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********* * THE WEATHER " * * Fair and continued * * <?<>?/ tonight with frost. * * Sunday cloudy. Moder 4 ate N.W. to !\.E. winds. * ********** VOL. XIV. FINAL EDITION. * ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, Prompt Action Urged On Cut On 1923 Income Tax ? 1!p|tul)licaiiti Had Hoped Keep Provision for This Reduc tion in General Bill but Need for Action Before March 13 Probably Mean Separate Consideration By DAVID LAWRENCE Copyritht. 1924. by Th? Advanct Washington, March 7. ? Both houses of Congress are being urged to take instant action with reference to the 25 per cent reduction on the incomes of the calendar yea'- 1923~pa.vable on the fifteenth of this month. Separation of the proposal re la ting to 1923 incomes from th.;1 bill containing the general taxi revision effective upon 1924 in-; comes now appears inevitable. Both the Republicans and Dem-! oerats are agreed that the pres-i ent law can more readily bo amended by the passage of a joint resolution which refers only to 1923 incomes, so that consideration of the whole tax question may, not be complicat ed with the problems before the ' American tax payers who are' working out their tax returns! this month. ,. Th(e,Demo"ats wol"d like to sep! the Joint resolution put Into effect not With a 25 per cent reduction rate"*8 Thi""C "m W"h the Garner i rates. This would mean in the cam tion'>h ?enCOmeB a ?re?ter reduc tion thin 25 per cent and so far as th. higher incomes are concerned not as much as 25 per cent Under the circumstances.' the ac ta? IMS ' Sin kl"E.up the retur"" i??i ? . be 8,1 bject to a good JlM In " Th" Trea?ury in of in 2 i any '"Kl"lall?11 aprojM.s of 1323 Incomes Ih pasted It should b<. a simple 25 per cent reduction so that when auditing the returns th;? same administrative machinery now engaged in examining the return Z'la'' "'"I. and 'he one-fourth re ?, ?wily calculated. The Kepubllcans have the votes ? '?" ? 25, ?nt reduction if ' t on a.Irt ',T8? '? '""''"""d for ar tion and there seems to be a desire to give the resolution right of the "la ,0 re,lev* the uncertainty o'r the tax payers this month. Also the Treasury depends for Its financing per.itlons and Its borrowings on the steady flow of fund, from all sourt . Payment of Income tax re beHef T'P.K d?',a}"'d b^ause of a law before ?f?nKr8 may pl" ,n"> ? ' Urih 15 ,h" reduction InVll . ,, . " Congress is go would iSfi', ref?r"- ,h" T r"?"'l'V the other. """ aC"?n "ne wav "r hnt'i }TOU'd bo * simple matter frr Ihl ,n,T" *? Slv" r'ght-of:way to Joint resolution providing a 26 per cent cut on 1923 incomes. The I resident and the Secretary of th-> Treasury have approved It and the two parties are agreed upon the prln as'f the?nV"' hnlnr " ,ln"' 11 >?">k. 4 as If the Republicans would keep the provision for a 1923 reduction In the general tax bill In the hope of acceT eratlng Its progress through the Senate, but k looks now as If the I??'" '** measure will not be through Congress before June 30 u L?.!!l? n?0Xt fl8c?' vear be?lni ami It would bp embarrassing to th-? Too'^,U.r> to lf'nv'' th" question of Incomes unsettled with the prospect of being required to rebate funds already received. About 7r, per cent of the tax payers send their money to the Treasury In quarterly installments, so the Treasurv would have to arrange for a rebate to at least one-fourth of the number of 1 BfinYnn" whlch ni,,ans more than 1,500 000 persons. The bookkeep ing alone Involved In making ont ehecks and arranging rebntes would be an added expense .to the Treas ury all of which can be avoided bv prompt action before March 15. The theory hack of the 25 ?er cent reduction of Incomes Is that a surplus of 1.32.1.000.000 having been accumulated during 1923. the lav payer should be given th.' benefit of It. Just what effect the sold ie** bon us mav have on the situation Is n.it yet appareit for If ihe chariot., . f > I!!' ^oniponnaMon act wish ;?7o ?*" hol<1 "" ,h" reduction on 19... Incomes with the plea that th ? money could better be applied to the first payment on the bonus. On the other 'hand, there are those wh-j J2!? ~.,h,t 25 "or red ue n *et* a precedent for 1f>24 In do??n".*nd " ,ho n,?'n tax bill L ,'on" 25 r""r c"n' In brn "?""'gh to pas, ? i,on fjs bill as well as a new tax mens ,,ICiV^ W,,t HI' HMOMI mm. T. A. Commander. 