Newspapers / The Advance (Elizabeth City, … / Sept. 23, 1916, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Advance (Elizabeth City, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
News Without Bias Views Without Prejudice The Only Democratic Newspaper Published in Elizabeth City H-VOL. 1 ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 23. 1916 NO, 103 PER5 S US Foremost Labor Leader Declares That New York Situation Is Vital Turning.Point Washington, Sept. 23. If the New York Traction strike really becomes effective six hundred thousand 'sympathetic strikers in Manhattan, will stay out of work a'l winter if necessary in order to win the fight, according to S.imuel Gorapers, pres ident of the Ameran Federation of Labor. ' Gompers is in the city today after a several days stay in New York, and the noted labor leader declares that the New York situation is re cognized as the vital turning point in the history of Unionism. "Organized labor," said he, "has accepted the challenge and will back New York workers to the last limits with all its moral, physical and financial power. "The New York fight is for the Vecognition of the right to orgin ize. t "I am with the men, body and 80Ul. "EveryUnion man in the United States is with them. "We will stand beside thenr thru thick and thin.' v rroeram tor Home Coming The 'Home Coining" at the First Methodist church Sunday will in clude all three services. Thre wUl be no class work at bunday school, but an' appropriate program has been arrangid for the hour. The program follows: Piano und orchestra. Song by tthe school. Praytr by the superintendent. Scripture reading. T. J. Markham Song by tfie school. Home Com.ng Welcome. W. C. Sawyer. S:jIo. Miss F.mliy Mann. Home, Coming Spirit. Mrs. J. G. Fearing. -Enrollment of students.. Solo-Mrs, J. W. Foreman. . Offering. Home Coming Ta . ksRev. J. L. nnlnggim. Male quartette. Secretary's r port. Song by the school , Benediction. At eleven o'clock the pastor will deliver a special Home Coming mes sage based upon Exodus 14:15, "Speak opto the children of Israel that they go forward." Aat 7:30 in the evening the ex ercises of the day will come to a close with another special program Including brief messages from the pastor and several laymen of the congregation. Old familiar hymns Will be used at both services m order that everyone may sing. The choir has arranged a splendid pro gram of music for both morning and evening. All members and friends of the church are urged to attend the exercises of the day and r.o mpjui it a real Home Coming. Adjourned Till Monday This week's session of superior court for trial of criminal cases adjourned Friday afternoon, the criminal docket having been com pleted. Court will reconvene Mon day morn'ng. .with Judge Whedbee on the bench, for tho trial of civil cases. S. N. Morgan of Trovidcnce wis In the city today. RECORDS SHOULD BE PUBLISHED Senator Erom Wisconsin Says Millions Are Lost Every Year by Tax Dod ging By PAUL O. HUSTING (Uuited States Senator from Wis consin). (Written for the Upited Press) In my judgment, no valid argu ment has ever yet been advanced -why income tax records should not Le published or at least open to the public-for Inspection. If certa'n individuals evade or escape, in whole or in part, their proper tax, just to that extent, the amount so evaded has to be made sood by those who make full and honest returns of their property Every taxpayer has a right to know what every other taxpayer nays. Men will dodge taxes.! do not think this due so mucltto inherent dishonesty as to inefficient adminis tration of the tax laws. I believe most men are willing to pay their taxes If assured that their fellowcitizens pay theirs. Because of , imperfect, loose and frequently dishonest assessment methods, it is not unusual for men to engage in a practice acquiesced in if not sanctioned by the authori ties, to dodge their taxes. Otten it is cons'dered clever for men to get the best of their neigh bors in concealing property. Men boast about it and a sort of rivalry ha? sprung up between them on the" point. They do n it stop to Ihink that they are cheating their fellow citi zens who do pay their just taxes. They do not s'op to think that they are "welehers" or "spongers' on so ciety. SDtne (f these are men who ordinarily would spnrn the Idea of sponging on their fellows or cheat ing their partners. Some one has estimated that this government loses annually $300,000,. OOd by. income tax dodgitu. , This may bo a very high estimate. I do not l.n- w. I do know that m'l lions ff dollars of proper'y payable taxes under the income tax law are lo t to the Unite-! States each year because of f ilse returns. A corps of inspectors uncovering these tax evasions have added millions to the tax receipts. The ban of s t ree y Fliouhl be re moved and all these records expos ed io the li.