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* THE WEATHER. * Mostly cloudy tonight * and Wednesday. Prob * rhly local thundershoic _ * era. Gentle winds. ******** ???*?? -msm CIRCULATION Monday 1.645 Copies VOL. XIII. ?FINAL EDITION." ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 31. 1923. ^ FOUR PAGES. NO. 176. PLAN ADVERTISE EASTERN SECTION Secretary Eastern Carolina Chamber of Commerce Urp <?? Counties of Northeastern Corner to Become Members A proposal to advertise Eastern North Carolina was presented to re preventatives of the boards of the1 County Commissioners of Pasquo tank. Camden, Currituck. Perquim ans. and Chowan counties at the Chamber of Commerce rooms in the Community building Tuesday morn* Iih- n? - - -* ~ ? mnvs?a ut-du*/ inorn I inc. Dare and Gates, though -invlt J ed to send representatives, had none pre ""lit. though this was due rather to the distance to be travelled in l?et-J ting here than to lack of interest in the meeting, it may probably be tak en for granted. In brief, the proposal, which was presented bv Secretary-Manager N. C. Hartlett of the Eastern Carolina Chamber of Commerce, was that the counties of the Albemarle become; members of. the Eastern Caroliua Chamber of Commerce, at a cost of $:?00. and that in return each of the counties so joining the organization I I will be given three paces in the En-| cyclopedia of Eastern Carolina which 1 the Eastern Carolina Chamber is now planning to Issue. In addition. Mr. Iiartlett said, the j fund raised from county member-' ship* will be used to buy advertis ing space in Southern periodicals such as the Progressive Farmer, it being his idea that for the present Southern states to the south of North Carolina offer the best sources from which to draw Immigrants to devel op the resources of this section. Commissioners present went on record as being favorably disposed to the proposal and on motion of C. W. Morgan, chairman of the Hoard of Commissioners of Perquimans County, promised to present the matter at the next sqssion of their respective county boards for discus sion and action. Indications were that at least a number of the coun ties in this section will take a coun ts membership in the Eastern Caro lina Chamber of Commerce and come in for their share of the adver tising to be done in Southern maua zlnes and the publicity to be given the section in the encyclopedia of Eastern North Carolina soon to be issued. First to endorse the proposal and promise his best effort to secure fa vorable action on It in his county was Chairman C. W. Morgan of Perqui mans. No region in the world, Mr. Morgan said, was more rich in nat ural resources than this sect'on of North Carolina which now boasts the finest crops between Florida and the Virginia capes. The great need of the section, he went on to say, is men to develop It and the only way to get these men Is to advertise. Mr. Morgan went on to give some exam ples of. the good that advertising on a limited scale had done In the case of his own town and county and pro fessed himself as thoroughly sold on the proposition that advertising pays." And if it pays great commer cial enterprises," he asked, "why should it not pay a section?" Mr. Morgan was followed by Chairman Hurfoot of the Pasquo tank board, who expressed himself as favorably impressed and promised to take the matter up with the Pasquo tank Commissioners, all of whom were present except Commissioner Jasper Thompson. Representatives of the other coun ties represented then followed Mr. Burfoot's example , in promising to see that the matter was present ed to the August meeting of county commissioners in their respective counties. Another matter taken up at the meeting wns the proposal of Chair man Ilurfoot of the Pasquotank Iloard that a home for the aged and dependent of the several counties of this section he established at some central point in order that better care might be taken of those who were diseased and afflicted. In order that a home might be provided for those of the counties who have 110 county home of their own and in or der by bringing the institutions of the various counties tinder one man agement that economies in operation might be effected. With a popula tion largely rural many counties of this section have so few dependent on public charity that they do not have enough Inmates to operate a county houTe on an economical basis. It was pointed out. A resolution was accordingly pre pared and endorsed td be presented, through the good offices of the East ern Carolina Chamber of Commerce. to the various county boards of the counties North of the Albemarle Sound to see If the proposal meets with sufficient favor and calls forth sufficient Interest to call