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VOL. 5
PATIENCE 111
UNCLE SAM WILL NOT TOLER
ATE OBSTRUCTIVE TACTICS
Washington D C November 20
The Administration will stand but
little more delay on the Mexican
side of the Atlantic City Peace Con
ference, it is announced to day.
The patience of the Administra
tion Is said to be near the breaking
joint ana purienwuuo ucioiuinr
ments within the next few days are
.Dosslble.
frThe Mexicans are to be empnati
cally Informed that the United
States cannot contiue to sit in
Peace Conferences if Mexico per
sists in obstructive and dilatory
tactics. 1
The matter of the border patrool
represents but a small part of the
Mexican problem. .
The proper protection of Ameri
can rights In Mexico Is the primary
question at Issue.
As long as such protection Is not
obtained no agreement as to border
control can" prevent the United
States from taking action to secure
it,
What alternative course the U
nlted States will take In the event
of the failure of the Peace Con
ference no one can say. Secretary
JBaker and Secretary Lane alone
know what has been planned. It Is
nMmntfid. however, that any, snif
in Mexican policy will mult In a
stricter accounting, fr0 mthat coun
try for failure to protect American
citizens and property in Mexico.
OF PUBLIC INTEREST
Reports of the bui'.dlng of the
keeper's home at the Currituck coun
ty home.
To Kramer Bros, for lumber
and materials $424.29
Sharber and White for hard-
ware 4785
Freight on materials about , 20.00
at B Flora tor lime and plas-
f " ter 2 5
Labor tor plastering bulld-
ing 41.88
(-.., oil 'nmlipr for
.lualBliaii lAncu
frame of building 111.48
C. H. Lee, contractor to .build
house 200.00
C. H. Lee, putting gn two coats
of paint ,10
Hard oiled and inside finish
about 25.00
Total bill tcf 7-room house with
,two porches completed $904,95. The
farm fo rthe Currituck Home is a
good one. It is well located. The
soil is good and is yielding good. 1
believe this farm cannot be dupli
cated for the price paid for it.
Th hfist counties . of the , State
lave county homes and of course,
.our county must have one. It is keep
lng pace with progress. Heretofore
the county has been paying out
from $2000 to $2500 for the poor
"per, year when it had no such home
'as at present. We propose to save
for the county each year and have
.4ready done this with this Home.
E. M. WALKER,
Superintendent In Building Currituck
County Keeper's Home.
"
BATEMAr- LAYDEN
Mr. Wheeler Hi Bateman and
Miss Maggie Layden were married
at the home of Mr. J. W. Munden
Saturday night. The bride is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan
Layden. of this city, and the groom
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Bateman, also of this city. They will
reside here. Mr. Bateman is In the
employ of The E'lzabeth City Iron
Wrrks. f
line
PUT
DAY'S INCOME TO THE ORPHANS
ELIZABETH CITY,
-
fHK WEEKS SB
E
HEART FAILURE RESPONSIBLE
FOR SUDDEN TAKING OFF OF
WELL KNOWN CITIZEN
Mr. J. Frank Weeks, Sr., died
.suddenly at the Carolina hotel on
Matthews street shortly after three
oclock Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Weeks began complaining of
not feling well, soon after dinner
Sunday. Something he had eaten,
he thought had disagreed with him
he complained of pain in his arm
which he said his doctor had told
him was due to heart trouble.
At about three o'clock, Mr. Weeks
in reply to an inquiry as to how he
was feeling from Mr. J. J. Denver,
who was with one or two others, in
the office of the hotel with Mr.
Weeks, sard that he was feeling con
siderably better. A few minutes lat
er, however, he lay down on a couch
ami the attention of the others in
the room was next attraced by a
sMght moan. Mr. tfenver, going to
tho couch, found Mr. Weeks appar
ently gasping for breath, and slipp
ed his arm under the sick man's
head to raise It. After a moment
Mr. Weeks Indicated that he wished
his head lowered. Meantime a phy
sician had been sent for, and in a
bout five minutes Dr. McMullan ar
rived. He made an examination and
answered the questioning glances of
those in the rooin with the quiet
statement, "I am too late."
Mr. Weeks was sixty years old
and one of the best known citizens
in the county.
He Is survived by his wife who.
before her marriage, was Miss Ella
Raper, daughter of the late John
Haper of Pasquotank county; by a
r.bter, Mrs. W. J. F. Spence of New
bind: a brother, Dr. Steven H. Weeks
(f Washington, D. C; four sons,
J. M. Weeks of this city, Paul H.
Weeks of New Hern, Charles L.
