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(By' Col. Winfield Jones.) ;
v Washington D.'C, Nov. 17. The
-' next session of Congress, which meets
"December 6th, and. which wjll be the
last and third session of the Sixty
' sixth Congress,- will ' last only until
the inauguration of the new Presi
dent, March 4, next, when, tho ses-
sion will expire by limitation of law.
Including '. the ".Christmas holidays,
' which nearly always last -tea. days, the
next session will have less than 7
- working days. It will readily be seen
from this limited time that the De
cembcr session will ' not be able to
enact much legislation. It will do
well to pass the fourteen big annual
; appropriation bills,and adjourn- in
time for the presidential inaugura
', tion. ,
' There is another thing, besides lack
1 of time, which will prevent much, if
: any, new legisaltion in the December
session. As a new Congress and a
new president will take the helm af
ter March 4 there will be a general
desire on the part of all congressmen
to defer important legislation until
the" new president makes his desire3
known, and until the new members
of Congress, of which there will be
fnany, can - parfcicip:ite;in National
. legislation. ,.
' The ' first session of the Sixty-
seventh Congress will bo a special
-"Btasion called by the new president
soon after his, inauguration nevt
March. This session will last a long
lime,.. Mid, may even run into the
regular December session of Con
gress, 1921. At this special session
ll the vast reconstruction problems
of the new administration will Have
to be considered and -solved,; and it
-will taln?1tl8tl-r-..1e
last session of Congress did not real
ly have time to grapple with recon
struction' problems and neither will
the- December session. Reconstruc
tion will, be effecfced'in the special
session of the new Congress, These
problems are as ' pigantie and '; im
portant, as those which confronted
the Fe feral Government at the' be
ginning of the world war. j'
Though the December session will
not have, time to'take up the problems
. of" government, nevertheless there
are tuy matters of legislation besides
tlje appropriation bills, which that
jKSssian will endeavor to put through.
One of them is revision of the tax
laws, and some ort of relief from
the housing situation which has
. grown serious in nearly every urban
community, in the whole--Country.
. An effort will be rnggta in Decem
ber to completely revise the income
lax Jaws, but because of the lack of
time -ir. that session, it is doubtful if
. any new tax bill can be enacted into
law. Both democratic and republic
can leaders are very anxious to have
the tax laws, particularly the income
tax, revised from top to bottom.
Needless to say every citizen concurs,
in this desire, for the inepme tax, it
cannot he denied presses heavily on
rich ami poor alike. In the Decem
ber session Secretary . Houston will
'-v
ask Congress to make the new law
simpler than the present Cumbersome
statute.' One of the most important
recommendations p&Mr. Houston will
be that the Commissioner Gf Internal
Revenue be authorized to make final
determinations in any tax assessment.
Under the present law a tax case an
be opened time and. tmie again until
the tax payer never knows when he
is through , the litigation with the
treasury." But, a lowering of the
whole income tax schedule is what is
now desired by .congressmen and citi
zens alike. There are also many im
perfections In the present income tax
law, n happens, usually in all com
plex and new statutes, and these must
be ironed out In ' the revision,
House t nd Senate leaders are said to
plan tot only a general reJuction in
rail schedules, . but chajigea so that
Cbij i'lcomes will bear a proportionally
larger share, of the tax. The ''little
fellow"' will not have to pay as much
Hi heretofore. This will indeed be
popular legislation with the masses.
The housing situation will also be
lindand patti
have Wordy spit
Paris, Nov. 17. -A member of tho
French Academy of Music recently
Itold the following anecdote concern
ing tho only, meeting between Jenny
Lind cnd 'Adclina Pattit It is timely
in connection with celebrations of
the' 1 60th anniversary of the birth of
the "Swedish nightingale."
'.. Patti, whose youth was just bud
ding ii.to womanhood, sang one even
ing in one of tho leading, salons of
the Champs Elysees.w Among the au
dience was Jenny Lind, then rather
an aged woman. After the applause
that greeted the conclusion of Patti's
singi.'ijj had subsided, the Swedish
singer approached Mme. ' Patti and
congratulated her but"" not without
making reserves as to a certain de
tail of omission and a slight
of certain notes.
