The ff'cather
Cloudy tonight and Saturday.
Warmer Saturday. moderate
northeast and eaal winds.
VOL. XVIL FINAL EDITION. - ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 12, 1927. EIGHT PAGES. NO. 191
Visitors Depart With
Expressions of Praise
For Albemarle Section
From Standpoint of Crop |
? Diversification This Sec
tion Is Declared to Be the
Finest in the Southeast
OFFICERS NAMED
Prrdue University, Indi
"juia, Chosen as Place for
American Soy Bean Con
vention Next Year
The last of the delegate? to the
American Soy Ueau Association's
field convention departfd for home
today after three days' sessions in
Washington, Swan Quarter and
Elizabeth City, concluding at a
meeting In Christ Church Parish
Houso hero last night.
The visitors showered unre
served praise upon the AlbeiuaiU;
Diatrlct. declaring what they had,
seen of it was one of the finest1
agricultural sections In all the
United States. F. P. Latham of
Belhaven. retiring president, was
particularly enthusiastic.
"From the standpoint of crop
dfvprHlAcation, it Is the best sec
tion In North Carolina." he de
clared. "In fact. I think 1 may
aay safely that It la the flnest sec
tion in the entire Southeast."
At the closing meeting. Purdue
University. Indiana, was choaen as
the place for the field convention
fiext year, subject to approval at
an executive sesalon of thb asso
ciation at the International Live
stock Show In Chicago next June.
Officers were chosen also, subject
to the same ratification. They are:
Taylor Fouta, Camden, Indiana,
president; Walter Godchaux, New i
Orleans, vice president; and W.
E. Ay res, Stonevllle, Mississippi,
secretary treasurer.
The convention also adopted a
group of resolution* mainly bear
ing upon the soy bean Industry.
Hveae expressed an Intention to
obtain all possible State and Fed
eral aid In promoting the culture
and development of the crop; to
seek protection for soy beans and
their products la any future tariff
schedules; and to seek removal of
discrimination in .freight rates.
Another resolution aimed at a
change In the constitution of the
association to permit the election
.of officers at the summer field con
vention, Insleaff of the present
plan of forwarding recommenda
tions to the winter meeting. It was
?resolved also to seek Inclusion of
lthc office of recording secretary
tor the association. Federal plana
Jfor permanent protection Btfslnst
flood* In the Mississippi Valley
nsere endorsed.
?' In conclusion, the convention i
kfidpred thanks to the people of
Northeastern Carolfiia as a whole.;
and of Elizabeth City In partlcu-(
lar. for the hospitality aceorded
them, and appreciation to th*?
Chamber of Commerce and the j
press.
The night's program Included
songs led by Zirn V. Waconer of'
the. Elizabeth and Suburban Oaa
Company; moving pictures on the
Japanese persimmon, loaned by
tho Federal Department of Agri
culture; and lectures by Dr. R. Y.
Winters, director of State expert-}
mcnt stations In North Carolina.!
and K. E. neeaon, extension agro-l
nomlst at Purdue University.
Dr. Winters reviewed the devel
opment of the soy bean Industry
In North Carolina since the bean
wan Introduced some 50 years ago.
fcanrt the results obtained from Its
fpalture. Dr. Flecson described vn
flous experiments conducted In
DdlSna. In which the soy bean
wan second only to crimson clover!
as n soil Improver.
An exhibit of 2fl varieties of
sov beans from Highland Farm, at ;
Moyock. operated by Dudley W.
Bagley. attracted general Interest
at the night meeting. Mr. and
Mrs. IlaKiey had prepared a pla
card- giving the name and ad
dreflN of the farm, the whole
applied out In beans of various
colors. In all. he Is growing 38
; varieties of beans on hla farm
this year, he stated.
loES
TO THE CHAIR
FOR DEATH OF THREE
Huntsvllls, Tex., Aug. 12.?-,
(AP) ?Refualng to break thn al
| lonce he maintained during the
wreeks he was confined in a cell
on "murderer's row" lh the atate
penitentiary here. F. M. Snow. 60
{pears old, Stephensvllle woodchop
went to his death In the elec
PFfc chair early today.
