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********* n ^ . __ n . ? *??????? ? the weather. * ? * * Generally fair tonight * ' /grill I ^jj| ^?#\%\ ? CIRCLLATIO\ ? * and Friday. Slightly * !1V III I |fmflT{3y HI[11(11(^11 J Yjfcsl\llfiltil11 Ifllffl* ,T ednexdav * * cooler in \ortheast to- * * 11,87 < "l>" > * * night. Gentle triads. * jgSgM ? * *****??*? V<???^ ? *?**#**? VOL. XIII. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, EVENING, AUGUST 16, 1923. FOUR PAGES. NO. 190. LT. GOV. COOPER ARRESTED 84 SENSATIONAL LIQUOR ARRESTS Prominent People in Savan nah Held Under ? Co??pira-| ey Section of Prohibition . Enforcement Act. Washington, August 16. ? With 84 persons already under arrest at Savannah, Georgia, under the conspiracy section of l the prohibition enforcement act,1 Department of Justice officials said today that they believed they finally rounded up one of, if not the largest, bootleg forces in the United States. Other important arrest's were fore-1 cast and It was stated that indict ments would he sought not only un- 1 der the Volstead Act hut also under tlie customs laws against smuggling and the statutes making it unlawful Nto transport smuggled goods. Savannah. Georgia, August 16..?' Thirty-flve prominent citizens of this city were arrested yesterday on Fed eral warrants charging violation of the liquor laws. They are alleged to "have played a part In the immense rum running plot extending up the entire Atlantic coast and touching at all the cities with distributing points and retailers in the Interior. More arrests are pmmised for today and over 106 counts are in the hill of in dictment against some of them. HOLD INSTITUTE AT ? SALEM AND ltlVEKSIDE A Pundav school institute will ho held at Riverside and Salem Baptht Church beginning Sunday. August 1!? and lasting through Tuesday, August 21. The day sessions will he held with R I v* rside and the even in-: sessions ?with Salem. Baptist Sunday school workers of the State will be In charge. On Sunday morning at 9:^0 the pastor. Rev. W. J. Banks, will bap tize a number of members who Joined Salem Church at a service held recently at Sound Neck school house. At 11 o'clock he will-preach at Salem church. FOUIl A15HK.STEI) IN WINSTON BANK CASE Winston-Salem. August ic,.?j. s. Barr, formerly teller of the Peoples National Bank here, Raymond Por ter. formerly bookkeeper, and J. D. Waugonor, and C. I), flill, loesi I men. Were arrested here last niuht on the char-e of causing a shortage through juggling of checks and false entries in the bank books. FLOliIDA TO INSPECT CAUOLINA HIGHWAYS TallnTiasy.. ; TmrldTr. Ar-nyl -Hk? Judur II. B. Phillips, chairman or the Florldti Highway Board, contem plates a trip to sev< ral other state - some time in the near future during which he will study road-hulhlinu methods applied elsewhere in search of ideas that may be used to advan tage in this state. North Carolina, Virginia and South Carolina have been decided upon as states he wiU visit, in the Tar Heel commonwealth the judge will view sonie of the results of that state's *65.000.009 road-building program, jjvhlch lias put it in front rank among "road-building states of the union. After a slay In North Carolina, lie will investigate the methods of road construction in Virginia, and later in South Carolina, both of which are pushing program- for the betterment of the highway systems. AMKHICA SOON TO RECOCINIXK MEXICO Mexico City. Auguat 16.?-N? aotla tions between the American and Mex ican inIons reatlve to the recogi?? tlon of Mexico were completed and tlte documents were ginned yeaterdaj by reprenentntlves of both govern ments. The documents now go to the prealdentn and senate of both countrlea. Approval in looked for and recognition In expected very ?V. W. C'AHKY DEAD J.?' i William Casey died Th urn da. i tornlns at .r> o'clock at his home ?V. Hunt-1 street, after an tllnenn of ? four week?. He Is survived by hla wife, three daimhti rs. Mrs. Calvin James of Sound N?