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OUTHERNER WEATHER TONIGHT LOCAL COTTON, CLOUDY AND WARMER SEVENTEEN CENTS VOL. 4J2 NO. 102. ALL THE LOCAL NEWS TARBORO, N. C. SATURDAY, DEC. 24, 1921 ASSOCIATED PRESS W. A. HART flEPLIESlXMAS PRESENTS TO N. C. ATTAINS PEAKNATIVES OF PERU IHMIIS DRIVE FOR NOT AFFECTED BY NEAR EAST RELIFE HIGHER ALTITUDES IX xxv xxx xxxv xxxx XXXV" xxxx.x xxxxxv xxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxx.xx xxxxxxxv xxxxx.xxx x xxx xx xxv .xxxx xxxxxx x x X X XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX 11 OE DISTRIGT W.A, HART AND SON DAILY TO OUESIES DM HMD -EMPLOYES 0 F M R ROCKY MOUNT, Dec. 24. As surance that "everything is all right and will come out to the entire satis faction of all you people if you will have a little patience and give me just n little time," were Riven by Highway Commissioner W. A. II;irt, of Tarboro, in a letter received by chamber of commerce officials in re- ,! n,..:. ......, . .i, I the contract had not been let for the Rocky Mount-Tarboro highway and what was the status of other road work in this immediate section. j During the course of his letter, I Commissioner Hart expressed keen I . . , . ii 11 1 regret at being unable to address; the Current Topics club last Monday night, but that he had necessarily been out of the citv Saturday, Sun- J.... I J I.... :.. ..: .l.. .... uuy uiiu iuunuay, in wow ui me mi i thut his letter slated that he would j welcome the opportunity to straight- i en you people out, an effort will be j made to bring him to the city to ad- j dress the Kiwanis club at its first meeting after the Christmas holidays ' which will be held Thursday, Jan. .1. i Af'er giving assurance that every thing is all right and urging the citi zenship to have patience. Mr. Hart given the following specific replies to the questions tusked him in the chamber of commerce letter: First, as to why the contract for the hard-surface highway from Rocky Mount to Tarboro was not let by December 10, as previously indi cated ''I will say that , the . reason the contract for the road was not let on December 9 was on account ofj the Raleigh office not being able tu get up the notes in time to let the contract. 1 have explained this fully ) to one of your county highway com-: missioners. Second, as to why the road from , Roeky Mount to Wilson had been worked only from Wilson to the Wil son county line and no further tow- j ards Rocky Mount "In regard to j the road from Rocky Mount to Wil-; son, I will snv that you must realize i that the Wilson part of this road is newly buiit and that we just have ; not had time to put that road in the! condition that we would have liked ' to have done. Out of 820 miles of road to take over for maintenance in this district I have taken over something like 670 miles, and am doing the best I can with it until such time as contract will be let. However, I have instructed the main tenance engineer to take his big ma chines and employ such help as may be required to get through as early as he possibly can and put the road in first class condition." Third, as to the status of the high way from Nashville to Spring Hope "In regard to the third inquiry, road from Nashville to Spring Hope, that contract was let some (0 days ago, the contractor having so many jobs to complete delayed in getting there. He assures me that work will begin on this project soon after the beginning of the year." BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS BEFORE M.C. STATON, REFEREE Referee Staton's meeting of cred itors yesterday hiorning in the court house looked like a session of the superior court. Not incluidng the attorneys, there were about forty creditors present, having claims against Bailey and Herring, the bankrupts. The) firm claims to have assets approximating 1130.000 with liabilities amounting to $90,000. Mr. 'Raymond Dunn of Enfield, Mr. Sara Smith of Scotland Neck, Mr. Paul Kitchin and Mr. Ashby Dunn of Scotland Neck, were the lawyers in attendance at this meet ing. -.':-. The Sunday school rooms of the Howa.'il Memorial church were filled last night with the employes of the Halt and Fountain Colton Mills. There were approximately four hun dred men and women. This meeting was opened i : ! 