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His resemblance TO q human child 10
indeed extraordinary. fie II always want
ing to play tricks and do mischisvous
things. And having learned that he VIII
not be punished for anything, he takes fun
advantage Of the fact.
After only one days experience he could
detect hashlight photographer ss soon
a. he saw him. when one Of this fra
tsrnity approached him John Daniel would
crouch down in q corner Of his case and
pull bag over himself.
John Daniel understands q great variety
Of sentences and his comprehension ap-
pears to be about that of threeyear-oio
child. He understands clearly such COM
piicsted phrases as "Pick up that piece of
paper" and Don't be rough"
Everyone who has enjoyed a good oppor-
tunity to meet John Daniel has been struck
by his extremely good manners. He seems
to be inherently gentleman. or all the
apes in the circus he is the only one who
does not snatch or grab his food. II you
have half dozen oranges or bananas any
other monkey will grab sreedily at the
whole outfit, whereas John will walt re-
spectfully until you hand them to him one
at time.
John Daniel is very fond of pretty girls
and, in fact, he prefers the society OF any
woman to man. When a crowd OF men
passes in front of his cage he looks at
them with bored. uninterested express
sion, but as soon as a girl comes along he
brishtens up and reaches out his hand to
her.
No young woman has ever resented an
advance by John Daniel. When he meets
an amiable woman he viii sit for hours
with her hand in his, perfectly happy ana
contented. He likes hats trimmed with
red and waists Of light material cut low
at the neck.
The only time woman displeases him
Is when she wears certain kinds OF fur.
He becomes furious with any woman who
wears red fox fur, ana he can tell II II IL
red fox dyed black This IL apparently
associated either with his ancestral his
tory or with HIS previous personal expert
ence.
His fondness for women is evidently &C
counted for in part by the romance OF his
Aariy life. although II rs also possibly q
natural inclination. He was originally
captured In the Kameroon country In Ger
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At first John Daniel pretends not even
to care for drink. but his eye gradually
brishtens up bit and moves towards the
cheering cup. Finally he stretches out
rather nervous hand, seixes the cup and
drains II with great satisfaction.
When his health Ia fair, his drink Is
usually whiskey and soda, but as soon as
he shows any sign Of being run down he
receives q glass Of sherry or port with
couple or raw eggs beaten up in it. A
doctors prescription is obtained to enable
him to have all the stimulant that is good
for him.
"John Daniel knows perfectly well that
a sad and melancholy air usually brings
him q drink" said Mr.. Benson Some
times he tries to take advantage OF this
to get drink when he doesn't really need
It, An hour or so after he has had q good
one, he win pretend to fall into ut OF
deep melancholy in order to get another
when he does this / hook at his eye
closely and can always tell whether he Is
feeling really bad or just pretending. He
knows he has a telLtale eye and he some
times turns his head away 10 hide IT, But
II he were really sick he wouldn't have
energy enough 10 turn his head. ] know
all his tricks now and can read him like
a book
II have to be very careful not to give
him too much to drink, for that would be
as bad as not giving him enough
John Daniel eats a remarkably varied
diet Il will be a surprise to many people,
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who think that apes are vegetarians, to
know that he eats half pound Of meat
a day and cannot live without It. For
breakfast he takes couple of pints OF
milk, an orange, three or four peanuts and
a half dozen raisins.
At noon he eats his steak From time
to time, whenever the mood seizes him,
he will chew on smoked kippered her
ring or some other delicacy., Before going
to bed he takes little more milk and
fruit and then he rolls himself in a blanket
and gets into his little bedstead like
human boy
John Daniel has strong disposition to
steal things, and some cynics will say that
this shows his human relationship. His
keeper takes advantage Of this to make
him take nourishment when he doesn't
want it--just as an anxious mother might
do with a peevish child
IL is necessary to give John Daniel cod
liver oil, but he won't take It when II is
offered him plain. II is difficult to trick
him, for his power Of smell IL marvellous.
But he does love ice cream. So his keeper
mixes bowl of ice cream and cod liver
oil, which he places in his cage. Then he
says sternly:
John Daniel, don't you dare touch that
ice cream"
John Daniel eyes the keeper artfully,
waits until he Is out OF the room, and
then eats the Ice cream with unusual
haste and relish. not worrying about the
cod liver oil
tcl. iaqi tu,.rn.,orsl Feature s~ryice, Inc.
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spread dcrOSS tHo dfHns. - ~ " au'
His strength is enormous and altogether
out of proportion to HIS sise-and height.
This baby gorilla was able to outpull on
a rope three Of the strongest men In tho
circus--Abdullah Tahar, the terrible Turk,
Giuseppe Pichianirf, the italian acrobat,
who can lift half dozen men. and Mat
sada Tokarichi, the Japanese wrestler
After this contest Giuseppe said to Mat
sada:
"r win bet you 500 to SO that Stranger
Lewis. the best wrestler in America, can
not put John Daniel on his back-pro-
yided Lewis is willing to try"
But the canny Jap would not take the
bet
During the voyage from london on The
ship Old North State John Daniel, who
was in very good humor. was allowed
at liberty on deck. Using only one hand
he would easily pull around three sailors
on the other end Of rope
II is an interesting fact that this baby
ape. stapding on a level floor with nothing
to brace his feet. can pull three strong
men weighing nearly three times - much
as himself The reasons are partly to BE-
found In his enormous neck and back
muscles His neck and back have an out
ward curve and are not curved In and out
like a human back and neck. His eror.
nous feet, which are shaped IKE human
hands. take hold even of q fat floor and.
in combination with his back and neck
muscles, give him a wonderful anchorage.
There is little doubt that John Daniel,
in a bad temper, would pull man to
pieces II he lives he VIII reach his full
growth at twenty-one years-another In.
dication of his human relationship. He
will then. probably, stand about Ave feet
six inches and weigh about coo pounds Il
is just as well to remember, however, that
no gorilla has ever grown up In captivity.
John Daniels father was killed st the
time he was captured. II was in the Tar.
thest interior of the Kameroop country. in
West Africa, hundreds of miles from the
coast The country there is' mountainous.
and John Daniels family were apparently
meant by nature for q cold climate, be-
cause they are covered with long, thick
hair. H
John Daniels father measured Tan
inches around the neck, 16% inches around
the biceps and weighed 900 pounds. The
natives looked on him as . man q Do
moniac temper and OF very different rsce
from themselves and celebrated hts death
with wild rejoicings. Some. indeed
thought he was Satan himself.
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Is Treated Bet
Than Any Of !
Rest Of the
1900 Members
of the RingHRg
Brothers,
Sh0W at
Madison
Square Garden