"I feci that I may tell you this
without offense," she added, "be
cause, you' see, I am Jenny Lind."
Displeased by the reproach, Patti
replied drily: "Oh, yes, Ihave heard 1
of you; my grandmother spoke to me j
of you." .. :
MM OVER 111
UTH ELIXIR
Binghamton, N. Y., Nov. 17. Has
Mrs. Christina Hofer,' of this city,
the secret of the elixir of youth?
That is the question that Bingham
ton physicians are asking, and which
they are inclined to answer in the
affirmative, as the result of their ob
servation of .Mrs. Hofer.
. At the. SgejoflOyears, Mrs.
Hof air' fell androke her right arm.
In view of her advanced age, her
family and the attending doctors
feared that tffe injury wouid result
seriorsly it not fatally. To . their
surprise, the broken 'limb of the 103-year-oU.
woman healed and' mended
r.3 though ; it had been the broken
arm of 'a baby. She has, regained
the usu of it entirely. '';
Mr3. Hofer is sound inv both body
and nrd. s6e 'reads easily without
glassss. She hoars perfectly. She
performs the usual household .duties.
She cats plain, simple food. . While
her hair is gray, it is by no means
scant. '"
Mrs. Hofer will celebrate her 104th
birthday on February 25 next. She
is a native cf Germany, but came to
the .united' States when a girl."
WILSON CABLES
LEAGUE PRESIDENT
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Washington, Nov. 17. President
Wiison has sent a message to Paul
Hymaus, the newly elected president
of tho Lsague of Nations, at Geneva,
extending' his personal greetings to
the Assembly and expressing. "tho
hope and belief that their labors will
be of immense value to the whole
civilised world."
considered by the December-session.
The fhortage of homes in every sec
tion of the land, except in the rural
districts, is almost as serious as the
tax burden and the high cost of liv
ing. This., problem confronting Con
gress will have two angles to bring
about obstruction of more homes
nd apartment houses, and to prevent
tho rent hogs from further profiteer
ing on the helpless tenant. The-situation
may result in a Federal law
establishing rent commission in all
cities of a certain population, ,. Tax
ation, too,' will be considered as a
ir.ean3 ef relief for the housing short
age. Federal taxes on. 'newly con
structed . dwelling and apartments
now fAerage about 3 percent of the
total-cost. This is always on the
tenant. If these taxes were remitted
lower, rents could certainly be se
cure!. Where rents now are based
3U 'J percent interest on the invest
ment," three percent of it is tax. With
this tax removed there should be a
one-thfrd reduction in rents by the.
landlords.
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LOOTING
UNION PACIFIC EMPLOYE COM.
FESSES TO PARTI
. CIPATION
loss . Exceeds million
Omaha, Neb., Nov. 17. Merle
Phillips was arrested in connection
with the big mail robbery on the Bur
lington fast mail train Sunday; - De
tectives - declare) he,' has confessed,
implicating two others for whom the
police are searching. .
, Phillips, according to the police,
Admitted standing on guard while
the two other bandits looted the car.
None of the loot has been recovered.
Official statements of the . loss dif
fer widely. E. F. Bracken, general
manager of the road, says there Was
no government gold or currency on
the train, but San Francisco officials
say there was. Estimates of - the
value of the loot run as high as $1,-
200,000.
"There was no consignment of
r currency,
gold or silver to or from
the Treasury Department or anybody
else," Mr.. Bracken said. "The en
tire loss was in registered mail from
the one car."
GREEK PROCLAIMS
FOR CONSTANTINE
Athens, Nov. 17. "Constantino is
our rightful king," former Premier
Gounnardis, leader of the successful
party in the recent elections . told
newspaper correspondents this morn
ing. . : . ' - : ,
"We expect him back soon"as the
plebiscite shows the people want
him." ' ;
Athens, Nov. 17. Former Premier
Rhallls has formed a new cabinet
succeeding .Venizelos government.
Athens, Nov. 17. The Queen
Mother, Olga of Greece, will prob
ably assume the regency today, it
was reported here.
. - Admiral Coundouriotjs is at pres
ent repent.. ' - '
BANDITS ATTEMPT
TRAIN ROBBERY
. Denver, Nov. 17. Bandit3 at
tempted to hold up and rob, a Union
Pacific passenger train near here.
