - . i
Concsudiug his testimony, lieutenant
Kloor turned to the -ress tab Is and
smiled at a doxen newspaper men,. who
were amusing themselves by discussing
his apparent evasion ef tk -question on
thw aeruuauts' -conduct. Hs ma then
excused, by the court.
During the weeks they spent in ice
bearded fsrssts, at Moos Fsstory and
ia trudging through the snow back -to
civilisation, lieutenant Kloor said
each of the mea "made sacrifice after
sacrifice." He did aot think there "was
any one particular . hero,":::i i -;
Had FaeaV Far Tkraa Meals.
ba aivea a ehanea to sin aa more. Per.
bapa. ' suraested the lawyer, he might
evea take ap the cross sgain. Norris
admitted under examinatioa pa the
stand that h had preached the gospel
for six years. H blamed his downfall
oa -win and woman. .,..-4-.,. .
vising the assessments of tha Bevaluv
Hon act.
The intent , of ths McSwain bill It I
similar to th reeomuiendatlon of the
State Tax Cominimion ia.it report
to th General Assembly, recommending
that the local Board of Assessors be I
Brenner Sends Messag To
Night Watchman
Philadelphia, Pa.. Jan. 18. locked
for nearly six hour in a hermetically
Sealed concrete and tenl ranlt ta ht.
called back Into service tor the purpose city treasurer's office last night.
nCMDCCV llin PA DDCMTICD i " oac into service lor the purpose city treasursr's office last night, a
U t Mrot T Al UAHrtli I Itn I 0f MTistng the valuations of 1910. knowledge of the Morse telegraph code
NUI iU nAVfc Intin PUUI Mcowain Miteve msi, in many i prouiwy saved th life f Arthur Bra
Failure of Principals To De
posit Forfeiti CHt en Afl
' The Beason 1
New York, Jan. 18 Announcement
that th heavyweight championship
bout betweea Jack Dempsey, title) holder,
and Georges Carpentier, Europeaa cham
pion, for which . the normous purse
of 1500,000 had been offered, has-been
definitely declared off was made tonight
by the Nsw lfork Times.
counties th utef ulness pf the old
board has passed, and that prejudice
arising agsipet K . them would be too
. . i . i . . . . .
great a aaaaicnp ser saiinrsciory re
adjustment or values. His bill is as
follows:.
"Seetioa 1. That Chapter one. Pub-
lie Laws, Extra Session one thousand
nine hundred and twenty, be and th
asm is hereby amended by. striking
out section nine of the said act and
inserting in lieu thereof a new section
a follows t .
LTBeionJLJtbi
Failurs of the principals to depoiit
forfeit moneys, as waa provided for ia
contracts signed by the promoters, ths
boxers and their managers, was glrea
as tha reason for the cancellation.
Under the term of the contract for
the, bout, . the promotera-Cbirlee s B.
Cochran, of Emeland, William A, Brady
and Tex Bickard collectively, agreed
missioners in each county-shall appoint
one person ia each township who with
the board of county commissioner
shall feonstitut a board of Undr-an-praisers
to revise, investigate and, pass
upon the Valuation of all real.estat
listed for taxation. That during th
meatus of April, Aity ana June of any
yeT any person, firm or aorporatlon
ner. aaalitant city treasurer, it became
knowa today. A mouse, locked ia bt
the same, time, falteS to survive, aid
r ...."
wuen orenner waa rescaea us do ay was
found.
urenner entered the vault, a room
IS. feet souara and 20 feet hiah. fir
minutes before Closing time yesterdsy,
hunting for a warrant. While he waa
there, the big steal doors swung shut.
