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VOL. XI.
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 27, 1921
NO. 23.
PEE HAS NEW
PROHIBITION BILL
Co-Ordinates State
Law
and
Volstead Act
and Provides
For Additional Deputies to
Apprehend Violators
Raleigh, Jan. 25 Introduction of
a bill In the House by Representa
tive Cook ot Pasquotank county at
last night's session to co-ordinate
the North Carolina prohibition law
with the eighteenth amendment and
the Volstead act and to give the gov
ernor of the State the right to ask
for and demand the resignation of
any sheriff falling to enforce the pro
hibition law marks the first act of
the prohibitionists to secure legisla
tion against the liquor violators of
'the State.
The Cook bill would give the gov
ernor the power to require sheriffs
to press into service additional de
puties whose duty It shall be to ap
prehend violators of the prohibition
laws, these officers to be known as
rutal police. Compensation for
these additional officers is provided
for out of fines and penalties col
lected from cases In which they ap
pear as prosecuting witnesses and
which will be made without extra
cost to the State.
Should the sheriff of any county
fail to comply with the provisions of
the law and with the instructions
given by the governor in ten days
Urns the governor shall have the
right to ask for his resignation and
require the county commissioners to
elect another.
In addition to making the liquor
seller liable for civil action in the
event a man to whom he has sold
whiskey injures another, the bill pro
vides that property of all kinds used
in the manufacture or sale of liquor
may be held a common nuisance and
will become a lien to guarantee pay
ment of fines and costs of such vio
lations. ' Would Abolish Commission
Dissatisfaction with the work be
ing done by the State Highway Com
mission and with the road building
program of tahe State as it Is now
being administered is seen i na bill
Introduced by Representative Mat
thews of Mecklenburg county which
would repeal all laws relating to the
building of roads and highways in
North Carolina.
The bill follows:
"Whereas througn years of
amending and changing the law In
North Carolina relating to roads and
and highways has become so volum
inous' and complicated that it Is al
most impossible to understand and
know Just what the law is; and
"Whereas the present General As
sembly of North Carolina Is anx
ous and desirous of enacting a new
road law or system of building
roads and highways based on equity
and justice to all the counties and a
system under which they can be
built at the least expense to the tax
payers; and
"Whereas In order to have a new
system of building roads and high
ways and In order to clarify the pres
ent situation so that .we can know
just where we are and what we are
doing, It is necessary to repeal our
present laws relating to the building
ot roads and highways in North Car
olina." The Matthews bill then provides
that all sections of the consolidated
statutes relating to roads and road
construction be wlpbd from the
statuee books.
Ranking mil
A new banking law Is proposed
by Representative Barnes of Hert
ford which Incorporates features in
ffhe opinion ot the corporation com
mission, the legislative committee of
the North Carolina Bankers Asso
ciation and the committee on bank
ing and currency from both the
house and senate are necessary to
create greater safeguards for the In
terest ot both depositors and stock
holders of all State banks.
Virtually all of the present laws
relating to banking Is retained In the
Barnes bill with such changes and
additions as the framers of the pro
posed law thought would be uecess
ary to bring the banking business of
the State In line with the changes
which have taken place In the flnan-
More Negroes In
Cities of North
Number In Detroit, Mich.,
Has Increased 623.4 Per
Cent In Census Period
Washington, Jan. 27. The negro
population of Lynchburg, Va., Is
8,355, a decrease of 11 per cent.
The negro population ot Houston,
Texas, Is 33,843, an Increase of 41
per cent.
The negro population of Detroit,
Mich., Is 41,532, an Increase of
623.4 per cent.
BIGSiYOWSTORM
llEADEDTHIS WAY
Depth of Twelve Inches or
More In Western Part of
State and Many Points Are
Isolated
Washington, Jan. 27. The south
ern storm which during the last 36
hours resulted In snow, sleet and
rain In the southeastern states is
central today off the South Carolina
coast, moving northeastward.
Snow reached the depth of 12
Inches In Western South Carolina,
and equal or greater in North Caro
lina and Southwest Vicginia. The
snowfall extended as-iar south ..as
Atlanta and Savannah.
Snow and sleet severed wire com
munication or badly interrupted it
in North Carolina and South Caro
lina today and many points are iso
lated. Poultry Clubs Win .
