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FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1921 THE INDEPENDENT, ELIZABETH CITY, N. C PAGE THREE National and World Events High Lights in The General News ot the Week, Told in Pertinent Paragraphs Senator Hiram Johnson announced this week that he is prepared to push his plan for a federal presidential primary law. THE BRITISH The British Budget BUDGET for 1921 as announced by the British Chancellor of the Ei ehecquer indicates that the United States is not the only country that foolishly in vest O'.i cents out of every dollar of its revenue, for military' purposes. The -d-iiK-iral items in the British Budget :uc million pounds for interest on -br : .110 million pounds for redemption ,.f , war debts;' 140 million pounds for -,!liers" pensions; Xt million pounds for -i.ildiers land settlements, etc. This does liot inelude an estimate of 270 million iMiuiKis for the army aiid navy. So much . tor the cost of militarism Getting down to things worth while one finds in the budget that the British can get along with ."( million pounds for - education .iiid 7 million pounds for roads. Rev. Sam Spahr Laws, eminent the togian. teacher and writer, and said to have been the inventor of the electric stock ticker, died in Asheville, N. C. Sunday, at the age of 97. V. S. government scientists experi menting with the humble corn cob have found that it contains much of commer cial value. The corn cob will yield ac- late- of lime and acetic acid. It con ruins much cellulose which can be used in the manufacture of high explosives. And by distillation a ton of cobs will yield So lbs. of furfural, the value of which we are told is $20 a pound. Fur fural is a chemical which is now obtain ing by distilling bran. WHO: OWNS Asserting that a Fed THE WEALTH eral tax upon estates, that is, upon the capital value of pro perty is essential to enable the govern ment promptly to compel the wealthiest classes who have profited most from 'the war to pay their fair share of the costs of the war, George P. Hampton, manag ing director - of the Farmers' National Gouncil in a statement on how to pay the cost of the war - and current ex penses .of the government, says that thirty-three people own nearly two per cent of the national wealth : 'In 1918." Mr. Hampton states, "22, C9G millionaires were estimated by the eminent publicist JJr. Richard Spillane to Own 27.2 per cent of the . nataional wealth or over $68,000,000,000, while the o3 richest Americans owned proper ty worth about $4,837,000,000, or rough ly 2 per cent of the national wealth. In 191S the national wealth was estimated to be $230,000,000,000. It is now es-. timated to be $500,000,000,000. Our 23, 000 millionaires are probably worth now about $1P,G,000,000,000, and the 33 rich est Americans about $9,(i7.",0(K.(KM). COAL MINERS The United Mine WILL FI.GHT . Workers of . America have sent letters to the 4,000 local un ions in the country levying an assess ment of one dollar a month for two months on the entirp membership .num bering 553,000, for the purpose of car rying to a finish the fight of the union coal miners in Alabama, and to fight 1 dicates tha the island' empire is afflict the lock-out in Mingo County, West Vir ginia, according to an announcement made by the mine workers journal.. Approximately 50,000 persons in the two fields are being supported by the International Union and up to ' January 4. $1,345,000 had been expended from its treasury for that purpose. The union seems determined to fight and sums up the situation in a letter, as It sees it as follows: '"The sufferings -which themen, wo men . and children living in both these coal fields have undergone challenge the admirat'on of every member of our un ion." reads the letter sent to the local unions. "They have been thrown out of their . homes; have been denied the riji li t of free assemblage, have been sub jected to the brutal treatment of a pri vate army of gunmen, guards and ope rators and to the repressive military regulations which have been established by the State and federal troops ordered iuto "these mining communities. Such heroic action calls for our full support in the struggle these brave men and wo men are making against the forces of -oi-poratc greed and corporate power fight If Japan tries to take away the Phillippines and Hawaii, we must defend j them." If Japan has a larger navy on the Pacific than on our own we must look for trouble. These and some 97 more "ifs" are the stock in trade of these talk mongers in the United States, and perusal of the Japanese press, in -line operators seem determined also Fiaures compiled hv the n c no. nartmont nf I ahnr'o h..,.. ioK ! they could do with less profit statistics and made