SIXTY-SEVENTH !
CONGRESS MEETS!
President Will Give His
Message to Congress To
Day; Select Audience
Washington, Dec. 4.—The 67th
Congress will convene for its second
session at noon tomorrow.
After a ten-day rest from the la
bors of the extra session, house and
senate return to the capitol to face
tasks which leaders predict will occu
py probably seven months dovetailing
into the next congressional campaign.
Nearly a dozen questions of legisla
tive policy confront the members
while scores of lesser matters, long
put up in the crowded calendar of
business, will be pressed for action
by their sponsors.
President Harding plans to give
his message to the new session Tues
day. New and added prominence is
attached to the event from the fact
that, probably for the first time in
American history, the message to
Congress will be delivered in the pres
ence of members of an international
conference. Many of the delegates to
the conference on armaments are ex
pected to attend.
Any action by the conference on
naval or army reduction is regarded
as certain to be reflected in appro
priation bills for those services, aitd
leaders say there probably will be
frequent outbreaks of discussion on
the floor concerning the arms confer
ence and its doings.
It appeared highly probable that no
consideration would be given the na
val supply bill until some indication
is had of probable results of the con
ference while that dealing with army
funds is slated for late study because
it may also be affected.
Panama canal tolls and funding of
the allied debt are two other meas
ures which appear to be linked up
with the arms conference in so far as
debate is concerned. Some leaders in
sisted the tolls bill would remain in
committee until an agreement :s
reached by the conference.
The impending Congress is the first
to deal with the government’s ex
penditures in budget form. The house
and its appropriations committee will
take up the combined supply bill with
the expectation, according to Chair
man Madden, of the appropriations
committee, of having all of its items
to the senate by April 5, the earliest
date,- he said, this had ever been ac
complished.
ivir. naraing is expected to deal in
his message with the pre-eminent
question before Congress—tariff
and also may discuss the requirements
of the merchant marine and funding
of the allied debt. With respect to
the allied debt bill, the President’s
stand urging immediate and favorable
action is already well known.
Inquiries into the railroad and ag
ricultural problems have been pro
gressing for several months but neith
er can be expected, according to lead
ers, 10 take concrete legislative form
for several months. The joint con
gressional commission of agricultural
inquiry does not expect to have its
data together before another month
while the senate committee consider
ing railroad questions promises to
continue equally as long before it at
tempts to suggest changes in the
transportation act.
Reorganization of government bu
reaus and functions, including the ad
ministration of Alaska, promises to
be a subject at the forefront of con
gressional business. The house plans
to deal among its first tasks with the
message reclassifying federal em
ployes. Representative Mondell, Re
publican leader has set that bill ten
tatively for consideration next Fri
day.
The senate, barring changes in its
program, will turn first to the allied
debt funding bill. Its finance com
mittee, Chairman Penrose, said,
would meet either tomorrow or Tues
day and adopt the house proposals
for a commission of five which wou’1
be empowered to arrange terms with
the foreign nations concerning pay
ment of interest and principal of the
war loans.
Another proposition before the
senate is the resolution to declare
Truman H. Newberry, Republican, the
duly elected senator from Michigan
and to deny claims of Henry Ford,
Democrat, to the seat. A vote will be
Baraca-Philathea Banquet.
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Thursday evening the young ladies
of the Philathea class of Centenary i
Methodist Sunday school were the j
guests ol the Baraca class at a ban
quet in the dining-room of the church.
Covers were laid for sixty-four. The j
room was very attractive with its J
decorations of holly, red carnations
and blooming narcissus, and the long j
tables with their lovely appointments j
presented a splendid appearance. The
dinner was served in three courses in- j
eluding grape-fruit, turkey with ae- !
cessories, and block cream and cake.
The menu was prepared by Circle No.
4 of the Missionary society, and was
served by the following young girls:
Rose Grantham, Elizabeth Young,
Marjorie Johnson, Louise Parrish and
Mary Gattis Holland.
Between courses a few were called
upon for talks, this proving one of
the delightful features of the even
ing. Mr. Leon G. Stevens was toast
master, and before the first course
was served, he called upon Mr. E. J.