Snow was convicted of the muf
of Nernle Connnlly, hla 19
old step-son He later con
j lhat he also killed his wife
mother-in-law, and burned the
In a fir? place.
jttOHvm ooMNWim
"W. M. Martin, of the firm of
fabe snd Orlce, has received
?n Governor McLean a com ml*
entitling him to alt as a de
al* In ths national Deeper
Her ways Convention, wbleh
Irenes In Baltimore September
Soy Bean Crop Good
In This Section
Says Parker
Halolgh. Aug. 12?(AP)?With
a condition of 84 per cent of nor
mal the outlook for the soy bean
crop around Elisabeth City Is
good. Frank Parker, agricultural
statistician, reported today.
"The stands are fine and the
growth all that could be expect
ed." he said referring to the
world's greatest soy bean terri
tory.
In his North Carolina crop con
ditions as of August 1. released
touu>, based on farmers' reports,
Mr. Parker said practically the
entire State experienced favorable
weather conditions during July,
that some sections reported very
heavy rainfall, while others were
less favored, but in general the
areas of deficient and excess
moisture had been few.
Potatoes, early and late crops,
total 7.400.000 bushels, compared
with 0.424.000 bushels' average
from 1922 through 1926. A con
dition of 84 per cent of normal
marks the late crop In the Pied
mont and mountains, not a com-,
mercial one, although 184 car?
have been shipped. |
Sweet potatoes show 84 per
cent condition, compared with 8-3
per cent five year average, andi
estimated crop of 8,813.000 bush-j
ela.
Peanuts, 233.000 pounds esti
mate, compared with 194,000.000,
pounds laM year, the cohdltion 73
per cent of normal, suffering from
adverse weather, but 122.3 per
cent production of the last five
years' average crop.
Levine Having More
Trouble With His
French Pilot
Pari*, Aug. 11.? (AP)? Rumor!
brought a small gallery of en
thusiastic flight fans out to Lei
Rourget Flying Field In the early
hours of this morning in the hope
of seeing one or two, or It vras
even said, three planes take off
for New York, but they had their
vigil for nothing, neither pilot,1
navigator nor pannenger appeared,
'and toward dawn most of the.
watchers left.
Among the rumors was one that
Dleudonne Coste. would arrive at
Le Bourget from Villa Couglay,
Field. Ho was not heard from.
Coste's air plane, which is known ,
as the "Nungesser-Coll" has be
come the favorite of aviation ?*-|
perts In the race for westward
transatlantic honors.
The latest weather reports In- J
dlcated that conditions over the
Atlantic hsd tended* to become
worse rather than to Improve.
Fresh trouble between Chas. A.
Levine. owner of the transatlantic
plane Columbia, and Maorlcej
Droughln, engaged to pilot the
craft back to New York, developed
when Droughln, on making an In-i
spectlon of the Columbia yester-l
day afternoon found that the con-i
tact points had been removed. IIe;
did not conceal his d'?Pleasure ac
cording to the stoTy. when the"
owner said he had removed them. j
Mr. Irvine Is reported to have re-|
referred to rumors that a scheme
was afoot to take the plane out
for a flight without his knowledge ?
or presence.
"This is too preposterous a hoai
to Justify such a procedure,'*!
Droughln ifcid. "I am surprised ?
that any o?p> Interested In the ship!
should tofch her after all had
agreed shefwes ready for the take
off."
The newspapers are full of this
latest development. Some of them
criticising Levine severely, even
expressing doubt whether the
Colombia ever will really atart. i
MOTORCYCLE OFFICER
IS SERIOUSLY INJURED
Wlnstoh-Salem, August IS?
(AP)?'Answering a call for pollc?
Investigation of an automobile ac
cident. motor-cycle officer Tom G.|
Anderson of the Winston-Salem
police department was seriously
injured when his motor-cycle
struck an automobile track ati
Highland avenue and Eleventh
street late Thursday afternoon. |
Owing to the serious condition
of the officer. J. A. Thomas, ohlef
of police, ordered the driver of thj?
truck, William Lowery, 39, negro,
hold without bond in the city Jail
on charges of reckless driving. I
While hope Is entertained todsy
for officer Anderson's recovery,
his rondltion Is still regarded as
serious.
Potent Corn Aroma |
Leads To Action
In Court Here
A fine of $100 ami costs and
suspension of his right fb drive a
car In Pasquotank County (or six
months was the punishment visit
ed upon Charlie Chappell, about 2G
years old, living near'this city, in
recorder's court Friday on charges
that were the afterntath of an1
automobile-truck collision on
North Road street late Thursday
afternoon.
