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j Weather Tbday I :-( r- P S' nnC,7 1 1 vrw KKlfBK OF TTfit ASSOCIATED PKCSt V Tha Autfciatad rnw I axelalnlr antiUad to tha aa (or publication of all bow diapatahaa raditaa' to It or not othorwiM araditad ! thla papar d ) th loeol awo publktMd. THE 8ALI8BUBT EVKN. ISQ POBT Is Bwinbor of Tbo AuociaUd Prow ami KU th aitarnooB roporta. V0L.16. N0. 32. SALISBUKy, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCII 3, 1921 PRICE 2 CENTS r CLEAAR AND COLDER TO- V r; IV i , , , i M Ml J 1 7 V V a) I J I I NKrHT AND FRIDAY ! I Li- V. - ,7U 1 C. J V. -".ai-J L-i Mil - ..,,.,. ., . , r. ,,' .n i II - I .,., , rV - - rr'. , ' l- i ', - ' ' i '' . I ., , CAPIIAIH r JOIH TO FIGHT Engineers' Com m i 1 1 e e Aids Labor Organiza tions War on Unem ploy in the Country. JOB SHORTAGE : - (By E. M. Thierry.) New York, March 3.Two wide ly eepaarted groups the country's leadinjr engineers and informal or ganization of labor leaders have simultaneously reached a basis for working out the problem of unem ployment. i - 1'ts an engineering problem, ! both groups decided. Neither was aware of the other's j activities. Now they are going to get together to end the indus trial slump, reduco unemployment and obviate further wage cutting. A committee of 16 appointed by Herbert Hoover decided to spend $500,000 raised by the Federated ' American Engineering Societies to ? survey economic evils in American industry and find a plan to elimi nate the ' waste and inefficiency held responsible for unemployment. Twenty-six labor bodies', includ ing the American Federation of Labor, have joined in the work ing out of a practical plan to end unemployment, with the aid of engineers ' and industrial experts. The engineers committee of 16 has decided to work with the la bor bodies, hoping to parallel the j survey with a cooperative work- ing' plan evolved by the unprece dented association of industrial t' , leaders and workers. i Hoover, as president of the Fed erated American Engineering So cieties, is honorary chairman of the committee of 16. J. Parke Channing, mining engineer, is chairman. The federation com K prises 100 societies with a mem- bership of 150,000 engineers. Start at Once. 1 The engineers' survey has the endorsement of the American Fed eration of Labor and the Unite! States Chamber of .Commerce. Several hundred field workers start immediately on the survey. They will report early in April, 1 -when., the 'Engineering Societies " will act in a remedial way. Initial investigation is to be into the textile industry and the shoe industry and manufacturing generally in New England, New York and Pennsylvania. "The human side of industry is1 ' a big engineering problem that has been neglected," said Vice Chairman Wallace. t "This is to be a social, economic and business survey. We want to prove evils in industry, eradi-! cate them and prevent them grow ing up again." - First action taken by labor leaders was the calling of an "Un- employment Conference" hero March 6. Labor "Stumped" Invitations to engineers to tackle the problem were sent out after a preliminary meeting of 26 labor leaders reached this point . of view: "We can't start up industry un til we discover how industry is run. Let us :get the facts. Let j us aramge a plan ; by which idle , man-power can be applied to idle equipment . and tho unemployed set to work to produce the things they want." The germ of the idea evolved by the engineers is credited to Charles E. Knoeppel of New York. His original scheme called for a systematic loss taking, the crea tion of new standards of produc tion approximating normal, and ' the establishment of a reservoir for products for which there may not be a lively demand now. : Knoeppel's plan recommended that . employers take workers wholly into their confidence and that a definite cooperative arrange ment be made with the A. F. of L. Members of the engineers H:om mittee of 16 include: Honorary Chairman Hoover, " Chairman i Ghanning, Vice Chair man Wallace, Harrington Emerson Robert Linto, Robert B. Wolf, Jno. H. Williams, Charles E. Knoepple and L. P. Alford. all of New York; Fred J. Miller, Bucks county Pa.; Morris L. Cooke, Philadelphia; Ira N. Hollis, Worcester, Mass- George D. Babcock, Peoria. 111.; E. E. Hunt Riverside, Conn.; H. R. V. Scheel, Passaic, N. J., and F. G. Coburn, Bethlehem, Pa. ' CAN YOU BEAT GIDF RECORD OF JOHN D. Ofmond Beach," Fla.;" March 3. What's your record for nine holes of golf T Can you do it in 45 ? : John D. Rockefeller does it fre quently. . And he's 81. While the richest man in the world keeps abreast of current events, he doesnt take much active part in them. ; His life is a contin ual round, of golf bopping from one course to another. . Rockefeller- isn't physically able to stand a complete round of the links so he usually winds up his play at the ninth hole.. - Goldfish came originaly - from China.." ':.