*ck. Mrs. William J. I'ayno of Morgan street, and Miss Kstlwr Casey of Honter street; one son. Wll- \ 1 latii Ctfsey of New York City; flvej urundeUlldr* n and three sinters, Mrs. j William Clra\ of ^ojlolk, Mrs. Ade llne flent and Mm. Mary Wise of. Stumpy Point. No funeral arrangements hare yet j been made pending the arrival of hla son from New York City. I To Issue Warrants For Julian Newbern Charged With Manslaughter, and With Operating Car Un der Influence liquor Warrants charging manslaughter, operating an automobile under the influence of liquor, and reckless driving will he issued against Julian Newbern. County Prosecutor I'. G. Sawyer said Thursday morning. It Is thought that Mr. Newbern will be discharged from the hospital within a few days. He would not talk to reporters on Thursday morn ing but reiterated his former state ment made to his physician on Wed-' nesday that the steering gear of the car locked and he could not steer it to the left. He also told I)r. Combs that mechanics who had worked on his car would tell him that it always steered to the right and that con stant steering to the left was neces-, sary to keep It on a straight run. AH day Wednesday the scene of the. wreck attracted motorists from every part of the section, hundreds of automobiles visiting it during the' day. Even in the lat<? afternoon the; story of what had happened -"'icould still be read plain on the roadside. At the curve, which was not at all a sharp one. the car failed to Collow the paving.but kept straight ahead until two wheels were in the shallow ditch alongside the road. There was no sign of skiddlug and no occasion to skid as the automobile kept a straight course to the ditch. After it went Into the ditch, for a distance of at loar.t !?"? feet the automobile travelled on Uelw -"it struck the tree, betii at the wheel frantically try ing by tins time to turn back into the road but without success because the 'wheels on the right hand side were held to their course by the ditch bank. REVIVAL IN PKOCmUHH AT It A.MOTII <;ii.t : U> Dr. J. If. Thayer, pastor of lilack .well Memorial Rnptist CluTeh. is as sisting Rev. G. P. Harrill In it revival this week at Romoth Glload. FAVORABLE TUAOE BALANCE IN JULY j Washington, August If,.?A favor able trade balance of $26,000,000 was today shown by the official fig ures on the country's exports and Im ports for July issued att the Depart ment ol Commerce. Worthless Check Cost Him 2 Years Philadelphia. August 16.?Ernest Knoblauch" junior member of the bankrupt brokerage firm of Ilorden Ar Knoblauch of this city, was today sentenced to two years in the county prison when lu1- entered a plea of .nolle contendere to tie charge of passing a worthless check forH$T50. 000. The check was made out to Kean Taylor of New York for pay ment of a block of I'nited Stales Treasury certificates. UFA. LOl l> \. M \YO wii.i, itK in;m: Friday There will he preaching at the First Christian Chtirch Friday even ing at * o'clock, by Rev. Louis \. Mayo. Everybody Is cordially invit ed. He will only bo here for one night and would like to meet all of ' his old friends. HUNK II AH LAN HEADS TIIE REAL ESTATE MEN Wllmlngron, August 16.? Frank F. Harlan of Charlotte was yester day elected president of llu- North Carolina Real Rotate Associatlbn at the cloyfns session. IIAIMKH Win \\\IM, NYl'UIKI) IIV Morales Af?' r the babies were weighed at the Mothera* Club meeting at the Community House Wednesday, a eannlng