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' ASSOCIATED PRESS TARBORO, N. C, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1920 VOL. 40 .NO. 219 '.TO 'CONFRONT congress : WITH HOME SHORTAGE . A MILLION , HOMES SHORT IN 1 THE . UNITED 'STATES," 'TIS SAID, AND SOLONS' INVESTI '" GATIONS MAKE; IT OBLIGA '.. TORY ON CONGRESS TO TAKE y- HOLD OF PROBLEM MAN FUJ.LY .... ' ''," v By Col.-Winfield Jones.) ; Washington,: Nov. 22. Shortage of homes throughout the nation is ", as pressing and bothersome a Preble-- -.An Tna ifnvpff 1TY1TY11- V gratujn, the soldier bonus, any many of the other matters of reconstruc tion that must be grappled with and - , solved by the next Congress; . It .is estimated by members of Congress and ; government officials y that there is an actual shortage .of aCleast 1,000,000 homes throughout the countrythat 'is' "that number of families have not, at this time suit- able, habitations. This condition, par- ' ticularly in the congested industrial t centers and the big, cities is, certain : to lead to unsanitary conditions 1 Which are reflected unfavorably on i the national health. . Any condition that does that is bound to result in a lowered production by labor, and a consequent ' loss in resources or the . nation. ' ' A special Senate comm&tee has been' investigating, during the-Con- gressMtvat recess, the housing condi tions; and is frpm members of that committee that the statement conies that 1,000,000 additional homes' are needed. . ' " Private enterprise cannot be de pended upon to overcome 'this short age, at least at this time. The prices ; . of labor in the building trades, and particularly the cost of ' all building material, have caused contractors and builders to halt operations that were planned, and. to defer "new building plans for a more propitious time, when both the costs of labor and ma terials are considerably lower. This condiiacok .iakvthe principal sause. cf the homes shortage at '-this time. These., statements need no verifica tion for any newspaper reader who reads this correspondence is aware that such' conditions exist in his own community, in -more or less degree. Senators who ares familiar with the housing conditions believe that the problem could be solved with a Congressional Act establishing Fed eral home loan banks, similar to the .arm Joan banks, which could finance the purchase of homes along the same lines that the farm loan banks operates to assist farmers in buying agricultural lands. 1 ' That hp conditions in some sec tions are uespeiBjf . wua oiiuwu the hearings conducted bythe com mittees.4 In Chicago there, was testi mony to the effect that 500,000 peo ple ill that city are not properly housed. Conditions in the . other large ' cities are " equally deplorable. The committeemen estimate that prob ably 20,000,000 persons ' in the United States are not housed as they should be for the best health condi-J' .tions. Truly a condition that' needs speedy action by Congress. . " An illustration of the appalling conditions that exist in some of the jgreat cities was shown in Chicago, where in one district seventeen per sons were occupying one house. Such conditions contribute largely to un- Test and crime? in-the opinion of the Congressmen. Much, of tne crime is due to the lack of proper and sani tary surroundings for children,, com mitteemen said. . ' It' is the general" opinion in Con gress that the more home owning th less crime and the more patriotism. The man who owns his own home is - natural foe to bolshevism. It is not unlikely that a housing bill will be- pushed at' the December Session of .Congress, to relieve the conditions, which In some sections are as bad as in the slums of Euro ' pcan cities. - The legislation will be promoted, not only to secure homes for the Homeless as far as possible, - but also to conduce to break the tie up in the buildings trades, which are practically at a standstill in" many 'cities because -of the high cost of all building materials. One illustration ct the rise of cost of building ma terials is seen in the price of ordin ary window glass. This has increased In price 300 percent in the last four E 0 SUFFRAGE MUSTflQFF HATS Pi Chicago, Nov. 22. The wheels of justice were about to revolve when Justice Frank F. Aring, of Oak Park, noticed that two women spectators still wore their hats. , "Y6u women have equal suffrage now' and this court' is no respecter of sexes,'? said the Judge. "Off with your hats." ' . ' '. But the women Mrs. : Oscar Mc Cann , and Mrs Frederick Ritter would not off with them. : The Jus tice insisted. - The" women stood pat. "Ml right," said His Honor, "keep 'em on then. Each of you is fined $5 and costs for contempt of court." SOVIETS BREAK OFF NEGOTIATIONS Warsaw,' Nov. 22. Negotiations - JL for a permanent peace between bo vSet Russia and Poland has been broken off. It is reported the Russians refused to proceed because more Polish troops had not been withdrawn to the armistice line. IN MAYOR'S COURT Win. Rlackman, disorderly con- duct, $2. Reginald Hines, speeding, $7.85. Win. Jones, speeding, $7.85. JDave Recter, disorderly conduct, $3.85. Nathan Harrell, disturbing re ligious' worship, sent to Recorder's Court. 