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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, - MONDAY EVENING. MARCH 5. 19J7
NO. 15
LOTY OF UfiB
I1BI1S lOAllRilTlOO
As President Wilson With Bared
Head Takes Oath of Office
For Second Tferm
" . . 1 ,W
BUT THE END IS PEACE
HERTFORD PIS
COUHilT
Matters Are
Mixed Up
'.A recent act of the State Lqgls
l&ture jias mixed matters up In
Pasaaotank. -
1 TvaABUMi lliAmiuum w .nrmlnr
ANS COUNTY ACTIVELY PRE- t
parima ran participation last Legislature to
Nation a World Entity And Must
Stamp Its Influence On Main
tenauce of Peace and Re
building of Civilization
accepted the oath of office.
From the President's appearance
until the assembled company was
seated and the Chief Justice rose
to administer the final ceremony,
continuous applause swept around
the stand which died away as the
President repeated the words per
mitted only the nation's highest ofH
clal and broke" forth again as he
tfrme to make his second inaugural
adaress.
FOR WORLD PEACE
President Wilson sounded as the
first note of his address the new
doctrine of "world peace", but in
the same breath he warned the
United States that it" may require
"more Immediate association" with
wt than mere armed neutrality.
He spoke of the unity of America
In thought, in spirit and In action
and voiced the view that this unity
' 1 Americanism steeped in the world
spirit, a bieger and tetter thing
than the Isolated national spirit of
the past.
In outlining hlg principles of
world peace, he declared that they
called for a limitation of world ar
mament for the equal Interest and
responsibility of all nations In
maintaining peace; for the equality
of all nations In all matters of
rightg or privileges.
There must be, he urged, destruc
tion of the armed ba'ance of power
and the world must support no
other view of power than that
"governments derive a'l just pow
ers from the consent of the gov
erned . "
The freedom of the sea? must be
granted to all eqtnVly. All at
tempts within a nation to organize
or assist In a revolution against
another must be crushed.
Electrified with the spirit of pa
triotism, of Americanism, and of
this Ov world unity, the speech
sole'mfi'n suggested that despite the
war firis raging and despite the
possibility that this nation must
take tt bolder hand In hostilities,
still peace Is coming soon.
THE WORLD SPIRIT
Armed neutrality may not suffice
as America's stand.
Indeed, this nation cnnnoK if It
wished to, longer stand apart in
issoiation. It must regard itself
it a world entity and must think
and act) In the' world spirit. ,('
The president expressed It as his
hope that thla country will stamp
Its Influence for the ! maintenance
fXil peace ' and the scllln.? up (f
OF
lOlfilllll
, fBy United Press
Washington, March 5 Following
the ceremonies in the Senate cham
ber, the President followed by the
entire party proceeded to the east
Portico of the Capitol where the
oath of office was taken publicly
The spirit of the timeg harked
back to the day of Lincoln.
The thrill and solemnity of
war .was stamped upon the simple
Democratic ceremony though the
strain of peace ran through the pro
ceeding too.
It was 12:47 when President Wll
son kissed the Bible and completed
me oath taken jwt-'4ttuitotir&4
-days and standing with bared head tag forward ' to .that "laroff divine,
VICE PRESIDENT MARSHALL
FIFTH VICE PRESIDENT CHOS
EN IFOR SECOND TERM,
TAKES OATH IN 8ENATE
(By United Press)
Washington, March 5 Express-
event wherein all tongues will ba
blended In a language of common
brotherhood." Vice President Mar
shall outlined his creed, following
his Induction Into office in the
Senate Chamber at 11:45.
Hut four other vice presidents
have been chosen for a second
term of office. John Adams. George
Clinton. Daniel C. Thompklns, and
John C. Calhoun.
Vice President Marshall by strict
est Impartiality has won the re
spect of the Senate through a sess
ion of stormy discussion and the
warm friendship of Washington
leaders.
North Dakota
Greets Wilson
(By United l'resa)
Washington. March f On a spe
cial train de luxe, with ba and
baggage and with full ranks, the
Wood row Wilson league of North
Dakota rolled into f the capltol
with full ranks.
