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VOL. XI
THE BEAUFORT NEWSTHURSDAY, NOV. 30, 1922
NUMBER FORTY EIGHT
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ELECTION RESULT
ABOUT ASUSUAL
'Off Year" Election Generally
Show; Reversal of ) Presi- :
dential Elections
WASHINGTON The Republiocn
majority in the present House is 169.
The Republican majority in the next
House will be 15.
This recalls a similar reversal un -der
the Wilson administration. The
1912 elections which mde Mr. Wil
son a President by a minority vote
of the country gave to. the Demo
crats a majority in the House of 1G3.
In 1914, although the opposition to
the Democratic party was --till badly
divided, the Democratic majoricy was
reduced to. 29. '
Small majorities are the rule in
the House and Senate. The ebb and
flow of the political tide naturally af
fects the Senate less, because the six
year tenure of office enables its mem
bers to bridge over the temporary un
heavals that so often completely
change the political complexion of
the lower house.
An, example of that is afl'orded by
the period of years covering both ad
ministrations of Cleveland and the
administration of Harrison. During
this period the House swung from
ne party to the other but the Sen.
ate remaned Republican, although its
Republican majority' was cut to a
narrow margin of two for the terms
beginning 1887 and 1889.
Surprising as it may seem, t he Uni
ted. States Senate was Republican
every term from the Civil War to the
term which began in 1915, with the
exemption of one term which beganin
1893. In that year the Senate stood
44 Democrats, 38 Republicans and 3
independent. The Democratic Setr
ate of that term was swept into pow
er with the second election of Cleve
land in 1892. The Republican land
slide in 1894, however, restored a
Republican majority, the Senate
which cenvened March 4. 1895 stand,
ing 42 Republicans to 39 Democrats
The present Republican majority
of 24 is larger than ever in the history
of the Senate, with the exception of
five terms beginning 1901 and end
ed in 1901, elected McKinley
ed in 1901, elected at the same time
McKinley was elected the second
time, had a Republican majority of
27 with three, independent The
next two Senates had Republican ma.
jorities of 26. The largest Republi
can majority ever obtained in the
Senate was 30 under the Roosevelt
administration.
.The barometer of political majori
ties itLthe House is vefy- interesting.
U iCjfes the common belief that ma
jorities as a rule are very large, the
year Garfield was elected the Repub
licans carried the House by 22. The
off 'ya following hU election they
lost the House, the Democrats carP
rying it by a majority of 81. Cleve
land's election in 1884 gave the Dem
ocrats a majority of 44 in the House.
The ' o J. i-jf ol'owing reduced that
majority to 17.
Benjamine Harrison defeated Cleve
land in the campaign of 1888, one of
the most closely contested campaigns
in the history of American politics,
the result being in doubt for two
days. , T closeness of the contest
was reflected in the make-up of the
House, the Republicans having a ma
jority of only 8. The off-year in the
middle of, Harrison's term was most
disastrous to the Republicans. The
Democrats had a landslide in the Con
gressional elections, carrying the
House by a majority of 147. This
in one of four times since the Civil
war that either party has had a ma
jority of over 100 in the House. This
Democratic majority was reduced to
01 in the Presidential election of 1892
when Cleveland was again victorious.
Itt 1894 occured what went down in
h.rtory as the rest Republican land
slide. It gaya the Republican! con
trol of this House by a margin of 44.
This marked the beginning of sixteen
years of continuous' control of the
House by the Republican aarty. Us
high tid' durlntf this period, was the
Srtt CtfBgreM under Roosevelt,
had a Republican majority of 114.
The yeat f McKlaley first election
rw the Republicans carry the Hdnse
ty 72 The yeir.of his second elec
tfen saw-iem cany It by 47. Tho
etT.yeart following each of bis tloc
tior.
r. salt th Republican Mtjomj
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SUPERIOR COURT WILL
CONVENE HERE MONDAY
A one week's term of7 Superior
Court will convene here next Monday
This term of court will be for the
trial of civil cases only and Judge
Calvert will preside over it. The
list of cases on the calendar is giv
en herewith.
CALENDAR
DECEMBER TERM, 1922.
Hob. T. H. Calvert, Judg
Monday, Doccmbor 4.