public this week show that the rent, fuel and light expenses for the average American family have increased 100 per cent in six years and an increase in the cost of these things has continued during the past six months, spite of the downward tendency of other things. r Alma Cluck AND Zimbalist Beautiful soprano and master violinist, in the most magnrficient joint concert,, voice and violin, of the season. Tabernacle i Wednesday, Jan. 26 Get your tickets now before de sirabe locations are ail gone. When ordering by mail make money or der payable to Norfolk Music Club. SEATS: $1; $2; $2.50; $3 Burk-Hume jCo. NORFOLK, VA A CO-OPERATION The All American CONGRESS Farmer-Labor Co-operative Commission announces that its second annual Co-operative Congress to be held from February 10 to 12th in clusive, in the auditorium of the Engi neers' Building, Cleveland, Ohio, will be devoted chiefly to planning direct trading between farm producer and city consumer, and co-operative banking. The Commission calls attention to the fact that from July 1st to Nov. 1st last year the average prices farmers receiv ed for potatoes fell from $3.93 to $1.18 per bushel and wheat from $2.53 to $1.88 per bushel. Direct trading between farm producers and city consumers the Com mission states is the best way to give farmers at least production costs and enable consumers to get farm products much cheaper than if they go through, many middlemen's hands. Many pota to exchanges, co-operative flour mills, milk condenseries and some meat pack- i ing houses are ready to ship directly to ! responsible co-operative consumers or ganizations and so to save needless mid dlemen's profits. During the. past year the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi neers has opened their co-operative bank at Cleveland and farmers' organizations and labor unions throughout the coun try are planning co-operative banks and credit unions on which subjects experts will speak at the Cleveland Congress. Fire of unknown origin in the De partment of Commerce building at Wash ington Monday destroyed priceless cen sus records dating back to 1790 when the first census was taken. There are no duplicates. Loolc isto it, I If tea or coffee drink ing' disturbs health or comfort, switch to Instant tum There's a big ain toward he altli , with con venience, economy, and no loss in satisfaction ) SELLPOSTUM Made "by Postum Cereal Company: hat. Battle Creelc.Mich.. . 9 Instant POSTUM A BEVERAGE . "d of different parts of Who4 nd i. small portion of MolaW Postum Cereal Company. BOTU CttK.MlOl.US. net wriGtrr eiCMT ooacrs i to fight it out although it is obvious that One of I 4-1. A V.T r. - .Afil ArtnlflfM., XC IF tA Vif fore the United States Senate Commit tee that he has cleaned up $75,000 in cold cash buying coal for the war de partment during the war at $11 a ton with a 0c rake off for himself on each ton. And so the people are the goat on every hand. Investigation of the cause of unhar monious notes in a Raleigh, N. C. church orgn disclosed a nine pound 'possum in onevf the pipes. LEGION CHARGES A memorial de- NEGLECT of VETS livered by Col. F. W. Galbraith, Jr. Commander of the American Legion, to Congress asserts that "suffering, shameful neglect and injustice marks the administration of the affairs of the war veterans." and claims that with all its liberality toward its veterans the United States has fail ed in a large measure to make these provisions available, due to divided re sponsibility and wasted effort among the Governmental agencies with which the problem rests, summing up the situation as follows: "In the rehabilitation of a disabled man there are three needs medical treatment, Vocational training and finan cial support." the memorial proceeds. "The Government has recognized the three needs, but overlooks the fact that they are the simultaneous needs of one man. not of three different men or of one man at three different times, it makes three problems ,out of what really is one three part prbblem. Continuing this. faulty conceptions, it has given the problem over to three agencies: The Public Health Service for treatment, the Federal Board for Vo cational Education for treating and Bu reau of War Risk Insurance for financial support. Each of these agencies is an institution complete in itself. Each is administratively independent of the other two. All by foroe of circumstances are exercising functions they "were not in tended to exercise. This presents an amazing spectacle of administrative chaos, duplication, wasted energy and conflict which is the key to the present condition. "The result is the suffering of the dis abled veteran. Thousands are waiting and have waited for months for compen sation for their injuries. Thousands have waited