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The Washington times., 1921-02-23

! Marshall. Rather more formality
was observed than usual and the
guests were seated about a nower-
decked table.
The service. which was made for
the occasion after new design
called the Marshall pattern con-
sists OF a graceful tray, with han
dies at each end: a tea kettle. a
tea pot, q coffee pot. sugar bowl,
cream pitcher, waste bowl and four
candiesticks. II IL simple, but heavy
and handsome. on the under side
OF the tray are engraved the names
of the members OF the Ladies OF
the Senate who subscribed to the
gift.
Under the leadership OF Mrs. Mar
shall. the Ladies OF the Senate were
organized during the war to do Red
Cross work, and when the war was
over IL was decided that they should
carry on and devote their atten-
tlon to other charitable activities.
They have met each Tuesday during
the congressional session for sew
eral years. the hours Of work al
ways. followed by a picnic luncheon
to which each member contributes
something.
JUssERANDs IN NEW YORK.
The French Ambassador and Nine
Jusserand have gone to New York
and expect to remain until Friday
They were entertained at luncheon to-
day by DR.. and Mrs. Leland EgglestoT
Cofer, the party preceding a recep'
tion Of the New York committe OF tho
fatherless children OF France to be
held this afternoon In the American
Art Galleries, with the Ambassador
and Nine. Jusserand as honor guests
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The Spanish Ambassador AMI Nine
de Riano have gone to New York Il
be present at the Inauguration OF the
new Spanish institute at Columbis
University.
The Russian Ambassador. Boris
Bakhmetefr, who returned from
Europe on the Aquitania, was held
up at quarantine for the night after
arrival in New York.
The new Chinese Ambassador. Sac
Ke-Alfred-Sze, and his suite of seven
teen persons, who were on the Aqul-
tania. also passed the night in quar-
antine.
The British Ambassador. Sir Auck-
land Geddes, who returned TO Wash
ington yesterday after spending a
month or more In England, was ac-
by Capt c. j. Henry. H.
v. Tennant and NJ. ID. Peterson. Capt.
Geoffrey Blake, naval attache. went
to New York to greet the Ambas-
sador and his party.
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Mrs. Colby. wife of the Secretary OF
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.of the Senator from Nsw Jersey,
will not be At home tomorrow after
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Mr. and Mrs willard q. ulsbury
will be hosts At dinner touight' = l
Mrs. ssuisbyry will not receive
tomorrow afternoon. -'. tt.N 81. >
Mrs. Percy ouin entertained some
thirty guests at a bridge luncheon
today In compliment 10 Mrs. John
M. Young. of Oklahoma, who 10 visit
ing Mrs. Thomas y. Gore. The
guests were seated at the small tables
at which bridge was afterwsrd
played.
Mrs. Harry. T. Peters was hostess
at buffet luncheon followed by
bridge. today In honor Of her aunt
Mrs. Robert T. Haines. of Boston. who
is visiting her. The guests numbered
sixteen.
Tne house was abioom with spring
flowers. the color scheme OF red. white
and blue being carried out In the
dining room where the buffet lunch
con was served. Mrs. Sidney Bursley,
aunt OF the hostess, assisted In sery-
int.
Mrs. william Gordon Brantley will
give a tea this afternoon at her home
in Wyoming avenue in honor OF her
daushter-in-law. Mrs. William Cor
don Brantley, jr.
Mrs. Grafton Minot will be hostess
at dinner this evening.
Admiral Sir Lewis Bayley. r. NJ,
and his niece, Miss Violet Voysey
will sail for England next Saturday.
They passed a busy Washing tons
Birthday In Newport, They were
guests at q luncheon and a large din
ner given In their honor by Admiral
and Mrs. william S. Sims and were
entertained at a tea at which Capt
Joel r. Pringle and Mrs. Pringie were
the hosts.
Mrs. Miles Poindexter. who has
been the guest OF Capt and Mrs.
Thomas j. Sem in Newport, returned
to Washington yesterday.
Senator and Mrs. Hiram w. John
son are at the Ritz-Cariton, in New
York. for the week.
Mrs. John Bell Smallwood will en-
tertain at tea Sunday afternoon In
honor OF Mrs. Farley.
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Mrs. Charles e. Hughes. who Joined
Mr. Hughes at the Shoreham Mon.
day evening returned to New York
yesterday. Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes
have taken an apartment at the
Shoreham. which they will occupy
over the Inauguration and until they
find a home in Washington.
Mrs. Henry i. Dimock will have
an informal dinner tomorrow night
for Mrs. Arthur Dodge, of New York,
who il visiting her.
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DINNERS LAST NIGHT.