20 Eh rlnghsus street Urn. ,ufr?P(| . breakdown and left Saturday morn "'ih "rr a sanatorium ? t Itlchmond where she will rerun ?r?te. 1 ' AT <WNTY HOMK Dr. N. H. D Wilton will hold a service at the County Horns Sunday I arfternoon at thtee o'clock. HEED'S MANAGER IS READY TO GIVE UP (By The Auociated Praia) St. Louis. March 8. ? Ed Glenn, Btate manager for the 1'nited States Senator James Reed, stated here to day that reports from yesterday's township and ward meetings showed that the Senator was defeated iu virtually all parts of the state ex cept Kansas City and St. Louis. "As far as I am concerned." he said. "I am willing to throw up the sponge." SOUTHWEST FARMERS SEE BETTER TIMES Kansas City. March 8 By The 1 Consolidated Press) ? Farm condi- j tions in the Southwest are looking up. according to an exhaustive sur-l vev by the Santa Fe Railroad, in which 1,500 farmers, hankers and | business men were questioned. "Re ports regarding crops are more en couraging than those of a year ago,"| a statement from railroad officials i says. "This furnishes basis for the ! belief the year will be a very good 1 one. Indications arc that wheat in ; Kansas. Oklahoma, the Texas Pan) ' Handle. Eastern New Mexico, the ' Arkansas -Aaltoy of Coloradar Xe- j [ braska. and other sections which specialize in this crop, came through the winter"in good condition." Pre parations are being made for a wage ? conference here late In March be- ' I tween miners and operators of the I Southwestern coal fields. * Indica j tions are that present contracts will FLOOR COVERINGS DEMAND IS GOOD Chicago. March 8. ? Demand for j floor coverings, of all kinds has been I so good, dealers report, that efcpect j ed price trends downward have not materialized. Stocks are said to be lower than in 10 years. Greek Cabinet Resigns (By Tha Praia) Athens. Maretf 8. ? The cabinet of Kafandaris resigned today. ? 4K.VMXGH CAHK COXT1XUBD AGAIN BY ARBBXCK HPKNCE Trial Justice Spence failed to re turn from Virginia Beach Saturday and the case against Mark Jennings, brought here from Richmond a week ago to answer a charge of abandonment and non support, was I continued to Monday. Davit) Overton, on a charge of housebreaking, was held for Super ior Court, and In default of $400 bond, was remanded" to Jail. This is but one of many charges against Overton, who will probably be cen-, tral figure In the recorder's court for more than one day next weok. Assistant Trial Justice Markham | presided at Saturday's session of the' Recorder's court. .iriH;K DKVIN TO MPKAK Judge W. A. Devln of Oxfofll. who is making Elizabeth City his head quarters while riding the courts ofi the First Judicial District, will ad- 1 dress the Sunday school of the First Methodist Church Sunday morning. 1 Judge Devin is making a most favorable Impression both as a puh-j lie speaker and as a judge In the First District and It is expected that many not regular attendants at Sun day school may wish to hear him. Sunday morning. They are given a cordial invitation to the First Meth odist Sunday School. TWO H.MAI Jj KIKKM The fire department was called at 1:15 Saturday afternoon to the ho 'S" occupied by Catherine Morris, colored, on Harney street. The fire ; was caused by a defective flue and was extinguished by chemicals. The damage amounted to $15. At 9:15 Friday night th<* fire de partment was called to the house oc cupied by Annie I,ee. colored, on Edge street. This was a chimney fire and there was no damage. HAH HKNIOt'M FAIJi Miss Anna DftLftB of North Road street lg confined to her bed on ac count of a fall sustained while out walking Tuesday afternoon. Miss DeI.?on who had been 111 and was in j a weakened condition, became faint I and* fell on the sjdewalk striking her hip. snd It It thought, breaking the bone. She Is resting as cokn-j fortably as possible at her home. j SUIT STARTS The Candler family of Atlanta. Georgia, once moVe is in the lime light with the commencement of the suit of $100,000 filed by Mrs. Clyde K. Byfield (above) against Walter Candler. She alleged Cand ler atttacked her in her stateroom aboard a vessel bound for Paris. -HOME FROM COMjRGE Miss Elizabeth Hathaway came home from Greensboro College for Women Saturday t cr recuperate from a nervous breakdown. Besides be ing a good student Miss Hathaway was a leader In college activities, the work and strain of which- were so se vere that she was unable to finish out the year's work. SENATOR KREENE ABLE LEAVE BED Washington. March 8. ? Senator Green of Vermont, who was shot in the head several weeks ago during an encounter between prohibition agents and suspected bootleggers, was able today to leave his bed for the f Irnt time. Paralysis which de veloped In his left side, it is said, has steadily subsided. A. W. McLEAJV MAKES HIS FORMAL ENTRY Italeluh. Marcfi S. ? A. W. Mc Lean of Lumberton, formerly direc tor of the Wai* Finance Corporation, today formally announced his candi dacy for the nomination for Gover nor of North Carolina. DUST EXPLOSIONS ENTOMBS MINERS