VOL.2
ELIZABETH CITY,, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 25, 1917
no. 1:
Asks Square Deal : .
For Boys And Girls
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Ilaleigh Playground ; J&ector" Says
We Are Neglecting Our Greatest
Possible Asset - ; "
VV. The best Community Sendee, pro
gram yet was presented at the Al
krama theare Saturday morning at
eleven . clock. Dr. Watson 8 Ran
kin o fthe State Board of Health,
and the principal speaker of the
morning wa8 prevenieu om win
ing by thejaecesslty ot.his eontlnu-'-presence
Tin Raleigh Jn the lnte-
jtct the proposed measure-reg-
ulatJng the sale' ot proprletetary
medicines but, though there was no
oratory and though the ' crowd by
reason .of he weather , was rather
small valuable : suggestions were
thrown out from the platform and
iw.i. initrtit in manifested In
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the. audience '" :
"We are -spending pur money for
better stock and are devoting . time
i and energy to the study of problems
of better living conditions for W
i 'whlla wevare neglectlnr pur great-
est possible' asset tne ooys ana
giris," "said. Mr. R. J. McDonald,
. Superintendent of. Playgrounds In
Theae playgrounds", h went on
"tbould be made accese'b'e'to the
bata out ot them but In order 4
five them' red blooded healthy - bod
; les and to prevent" .their enterln J
apon life handiJaped by (ietect. de
formity .-or. disease A V ?
"A playground properly conducted
In "y6ur , town" he aild -would
yield large "return.snot" Immediate
ly In dollars and cents, but' In a
r more vigorous manhood and worn
anhood fr your "city In the next
' aeneration.i "' V,
-There Is In humanity a deep-
' aeated inclination s or , unreinc w
- rather1 Into ganger Yon have your j.
clubs far your ' women - and your
?nd ,u business organizations
youA men; but what have'; you
yon boys? '.;,- .'' ;
But though a playground well
qulppped and well conducted
would mean a, great jthlhg for your
"town, better a nlay ground without
toy equipment whatever unless
you have a director ro charge of It"
.Some one Jn the .audience , then
asked ; Mr McDonald how play
grounds are provided for in the
Smaller cities" and towns. - He er
fclalned '.that the best rerfultg are
obtained: when, the board of educa
; 4lonv and jthe town ' council co-oper-
ate la J" the playgrounds manage
ment., t
- Asked about equipment he said
that for twd ; hundred ; dollars the
necessary apparatus could be made
t' hnma but ha stressed the Idea
Ww . '
. that grounds for, Ithletlc, games
uch a .tennis, baseball and so on
must be provided for as well as
apparatus. When he was given a
statement about the f size of the
' ecnool lots In EMzabethV City, he
", thought that, there was room n the
school grounds to- meet all necess
ary needs. "
r, The question of securing a play-
ground director naturally followed,
. 'and In response to the question -as
to i whether : teachers' trained , as
"playground directors : 'were not
available, replied In the ' affirmative.
"By the. way", he added, "I believe
' IhatVMeredith Is the . only ., college
' In tha Rnnth offering anch a course
- of traln-Vig for women.
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RULES flGAiriS
PJS0U1I Bill
U. 8. CHIEF . ENGINEER RE
PORTS AGAINST IMPROVE
MENT FROM TURNERS CUT
TO HEAD OF NAVIGATION
Washington, Jan. 20 The Secre;
tary of War haf transmitted 'to
Cbngre3s a report of W. M . Black,
the chief of engineers of the United
States army, oft a preliminary ex
amination of upper Pasquotank
river from Turner's Cut up to the
head of navigation.
General Sack concurs in the
views of the district officer and the
board of englneers for Rivers and
Harbors, and reports that the Im
provement by the United States of
upper Pasquotank' river, from Tur
ner's Cut up to' the head of naviga
tion at Lebanon Road, or as 'far as
may be practicable, is not deemed
advisable at the present time. '"
The report says in part; ".'
"The Pasquotank river has a
length of about forty-five miles,
and empties Into the NortBeastern
endof Albemarle Sound. It Is a
non-tidal stream, narrow and tor
tuous In Its upper portions, and
wide and straight in it lower por
tions. The 'stream is' under im
provement by the United States Up
to and Including, Turner Cut as
part of the waterway from Norfolk
to the sounds of North Carolina,
the project- for which provides for
a Chanel, 10 feet deep at mean low
water, The improvement now ap
parently desired is a channel about
six feet deep' and forty feet wide
from Turner's Cut up to the head
of navigation, a distance of' about
6 miles. The district officer
states that to secure this depth and
width considerable snagging, dredg
ing and the cutting off of many
sharp points would be necessary.
