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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 26. 1917
N0.156
Jl
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M Control H
h By Prohibition Fight
V.
Unprecedented Situation Develops
In Senate As Result Of Effort Of
House To Make National Prohi
bition Part Of Food Control Bill.
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(By ROBERT J. BENDER)
(United Press Statr Correspondent.)
Washington lune xe.r-rThe great
prohibition fight,' pending. In the
senate, has endangered the whole leg
islative program of the present Con
gress. '- v
The Lester Food Control Bill Is
blocked by the tremendous confusion
resulting from the .injection of the
weeping "dry? amendment added to
the hill in the House.
v Threats 'and counter threats from
opposing factions have brought about
a situation, perhaps without preced
ent in the upper branch of Con-
gress. As a result a reaction has set (
in force against a drastic dry measure
s an' adjunct to the food bill.
Tirnhibitlon ro througn on its own
merits and not as an amendment to lelgh .to attend the hearing before the
,a Mntrni m Annul a " nrrftd on Corporation Commission relative to
'H
JOT TAKEN OFF
REPORT THAT NORFOLK SOUTH
ERN WAS ABOUT TO CURTAIL
PASSENGER SERVICE PROVES
WITHOUT FOUNDATION
A telegram has been received from
Mr. Pngh today saying that the Nor
folk Southern did not ask permission
te take off Waddy's train.
v. z. ruiu nuu i. i. iviciauu icn
Monday on the night express for Ra-
'dry' member today.
Meantime letters and
the proposed curtailment of passen-
telegrams ger train service by the railroads ot
the State. The various roads of the
from all sections awd from all fac
tions are pouring Into Washington. .State will petition the Corporation
Radical prohibitionists hail the sit- Commission at this hearing for per
.aatlon'es a propitious time to put mission to make such reductions in
- across a national dry" bill. Conser- their passenger service as they deem
, Tatlvei are urging against hitching practicable; and the idea prevailed
- " nmhihltinh niipflttnn onto the here that the Norfolk Southern would
food bllL-i ..-.' ' " ' """"" "pToSaTlffernfflr
' Meantime senate financiers are, off trains five and six, now operated
mulltng over the possible loss of $750 between Norfolk and Edenton and
. OO0,O00t in Jlquor taxes by the Fed-'known as Waddy's train.
eral Government and of $8,000,000,.
000 by state and city governments.
In response to a call sent out to
the citizens of the town a number of
The prohibition-food control meas- business men and crtizens met at the
nre is also threatened from another
angle. Its opponents are endeavoring
to so overload It that it cannot move.
They say that If the Federal govern
ment is to control food it must also
control sleel, oil, clothing and every
thing else to sacks and peanuts.
Amendments providing for such con
trol are still In reserve.
With this tangled skein to unravel,
the senate committee on agriculture
met today to xedraft the House bill.
It, is hoped that the measure will be
ready to be taken to the floor for a
finish fight Wednesday or Thursday.
NAMED TO SIEVE ON -
- BOARD EXAMINEES
GEO1,'; HAY AFTER
suraop
LAND SHOULD BE PREPARED
AND PLANTED IX THE NEXT
TWO WEEKS. HOMEGROWN
HAT WILL BE IN GREAT DE
MAND .
Mr. C. H. Robinson received a tele
gram from Governor Bickett Monday
advising him that he had been nam
ed by the President to serve on the
Pasquotank county board of exam
iner of the men drawn from this
county to serve in the United States'
army nnder the selective draft The
other members of the board here will
be Dr. Zenas Fearing, county physi-
-i w tit r niAa
cun,nur. n.v. u... P.I.I, V r T,in. IK
The appointee, have been advised
by the Governor that they have been ... h...H fW nn nf- .ral
appointed after careful consideration fnla Thl yeM,g hom wwn Bupply
ana eacn 01 men ur, f ,s mdfc
the position tendered them. The Gor-j wh,cn u frew md fof
ernor hardly allow, any appointee tnlnf elge. Som. of lt ha, wlMly
any alternative except to accept the . . . . tar h.
appointment, so strongly does he urge and pMture ttg aad MXt gum.
upon mem ineir amy in iae maiier,
mer, some has been planted to late
corn, and some to neas and other
TO RAISE $1,000
.'summer-growing hay- plants. But
FOR GOOD WILL DAY, much remains at this writing without
j anything planted either to make feed
The committee appointed by the , or improve, the soil.
