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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY MORNING DECEMBER 29, 1916
NO 170
VOL 5
WISH
DEillE IB
IE P8ESIDEIII
THOSE CLOSEST TO WILSON
' SAY "DOOR IS NOT CLOSED"
IN SPITE OF GERMANY'S RE-
' PLY
) , (By United Press)
Washington, ,. December 27 De
f pite the general hopelessness
among government heads over
prospects for peace, resulting from
Germany's latest communication,
the men closest to the President
telieve that he will strive to he
utmost to prevent the situation
from getting beyond his control.
President Wilson is actuated by
two reasons in his actions, it is
said; First, his desire to end the
war; second his desir.e, if possible,
.0 avoid breaking relations with
IGItilUJ v . ..... j.
submarine pledges.
Officials expect the Allies t0 re
ject Germany's latest proposals be
cause it does not include a world
peace guaranty, but those closest
to Wilson say "The Door Is not
closed". Even though the Allies
throw down the German idea of
an immediate conference in some
neutral city, the President can
-still make another move especially
with the bscking of the neutrals.
While the idea prevails that
peace is uppermost in the mind of
the administration, there is in the
inner circle the idea that a break
wth Germany may become inevita
siAwmonv chnniri bhA nvpi-Htpn npr
ble if the President's peace propos
als fail utterly.
One of the highest officials etat
ed to a representative of the Uni
ted Press today that the present
plan cslled for no note writing to
Germany and added, "If the Marina
and the Arabia and other caseg de
velop to be clear cut violations of
the German pledges in Sussex or if
Germany starts a new suumannu
campaign in case peace fails, then
a break is the only answer."
THINK GERMANY INSINCERE
London, Dec. 27 The Allies
certainly will not accept Germa
ny's proposal for immediate peace
conference. That is entirely clear
here today. But the Teutonic re
ply to Wilson's note waB hailed
here as affording splendid oppor
tunity for England and .the. Allies
to set forth before the world a
statement which would completely
epitomize the ideals and aims of
the Entente Powerg in the war. By
lier lack of sincere responsiveness
in the conclusiveness 0f her reply,
England holds that Grmany Is self
convicted of a lack of sincerely in
her peace proffers.
C
TO HIE F
ryzi- wwnsm
Washington, Dec. 27 Two de
velopments today thrust the Mexi
can, situatlc? in the foreground.
First, the unsolicited statement
from the State Department that
unrest In Northern Mexico la grow
ing and as a result attention is
once more focused on the border.
Second, the announcement of Sec
retry Lansing that he would call a
conference of the American mem
tiers of the Mexican-American Com
mission at an early date.
Earlv In the afternoon no word
had been received as to whether
Carrnnza had sUned the troop with
drcwal protocol. The department
declares that It haH Information of
l.'inm rrmiTiH nf linmtfta mi vnmtttrA
and the situation is such to give
the depnrtment fresh concern. The
Department suspects Villa of get
ting all the arms he needs across
the border. Those In touch with
10
Bundy-Reid
The marriage of Miss Mattie
Reid and Mr. Edgar E. Bundy was
solemnized Wednesday 6:15 a.m at
the home ot tne br!de oa Church
street.
The ceremony was performed by
the bride's pastor, Dr. B. C.. Hen
Ing, in the presence of the imme
diate ramily. The wedding was a
very quiet one without attendants
or decorations. The' bride wore a
handsome blue suit with gray
gloves end shoes.
The bride is he very attractive
daughter of Sheriff and Mrs.
Charles Reld of this city.
The groom Is the. son of Rev. J.
D. Bundy, now of Fayetteville,
but formerly pastor of the First
Methodist church of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Bundy left on the
early train for Fayetteville wtoare
they will spend some time with the
groom's parents before making
their home in Williamson, where
Mr. Bundy is principal of the Wil
liamson High School.
McLemore
Is Wedded
(By United Press)
Galveston, Texas,..- DecLJlI Miss
May Clark of Galveston was mar
ried here today to Congressman
Jeff McLemore of Houston. The
wedding took place at the horn of
the 'brides widowed mother end
oply members of the immediate
family were present.
Congressman McLemore is the
man who drafted the now historic
congressional resolution to pro
hibit Americans from traveling in
armed vessels on . the high seas
during the war. The fight was
litter and close, involving endorse
ment or repudiation of President
Wilson's policy on the point, but
(he resolution was defeated .