Honors at New York
Raleigh, Jan. 27. Tar Heel boys
and girls captured three prizes on
their poultry club exhibit at the
Madison Square Garden Poultry
Show, New York City. The club
birds were entered In open competi
tion with the professional breeders
of the United States, Canada and
England, and North Carolina was
the only state represented by a club
exhibit.
In black langshan hens the North
Carolina entry took second place
with a bird pronounced one of the
most wonderful colored hens ever
seen. It failed to place first because
a few tall feathers were bent and
broken during the long trip North.
Among the buff Plymouth rock
cockerels, with 17 entries, a N. C.
club bird took third prize; while In
the pullet class a club bird took fifth
among 15 entries. The buff Ply
mouth pullet class was one of the
"hottest" classes the Madison
Square show has seen in years, ac
cording to A. G. Oliver, in charge
of poultry clubs In North Carolina.
Throughout the show a large dis
play cage containing ten Rhode
Island Red cockerels bearing a label
"North Carolina Boys and Girls
Poultry Clubs" occupied the center'
of the Garden, next to the big foun
tain and fancy waterfowl exhibit.
The "reds" attracted much atten
tion and comment and the ten birds
were sold at the clo& of the show
to ten different breeders.
JAPAN TALKING
OF DISARMAMENT
Tokio, Jan. 27 (By The Associated
Press) Resolutions suggesting that
Japan approach the world powers in
the Interest of'an agreement rela
tive to restriction of armaments was
submitted to the opposition party to
day with the proposal tit It be sub
mitted for passage by the Japanese
Diet.
clal world during the past few years,
and to provide more protection to
depositors.
The first important change Is the
provision regarding minimum cap
ital stock ot new banks. It Is pro
posed to make $20,000 the minimum
In towns of less than 3,000 popula
tion and $100,000 for cities of more
than 25,000 population.
A statutory limitation Is also
placed on loans to single Indi
viduals or business which Is gradua
'ed from 25 per cent of capital and
surplus to ten per cent with the .lar
ger banks.
WANTED A SLOGAN
If you had attended the State Farmers' and Farm
Women's Convention at Raleigh last year and wanted
your neighbors to go this year, would you tell them?
Isn't there some rallying cry that will make them
want to go and have the time of their lives, like so
many farm folks did last year?
The Secretary wants a slogan to use in letters
and other printed matter for the coming State Con
vention. He is offering a prize of five dollars for the
best slogan received before February 20, 1921.
Some slogans used for previous conventions were :
"Remember the Dates Bring your Wife and
Neighbors."
"Don't miss the Farmers' and Farm Women's
Convention." .
" 'Let's go' to the Farmers' and Farm Women's
Convention."
A short, snappy, timely slogan is wanted. Send
yours to W. F. Pate, Secretary, West Raleigh, before
February 20, 1921.
CONFER WITH
LLOYD GEORGE
British Members Supreme
Council Consider It Impos
sible to Agree to French
Viewpoint on Reparations
Paris, Jan. 27. It is understood
that the British delegation attending
the Supreme Council consider it Im
possible to agree to the French
viewpoint regarding German repara
tions. The morning's council was can
celled to give Lloyd George oppor
tunity to talk privately with mem
bers of the council regarding the
French position.
ALKRAMA TOMORROW
Hurry T. More) Apiwar In Heroic
Mountaineer Hole That
Will Pull
Vitagraph's superfeature, "The
Birth of a Soul," is one of the most
dramatic film creations ever made.
It presents the smashingly tremen
dous enactment of a self sacrifice
never before treated on the screen.
It presents Harry T. Morey in prob
ably his most heroic role. 1
Here is revealed the case of a
man deliberately placing his head in
the gallows noose to save the life
of his rival for the love of a girl.
It is not customary In advance dis
cussion of a picture to reveal its
climax, but this one is too great to.
be hidden.
Its dramatic power is so high that
it may be revealed and still leave
the unseen picture a compelling
pull.
. The exhibitor booking this feature
may play up the Idea of the unusual
sacrifice It presents without pro
claiming It as the final climax, or the
fate of the Hfcro. Yet even this
revelation of secret might be made
without really impairing the pulling
power of the subject,
of a rugged mountaineer. It gives
Mr. Morey Is cast In the character
him the opportunity to display par
ticularly the robust, two-fisted per
sonality he has established as his
distinct type. The whole atmosphere
of the. picture Is rugged and pic
turesque and compellingly appeal
ing. "The Birth of a Soul" has its set
ting in the remote regions of the
Kentucky mountains.