Thoy flagged the train but were
drivm off by the train crew after a
gun battle.
Later the bandits derailed the train
that followed. :
GREEKS ARE WEARY
OF VENIZELOS RULE
Athens, Nov. 17. Venizelos is
said to attributed his defeat to the
weariness of the people for politics
and to his opponents charges that he
was putting Greece into the hand3 of
foreigners. 1 '" "
HARDINGS VISIT :
MAY; INCLUDE MEXICO
Brownsville, Nov. 17.-IIardiag is
on his way .to New Orleans to board
a ship for Panama.
It is expected that -he will decide
today whether to accept on invita
tion to visit Mexico.
The ship may be ordered to stop
at Vera Crus. .
SUPERIOR COURT
CASES HANDLED
The following cases in the No
vember term of civil court were jiis-
posed of by Judge E.
this morning:
The six case3 of the Dixie Auto
motive Supply' Co., vs. W. B. Williams
were ecupled and judgement was giv
en for the defendant.
James Hamilton vs. Robert Smith,
plaintiff nonsuited. , ' '
Ilairis ' and Peterson vs. C. E.
Edge, compromise judgement.
In fe will of M. A. Hill, judgement j
proving will.
E. G; Lovegrove vs. Will Bullock,
continued.
R. G. Lovegrove vs. Gallon Bul
luck, continued. 1 , .
Wdburn S. Shackelford vs. L. D.
Bullock plaintiff nonsuited.
J. S. Peel vs. Esarne Brothers Co
continued. . -
G. A. Heidilifr vs. W. 1. Brock,
appeil docketed and appeal dismiss
ed-;'. . ' .
. Alexander Applewhite . vs. . Lena
Aplewhite, divorce granted.
BALEIGH BAPTISTS
. - - .... - .: - ,,-'
IBFOHQSPIl
guarantee $100,000 and fine
site for the
" institution
V3EN ApMlT ROBBERY
(By Llawxam)
Pa!cigh, Nov. 17. Raleigh has
sent an influential Relegation of citi
zens to Ashevillaj te-attend the Bap
tist state convention now in session
there and make a .strong bid for the
location in Raleigh, of the proposed
Baptist state hosoital. One of the
conditions for securing attention is
the guarantee of $100,000 by the city
bidding and Raleigh has provided the
Committee with that in legal shape
and the offer of a magnificent site
for the institution also.
Among the advantages of the 'se
lection suggested is the close proximity-It,
the Baptist College (Wake
Forest) Medical School, tho location
of the Baptist state female college
(Meredith) at Raleigh and other in
ducements. It is also-stated that
very nearly half thephysicians prac
ticing medicine in Baleigh are Bap
tists, and the leading surgeon who
resides here, Dr.. Hubert Royster, i3
among the number.
T!ie much mooted "attack" on the
promulgation ct tne;tax amendment
election, which we heard some timo
ago has practically died out and no
one is looking for any trouble along
that line when ' the ' board of state
canvassers get, to work on the 25th
instant. vL5
The state budget commission is in
session here. It la composed of the
governor, Hon. R. A. Doughton of tho
house of representatives and Sena
tors Hclderness and Gray. Governor
Doughton is the only member of
either commission who returns to the
1921 legislature. Its duties are man-
ffold and difficult, ?y The commission
takes estimates furnished by the de
partments, bureaus, divisions, offi
cers' commissions, institutions and
other agencies, and must have an
itemized estimate furnished by the
state auditor for the incoming gen
eral assembly. It, in short, gets an
estimate' of all the. moneys which will
be needed in next year's appropria
tions. Of course it must have a state
ment cf all sources of revenue, and it
may get a fair idea of what taxes
will be forthcomnlg for- the next
j ear. The state levied no property
tax for state government the present
year, and that was another very cute
performance, politically. The report
for next year will show welll the state
can maintain this course.
Robbers Did Wholesale Buiinaif.
J. Clay Hagwood, Reuben S. Hag
wood, and II. C. Ilagwood, Raleigh
men who were arrested in 'their
homes in northwestern Raleigh by
detectives in connection with rob
beries in Wake and Franklin coun
ties, have been taken to Louisburg
and imprisoned to await trial at the
next term of Franklin county Su
perior court. After trial in Frank
lin oounty the Ilagwoods will bo
brought back to Paleigh and be tried
for the robbery of Turner Bros'.