No.
Ill
State ex rel Hardesty vs Pear-
sail.
1. Pellletier vs Barker Admnr.
15. Newby et al. vs Elfenbein, et al
17. Newby et al vs Elfenbein et al.
M8. Newby et all vs Stephens, A. H.
Tuesday, Dec. S
12.
25.
27.
36.
41
42.
44.
49.
Cash vs Willis.
Southgate vs Elfenbein et al.
Cupples vs Sea Food Co,
Dixon vs Express Co.'
Ward et al vs Williams et al.
Wniia vs Woodland.
Austin vs Railroad.
Davis vs'Calfield. .
Wednesday, Doc. 6.
62. Willis vs Gillikin.
57. Packing Co. vs Jones.
66. Bell vs Oglesby.
68. Mason vs Fulcher.
69. Interstate Equipment Co vs Gal
lants Fish Co.
Thorsday Doc. 7.
70.
71.
73.
78.
81.
95.
Way vs Sea Food Co.
Way vs Sea Food, Co.
Hancock-Huntley vs Southgate
Gillikin vs Williams.
Duncan vs Taylor,
Lee vs Morris.'
Friday, Doc. 4
101. Piner Bros, vs Pridgen.
103. Carteret Lumber Co. vs Rhodes
A Underwood.
110. Tillery vs Rhodes & Drrderwood.
114. Bell vs Grantham. .
116. Butler Bros, va Stanley Bros.
Saturday ,Doc, 9.
Motions
24. JeBler et al vs Newby, et al.
30. McCain vs'Shull.
8J. 'Cherry vs Cherry.
51. Stove Co. va Bedaworth.
127. Bell.vs Carteret Lodge.
L. W. HASSELL, Clerk,
TIME FOR ACTION.
Beaufort citizens will be called up
on shortly to register their wishes in
regard to adequate school facilities
when on December 19th they will
have an opportunity of voting for or
against a school bond issue of $80,
000. Opposition to this bond issue is al
ready manifest and there will doubt
less be more to spring up between
now and the date of the election but
interested onlookers "across the river'
and in other parts of this progressive
county will look to the unselfish pat
riots of Beaufort to do their duty to
wards Carteret's future citizens and
roll up a big majority in favor of im-
'proved school facilities for the school
children of the Capitol of Carteret.
Everyone knows they need it More-
head City Coaster.
STORMY WEATHER.
The worst weather this section has
experienced In many monthv arriv
ed Monday and stayed over Tuesday.
The thermometer dropped down
Monday night to about the freezing
point Tuesday morning a few flakes of
snow were seen. Owing to the high
winds that prevailed fishing was prac
tlcallv stopped until yesterday when
as the weather had improved great
ly all of the boats went to sea.
of Roosevelt's administration saw a
slump, of 00 in. the Republican majori
ty.. Taft's election carried the House
by a Republican majority ...of 39.
Thus we see that during the betire
16 years durtngwwhlcn the pepuMLi
cans held control of the House,, the
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greater portion or taat penou me ne.
publicans had a majority of under 10;
"""bales are being produced" in cow-
weroiar qofltlite iit' California. : "
THANKSGIVING.
This is the day on which, by
a lone established custom, the
people of the United States of
America are expected to give
thanks to the Almighty for
blessings granted them during
the year bow about to end.
Let us follow that practice
today not merely because it ia
the custom but for the better -reason
that it is our duty aal
pleasure to sio so. Some say
without thought that they have
but little cause to be thankful,
but upon reflection there are
few indeed who can truthfully
make this assertion. Nearly
all have at least the neceaar
ies of life and seme have1 con.
siderably more. Most of us
have health which is a treas
ure in itself. Some are in the
bloom of youth and " they
should be thankful for the op
portunities which the future
is reserving for them. Some
are et the midway mile stone
en life's pathway and they
may well give thanks for the
battles fought and wen and
the strength to endure that
still is theirs. Seme are stancU
ing where the shadows stretch
way behind them and happy
they well may he in the exper
iences that have been theirs,
the .' friendships they have
made, the gooel will they have
won and the reflections that
the journey's end will bring
the .greatest reward of all.