Weeks of Pine Level, and J. F.
Weeks Jr., of this .city, thrre daugh
ters, Mrs. E. L. Smithson of Nor
folk; Mrs. Elizabeth Greehileaf of
Elizaret, City and Miss Nellie
Weeks of' Elizabeth City. Mrs.
Weeks was visiting her daughter in
Norfolk,'' at the time of Mr.
Weeks' death. She arrived in the
city Monday.
The funeral will be conducted at
the home of Mr. .J. M. Weeks on
West Main street Tuesday after
noon at three o'clock.
Interment wi!l Tollow in Holly
wood cemetery.
HORSE RACES FOR
THANKSGIVING DAY
There wftr he horso racing at Al
bemarle Park on Thanksgiving Day,
November 30th.
Six purses of from $50.00 to $15.00
will be offered to the winners and
the occasion promises to be one of
unusual interest.
Among the notable horses entered
are Frank Albertson's Chafty, B.
M. White's BilUe Hair and Moses
Stokelys Colonel Snow.
10c Milk 10c Milk 10c Milk 10c
Elizabeth City milk men have a
gain advanced the. price to 12c a
quart effective Monday the 20th
Inst. In many of the large cities the
price today is 8 and 10 cents for
Certified Milk and the expenses of
the freighting to the cities and d?
llvering much greater than here.
If you are willing to agree to buy
all the milk you use for the next
three years irom n new strictly san
itary dairy that will guarantee tr
fcrnlsh pure certified milk nt We r
quart delivered to your door, please
sign coupon below and mail or Bend
to M.
X. Y. Z.
Care Advance at "once.
Signature 1
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Qts. used daily
f.
SUDD
NORTH CAROLINA
(UNIT LIFTS
EVERY INFLUENCE OF LABOR
AND CAPITAL TO CLASH IN
INVESTIGATION NOW BEGUN
. (Bv I'ni ed Press)
Washington, Nov. 29 .The curtain
"ifte'l here on one of the most en
grossing and dramatic battles be
tween industrial units in the na
(ion's history whin the joint con
gressional committee started ai in
vestigation of conditons relating to
intersiate commerce today.
Every influence of labor and cap
ital will clash during the hearing.
Meantime the government must
keep a careful eye to the inter
ests of the public at large.
Today Kepre -entative Adamson.
author of the eight hour law, will
confer with President Wilson re
garding additional legislation pro
posed for the prevention and settle
ment of industrial disputes.
The American Federation of labor
has already challenged any legisla
tion which may limit the right of
labor to1 call strikes.
CHAPEL HILL NEWS
Chapel Hill, N. C. Nov. 20 In
the recently published North Caro
lina Club Year Book for 1915-1 fi.
which contains 21 studies of condi
tions in North Carolina by Unver
sity students, the purpose of the
North Carolina Club Is very clearly
net forth. It is defllned as "nn or
ganization composed of students and
faculty mcmners who are bent up
on accurate, Intimate acquaintance
with the Mother State; with her re
sources, advantages, opportunities
achievements, iwth the production
and retention of wealth on( the
conversion of wea'th Into welfare
and well-being, with markets and
credits, organization and co-operative
enterprise, with schools and
collides, churches and Sunday
sclioels, with public health and san
itation, with fTie problems of urban
and rural life with the whole round
of conditions, causes and consequen
ccs, force, agencies and influences,
tendencies, drifts and movements
that have made the history that we
study today and that are we making
the history our children will be
studying tomorrow."
The club is further defined as
Knew Your Hom -State Club, since
Jt is concerned with the study of
economic and soeliil problems in
North Carolina. "It is endeavoring
to probe to the " quick and core oi
the present movement, and to sound
the bottom of the aftertime to use
the words of Henry, the Fourth."
Associated with the North Carolina
t'luhs are the various home-country
clubs, which explore similar prob
lems In their own counties. So far
f9 county booklet have been pre
pared for publication In the home
papers some of these are now be
ing Issued s pamphlets for use in
the local high schools, and for other
thoughtful readers" Altogether." 173
economic and social studies of state
wide, rangi have so far been com
pleted In the club headquarters. Th
News Letter has perved as the me
dium of publication for many of
these studies. These club activities
have stimulated local Interest thru
out " the state, especially, however.