'Fortlickl with large enthusiasm
and larger cigars, the northwesern
ers stepped from the train, after a
trip of some thousands of miles,
prepared to he'p inaugurate the
President for whom their state, up
settinj tradition, swung five erst
while Republican votes into the de
mocratic column. "The straw that
broke the elephant's buck" they In
sisted as, the special drew In. They
have been signed a prominent
place in the big parade. In recog
nition of their efforts.
IMPORTANT MEETING TONIGHT
An Important meeting of the
male membership of the First Rap
list church wil lie held tonight at
7:30 in the Sunday School room..
This meeting is called, at the re
quest of the pastor. Dr. D. C.
Henlng, who has some matters of
urgent Importance to lay before
tiie men of bis church .
NO MATINEE TUESDAY
The New Theatre will be closed
Tuesday afte-noon on a count of
the funeral of Mr. Spenoe of Pas
quotank County.
civilization again. He decried the
Intrigue which formed the basis of
recent', revolutions and the German
plot , to' ally , Mexlc0 and Japan
r 'infit t!:!s country. ' '
IN. BIQ Ev'ENT
Hertford. N. C. March 4 The
public schools of Perquimans coun
ty have adopted the County Com
mencement plan,.' and til of the
schools in the county are now ac
tively engaged In preparing for the
big central commencement to be
bold ta Hertford on March 28th.
At A meeting of the Connty
Teachers held itt the Hertford Ora-J
ded School auditorium last week,
Superintendent W. G. Gaither out
lined the plans for the County Com
iaencemenb and the teachers were
unanimous In adopting the Idea.
Mrs. Welch, County Supervisor
of Schools Is preparing the pro
program for the day which will
consist of a big parade In the morn
ing, in which all the schools will
participate. The High Schoolg at
Belvldere and Whlteston will pre
pare an historical pageant for the
parade, after which a basket lunch
will be served on the grounds of
the Hertford school. Declamation
contests, an old fashioned spelling
bee, recitations and exhibitions of
industrial art work will be held in
the school building during the day.
During the afternoon ath'etic con
tests will be held, the program for
the track and field events Is be
ing prepared by a committee from
the Hertford High school. The
Hertford Graded Schools, not be
ing a unit of the County Schools
system, will not compete for the
the various prizes offered by the
merchants of Hertford, but the
$cBoT"wll! 'T'aWTmft' in the big pa
rade and have fntrles in all athle
tic contests. '
tern: fcntlt July iit,;lWr -
'- Last Jail Chaa Car mint wae- elect
eH by Jttd people to sneered Mr,
fhompaoa.
! At tail seslon the Legislature
amended tha local law so that th
treasurer's term would expire on
March ,1th. Treasurer Thompson
said that he would hdbj the office
for the' term for which he was
elected and will contest the matter
la court.
Mr. Carmine says that he ex
pects to present bond and qualify
at the meeting of the Commission
ers on the First Monday in April.
He stated that he wa8 wil ing to
do this in view of the fact that Mr
Thompson had not been notified of
the amendment.
VAST THROKfiS GREET
INAUGURAL
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Avenue a Pageant of Classic Design
and Natiohal Colors as Arnri- v
cans Watch Preeident and
Long Line of Attendanttf '
BflSII
REALIZE
EAST CHIIIIA
L
EFFORT BEGINS AT WILMING
TON TO RE-ORGANIZE OLD
CIRCUIT AND OPERATE IT AS
FOUR-CLUBBER
DR. OH MS
600D FEBM
IN SPITE OF BAD WEATHER
AND WORSE ROAD8 MAKES
VIGOROUS ATTACK ON THE
ENEMY, HOG CHOLERA
In spite of the worst weather of
the winter and the worst roads of
the year. Dr. F. D. Owen has
made marked progress In his work
(or the- elimination of hoi; cholnn
!n this section during Februa.y.
Tilling the month Dr. Owen has
Cc.n'liKti ! six meeliiuv I !j n
tJMl i' 'M fi .mers. :,nd u "
of the meetings, three new
township ho growers protective
ofranizatlons were launched.
' Tie vlHited ft:' farms during Febru
ary, solng to observe conditions
and lend assistance In the care of
the swine, and at many of the
place did Inoculation work, and at
others advised the owners as the
needs of better care, and sanitation
During the past month he met
and had interviews with 206
farmers relative to ho cholera and
the control of the disease.
