VOL. 2 ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23. 1917 NO.:: 2c ott CrusKcd to Earth Is Ur Again-r, Assured That He Will Have Co Operation In! Its Passage and Be ; ADie.to mt it inrougn, lens Correspondent oi Advance. . . j V;,, LOOKS LIKE SCOTT MAY LAUGH LAST -v.. - - - At Any Rate Those Who; Favor Chainffanff System Can Be Sure -. , ...... His New Move Is No Joke. , sr By p. DAVIS Advance Staff Correspondent) - Raleigh, N. C, January 22. 1917-r Representative Scott again start ed bia policy of abolition of some ot Pasquotank's local laws yester 4ay" afternoon when he introduced ' bill to ao. away with the chain 'nnt nf his county. The bill was Teferred to the committee on city town nd counties. Scott says ills biil is fair on and he nas ..... Y. . i tlAimnd no oouiii i w,,, witnout any-, irouuie. ucuj baa been, doing some outside work juA la assured of Its favorable re port by the committee and it8 pas eage In th House. The most important measures in troduced this morning and yester day were "the workman , compensa- ii "- WTl tn An awflv with uuu t m " j capital punishment; .' a bill to ap point a. committee to investigate 4the establishment of a state print ing plant. Representative Stubbs of Martin Is working on his bill tor a constitutional convention and tie promises to introduce same wun to few daya. ; It U probable the bill will peet a close fight, as it Tequlreai two- third vote of-both nouses .to; pass a. ; nons Caroli na has riot had a constitutional con entlon;jln forty wyears. Stubbs claims that in tnis respect u is ni teen year, behind anj other state of the Union. ';' The Senate, and House each ad journed ajtejkJTtrt session this i. m. td raieIlain to-morrow at tbreecJAock. ',. t' ' CALM BEFORE STORM 'An oppressive calm has pervaded the states capital nd the halls of capltol building for the past week. And the members pf the general assembly-are looking . forward for the proverbial storm which followg a alm'. This storm is anticipated to break. In anumber of 'bills 'to come out of committees in the next few days. Among these and most im portant are the following: A bill Introduced by Roberts" of Buncombe to grant equal suffrage to women jln mupicipal electionV bill to es tablish a ' commissioner of prohibi tion in the state, along with other provisionsot the antl saloon bill; a bill by Mr. Page to make the coun ty board of education chosen by the electorate bf the people; a bill by Dr. Griffin, of Chowan," to estabUsh no fence law In the counties of the east; and the fish bill. iT Roberts proposes in his bl!l to per nilt aui city In the state upon a pe tltlen of one tenth of the qualified "voters of that city to hold a special flection as to whether or not wo ; men of .that city, shall be entitled" i to vote. 4 It has met with favor a i tnong the members and its passage Is almost assured. No strong de the suffragists but a "promise of ome activity on their part is assur d in the next few days. Many who Object .to the granting -of the' ballot to the women in its entirety are in favor ot letting the citlea decide for themselves Nihkther 1 or not they f wish the, women to share In the mun oVernment . , , " 5 I. t)avia has taken espa- Ik : . i clal pains it seems to hide himself frojn either branch of the general assembly since the night of the cau cus, and it is a question among the legislators a8 to why h should have hidden himself. In an interview with the News and Observer corre spondent the other day he stated that he had no doubt as to the pas sage of hig bill s as it was drawn. Members of tha generald assembly state that it will never pass either branch of the legislature without some conslderable( amendments. The Advance correspondent has yet to And a single member who is in favor of the ouster law and ,the pro hibition commissioner. With ' these two sections of .the bill set aside, it is probable, it would past, y At ''any rrate there promises to be heated de bats on both sides of the question when it colues up, and the gallery attendance promlpeg to be a record one. Wednesday nfght is the lvap set for a caucus of the members of the house on the education bill. Many already stat that they 'will not at tend, as they do nof wish to be bound by the. action of any caucus on a matter so vital to the interest of the people ot the state. There is srong sentiment in favor of the bill to elect the "county board of ed ucation by the people, and some have gone so far as to request that the