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********* * THE IT EAT HER * Cloudy weather with * * probably shatters to- * night and Friday. Mild * * temperature. ********* * CIRCliHTIOM * IT ednesday * 1,713 Copies * _L VOL. XIII. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THl'RSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1923. EIGHT PAGES. NO. 218. Fair Week Will Also Be I Trade In Bess City Week Greatest l'air Advertising Stunt Ever Pulled Off in Old Home Town Will l?e Undertaken If Only Ed Spen cer Can Get Fifty Automobiles Fair Week will also be "Trade in Elizabeth City Week." This was decided on by Elizabeth City merchants this week, and the decision-has given a big impetus to the enthusiasm for the whirl wind publicity tour of the ten counties of the district and Bertie County as well. The original plan adopted by the Merchants' Association, it will be remembered, was to ap point a committee of 25 mem bers to arrange an itinerary of the counties of the district, to divide the committee into three squads of eight members each, i'.nd to assign to each squad a certain part of the district. That plan, however, when It had ' be*n decided to make Fair Week! Trade in Elizabeth City Week, was not big enough Tor Ed Spencer, pres-1 ident of the Elizabeth City Mer-; chants' Association. Mr. Spencer conceived the idea of increasing the number of automobiles to 40 or 50 and covering the entire territory within one day. He is seeking, ac cordingly. for 50 automobiles to be ready at 8 o'clock on the morning of Tuesday, September 25, to carry the message of attend the Fair and trade in Elizabeth City to 11 coun ties. Mr. Spencer knows that the auto mobiles are here, and, if they are to be hud, it is planned to distribute something like 10,000 circulars ad vertising the Fair on next Tuesday in every village and hamlet- and throughout the entire district. But it is not proposed to depend upon the printed message to bring folks to Elizabeth City during Fair and Trade in Elizabeth City Week. The members of these touring par ties will talk to the folks on the farms and in the towns and villages and along the country roads which ttl4 y traverse, and carry a direct message of the good things and the good times of Fair Week in Eliza beth City to the people of town and countryside, following this with a cordial invitation to everybody to at tend what is for Elizabeth City the bis gala event of the year. The plan, in other words, is to ad vtiti.-e the Elizabeth City District Fair in Elizabeth City as It has never been advertised before, and to bring to tlir town for the Fnir, and for the opportunities of trade in Eliza beth City Week, the biggest crowds that have ever thronged the streets of the Old Home Town during any lik? period of its history. Elizabeth City merchants believe that the Albemarle scclion tills fall is about to enter upon the most proa perous season since 1919, and they expect during Fair Week to start these good times with a flourish, the impetus of which will continue to be t> It until the arrival of the Christ inas holiday season. (lotting the automobiles, to Ed Spencer's mind, is the one big prob lem to be solved. If automobiles can be had to the number of 40 or frO~to undertake the trip the success of the plan. Mr. Spencer declares, is assured. He is, therefore, appealing to every patriotic citizen and wide awake business man in Elizabeth City who owns a motor car to put it at the city's service for this one day. Mr. Spencer is anxious to hear from every motor car owner in the city who Is willing to respond to this In vitation. A telephone call to him at the Siiencer-Walker Company or to the headquarters of the Merchants' Association in the Hinton building from anyone desiring to offer a car will be greatly appreciated. SUPEIt-GOVERNMENT HUMES SAY CITIZENS Raton Rouge. I*a.. Sept. 20.? <iov?*rnor Parker today made public the contents of the res olution adopted hv a maun meet ing of citizens of Jackson Parish charging that a "super government has )oen established In Jack'on Par ish" to the pxt?*nt of "oisruptlng the Judiciary and the machinery of th.** courts In such way as to punish In nocent persons while guilty ones go free and practically disfranchising voter* who are not In sympathy with the Ku Klux Klan." MARHKT . N. w York, 8*pt. 20.?Spot Cotton. c? > ?J qnlet, Middling 30.50 a decline of "28 points. Futures, closing hid, Oct. 29.70-82. Dec. 29.36-42, Jan. i.s S0-8S, "March 28.78-80, May 2s 67-77. July 28.00-tradlng. N#w S^pt. 20?