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VOL- V.
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY EVENING JUNE 15, 1920
NO. 42
PREPARING FOR
GLORIOUSFOURTH
General Committee Plans For
Comfort of City's Visitors
Here On Gala Day Next
Month
k The general commit I -r
ments for I lie celebration
lous Fourth is making
preparations lor keeping
mi arrange
ill l lie Glor
clalio rutt;
tlie crowds
expected on thai day. amused, hap
py and comfort able.
Galvanized tanks filled
cold water, will he placed
lent corners in the down
Hon of the city; and the
lias made arrangements
with pure,
at conven
town sec
committee for seats
around the court house green for the
convenience of t he visitors. The
managers of the celebration are de
termined they say that the crowds
shall not suffer for want of water
and seats as they did last year.
Two hundred dollars worth of fire
works have been ordered for the cel
abration. The order is filled by the
Schenectady Fireworks Company,
which has the contract for all the
fairs on the Eastern North Carolina
circuit. The reputation of the com
pany is the best guarantee that the
.exhibit on the Fourth will compare
with the best to be seen any where,
.says the committee.
The horse and bicycle races will
be unusually interesting. Both will
take place at the new fair grounds,
and the new brick road which will
be open to traffic the entire length
from the city to the fair grounds be
fore the Fourth, will add greatly to
the comfort of those who attend the
races.
As on the occasion of last year's
celebration, the city will be decor
ated with festoons of flags across
the street; and the business houses
will display the national colors also.
Most of the merchants have already
purchased decorative material.
FIFTY DOLLAR PRIZE
BEST DECORATED CAR
The Tidewater Automobile Asso
ciation of Virginia and North Caro
lina, and the Southern Motorist, the
official organ of the T. A. A. will
each contribute $25 to Elizabeth City
Fourth of July Celebration.
The $50 will be paid the owners of
the best decorated automobile or
truck, subject to only two conditions
viz: The owner of the machine must
belong to the Tidewater Automobile
Association, and the machine must
carry the emblem of the T. P. A.;
second, there must be at least twen
ty five cars in the parade.
ALKRAMA TODAY
He was a dressmaker yet he did
not know how to sew. Still he made
gowns and handsome ones for the
Four Hundred. And he was surroun
ded by girls and gowns, romance and
allure, in a fashion plate setting.
Who? Why that versatile star,
Bert Lyttell, who is featuring "Lom
bard!, Ltd.
to-day and to-night at J
the Alkrama. If the ladies would
know how to drape silk artistically
Bert Lyttell will show them some
wrinkles they have never discovered
.before.
the gowns worn in this production
represent a fortune. But it Is not a
play for just women but a splendid
story that will Interest all.
"Hungry Lions and Tender Hearts"
is a Fox comedy featuring the kings
of the Jungle and those scary dar
kies is an added feature. And don't
fofrget that it is cooler here than at
home.
CORINTH . M. 8. MEETS
The Woman's Missionary Society
of Corinth Baptist Church met Wed
nesday afternoon in a social meeting
at the home of Mrs. Joe Tuttle in the
Corinth section.
Fifteen members and visitors were
present.
The meeting was opened with scrip
ture reading by Miss Lizzie Mae Jack
son, and prayer by Mrs. R. F. Hall.
Interest ing talks were made on Chris
tian education and personal service
by different members of the society.
After the business meeting every
one enjoyed the delightful refresh
ments that were served by Mrs. Tut
tle. DIXON-MAUTIX
Miss Gertrude Martin of Genlro
and Ira Wlnford Dixon were married
here Sunday by Justice of the Peace
N. A. Jones.
COMBINATION SUIT SPECIAL 75c
An extra good material an un
usual combination at the price 7 Be.
M. LEIGH SHEEP CO.
TENANTS BUYING
N. Y. APARTMENTS
Own Your Own Home Move
ment Takes Queer Turn In
America's Biggest City
New York, June 1.1 (By the Asso
ciated Press) An own apartment"
movement is in full swing here. The
evidences of its growing strength
are the purchase by the tenuils for
$L .Kiti, (inn of an apartment house on
i Fifth avenue and the starting of coii
Slruction on a cooperative apart
ment on I 'ark Avenue, which Is to
cost four millions.
Just Hie other day it was an
nounced that Woodrow Court, an
apartment bouse occupying the en
tire block on upper Broadway,
between lti'Jth and lKith streets had
been sold for $600,000 to the 511 fam
ilies residing in the structure. This
is said to be the lirst deal of such
magnitude to be 100 per cent cooper
ative and in which tenants of mod
erate means have participated. In
this deal each tenant only put up a
few thousand dollars in cash. In the
Fifth Avenue transaction each ten
ant was called upon for $150,000 in
cash.