county superintendents t in cluded in this, but the old conserva tive, members have yet tailed to ex presg themselves as to which side they will take. Governor Blckett and other state afficerg have said that .they were not in favor of the bill as it would necessarily put the schools in politics. This hag been rebutted by the Republicans who say that a majority, thrf they be .Re publican, should be permitted to se lect those who control tbelr school affairs. Many Democrats are of the san,e opinion as the Republicans. Iclpal I Dr. Griffin's bill to stop all forms of four legged animals from run ning at larxe in the eastern coun ties of the State will probably meet its death in the committee room, Prom the eastern section , there can not be found a single representative except Dr. Griffin that is in favor of Its passage. A number of West ern men have been talked to on the subject. They say that they have as good stock lawg as they want for tbelr section, and will not force upon the east any legislation "which they do not want. Several meetings of those from the fishing counties have be?n held, and- it thought some definite plan for amendment or repeal has been reached. Thera seems to be no fight at this time against the state wide fsh bill as it was passed af the lat legislature, but the admin istration of that law is going to be strongly punctured when the debate comes up. It ig claimed by the fish ermen that more than twice the a- mount necessary to put in force the present law has been expended by those who are now in charge,' and a supreme effort will be made V to establish a more economical basis for tie enforcement ot the law. Many of . the " representatives '- tjrom fishing counties- are complaining that there has not been in their sec tion any one connected with the fish" commission or . the ; board ot fisheries commission in .the past eight months.. It is claimed by many that the money approplated and the tax collected has' given out with the exception of one thousand dollars, which li being held so as to show surplus when a report is made to he general assembly. The fish representatives, claim" that ex travagance has been the principal accomplishment of the present ad ministration of the fishing laws. There is no question but that many amendments will be made in the present law to the end of getting a more economical administration of tame in the future. - y MONDAY MORNING SESSION : ,, Of course it was more., a question of safety first than any disrespect, meant or Implied, for a lady that made the upper house of the Gen eral Assembly Monday table the reaolution-roffered by request by Linn of Rowan, who said that he in tended to vote against it extend ing an invitation to Miss Kate Bar nard of Oklahoma to addrses the leg lslature at her convenience. The senate remembers having extended like invitations to William Jennings Bryan and Secertary of the Nay Joshephus Daniels who could not accept. It evidently isn't going to extend any more invitations merely as a matter of courtesy. There was no discussion;, and none favored 'ex tending the Invitation. v . . V tlnn of Rowan also' Introduced a bill for the appointment of a com mission to report to the next Gen eral Assembl on the advisability of the establishment of a State print ing plant to print public school text books and the State documents now handled on contract. Brenler of Merk!enburg offered a bill for the establishment of State reformatories for fallen wonien and a workmen'g compensation act. A forecast of the trouble ahead of the state-wide cemetery - bill was given by a petition of Miss Lida T. Rodman. State regent of the Daugh ters of the American Revolution, presented by Senator Warren, ask ing that the General Assembly hold up the bill. She stated that she was speaking for the State's pa triotlc societies, whose work the bill would according to her, undo. The framer of the bill, Represen tative Mathews of Mecklenburg, In sists that his measure is merely to provide machinery for the removal of bodies from graveyards by coun ties, who have hitherto been forced to have a bill passed by the Gener eral Assembly in every individual' instance of such removal. REPRESENTATIVE 6C0TT ENTERTAINS Representative Scott of Pasquo tank entertained a number , of his friends Saturday evening at a din ner given at Giersh's hotel. Those present were RepresentativeB Subbs of Martin; Pharr of Charlotte; Dalton of High Point; Hlntop. ' of Gates, and Ex-Sheriff Crawford