North Carolina Newspapers

News Without, ' . v Bias Views Without ; Prejudice t n iijiiibi in. iih w villi . i ws'.-v n hi 1 1 i i van -ww i i i w m . i imh inyr i i r- k sv- m The Only Democratic Newspaper . -Published in Elizabeth T City -A VOL. 2 ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 12. 1917 NO, X SERRARO LEAVES HAVANA TODAY WILL "REPORT TO PRESIDENT WILON AS SOON AS POSSI- ., iSLE GIVING AMAZING DETAILS OF STAY IN BERLIN FRED FERGUSON (United Press Staff Correspondent) Havana, March 12 By nightfall Ambassador Gerard win be once mnra rn Amprfpan soil. He 6X- a jwets to .leave Havana today and will report to the President at the earliest possible moment. The only expression made by Ge rard here In regard to relations be tween the United States and Ger many was that he had no know ledge of Zimmerman's plot to align Mexico and Japan against the United States until word reached his ship ly wireless. From others in the party, however. It was learned that Gerard advised . the Ameiican goernment months I .... !.- t ovr- rT pr n n iim&'hs ...... U Mexico. It rests with the President whether the lull story or i.eiaiun life in Berlin and his Impressions of Germany shall lie given to the American public. It is known that the envoy will submit to Wilson a narrative full of i.mazing details. Because of the activity of Ger man spies Gerard burned every paper In the einl assy archives it Berlin before leaving. Returning Americans in the par ty say that the food situation in Germany is serious but 1 they be lieve that Germany will be able to eke out an ei tanee throiuh the summer on her present supplies. ..She depends upon her crops then with onjby fair promise that there will be a sufficiency. The shortage of metals and ni trates is Interfering with Germany's manufacture of munitions. The mortalit of babies has in creased on account of Insufficient food and lack of proper medical at tention, according to reports from returning Americans. B FOB r'n n ENEMY'S I'JILESS GERMANS 8AID TO HAVE CON STRUCTED 8TATI0NS THRU OUT AMERICA AND LATIN AMERICA fBv TnitPd Pre' Washington. March 12 Federal search for possible outlaw wire less stations hiden in waste stretches of the United States have been redoubled as a result of reports that tbe Germans have constructed, tMrse stations not on ly In this country but In Latin America. In was learned today that on-1 of the first steps contemplated should war come wou'd be the order for dismantling every ame teur station with the supervision of other radio stations. The harm that could be done this country and the aid afforded the enemy throueh the wireless Is said to be Immeasurable. Further Gains By The French itv Unl ed Presm Paris, rch 1- Further gains are reporfJ by the war office as aihieved by the French in the re gion of Maisons and Champagnr la-.t night. Neva of the occupation of Hae dad chief Turkish citv of Mesopa-t-ania. yesterday by General Fred erlck Stanley Maude and .his en tente forces was wlecomed here Joyously. WANTED To rent- rood " house with ill modem conveniences . . Ap f7. to & E. "Tharpe, 319 Hinto lading , - ' --.' ; V - tfmchS Still Search for Missing Bodies (By United Press New Castle, Ind., March 12 With 26- bodies recovered, the search con tinues for further dead In the wake of the cyclone which destroy ed BOO homes and damaged proper ty to the value of a million dol lars. It is estimated that from ten to twenty bodies are still in the ruins. Factories closed today while the workmen assisted the militia and police in keeping guard and clean Ing away debris strewn over a district two and a half miles wide and fifteen miles ljng. GUARDS AMID VESSELS TATE DEPARTMENT HOLDS THAT THE PRESENCE OF THESE ON MERCHANTMEN WILL NOT GIVE VESSELS STA TUS OF WARSHIP Washington. Manh 12 " Armed guard;" for the protection of ves sels and the ives of the persons aboard will be placed on all Amer ican merchant ships sa ling Ger inall's barred zone the Stale I e partment autioumed today soon after Secretary Kmsing conl'eir (i with President Wilson. The armed guards will te navy runners. The Stile Department holds that tbe presence of these men aboard will not give the ves- ,e',s tbe status of warships. The intention is t arm not only pas senger steamers ' ut also munition shins. The Department ruled that a vi s. el only becomes a war hip when used definitely for that purpose . The State Department notice will serve as a warning to the Allies of America's intentions. British submarines, however, ope'rate only under convoy, hence there Is little likelihood that American armed ships will make fnlstakes in recog nizing the nationality of submarines Compares Wages Withjear 1390 (By United Press) Seattle. Washlnrrton, March 12 A carpenter In the fourteenth cen tury received a wage of only 12 cent., a day, aainst $4.50 today. Yet the cost of living was. rela tively higher than it Is today. The statement Is that of Professor R. M Garrett of the University of Wash ington, who also recites a lists of food costs taken from the ac counts of the expenditure:! of the Karl of Derby. Liter King Henry IV of England, as he was about to embark in l.'