Chamber of Commerce to raise the '. , This land is doubly unfortunate in
money for the expenses of Good not having opportunity to contribute
Will Day begins work early Wednes- its full share to this country's sup-
day morning. .port In time of need or to gather fer-
One thousand dollars will be re- tlllty by means of legumes and store
quired to celebrate Good Will Day on It to add to next year's crop. But why
the scale planned for by the Chamber force this land to rest or remain idle?
of Commerce and the commtltee The land wants to work, the country
hopes to secure the full amount with- needs the products of its efforts, and
in twenty four hours. All business the individual farmer, the local land
men and others'who will contribute owner or farmer needs every ounce
to the fund are urged to make their the land can possibly raise,
subscriptions on the basis of the ' Under normal conditions North Car
amount needed and be ready to report olina farmers need more hay annu-
the amount they will give promptly ally than they grow. Under conditions
when they are called upon. as they exist now, and bid fair to
The following are the members of exist next year and the year to follow,
the committee: J. 0. sawyer, H. G. home-grown hay is certainly going to
Kramer, Henry C. Newbold, E. F. be in great demand. A surplus of hay
Spencer, G. R. Little, C. R. Wilkinson cannot be made from grass and clov
Bill C. Sawyer, J. T. Stallings. Louis er meadows already planted. There is
WIDESPREAD INTRIGUE
THROUGHOUT SPAIN
Madrid, Jane SC. The suspension
of all constitutional guarantee is an
nounced today by the cabinet. The
ministers explained that widespread
political intrigue necessitated. - this
order., ' ' ' - ' ' 7 -
Tonight At
The Alkrama
At the Alkrama, today matinee and
night, Hearts Desire is the name of
the plcture,and it is a Paramount pic
duction with the Inimitable Marie
Doro as the star. .
Hearts Desire is a lovely romance
that will be sure to please. The pic
ture deals with the life of a courage
ous peasant girl, and the story is one
of intense interest. '
'Mrs Vernon Castle will be seen at
her best In Patrla tonight, and it will
be more than worth your while to
come out and see it," says Mr. Kramer.
VEniZELOS III
mm mi
FATHER GASPER MORETO, ITAL
IAN PRIEST, ADMITS THAT AL
FREDO COCCHI MADE CONFES
8ION TO HIM BEFOR4 LEA VINO
AMERICA ' '
' (By United Press) -New
Tork," June'll.- The Buth
Cruger murder mystery took a new'
tarn today with the summons before
the grand Jury of rather Gaspard
Moreto, Italian priest, who early this
morning admitted to the authoritief
that Alfredo Colchl confessed to him
Just before escaping to Italy.
District Attorney 8wann announce
ed that he expected to have definite
evidence that the police hade "de
termined efforts to shield Cocchl end
to side track the investigation."
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Athens, June 26. King Alexander
has formally announced that he has
entrusted to the former premier, Elu
therios Veniselos, the task of forming
the new cabinet, the selection of
which is expected to weld allegiance
immediately to the new government.
FRENCH CAPTURE
1
hues
Selig.
ARGENTINE CLOSE TO
SEVERING RELATIONS
only one channel of increased produc
tion immediately available that is
by means of the more complete utili
sation of the field from which small
grain has recently been harvested.
Trom TneieTeldy g' iraltntflHoa'-twne-
, of hay more than ha. .ever been
MITCHELL'S RECEIVES
BIG SEA TURTLE
(By United Press)
Buenos Aires, June 26. The sink- wn Lhnil,d bft hrvMterf next Sen
ing by a submarine of the Argentine-. tember and October. But that cannot
court house Monday night and voted
to send Mr. Pugh and Mr. McCabe to
Raleigh to attend the hearing. If the
Norfolk Southern petitions tor per
mission tjD take off these trains, the
Elizabeth City Representatives will
point out that this would mean a 33
1-3 per cent reduction in train serf
vice for Elizabeth City leaving point,
between Edenton and Norfolk with
only four passenger trains a day.
The Waddy train was taken off
about two years ago, but was put'
back on when the Norfolk Southern
secured permission to locate its pes
senger depot at Elizabeth City on the
main line.
It developed at the meeting at the
courthouse last night that trains one
and two are now receiving mail at
Elizabeth City. There is no mail
clerk on the train but the mail pouch
is taken on to Edenton or to Nor
folk and through mall reaches its des
tlnation no later than heretofore.
