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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY EVENING DECEMBER 28. 1916
NO 171
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Portentious Problems Loom
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n r - ir H l 1 'ft rv , ft- i
eaa in pom auonai
and International Affairs
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t I Z l i i. Y
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1TFUL YEAQS HI PAST
During Which I Dramatic I Scenes
Have Been Staged and Nation has
TotfeSd lidthe verge of War a
FUllil TKCTOBS
Spence : Hollowell ar ; unload
ing the first farm tractor - engines
ever received for uee In the coun
ty or section. . .
v These engines have "been pur
chased by Dr. L.VS. Blades of this
citj and 'JirV' ft. Cv "'I'erebee of
Csmden, . They will be used tor
ploughing, hauling, and to supply
power, oa' the farm.' ' f
A publie demonstration of these
interesting farm Implements ' wljl
be held here .oon' by a' represoa
tative of the, International ' Harviis
ter Company, jto V11' the" fanners
of ths1 section and," 'all '6thers In
terested" will be- invited. -
v. By ROBERT J BENDER
(United Press 8aff Correspondent)
Washington, Dec. , 28 President
Wilson faces a new year fairly
teeming with portentious pro
blems in international affairs.
i---Peace discussions In Europe-with
the President as one of "the fore
i ' most characters in the drama
loomed large.11 on the year's hori
Jon, Behind the vision, however,
there rose Intricate and danjerouse
questions otJ-trade and diplomacy,
' 'the readjustment of world affairs
and the economic revolutions bound
to follow the close ot the war.
were, laid bare. "
It was followed by an effort to
pass resolutions in Compress warn
ing Americans off nrmed ships a
measure fought to a successful fin
ish (by the President himself.. Later
he appeared before Congress, noti
fying that body of tbe virtual ul
timatlum sent to the Kaiser, fol
lowing the Sussex sinking.
Railroad Strike Averted
There was another dramatic con
ference la the hite House. The
Gold room famed for its spectacu
lar social ocial events during
Vnar tfins )it vai nnnnnil fn
In brief. 1917 promises to be the ,onference tetween tha presIdent
' most evpntfuj twelve months ot
President Wilson's aaminlstration
The 7ear nevertheless made its
' bow at the White House mildly,
Inaugurating ho changes in the'
- . President's regujar program ot
'.daily worki. ,- .
A Review of the Year
Looking back on 1916 the calen
' dar pages disclose' twelvfs months
of almost constant strain at "the
White Hduse. . ;
"Our own rights as a nation, the
1 liberties, the privileges, '. and the
jproperty of our people ' have been
tCrofoundly; affected as , a result K of
the "war the President declared re
wcently. .:' r-
,( He probably was thinking of his
long tour through the central west
- tirging Immediate , ' response to a
; ' call for preparedness; .his con
'. stant difficulties 1 with Germany
and 'England as 'a fesult of breach
' es Of internBtlonal law; his ap
: peamncft' .Jwtoire :l Congres.wlU 'a
' warning ; that broken relations with
-v Germany ' was a crisis Immediately
facing the United States, end final-
" ly the hope of an end to" these dan
gers tohen Germany proffered peace
r .to.the world J( ; -
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, The White - 'House itself has
loused some of the most drama
tic scenes In Its history., Full de
tails 7 may , never be told
' " of the " dramatic conference
: between he President and admin
istration leaders In the library ' of
! tha Executive Mansion hen it ap-
and five hundred railroad trainmen
In an, effort t0 ward off a nation
wide railroad strike. , ' This was
followed by the appearance 04 rail
road executives, representing mil
lions of dollars of capital, and for
days the conference went on to no
avail. '
Immedlitely afterward the Pres
ident wielded his 'big stick' aver
Congess and forced the passage of
an eight hour law, averting the
strike..
Then carte the election. ' Tne
exciting . scenes of uncertainty ur
rounding the climax of that strug
gle,' was transferred to Shadow
Lawn, where the President was
spending his vacation. The Pres
Ident himself tells an - interesting
Mory of the twenty four hours
from Tuesday evening until Wed
nesday evening when the return?
gave the result first to Hughes
and then to Wilson.
Election Returns
, . i .. . ..