Consideration of the existing phys
ical and commercial conditions lead
him to the conclusion that the im
provement of Ihls part of the river
by the general government Is not
Justified at the present time. The
division engineer recommends a
survey to determine the advisabil
ity .of the Improvement.
DISSOLVED PARTNERSHIP
I have sold my Interest In the
Fire Insurance Arm of Scott and
Cohoon to Shelton Q, Scott . and
our partnership baa been diaolved,
having taken effect December 1,
1916. . Mr. J. . P. Overman and I
art now located In the offices oc
cupied by Culpepperr Griffin, Old
and Grice in the , Robinson building
on "Poindeiter street.
We are prepared to handle all
kinds of' Insurance. .,, .
January ,19, 1917.
P. C. COHOON.
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A 1916 rhotocraph of the "Tear t the end of a ducking trip,
though with not altogether the same party of sportsmen, gives
some idea of this week's sport in Currituck. v
Return From
Ducking Trip
Dr. L. S. Blades, Mr. W. J.
Foreman, Mr. 0. F. Gilbert, of
this city, and Mr. Baumgarten ot
Washington who laft here last Mon
day morning on. Mr. Hayman'a
boat, the Teal, for ducking. In Cur
rituck, arrived Saturday morning
at about eleven o'clock with their
game.
The party made the modest claim
of bringing back 230 ducks and
geese, though the number was esti
mated at five hundred or more by
these who watched the pretty pic
ture; which the Teal made as she
landed at the foot ot Main street
with her sportsman's cargo.. . .'
"We .had fine weatherfar goo-,
lng" said a member of the party to
a reporter for this newspaper,- who
wondered how the weather of the
past week could be fine for any
thin?. No accidents were reported, . but
a general good time in camp and
on hunt Dr. Blades won the
distinction of being the champion
cook of the party when he stayed In
camp one stormy afternoon1 while
the rest of the party were out and
delighted them upon ' their " return
with roast duck that deserved the
label of "edition de luxe," accord
ing to the testimony of the teas-ters.
"Yos-ffhn expect to ' hear ' from
yournCighbor ' town of Edrreton
'alott vthlg llnei"" Mr. '' McDonald
. 1 . . Um iLi a'.
-;. ame a wide. , awalte ' school man
; frho has himcolf aireaqy provided a
playground equipment " there -and
they aHhHjaarilng to provide ; for a
playptfhlfector very soon. "
' Toi'8Tie country boy need . the
- pla'sr(iind", asked soraebridy 1n
the ftiidipnce. . ' . . "
v ri'1 'i lis worso,",
the reply. "The country boy Is
strong but he lacks coordination
even more that the boy from the
city. Besides the . country- boy
needs the playground as a matter
of recreation. Lack of pleasure
and recreation and the Jong hours
of drudgery on the farm are , the
forces that trrfl driving' the boy. . to
tne city in an unceasing stream. 7 '
The exercixes opened with sing
ing of the Old North State. Prayer
was offered by; Rev. C. B. Cul
breth. The speaker wag intro-
wai durcd by Srcretary . W. C. Crosby
Happenings
AtMoyoek
Moyock, Jan. 19 Mr. Ed Schil:
der ot Chillicothe, Ohio, was In
town Thursday.
Dr. W. E. Stinson of New York
spent Thursday-here.. " -
Mrs. W'.'W. Hester ehtertalned
the Wesley' Bible Class Thursday
night. Many Interesting contests
were enjoyed and appropriate
prizes were awarded the most for
tunate ones.
Delightful " refreshments were
served; '-" ......
The guests left at a late hour
very much elatedx : '-.
Mr. H, C. Hosier of Washington
Court House Ohio, was here Thurs-'
day. He i now In Norfolk but
expects to return Monday with Mrs
Mr. a'n4 Mrs : E W Sanderlln
wjent f9 Norfolk Wednesday, .
The Farmers Institute here Wed
nesday was thoroughly enjoyed The
people are learning the value of
these meetings and , attending them
In spite of the bad roadsV "- :':-:.:;v."
The Sanitary ,1 Improvement
league of the school was enter-
I tatned Thursday "afternoon ,by .the
teachers In - honor - of , the newly
elected . officers. . , . Many songs and
recitations were rendered which
the children - enjoyed very ' much,
after which, refreshments - Vere
sreved. -.jT- " ,.v:
JANUARY DANCE THUR8DAY
The . Elizabeth. City. Cotillon "Club
will hold their ' regular January
dance , Thursday evening t the 25th.
