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Only. Three More Days In Which To List Your Taxes ??*?***?? * Tf&WEATHER * * Cloudy u-ith probably * * showers tonight and * * Thursday. No change * * in tem peralure. ********* **??*?? CIRCULATION Tuesday 2,731 Copies VOL. XIV. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING. MAY 28, 1924. EIGHT PAGES. NO. 127 Tactful Diplomacy May Be Able To Placate Japanese President's Signature of Immigration Bill Accompanied by Express Disapproval of Jap Exclusion Feature end by Time Treaty Can he Made Senate May he Reasonable lly DAVID I.VWItKXTK (Co?yrl?ht. 1924. By Th? Advance) Washington, May 26.?President Coolidge in signing the immigration bill has committed himself to the negotiation of a new treaty with Japan which shall supercede the objectionably phrased provisions excluding Japanese from entry into the United States. ^Tn^President had no way of| separating the Japanese section j of the bil! from the other provi-j sions, but he states emphatically j that if they had been separated j he would have disapproved the exclusion feature. The only legislative remedy open to him is to proceed to a separation. This can be accomplished by the ne- ( gotiation of a formal treaty with Japan incorporating all the provi sions of the so-called "gentlemen's agreement," which has been sudden ly abrogated by America. Then the United States Senate by two-thirds vote can ratify the treat; and the present law becomes Inoperative so far as the Japanese section is con cerned. In the present temper of the Senate a two-thirds vote would be lacking but the United States can not afford to omit any efTort to re construct the damage done to rela tions with Japan, and?the process of negotiation would In the interim, even if prolonged, serve as an ob jective which would assist in calming the bitter feelings provoked by the action of Congress. The Japanese are ready and will ing to withhold their citizens from American shores and co-operate with the American Immigration authori ties, but they object to the language employed In the bill. The President has characterized the method of ac complishing Japanese exclusion a3 unnecessary and as offensive to Jap an. To wipe out the ofTense, diplo macy begins work at once. While Immigration is a domestic matter so far as the absolute right of a nation to regulate who shall enter and who shall not enter American territory the United States itself has applied In international discussions the prin ciple that a domestic question may have international aspects and that no nation which respects the good will of another nation deliberately insists on the exercise of domestic rights when there is an alternative available which does not ofTend an other nation. Perhaps the most striking instance of this principle was in the recent negotiations between the United States and Mexico. The new Mexi can constitution contained a provi sion which practically confiscated the property of foreigners. The sov ereign right of Mexico to make her own constitution without Interfer ence from the outside was conceded, but the United States argued that In the Interests of amity, the literal rights of Mexico should not be In sisted upon. Finally a treaty had to be negotiated, and it has since been ratified by both countries, whereby a commission adjusts the differences alrslng out of the application of Mex ico's constitution. The Japanese feel the same way about the domestic phases of Immi gration. They do not argue against America's rights In the matter but Insist that the International aspects should be a subject for negotiation between the two governments. On the face of It, the United States would have nothing to give in a treaty negotiation except less objec tionable phrases but on the other hnnd, the United States will find It necessary to ask for much in return, namely Jaapnese co-operation in en forcing the exclusion. Under the gentlemen's agreement, Japan has really helped to keep Japanefle out of America. Now no such responsi bility exists as the agreement has fc<en abrogated. All the machinery of enforcement must rest with Am erica. It is this which the United States can seek in a treaty negotia tion. The executive branch of the Gov ernment here Is committed also to a policy of friendship with Japan. So long as the treaty method remains as a possible solution, the Department of State Is obviously compelled to resort to It, though to be sure In the Immediate future the chances of rati fication would be slight. In time a changed public opinion and a desire to avert an ultimate clash with Jap an may bring ratification by the Am erican Senate. For It Is not yet real ized In Congress how seriously the affront to Japan will react on the whole subject on relations with the Far-East. Borne day the peace ad vocates who have been working for an amicable solution of the contro versy with Japan, particularly the ?churches, will