!!0 on the campaign against the l.itliu nlams. A carpenter, in those days, for his dally wage of 12 cents could buy one pound of butter, two pounds of cheese, a pound of salt, two pounds of flour, one dozen and a half eggs, a chicken and a pound of rice A enrpenter of today would have to pay $2.fiO for this bill of goods but it wouldn't eat up his en entire daily waae. ns It would that of the carpenter of 1390. The lat ter carpenter would still have $1.90 left. S0 argues Prof. Garrett, while the worker of today pays more for necessities, he gets much more comparatively, for his labor. So the times are 1 etter. In 1-fiOO eggs were nine rents a cross. The Karl of Derby paid cents for .luu eggs that today would cost him from $12..r.n to $14. '(). For 14 pounds of butter, that would cost him $7 be paid a shilling, or 2.". cuts. BOY SCOUTS INVITE! The Alhrama has issued the fol lowing invitation to Boy Scouts: "You are cordially Invited to at tend the showing of The Patriot, si the Alkrflma Thatr Monday, as guests of, the-Theatre s Jet you pass from Scoutmaster Ford. OYOCK BOOSTERS SHOULD GH0I J K MB WELL ORGANIZED INTO THREE DEPARTMENTS THEY WORK KuR SCHOOL, TOWN AND FARM BETTERMENT I' ! Moyock. N. C, March 8 The community of Moyock is on the "hocm". The people are doing things worth while. This work is being done for the school, for tbe village and agricultural better terment. Before progress can be made In anything some force must be behind the movement. Before the force can accomplish much it must be well organized. The forces of Moyock ate organ ized and are bringing results. Three organizations of this village, known to the w,.ter, are very ac tive in community betterment. These organizations are: The Mothers' Club. Sanitary l eague and the Boosters Club. The Sanitary League coneeni itself entin with the betterment of the schoo' and has made good. The Mothers' Club has a complishcd a great di al for the betterment of the school and community. These two organ izations have been actlve'y work in for a ear n. v or longer. The Boosters' Club h: s 1 eon organized unlv aboi.t three months. This club is now trying to improve the s hool and villa e and develop the nilural resources of the community. It bis appro priated money for school supplies has bought domestic science equipment. It is now installing for th" school running water, with fountain bubblers, sinks and lava tories and Wilt-do nnvthfng ese It can to help the school work. It is trying to rais the standard of the school. The w tubers say the school ha!l not l'i in need Of anything they ci.n supply. Isn't J VEGETABLES HOME GARDEN BEST WAY OF REDUCING COST OF LIVING AYS COUNTY DEMONSTRATOR thi s a good Currituck needs tor's clubs. educational spirit? mo.'e such boos- The cluli is trying to do as much for the village as it Is for the school. It is now considering and planning for street Improve ment. lights, better sanitary con ditions etc. Steps have 'already been taken for a clean up day and soon certain sanitary require mentg will be exacted. The club says it is dolsg this work through the proper authorities. It is also trying to have the railroad sta tion and yard cleaned up and beautified . The club is working for the, farmers interests as well as for the school and village intere:;s. The farmers buy their fertilizers, seeds, and other suuplles through the club It has bought this Spring over lfiO tons of fertilizer at a saving of $2 ..lit a ton. Other things are bought with like saving This club was instrumental in getting the. North liivi r cleaned up. Many things the club Is doing that .the writer has not yet learned It meets each Tuesday night. All mem bers are ready to help In any good movement . Moyock has r. good farming sec tion supporting It One man dur ing the past year on his farm pro duced and aold $1770 worth of hogs. $1223 of corn, $2200 of stock peas, and 1220 of cattle .totalling $412. Another man produced on hla farm and sold IO.Oimi bushels of corn, and on one and seven eiehths acres he produced and sold $11117 worth of potatoes, and on a farm of 100 btcr he c'eired $(',21S !Ui One tenant sold about jnini worth of corn. From fiO, ooo. to Hfi.noo bmdiels flf corn are shipped from Moyock annually, not counting what Is consumed In the community. The past year over 7.000 husln I., of stock peas were prodmed in the commnnty of Mo ot k and shipped. On an average one ;ic"o of llv hogs Is shipped from Moyock each month. From four to five cars of lumber are. leaving Moyock dilly. These