Store at McCullers, Norfolk South
robbgriea of the Norfolk Southern
em depot robbery at McCullers and
shops in Raleigh. The three men
have confessed to robbing ten stores
and banks in various parts of East-
H.Cianmertcrn Carolina. ;
In the Norfolk Southern shops here
in the city the trio secured twof large
acelyiene gas tanks which were used
in blowing open door locks at- Bunn.
Tho list of robberies so .far con
tested to' after damaging evidence
presented by the detectvics is as fol
lows; J. II. Weathers' Store, Bpnn;
J. M. White & Sons, hardware deal-
ern, Eunn; Bank of Bunn, Bunn;
two Small stores, Bunn; Hagwood's
Cro3s Koada Store, Franklin county;
Tamer Brothers, merchandise, Mc
Cullers; Norfolk Southern depot, Mc
Cullers; Norfolk Southern chops,
j Raleigh.
i
AMERICAN ARMY , j
LEAVES SIBERIA!
San Francisco, Nov. 17. The last!
of the American forces have left Si-
jbcria, Brigadier-General
stated today. 1
I Bryant
Graves
1 1 1
CONVENES
MRS. W.; 0" SPENCER, THE
STATE. REGENT' OPENS
CONVENTION . ' v
IRWiN TABLET UNVEILED
Facing a long program for the
several sessions durlngf the two days
tut apart for the convention of the
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion, Mrs. W..O. Spencer, of Winston-Salem,
state regent, sounded
gavel just before ten o'clock this
morning and declared the annua con
vention of the D. A. R. in session and
quickly organized the same wilh
prayer by Rev. R. A. Lapslay, Jr.,
followed by songs by Mr9. Bertram
E. Brown and Mrs. John R. Pender
and two addresses of welcome, one
by Mayor II. D. Hardison and the
other by the regent of the Miles
Harvey Chapter, Mrs. W. O. Howard,
the renponse being made by Mrs. E.
B. Jjnes, of Winston-Salem, in the
absence of Mrs. A. L. Brooks, of
Greensboro,
Standing tho officers and delegates,
and visitors, saluted the flag and all
repeated the American's Creed, which
being very appropriate and pretty is
here given:
"I believe in the United States of
America, as a-governinent of the peo
ple, by the people and fo rthe peo
ple; whose just powers aro derived
from the consent of the governed; a
democracy in a republic', a sovereign
nation of many sovereign states; a
perfect union, one and inseparable;
established upon tho principles of
freedom, equality, Justice and hu
manity, for which American patriots
sacrificed their lives and portion.
' "I therefore believe it is my duty
to my country to love it; to suppoit
the constitution; to obey its laws, to
respect its flag; and to defend jt
against all enemies,"
Mrs. W." N. Reynolds, vice-presl-dent
general, then made an address,
inspiring to the delegates and this
was followed by greetnigs from kin
dred organizations.
The state regent, Mrs. W. O,
Spencer, then made her annual ad
dress ai.d this was following by re
ports of committees, and the singing
of "America" by a quartette.
Unvoiiing Irwin Tablet
Shortly after noon the delegates
rejourned their morning session and
went in .a body to the court house
where the unveiling ceremony of tie
Irwin tablet was preceded with in
honor ol the memory of Colonel Hen
ry Irwin, of revolutionary fame.
In the absence of Dr. H. I. Clark,
of Scotland Neck, Colonel John L.
Bridgers made the presentation
speech, introducing in flattering and
eloquent terms the speaker of the
occasion, Dr. Charles G. Hill, of Bal
timore, who gave n most complete
and forccf ul epitome of. the life and
service of the revolutionary loader.
Mijor J. W. Cotton and Mr. S. S.
Nash served in the absence of Mr.
Hyman II. Phillips, who was detained
in Raleigh, and the tablet was duly
accepted.