Chappell was accused of reck
less driving, and of transporting
liquor. Trial Justice Sawyer, who
himself witnessed the accident
from his front porch a few hun
jdred feet away, stated that the
odor of whisky was strong about
.Chappell's car, a new Pord roads
ter, after the accident; and that
when a wrecking truck hoisted
| the front end of the roadster, a
iliquid trickled out of the back
which he afterward Identified as
? corn whisky.
| The collision occurred at the
; southwest corner of the High
(.School property at Road and Eliz
abeth streets. The other vehicle
figuring In the crash was a truck
| belonging to the Wright Purity
Ice & Coal Company, and driven
:by Thomas McNlder, of this city.
The front of the roadster was
damaged to the extent of ahout
$25. and the truck sustained less
er damage.
I Police Officer C. E. Anderson,:
!who searched the roadster after It
jhad been taken to the Auto &
Gas Engine Works for repairs,
testified there was no liquor In It,
j but that the odor was as strong
as if It had contained ten gal
lons. Chappell did not take the
stand. His appeal bond was fixed
at $500. Deciding not to appeal,
Chappell later paid the fine.
PUR NELL TESTIFIES
RECLINING ON HIS COT
8t. Joseph. Mich., August IS?
(AP)?Benjamin Purpell, leader
j of the House of David Colony, took
| the witness stand In bis own de
fense In the state's dissolution suit
today.
Purnell was brought to the
{courthouse In an ambulance. Three
.stalwart body guards carried him
'in on a stretcher. The witness
chair was removed and "the kink"
testified reclining on his cot.
Purnell looked weak. His eyes
flashed and h4s gestures wore
animated, however. He wore *
cap pulled far down over his long
gray hair.
Trunk Myntery Endn
With MatTa Execution
London, Aug. 12.? (AP)?
John Robinson. 36 year old clerk,
was executed Lhis morning for the
murder of Mrs. Minnie Bonnatl,
wife of an Italian waiter. He was
found guilty on July 13.
| The case was known as the
"Charing Cross Trunk Mystery"
the dismembered body having
I been discovered In a trunk at the
baggage room of the Charing
Cross Railway Station May 10. a
few days after death. Robinson
was tracked through descriptions
furnished by the station porter
and the man who sold the trunk.
RICHMOND PASTOR
IS SERIOUSLY ILL
Richmond. Va., Aug. IS?(AP)
?The condition of the Rev. Dr.
George W. McDanlel. pastor of tho
First Baptist Church of RiCh-J
mond, and former president of tho
Southern Baptist Convention. was J
reported unchanged by attendants:
at a local hospital today. Mr. Mc
Danlel suffered from a stroke of i
paralysis Wednesday morning, j
his second in the past two years. |
The minister is alternately con-j
sclous'and unconscious attendants1
Aid. He regains Ills consciousness
to recognise everyone and bo
come spparently normal only to
lapse within a few minuses.
J
Metal Hook* Banned
From Baffn of FpfdI
Halelgh. Aug. 11.? (AP) ?
Commlaaloner of Agriculture Wil
liam A. Graham announced today
thai after October 1 the uae of
metal hooka will not be allowed
on baga of feed, but that taga mu?t
be aewed on Inatead.
Thla action waa baaed on the I
fact that complalnta had rcachi-d
CommlMloner Oraham to the <?(- j
feet that by awallowlne the hooka'
many cow, had been killed.
RKVfVAfj AT MKJft PINK
The public ta cordially Invited
to attend revival atrvlcea begln
nInK next Sunday night at Sign
Pine Methodist Church. Camden.
Rev. W. Ray Anderaon of Lau
rena. Hoirth Carolina will preach
In thta meotlttg
"Brother Anderaon la a man of
Ood with 16 yearn of experience
In the mlnlatry. Tour presence la
earnestly desired. Coma, and tell
your frlenda to come. We ahall
look for you. The night eervlces
boglns at 7: SO o'clock. Day ser
vices In the afternoon begin at
Uiree o'clock," aaya Rev. O. C.
Wood, pastor.