C'astlegate. Utah, March 8 ? One hundred and seventy five miners employed in the Utah Fuel Company's mine No. 2 were entombed by an ex plosion at 9 o'clock this morn Inn. The explosion, it is be lleved. was caused by dust. Smcke and dust are pouring from . the mine but it has not kin determined whether the interior Is afire. WILL NOT REVEAL OFFICIALS' NAMES; Washington. March 8. ? Notified , today by the Department of Justice that the names of the two Represen tatives .ef erred to in the Chicago 1 grand Jury's report would not bo' disclosed for the present at least, the House Instructed its judiciary com-) 1 m It tee to immediately recommend a I course of action. ( Attorney General Daugherty. who! had been called on by a House reso- 1 ? lution to furnish the names, replied that lie would not make them public I ; until the evidence was In his posses sion pointing to the guilt of the 1 members accused. ICASH PAYMENT BONIS PJiAN IS VOTED DOWN Washington, March 8. ? The pro posal to make full cash payments an I option in the bonus bill was voted down today by the House ways and means committee which decided to 1 limit payments to paid up life insur | an'ce. { LEONARD WOOD, JR. I HAS BEEN SUPOENAED Washington, March 8. ? The spe cial Senate committee investigating Attorney General Dauuherty today I Issued a subpoena for I^onard ' Wood. Jr.. to question him regard ing his story that a deal involving a cabinet appointment was approved by the oil interests at the Ilepubll* ,can convtuitlon in Chicago |n 1920. Other prcapectiw witness be fore the Daugherty committee in 1 elude several Ohloahs, politicians and others, associates of Daugherty 1 of Columbiui and other cities. Their , names were withheld. | ' TOBACCO ALL SOLD Danville, Va.. March 8. ? The last I of the 1923 tobacco crop Is finding . Its way to market now. Unless plans are changed, the auction mar . ket here will close March 14. The Trbacco Growers Cooperative Asso i elation will close all receiving sta tions In the bright belt of Virginia March 28. COTTON MARKET New York. March 8. ? Cotton fu , tures opened tod*.y at the following 1 levels: March 27.40, May 27.85, Ju ! ly 27.25, Oct. 24.85, Dec. 24.50. New York, March 8 ? Spot cotton closed quiet at noon today, ad vancing 15 points. Middling 28.30. Futures closed at the following levels: March 27.98;! May 28:31; July 27.78; October 25.44; December 25.10. George Hen von Ferebee of Nor folk Is In the city for a few dnys. Bitter Feud To Death In Frisco Demi-Monde "Bad Jof" Cli-.ncy and "Black Tony" I'armupni Stalking Karh ihr Other in Dark and Devion* (iularumliH of Underworld of Queen (litv of Pacific Const ny I.. C. OWKN CMpilhl. It2l. by Th? A4vane? San Francisco. March * San Krancltco's mysterious underworld than which thorp Is none more dead ly, dark or devious In Its way*. If expected shortly to reverberate to the cannonade of automat Irs as a g,-lm duel to death Is fought beneath Its surface. And when the nrrld smoke of battle has cleared away. Its denizens probably will whisper to each other that ancient salutation which has be?>n handed down through generations, "the king Is dead ? long live the king." Somewhere hidden away in the darkest and furthermost recesses of the local underworld today- armed to the teeth and in constant fear for his life? Is "Black Tony" Parma ginl, for the last year hailed as i "king" of California's Illicit dru^l dealers, and at present under eleven I Federal indictments for alleged wholesale narcotic vending- Stalk-' f 11 K mysteriously, but always effec tually hidden through these same catacombs of vice and *ordldn<ns, Intent upon finding and wreaking vengeance upon the man In hiding. Is "bad Joe" Clancy, former king of drug dealers, convicted dope seller. | fugitive from Justice, "two inin" man and former friend of Tllack Tony. The vengeance which "Had Joe" seeks to visit upon Rlack Tony Is for an alleged "double cross." A year ago Clancy. richest and most powerful" of drug dealers and I underworld ruler. wan convicted in Federal courts here on six charge* of violating the Harrison narcotic ict. Faced with a total of fi2 years in prison, he jumped $17,000 cash '>all and fled to Mexico City, where he set up a saloon and gambling house. From the other side of the border he wrote his attorney that he fled on the advice of a "trusted friend" ? -that he had turned over a deed *o a $72,000 apartnwnt house and $15,000 In cash to this "friend" and that the apartment house was to he transferred to a brother In St. Louis and the $15,000 paid to his attorney. The trusted friend was Dlack Tony. Neither apartment house nor money erer was turned over. Suit' whs instituted to recover both but nothing could