washington's Birthday dinners
ended the holiday pleasantly for
many persons who had taken part
in public exercises and otherwise had
cclebrated the memory of the nrst
President of the United States.
! The japanese Ambassador and the
Baroness Shidehara entertained at
dinner at the embassy last evening.
The Secretary OF State and Mrs.
Colby, Miss Katherine Colby. the
Secretary OF the. Navy and Mrs. DAN
iels. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas J. OBrien,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles s. Hamlin, Mr.
and Mrs. r. Leslie Craigie, OF the
British embassy: Col and Mrs. Will
lam Cary Sanger. Mrs. Charles W.
Wetmore, Captain Civalleri. Of the
Italian embassy, Captain and Mrs.
Littlefield, Count John do Sails. OF
the British embassy; Mr.. and Mrs.
Furuya, Captain Uyeda and mem
lers Of the embassy stan.
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The Spanish Ambassador and Mmc.
Riano were the guests of honor at
a dinner given by Senator and Mrs.
100 Sixteenth street. Other guests
included Senator and Mrs. william
NJ. Calder. Senator and Mrs. Joseph
is. Frelinghuysen, Senator and Mrs.
Harry s. New, Senator and Mrs
Lawrence c. Phipps. Senator Fred
Hale and Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Boynton.
Tho Minister Of Ecuador and Sc
| nora de Elizalde entertained a COM
pany Of twenty last evening when
| their guests included several members
of the Diplomatic Corps
Congressman and Mrs. Frederick
A. Britten gave q dinner in eompii-
ment to the Minister Of Cuba and
Nine. de Cespedes, taking their
guests later to the musicale given
by Senator Edge and Mrs. Phillips.
The company included Senator
Thomas J. walsh. Senator Howard
Sutherland, Congressman and Mrs.
Ira G. Copley. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Mrs. James Carroll Frazer and Con-
gresham and Mrs. Charles B. Ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Judah Sears, OF Bos-
ton, who arc stopping At the Shore
ham, entertained a company Of six
st dinner there last evening.
Senator Walter Il. Edge and his
mothcr-in-law. Mrs. Sara Lee Phil
.p'' N"tN''NiHcu 'oTty Huests ~
dinner party last evening at the
| Rhode Island home OF the Senator.
Among the guests were the Polish
| Minister and the Princess Lubomir-
| SKA, the Rumanian Minister and the
Princess Bibesco. Justice McReynolds,
the Secretary of the Treasury and
| Mrs. Houston, Secretary OF the In
terror. Judge Payne, Prince de Bearn.
OF the French embassy, and J. Lager
berg. charge d'affaires OF Sweden.
A musicale at which a number OF
additional guests assembled. followed
the dinner. Among the artists who
contributed to the program was
Martin Richardson, who was heard in
several songs. ts
| The Secretary OF War and Mrs.
Baker and General Pershing were
/ among the Rnleala at the 1ast tAa
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The Secretary OF War and Mrs.
Baker and General Pershing were
among the guests at the last tea
The daily times., 1921-08-24
THE PRICE OF HOUSE RENT

Much complaint comes to us from
merchants who are impressed with
the inability of their customers to
pay their weekly bills in these times
of decreasing wages when the latter
are compelled to pay such a large
proportion of their wages for house
rent.
The merchants who sell on the in
stallment plan are especially affected
and these inform us that it has in
jured their collections no little
When laborers were getting $500
per day for their work it was an
easy matter to pay four and six dol
lars per week for house rent, but
since wages have been reduced to
$3.50 per day there is little to spare.
Rents Of all classes of houses are
too high as a rule and have not de-
clined with other necessities of life.
Rents enter largely into the cost of
living, and it is not right to prof1teer
in these any more than it is right to
prof1teer in anything else. There
should be a general reduction in
rents from the high scale establish
ed during the war.
The daily times., 1921-08-24
MIR. TOMLINsoN RETURNS.