-ht of day. Men will not evade their tax-s if t try fear detec tion. The loudest protest against pub licity naturally comes from those liable to pay the heaviest tax. Not daring to attack the Income tax prin Iclple they loudly Inveigh gainst intrusion Into their private affairs. When such income constitutes the br.Fls upon which their just tax is computed then their ax return be comes a public document. If it should be shown that the In jury to private business by reasons of publicity incidental to the assess ment and collection of the income tax ' out of all proportion to the benefits derived from that Bort ,'of taxation, the tax should be abolish ed, but so Ion? as it is In force all steps necessary to the proper ad ministration of that income tax law should be taken, even though In ex ceptional cases It niay cause trouble or Inconvience. Publicity Is the most efficient hand-ma'den of such administration. TO STATE PRISON Sheriff Char'es Reld left last right to take Keeney Crnk to the State Prison, vhere he wi!l serve the two year sentence imposed by' Judge Whedbep In superior court here this week. Misses' Louise and Genevieve ITol lomon of Currituck are in the city tedav. H YORK WAITS APPREHENSIVELY If Strike Orders Go Into Effect Wednesday Wheels of Industry Will Stand Still in Big City (By imu-ti Press) New York, Sept. 23 New York awaits w.th apprehension the u xl tin a in the laoor war wiiiih threat ens the cit yon next Wednesday. On that day the general order for "suspension of work" l etomes eftec t ve, and it is believed that this ac tion will make the largest city in the world a city of dead industiies. Developments in' The past twenty four hours have injected much bit terness into the situation. The gen eral strike order, as interpreted by' Union leaders, is merely a notice to Union men torbidd'ng them to ride or work on the cars run by Non Union men, but the effect of this decree can be to completely tie up industry throughout tlitet city. Another Letter OnDollar Day Dear Editor: Through the advertisements of The Advance I saw where the big stores of Kli.alth ('ity were going to give woiulerfuPbargains on 'Dol lar Day." So on Saturday morning September the ninth I went to Eliz abeth City to get a view of tho riargains. FJIzabeth City iH indeed a beautiful lace. It has grown so much in the past few ytars, beauti ful luihlinsrs are being daily erect ed. The monument which was erect ed for our Conferedate" (lead adds so much to the beauty of Elizabeth City. The Post Ollice and the New Depot are far superior to the old o:ie:s. In the ;it few years there have been sevfral n w churches built, which makes it much more convenient fir 'be church goers. l)i liar Day us-d to be a thing of tho unknown in Hlizabeth City, but throii-'h the untiring eftoit of the good old Advance, we are now hav ing the chance of securing good seasonable bargains. The people "who went to town Saturday, and saw the splendid bargains which Met 'a bo and Grhe, Mitch U'H -Dept. Store, S. R. Siff Co., M. L"lgh Sheep Co., Fowler and Cj., Wet Us and Sawyer, P. W." Mo'lck Co., City Drug Store, Apoth ecary Shop, Louis Sell;, Owens Shoe Co., offered now think ttiat "Dollar Day" is worth a great deal to the people of the surrounding community. I like to read The Advance very much, because I always find it In teresting, and full of news also so may helpful things for our howe use. I think every family in Pas- 'quotank Co., oucht to have The Ad vance in their homes and read Jt through, and through every week then we would be posted on what happens in our town and county, and letter informed in many other ways that would- be helpful to ub. I hope , the people who read the paper will see this letter of mine an;l If they are not not subscribers wi'.l see that they become subscri bers at once for then we nil will know what our merchants are otter ing us at good prices, for we see the most propess'vp merchants ad vertise in