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~??*???? ? * '<* the weather. * Generally fair tonight * and Friday. Light var? * iable teind*. * ******** -S ft. i CIRCULATION Tuesday ^ 1.625 Copies * * VOL. XIII. ' / FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY EVENING. JULY 5. 1923. FOUR PACES. NO. 154. RKlfKOSS ROUTE SEEMS H ATE EDGE Tentative Compromise Agreement Reached Thurs day, Which May Result in 16-Fi??t Road Thru Camden foot road through Umden uouniy hv way of Belcroas -fQllowIrig; 'a inset;. Tim riitav of~?H t?j, pf~ tHMlT r.-mtes with Commissioner Hart~^at At ??>' rate, the advocates of the i.niirHmii?P rniHt. at thp close of the meeting, agreea 10 withdraw?-from, the fight for the'routing of the road "by Camden Courthouse, provided lhat a way_coyld be found to finance 1 S-foot road through the County by -way of BekTuas, aftPT~~maklng it 5'ear that if a road only nine feet wide is to be built they will contend for it to go by Camden Courthouse. Accordingly Commissioner Hart stated that he would give the advo cates of the Belcross route ten days 1n which to make satisfactory ar rangements with him relative to the financing of the 16-foot road, and that if within that period of time they fail to make such arrangements' "he will notify the advocates of the ?courthouse route and arrangements ?can be made for carrying the fight before the entire Highway Commis sion at.Raleigh. From the tenor of remarks made -at the hearing it would seem that what would he a satisfactory ar rangement with Mr. Hart would be for the advocates of the Belcross route ,ln provide for the difference between the-<?r$Rt way by way of Belcross and of a ?_ nine-foot highway by way of the courthouse. The amount that would have to be so raised would not seem to present an insuperable obstacle. however. Krom the point otadlver gence of the two routes to their point o? concurrence it would cost le?? than $4,800 more to build a 16 foot road by Belcross than it would Cost to build h nine-foot road by the courthouse. From Robinson's, farm to the point of divergence tathardly more than a quarter of a mile and from the point of "Concurrence to the Camden-Currituck line is prohably even less than a quarter of a in He. The foregoing tentative compro mise w'as reached after a day of lieated controversy on both sides. Commissioner Hart met represen tatives of the opposing delegations at the Chamber of Commerce rooms Thursday morning, with both sides cocked and primed for a hot flght. t In the interest of compromise, he suugested a conference between him self and J. C. B. Ehringhaus and J. K. Wilson, representing the Belcross delegation and I. M. Meeklns, rep x???Otlng the Camden delegation. FoffoWlnr - -the.?conference. at which what passed was not revealed," the hearing was resumed and Com missioner Hart asked the courthouse delegation if they would yield in their flght for the courthouse route If by doing so a 16-foot road by Bel cross could be assured. At first their answer was a decided nega tive. advocates of the long route declaring that they would pre fer a 9-foot road by the courthouse 1n preference to a 16-foot road by Belcross, and Commissioner Hart ac cordingly told both factions that they might as well take their flght before the Highway Commission at Raleigh. "No matter which way 1 decide," he said, "there will be ap appeal, and I do not wsnt to put myself In that position. However, I will be frank to tell you that it is my belief that with the facts and figures furnished me by the engineer before them, the State Commission will run the road ..through Camden County by Bel cross." It was following the foregoing declaration from Mr. Hart that Col onel Meeklns, speaking for the court house crowd, accepted the tentative compromise heretofore outlined. SpeaHing prior to the hearing Thursday morning for a reporter to this newspaper, Mr. Hart deplored his Inability to give the people of this section a 16-foot Instead of a ? foot road to Currituck Courthouse and the Virginia line "Nobody Is more anxious for a 16-foot road than 1 am." said Mr. Hart, "but 9 feet Is as wide as J can build It with the fund* that have been apportioned this district." I Mr. Hart then went on to say that the funds to the various districts were apportioned on a basis of pop ulation and area and that this fact.! taking n<f consideration of the vast water area of this district, of the many fills to be made^gnd of the nu merous bridges to be constructed was the explanation of the fact that coun t es in this section are alone In get ting roads only 9 feet In width. "I had nothing to do with the ap P^o/jWent." he says, "and I do not wish It understood that I consider IL 9 equitable; But this was a matter oif which decision had been reached wlien I became a member of the guts Highway Commission, H "Another thing that people of my district dn not consider when they omplaln that'the roads are better In other parts of the State than they are In his section la that paved roada we.fe begun In these other aectlons before the State system of construc tion and maintenance went Into op eration. whereaa In these counties that are complaining no paved roada whatever had been trollt when the State came In. Lenoir, for Instance, spent two mllMoma for paved roods FORCED TO JI MP - FROM, n\i.i.oox Tlu* AMHN'lllltil 1'h*jw) Indianapolis. July 5. ? Roy Donaldson and !'. A. Erlach. pilot and aid in the City of Springfield, an entry In the na tional baloon race which start ed from here yesterday, were injured slightly today when they were forced to jump from loon escaped. In Afternoon Garaa And Edenton Took Game At ?denton Wednesday Morn ing. Eden ton Here Friday Ballentlne proved too good for Edenton Wednesday afternoon and Elizabeth City won 2 to 0 in the sec ond game of the day. Edenton won 4 to S in the morning game played at Edenton. which went 11' Innings. Friday Elisabeth City artd Eden ton will play in Elizabeth City, and Elizabeth City will pay In Edenton on Thursday. A crowd estimated at between 1, 500 and 2.000 attended the game on Wednesday afternoon, the grand stand and bleachers being packed, crowds packing the space alongside of'the players' benches and between the grandstand and the fence, and automobiles completely covertng-thr space beyond the out field. One sec tion of the bleachers gave way to the weight of the crowd during the game, but nobody was hurj. Features, of the game in the after noon were the three base hits of Ab bott for Elizabeth Citv and Catfs for Edenton. Abbott also stole a hit from Jacobs when he grabbed his straight liner over Hie second bag. Outifielding on both teams was per fect).} The first tally for Elizabeth City was made in the first frame when Gard got to first on Cates' frtmble at second. Shipp sacrificed and Gard went to second. Abbott slapp?-d a throe-base hit to left field >and Gard scored. Hood flied out to Whealton and Abbott was Lagged out at third. | The other nir came in the sixth I Inning. Abbott filed out to Nixon. Hood hit by second base, stole sec ond and got to third when Barrett fmlssed Esleek's throw, to second. Treakle grounded to Cates and Hood jscored, Treakle. going out at .first. jChalkey grounded out Eslee kto Nlx ion- ,/ I The fecore by Innings: . II H K Edenton 000 000 000?0 6 4 E. City 100 001 000?2 6 3 The box score: Kdrntoh. Atr.lt7*-R. Barrett, bs ?, 4 0 0 1 Wood, cf ^ 4 0 0 0 'Jacobs. 3b 4 0. 0 1 'Nixon, lb . 4 0 2 0 'Whealton, c t 4\'0 2 1 i Goodwin, rf 3 0 0 0 Daniels. If 2 0 0 0 Cates. 2b ; ._3 0 1 1 Ealeek, p ft?0?1 - 0 Totals 31 0 d 4 K. <'lty. All. It. H. K. Gard, 3b ^ 1 4 1 I 2 Shlpp. ss _.3 0 1 1 Abbott. 2b 3 0 1 0 Hood, cf 4 110 Traakla. rf 2 0 0 __II Chalkey, If .. , 2 0 0 0 Trueblood, lb 3 0 0 0 Ballentlne, p ; 3 0 .1 0 Host, C : 3 0 1 0 Totals , ? 