During Tuesday evening be stay
ed with Mrs. Wilson and .his
daughter Margaret, in the library
of , the Mansion hearing the ; re
turns. They were sa dubious lot
of returns and . after all the New
York papers ' had 'awarded the vic
tory to Hughes there: seemed Utile
hopi , toy him , In the outlook. .,, ,:1;'I
retired about 12:30," said the Pres
ident, telling of his feelings, "and
at that time the situation could 'not
te termed- as encouraging r ' i was
shaving the next morning when my
Stataf . 1
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witij
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KWt
peared Inevitable that the United daughter,' Margaret,' who had risen
ould be drawn .into, war I ay U order to catch a train for
' . I KT. V 1 . f . .
nrtnanv.'-. , f , inow.iuri, cmue up nuu imuruieu
me I was elected J - :
7" Oh, pshaw I said to" her, : 'what
do yon. mean? Let's have some of
the details , . She J then told . me
that early reports received ' over
press association , wires in the ex
ecutive office Indicated the change.
However, I went on shaving. De
tails were hot - very ;r complete
They of course c&m later,"
The President that" day- played
tn exceptionally good game oj golf
Mrs. Wilson's confidence in the
outcome already had been indlca
ted when she planted tulip "bulbs
in the front yard of the White
I Iloiwe In order to enlor thorn next
1 lis f 1"n!p-r! f
ions with Germany!
lt, wci. .then ,thatti the ? President
' told Senator Stone bf the ; Senate
foreign relations cpmmittee that "if
another American 'life were lost as
' a result, ot violation by Germany of
her pledges t0 this country on sub
. marine wa rfare,"? the ? only course
open to him was to sever diploma
tf A relations with Germany; And
( Tuloned as t0 whether" or1 not
. (Bucu action would mean wr. V 8
' fProHiili.-nt rcjilifd he had been told
I It woiiM. H was a stormy con
fri'M 'In wW'b. the minds of the
(By United Press)
Washington, Dec. 28 Over sixty
mlHion dollars were made in Wall
S'reet by these having advance in
formation In Wilson's- peace note,
tays Thomss Lawson.
"If It were actually believed In
Washington" says hev "that there
wculd be a real Investigation of
last week's leak, there would not
be a quorum in the House or Sen;
ate Monday, and there would-be a
shifting, of bank accounts similar
to thoae of sugar investigation days
HI1HS
AND THE END OF LEAP YEAR
DOTH NOT YET QUITE AP-
PEAR, THREE .DAYS
GRACE REMAINING . t
OF
Holiday marriages continue to
abound in the land and . indicatlns
are that before the r end of Leap
tear 1916 the record may be piled
up yet more amaslngiy.'' Wednes
day was anothef popular day for
the couples of this section."
Swan Burned
- The Swan, a' gas .boat belonging
to the National Column Company
of Camden, , was burned to the
water last night as she lay , at the
dock here.' ;. ,; i ''' -.' :;v'
7Tho fire occurred at about eight
o'clock 'and crowds lined the. water
front as the . alarm ,1 of fire was
sounded, ; It is thought that the
fire , was due -to the explosion ot a
lantern 'left on board to keep the
carburetor warm or else to gasoline
fumes In the room where the lan
tern was burning. ., Theboat was
ralued at about $300
A New Serial
At The Alkama
In the first episode of the Shield
ing Shadow, the new movie serial
Shadow beginning at the Alkrama
iYidy night, Stephen Walcott fav
ors the. suit of Sebastian Navarro,
i Spaniard, for his daughter Leon
tine's hand, foreseeing In the mar
riage a prop to strengthen his tot
erlng fortues, Leontlne is deeply
Jn love with Jerry Csrson, a penni
less young writer, who has taken
pasago on hin father's ship.
The ship burns at sea and all
are reported lost except the cap
to in and a seaman. Jerry, how
ever, has managed to swim ashore
Vhefe he finds in a bottle a manu
script written by a shipwrecked
fccifcntist, Matthewson, which glvea
the location, on an islnnd of a bu
ried fortune. Matthewson also
writes of some black pellets he has
manufactured which wi'l glve the
finder ''power tfyond the dreams
of all men. -
Sol'astkn. thinking Jerry v dead,
tries to hasten his own marrjnge
by having one Lamp Leuie forge a
paper which casts a blot on Jerry's
memory. Jerry after mcny hard
ships arrives shortly after the
paper is shown to Leontine and
her father and tries to secure it
from Diego, Sebastian's brother.
During the struggle Dleg0 falls and
Is killed ' by . hitting his head
tgainst a heavy desk ornament.
The only witness is Lamp Louie
who ,sees it through a window.
When Jerry ' is found bending over
Diego he is arrested on a charge
of murder, Louie keeping silent,
fearing lie will be implicated also.
