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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY EVENING JANUARY 3, 1917
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1 HIT OPEII
NEEDE0I
P
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:r that troops may
ithcrawm minus car
signature of
('.:? United Press) '..;.;,.
erican members of the
( : n Peace Commission
, the path clear for the
i -ov?rnment to' withdraw
tii j from Mexico ' minus ' the
irotocvl i- '.'iietl , by ; Carranza and
will leave- a loophole' for
the CV : erence to resume the die
cusskm cf subjects Involving Mex
ican protection of lives and proper
ty south -of the boundry . after the
troops aro out. ' ' '-"-'I ' ' ' -
' T' 1 me rice n" members ; of ..the
: on will present to the
t late " this afternoon, their
ndation for closing the
Ion's; session, will ; draft
; swer to " Carranza'g i rejec:
the troop withdrawal .proto.
: wilr inform President Wll
they have done their ut
frame a satisfactory r'troop
:il protocol 'and since their
. :;l.?d through Carranza's -re
f. is useless to contiue.the
i rther.' ' ; ' ;;. -
:mend .
. R. Bill
ton Jan. 3 Judge Wil
i . ers, U S Commissioner
Hoard of Mediation and
ion, was today - requested
ers of thai Newlanda Com
to prepare;, fan Amendment
I reposed Railroad' Bil! that
' ve the courts the right to
t and enforce the words of
i 3 'iation . and.. Conciliation
Ennl. Judge Chambers was an
unexpected wltiiess, ; It ws point
o l o;;t :it thfe, one weak point in
the Fre: i lent's program was' that
it did in t provide the means of
enforcing the words of the Media
- r ;
the hearing Senator Un
! compared the . proposed
i feature of the ; Presi--ram
to the Peonage Law
led On
7 edding Day
Marvin. Reynolds, a young
! r twenty one years of age,
: h at the eve! of his wed
! wa3 hurried" Oh "What
i ave been his wedding day
: 'ry told here today - by
Cooper of the John H.
1 ; '!
Ileyno'.ds Went t0 ' ea
to-be on the night of De
rd. ' On the 1 following
lis cap .was, discovered ?
' nee from .the, gate of
; lady's home and - the
u of his buggy Bhowed that one
1 was draging. ; , The track
f Howed for two miles , and
the buggy -was come up; to,
nold'g llfelesi body was Jamed
tween the shaft and wheel. t
Marvin Reynolds was the son of
lT. William; Reynolds, a promt
unit farmer .and business man " of
Tyrrell County. He was buried on
! rmbpr 24th atthe very hour
i l ii wedding: was to have
' mnized. .
Hon and Annie Melick
' - I. from a visit t0 rela
binRton in order to
i s?;aln after the holl
M s. C. W. .Me'.lck,
1 Buaanne, ; are re
.:!.!:' Fon tor a longer
. .il t '..IJL. Jk
Mr. J. A; Scott 7
Died Last Night
J. A. Bcott died hat night be
tween mldnljht and one o'clock at
bis heme on Shepard Streat after
an illnesB of about two weeks of
heart trouble. " -
- He was fifty years of , age and
was born In Pasquotank County
about five miles from the city In
Providence township. . Since '1900
he has made his home in the city '.
Mr. ; Scott was married three
times and Is survived by his wife,
ho before her marriage was , Miss
Delia Spenca of this ' county; by
two children of his last marriage,
Charges Fearing, six years old, and
Edn-, two years aid; by one son of
his first marftage, Dlarvin il. Scott
of his county; also by four broth
ers, William, . Charles, Seth and
Walter all of this county. - ' .;. '.
