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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY EVENING. UULY 3. 1917
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Program Bursting
With Entertainment
Yet One Can See Everything That
Happens During Good Will Day
By Following Schedule Closely,
The Good Will Day program is llt-
Orally bunting with entertainment.
The problem is how to keep up
with the procession and toe every-
thing that happens. It almost looks
' s It one might hare to depend upon
his neighbor to take in part of the
'tun and tell him about it afterwards.
Still "by following the program close
ly everything really can be taken in
and hours of continuous enjoyment
may be had.
V The parade, of course, nobody
ever wanted to miss a parade and
this parade is to eclipse anything of
the sort ever seen in Betsy.
The races at the park at two o'clock
will follow the parade.
- The presentation of the flag, No
Jatrlotlc person wants to miss that
eremony on the courthouse green.
Then the Aerial Howards on the
McCabe and Price S. R. Siff Cor
ners. That's the big sensational fea-
MISJH5
DECioiriG von
BREAKS TIE IN ELECTION
SCHOOL TRUSTEES TO DEFEA
NOMINEES OP THIRD A'jiD
FOURTH WARD ALDERMEN
BIG CROP HI -HIGH
PRICES
BUT BETTER GRADING AND PACK
ING MUST BE LEARNED BE
FORE POTATO GROWERS MAY
EXPECT GOOD PRICES ANNUALLY
The board of aldermen elected
graded school trustees at their meet
ing Monday night as follows:
First Ward Dr. O. McMullan, four
years; P. H. Williams, three years;
C. W. Melick, two years; R. E. Lewis
one year.
Second Ward W. H. Jennings, four
years; Dr. J. H. White, three years;
The total number of cars of pota
toes shipped from North Carolina
last year was 2,760. This year on
June 27th 4.030 cars had been ship
ped from the state, about 200 cars
hare gone forward since that time
and 200 or more will be shipped in
July.
Of this number Elizabeth City had
shipped 1,115 on June 27th, or more
than one fourth of the state's out
put Mr. On- who has been in charge of
the Bureau of Markets here this sea
son calls attention of potato growers
a rkvM rt A Aa anif n antra afclnnaA
from this section, nowever, urging
that more care be given to this mat
ter another season.
Only luck gave potato growers of
this section high prices this year.The
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. (By United Press)
Paris, July S. A battalion of
American troops arrived la Paris
early today. Only a moderate crowd
greeted them because Parlalennes had
not. been advised of their coming.
DUES
Illinois
After warm discussion Tuesday af
ternoon the aldermen passed an or
dinance banning dairies in the city
limits.
There was considerable opposition
to the ordinance but not enough to
defeat it.
No person will be allowed to keep
them more than one cow in the city
limits after July 20th.
J. B. Leigh, two years; M. P. Gallop,
tare that everybody is talking about one year.
now and will talk about afterwards
.if
for many months. But there won't be
much talking while it's happening for
everybody will be holding their
breath with excitement while thrills
in plenty chase down their spinal
columns.
A swimming contest at the foot of
Main and Fearing streets will bring
therowd to the water front and the
.greased pl chase. wW'get efeii0v
together in snd around Main street
again.
Third Ward N. R. Parker, four
years; C. A. Cooke, three years; W.
L. Small, two years; Harry E. Banks
one year.
Fourth Ward E. F. Aydlett, four
years; L. 8. Blades, three years; R.
W. Turner, two years, L. W. Madrln,
one year.
The election of the first and second
ward aldermen was unanimous. Al
derman faypendick from the -third
ward nominated ttf trustees- w. T.
Love, Dr. S. W. Gregory, R. H. Com-
of having our crop on our hands if
.there is a heavy crop another season
great demand of the market and the j to come off at the same time of the
fact that potato digging came oppor
turely gave North Carolina potatoes
a great boost. Another time the crop
might have been an entire loss be
cause potatoes from other trucking
sections are better graded and pack- Tthe barrels going bad in shipment
North Carolina crop.
"It will pay the growers hand
somely to see that they have the best
barrels that can be bought. There
was a tremendous loss this year in
St. Louis Firc-Svcpi
And Running ritii:;
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A Hundred Negroes Dead .An.
More Than Five Hundred In
juredlaW Hi.
tory of Country,
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YET HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO
MEET HEAVY BLOW OF CARE.