AIIH-IPO MEET
ORGANIZATION WILL ASSURE
COMMONER ITS COMPLETE
SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL PRO
HIBITION
(By United Press)
Lexington, Ky., Dec. 27-Special
trains from St. Louis and Chicago
and special cars from all parts of
the country will start for this
place tonight with several thousand
members of the Students National
Intercollegiate Prohibition associa
tion's national convention here to
morrow. Vy J. Bryan is to be the big fea
ture of the meeting; and it is plan
ned to give the Commoner the or
ganization's assurance that it has
Its complet support in his national
prohibition fight. , Mr. Bryan Is
expected to outline some of his
plans for national prohibition . The
envention will end December 31.
TO THE TAX PAYERS OF
CAMDEN COUNTY
1 will be at Camden Court House
nn Monday, January 1st 1917 and
I wish to invite every citizen of
Camden County t0 meet me there
to discus! the subject of a better
toad system end such other legis
lation as the pu' lie dofirc.
M. W. FEUEBEE -Representative
of Camden County.
the Department's maneuvers be
lieve that today's emphasis of Mex
ican affairs is Intended a3 prepar
ation of the public for possible se
rious developments Jktj
FEATURES
Live Little Locals
Many Minor Matters
Merely Mentioned
Br. C. B. Williams has returned
from Jackson where he spent
Christmas with Mrs. Williams
mother, Mrs." E. P. Buxton. He,
was accompanied by Mrs Williams
and Master Robert and Mis8 Ren
nie Williams, who are remaining
for a longer visit.
Mr Frnk Hollowel! after spend
ing a few days with his mother,
Mrs. P. W. Ho!lo.vell at Bayslde
lift today for hia home in Ports
mouth. Ho was accompanied by
Miss Mar,'aret, Masters Charles
aid Frank, childi n of Mr-and -Mrs
Wilson Jlollowell who will spend
some time with thir uncle. Mr.
P. G. Catling in Norfolk.
- .Ve 'ra Chesleigh Ballanee, Earl
Caton and John Caton of Currituck
spent the week end here, the
feuest scI friends.
Miss H ttie Trueblood who is
teaching school at Grandy this year
is (it home for the holidays.
wiiiiTTr
Messrs Willis 'Dowdy and Ken
iie'h Simpri6n of Grandy were In
the city Saturday.
Mr. Wilfred Peele left - Saturday
night for RcleL-'h and Clarksville,
Va., to spend the Christmas hol
idays. Miss Catherine Drane of Edenton
was here' Monday night to attend
the Christmas dance.
Miss Ruth Cooke Is at home from
the En st Carolina Teachers Train
ing School at Greenville for the
holidays.
Mrs. M. G. Harris is at Eden
ton the guest of her sister, Mrs.
J. H. Ballard.
P.of. E. C. Harris who is teach
ing at Louisburg i8 at home for
the holidays
Miss Annie Cooke who has been
teaching In Providence township
Is at home for the holidays.
Dr. Lev. McCabe is at home
from the Medical College at Rich
mond t0 spend the holidays.
MIhs Evan Walker of Norfolk
was here Monday night to attend
the Chrbitmas dance.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Jones of
Richmond are here for the holidays
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. S.
Le".ry. Mr. Jones 18 manager of
the Lexington Hotel at Richmond.
Mr. Henry Grlce who has been
critically ill with pneumonia at his
home on Fearng street Is reported
t0 be improving. r
William Meekins is at home from
school for the holidays.
M. W. Ferebee of Camden was
in the city Tuesday on business.
Mr. George Fische spent' Christ
mas in Petersburg, returning to the
city yesterday.
C. C .Walker of Rulls was in
the city Tuesday.
Miss Adelaide Swain of Rich
mond Is visiting her aster, Miss
Lillian Swain of this city.
Mr. Hugh Chapelln of Dendron,
Virginia, spent Christmas with his
brother on Burses Street.
Mr. D. .T. Prltchard of Deep
Crrk Virginia spent the holidays
her .