Mr.. L. S. Tomlinson returned last
night from Washington, D. c., where
he with Senator J. A. Brown as dele
gates from the American Cotton As
sociation in North Carolina heard
the report of Mr.. Wannamaker be-
fore a joint Congressional Commits
sion on agriculture.
Mr.. Tomlinson and Mr. Brown
were called to Washington on ac-
count of certain statements Cover
nor Harding made before the agri-
cultural investigating committee re-
lative to a conference of the delegates
from the American Cotton Associa-
tion in joint session with the reserve
board on Sept. Is, 1920
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SPEEDING ON THE COUNTRY
ROADS

There have been a number of acci-
dents lately as the result of racing
or fast driving of automobiles and
these should make drivers of cars
stop and think seriously of the con-
sequences when they speed down
the road at an inordinate gait.
The injury to the party in the mo-
torcycle last night it seems could
have been avoided if there had been
careful driving. The truth of the
matter is that a man on a bicycle or
motorcycle is in great danger with
the way drivers of cars speed along.
They Sometimes meet two cars pass
ing each other going at a terrific
rate of speed, and there is hardly
sufficient room for them to pass.
All the accidents are due to fast
driving. Why man thinks it is nee
essary to drive so hard when he has
little to do after he gets home is a
mystery. If the ordinary person
would work half as hard as they
drive their car. there would be a
great deal more work accomplished d
than there is. But that is the only
time some folk put on any speed, is
when they have their feet on the ac-
.celerator.
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COMMUNITY SING A
HUGE SUCCESS.

About one hundred men, women
and children attended the commun-
ity sing held last night on the Wig
gins lawn on Nash street. The event
was decided success. Everybody
had a good time.
Mr.. ]. Oliver Brison of Commun-
ity Service led the singing, and every
body took part in the singing of
familiar songs. The sing was held
under the auspices of the Wilson
Business and Professional Women's
Club. The club expressed apprecia-
t1on for the kindness of Mr.. Virgins
in allowing the sing to be staged on
his lovely lawn. Mr.. Virgins was
especially kind, and declared the
event was a pleasure to him and his
family.
Mr.. c. B. West, secretary of the
Y. M. c. A, made a talk explaining
the Learn to Swim Week. to be
staged little later.
The daily times., 1921-08-24

States controls a monopoly of cotton
production, which is a greater neces-
sity than coffee, but an uniformed
person wouldn't think so far below
the cost of production. Under nor
NAL trade conditions, the laws OF
supply and demand should control
prices, but under abnormal condi-
tions, such as have affected the world
commerce for the past IL months, it
is the clear duty of the government
to come to the rescue OF the farm
ers when large crops have been pro-
duced and no steady outlet into the
channels Of trade can be found. This
is not paternalism in the ordinary
acceptation of the term, but even if
it were, those who produce the pri-
mary wealth of a nation should have
it's first consideration and support.
That is the policy pursued by all
leading agricultural countries ex-
cept in the United States. Banks,
and labor are subsi-
died in this country by special fed
eral legislation, but the one industry
upon which those industries and the
entire government gust depend for
their very existence, is not only dis
regarded by any helpful cooperation.
but is literary crushed by adverse
policies Of our national financial sys-
tenn.
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STOCKS ARE ABOVE
PAR.