Napolcon'a slaW, aaya a new
biography. Inalated on having a
milk bath every day. There's
something elae to tnaka the cowa
contested
'GLOOM LIFTS ITS
PALL SLIGHTLY
FOR PRISONERS
Succo and Vanzetti More
Hopeful Though Former
j on Hunger Strike for
: Twenty-Seventh Day
i SCENERY CHANGED
jWith New Cell# Far Away
j From Death House, |Vi?.
j oners Await Outcome of
| Legal Proceedings
[ BoMton. Auk- 12.? (AP)?The
gloom of the death house bad lift
ed ltd pall to som-9 degree from
Nicola Sacco and Hartolomeo Van
jxetti today. although oue twelfth
i of their stay from execution al
ready had expired.
The men were dhtlnotly more
'cheerful a* word came that their
; counsel had pasKed the laat legal
; barrier to presentation of their
(contentions for a new trial, to the
j atate supreme court.
] Together with relestlne Maiil
Iros. because of hi* Iduntlflcatlftn
| with the case also was reapltid.
the two radicals had been removed
to freshly prepared cells In a part
I of the prison remote from the
death house where Wednesday
'night, they waited until barely
IS minutes before the scheduled
execution.
The full bench of the supreme
j court, or as much of It as avail
; able, has been summoned to meet
? Tuesday morning to hear argu
? meats by defense counsel on the
last two lines of legal recourse
left open to them In the atate
courts.
The way to both of these was
paved yesterday when Judge Web
'ater Thayer, superior court judge
who presided at the original trial,
|and Justice George A. Sanderson.
I of the 8upreme Court, conaented
? to allow appeals from previous
' adverse rulings.
] In Judge Thayer's case, the
: Jurist signed the defense bill of
i exceptions to his rulings of lack
of jurisdiction on motions for a
new trial, as well as the denials of
! a stay of execution and revocation
.of execution based largely on af
fidavits alleging prejudice on hia
own part during the celebrated
trlaJ.
Judge Thayer's refusal to
withdraw from Che case In favor
of another Judge, was also made a
point for determination by the
supreme court.
Previously Justice Sanderson
had granted tho defense petition
for exceptions to his refusal of a
; writ of error. In favor of the con
demned men and thus had re
j moved the last stumbling block
to the defense battle for that step.i
| Heretofore the supreme court
has passed solely on polhts of late I
but should the full bench decide
to allow the writ of error It would'
go back to a single justice for a
hearing on tho merits.
Sacco. continuing his long hun
ger strike, entered the twenty-sev
enth day without food, but Van
xcttl yesterday twice drank coffee.
J Theoretical gents looking for
Utopia might take a look at Natal,
Egypt, where 9 7 per cent of the
! people can neither read nor write.
LOAD OF LIQUOR IS
ANCHORED BENEATH
STATUE OF LIBERTY
New York. Auk. 12.? (AIM?A
| single stacker steamboat said by
| police to contain a halt million
1 load of contraband liquor was an
chored under guard off the Statue
of Liberty today after it had
fled from the surprise attack of
utmost half a hundred Saten Is
land police, had cut a sand bar in
[two In the Kill Von Kull and had
! run upon a sand liar where it was
; captured by the Coast Guard.
Thirty four men were arrested
' by the Stamen Island Police who
also captured seven, seven ton
j trucks and three expensive auto
| mobiles. H, ;
The steamer was the second
alleged rum runner to be captured
i In New York harbor within 24
hours. The British ateamer Se
hastopol, was taken yesterday with
a load of liquor estimated by the
coastguard to be wortih $300,000
at bootleg prices and the crew of
117 men was held for-hearing later.
The Sebastopol was also technl
i cally classified as a pirate ship
because It was said to have
changed Its name at sea to the
Westmoreland.
Three Transoceanic
Flights To Start
In Two Days
By Th. AMMjatotf PrtM
If announced schedules are
maintained, at least three trans
: oceanic flights will be In progress
; in the next two days.
The three-cornered race from
Paris to New York depend upon
today's weather reports, but Leon
|Glvon was ready to jump today,
regardless, he said, and the "Blue
bird" and "Columbia," take offa
i were tenallvely set for tomorrow.
; Two junker planes at Dessau
I were reported today ready for a
take-off In New York fllgtK at six
a. mi, tomorrow. Otto Koennecke
plans to Jump some time ahead of
' the junkers on the same route.
? Two others are in the ofTlng at
1 Southampon, Courtney Is reported
awaitinc more favorable weather
reports and starting of the aerial
| derby from Oakland, California,
'to Hawaii has been postponed, by
argument of the entrants, until
next Tuesday morning.
