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The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-01-16

Urges Dudgct oNstem.
recommended the passage Of an
act that will authorize a budget com.
mit,ee and the adoption Of such JON.
rules by the two houses as viii give
effect TO the recommendation Of the
budget committee
One Of the greatest needs OF our
state government, in my iugdment
is the introduction Of more bust
ness-like method Of making appro-
priations. Under cur present system
each member Of the legislature has
unlimited power 10 appropriate the
public funds 4 he car persuade a suf-
ficient number Of his fellow members
10 support his bins
As a substitute for the existing
choas. urge the adoption Of some
form Of the budget system This
system Of raising and appropriating
public revenues is IN use in virtually
every civilized country IN the world
except the United States. and during
the last siN or eight years has been
adopted TO on extent az least in more
cham forty states If the Union.
The essentials Of budget system
re that he plan of financing the
governments shall be- c1refu'ly worried
on, by property designated official
ot budget committee before the leg
stature couyores
The es,abl shmeut of the budget
system may be brought about either
by an amendment 90 'he Const.tu-
ton or by the passing Of stature
The former method would probably
be the better, Don until the Consi,u
ton s amended. recommend Cha.
10 be- done by statutory enactment
and joint rules Of ne two houses
For Merit system.
! recommended that the legislature
pass q law instituting the merit sys-
TEN. In SO far as IL may bs applica-
bic. IN an the departments and insti-
,utions Of the state This system
has proven lis very great value IN
almost an foreign countries, IN The
United States Government, and IN
numbcr ~ the more Important states
and the larger cities Of this country
recommended the creation Of a
Civil Service commission. with power
.o classify the various positions In
ne public service. except the appo.n
live offices by the Governor and Co
provide, by examination and other
wise. for testing the qualifications 81
he persons 90 be- employed in ne
States sery cgs.
State Board Of Pebble Welfare.
I desire 10 cal your attention 70 /
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-01-16
CARD OF THANKS.

We take this method Of thanking
our many friends who so kindly as
sisted US during the illness and death
of our father. Also for the beautisasS
floral offering Max-<>v6y richest
blessing Esseupon each of them. Is
pesssssy do We thank Brother and
Sister Sandess.
Very-sanssrsly.
Mrs T NJ. Clark and family.
Jas. H. Kimmel and family.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-01-16

When eur soldiers come nome they
win be able 10 tell ~ what q Christ
mas IN France il like. and many %
them will be able to tell us what two
chFistmassss in France are like.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-01-16

Any OF the returning Officers will
be received with delight except Cen
sral Unemployment. We trust he
viii be assigned to visit Germany
with the Army Of Occupation.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-01-16

mn Duncan aud Lester Miller. ef
fsheka, wsFs here Monday, They
ss with the bradley Aala ssHss==sss
II fshaks
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-01-16

The etiqaetts boaks inform us that
a young man making an evening call
upon a young woman should tcrmi-
nate the call at half past ten. Why
10 u that seme young men seyea un-
usually hf.rh, ones, should find u IA
exceedingly difficult 10 msmorixs
this sNs.aI tesalatloni
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-01-16

n loeks a. II President Wilson
would have full hand " klnrs and
anssna. Ia. sAa.- .lAeLn u.l..n lhn- ss.ses.
table.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-01-16