Photograph Below of the
Circus Corilla's Giant
Father After He was Shot
in the African Jungle
The daily times., 1921-11-08
"LOMBARDI LTD"

Playgoers may avail themselves of
the promise of truly delightful visit
to the theatre when Leo CarrillO
comes to the Wilson Theatre next
Monday night appearing in the ori-
ginal production lombard Ltd,
one of the most successful of the
many Oliver Morosco successes which
have been heralded in the American
theatres of recent years.
This is the now famous comedy by
Frederick and Fanny Hatton in which
Mr.. Carrillo first became known to
fame as a Morosco star and in which
he has played extended engagements
in New York, Boston, Philadelphia
and Chicago during the past two
years. The production is now for the
first time sent out on a general road
tour by Mr. Morosco with it's original
star and much admired stage settings
complete in every detail. This is a
truly exceptional attraction positively
guaranteed by the local management.
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PLAYING WITH MATCHES
CHILD FATALLY RIIRNED

Washington, N c., Nov. Jean
Mayo, five-year old daughter of c.
c. Mayo, Of South Creek, was fatally
burned late yesterday and died at 3
o'clock this morning. The little girl
was playing with matches. Her
clothing caught fire burning her
body from the knees up. While her
clothing was in flames She ran
around the yard screaming. William
Springer, Jr., neighhor youth hearing &
the cries had presence of mind to
envelop her with his coat, smother
ing the blaze but not until she had
been burned to such an extent that
death soon followed. The funeral
took place this afternoon in the
family burying ground.
The daily times., 1921-11-08
KINGS DAUGHTERS
PRESENT BRIDGE