demonstration was given by Miss Marclo Albert son, home demon stration agent. The babies had not gained In weight this w?ek, but all iwere well In spite of the hot weather. The beans were quickly Iran* mil ?ted from the vine to the can, being gathered from the garden, prepared and canned at the meeting. While . the process was being finished, a chocolate layer cake was made and served. Each club member If to try the canning and the cake making be fore the demonstration by Mlaa Al-j bertson. Mr*. R. fl. Cotter and Mrs. C. V. Harrl* assisted Miss AI bertson with1 the babies. THIRTY-TWO TOBACCO WAREHOUSES TO OPEN tlaleUh, Augtuat 1*.?Thirty-two! tobacco warehouiiM In Kantrrn C?ro-1 Una will open next Tuoaday, It wan innounccd today. TWO SURVIVORS ARE IMPROVING Miller und Newborn Had Ke^tful ISiglit at Community llospital Three Funeral* Thursday Followed Tragedy Reports from the Community Hon-! pital Thursday atinnoon were to the effect that both Wallace Miller and Julian Newbern, the two survivor* of the automobile wreck on the Weeks vllle road Tuesday night in which three men lost their lives, had had a restful nluht und seemed to be mak ing normal progress toward recovery durinc the day. Young Miller, who on Wedhesdav afternoon developed symptoms of pneumonia was reported "about the same" by his physician on Thursday morning. The doctor was not will ing to say that his patient was safe from pneumonia. He still talks with difficulty aud visitors were not al lowed to see hint. He told I>r. Combs' Thursday that he could remember, nothing about the accident. Mr. Newhern, though he awoke quite -sore Tlijureday morning, had. still developed no signs of complira-| Hons and indications are that he can he discharged from the hospital with in two or three days?as soon as he recovers from soreness and the shock. Mr. Newhern was not willing to make any statement to reporters calling at the hospital Thursday morning.. Tuesday night's accident was the trimmest tragedy of Its sort ever en acted In this section. Kive young men, all in high- spirits, parked into a two-passenger car at one moment were roaring along the paved" higli vav. A moment later one of the live had been hurled into eternity, two more were never to regain conscious ness, a fourth lay in merciful obliv ion no feet from the road in a cotton -pMtch. while the driver of the car. in distracted panic, tore alonu the road on foot looking for help. Three fun erals Thursday, one a<t fumd- n, one at Suffolk an?l one at Norfolk were the awe-inspiring sequel of the acci dent. The body of Joe Abbott was sent to Norfolk on the 3 o'clock train Wednesday afternoon. He is sur vived by his widow, who is an inva lid, and three small children. The body of Judson B. Barrett was taken to Suffolk, which was his home until 1921, when he moved to Eden ton where be lived with his brother. Kills Barrett. He is survived bv one sister. Mrs. Johnnie Hnrrcll of Kden ton, IjJennie Barrett of Portsmouth and Louis Barrett of Suffolk. Mr. Abbott was *.;0 years of ace and Mr. Barrett was about Both have made baseball their profession . for several years and both in? n could play almost any position 011 the ball diamond. HAVE LOCATE!) THE I, AST BODY Kchoiip (!i'chs Expert Today to Have .for Kohrrt*' Both Out of Mint*, Where He Tried lo Shut off Poison Can Kemerer. Wyoming. Aug. 16? It? < u?