These regions ore probably the
oldest known in the progress of
American history; yet they are the
least known actually to the general
public. People who dwell In the
Kentucky mountains are total
strangers to the rest of the Ameri
can race, and the latter are strang
ers to them."
Matinee 15 and 20 cents.
Night 15 and 23 cents.
I. O. O. F. MEETS TONIGHT
Elizabeth Lodge. I. O. O. F will
meet tonight at seven-thirty.
This will be a most Important
meeting, as Installation of officers
will take place and an applicant
will be voted on. All members tre
urged to attend.
USE LIMESTONE
WITH FERTILIZER
State Department of Agricul-
ture Gets Bigger Yields at
Much Lower Costs By This
System
Raleigh,. Jan. 27. Crop yields are
increased and
cost of production
correspondingly lowered by using
pulverized limestone in combination
with acid phosphate or oilier com
mercial fertilizers, according to the
X. C. Department of Agriculture.
At one experiment station, lime
stone in combination with1 fertilizer
under the wheat crop gave an in
crease of an average of $18.23 an
acre more than was secured with the
fertilizer without the lime.
At another experiment station pul
verized limestone, in combination
with acid phosphate, nitrogen and
potash, increased the clover hay
crop over six times what was se
cured from the fertilizer without the
lime.
Practical farmers are reported as
getting similar results from the use
of limestone in combination with
fertilizers. "Do not fail to use lime
stone with your commercial fertil
izers next season; It will more than
double the value of your fertilizers,"
says the department.
The North Carolina Department
of Agriculture can furnish the farm
ers a limited supply of high grade
limestone. Orders for limestone to
be used next season should reach the
department just as soon as possible.
The price Is $2.50 a ton In bulk and
$4.30 a ton in 200-pound Jute bags.
Freight rates will be quoted on re
quest. Address all orders to W. A. Gra
ham, Commissioner of Agriculture,
Raleigh, N. C.
"EVERYWOMAN" LIKED,
REPEATED TONIGHT
Elizabeth City movie fans who
appreciate pictures of the higher
class were greatly pleased with
"Everywoman" yesterday. Those
who failed to see this exceptionally
worth while picture still have the op
portunity, as it will be repeated to
night. AMERICAN PROPERTY
HAS BEEN RELEASED
Berlin, Jan. 27. American prop
erty in Germany which was taken
under control by the German cus
todian of enemy property after the
lnlted States entered the war, has
been unconditionally released, the
foreign office announced today.
HUE IN REPAIR SHOPS
Chicago,' Jan. 27. Fire In the re
pair shops of the Pullman Car Com
pany today caused $300,000 dam
age. CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere
appreciation for every act of kind
ness shown our husband and father,
G. W. Twlddy. during his last Ill
ness, and for every deed and word
of sympathy extended us In our re
cent bereavement.
Mrs. O. W. Twlddy and Children.
Talk Baseball
Tonight at Y.
Ton'Kht is the time to meet and
talk Baseball. The boys will as
semble in the Y. M. C. A. and the
meeting will be called about 7:30.
Those who are Interested either as
players or fans are cordially invited.
The weather has no effect on a
meeting of the baseball boys. They
will have the meeting rain, snow or
shine.
LIEUT. STAPLES
LAID TO REST
Body Arrived on Early Train,
Funeral at Grave With Odd
Fellows Rites, Death Oc
curred In Autumn
The burial service of Lieut. Com
mander Herman B. Staples, U. S. N.
R. F., was conducted Thursday after
noon at three o'clock by Rev. J. M.
Ormond at the grave In Hollywood
Cemetery with Odd Fellows rites.
The body arrived here on the early
train Thursday morning . The pall-
bearers were: John R. Outlaw, John
B" JIarkham' Davla w- Fearing. Geo
L. Owens.
Lieutenant Commander Staples,
who was commanding officer of the
IT S S Atev attached tn the Asta-
... . . ,,,., . m,
, Naval Hospital at Olongapo, Phil
ippine Islands on November 4, 1920.
Funeral services with full naval
honors were conducted at the naval
Station at Olongapo on November
6th after which the body was for
warded to Manila and thence to the
United States by first available trans
portation arriving in San Francisco
on January 15.
He was horn in Camden County
but spent his boyhood In Elizabeth
City which was his home when not
at sea, being here last In 1917, after
which he was transferred to the Pa
ciffic coast and then to the Asiatic
Fleet. He is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Archann Staples of this
city, a sister, Miss Carrie Staples of
this city, and a brother, Charles B.