PARKER JENNINGS
Robert Linweod Parker and Miss
Louise Virginia Jennings were mar
ried by Justice of the Peace, J. W
Munden Wednesday afternoon at
two o'clock. The groom is from
.Portsmouth and the bride is the
daughter of Mr.; W,', A. Jennings of
Providence township, this gounty.
JEKNINGS TWtFORD
Mr. J M Jennings of Pjovldence
and Mrs. Fannie Mae Twlford
we married Wednesday nlgh- at
eight o'clock at the home of the
bride's father Mr. B. F. Alexan
der of this city. , The groom to a
prominent .farmer ot Providence
and a member of the County Board
of Commissioners. , .
RICE BATLINER ,
James Fletcher Rice"; and Miss
Mary Anna Batllner, both of Bel
haven, were married' here, by Jus
tice of the Peace, J. ' W. Mun'den4
Wednesday' afternoon. - .' '
HARRIS STAFFORD V
Itfr. Claude L. Harris and Miss
Annie Elisabeth, Stafford were mar
ked by Rev D. P. Harris it Berea
Church Wednesdfay ' afternoon at
four o'clotk.
I Mr. Paul Harris acted as best
man end Miss Ruth Hastings . of
this city .was maid of honor. The
groomsmen were J. Kenneth Staf
ford, trothes of the . bride, and W.
C. Pritchard. ' ', ' v '
The bridesmaids were Mlss 'Les
sle Albertson of this city, and Miss
Leaura Harris,"- neice of the groom
A sumptuous wedding supper 'at
the home ot the bride followed the
' ? ft the church.
Crokers Horsed
Again on Track
Little Rosa
Showden Dead
-''Little Rosa , Snowden, the nine
year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Russell . Snowden,. died Wednesday
morning at ', tout , ' 'o'clock at , the
home at Snowden '.
Tb;3 burial took place today In
the family burying' ground. 7 . The
little girl was the' only child ' and
had been ill for. a year and a half.
J. H. Snowden and E. Mf Stev
ens of thls'city attended thefuner
al today. , -'
By H C HAMILTON
(Unlteu Prds Staff Correspo'mient)
v i?Ow York, Dec. 28 Richard
Croker, former Tammany leader
and prominent race horse owner in
the United States will send his
horses t0 the starters on American
tracks again. He may take part
in race meetings this summer but
probably will not have much of a
string in the American meetings
until the following year. . Before
Croker left a thort time ago for
Palm Beach Florida, to spend the
winter he declared ho would like
nothing better than to see his Tale
blue and gold tossels again sweep
ing dowa the tracks in competl
tlon with American horses. v
lie has several youngsters, sired
by Orby, his. Del by winner, that he
believes would be able to show
their heels to the best horses on
this side of the Atlantic: Croker
is - a -rgreat admirer of , the English
system of breeding and. the results
it has produced He does not be
lieve that American bred horses
will begin to compare with ' the
English horses' until several years.
Croker confided that be was reliie
tant t0 take Part in the - English
meetings while the war Is in pro
gress. ' That Is 'sufflMent reason",
he , believei, to state . thrt , , his
hnrses will be apaln seen on tracks
In tlie t'i !'! Ftntfs.
Cantata To-night
A Christmas Cantsta, 'The Loyal
8anta Claus', will be given by
Black well Memorial Sunday . School
tcnlght In the Sunday School an
nex. ' ,
Opening March Instrumental
Opening Chorus School. 7
'Santa' Claus,' solo, Bertha
Clifton;
Tom George Modltn
Jim Randell Holleman
Santa W. I. 'Peal. (
We're the Boys' Boy's Chorus.
The Happy Time Girl's Chorus.
Dan Cupid Solo. Oliver Gilbert,
Jr. - ' .
The .Street v Waif Solo, Marret
Chesson.
Our Loyal Santa Claus Solo and
chorus,' Henrietta Godfrey.
He'll be here Solo and chorus,
Nellie Hastings.
He won't be here tonight read
ing, Franklin Owens.
By-lo Solo, Little Miss Elizabeth
Carter.
Ip Sluraberville Solo, Miss Ait-
rllla Strah!.
The Fairies Song Chorus, Pri
mary girls.
Ho may yet come duet and
chorus, Nellie Hastings and Annie
Belle Trueblood.
Little Roy Queer Planalogue and
chorus, Norman Trueblood.
The Situation" solo and duet,
Odell Long. . . ,
Song cf the Snow Fairies cho-
rqs, Primary girls.