Starting about eight months ago
the transactions in co-operative buy
ing of apartments have mounted in
volume until they are presently a
fixture of reality dealings and all the
larger real estate agencies maintain
special departments in which the
employees do nothing else but han
dle the sales of apartment houses to
tenants. This is generally a pro
fitable transaction for the owner for
tenants are willing to pay more to re
tain their homes than speculators or
investors would pay an it is said to be
profitable for the tenants in that they
assure themselves of homes at a cost
of only about seven years rentals
Tenants are approached both indi
vidually and through mass meetings
when agents have apartment houses
to offer. The tenants are given a
certain length of time to decide and
if they wish to lake the properly the
agents form a company to own the
building to which only tenants may
subscribe to stock. The purchaser
of the stock gets a Oil year lease
The shortage of oilier ami com
mercial space lias been only second to
that for housing purposes in New
York and cooperative purchasing of
office and loft building by tenants
has begun, although it has not a
yet reached the proportions of
apartment purchasing by tenant
Transactions in business buildings
differ from as apartment sales in
that it is seldom one hundred per
per cent so. the usual deal involves
the purchase by a club of half a doz
en or so business tenants, who apor-
i t ion the space among themselves ami
then le;ie the remainder. The man
agement in both cases is generally
vested in some well known agent mi
der the direction of the tenant own
ers J.C.WILSON DEAD
After a lingering Illness of nearly
a year's duration, J. C. Wilson of
i'ertii i mu ns County died at his home
in Woodville Monday night at 10:1:0
o'clock.
Mr Wilson was the son of the late
Thomas Wilson who represented Per
auimans County in the Legislature
for eieveI1 sessions. The family is one,
()f he 0(iesl alu most prominent in
the State's oldest county, and Mr.
Wilson was one of the most highly re
spected and beloved men in his com
munity, where all who were in need,
in sorrow, in sickness or In distress
of any kind felt that they could find
in him help and consolation.
He is survived by his wife, Ger
trude Banks Wilson, and by ten chil
dren: Mrs. L. K. Christie of Suvan-j
nah. Georgia, Mrs. Z. V. Evans ofj
Cisco. John Wilson of Weeksville, ,
James C. Wilson of Chapanoke.
Fronk M. Wilson of Woodville, Trim)
WiNoii of Hertford, Dr. Brlckhouse
Wilson of New York City, Dr. Tiffany
Wilson of Savannah, Georgia, Miss
Margaret Wilson of Savannah, Geor-:
gia. and Jesse Wilson of Woodville.
Nine grandchildren also survive hlm.
Mr. Wilson was born February 6th,
1849, and died June 14th, 1920.
The funeral will take place Thurs
day afternoon at
three o'clock from
Cedar
friend
Grove Church, his personal the city not reported. However un-'cora Satiderlin, Henrietta and Mln
Rev. J. J. Ferebee of East- pleasant It may be, I will have to en-Inie Godrey. Marvin Williams, Wilton
ville, Virginia, officiating. Inter1-
ment will be made In the family bu-
rying ground near the church.
The pall bearers will be the dead
man's sons,
.
TWO PERSONS KILLED
AND FORTY INJURED
La Junta, Col., June 1 Two per-
sons were killed when the California j
Limlted Santa Fe was wrecked near
Reno today. Forty were lnjuied
but most of them will recover.
WEST WILL BE
BATTLEGROUND
Some of Republican Leaders
Advocate Establishing Head
quarters At Chicago Instead
Of New York
P.y The Associated I're-s
Chieigo, June 1 .1 --Cha inoa n Hays
completed his conference with
Western leaders of the Republican
National Committee today and left
for his home in Indiana from where
he will go to Washington to meet
Harding
it is emphasized by Western lead
ers that the territory west of the
Missippi will be the big battle ground
of the presidential campaign and
some of the leaders advocate estab
lishing Republican headquarters at
Chicago instead of New York.