be proven, ft was then? from beyond the Mexican bor der which he did not dare cross that Clancy awore some day to slip hack Into the United States and set tle with Meek I A month ago Clancy sold his sa loon and gambling house In Mexico and dropped mysteriously out of stub* When word reached here," niack Tony Immediately went Into biding. He has not appeared since. Federal agents express the belief that Clancy Is here, hidden by loyal friends of the underworld ralso that before he flee$ back to M?xfco and safety be will "get" niack Tony or , niack Tony will get him. Few Candidates Except For Office Of Sheriff F??r One Office Will he a Hot ('.iiiili-sl hut for ll?e IJcst of County Honors So Far Only One Candidate to Each Office Has Formally Announced Candidacy Willi th>' primary now Just 1 ? ( Leeks from Saturday. can?Uda|.-B an- 1 bounced and prospectve. ar. h'Mn nliiK to wonder whether the ,vent will bo lurky or unlucky for th< nr ; Tho only office for which a ho- . rontest is assured is that of , With five candidate* In the "? ,d from Salem, one from Nixon ton and , three from town, now seeking the office, a second primary is Indicated. | One of the earliest candidates to , announce himself and ono w 10 j stands a mlshty good chance of get ting into the second primary, is M. w Ferehee. Mr. Ferehee is popu lar and a good business man. and would make a good sheriff, his friends say. He has In his favor a long record of party service for which, since he has been a resident of Pasquotank County, he has re ceived little In way of emolument save honor. Mr. Ferehee is a native of Camden, which has Riven Kll*a beth Cltv some of Its most successful nnd astute politicians. Another candidate who Is expect ed to make a Rood run Is Charles Carmine. Mr. Carmine has held the office of County auditor, with credit to himself and his County. He won out in the race for auditor prior to his first terra against a very strong candidate nnd thereafter held the office without opposition, resigning in the fall of 1022. one of the most popular officials In the County. Whether Mr. Carmine can re-enter politics with the following that -he had when he retired heretofore re mains to be seen. A native of Providence. Mr. t nr mlne is expected to poll a Rood vote in that township, and he is also strong in Salem and would probably be able to carry It by a biR majority but for the fact, that Salem has a candidate of its own. The third candidato. and tho one who claims to have pot In th* race tho earliest. is I- W. Anderson. mem ber of the Cltv Council times with out'number and ono of the moat suc cessful in ward politics of any man over to hold place on the Council. Mr. Anderson la ex poet od to pot a hip vote In the Second Ward, one of the two larpest wa.ds In tho city, but how hla candidacy will take out aide lila own ward and in the coun try precincts is problematical. Mr. j Anderson is a Parsonage street mor chant. Tho Salem candidato Is J. \V . ? Hohhs. succossful fisherman and ' farmor. Tho experience of other candidates from country preclncta who hav<> sought a County office for which thoro was sharp eontost Is hardly encouraplnp. but tho vory fact that town men have hold these off Icos for so long will doubtless ono dav mlllt ato In favor of tho candi date from tho country and nobody can sav. of course. Just when senti ment will turn in that direction. J. W. Hobbs appears to bo a type of man who would naturally command a large following. Hip. ruddv-faced from exposure, and self-made, bo looks the part of a sheriff, and. It would appear, oupht to make a pood run If he can pet acquainted with tho city as well as the country voter. Equally as stronp as Mr. Hobbs, at bast. It would aopear. Is C. I., nail, generally spoken of as of Weeksvllle. but whose home, seven and a half miles from town on tho Weeksvllle brick road. Is In Nixon ton township. Mr. Ball Is one of the most prominent, as well as one of the most modern and successful of Pa quotank farmers. Not only so. but ho has a record for maklnp pood at whatever he has pone after Ho started out In life ns a professional man and then became a telepraph onerator. He had worked up to where he was handling Tho Associat ed press wire out of Wasbiupton for the Western T'nlon and. It Is said, had pnlnod an enviable reputation for si>e?d and accuracy, when his health broke down In 1911. Then Mr. Hall began life all over apaln as n farmer, and as a farmer has thor ouuhlv Identified himself with pro trn fsive and successful aprlculturlsis In Pasquotank. Aside from candidates for tho of fice of sheriff, little activity Is bolnp shown among other aspirants for po litical r?vor in ttnsquotank County. In fact not more than one candidal" up to Ffidav of this week had do el n red himself for trial Justice, pros ocutln? attorney, or register of dt eds. while for tho office of Coun ty auditor no aspirant has made for ma' announcement of Ills candidacy. The last named two offlres. how ever are expect pd to ko to the in cumbents. Oeorpe W. mothers for Register of I)?