Little Master Henry Clark Brid
get's, Jr., dressed becomingly in a sol
dier suit of kahki, pulled the cord
which released the veil over the
table and it was duly declared un
veiled. The following inscription is found
upon the tablet:
Henry Irwin, lieutenant colonel of
the Fifth North Carolina Regiment
in the continental line, killed at Ger
mantown, Pa., October 4th, 1777, and
buried on the field of battle. Suc
cessful in business, prudent in af
fairs, prompt at the call of duty for
service in peace, for sacrifice in war,
Sua Reliquit ut rempublicam Sor
varet. Erected 1920 by the North
Carolina Historical Commission and
Miles Harvey Chapter, N. S. D. A. R.
Fol'owing the unveiling the ladies
returned to the Presbyterian Sunday
school rooms where a delightful
luncheon had been prepared by the
ladies, the hosts being the business
r.:en of Tarboro.
About two' o'clock the afternoon
session was resumed and the affairs
of the convention continued.
Tonight at 8:30 the delegates will
be the honor guests at a reception
given by the Dorsey Pender Chapter,
U. D. C, at the bom of Mrs. W. D.
naval officer defies' ;
Order oIIrmans
TIMES CRITICIZES
Tl
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London, Nov. I7.r-By reason of
the tempest stirred up as the result
of overtures by Oxford, professors to
Gei'tnan and Austrian educators to
join them in burying the hatchet and
return to previous amicable relations,
the text of the appeal is attracting
widespread interest.'
The Timas denounced the letter!
urging resumption of friendly rela
tions, between German, Austrian and
British educators as "ill-advised and
inopportune," and called the Oxford
men to account for failing to dis
tinguish between animosities created
in England by the sinking of hospital
ships and bombing of open cities, on
the one hand, and tho black pas
sions of tho wretches who perpetu
ated those crimes,"
SOLD FOR -S50.00D
New York, Nov. 17. Peter Uolo,
tho world's champion trotting colt
has been sold to the Walnut HalH
Farm for about fifty thousand dol
lars, it is reported today.
Mri. L. B. Telfair has just return
ed from a visit to relatives in Fre
mont and Rocky Mount. i
REVOKE PERMIT
ON UNION CABLES
Washington, Nov. 17. Veiled
threats arc contained in a formal
statement from the Stato Department
that 'permits for landing Western
Union cables in the United States
will be revoked unless tho company,
continues to accord the Amorican
government- the same privileges as
other governments in handling cable
messages.
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BOLSHEVIK BREAK
UKRAINE LINES
Warsaw, Nov. 17. Bolshevik cav
alry have swept through tho Ukran
ian lines and the Ukranians are floe
ing in all directions a defeated army,
evacuating Kiev and all other towns
they held.
Bryan.
The following officers, delegates
and alternates are attending the con
vention: Mrs. W. N. Reynolds, of Winston
Salem, vice-president of tho general
national committee; Mrs. W. O.
Spencer, of Winston -Salem, state re
gent; Mrs. Dorian Blair, of Creens
boro, state historian ; Mrs. W. E.
White, of Charlotte, state registrar;
Mrs. J. M. Mulliknn, of Greensboro,
state corresponding secretary; Mrs.
Houston B. Hiatt, of High Point, re
gent of Alexander Martin Chapter;
Miss Ifda T. Rodman, of Washing
ton, regent of MaJ. Reading Blout
Chapter; Mrs. E. B. Jones, of Winston-Salem,
regent of Gen. Joseph
Winston Chapter; Mrs. Rufus L.
Gwyn, jot Lenoir, regent of Col.
Nininn Beall Chapter; Mrs. W. O.
Nisbett, of Charlotte, regent of Lib
erty Hall Chapter; Mrs. Benjamin D.
Heat1., of Charlotte, regent of Liber
ty Hall Chapter; Mcsdames Cornelia
A. Nortis and Lula nail Briggs, of
Ralei&'h, delegates of Caswell Nash
Chapter; Mesdamc' Frank P. Hall
and George W. Ragan, delegates of
William Gaston Chapter; Miss Mabel
Belk and Mrs. A. L. Monroe, of Mon
roe, delegates of John Foster Chap
ter; Mis Kate E. Jones, of Winston
Salem, 'delegate of Gen. Joseph Win
ston Chapter; Mrs. E. G. Muse, of
Durham, delegate of General Doree
Chaptee; Mrs. Charles E. Stevenson,
ef Salisbury, delegate of Elizabeth
Maxwell Steel Chapter; Mrs. W. 3.