The Advance. I saw so many good bargains I wish I could have bad many dollars to have spent with each one who advertised in The Advance, but the fall is now here and the merchants . all will soon be ready for their fall open ings, and. I am sure their display of fa'l roods will be just as beautiful and enticing as usual so I could not spend with all on Dollar Day, and COMMUNITY. FillR IIB25TI Bayside-Riverside Com- munities Invite Betsey To Go Out And See Howlt's Done The date for the Bayside-River-tido Community Fuir ln.s been Bet for Octoler 25th. The premium lit is ready for the priuter and preparations are going on with energy and enthusiasm In the two communities. The entire county is invited to attend this first Co7u7i7unity Fair, and the town of E iztibeth City Ts especially urged to go out and see what can be done when progressive people get together. A meeting of the Bayside-River-side Home Demonstration Clubs held th s week showed that the women of the community are al ready doing their part, and leaves little doubt as to the entire success of their departments in the Com munity Fair. A meeting of'the Forks Club was also held this week, and at this meeting the subject of "Better Ba bies" held the attention of the Club for the greateV part of the hour. This subject will be taken up In detail through the fall months, with literature and help from the Better Babies Headquarters. Diet will be one of the most important phases of this subject, and the proper feed ing of little children will interest tho large number of mothers who make up this live club. Better Poultry was another of the topics discussed, and this subject inc'.mled the grading of eg:s for market, as well as the selection of good breeders for the poultry yard. At tho meeting of Dry Hidge Club Monday the subject of "Sanitation" was of -greatest interest to the Club and arrangeinests were made for a noUhboihood meeting to be held within the next ten days, at which meeting one of the city's physicians will address the assembly on this subject of Community Sanitation, sunestion ways and means of era dicating typhoid and malaria and safeguard ng the communi'y health. All of the Home Demonstration Clubs of the -county are now a work with renewed interest, a Hum ber having had to suspend their reg ular meetings iir the tatter part of the summer on account of protract ed meetings, visitors, and so on. California On The Links CHAMPIONSHIP PLAYED TODAY l : , .... (By United Press) f J Del Monte, Cal Sept. 2Ii Cali fornia's best golfers appeared on the Del Monte Country club course today when the State of California Coif Championship began. The final ifying rounds will be played today and tomorrow and the match play begins Mtinday. the bargain thai interested we the most was the Colgate Powder bar gain at M'CaUe and Grlce as you know we all like good powder after our bath. . I will dose now wishing The Advance and its family a happy and successful career. Before I close I will again ask all the people of the county to subscribe to The Advance and read tho advertisements, and we will not let other Counties come in and get all of our good bargains Yours Truly, BESSIE DAVT.S, 1 Age 14 yeirs, Route No. 1 Box 5. FIFTY-SIX AERIAL BATTLES FOUGHT French Fliers Bring Down Ten Enemy Planes In One Days Fighting And Make Record (By United Press) Vasihn.,'ton, Sept. 23 The War Department has instituted a quiet investigation of the sources of in formation on which General Bell's recent report that Villa appeared in person in the attack on Chihuahua City was based. Secretary Baker has indicated that he believes Jhat the accounts reaching General Bell were garbled either unconsciously or purposely. He and the members of the Gen eral Staff do not believe that Villa Istas are to be held solely respon sible for tthe attack, as there Is no reason to credit tho recrudeseensce of Villa as a factor in Mexican af fairs. Indeed there is serious doubt as to' whether the "Fox of the Sier ra's" is still alive and most of those who believe that he Is not dead think that he has been eliminated so afr as having any real power In Mexico today is concerned. To Have keal Eugenics Law (fly United Press) Chicago, Sept. 2 3 Illinois Is to have a real eugenics law if a flKht begun today to that end and hack ed by prominent members' of the bench and municipal and state leaders is successful in the next session of the state