-eds and C. C. Prltch ard for Auditor. That is perhaps the reason whv Mr Prltchnrd ha* not bestirred himself ss early as some of tho other candidates. Mr. ttrothers. however, was amone tho first to publish the announcement that bo would seek nomination for re-election. v Clerk of the Court Ernest t.. Saw yer Is taking thln*s easy politically speaklnv. as he serves for a four ye?r term and does not come up for rr-,|?etlnn thin year. .v.,..1 So far 1. H I,eHoy ha* ererythln* all to himself In hla catHldacjr fori SENATOR CURTIS TAKES THE STAND Voluntarily Appears Before Committee and Denies Un der Oath Some Statements Made About Him Friday. Washington, March 8. ? Senator Curtis of Kansas took the witness stand voluntarily today before the oil committee and denied under oath ?ome of the statements made about him yesterday in the testimony of Ira Bennett, editorial writer for the Washington Post. Curtis declared that some of tho conversations described by Bennett never took place, that he performed no services for Edward McLean like : those attributed to him by Bennett and that there was absolutely no ground for attempting to link him with the mysterious "principal" mentioned in one of Bennett's tele I grams to McLean. Later Bennett was recalled and repeated some of his previous state ments and brought In some new ones which in turn were Immediately de nied by Curtis. Ben not t did not contend, however, that there had been anything Im proper |n the Senator's attitude to ward the oil disclosures. AYDLETT SENTIMENT GROWS AND GROWS Further reports of Aydlett strength In Pitt and Martin counties were brtrught to the city this week by I.,. E. Bray, travelling salesman, GOB North Koad street, who has Just returned from a trip covering numerous points in both counties. "i found sentiment to Mr. Ajrd* , lett In Pitt very strong and very, ve ry favorable," says Mr. Bray. "Mr. Aydlett has recently been In Pitt j County and everywhere I found vo ters talking of the favorable lmpres , sion he had made and expressing j their intention to vote for him. From j all reports I could hear, Mr. Ayd j lett stands a mighty good chance of 'carrying Pitt County. "Martin County will go for Its own man. Dr. Higgs. of course; but Ayd ; lett is second choice In that county and in the event of a second pri mary between Aydlett and Warren I believe Mr. Aydlett* would carry Martin easily." Mr. Aydlett was In his office Sat urday after a week tho greater part I of which was spent In various parts i of the district, and expressed grow ing confidence in Ills ability to win the nomination. "I do not want to overestimate my own strength or to underestimate that of my oppon ents." he said guardedly, "but If sentiment continues to come my way as I find it doing iow, from reports reaching me frr/m all parts of the district. I am bound to win. I feel that there 's every reason for en couragement and optimism as t<r the outcome of the primary." ARCHBISHOPS TO BE MADE CARDINALS New York, March 8 Archbishops Pattrlek Hays of New York nnd George Mundelheln of Chicago sailed today for liotne, where they will be elevated to the cardinalate by Pope Plus XI at the consistory on March 24. Five thousand persons bade them godspeed at the pier. FIFTEEN BUILDINGS DESTROYED BY FIRE Wythrvllle. Va., March 8.? -Fif teen buildings in the business dis trict were destroyed by fire today at an estimated loss of $200,000. MONEY OftDEfl DKIWKTMENT TO t'lAHK AT 5 I\ M. MIn compliance with postal laws nnd regulations applicable to offi ces of the first class," says a state ment . given out for publication by Postmaster J. A. Hooper Saturday, "on and after April 1, the money or d'T department of the Elizabeth City postofflce will close at f? o'clock p. m. Instead of 6 o'clock." the office of prosecuting attorney, tiiough It Is not Improbable that tho present trial Justice. George J. Spence. will enter this contes't. How ever, this statement Is hazarded as a mere guess and Is not authorized by Mr. Snence. Likewise. In the matter of a suc cessor to Trial Justice Spence, P. O, Sawyer, now prosecuting attorney, has had everything to himself so far* though Assistant Trial Justice Mark ham has told some of his friend* that he would become a candidate for this office, and is expected to en ,ter the race. i
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