1 a song, i. Tier which tin-re prajor. In speaking to his employes, Mr. Hart said about the happie-t mo ments of his life well- when he could get his people together on occasions ! like these. He said this was his nigh! and he was glad to have his people with him and look them in die face and talk tu them. Mr. Hart did i;oi speak long, but Ik 1 uve those pres- would taik io his child. Shut speeches wciv made by M.1. I Bock the mill slipei iiiteadciit , and Mr. Hall. In making the presents to the em ployes Mr. Hart said he had for his people a little gift from a sine -re heart and in giving it to those pres ent He bade them liod speeil for a safe jourm;' of the i r lr, e-. ' As the name.- of those pr.vi :". were called, they came fniv.a.d a;.d . were given a live d.dh.r no .'dr. Mahivy Hart. It, was a lu.ppy crowd and the casion was thoroughly enjoyed 1 by; M r. -ed all present, and most i-f ai: b Hart, who said it was ::;.'! e hi j to give than to receive. Il wn- a tine (spirit that prompted Mr. il.irl to help make Ids people happy for the- j Xmas holidays, and it could be seen I that they appreciated net only tin- guts out tne Kindly wed.-, o: aov.cj : and good cheer he gave them. This is not the first time that Mr. Uni t has remembered his employes, Ht' hns hi,t'u Thong this for tne last I tnree years ar.il tn;s rcmen.nr.vice ny ni n ol his people has ha. I splen did ell'ect on tliei u ...ttpioycr and employee come -together in a social' and brotherly way and the feelings' one for the othe. are ti i iv!y made better. RADIO COMMUNICATION FROM U. S. TO CHINA SHANGHAI, Dec z I. C niimcr- j cial interests, of" Shanghai ar.it China generally are looking forward hope fully to the opening of radio com-,; niunication between Shanghai and ' America to lie brought about by the' erect:. n in Ehanghai in the next two years of a wireless station which it is said Will bo second to none in the i world. The building of this slaiion j and of a general radio system for the interior of China is to he carried : out by an American concern, the' Federal -Telegraph Co., u-ider agree-! ments lately concluded, at Washi.-i; ton between the China. United States and UNIVERSITIES DEBATE ON SETTLEMENT OF STRIKES ST. LOUIS, Dec. 24. A triangu- ( lar debate between the University j of Missouri, the University of Wis- consin and Washington University on the subject, '"Resolved that the 1 Kansas Industrial Relations Court System for the Settlement ot Indus- trial Disputes Should ho Adopted j delightful program after which there Thruout the United States," will be i was a Christmas tree for the. cliil held in January, it was announced, j dren.' Each child was presented with Each university will -have, two: teams, one taking the affirmative and the other the negative side of i the question. VORONEZH, Russia, Dec. 24 Six priests are serving six months at hard labor charged with defraud ing parishioners by claiming old irons renewed by miracle possessing special powers. They rented irons, which they carried into sick rooms. , XXX XX XXXXXXXXXX ,AY this Christmas tor YoU and Yours -be bountiful. And may the New Year inarlf a new era of Mpniness nnd Prosperity ..atdiin1? rvrn the best .'. I ! os 3 hn ;v: y ye; u-r; onr.s. MAYOR EXTENDS f-"l REWORKS PERIOD After reconsideration of the time- set in which fireworks may be displayed in the city bir.Its, Mayor Foxhall has c iiiienlcd to an additional day for the kiddies to have Xmas fun. Aa slated several days ago, fj.-eworl:s may be displayed fron G p.m. today until 12 midnight tomorrow. This has oe.-n changed, and the time will be from 6 tonight until 12 Monday night. LITE BULLETINS ASSOCIATED PRESS. ( ai:;o. k renin led ti ,'ypl, Dec. 21. A mob have attacked the gov- ir:;ni--.it ol'iicio in Gizeh suburb, and Biilisii troops were rushed to the die. Cairo is quiet. ATLANTA, Dec. 2 I. Friends of Lu-;e;.e V. Debbs are awaiting his i.v-a-e from penitentiary t hristmas i:a, . He will go home, Torre Haute Indiana, where a celebration will be held. Debs was not informed .of his r.!e..- until today. . NEW YORK, Dee. 21. Frank l'.o.e, Bohemian heavyweight, ha : been suggested as a possible conten der for .lack Dempsey's title. NEW YORK-, Dec. 24.- Ocean -liners are rushing to port in an ef fort to land passengers before Santa Ciaus slides down the chimney. j PORTSMOUTH, .'