Dancing class will be, held Monday
and Wednesday evenings in tbe
Robinson Rulldlng. '
INCREASE HE
OF LAND OBS
FARM LOAN AT WILL CON
VERT TENANT CLASS INTO
LANDOWNERS AND BUILD UP
COMMUNITY 8PIRIT
By FRANK R. WIL80N
(Written for tha United Press
Washington, Jan. 20. Since the
farmer ot the United States is the
food produeer for a good share of
the world, tbe granting of cheaper
credit to the farmer for the purpose
of enlarging his opportunities and
cheapening his cost of production la
likely to have an Important part -in
the solution of tbe great cost of liv
ing' ijrobIenV.y : .- fv ' v:
The records ottbii United 1 Statea
Census office show a constantly In
creasing trend - toward the cities.
Each year shows that there are'
more persons to be fed whereas the
acreage that has been producing
food and the number pf hands to
cultivate these acres have not in
creased in the same proportion.
It is patent therefore that to meet
this Increasing demand for food
more farms must be established to
provide homes for more producers
and the land now under cultivation
mufit be framed more carefully and
with more and better equipment.
Provision of cheap capital or land
purchase and farm development
will mean at least a partial realiza
tion of these ideals.
If the Farm Loan Act will reduce
the percentage of tenantry In the
United States it will have accom
plished a great deal toward putting
American agriculture on a more
substantial basis.
More than half tbe farms of the
Vnlted States are now In the hands
of tenants: The tenant is a transi
ent farmer and the temporary na
ture of his operations prevents -him
from operating at maximun capaci
ty. Short leases make it out of the
question for the tenants to be large
meat producers. The tenant is us
ually a grain farmer, and In many
sections of the country a single
cropper. He la engaged In hauling
the fertility of his landlord's soil
to market. . s
'The farm owner conserves the
fertility ot his soil by marketing
his crop through his live. stock'Vand
returning ihe fertility to the land.
A nation . of land owners means a
nation with constantly increasing
capacity to produce food for its peo
pie. - v ''" "J: ;:V''i -v
- A reduction of farm tenantry ihd
a substitution of a class of land own
art means Improved , social condi
tions In the 'country and a more
permanent form xf country life. -
Since tbe- Farm . Loan Act provid
es how the borrowed ' money shall
be spent and limits Its, use to pur
poses that ' will . make farms ; more
productive, It is bound to have an
elavatlng Influence on the . standard
of agriculture' in the United States.
Every borrower under the Farm
Loan Act makes It apart of his con
tract that he will . use the money
either,- to reduce existing Indebted
ness or In some way that will con
tribute to greater production on the
name number of acres. ...
Since the formation of. these
small groups of farmers Is the foun
dation upon which the Farm Loan
Danger Nearer
Say Officials
(By United Press).
. Washington, Jan 20 Th danger
of ' complications . with , Germany
over the . submarine problem seema
to authorltnies nearer than for
months past . Her capture ot neu
tral8 and making them prisoner of
war la ' sacking the Yarrowdale
made ' the situation more omnlous,
though of course the situation so
tar la only one of speculation as
this government doe8N not know
that Americans were among the
prisoners. .-J'. .. ; ',
ORDERED HOME IMMEDIATELY
The Swiss, minister Ritter acting
on instructions from his ., govern
ment today Issued orders through,
the Swiss en 11a In America, for
all reservests on conditional leave
tor home immediately as three ad
ditional army corps would be mo
bilized oil January 24th V
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Copyriflit 1917 by United Press
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Buenos Aires, Jan. 20 Pigmy
submarines 70 or ,80 feet long were
carried by' the German raider says
Captain of the British ' steamer,
Netherby Hall, among the surviv
ors landed at Pernambuco.from the
Hudson Maru. The submarines
were capable of . operating in a
small radius and the. raider - was
well equipped . with torpedoes, dyna
mite end" amunltlon.. -- -
FIR8T REP0RT8 OF LOCATION
Rio De Janeiro, Jan 20 The first
reports indicating the general loca
tion of the raider were received
here today.
The Brazilian packet steamer, Ba
hla, reported that she sighted the
vessel off the coast of Rio Grande
Di Norte on Thursday traveling
north at a speed ot about twenty
knots. No consort -was sighted
with her,
RETURNED FROM GRAND
LODGE
Dr. John Griggs, Mr. E. R.
Spence and Rev C. A. Ashby have
returned from" Raliegh where they
attended the Grand Lodge of Ma
sons.
Systen is built, it Is apparent that
this -legislation will foster the spir
it of cooperation among farmers.