FULLY PREPARED RUSSIAN
OFFENSIVE
ed and when these may be had they
are of course given the prefernce.
"North Carolina receives less for
her potatoes than any other produc
ing area.'says Mr.Orr.' It is not be
cause the potatoe are inferior to those
Many shippers have reported as high
as 10 to twenty barrels in a single cat
reaching their destination in such a
condition as to necessitate rebarrell
ing, which means a loss of from ten
to twenty dollars on each car of po-
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raised In other sections that they i wnn tne snippers ana Buyers, n me
hrln from a half to a dollar less per 1 first sight It might not apear that
barrel than Virginias or South Caro
llnas, but because of the way they are
put up. We will have to begin next
year machine grading.as that is what
ibe trade deman
aafllLowr bamis
this loss Is to the grower, but he
eventually bears his part of It along
with the nippers and buyers. If the
carriers- handled the barrels with
ids. We will also tav more consideration, apart of this loss
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Then-for a lovely bit of rest after jmander and C. L. Lister. Alderman
the day's strenuousness comes "The Anderson of the second ward pre
Moon Queen," a dainty little operetta isented the names of Parker, Cooke,
with pretty girls, pretty costumes, j Small and Banks. The vote disclosed
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flongs and so on. They are
Elizabeth City girls, too, and when
they gave "The Moon Queen" in May
they were overwhelmed with ap-
the same line of d-avage as was pre
sented at the present board's first
meeting the first and second ward
on the one hand and the third and
United Prsi
Petrograd, July 3. Six weeks ago
the Teutons knew of and prepared
for Russia's great offensive starting
July 1st. yet today the army of free
Russia is forging ahead through liter
al breaks in the Austrian line.
Prisoners say that it was common
knowledge among the Teutons that
Russia would begin to fight on July
first. The perfection of the German
espionage system was thus striking
ly illustrated, since very few of the
Russians knew of the plan.
The next few days may reveal Min
ister of War Kerensky as the great
est statesman In Europe. The Rus
sian offensive Is the carefully pre
pared climax of hts long campaign
. (By Untted.Presi)
East St. Louis, July J. The sm
rose today on a city fire swept ar I
nronina; with blood.; . . ". , ' .
'A hundred negroes are believed to
be dead and more than Ave hundrc i
Injured In one of the worst race rlctj
In the histir of the country.
,The city Is now under martial law
and the soldiers are believed to hava
the situation in hand. , Y
' The Are loss is estimated at f 1,.
000,000. -ih-
Only two white persons, Detective
Coppedge and Win. Krlser, a hard
ware merchant, are known to be deal
though a score are In hospitals. ,
The mob at eight o'clock number
ed 10,000. Frantic 'appeals fron
Mayor Mollman, ' whose ' life 'wg$
threatened several times, were abso
lutely unavailing. t - C
-Black Valley,", the negro tene
ment belt through the heart of the
city was a mass of flames at sevei
o'clock. Hundreds of negroes crowd
ed Into their homes until driven out
by the flames, then as they ran out
they were shot down. Their bodies
were dragged to Cahokla Creek and
thrown In. ?..f;V t -
Numbers of well dressed white wo-
" ieau i ue mob KlCkt
plause from a packed auditorium of j fourth on the other. Mayor Sawyer
people. I broke the tie in favor of Anderson's
At night the Howards give an even j ticket.
The
more brilliant performance with fire
works in plenty and other stunts
will bring the program to a grand
climax.
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CHARLOTTE WALKER
AT NEW THEATRE
mayor also cast the deciding
vote in the election of trustees from
the fourth ward. Alderman I'ritchard
of the Fourth Ward presented the
names of R ('. Abbott, Thos. J.Mark
ham. L. S. Blades and G. H. Barron.
Aydlett Blades. Turner and Madrin
were nominated by Alderman Ander
son of the second ward.
Alderman I'appendick protested
with that the wishes of the representatives
be
(By The Press Agent)
Charlotte Walker in "Sloth
Shirley Mason and Gerge Le Guere, of the respective wards should
I Will be shown at the New Theatre respected in naming the school trus
,i today. "Sloth" Is one of the McClure
.- aeries of five-reel dramas grouped
;nnder the title of Seven Deadly Sins.
The series is proving an immense
; - aeocess of at New Theater.