facts are on record at Moyock. Good drainage has made it pos sible' for excellent farming at Moy ock. Thousands of dollars have been spent for. drainage In this sec tion and" is ' now 1 bringing" good re By GROVER W. FALLS (County Agricultural Agent) The home garden is one of the most important me ins of cutting down expenses and helping to make the living of the family on the farm. farm. It has been shown that somewhere about eighty per cent of the tab'e supplies can be produced at home by having a first class gar den. winter and summer. There fore the most practical method of combatting the hUh cost of living is the home gnrden. The staple vegetables that can be grown in the bary yard are the one's that can bring the high otr's that are bringing the highes' I -rii es. mid we in i 1 1 1 as well real ! that raiding these vegetables is the only way that their cost may be loweted for some t'tue at least. We need not bovcotf or speak harsh ly of any one thinking that the mer chant is ho'ding us up. for it is not his fault; as we have received the markets estimate stating that there was ;i shortage during the past o:ir on many products, espe cially cabbage- and potatoes. In vie a of our ijrescnt condition. I be lli e that mo--t it oi.r people real ize, the itnpoi t un e of raising an abundant supph of vegetables, and in many ca-es. the lowly cabbage and the fragrant oniyn will even take the place of the flowers that are usually grown. At least, vegetables should occupy the Unused sp.''ce In bark yirrts and va cant lots A garden s j -'miild ! e fertile. Iv '. lug the al'ilit.. to a lisorb and hold moisture To make your gar den fruitful, in i a good upp' of well rotted .nitre Into It. Fresh manure should not be used. The earlier l he garden is plough ed or spaded di eply. the better, for the earlier this is done the more early the manure will become a part of the soil. The subsoil should not be turned up In the spring. It should, however. be loosened to provide resorvoir for water and when practicable some well rotted manure should be work ed into it. Refore planting the spring garden rework it. Stir as deeply as the nature of the soil will permit and thoroughly pulverize with a harrow or rake Immeillate'y after plowing. See that the manure used la thor oughly mixed with the soil. When the seeds are planted make firm the soil about them by tapping or otherwise and scatter a Ihin coat of loose dirt over the top of the space packed . Keep the vegetables growing rapidly- by keeping down weeds and grass and by holding the moisture in tbe soil. To this there must be frequent cultivations, and the soil cms' must be kept broken at all limes. Ortord Orphans Tour Section The friends of the Oxford Orph anage will be interested t0 know that the singing class of that In stitution ha8 started out on Its 1917 tour of the state. The class left the Institution on the sixth, going to Henderson, where they gave the first concert. The itinerary for this trip will take the c'ass through northeastern and eastern North Carolina, keeping the children out until the later part of May when the class will return homo for a rest of three weeks. Then tours of the western, Piedmont and south ern sections of the state will be made. Altogether this class will visit nearly two hundred towns In North Carolina, giving a concert at each place. There is a twofo'd purpose in sending this class over the. state each year to give the food people of North Carolina aa opportunity to see a concrete exr.mj le of the work of the Institution and to Interest Un friends of the Institution in ion iributliig more li! eral'y to its sup port A faithful and intelligent ef fort is put forth to give an attrac tive and helpful entertainment. The price of admission has hi retot'ore been less than the value of the ocn cert, ami we fee satisfied that the excellent standard of the past will he maintained The mmm .mem t iK always glad to have tlui class visit towns where the children have never gone, as well as the places where they are ;i customed t, visit each year, so far i.s possible Those places desiring a visit this year should send ;n hi r invitatic.n Jprompty. Program For New Theatre " the Womalis Va " Is the at traction at the New Theatre to night. arly'e lllackwell and Kttjel Clay ton are playing the leading roles in a "Woman's Way " They are both very popular photo playirs. "A Woman's Way." Grace George national stage success, needs lit tle introduction If any, to theatre goers; for those who enjoy modern drama will welcome this opportuni ty to see this fascinating story on the screen. This picture will do more towards enlightening men and women on the subject of happiness than any picture ever produced . Not that the majority of men and women are unhappy, but that the world is ready to accept a new rule for the preservation