RECEPTION WEDNESDAY
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
There will be a reception held in
the parlors of the First Baptist
Church, Wednesday evening from
eight to ten o'clock, in honor of the
new members who have been receiv
ed into the church during the last
nine months. Approximately one
hundred new members have been re
ceived during the time. The church
will assume the role as host and the
new members will be the guests. A
program suitable to the hour has
been arranged by a special committee
appointed some weeks ago. "Invita
tions have been sent to all members
of the church, and to the new mem
bers; but if il should happen that
any one who is a member or a new
member, fails to receive an invita
tion, lei not that one or ones, fail to
be present For such failure to re
ceive an invitation would be purely
an oversight on the pari of the com
mittee Such in no wise would he
intended." says Rev. II K Williams,
p.i-tor of the church
N il. I, Kl. IIMK SlGGl'.STIOXS
John Wells. director general of
the Fourth of July celebration to be
staged here this year says he will
gladly welcome any suggest inn any
one may h ive tor making the day of
unusual interest and pleasure to the
crowds that are expected in the city
on thai day; or any such suggestion
may he communicated to Secretary
L. D. Case of i he Chamber of Com
merce by phone or letter.
WAS CRUCIFIED
AND STILL LIVES
Mexico City, May l!ll (Correspon
dence of the Associated Press i ),
Jose di Gabircle. the Italian religions
zealot who was crucified by the In
dian inhabitants of Teiii izist lan. Oax
aril, last Good Friday, arrived recent
ly in Mexico City enroute to his
home in Pi.d'.uca, a ppara n' ' .' 'il'le
the worse physically but still harbor
ing his beliefs.
Di Gabriele appeared in Oaxaca
early in Lent, proclaiming himself to
be the Savior and so worked on the
superstlous and ignorant Indians
that they crucified him, using rail
way spkes to nail him to a rude
cross. He was taken down the next
day and survived his ordeal, being
viewed by thousands on Faster
News of the crucifixion reached the
capital of the state, Tehuantepec
and the governor ordered Di Gabriele
brought there. A great procession
followed the cart in which he was
transported. Later the mayor of
Tecjiiizistlnn, who acted as the Ro
man centurian and our other princi
pal figures In the crucifixion, were
arrested.
i QUARANTINE LAW
I The reporting of contagious di
disease by the people of the city
and county is compulsory, according
to the State Law. This law is being
ignored by citizens who should know
the law and report these diseases.
! 1 am warning each and every per
son In the city and county and I
,have sufficient information that there
ire a number of cases of measles and
whooping cough and chicken pox in
force the law If this continues. I
The position I hold as County quar
!antine officer necessitates this step.
The death toll from these diseases,
especially whooping cough and mens-1
lies, mounts Into the thousands every
'year ln tl,e state-
The State ncaiin autnoriiies are
with me in this work and I earnestly
reauest vour co-operation. If vou I
report tnese diseases, this will savej
me from a very unpleasant task, for
I shall certainly enforce the law.
Z. FEARING, 1
HARDING NOT TO
LEAVE SENATE
Such Retirement Might Endan
ger Republican Margin of
Control Can Hold Office
Until Inauguration Day
By 'I he A- -el i.lled Pre s
Washington, June 1.1 -- Harding
d.ies not intend to retire from the
Senate until his In in expires, he
said today.
Friends explained lhat for him to
retire would endanger the narrow
margin of control held by the Repub
licans as retirement would enable
Governor Cox of Ohio to appoint a
Democrat in his place.
They also said that should Hard
ing he elected President in Novem
ber he could continue to serve in the
Senate ; i s he would not be inaugu
rated until bis term as Senator ex
pired on March fourth
LaFollette Leads
In Referendum
Chicago, June la Senator La
Follette is leading in the referendum
vote which is being laken among
members of the Committee of Forty
Kight as the suitable candidate for
presidential nominal ion, according lo
a party headquarters statement made
today.
LABOR DISCUSSES
MANY PROBLEMS
By The Associated Press
Montreal, June 15 - Resolutions
demanding government ownership of
railroads; lifting the blockade
against Itussia ; recognition of the
Russian Soviet government; release
of "political pri -oners; " feci issilica
lioll of government civil -ervicc em
ployees were up for discussion to
day before I lie Federation of Labor
con i nt inn lo i e.
SAYS NOT RESPONSIBLE
FOR OLD RUSSIAN DEBTS
Lund
does in
debts ci
vembor
ports i
June K- Soviet Itus-ia
rni'mze its liahilltv for
,ii teil by Russia up to No
'17, savs I he Times in re
conventions between the
n i t ers and G regory K ras
vik minister fofr trade and
Ileitis
I!
sin, l!o! Ii
comnierri
Gets Telegrams From
Trotsky and Lenine
Copenhagen. June la Maxim Lit
vinol'f. Russian Bolshevik assistant
taut i iiaiiui-sary for foreign affairs,
today received telegrams from Trots
ky and Lenine.
Tlii- appears to dispose of l li . ru
mors that Trotsky was dead and
I Lenine had fled to Moscow.