0 AFFILIATION CONVICTS ILONE London, Nov. 2'2. Cecil L'Es tranjje Malone, a Liberal member of the House of Commons, was sent enced to six months' imprisonment for making seditious utterances in a public speech. Jle was accused of affiliations with the Soviet army when he was ar raigned in the police court. The prosecutor alleged that Ma line had in his possession a number of training books for Soviet army of ficers. The preface of one book, ac cording to the prosecutor, contained the following: "We are soldiers of the Red Ar my. Soion we shall be fighting in five continents. We shall not lay down our arms until the world is ours." Malone was arrested by a British Staff officer in Trinity'Collegc, Dub lin, on November 10. He had gone to Ireland to deliver a speech on Bolshevism. ..' Malone was brought back tc England for arraignment. Miss Mary Wooten spcit the week end with her friend, Miss Catherine Phillips in Rocky Mount. Mr, H. T. Bryan left today for Richmond and other points. years. Plate glass has increased 400 percent in the same period. Buildj ing materials of. all kinds have kept step with the mounting prices of other commodities. , , While Congressional action tp re lieve the situation is somewhat nebu lous in the minds of senators and representatives the legislation prob ably will take the form of a - Na tional Housing Commission, which would Control a revolving fund of $100,000,000, or even $500,000,000, to be used in building homes in co operation with, state and municipal governments. v The problem is . so huge and such great sums of money will be needed that cooperation of state and municipal governments in imperative if the whole situation is to be relieved. - There is some opposition in Con gress to creation of any more large government boards, to operate along quasi-paternalistic lines, such as the Federal Farm Loan Bureau, the War Finance Corporation, and others, in cluding the revolving fund for use of the railroads. LABOR AND BOSSES J PLAN A POLICY OF "HUMAN IZ- IZING INDUSTRY," SAYS WOLL SOLVE INDUSTRIAL , ILLS Washington, Nov. 22.- Organized labor of America has agreed to join hands with employers in "humaniz ing industry" under a policy .formu lated by- the executive 'council of .the American Federation of Labor here. The agreement was outlined by Mat thew Woll, vice-president of the Fed eration. "Originally the so.-called efficiency engineers went about their work fig uring workmen as commodities, to be measured much as so much steel and iron," said Mr. Woll. "Now ap parently the workman is to be con sidered as an actual human factor in industry. Such a course we have long contended would be the solution of all our industrial ills." It was determined by members of the executive council not to issue a public statement on the detailed re sults of the executive council meet-" ing. ROCKY MOUNT HOST JO METHODIST CONGREGATIONS Rocky Mount was filled with Meth odists yesterday, the -iccasion being the meeting of the annual conference which has been in session for several days, and Rocky Mount measured up to the occasion. Practically all the pulpits in the city were filled with Methodist brethren and all preached to overflowing congregations. The sermons by Bishop Darling ton at the First Methodist and Dr, Gilbert T. Rowe at the First Baptist were pronounced powerful, 1 These churches were filled even to stand ing room. Several congregations, Goldaboro, Williamston, Wilson, Whi takevs, and Tarboro attended almost en masse. , In the afternoon, memorial ser vices were held for the ministers who have died during the year. At the close of this service came the ordination of the Fourth Year Class, it being; a' rule of the Meth odist Church that' a minister is on trial for four years before taking final vows. He is thus given a chance to find himself and recant, if he is mistaken in his calling. Rev. D. E. Earnhardt, pastor of the Methodist Church of this place was in this class and was yesterday received into full connection. In the large audience were his father and mother, the former having served 43 years av a Methodist preacher; there were aiso his wife and infant daugh ter, who behaved as if she had been accustomed to preachers and con ferences all her life and the local congregation were for the most part present. Conference comes to a. close