<!otton futures op ened today at the the following J.vrh: Ortober 29.85-92; December 29.10-38; January. 28.70-75; May .155-58. NORFOLK MARKETS COTTON AM) I'KAN'l'TH (Reports Wlntx>?ne A Co.) Hppt?mb?r t# Cotton Middling. <open> Cotton Middling (clou) 29 '4 Peanut*, Meidjr ....... .SH to 1% Cox Speaks About The Constitution Tell* Stat* College Student* to Fol low the PreceptH of Their Forefather* Raleigh, Sept. 20.?General Al bert Cox was the principal speaker Monday morning in Pullen Hall at State College when the College R. O., T. C. Regiment, under orders from the Secretary of War, observed the 136th Anniversary of the adoption of thl Constitution of the United States. | This week, September 16 to 22. has been set aside by the Secretary of War ns Constitution Week and at1 each post, camp nnd station under military Jurisdiction some fitting' ceremony in celebration of the adop tion of the Federal Constitution will be held. i Colonel J. W. Marrelson explained the purpose of Constitution Week by reading the following letter from the Adjutant-General of the Army: "On September 17. 1923. the Con stitution of the United States will have hf'en in existence as the funda mental law of the lnnd for 136 years. It can thereof .be said of this docu ment that it has stood the test of time and forms the firm foundation of the liboral institutions of our country and is the underlying guar iantee that all Americans look to as the bulwark of their liberties. It may also 1 said to have served as a basis for similar constitutions of lib era! Borernmenta of the pooplaa of other countries. "It is unfortunate that we are now {passing through a critical period in American as well as In world history, .and the times call for the full co-op eration of all loyal citizens to avert 'evil tendencies that go to subvert jour Constitution and to restore at IleaMt the An\eriran world to sound thinking and more Intense patriot ism. i "To this end the Secretary of War directs that the week of September 16-22. known a* Constitution Week* be observed and that during this week at each post, camp and station under military Jurirdictlon some fit ting ceremony in celebration of the adoption of the Feder.il Constitution be held. At least once during this week troops will bo assembled nnd. as a part of the ceremony, a talk on the adoption, the history of. and what the Constitution muans and stands for will be given by a proper ly qualified person." General Cox was Introduced by President Ilrooks. He gave a clear cut exposition of the history of the i Constitution, explaining briefly oach ; of Its seven articles, the first ten amendments, known as the "Rill of Rights,".and each subsequent amend ment to the Volstead Act, and the enfranchisement of women. "It behooves us." said General Cox to renew our faith and our de sires to follow the precept* nnd ex amples of our fore-father* who per fected this great document of ? timan freedom, and In our dally Uvea en deavor to hold the Constitution be-1 for? the World as the foundation of a government 'of the people, for the people, and by the people.' " BATTLE NEW MARKET IS FOUGHT OVER Now Market. Va.. Sept. 20.?Sol dier* of a united Nation re-enacted here today that famous battle of the War between the States which for a time postponed the plana of General Grant to capture the Confederate capital at Richmond. Cadets from the Virginia Military Institute, supplemented by n force of Marines, took the role played by the students of that Institution on May 15. who went out to meet the Northern forces In the face of a withering artillery fire. The part of the Federal forces was taken by the remainder of the Marine Corps East Coast Expedition ary Force. Kvery move of the opposing forcr* was as near historically correct as it was possible to make It. Pl.KtHHt) WITH I.INOKV B. G. Hentley, representing the Southern Cotton Oil Trading Com pany of New York, who has been In the city this week. Is carried away with The Linden, which Is the Wom an's Club tea room "This Is some thing your city should be proud of," Mr. Henslev said, after taking sev eral meals at The f.lnden. "The gen eral appearance of the