Mr. S. R. Slff ha8
from Petersburg where
the holidays.
returned
he spent
UiGES If
THE HOLIDAYS
HYMEN, CUPID, SQUIRE M UN
DEN AND THE PREACHERS
..NOT ALLOWED TO REST CUR
ING HOLIDAYS
The Christmas rush Into matri
mony came on Wednesday before
Christmas, but a number of mar
riages have taken place in :nd out
of the city since that time.
WILLI FORD LASSITER
i
Jesse R. Williford and Mi?s An
nie R. Lassiter both of South Nor
folk were married by Justice of the
peace J. W. Munden Saturday
nl,'ht at just about midnight.
" The license waa purchased jiist
before the stroke of twelve r.nd
the ceremony performed just after
ROGERSON BRIGHT
Mr John Rogerson- h ml-"'. Mrs 7
Kate Bright, both of this city, were
married Sunday afternoon at tho
home of the groom's mother on
Glado street.
SAWYER NOR RIS
Mr. Wm. Sawyer- and Miss
Mabel Norrls were married Sunday
at South Mills by Rev. N. II.
Shepherd at the home of the brides
parents, Mr. and Mrs. -George Not-,
ris in the presence of a lar.je num
ber of friends. 'The groom Is the
sou of Mr. C. T. Sawyer, a well'
known merchant of Lilly. The
bride was eighteen years of cge
and the groom yotmger.
STEVENS STEVENS
Mac. D. Stevens and Misa Ethel
Gregory, both of Camden, were
married by Justice of the ! Peace,
J. W. Munden Saturday afternoon
The bride Is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Stevens of Camden
county and a sister of Bennle Ste
vens of this city The groom is
the son of the late Walter Stevens
of Camden County.
THOMPSON WHITEHEAD
Mr. Matthew Thompson of Hert
ford and Miss Deanle Whitehead of
Pasquotank were married by Jus
tice of the Peace J. W, Munden
Saturday.
WILLIAMS HOLTON
Mr. W. D. Williams Jr. and
Miss Vesta Holton were married
Saturday niht by Justice of the
Peace J. W. Munden.
W, C. Etheridge returned to
Norfolk Tuesday rftcr a vlst t0 his
parents in the ci!y. '
Miss Rlanche- Lister left Tuesday
for Jackson for a two weeks viRit
to her uncle, Dr. E. W, Lister.
Mr. Louis Sift has returned trom
a visit to Ptcrsburg.
Mr. Sam Loftln returned to his
home in Petersburg Tuesday after
spending the holidays with Mrs Lof
tin'g Mr. G. W. Brothers. Mrs.
Loftln remained for a longer visit.
William Ballanee is visiting his
grandparents in the , country this
week.
Sheriff John Mitchell of Old
Trap was in the city today.
W. F. Small of Weeksville was
In the city Tuesday.
Misses Pearl and Winifred Hal
lance are visiting their grand
parent:! in the country this week.
Dr. rud x II. 1). Walker and
children left today for Cresswelt
to spend a few days- with Dr. Wal
ker's parent. Tlioy will return
Friday afternoon.
Mr. W. B. Blades of New Bern
Is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. L.
S. Blades on Mala Street.
Sounds Like
Babel Again
(3y Cnited Pretsi
Chicago, December 27 The lobby
of the Dearborn Hotel here sound
ed like a reunion of the Amalgama
ted Workers of the Tower of Babel
all talking at once -today, It is
headquarters for the delegates to
the three day meeting of the mod
ern Language Association of Amer
ica opening here today. Teachers
of English, German, French, Span
ish. Danish, Norwegian and
Swoedish were present, greeting
newcomers in their respctive lan
guages. AND WILL OPERATE UP TO
DATE CHAIR FACTORY TURN
ING OUT THOUSANDS OF
CHAIRS
(By United Pre?s)
Granville. Dec. 27 Milwaukee
county prisoners Monday will occu
py new quarters in- the. luxurious
establishment built hire at a cost
fit $700.000,. and said, by officials to
be one of the largest, finest, and
most- comfortable county, work
house In the country. The build
ings, of which there are twelve,
have been under course of construc
tion for the last tw0 years. They
have a capacity f 650 prisoners.
E'aeh Inmate has a seperate cell,
while those who Bleep in the dor
motories will have plenty of room
and a number of cubic feet of air
to breathe. The inmates will
have luxuries denied many persons
even in moderate circumstances.