So let us give thanks today,
earnestly, sincerely and hap
pily. PIG AND POULTRY ,
CLUBS ARE ORGANIZED
The entire last week has been spent
organizing pig and poultry clubs in
the county.. Along with Mr. S. JL,
Kirby State Club Leader, we held
twenty three 'school meetings in the
county and at the present time have
got one hundred and forty seven
club members. I shall obtain a pure
bred registered' pig or two settings
of pure breid eggs and they will feed
and care for the stock as prescribed
by the State Department of Agri
culture. This - is educational work
for the little folka and In addition will
prove to the club boys and girls and
also their parents that when' ordinary
intelligence is applied to the produc
tion of poultry and swine, favorable
results may be expected. I am in
hopes that the club project in Car
teret County will be an incentive for
the quantity and quality of stock on
the average farm in this county to
be increased.
PARENTS, If you have a child
that is between ten and eighteen
years of age who has'nt already join
ed one of these clubs, see that he or
she gets their name on the roll with
in the next week.
Signed:
A. H. HARRIS,
County Agent.
FINE YACTH COMES IN.
Two of the handsomest yachts that
have been in local waters this sea
son arrived in the harbor yesterday.
One at they was the Conewago and
is owned by John Wanamaker the
merchant prince of Philadelphia and
New York. The other -boat the Le
onie, belongs to Murray Guggenheim
one of the well known family of cop.
per mine owners by that name. The
Conewago is constructed largely of
mahogany and the Leonie of teak
wood and they are equipped with ev
ery convenience and luxury that any
one could desire. The News man was
told that the cost, of such a craft as
either of these would not be less
than $100,000 and probably more.
jj
The former Kaiser William's mem
oirs, handsomely bound in cloth, are
selling for seven cents a copy in Ber.
lin. The books are a good quality of
linen paper with substantial covers.
Plana to can some of your meat
when killing time eomes. It may
be a life saver some day when eom-
pany .drbpe In. ; "
..There are tkimiaee ef orphan
ckUdr"nr'Narth Chretien who are
entirely dependent npsn the pyhMc
fr their support. Co T not forgt
tlem en Tkanki'i Wiag dy.
SUBSIDY BILL FOR
MERCHANT MARINE
Bill Now Under Way Through
Congress, is Fully Ex-
' plained Below
WASHINGTON The princi p a 1
features of the "Merchant Marine
Act" as the proposed ship subsidy bill
is officially entitled are as follows?
Sale of present government-owned
merchant ships to citizens of the
United States, the complete payment
of the purchase price not to be de
t ' i i . t - -
xerreu longer man -io years Irom
date of sale and the unpaid balances
bearing interest a a rate not less
than 4 per cent per annum. These
sales are to be conipetetive sales af.
te'r due advertisements, except speci
fically ordered otherwise by the Ship.
ping Board upon an affirmative vote
of not less than five members and If
such vote and a full statement of the
reasons authorizing such sale are
made a matter of record.
Loans to American citizens desir
ing to construct new ships. These
loans are made up to two-thirds of
the value of new construction. They
are to run not longer than 15 years
and are made at a low rate of 2 per
cent. They are to be made out of a
revolving fund of $125,000,000 which
is created out of the funds of the
Shipping Board
Exemption from federal taxes Of
certain Income from operation of
American merchant vessels under the
proposed Act-provided the income
go exempted is used for the construc
tion of additional American merchant
snips.
i An exemption from federal in
come tax of 5 per cent of the amount
of any freight charges paid by ship,
pers in this country to American
merchant vessels operating - under
this Act This proviso takes the
place of the preferential tariff of
rebate provided for in the Jones bill
but which was declared to be a viola-
tion of international treaties and
therefore untenable.
All passenger vessels carrying
United States mail shall be paid- for
upon the same basis and rate that the
United States pays foreign vessels
for carrying mail. This proviso re.
peals an existing law which provides
that all American ships shall carry
United States maQ free of charge.
This change was made because the
passenger vessels which carry mail
are the clas of vessels which will suf
fer a financial loss by reason of pro.
hibition laws of this country. It is
believed that paying them cash for
carrying the United States Mails will
to a large degree offset any loss of
revenue they suffer because of the
operation of the prohibition laws.