-. . -v: KNOW HIM? I r 3 i. : r 11 1 This is the first picture of President-elect Harding in a tile hat. But you'll see him often in "plug" hats now. The photo was taken while he was dedicating an his torical tablet at St. Augustine. HARDING'S LAST MESSAGE TO HIS AMERICAN FOLKS President-Elect Belie ve s America Should Be Em inent on the Seas to be Safe at Home. (Copyriud by the Ntwaaapor Kntfprt. AMociation, iprrul di.p.tch u TIm Evminc Fast.) Marion, O., Feb. 3. Warren G. Harding's last expression as a pri vate citizen is given in the follow ing interview. "This republic cannot and will not fail if each of us does his part. If we. but work, are thrifty and seek that understanding which re veals mutuality of interest, no dif ference can long abide.- . "Our grer.test assurance at heme lies in an intelligent, resolute people in a land undamaged by war, at enmity with n people, envying none, coveting nothing, seeking no territory, striving for no glories which do not become a righteous nation. 1 "If there is one thing in my heart more than another, it is that at the end of the coming adminis tration there remains the America we inherited from the fathers with out the surrender of a single part. , I only wish for our America a soul truly American. "I know there is not a man or woman who does not rejoice in American solidarity and who does not want it preserved. , "We crave fraternity. We wish amicable relations everywhere, we offer peace and choose to promote it, but we demand our freedom and our own America., I believe an American eminent on the seas, re spected in every avenue of trade will be safer at home and greater j in influence thruout the world. i "I like to think of an America! whose citizens are are ever seek' injr the greatest development and influence of the republic, and I like to thii.li of a government which protects its citizens everywhere they go on a lawful mission every where under the shining sun. "There's a new world relation ship and when the next adminis tration comes into power we're go ing to play our part. We're going to ask for' Nations associated to gether in justice, but it must be an Association which surrenders nothing of American freedom. "Our government's good for tunes do not lie in any surrender at either end of thg avenue (at either Capital or Whitehouse in Washington) but in the co-ordination and co-operation which be comes in two branches in. a great and truly representative popular Government. "I have been thinking all the time of getting an organization best fitted to serve this country. I am a partisan. I believe in party government. I have chosen a- Re publican cabinet, but no selection has been made because of party ob ligation without consideration for the best service of the country. "I would rather have the respect and confidence of my home town people, who have known me inti mately ' all any life, than to have been , elected v President .'And I have a feeling that so long as I can continue to hold their respect and confidence I will be credited at least with doing my best for all the American people. , "When I am thru down at Wash ington I want to be able to come back home and again be a part of the home .community X 1 Dignity of the Law. ' Indianapolis, March 3. Judge J. T. Moll mused to hear the testi mony of woman witness. After she returned to the courtroom he allowed her to testify. That was after she had changed flesh-colorad stockings for black ones. MS OF ALLIES T BE MET 0? Allies Will Take Neces sary Steps to Collect the Money by Occupation of Territory, i (Br Tht AatotlauJ Prru) London, March 3. Germany was today given until Monday at noon to accept the fundamental condi tions layed down by the allied su preme council at Paris. The Ger man delegation was informd by tho allied representatives today that if Germany does not accept those terms the allies will take immedi ate steps. The first step will be the occu pation by allied troops of the cities of ' Duisburg, Duesseldorft and Ruhrdori. ; , ' . The second, each allied ceuntry will place such a tax on German merchandise as it may deem prop- The third, a customs boundary along the Rhine under allied con trol will be established. The German delegates were In formed that only modification of the Paris reparation decision to Germany would be regarding the condition of payment such as a re duction of the period of annuities from forty two to thirty years. The German counter-proposal which was submitted to the Allies on Monday were not susceptible of