In Cherryville township , Gaston
county, and in Swain, Watauca. and
Alleghany, where the community
leaders have been busy arouslns
their constituencies to the neces
sity for community seluf-knowledge
and constructive, cooperative effort
for progress and prosperity.
fclVEKYWOMANS MAGAZINE
the ew North Carolina Woman's
ti;nr"z!ne, JiiRt ovt. " Get your first
ce.pr at Mcl'ck's, 20 cents. Leave
your y"rv subscription ($1) with
0 CO FECI
TUESDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 21, 1916
SIP
DOCKS
CENTER
INTEREST
ARRIVAL OF MATCHLESS AND
PAMLICO ATTRACTS CROWDS
TO WATER FRONT
More than usual interest was
i entered around the snipping docks
here Sunday and Monday, the cause
being the arrival into port of two
government ships, the Revenue Cut
tir PanUco, and the Coast and
Geodetic Survey Boat Matchess, Al
most every one is acquainted with
bcth these vessels and witn mem
bers of their crew, and many visit
ed the vessels at the docks Sunday
afierncon, going aboard one or both
and looking them over from Btem
to st.rn. With the courtesy charac
teristic of the officers and sailor
lads, a'l who wished to inspect eith
er vessel, were given kindly con
duct and as they went whatever
questions were asked received po
lite and ready answer.
The Matchless arrived Saturday
afternoon and was docked at the end
of Fearing street. She will lie in
port for several days taking on pro
visions and water for another trip
down Pamlico sound, where the otti
cerg and crew will continue the
v oik of surveying. The vessel has
been in this section for several
months. The Pamlico arrived Sun
day, having left New Bern Saturday
morning. She was docked at the
foot f Main Btreet. She stayed in
port here only a short while leav
ing Monday at ten o'clock for Nor
folk. It was learned by a reporter
of The Advance that the Pamlico
will no into dry dock as soon as
she gets to Norfolk. She will .be in
dry dock for general repairs and
having her bottom - scraped and
painted.
The slgnt of the sailor boys In
uniform on the streets Saturday
night gave the city quite the air
of a sen port town.
Bmncfconoii
AND REPORT FARMING GIVEN
MORE ATTEITION AT EAST
LAKE WITH EVERY YEAR
Messrs. Murray Sawyer, John
K. ("reef and John S. ('reef, of East
Lnke arrived by their own boat
Saturday afternoon with a large
quanlty of cotton, Thene gentlemen
had not been in the city long be
fore they made a good sale of their
cargo, living disposed of it in the
seed to . the Elizabeth City,. Milling
Co., for 8li cents per pound. r
In talking with Mr. Sawyer a rep
resentative of the Advance learned
that there was quite a quanlty of
cotton raised at East Lake this
year, and all are satisfied with the
prices they have received so far.
Mr. Sawyer said that he had yet
over 5,000 pounds 'which he -expect
ed to market In rhort while. He
said that though the log woods fur
nished employment for s large num
ber of the people in this section of
Dare county, yet many of them were
turning their minds to farming,
and that good results were being
realized from it.
Mr. Sawyer and Mr. J. K. Creef
Baid also that bear hunting had
been good this fall and that the
meat was bringing a g(,,,d l;r,ce'
Bear meat is now "se'llng on the
market for 18c and the skins are
higher than hertofore. They said
they would not ship their bear skins
until a HUe later in the fall. These
pentlemen caught in their traps,
Inst week two black bears, r
weh'hlnsr 200 and the other 225
DARE FARMERS
ON THANKSGIVING
Girls Win In
Basket Ball
The Elizabeth City Hbsh School
girls defeated the girls of Hertford
in a close basket ball contest Fri
day by the score of 4 to 3.
It was one of the hardest fought
and closest games ever played in
this serticn. Guard work in both
teams was nearly perfect neither
team winning many chances at their
opponent's goal.
A fine fee'ing of sportsmanship
prevailed throughout the contest,
and after the gajne a reception was
tendered the visitors.
AT HIGH SCHOOL TODAY
Today at the High school grounds
the following baseball games will
be played Giants & Champions and
Red Sox vs American Eagles. Girls
Basket Ba'l Junior 1st team vs Se
nior 1st., team.
Tomorrow young Giants vs Lions
and Sliders vs Red Stars, Basket
Ball, Freshman 2nd, team vs Sopho
more. 2nd team.
Boy Scouts meeting at 8 o'closk
Friday night.
CITY HIGHS LOSE
TO Mill
BUT LUCK AND WEIGHT BOTH
SEEMED TO FAVOR HOME
BOYS OPPONENTS THURSDAY
The High School foot ball team
has returned from Roper where on
Thursday they met the team of the
Washington High School team and
went down in defeat by the score of
10 to 0. Despite the discrepancy of
the score, the game was a close
and hard fought one.
