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... . '-":'.':" r ... - .... ' V-W : ' ..,.i'i.'-',i ' 1 1 r ""i j t it? c ? K a i. .ft u s ; 4 & i I f " 3 rf S v , 5? ; i j ? 5 v t 1 ' ( J ;s i I rayra MS A NEW PAPER WITH AN INCREASING CIR CULATION THE BEST, ADVERTIS ING MEDIUM IN ELIZA . BETH CITY. VOL I ELIZABETH CITYjORTH CAROLINA; FRIDAY JULY 28, 1911 NO. 11 ... ; . ' . ., , , 'N i ' ' , 9 . j ' A .7 i w a , fiii i it i ii n m h ii y u.u - v COTTON OIL MILL HERE The Question Whether Elizabeth City Shall Have Thla Mill Will be B rough to an Utue Tonight. At the regular meeting of the 'Chamber of Commerce " tonight ' th question as to whether Elizabeth 7 City ehaU have an oil mill at-once ' 111 1 nltljwl , H1U UO UOUU1LOIJ TOWWISUI.. V It is repoitea awo raw. uuss (V -mannf n.tiiHno- MilMM W.'H have rClT resenUUvea ; this Pioeting tonight with a Triflr o making 'arrange menu toward establishing a pUat '. here. ' . i ' The proposition to have an oil mill here haB met with the hearty approval of a number of Elizabeth City.s most progressive citizens and business men. Twenty thousand dol lars is the amount of stock required s to establish the enterprise, and seven teen thousand dollars of this has been subscribed. But the small balance needed , seems to be a little slow about com- Ing In and it must be raised at once if the mill is to beefected in time to work the seed of this season's- cotton crop. A number of .ie business men of the city are out of town and the hot weather has a tendency to , keep many whoL are here from , attending the Chamber of Commerce meetings. It is urged and hoped, however, that on account of th importance of the meeting tonight the attendance -will bf ...better than' usual. - ; . The establishment of a cotton oil and fertilizer ;plan Jiere would; be -greatly to the 'advantag of Eliza- beth 'City and;' this 1 sectfon..5" 4 It ' would r.iean a new Industry in our town, a home market or the tir "mer's cotton seed and :i would J giv employment to a considerable force of emploes. y Stock taken in this enterprise would be a gooJ investment. A' con siderable number outside of the c'ty and not interested in its develop ment have subscribed for the sake " of the inv.js.-,-jenc alone. NO ICE FAMINE IN THIS CITY Adequate provision to. Be Made to Meet Every Demand of Eliza- . beth City and Vicinity. During the uuprccedented hi wrath or of tho i-asi two month:? ra' many towns and cities in the state, and out of it, for that" matter, the .output of ilie'ice plants has been j altogether inadequate to i, meet Jhe demands; and considerable inconvenience and, roccialiy 'n ne larger Cities, some suffering has been . the result. i-.With a daily capacity of thirty-five I )a the Crystal Cpal & Ice Com I ' -Jny of this city 'have been com pelled to put forth the most stren ' uous y Jbrts "to supply the demands here during June and July. The fact that they have met the demand so well is greatly to their credit. But the people of the city generally ill be both pleased and relieved to near that this enterprising company havederjded to increase the size of their plant to a dally capacity of seventy-five tons. This will mean not only that there will 1 e no scarcity of Jce, but that the people of the sur rounding country, who, by the way use Ice in no small quantity, can be pronyviy and adequately supplied here-')f T ' -' Xogi'relcome is the announce ment Jp ,in conetructiag more com jnodloiVf garters for the Ice plant DEVELOPMENT OF WATERWAYS Thlg Would Result In the Saving of Half a Million a Year In the Coat of Transportation. -Washington, D. CJuly 26. Under oar complex civilization every man, woman and child depends for at least part of the necessaries of life on the transportation of commodities. This burden it is. fair to recognize aa a tax. It is recalled that in 1906 our annual payments , to railways ' (in which 70 jer cent was for freight) first -rose above two million dollars; that in 1907 it exceeded $2,589,000,000 and 1908 it declined to a little be low $2,400,000,000 the current aver age being reckoned at two a half billion dollars. This vast amount of money spent for the transportation of the things that we eat and wear, and use; the coal that we burn, the brick, the Iron ore and the thousand and one things , which enter into the life of the people, if reckoned as a head tax would be equivalent to over twenty-seven dollars per capita for our ninety -two million inhabitants; as a family tax it is $135 annually for each aeverage family. Reckoned as a land tax it Is. over $1.25 an acre for every score of our vast national domain, or an anr.ua!, figure corres ponding with the price for which most of the. public lands, were sold; and if figured as a tax on the im proved land which yleljs our abound ing farm products it averages $5.00 yearly for each of our 415,000,000 acres, The , question therefore, as serts.; itself "with brutal -force bow ! long Can - production continue J under so weighty a burden No wonder the