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WEATHER Rain tonight and Fri- day. Moderate to fresh shifting winds becoming Northwest CIRCULATION Wednesday 1,573 Copies . VOL. XI. FINAL EDITION ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY EVENING, DECER 8, 1921 EIGHT PAGES NO.,287 Council Wires To Hold Has Substitute Measure Providing License Fee Of $200 For Itinerant Merchants, $50 On Dealers In Second Hand Goods, And $250 On Pawnbrokers The City Council, following a nine nt tpn rVlnrlr wi'rprl T?pt Tip House Bill Number 14, imposing a tax understood to be $1,500 on dealers in second hand clothing in Elizabth City pending the receipt of a substitute measure recommended by the Council. . A similar wire was sent to Senator E. J. Griffin, represent ing this district in the Upper Hous3 of the General Assembly now convened in special ses sion. The bill sponsored by the Council -calls for a tax of $200 a year on itin erant merchants, the latter being de fined as persons carrying on business bere who do not list their polls and personal property in Pasquotank County. A tax of $50 would be required of second hand dealers, and a license fee of $250 on pawnbrokers la includ ed in the bill recommended. Thus an Itinerant merchant who dealt in second hand clothing would be compelled to pay a total annual li cense of $250, and if he were a pawnbroker as well, his license would reach a total of $050. The Cooke bill, the provisions of which are not definitely known here as yet, was introduced Tuesday morning, and was favorably passed upon by the House committee last Tuesday afternoon. Not Investigation Of Georgia Senator Washington, Dec. 8 (By The As sociated Press) Beginning an In vestigation of Senator Watson's charges that private soldiers were hanged during the war without court martial, Chairman Brandegee of the special Senate committee announced today that the proceeding was not an Investigation of the Georgia senator "but was to ascertain whether the of ficers of the United States army were "murderers." Senator Watson appeared before the committee and declared that he was ready to prove his charges. Flashlights Legal If Light Kept On Tolicc, However, Have Boon Ordered To Enforce Strictly The liicycle Light Ijtw For the reason that there appears to be a general Impression among the merchants of the city to the effect that their errand boys may no longer carry flashlights 'as lawful lighting apparatus tor their bicycles when delivering packages after dark, a portion of Section 63 of the city or dinances affecting the operation of bicycles here is reprinted, as follows: "Each bicycle shall be equipped with a bell, and eald bell shall be rung when approaching a street cor ner, and at night each bicycle shall be equipped with a light." The pen alty for a violation of this ordinance Is fixed at five dollars and costs, with a proviso that the bicycle may be con fiscated if the fine is not paid. The City Council, In regular sei sion, Monday night, took no action on the matter other than to Instruct the Chief of Police to se that the law is carried out. Tin1 police com plain that many of the errand boy when carrying their flashlights at night, only turn them on when they approach an officer, and that pedes trians are frequently endangerel f r that reason. Under the law, then, a birye'e rider may carry nny sort of a hand flashlight, provided only that he keens his light going at nil times when riding after nichtfall. The members rf the local police rrre have been ordered to see that the or dinance is strictly enforced, and fiey are not disponed to accept excuse In lieu, of arrest for violation of the law In thlfi respect. ITXFRAL MTTLi: CHILD The funeral of Robert Stalling Infant sn of Mr. and Mr. O. F. j Fur.inps, wa conducted at their j b '"- on Pndy Ro.id Wednesday I Cooke License Bill special session Thursday mor- rppnt nt iro P A Pnnlrp tn hnA I NAVAL RATIO NOT YET ACCEPTED