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ELIZABETH CITY, III,. Jill CAROLINA, TUESDAY EVENING JANUARY 9, 1917
Jgliway
Met Waterloo Idl Senate
Was Killed , Last Night In
Committee Without
Reaching Floor- -.y.
, : For Debate 0
cc ovoTmii- mil iiriT ifiTtinniincn
ILL OIOIU.I UILL IIUI III I I1UUUULU
But Measiire Now In Senate Con-
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templates Raise in Salary of
: Sheriff itnd ELegister
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Raleigh, N. C. January 9th
Representative Scott's bul to re
peal the highway commission of
Paamintniifr f.nnntv met ita Water
loo at the hand of the Senate Com
mittee on roads highways last
night '
W; Li, Cohoon, I. M. Meekins,
and W. J ,.. Woodley, chairman of
the highway commission, appeared
before, the committee and strongly
fought, against the passage of the
bill, Mori than one hour and a
tialf was -consumed In the cross de
bating.' y :'
Scott, Roscoe' Turner, and Mayor
Sawyer fought l tot It'll r passaged
Senatora ; Johnson ' and MacNlder
Jiad Introduced highway commission
tills tor their' own counties and
they could not therefore consistent
ly oppose the measure.
Scott's , bill - changing the number
f graded , school trustees and pro-,-viding
that ; only qualified voters
tn be elected to the board passed
Its final .reading last night.
' The bllT changing the city char
ier killed ' In committee yesterday
contained" so provision changing
the number of wards in the city
from four to seven.
ays Were
.Buying Arms
REPORT LAVJSlJIi
fin ani er fences aiv d " hints
.and finally says doesnt
care much About . leak
.PROBE ' rV t
vV'f ACBy TJnited Pressl
'WaBnlnjtion. Jan. 9 That the
railroads of the nation were buying
fms and amunitlon and engaging
strike breakers while the strike
i situation ; was tense last summer is
the direct charge made today by
' yice,; President Posk, of the Broth
erhood of Railroad Trainmen, to
the ' Newlands Committee, which 14
in charge of the President's rail
road legislative . program . He de
clared the railroad to blame for
the bad condition which resulted
from theDasaaze 'at the Adamson
Relation Are
Not Cordial
Mstration is determined there shall
be no mlstaklg Its temper toward
" Oermany. This is.' the interpretation
experts place on the request it the
state department' that Ambassador
Jerar4 confirm , or deny ' the . report
- that he said In a peedi 'Monday
that the .relations between Germa
ny and the - United States were.
never more cordial than now. The
administration does f not believe
' that these . words A accurately de
scribe the situation,:; . . , ; ",
P.'H. Porbe of . Jarrisburg was
the city, todajvV .Ifjjfeg t tj
Wiishlngton,' ' Jan. i 9 .The : terbal
fenclni whichBaMtefTthe probe of
the alleged leak by which certain
flnancierg reaped & golden profit by
transactions in stocks - innneaSiaie
ly before the President's peace note
was made public, was resumed today-
i M
Lawson, the. Boston financier, was
again asked to name the "New
York Banker" who told him that a
"Cabinet officer" profited , by the
leak. Again Lawson refused to an
swer the question. He would tell
any member confidentially, he said,
but refused to tell before an open
committee. Thereupon Representa
tive Bennett moved that Lawson
be reported to tLe House as in
contempt before the committee for
failure to answer its questions.
Action on the motion has not been
taken
Incidentally Lawson, during the
hearing today, uiged Federal regu
lation of the Now York stock ex
change Short selling, he thinks,
is not an evil unless abused, and
he explained that it puts a chock
on the market when it' is running
away, as it has done in the last
two years.
Under persistent questioning Law
son acknowledged , that he had no
direct knowledge of ary one's pro
fiting by the alleged leak
V Lawson finality promised that he
would give the name of the con
gressman and. cabinet member be
mentioned In yesterday's examina
tion if the present commission
would reccommend - a full rather
than a preliminary probe. He eu?
tested that there might be ' another
name whose mention might be
more serious than any of the oth
erg referred to. ' He finally admit
ted that he wanted an investiga
tion of the stock exchange and did
not 'care a great deal, aoout the
!eak 'probe.; ;;' ;i; v '' ' '
Would slow cupio
DOWN IN MINNESOTA
(By TJnltea Press)
8t. .'Paal,? Minn,, ' Jan.-;,,9 Appli
cants tor marriage ,' licenses 'must
wait five days ; for legal V publica
tion of their bans before they ' ere
married,' according to the terms of
a biH slowing down Cupid, before
the Minnesota state legislature to-
Denuiichtlon
Of Gerard
Amsterdam, Jan. 9. Press ver-
cions of what Ambassador ' Gerard
raid at. -the Berlin banquet Saturday
night have aroused violent denunci
ation from the advocates of ruth
less gubmarinings, according to dis
patches from Berlin.