FORMER RALEIGH MAN
DIES IN ALBUQUERQUE
Raleigh, August 12?(AP) ?
News was received here today of
the death of Alonzo Bertram Mc
Millan. Albuquerque, N. Mr* , by
offQalals of the Occidental Life
Insurance Company, of which Mc
MUlen was chairman of the board
of directors. Headquarters of tho
concern arc in Kaleigh.
McMIllen, well known through
out this State, served for 18 year?
as president of the Occidental,
making his home In Kaleigh.
Funeral servlcee* will be held in
Albuquerque tomorrow.
J. T. McCabe. A. (J. McCabe
and W. M. Martin left Friday for
New York, where they will pur
chase fall and winter merchandise
for the firm of McCabo and CJrlre.
Mrs. H. C. Qflee, who left for that
city today, will select ready-to
wear for the ladles' department.
South Should Vote Republican
Ticket In Next Election, Says
Notable Native Son of Camden
The South should go Repuhll
ran In the next ?lection for two
hljchly praotlcal reason*. In the
opinion of (ieorge I). Sanderlln,
Ph. D.. native of Camden County,
and recognised a* one of the bcit
philologist* In the United States
Mr. 8anderlin It here on a short
visk to his mother, lira. Battle W.
Sanderlln. and hla brother. Mil'
ton Sanderlln. at Belcroaa. Mrs.
Henry O. Godfrey, of thla city la
his alater.
"All the South needs Is to go
Republican a time or two. to show
the leaders In the Itomorratle
party that It doesn't belong to
them." Dr. Sanderlln declared In
an Interview Friday. "The Re
publican party repreeenta th?? big
financial interests of the country,
and with the rapid Induatrial de
velopment In the South. U would
be strongly to the South's nl
vantage to change about political*,
ly. for a while at least."
Dr. Sanderlln Is a graduate of
Wake Kortat College and of Johns
Hopkins, and later studied at the
University of Berlin. He reads
practically every European lan
guage. but specialises In the woet-i
ern Kuropean tongues. Including
Russian and Cstcho Slovaklan. For
many years, he had been a trans
lator In the copyright division of
the Library of Congrats. In Wash
ington.
A lifelong Democrat, - Dr. San
derlln explained hla vlewa on the
nend of a political change In tht
South. In the first plact, he de
clared. the Democratic leaders
feel that they have complete con
trol of the section anyhow, and do
not bother to pay much attention
to tht South when ifetjr art in
po\9r. ?
"During the Wilson administra
tion." he recalled, "we had fewer
men to receive positions In the de
partments In Washington than In
the five Republican administra
tions that proceeded It. The m??n
they brought In came from the
Middle West, for a reason very
clear to anyone who has followed
politics In this country.
"Am matters xtand, the Repub
licans aren't doing anything for
the South either," he wont on.
"All the Republican leaders care
about is to keep enough strength
to maintain their votes In the
electoral college. They'll tell you
so, in Washington.
"But If the South should go Re
publican one time, that would
change things entirely. Both par
ties then would hsvo to fight for
control, aud the section would
come In for a great deal more con
sideration."
Dr. Sanderlln thinks that Her
bert Hoover, If nominated, will
command a strong vote to the
Southern States, largely because
of the way In which he handled
the Mississippi flood situation. "I
don't see why the South couldn't
support him over Al Smith, who
tfeems most likely to gel the
Democratic nomination," he ob
served "It certainly Is time for
a political rhange, even If only a
temporary one."
Visiting this section yearly at
vacation time. Dr. 8and'>rlln de
clared he was immensely en
jcoirsged over the continuing evt
. dences of progress be observed.
He gave most credit for that
change m the newspaper*, which
h? described aa th*1 greateat edu
cstlonal force at work lo the coun
try today.
RITCHIE SEES
GREATER POWER
FOR THE CITIES
Governor Maryland Speak
ing Before Institute I'ub
i lie Affair* Predict* Great
j er floral Itiglit*
MOVING THAT WAY
Home Hide Movement*.
Liberal Lepal I)eet*ion*, |
i Zoning Power*, and Oth-l
er Indieation* of Progrewi
Charlottesville, Va.. Aug. 12.? |
(AP)?A strong drift towards a
larger and laryi-r measure of self j
government and self determlna-i
tlon for the American city in the!
next few years was forecast today
by Governor Albert C. Ritchie of!