AS a rule the tobacco stocks are
above par, and none of them have
nassed their dividends this year. This
too in face of the depression when
nearly every other industrial stock
has lost from twenty five to fifty per
cent of it's par value, and many or
them have passed their dividends.
1t is perfectly natural for this to
be true, since they have not cut the
price of their manufactured product,
have reduced their overhead
to some extent and are paying the
farmers less for their tobacco.
For this and many other reasons
they should not be allowed rebate
on their taxes.
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GREAT BRITAIN HELPS HER
FARMERS

(Fron. Cotton News

,S (From Cotton News)
When the evil effects of defiation
reached Egypt with the attendant
evils of bearish spectators, and the
price of Egyptian cotton began to
tumble, Great Britain stepped
promptly into the breach and said
that the price of Egyptian cotton
should no suffer along with the de-
bacle which had overcome the Ameri-
can cotton crop. Great Britain fixed
the price of Egyptian cotton at fair
and reasonable figure and then no.
titled the spectators and buyers that
if they did not want to pay that price
the English government was ready
and willing to take every bale offer
ed on the market. That procedure
stopped a falling market and the
buyers proceeded to take every bale
of cotton offered, so that the Eng
lish government has bought practi-
cally none. Moreover, Great Britain
placed an acceptable loan value on
the cotton to the farmers over a pc
TlOO OF IL mOnCnS, and those who
wanted to hold and needed funds got
what they desired at a low rate of
interest. England protects her farm
ers. The United States oppresses
hers.
The British government has also
purchase the clip of the
South African wool growers at
price to be agreed upon and to ad-
vance them funds for II months at
SO per cent of the market value of
he wool, at 6 1-2 per cent interest.
This places the strong arm of the
government between the farmers and
the unrighteous greed of the specu-
lators who would otherwise have
robbed the farmers of the product
The Brazilian government has for
years subsidized the coffee growers
of that country by valorization plan
or marketing and distribution which
has held the price of coffee at a fair
and reasonable figure to the grow
ers. Brazil controls a monopoly on
coffee and uses that control for the
benefit of her farmers. The United
The daily times., 1921-08-24
POVERTY AND SOULS

What does poverty do to folks
besides make 'em hustle?
In other words, what does it do to
their souls? Does it tend TO make
them stronger, or to embitter them :?
Probably the result of poverty de-
pends very much upon environment,
associations, age and health. 1t is
easy to see that young, strong,
normally cheerful person will endure
poverty and hardships more courage
ously than old, tired, or sickly per-
sons will be able to. Moreover, if
the struggling ones associates are
in the same boat, that often eases
the strain and there is no bitter sense
of contrast, of being the one unlucky
dog
Women react to poverty in as
many different fashions as there are
different women, for every woman is
a law unto herself. Some curl up
and whimper, other brace up and
hustle. Some grow brave and pois-
ed, others grow bitter and cynical.
Some are helpless, others are un-
daunted.
What happened when poverty
came to trusting girl, who married
a man who sincerely believed he
could support her in comfortab BILE
fashion is shown in "Her Sturdy
Oak, the latest Wanda Hawley
pnotoplay, which will open here at
the Wilson Theatre Tomorrow.
The daily times., 1921-08-24
COOPERATIVE MARKETING
WORK is PROGRESSTl

The county chairman in the coop
erative marketing campaign met last
night at the courthouse to discuss
their work. DR.. S. H. Crocker of
Stantonsburg, chairman of the en-
tire county presided.
The discussions showed that the
Wilson county. The chairmen will
continue their campaign work
The daily times., 1921-08-24

More than likely Long Boy Nc
Gloughlin will oppose us today He
is a good pitch9', and a nice chap.
but here's wishing him all the hard
luck that can fall upon one man in
one game. We want the game and
we are no respecters of persons We
would just as soon take him to ride
as to take Benton. or any others. But
to tell the truth we hope Stats will
be sick if perchance he should wish
to perform again
The daily times., 1921-08-24
FIRE IN TOWNSVILLE
CHAIR PLANT.