He shouted for help without attracting
notice. -
The lights went out automatically as
balcony ia the rear. .. He felt his .way
down stairs, pulled opea every drawer
had piled the -books aa tha floor to get
ihe ma:Jmum amount cf air possible
ana thea slept Tor a -While, with bis
face as near trie bottom af the door
aa possible oa the assumption that a
slight amount of air might get through
tt that point. When he woke his hsnd
The Mf im xttesAwW subJeVto texafean in Jeonta
Tha Grand Ledge ef Masoas of North
Carolina opened lie aannsl sessiea
ia Raleigh last eight at 7 JO aad after -
Ihe re porta of officer aad the aaaounee
yneat of the eommi;taea, cleared tha
pray for the t nonaction of the balk
of the busiars ef the Gsaad Lodge
The Masons assembling from ail
part of the Hist met ia gratitude Last
th year during which mem
bership was increased by" tWeatyx""
hundred aad receipts by more Jhaa
V0. ReceipU for th year were So.'
939M agaiast the 1919 receipts of SS - .'
81.57. Ia ths 449 lodges la the State
there are aow 32,825 member agslaat '
ths totsl ef 30,123 on June 30, . t -
; One of the distinguished gnswts pres.
ent lent night was Grand Master Wil
liam W. Gait, of tha Graad Lodge of
Virgiaia. '
Thia afternoon at t:30 Ihe tinging
elsts of the Oxford Orphsaage will J
give a concert complimentary to tha -Mrand
Lodge and all Master Mssoaa
ire iarifed to attead." " 7"'
Craetiaga Pram Tlrglala. ' ' "
Grand Master Willum W. Gait, ef
Virginia, was presented to the Graad
Lodge and conveyed the greetings oC .
the grand body over whjch he preside.
"North Carolina is, so dot to VirN '
ginia that yon caaaet tell a North Care. '
linian from a irgiaiaa; aa inxisible
line ee pa rates ths two States, but no
line visible or invisible separates 'ftorth '
Csrolins Mssoaa fro . those of Vir- '
ginla," he aaid.
Paat Graad Master PraaeU D. Wia. "
a ton respondad to the greeting from '
the sitter State aad ia a amorous vela
challenged the atatemaat af Grand Mas. .
tor Gait hat Nortr Caraliaa is a .
daughter bf Vlfglbla. - The Stat ee
Virgiaia settled Itself la North Csro--,
Una territory aad called itself bv a
North Caroliaa name," asserted Judge '
Winston. , , ;., . , v.
Grand Master Braswell, Grand Secre
tary Willson and Grand Treasurer Lacy'
presented reports of the res pec tire
setivities during the past year, each
of them stressing jbe growth of the
order.. . ..
Grand Master Jsraswell closed hi re
port by expressing his appreciation af
the courtesies thst have beea extended
him during his admiaiatratioa. "A aa
earnest cf my futurs I ask you to ac
cept the aolemd pledge that whea Ma
sonry call I can have but one answer i
Herehejsajd. a .
The report of th directors of the Ox.
provide three meals' for tha three mei,
he said. They carried' no tballoos log
and. the only maps were charts of -the
states af New York, "New Jersey, Con
necticut and Pennsylvsaja r
After explaining that "it would have
been as easy as falling;' off a log" for
guarantee of good faith. This sum was
to be deposited ia. thai Central Union
Trust Co., her on or before "November
0 last. Tb? managers of "the re
spective boxers agreed to deposit SSO,-
000 each.
tion. and who flies with ths board-af
land appraiser a sworn statement that
said property is apoa the . tax books
assetaed ' for taxation' ' at Jia' amount
in excess -of Jts true' value ia money,
Shall hare the right U, pet itloa said
n.1. h.t r.t Vfr. Tneh. board to have ssras re-assessed and it
remiinj IKl amtr35a TW 8ff r wfflf the pasty to avc landed -3 VFeUaTK. f raa f or . Sa533--liad" tee8 mad f W'tt
gainaa additional member if the mem
berthip ii axed as the majority report
recommends, 483. 1 dVaot feel that '.hi
addition of thia ana new member to thi
delegation of my State should influence
irir vote whea-along with that one 47
other name a re added to the rait, aad
this Tory great' erpease- -put -apoa th
governments 4 " : ? 4
Tlakham Te TlnkU Again. .