of marital hap piness. "A Woman's VVa " is not a story that preaches, nor Is It without plenty of thrills. You will go to see this picture when It comes to your theatre and you will he satis factorily entertained and when the show comes to an end. you will fake firm hold on your partner's arm. and homeward hound, declare to yourself, as did Mrs. Slanton, "That no woman, no matter how clever she Is. can take him away from you without a fight." BBssaaBasHsv f Has Received Barge of Coal Mr. frc'l Davis has Just received a large Parte of nut and stove coal and is- irady to serve tbe many Flizabeth City people who have been haviru: difficulty In ob taining ioal for the past few weeks Mr. Davis' phone number Is 1.1. and lie w II mike prompt delivery. adv TheWriot To Night Kverybodv has fin un ial rating today It's a silendid system for prompt pavers. T II K MKllf'HWTH MKKCANT1I.K AOKN'cy sultb. I'tlor to the drainage i.r five years a.o crops were not very good. The yield of corn for the past year, according to fact3 reliable, was mere' than the yield or any ten years prior to the drain .age -laws. This proves that -good drainage paysf rcs that -got ' ' ' ' The Alkrama's Monday photo play is William S Hart In the Patriot." The play deals with tin ex-soldier robbed of his mining claim on the Mexican border through cheap po'itieal activity, driven to anarchy through the death of his motherless 1 ov, and who J joins the Mexican forces in a r.v.y hunger for revenge. Ills re lalmatlon. throiuh the enforced friendship of an orphan child. .Turds opportunity for rood acting, il'pr narrative and fin waving and martial music in such volume that George M . Cohan niiiv' well look to his laurels. That, this com bination makes an Impression at a time when 25.000 National Guards men hare been ordered to the bor der to aupport something like 100, 000. citizen soldiers . already there iras only, tngkftl. , ?. f SPEAKS AT WASHINGTON MON DAY NIGHT ON FIRST V$IT' TO THIS 8ECTION OF OLD NORTH STATE " Vice President Marshall passed ; through the city Monday enrouU iu asninnon. n. r vt. . speaks Monday nijht. The Vice President was on th -South bound Norfolk Southern train passing through this city at one o'clock. The train was thirty minutes late and the dlstla gulshed visitor was eating lunca when his train pulled under the) shed at the Norfolk Southern depot . Seen by an Advance r. porter he gaid that though he had' made a number of trips to ' North Carolina this was the first visit tO this section. Asked if he had a pleasant trip he repllod that he ' was always Klad to get away from Washington where life in a hotel grews monotonous and tiresome. The reporter had no trouble fa recognizing Mr. Marshall from his ' photographs seen in the newspaper! 4 lie was much fairer, however, than those photographs have suggested ' .ml gave the Impression of being ' a quiet man of simple habits and of Intellectual taste. The impress ion was horn out by the Vice Pres blent lunch the principal Item Of ,s which was Boston baked beans . ' which he ate with evident re'ish. 5CW BE OH I EXCELLENT 1'JOI MANY 'INTERESTING STEPS TAK EN BY PASQUOTANK TEACH ERS FOR COMMUNITY PRO GRE8S Reports from the teacherg of tha Pasquotank Teacher's Association on Saturday were brimful of lnfor nation regarding the progresj be ing made in community worlt throughout the county. School grounds have been much improved by clearing away rubbish and cleaning up. Basket ball hM been introduced in many schools, snd debating societies have been organized, and many pupils have Joined the Pig and Canning Clubs' of the County for this year. Fork school has a "School Pig" 1 thriving condition. The alertness of the teachers In charge of the schools, the hearty co-operation of pupils and the utl ous support of the communities were evident throughout the re ports made. The mi'Htlng wa, well attended, and opened with prayer by Rev. J. I! Ilhick. Miss Linda Deuon, president, spoke briefly but point edly. Her talk was fo'lowed by a practical article bv Mrs. Minnie llrookH on Primary Heading. Miss Alma Splvey read a helpful paper on Intermediate Heading!. Superintendent Spragln3 treated the subject, "English, how to teach It" In a forceful and direct manner which' made 'his addrest the greatest treat of the program. Music was an additional f.ature of enjoyment . MARRIED HERE SATURDAY W. 11 Whitson and Miss Ethel Ilarrc'l. both of this city, were mar ried by Justice of tho Peace J. W. Munden Saturday, night. Kdwln Franklin Dozler and Miss Kdna Marin Jones, both of (Norfolk, were married Saturday night by Yi Munden. WEATHER OR NO Generally c'ou Iv tonight and Tuesday colder. The crnflrmed criminal puts ft comma Instead of a period at the end of his sentence. , Have you leglected to pay ny,ik of your bills?, THE MERCHANTS , M ERCANTILE - AGENCY ;