. II. , Dec. 24. ! The sale of 12 naval vessels anchor I ed here, including the cruiser J?rook ' iyn, two colliers, a destroyer and I submarine chasers, was made today. WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. Native i policemen are reported deserting British lndi-t joining the Nationalist movement. CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH The Sundayschool of the Baptist; church has a delightful Christmas. entertainment at the church last j nigh'. Some of the children gave a, a stocking with some little gift, but! the most beautiful anj( enjoyable part was the observance of "White Christmas" carrying out the idea of it being "more blessed to give than to receive." And each brought a gift in the way of provisions for the poor of the town. Quite a supply of pro visions brought? and a committee from the Sunday school will distri bute these among the poor today. Ev?ry one . present enjoyed the beautiful Christmas spirit shown. X X XX XX XXX X X X XX X XXXXX XX X XXX XX X X X XX xxx X X X', x XX X XXXXXXXX.X ' X XX X XXXX XX X X XX X y. xx xx x X X XX XXX X XX XXX X x..vv.. ...... X XX XXX X y xxxxxx x xx x: xxx x " xx xx xx x XXXXXKX x XX X X XX XX X XXX XX X :'. X X XX X X X X XX X X X X X XX X X X ;x xxxxxx x X X XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX X XXX X X X X ' XXXX. .NX X X X X X X X X X X X xx xxx xx x x x X X XXXXXXXXXX X XX XX XX X X .XXXXXXXXXX X X xx xxx NX xxxx XX xxxx x xxxxxx x x XX XX x x xx xx X X XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX XX X X X X X XX X X XXXXXXXXXX X X X XXXXXXXXXX X xxxxx.xx.xxxxx THE SOL1! And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising Clod and saying, Glory! to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, good will toward men. St. Luke.' 2:1::. I There art two Christmas thoughts ill this verse that have marked the' i day from that time till now: j 1. Heaven came down on earth on j the first Christmas day. God took-! on Himself human flesh, and began! to live a human life. Angels sung songs audible to human cars, and the hosts of heaven talked with men engaged at their daily labors. Stars I moved and guided men to the place where they wanied to go. That means that the dwellers in the spirit world and men who live yet in the world of matter, got friendly on the first Christmas, and took notice of each other, and best of all, God Himself became man's own familial friend and partner. So it is a poor Christmas for any body now, if it does not waken in: him thoughts of God, and open to i I him the gates that if shut, hide from. him the spirit life around him, in . wiucti walk the holy haints, ana tne, angel messengers ot God, and the Souls of the blessed dead. God came into human life that day: let Him come into your life tomorrow. 2. Peace on earth was the burden of the angels' song. No man has even entered into the outer suburbs of the spirit of Christmas, if he is not tilled w-ith a kindly feeling for all his fellow-men, rich and poor, good and had, friend and enemy, kinsman ami stranger. 1,0(1 inougnt enougn I of even the least of men, to leave I heaven, and forget their sin, and humble Hints ity, for their set a lower df, and exalt human sake. Who are we to estimate; on mankind than (iod did? Let us love all men, overlook their faults, forgive their i wrongs, be patient with their fool- ishness, tolerant towards their vexa- tious wavs, tender with their suf- ferings, helpful towards their needs. J Let us make the song of peace and j goodwill a real prophecy for us this Christmas daw CONETOE NEWS ITEMS. Misses Sue White Ellis, Lorna Thigpen, and Elizabeth Thigpcn, students at the State College for Women, have arrived home for the holidays. Jliss Edna Long has gone to Sea- board to spend the holidays with her parents. Dr. and Mrs. Williams have gone to Rose Hill to visit relatives. Miss Pearl Southerland left last Thursday for her home in Teacheys. Misses Elizabeth Tolbert and sis ter have gone to Greenwood, S. C. HEHNER'S SATURDAY SERMON NO ISSUE OF THE DAILY SOUTHERNER MONDAY Following the lead of the business houses of Tarboro, The Southerner will not pub lish Monday, December 26, as the town generally will ob serve the double holiday, al lowing the working people a week-day holiday. The Southerner will again