Coxey's Army chorus, George
Modlin, Captain.
Jack Frost solo, Mr. Sim Bur
gess. '
You better be going solo and
duet. Messrs Sim Burgess and W.
1 Peal.
Ring, Bells Ring chorus. "
Good Bye Santa chorus, all the
cast.
Gifts to the children of the Sun
day School will be distributed after
the program and a pleasant social
hour enjoyed. The cantata will
begin promptly at 7:30. v
Judge Turner
Speaks Friday
Judge Turner will be one of the
speakers at the annual member
ship dinner, pf v the Tidewater Au
tomobile Association ' at the v Monti
cella Hotel in Norfolk Friday even
ing. Judge Turner : will ; speak
from the subject 'Norfolk to Elisa
beth City." ' ' '
This dinner Is looked forward Jo
as , the most Imprtant in the his
tory of the association. Delegates
frm all parts' of Tidewater Virginia
and Eastern Nrth Carolina wit! be
present. ' ... .
LOST Between North , Road
street and Pennsylvania" Avenue
Sunday 0. m. ft cameo " lavalier
f'found return to Tfl4 North Road
street and receive rewara. , 7 .
tec 23 pd.: .' :ll 'I ':
BOY SCOUTS MEET' FRIDAY
i All Boy Scouts arefequested to
meet Scoutmaster Ford at' the Y.
M.. C. . A. building at nine o'clock
Friday morning, provided it is not
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1EI10T HIS
CIlPIISIiiDEB
WILSON AND , LANSING SILENT
ABOUT SUBMARINE 8ITUA
tlON WHILE PUSHING' PEACE
WORK
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, (By UnltedPress) 1 '
Washington,' Dec 28 The fear
that present peace1 negotiations
will fail and this nation then must
clear the . slate , with 7 Germany
grows apace today. .
But as stated yesterday . in Uni
ted press, dispatches, the President
Intends to push ' the peace work
to the limit and avoid th possibil
ity ot . ; subsequent unpleasantness
with Germany, If possible. Both.
Wilson, and Lansing have doclded,
to maintain a discreet silence on
the submarine Issue for 'the pres
em as iney co : no wiso,
to appear as wearing a chip on the
shoulder, while talking peace . 1
Officials believe j that 'there Ja
iow nQ' mistaking' " that v Wllsoua -
peace , notes to belligerents an
their , explanation ; by ; Lansing in
kffect 'constituted a warning to ' all
belligerents against unbridled , acts
of war which would Involve , Amer
ican lives or rights, Slnce this
gOvernnient's ' attitude is that vio-
latkfhs which affect property are1
not t0 be compared, to violations'
affecting" life, the warning ' Is , gen
erally Interpreted ; as directed
against the central powers.'
IIIVESHIIIG
EARLY SKII1PISI
(By United Pretsi ,
Washington, Dee. 28 That Car-
ranza has not "signed the troop
withdrawal protocol . but, ' instead
has again submitted counter pro
posais is me growing Deuel nere, '
even in . officials-circles " where
earlier in the day hope was express1
ed that the First Chief would ul
timately sign. 7. V '7'
Men in ciose touch with the sit
uation said today that they believ
ed that Carranta will seek another
peace conference: "!This request .
is expected to be' submitted ' bjf
Chairman Cabrera of the .Mexican
Commission when he sees ' Secre
tary Lane this atteraoon77..',", '
Reports from " ElPaso 'state ' thai
Investigation is ' underway - of ; the
outpost skirmish early" (his morn
ing between Mexican 'snipers and
the patrol of the Third Kentucky
Guard, In which more than - three
nunureu suuis were nrea across
the Rio Grande by guardsmen af
ter a fusllade of shots from the
Mexican side, , The - entire city
wa tirnnRnd tiv ' Viaq v' flrlnff .
Regular rmy officers in the viclnf
ty declare that . they heard n6
shots frorn the Mexican side, .while
other officer! of the' guard. 1 on pa
trol say that scattered firing '. con
tinued for several" minutes ' ' from
the other bank. " f-
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(By United Press)
London Dec. (28 Daily food de
monstrations are reported ' In ' the
chief cities of Austria Hungary,
and, "great misery turoughout these
countries 'with Hundreds ' of sui
cides during the past month, '
TWO HOUSES FOR RENT
One f room and one 6 roo t,
Brandy, new on Queen F! re t . j -ply
to Mrs. I. N. Irfr"i, V"