Huerta Says Harding
Good Friend of Mexico
Mexico City, June 15 Provisional
President De La Huerta declared at
dinner last night that he considered
Senator Harding a good friend of
Mexico"
LITTLE CHILD HEAD
Charles Tucker, the infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Tucker of this
city died at the home of his parents
on West Church street Monday af
ternoon at live o'clock, after an ill
ness of several days. The 'funeral
service took place at the grave in
Hollywood cemetery Tuesday at live
o'clock in the afternoon, Rev. II. K.
Williams officiating.
ENTERTAINS FRIENDS
Misses Henrietta and Minnie God
frey entertained a number of their
friends at their home on Fast Cy
press street Friday night from eight
until ten-thirty.
Rook was played and an enjoyable
evening was spent. Candy and fruit
were served.
Those present were: Miss Mar
garet Markhum of Weeksville, Miss
e.s Kva Sawyer, Bertha Clifton, Ber
nire and Mildred Do.ier, Grace and
Bunch, Willis Wood, Basil Markham,
William and George Godfrey.
TO NAGS HEAD FOR SEASON
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Walston and
family left Tuesday for Nags Head
where they will remain until the
middle of September,
-
roitSET SPECIAL f 1.08
Flesh and white, elastic top and
0ti,er good models, regular value up
to $4 00 Special price $1.98.
M. LEIGH SHEEP CO.
League Leaders Win
In Lucky Seventh
. M. C. A. Takes
From Cubs By
Seven To Four
Fast Game
Count of
Alter winning Saturday's game
wit h lid. nton by t he si ore of II to
the Cubs went down lo defeat be
fore the Y. ,l. C. A. ye-.terdny after
noon. .' to . in a game w Inch looked
like a sure I ii ing lor t he Ca lis until
the last inning, when Dennis drove
a lung single to left with the bases
full, bringing in Hughes anil Arm
st long.
The Cubs started scoring in their
half of the liisl iiiiiinir. T. Twiddv
hbiinging in the lirst lally. With
the V still scoreless, Boyre went to
lirt on an error, stole second, ad
vanced to third on a sacrifice, and
scored on J. Davis' grounder. A
little later Davis came home on an
error and in the face of a three run
lead. Rogers of the V. singled,
Hughes went to lirst on an error to
short, both advanced a base on a pass
ed ball, and Armstrong batter out
a two bagger to left, bringing both
home. Thereupon the V half of the
i h iril closed.
In the fifth, Hughes of the V sin
gled to left, and materially helped to
win his own game by getting home
safely in the course of the inning,
temporarily lying the score. At this
point a dispute over a close decision
by the umpire almost ended the game
The Cubs added their last run in their
half of the llfth. T. Twiddy coming
in on a passed ball. Thenceforth
nothing exciting happened until the
seventh, when, with the score of 4-3
in favor Of the Cubs, when pitcher
Hughes started the ball rolling with
a one base hit to left field, Armstrong
singled lo center and Dowry was safe
at lirst, tilling the bases.
Then Dennis, star V second sacker,
drove a single to deep right, bringing
in Hughes and Arm -t rung. Iloyce
then went to the bench, and J Davis,
the little Cub pitcher with the wide
on drop, too the box. Henderson
then went lo lirst and l.owiy scored
mi a p;e ed third strike, while s(,on
afterward Dennis came home on a
1 1 1 1 1 1 vv lo lirst wnich put out Woodley
alter bis l Ii ird strike n 1 1 The ton r
V. runs scored in this, the lurk sev
enth, gave the Y the game by ;i safe
margin. Wooilley on the mound
for the V in the inning. held
the Culls scoreless Hugles,
pitching for the V during the tirst
six innings, pitched excellent hall all
the wav. Bovce ill the box for the
Cubs wag effective until 'he seventh.
S. Carolinians Would
Secede From Legion
Spartanburg, June 1 5 Represen
tatives of the South Carolina Depart
ment of Hie American Leigon met in
special convention here today lo dis
ctiss withdrawal from the nilional
organization because national ollieers
of the Legion have been active in ad
vocating cash bonuses for service
men.
Prominent members of the state
department are outspoken in their
opposition to the cash bonus.
MARINE WIRELESS
OPERATES STRIKE
London. June 15 A strike of ma
rine wireless operators that will af
fect all ports and shipping was de
clared today by union men demand
ing wage Increases of practically 180
per cent over pre-war rates.
POWELL-WATTKUSON
Miss Mary Ellen Watterson and
William Ossie Powell of Portsmouth
were married in this city Sunday by
Rev. II. K. Williams at his residence
on West Main street.