have the ear of the Senate and a change may then be ex pected. For. as the President says, Japanese excluslBn la not the Issue but the method of Its adoption?a discriminatory piece of legislation Aimed at a slagle nation. JAPANESE SEND FORMAL PROTEST American Immigration Bill With the Exclusion Clause Greatly Disturhes the Gov ernment at Tokio. (By Tha Auociatrd Pren) Toklo. May 28,?Foreign Minis ter Matsui today asked and obtained the assent of the Prince Regent to the forwarding of the Japanes pro I test against the American enactment of the immigration bill barring Jap anese. I The proceeding was extraordinary and it is interpreted as indicating that unusual importance was at tached to the document. Deep regret that the United States has enacted an immigration bill in ! eluding a clause barring the Japa nese was today voiced in an official statement issued by the foreign of fice. Tokio, May 28. ? The Japanese cabinet yesterday approved the pro test again it the exclusion immigra~ tion act of America and it will be forwarded at once. DARE COUNTY WANTS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLS Manteo, May 28.?8entlment in Dare County is growing for the es tablishment of Junior High Schools tin various townships in the County. In fact Atlantic township has Just voted for the consolidated of her I schools and the six schools of this I township are to form a Junior High ! School. This township voted 89 to 132 against the consolidated school. In addition to a 30c taxation already j voted by this township they voted j 50c additional tax on the $100 for ; the erection of a Junior High School I for this township. Buxton is scheduled to vote on consolidated schools in June and in other townships consolidated schools are growing in popularity. Xlanteo now has an accredited i High School and the day for seven months schools all over Dare County | is seen on the horizon. Prominent [citizens from all points were at Man teo Tuesday to confer with tho County Superintendent of Educa tion relative to the establishment of consolidated schools or the length : ening of their school term. ASHEVILLE MERCHANTS LIKE SHIPPING PLAN Asheville, May 28.?The Asheville Merchants Association yesterday 'gave its unqualified endorsement to | the report of the State Ship and j Water Transportation Commission 'and expressed the hopo that an ex ' tra session will be called to handle ithe matter. ? , THIRTEEN CHILDREN BITTEN BY MAD DOC Spartanburg, 8. C., May 28.?Thir teen children were bitten here by a mad dog yesterday and were given the hydrophobia treatment. TRUSTEES APPROVE PLAN OF DK. BROOKS Raleigh, May 28.?The board of i trusteed of State College yesterday .approved the recommendations of I President K. C. Brooks, worked out land presented some time ago, which I will separate tho extension and ex { perimental work from the State De j partment of Agriculture and give It ! exclusively to State College. FOUR WOMEN KILLED ? Atoka, Okla.. May 28.?Four wo | men were killed and six others In J iired In a tornado here last night. .GIRL WITH BABY HOLDS UP TRAIN Peoria. 111., M*jr 28.-OJorma An I demon. 18 year old bandit, who with her baby In her irnu held up and | robbed a bank ot 11,000. waa cap j lured here yesterday. MTa. P. W. McMnllan left Monday 'to apend a tew dajri at Norfolk. SPEAKS THURSDAY D. O. Brummitt of Oxford, candi date for Attorney General of North , Carolina, who Thursday night at 8 | o'clock will deliver the commence-; m?*nt address at the High School building. ROANOKE IN MIDST OF COMMENCEMENT Commencement exercises at Itoa noake Institute will come to a close Friday evening at eight o'clock with the annual address by Dr. J. K. Shepherd of Durham. Diplomas will be presented to 22 graduates by President C. F. Graves. Commencement began Sunday and each day has been filled with Inter esting features including debates, contests, athletic feats, and so on. NO DIVIDENDS FOR ATLANTIC COAST LINE New York. May 28?The expecta tion In the (Inancial district that the Atlantic Coast Line railroad would declare stock dividends was shatter ed today by Henry Walters, chair man of the hoard of directors, who stated upon his departure for Eu rope that so far us he knew there would be none this year or next. REFIKE TO DECIDE Springfield. Mass., May 28 The Methodist Episcopal General Cotn forence today refused to decide whether It had power to place a tlmo limit on the episcopacy. The ma jority report In the negative was tabled 445 rotes to 254 and the mi nority affirmative report was tabled 450 to 205. HOPE COMPROMISE ON FARM RELIEF Washington. May 28?Steps were today inauguarated by the admin istration to bring forth some com promise farm relief measure which can be passed before the adjourn ment of Congress. TWO CAR TRAINS ItCI.IKVK HTICKKT CAR rO\GKSTIO\ Phlladelphln, May 28.? (Special.) ?The local transit company will ex tend its service of two car trains through the center of