Wellong to give the Philatheas and
other guests1 present a hearty wel
come. Other speeches made during
the evening were as follows: “The
Weak Link in a Class,” by Miss Laura
Holt(Miss Holt’s speech was in rhyme
and may be found elsewhere in this
paper); “How to Increase Efficiency,”
by Mr. W. H. Lyon; “How to Get
Members and How To Hold Them,”
by Mr. A. M. Noble; “The Joy of Get
ting New Members,” by Miss Retta
Martin; “How To Spend the Winter
Evenings Profitably” by Miss Eliza
beth Wells (this speech was especially
good and appears elsewhere in this is
sue); “What would this class be, if
every member were just like me,” by
Mr. I. W. Medlin. At each place was
an attractive card bearing the above
quotation.*
After the above program had been
carried out, the toastmaster called
for impromptu speeches, and Rev. D.
H. Tuttle and Mr. H. C. Woodall re
sponded with appropriate talks .
This most enjoyable evening was
the result of a contest for attendance
between the Baracas and Philatheas
the Philatheas having won.
Sarah Bernhardt’s Tomb.
Sarah Bernhardt has selected for
her tomb a wild rocky islet in the Bay
of Biscay, which the French Govern
ment has consented to sell to her at
.the nominal price of $100, and on
(which she plans to build a magnificent
tomb, crowned with a statue of herself
in white marble from the Carrara
quarries. “I shall be my own sculp
tor,” she says, and at the age of 76
she is confident that she will have
many years in which to complete the
work. Immortal Sarah!—Philadelphia
Record. '
Decoration Day and July Fourth
always come on the same day of the
week.
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reached, by agreement, already made,
early in January and those seeking
to defeat Mr. Newberry assert there
will be several Republican votes cast
against him.
The senate will start its work with
three investigations under way or
ordered and another proposed. Spe
cial committee has been at work sev
eral months on an inquiry into naval
administration of Haiti and San Do
mingo. Headed by Senator McCor
mick, of Illinois, the committee is now
in the islands to gather information.
Another special committee, presided
over by Senator Brandegee, of Con
necticut, has set December 8, for be
ginning an investigation of the charg
es made by Senator Watson, of Geor
gia, of illegal executions in the Amer
ican expeditionary forces. The in
quiry into the West Virginia mining
troubles has been completed but re
port of the findings has not been
made. The resolution proposed by
Senator King, of Utah, to investigate
the alleged lobby of dye and chemical
interests is expected to be acted on
soon.
Plans for committee consideration
of the budget items as made known
by Chairman Madden, call for dispo
sition of the work by the five subcom
mittees all of which will start their
labors December 12.
Mr. Madden said the program ar
ranged would place the first supply
bill before the House January 5 and
what they all would have been sub
mitted by March 27.—Associated
Press.
NOW IS THE TIME TO !
ORDER PICRIC ACID
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Farmers Are Urged to Send
In Their Orders to County
Agent By Dec. 10
Farmers in the county who have j
any blasting to do would do well to 1
see the county agent and place an 1
order for Picric Acid, the cheap ex- i
plosive which the Government is put
ting out among the farmers for ag
ricultural purposes. Picric Acid is
used in the same way as dynamite' j
for blowing up stumps, removing !
rocks, subsoiling land, and prepav- j
ing for putting out deep rooting fruit |
trees. We have the larger part of
the orders necessary to make up a
car load of this material for Johnston
County. And, any farmer who is in
terested in placing an order, should
do so not later than Saturday, De
cember 10th.
This explosive is put up in cart
ridges the same size, and shape as
dynamite, though the cartridges
weigh only 6 ounces as compared with
the 8-ounce cartridges of dynamite.
A 6-ounce cartridge of picric acid is
equal in explosive power to 8 ounces
of dynamite. It is used in the same
way as dynamite, is less dangerous
and even requires a stronger cap to
explode it. Picric acid will not cause
headache. It also has two other ad
vantages in that it will not freeze or
lose its power.
The War Department turned this
over to the agricultural department
for distribution among the farmers.
And in so far as the material is con
cerned it is given to the farmers.
The only cost the farmer pays is for
drying, eartridging, packing in boxes,
loading on the cars and the freight
to our own station. It could not be
bought outright for 50 cents per
pound, though we are able to get it
for $7.00 per hundred and the
freight which amounts to about $3.50
per hundred pounds.