"TinkliBf" Tlnkham of Massachusetts
threatens to tiakleH again tomorrow. -
jmujea ueoaie aa ine xeapporuonment
bill ia the House this afteraoosv Mr.
Tlnkham . gave' notice that he would
call ap his resolution bearing his' nam
tomorrow, aad. offer it a aa amendmeat
ta the Siegel bill. The rasolutioB. as
is well knowB'by thLsviime, directs ah
javestigaOea lata aleetioaa ta deter
mine u aegToes are oeiag wreveaiea
from voting in the Sowth. ' -v
It Is ths talk an Capitol Hill that
tare motives actuate Tiakkam ia press
ing th resolution, one af them the
eloquent fact that he baa a considerable
a errs population in hie district aad.
quit matt rally tike to get 'their votes.
and the other-that ha ksa aever -for
glvaeyl be Botfth for favoring s-nd adopt
ing prokibitioa aad, 'through'' her Coa-
hefptng to 1 write the prooi-
brtiaa ameadmeat into the Federal eoa-
Wketber.a aot It- U tbeaa motives
that actuate tha gestlemaa from Jdassa-
chasetta hs seeks te be a relentless foe
. , a
-' Osatiaaod aa Page TwJ "
-evening, they left
Lteutraant Kl said "-bey . failed to
locate Wellt an a chart before going oa
ward. . . When they; asked inhabitai.t
100 feet beliw tbem how far K waa te
Albany, be added, tha only ieply was:
-"How ahoald we kaowf . ' """,
' Uou've at ' Well on the map aow.
you U kaew 'where it is th sxt
hero. Francois Jtesehsmpt, aiannger- for
Carpentier, ia mid .to have posted a
check for 150.000 In France, but the
money has never beea forwarded to
this country.' No time extensions, it i
said, hate beea granted the other pro
moters and Dempsey,' '. ':'-.tl.'":: "
Under tha terms of the agreement,
Dempaeywsa to receive $300,000 aad
aad, remembering that Charles Hoefc.
wald. a night .watchman, also could
telegraph, 1 pounded out in Morse:
I am locked In."
Will get help" earn the aaswer from
Hockwald, who immediately telephoned
a man wb9 knew the eoiubiaatioa
1 ffthat-'Ufti5-"':;tri-g' -f-5(SSfc?,--5pKS--w-Scft.
tha bpardral appjaiscr .;tv: jhtiMd I .... n,.n
iniron such applieatioas a may be filed 5UUII1 UAnUUNA DldnUr
rr.trror made -mason at sights
a . a a. 9 j. t.l I.' -. '
snip ia waica Bsia propeny is weswu 1 Columbia, 8..C- Jsa. W. With aine
a ruu ttsteraent or isi changes maa 1 imb, Mrt mad uim af the
ia the vamatioB of aaid property, glv- Maaoni fraternity, la South Caroliaa
Ume,-. remarked. Rear 1miral KUae, OarpeaUer 1300,000 "win, lose or driw,"
bead af the court.
Lieutanaat Hintoa mt aear Lieutenant
Kloor throng-hoot his test imoay. He
probably w.'U . quizzed tomorrow,' aad
Licnteaaat FarreU also, if tha bitter re-
eoveka aaffideaUy from a alight attack
af toxtsiUtis. '
NORFOLK TO BRING JAPANE8R '
V ACROSS CONTINENT TO TESTIPT.