quantity, of. farm, production of the" necessaries of life jhas fallen off since the year of congestion, 1906, though the value of the products con- elnues to increase under the inverse relation brought out by the secretary of Agriculture in his last report; and no' wonder that retail prices of food have soared since the farmers learned in 1906 to limit their production to what the railways can carry, ; There are in the United States 295 navigable rivers of a total length of ,26,400 miles. If these, rivers could be made to . do a quarter of the haul ing of freight and thereby mo? that, freight at a quarter of the cur rent cost-there would be an appar ent saving of, half a millio l dollars annually In traflic charges, re.iucine i the cuTs-ii.' tt asportation out Jim to j $20 per ca'pica or $J00 per fanil.y. "or $1 an acr& on land, all of wtifci sa-1 ing might L3 n-.ci'srred in radueed j cost of livingr-J' Commissioner of Corporation Her bert Knox Smith in speaking of the j crying need for a comprehensive ! policy by the general government to-,! ward the waterways of the United j States, which has, been the''; slogan of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress, since its organization fif - teen years ago, said thai our water- ways must be made an integral fart of our entire carrying system. "The traffic in the United States between widely separated sections makes un'- fication with the whole transportation system almost. OFpential for the life of any part of that system. We find however, that fxneral water traffic is almost Isolated from the ma,in cur- frents of traffic of the -country by general water traffic that isTiot car riad upon water lines controlled by orclosely affiliated with the railroads. There is a surprising lack of coor dination between the "rail lines and (Continued on page eight) the present antiquated wooden boao-i here in, the south to emmlgrate to Ca ings will be replaced by modern brick nada. . The league to be formed structures, thus safeguarding neigh boring buildings against fire and add ing greatly to the appearance of the water front. - ' This. will give Ellzbeth City an Ice plant second to none In any town of like size in the state. The Rev. George B. Burgess Mar - rled In Tocoma, Washington Takes, Bride to Far Away Alaska. " Among Betsey's boys abroad is Rev. George B. Burgess, an Episcopal mis sionary in far-away Alaska.' He spent his boyhood days in Elizabeth City and he is remembered by a host of friends throughout 1 this community. J Mr. Burgess was recently married in Tacoma, Washington." And the LeaJ er, the leading daily newspaper of that city give3 the following report of the marriage: - ,, ,' .. A pretty home weddiiT'ook place yesterday afternoi.) at' the home ot Mr. Mrs. A. W. Ollar at 1722 North Oakes street, when their nelce, Miss Carol Owen, a pretty and winsome Southern girl, was married to Rev. George B. Burgess of Eagle, Alaska, who met his bride here for the cel ebration of tholr wedding. ...The cer emony took place at 3 o'clock.Rev. T. R. Webb reading the impressive Epis copal service. The bride was exquis itely gownded In white silk mull elab orated with handsome lace and car ried a cluster of Frau Carl prusehkl roses. Mr. Ollar gave her In mar riage. Only family relatives were in attendance at the wedding, which was very quietly celebrated,, and- fol lowing the reading of the service the guests remaine.1. for a fcg.'if.. bridal collation,- wheh was served after con gratulations. As a pretty bridal set ting the rooms were arranged" with . pretty grouping ''' Of ' summer roses. In. the living room only the pink shades wer s u'sV-d, lit i he library, white and green, and in the dining room a charming yellow motif was carried out with flowers and In the table : appointments. 'A number of handsome wedding presents of linen Rilver and ' crystal were on display, the gifts of relatives and home friends. Thi .'jride is the daughfet of the late John Owen of Brownsville, Tenn.. and arrived but a fortnight ago from her Southern home to Join her. fiance in Tacoma. Rev. Burgess Is an Episcopal missionary In Alaska and with his bride sails today from Seattle ' for Eagle,' where ; they ' will make their home. 11 STATE PUBLICITY LEAGUE To Be Formed With the Object Of Fostering the Back-Home Move- : - ' Ment. - Charlotte, $1. C, July 27, (Special) At a meeting of the officers of the Boards of Trade and Newspaper men of North Carolina in this city Sep torn ber 12tl1- announced lat v.rek. a state Publicity League will be formej w'th the "Back Home' movemwt ss Plan of -campaign. ... ,' I w. D. Roherts, fo i ' ?r of the m ;ve ' ment,. has written to th-a Greater Char ! Ictte. Club that he Js' constantly , in j receipt of letters Iriin fcrmer clli zens of this state who ask about the i price of land here and for literature !for themselves and neighbors. Such j inquiries, he says.-are coming from every state west of the Mississippi river and northwest Canada. The "theme common to hundreds of let ters" says Mr. Roberts, "is a story of loss and bitter disappointment to hundreds of thousands who have sought cheap land on which to make homes." - .