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4 THE BEST ADVERTIS A NEW PAPER WITH ING MEDIUM IN ELIZA AN INCREASING CIR MS BETH CITY. CULATION ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRID AY, APRIL 26, 1912 VOL II NO. 17. WTIQIIS OF FISH If 1'J wer cony CIVIC LEAGUE . it ' REPUBLICAN COUIOfl ELECTS STUFF IJELEGAJES i - : STILL OF COM ICE ELECTS OFFICERS OCGURREI PRESENTS C former commissioner meek ins inti mates that the law has not been so wise ly or so well enforced by vann as it was last year claims that gov. kitchin gave him but half hearted , supVort. Mameo, N. C, April, 22, 1912. Mr. Editor: luclv'ias been recently pub.Ibliod is your'fftolumns and in various other papers circulating in this state rela tive to fishing crnoitions In the s'ate imiu having special reference to that eart of the territory within the ju rlsdlction of the State Fish Cooimis rioner embraced in what is known as ' "the lower sounds." I have read these various publications with ln terest, particularly the various refer ences to myself as "former Fish Com , mlsakmer'' and the charges against H7BeIf as such, and in common wtlh . t iur entire citizenship, i nave --won dered at whose instance and upon whose information the many mis- tatements, both as to fishing condl Hoaa and as to myself, have been made. . It is not now a particular duty fcf mine-to see to the enforcement of te fishing laws of the state, and or Anary delicacy and a sense of "pro- ' Wiety would certainly prevent my attempting in any. way to criticise the -Manner In which my successor -per- rms his duty, now devolving upon Mm, and I take it that a like sense of delicacy and propriety would pre vent his passing criticisms on .his . predecessor unless he were in a posl Won to show Just grounds for criti cism. We will all agree that it is the duty of every officer charged 11 jpf with enforcement of law, to perform v l"Liiat duty to tne letter, regardlesSof ,.nai nis preaecessor nas aone or "left undone and regardless of what -Us predecessor may do or omit to do. , By reason of the many referen ces to the manner in which I per formed my duty as Fish Commission er. I feel it due to myself and friends 't ask spaceln which to present some facts relating to the great fishing in dustry and my connection with It. - Prior to 1905 there were many local -statutes ' restricting fishing but no general restrictive law of importance had been passed. The' general As sembly of that year enacted what Is fcnow as the "Vann Bill" the passage ef which was hotly contested by the M.ople of this section, they bellev g the law unfair and in some res pects unnecessary. Later the con stitutionality of the law was tested in the courts and was upheld in the supreme court by a divided court, tie judges being three in" favor oflau8e" of tne Vann Bill. Notwlth ami two against its constitutionality. "Various other laws have been enact ed for the regulation of the fishing industry, though some people do not beem to realize that there is any fishing law now effective except the "Vann Bill." No effort was made to fnforce the provisions of this law ur.tll 1907. when the State Fish Con mission was established by act of tie Legislature, I was appointed Fish Commissioner and entered Into the discharge of my duties as such June 3 st, 1907. The law provided for raising revenue by taxing nets ot fishermen, but no funds could be , realized from this source until the c)ning of the season many months later. There was not a dollar of . available funds, nor any boats or ap " T'liances or means for carrying oat the provisions of the law. The law provided that all territory in which filching was prohibited should be l t erked In a permanent manner, and M was necessary that this should be tone before the opening of the en .m'.ng fishing season. Realising this, I proceeded, at my own expense, to Jwark lhe- prohibited territory from tfolliday's Island, which is twenty wiles' np Chowan river, to Hatteras Jrlet the southern boundary of the territory in the jurisdiction of the Fish Commission. This was done over the protests of my relatives and friends in Dare county and in doing it I had no assistance of any nature from any of those who now seem so Intensely Interested in protecting this great industry and who almost dally contribute to the already con vincing proof that they know abso lutely nothing about the industry, its needs or the things best calcu lated to promote it The fishing season arrived. The law had been Ignored for two years, from the date of its passige. The I.ocple In bare county, Including my friends and relatives, wished to con tinue Ignoring it, . but the legisla ture had established the Fish Com mission and the ; boundaries ot the prohibited territory had been plainly marked and the law waB enforced, perhaps not to the letter in every instance but 'or all practical purpos es, including -the collection of taxes which the law makes incumbent upon the Fish Commissioner. At the close of this season in 1908, the fol