for a meet ing of the county chairmen of the various counties to discuss the feas ibility of the suggestion and to for mulate a plan to be presented to the governing bodies of the various coun ' ? Just before the # meeting closed Chairman Morgan " of Perquimans took the opportunity to urge that each county represented Join the State Association of County Commis-i Aloners which meets annually for the discussion of problems by and the Interchange of Idea# among members of the various county boards In the State. Membership, he pointed out.) costs a county only five dollars and the members of the hoard of commis sioners of any bounty that Is a mem NORTH CAROLINA LOOKS GOOD TO HIM The finest crop* between Florida and the Virginia Capes are right here in the Albemarle region of North Carolina, ac cording to J. A. Harris, native of Pasquotank, but now of Winter Park. Florida. Mr. Har ris has just come from his home to visit relatives here. "Crops," says Mr. Harris, began to get better as soon as I crossed the North Carolina line, and from Hamlet to Eliz abeth City the farther this way I go the. better the crops looked." ? GREAT DAMAGE IN 1 RICHMOND STORM Scores of Persons ure Home-1 | less, and Fire Department | Spent Six Hours in Rescu ing People from Homes Richmond. July 31.?Thousands of dollars of damaee was done by the cloudburst and electrical storm here last night during which the local weather bureau reported 7.26 inches of rainfall. j Scores of persons wore rendered I homeless, buildings in the lowly sec tions were flooded. some were wrecked, and much damage was dona to bridfe*. railroad tracks. ! roads and streets by the water which reached a depth of ten feet in front of the union station. i ?A4-ritl?er points a depth of 1 5 feet I waa reorded. according to fir?? offi-! cials who spent more than six hours , j rescuing |>erson6 from their homes. Estimates of damage ranged from j $250,000 to $500,000. FOUR JURORS WERE SELECTED BY NOON iBf The AuorUlfd Ppwi.) Cumberland Courthouse. July 31.' ?Actual work of selection of a Jury to try Larkin Garrett. Indicted with his brother. Robert, for murder of Rev. Kdward Sylvester IMerce, start ed in circuit court here today. The veniremen summoned from : outlying districts of the county were ; questioned as to whether they had ' formed an opinion, if they opposed .capital punishment, and if they were friendly with the C.arrett Brothers. Four prospective Jurors out of 13 examined had been seated at noon. IS FAVORABLE SITE FOR FISH HATCHERY Secretary Job of the Chamber of Commerce has written a letter to Chairman Dixon of the State Fisher ies Commission inviting the Commit tee that is looking into the matter of sites f<rr a fish hatchery in this! section of the State to visit Eliza beth City. Mr. Job believes that Elizabeth CPy offers a mcM favorable site for the establishment of one of the J hatcheries which it Is proposed tl:at I 'the State establish. WOULD LEAD BACK TO WHITE HOUSE (Br Tit* itwriiird Prfui Montgomery, Aln., July 31.?Sen ator Underwood In addressing the Joint session of the Alabama legis lature today declared that If the state delegation at the next Demo cratic National Convehtlon named him an candidate for the nomination for President he would do all In his power to lead democracy back to th ? i White House. REVIVALS AT MOYOCK Moyock, July 31.?Revival servic es at the Baptist Church conducted , by Rev. E. L. Wells, assisted by the pastor, Rev. 1^ L. Johnson, closed j last evening. Eight were _recelved , Into the membership of the church. At a beautiful service seven candi dates were baptized by the pastor I this morning. Revival services at the Methodist Church here are expected to begin 'Thursday evening, August 2. at 8 I o'clock. Pastor W. fl. Humble will .be assisted by Maxwell evangelistic party. Large attendance la expected. TWO CLOUDBURSTS DO GREAT DAMAGE Raltlmore, July 31.--Two cloud i hursts In Carroll and the surround llng counties last night flooded the I villages, causing millions of dollars damage, destroying hundreds of homes and rendering hundreds | homeless. No loss of life was re ported up to midnight. !ber of the association may attend the I annual meetings at his county' ex pense. | Those present at the meeting In cluded I>. N. Hray of Camden. J. T. I Satterfleld. A. D. Ward and C. I). I Wehh of Chowan. C. W. Morgan. H. | P. White, and I) Ft. White of Per quimans. J. W. Fisher of Currituck, land Noah Rurfoot. If Cartwrlght. W. J. F. Spence. P. O. Prltchard and |C. A. Ownley of Pasquotank. Home not members of any hoard of com missioners were present In response to a general Invitation to those Inter-, iested In the development of the sec-i jtlon to attend the meeting and be come acquainted with some of the, plans of the Eastern Carolina Cham ber of Commerce. A $15,000 TROTTER. "June Marie. e.Roland Haslriman Dnving Mrs. E. H. Harriman's sensational range bred (rotting mare, June Marie, recently purchased for $15,000, is expected to make her first start this seasonjn a public raw nt Kndlcott. N. Y., and has been en tered in the 2:i7~cla?s for a purs* of >2.000. She does 2:17 AMERICAN TOWNS DUPLCATE NAMES Interesting Story Told of How Town in Missouri Got the Name of "Peculiar" and Stayed That Way on Map. Washington. July 31.?There is a I very peculiar story connected wit li ith?