he work Of a commission appointed
by me last April known as the Com
mission on Charities and Corrections
Legislation This commission. which
mas served without pay and without
expense 10 the state was appointed
al the request Of a number Of civil
organizations Interested ln charitable
and relief work in the various cites
Of the state /; is composed Of some
% or 30 representative men and wo-
men engaged in this line of WORK.
After an exh us.ige study Of the laws
i Of other states and the administra-
ZION II the charitable and correction
al agencies Of those states, this com
mission has decided 20 RECOMMEND
the establishment Of non-paid state
board, to be known as the Board Of
Public Welfare. having power to visit
and investigate the management Of
charitable. eleemosynary and penal
Institutions supported in whole or in
part by the state or any political sub
division thereof.
Deficiency Appropriations.
Several years ago the legislature
enacted a law Or S Art. 4342l per
hitting the Governor TO authorize
deficiency certificates to be issued
by the n.ptroller upon the proper
application by he various depart
menis and Institutions These eertif-
icates are hen held by the creditor
OF lha Institutions 1r departments as
eg derce ol he Moral obligation of
Pic state 90 protect their claims Boy
an apnropr alton o De- made late.
by the leesiatur 10 ts own d.scec.
uon
ve.t rue 10 Suggest Chat these dis
counts might be o.ded by the leg's-
iature making reasonable appropri-
alton n bulk not exceeding $3.50. 600
ia amounts based oa past ezperie
e> Of needs aval4ble under similar
provisions not employed for authorz
ing deficiency certificates, 20 be ex
pended t0 meet these emergencies
thus Giving he state the benefit of
cash prices for supplies and labor 10
such emery encies
State Depository Law.
The thrty-fifth legislature in it,
called session enacted a state deposi
tory law For reasons enumerated in
the proclamation Of veto. felt b.
duty bound 20 disapprove the bill I.
cannot let this occasion pass with I
out expressing 10 you my desire tina,
you viii enact a depository law which /
will be adequate for the demands Of
he state
Free Textbook Amendment.
Il devolvcs upon your body 70 nro- /
vide ways and means for putting IN
10 effect The recently adopted amend I
nents giving free text books 70 the I
chool children of Texas
For Women on Boards.
Believing b vll be step in the
Erection Of efficiency and progress.
recomn erd the passage of such
amendments TO The laws as will per
nit the appointments Of women on
he Board ofsManagers Of the state
educational and eleemosynary insti-
uii0rs
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-01-16
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS
ABOUT CARLISLE FOLKS

The ground is still covered with
snow Tehre is q right smart Of cot
ton IN the field, and the farmers are
anxious to get TO farming.
Mr; and-AJs Jones entertained the
yosff peo2t Saturday night All
reportsas6 nica e,ne.
AeFB W casefs brother came in
Sunday from Abilene
Mr. Bush has purchased a new
J BEoofe was in town Tuesday
c,,s r. Jim Inn. and ID Malt Malt Moore MooS.. and
Miss Bette Spence spent last week
with Mrs Casey
Cur,ice and Craig Bond were 10
town Saturday.
NOTICE fAx/AYERs
january 3ls, --fhr>last day to
pay your city tax w->S~6 penalty
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-01-16

J urge the legislature 10 make a
careful inquiry n,o the departments
n he state government and the
functions hey are performing TO the
end thai youf Ho y snag abolish those
offices ard departments which are
useless and uune essary and which
burden the tax payers Of the state.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-01-16

january aisl the last day 10
pay gsar city tas tishoui penalty
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-01-16

The Miles viii a. NE pssss lsuns
a'=s:'ss==:::isi= ssss ..T privileges wlIl - n
.lfs them
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-01-16
GOVERNOR HOBBY > ME-
SAGE TO LEGISLATURE


tax Of 20 cents and state pension
ta> Of ) cents Of the 500 valuation.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-01-16
NOTICE r8x PAYERS

Januaray Jlsi Sshe last day u
pay your cit--~Ahout penalty.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-01-16

state Board OF Fubhc welfare
I desire 10 cal your attention e
The Red Cloud chief., 1919-10-30
Very Much Convalescent.

Helen had the whooping cough, ana
so was not Invited to her little friend
Margarets birthday party, though the
list included all the other children ir
the ncighborlood. On the morning OF
the affair the telephone girl might have
overheard the following conversation /.
"HellO."
"IIello, Is this Margaret Hillfeld's
house?"-
yes"
as this you Margaret"
"Yes. Who is this?'
"This Is Helen Marten. You are
going to have a birthday party today,
aren't your
Eyes"
"Well. say, Margaret. I'm all over
the whooping cough now"
The Red Cloud chief., 1919-10-30
Oriuin OF "Tenderloin."

The name "tendcrloin" was Origl-
nally applied in New York city to the
nineteenth police precinct. The credit
OF naming it Is attributed to Capt. Al
command OF the precinct September
80. 1876 When he took charge he
was asked how he liked the change.
Great" was the response. 'Tve
come from Il rump district IAN cas-:
side district to the tenderloin," and
tenderloin It has remained ever since
The newspapers of other cities soon
followed the example of the New York
journals in so designating similar dis
tricts of their own cities.
The Red Cloud chief., 1919-10-30
paper Has But One Subscriber.