Maryland speaking before the In-1
stltute of public aftfairs at the(
University of Virginia. The va-|
rlous home fule movements and1
a liberalizing tendency In legal!
decisions, such, for Instance, as j
the marked progress as In zoning j
powers, arc already working that
way. he said.
{ Pointing out that the moot vital
; phase of contemporary American
Jhistory is the amazing growth of
i the cities, which now embrace
| almost 60 per cent of the popula
tion. Governor Ritchie declared
that the city is now more than a
I mere corporatcd creature of the
. legislature of the state.
"My proposition is," ho said.
I "that the major political problems
of the future revolve around the
, cities and urban life, and that the
[cities must be heard and perhaps
must lead In solving them. 8oon I
believe we will conceive of our
I cities not merely as corporate en
titles with hard and fast charters
and by-laws emanating from with
out, but as political entltlitles
; with the right to exercise such
rights without external conflict
"And indeed, in respect to the
| ever broadening influence which
the city is having upon Americau
I politics, I believe that not only the
i future of municipal government
but the future of American demoe
' racy will not be politically sterile
| and Indifferent as it Is now in too
i&nany cities.
Governor Ritchie said that fasc
ism, Hovletlsm and syndicalism
are city bred and born of city con
ditions. illustrating that the prob
lems of democracy In a city are
unique and peculiar to urban life.
He pointed out that the urbanltes
land ruralltes are becoming class
1 conscious; that the people of the
I cities are becoming resentful and
rebellious at rural interference;
and that the conflict goes deeper
than Is generally realized and his
I obvious dangers.
j "It probably explains in part
jthat sort of social antagonism and
. bitterness that manifests Itself In
'such movement as the volstoad
ism. or fundamentalism and that
underlies the various phases of
such religious and racial conflicts
and intolerances as happily rftlll
exist.
McDuffir Say* He Will
Muk<- Slalfincnl Soon
FaycUevlllc, Auk. 12.?(AP) ?
Arthur (!. McDuffle, dismissed
deputy prohibition udmlnlstrator
for the Eastern district of North
Carolina, today refused to com
ment at his home hero on a report
by Assistant Secretary Ixiwman at
Washington In charge of prohibi
tion enforcement that dismissal of
himself and six field agents fol
lowed a split of contraband whis
key ainotiK the agents.
He'said, however, that he would
! make a statement giving his side
'of the affair In a few days.
I POLICEMAN KILLED
! chasing hum iu'Nnku
Decatur. (]?., Aua. ft.?(AIM
I?L. 8. Ilenderaon, member of the
Dekalb county police force, wan
(Milled and L. II- Phillip*, alto *
member of the force, waa prob
ably fatally Injured early today
when their automobile overturned
on Briar Cliff Road near the cUy.
| Officer* believe the two m*?n
were cha*lnir a rum runner who
| threw out a smoke acraeu.
jcsiort mucK cjimx
IIKI.r >KKI)Y lllil.NI>
Columbia, H. C.. Auk. 12.?
(AIM - Whether It ho appearing
before or tx-hlnd the footlluht* of
the Town Tlirater or working at a
nhop counter, member* of the Jun
ior 1/^aRtie of Columbia are
r?*ady to *rrve for any charitable
purpoac.
The chapter condueta a plc
tureaque k 1ft nhop, profit* from
which aa*l*t blind people of the
*tate. In addition to the uMial j
thing* aold In a alfl *hop, a mod
ern fiction renting library I* con
ductod. Ml*a Jane Kcalhof<-r. j
chairman, Ruper*lR<>* the ahop ac-!
thrltlea.
' For *?*vcral year*, the league
ha* employed a tr*eher for voca
tion guidance work amona the I
blind. Iteccntly It donated $2.GOO
for the construction of a work*hop
for the blind
At the Little Theater, the,
league provide* Uhflttlt MfVldij
Onco a year It* prrttr glrla take
the ataftc for thcm*elve* In the,
presentation of a musical rente. ?
Says Public Utility
MuctGrow Ahead
Of Its Town
"A public utility must grow
ahead of Its town," declared Tom
I*. Walker, vice-president of the
Virginia Electric and Pow?r Com
pany. in an interesting fifteen
minute talk before the Kotary
Club at its weekly luncheon at the
Southern Hotel Friday.