for months' for an oppor tunity to re-establish themselves as self sustaining members of society by voca tional training. Thousands are in need of hospitalization, and the Government has no hospital facilities available for them Sixteen thousand beds are need ed now. Hundreds of veterans are the objects of public and private charitj. Afflicted and penuiless veterans have been driven to refuge in almshouses and jails. Many have died, and if immediate relief is not forthcoming more will die. destitute, without proper medical eare. without compensation with which to ob tain it, abandoned by the country they , served. All this is attributed directly to the . manner in which the Govern ment has administered the affairs of the disabled. Immediate relief and ultimate remedy of this condition is possible and imperative." ' ed with a similar pest. "Japan seems perfectly willing to dis cuss the land law in a friendly manner. Japan hasn't tried to seize the Philip pines or Hawaii by force of arms, and Japan hasn't set up a naval program that makes her a dangerous competitor of the United States m sea power. So why all of this talk about what might Happen ii sue uia or uiu ioi uo tins or that? "The only result is to stir up feeling in both countries and to make it harue than" ever for those who desire to main tain friendly relations to accomplish this purpose. And more than this, a spirit of emr.ity is created that sooner or later is boiMid to make serious trouble unavoidable. "It was the talk of jingoes that really brought about, Germany's delusions of grandeur and her mistaken vision of world conquest. While at the same time making tlie rest of the .world so dis trustful of her motives as to ally itself against, her. "Ill-considered accusations by men in public life in the United States and Ja pan, through which the people of eacl: ountry are being led more to adopt an attitude of sullen hostility towards those of the otiier, are a menace to peace, and should be deplored by everyone who has the interests of his country at heart." 900 employes of the Pullman Co. of Chicago have agreed to wage reductions as high as 20 per cent as a help to read justment. Officias of the company admit that the increase in the wages of em ployes was only 100 per cent, in the last four years. AND NOW THE Donald O'Callag MAYOR OF CORK han, Lord Mayor of Cork landed in America the other day. after having shipped aboard a steamer as a stowaway. His purpose in coming to this country was to testify befo're the Committee of 100 investi gating the Irish situation. Tho held up as a stowaway, he was paroled by Sec retary of Labor Wilson until his rights to stay in this country could be deter mined. In discussing the sentiment of his people, he stated that the Irish do not want home rule, but wanted nothing but freedom. He added that home rule might change conditions in Ireland for a while and that the Irish people would accept it with a "non-resident policy", to see what would become of it before they did anything definite." President-elect Hardinf has requested officials arranging for ' his inauguration to abandon all plans fer an inaugural ceremony, as a step in the interest of : national thrift. CLEAN HOG LOTS AS PROFIT MAKERS Dr. M. E. Coyle on Hog Cholera Control The time of the year is again at hand when the farmer is least busy with nor mal farm work, and a period of earned rest has arrived. However as the cot ton and the tobacco farmer have again seen this year, that the old adage, "It is unsafe to carry all your eggs in one basket," is still true, it is hoped that the period of price depression will sti mulate the North Carolina farmer to see that it is better to raise his own meats, and thus our state will go forward to wards her ultimate destination of a pork producing state, and that the year 1021 will see thousands of more- and better swine on the farms. It is still true that the greatest of all . ' HE extra quality built into our I - . Clothes when prices were up is retained at the lower prices of to-day.' D. Walter Harris' Clothes where the best buy then; they are a better buy now. ' The samples of our newest suits are nere. We can make you a Suit to or der as low as $20.00 end the highest price we have in our :eady-made lines is 35.00 Cur cash plan enables us to order ' on these v.