High Point, Aug. 24.-The finish
ing plant of the Thomasville Chair
company was destroyed by fire at Z
O'Clock this morning according to
message received here. Several hun
dred chairs stored in the building
were destroyed. The loss is estimated
at $4,000. Members of the High
Point fire department were called up
on to assist in extinguishing the
flames.
The daily times., 1921-08-24

DELCO-LIGHT, the dependable
Electric Light and Power plant, is
than 5000 homes, schools, etc. in the
Carolinas. Service and Dependability
are what you want. Delco-Light users
are Satisfied; ask your neighbor
Prospects or users in Wilson County
may call No. 79. The Times office, or
communicate with Geo. F. HarreIl,
Rocky Mount, n.
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The daily times., 1921-08-24

Kline surely came to the rescue at
the right time yesterday. With the
son two runs to the bad he raped
one for the bags. and three runners
came romping home. 1t was a
peach of drive and helped the looks
of things considerably Immediate
ly Wilson stock went up and Ports
mouths descended correspondingly.
The daily times., 1921-08-24

Richmond, Va, Aug. 24.-Sixteen
thousand tobacco growers of Virginia
have signed the pledges of the Tobac-
co growers cooperative association
for reduction in acreage in 1922. ac-
cording to report of the secretary Of
that organization.
The daily times., 1921-08-24
BIG AIRSHIP VR-2 EXPLODED
OVER ENGLISH CITY TO-DAY

one parachute.
The explosions in the big dirigible
were of such force as to wreck
many of the windows of store fronts
in the center of Hull.
A message from Hull received
shortly before Z p. m. said the air
ships captain had been rescued.
Some bodies the message added had
been recovered.
Tugs and other craft of all kind ;
put of from the shore Immediately
after the explosion. simultaneously
a corps of ambulances dashed to the
pier and took injured members o.
the crew to the pier.
Navy Department records show
that Maurice Lay, Greensboro, n. c.,
was one of those selected to bring
back ZR-2.
Seen in flight the ZR-2 closely re-
sembled her sister ship, the R-34, the
first dirigible to cross the Atlantic,
but her improvements were conceal
ed amid a bewildering confusion of
aluminium girders, rows of gasoline
and water tanks, acres of fabric gas
bags and a miscellany of guy wires
control valves, pipes, iswivels and
hinges.
Certain defects of the R-34, also
had been avoided in the new craft
which was Al feet longer than the
earlier ship and seven feet greater in
diameter. 1t also had a gas capacity
of 2,7OO,OOO cubic feet as against
the R-34's 100000 a total horse
power of 2,1OO as compared with the
R-34's 1850 and cruising "endur-
ance" of 5000 miles at 60 miles an
hour The R-34 at full speed had a
cruising radius of a little more than
1900 miles.
A complete comparison of the two
airships follows:
R-34 ZR-2
Length (feeD 654 SOS
Diameter (feet) rs IS
Capacity (c.f.) 100000 2,7OO,OOO
Total lift (tons) SO 1-2 S3
Engines 5 6
Ceiling or maximum
altitude (feet) 1880 $4,000
Cruising radius at 60
miles per hour 4,9OO 5000
Officers and crew men 80 AZ
Gasoline (galO $500 5000
Time in crossing Atlantic
(Hours) los 72
(estimated)
Aboard the R-34's gondolas, the
five cars suspended from the airship's 8
framework, the living conditions
were not so comfortable as provided
on the ZR2.
Washington, D. c., Aug. "a
Navy department officials on being
informed of the explosion of the ZR-2
through press dispatches expressed
the opinion that not more than seven
or a dozen Americans were aboard
the big dirigible.
Raleigh, Aug. 24.-Navy Depart
ment records show that Maurice Lay,
Greensboro, N. c., was one those sell
ected to bring back ZR-2.
The daily times., 1921-08-24

II yesterdays wrans ing had oc-
Cured in Portsmouth, where police
men dearly love to police. it is very
likely that the entire team would
have been locked up. and given a free
nights lodging. Such kind treat
ment was awarded team there re-
Gently and but for the fact that they
objected to enjoying the city's hos
pitality they would have been en-
tertained free of charge. 1t cost
them quite deal to be allowed to
spend the night in their own beds,
and thus the keys to the city were
rudely refused.
The daily times., 1921-08-24