Couflt Reventlow, the leading ad
vocator of the unlimited use of sub
marines is quoted in these dlspat-.
ches a8 declaring that 'the ambassa
dor "must have lost all ' sense of
diplomatic propriety fn thus medt
dllng in Germany's' lntornatlonal affairs".:-
:; ?s z:
Other leader are said to be urg
ing Germany's demand for Gerad's
recall on the. ground that his ex
presslon of opinion as ,to the. con
tinuance' in office of centaln leaders
of concllatory group exceeded his
prerogative,'' iry.;s: : ..; . "t-y.'s.
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Colorado Is '
? Rich In Radium
v. :," By: United Press) l''--'
, Denver,1 f Jan. 9-rThe ores j. of
Southwest era Colorado W(1I I -double
ortretle the ; world's , supply of . ra
dium according to a statement is
sued today by the ' expert at the
Stite ' School, of Mines at Coldehi '
The report, declares that the ' ore,
accessabja-j In .Soijtherny": Colorado
and in the La Sal mountains : in
Utak 'containi ' nearly- 200. grains of
radium,' or nearly three times ' . the
world's, supply. : .. . '
X The carnotite fields of TJtab and
Colorado already have produced
about one half ot the' world's , sup
ply of -radium, -, V'' , .
Stopk Women
Frpmalking
. V - Vw''.
CBy Unitod Presa) '
Washington,. Jan. 9 The Presi
dent cut down on the oratory plan
ned by the suffragettes when they
held their Memorial service In the
Bast Room 'of the White House
for Ines MUholland today. When
he learned that there were to be
three or four speakers and many
suffrage workers in the. delegation
he notified the Congressional Union
that there could be but one address
Teutons Capture
More Prisoners
(Bv United Press)
London, January 9 The 4 capture
of Galreaska, Rumania," la officially
announced in today's dispatches
from Berlin. The town is report
ed captured by storm in hand to
hand fighting and held against all
subsequent attacks. . The Germans
claim 5,000 prisoners i" this ad
vance. Paris reports an' unsuccessful
German attempt last night to raid
a French trench north of Ribecourt
HMSOLult
HUD!
THE ' ABOLISHMENT r OF THE
CLUB LOCKER AND LIQUOR
. ADVERTISING , ,IN , NEWSPA
PERS INCLUDED IN BILL ,
, Raleigh,' Jan. 9-The Anti-Saloon
League of North Carolina is making
a campaign for a ,bqne,;dry Prohibi
tion bill in the jGeneral ( Assembly
now is session.' V :y ,i , ..f' '
Judge Si D,r; WeakJey. of '-.Bin v.
mlnsham Ala-V at tki S request of
the Board of -Trustees. 'has prepa
ed the bill .which 11 be Introduce
ed. la some respsota'thls is the 1
most drastic liquor measure ..f ever
offered to a lawmaking body, It
makes it unlawful , for any person
to possess any spirituous, vinous
or mal liquors, V public - drinking
and public', drunkenness .are' mls
demeanors.; The law kills the dub
liquor locker and;.: the advertising
ot liquor.. Several thousand, copies
of this bill have been sent out . io
the public and lawmakers and -citizens
are busy studying the meas-
The' biennial convention t of the
North Carolina Anti-Saloon League
will convene - In Raleigh, January
15., - V William Jennings Bryan.
Judge ; 8. P.- Weakley. Prohibition
Commissioner. J.,' Sidney Peters, of
Virginia, and other prominent men
will be on , hand to" deliver address
es, y 'They Convention .will get
squarely behind the . proposed b(U
and urge the General Assembly to
enacjt it . ., ' , Superintendent R . L .
Davis ibeUevs.i, there sufficient
sentiment to demand Us ' passage
and sufficient votes in the General
Assembly ' to pass iC! U ': i ' ''
' The 'present law , restricting the
receipt of liquor td a . quart of sp'rl
tuoua in 15 days . and five , gallons
of malt In 15 days, which has been
operating for two years Is not sat
isfactory"; " It has "reduced mater'
lally the receipt of liquor' but is in
many respects violated and per
mlts the receipt ot an intolerable
amount. . !