. Ths funeral . yiy be conducted
from the home Thursday -afternoon
at two o'clock,; by; Dr. B.' C. Hen
tag, assisted byj Rev." J. ! i. Cun
nlngim , ' Interment will be made
in Hollywood,. '
No Blame
For Lansing
Washington, " . Jan, ; . 8 Canator
Stone today , exonerated Secretary
Lannlnj from any blame for leaks
in the State Department I a ' (
HOME DEMONSTRATION
'.The Home Demonstration . Work
of the county begins again : today
with meting 'of 'the Riverside
Club' after two weeks Intermission
for the' holidays. '
NATIONAL COLUMN CO.-
PLANT BURNED
. The plant of ihe National Column
Company la Camden was burned
down today-
. Last week The Swan, a gos boat
belonging to . this company was
burned at dock here.
FANNEY-JOROAN
Robert Moore Fanney and Edith
Jordan, both of Norfolk, were mar
ried Tuesday by Rev. J. L, Cun
ningim at the First Methodist Par
sonage. N
Mrs. Fleetwood Snowdsn, cf
Snowdcn, was in the city "Thursday
Shopping; t. :- -- -- -- -
. .Victor. Hoopr ,. has returned .. to
Chapel Hill after a visit to his par
ents here. . : ,.
Mrs. E. H. Storr and children
and R. H Walker of Richmond "are
visit in j their parents, Mr, and Mrs.
D. R. Scott, on Selden street.
. Mrs. C, B. Wllllamshas returned
from Jackson wliere she spent the
holidays with her mother, Mrs. E.
P. Buxton. . '-", 2.
!Mr, and"" Mrs.L.C.- Baum of
Poplar Brnch were in the city . to
day. - ,';,'
. Alonzo Ptgh and B. L. Saw
yer went for a hnntrlng1 trip in the
county; Tuesday. , - - '
'Mr A L Sanders has returned to
Newport News -aft'v ppendln.i; vth
holidays at his home ' on Rirerslile
Drive. vr
Misses Pauline and Irene Tate of
Colnjock spent Tuesday ' here - the(
guett of Miss Pearl Mann on River
side Drive.
.Mrs. R. D. Fisher of Jarvlsburg
was in the city Tuesday shopping.
OIGFiUIOSin
oPEiis, wua
CONTINUES FOR ONE WEEK IN
GRAND . CENTRAUS "PALACE
FEATURING AMERICAN CARS
(By United Press)
New York, . Jan. 3-The greatest
auto -show in the world, .according
to aH advance indications, -will open
Saturday in Grand Central Palace,
New York,1 to continue one week. y;
5 While monster exhibitions of au
to mobiles end.';., accessories were
held In London, Berlin and Paris
before the war, ij: I3 . the opinion
everywhere that , the forthcoming
show '' will , eclipse : anything the
world has ever seen-' It certainly
will be more of an American show
than any other ever held,, for Amer
ican nanuf 0 ct ur ers will be repre
sented, almost solely. , The Bhbw
will be he- seventeenth annual exhi
bition to be he!d under the apspices
of the National Automobile Cham
ber of Commerce, Inc. ' :v:. ' '
Exhibitors will include,' besides
those . who make automobiles from
the tires to the tops, the small ac
cessory manufacturer, and the side
Hna talesmen; v , ' .
There will le manyynew cars on
exhibition, tut- the main, group will
Include, products otiose . manufao
turars whose -plants have been the
basis- of the growth ot the automo
bile; Industry.; - 5
,1 -Every on" of the sixteen types
of , bodies, and every plaice ai wtiichj
enri can obtained will -be repre
sented . V '-There are a few channel
tn hivv des'r-n. tv main npsti '"oi.