the city to re Hove street car congestion, using narrow loading platforms. The two car train system has been operated on suburban lines for some time. GEORGIA I'KACIflfCS MOVK Atlanta, On., May 28.? (Special.) ?The first Georgia peaches of 1924 of the Mayflower variety were shipped to New York this week. There will be only a few cars of this very early variety. The move ment Is several days earlier than It was last year. TOTAL DEA TH TOLL NOW FORTY-EIGHT fll*'Tti? A'anclatrd f? Atlanta, May 28?Willi Oklahoma and Ark-nans the latest states to suf fer, tho total death toll from the se ries oit tornadoes which swept the South Monday night and yesterday for tho second time within a month had mounted to 45 today. Approximately lno persons are known to have been Injured, scorns were made homeless and property dnnt.-ige to the extent of more than a million dollars was wrought. Atlanta. May 28. -Forty one per sons were killed In the storm of Ala bama and Louisiana with reports coming in from Isolated areas ex pected to bring up the total. l.umherton, 'N. C.. May 28.?Re ports reaching here last night Indi cate a heavy tornado at Rowland yesterday. AHCHNhiON day tiurhday Thursday, May 29, being Ascen sion Day thero will be held a cele bration of the Holy Communion In Christ church at 11 a. m. iwrroi MARKET New York. May 2*?Spot cotton closed quiet this afternoon, declining 10 points. Middling SI.55. Fu tures closed as follows: July 29.15; October 29.43;; December 25.71; January 25.54; March 25.(0. New York. May 29.?Cotton fu ture* opened today at the' following levels: July 29.75, Oct. 2?.t(. Dec It.Ot, Jan. 25.89, March It.M. SENATOR LAFOLLETTE WILL BE CANDIDATE! Washington. May 28?Senator LaFollette today virtually announced that he will run for President on an independent ticket unless "the approaching Democratic and Re publican Conventions demonstrate | to the people whether either of .those parties can and will purge itself of I the evil influences which have long | dominated them." "If this is not done." LaFollette wrote to Attorney General Ekern of Wisconsin, "a long suffering and righteously indignant people will find in the coming campaign effec tive means independent of these old parties to take back the control of their government and make it truly representative." KILLED CATTLE TO KEEP FROM DIPPING I Washington, May 28. ? At the Hyde county court held in Swan Quarter last week several island res idents of Ocracoke were up In court charged with not dipping their cat tle according to the state law. They were found guilty and ordered to re turn home and dip their cattle as re quired by law or be indicted for each | offense. The islanders returned home much incensed and after a conference with their neighbors went out with shot guns and it is alleged killed every single head of cattle on the island. I says a Washington man who has Just j returned from a Visit to Ocracoke. According to his story the Islanders I are very much incensed and say that the government will ask them to | have their children dipped next. It is estimated over .1,000 pounds | of good beef lies rotting on the san dy stretches as a result of their ac tions. They claim cattle ticks do no harm to the cattle and refuse to believtj that the law was passed for the common good of the people. There will as a result be no cat-1 tie dipped on the island as none are | left to dip. The tin cow will now likely be the I most popular brand in that section ] for some time to come. There are not very many cattle on the island and the people living there do not take kindly to what they term new fangled ideas and State laws. They cannot see why cattle should not roam the woods and sand plains the same as a thousand year ago and resent very much any new innova tions. Now that the cattle are dead they I can't be dipped, so that much for | the order of the court. BROKERS INDICTED ATTEMPT TO DEFRAUD | New York, May 28?William Silkworth, former president of the Consolidated Exchange; Louis Oil bough, member of the Board of Governors; and seven other brokers were today indicted by the Federal grand Jury on charges of having [ used the mails to defraud. RUM FLEETS HARM SUBMARINE CABLES New York. May 28?Rum fleets anchored off the Jersey and Long Island coasts are playing havoc with submarine cables to such an extent that officials of two trans Atlantic cable companies said today that they had protested to the Treasury De partment at Washington. Another company Is contemplating similar action. WILL INVESTIGATE DRY ENFORCEMENT Washington. May 2K ?A brand new Congressional Inveitlfatlon directed at prohibition enforcement was today determined upon by the House alcoholic liquor truffle coin mlttee which had not previously held a meeting In five years. Act ing under Its general authority the coinmltteo designated a subcom mittee with Instructions to go Into all phases of the liquor la # situation Including rum smuggling and