Norfolk, Ta. Jan. 18. Witk tke help
af - : Japaaeae ambassador Norfolk
will brine; mere thaa a doxen Jspanss
saa aae a across, th. coatiBeat ta testify
against, six alleged ktembera ef a bead
of harbor pirates vwbeee activities la
boarding jforeiga . ahipa aad eeiting
liquor while . Boaing aa aoveraamat
agents have eaeswd suieial eomplaiaa te
be madeto- Wathftrtoa. The city eoua
ail today appropriated SSjDOO to nay the
transportation expesses, hoping to fls
th r-spoasiblhty f or the death "of a
Japanese aeamaa. Unstmaa meraiag ea
ute atea trader anast. Trrt
In aachlastanee. .The contract provided
for the match te be . held . either in
March 1921, or between May 29, 1921
aad July 4, 1921. at a place to b desig
nated by the. promoters. The contest
we te be "not more ' thaa 15 rounds
aad not less thaa 10 rounds." . ' ,
' Whila the "failurs to sdbsre ta' th
deposit stipulations .' af 1 the contract
are .the alleged com palling sforees ;ia
dicta ting aa abaadoameat of the beat,
ether element-notably the -recent ac
tion ef the National boxing sssoeiatioa,
in adopting, a -maximum price f $15
per seat -for. a champtoasfiiff- eeateat,
fro believed' to- have entered late the
situation. .Neither Mr. Bickard aor Mr.
Brady could sbe reached for a atate-
twniglrc r-r - w.-"--"
three Running Races, Two Harsem
Bseea. Polo Pony -SpeciaJUca. Piaehurst
Aeeelttad af Mardar Charge. - .
Newport, Ky, Jaa. 18. Justus ,B.
Murray toalgkt was acquitted by a jury
as Campeeli -eirewit eourt her: bafere
a. r a. i - - - at a t .a-
M aZtFaZteFlS ali.radia,WtiUo-n, the first
Vi?S?JZ e.V gUIllve
ihe eperatioa f a aUiag ef btkexia.
ing the nam f owner, description of
the property aad tha original aad re
vised valuation, ia 'each esss. As sooa
aa possibls after having' passed apoa
all af aaid . application they shall' alss
report their findings to the 8Ute Tat
Commissioa,' furnishing them with th
total vsluatioa of . all real ' estate ia
their county aad average value parser.
That aaid Board of laad appraiser oi
sny eouaty during the moath of April.
Majr aad Jnne of , any year shall area
have tha right te raise tas value
apoa aay real estate which they .shall
believe te be apoa the tst books at a
value lee thaa it, trs value ia money,
bat before raising the value af aay
property for taxation ,lhyha)l give
the owner thereof tea dare aotiee af
their ia tended act ieaaBdevsat him a
hearlag before aaid board. That all ml
aries sdareary expense laeurred
by aaid board af appraiesrs iaresrigst
lag aad reristng the vamation'af .real
estate foe taxatiea ah all be paid by
the respective eaoatlea." - 5- r . .
Otherwise the asornlag aeaeioa of the
House ws without ifsatara. Kepreaea.
(Caatlaaad Oa rag TwavJ
aad the graad master of Georgia assist
ing, Samuel T.laahara, Grand Master,
today convened aa "oceasionsl" lodge
of "Ancient Free Masons ,1a Columbia
aad mad the Bight Bev.. Winiam
Guerry, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese
of South Caroliaa. "a Matoa at sight.'
Tha ceremony, which extended over a
period of six hours, was ths first f
its kiad oa. record ia South CaroHaa.
AVERAGE DECREASE OF 8
- , ,PER CENT IN PRICES
; ' ' .4- T -'-
Wasklagtaav Jsa. ltAa avt
age dsereaae of S par cewt. ta retail
price af ti f sod articles ta Deee.
ber aa cam aa red with' November '
wwaa iseted.ted. JIa aaUstlc eaavx
piled -by the Later Dvaartataat.