Concord, Nov. 8.-The 80 annual
convention of N. C. Branch of the In
ternational order Of Kings Daugh-
ters and Sons will open here tonight
and continue through Wednesday
night. The sessions will be held in
the auditorium of the Jackson
Training School.
Mrs. w. H. Burgwyn of Raleigh,
State president, will preside.
The session Tuesday night will be
devoted to addresses of welcome and
responses and addresses on "Pro-
gress in Humanity" by E. R. Pres
ton. On Wednesday morning re-
ports will be received and officers
chosen. Wednesday afternoon the
meeting will open with the selection
of a meeting place for next year.
During the service the memorial
window and the bridge connecting
the chapel with the remainder of the
school building will be presented
The window and bridge were Dotf
presented by Kings Daughter.
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next contests. and are ready to face
the Fall Schedule.
All the school teams will play
Wednesday afternoon except Gard
ners, and these lads will have an
open date. The games "Wednesday af-
ternoon will furnish a basis for com
pairing the relative strength of the
clubs entered in the cup race. Wilson
and Lucama We're the winners in last
tie up at League Park field for their
annual soccer football battle. The
Lucama lads are openly confident of
victory. but Captain Boswell says
that his proteges are in fine metal
and will give the Lucamites hard
battle
Rock Ridge will take on Stantons-
burg at the Ridge field, in the Rid
gers opening game. This game SHOULD
be close affair, and should be one
of the best games on the schedule
Both teams are confident of victory
and while the Ridge club has a shade
| on the Stantonsburg lads in weight
the Stantonsburgers know quite a
bit about the kicking game and will
put up a good hard fight, Black
Creek, will journey to Elm City tC
lplay Hollis Tigers, contest that
should be worthy tussle as these
lads are old rivals both in football
and the other athletic contests. Black
Greek tied in their game with Gard
liners, and are out to grab off their
first victory. Holt's squad are out
to wire out their defeat at the hands
IOf Lucama last week
The daily times., 1921-11-08
CAMPAIGN
NEAK ITS CIOSk

New York. Nov with the
ed except for few speeches today.
John j. Lyons. campaign manager
for Henry IL. Curran. Coalition can
didate for Mayor, and John III. De-
laney, campaign manager for Mayor
Hylan, Democratic candidate, is
sued statements last evening, each
claiming the city election. and each
charging the other side with the in
tention Of using money ON large
scale in an attempt to affect the re
suit.
EXtravagant usa Of money by the
Coalitionists, despite their plea OF
who said Mr.. Curran was backed by
| every Wall Street institution that
holds traction securities"
Mr. Lyons, on the other hand, as
serted that the traction money"
had gone to Mayor Hylan because the
Traction interests" knew they could
not handle Mr.. Curran. but all
the traction gold in America will. not
elect Hylan,' Mr. Lyon added, say
! ing there had been an tunderswell"
! to Curran within the last three days
that would defeat the entire Tam
many ticket.
A plurality of 10000 for Mr.
Curran was predicted by Mr.. Lyons.
while Hylan League officials said the
Democratic canvass indicated plu-
rality of more than 100000 for May
or Hylan.
The daily times., 1921-11-08
"BITS OF LIFE" A NEW
TYPE OF PICTURE

Marshall Neilan's latest feature
production, Bits of Life" which is
heralded as a genuine novelty in mo-
tion picture entertainment, comes TO
the Wilson Theatre tomorrow for an
engagement of 1 day
released through Associated First
National, offers four episodes in a
manner, which, it is claimed, has
never before been attempted on the
screen, three of the four scenarios
being adaptations of short magazine
stories by well known magazine
writer's.
The initial episode is taken from
The Bad Samaritan" short dra-
matte story which appeared in The
Popular Magazine and written by
Thomas McMorrow. The second sto-
ry is perturbation of Walter Trum-
bulls tale entitled ''The Man Who
Heard Everything" which appeared
in Smart Set" The third episode
IS oil dudpIdllOl VI HuBu whey
popular story, Hop" which origi-
nally appeared in the Saturday
Evening Post For the final cpl
sode Mr. Neilan presents his own
story, THE Strange Adventure"
written especially for this picture.
The four stories are so combined
that a continuous theme of great
dramatic construction is displayed
leading up to a final punch.
Although the magazine OR short
story idea in photoplays has been
done before. it is pointed out that
the manner in which Mr.. Neilan han
dies the presentation of this idea
discloses something entirely novel in
| the way of entertainment.
The largest cast of prominent
players ever assembled in Neilan
production is offered in this picture
| including Wesley Barry, Lon Cnaney
Noah Berry, Harriet Hammond
Rockcliffe Fellowes, James Bradbury
Fred Burton, Teddy Sampson, Anda
May Wong, John Bowers and others
of equal popularity.
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WOULD MAINTAIN
PRESENT RATIO
NAVAL STRENGTH
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CONTINUED From Page ID
iectiye and the real problem of the
naval expert is to evolve a plan which
will reduce expense by elimination
the superflouous parts of navy
without altering it's main lighting
strength.
When the American program, how
ever, is finally developed after the
discussions have already begun, 1t
would not be surprising to see the
American delegation feel its way to-
ward further reductions of expense
even presenting proposals for radical
cutting of naval programs now under
construction This is at this time
merely conjecture The American del
egation is preparing q moderate pro-
gram to lay before the conference
hoping eventually to modify and still
further reduce expense. The Navy
Department considers it's function to
keep the American delegation advised
as to how far the navy can be re-
duced consistent with domestic safe
ty." But the American delegation
which has the responsibility Of max
ing Americas policy at the confer
ence must first obtain assurances
and explicit agreements concerning
the willingness of the other powers
to make equivalent reductions in ex-
pense. The conference will not be a
single nations affair. 1t depends for
success on cooperation. America will
not limit her armament alone, nor
will she reduce it alone. All must
agree to practical measures which are
SO definitely described as to leave no
loopholes for international misunder-
standing. That the trend of policy in
the preliminary discussions which
now are in progress.
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TREASURER LACY
ANSWERS CRITICS
REGARDING TAXES
Continued from Page -