* namiinr-trf" Peculiar. Missouri ? [Which Is also a peculiar name for a town. The Federal -Government does not name towns and hamlets when tlAv an- born or feel I he urge for a cog nomen. but the Post Office Depart ment does regulate Miclii to the ex tent of prohibiting Nlui?licatIiik of , names within the same state. So when a newly formed community in 1 Missouri suggested a certain name for its post office, the departinent in formed the inhabitants there was al 1 ready one by that name in their state. Several other names were chosen by the residents and submitted, bat always with the same result. Finally an exasperated official of the depart ment. In refusing the latest choice, wrote the city fathers among other things "that It was mighty peculiar they could not And a good name for their town." Whereupon he received the following reply: "Acting on your suggestion we select the name Pecu .liar." And so Peculiar is on the map of today. I There Is only one rule in the nam ing of new towns, and that is that I there shall be but one of the same name in n state. But that doe*..not prohibit other states from boasting towns of the same name. For in .stance, there are 4 5 names used I more than 20 times each to designate towns and cities. Henjamin Frank lin is remembered as an Inspiration more than any other person, and Franklin as a town name takes the prize, occurring 31 times in 31 states. The others in point of popu larity run: Clinton. 30 times; Ches ter. 29; Arlington. 29; Washington. 2H; Troy. 27; Salme. 27; Madison. 27; Marion, 27; Manchester, 27 Clayton. 27; Glen wood, 26; Kings ton. 20; Newport. 26; Ashland. 25; Centervllle. 25; Cleveland. 25; Au burn. 24; Dover. 24; Hlllsboro. 24; Lincoln. 24; Monroe. 24; Oxford. 24 Princeton. 24; Springfield. 24; War ren. 24; Fnlon. 24; Greenville, 23; Wilson. 23; Belmont. 22; Huffalo 22; Canton. 22: Dayton. 22; Eureka'| 22; Liberty. 22; Mllford. 22; Ply mouth. 22; Burlington. 21; Leban on, 21; Portland. 20; Lexington, 20; Jamestown, 20; Hudson. 20. ami Danville. 20. Duplicated names are the bane of the postal clerk, and the Yankee rep utation for originality rises stagger ing when confronted by the appar ent lack of Imagination used to name American communities. There are even two Chlcagos. six Phlladel- i phlas, seven Detroit, and 14 Den* vers. Similarity In names also causes the postal department considerable trou-| ble. Indistinct penmanship might easily confuse Eldoro. la., with El-1 dorado, la. In Pennsylvania alone there are 13 communities whose names begin with the prefix Green: Greene, Greenbrlar, Greenburr, Greencaatle, Green Land. Oreenoch. Greenpsrk. Greenboro, Greenshurg. I Oreenstoen. Greenstown, Greenville,' and Greerrwald. There is a partial-, Ity for Bloom as a prefix In New York state, as for example Itlooms l?;irg, Dloomlngdale. Iiloomini; Gtove. Illoomlngton and Bloomvllle. CUKKITIJCKIANS GO \ ON CAMPING TRIP Moyock, July fl.?Prof. T. B El liott with his party of young men, made up of contingents from Currl tuck and Poplar Branch, left this morning by motor truck for a 14-day camping trip. Their Itinerary wlil Include visits to well known farms near Richmond. Va.. and a vlilt to AshevMle. N. C., and vicinity. i Brilliant Golf Match for Dixie Nashville. Tenn.. July St.?"The most brilliant golf maich ever brought to Dixie," Is the way M. II. Frost. a leading Nashville enthusi asts. characterized the Jones-Adair Hutchinson-Godchaux play arranged for August 11 and 12 In Atlanta and Nashville. The -stars represent a collection of sou it* of the leading golft'ra of the ; world and the greatest Interest Is centered upon the match. The first K holes will he playeTl on the Kast Lake course Iu_ Atlanta on Saturday, August' 11T and the last .'16 holes at lleJle Meade, Nashville's most ex clusive golf and country club. The special cars will convey Frank Godchaux. of Nashville,, rated as seventh best amateur player, and the bin gallery from Nashville to Atlan ta tin tii.' first hall to play, and re turn the Nashvllrlans and the Atlan ta enthusiasts here for tin- last half of the match. Hohhv Jones, of Atlanta, who won