legislature. Half wits and other mental de fectives are aimed at In particular, while restrictions against the mar riage of the physically unfit also will be Incorporated III' the propos ed, law. The failure f former eugenics laws to withstand tlie constitutional test in court, will nt deter the idvocatcs of the plan, who will frame a bill according to these de cisions . Gravediggers Wouldn't Dig (By Untied Tress) Buenos Aires, Aug. 25 (By Mail) Strict orders were given tolay by the municipal government to the authorities at the Cha-arirV. ceme tery to take every precaution a galnst graved! rgers' strike. The cemetery, the most fashion able burying ground in Buenos Aires, Is under city control. As the city i financially embarrasses the" officials, as a measure of economy, recently withheld 8 per cent per month from the wages of employes a delicate way of reducing pay with out saying outright that it has been cut. Strikes have resulted In various departments, particularly anion the street cleaners; and in some cases' the city won and in others it lost and had to pay the 8 per cent. Finally the experiment was tried at the Chacari'a cemetery. It was a mistake. The gravpdlggers quit forthwith and there was a terrible scandal . The men won quickly and they won't be cut in pay again. STOLE A PIG Matthew Whedbeo, colored, was before Judge Sawyer Friday morn ing on the charge of larceny, Whed bee stole a ho tho state held. He was given two months on the roads T BAKER DOUBTS VIILI'S ATTACK War Department Ques tions Accuracy of State ments That , Bandit En tered Chihuahua (By United Press) London, Sept. 23 An unconfirmed wireless from Ronie states that the Germans and Bulgarians are re treating from the Roumanian fort ress of Silistra which was occupied by Mackenson two weeks ago. Large bodies of Turks are moving northward through Bulgaria to join the Germans and Bulgars who are now engaged in heavy fighting with the Russians and Roumanians on the Dobrudja 'front. These Turks are veterans of the Dardanelles campaign. Several Turkish attach ments have been in action against the Roumanians, replacing Bulgari ans who have shifted to the Mace donian front. Aftter several days of fierce flght- ing on the Dobrudja front both sides have settled down to trench warfare. Dispatches from Paris state that the French yesterday were engaged in 56 aerial battles in the course of which 10 enemy flyers were brought to earth. This is probably the most eventful day of the war in the afr. ON WESTERN FRONT General Haig reports ' that the British drove forward on the high way leading to Bapaume durlnr thte night and captured a strongly for tified system of trenches east Ot Courceletto, thereby consolidating tho system taken between Flers Martinpulch during the previous night. In two nights the British have advanced their front for a mile and a half In tho direction of Ba paume. Last night the eCrmans emerged from their trenches at Thlepval and delivered a violent attack on the British trenches west of the Mou (iiet farm, but were driven back wit , heavy losses. BERLIN CLAIMS VICTORIES Dispatches just received this af-"' t'-rtior.n from Berlin enter a flat de nial of the British gains along the Somme during the night. The German war office also an nounces that 20 battallions of Rou manians and Russians have been roiit-d in Dolirudja and that they wire pursued by Bulbar cavalry yes tenia y unit 11 darkness compelled the Bulcars to desist. On the ent're Russian front, ac cording tot Berlin, the Russian at tacks are. slackening. Germans Capture Dutch Steamer (By United Press) The Hague, Sept. 2 Germans have captured the Dutch steamer, Prlnz Hendrlk, and have taken her into Zebrunge with her eighty pas sengers. - Annual Contest Held Today (By United Press) New York Sept. 2:1 The annual national championship contests of the New York Athletic club will be held today at Travers Island. The events include a twomlle steeple chase race and pantathlon contests. National championship medals will bo awarded to uinnets. gold for first place; silver for second, and bronze for third. The pentathlon will be composed of the following events: Running broad jump, throw Ing the javlfn, 200-moter run, throw ing the discuss, and 1,500 metef run. , i
The Advance (Elizabeth City, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Sept. 23, 1916, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75