NSoAtlhuCA Ii Jill eSC I 4.
gasoline tax this year 5000.
When every one of the fifty millions
in bonds are sold," he says, "the in
terest will be $2,5OO,OOO and there
is no doubt as North Carolina pro-
crosses and gets good roads the auto
mobile will increase and there will
always be a surplus above the amount
to pay the interest, but if there is not
hind both bonds and interest, and
the State treasurer is authorized, if
the automobile law does not bring
in enough and there is not a surplus
in the general fund, to issue notes
and borrow the money to cover the
interest
'The great bugaboo about the
five cents advalorem tax is used really
by people who do not understand that
the State is stronger without aH5 ad
vaiorcm tar than with one and that
the whole credit and taxing power of
the State is behind every one of our
obligations
Treasurer Lacy thinks it would be
foolish to have sinking fund.- he
cause one Legislature can undo what
another does. If any amount of mon
ey were put into 4 sinking fund some
Legislature would squander it, land
people do not want to begin to pay
taxes to pay off a bond forty years
before it is DUE
The treasurer cites the law, passed
by the 1921 Legislature, which pro.
vides that there shall be "set aside
sum annually sufficient to pay the
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interest on the bonds issued under
this act, the remainder of said fund
to be used by the highway commits
ways taken over under the provisions
of this act
A total of 3O3 jobs were found
by the six free employment offices in
ember g. The Raleigh Office leads with
l92 placements Wilmington, 10;
Greensboro, 81; Winston-Salem, 81;
Asheville, 81; Charlotte, AZ.
In his proclamation for special
session of the General Assembly Dec
ember 6, Governor Morrison sets
forth the following reasons:
THAT the State levy of 13 cents
ty in the year 1920 proved made
quate to provide a sufficient State
school fund to pay for three months
of the school term in various coun-
ties, as the law for the year 1920
obliged the State to do, in order that
the common schools of the State
might run for the six months term
required by the constitution, thereby
creating a deficit of about 100000,
which, under existing laws, cannot be
provided for either by taxation or
the exercise Of the credit of the
State; and for the further reason:
) THAT the municipal finance act en-
acted by your honorable body at your
regular session in 1921 was declared
unconstitutiona1 by the Supreme
Court of the State, whereby many of
the towns and cities of the State
have been wholly unable, under exist
ing laws, to meet such current ex-
penses as they deemed wise, or to
market securities which they deemed
necessary for the proper administra-
tion of their government
my judgment is that the difficult
| les referred to cannot be met through
any power of the executive officers of
State and being duly authorized by
the advice of the council of State
make this proclamation in order that
you may assemble and and enact such
legislation as you may thing exDedi-
ent and necessary to relieve the sit
Iuations referred to, and for such
other purposes as may in your judg
,ment merit your attention.
| Announcement has been received
byl Aajutant General Metts from the
| War Department designatil the
First N c. National Guard Infantry
the First Regiment. 12Oth Infantry.
This is done to perpetuate the record
of the 12Oth Infantry N the world
war.
! National Guard organizations in
North and South Carolina, Tennessee
and Georgia have been designated by
the War Department as the Thirtieth
vision. Other designations in this
State are:
| The engineers company at North
Wilkesboro, changed to Company
l"A", 1O5th Engineers:
Divisional signal company, Canton,
the 3Oth Division Signal Company.
| Artillery regiment will be the
117th Field artillery; the anti-air-
craft unit at Raeford, Company c.,
l20Oth Artillery. The second squad
ron, 1O9th cavalry and the second
company coast artillery are other
units designated.
|
The daily times., 1921-11-08
METHODS URGED TO
KILL THE RATS.