In regard to demonstrations In
the Inoculatlens of swine, he held
28 demonstatrions. all but four of
them being In perum-simultancous
method, and at these demonstra
tion treated a total of 49S swine.
At the demonstrates thoere were
12 observers present to note the
methods and technhieu.
At these demonstrations there
were a tot il of ejeven new serum
administrators present, and to whom
he showed the departmental meth
ods and technique. Thee men
have all been selected by their re
spective hog growers associations
to r.o t'i Rnlelgh and be taught the
method of administration by the
State 'i terinarian, and his staff.
A!t(v-et!vr. the number of swine
treated with the antUiog Vholfra
scrum durin February, ty Dr.
Owen, and the various serum ad
ministrators tota'ed 1009 hogs, be
ing 189 sick hogs, and r 820. well
ones.. This . work was done on 62
Itfferent farms, and where the 'total
Fliabeth City fans wl'.l e Inter
ested, no doubt. In the movement
on foot to reorganize for Eastern
Carolina towns.
f "ffce -tnovemen bad. Its 'beginning
In Wilmington and is working in
this direction', according to the fol
lowing new.. Item from Wilmington:
"Lovers of base half! are making
a strong effort to revive the old de
funct Kastrn Carolina circuit, and
If present plans do not miscarry the
old league will f;o back into opera
tion this spring, although It may be
necessary to operate it as a four
clubber. Fayettievllle and New
Bern will be asked to come In with
Wilmington and a'ready Lumberton
has talked in a very businesslike
manner, pointing to the splendid
attendance she has had at her every
game both professional and am
ateur. "Mr. .John W. Rlomme, of thl
cltiy. Is 'scotfing' up around New
Bern and Fayettevllle at the pres
ent time to determine how those
cities feel toward the proposition."
mi
PROBLEM
PUBLIC AND PRESS TODAY DE
NOUNCE FILIBUSTERING SEN
ATORS WHO ATTEMPTED TO
THWART NATIONAL WILL.
By EDWARD KEEN
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
London, March 5 For the first
time today the British public and
the British pres8 seemed to arrive
at a full understanding of the com
plex position which President Wil
son has faced because of the Sen
ate rules permitting filibustering.
Consequently, comment both of the
public and . In British newspapers
reflected today a more tolerant at
titude of the American 'executive
and his problems than at any time
In recent weeks.
On- th. -otU haB4,Ui shawdtal 1 f:
of senators" who blocked the pass
age 0f the Armed Neutrality Bill In
the Senate came In for universal
pxtcratlon for "thwarfting the na
tional will", as moBt of the news
papers eyiressed It.
most of the hogs that were not vac
cinated were left untreated lit these
visits on account of the fact that
tbt-y had been previously treated at
other times. ' Also, on the farms
where these swine were treated,
there was only a total of 9 hogs
'that wire too far advanced In the
disease ti receive the serum, thus
clearly Indicating that the farmers
are realizing the nefd of an early
administration of the serum In order
to secure the best results.
In dolnt; the above mentioned
work a total of HI. 705 cubic centi
meters of serum, and 495 1 4 cubic
centlmeterji of virus was used.
The matter of sanitation Is re
ceiving more and more attention.
The hog ownerH everywhere are
showing that they now realize that
the greatest need in this section Is
to promptly Isolate the sick swine,
and to promptly bury te' dead an
imal, or to burn the carcass: and
the owners of n number of large
plantations lr ve said that they will
no longer tolrate any tenant that
refuses to prop'. rly take care of th"
animals on the farm.