Each cell will contain a toilet and
wash basin, while shower baths
will be Instslled along the cell
corridors. So ea not to fatigue
prisoners, the chair factory has
been located in such a manner that
they will not have to walk a
great distance.
The factory will turn out thous
andg of chairs of all kinds each
year., It was built at a. cost of
f 100,000..
CARD Of THANK8
We, the husband and children of
the late Josephine C. B. Spence,
take this method of expressing our
most sincere and heartfelt grati
tude to the many kind friends, who
with willing hands, rendered such
valuable service to hnr during her
last Illness and death. J. T.
Spence, J Paul Spence, J C Spence,
J A Spence, Geo. J. Spence, Emily
J. Raper, Sarah G. Spence.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
The annual Stockholders meet
ing of the Comden Telephone Com
pany will be held at Camden Court
House, on Monday January 1st
1917 at 10 o'clock a. m.
The purpose of this meeting is
to elect a board of Directors for
said corporation for the ensuing
year. "' . . .... .
December 26 1916,
51 W FEREBEE,
' President.
It
SAVINGS BANK AND TRUST CO
Elizabeth City, N C
PRISONERS HAVE
lODELiMHODSE
Tho annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Savings Bank and
Trust Company will be h"ld at Its
banking house in Elizabeth City.
N. (. Monday, January Nth, 1917
between the hours of three nnd
four p. m. for the purpose of elect
ing Directors nnd for the trans
action of such other business as
may be brought before said meet
In. H. 0. KRAMER,
dec 27 Jan 3 J Cashier.
v
COIII 1ESIIE
STRONG AND WELL THOUGH
SHOWING HEAVY .LINKS IN
FACE SINCE BEGINNING OP,
ADMINISTRATION
(By "Cnited Press)
Washington. Dec. 27 The Pres
Ident of the United States will be
sixty years of age to-morrow.
At this, the beginning of his se
cond term as President, the Execu
tive shows his years much more
than he did at the beginning of hit
nrminnrv t (tin M't.lfn Tlnn.. M
1913. He is a bit more stooped
than then and the heavy lines In
his fi.ee are much more sharply
drawn than thoy were before he
came through the international
rrisrs that have confronted him
since the war begun. He is, how
ever, strong and well. '
Letters, telegrams and remem
brances from friends and relatives
began pouring Into the White
House tday by scores.
OHIO SCHOOL ENTHUSIASTIC
OVER GOOD RESULTS OBTAIN
ED FROM THE MOTION PIC
TURE METHOD
(Hy United Press)
Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 27-r-The
movies are producing good elemen
tary spollerg here today.
Pupils at Grandview Heights
who spell correctly every word -of
twenty lessons receive a certificate
which entitles them to admission to
a special movie show In the school
auditorium. And the kiddles are
making good. . Two hundred and
fifty of the 289 ellglbles won ad
mission to a recent show.
The school faculty has become
so enthusiastic over the benefits ob
tained via the motion picture rout
they're planning to extend the
show tickets to other studies'. J
But the movie is not the Innova
tion that's been in vogue at the
Grandview school. Second graders
often bring their pet dogs and .cats
to the school room are permitted
(o play with them during the regu
lar play hour. These tots also
think its lots of fun to get their
spelling lessons by telegraph ltt
Morse code. The teacher clicks
off the dots with her ruler and the
pupils 'pick up' the words.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
The annual meetliiK of the stock
holders of the First National Bank
of Elizabeth City, N, C, for .the
election of directors win be held
at the banking house between the
hours of two and three p. m.
Tuesday January Bth 1917.
W. O. GAITHER, JR.,
dec 27 30 jan 3 6 I Cashier.
ENTERTAINMENT 80UTH MILLS
A very delightful Christmas en
tertainment will be given at South
Mills Baptist church Thursday
night.
Instead of a Christmas tree a
large wooden bell will be used to
hold the gifts. At the close of the
exercises this bell will be lowered
from I he celling and the gifts dis
tributed. STOLE CHRISTMAS DINNER
A Christmas dinner thelf broke
through the screens of Mr. Henry
Raper's porch on. Burgess Street
Sunday and carried off a dressed
turkey and a roast ham. leaving rii
clew behind him whereby justlci
nilgUt be meted out.-
ISO
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GOOD
SPELLERS