Penry, of 1 Lexington,- delegate of
Gen. William Davidson Chapter:
Mrs. T L. Gwyn, of Waynesville,
delegate of Dorcas Bell Love Chap
ter; Mrs. H. A. Necles and Mrs.
George W. Sad tier,' of High Point,
delegate and alternate of Alexander
Martin Chapter and Mrs. Adallne C.
Robinson, of Greensboro, alternate
of Guilford Battl Chapter.
OXFORD
EACHER
CHIP! COLT IS
COMXJfbR ELLISON, OF THE
BKS, THREATENED WITH
BOMBARDMENT BY COMMAND.
ANTJ OF KIEL--NEARLY pre;
CIPITATED HOSTILITIES RE.
"CALLED HOME - , ,
Wi thington, Nov. 17. -Commander
Theodore G. Ellyson, in charge of
the destroyer Brooks, has-been or
dered home - from European waters
after nearly precipitating new hos
tilities -between the United States and
Germany " .
Acceding to tho story told here,
the Brook3 was ordered to Reval, in
the Baltic, in company with the cruis
er ' Pittsburgh and the destroyer
Frederick, all under command of Ad
miral Huse. She passed through the
Kiel Canal a day ahead of her sister
ships, but was aground. Hurrying
hack through the canal, the destroyer
dropped anchor in the harbor of Kiel
to await instrucMons.
The spectacle of an American de
stroyer right under -his nose appar
ently enraged the commandant' of
that port. Reminding the Brooka
that Germany and the United Statea
are still technically at war, the Ger
mans sent word to her commander
that pi rmisKion to anchor had not
been given and that he had better
proceed to ea.
Ellyson retorted that he had been
ordered into Kiel by his admiral, that
he h.ul hoisted a signal requesting an
anchorage and having received no
response had settled down and in
tended to stay.
Next came a threat from the forts
that if the Brooks did not leave at
once tiiey would open fire. Elly
son'u reply win immediate and elo
quent, lie piled his deck full of am
munition and told the Germans to go
ahead und he would take care of him
self. Nothing happened and next
day iw Brooks joined the squadron
and r.rocecded to Reval. It is not
cte'ar" 'fctirV wlie frw?. -Wyoon',1Sto1S?
reprimanded or complimented.
ROCHESTER CO. DOES
AWAY WITH CASH
Rochester, Nov. 17. A large busi
ness rnu?e having headquarters, in
this city has undertaken to conduct
its affairs entirely without the use of
nioney. Instead of currency, it in
tends to uso checks, trade acceptance
and travel checks to make payments
of every kind, including its payroll.
As the concern deals with more than
800 individual customers the result
of the experiment will be watched
with interest.
Tho company's reason for adopting
this method is given as an effort to
demonstrate means of ending the
epidemic of payroll robberiei and "to
show that modern business may be
conducted most emcienuy wunous
tho wa of 'small change,' thua leav
ing the nation's money where it be
longs, in the banks, to serve as the
basis of credit."
The announcement says even car
fares, hotel bills and railroad fare
for tho company's force of several
hundred salesmen, and other sundries
aro to be paid by checks. All petty
itenri even to one-cent postage
stamps will be paid henceforth by
check tnd "no currency of any
amount or denomination is to be car
ried in any form as company proper
ty." ;:;'
To meet the payroll of its factory,
the company has offered to employee
either a regular pay check or the
option of receiving on pay day a de
posit slip showing that his earnings
for tho week have been deposited to
his credit in a local bank. This plan
is expected, by the house to prove
popular with the thrifty class of em
ployes and to increase the volume of
bank deposits.' Executive employes'
who have no banking account have
been advised to start one at once.
VILLA NOW FARMER.
WITH 1,500 OTHERS
. San Diego, Calif., Nov. 17. Fran
cisco Villa, the erstwhile Mexican
bandit, is reported to be at the head
of a big colonization scheme in lower
California, who, with fifteen hundred
men, U farming with modern ma
chinery. - ; v
It H beMcved he has settled in Chi
hauhsu on land given him by' the
Mexican government.