However, It is evident that so long
ate Agricultural committee today vot- "s tne present schedule is maintain
ed to broaden the House Food Con-'d Elizabeth City's mail service must
trpl Bill to include tne regulation of ( remain to some degree unsatisfactory
coal, steel, oil and petroleum, pro- as a large amount of mall from the
ducts, farm ' implements and other north arrives at Norfolk Just too late
necessities. I to make connection with the Norfolk
Southern. The N.Y.P.&N. connection
that we were congratuIaltnK ourselves
on some time ago has proved a delu-
THE PROPER TIME sion inasmuch as the N.Y.P.&N. boat
! lias not made connection with the
steamer, Toro, whicn has been offl-'
dally admitted, has brought Argen
tine very close to a severance of rela
tions with Germany.
be unless the land 1 prepared and
planted within the next two weeks.
according to Mr J M Johnson.Offlce oft
Farm Management, North Carolina
Experiment Station.
ROOT PREDICTS If pract,cabiei piow every Held of
EARLY VICTORY .mall grain stubble that is nt already
' 'showing a valuable crop, fertilize It,
(By United Press) I harrow, and then drill cowpeas or
Petrogrda, June 26. Victory by soybeans for hay. If no drill is avail-,
! 1918 was predicted today by Ellhu able, sow broadcast and disk or drag
Root at Moscow, "If every govern- them In. If time In which to plow and
ment and every people will turn fully harrow the stubble land before seed-
The clerks of Mitchell's Department
Store were taken by surprise Tues-
daynBbTHlhg vrBeire'ttrge'Bee turtle
was sent to the store.
There was no explanation of where
the turtle came from, but it is thought
probable it was caught by Mr. O. F.
Gilbert or by Dr. J. H. Hathaway.who
are on a fishing trip this week.
SHRINE CONVENTION
r.M TETO BROADEN
n
to the task.'
OVERSUBSCRIBES
THIRTY PER CENT
(By United Press
.Washington, June 26. The Sen-
(By United Press)
Norfolk, June 20. Norfolk ha.
oversubscribed to the Red Cross fund
thirty per cent.
Tonight At
New Theatre
ing is not available, then spewed the
work by disking thoroughly, If pos
sible, Immediately after good rains,
and plant the seed. The main point is
to get these lands covered with a
summer-growing legume just as quick
ly as possible, feed the soli and fill
barns and stack yards with key for
winter and spring.
Why not devote our time to mak
ing something else and buy hay from
the North and Westf
We have been doing that In the
past, but the practice costs too much
for normal times; and when our roads
Minneapolis, June 26. Shrlners
about 25,000 of them took possession
of Minneapolis today and will con
tinue 'to sort of run things,' during
the two days national convention of
the Imperial Council of the Ancient
Arabic Order of Nobles pf the Mystic
Shrine of North America.
FOOTBALL GAME
IS SUSPENDED
Washington, June 26. The West
Point-Annapolis foot ball game has
been s'uspended for the duration of
the war, it was announced today.
WEATHER
Probably fair and continued warm
d Wpdnesdav: Ken tie vari
, get ousy. as tney are going io oe wun bJo w(nd8 mo8t,y gouth
otner tramc tins ran ana winter, it
i ... . . . . . ..
(By United Press)
Paris, June 26. Suddenly assum
ing the offensive "on a wide front'
north and west of Hurteblsse, the
French last night captured the front
line of German trenches and com
pletely attained all -objectives aimed
at, according to this morning's official
announcement of the war office.
BRITISH
i
BATTLE
(Ry OnlMu PresSi ,
London, June 26. Three British
naval planes fought ten German air
craft In aerial battle over Routers,
downing one in flame, and probably
destroying two other..
The Geiman. were apparently .tart
ing out for a raid. The British avia
tors and their planes were unharm
ed.
REMEMBERS WAR TAXES
People talk of never having
beard of having to pay United States
internal revenue taxes' before, says
Mr. If. B. Culpepper of this city, end
proceeds to. exhlbU official United
States receipts for war taxes paid in
1869 and 1870. One of the receipts
is for one dollar, the internal revenue
tax on a watch, and the' other is for
15.84, Internal revenue tax on retail
business.