today. Other churches asked for Mr. Earn hardt but it is most gratifying to those who know him and his work, that ho will return to Tarboro for another year. HARDING NEARING PANAMA CANAL Aboard Steamship Parishama, Nov, 22. Harding's trip to Panama is nearing its e;id. . He is expected to reach Cristobal tomorrow. The present-elect will spend five days ' inspecting the canal "and in sight-seeing. , EARNHARDT BACK HERE AS PASTOR - Advice from Rocky Mount re ceived by Mr. G. P. Hood this after noon slates that Rev. D. E. Earn hardt has been re-agpolnted to St. James Methodist Episcopal Church, Tarboro, and Rev. N. H. D. Wilson remains as presiding elder of the Washington district of which Tarboro is a part. ; , The congregation of the Methodist Church have become so attached to Mr. Earnhardt during his service here that it will be . good news to them to know that he will return to this charge. Rev. R. A. Lapsley, Jr., left today to attend the Brotherhood Conven tion which is in session this week in Atlanta. Ga. HANDS COTTON MILL IVIEN T TWO .HUNDRED APPEAR BEFOR STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION AFFECT ALL BIG USERS (By Llewxam) Raleigh, Nov. 22. -Some two hun dred cotton manufacturers are as sembling in Raleigh today in response to a summons from the state corpora tion commission. They are to pre sent their cases to the commission in rebuttal of the Southern Power Com pany's promulgation of an increase in rates of from 25 to 30 per cent. Cotton mills, and some other manu factories, in the Piedmont section ob tain their power from the great hydro-electric plant of the Southern Power Company; which was put into commission by Buck Duke after the expenditure untpld millions. Some of the plants are entirely dependent on tho power company and the own ers of the plant have been register- in ga vigorous kick over the in creased rates planned. It U alleged by a representative of the Cannon cotton mills at Concord, that it means a difference of over sixty thousand dollars a year pay ment for power for'their number of mills. Plants at Wilston-Salem, Greensboro, Charlotte, Salisbury, High Point and a number of manu factunng centers are interested. The corporation commission is giving them an opportunity to tell it all about their grievance. Whether it will hold good wth; the commission, however, is something else of which this deponent sajth nothing. i i I! Richmond, Va., Nov.1""" 22. John, Jeter' Cm tchfield, celebrated police court magistrate, who has presided over the local court for the last 32 years, died here yesterday, after an illness of about two weeks. He was 76 jfears old, and was a prominent Mason and veteran of the war be tween the states. For the past two years he has been suffering from asthma. . Justice Crutchfi.rt'd ' was born in Richmond, September 20, 1844, and was educated in the public schools here. His court was known through out the country as "Justice John's court," and was a regular stopping place for tourists. His flow of ready wit and remarkable insight into hu man nature brought him into na tional prominence, and many maga zine stories have been written and stage impersonations built around the celebrated "Ono John." The funeral was heldthls after noon from the First Baptist church and was in charge of the Masons. Interment was made in Hollywood. THE "DIVINE SARAH" WILL DIE ACTING Paris, Nov. 22. Sarah Bernhardt, the divine and indomitable, who de spite her recent illness, is to appear in "Daniel" at a Paris theatre, but that she felt sure that her death would eventually come while she was acting a part before the public. "Don't you really fear the fatigue of daily performances, at your age?" asked an intimate friend during one of the rehearsals of "DanieL" "No," she responded, "the theatre is my life, my soul. How could you think that I should renounce it even for one day?' V "I will make you a propheey: I shall die acting, and in a piece of my own choosing." ' Mrs. Jacksie Daniel Thrash has re turned from Asheville where she at? tended the U. D. C. general conven toin and a visit to relaf vr. Mesdames S. E. Porter, Annie Hart and Mrs. Sallie Porter are at home from Rocky Mount, where they attended the Methodist conference. :-r;.v ;. One of the few women locksmiths in America is Mrs. C. C.'Duble of New Orleans. PMEI RATE J0STICE1HN DEAD In R CIOND P OR ARMENIA BEING S CUSSED BALFOUR SAYS UNITED STATES WOULD MAKE IDEAL MANDATORY AMERICA SURELY HELP . Geneva, Nov. 22. Tho possibility of American aid for the Armenians was discussed in a debate by the As sembly of the League of Nations on resolutions' demanding intervention by the League in Armenia. A. J. Balfour, o Great Britain, said the United States would make an ideal mandatory over Armenia and that the league