Continuing Mr. Walker stated
that no city could possibly grow
beyond its public utilities and
gave a general outline of the es
sential usages of electricity. "Re
strlctlon of immigration" he said,
"has not had any deteriorating af
fects upon Industries in this coun
try, as electricity has stepped In
and through the Invention of va
rlous devices, has readily taken
the place of man nower." Hlsj
company maintain* several com-j
plet^i electric units in as many
^cities and towns, and die gave the
assurance that should anything
occur to the transmission of pow
er from one station that this hand
icap could easily be overcome by
switching the load -to another
station.
A new 40.000 kllowat unit in
now planned at Norfolk, and with
a lOu.OOO kllowat already In op
eration at that place, and with
otlter stations at Roanoke Itaplds,
Richmond and Fredericksburg,
power Is practically unlimited.
The luncheon was an affair
thoroug-hly enjoyed. The prayer
(laid by Rev. F. 8. Love of the
First Mothodlat Church, was fol-l
lowed by the singing of the Ro
tary anthem. A two-course dinner!
torhlch was splendidly prepared'
disappeared without interruption.'
During the course of the meal de
lightful instrumental music waa J
?rendered by Miss Eva Walston. |
The luncheon program was in'
JAMES OGLE PRIZE
AIR DERBY STARTS
NEXT TUESDAY NOON
Airport, Oakland, Cal., Aug. 12. ,
j?(AP)?The start of the James
I Dole 135.000 prlae atrial derby
from here to Hawaii today was
| postponed until next Tuesday noon
by agreemnt among nine of the 11
> entries already hare.
j The agreement was reached1
1 shortly after midnight, after a
| day of muddled planning, during
| whieh the original atartlng date j
was conditionally postponed twoi
| weeks, then declared on again,
and finally set back until next
Tuesday when the pilots took a
hand in the matter. The starting
time originally had been sit for
noon today.
Disaster having struck twice1
against the entries In two days,1
the subjoct of qualification and
i competetency of pilots, navigators,
and planes continued to be thoi
foremost subject In flight circles;
tbday.
The latest entry to be removodj
from the air derby Is the twin'
motored trlplane "8pirlt of Losj
Angeles" which crashed Into San]
Francisco Kay yeatorday while j
'trying to land on the starting)
field. Captain James L.- O riff In. i
the pilot, Ted Lungreen, navlga-j
tor. and Lawrence Wollt, a pas
senger, escaped uninjured and
were dragged out of the water by
attaches a>t the field. The piano
was wrecked.
The accident to the "Spirit of
Los Angeles" and the deaths near
San Diego Wednesday of Lieuten
ants George W. D. Covell and R.
S. Waggener of the Navy while
testing their monoplanes served
to heighten the talk of qualifica
tions and safety precautions.
The Tuesday starting agree
ment was made in order to permit
all signers to pass Federal tests.
PUBLIC INVITED TO
VISIT DAY NURSERY
? . _
An opportunity will bn afford
ed the public nntt Friday night.
to view the Day Nursery oatab-]
llshed In the Community Hour*,
on Fleetwood street, some two!
months ago under auRplce* of the1
Mothera Club for the benefit of
mothera employed away from'
home. The occasion will be an In
formal reception iind lawn party,
at which refreshments will be;
served. Proceeds will go' to the'
benefit of the nursery.
According to the Hev. A. II.
Outlaw, county welfare officer, tii?.
nursery haR been serving Its pur
pose excellently, and mothers,
whose small children have been,
cared for there have declared]
without exception that they are
delighted with It. The nursery Is
being sapervlfted by Mrs. Mae Al
befTno'n. of this city.
At present, seven to eight rhll-;
dren, on an average, are being
looked after dally there, Mr. Out-!
law stated today, but many more,
are expected after the opening of |
school in September for the rea-j
son that older children who now
are caring for younger brother*
and elsters In the daytime will be
busy In the schoolroom then.
The nursery Is being maintained
through regular contributions glv-(
en by fhurchea and various organ
izations and IndlvldaN here, sup-1
plemented by the funds accruing
from a nominal charge being made
for the cara given (he children.
MANY THOUSAND
DOLLARS BEHIND
ON HOTEL STOCK
Purchaser* Urged to Meet
Final Installment Imme
diately; Bill* Due Satio^
day Exceed $25,000
MANY CONVENIENCES
New Virginia Dare to Have
Multitude of Modern Fa
cilities; Stock Certificates
Being Delivered
Though the final stock install
ment is nearly * month past due,
inventors in the new Virginia ?