Interior is restful and Inviting and the food Is prepared and served In a delightful style. The ladles servtna treat strangers with a courtesy that speaks well for the hospitality of your city and at the same time makes the stranger In your town feel that he la welcome here." Pecans Here Are Bigger And Better State Forester Curran Believe* Albemarle Pecan* Would Be Premium Winners More pecans and bigger and better pecan trees in the Elizabeth City sec tion than anywhere in North Caroll-j na east of Raleigh is what H. M. Curran, State farm forester of the Extension Service of the North Car olina Department of Agriculture found in a recent visit to Eliiabeth City, during which he availed him-' self of the opportunity to inspect the! two largest pecan groves in the vi cinity of Elizabeth City, that of C.' O. Robinson in Camden County and that of F. V. Scott In Pasquotank. { Mr. Curran was highly enthusias-1 tic with the beginnings that have, been made by Mr. Robinson and Mr. Scott toward commercial pecan cul-1 jture on a large scale and was most (favorably impressed with the growth and yield that these young trees are showing, as well as with the quality of the nuts. He does not believe that a better quality nut Is produced ianywhere and has urged both Mr. iRobinson and Mr. Scott to enter ex-' j hibits of their pecans at the next horticultural show in New York Cl jty, believing that the Albemarle pro duct will be found among the pre imium winners. I The State has pecan trees on its ? experimental farm in Edgecomb j County but C. O. Robinson, who has [visited the farm, says that the trees there have made no such showing as have th? trees on his own farm In Camden, failing particularly In the matter of attaining the growth of the 'trees In this section. Mr. Robinson thinks that Mr. Curran hopes to bring .about the establishment of an exper : infontal farm in this section of the country for the development of , trucking as well as for pecan cul jture. At any rate. Mr. Curran was thor oughly convinced from what he saw ' here of the fact that the soil of the Albemarle section is peculiarly adapt ed to nut culture, and ho urged the renting of pecan trees'on a general scale. Among those who are now 'planning to go In for pecans Is A. E. Colioon. "The pecan." says Mr. Cohoon. i "grows well on a large variety of soils. But when I was in forestry ? work for the Government-fir the state jof Missouri I found great pecan trees growing wild in the forests of the black land of that state. I have a : considerable acreage of black land |very similar to that in Missouri and it is on this that I am planning to try out pecans." ' Mr. Curran believes that Albe marle farmers should not only go In for pecans but for other nuts as well, citing the fact that the United States Imports annually $64.000.000 worth of nuts. While speaking to a .reporter for this newspaper, he took from his pocket, a handful of Eng lish walnuts grown In Elizabeth Ci ty on the lot of the Misses Albert son on Church street and cited the fact that there is a magnificent and prolific chestnut tree on the lot of the late Mrs. Lizzie Overman on South Road street. IlI-WKKKI/V MHKTING OF OF KIWA.N'IH CIA*I! FRIDAY The Klwanlans will meet for lun- 1 cbeon and program Friday night at [ 6:80 at the Southern Hotel. A spe- j clal "Constitution Week" program is planned. The session will adjourn 1 in time for all who desire may at-| tend the circus. EVENTS MOVING TO A SHOWDOWN '".iivcrnor Walton and llioj Oklahoma Legislature Con-! Iiini<> to Clash in Krgard to Situation in State. Oklahoma City. Sept. 20,?Kvents in Oklahoma moved toward a shut 1 down between Governor Walton and members of the Legislature today | over the executives exercise of au thority and his war on the Ku Klux | Klnn and mob flogn^rs. The call for an extraordinary ses sion of the lower house to consider a series of charires that the governor has taken unto himself the powers of a despot and has supplanted the government with a dictotorship was Issued this morning. At almost the same moment the executive appealed to the people In a proclamation to repudiate the at tempt of lawmakers to assemble. I charging that those sponsoring the j movement are "Klan members in spired by the invisible empire and t aided by the Klan press." Oklahoma City, Sept. HO.?Gover nor Walton yesterday ordered all the fiery crosses which have blazed in all I the big cities as a mark of defiance, to him by the Ku Klux Klan to be | taken down. I I Oklahoma City, Sept. 20.?Defy-j |lnu Governor Walton the legislators) yesterday Issued a call for a special, session to consider his alleged un lawful acts and will attempt to meet In solte of his martial law. ? 