In conducting thiH work. Dr. Owen
traveled a total of W' miles during
the past month. .'22 miles by auto
mobile. ?r miits by horse drawn
vehicles, and 41H miles y rail
road. As the road conditions wil' from
now n Improve and become no that
Dr. Owen can reach air portions of
the several counties In which he Is
conducting this work, he expects to
be able to reach the more outlaying
sections, and ; secure the serrices of
sernm administrators In practically
number of swine was 1227; the every sfr(loa of the counties.'- '
Mary Pickford
At Alkrama
Manager Kramer of the Alkrama
Theatre announces that next Wed
nesday an engagement extraordi
nary In the flrsb appearance as an
Independent star of the most fa
mous motion picture actress of
them all, Mary Pickford. Her
newest and most elaborate play of
her long career is called "Less
Than the Dust" and was written
especially for her liy Hector
Turnbull, whose name on a manu
script Is complete evidence of
suerlatlve merit. He credits his
Inspiration for the story "Less
Than the Dust" to a poem of the
same name written by Laurence
Hope. As deve'oped and elaborated
the play tells the story of a little
Rngllsh castaway wh Is living In
India practically an outcast and re
garded by the natives as actau'ly
"less than the dust" wnjch I'hey
stir up as they walk. In her con
ception of the heroine Mlsg Plok
ford takes full advantaje of the op
poitunMlcs offered for tire display
of the whole run of emotions from
tear compelling characterizations to
the well known ability of the little
star for exacting clean and whole
some fun from the situations pro
vided by the author.
(By United Press) J ;
.Washington, March 6 Th gttf
skies cleared at about nine o'clock
this morning, two hours before tha
hour for President Wilson to start
for. the capital. The weather bu
reau then Issued a bulletin predict
lng no rain or snow. ,
With a spacious mile of bedecked
and bannered boulevard stretching
before it from the Capitol to th
White House, the great Inaugural
parade started slowlv from tha f
Capitol West front shortly 'after
noon. .
Long before, all traffic on Pew
sylvanla Avenue had been suspend'
ed. Straining against a mile of
eteel cable, separating the jttrtat
irom tne sidewalk, the turbuleni
sea of people who had been waltlnf
since early morning to see tha great
Parade, watched Its coming. " V
riag-oraped wooden stands along,
the way were taxed to their can
aclty. ' ' m
The Avenue was a veritable trt'
u'phal court. Graceful , column.
decked in garlands and wreaths,
lined the way, while regal arches"
suggestive of ancient Grecian -splend
of evergreens and endless folds' of
bunting and draplngB adorned theTn.
With the White House la the
background, the President's pavilion
enclosed in glass, electrically heat
ed, was erected. The court of hon
or running along before the review
Ing stand was of classic design..
Both the White House stand con
taining the presidents pavilion,' and
the LaFayette stand opposite werf
draped heavily In the national Col
ors. . .
Following the vanguard of mount .
ed police, came the first of tha many
hands, the U. 8. Marine, in scarlet
coats and white belts. The grand "
marshal with his staff, the Presl-
dent's escort and the vice presi
dent's escort came next. . . r- '
Division after division after divis
ion of cavalry, cadets, and seamen,
,were followed by State troops, Vet
eran Democratic Clubs, Women's '
organizations, and so on, ad fnflnl-
turn. , 'Y' -
A group of aged Itidlan cileftalnl
In full battle rega'ia paid their itrlb '
ute to -The Great White Father. "
Asks Advice On
Arming Ships
SPECIAL TERM OF COURT
A special three-week term of su
perior court for the trial of civil
cases, beginning June 4th. has
been ordered by tho Governor
MAKE APPROPRIATIONS
(By United Press
Washington, March 5 The Presi
dent has askt d legal authorities of
the government t0 give him their
formal opinion within 24 hours M
to whether or not he hag power' to
furnish armament for American
merchantmen without special -. an- ,
thorization from Congress. -
On their decision depends hll
action in the matter. whether Or
not he will go ahead despite th
Senate's failure to act on the arm
ed neutrality measure. If he finds
that he has power to arm these
ships, he will probably delay all-.
ing an extra session. On the other
hand If he has not power, he will
call an extra session soon. ' "; . ;
The count v Commissi' tiers in
session today, today vrtted appro
priations for thirty more dav In
the Sanatorium Tor lvde Hateman
and W. B. Sawyer.
EVERYWOMAN'S MAQAZIXR
the new North Carolina Woman's
magazine, Just out. Get your first
copy at Mellck's, 20 cents. . Leave
your years subscription ($1) with
Mrs Herbert Peele, Advance efllce.
WEATHER OR NO , f-
Fair and colder Monday' nlghtl
Tuesday fair and not' quite . so .Cold
He Is a wlsu outh who realizes
that being tied up means being; tied
down.
Ladles Bracelet Watch. '.":. Ster
ling silver, guaranteed. $5, at Louis
Bellg's. .Postage prepaid Money
back ' If ; not ; satisfactory. Lor'i
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