ANNOUNCEMENT AT
Nance O'Nell. famous star, who Is ' w111 b extremely difficult to get them
to be seen at the New Theatre tonight to transport hay to a country that has
a five-act drama, one of " "I'l1""1""1 U1 mining u,
own supply. Patriotism will demand
other servico of the railroads, ana
both profit and patriotism dnnand tha
we take care of local needs and in
terfere with no one In his great duty.
(By United Press)
London, June 26. "The American
government will announce the dispo
sal of its' forces on the western front
at the proper time," was the reply to
the Interrogator who wanted to know
Whether Americans would be under
the supreme command of Cennral
Petaln, General Half? ,or General Per
suing. V
Norfolk Southern one tinio sinco the
new pouching order went Into effect. I
The N.Y.P.&N. steamer is achedul-!
rd to arrive at Norfolk twenty min-l
ntos beforo tho departure of the Nor-!
folk Southern. This
therefore possible.
connection is
in "Greed,
McClure's Seven Deadly Sins, is
' known as one of the greatest emoti
lonal actresses of today. Mies O'Nell
was born In Oakland, California, and
I educated in Snell's Seminary there,
j Miss O'Nell first appeared under
the management of McKee Rankin, at
the Alcazar Theater In San Francisco.
hf)' was nn immediate success, and
soon wont to New York to appear
with' Weber and Fields. Sinco that
time her rise has been rapid, her ex-
oep'ioiml dramatic ability beiiiR
But n Inrge part of ,,,..., rppnBMiZP,i
the northern mail comes into Nor.
folk
COUNCIL HOLDS MEETING
The Matoaca Council No. 10, De
gree of Pocahontas, held Its regular
business meeting In the Red Men's
Hall MondaV evening. A good 'crowd
was present and plan, were made to
help the milk and ice fund of the city,
the Red Cross Society end to parti
cipate in the Good Will celebration.
Every member Is invited to be pre-
by way of Richmond and does!
not reach Norfolk until nbout eleven I
o clock. Manifestly this mail will con
Unite to lie over in Norfolk all day
mil II a change In tho present Nor
folk Southern schedule is effected.
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE
IS RECORDED
(By United Press)
Mhen Miss O'Neil entered motion
pictures sho found the motion pic
ture patrons Juit as appreciative and
I just as eager to sno her as were the
nmliences Who had seen hed on the
Hpeaktnn stage. Sho was starred by
Luhln, Fox and Metro, before she
Joined McCliire Pictures, appearing In
such well known film dramas gs 'The
Fires of Johannls," 'Souls In Bond
age," "Unto These who Bin, i A wo
man's Pastt" and The lfon Woman.
Mis. O'Nell recently was. married.
MR. CHENEY HERE TO
FIX FAIR GROUNDS
Mr. Albert Cheney has arrived and
v.-Hl begin to prepare the Fair ground
for tho Alheniarlo Agricultural As
sociation within a few days.
Mr. Cheney Is well experienced and
will have the grounds laid off In a
short time.
Cleveland. June 26. A verr .evert! to Alfred' , Devereux-Hickman, for
earthquake at e distance of ,00 of three year, her leading man and au-
ent next Mondav nleht. During the f.OOO mile. wa. recorded here bvlthe'thor of nearly all of the motion plc-
' remainder of.. summer mecings elraograph today. The earthquake tur$ drama's In which she played. Mr,
w"l b 1'!. i r---t sr-'tlilrd, lasted for two hour, and seventeen Hickman play.
"Jlrarale" Hobson in
BIG SALE Af &RiSIFF CO.
' ('' ;.,
'The big June Ctc&fajgce Sale of S.
R. Biff Co., begins TJnirsday, June
28th, and ends July 7th.
Ths firm holds a big sale at about,
this time every year and the people
of this city and of the vicinity await ,
the coming of the event with interest.!
; Thousands' of excellent bargains
are to be offered at very low prices
and the store Is expected to be crowd
ed, a. Mr. SICf ha. put special efforts
, forth to put the best on tale at the
lowo't rHes pifi!b!, . , ,
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COMPANY.
This is to notify the patrons of the
above named Company tnai unaer mi
existing laws we are compelled to
have the various reports wnicn we,
have to make to the Federal Govern
! iuent and to the State In on time or
we will be penalized for falling to com t
ply with tho law. ,
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your rent In the Company's Office, 619 .
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Owing to conditions brought about
by the present war w are unable at
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