of Martin. An elaborate layout was given the gentlemen, and all report; ed a most enjoyab'e occasion. it cm NECK HKEII NEGRO THE VICTIM OF UNUSU At ACCIDENT AT HERTFOR SATURDAY AT r WINSLOW - & ... WHIT'S SALE STABLES . . David Newby.colored, and .be tween forty (and 'fifty years ot aga, was -accidentally killed at Hertford Saturday" when" a bale of "hay "fell on him, breaking bis neck. 3 ' ' , Newby lived In Chowan county and was in " Winslow A White's sale's stables, presumably with. 1 a view to purchasing a horse or horsa for his farm. As he walk ed through the passageway of the stable a bale of hay was thrown from the loft, striking the unfor tunate negro on the head and dis locating his neck. Paralyslg fol lowed instantly and Newby died within twenty-four hours. M. C. A. Activities The Champions .and Lions met in a lively game of indoor baseball at the Y. M. C. A. yesterday after noon and the final score was ? to 7 Wednesday the Sliders play the Tigers at 3:45 p. j,,. There are only a few more games to be played in the , Grammar School Basebeall League Schedule after which the three lending teams of the League will play for the Championship of the Grammar Schools in a Night Schedule in the Y. M. C. A. Gymnasium.: i &Th. High- Schools BasfceC Jail Teanr Is 'practicing' hard to get in shape for the future games and a great improvement is being Bhown. Mac. McMuIlan, formerly of Hertford Is on the High School squad. The Girls Basket Ball Team of the High School is rying to arrange a return game with the Hertford High School Girjs Team for Friday night of this week.. The local team defeated the Hertford team a couple of months ago by the score of 4 to 8. Since then the Hert ford team has been practicing hard and the other day defeated the Edenton High School Girl, 8 to 5 at Edenton. The local team has also been practicing hard and the gaine should be a good ne if it can be arranged. Operation Successful Mr. Will Twiddx left Tuesday af ternoon fr Norfolk to meet Mrs Twiddy and' HW little girl. The Ht- tlegirl'i8 getting along nicely after an operation following the ill ef fectg of infantile paralysis. Calls For Records (By United Press) New York, Jan. 23 Attorney Whipple of the Note Leak Com mittee called for the clearing house records today and named some to the big consumers "President Nobel of the Stock Ex change, pTomlsed the clearing re cords. Whipple threatened o send the committee into every brokerage house if the records of the house were not produced. President's Speeclili WeigkdiM :''. . ; " . ... : ; Styled rious G i l-MGtt Step; or too Ad vc : ced. Both Lauded and Critici: z : Planning F or . Washington - The Boy Scout Troop met at the X. M. C. A. last Friday night and went oer the details ot the trip to Washington. IT Boys signified that they were going to make , the trip. Me'Jck Blades, Patrol Lead er, Oscar Gregory, Assistant Pa trol Leader, Clyde Gregson, Ray Quinn, Francis Seyffert, Ernest WU liams' Gaorge Modlin, Troop Scribe, Raleigh Bradley, Charlie BelL Hay wood Duke, .William 8. Chesson Jr., Charles Seyffert' Patrol Lead er, Archie Sanders', Richard Jen nings, Selden Lamb, Patxol Leader. One or two of the parentg have slg niQed their intentions of going. In a letter from the Scoutmaster at Hampton, Va. says that he has asked the Department for 90 cots to be used by the Scouts at Washing ten. The cotg will be placed in a Parish House of one of "the churches at '. Washington and, the parents can rest assured that the boys will be' taken car of. . Sec retary Woodhouse of Suffolk whq te-aJaa a-.Sioui Jfasttfr-wiU hike to Washington the week previous to the inauguration. The Hampton and Elizabeth City Scouts will as sist the Washington Scouts In hand ling along the line of parade. Every boy going from Elizabeth City must have passed the test and become a full fledged Tenderfoot. The mon ey for reservation on the boat and for stateroom should be In the hands of Mr. Ford February 1st In stead of February. 