lowing pound nets had been removed by the Fish Commissioner or under his direction: Fourteen in" Chowan river, twenty-six near Roanoke Marsh es, eleven in Pamlico and Croatan Sounds and nine near Caroon's Point. Iti addition, a large number of fish ermen who had for many years used SAYS CITY WATER IS SUIT ABLE FOR DRINKING PURPOS ES AND COMPARES MOST FAV ORABLY WITH THAT OF OTHER CITIES. The Board of Aldermen met in spec ial session on Tuesday; night of this week to hear Mr. Jho. O. Hill of Bal timore, representing the Elizabeth City Water Company. i ; Mr. Hill is a man of pleasant ad dress and gentlemanly bearing, and he made a most plausable presenta tion of the water company's1 case to the board. Indeed so well did Mr. Hill talk, Uiat the Aldermen were practically overwhelmed by bia argu ment, flattery, and promises. Indi cations ape that no further action will be taken toward improving the city's water supply. 1 Mr. Hill urged, in the first place, as Mr. Lewis has always done, that Elizabeth City's 'water is pure and wholesome, altogether fit for drink ing purposes. He went on to com pare it with the water of other cit iet, and intimated that Elizabeth City had much better water than Balti more or many other Northern- towns. Mr. Hill stated, however, that it was the desire of the water company to satisfy if possible every demand of the people of Elizabeth City, so at? to make the water more generally INTERESTING MEETING IN CHAM BER OF COMMERCE ROOMS WANT CLEAN UP j WEEK FOR ELIZABETH CITY. the waters In hat is known a$ the! used. He intimated that at . some time in 'the near future the company will work out some plan of dam that will prevent, .contamination of the water from below the Intake. He stated that men are- at work on, the project already. Mr. Hill did not state when or hew soon the work on" this dam may be expected to begin. V "ten mile limit" in Pamlico Sound, v. ere influenced to remove from this territory and place tjieir nets In less advantageous locations. During the las! week in March, 1908, Dr. Joseph IIde Pratt, State Geologist, visited CliOtwan river, Albemarle, Croatan and Pamlico Sounds, and with the slight exception of a misunderstand ing ; at Roanoke Marshes, on the part of the fishermen, found the law enforced,' as shown by" a letter he acldressed me on April 4th, 1908, in which , the following statements oc cur: "I have Just been, over the restricted territoy of Albemarle, Croa ten and Pamlico Sounds, and find that the fishermen have their nets placed in compliance with the law.. The upper and lower sounds are in a splendid condition and show that the Commissioner and his assistants heve. done their duty." In the spring of 1909, he again vis ited the same territory with the same result During this spring, the Fish Commission caused to be removed from prohibited territory one hun dred and eigthy-flve pound nets and several hundred gill nets. The sea sen of 1910 found the commissioner powerless to remove nets set in vio lation of law, as the legislature of 15'09 had repealed the "confiscation MRS. MARY FORBES DEAD standing this, the Commission caused the removal of one hundred and twen tj-flve pound nets and several hun dred gill nets that were set in viola tion of the law. The taxes were col lected and the law enforced for all practical purposes, On Monday night of last week Mrs. Mary Forbes, one of the oldest resi dents of this county died at the home o' Mrs. MolHe Fearing on Road street. - ' The funeral services were conduct ed Monday morning from Chrlsts Episcopal church, of which she had been a member for nearly sixty-three years,- by the rector, Rev. Claudius FY Smith. Interment followed in the Episcopal cemetery. The pall bearers were: J. B. Leigh, J. B. Flora, J. T. McCabe and T. T. Turner. Mrs. Forbes had been an invalid for many months and was iu her eighty-fourth year. She hail been married three times; first to Mr Thomas Xlarvey, a relative of one of the first governors of the State; second, to Capt. Benjamin Shannon house a Confederate soldier; and last to Mr. Jno. Forbes of this coun ty. She was one of the best known women of this section of the State. Tie Civic Leaugue of this city held ir. important and interesting meet ing In the Chamber of Commerce "or his on Tuesday afternoon of this week. ' VA motion was made and carried tha the city authorities be asked to ' e; -aside a certain week as M Clean ui)' . Week'' in Elizabeth City. The nmtjter will be brought before the icnrd of aldormen at their next meet ng.iand it's the purpose of the league 6 call to the attention of the board lelipn that other progressive cities icv taken along this line, It! was also decided that the league should join the State Federation of 'Vomeri's Clubs, and' Mrs. Charles "oblnson was elected a delegate to "to state convention whirtl meets at Winston in May. The league some time ago had a " tree nctor" give a demostration of his vcrk in this city, and the aldermen were asked to make an appropria Ion toward saving