had been unable to accomplish anything with the Ar menia situation. Dr, Dansen, of Norway, estimated thaCsiscty thousand men would be a sufficient force to deal with the situa tion ami that if the Assembly appeal ed to the whole world he believed the United States would do its share. A memorandum by the American delegates to. the Phil-Armenian League, directed to tho Assembly of the League of Nations, sets forth that "the greatest and most urgent need of the Armenian people today is that if settled political institutions with security from aggression." As to sovereignty, it says: "In our opiiiion the sovereignty of the Armenian race reposes in the people.themselves inhabiting those political areas in which the Armenian race is dom inant." Geneva, Nov. 22. The League As sembly adopted a resolution inviting the Council of the League of Nations to confer with the powers with a view to constituting a force to end hos tilities in Armenia, NOTED MUSICIAN DIES IN POVERTY Asheville, Nov. 22. William John Robjohn, musician and composer, known Internationally as Caryl Hprio died, yesterday morning in compara tive poverty In a Banitarium at Mor- ganton. He was born in Tavistock, Devonshire, England, November 2, 1834, coming to Asheville in 1891 to become first organist in All Souls Episcopal church, Biltmore, and to take charge of the music affairs of the late George W. Vanderbilt. He was the first boy soloist at Trinity church, New York city, where he attracted tho attention of, the Prince of Wales, later King- Edward VII, In 1861 he became an actor, lator becoming ernraered an tnaclior pianist, conductorand composer. He brought out Gertrude Corbett in Grand Opera at the Academy of Music, New York, in June , 1875. Since then he produced his own operas in some of the leading the aters. Ho is especially known for his hymns. j BANDITS HOLD-UP PITTSBURG TRUST Pittsburgh; Nov. 22. Three arm ed bandits held up the employes of the Metropolitan Trust Company of Pittsburgh and escaped in an auto mobile with the funds.' APPLIES TO COURT TO STOP DANIELS Washington, Nov. 22. The West ern Union Telegraph Company has applied to the District Supreme Court for an injunction to prevent Secretary Josephus Daniels from in terfering in the construction of a cable between Miami and Miami Beach, Florida. BANDITS CAUGHT ROBBING TRAIN Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 22. Seven bandits have been caught after a gun battle for ' robbing a Pennsylvania freight train at Metuchen, New Jer sey, of silk which they had placed on a truck. One policeman was wounded in the gun plly. "' MEMBERS FIGHT , IN HOUSE OF COMMONS London, Nov.1 22. The House of Commons suspended its session after Joseph Devlin, nationalist, came to blows with a unionist member over the Irish question. . V The shortest taxi ride n Berlin costs five dollars. N. C. LEADERS DECLINE TO ENDORSE BUTLER T WITH MOONSHINE' Federal Officer C. Jenkins brought in Cornelius Knight, of No. 3 township, with two gallons of "nibonshine" liquor, strong as lye and just as deadly. Commissioner Frank Pender gave a hearing and bound the accused over to the April term of Federal Court which meets in Wilson, under a bond of three hundred dollars. 9 MILLION BALES GINNED TO NOV. 14 Washington, Nov. 22. Cotton ginned prior to November fourteenth amounted to 8,920,778 running bales, the Census Bureau announced this morning. FARMERS MEET TO GET RELIEF Washington, Nov. 22. The N tional Board of Farm Organizations met here this morning to consider legislation to relieve the farmers as a result of the falling prices of farm products. EASZ EXPENDITURES DOWN TO ACTUAL NEED Washington, Nov. 22. Chairman Good, of the House Appropriation Committee, said that he would make an effort of economize in government expenditures to actual need. He said the War Department was heading for a deficit of from, fifty to one hundred millions of dollars at the present rate of expenditure,. Washington, Nov. 22. The Gov ernment's tax programme providing repeal of excess profits taxes and sharp revision of income surtax pro visions is practically ready for sub mission to Congress y the Wilson Cabinet, according to Treasury offi cials. Lowering of revenues are not contemplated by any of these pro posals, they said. Secretary Houston's report is ex pected to assert that the excess pro fits tax discourages commercial en terprise, rewards overcapitalization, confirms great corporations in their monopolies, encourages extravagance and wasteful management, and there fore tends to aggravate the high cost of living. "PROSECUTE EVERY MAN GUILTY OF CORRUPTION" Washington, Nov. 22. Promise that every employe of the shipping board or emergency fleet corporation guilty of corruption would be "run to cover" and that every