appear Tuesday, Dec. 27. FREE ADM ISSi TO MONKS CAUSE RIOT RANGOON, Dee. 24. In , 1 he ' Americans. North Carolina is sup course of a Buddist festival on the j Porting five of these institutions in I slopes of the Shwe-Dagon pagoda Trebizond, a port on the Black Sea. ' 200 monks were admitted to a the-J utrical performance free of charge,, . ! whereupon another 150 demanded ARGENTINE FAILS TO FIX the same privilege on the ground that monks never paid. On being re fused, because, so they were told. there was no room for them, the j monks tore down the fencing audi turned out the audience. The police were summoned and j temporary quiet was restored, but 1 the dissatisfied monks and their sym-; charges that the British and Ameri pathizers rapidly increased to a : can meat packing companies oper ! crowd of 3,000. The arrival of 40 I Gurkhas to keep order was the sig I na! for a fresh outbreak and for three hours there were continuous ! failed in committee following a re f'free fights on the slopes of the pa-: port on the meat trade situation, j goda. Eventually the rioters were I made at the committee's request by dispersed, after one Burman had the Argentine Rural Society, a na ; been killed and 11 injured. Two of I tional agricultural organization. The the Gurkhas were also injured. GINGER MURRAY AND HER SYNCOPATED 8 TO TARBORO The music lovers of Taibbro will ,.,,. ., ,,,.,;, f i,.,..,.;,,-. of America's greatest orchestras on January 2, when the Syncopated K from the Million Dollar Pier,' Atlan tic City, appear in Tarboro for an entertainment at the Colonial thea tre and also for the big KiwTanis dance. This orchestra comes from the Shrine exposition, Durham, to Tar boro. and is one of the highest rec- ommcn,,, jaz, orchestras in the counjrv In order to have this orchestra play for an entertainment at the Colonial anil to cut the heavy ex penses, the Kiwanis Club has decid ed to give a big New Years dance with this orchestra on January 2 at the Kiwanis Hall. PARIS, Dec. 24. Paris milliners have gone down to the sea for their latest inspiration. Toques of sea shells and with just enough black felt to provide a band for the head, are the newest creations of the mod istes. IrridesCent shells are used to produce unique effects while red co- ral aUo forma part of the trimming. RALEIGH, Dec. 24. With the knowledge that it cannot fail with- out jeopardizing the lives of thous-i affect .mI by the rariried air at high ands of . helpless children, the North altitudes than are ordinary men of Carolina division Near East Relief j other races who are accustomed to today is at the peak of its Christmas hard labor. It is declared that at an drive for a portion of the state's j altitude of 1 (!, 000 feet they can car $200,000 annual quota in the nation-! rv loads of 150 pounds up a steep al campaign to provide food and j incline where the ordinary person clothing for 1 Ml.uOO destitute thil- would find it all he could do to drag dren under its care in Armenia and I his own boots up. Turkey this winter. j The Royal Society is going to try In the next few weeks many Sun- to find out what is the secret that day schools of North Carolina will enables them to perform such feats take up special collections for the j of physical strength under condition Near East Relief, it was announced today by Col. George H. Bellamy, state chairman. More than 100,000 personal appeals and letters to Sun day school superintendents have just been sent out by Josephus Daniels, honorary state chairman, asking the good people of North Carolina to i remember the orphans of Armenian , martyrs who are not asking for toys j but for food. Of the 110,000 destitute, underfed J waifs, orphaned through the devas- , tation of their nation, the destruc- i ' tion of their homes, the murder of , their fathers and the abduction of 1 their mothers to Turkish harems, j who are now under the care of the j Near East Relief, North Carolina is I being asked to care for :l,:r4 dur i ing the coining year. The plight of j these children was caused solely by the refusal of their parents to re- nounce Christ and become Mohar ' mcdans. These children are being taken I , care of in 22! orphanages in the Bi-j pie and has been the means of sav ; ble lands supported entirely by the 1 ing them much money in their