examination, Premier Lloyd George told Dr. Walter Simon head of the German delegation after today's session of the confer ence had assembled at St. James Palace at noon. . ' FIRE DESTROYS A HOME IN SUBURBS '," mini i mi ' ' i'" ; A big two story frame residence near the Walker Lumber Company in the northwestern suburbs of the city was destroyed by fire about C o'clock this, morning. . The house, which was a new one,' having been built last summer, was occupied by Mr. W. S. Watson, an employe of the lumber, plant. Mr. Watson started a fire in one of the down stairs fireplaces shortly before 5 o'clock this morning and with a young son went over to the lumber plant to attend to some duties. ' In a short time he sent the son back to awake Mrs. Watson and when Jie returned he discovered the fire wnicn haa started around the fire place. . The members of the family were hastily aroused,, but the fire spread rapidly andt very little of the household goods were removed from the the house, and part of this caught afterward and was de stroyed, only an organ being saved. Mr, Watson moved here a short time ago from Concord and it is not learned whether he had any in surance on His household goods. The residence was a total loss but is partially covered by insurance. The firemen responded to the alarm from box 22 but the fire had gained great headway on account of the distance and it was impossible to save the building. A falling chim ney some time after the fire came near striking several bystanders. throwing brickbats all around them but no one was hurt. NAVAL BILL CANT PASS THIS SESSION (Br The AaMdaUd Prru) Washington, March 3. Hooe of passing the naval appropriations bill at this session was abandoned today by Senator Poindexter, e- Eublican of Washington, who has een in charge of it, and the sen ate will proceed to other business. benator Poindexter said that from experience of the past four days during which the bill has been debated, he was satisfied that it could not be enacted before ad journment tomorrow and he was unwilling to hold up other impor tant measures to press it. The Washington senator attacked the .measure as passed in the house declaring that had it been enacted it would have led to the "general demoralization and paralysis of the American navy." A new naval bill will have to be drafted at the special session which President Harding is expected to call for April 4th. Senator Poin dexter told thevsenfte a number of circumstances brought about the failure of the bill. , . "The chief one." he said, "is the late day it was received from the the house February 24th. As it came from the - house it "contained no appropriation for aircraft, while Great Britain has provided millions of pounds of sterling for that ser vice.",. . , - STRIKE ORDERED ON A. B. & A. ROAD - Chicago, March S, Sanction from 16 railroad brotherhoods and unions for a strike of employes on the Atlanta, Birmingham & At lantic was dispatched to local rep resentatives of the unions follow ing midnight conference of the heads of the organizations here, it was announced today. IS HANo (YIUmUAY mm TO PRACTICE LAW WITH BMIBIK COLBY .By Tho Associated Press) ? WASHIXOTOX, March .!. President Wilson (orinnlly on nounced today that he would resunifl the practice, of law in partnership with Ilainbridge Colby, secretary of state. The firm will maintain offices in New York and Washington. This announcement was made ut the White House iu the following statement : "President Wilson made announcement today that at the conclusion of his term of office he would reume the practice of law, forming a partnership with Secretary of State liaiubridge Colby. The iirm will have offices Nil ST TO GREETJARDI1 President-Elect Arri v e d From Marion Early in Afternoon-Police Keep Crowds Back. . (By Tka AaaatlaUa' Prrni) Washington, March 3. Presi-, dent-elect Harding reached Wash ington at 1 o'clock this afternoon and went into conference with in auguration officials on details of tomorrow's ceremony. - Washington, March 3. Great crowds of inauguration visitors and home folks gathered in and around the union station to greet President-elect Harding on his arrival from his home at Marion, Ohio, early this afternoon. The station concourse was jammed while hun dreds not so fortunate as to be able to get in the doors braved a misting rain to get a glimpse of the new President-to-be. .A special detail of nearly Dne hundred policemen were on .hand to keep open a lane leading 'from the .train shed to the presidential room at the station and open the way ..for automobiles for the party on leaving the station. i Vice-President-elect CpolidgQ and Mrs. Coolidge . were to. greet the Harding party in the presidential room and