IX I'M XT MORTALITY lF,( RKASKM
Washington, June 15 Infant mor
tality rates for 11)1!) have decreased
materially compared with the font-
previous years, the census bureau an
nounced today.
XOTK K TO AI TO IHtl VKRS
f wi-h to call th(! public attention
to an ordinance prohibiting the run
ning of cars or trucks without muf
flers on them or with the cut-outs
open. There has been universal
complaint by the citizens of Eliza
beth City of the noise created by mo
tor vehicles. The police have been
Instructed to he diligent In executing
that law at once. I take this method
of notifying the public so that they
may not have any excuse for being
ignorant of I be law. J. C. Comman
der, City Manager. Jne lonp
GEORGETTE WAINT HI'KCIAL
A special lot of waists, white, flesh
and navy, values up to $10.00 special
price $5.98.
M. LEIGH SHEEP CO.
MORRISON HAS
187 PLURALITY
Possibility of Error May Re
duce this to Eighty Seven,
However. Board of Elec
tions Compiles Figures
Kalrijrh, June Cameron
Morrison of Charlotte obtained
a plurality of 1X7 votes over
Lieut. (Jov. Gardner of Shelby
for the Democratic nomination
for governor, it was learned un
ollicially at the
otiiee of the
state board of elections this
afternoon
Robert N. Page ran third, about
17,ti()l) votes behind Gardner.
On the basis of these figures a sec
ond primary between Gardner and
Morrison on July llrd was assured.
On account of there being a possibil
ity of error in the figures from Rich
mond county which might cut Mor
rison's lead to 87 votes, the board of
elections will not make official an
nouncement of the canvass of the re
turns until that county has confirmed
its figures.
According to a well Informed per
son who was at the office of the board
of elections when the compilation
was completed the figures gave Mor
rison 49,170; Gardner, 4S.983; Page
a (U80.
ITALY'S CLAIM
TWELVE BILLIONS
Paris, June 15 Italy's claim on
reparations paid by the central em
pires is fixed at 60. 600, otto, 0(M) lire,
normally about $ 1 2, 1 l!n.ii(M),0i)ll.Ol)
' accord ing I o Koine d ispal dies
POLICE INSPECTOR
SENTENCED TODAY
New York. June la - Police In
spector Dominick Henry of the ten
derloin district, found guilty Friday
of peijmy in connection with New
'l ink' vice war was sentenced lo a
term of from two lo five jear.s today.
LOUISIANA DEFEATS
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Baton Rouge. June 1", -The lower
Ii i in -i of the Louisiana legislature
today defeated the i a I ilica t ion of the
Federal Woman Suffrage amendment
S I . !
seven to four.
Prior to the vole the House de
clined to hear Representative Baker
of California who desired to speak
in support of the amendment.
Gilmore Worked
On Harding's Paper
The home town of V. R. Gilmore.
secretary of the Elizabeth Citv Y. M.
C. A. is Marion, Ohio, and the first
money that Mr. Gilmore earned was
when a ten year old boy, be was car
der for the Marion Star.
The town has suddenly sprung in
lo prominence as the home of War
ren G. Harding, nominated as Re
publican candidate for the Presiden
cy at the National Republican Con
vention last week. And the Star,
wlili h Harding has ow ned and pub
lished since 1884, became In a night
one of the most widely advertised
newspapers in the I'nited States.
Mr. Gilmore knew Harding well,
when as a little chap of ten years, he
folded the Star side by side with its
editor, and be says be has nothing
but good lo relate of the man who
aspires to succeed Wilson in 1921.
K'AST-McCALLAX
Thomas O'Ferrall Fast of Norfolk
and Miss Mary V. McCallan of Lynch
burg. Virginia, were married In this
city Monday morning by Rev Q. P.
Doherly at his residence on River
side Drive
BREAD IS WRAPPED
Housewives here as well as in
Norfolk are glad to note that this
week the bread from the Merchants
Bakery Is now wrapped in oil paper.
Housewives of Norfolk requested this
and the bakery has complied. Gro
cers thought at lirst they would have
to sell the bread at twelve cents but
llnd that they can sell It at eleven
cents a loaf. Merchants bread Is
largely used here. F. M. Cook of
this city delivers the bread each day
fresh to retail grocers here Just after
the arrival or the morning train from
Norfolk.
LOUT Kl'XDAY SOMEWHERE OX
or about Southern Avenue, one very
small white dog, having straight
hair and smooth face and having a
little yellow on the ears. Finder
will please return to Mrs. W. G.
Benton, 604 Southern Avenue and re
ceive liberal reward. , 15 16pd