97 2 6 3 ASK FOR PROTECTION OF FEDERAL TROOPS New York, July S?Declaring that the lives of President Moton of Tun kegeo Institute and the negro physi cian* at the Veteran* Hospital at Tuskegee, Alabama. have been threatened by masked mobs, the National Association for the Ad= vancement of Colored People today wired President Harding urging him to send federal troops to pVblScf th^n#. FOUR PERSONS DIE - WHEN HOTEL BURNS Pittsburg, July 6.?Four persons were burned to death when fire to day s*ept through the Schmidt Ho tel at McKeesport near here. The bodies of two men and a woman are unidentified. Bis guests were In jured. two serlouftly. and scores were rescued by the po'lce and by leaping . Into nets. I ? I In that county and turned them over | to the State, K?ttlng,only $400,000 back for them.' ?Me Hart emrhatleally denied the report, current here since the aglta-! tlon for a Id-foot Instead of a 9-foot 1 road to Currituck Courthouse and | the Virginia line was begun, that Perquimans Is going to get a 1 (1-foot road without paying for the addi tional seven feet of width while In I'aftquotank and Chowan this addl tlonal width la being paid for by the County. The State will not pay for a width of mora than t feet In Per quimans. waa the flat declaration of the Coaralaaloner. IS IT ANOTHER BALKAN WAR? On the left King Boris of Bulgaria, whose throne may be in danger through the political coup in Sofia which overthrew the "peasant" Cabinet, and on the right, Stamboulisky, the "peasant" Premier, who was taken prisoner by the military party. BAI< ASSOCIATION A BLOWING HOCK lllowing Rock, July 5.?Attorneys from all sections of the State are here for the 25th annual meeting of the North Carolina liar Association, which convenes here today and for j two days thereafter will be in ses jftion. I 1 The address of welcome will be de livered Thursday morning at the op jthe Watauga couaiy^.bar and the re sponse will he handled by John 757 I Dawson of" Kinston. L, R. Varser, .'president of the association is on the ) schedule for the annual president's ' address, ins sunjeci RSTtlH? Iwen BTT nounced as "The North 'Carolina Ju dicial System.'* ~ Others on the three days' program |include Walter Clark, Jr.. Cluw4ot t ?*; R. E.' Denny. Greensboro; Judge W; (p. Harding. Charlotte. |Qd A. Mitch ell Palmer, former United States At torney General. Following the adjournment Satur da> morning the lawyers will be tak jen on a rld?* over the Yonahlossee j road to LAnvllle. FARMER-LABOR'PARTY -- TO NAME CANDIDATES I Br TTi? A??odil?4 Pr***? i Chicago. July 5.?A national con tention of the Federated Farmer j Labor party, representing Industrial | workers and farmers wJJl be held in j December or January for the purpose of nominating presidential and other candidates in the 19.24 election If the : report of the organization committee J is adopted hy the delegaes meeting here wltTFTHe national" Furmer-ba ? bor convention. Dempsey Expresses Praise For Gibbons Great Falls, Mont., July 5?Demp ,aey today was preparing for a few '< days vacation with his mother In i Salt Lake City. He expressed ad miration for Gibbons' ability as a boxer and declared he wanted to ? give him credit for his wonderful I showing. "I hope Gibbons was not jhurt," he said. "He Is a great borer and put up a fast bout: I hope the crowd was pleased." ; The champion has two badly dis colored eyes from a wound under the ! right and an old cut opened pp over the left as the result of Gibbons* I left hooks and right crosses. He ?wore a straw hat pulled low over his I forehead today partially hiding his right eye which was Just beginning I to get blue. MONIIOK UODPItKY DKAD Monroe Godfrey, aged 6fi. died at , his home In the Rerea community Wednesday at 7:30, after 19 years of suffering from cancer He Is sur vived by his- wife; by one son. Wil liam Godfrey of this County, by two daughters. Mrs. Reana White of ! Portsmouth, and Mrs. H. F. Colev of !thls County; and by one sister. Mla*j .Sarah K. Godfrey of Parksville. I "TKe funeral was conducted by the pastor. Rev. R. F. Hall, from the [home at 3:30 Thursday afternoon,; Interment