Ompared ta December. 1919, the
"dacrasaa was IS pefaeat.""":: ".t'M
- , The pradacts aad dstrssst werat -Oraagsa
IT per seat; park chsaa
It ,per -at; .aarar 1 pea aeat.1
bam IS par aaatt hetsa, batter aad -lard,
11 pa- eenU raaad steak, ftaar
aad beasasa IS pereeet: ratstas tw
crtsssd tl t vl raSsd eats' It -par
eet,-aad marage eaga. Cream
of Wheat aad macaraal 9 peg eeat.
ford Orphaasgs waa read bv Paat Graad
Vaster Beverly 8. Boyster. Tha report ,
stated that the. growth of the hospital
has been so rapid that further sddi.
Ion to the -plant are imperatively
necessary. General Boyster Mated that
a sanitary .dairy ia urgently required
add called attention to the aeed of more
adequate hospital facilities at the
orphanage. - i
The annual oration waa delivered by
Job Tayloii Ph. D., of Boaaoke Rapids.
Contrary to the annual custom, the
name of the orator was kept a surprise
to the member of the graad lodge
ttntirewaB-preseated.
"WBr"fntriiucB"tryGwn
well as 'one of th ahiaing light of
Maaonry ia ' North Carolina." Tha
orator spoke apoa tltha symbolism of
Masoaiy.
Tha following past Graad Masters
were la attendance upon tha session
last night: John Cotton, Tarboro; Bev. .
erly H Boystsy Oxford . Frsnris I).
Widtton. Windsor: H. I. Clark. Scot-.
li4iecksiWS,.XiddeIUi Charlotte -
B. J. Noble, Selma; J. T. Alderman,
HcBdenoal H. A. Grady, Clinton; W. K.
Moore. DiUsboroj ,8. M. Uattin, HilJt- -bore;
B.K. Baekett, North, Wilkesboro, V
and A. B, Andrews Baleigh. , ,
Ofltcera ef Graad Lodge.
Xb ;fficera, of th Grand .:. . Ladg. 1...
are: Jamsa d feratwell. Grand Mastsr, .
WhitirkeirirlJirBailcy ''! Owen, ; Deputy -Oraad
Master, Hesdersoa; Jamae H.
Webb, Senior Graad ' Warden,4. Hills
boroi Hubert M. Potest, Jualor Graad
Wardea, Wsjka Forest ; ' Benjamin B.
Lacy. Graad Treasurer, Raleigh;-Wi).
liam W. WUlsoa, Graad Secretary, Ba!- '
eight Bev. Joha a Wood. Graad Chsn
laia, Spencsrj Bev. B. E. Btaafleld,
Aasodata Graad Chaphvfa, Chadbourn; .:
Rev. J. B. Turner, Aatoeiate Graad
Chaplaia, Greenville; Bev. F. D. Pea a,
Associate Grand Chaplaia, Wilmington t
Rev. A. otnbbs, Assoc ixts lira a it
Chaplaiat Astpvillt; Bev. Buhyan M
Leod, AaociataGraad Chaplaia, Char.
lot. Raw. N TUr. - Aaanai.t.
Graad Chaplain, . Boaaoke Bapida; j.
LeG. Ererett,' Senior-- Graad Desieoa, '
Rockingham ; Leoa Cash, Janior Grand
Deaeoa. Wiastoa-Salem; Joha E. Cam-
sros, Graad Marshal, Kinstoa; Joha'
H. Aaderaoa, Graad Sword Bearer,
PsyettSTille; B. C Daaa, Graad Pur
saivaat. Enfield; J. F. Rheas, Graad .
Steward, New Bern; R- M. Oatea, Grand .
Steward, Hssvdersoa villa W. D. Terry.
Graad Tiler, Raleigh. .' ,. .-, .
. ItaaeUag UammlUaaa.
Th steading eomatitteaa of tbs
Graad Ledre ares -
Jawisasad sa ea Walter Clark, R. B. - -
Reyvter, F. V. Wiastoa, W. B. ilcKer,
K, W. Tiatbertska, Jr. F. P. Hohnwt,
tC-'httm-w.t.K; Us' w: h. bV.'M -
Burgwya, f. ti Dehtney, B. C Du.aa.-' '
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