* crows of the Kemmerer Coal Company nine. :il (he frontier where an explosion Tuesday claimed the lives of J*N miners. believed this morning th.1t Ihey hart located the body of Joe Roberta, the last to be , recovered. The workers wore too exhatised last night to continue their tr<k. which. It is believed, will < nd when Herberts body is removed from he hlnd the barricade ho constructed in an unsuccessful attempt to shut off the poison gas. Coal Conference Is In Progress (IH fM N^w York, August Ifi ?Miners of ficials and representatives of the ati-i thraclte operators today went Into conference here wllh tin* i*nited| States Coal Commission equipped j with a provisional aareenw-nt look - I lug to the continuation of tnlnlnu af , t?r September 1. That there were still obstacles to overcome, liov-i ver. ao|K?ared very early In the dlscun slon. KNMIJHH IlKVIVK AM1KXT \? T Norwich. Norfolk, Aug. 1?.? An other of. England'* mo*t ancient ln-i dustrles Is being revived in the coun ty of Norwich. This Is the "rush rushe msttlnge." These mat. made from rushes which grow In profu flon In the marshy district* of N'ur mattlng" industry, mentioned In Chaucer's Canterbury Tales as "Ye folk are recognised as the best cov ering for stone floors. Bateman Is Held For Probable Cause Took Hours For Court To Get Details Of Alleged Assault On Frank Albertson Wilson llateman. IVrquiinans Count\ farmer. was hound over to Superior Court under $5o0 bond to aitHWi r the charge of assault with in-i tfiit to kill,, by Trial Justice Spenoe Thursday morning. the court hndinu probable cause in the anion. Mr. I llateman also pleaded uuilty of op crating an automobile while under! tin1 illlltieuce of liquor and for.--this offense was lined $."u and costs. Another defendant charged with ope ratine an automobile while under the inllu* nor of lii|Uor was C. C. I>u vall of Wf-ksville, hut formerly of J Klizaheth City. Duvall was arrested by' I 'allot* Otfleer Twiddy late Wed nesday afternoon at the Southern Hotel stop corner, where Imvail at-' traded attention by humping slight j ly into the car ahead of him. Officer j Twiddy and Chief Gregory both; swore lie was drunk when arrested, j and were corroborated by the evi dence of J. W. Wilcox. Mary rbrr<*rt. color#d. was taxed; with the costs for profanity on the j streets, the court dealing lluhtly 1 with her because she appeared to bej a "defective. Mary had attended a| "complication,"?her word for revlv-i al service, at the church the night be-j fore and waH*chidinu her husband about not attendinu wh?-n she used > tie- langiing^ tiiat h< r neighbors! complained of. Theodore Johnson, for operating a motor t-.ir wlthoijt the proper' l'glits was taxed with the costs. C'ato Mallory. of I'crquimans1 Country far operating a motor car-! with a defective inulfler. was lined1 #5.00 and costs. Henry Turner, colored, for d?;fce-j tive lights, was ttxed with the cost". I Hiram Knon, up last wcok: fori non-support, and for whom, on 1 complaint of hi- wife, a capitis was I i sued Monday, had since that time. g6t busy and provided money tor' wife and children. Mid a misjh nii d sentence over him was continued. I Not only was the docket' i long one. but also the session of lleoor (l<?r's court Thursday morning was a 1 most protracted one. the assault ease against Wilson'llateman taking up nearly three hours. Frank Al j hertson, alleged victim of the as-1 saiilt. was in court on crutches, the , result of a fracture of the small bone of his right leg and of a dislocation 1 of the ankle Joint, injuries which lie says lie susta nod when llateman tripped and threw him. Meekins -Pledges Cooiidge Suppor lis T:,?r ? I I V,- Tli?' Mlpr |?ort of ||?. I.N | uh!i? m inl/aflon ??f North Carolina w .<- fo??a> i ??i to I'rotldenl -0<w?Hrtccr" tt\ \v. ' (7. itramhan, ?.tnt? chairman. and I. M. Mceklnx, b art* r iuuunv North (!;irih Una Republican*. BOIJ, WKRWL DAMAGE IS KKl'OKTKD SMALL Raleigh, A11KUM lf??Report* re ?elv? d by tho Field Service I >?? i>???I - iiient of the North Carolina Cotton CSrownT Co-operative \s ??rlntlon from 413 lorn I secretaries show t ho average condition of tie cotton crop in :!s counties to bo 7?