'i...4 li
eigMs. tix-s,'.. and fours, represent
Ing,the various, styles of motor con
strnctlon,w1ll "be present In pro
fusion' to cough 'and Splutter their
merits to the visitors. ; ,'; ' , '-'v
Sixteen types- of; bodif a, designa
ted ' as " roadsters,' ' coiipl et, coupe,
convertible coupe, clover leaf, tou
Inj car, - sedan, convertable sedan,
open sedan, limousine, open limous
ine, berllno(, brougham nd laudau-1
let, will be on display. , - '
' Devices " arid ; accessories - will
be given space on the second floor
of the palace. : ; More than 228 ex
hibitors of this class of automobile
products will have booths. . "
September Mdrn
- At The Alkrama
V, Miss 'September , ' Morn . - now
fcob3 up as a new4and" brilliant mu
sical comedy and is conceded the
greatest of the many fine achiev
meots of the producers, .Messrs Le
Comte and - Flesher,--- under- whosse
magnetic bnnmer thl3 unique" attrae
tion - will be presented t The '.-,AU
krema Theatre on Tuesday niht
January th.' ' ' , Many names . of
artists prominent' and well known
to lovers of musical comedy are to
be found in the cast . of this I big
musical comedy which - Includes
Ruth , Wilkins, Wm. Moore,- MaudV
K. Williams Valere Tru; Leslie
Jonei J." J. Patton, James Baber
arid ' Billy' Murphyr The chorus
is: composed of the most attractive
lot of girls that were ever gather
ed together In one company.'. ,v
' The production from scenic
and costuming, standpoint is beau
tiful. - : , A big dancing number em
bracing various styles ' of the fa
mous Tango offers spicy moments
of amusement and good wholesome
entertainment.;'. Other entirely
new dance ensemble are '.. Intro-,
dticftd for tha . first"; time fn this
country. ' -.The
attraction "comes from Jhe
La Sails . Opera House, Chicago,
where it created a' big, sensation,
and is among the Lasalle's bljgest
surcecses." Sentj will be on sale
Saturday at Sellg's Jewelry Store.
ET KHDOE
FOR FIFTY-FIVE LEADING RAIL
ROADS OWING TO HEAVY IN
CREASE IN OPERATING , EX
PENSES . . ' .
Washington, Jan . 3 , A decrease
of more than' a million dollars In
net-revnue of the 55 leading . rail
roads of the country for the month
of November was shown in th re
port of the. Interstate m Commerce
Commission Issued ' today. 4 This,
the first decrease In reuue record
ed in more than two years. Is attrf
buted to tha heavy' Increase of op
erating expenses. ' . .
- The operation revnue for Novem
ber, however shows a gain of more
than half a million over the same
month of a y,ear a?o while . operat
ing expenses Jumped nine . and . a
half million in the same period.
Progress On
East and Wost
Berlin, 'Jan. r 3. The .'ocoupation
from B:rnecl to- Pexel in Rumanfa
by j Oormarf forces waa auuomx-eil
today. 1 ' ,
The ' advancj of German - pateols
in 'the third French 'trenchfaa in the
Forest Priest on the western "front
was also announced.;; f he patrals
dentroyed the defensive worki ther
nni returned with twelve prisoners.
." Funeral Mr RapeJ
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: The funeral 'of. Mr. RJchard Hen
ry Raper'was conducted ' Tuesday
afternoon from the ' home by Rev.
I; N; Loftln and Rev. C. B. Cul-
"breth and Rev. Ruf us Bradley. In
terment followed In Hollywood
Cemetery.
, The pall , bearers 'were . chosen
trom the Junior Order, . the ' Elks,
and the Odd Fellows, and these
three orders attended the funeral
In a body. . r.;;. - -
WEEK OF PRAYER
The meeting this . afternoon . In
the Week of Prayer service at
Blackwell Memorial cburch was led
by Mrs. A, T',, Toxey, the subject
being, 'Teaching the Word.'. ,
-; Thursday 1 , afternoon's ' meeting
will be led by Mrs. Mary Brltton,
and the subject will .be 'For '. the
Healing -of the Nations.', ( ?' ;.
ROLLS NICHOLSON
,' Lee Joseph Rolls of, ,. Pascagoula,
Miss, and Miss Blanche Anna Nich
olson , of ForksvlHef ,Va . 'were mar
ried by the jHsUce of the peace J.