being made In the Martin Prltchrad burying ground.4 . . | KORIIKH-MKADH Miss Ressle Meads and Mr. Charles Harold Forbes were quietly married ! Tuesday evening at eight o'clock at Christ church, the rector, Rev..Geo. j F. Hill performing the ceremony In j the presence of members of the im mediate famlles and a few Intimate friends. ?Th? hrldf. who In thp attractive daughter of Mrs. C. H. Meads of thU city, was gowned In a suit of blue with grey trimmings and accessories to match. The groom is with U*e C^ H- Robinson Company. They ^rllr make their home here. I.KVUTHA* HO\K T>RV New York. Jnlr S.?Th? aciant lln-| or. I^Tlattian. y??t?rday nn tier Arst tran? Atlantic roymgr with a dry bar. - ' Talented Dancer Margaret Zoluny, daughter of the Doted sculptor, George Julian Zol nay, who Is a talented dancer un der the director of Paul Tchernl koff. Sne Is shown In the costume which she wore when giving a Chi* nese solo dance at a recital for the benefit of the Washington Opera Teachers Enjoyed The Kiwanis Outing Summer School Students Ap preciative of Courtesy Extended Them The Kiwanlans were hosts Tues jday night to the teachers who are 'Attending the Summef^School^ here and to thp Rotarlans and their wives. President Claud WllllainK made a few remarks In IiIh characterlntic. snappy style and llenry LeRoy Jr. welcomed the guents of the evening. Songs by members of both club*, the yell by the teachers, and popu lar numbern by the famous Kiwanis quartet were greatly enjoyed by all. An amusing feature of the even ing wan an Ice cream eatlnK content entered Into by three ItotHrlans. three KiwaniSns and three of the teachers. The latter won the prise though Frank Scattergood and Hen ry I^eRoy Jr. are said to hate starred In handling the cones. The host left at H o'clock In th?* evening and returned at about 10 I and ail those who went on the rld? down the river d<>clsrfd enthuslsntl cally that they had had a mont pleas ant evening. I The Kiwanlans gsve an excursion i lant yeac_in honor of Jlhft, attendants at the Elizabeth City Rummer School and the teachers expressed them selves ss being tilthly Impressed with tHe thougntfulnesn and honpltallty of the Kiwanlans. ' PROGRESS MADE IN MEXICAN RELATIONS ? (Bjr The AiMorlnlcd I'rrtu) ten City. July r. Coincident with the meeting lsst evening of the fnlted States and Mexican recognl-1 tlrtn commissioners with President Obregon and Secretary of'Treasurer I !>?: ift.HuvrU. H...?** stjuixulMri i tstlvely thst "very grstlfving proit ress" hsd been made recently In con ciliating views of the two govern ments on Mexico's petroleum and ag rarlsn pollclen. Agreement has been resetted on more than two-thirds of the question* at Innue, although the remainder contain some of the most Important points. Miss Norn Stnlllngs of Wilson Is the Kueet of Miss Frances Madrln on, Southern svenue. SIX Ml.l.KI) WHEN nvniMFs rm i ?nE_IJ (H> Tin* ""UN-lnfiil IVr*?) Hudd? rsAeld, Eng.. July 5. ?Six peraona were killed an<t aeven Injured wht-n the I/<cd:? Manchester express. train drawn by two engine* collided while running full speed with an engine outaide-thv tunnel at Diggle, near here, the crash piling up a mass of wreckage. Counting lis Losses (H* I'uo Ah? iiiij Pmtl Shelby. .Montana. July 5.?Its' TFenzy of excttement KUbiodlr day. Shelby , sal down ta_coupt.?Jt?^ pTTnthe debit sTile" Tit =U?e ledge rj this little cow town, fight center of j I the world yesterday, must write jdown a deficit of approximately! $100,000. Emotionally for Shelby, I the fight was an outstanding success, j ? The town wanted Gibbons to stay; with the champion for 15 rounds and; I they saw him do it. The challenger! j offered no alibis for his defeat, but j (declared that he desired a return] .match. He was unmarked except fori ? a large blue welt on the thigh which' lie said was caused-by a low blow i that inflicted severe pain. MrLEAN WXS~SPEAKF.R I AT KUTHEKKOKDTON Rutherfrndtonr??C.. -July e ' t"America waa chosen, perhaps by the ihand of Providence, to first hold ,alof.t the torch of liberty and there fore the manifest destiny or America is to Insure the blcnliigi of liberty |i<> mankind everyfliere," declared 'Angus W. McLean of Lumberton, N. C-. speaking here on the occasion of a Fmnth of .luh rt'tetii ut inn mi the subject of "The Spirit of 1776." I "She should guard lis sacred pre cincts with a Jealous eyiv" h*?