UNDER WHITE SLAVE ACT
Victor Cruse of Norfolk was giv
en six month! in Jail and fined $3.00
under the Bute white. Slave act by
Judge Sawyer this morning. .
Cruse came to Elizabeth City on
the' train from Norfolk Monday
night, bringing with him Miss Sal
lie Bland, a girl about, 17 yeara or
age, who had been in his employ at
his . rooming establishment there.
The girl, the backman gathered
from her - conversation, expected to
be married ; but Cruse ' said (hat
cou'd be deferred till morning and
took her to a downtown hotel. The
police got wind of the affair and
Cruse was committed to jail short
ly after midnight. Judge Sawyer
beard the case (this morning, dvlng
the' offender the minimum penalty,
fre -h now in the county jail. ?
WANTED Copies of The Pally Ad
vance a fthe folio wing dates: June
15,: August
BigiStep In .g?
1 Preparedness
(By United Press)
Washington. Jan. 9 The last
session of the Sixty-fourth Con
gress Appropriated $313,884,212 for
the 1917 Naval building program.
The act was approved August 29,
1916 and the money has ever
since been available. ( '
Of the 66 vessels authorized,
however, In this, the greatest pre
paredness step In Ibe history of
the nation, 66 keels Te remain to
bo laid.
Inability to agree on terms and
costs demanded by private, yards
have been responsible for the de
lay, according to' Secretary Daniels.
Contracts are yet to be signed
for eight of the proposed new ves
sels, and of the other 58 there re
pain 18 authorized submarines for
which the building terms are not
yet complete.
For the entire program 'ot con
struction, bids have bees received
for all but one vessel. Thls is an
amunitlon ship for which bids
were opened January 3. "Contracts
already have been placed tor four
battleships, 20 ' destroyers, and 30
submarines . . For Eighteen of the
last named, however, certain de
tails remain yet to be worked out
before their construction can be
started.
Four authorized .battle cruisers
fere also awaiting final action on
building terms before , their keels
can be laid. Under the appro
priation, act provision' ' must y be
made .for the construction of the
entire program by February 29. . '
WANTED. . Copies Of . be y Semi
Weekly Advance ,of the following
dates; April 18. Jul : 29, 'Aig 24.
1116; Jsnuary 2, 1917, A v V
. Edward Gray . of , , Po wels point
waa er today. , ou buBinest." ; ? 1
To Care For
Aged Clergy
The Protestant. Episcopal Church
has undertaken to raise five million
dollars by the first of next March to
provide a permanent pension, fund
tor its old clergy and the wiyes and
children of deceased ' clergymen. A
pension will also go to any minister
ot the . denomination who becomes
disabled while la. active service. Af
ready over tour million has : been
raised and it is believed , that the
whole sum' needed will be in hafid
by the time ' fixed. 1 After aeveral
years" ot investigation, with the aid
of the-best experts to be had, a
plcn which will maintain . itself has
been worked Out." The Diocese, of
East Carolina Is asked to raise 20.
000 and Bishop Darst is getflng mat
ters In shape to raise thl( sum. Sub-
scjiptlons are payable In.' a period
eovenng nve years, na it is now
thought ' that East Carolina' will
meej its apportionment Messrs J:
i Mcuaoe and w. o. ualther Jr.
are on the Pension Fund , Commit
tee of the Diocese and expect to go
Co Newberne on the night ' of the
12th., ' when the comittee meets to
discuss this mattery The laymin
of the Episcopal Church are' taking
a leading part in this work.
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ORGANIZING COMMUNITY , LEAG
UE WITH OFFICERS AND COM.
MITTEE. SCHOOL WORK PRO-
GRESSES UNDER PROF HURST
DfflCIf
ysmfci,
TWO DIPLOMATIC DiNM
r ECESSARY AT. WHITC i
TO TAKE CARE OF FC
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South Mills, N. ,C. Jan C
izens Banquet was ' held here ,at
the new. pubjic .school building; last
Tuesday night, the object being to
discuss Community . Service ' ques
tions, looking to the organization
of a Community League at this
place. The following toasts were
responded to, Prof. Sam. N Hurst,
the principal of the school, acting
as toast master;
The Occasion, by the toastmas
ter; South Mills and Her Needs,
by Rev. N. H. Shepherd; The
True Community Spirit by Attor
ney Clarence Dozler, and Organi
zation by Rev. E., L. Stack all
makfng splendid addresses upon
the subject assigned. The leading
address of the occasion followed
the above toasts, end -was made by
Hon. W. C. Crosby, Executive Se
cretary of the State Bureau of Com'
munity Service, Raleigh, N. C. He
made a most brilliant address after
which the meeting proceeded to or
ganize a League, by electing Mr.