>.4 p* r c<nt of a fnll crop. The nvraio weather dnmnvo |* *ct at per cent. Av? r iiuf boll wcovll damau<- I given :?t 7.!! i??-r cent* Fourteen conn tic* re port a boll weevil dnmace of 10 per cent or more with the greatest dam ?:.? of 10 fer cent or more with llic jfvc reported by Stanley County. Warren, Northampton, Hertford. Halifax, Franklin, Kdwocombe and Ilertle report no damauo from the weevil. Franklin report* the heavi est damage from weather conditions. Ilertle I.* tho only county to report a full crop In prospect. The averai-'i condition of the crop a* reported bv' the I'nlted State* crop-reporting ser vice for the name per rod I* 82 p? r cent of a full crop. grand jury WORKS ON McRRAYER CASE llieforrt, N. C., AukiiM 10. ? The Hoke County prand Jury yesterday calh d for and received the report of the legislative committee Into the management of the Stale Sanatorium in lt-< Invest I': a Hon of th? criminal act* of T>r. Mcllrayer. Kliui E*tal>li?li<v? National UnivrmHy Indianapolis, AiiMUflt 1 f< jNr|o(| at Ions have been completed Tor the Ku KIHS Klan to take over Vnlpa ralao Fnlverslty, Indiana, under the name of the National University. 1 Gives Bond Of Five Thousand rimmuM Cooper. Ilomrr Cooper and (Hyde Lis^itcr, Are Also Included in Federal Warrant?Case Will he Tried ? al November Term of Court al Washington (lly Tin* Asstn Kaleijrh, August 16.?Lieutenant Coventor W. U. Cooper, his brother, Thomas Cooper; his son, Horace Cooper, and Clyde Las siter, a business associate, were arrested in Wilmington Wednes day nijrht on Federal warrants charging conspiracy to wreck the deijiuit Commercial National Bank at Wilmington and fraudu lently using the funds of that institution, it was learned here this morning. |<HI!0 AND kl.AN IN OPEN BATTI.K Mr Th? Auortitrd 'Prrn.) Stoubenvllle. Ohio, Ailu i \ I" 11 ? situation im viilliMi ti -ic lmlay 11 ml th<- |Killr,? I I' inir.-.| for quirk action to a n ii. iiiion of ih. out Ir.ak taut niuht aunlnsl Un ix n Mus Klnn. which iiilmin il In a pistol (III,.I I,, !,,, , Uirivln i.thron. s111 |u I,,' t i,,. r:l1 1x11,11 officer, anil a uroii|> <>r 'i who iin i| ii | ion hi in as hi' Vrw-t ' "1" ?l?i 1>i ii. il Karli.-r In ||?. ? ;:f. al"?" nu n. *ai.i "I" Khnmimn from ,??r|,v in ore of 'ho down town Mm i . ami a ?<ir.' w.n- l.a.11, h. at. n anil ^ atitonioblh .h w. n HT'-Ckcd. BENEFIT GAME FOR MRS. ABBOTT Norfolk Police 'IVtuii Will Play lit re Friday nnfl Pro ceeds W ill go to Witlow of Former Captain. t On Friday afternoon flu- Norfolk ' V i,,am u i" i?i?y tin* Kii/aiM t'i City nine in n hcnellt Lame r??r the i ir.ii'} or the Into .lot* AM,on. form, r of i!*??? ii-ani. IVoce<-dM other than ni'^'s.-jiry ? \ i *>-"? ?vill :o lo the v It low ami t|iri ?? ' I'i* Ui ii of .Mr. Ahhott? S>'n.jiiii tlca ' l'- will not he honored fit ? hi- j.:aiii.' ; 'i*l ?JiOM wfio an- entitled to roni ?dlni? nfary ticket:* an- psk<o to pa\ tl.?- edmlHslon price char ? I which will t>?? 50 ci'iitM. ? Norfolk f'olln- tontn 1.4 proh ;:!?!', Mi?- vtfontri'st apitrcpation of !?:? iI ? i i!iaf tr.tK hrrrj H?>?n i.ti tli?? lo 'I 'I nmon(1 thin season. Mai n . r \\ ? ? plan ? to use some r?f Mr'lui-.v's irri.r. v/lth his pitchers and ,ie ? nil of Hi' hi in he warmed up lor Hie mound in ratio thev am ne< d . d. I'r'dnv afternoon Ih the bet-t at tendance day of tlx- Arck and with a .?i rotiK tram playing Im p- for a worthy cause it I* hoped that a ne old crowd will attend. Ticket-< an- printed < -specially for th? ; ;mi:?