W. Munden, Tuesday, '
, MANMNG GRAY
William A," Manning , and. Miss
Zela Gray, both , of Portsmouth,
were married by Rev. J. H. , War
ren of the Pearl Street- Methodist
church . Sunday . ' . '
Young lady ,il3lrei ' Board with
privilege of furnishing her - own
room. ' Apply; to THE ADVANCE
wed and thurs f , v '
(-IMPORTANT. CALLED MEETING
Mr, P. W. .McMullan of Hertford
was In the city today. ;
Mrs.. Jnteph Prltchard left Tues
fliy nlgbt for, ,WJttston,-8alem to, vis
It h?r son,' Mr C J.' Prltchartl. '
Miss Mnrjr Banks hes rtlrned to
he Teachers' Training School at
Greenville.' ,.7 ;;- ,;;' ; ,t;"
- Miss Beulah Bowden i?ft last nlgt
for a weeks visit Jlo her ' home ! In
Charlotte.'. ' , '. --..V'
Miss Sarah Newber left this week
for Loulsburg.
Gerard Talks
With Hollo weg
(By United Press)
Berlin, Jan S A' lengthly report
was gabled President Wilson today
by Ambassador Gerard following
his ' conference with Chancellor
Holweg. :' ' , .
When Geranrd was asked ' . what
the Chancellor . said, he replied:
"Oh, lets cf interesting things." It
is , authoratively ' ' understood - that
they talked of the Allies unfavor
able reply, .
Russia Leads :
Jn Captured
(By United Press) , .
By HENRY WOOD
With the French Army, Jan. 3
During s 1916 ; the Allies . captured
682,723 Teutonic prisoners. ' Rus
sia leads In this respect, taking
400,000, Austro-Germans,.
Potato Kings
Meet Today
, (By United Press) ' . 1
St.' Paul Minn., Jan. 3r Aristo
crat! t'puds that se:i , for ' $2 .and
(3 a lii6hel here now, were the' sub
ject of much discussion when- the
Minnesota Potato Growers 'associa
tion went, into ), is : second annual
session at the Minnesota ' university
farm . Topics of discussion this
,,;,,,,,,,,, WPr; stfoiU'ly minus th
v ' :ci.iuortl 'Of the tt3-
eociation enriched by their combi
nation to hold potatoes for a cer
tain' price, created 'stir. In the
In the capital city ty their prosper
ous appearance today; ",';-' , ' .
Society Girl
Drives Nails
.V .
, (By United Press) .
St. Paul, Minn., Jan, , 8 Driving
twelve ten penny nails into a plank
In one minute, fourteen and one
half seconds, vdurlnj ? which time
she hit her thumb with the ham
mer only once, Miss, Lillian Rel
ko, Fairfax, Minn., today has nail
ed down the Minnesota woman's
nail driving championship, awarded
by 'the Minnesota : agricultural col
lege, Miss Reiko drove a wedge into-
society at the same swing, and has
made herself quite a favorite with
the younger set, - Her home Is on
farm.' ,; , . -t . .;..
FELL FROM PORCH
t AND ?ROKE HIS ARM
, James Provo, the fifteen months
old son of Mr.- and Mrs. .J. : E.
Provo on . Ehringhaus street fell
from tb porch Tuesday afternoon
at about half past two o'clock and
broke his arm half "why between
the wrist and elbow, ' t MHe' get
ting along nicely" replied the ; fath
er to the many Inquiries about the
little fellow this morning. . - , ;
There , will be an Important call
ed meeting of the D. H.- Hill Chap
ter, U',-D.' C,, Friday afternoon at
three o'clock at the home of Mrs,
William McQueen on Martin street.
; Very Important business , must ' be
transacted at this meeting rind 'ev
ery member is iired t be present;
;,:. ;;''; i ;i'jii ''1 1 '" ' 1 ii mi 11 11' ;-;' ,.'-
Judge R. B.' Albertson of Saatt!e,
Washington, and little son, 1 Robert
Brooks, Jr.. are here for 'a visit to
Judge Albertson's - sisters, Mtsse9
Marcla, Catherine and ' Minnie Al
bertson, on Church street. J " '
Lev Ourkln has returned t0 Oak
Ridge after the holidays.
ie fli! 1';;;..