--a<lTirtry "and should -remember that Liberty has always been purchased at a stu pendous cost In blood and treasure. "We are so aceustonied to the blessings of freedom that we some times forget tln? distance we have travelled h.'twc^n our original and present status. We are inclined to fornet that 'civilization is a tree nourished not f>y rain and snow but J by the tears and blood of the patriots and prophets of yesterday." The speaker reviewed the progress of government from that of the roy al prerogative of kings to that of the American and later republics and de tailed the sacrifices of the great men ?of early American history who made I It possible for. the present day gov ernment of the United States. He declared that the principle of the equality of all men at creation, which had its origin in the teachings of Christ, was so utterly n*w to those of ottier centuries that it could not be comprehended. TTveifnhose who," j because of their condition of near | slavery, were the most benefitted by it failed to grasp the significance of :the new doctrine. It remained to j America, he said, to lead the way in 11he declaration of principles which have lived and grown stronger with jtimer-ibe principles of equality and the creation of man with Inalienable rights. MTTLK GlltL l)K M> Velda Mae Twlddy. aged 7 months. I died at the Community Hospital j Tuesday afternoon at 3:30, after an illness of four days. She Is survived by her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Twlddy. and by three, brothers. William, Marshall and ; Kenneth." The funeral was conducted at the home on Parsonage street Wednes-' day afternoon by Ftev. George F. Sul-, llvan and Interment was made In. I Hollywood. BANK OF ENGLAND RAISES ITS RATE IB* Tk? AmatU(#4 Pmm) London. July 6. ? The Hank of England today ral*ed It* rate to four! per cent from the three per-cent lev el that haa prmlM for a year. TEN DEATHS IN OHIO IN FOURTH ACCIDENTS Columbu*. July 6.?At leaat ten! per*onn are known to hava lout their. lire* in Fourth of July accldenta yea- < terday In Ohio. More than a acore were Injured. L1TTLK CURL RRKAKH ARM Little Marie Oaakln*. 4 year old ! daughter of Mr. and Mr*. Z. n. Oaa kln* on Houthern Avenue, fell from j the porch while playing Wednesday and broke two bone* In her right, arm I>r. R. L. Kendrlck wan Bum-! moned and the little girl H* resting as well aa could be expected today. COTTOX MARKET ?Mew Vork. Julj t. 6 put untinr. cloned quiet. Middling 27 65 an ad-1 vanee of 40 polo-<. Futures, clou-; Ing bid. July 2? 40; Oct 21.77; Dec 23 28; 22 99, March 22.91, . New York. July 5. ?^CottjBTh fu turea opened today at the following level*: July 2ft.02. October 26.53. December 23.05, January 22.75. March 22.70. Ulr. and Mr*. Pat Sjevena of Cam den were In th? cltf Wedne?<fky vla Itlng friends. The Glorious Fourth Passed Otf Quietly Crowds Enjoy Great Baseball Gams, Horse Racing and 'Boys Sports July the Fourth passed off quietly ^dneida) with quife a number of ucaoltvfroin out -el_the? city here to witness tbe sporTw^-Xor the boys, boat racing, horse racing 4K)d the baseball E.in?