4th as previously announced . ' The Scout Troop will meet next Friday night for drill so that they will be able to march properly. Lieut. J. Kenyon Wilson will in struct them In drill on, Friday night of this week and every scout is re quested to be present especially those going to Washington. The meeting will be tailed for 7:30. (By pnltod Press) Explosion: In Munition Plant (By United Press) London, Jan. Sixty-nine kill-, ed, 72 seriously- Injured and 328 hurt in an explosion in a munition plant Tiere Friday is the repot today. MOVED HERE FROM HERTFORD peputy ; Fish 'Commissioner C W Morgan, of Hertford was in the city M.. t - iuesaay on Busmen - Attorney P. -W. McMuIlan and family of Hertford have moved here and will make their home on West -Church -street.. ' ;, : J Mr and Mrs Ray Kramer went to Norfolk Monday i Employment For Guardsman (By United Press) Washington, Jan. 23 The United State Employment Bureau has com pleted plans with the War Depart ment to obtain employment for gruardsmen returning from the der who are out of work. bor- CHRI8T CHURCH ' Washington,: Jan. : 23-Upon it 3 liberals Of the world, the friends ' jhumantty and not npon 'indlvldurli who hold temporal f power, depen j the" . decisioa7whether peace i i Europe shall be based" npon equ ity , and; rendered; safe -from futurj aggression. y v - 't ,w --, This is regarded as be convictlca hat prompted President Wilson ta deliver his epoch-making ' addre;j yesterday. V"-''';-v' The President Is now waiting t3 hear how this : pronouncement w -1 received "of belligerents. -; , He anti cipates objection but feels that, ei in the case of his first note to bel ligerents, after the message has t-.l time to seep into the mlnds of the governments and peoples concern ed, it will appeal more strongly. He believes that It' will add no tarially to the momentum of peace discussion. His -frank ..: admission that he speaks fo'r the "silent mass of mankind everywhere who ara yet unable to peak, their ' real hearts: shows', it la believed today, where', the President expects to get the needed suppport for his pro- Mr. W. W. Robertson addressed the congregation of Christ Church nnday morning on the Pension Fund which the church is trying to raise by March first to provide for its disabled and aged ministers, their wives and children. Mr. Robertson made a strong presenta tion of the matter, and the cause hag been stoutly championed by the laymen of the Church, Mr. J. T. McCabe is chairman of the local committee. ' This Church' is assessed $2000, which is payable in installments covering five years.' It Is reported that over four" thous and has already been pledged ' at Edenton;' A meeting of the vestry wUl bs held tonight at 7:30 to dis cuss and arrange for the canvass In this 1 Parish."- Every ! vestrymen Is. "urged to attend.' .;.;.:''".' ; Judge O. W. Ward is attending Court in Hertford 4his week, ' FRENCH - FRANKLY CRITICAL This morning's- reports item let Is gtate that the French are frank ly critical of Wilson's, address. All editorials in their newspapers agrca in he general belief that the mes sage -was not without,' . merit but , they adjudge it "Utopian" because it applies to Germany and pan Ger. nanism. They say that they ara surprised that the President cannot recognize the criminal from the via tlm and hold that the President's international law scheme shouli parallel, the ordinary criminal cods, AMERICAN PRESS 0IVI0C9 With a few exceptions the preis ot this- country hailed Wilson's speech as a great step in the . his tory of the nation and of the world Editorial comment today showei political and party division,.1 some Republican papers attacking h!3 bitterly while others: ' merely, ex pressed fesr" thai; bis -advance 1 Idealism ' would lead, stariding abroad and home. t- To certain extent there was divis ion in the Democratic press, -i - The majority of 'Democratic editors laud ed the President's intent f, but ' the " Louisville Courier declared that the speech wag the proposal of a tran scendental dreamer. ; V , ' ":!' SENATE WILL. DISC 118 MONDAY ; Senator . ,Cummins . introduced . a " ' resolution asking' that ; the Presl dent's address be discussed in the Senate , Monday, stating' that it would be impossible tor the Senate to take official. .action oa the.auea tions involved ln the address un ... ... ' ... ..i . . ' ui wuson naa suDmiuea pis pians for entering ,the,f World's Peace Tri bunal to the Senate.- Tn"e resolu -tion will be voted on to-morrow. ' ' Secretary . Lansing stated today ,s that foreign diplomats at Washing ton had copies of the T President's addresg before its deliverence. S tamlsundar- dispute , .at Withdrawal Is Now Under Way (By United Press) r ' - Washington ' Jan ' 23The " with' drawal of Pershing's " forces -from Mexico is under wajTi i, ; k The ' out - posts are already drawn in and the general movement norti ward will follow. . !;!'";... ; 'to ''& t,.'b'-k'

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