' A ringing appear for patriotism, a
. etlrrlng denunciation of laziness of
today is "Sloth," It flres upon women
? Who Joll in luxury, those whom pros-
.perity has made indifferent to duties
' wtord others and toward their coun-
.Jtry. .
' Shirley Mason is a rich girl who Is
. annoyed because George Le Guere Is
. going away ot the border with the
National Guard. Charlotte Walker
comes to teach her patriotism, to
" cure her of the temptation of idle
ness. Miss Walker appear in throb
bing scenes of famous heroines of
history Sally Wells, who fought In-
" dians; Margaret Brent, who was tak
en prisoner by pirates and over
whom bad men and good battled to
"the' death; and Molly Pitcher, the
, famous hoyden, who manned a can
' - con at the battle of Monmouth. Each
, of the stories is vivid, with real hu-
man interest and" humor, with scenes
of battle and scenes of love.
The entire drama is 'an absorbing
play, exposing the sins of laseiness.
- Miss Walker la supported by an
. excellent cast and the settings are
4eautiful.Hundreds of men took part
In the war episodes. One of the thrills
is a blld folded. duel between Ingles,
. the swashbuckler; and Sir Philip
Reed; the prize to be Margaret Brent
tees; but he was promptly reminded
by Alderman Sawyer and Anderson
that four years ago he had refused
to permit the aldermen from the
second ward to have this privilege.
Tonight At
The Alkrama
(By The Press Agent)
The Alkrama program today, mat
inee and night, is beyond question
the highest class attraction offered
to the public in many a day.
Mae Murry in. "The Primrose Ring
will simply delight both young and
old.
Extra notice, Mrs. Vernon Castle
will be seen in next to the last chap
ter in Patria.
I Good Will Day at the Alkrama will
be celebrated in great style. This
-popular theatre has been decorated
handsomely for the occasion, and
extra electric fans secured for the
benefit of the public. But the great
est thing is the big Vitagraph Blue
Ribbon special "Whom trie Gods
Destroy," featuring Alice Joyce, one
of the most popular screen celebri
ties who visits this city.
Then for the fun a, very comic com
edy has been secured, and you can
just bank on having a good ltugh.
Therefore let your plans for the
big holiday be sure to Include a visit
to the Alkrama, as hte attractions
there will be the biggest thing to be
Coming Friday by special request' seen during the whole Good Will
. ''IlelJ Morgan's Girl." New Theatre. Day, ... : j
...Program...
GOOD WILL DAY
JULY FOURTH
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1. (1:30 P. M Formation:
Band.
Ollicrrs of Oinnilicr of ( oiimicroo.
City Officials.
Ofiiccrs of C'oinniunitv Fairs.
County Officials. '
Homo Guards. '
Fire Department. r- ."
Pageant Actors in Auto.
Fraternal Orders.
Comical Displays.
Floats.
Line of march: Form on Church street (to
K) east) at Martin Street all floats and organizations
should he at place of formation by ONE O'CLOCK
From Church to Water Street, Water to Main; Main
to Perse; Perse to Church; Church to Road; Road to
Burgess; Burgess to Poindexter; Poindexter to Main;
Main to Court House, and disband.
III. (2:45) Presentation of National Colors to the
Graded School by J. O. U. A. M. Speech by
an official of the organization and accej
tance on the part of tho School Board by
Hon. Isaac M. Meekins (this to take place
on the platform at side of Court House
Green.)
(3:00) "Aerial Howards (Bicycle rider across
a wire stretched from the top of the S. R.
Siff s Company store to the store of Mc
Cabe & Grice, performed by Mrs. Howard
while Mr. Howard does trapeze work un
der the wire while she is riding.)
(2:00) Races at Old Fair Grounds(these races
are under the auspices of the local riding
club and not connected with the Chamber
of Commerce. We leave open time from 3
.to 4 o'clock for races.)
(4:00) Swimming contest (This may be seen
from the foot of Fearing and Main Streets
and a prize will be given the winner.)
(4:30) A greased pig will be turned aloose at
the arch on Main street and will be given
to the person qatching him and bringing
him to the Judge at the Arch.
(5:00) Out-Door Pageant "The Moon
Queen" (This beauitful opera will be giv
en upon a stage, erected for this purpose
at the Court House green under the per
sonal supervision of Misses Hattie Harney
and Martha Elliott.)