DEFENDED BY W BURKE CC-.:-RAN,
NOTED ,,NEW YCT
' LAWYER WITHOUT COM FIN
8ATION I - ' (By United PreEsi
' San Francisco,' Jan,; 3. With V,'.
Bourke 'Cockran occupying the spot
light as -chief counsel for the da
fense,"the second , trial result!:: j
from tbe Preparedness Parad,a dy
namiting: heree began In supcricr
court . today, j 'm- 'v.
"Thomas J. Mooney, alledged loal
er of the four men and one woman
accused of having plotted to placa
the bomb which exploded in tha
midst . of the paraders on last July,
killing ten "persons and Injuring CO,
was on trial for his life.
The presence, of Cockran has
drawn the attention of the country
to the trial In mveh the same way
that Calrenca Darrow's activity fa
the' defense of the, McNamara broth
era drew' the country's nttention to
that trial -five years. ago. ; ;'
,' Following the conviction of War-
ren Kl'Billinis, first of the five al
Itdgldonspirators trtad, '" Cockran,
noted Ntw Tork uawyeiv -v-oluntered
bis service to the defense. He Ii
serving .without; ,compensttion, ac
cording, to officers of the Interna
tional '.Worker's 'defense Leigue
which is conducting the defense.
: Indicted with .Mooney ts a co-defendant
is hts .wife.'.Rena Mooney, a
music teacher, and Strike organizer,
Thomas - Mooney, leader of the do-fpt!-f'nt'
wn active In -
btriko piii,..r,..i.a.. aui LaJ p....
to cause a general strike of United
Railways platform men ' here a
phrt time before the . fatal prepar-
edness DSv ; Darade." . :
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It was alledged by the prosecution
that the bomb had been set to ex
plode at a time when non-union em
ployees of the street railway lines
would pass the point . where the '
bomb had been 'placed' at Staurt
and Market streets but that delay
In the start of the parade upset the
plans of the dynamlteri.
The; -defens declare, a'l th do
fendants are Inhocent arid at-e Vic-'
tlms of j clrcumstanctal evidence.
Mooney surrendered to the police'
reading newspaperse , that stated
he was implicated In the crime.' He
wag stopping at a summer 'resort
at that-time. '-. .
The case ' has been .featurded by
several alledged confessions which
- - a m mum-wu. J L
photographs taken on the day of
the Preparednes, parade are held
by both sides as evidence. - -The
trial o pened ; In superior
juage rrans: r. Dunne's chambers.
District Attorney Charleal M. Fick-
ert and a corp of deputies repre
sent the prosecution while Cockran
and Maxwell McNut, represent the
defense. ' ; ' , .. .
BIRTHS EXCEED DEATHS
According to the report of the
Health opicer the temporary ' an
nual t death rate for the city Is 12
per. cent the V temporary annual
birth rate Is IS per cent.-
During December the j report of
deaths is as follows:; ;' .-. ..
'White; male,' 2, feniale, 3,'. total
8;- colored; male, 2, female 3, total
5; births white, male 2, female 5,
total 7; colored male, 8, female, 2,,
total 8. .. ;'yV,A:.'1;,i:'
'- Analysis shows the : city - water
free ; from harmful bacteria but
with excess of salt and alum.
I Two casts' of scarlet fever ' and
one case it measles are; reported
and are under , proper . . care and
quarantine. , . . 1 ' ;
The general health and,' ssnMarv .
condition of . the town , are ' reporte ,1
good.' v , '?': ' ; ' .
The Gas Company and the Elec
tric Light Company have eac'i
agreed to pay 25 on the r"
chase price of a pulmoter for t i