accompany them to the New Willard Hotel where Mr. and Mrs. Harding will make their head quarters until they go to the White House tomorrow afternoon. A dozen motorcycle policemen will accompany the party from the station, while another detail of special, police are at the hotel to keep the lane open through the crowds gathered there. Christian Harding's Secretary. Baltimore, March 3. (On board the Harding special train en route to Washington.) President-elect Harding today definitely announced the selection of James J. Davis, of Pittsburg, to be secretary of la bor, and George B. Christian. Jr.. to be secretary to the president. CLARK SERVICES PLANS ARE READY (By Tht Associate Prtia) Washington. March 3. The house of representatives had com pleted arrangement today for the funeral services in the.house cham ber Saturday morning for the late minority leader and former Speak er Champ Clark, who died here yesterday after a brief illness. The services which will be held at 10:30 will be a tribute of respect such as has been paid only a few times !n the history of the American Con gress. . It will be the first time the house has been used for such a purpose since 1914 when services were held for the late Sereno Payne, for more than thirty years a representative from New York. The body of the former 'speaker will lie in state in the rotunda before the services. Both hoifses of congress voted to appoint a committee to attend the funeral as representatives of their respective bodies. TUMULTY WONT SERVE (By Tha Aaaoclatrd Pnat - . Washington, March 3.r William B. Wison, the retiring secretary of labor, was v appointed today by President Wilson as a member of the -international joint commission to succeed Obadiah Gardner, of Maine, whose resignation was re ceived by the- president. It is an nounced at the White House that Mr. Wilson had accepted the post. Washington, : March 3. Joseph Tumulty, secretary to President Wilson today announced that ; he had declined an appointment as a member of the International joint commission. He said it would not be fair to the president for him to accept the post which he would not be able to give full time and consideration. Mr. Tumulty said his declination would not mean the reappointment of Obadiah Gardner, of Maine, chairman of the commission whose resignation , was acepted by the president.,, V; -V;.-;'y. GREAT ClfS AUISTITMNAL THE UNION STAIN CONVENTION FOR Tire Canadian potato crop for ura this one. Lightning accom 1920 was 138,527,000 bushels. panied the last snow storm. in Now York and Waslunpton. Hi N. C. VOTED DOWN Proposed Convention to , Revise Organic Law Killed-Censorship Bill 'Up Tonight. (By MAX ABERNETHY) Raleigh, N March 3. Proponents of a constitutional convention for North Carolina for the purpose of revising the organic law of the state were defeated today when the lower house of the legislature by a -vote of 71 to 36 voted down the Stubbs bill which recently pass ed the senate. The fate of the mea sure followed an, hours debate in Which Murphy, Everett of Durham, Connor and Grant favored, while Doughton, Bowie and Fountain op posed passage. . s By a vote of 28 to 18 the senate defeated a motion to reconsider the passage of yesterday's bill holding the Southern Power Company to contracts. . The house sustained the commit tee's report on' the measure to al low the loan of money at 8 per cent on contract. After debate the minority report was overwhelm ingly voted down. , . - . - It k expected the censorship bill will come up before the house to night, while the house committee tomorrow may consider Long's bill prohibiting power companies abrogating existing contracts. TWO COAL STRIKES ON Otherwise Condition in Fields are Improved Charleston, W. Va, March 3. Altho quoted coal prices are the lowest in years, and despite unsea sonable weather, the affairs of the United Mine Workers, as regards the strike situation in West . Vir ginia, are better than fo months, says Fred Mooney, secretary of District 17, United Mine Workers of America. ' ' There are now only two strikes of consequence in West Virginia fields the Mingo county strike and one in Preston county. The first involves the right of the miners to organize and the second has to do with the alleged repudiation of wage agreements by the Pen-Mary coal interests, a subsidiary of the Bethlehem Steel Co. The Preston strike has been in progress nearly two years. In Mingo county non-union men who hove been operating mines have Just left their jobs. This has closed down three additional mines. "Rvervthinc nossible is done to make the lot of the strikers more bearable," Mooney says.' "Scores are living in tents, but these have been floored, coal is being pro vided and