It should be remembered that 100
pounds of picric acid cartridged and
packed in a box weighs about 130 or
135 pounds, so that we figure the
freight at $3.50 per CWT. Which
makes a total cost of $10.50 per hun
dred pounds. This is much less than
one-half of the cost of dynamite and
instead of getting 200 cartridges per
box we get 25. Picric acid as stated
above requires a stronger cap than
dynamite and the same fuse. The
County Agent will provide a sufficient
quantity of caps and will distribute
them among farmers who buy this
material at exactly what they cost in
wholesale quantities.
Every farmer who is interested in
this will write the County Agent
stating the purpose for which he wish
es to use this explosive and send a
check for $7.00 per hundred (100
pound boxes will not be broken) for
the number of 100-pounds that he
wants up to 1000 pounds. This or
der will be placed in the Co-operative
car order. So far as is known now
this is our last chance to get this
material, and it is earnestly hoped
that no one who is interested in us
ing this material for the next year or
two, will fail to get in on this car
shipment. 16,000 pounds makes a car
but we can get 40,000 pounds in a
car. Saturday, December 10 is posi
tively the last day on which you can
get an order in this car shipment.
Sincerely,
S. J. KIRBY, County Agent.
Very Meanest Man Found.
The meanest man on earth has been
discovered this time, sure. He lives
at Mount Vernon, la. The driver of
a stalled automobile hailed a passing
truck driver for assistance. The
truck driver found the trouble was a
loose connection, fixed it, and proceed
ed to crank the engine. The engine
“backfired," breaking the truck driv
er’s arm. “Too had,” said the rescued
1 motorist, as he gayly speeded down
the road. Unable to crank the en
! gine of his truck, with a broken arm,
! the injured man had to walk to Mount
Vernon, to get help and medical at
tention. All the heathens don’t live in
I India. —Capper’s Weekly.
Preaching at Benson Grove.
Rev. E. B. Booker will preach at
Benson Grove Baptist church next
Sunday, December 11th at 11 o’clock
and Saturday night at seven o’clock.
JAPAN WANTS UNION
OF FIVE BIG POWERS
Would Extend Financial
Agreement for China
Into Political Pact
Washington, Dec. 4.—Extension of
the Chinese consortium, or its devel
opment into a more comprehensive
agreement, was suggested tonight by
unofficial Japanese as a suitaoie and
practicable substitute for the Anglo
Japanese alliance. Mutual abrogation
of that convention by Japan and
Great Britain is viewed as one of
the possiblitics of the present confer
ence.
As put forward today, the sugges
tion was that the consortium be de
veloped or merged into a general po
litical agreement among 'the four or
five great powers. The idea was bas
ed, its proponents explained on the
contention that any definite political
agreement as to the Far East includ
ing especially China, must in the per
iod of world reconstruction give way
to, or be built upon economic essen
tials.
In other words, it is contended that
keen economic rivalries affect politi
cal stability and are liable to create
friction and serious disputes necessi
tating conciliatory conferences from
time to time of the contending par
ties. This, it is pointed out, coin
cides with President Harding’s sug
gestion for continued conferences,
and might form the basis of a prac
tical inter-understanding.
The Chinese four-power consor
tium of October 16, 1920, specifically
declares that the National groups
composing it believes that the interest
of the Chinese people can best be
served by co-operative action in pro
curing for the Chinese government
the capital necessary for a prograirt
of economic reconstruction and im
proved communications.
It is remarked that a particular po
litical importance attaches to the
agreement because the powers were
able to make fairly definite arrange
ments with Japan concerning the so
called special interests of Japan in
South Manchuria and Eastern Inner
Mongolia. The arrangement was con
cluded after a visit to Japan of Thos.
W. Lamont, representing the Amer
ican group of bankers, who succeed
ed in obtaining the withdrawal of the
Japanese objection to the inclusion
of Manchuria and Mongolia in the
scope of the consortium.
It was understood at the time that
frank exchanges led to a full appre
ciation by the American, British and
French governments of Japan’s pur
pose is merely having a guarantee
of the security of her National de
fense and her economic existence. The
Japanese government issued an an
nouncement that the above govern
ments expressly declared that they
not only contemplated no activities
inimical to the vital interests of Ja
pan but that they were ready to give
a general assurance which would be
deemed sufficient to safeguard those
interests.