But Japanese Accept Proposal For Quadruple Understand ing In The Pacific, It Is Said Washington, Dec. 8 (By The As sociated Press) The Japanese gov ernment has accepted the proposal for a quadruple understanding in the Pacifis, an authorized British spokes man said today. He added that the 5-5-3 capital ship ratio is related to this settle ment and this has not yet been ac cepted by the Japanese. Tuberculosis Seals Now On Sale Here Pasquotank County gives less money than any other county in North Carolina to the support of the State tubercular hospital and sends more patients than any other county. This is the statement made by offi cials of the State Board of Health of a condition tha't deserves the seri ous consideration of every thought ful person in Paequotank County at this time, when these Christmas Seals are being put on sale at nearly every store In the city. The seals, or stamps, are sold at one cent each, or one dollar for a sheet of one .hundred. Health Bonds are also offered for sale at $5.00 each. Mrs. W. O. Saund ers is chairman of the local Christ mas seal committee, and Mrs. Vic tor K. Overman is conducting the sale of the bonds. Seventy-five per cent of all money received from the sale of seals and bonds will be used for tuberculosis work in Pasquotank County, and twenty-five per cent will go to the State Tuberculosis Sana torium at Sanatorium. Everybody is offered an opportunity to help In the worthy work, in large or small amounts, since the seals are sold In any quantity. State Inspectors Like Wright Vault Declare It Is The Bent Type They Have Soon Anywhere In North Carol inn Pronouncing It the best thing of the sort they have sepn in the State, inspectors from the State Board of Health at Raleigh have examnled and passed upon the concrete vault toilet built as a specimen for the City Coun cil here by the Wright Vault Works. The toilet is now completed, vault. woodwork, house and all, anil !s on exhibition at the Wright plant on South Road street, near thn Suffolk and Carolina railroad rross!ng. Geo. V. Wright, manager of the plant, in vites the public to Inspect the newly adopted type of sanitary toilet, wii'ch was made with se( 1 mouldi designed by Mr. Wright himself and covered hy I'nited States patetit-i. The wood work was done by Kramer Bros. Com pany. According to the require aunts of the State Board of Health, th" roil crrte vault In taliation r.uif-t be uni form thrnnghnn the city; but as t the building In which the vault ,; i housed th! only rennln tnetv Is th .t , jt t)ian i)e u reasonably went! priuif structure. Th ri'',rlmti vault 's of re'nfon concrete, two inrhef thic';, and is: -timly watrr'ir'ief. Tt Is be,"vcd ;'i i the tluroi;",h eiifurremont of tho sue Mary law In this city, with the gen ial (tie of this tyre of toilet at ho-ee-I not connected with the r'tr spWr" system will practically bmi-h t.n.tne! 'fever, dysentery, and other d'sraei j here which might any year become jppidomlc during the summer months as a result of the fneral use of the ! . " ,- HUBERT M. I'OTK who comes from Wake Forest Col lege to speak at the last meeting of the B. Y. P. U. Training School at 8:30 Friday evening on "Ragtime or Religion." What Dr. Poteat has to say will be of interest to all music lovers, irrespective of creed, and will be of utmost Importance to all who work with and for the young people of the community. The pub lis is cordially invited to hear hkn. Rev. W. A. Aycrs of New Bern speaks tonight at 8:30: Classes convene at 6:30. It is hoped that many will attend. Rlinrl .Sn Vfr1 Frnm p r iji OUming Building Jersey City, Dec. 8 (By The Asso-I ciated Pross) One hundred inmates of St. Joseph's Home for the Blind were led from the building today while fire damaged the structure. ' DR. Would Have This City In Carolina League Leading Local Baseball Fans Think More Will Be Gained By Formation Of Baseball Club Here Than By Bringing Big League Club Here For