(8:30) Aerial Howards high wire bicycle in
troducing a wonderful display of Niagara
Falls fire works.
(9:00)-"STUNTS" (An, announcement will
be made at the conclusion of the opera
. "Moon Queen" concerning these stunts.)
Note-The music will be fnrnished by the '
J. H. Zeiglcf Band for which k massire float Hs been i
provided. ? ;-v v , " ? v ; - ,.'
and Iron handed discipline of the nd beat the dead bodies with stone i
ftusslaB troops. M1 tlnbsTweninefeen year oil
Six thousand and three prisoners; girls beat- an aged "negrest 'lo deatli
twenty one guns, six machine guns, with their shoes. "
with more ground gained. Is the re- The city was plunged In" darkness
suit of the continued Russian offen- when both whites and blacks cut the
slve the war office announced today. , wires, the blacks so that they could
BIG GAINS TODAY 'escape and the whites so that they
Today Russia's offensive forced could evade th mllitidm.. . '
tho enemy back across the Little'
Styrppa River in Gallcia, penetrated OKI)KIW DRASTIC MEASURES
threo lines of enemy trenches and
took fi,300 additional prisoners.
The war office announcement Indi
cated sweeping Rains everywhere in
cluding tho occupation of Presovce
and the heights southwest of Zebrov
and Kordahulduv.
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BUYERS OF BONDS VOTED BY
LATE BOARD OP ALDERMEN
CANNOT BE SHOWN THAT
BOND ISSUE WAS VALID AND
GET BACK GOOD FAITH DE
POSIT The 184,000.00 bond issue voted
by the board of aldermen whose term
of office expired June 1st cannot be
disposed of.
The trouble arises over the fact
that it was proposed to use part of
Springfield, July 3. ."Use draitlo
measures, if necessary, to stop the
outrages in East 8t. Louis," this l
the blanket order sent by Governor
Lowden to Adjutant General Dickson
in East St. Louts shortly before noony
GERMANY MERELY.; , v v
MAKES A PROMISE
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Duenos Aires, July ,3 .Argentine
has Instructed her minister to Ger
many to demand Immediate repara
tion and indemnities promised , for
the sinking of the Argentine steam -shrip,
Protedlgo. So far Germany has
made no further move than her pre
rnlse. V ? v
NOTICE TO. THE PATROirC
NORFOLK & OAEOLTJA
fSLBPHONE &TXLTCIIAXH
This le to notify the pwtroe of the
abovj named Company that under the
the nrood fmm tho a nt th-1 ,Bt,nK we are compelled to
bonds to build municipal stables. The b"e the Tar,0UB DOfte which we
North Carolina supreme court has haTe t0 mak t0 th F-der1 Tern
not handed down a decision ruling J ment nd t0 tne 00 time or ,
that bonds can be issued to .ecure , we w111 be P11-""! T failing to com
funds for such an object without a ' p,y w,tn tne law i; V ' '
vote of the people. We therefore request yoto td nave
The vrm that was about to buy I your rent ,n the Company' Offlce.BOS
these bonds and had already made a 1 Ea8t Fear,n" tnet 0 )tm than
good faith deposit to that end made lDe luin 01 Mea monin- VP 0UP
that deposit with the proviso that
they should be furnished with cita
tions of rulings of the State Supreme
: court showing that the municipality
had the right to Issue bonds for the
purposes set out without submitting
the bond issue to a vote of the peo
ple. No such citations could be fur
nished. If the1 town is to issue street pav
ing bonds the matter will have to be
gone at all over again from the be
ginning. WEATHER
Showers In East portion, fair west
ern portion tonight. Wednesday gen
erally fair; moderate shifting winds.
FAILURE to comply WE WILL B"
COMPELLED TO DISCONTEfUS
YOUR SERVICE FROM , THAT
DATE. -.';):v;-
, Owing to conditions brought about
by the present war weare unable at
any price to purchase more lnstrn
monts, and if we should be compelled
to take out your 'phone we will be
unable to reinstate you nntil condi
tions change.' Therefore, take notlc
and govern yourself accordingly. -
All telephone rente are DUB an l
PAYABLE on the FIRST DAY ' "
EACH MONTH la advance ' at t
Company's office. ' , ;
Norfolk ft Carolina Telephone A T '
graph Co., ', '-,: ':; ' ' 1
" k ' c. w. qv.:t.
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