Requirements that 50 per cent of
emigration to the United States shall
be carried in American vessels.
All army and navy transport in
merchant vessels of American regis
try. Government officials to travel and
government supplies to be carried in
American vessels.
Payment of direct compensation
Onehalf of 1 per cent for each gross
ton each one hundred nautical miles
traveled by vessels with speed under
12 knots an hour; higher compensa
tion for greater speed, with author,
iation for compensation up to 1 cent
per ton per hundred nautical miles
for vessels traveling over certain
officially designated rouiro.
Funds for the payment of direct
compensation to be derived from ton-
nape duties and dues, estimated at
S4.000.000 a year; 10 per cent oi
all customs receipts; present pay
ment for transportation of riin,
and recoveries from excess earnings
of compensated shipping.
Compensation is limited to a 10 per
cent profit to the operator,. When
net earnings go above 10 per cent
one-half of the excess profits would
be returned to the government and
be covered into I the compensation
fund.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Ella and Frank D. White to Abner
I. Willis had wife, Block no 92, lot
no. in Morehead township, 'town
of Morehead City, consideration .$!,-
300.
Ruby Daniels rt at
Smith 'A acres en icuth
to .Joseph
end e Cedar
ULi, ceus'uVatien, $5.
COMMISSIONERS HELD ; t
SHORT MEETING MOND A Y
Beaufdrt, N. C.'
Nov. 27th. 1922.
The honorable Board of County
Cbmmi&eioners reconvened this the
27th day of November 1922, at their
regular meeting place in the town of
Beaufort with the following members
present, to-wit: O. R. Wheatly,
Chairman; Geo. G. Taylor; J. L Ed
wards; Henry 0 Piner and B. F.
Small.
The report of the Committee ap
pointed to inspect the road from Sal
ter's Creek Bridge to Gilbert Hamil
ton's landing was presented and read
to the board. Upon motion' duly
made and carried the road was ac
cepted and his resort ordered filH
The matter with reference to Thur.T
man fimith an inmate of the County
Home was referred back to the WeL
fare department to be taken up with
the incoming Board.
Ordered by the Board that E. W.
Hill, County Attorney be paid a- fee
of 1100.00 for service in suits now
pending.
The following bills were ordered
paid.
No other business appearing the
Board adjourned.
MRS. MARGARET CHARLOTTE.
New Bern, N. C., Nov 23 Mrs.
Margaret Manson Charlotte, formerly
of New Bern,, died in Greenville, S.
C., Sunday morning in the 86th year
of her age.
Mrs. Charlotte was born in Beau
fortN. C., where most of her young
life was spent. She was the wife of
the late George W. Charlotte, of New
Bern. From their onion there was
one son, John Mason Charlotte, with
whom she has Hved since 190. Be
sides this son and five grandchildren
she leaves a host of relatives in North
Carolina to mourn their ' loss. Mrs.
H. C. Armstrong, a niece and Mr.
George C. Robbins a nephew, of New
Bern.
A SURPRISE MARRIAGE.
Mr. Julian Hamilton and Miss
Cathrine Norcom greatly surprised
many, of, their friends here by get
ting married this morning. The
marriage occured at about ten 6
clock at the residence of Reverend
Harry A. Day who performed the
ceremony. The newly wedded cou
ple then left for Atlantic the form
er home of the groom. Mrs. Hamil.
ton is a native of Washington but
for several years, has lived a good
part of the time with relatives here
and has been in school here. Mr,
Hamilton is assistant cashier of the
Beaufort Banking and Trust Com
pany and is highly regarded as a bus
iness man and citizen of the com.
munity.
LECTURE ON CANCER.
A fairly good sized crowd, in spite
of threatening weather were present
Tuesday afternoon to hear Dr.'D. W.
Wynkoop's lecture on Cancer. Close
attention was paid the speaker and
many expressed themselves as hav.
ing been greatly edified by the dis
course. In order that many who did
not attend the lecture may have an
opportunity of learning something
about this important matter it is
published in full on another page of
this addition of the News.
PROGRAM
FOR TOM
WEDDING.
THUMB
Doflrs open on December 7th at
7:00 o'clook at Sea Breeze. At 7:10
selection on the violin by Miss Mary
Martin.