some of the trees if. Elizabeth City. . The aldermen hjve deferred action in the matter 'ridefinitely; but the league "is hope Si; that through the board or In some "ihef way funds may be obtained to ward having this work done. . Before; the meeting adjourned the allowing officers were elected: resident, Mrs. Charles Robinson; irst Vice-President Mrs. Herbert 'Valker; Second i Vice-President, 'Tlss Lilly GrandyT Secretary, Mrs, '. Etheridge; Treasurer, Mrs. F. D. Gregoey. . SLY CUPID BUSY I. M. MEEKINS AND WHEELER MARTIN TO REPPRESENT 1ST DISTRICT AT CHICAGO ATTEMPT TO IN6TRU8T FOR ROOSEVELT UNSUCCESSFUL BELIEVE THAT DELEGATES FAVOR TAFT The Republican convention for the First Congression' District met here on Wednesday afternoon of this week, holding their session at the court- li use. The occasion opened with I. M. Mfeklns in the chair, and apparent ly in possession of the floor also. When the Advance reporter entered ti - court-room, .'Mr. Meekins was spoaking from the Judge's desk in denunciation of Moorehead and But- ei, who, it appeared, had flooded this part of the state with letters ye- refflecting upon Mr. Meekins party in- SHOPPERS MAN OF THIRTY-FIVE AND MAID OF SEVENTEEN IN SHOPPING PARTY FROM CURRITUCK ARE" MADE MAN AND WIFE WHILE IN THE CITY, A party of shoppers from the coun- tv of Cunrituck reached Elizabeth City Tuesday morning. There were about twenty in the party, among whom were MesSrs. G. J. Scarboro and G. C. Beals, both well konwn ett zons and residents of Duck, on Cur rituck Beach. Mr. Scarboro came in to pay bis tegrity and claiming that really fa-1 subscription to the Advance early vorable to Taft he was sailing under LTresday morning, it appearing that GAS COMPANY BUYS LAND TOPSY TURVY A SUCCESS been a few minor violations. In March 1910, during the active sea son, Hon. A. ' W. Graham, speaker of the House of Representatives, Ex Lieutenant Governor R. A. Doughton, and Dr. H. . Moore of the Unit ed Fish Commission's office from Washington, D. C, and Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt, visited all the fisheries from Washington, N. C, to the head of Chowan river. They were shown the .buoys and lines and saw the nets and stakes. They will bear ont the statement that the law was then I resigned in, the early part of the season of 1911. I had used my best efforts to enforce the law. Daring my term of office, I was hampered for want of means, with which to pay salaries of my assistants and depu ties as well as my own salary, the latter' being in arrears $1200.00 at the time of. my resignation.' I also felt that I did not have the hearty (Continued on Page eight) Topsy ,Turvey' presented last There may have i nignt jn the Auditorium of the High School building, was one of the most enjoyable entertainments ever given here. The selection of the play, the cast and the presentation reflected credit on those who had it in' charge. A large audience was present and thoroughly enjoyed the presentation of the play. Every part was well pl8yed, "Topsy Tnrvy,.MIss Sprlggs' and the Deacon having apparently the largest share of the audience's favor. "Lord Clarence" was a less popular role, but no less well played. As for "Ned", he was a whole show by himself, overwhelming the audience with laughter every time he appeared on the stage. The play was given for the benefit of the organ fund of Christ Episcopal church. Quite a good sum was real ized as a result of the entertainment The North Carolina Gas Company, 'hlch has a franchise from the au- horitles to supply the city with gas las purchased an acre' of land near Thompson's brick yards, and work a expected to begin on the plant m;t as soon as the material for its or.structlon ' arrives. The company opes to have the plant in operation early fall. Mr. A. M. Worstall, vice-president of the corporation with his super- 'ntendent of construction, has spent much the week in the city with the attorney of he company, Judge -T. Bush Leigh. There has been a big demand in his city for gas and although there bpve been numberless franchises granted, nothing has ever before be "ome of It arid the" citizens will wel come the activity of this corporation. This is one of the industries that ha:: been brought here by the Cham ber of Commerce, negotiations hav ir.? .been in progress for man r.ionths. SECOND ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED WEDNESDAY On Wednesday, night of this week the Albemarle Lodge of Perfection of the Ancient Accepted Rite of Free Masonry celebrated the second anni versary of their lodge. The occas ion was greatly enjoyed by those present ,- ;", REVIVAL SERVICES ' CHURCH AT M. E. Interesting revival services are in progress this week at the First Methodist church. Rev.'l B. BHdg- ern Is preaching and large crowds are attending the services. Morning serv ices are at 9:30; evening services at eight. Lace Curtain Week. Many odd curtains to be sold. Prices named without regard to their real worth. FOWLER A CO. . L08T BELT Lost Somewhere down town, white belt with large silver buc kle attached. Reward if returned to Mrs. A. B. Houti, 112 N.