- and arc on sale at Hc|Ij:'h and Mrteht's Jewehry at on h and al iIn* ilruti stores. Cashier Ohio Bank Is Lodged In Jail Dayton. Ohio. Ailuunt 10 ? T|,e discovery today that valuable secur ities won- mikMlna froth the vault* of IHe American Hank and Trunt Com ? ?nv brought tin- ? timat' H of Cash- ' ? r Kred Heclit's alleged defalcation tp to $;:2I.UO0. H.rht Ih held In the ounty Jail in default of bond. [1EIIV1N I.NTKIIKMTM TA K K OVHIt MOIIK Itt HHlA.S LAND Berlin. August 16.?Another nK rlcultural concession has been taken n Hussla by a German-Hussl in 8ce<l Urrtwing Company, which will e*taV ^h an oxforlmental farm ? !on a rart of about 30,000 acren near Mom ?"w. This In similar to the Krupp <*rlcultiiral conr?>Knlon In the Ck ralne.. Other German Interest* will noon hike nver wood concessions cov?*rlnt? 200,ono jo-res of forest near Mys Ftybln??k. Saw mills will be erected nnd ccllulone factories operated. 1.. II. Twlforil and dauahter. Miss riessle, bay returned home after upending a week's vacation at Ashe vllle. Mr Twtford will now resume his work in his office In the fllnton building . I All four were released under bond. Lieutenant Governor Cooper furnished bond of 000; Thos. E. Cooper, two bonds of $5,000 each; Horace Cooper, ?:),000; and Lassiter, $1,000. They waived examination be fore the United States Commis sioner and will lie tried at the November term of Federal court in Washington. I .jentenant Covernor Cooper. who waa chairtpan ?>f 111? - hoard ,<of direc tors of 11.? - defunct hank, was rharu ???! with conspiring with Thomas K. Cooper lo <I<111MI<I iho hank of cer tain sum* of Money anil will) the misapplication of certain funds and moneys. The specific charnen n^njnat Thorn as Cooper were misapplication of funds ami iuonioH of I he hank, and conspiracy. Horace Cooper Is aliened lo have misapplied Ilu? funds of the hank and lo hav<- made false entries In the .hank's records*. ? ? ?? !" i.assih r Is accused .o? aiding and jaheitinv Thomas H. Cooper in tho * i misapplication of funds. Tiie warrants were sworn out hy } District Attorney Tucker on July 31 and horved. hy I'niled StntiH Marshal Ward last nl;;ht. TAXES WILL BE ! LITTLE HIGHER liKTcn-f of 12 firiii* in Levy ami IYo|>erIy Valuation K\ perlrtl lo IScnrli ?20,000, 000. Iave>; will he 12 cents higher on the hundred dollars in ,19211 than in ID22. I he County Commh sionorH in spe rtnt "TTWlori irirrs^l urday fl\e(T~ tho lew for the current year 91.03 per 5 I mi a-ahi t 91 c< ills | hundred in 1922. . proper!v valuations have not t lu en announced hut lieulstor of De. iis Hrothers < -?t Inflates that it will reach around $20,000,000 or at leapt a half million more than Iftst year'* which w?m $19,500,000. Tho prop erty \.iluation In, 1 2 1 was $20,364, '?1H, with a levy of 98 cents on tho hundred dollars-. Following is a comparative table of the levy for 1922 and 1923: 102:1 1089 School BO 39 itoad IJond 26 27 County fload Debt *.> 03 03 County Itoad fund OH 07 Ceneral County Fund... 18 15 Total av. valuation. $1.03 91 Foiiowlnn is a comparative table of : iiefial district" school levies for tho last two yeara: 102:1 10'JiS K. City 06 05 No win nd ::o *:o Vrovldence 25 2" Week"vllie 30 20 Nlxonton 10 8 Oklsko 01 01 The poll tax for 1923 Is $2.00, the name as in 1922. hksigns as iiead of pi(;(a,i waaa/s Memtriil*. Twin., AuimihI 1 '< ? Clarc'hcr Snnnders yesterday resinn ed a* president of flie WUkIv Corporation which control* the pat ent* under which tho strtres 'operate. '.'< ?TTON MARKKT Now Vni k AtiKiixt 11 Spot eloacd afndy, IMddllng 2.1.7S. Kilttire.. ilo.tnK bid- October 24.51-51); |i< comber 24.40-42; January 24.OS OS; March 24.14-15; May 2405-10; Julv 2r>.fto. N, ? v..11. Aiiuii.t i r, r.-.trnn fu ture, op4*n( d today at thfl following lercla: October 24.16. I>wnibor 2 4.15. January 22.93, March 23.?7, May 23.90.
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