- Acordin to Mr Roberts,' the Trans continental railroads in. the United States are right now soliciting people here, will undertake to place its ad vertising matter in the hands of home seekers from all over this country and northern Europe who haVe been "drummed up" by the Western and Canadian railroads, doing this throug" North Carolinians now among them. FORTUNE TELLER , SPOTS RQOOLE .ft y. , r . ! Whereabouts 0f Missing $980 Stolen From Aged Negress Revealed by Occult Art - Elsewhere In this issue appears th story of how Aunt Harriet Oriffln, an old colored woman of this city, found that she Jhad been robbed of a prec ious boart wwmnting to one thous and dollars, v .- This money has been now recover ed and Aunt Harriet is singing the praiBe of a wonderful fortune teller discovered in - this . city, through whose mysterious knowledge the old woman firmly believes that her once lost; wealth hag been restored to her. 'With ber treasure safe she is go ing oa her way rejoicing, her present high "spirits quite a contrast to her former, gloom. .Aa soon' as the theft was reported to him;. Chief Thomas immediately began work upon the case. The pnty person ' to hom any suspicion Could attach, 'it was .developed, was the old woman's husband. , On last Sunday morning when Aunt Harriet Vent to church she left him in charge. It appeared that several caliej .had, come by during the morn ing' and effort wan' made. to fix the theft, upon .them. Bu$ it. was proved thatnone" of these visitors' had come inside .the house or been about it when the old man was not in. , , 'Chief 'l'hojnas therefore, put the qld fellow, through ftu .examination. IlcdeWcL to-theofficer. that, he.bad had anything to do, with, the theft or, that he knew anything in rcgari to the hiding, place, of the money. He at length intimated, . however, . that he .m'ght be able to find It. So the Chief left him with instructions to see that the money ,was forthcoming by noon Monday. ; r. r At that time, when the, officer re turned to the house, he found that the, Old man had not recovered the stolen money, but that Aunt Harriet had gone to consult a fortune teller in that neighborhood whm he husb and recommended to her. , ' Upon Aunt Harriet's return she an nounced that the fortune teller had told her to look for the money at a certain place. This she did, anl to her great delight discovered the whole of the missing treasure. That is why, she is praising the wonderful talents of the fortune tel ler and placing a 'very low estimate upon the services of Chief Thomas. It would doubtless be difficult ti convince her that the officer had any thing to oo with th-3 recovery of tier ni mv ''.-'' BAD FIRE AT WASHINGTON NC Only the barest , details have reached us but as we go to press the report comes to us that Wash ington, N. C, was visited Thursday night by a destructive fire which left in ashes the plant of the Washing ton News and an adjoining building. No report comes to us as W the origin of the fire, and we have not learned whether the . loss was cov ered by Insurance or not. the grat manufacturing corporation ington, N. C. was visited "last night THE NANCIES GO DOWN IN DEFEAT BEFORE TAR HEELS In one of the prettiest, closest and most . exciting games of ..the season the Tar Heels defeated the Nancies here yesterday by a score of four to three. Stafford's fine work in the box and Kaiser's sensational stop of a high one on first were features'. Report of the game reached as too late for a fuller account. TO THE ADVANCE" Interest Increasing Daily In This Paper's Popularity Contest. Each day brings forth new nomi nations and the youig ladles are en tering the race which shall terminate In placing the handsome , prizes of fered in the hands of the successful contestants. The opportunity to win for 'themselves such valuable pres ents through effort expended in increas ing the circulation of this enterprising paper is welcomed by the young la dies of Elisabeth City and the coun ties in the Albemarle section. In helping build a subscription list for this meritorious news carrier each contestant feels the call of patriot ism which commands their interest in a home industry and this thought is Inspiring to them as well as the compensatory premiums offered. Elizabeth City has been ihungry for an up-to-date, abreast-ofthe times publication and now that we have, un der the able management, of Herbert Peele',, Editor and Publisher, that for which' our good peple havo been con tinually crying, voices of appreciation have spoken anil manifestations' of support in the form of $1.00 for 'a years, subscription which by the way is the method ' that makes possible i the publishing of' the paper, have i found their way to this office, almost j universally accompaniod by a few words .".of. congratulation and good i wishes, for the continued advancement j and beftemn.ttt or the paf