7:45 song by well trained voices,
after which wedding will take place.
After the Wedding Ceremony, the
Mother and Father of the bride will
give reception to the bridal party on
the stage. Refreshments will be
served after which a good night song
will be sung by the Tom Thumb.
Don't miss this attractive affair.
Come and bring your friends.'
Admission to all 2i
Mrs. Tbos. Duncan.
MARRIAGE LICENSES. 7..
W. C. Peterson; Beaufort, N.
to Agnes Willis Davis N.-C.
raul F. Bell Kinston N C.
to
Emma Rebecca Sanders Ocean N. C.
'J JSTer'th Wto ' Stelta?, NjC to
Gladys Pclletier SUlla N. C.
BIDS ASKED FOR
STATE HIGHWAY
BY COMMISSION
State Highway Commission Re
moves all Doubt by Letting .
Contract at Early Date
BEAUFORT TO CRAVEN
COUNTY LINE
It seems that at last the question
of bringing Route 10 of the Central
Highway to Beaufort Is about to be
settled. All controversy on the sub
ject has been ended by the announce,
ment on the part of the State High,
way Commission that bids for the pro.
ject. would be received at, 10 o'clock
on the morning of 'December the 14th
in the city of Raleigh, ' ' -
The Highway Commission's Announ
cement says that the project .which
is known officially as "State project '
No. I" is approximately 14.14 miles
in length. The bid will he for grub,
blng, clearing, excavating, filling and
and doing some concrete work in the
way of culverts. ; The contract for
hard surfacing apparently is hot to.
De let at this time. It seems to be
that like the Morehead City road the
grading is to be done before the con. '
tract is made for the hard surface.
It is not known therefore; what type
of construction will be fujajy' adopt
ed.
For some weeks there has been con
siderable discussion in Beaufort and
Morehead City as to the ad visibility
building a bridge between the . two
towns. Some have contended that a
bridge would be worth more to the
towns and the county at Ir.rge than ,
a road from Beaufort to the. Craven
line; The majority ef people in
Beaufort however, appear ' to think
the road is more desirable than a '
bridge. There are also a good many
who would like to see both road and
bridge constructed, the cost - ef
building a first class bridge and also
a hard surfaced road would run up
to high figures and the opinion ef
most people here Is that, both will
mot be constructed for some time to.
According to reports ' the State
Highway. Commission will ask the:
General Assembly when it meets ',lni .
January to authorise the issue of
$15,000,000 mora : of road, bonds.
About three-fourths or more of the.
$50,000,000 issue has been let in con,
tracts and more money is needed to
finish the program of road building
as originally designed. Under the
plans as adopted Carteret county will
get about twenty eight miles of State
Highway and the county is paying
$150,000 of the cost of construction.
WILL FURNISH FARMERS
BETTER COTTON SEED
Raleigh, Nov.'25--Whi,.e there has
been np let up in the delivery of cot.
ton to the North Carolina cotton co.
operatives, the management announ
ces that plans, are already being
made to enable, members to grow
tetter cotton next year
Arrangements ,, have--, ban made
through Dr. R. , Y,' Winters, cotton
seed specialists with the State Ex
periment Station, to buy ten thous
and bushels' of improved seed, which
will be sold to members of the As
sociation. These seed will be dig.
tributed so as to secure the best' re-'
suits am) is a part of the general
campaign to improve the cotton grow,
ing business in North Carolina
Notice to members that a second
advance would be made December
15 on all cotton delivered up to De
cember 1 helped , to boost delievesies
the latter part of the month; but
there is still much Cotton io be de
livered to members, it is stated. " -
Since getting established in per
manent quarters the cotton coopera-.
tives have settled down to steady
grinding,' and promise quicker ser
vice to 'members. ' The griding de
partment got 30,000 bales behind i.
liveries, but It is not gradually catch,
ing up and bye December 15. the peak
of the movement for the season will
hare been passed., . .- . .
Just back from Washington, whers
he attended a meeting 0' extension
directors from all the states, Dr. B.
W. Kilgore, director for the public
in the cotton association, announ.
ces that the thought uppermost In
the mind of jthe country today is eoV; ; !,.
operative !
here to stay..
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