the national open championship at In wood recently. will be matched with Perry Adair, of Atlanta, south ern amateur title holder, 'against Godchaux, of Nashville, and Jock Hutchinson, of Chicago, one of the most celebrated professlonels and once Hritish title holder. All plans for holding the match have been perfected. One of the I leading social features will he a ban quet at Belle Meade Club in honor 'of the stars and Atlanta visitors, when W. R. Cole, of Nashville, will be toastmaster and welcome the guests. Play will be double nassau. A point will be awarded for the best ?core in the first 18 holes, the best ball on the second IK will.m t a point and the winners of the first rjr, will receive third point. The third and fourth IX will eount a point each, and the sixth point will lie p(yen for the winner of the second 116. while the lowest scorers for the entire, match will receive an added point, i Persian Ministers Ask For Fish Laws) Raleigh. July Ml. At the request of the Persian Minister at Washing ton, Secretary of State Charles K. Hughes has written to Governor Morrison asking for copies of all available publications relating i? the laws governing the catching of fish in the rivers and other water* j of this state. The letter has been referred to the Fisheries Commis sion. Secretary Hughes' letter follows: "I have the honor to Inform .you lhat I have received from the Pcrslai Minister a note dated July 10, in which he requests for his government a complete collection of the law, rules, and regulations governing tho catching of fish In the rivers and territorial waters of the 1'nited States. Requesting copies of available publications relating to the law?, rules and regulations of your state on the subject, for transmission to the Minister, I have the honot/ to be. Sir, "Your obedient servant, Charles K. Hughes. TIJK NAVY YAKO TKAM I'LAYINC IIKHK TODAY I 'the Portsmouth NaYy Yard team plays here today at .r? p. m., weath er conditions permitting. On Wednesday afternoon the Portsmouth Grays will play on the local diamond and on Thursday the fast team from the Cotton Oil Refin ing Co. of Portsmouth will be here. Festnre Vacation Special* In an advertisement II! Wednes day a paper T. T. Turner it Co will feature vacation special for Dad and the Roys. adv. President Harding Is Fighting For His Life Verdict Will Ik- Known in Few Hour*, Mr#. Harding Very Brave Under Strain, In Agisting ill r Nursing lliin DEFINITE INDICATIONS OF IMPROVEMENT IN PRESIDENTS CONDITION REPORTED (lly Tlx- .Wmlnl.-a Pm>) San Francisco, July, 31.?Definite indications of improvement in the condition of the President were contained in the following official bulletin issued at 10 o'clock by attending physicians:, "The President had a fairly comfortable night with considerable restful sleep. His temperature at 9 o'clock is 100, pulse 120, respiration 10 and regular. There has been no expan sion of pneumonia areas, and his heart action is defin itely improved. Nourishment and fluids are lieing tak en regularly. Elimination is satisfactory. He express es himself as feeling better and less exhliusted." ? ? FIREMAN OF STATE MEET AT DURHAM Practically Every Fire Depart iiicnl of North Carolina to 1 l>e Ueprenentcri at Thirty Si\tli Annual Convention .Durham. July si.?Durham will (entertain ih<? thirty- sixth annual con von t ion and tournament of the North Carolina Firemen's Associa tion August 6-0. Thursday, August 9. Is to lie Tournament Day, when the best loams of tire men in the State will have representatives here. Durham's 1 team will not compete for the prizes, since Durham is host this year. Following is the program: Monday, August fit It Registration?-Mn I bourne Hotel. TuoNtlny, August 7 1 9:00 a. m.. parade. All delegates, visitors and teams with or without apparatus are invited to take part, i 10:30 a. m., convention convenes, Durham High School building, J. H. Woods, president, presiding. , Invocation, Rev. S. S. Host. Address or welcome. Mayor J. M. Manning. Response, Col. A. II. Hoyden, Sal Isbu ry. Address. ?en. J. S. Carr. Durham. Address. Hon. Stacey Wade. Ral eigh, Insurance Commissioner. 1 Appointment of Credentials Com mittee. 12:30 p. m.. adjournment for I lunch. 1:00 p. m., barbecue, -Chapel Hill. The convention delegates and vis itors will be the guests of the Chap |' I "ill Fire Department. Inspection jof buildings and grounds of the Un iversity of North Carolina. 4:0u p. in., afternoon session. Durham High School Building. Report of credentials committee. Regular order of business. Report of officers and committee*. I Appoint of committees. 8:30 p. m., entertainment, Acad emy of Music. All delegates and visitors Invited. Wednesday, August Hth 10:00 a. m., final session of con vention. Reports of committees. Unfinished 'business. ? New business. 