Declaration by Japanese delegates
at Friday’s conference that Japan had
no intention of relinquishing her
holdings in the Manchuria province
of Kwangtung has been interpreted
in some quarters as official notice
that Japan intends to hold fast to all
her legitimately acquired interests in
Manchuria and Mongolia. Vice For
eign Minister Hanihara who announc
ed the Kwantung policy added this
I sentence which has attracted atten
■ tion in political circles as perhaps in
: dicating Japan’s position on any fur
: ther political arrangement.
| The British position as to the alli
ance was today summed up by Bri
j tish correspondents that England
has no wish to desert an ally who so
gallantly supported her in war time,
I but that in considering the question
i of renewing the alliance she had to
| bear in mind strong antipathies in
the United States as well as in cer
j tain British dominions. Therefore, it
1 was said it might be presumed that
: Great Britain was seeking some form
of modified agreement or treaty
: whereby the alliance itself might be
1 abrogated with a substitute in the
I form of an understanding perhaps as
' suring Japan’s National integrity by
the three powers—or, with France—
: the four big powers. This would take
in the powers making up the finan
cial consortium.—Associated Press.
Died In a Ditch at Kenly.
Mr. S. P. Waldo, who was formerly
a druggist at Cary, went to Kenly
four or five years ago, and for
awhile was engaged by Mr. L. C. Wil
kinson at his lumber plant. Recently
he has been running a small store,
selling fresh meats and groceries. He
was a clever man, but in his younger
days became adicted to the drink
habit. It is said he was drinking all
last week. Saturday night he got a
shave in a barber shop and was seen
by some one later about ten o’clock.
He did not go home and the family
arranged with several people to look
for him. The search lasted until
about three o’clock. Eearly Sunday
morning his body was found in a deep
ditch. He fell into the ditch face
foremost and his neck struck a sharp
piece of a stump in the bottom of the
ditch. The stump cut his neck and
broke ii as the result of the fall. The
body was shipped to Cary yesterday
morning for burial.
France Says Berlin bankrupt.
Paris, Dec. 1. A receivership for
Germany as a bankrupt, with an au
tonomous Rhineland to be exploited
by the Allies for reparations purposes
is likely to l)e proposed by France as
an alternative to any moratorium on
reparations that may be suggested by
Great Britain, it was said in official
circles hefe today.
The Allies, it is held by French offi
cials, have full authority under the
terms of the treaty of Versailles to
take Germany’s affairs in hand and
to administer her resources in a man
ner similar to that pursued by the
Turkish debt commission.
Former President Poincare, who is
much talked of as the probable suc
cessor of Premier Briand in the next
governmental change, recalls in his
weekly review of the political situa
tion that the treaty of Versailles
gives the Allies the right, in case Ger
many defaults, to control her cus
toms duties, taxes, exportations and
coal production. He says this must
be demanded if the Reparations Com
mission thinks it is obliged to give
Germany fuither time.
The negotiations understood to be
going on now in London between t^e
British Government and representa
tives from Germany are regarded in
French official circles as a reprisal for
the elleged separate action of France
in making an agreement with the
Turkish Nationalist government at
Angora. Much anxiety is expressed
lest France should find herself faced
with complete accord between Great
Britain and Germany. French offi
cials pointed out today that the ques
tion of reparations was above all a
French question, and that Great Brit
ain was interested only to the extent
if 22 per cent of the reparatirns,
i.ueas France lays claim to 52 per
cent of the German payments. There
fore, it 'S declared, any arra.’.gc
m.-n1 e.rrived at by Grei. Britain in
the absence of French representatives
wouJ'1 be resented.
The situation of the Entente is re
garded among French Government of
ficials as exceedingly precarious, in
view of what they describe as nerv
ousness shown by Great Britain and
Italy. Some officials expressed doubt
that the French Government would
agree to arbitration of the reparations
question by the League of Nations, if
such actions should be proposed.
The officials at the French Foreign
Office were very guarded in their com
ments today in the absence of Premier
Briand, but it was made clear that the
London negotiations relative to a morr
atorium for Germany were regarded
as not in harmony with the principles
of the Entente.—Associated Press.
Mrs. J. J. Broadhurst Hostess.
Friday afternoon the lovely home
of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Broadhurst on
Oakland Heights, was unusually at
tractive when Mrs. Broadhurst de
lightfully entertained the Round Doz
en Book club and a few other friends.