-onderf ul values at prices es low els consistent with high grade ir:erchandise. gin Sincerity Clothe? O C.r D. Walter Harris THE CITY TAILOR Hmton Building Main Street G nl in ' '.ifaraJHfarajazrajaizjciJZJZizjam quarters, clean bedding, good food in clean places, and rubbing posts or oil ing contrivances, etc. Therefore it is once more suggested that some of the idle winter time be spent in a campaign of thorough cleaning and disinfecting the old hog houses and lots and pas tures, cutting down the weeds, under growth, etc., raking up and burning the trash, litter, and establishing better quarters for the animals, A thorough saturation of the wooden parts of the houses and pens, using some good dis infectant such as crude carbolic, or any of the coal tar disinfectants in at least a five per cent strength, mixing with it enough lime, to make a white wash. Al so sprinkle air slaked lime about on the ground, under the troughs, edges of the houses and about the fence corners. When the above mentioned precau tions are not carried out they act as predisposing factors to hog cholera, the most dreaded disease of swine in North Carolina. Vaccination is the only known means of protecting hogs against chol era, and the time to vaccinate is before sickness gets in the herd, to attain, the best results. If every farmer in North Carolina would follow these precautions the annual loss that cholera costs this state could be saved and it would lead toward a higher devolepment of the hog raising industry, a matter that is so vitally needed. NEWLAND SCHOOL BOARD PETITIONS LEGISLATURE swine losses are caused tnru oucoreans j work for this measure do all in of hog cholera, but it is equally true There is a decided slump in the mov ing picture industry, and a great many actors are out of employment, accord Ing to press reports. Manila "Bulle a newspaper MORE STUFF The ABOUT JAPAN tin, published in the I'hiUipine Islands com ments at length upon the differences that have arisen over the California land law in respect to Japanese citizens. The Bul letin believes that it is unfortunate that a limited number of citizens should be doing their utmost to create dis trust on both sides of the water, and goes on to say: If Japan won't accept the California land law and listen to reason we must TV T 1V A Start a New Year by plan ini? some May Peas. They will bring you in money when yen most need it. REFRIGERATOR CARS for this season, we promise and best prices. til 'I; pone- llowelll Ccx that other disease and conditions exist which cause large financial losses, and which are largely due to unsanitary con ditions about the hog lots. Foremost among such conditions may be mentioned worm infestations, and greatest of all these parasites the as carides. a worm that infests the intes tional tract of adult swine. The loss occasional by this worm is not only great from the worm in its adult stage in the intestional tract, but recent investiga tions by the federal government sani tarians show that during the larval stage of this worm a portion of its life will bo snent in the lunes of pigs, and that it is therefore one of the greatest caus es of pneumonia that we have to deal with. The only remedy is cleanliness If it is known that the herd is infest ed with these worms it is assumed that the ground of the pastures and lots are mfested with the eggs of the worm ready to be picked up by the pigs. There for it is time for new lots and pastures to be prepared and the old lots burned over and cropped for a year or so Another disease caused by unsanitary conditions is known as "Necrotic Enter itis", which is a disease affecting the ntestinal tract, causing great losses when atv once ( becomes established on a farm. This condition is fostered by un clean lots, pens, drinking and feeding places and will remain on a farm for years causing annual losses unless steps are taken to clean up and disinfect. The first thjng to be done when this disease is found is to prepare new lots, pastures and shelters, etc, moving the stock from the old, after disinfecting them by running the animals thru a dip ping vat of some reliable disinfectant. After moving the animals the old lots should be thoroughly cleansed and cropped for . a year or so. In loaning it is best to cut down all weeds. undergrowth, etc.. rake up all refuse ank burn, together with all old troughs, bedding, etc. Medical treatment .for this disease is needed as' wdl, but the liagnosis should first be made by a ompetent Veterinarian who can at the nine time outline the treatment needed. One other condition which can be icntioned is infestation of swine by ex ternal parasites lice. One can hardly realize the immense economic loss oc- asioned by this parasite but it is great. Eternal vigilance is the weapon best suited for this condition, but the iounda- t:on of a successful fight against the parasite is once more cleanliness. Clean Wants State to Pay For Carrying Chil dren to High Schools- From Distant Points Here is the petition of the Newland High School, of Newland Township, Pasquotank County, North Carolina, to the Senators and Representatives who represent Pasquotank County in the North Carolina General Assembly of 