1t has been the inaexible custom in
the imperial family Of japan, says a
writer in Fast and West News, to
withhold all newspapers and maya
zines from its members until they at
tain their eighteenth year, but the
rule was waived In the case Of HirO-
hito, the present crown prince. Four
months before his imperial highness
entered upon his eighteenth year he
was allowed to begin reading a spe.
clally prepared journal.
This. curious newspaper was edited
by an official Of the imperial house
hold and printed in the imperial print
ing office. 1t was set In special type
and printed on thick Japanese paper.
The reading Of II did not require a
great deal of time. for 1t was of small
size and on single sheet.
The Red Cloud chief., 1919-10-30
The Jazz Spirit.

Waverly-Gerty Giddigad is crazy
over jG2Z music.
Marcella-lndeed.
ayes, | learned that when took
her on q sightseeing trip through the
biggest boiler shop in town the other
day"
IL don't get the connection"
"As soon as we entered the door
and Gerry heard the terrific din she
grabbed my arm and said, Gee, let's
tango "--Youugstown Telegram.
The Red Cloud chief., 1919-10-30
---+-~s .. a-. ..
sRoaoh1n0 lN~

HOstess-Now. everybody. youm
have to drink your champagne out Of
Burgundy glasses and the caviar
hasn't come. but know you don't
mind roughing tt-IAfe.
The Red Cloud chief., 1919-10-30
to answer said petition on or before
the II day Of November. 1919.
Dated September 10Th. 1919.
THE COUNTY OF WEBSTER,
By Howard s. Foe,
County Attorney.
Relation In a Dream.

Religion In a Dream.
To dream that you are taking part
In a service in church with a large
congregation Is said to foretell riches
late in life. But IL the attendance Ia
thin, beware. they say, Of slanderi
The Red Cloud chief., 1919-10-30
Look FOR the Best.

Every man and woman On sarsn
has some good quality, II you WIN
only take the trouble to look for It
The Red Cloud chief., 1919-10-30

Look at the label on your paper and
see how your subscription stands.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-07
BILLIONS FOR BUILDINGS.
Washington Labor Department To
Start Construction Campaign.

Washington. Jan. IA campaign
TO promote the building industry In both
public works and private construction
was announced yesterday by tho De
partmcnt of Labor II was stated that
the country was probably year behind
IN its construction program. represent
ing az least So COO 600 900 of work, and
that the situation now faced Indicated
that there were sufficient supplies of
materials and labor TO warrant a squirt
which would FIRING conditions back to
normal
The campaign will bc directed by n
Division of Public Works and ConStruc-
ton Development. 4 thorough canvass
Of the situation is being made, and the
Department will endeavor to give aid
and advice to all projects which are
considered legitimate.
Ccincidcnt to tho beginning of the
car,paicu, which il is believed will ac-
coupliSh much toward furnishing en-
plo,mcnt for workers rcloa~cd by m1mi-
ton factories aud for returned soldiers.
the Department Of Labor announced
through Assistant Secret arv Louis i.
y st that il docs not look forward To
/: n unemployment crisis
I. r. Miller rul Usher of industrial
louodlcalS will rc head of the new di
ll,iou. which will be attached to the
Information and Education Service in
tho Department cf Labor. OF which
Roger W Bai son Is chief.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-07
WANTED ALL IN GERMAN.
Boche Insisted, IL Months Ago,
Tongue Of Fatherland be Spoken
at Peace Table.

Away back in the dark DAYS of last
February there was printed an Associated
Press dispatch from Berlin that would
make strange reading if it were TO come
across the water ow. IT was to the effect
that the members Of the Deutscher
Sprachverein, or German Language Asso-
citation, had adopted resolution earnest
~ advising the Chancellor to decree that
when the time came to establish terms oi
peace. all the negotiations should be con-
dUcted in the German language Only IN
that tongue were the representatives oi
the vanuUIshcd nations to he allowed tn
say what little they would have TO say
when their fate was decided
That proposal was highly characteristic,
and there IS no reason for supposing that II
the Germans had won they would have
seen nothing unreasonable In adopting II,
though to have done So might have had
its practical Inconvenience, even Tor the
VlctOrS
But February is long ago. Much more
than eleven months have passed since
then It is Il whole era that has elapsed
and now the Germans are thinking not ol
how to emphasize a triumph, but OF how
10 escape from u few Of the consequences Of
utter defeat They would accept mercy,
no matter in what language II might be
expressed They are asking for II, too, IN
all the languages thev know and, to
give them due credit. they know, and
know we'll not few Vet their linguistic
abilities Gi not save them from mlsundcr-
standings al their ncighbors, near and
remote Their learning was n snare. as
learning often is when its posscssors make
wrong is, Of it.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-07
DREtDNAUGHTS As FISH RUNS
London Newspaper Proposes New Use
For kaiSerS Fleet.