food furnished where necessary. NEW PLANE MUFFLER Will Increase Efficiency of Bomb ing Raids in War. Washington, March 3. An air plane motor muffler, invented by a man named Berger, of Zurich, Switzerland, army aviation experts here say, may revolutionize army air practice. Majir H. S. Burwell, who visited Zurich to inspect the muffler, in his report suggests these Advantages: Makes lower, . unexpected bomb ing raids possible. Allows plain code signals by use of the muffler cut-outs. Makes possible conversation be tween pilot and observer and al leviates difficulties in tuning wire less telephone sets. Mufflers of the usual type either diminished power of the motor or caused it to overheat. Army Appropriation Bill. ' (By Tha Aaaoriatad Preaal , ' Washington, March 3The army appropriation bill was com pleted today and sent to the pres ident. The house accepted the compromise agreed to by the sen ate for an army of 156,000 men during the next fiscal year. Weather Phenomenon' RichmonH, Ky. March 8-The weather sharks are trying to fig- ELECTION CONTEST HEARING HERE MAY BL LHULU lUUAY Attorneys for Both Sides Anxious to . Complete Work This Afternoon One More Ward.' The hearinv of evidence of Con testant Campbell tn the Campbell Doughton election contest will likely end late today if the desires of the attorneys on 'joth sides are fulfilled. Monroe Adams, who In in charge of the case of Mr. Campbell since Mr. Holton and Mr. Biitt's departure, is rushing things as much as possible, and he is given all the encouragement possible by the attorneys for Mr. Doughton. Dr. Campbell himself arrived in the city yesterday and is keeping up with the evidence today. His son, W. L. Campbell, who was re cently sworn as a member of the bar, is , assisting Mr. Adams. J. W. Wagoner . of the leal bar is also assisting the contestant. Mr. Doughton's legal talent is the same as on the opening day of the hear ing, headed by former Governor Bickett who is assisted by Craige and Carlton of the local bar, . . After the hearing here the con testant will submit his evidence from Caldwell and Ashe counties. Following the hearing in the two remaining counties, Contestee Doughton will begin submitting his evidence to prove his counter charges to Mr. Campbell. . The contestant has evidence from the south ward of the city to spread on the minutes this afternoon and several minor precincts of the coun ty, and possibly several witnesses who were not on hand at the right time. However it is. believed some of these witnesses may not be called unless they can be had today and timer permits. This morning, in addition to sev eral witnesses in. county precincts, judges of the east war dtestlfted. They testified in regard to absentee votes. The first was the Repub lican judge, E. L. Austin.. Ha tes tified that . there were between seventy-five and a hundred absen tee votes cast, One he challenged and it was not voted. Of,the num ber cast only one was a Republi can vote lie said. He also said that a number of the absentee votes cast did not have either of the con gressional candidates marked. J. C. Kesler, Democratic judge from the same w,ard. testified that there were about fifty absentee votes, he, didn't know how many were Democratic. He said he did not save the votes for the under stood the law to mean that unless they were marked with the voters name that it was unnecessary. Some of the votes were with tick ets and some without, hn said. He said the only vote questioned by the Republican judge was thrown out.'. v,v'.; ' ; ' Mr. Kesler also said that a num ber of the absentee votes were not cast for Mr. Doughton and also some who voted in person. Mr. Daughton rife forty-five votes be hind the Democratic elector, he read from the canvass at the re quest of Mr. Bickett. The same figures showed that the Repub lican elector and Mr. Campbe'I each received 212 voteA Yesterday afternoon E. H. Bean was on the stand again in connec tion with alleged nou poll payers. Mr. Bean will be called aarain this afternoon in regard to non poll payers in the south ward. Mike Winecoff, who 'was on the stand yesterday, states that he challenged only absentee voters. I he article in yesterday's Evening Post did not spcifkally mention the voters Mr. Winecoff testified that he challenged as being absen tee, however, that is the case and we gladly make that correction. - M'LEAN STRIKES BACK AT WILLIAMS (By Tha Aaaariataa Pnaa) Washington, March 3J. Chair man McLean, of the senate bank ing committee, struck back today at John Skelton Williams, retiring comptroller of the currency, who in his letter of resignation to Presi dent Wilson, made public last night charged" the senator with prevent ing his confirmation by the