1921. Whereas, it is stated that the mat ter of state aid in carrying children to school in the rural communities will come before this session of the General Assembly, and whereas, we believe it to be one of the most vital questions af fecting Northeastern North Carolina we respectfully urge that you vote and your power to secure its passage. We believe in this measure for' the following reasons: First, it is the only way to secure equality of 'opportunity. Consolidation of rural schools and the establishment of rural high schools are already rapidly going forward in this section and thru out the state; and. these steps are con ceded by all thinking people to be the solution of the rural educational situ-r ation. But consolidation leaves many children remote from the location of the schools and thus handicaps them in getting to and from school. Those chil dren deserve the same opportunity as is afforded city children and country, chil dren who live near the school. Secondly, the state says in its com pulsory law that children oetween the ages of 8 and 14 must attend school. It is only'a matter of justice and fair ness to provide by state aid a way to carry this law into effect without work ing a hardship and inconvenience on the parents and children who live in the re mote sections. Thirdly, for the state to render aid in the transporting of children would almost certainly end the sometimes ex cusable opposition to consolidation which is found jn the rural sections. Fourthly, the burden of paying for all the costs of transportation is frequent ly too heavy for a rural community to assume when it has already taxed it self for the establishment of the rural high school, which .often leaves a debt on the people. These country people deserve consideration from the state; and only thru state aid to transporta tion of pupils can they be put anywhere near on a level in education with the more favored sections of the state. Lastly, the country people are willing to bear their proportion of the expense of aiding our institutions for higher ed ucation, although few' comparatively speaking find their way to these insti tutions. But we respectfully submit that our educational structure should be built up from the bottom and opportunities for elementary education equalized. In that way, every section of our state will have an equal chance to prepare their sons and daughters to enter the larger institutions of learning; and those who cannot go further will have the advan tages of a high school education. This is the only way to wipe, out the blot of illiteracy and to make good our boast of equal opportunity. BOAT BUILDING! For ever 30 years original build, ers ,and designers of the famous White Cedar Shad Boats. Write us for estimates. Wa build any kind of a boat and de liver anywhere. W O. Dough & Sons Manteo, N. C. .T7-4t. P. 3&1? LORRAINE HOTEL Norfolk, Virginia Hatel Service for Three Generations Operated by the DODSON HOTEL CORP. Gran by and Tazewell Sts. Mail Orders Given Prompt Attention NORFOLK, VA. In extending you our best wishes for the NEW YEAR allow us to leave this thought with you material prosperity de pends upon your efficiency; you are only efficient to the same ex tent as are your eyes efficient. Make your eyes your first con- sideration for the New Year. By giving them proper attention, you will promote your health, happi ness, comfort and prosperity. NORFOLK, VA. 146 Granby Street 112 W Plume St. RICHMOND, VA. 503 E. Franklin St. 211 E. Broad St. W omen's Coats With Luxurious Fur Collars $189.75 Women's Coats for $95.00 $150.00 Women's Coats for $79.75 $110.00 Women's Coats for ' $69.75 $79.75 Women's Coats for $59.75 $59.75 Women's Coats for $39.75 Beautiful Silk Dresses Select any Dress in the lot and look at the ticket, and you will see what enormous savings you can make by buy ing now. " They are priced now as follows : t $19.75, $29.75, $39.75, $49.75 to $89.75 Buy a New Hat Now All Millinery Goinsr at Low Prices IF YOU COULD SEE THESE HATS AT $5,00 '$7.50 " $8.98 you would want more than one. Some of our best Hats shown this season and included in the lot, and the prices they are now marked represent but a small part of the original price. Muslin Underwear at $1.00 It's a long time since we have seen any Muslin Un derwear at $1.00. It makes one think of old times to see such desirable garments as these offered at such a price. But it had to come, and here it is. ' . . f Women's iNlisrhtsrdwns at $1.00 Nainsook and Batiste, low neck, lace trimmed or tail ored. Envelope Chemise at $1.00 Nainsook and Pink Batiste. Women's Muslin Skirts at $1.00 N Good quality Muslin, with wide embroidered flounce. Women's Camisoles at $ J. 00 Good quality Satin, hemstitched -and trimmed with lace. P j