charges of abuse of the permit sys tem. Ft'NKItAL JOK HKLF The funeral of Joe Self was con ducted at the home, 616 Beach street. Wednesday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock by Dr. 8. II. Templeman and Interment made at Hollywood Cem etery. Mr. Self died Tuesday afternoon at 3:40 o'clock, after an Illness of three months, at the age of 46 years. He In survived by hit wife, five children; Mrs. Cleveland Phelps of Portsmouth. Mrs. Hubert flpence of Brldgevllle, Deleware, Oscar. Milton and Joseph Self of this city, by three slaters. Mrs. A. A. fit ell and Mrs. Jim Haker of Ports and Mrs. Nannie Rills of this state, and one brother. Louis Self of Nor folk. MIL4s PKKHIDKNT DKAD Oreenwboro. May 2 8?E. Stron berger. president of the Revolution Mills, died here suddenly last night. WILL TKY IHSHOP (B? Tilt Aooclatrd ??>???) Cleveland. May 28.?The Juristic tlon of the court of bishops of the Protestant Kpiscopal Church to try ltishop William Montgomery Ilrown oa charges of uttering doctrines con trary to those helil by the church was unanimously upheld by that bo dy today. The ruling did not Rive the grounds for decision. MANN SAYS LET BOYS QUARREL Candidate from Hyde Fol lows Aydlett and Warren in Political Speaking at Mail teo Tuesday. Manteo, May 28.?"If those boys want to quarrel, let them quarrel and give me the nomination for Con gress," said S. S. Mann of Swan Quarter, candidate for Congress from Hyde County, In an address here Tuesday night. Mr. Mann began his speech at 11 o'clock Tuesday night after E. F. Aydlett and Lindsay Warren had each spoken for practically an hour and a half before a crowd that over crowded the courthouse. When Mr. Mann began speaking he paused a moment and sta*od that he would excuse anybody *lio want ed to go and would not consider it a discourtesy to him. The court house. however, remained full and the crowd listened attentively while Mr. Mann appealed to them to sup port his candidacy for Congress. Ej. F. Aydlen, speaking first re ceived a hearty round of applause when he referred to his record, to planks in his platform relative to good roads and improved waterways. Mr. Aydlett took occasion also to re fer to the attacks of the Independ ent, In answer to which ho referred to the announcement of 20 members of the Elizabeth City bar, the Eliza beth City business men and the en dorsement of the-farmers of Pasquo tank and Camden County. "Who do you choose to believe?a jury of 20 lawyers or the verdict of one man, a bitter enemy of mine for years?" Mr. Aydlett asked. "Which will you take the endorsement of 4 5 business men or the statement of one man? Whom will you believe, 150 farmers or one man who is an enemy of mine? Leading this list of lawyers Is niucher Ehrlnghaus. I don't have to toll y'ou anything about Mr. Ehr lnghaus,?a man you know and love ?man without a peer in North Carolina. And on this list Is your solicitor. Mr. Small, Percy McMullan, Mr. Worth and the rest of 'em." Lindsay Warren made a strong and forceful speech in which he re viewed the record of the Democratic party in National and State Govern ment, stating that he believed that God had raised a leader for every crisis. He received a round of ap plause when he referred to Robert E. Lee as a "matchless Southern gentleman" and more enthusiastic applause followed when he called the name of Woodrow Wilson as the leader of a party that had done more In eight years of administration than had boon accomplished In any eight years of American history. Mr. Warren, referring to the Tea pot Dome scandal In Washington, predicted a Democratic victory In November. There are plenty of Re publicans In Dare and the remark was not applauded. Referring to Mr. Aydlett's re marks relative to the IndT'TiOB^^eiit. ( Mr. Warren declared that he not give two cents about the spat between W. O. Saunders and E. F. Aydlett. They have boon at each other's throats since I was n boy 14 years old. That don't concern me." In the a urso of Mr. Warren's re marks he asked Mr. Aydlett If h<? would agree to the highest man in the first primary receiving the nom ination for Congress and Mr. Aydlett consented. It is generally conceded In Dare County that Mr. Warren and Mr. Aydlett will bo the high men In the first primary and friends of both candidates say that the race In Dare will be close. It Is a source of satisfaction to ob serve the friendly spirit among the friends of Mr. Warren and Mr. Ayd lett and Other candidates In th" race. Any person who enjoys n heated de bate was greatly entertained and did not become tired of the addresses of Mr. Wt Ten or Mr. Aydlett. Iloth men are hard fighters and both men were in a fighting mood Tuesday night. "When I refer to Mr. Ayd lett I like to refer to him as an hon orable man and an able lawyer be cause I believe that he Is." Mr. War ren said. Mr. Aydlett in referring to attacks by some of his enemies which ho considered unjust did not lay