letter in a London journal says:
No ordinary citizen knows what It IS
intended to dn with that white elephant,
The German feet: but may | point out
that there is one method for Is dis
po~al which would return 70 the nation
uow and IN the future value 2 hundred
fold lis cost and hcnc,ft Imparuallv all the
countries surrounding the North Sea?
II /. well known that chat sen is greatly
ovrr-iShcl. owing to the fact that the
nature of IT. floor i such that every inch
utit can hc.and i ~craprd over by tho dev
r>tatlug travis, which gave no chance
tlr the Young -htn grow np and multiply
Dnly III tho clos, ncighhorhOud oi q wreck
pa the bottom arc the i.Sh protected,
fcrau~c the travis cannot get AZ them,
Now Il the German fleet were 10 bc sunk
la large circle whose exact position
vuuli ID known to every fisherman the
place would make safety reserve whore
4 hc fraN Is could not work without danger
II, themselves and would thus auto
form 4 breeding place where
ttr t>g could multiply without inter-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-07
Offers Best Service.

During the pcricd u industriaI re-
..d5.StIncnt and afterwards employers
IN cutplov,~ alike Will fnd the
nu,d ~tat,s Employment Service the
gene, tcet equipped II serve them with
The least disturbance 10 Tho husin,s
III ,hc urc and tho employment of the
- ~,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-07
W & T. L. Meeting

The ELLA W Thachcr Union Of the
W G II | Will hold IFS regular monthly
meeting Wednesday afternoon. January
s, at clock IL Harrison Street Nj T.
Church
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-07
"FLU" POEM SHOCKS BOSTON.


The sensitive literary taste Of
Boston was shocked day or two
ago when Dr. W. e. Woodward.
health commissioner. published d
short poem with influenza as its
theme.
The lines. which raised storm
of criticism and were characterized .
a. ilippant, are as follows.
MARY had 4 l:itle cold
That started in her head
And everywhere that Mary went
That cold was sure TO spread.
"it followed her 10 school one day
There wasn't any rule ;
Ii made the children cough and ;
sneeZc
To have that cold in school
Doctors. nurses and relatives of ;
victims of The disease. which is
raging in Boston again. declared .
that influenza is not a subject for
verse particularly in Boston.
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The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-02-14

COLONEL LLOYD SHEEP Command
ing Officer of the General Hospital No.
1, at New York City, is in this City or
a visit to his parents, Prof. and Mrs.
S. L. Sheep on West Main Street. Col
Sheep is a graduate of the Army and
Medical School at Washington, D. C..
class of 1909, and has seen service in
the PHILIPPINES and on the Texas Bor-
der He was at one time associated
with the Military Academy at San
Cal. At the beginning of the
war, he organized a base hospital at
Camp Greene, N. c., of which he was
the Commanding Officer until July, 1919
He then organized base hospital for
over sea service which takes care OF
over fourteen hundred wounded sol
diers and turned it over to his success
or when he was ordered to take charge
of the General Hospital at New York
City. Col. Sheep is home town boy
of which Elizabeth City feels justly
proud.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-02-14