D&ro Hotel, $600,000 hostelry
now in the last stages of con
struction here, still lack exactly
$66,147 of having met their pay
ments, it wan learned today by
reference to the books of the Ells
I a both City Hotel Corporation. - 1
In all. 9349,800 In stock was
subscribed during the stock cam
paign In the spring of 1926. Of
that amount. $282,653 has been
Ipaid. Stock certlflcatea are b&
Ing delivered to subscribers as
rapidly as they meet their obll- ,
nations in full. Of the 536 stock
holders, 251, or not quite half, al
ready havo received their certifi
cates.
The urgent need of immediate ||
i paying up on the part of the dl
- llnquents was emphasised today
by sn official In the hotol corpo
ration, with the announcement
that more than $25,000 in bills for
equipment must bo met Saturday,
and that only a fraction of that
jamount Is In hand. The laat stock
Installment was due July 20.
Second notices sre to be matted
to delinquents this week. It la
announced.
I Conveniences found In only a
Ifew of the most modern hotels In
Ithe country are being incorporated
In the new Virginia Dare. Among
(these is a complete refrigeration
system, enabling the hotel to man
ufacture Its own ice. There la al
so a central vacuum cleaning '
system, eloctrlcally operated, with
Ichutes leading from every floor.
Igreatly simplifying the task of
keeping the hotel spick and spaa. ?
One may mall a letter from any
floor In the building by means of
a conveyor system converting In
a mall box on the ground floor.
|jThis already has been taken over
by the Postofflce Department, and
none except the proper postal em
ployes will havo keys to the box.
j As an economy measure, a
transformer unit is being Installed
to permit the purchase of current
Jat manufacturers' wholesale rates. J
[The transformer will "step It
down" from 23.000 volts to 220
volts for power purposes, and 110
j volts for lighting. /
I All the 100 guest rooms are
( equipped with mirrored doors, and
in Instances In which several
| rooms mav ho converted into a
( suite, double doors have been In
stalled to prevent nol*<?. In the
largo sample rooms provided for
{traveling salesmen there are fold
l Ing beds, completely out of the
|way In the daytime and thus a**
I fording the maximum space for
(the display of merchandised
i The hotel Is to he furnished 'n
luxurious Axmlnlster carpets.
, heavily padded. Inrfdentally, 4*
bales of those carpets arrived
| Thursday. Other furnishings are
arriving dally.
Among other conveniences, 1
there will be a telephone system
reaching every room, with a
| switchboard In the lobby enabling
( guests to reach outside numbers
with a minimum of delay.
Construction activities aro pro
ceeding steadily, with every pros
| peet that the now Virginia Dare
will he ready to open about Octob
ef\l. It Is announced that several >!
of t?<e stores and offices In the
arcade and hotel proper havs been\ a
rented, and that the cqrporaHfa>
| will be gJad to receive applica
tions for the others.
Fifteen applications for the man
agerwhlp or the hotel have bees
| received, it was stated today, aad
these are being considered by the
| board of directors of tho hotel. If
| present plans ar?? carried Into ef
fect, the board will employ a mari
| ager pending the outcome of lit 1
| gation with the Associated Hotels.
Inc., original lessors of tho build
lag. giving bond If necessary.
The board emphatically does ,
not Inland to permit tho recently
Instituted suit against the Asso
ciated Hotels. Inc.. to delay the
opening of the new Virginia Dare,
It was learned today from so au
thoritative source, and will take ,
fcuch steps to that end as develop- .fi
ments In the suit may require.
NEW YORK WORLD
WILL GET AM>N<;
WITHOUT IIROUN
N?'W York, Aug. II.?<AP) ?
Ralph iMlifi'-r. editor of the N*w
York World. In a tilicmrl Matcmast
In that j?ap??r today annonncd
that Artlrlen by H<-vwrx>d IJroun.
one of th* atanrilnx ftftlufea, hnd
h*f?n dlacontlnutd h*ratis?> Brntia
InNUtPd upon dl?m**lnK th* Sa<s
co-Van*ettl enn* "after two artlclaa
In whlth Hp had oxproaaed hh por
aonal opinion with utnioat extra?
HUM,"