1 L- Tulsa. Okla., Sept. 20.?Oklahoma editors made addresses to the pub-, lie last night calling attention to the [alleged despotism of Governor Wal i ton. NEXT SUNDAY TO BE HOME COMING DAY Next Sunday is Home Coming Pay at the First Methodist Sunday school, an annual event at which time members and friends are wel comed baf-k to the Sunday school.. .1. C. II. Ehrlnghaus will make the add reus of the occasion and his sub iect will be "Learning to Obey tin Law of Life." Former members, friends and the t public generally are extended a cor dial invitation by the superintendent, J. \. Hooper, and by the entire Sun day school. ALLEN LOSES FIGHT AGAINST EXTHADITK>N Los Angeles, Sept. 20. ? Doctor Melon Allen. ' formerly he:id of a school for girls at Sabot. Virginia, and wanted in Pittsburgh to answer federal charges of having taken a girl - from Sabot to Pittsburgh, lost his f!ght today against extradition when ihe circuit court of appeals refused ! Io eign the writ of habeas corpus Allen, who was arrested here several weeks ago, will be returned to Pliis burch. COMMISSION DECAYS ITS HATE CHANGES Washington, Sept. 20?The Inter state Commerce Commission today i announced EUBperisTon~"u"n(TT JHlYUffry 118, of the proposed rate changes on j various carload and less th'tn carload commodity tariffs, uffectlng practi ically every railroad south of the Po tomac and Ohio rivers. An investigation of schedules sug gested and which were to have be come effective tomorrow was or dered. Friday Is Circus Day And Parade Starts At Eleven Friday, tomorrow. In Circus Day. Af the dnwn break*, the working J army of the Thrifty Brother* Fotir Hlng Wild Animal Exposition will I begin unloading magic wonders In the Norfolk Southern railway yards, i The gay wagon* will roll to the'lot on Walnut street. where the circus in to be held. The tenia will be raised. th?* hundreds of people and animal* |fed. groomed and garbed for the big parade which will loave the show lot prom Ing. ? The performance, which open* Iwlth stirring and opulent pa geantry. starts at 2 p. m and R p. m. Hundreds of arenlc artist*. clowns and trained wild beasts will do thrill er* In the four ring*, the air and the ?tee! arenas, all will bo the best that them Is to .^e seen In the land, from the big elephant act to the la?t mon key rftces. Hundreds of wild and domestic animals, all highly educated and fin ished actors, are said to pr^-ent their p? rformunce with clock like preci sion. Among the feature ut the an imal number* are Christy Brolhefa* group of performing fllark-Maned African Lions, a group of performing Black Hears *howing almo*t human Intelligence In the pre*entatlon of their many displays, the World-Fa mous Mixed Group of performing ele-1 phants. sehras. horses and dogs, a combination never before successful-! ly trained exhibited, and the marve lous performance by pretty d.;ncing pontes, beautiful high school and in en arc horse* aerial monkey*, rid ing dog*, goat* and *heep. For the kid* from six to sixty. It ret her* have mobilized all the no bility of Clownland Into on<a va*t army of fun maker*, and the ?klt?. sketches and traveHtle* offered by these famous gloom chaser* create an endlc*s chain of real health?giv ing laughter of the better sort. Score? r?f famous aerial star* present a series of daring and senaatlonal evolution* in mld-afr.iom Ulned with the skillful performances of wire walkers, acrobat*, and up-slde down performer*, round out a program of sterling worth never before offered by any travelling organisation. In addition to the wonderful arts and displays presented by the animals, that department offers a mont com plete study In zoology which Is a valuable a*set to the children'* schooling and adrilt's knowledge Competent lecture* conduct per-1 sonnl tourist* through the animal de pur' ment. glvlnr :ho history of each and every speclm n and their habit*. A monster free attraction take* place on the show grounds preceding .the opening of the doors for