Spring Training Following some agitation last week of a proposal to offer the New, Haven baeeball club a substantial pum, probably $1,500 or more, in order to bring the club here for three weeks of spring training, Oliver F. Gilbert, F. S. WJneke, Manager T. T. Nelson of the Southern Hotel, and other leading local baseball fans are now working on a proposition to give the Elizabeth City public regular league, baseball during the spring and sum mer months of 1922. The argument advanced by those behind the plan is that to bring the New Haven club to this city would ! cost a considerable., sum for a few weeks of baseball entertainment, but: that on the other hand much less; than $1,500 would be sufficient to I hire a good playing manager, furnish j a baseball team with uniforms and playing equipment, put the grounds and stands in order, and get the sea son started on a promising basis. If 12,000 were guaranteed, they say that half of it might be In the form of a guarantee against a possible deficit of that amount later In the season: a deficit that might never exist. Mr. Gilbert states that he Is quite i (1. ir..t C'ipaIWiii Ttinrrnn ! fMIIJ lilc l.uniM v. uii'i.uu ui tihiii-i I which Inclui'es New Pern. Washing-' ton, Kinstoii und ot'ir progressive 'JVclj Eastern Carolina cities, would be i g'-id to admit I'lizabcth City. T!:oej cities depend largely upon the col-j legc-i of tit s and (.th"r stales for their baseball material. For In stance, last y'iir New Hern ob'riimd pracMi ally, every star on the fast Vniv-rsity. of North (';iroliin ii.isi ball team, and a similar policy of securing coWts.'. players m'r'U re nl lly be followed l cri-. lie thinhs. Ten years am), when Kliza'iL-tii City entered the tmw d'-'am'l I , 1 n .:''T L"a;':p. the ! li i -ball a--wr'.i- ti'Hi H"-ure-l Tom '! ii!;f" i. a c-ti p'i) e"-man;'K' r who Imi II tip t mutest tei.n h.-td 1 ho o;in.r 1 fori1 " 1 r to tint acr.T ! i . t ::,. L'-.I'Mi" Wlill'li in tin.1 Lent i in.; t.f r, .HI s'U'I i to" H ii r l- 1 t' i r ! I i. en a "The y.7 ,' ' i r; y i T '.ic :ii - . .1 1mm' .;!." km M '. niiie ,). .r. I I believe that ti" f;n will iv! v.-.tiy more for th, 'r r-.or.ry if If is -pent upon thn oriani7"it ion of a base. laii club here, than in i t'y bring ing a fast outfit to the city for a If eeks of pprlng training." SURVIVORS TELL THRILLING STORY Fifty-one Members Of Crewj Of Submarine S-45 Had' Marvelous Escape When Boat Stuck To Bottom New York, Dec. 8 (By The Asso ciated Press) Fifty-one members: of the crew of the submarine S-4S who escaped through torpedo tubes after the craft made a nose dive off Bridgeport, Connecticut, yesterday ; and stuck to the bottom, told a re-' markable story today at the New i York navy yard. After the dive, the commandant re lated, the crew lightened one end until it appeared above the surface,1 perched there for over ten hours, and were finally picked up hy a tanker. Several suffered from chlo- ride gas. j J he suumarine had nearly com pleted its test trip. Coast Guard Cutters Saved 1,621 Lives Washington, Dec. 8 (By The Asso ciated Press) The twenty-two Am erican merchant crart with over organization In Congress whereby , r nui.y, mrecior or me lmpos 120.000 tons were lost In founder- control Is divided between the nura- ng Productlon- 8's that the cast is lngs, strandlngs, collisions and other Prriiis rnmmlttpea mnv "if carried n letter-perfect In every line of the causes in the year which ended June 30, says the annual report of the .toast ouara service. The Coast Guard cutters saved lives or rescued from peril 1,621 per- sons in the year, says the report of Captain W. E. Reynolds, command- ant. FORTY MEN ARE CUT AND BRUISED When Strike Sympathizers Storm Elevated Train Carry- ;, Fml. T TL-, ;L- ing Employes To The Stock Yard3 Chicago, Dec. 8 (Hy The AshocI- ated 'Press) Forty men were cut and bruised today when strike sym-l pathizers stormed an elevated train regular session Tuesday saw In the carrying packers' employes to the move of certain counties to stay the stock yards. , ;hand of the 1921 Legislature an ef All windows were broken by mis- fort to defeat the provisions of the siles. Fifteen hundred policemen were bill placing all North Carolina under sent to the yards. ;a stock law. Representative Rell of Hyde and Swain of Tyrrell count'es 1 .1 I'll., n nvAn.r. tkolff Itniin. 