When termers put their mortages
together for the sake of cheaper
money it. Is reasonable to presume
that they will form the habit of co
operation ln'other problems of com
mon interest.
The present farm loan indebted
ness ot the United States is probab
ly approximately four billion dollars
and the average interest rate now
charged Is between 1 and 9 per
cent. If the Farm Loan Act would
reduce the Interest rate by 4 per
cent tt would mean a financial sav
ing to the farmers of between one
hundred and fifty and two hundred
million dollars per year, an this es
timate " of - saving takes no ac
count of the fact that high inter
est rates have reduced the volume
of farm loan Indebtedness far.' be
low what It will be when a lower
rate la established, High" Interest
rates - and' unfavorable terms of
farm "mortgage have, been a serious
handicap to farm development.' Cur
tailing farm production has taxed
the consumer as well as- the pro
ducer because the limited ; produc
tion of food gave an Increased ad
vantage to the food speculator. .
The Farm Loan Act Is, In a . meas
ure, reyolutlnnary. . : It , stands for
equality of opportunity,' . It says
that the ' aggressive farmer who
goes out Into new lands to enlarge
the sphere of production Is entitled
to the same opportunities aa j the
man who, operates' In : a territory
already developed. It puts the
public Interest above the Interest
of any Individual. It takes Indivi
dual profit out of the business of
flnanc'tig food production .
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PR-3I0ENT, SECRETARY C
NAVY, OTHER - OFFICIAL
SAILORS, SOLDIERS, AND Ci,
ILIANS JOIN IN CEREMONIi:
(By United Press) x
Washington. Jan. 20 The 1. .
solemn tribute that man can i .
to man was given Admiral He,
todays President, Wilson, ec.:
tary ot the Navy Daniels and otb !
government officials middles, J.v'
eye, soldiers an '..civilians all 1 ' .'
ed'in the ' impressive ceremonies
which closed with taps at Arlinstc s
At tea o'clock private servlc a
was held over his body at his res
idence. Then It waa borne on .
draped caisson under escort of 11 j
Annapolis middles and other no
tary unite to the rotunda of tl3
capitol so that the public might at'
tend, the service. '
, Chaplain Frailer of the OlymphJt
Dewey's fighting parson at manl".t,
pronounced a simple eulogy. At
noon' a salute t nineteen guns sour '
ed over the city and battleships at
distant points took up the sac
farewell!' . . ' V "
5 From the. tapltol the funeral cor
tege moved along the historic pen
insula to the city of the dead ac
ross the Potomae, ' V "
Ready For
Withdav:
(By Uulted. Press)
7 Washington, Jan. 20 TLa :
nouncement that orders for Ccr r
al" Pershigs ? Withdrawal may t a
expected almost i any time wgi
made here today ' .
, The preliminaries- are already
staged and Pershing is ready to
move. The plans , are completed
for receiving his stores and the de
partment is ready, to start with
drawing the militia, r,
Navy Journal
Makes Protc
Washlngtqaf'l Jan. 20 The arisy
andjiavy Journal the official of tvi
service, bitterly attacks the pre
tlon . of Lieutenant ; .Commander
Cary T Grayson, the president!
personal friend and physician, to
the rank of rear admiral. . In to
day's issue the' Journal says that
the appointment is the 'direct result
ot the substitution' of the ' so-cal!el
merit system for the seniority sys
tem of appointments under the Wll-
'son-Daniels regime,
SPEAKS AT WILSON
Farm Demonstrator G W. Falls
of this county leaves Monday for
Wilson where he will :; speak to
county ' agents ' on Community Fair
work and how to organize Commu
nty .Fairs.' . ! ... .-. . ;.;
CLARENCE ; ASHBYlMPROVINa
;, Clarence Ashby who ! ;wag pain
fully but. not i seriously bur 1 Wei
nesday while experiment';:.,' is ti
high school laoratory is I
as making , satisfactory ,pr'...- j t
ward recovery,, .. ,
Toung Ashby's face was ; badly
burned . but . his eyes were protected
by glasses ' :
f AT THE ALKRAMA TONIGHT
Dorothy Gish r in The Little
Scfiooolma'amV and Mr. and Mrs.
8idney Drew In 'His First Tooth.
are attractions at the Alkrama for
tonight. . " ' '..'-'.. "
WANTED.. Copies of . The Soml
Weekly 'Advance, of the follow
lates: April,, 18, July 29, Aug 2'
iilt; January 2, 1917.
THE WEATHER
Probably local rains tonight r
Sunday. Modorata variable
Lgfy y st fyj Cop