-, Road street Elisabeth City, N. C. Roosevelt colors. Mr. Meekins de nied the charge, without statins which of the candidates he preferred. He wanted to know, he said, why, if ho was friendly to Taft, this charge was being made against him by men who are friends of the administra tion. , Having put himself right before the convention Mr. Meekins Intimated that he was ready for the conven tion to proceed to business and nomi nated T. J. Cheek of this city as per n,nent chairman. , There being no other nominations Mr. Cheek took the chair. " - I.. - The first business of the t session was- to nominate delegates , to the I. M.sh rcllushrldti srhdlu shrdlu Nstional Convention at Chicago. I. M. Meekins of this city, A. S. Mitchell of Hertford county, R. A. Conner ot Belhaven, Hon Harry Skinner of Greenville and Wheeler Martin, Col lector of internal revenues at Raleigh w ere also nominated. Messrs. Meek ln and Martin were elected on the first ballot. It soemH that the sentiment of the delegates of the convention was far Roosevelt, and a motion was intro duced to instruct the delegates elect ed to vote for Roosevelt. Later this motion was modified so as to make the instruction "binding only so long Roosevelt wan In tho rnnninir Tho motioiy was lost. Mr. M. D. Leggett of Beaufort was elected by acclamation as Republican candidate' for congress from this dis trict. He was called on for a speech and started to respond; but when he began to preface with words to the fleet that he 'had no speech pre pared Meekins roared out to him to sit down, and he subsided. Motion for adjournment followed and was carried. - - The sentiment prevails here among Republicans that the delegates elect ed are favorable to Taft rather than Roosevelt. most Currituck shoppers In Elizabeth City are subscribers to the Advaace. When some time later Mr. Scar bcro returned to the Advance office and began to ask questions about where to 'buy furniture, the editor scented a romance. , i Inquiry developed itbe fact that two off the party lad gone to the office of the Register ot Deeds Mai den, since coming to the city, and had' been made man and wife. The happy couple were Mr. Math tor. Hayman and Miss Mary Allee Rogers. They returned w,Ith the rest ; of the party to Currituck late Mom- day evening, the marriage being but jo of the incidents of the day. ' DELEGATES APPOINTED The First M. E. Church, South of this city, has appointed the following delegates to the district conference to bd held at Manteo. July 4th, 1912: Ze nas Fearing, Sr., N. W. Dally, T. J. Markham, and 3. P. Kramer. The following are the alternates: W. J. Woodley. L. E. Old, D. M. Jones, C, C. Pappendlck. . INTERESTING BALL GAME The high schiol and Christ church club played a very interesting game oi ball on the local athletic park giounds Tuesday afternoon, which re suited In a tie.- The final score was three to three. TEACHERS MEET TO-MORROW The Pasquotank County Teachers' Association will hold its last regular meeting of the school year In Eliza beth city tomorrow at 10:30 o'clock A. M In the office of County Superln-" tedent', of. Schools W. M. Hinton. This will be one of the most Inter, esting and important meeting of the year and a large attendance of teach en is expected. J. A. Shaw is president of the As sociation and Mrs. : Mae Commander la secretary. The program is as follows: Brief remarks by the President Reading the minutes of last meet ing, roll call, etc. The Daily Programme Miss Nor wood Perry. Nature of the Teaching Process Miss M. E. Lamb. 1 Some Laws of Teaching Miss S. E White. Objects and Requisites of the Rec itationMiss Virginia Spruill. The Teachers' Preparation of the . Lf Bson Miss Karfe Bryson. Proper Assignment fo Lesson Miss Thornton. Method in Teaching the Lesson Miss Essie Morse. Discussion follows each paper. DWELLING FOR RENT Thirteen rooms; bath room, hot and cold water; kitchen range; electric lights and sewerage.. Cor ner Poindexter and Fearing Sts. Good location for Boarding House C. H. ROBINSON. ODD FELLOWS IN RALEIGH The Odd Fellows of thlssclty and section are looking forward with the greatest interest to the Grand Lodge of North Carolina which con venes May 7th in Raleigh. This will be one of the most important ses sions of the Grand Lodge for years, and the attendance promises to eclipse by far any former convention. . ton. Elizabeth Lodge has elected Mr. Clarence Crowson to represent it at the Grand Lodge, while Achoree Lodge has named Mr. Geo. G. Mark ham as its representative. Past Grand Master P. H. Williams and other promientNOdd Fellows wilt also attend the Grand Lodge. MR. CURTIS HERE Mr. F. O. S. Curtis of the Curtis Pfblishing Company Is In our city to-' clay He reached here yesterday en h yacht, the Lyndonia. Mr. Car tif. railed at the Advan office thfc morning looking7 for an Elizabeth . City dally paper. f
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