'REPORT UPI LUUU" GINNED TO DECEMBER 10 Washlngton, Dec. 8 (Ily The Asso- .elated Press) Cotton ginned to Dp- to start the fight anew In the Eat jeember first totalled 7,640,087 run- em North Carolina counties over the .ning bales, the Census Bureau an- Btock law. Representative Martin nounced today. Threatens To Storm Jail Dyprburg. Tenn., Dec. 8 (Hy The Associated Press) Danger of mob violence threatened last night when several hundred men gathered nround the city Jail where live ne groes were held In connection with the kiMljMf of R. L. linrke't, st c' rai:ter. The danger today l.s believed to have been averted and the sheriff annonxenfl jent lie considers hif forces n.eiu.-, 'e. IN ( O. HT THt UD '.V e :: of dV'rd- 'W i .V. wlnid v.t "'" l"1 : il !n fcunl-" ';: ' Ko-nd d to here TI W is ?',! i' on p"."i upon ?',! il, ' -i.'- Rime ra Costs. in ' lll'T" ! for twe'. f f e I e- e go el b" 1 t Wire , t i ... . e ; l!. i ii.tvior rf :n. char in rnnnectiiin vith is lined il vo doliur.t Miss V.'enona Spivey of Pat'le Creek, Michigan, In visiting her srs- cr, Mrs U'rept. W, W. Newbern on Seldeo (All Ready For Production Choral Society In Presenting Famous Sacred Opera Tonight And Tomorrow Night Offers Public A Musical Production Of Highest Ex cellence ' Every detail is complete for the presentation of the sacred opera "Esther" at the local Ilip-h School auditorium Thursday and Friday nights of this week, a musical event of the highest class to which the people of this city and section have been looking forward for months. DIVIDES U. S. IN HfKTII V FAfTinM IIUO 1 ILL T tMj 1 llllkJ Present System In Ccn2ress Of Committees Criticized By Secretary Weeks To Life In- surance Presidents New York, Dec. 8 (By The Associ- meu rressj ine present system 01 . its logical United Sta conclusion" divide the States into "hostile factions" and leave the country "powerless to defeml or maintain its interests," Secretary of War Weeks told the convention of the Association of Life In8urance Presidents today. He cri- tlclzed the blocs In Congress Wants Increase In Cadet Corps Washington, Dec. 8 (By The Asso ciated Press) An Increase ln the cadet corps at West Point Military Academy to 2,500 was recommended extensively adver by Brigadier general Douglw Mac- t)8ed and ey. onff wa ' Arthur, superintendent, in his annual pr(vllegfl of purchagIng them. There report today. . were about gxty Bold The buyera of these tickets were our sponsors, ex Hyde And Tyrrell t Want Exemption I KcprewntaUves Swain And Boll Are I Sponsoring Antl-Htock Law . IllUs Raleigh. Dec. 8 (Special) Dis satisfaction with the Statewide stock iou, nand nt the 1921 session of the Legislature following stiff opposition. was manifested ln the lower house of ,Leglglature Wednesday when hills were introduced seeking to exempt certain counties from the' operation of the law until January 1, 1923. Advocates.of the stock law at the ties for a nerlod of 12 months. This action, said Representative Martin of Washington County, was an ef- fort on the part of Doll and Swain served notice that he would oppose any and every bill Introduced at this session seeking to thwart the act passed at the regular session. The representative from Washington was the lending proponent of the 1921 j law. j Development now under way ln . Hyde County representing hun-j tlreds of thousands of dollars, said Representative Martin. w 11 be stopped If either of th" bills pro-1 posed by Ileil ami Swain is passed. Ho expects to obtain unfavorable ro-j ports on them at the committee hearing Tliurs';.y. I!e;ire-!!'tative It, o. Kvnre't of iH'ihim In a leoiull'iii irtrudi-ed: calls upon Cnmmis.M'im r of K"Ve tine A. T). Wat's tn fii-ni:!i the; n,i:ii"f4 of tho ciiii.ths whi'li have ' m ule ) -l i- ! : i redii' !'"