Clarence Dozler as president and
G. F. Riggs, vice president, 'and
Miss Julia Bartlett. Secretary.
These officers will recommend to a
called meeting of the League the
chairmen and members of the sev
eral committees.
The teachers of South Mills High
School all were otck at their desks
Thursday. The school Is fitting
reading room, where many of the
standard magazines will be placed.
Prof.-Sam N, Hurst, who Is Also
a lawyer, preacher and author of
many law books in Virginia, has
been selected by The lodge of Mod
ern Woodmen of America At this
place, to deliver the address at a
banquet to be given to the menders
and to their friends on the third
Friday in this month.
4 . (By TJnited Pres?),
' Washington, ' Jan . 9-L i
ot peace havent reached tl o :
yet that the belligerent d ,'
in Washington are "exactly r
Hence the .President .c. '
year is; Having two diploma i'-:
ners and the first is tbr.:. ' .
1 Ambassador Jusserand of 1
being the dean of the d .
corps here,, is the guest of
Others to be seated about V.)
ecutive table in ! the state i
room of the White House i
representatives in r Washing:
the" entente allle and neutral .
mats together with ; their v
Madame JuBserand will alt at
President's right , and Amba
Jusserand at' the right of Mrs.
oni ii The Teutonic Air.. -.
gether with neutia, will bo r
sented. at the diplomatic i:
next Tuesday evening in ,tho
House.
Education
Costs Less
clud
Busy Yc
Hurrying to and fro about t
six counties in his territory D-.
D. ywen, Federal 1 Inspect r
Charge of the work of clin,"
bog cholera. Is krown as a "
K Some idea of just how bn y 1
la gained from a brief sims.
his work Wing Dcceml t r.
During the first n!no ('
month he Was at C! '
the National Live
Association, and the last sev. ,
were' given him. as a holiday ly
government, so the. month is not t
together representative, yet son
to show, somethins of bis actlvli:
, Nfneteen' tarmo wore visited T;
Dr. Owen during; December for t ;
purpose of diagnosis. ( Fifty f j
interviews 'with farmers were he ' ',
tr. i Owen assisting them ia t '
problems ot hog ilaing. :
. Three serum demonstrations we
given at which " ll 'togs' were trc
ed and fifteen observers were- pr
ent ip note tt technique of ad
IstratioB of the eruraV Anu)ng t'
fifteen were two .men who , haa
been granted permits to use the '
raultaneous method; 'of ' ,', adminlHtr
tion and to whoia Drv Owen taugrt
the departmental methods.
Three meetings, r with? attendance
of 97 men were held,two townstfj
organizations wer formed,; both, in
Perquimans County.! These organi
sations will send men to Raleigh to
learn ths methods ; 'of " adhiinlHtra-
tlOB.. ; ( ; . ,
Dr. Owen travellod ,807 miles, by
automobile? 7 taCes by team end 2,
476 by railroad; the last item cov
ering his trip to Chicago an" another
to Raleigh- to atond conference. :
The; serum ! administrator of. th4
six counties in his district, have la
the past month treated a total of
283 hogs upon 28 farms. This number-
Is ' smaller haa usual because
of the fact that this ,is the "hog
kiiung" season. . vT'!f'ZV:&'
JUNIORS INSTALL OFFICERS
(By TJnltea Press)
Lawrence, Kan. Jan. 9 At least
one ; thing-educatlon is , cheaper
than a year ago, according- to Unl
versify 'of Kansas figures -f- which
show that the - cost of educating a
student in. the pollege ot Liberal
arts and. sciences Is six dollars less
The Juniors are - looking ' forward ,
to a most enjoyable yoccasslon'to-
nlehf whnn mililln fnta'7aflnn tt '
officers will be held.' Special speafe ,
ers have been' secured, and refresh ,
nmets wlll be. served. .' Each mem
ber of the order ha the privilege
of Inviting one giiest. t" 4
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JACK80N-1ILLEYY ' j '
. Edward Jackson and Miss Grlzzl i
lUlley, both of Nixontoa, ' Pasqtic
tank county, were married by Ju -ties
of the Peace J. W. Munden t
bis residence on Selden street i:
4t fi!stj) It Jn tfcloiS!, ;;-'