- between?and Kljza i>f*tii rti.v. ?nr th.? i.pvH1 entreats. the climbing of the greasy pole attracted the larg est nutuIter of entrants. Milton Bell finally reaching the bag .containing the 300 pennies given by the three banks of the city; after boys had rrjv?b the top of the pole. Other priz?3F-JUid the winners are as fol lows: % Obstruction race: 1st prize. Ran dolph Dozler, pocket knife, given by J. H. Aydlett"*Hardware Co.; 2nd prize. Mike Mettrey. shirt given by the Rucker & Sheely Co.; 3rd prize. Asher Scott, bathing suit, given by McCabe ? Orlce. Sack race: 1st prize, Luther Saw wr. pair keds given by the Spencer Walker Co.; 2nd'prize, William Mid gett. flash light-r given by the Apoth ecary Shop: third prize, Christmas Mettrey. belt given by Oliver ('.ilbert. Three legged race: 1st prize, Wil liam Midgett. cuff links, given by T. T. Turner & Co.. and Phil Davis, tie given by Weeks & Sawyer; 2nd prlzo " Aubrey C.allop. knife, given by the P. W. Mellck Co., a.DJtl Rlucher Ehr ingnaus. VTTtrotH" record, given by the Duff Piano Company; 3rd prize,? Roscoe Foreman and David Straughn -flawh liL-hts given bv D. M. Jones Hardware Co. and Sharber & White Hardware Co. ?. \ - ? , Bicycle race: 1st prize, Joe Kra mer. Kodak, given by the Standard Pharmacy; pnd prize. Joe Pool, base ballbat. given by the uuipepper iHnrdwar" Co.: 3rd prize, Eversharp ; pencil, given by^Klvln Chambers. _ Camden Blades won in the out board motor boat races, which took ? place at 4 o'clock in the afternooii. Mr. Blades.' boat was Ifi feet long and two feet wide with a V-shaped bottom end a two-horse power 2-cyl inder Johnson motor. * I Rufus Handy came secofid with a boat three feet wide and 16 feet long with a two-horsepower single cylinder motor. ' ? Jefferson Slsk came third In' the | race, driving a lfi-foot boat, pro pelled by a two-cylinder Johnson mo- r tor. . Morrlsette Pendleton had a good lead on Mr. Bundy until his propel iler went wrong and he had to get , out of the race. 1 The course of the race was-from ? the Texas Company around R$d (Buoy to a flag stationed at Dawson's [bath house and back over the'mrme jcourse, making a run of practically ' (three miles. With practically 15 LmfWKMird?motor., boats JtL..tllft- city.? water-craft enthusiasts were disap pointed to see only four entrle* oa Wednesday. <? At the fair grounds there was A ? good crowd to see the races. In Class A race "Corbln," 1-1-1, owned by J. C. Modlln and driven by Herbert Thompson, won all heats. This was the fastest race of the day, "Petrol," 2-3-2, owned by L. B. Culpepper and J W. Walker and driven by J. W. Walker, came in sec ond; "Gladys-Be-Sure," 3-2-4. owned by L. B. Culpepper and J. W. Walk er and driven by Charlie Ives, third; amf "Mable O." 4-4-3, owned and driven by John Hurdle, fourth. Time 2 mln., 18*4 sec.7~2 mln., 17^4 sec.; 2 mln.. 21 sec. In Class B. r*ace "W. J." 2-1-1 owned and driven by L. B. Arm strong. was flrst; "Sam B.," 1-2-2, owned by Herman Newbern and driven by J. W. Walker, second; "Robert Foatella." 4-3-3, owned and driven by Marvin Scott', third, and "Tom Harrell," ^1*4-4. 'owned and driven by Herbert Thompson, fourth. Time: 2 mln., 23 V4 nee.; 2 mln., 24*4 we.; 2 mln., 26 *ec. The mule race wa* won by Butler William*. At Dawaon'* ?wlmmlnK resort a crowd enjoyed the afternoon *porta from Mart to flnlah. F*rl*e* were won an follow*: Free-for-all boy*' *wimmlnjc race: Joah Dawaon Jr.. flrat prlie. William Wlnalow. second; Davie flpence. Free-for-?ll girls' awtmmlnx race: Heaale Horner, flrat prlxe; Jeanne Ifoutp. aeconrd; France* Lewis, ^hl/d. Hoy* under 16 swimming race: Kenneth lfolloman. flrat prise; Ken nedy Houtt. *econd. Canoe Paddling race. won by canoe *v?-lc?n?lnfc to Lester Winder and Clyde Gregson. / MltS. CIjKAIIV l>KAI> Mr*. Charlie Cleary died at her homo on Beech street Tuesday after noon at * o'clock, ffter a week'a Ill ness She wan about 60 year* old and I* survived by her husband and four children. Mrs. Lem Ituesell, Mrs. Hallle Ander*on. Mrs. Mary Holmea mid Robert Cleary. Tin fun#"ral WA1 gOllllUi'letl lij Pp. M. H. D. Wilson at the home Wed nesday afternoon, and Interment waa made In Hollywood. . OemrmMratlon At MnrrlaCtta'a Demonstrations by a factory rep ?eaentatlve of the Chambera flreleaa taa ranges will be given at M. C. Vforrlaette Company on Friday and Saturday mornings. Hounewlvea of Elisabeth City are Invited to take ad rentage of the demonetratlone. adv. *