senate. "Mr. Williams had every oppor tunity to disprove the charges against his confirmation," Mr. Mc Lean said in a formal statement. "Weeks were occupied in taking testimony, the hearings were pub lic and the testimony printed; the committee voted against reporting his nomination back to the senate, and as chairman of the committee it was by duty to act accordingly. "It is now Mr. Williams' privi lege to abuse the qpurt, and as that court Is composed of senators he Is expected to have the cordial co operation of the chief executive. ' "Outside of Mr. Williams' repre hensible conduct of the office it should be borne in mind there was an election last November and his letter to the president would indi cate that he is a very poor loser. ' The United States army has 65 officers and 1,435 enlisted men in China. LONG SERVICE r x w Frsnk W, Collier (left) started as a page in the house when a boy., lie is now congressional post master. Jaseph G. Rodgers, serge-ant-atarms .of the house, joined the Capitol police force 31 years LUTHERANS V 1 00 Rev. H. B. Shaffner, Sec . retary, J. D. . Heilig, Treasurer Invited to . Meet at Burlington. Rev. J. L. Morgan of Salisbury, president of the North Carolina Lu theran synod, which went out of existence yesterday when tha mer ger of this synod and the Tenniii see synod was perfected, was elect, ed president of the new organiza tion, the name of which is The Uni ted Evangelical Lutheran . Synod of North Carolina. This honor came to Mr. Morgan on the third ballot and he was immediately es corted to the rostrum, and made a talk expressing his appreciation for the confidence imposed in him and pledging his best efforts to merit that confidence and trust, and at once took over the reins as head of the new church corporation. Pres ident Morgan's term of office, which is a salaried one, is for a period of five years, and it will be good news to Salisbury and Rowan jjeople to know that he will maintain his residence and official headquarters in this city. :l 1 Other officers chosen, all for a period of one year, werei Secre tary, Rev. H. B. Shaffner, of King's Mountain, a member of the former Tennesseo synod; statistical secre tary, Rev. Dr. E. H. Kohn; of Mt. Holly, also of the late Tennessee body; treasurer, Mr. James D. Heilig, of Salisbury, who has been treasurer of the North Carolina sy nod for more than 25 years, having succeeded his late father, Col. P. N. Heilig. . . Immediately after the joint ses sion was assembled in St. John's Lutheran church yesterday after noon for the first meeting of a temporary organization was form ed with Rev, Dr. J. C. Deitz presid ing and Rev, M. L. Stlrewalt secre tary. The . merger proposition , as decided upon at the seperate ses sions of the two synods was taken up and no time was lost in getting down to business, and within a short time the bill of enactment of charter of the new organization was favorably acted upon, as also was the legal report, and the con stitution and bylaws, and these were adopted and the merger form ed. Rev. Dr. W. B. Peery, of Hick ory, was called upon to lead in prayer after the consolidation had been formed and he offered a moat appropriate prayer on this occa sion. Then followed several talks by members of the two old synod3, all of an inspiring and congratula tory nature, the leaders in these addresses being Hon. C. M. Efird, of Lexington, S. C, L. M. Swink, Eso., of Winston-Salem, and Rev. Dr. M. G. G. Sherer, of New York. A committee of nine members was authorized to be appointed by the president to canvass the whole educational system and field of the new synod, and this committee will be named at an early date. It was deckled that an adjourned meeting of the synod be called by President Morgan on order of the arangement committee. A resolution of thanks to the congregation of St. John's church, the Lutherans of Salisbury and Spencer, the people of Salisbury and the press . for entertainment and courtesies was adopted by a rising vote. Rev T. S. Brown, pastor of Ma cedonia Lutheran church, Burling ton, extended an invitation to The United Evangelical Lutheran church of North Carolina to hold its next convention in that city and in hfs church. The North Carolina synod , was to have met there but the merger disposes of this meeting. The time and placj of the first regular convention of the new organization was left with the arrangements committee. , Af ter prayer by Rev. W. A. Deaten, former president of the Tennessee synod, the meeting came to a close. The North Carolina synod which passed out of existence yesterday contained 77 congregations and the Tennessee svnod. which also ceased with ' the merger, contained 131 congregations, thus the new organ. ization