!- no - t'e; 1 !l l : pr.ipi rty v;iiu i'i'''M and up'ni S'a'e Hii;ieri!i? ti ! ml lir e ks for a I'.it of iiiiirtii-s Mh'f'i 1 . i v ivid the .in ren's sei-.-i.il tix und h;.-;i leu been I ; i i ' I ' f 1 1 : . t f t-i op erate the publ't! s bct-lt for a perlo.l ' of six months. Thii is the first time onc.-l n-ifire lm been given the tax controversy which nrofe following th" action of the Pint" I'o;ird of TVU illation In grantiuR reductions to the Durham County tobacco con panics. Opening Of "Esther" The curtain will rise at eight fifteen, and those who attend are promised two hours of the finest musical entertainment ever offered to a local audience. iWith a cast and chorus of eighty people and a carefuily selected orchestra of ten pieces, the opera Esther" is expected (to mark a new high record of achievement for the Elizabeth City Choral Society. opera, and he calls special attention to the particularly rich costuming of the characters who will appear in the romantic story of Esther, the beauti ful queen, a story that Is very fa miliar to students of the Bible. "It has come to me," says II. A. Drownley, president of the Choral Society, "that there has been some misunderstanding as' to the sale of tickets for the opera -Esther, and I wish herewith to justify the course taken by the Choral Society in open ing the theater plot to season ticket holders prior to the general opening for single tickets. t In the first place when the sale hibiting their faith in us by backing us financially when our existence depended on their faith ln us. We had nothing to give them but a promise which they accepted. The funds from these season tickets kept us alive and enabled us to keep our organization together to the present. Having sponsored us and paid for their sponsorship in a ma terial way, we, at the beginning of our season, realized that we were In luty bound to recognize our obliga tion to those upon whom we had In the idle season placed the burden of our very existence. "In fullilllng our obligation we took the customary course in such matters, namely giving the sponsors the choice of seats. It was fair play. Nothing more nor bs. There were not enough season tickets to rul the single ticket holder:' of good seats, and placed no obstacle In the way of the single ticket holders obtain ing very good seating space. "This statement is made in an en deavor to place before the public of a fair thinking city a Justification of our measure and we ask that they consider themselves with the posi tion reversed. "Tho Choral Society Is trying hard and at severe sacrifices to many of us, to bring to Klizabeth City a clean wholesome source of amusement and bring it in a clean, fair manner. And if your civic interest Is deep enough to desire this, now !. th time to exercise It. We are merely trying to be totally Tair and im partial. We ask you to be the same. Coming from Mr. flu rty we have tho statement that Ksther will by Tar sur pass anything yet rendered by tho Choral Society. In oveii' iu' of vocal rendition and ability of ti, orchestra; loir it stiip.iN-e-s !' f.ir "Tlie Itoh.-mia'n G'.rl" and is n-t short of professional exc- '.lenee, u:t ! the cii-tsimci are' f ir more elaiiora!" and beautiful." r; k ; i : - to lodos i; ft... f.e i't ifait. he H (T.v Tl.e v-, i.,t, .1 I)i p ,i t a. of I r . -r t ; . ;"U t'inii'ht w.m a d ii.n of t ." 1 1 l . . i - t ic I'ls er i'a."i:.'i.. f.. lee ( nM;r.t.ssM i loon :m:.M t - cton. He-. H (if Th j- Hen:-)- D. FI:oa. a".ed fifty-.,.'.. P n ()!!;!, i f Virg'nia. tiicl h-re to1 of heart t'nuhle. Ilii ha I ! . en I'd f"r i.eevai weeks. The House a.tjonrn rl ii a mirk v' f t.
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