Rook was the feature of the after
noon. After the game, delicious re
freshments consisting of oyster cock
i tail, tomdto aspic, sandwiches and
hot tea were served. Those present
on this pleasant occasion were Mrs
H. G. Grey, Mrs. E. S. Edmundson
Mrs. E. F. Ward, Mrs. N B Gran
tham, Mrs. F. H. Brooks, Mrs. H. C
Woodall, Mrs. C. I. Pierce, Mrs. H. D
Ellington, Mrs. Thel Hooks, Mrs. W
H. Austin, Mrs. R. L. Tomlinson, Mrs
Lee E. Sanders, Mrs. F. K. Broad
hurst, Mrs. E. S. Abell, Mrs. J. H
Abell and Mrs. C. S. Broadhurst.
MEETING OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS
Mr. Charles F. Kirby, Selma,
Appointed Coroner To
Succeed J. H. Kirkman
The county commissioners met here
yesterday and after attending to the
regular routine of business, they or
dered a bond election for district No.
three of Micro township. This is for
a bond issue of twenty thousand dol
lars to build a school house at Micro.
The date has not been set yet, but
this W'U be the third time a vote has
been taken for this bond issue.
Mr. Charles F. Kirby was elected
as coroner for Johnston county to
succeed Mr. J. H. Kirkman who re
signed the place after deciding to
move from this part of the state.
The County Board of Education
met in session with the County Com
missioners, the object being an appli
cation of the County Board of Educa
tion for loans from the State's special
building fund. The State is issuing
bonds to the amount of five million
dollars to be loaned in putting up
high school buildings. The district is
expected to pay back one twentieth
of the amount borrowed each year,
the interest on the loan being five per
cent.
Applications were made as foljpws:
District No. one in Wilders Town
ship, at Archer Lodge, application
for twenty thousand dollars.
Districts one and four in Beulah
Township, and district No. one in
Boon Hill township asked for fifteen
thousand dollars.
District No. six, the Brogden
school, in Boon Hill township, twen
ty-five thousand? dollars.
District No. two in O’neal’s town
ship, eight thousand dollars.
Districts No. three and nine in
Wilders and O’neal townships, asked
for twenty-five thousand dollars.
Wilson’s Mills high school wants *
forty thousand dollars. N' definiv
action was taken in regard to those
applications. The applications were
discussed and will be passed upon lat
er.
October Fires in N. C.
Raleigh, Dec. 5.—Statistics of Oc
tober fire losses in North Carolina,
just completed bf the State Insurance
Department show a total of $684,729
and brings the loss for the year up to
November 1st to the big amount of
$5,774,058. Speaking of this slight in
crease over the big September loss.
Commissioner Wade says he finds the
same situation in the fire record of
the United States and Canada, with a
loss of $27,955,350, for Oct. over two
million increase against September,
andva ten months total of $277,568,800,
an increase of over eleven millions
for the same period in 1920.
Although the number of fires was
unprecedented, 236, the Commissioner
says the official reports show, that the
loss for 218 of these fires was only
$148,088 leaving the mulk of $536,641
resultant from 18 fires only.
These occurred at Charlotte, 3,
Henderson 2, Wadesboro, Mt. Airy,
Rose Hill, Mt. Pleasant, Dunn, Laurin
burg, Franklinton, Fayetteville, Ad
vance, Southern Pines and Wilming
ton, the latter being just above $5,000
mark, and two rural fires near Tar
boro and Hickory.
The reported origin of these 236
fires, tells the usual tale of careless
ness or negligence of owners or ten
ants as follows: Sparks on shingle
roofs and bad flues 90, unknown 38,
exposed 28, smoking and matches 16,
lamp and oil stove explosion 12, burn
ing trash and spark in leaves in gut
ter 18, hot ashes 9, overhot stove or
furnace 8, defective wiring and short
circuit 11, machinery friction spark 6,
suspicious 6, incendiary 2, electric iron
1.
As usual dwellings head the list,
numbering 142, stores 23, barns 13,
autos, 12, foundries and machine shop
6, garages 8, storage and warehouses
5, factories 4, cafes 4, hotels 3, and 2
each of newspaper and printing plants
and banks. 1 each of movie show
house and school house. In the entire
county of Dare, there has not been a
dollar loss by fire, during the year,
is shown by official reports in the
Insurance Department.
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The real turkey raiser is the man
who sets the price.