The Board of Directors of the Eliza :
beth City Chamber of Commerce are
not keen for Senator Miles W. Ferebee's
Million Dollar Highway Bill The Dir
ectors have informed Senator Ferebee
that they like his scheme all right, but
they don't think Pasquotank should
shoulder the burden of the cost of the
road which will traverse five counties
from the Albemarle Sound at Edenton
to the Virginia State Line at a point
near Moyock. The Directors want
Senator Ferebee to amend his bill by
providing that each county in the pro-
posed district pay for the part of the
road in it's own county. This of course
defeats the purpose of the bill. Sena-
tor Ferebee knows it is like pulling eye
roads and he proposes to get them
started in permanent road con-
struction by having Elizabeth City and
Pasquotank help them out. He is con-
vinced that it would be good invest
ment for Elizabeth City and Pasquo-
tank county, as Elizabeth City would
be the chief beneficiary, commercially,
from such a highway.
There. are other opponents of Sena-
tor Ferebee's bill. South Mills Town
ship in Camden county and Newland
Township in Pasquotank county are
opposed to being assessed to pay for a
road that doesn't touch them. Repre-
sentative Mcmillan, of Chowan is also
opposing the bill. because he doesn't
want Chowan to put up money for a
road that would benefit Perquimans
and Pasquotank more than it would
benefit Chowan. Representative Nor
gan of Perquimans is also inclined to
oppose the Ferebee bill because he is
opposed to any road that will permit
anybody in Perquimans county to ira
vel outside of Perquimans county. He
is the latest Chinese Wall idealiest.
1t is evident that Senator Ferebee's
bill is going to have hard Shedding. 1t
Commission and is favorably regarded
by the business interests of Elizabeth
City. If it wasn't for the Saunders
half million dollar bond issue the bill
might get by with little opposition
Cautious citizens however are chary
about loading the county up with
quarter million dollar bond issue to
help build roads for other counties
when this county will have to prepare
to take care of a half million on its
own account. 1t is case of two many
good things coming all in a lump. The
full text of Senator Ferebee's bill fol-
lowS:-
Continued on page p
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-02-14
NEW LAW DOOMS THE -.
OLD FASHIONED PRIVY
State Board of Health To Have Specia
Mounted Police to Enforce
New Health Law

The unsanitary privy in North Caro-
lima must go and every home in every
town and village and on every water
shed in North Carolina must have 8
fy-tig and sanitary can type of
privy. No more may human excreta
be. deposited upon the ground to be
worked by flies, poultry and pigs and
to seep into the soil. 1t must be de-
posted in sheet iron cans and the cans
emptied by scavengers at prescribed
intervals. Local authorities will not be
depended upon to enforce the laws, but
the State Board of Health will look
after it, having a motorcycle specia,
policeman in every district in the state
to go from home to home every few
weeks and see that the law is obeyed
Such, in effect, is the new Health law
which passed the Senate Tuesday, with
every prospect of passing the Lower
House.
More than $4,000 North Carolinians
were made ill last year and nearly 1000
died from fly borne diseases. This new
privy law means death to flies and is
confidently expected to materially de-
crease the sickness and death rate ir
North Carolina this summer. The type
of privy prescribed by the law is abso
lutely fly proof and can not pollute the
oil. 1t costs only a few dollars to build
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-02-14
HOW MUCH POSTAGE TO
PUT ON FOREIGN MAIL
If You Are Writing to Soldiers Abroad
You Must Get This
Straiuht

Some confusion seems to exist as to
the proper amount of postage to be
placed on letters addressed to the mem
bers of the American Expeditionary
Forces. Before the armistice was sign
ed and mail was addressed as provided
for in War Department Bulletins "A and
46, (issued September 1910 there was
no confusion as all mail was accepted
by the Post Office Department at dom
estic rates. Since November II, Off
GERS and enlisted men have been fur
nishing their relatives and friends in
the United States with the name of the
town or city in which they are station
ed. These relatives and friends are ad-
dressing the mail to the towns and cit
les in France but are only placing
domestic postage on letters.
Under the postal regulations this mail
cannot be forwarded and is returned
for additional postage. In many cases
there is no return address on the en-
velopes and the letters go to the dead
letter Office When mail is addressed
and forwarded according to the war
time method, by giving the unit to
which the soldier belongs and the
Army Post Office number, the domestic
rate of postage 6 cents per ounce) is
necessary. When the pre- war method
of addressing mail is employed, where
in the street number and town or city
in France is given, the mail automatic
ally comes under the foreign postal
regulations and requires foreign post
age rates 6 cents ler ounce.)
Everybody's conscience is clear now
a-days, except the conscience of the
war profiteer and that of the American
girl who has a lover with the army in
France and lover in this country.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1919-02-14

& hi. Leigh Sheep left Monday for the
Northern markets to purchase new
spring goods for the M. Leigh sheep