The game was staged at Roper In
connection with a community fair
at that plate.
Washington made her touch downs
In the recond and fourth periods,
both nnflr the ends of the periods.
Neither team was able to gain
consistently through their opponents
line and both resorted to the for
ward pass. Elizabeth City threw 17
forward passes and completed suc
cessfully al but four for gains of
from 4 to 10 yards. Washington
threw about ten and were success
ful In about six, but both were for
heavy gains, one netting them e
touchdown from the center of the
field with only about two nilnutej
to play in the last quarter.
Elizabeth City came within three
yards of the Washington goal in
the last period and if they had made
the touchdown would have tied the
score.
The home . team was outweighed
5 to . 10 pounds per man and with
the team disorganized by three of
their best men being unable to play
put up a great fight for the game.
Blackwell Sawyer, Ear!e Chesson
and Herbert McCoy, put up a fine
game and the whole team worked
hard . IT77' """ """" """
Tne respective coaches of the
teams were the officials: Mr. Schil
letter. All Southern tackle, Clemson
College, Referee; and Mr. Ford of
Elizabeth City Y. M. C. A. umpire.
The people of Roper entertained
both football teams In fine shape
and the visit will be pleasantly re
membered by all who participated
In the event.
pounds. When asked if the' betfr was
not always ready for a fight when
caught, they replied that he was
right vicious and would do consider
able damage if he could get loose
brfcre he was killed.
Mesirs. Creefs and Sawyer will
very probably return in the near fu
ture with more cotton and then will
have more to say of the bears.
The OnlyDemocratic
Newspaper
Published in Elizabeth
iCity
NO 101
SEEET MID SNOW
CHECKjlGHIIIIC
AND INTERESTS IN - EUROPEAN
WAR NOW SHIFTS FROM THE
SOMME TO THE BALKANS
London, Uov. 20 With rain and
Bleet interfering with operations
on the Somme, interest hag switch.'
ed to the Balkans, where further
news has increased the brlllancy of
all allied victory In the capture of
Monastlr. It is doubted whether Gef
manic forces can completely escapt
the rapidly encircling allied rise.
Energetic pursuit of the Teuton
retreating from Monastlr Is beinc
pressed, according to official advlcea
from Serbia today.
BERLIN CLAIMS SUCCESSES
Berlin .claims, however, in an
official bulletin, that the British dur-'
lng the night wete ejected from the
west portion of the village of Grand
nucu mey were engaged In
a hand grenade attack by the Ger-'
f.rll ft n.ltAM IU... .
mans, ffhe Germans also claim that
the French were lepulsed In attampt
lng to enter St. Pierre and Vaux
wood from the Northwest. .
Berlin news from the Balkans la
to the effect that new positions to
the north of Monastlr have been
occupied by German troops without
attraclng any attention from the al
lies. New Germanic forces are said
to have arrived in thla fighting
cone.
The evacuation of Monastlr hat
been prepared since several days as
the city was without military Im
portance, is the German explanation
of the occupation of that city by
the allies. '
ll
II
nun
MAKES A
SMILING LITTLE AMERICAN
" GIRL TAKES PLACE AS FORE
MOST WOMAN AVIATOR "J
(United Press)
New York, Nov. 20 Ruth Law, a
smiling little American, took her
place today as the premier woman
aviator of the world when she
equalled the American record for
cross country flying.
Miss Law landed on Governors
Island after having flown the 840
miles from Chicago in an aeroplane
of obsolete type, with only two stops
when she descended for gasoline..
Exposed to wind an( cold through
the fact that with her typo of ma
chine she was forced to sit out In
front of her motor without a .shield
the plucky young woman outstripp
ed Victor Carlstrom's record for con
tinuous flight on November second
in a machine of - latest type, - and
then continued her journey making
the longest flight ever made by a
woman.
Miss Law was In the air for 8
hours and 60 minutes. Carlstrom
characterised her flight as the great
est aviation flight of the year.
She was given a rousing recep
tion upon her arrival.
MR. TWIFORD HERE .
. Mr. My D. Twiford was In tha
city on business Monday. Mr. Twi
ford is one of East Lake's most sub
stantial citizens, being a merchant
of that place. He has been away
from his home several days visiting
friends in Gum Neck and Edonton.
He left on the steamer Trenton,
Monday for Manteo, where he will
spend some little time with his son
Jobn Twiford and family.
InHA
AVIATOR
WUI