12:30 p. ni., picnic lunch. High K hool grounds. Delegate** nnd vis itors Invited. 2:00 p. in., horse shoe conies'. High School grounds. 3;30 p. ni., baseball; Durham vs. i Raleigh, Doherty field. Memorial KxerriMH 8:30 p. m.. First Presbyterian' Church. Organ prelude. Anthem, "emember Now Thy Cre-! alor" (Custance). Prayer. Rev. Trela D. Collins. Solo. "The Holy City." (Adam) Miss Highsmith nnd chorus. Address, Dr. Harold I). Meyer, Chapel Hill. Anthem. "My Faith Looks Up to] Thee" (l.orenm. Ceremonial, "Some Time We'll j Understand." Benediction. Tlmr*#lny, August fMh 9^00 a. m., reel contests, 100 yds and grab; 100 yard dash. 2:00 p. m., motor contents, Duke | St. 12:30 p. m., lunch. High School gymnasium. dele gates and visitors Invited. 4:00 p. m., toiiman-cm ^I'lse* fOT'roN m MtKK i New York. July Si.? Spot cotton closed quiet. Middling 22.45. Futu res. closing bid, Oct. 21.18. Dec 21.02. Jrfn. 20.77, March 20.85, May 20.81. New York, July 21.?Cotton fu tures opened today at the following levels: October 21.27. December 21.28. January 21.05, March 21.16, May 21.14, Presidential Headquarters,. Palace | Hotel, San Francisco, July 31. ? 1 President Hardin*:, characteristically calm and determined. Is fluhting the greatest battle of his career, a strug Igle In which his life Is at stake. I Arrayed against hlni are hronclio ! pneumonia, symptoms of which were discovered by attending physicians last night, and also the danger of |other complications. Arrayed In his favor are la in calm determination, the subsidence of ; early abdominal ? trouble, and the I ho|ies and prayers of the nation. His handicap is admitted to he Weakened resistance. None of the jflve attending physicians will predict ithe outcome, although all are opti mistic. Apparently I letter > Presidential Headquarters. Palace Hotel. Sanfranclsco. July ::i. The iPresident passed "the* best night, (comparatively since he has been 111," ltrigadler General Sawyer, his per sonal physician, said in a statement |given out at eight o'clock this morn i Ing. I "That, augurs well," he added, |"and conditions seem to warrant the ,statement that apparently he has igotten Into clear sailing." | General Sawyer confined his an nouncement to this brief statement 'upon coming out from consultation , with other ottendtng physicians to meet newspaper men. Much ItefrcNlied To/lay Presidential Headquarters, Palace Hotel, San Francisco, July 31?Pres ident Harding was ho refreshed by sleep, which lasted more than six !hours last night, that this morning he was able to looR**a(" the news of the day and sent out . for the morn ting papers, all of which Were devot ed largely to accounts of his Illness, lironcblal rneuiiionlA San Francisco, July 31.?Presi dent Harding last night developed bronchial pneumonia and his condi tion was described as "very grave." He Is fighting for his life and the !verdict will be known In a few hours. Attorney General Daugherty Is 'rushing from Itritlsh Columbia to be at bin bedside. Mrs. Harding, very brave under ;the strain, Is assisting In nursing i blin. | If the President gets well enough, physicians will rush him across the continent oil a special train to Wash inn ton. The Panama Canal trip has been definitely cancelled. JOHN HENRY CAME HOME HIT IIIS STAY WAS BRIEF lleturnlng home after a term on the roads of Hertford County, during the course of which they became buddies, John Henry Heckstall nnrft George Venters bade each other good-bye as the Night Kx press was under the sheds of the Norfolk Southern passenger station Monday night, George's home being at Kden ton. George stopped to get a drink of water before going back to his seat and when he got back to it his suit case was gone and the train, by this time, was picking up speed for Its run to the next station. Convinced by Inquiry Among fellow passnegcrs that John Henry had boarded the car from the other end after their farewells had been spoken and made off with the suitcase, George contin ued on his way to Edenton to which be already had paid bis fare, but this morning he returned to Elizabeth City and laid his cape before Police Officer Twlddy. George's suitcase was found reposing beside John Hen ry's :?( a negro lodging house and lohn Henry himself was shortly af terward picked up on the street. He was tried In recorder's court Tues day morning and returned to the Hertford roads for a period of four months. John Henry had just completed A term of a year on the roads for steal ing a Vlctrola and certain records, among which John Henry's favorite was "If You Don't Get It, 'Taint No Fault Af Mine."
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