IF YOU LIKE RED OR GREEN
Slate Surfaced Roofing why pay the
price for the ordinary kind when you
can get the Fire-Proof Asbestos Roof
Pettus Co. S22 2td 1tw
The daily times., 1921-08-24

Umpire Weir pulled a pretty little
stunt yesterday. 1t was really pret-
ty enough to have been perpetrated
by a kid some six or seven Summers
old. When Jimmy Viox was pro-
testing so strongly against Rays be-
ing called out at home in the second,
Mr. Weir offered Jimmy his protec-
tor and mask, and Jimmy immedi-
ately donned them There isn't any
question but that he would have
made better showing at the job than
being displayed by Whiskers, and
we would not object to the change
any at all. Mr.. Lewis came up from
the base line, gently removed the
umpire's paraphernalia from the
said Mr.. Viox and then Mr.. Weir
took upon himself the burden of
blindman's bluff once more, Ordi-
narily our sympathies are with the
umpires but when such complete in
played yesterday is shown it is then
time that said umpire gets himself
job as official arbiter in game of
fiddle de winks At least the latter
game has the advantage of never
having caused the spectators to
have heart failure.
The daily times., 1921-08-24

WANTED-Two unfurnished rooms
or two rooms and kitchenette
suitable for light housekeeping
Phone 1876. A "a 2td
The daily times., 1921-08-24
SENATE ALMOST
HOPELESSLY HUNG.

Washington, Aug. 24.-After a
two-hour wrangIe the senate refus-
ed today to set aside the anti-beer
bill conference report for considera-
tion of other legislation and gave ev-
cry indication of heading toward a
jam calculated to upset plans for a
80 day recess beginning tonight.
The daily times., 1921-08-24

Here's hoping that Black makes
an error. and more of them today,
and that he don't get single hit or
score a single run. In case all of
this should happen it would be a
perfect day for us, for it would be
SO much different from the way he
he has been acting that the
change would be refreshing. That
guy just simply can't miss one out
there against us, but here's living in
hopes
The daily times., 1921-08-24

USE F1RE-PROOF ROOFING NOW
and save money on your Insurance
Asbestos Roofing now can be had as
low as $500 per square at T. F. Pet
tus Co., Wilson, n. c.
s % 3td 1tw
The daily times., 1921-08-24

In the third Casey and Bope did
the Alphonso-Gaston act on Walker S
foul fly in the third, and Walker
gained life. Thereafter he walked,
and later scored. Such small cour-
tesies are very greatly appreciated
The daily times., 1921-08-24

Don't miss the game at Wilson
League Park today The Million
aire Bugs and the All Star Cast from
Virginia Will hook up in the final
contest
The daily times., 1921-08-24
A DAUGHTER.

Jennette Warren Clark is the name
of a new arrival at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. c. P. Clark. Both mother
and daughter are getting on nicely
The daily times., 1921-08-24
- DIAMOND DUST

hadn't been there it would have gone
to Black Creek. II hit between the
bottom and top railing and bunced
back to Mallonee; otherwise Rasty
would have secured a triple
The daily times., 1921-08-24

ing good game recently and has ad-
vanced to second place. High Point
is still, leading the race by a fairly
comfortable margin.
The daily times., 1921-08-24

Quinn and Head pulled a good cne
yesterday. Mr.. Ray was on third and
Mr.. Goosetree was at bat Quinn
made a wild pitch and the ball went
almost to the stands. Head hustled
after it, threw quickly to Quinn who
covered the plate, and Weir called
Ray out. 1t was nice bit of work.
Jimmy Viox objected to the decision,
and the hit was that Weir turned
over his equipment and invited the
visiting manager to assume charge.
Such courtesy is rarely seen in base
ball, but our umpires are courteous
Nuff sed.
The daily times., 1921-08-24

Everybody says the hats we have
remodeled look just like new. Let
us show you. Wilson Dye Works.
Phone 119 ltd