r-"' '' """' 1 Advancement w will Juviy-for -the !:ame i.;' on- p Invites st !. titid even now in our, youth we can stand with head, erect and solicit compari son of the past and present., - When contestants call upon you for your subscription, do not hesitate to give them your support. In doing so you are not only assisting them in se curing the premiums for which they are working, but you are helping to build a publication- which will be a credit to Elizabeth City. We urge the young 1 ladles who have already started upon their work to give faithfully what time they-'can to the cause, keeping la mind that only 'a few' weeks must pass before the dray will deliver at some one's door this $450.00 Seminole, Parlor Grand, Piano. We also desire to compliment the young ladles who have already enter ed upon their duties. Mr. G. M. Bishop the Contest Manager, can be found at the Advance office, where he is at all times at the service of the contestants.. , In this issua will be found a free voting coupon gpo.i for fifty votes. Cote8tants should save theso and ask their friends-to sava theirs for them. Ha'n'd in the' coupon with your name wrltte thereon and you will .be credit ed with the voles. Readers of this paper are i'vited to' clip the coupon and write lit the name of their choice, thfn mail or bring them to this office. , Readers you should bear in mind for every subscription yoa brin? to the Advance you will have votes placed to your credi; as fo!!ow.v One year $1 t.ooi. Two years $2 . , 2,300 Ten years $10. 20,000 CITY BONDS NOT YET SOLD At a recess fneeting on Monday night "the board of aldermen opened the scale.! bids for t,he city bonds, but owing to the fact that no bidder sending certified check offered par all bids were rejected. On - Tuesday night Mrr C. B. Ed wards, who offered par for the bonds but sent bo good faith deposit was wired that his bid would be accept ed if he would send certified check for five thousand dollars as evidence of good faith." - ' - Up to this writing he bss not J been "heard from. : SUBSCRIBE AT The Editor Enjoys a Pleasant Day Among the Good People of This Community. A man came into the Advance offtce" the other day and handed the edi tor a dollar. That would put almost anybody la a good humor, wouldn't it? When he had got his receipt and the editor's choicest smile he asked: "Don't you make speeches some times " The editor admitted that he had been guilty of trying. Well we wan't you to talk for us at Woodvllle Wednesday, he an nounced. It was a bad time for anybody to get off, but what Could a fellow do? A refusal was out of the ques tion, especially when the request came from a man who hid just sub scribed to the Advance and who was an old schoolmate of the edltor'se- sides. Moreover, mention of a country pie nlc .made one vaguely reminis cent of fried chicken eaten under the shad.) of the trees an l served ly summer maidens "clad in garments ' white as the snowflakes from above." So he said that he'd be then. And he" was s It was worth while too. Everything was fully up 1 hl3 ex pectations r.nl r.'Cre, '"' For" inatanca, jeu like Temoi ci.'bUi, ards, don't you? ' ' The, only troublo wy.h them ' at picnics is that they are a little hard to manage. .- - " - ' But supposed you were placed where you could help "yourself to miniature' lemon pies? little felfow" about the size that would be made by cutting out the pastry with a teacup? ' ' ' " ' The only difficulty that the editor found with these was knowing when to stop eating them. And did you ever see a whole pi nlc crowd served with lee creamT This one was. . And the editor, having of necessity to hurry , awoy, gof a chonce at the cream before it was taken out to the crowd. . - , . .. Those knowing him Intimately may; fear there was not enough left fOP the crowd. . , But on . that subject hit conscience, was easy. He had seen the long line of freezers packed with the frozen delicacy and knew that, there was no possibility for trouble on that score. It was fortunate that the editor made his speech before dinner. He knows that he was too full for utterance after the creanw Rev. A. A. Butler, the pastor of the church was tho one expected to make' the speech of the occasion. Of course the editor couldn't fill his place, but. he made rv.-t a noise wolblfi ,nout in it hn. tie believes T '. - t!w :!": f tho A.i:p!' 'bought 11 wttf 'ri i y .,-ui run. One man said thai he had tooth ache when the speech begun, but before it was over the toothach . was forgotten. It's a matter of uncertainty whether that is a compliment or not. For the frlenddidn't say whether it was pleasure or pain that made blm forget his toothache. But the conclusion of the whole matter is this: We wish there were another picnic "at Woodville next woek. . J It is a community of hospitable, Wndly and refind people. ' Here's a down-east toast to each one of them that we had the pleas ure of meeting. , "Here's tudger and todger; And since we's seedger . We's glad we's knowdger." picnic WOODVILLE i .X- V