person who offers or accepts a "glittering bribe" in connection with shipping deals would be prosecuted to "the fullest extent of the law," was made in a statement issued last night by Guy D. Goff, general counsel of tho board and recently nominated by thj Presi dent as aboard member. Mr. Goff explained that his state ment did not apply to any particular case but was made in view of the gen eral charges that had been "banded about and In order to show the pub. lie the shipping board was alivo to its obligations. D'ANNUNZIO BALKS . AT TREATY TERMS Fiume, Nov. 22. D'Annunzio, the insurgent commander at Fiume, de clared he was unalterably opposed to accepting the Treaty of Rapallo, set tling the Adriatic dispute between Italy and Jugo-SIavia, and would continue fighting until the Just claims of Italy had been met. , Belgrade, Nov. 22.Jrlnce Re gent Alexander of Jugo-Slavia has ratified the Rapallo treaty. Miss Mary Park Mitchell was op erated upon this morning at the hos pital for appendicitis. Latest re port slates she is doing as well as can be expected. 1 CAPTURED BOTH SENATORS AND THE TEN CONGRESSMEN WILL HAVE NAUGHT TO DO WITH "OLE MARION" IN HARDING'S CAB INETSTATE FINANCE COM MISSION MAKING SLOW HEAD WAY ON BUDGET " (By Maxwell Gorman.) Raleigh, N.'C, Nov. 22. The cir culation of the recommendation of Marion Butler for appointment to a caoinet, oiiice under the Harding administration at Washington has failed to f ucure the signatures of the most irif. .nent democrats whose en- dorsenv'iit was solicited. Governor elect Morrison, Governor Bickett, Senators Simmons and Overman and all tha ten congressmen declined to endorse Butler for the job, although a few lesser lights in the party feel for tho scheme, including two su preme court justices, two, state exe cutive state officers (Hoke, Clark, Grimes and Lack) signed up, as did the venerable Major Graham of the state agricultural department. Tho belief is expressed here today that the Sampson Fox knows he stands no chance at all of landing the place. That his purpose in seek ing tlie endorsement of leading dem ocrats was to use them in a campaign yet to come in which he plans to figute here in North Carolina. If that was his game, Butler's political play will-not work for the reason that it has proved that the leading democrats of the state will not recom mend him to any body for anything. Financing the State Administration. The state budget committee which, has been working on the financing of the state for tho next two years, on a report of recommendation to the submitted to the General Assembly when it meets in January, is making slow headway. It has been in ses sion since the first of last week, but finds it more than difficult to make ends meet in making calculations and allotments! More money is need ed than they Can find. Every state institution and every state official. is needing and asking for increased ap propriation and salary. And it stands to reason that thev should have it if it can be had. Therefore the levying of a state tax next year is said to be considered, despite the "rigid economy" decision that an nounced that thero would bo non. While this has not been finally agreed on It is believed that everybody had rathor see a small state tax levied than to see the state institutions for the insane, blind, deaf and dumb crippled children, feeble minilcd, and like public cares of the state neglect ed or, only half way provided for. The state budget commission has not completed its recommendations to the legislature and will make no -an nouncement till that body convenes. WILL NOT OPPOSE RETURN OF KING Paris, Nov. 22. The French gov- t ernment will not oppose by physical j force the return of former King ? Constantino to the Greek throne, which the foreign office regard as' in- evitable. V Athens, Nro. 22. Premier Goun- i aris says "please call the attention of Americans to the fact that the Italian government is now united and that we are no longer trying to assas sinate others." SURPLUS DISPOSAL METHODS REVISED Washington, Nov. 22 Major Gen eral Chamberlain, army inspector general, declared in his annual report that immediate revision of the meth ods of disposing of surplus govern ment stores would be made as re cent' investigation , Indicated that speculators . had purchased cement frome one government department for one dollar a ton and sold it to the War Department for six dollars per ton. HARRISON'S MOTHER t DEAD IN WASHINGTON Washington, Nov. 22, Mrs. Con stance Harrison, mother of President Fairfax Harrison, of the Southern Railway, died at her. home here today. Mrs. W. E. Wakeley and children, of Orange, N. J., are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hart, tj, I
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