Staples ot Norfolk.
Among the numerous handsome
floral tributes was a large anchor of
white roses and fern from the officers
and crew of the U. S. S. AJax.
Lieut. Staples rose to high rank
through splendid perseverance and
excellent qualities of character. The
family have received many letters
from officials of the Navy Depart
ment, giving high praise to his abil
ity and to his manhood.
LEAVES VALUABLE
JEWEL TO MUSEUM
Paris. Jan. 12. The executors of
the will of the late Empress Eugenie
upon opening the document, found
In It a small sealed package marked
"For the Carnavalet Museum," and
containing a magnificent Jewel rep
resenting the arms of the city of
Paris.
When the Empress Eugenie visit
ed Paris In 1913 she spent an after
noon !n the museum' and was so
touched by the affectionate and cor
dial welcome she received that she
promised that she would remember
the museum In her will. This mu
seum Is largely a municipal rather
than a national collection and the
Empress desired In this way to ex
press her affection for the city of
Paris.
Associate Member
Tickets On Sale
The Elizabeth City Choral Society
announces that associate member
ship tickets are now on sale at all
the drug stores and by members of
the Choral Society.
However, after Tuesday, Febru
ary the first these tickets will not be
on sale and tickets to the concert of
February fourth will cost $1.00.
The price of the associate mem
berihlp ticket Is $100, but this
ticket entitles the holder to two con
cert tickets.
MR GEORGE BAIM'I.AY DEAD
London, Jan. 27. Sir George
Barclay, former British miniver to
Rumania, Is dead.
PHILADELPHIA
ISJHOCKED
It Isn't Scandal, It Isn't
Earthquake, It's Just
the Settling of the
Sands
Philadelphia, Jan. 27. The
public is still mystified today
concerning the shock last night
in central and southern New
Jersey and eastern Pennsyl
vania which many believed to
be an earthquake.
Reports continued to reach
here of foundations of houses
loosened and pictures .knocked
from walls, but no casualties.
The shock was distinctly felt
in Philadelphia.
Sands Settled
Washington, Jan. 27. The
earth tremors in Philadelphia
were probably due to the set
tling of sand3 and not to seis
mic disturbances, is the opinion
of Father Tondorff, in charge
of the seismic laboratory at
Georgetown University.
CJ -" - - ill bitv OVW-
mic belt, he says. Similar
movements have occurred, due
to sand settling, which is pure
ly a local condition.
More Than Usual
Money In Treasury
Washington, Jan. 27. Acting
Treasurer Allen announced today
that a total of $13,883,819,826.36
in cash and securities was found In
the treasury as the result of the
count necessitated by the resignation
of John Burke as Treasurer.
This total is about ten billion dol
lars greater than usual on account of
notes deposited by foreign govern
ments for war loans.
Say Irish President
Found In Paris
Paris, Jan. 27. De Valera, presi
dent of Ireland, whose arrival in
Ireland from the United States was
announced on December 31. has
been found In France by a cor
respondent of the newspaper, Oeu
ver, an6! It Is persistently rumored
that he is In Paris.
Ku
Klux Klan
Holds Ceremonial
Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 27.
Thousands of members of the Ku
Klux Klan all over the South hold
a ceremonial here tonight in com
memoration of the founding ot the
organization by General Nathan
Bedford Forrest In 1867. A parade
will take place before the ceremony,
which wIlT be held at the State Fair
Grounds. Only Klansmen will be
permitted within the enclosure.
COTTON LEADS EXPORTS
Washington, Jan. 27. Cotton ex
ports last year exceeded those of any
other commodity, according to the
Department of Commerce.
New Low Level
For Raw Sugar
New York, Jan. 27. Raw sugar
was quoted at four cents a pound to
day, the lowest price recorded in
more than two years.
GOVERNOR'S MOTHER DEAD
Richmond, Jan. 27. Mrs. Annla'
Davis, mother of Governor Davis, of
Virginia, died Tuesday night at
Laurel, Md., It was announced to
day. FIRST STEEL POURED
AT CHARLESTOWN, W. VA.
Charlestown. W. Va., Jan. 27-The
first steel at the new naval ordnancs
plant In South Charlestown will be
poured Wednesday. Secretary Dan
iels will attend the ceremony.