pur ! money given by ' generous hearted i chases. PRICES ON LIVESTOCK " BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 24. The Argentine congress has ended its regular sessions without taking any action on the bill introduced to fix a minimum price for livestock. The measure was accompanied bv ating in Argentina were making ex cessive profits and had caused the slum) in livestock prices. The bill report opposed the bill. The Rural Society, which held a hearing at which the managers of the packing establishments and rep resentatives of the livestock indus try gave their opinions, held that the fixing of a minimum price was un economic and that the charges that the fall in price of livestocks was "the result of the interested maneu Vres" of the packers, had not been proved. It was "not the consequence of a certain factor but of a world wide situation," the report said. The society advised that the meat trade should be left to the regular action of supply and demand. Regarding what were referred to as the meat trusts, the report said: "If the existence of 'noxious trusts' had been proved, the Argentine Ru ral Society would condemn nm and claim the guarantees of laws against them. But before reaching this point a better knowledge of the situation is necessary. Those who make n industry of wheat should be those principally interested in the course of their business being perfectly known to the cattle rais ers. In this respect the Argentine Rural Society will bring all its in fluence; to bear in order to obtain detailed information ot the accounts of these companies. LONDON, Dec. 24. Many of the natives of Peru, it is stated, are less that would render the task an im possible one for the average man. Three scientists have just gone to I'eru to investigate the phenomenon. They were Professor Meakins, J. I. Barcraft and J. H. Doggart, the two latter of Cambridge University. Five other .scientists from Canada and New York will join them in I'eru. Mr. Barcroft told an inter viewer that the purpose of the ex pedition is to test the strain to which the heart and lungs are subjected by carrying heavy loads at such treat height, and to endeavor to dis cover how the natives can stand it. RUNNYMEDE MILLS DO A GRACIOUS ACT The Kunnymede Mills a year or two ago established at their mills' in Tarboro a large store for the sale of general merchandise to their opera tives. This business enterprise has been f (Treat -convenience to the mill peo- 1 was informed by Mr. George Howard, secretary and treasurer of these mills, that the Runnymede Mills Company, after taking an in ventory of their business for the past year had a profit of $523, after j deducting all expenses. i This amount has been distributed lL,at''i the operatives, the individ- i ual subscriptions ranging all the way j from fifty cents to $20 to each per- son engaged in the mill. j This was a splendid way for the I n,i" owners to express their grati- tudeand thanks for the good serv ices rendered by the operatives dur ing the last year. If the relations between employ ers and employes were the same the world over as they exist in the Run nymede Mills, and the Hart and Fountain Mills in Tarboro, there would never he any occasion for strikes and lockouts. It is the his tory of strikes that the employers and employes fail to understand each and grasp the meaning of the old saying "Live and let live." The Southerner can not let this matter go by without heartily com mending the owners of the Runny mede Mills for their most gracious act in thus dealing with their ope ratives. That this kindness is eartily and greatly appreciated by the recipients goes without saying. W'e wish these mills a happy and prosperous year, which they richly deserve. . WEATHER FOR YULETIDE WILL BE FAIR AND COLD WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. Gener ally fair and much colder weather will prevail Christmas day in statei east of the Mississippi river, except ' in the Florida peninsula and along -the South Atlantic coast, where rain is probable, the weather bureau an nounced last night. The disturbance in Arkansas will move rapidly northeastward, attend ed by general precipitation tonight. Cold wave warnings have been or dered for Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama. "" ''f