Wilson is interested in the cam
paign now on for the determination
of rats in the town The Woman $
Club in meeting this morning pledg-
ed cooperation with Mrs. Staples and
Miss Wright who have inaugurated
the campaign against the rats. The
ladies will assist in a canvas of the
homes of the towns tomorrow in an
urgent request to every householder
to employ the methods advised by
Mrs Staples and Miss Wright in
killing the rodents.
The instructions are as follows:
ow to Use Barium Carbonate
Cd KIND OF BAIT-Three or
more kinds of bait should be used.
Each must be mixed separately with
barium carbonate One kind of bait
from each of the following classes
should be used:
(a) Fish meat or other animal
substance, such as hamburg steak,
sausage, canned salmon, eggs or oys-
ters.
(b) Fresh fruit or vegetable food,
nanas, etc.
(c) Miscellaneous foods, milk or
cheese, peanut butter, bread, cake,
cereals (raw or cooked).
CD HOW TO MIX-The barium
carbonate must be thoroughly mixed
with the bait, so that the rats can
not eat the smallest portion of the
bait without getting some of the
such substances as hamburg steak
cheese, etc., use one part of carbon
ate to four parts of bait. Mix thor
oughly with a spoon.
| Substances which cannot be thor
Ioughly mixed with the barium car
Donate as just described (for exam
pie, canteloupes, tomatoes, etc.
should be cut into small pieces ane
thoroughly covered with the bariun
carbonate, and then worked with /;
knife.
] 60 HOW TO SET PO1sON-Th
three kinds of bait, PREPARED
above, should be divided into small
portions, about teaspoonful each
and placed freely about the premises
alternating bats. 1t should be Sc
at short intervals, not over 10 to 1
feet apart. Do not mix the differen
kinds of bait with each other.
!! ca GENERAL INSTRUCTION
THE morning after batting, look fo
dead rats and remove them. Take u
bats. Examine these to see whic
have attracted most rats. If any kin
of bait has not been touched, use
different bait instead of this. Fres
bait should be used each night.
l5) HOW OFTEN TO BAIT-Bai
every night. as long as rats continu
to eat bait.
The daily times., 1921-11-08
it a diplomatic victory over Japan.

It a diplomatic victory over Japan.
The British owned and edited
Peking and Tien-tsin Times consid-
ers that the honors are with China
in the second exchange of notes and
that in dialectics China always will
be superior to Japan regarding the
question of Shantung since Japan's
claims are based on might rather
than On right.
The daily times., 1921-11-08
ALL COUNTY SOCCER TEAMS
IN ACTION "WEDNESDAY

With the soccer league finally and
fully and completely underway, all
eyes are turned toward the playing
of their various favorites in the race
for the Draper And Maynard trophy
cup given by the Wilson Hardware
Company. Most of the County Schooi
clubs are in fine condition for their
The daily times., 1921-11-08
UPHOLD CHINA'S STAND
ON sHANTUNG I.

Peking, Nov. 5.-Native and for
eign newspapers in north China gen
orally expresses satisfaction over the
latest Chinese note to Japan on the
Shantung. Some of them consider
The daily times., 1921-11-08
BREAKS HEAVY ON

WINSIVN MtTNN II Il :
WinstOn-Salem, Nov. Leaf to
bacco sales were blocked today, it be
ing estimated that 100000 pounds
of leaf were offered on the market
The recent rains produced good
season for handling leaf, and breaks
are expected to be heavy throughout
the week
The daily times., 1921-11-08

WANTED TO BCY-PLATFOlSM
Scale that can weigh team and
wagon Moody Transfer Co. Phone
80, Wilson, n. c. IL ltd
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co CAUTION-Keep fowls, dogs,
cats, etc, away from bait
(AntidOte-An emhetic, followed
~ Rochelle or Epson salts.)