has within ft bounds 308 (Ceatiaued ea paga three.) REV. J: L MORGAN PRESIDENT OF NEW PHYSICAL EXAM BILL FOR CUPID it t T:ti r . ing Physical Examina tion From Doctor Be fore Marriage. -:: (By MAX ABEBNETHV) Raleigh, March 3. The lower house of the General AsmWy at last night's session by a vote of 74 to 39 passed the Bellamy bill providing that applicants for mar. riage must submit to the regiater of deeds a certificate showing that -they are in good physical condi tion before the marriage, license, may be issued. Over the provision of the bill which related to the mental test for all applicants there was con siderable debate in which numer- . qus members spoke. When it seemed that the bill would be lost an amendment was offered by Doughton v and Grant providing that the certificate from the phy sician must show that the appli- cant "is free from veneral diseases ana that ne or sne has never been adjudged insane, an idiot or n im becile by a court, r , ' ; ' The bill will require a certificate for both parties to the marriage . contract but the female applicant will only have to show a certificate that she is not afflicted with tuber culosis. There was much discus sion over the measure after Rep- : resentative Bellamy had taken tha floor and explained the provisiana of the proposed law. Matthews of Bertie county attacked the - bill saying that it should have been untitled an art tt timmnfa Immnr. ality in North Carolina. The bill if nasaed. he said, would Aehar fif. ' ty per cent of the negroes in Eas -; tern North Carolina from marri age and predicted that as a result there would be five hundred per cent more illegitimate children ( heretofore. -:, .. -., Walter Murphy gave assistance to the proponents of the bill and made strong speech for it, The vui paMttti k iniai reacting anu , goes to the senate for considera tion. - . .:':::-:Kr Following out the recommenda tions pf Govcrnar-MorriScnr in t.!s a bill has been proposed by the joint finance committee f the House and Senate creating the of fice of t&x rammlaainnAv wKaoa , duty it shall be to handle all tax- atiun mna revenue mailers, rnese in.k.cin am hum, ufrinv luaspn un. I .L. rii . a . . . . n ' v awn wipvtauon VJUl- mlaawwv . - - " . .... Allen J. Maxwell, member of the cnrmntiffli mmmijM .ml ' rauu 4a mvKnuca is -, iae , pest taxation expert in the employ of the State t beino mentinniwt 4nr the position. If the committee's u:m ai v i j i wiu im uuwugn anu me onice .-; vrcawu uie pay is nxea at o,uuu. ' The appointment is to be made by the governor for. a period of six years.' '. ..-...v. Representative Everett of ,Rich raqpd proposed the bill which was ' seconded by Senator Dewar. ; Re ¬ publican member from "Cherokee".' Creation Of the tax rommismVine is understood to mean the defeat! . of the bill recently proposed pro viding lor a commissioner of. banking. The Finance committee also vot-' ed to leave the property exemp tion at $300. ' . r ; V Without making any headway over the proposed change in tha Revaluation law as passed by the 191f and 1920 sessions of tile General Assembly the finance com-' mittee has appointed a sub-committee to further consider the mt ter. . ;v, There are several proposals one ' of which is by Senator Varsef of -Robeson which is in reality a rev-' aluation of the revaluation as it now stands. Whether the sena tor will be able to convince -'the members j that his plan should be louowed 'out is.' another question. The old argument against it is the cost the State would be put to by ordering another assessment of valuations. : . It was learned here today that -the heads of the finance commit tees expect to effect a compromise over the Varser plan and .th mem- oers having other plans as to what ought to be done with revaluation. Some announcement is expected in time to pass a bill before the ses sion ends. Lieutenant Governor and fcirs. W. B Cooper: entertained tha members of the General Assembly an me .woman's Ulub . yesterday evening at a sumptuous dinner, Covers were laid for 200, the din.. ner being served from six to eight ' o'clock. KITCHEN RAPIDLY ' " RECOVERING HEALTH . (By Tha Aaaadatea1 FraaO ;'. Washington, March 3. Democra tic members were informed today that representative, Kltchln, of North Carolina who became min ority leader of the house yesterday through the death of Representa tive Champ Oarkf was recoverir? rapidly from his recent illness. ? r. Kitehin's physician announced t t he would be able to resume ! eat at the extra session to t a c -ed probably1 early la Apr:!. VMS PASSES
Salisbury Evening Post (Salisbury, N.C.)
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March 3, 1921, edition 1
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