both the nf ternoon and evening performances. Every chlM visiting the Afternoon performance Is promised a free pony or elephant ride, special attendants caring for the kiddies. Elizabeth City Is Being Sidetracked Inevitable ('.oiiM-quciice* of Forres in Motion When Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal Was I'nrehased by Government Ju?l Mom Becoming Apparent Slowly, but surely, the inevitable consequences of forces set in motion when the Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal was pur chased by the Government are beginning to become apparent, and influences which were at first insidious and almost imperceptible are taking their toll of Elizabeth City shipping and robbing Eliz abeth City of its primacy as a distributing point for points acces sible only from thg^Albemarle Sound. Had the Dismal Swamp in-1 ste^d of the Albemarle & Ches-j apeake Canal been purchased by the Government Elizabeth1 City would have been on the main highway of water-borne commerce between Norfolk and points south and its importance as an inland port would have been enhanced. As it Is, Elizabeth CUy shipping Interests are beginning to find that thr Pasquotank River Is becoming a mere sidetrack tor sound traffic. With the Dismal Swamp Canal on even terms with the Albemarle & Chesapeake, tho Dismal Swamp route, before the latter was pur chased by the (lovernment and made ;a free waterway, was by all odds the ?favorite and practically u 11 sound traffic to and from Norfolk passed 1 through Elizabeth City. Hut with the Dismal Swamp Cnnal |n toll waterway, and with the Albe marle & Chesapeake not only made a free waterway but also widened and deepened, more and more com merce that used to pass throusUi I Elizabeth City is being diverted to ? the free canal. Ily tin- Dismal Swamp Canal New hern's Landing, in lower Currituck, i* just as near Norfolk ns It is by ithe Albemarle ? Chesapeake. Hy the Dismal Swamp Canal Manteo, county seal of Dare, is. If anything, nearer Norfolk than it is by (he Albemarle and Chesapeake. Everything being jequal, trade from NVwberu'u Land ling and Manteo to Norfolk would pass through the Dismal Swmaji Can al and touch at Elizabeth City. Itul (everything Is far from equal, and is jgrowing more and more unequal ev <eiy day. Not only is the Albemarle & Chesapeake a free canal while the Dismal Swamp is a toll waterway: hut also the Alhcj^nrle & Chesa peake iff having moAry spent on it l**r'' ?y maintain and improve It, will: on the Dismal Swamp Canal improvement has been abandoned i*nd even maintenance' is being neg lect, d. Consequently traffic, which for ben< rations has passed througn Elizabeth City, Is Im?Iiij; diverted to Norfolk by way of the Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal. The latest instance of this ten dency Is the announcement that the teamer Trenton, for years plying be tween Elizabeth City and Manteo. Is next week to be taken off this run aad will begin to ply between Man teo and Norfolk. In the place of the Trenton, Elizabeth City will get a gas-boat?probably the E. R. Daniels or the I'ompano. A reason for the rhnnge la the fact that the Trenton Is no longer j> paying proposition on the Eliza beth City-Manteo run. Some time ago tri weekly boat service between Manteo and Norfolk, by way of the Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal, wan inaugurated, and since that time there has been a decided falling off In the number of passenger carried by the Trenton. One morning, for instance, it reported that the Vain Duzen, the gas-boat plying be tween Manteo atid Norfolk, had 45 passengers to hardly a dozen for the Trenton. "We regret to make the chnnvfj," an official of the Eastern Carolina Transportation Company |m quoted as saying, "but circumstance* force* us to make It." It Is not so much the Immediate falling off of the trade of Dare Coun IV folks in Elizabeth City as a result of this situation that Is the occasion for serious thought. It Is the ulti mate result of the present tendencv. A tri weekly schedule between Nor rolk and Manteo will probably devel op into a dally schedule. With a dallv jenefliii,.. Manteo can get mall direct from Norfolk Instead of from Eliza beth City. With such a situation, pare County would be ho effectually opped off of from Elizabeth City's irade territory that the only time rine would se?. Dare County folks In lie city would be when some old L? 