the blame to Mr. Warren. Rev. A. W. Price of Manteo, In Introduc ing Lindsay Warren stated that he believed every speaker present was capable of filling the office of Con gressman from this District honor ably. Ilefore going on the platform Mr. Warren was asked to sit down by Mr. Mann who was sitting next to J. C. R. Ehrlnghaus. "Yes," said Mr. Ehrlnghaus, "I'll let you sit 'side of me even If I am not going to vote for you." "It must hurt you ter ribly not to support me," Mr. War ren answered. In spite of pointed de bates between Mr. Aydlett and Mr. Warren It Is evident that there will be no splitting of friendship between the friends of either candidate. WANT DETOUR FOR "FLOATING" ROAD Mrrcliailja' Asocial ion und < Ii:iiiiImt (Commerce Send Dt-lt-gulinii In Talk to t'haip iiiuii Frank I'up*. Ii-i.A .. d,'l,>Rntlon representing the (Elizabeth City Merchants' A>80cl._ |t ion and Chamber of Commerce, con ?Utlng of R. c. Job. I.. R. Foreman a M ?- Morrisette left hero Tues day night for Raleigh for a confer ence with Chairman Frank Page in he hope of getting some relief from the situation resulting from the sub sidence of the Pasquotank River Mate bridge road of "floating" con crete which connects Elizabeth City * Ij?wor Camden and Currituck Sl!C? dur.,l,B ,hp Potato season no* looming just ahead Is Elizabeth 1 1* fruitful trade territory. nfTll hns been making tests ?hi. depth of the muck on which this road was floated and these tests are said to have shown that where h m ? greatest subsidence the depth of the muck is about 30 feet. .J hntllT8 has been given out, -J but the presumption Is that the State I Practicability of ? drilling through the pavement, driv- I In* piling through the holes down to ] ? foll"datlon beneath the muck, and then, with this piling to sustain It, building a new road on top of the old pavement. These he art "'""'""?O9 would only be neces- j sary In those segments of the paving i where the road Is under water at 1 times of normal tide " ^ Whether this or some other plan ''j"]1'"1' however, It will afford no Immediate relief, and Elizabeth City business interests are anxious to find aina^ ?? pr,'vi'"t 'be heavy loss that will follow should conditions that_ have prevailed on the road for the last Several weeks continue. They ar Rue that thorp will have to be a de- ^ nT.r P the rond ls being repaired > and they want. If they can, to Induce ! Mr. Page to provide this detour now. In view Of the volume of traffic com ing into Elizabeth City over this ,hey argue that it would be well to maintain a detour at all times for emergencies that may easily ln lerrupt trafTIc on a 1 ?-foot ribbon of concrete across a marsh subject at all times to Inundation by high tide and where there Is no practicable ?ay to get around nny segment of the^ pavement that may be lmpass Trafric over this road was almost at n complete standstill last Saturday hlMeran0?S eXCCtpt for borsedrawn ve Eit nAr? .T rd" that managed to did . ,rnad ln tho mornl? ln th I rl"k ,h" passage ba In the late afternoon and those wb got safoly over both ways declarsi would "?h " mat,pr or deatl would they ever again undertake th passage when the tide was as high as was the case Saturday. The vast ma jority of the folks from across U,? river who are accustomed to come to the city on Saturday remained at home or went elsewhere for their Saturday shopping, and Ellznbeth City merchants felt the loss of this Saturday Irade heavily. Water hlt??.?m i*!? wor,> "8P"-'ally hard hit. some of them characterizing the business. Co,n|,|p,p knockout for their lnt^o''.T ?" roa<l th,H wpek has at no time reached the high mark ) f last week, but more than once r;a:t nf the paving hns been uiruiated to a depth to Imperil pasi especially In low swung cam. "GHOSTS OF inLO" CHARMING SUCCESS n *,rl P?P"? Of the Seventh tirade gave an unusually successful performance on Tuesday evening ?t he new High School auditorium of the operetta "CJhost, of Hllo " The members of the est and those mnnr0"^ '' "tn*ln* the perfor hlKh'",t K"1"- for The costume',9 t^ngT ^Tr'' am, Ihe music S?t % - r"y?of ,hT? *,h? ''oiiidf|"'i h,o?" much to Hi/ stocth^eM^VIS# operetta with several musical nun hers In addition to the score. in the intermission Octsr, Kp-nce gave ? ?carf ,|(lnr? WIN lams'1 rin,0y'd- L""? Renal Williams also gave s dellghtf The ?r,"?!h !Uncnr" encore weT. PI,"clM| p"rU ln "be operei were. Princess of Hllo. Mary Fti 'n"; "rorl,e' '"abisll Munde Sorceress. JP?e Williams; I HeV.I; aan "oul,: a dai Octavlii 8pence The solos w Ohost. of Hllo. Miss rearing- " I Know About Qhottt," mIm !!SPu' ""sin "on?," jd,, H Taboo," Miss rearing; "Mot Kath.if"' " MIm Ho?t? * ? ! ??? *nn ?nd D?fl? Ahbo and niossomi," Miss Willis* vIL -.D*r#"*or'. Kstherl Mann and Dorl, Abbott plated t PX,t.?r,..f?ndk" ?ri 1 number* wero ? Lh? ?"orus which was well train* The "Ohost Dance" effective. *"
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