'I1/ h*PP*n to want a loan ? bank and coin#* over to I'n.i luotarik a capital for this purpose or In visit lit. children. If the Diurnal Swamp Canal were open ?H n free wati-rwav or even litotllrt It nt thla l*to time he pur rli.-iK || Ily the Cnvi-rniTM nt and made 'Hi". Norfofk to Mnntr-o truffle would PBM thrMifH Kllr.ahn?|, Cltv. rot tlm Diurnal tfwatnp route would hp If ?nvthlni,. shorter, and traffic to hnth '.ortH could b>- handled hy one hoat Instead of maintaining two linen, a. la now propo.cd. Ilut unhmt tlic Din inal Swamp Canal la ao purchaaed, tti Innka u though Norfolk might an well anne* Dare County, th* birth SAYS THE POLICE KILLED HIS GIRL John Lorenz Says Daughter Told llim Before She Died How They Gave Her the Third Degree. Detroit, Sept. 2ft ? While three physicians today examined the body of Gladys Slava Lorenz. 13 year old Polish Kirl whom her father alleges died Saturday as the result of mfs treatment by the police while under arrest on the charge of grand lar ceny. the police were on Riiard in the vicinity of the girl's home to prevent ]any demonstration. Two riot calls were sent in last Inight and early today a? a result of ialleged demonstrations. I John Lrtrenz. father of the girT", says his daughter told him just be fore she died that the police abused her and forced her to take ice baths in their attempt to make her confess . to robbery. PASQUOTANK TALKS ABOUT MARKETING Dr. Clarence Poe, editor of the Progressive Farmer, who had been invited to address the meeting, failed to arrive; but Pasquotank Cotton Co-ops held a talkfest at the High School Auditorium Wednesday night at" which tin- principal feature was an informal discussion by H. H. Mask of llalelKh of the great suc *ccsh of the co-operative marketing of cotton since the organization Just a few years ago. of the American Cot ton Growers' Co-operative Assocla tlon. which has grown to a member ship of 270.000 members. ...Wednesday nlnht a similar meet ing was held nt"Camden Courthouse. Among those present frorn outside the city were O. H. Spannard of Ra leluh, district field representative, and Milton Norman of Itaieigh, State field representative. Co-operative marketing Is In Its infancy in this section but is believed to be gaining strength with the farmers. WILL PROCEED WITH MINE INVESTIGATION | Birmingham. Ala.. Sept. 20.?Soli citor James Davis will proceed with his investigation of conditions at the Manner Mines In Hpito of Gover nor Brandon's letter of yesterday in which the executive said an Inquiry would not be tolerated, as sole au thority In governing convicts rested finally with Governor. plae?* of Virginia Dare, to the Old Dominion. Hard on the heels of the definite nniiounccment that the Eastern Car olina Transportation Company Is go ing to discontinue running the Tren ton to Elizabeth City, comes an un confirmed report that the North Riv er Line will take the Vansclver off the Newbern's Landing to Elizabeth City run and put it to plying between Elizabeth City and Norfolk, by way of the Albemarle & Chesapeake Can al. This would mean that nobody in Currituck any longer would' need to come to Elizabeth City to take a train. They could lake a train at Norfolk Instead. Moreover, the sche dule would probably favor shopping In Norfolk Instead of Elizabeth City. Many Currltucklans have already been doing just that in many In stances. for there are already dally steamers plying the Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal between Elizabeth City and Norfolk, and It Is because these steamers are carrying passen gers that formerly came to Elizabeth City on the Vansclver that the North River Line Is said to he considering making the change. They may only operate the Vansclver on this run. but again they may put two of their steamers on It and maintain a dally schedule. If this is done, what's to hltider Currituck from shipping potatoes, both white and sweet, to Norfolk di rect Instead of hrtVIng them loaded on the Norfolk Southern at Eliza beth City? And won't they spend their money where they .sell their produce? These are questions which are causing some serious thought In the Picture City on the Pasquotank, and are stirring new Interest In the long fight to Induce the Government to buy the Dismal Swamp Canal.