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wmi mi mm. make you;; i;o.;-; town a r,;ta citv. number your house ... . Buy W. b. b. And WEATHER Fair ton end Haiunluy, not Help to Bring The " ' Boy Back Home much change In temperature, fresh north wind, VOL 4 ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 1919. 0 ' ; : I No. ft URGE REDUCTION ! OF ARMAMENTS Control of Munition Manufact ure And Other Amendments To Covenant League of Na- tioru , t (By Associated Press) Paris, March 21. Among the amendments to the covenant of the League of Nation suggested at the meeting of neutruls yesterduy were Beveral which urged Increase in the number of secondary countries ad mitted to the executive control of the League, the reduction of armaments and the control of munition' manu facture. ' ITALIANS MAY WITHDRAW 'The Italian delegation to the Peace Conference have unanimously decided to withdraw from the con ference have unanimously decided to -withdraw from the conference uu ilesaiFlume la assigned to Italy con ttemporaneoualy with the conclusion of peace. FUNERAL El'HRAIM HTAVTOV The funeral of Ephrultu Stanton was conducted Friday afternoon at two o'clock at the First Methodist church by Presiding Elder It. II. Wil lis, assisted by Rer. J. M. .Orinond, Interment was made iu Hollywood MEXICO REVIVES 'SINGING SCHOOL BULL FIGHTING ON MARCH 28TH The Parsonage Societies of the (lly Asmm-UUaI IYes) iirownsvme, lexus, March 21. A First Methodist Church will rtv a his death occurred at II; 30 on r"T ngming is planned by "Singing School of Yb Oldmi ti..,- Thursduy morning at the home on rttlilt"" some of tb Mexican at the High School building on Fri t'hurch street following pneumonia tw,l, alok" border. day night, March 28th. MIhs Vir- and measles. He was twenty years "lrlti say the people of Mala- glllu Hanks Is to be the schoolml. old and the son of Mr. und Mrs. W. ,""ro,,' 'rm the lllo Orundu from tress, and Judge J. u, Leigh the H. Ktoiitm. Dos Ides his parents he ,"'"'' TV "Tanging for reconstruct- 8(ulre who directs the sIhifIikt a loaves two brothers and four sinters. ! '"" of ,hu famous hull ring there evening of reul old fushlone.t ,i all of whom are ill wlili ineiules or ,un" "Mll to Hie Governor of mitured laughter is promised till who I.. mi... . f Th mi II t. I liti.u r..w .. ..I I...bIi . . .... a n.. . luinuiiiuuiu. iiiu nouse IS Ullurun- .........., .ini.iuiuy UJ proceed, Miieiiu. IH'Kets Will set for afl nv.fl t Is iiliinnod to ho.il a bull tight In M cents.. tiueil. Young Stanton vus a student In the Elizabeth City liualnoss College und a young man of innch promise with many friends among the young people.' GERMANS ASK ABOUT TREATY "Want To Know If They Are to , Have -No Voice in The Mat ' -ter Whatever By .Baeoclated Press) 'Basle, March 21. The president cf the German armistice commission at Spa has :p resented a note to the Inter-Allied delegates asking if Ger manr should consider as true the statements In the French and Brit ish press that the peace treaty will be ready for the Germans as soon as, President Wilson, has approved It but the Germans as soon as Presl dent has approved It but the Ger mans will not be allowed to discuss t modify the document. "VOTE LUXEMBURG - INDEPENDENCE (By Associated Press) Paris, March 21. The Chamber of Deputies of Luxemburg has voted unanimously tot maintain the Inde pendence ad autonomy of that coun try, according to advices received here. B3JVFI U-DOATS ' (By Aapxlated Pnh) Basle. March 11. Ten German aabmartaea to fee delivered to the Entente powore have left Hamburg, according to ,a dispatch , received here. s . - SLEEPING SICKNESS AMONG THE CHICKENS? Sam Gandenon, a well known tailor of thto city, says that the 'sleeping sickness" which lias been reported In various localities of this section has got Into hKi flock ol chickens. Grnderson says he had one hen that was so far gone that he thought she was dead, as she had later. slept for foar days and could not be awakened This morning, howe.rr. the sleeper came out or the henntrv with the rest of the flock and ate si hearty breakfast. She has been get ting about as usuaV ever since, her owner declares. LECTURER GIVES STARTLING FACTS Dr. Zenai Fearing And Store opticon Show What the Fil thy Fly Does For Humanity In his lecture at the County Court House last night Dr. Zenss Fearing brought out many startling facts. Be cause of the inclement weather only a few people heard the illuminating talk, but all were more than repaid for braving the storm to be present. Dr. Fearing brought out the ract that a' wlntered-over female fly mul tiplies from one In April to enough by the middle of September to circle ;he globe 880 times, It placed end to end. He showed bow files carry germs from the manure pile,, open garbage can, privy vault, spittoon, and sick room, to the milk, to baby's ips, baby's bottle, and to the food of adults. . He showed how the In vestigations of the Connecticut Ex periment Station (fad found' ' over lx million bacteria on a single swill barrel! fly, and called attention to the an iliut there lire many open gar bage barrels -and cans In Elizabeth City. , , 1l.o v ev,j thrown cn the screen learly demonstrated that flies carry lie ce-"ms of Typhoid, cholera, dy- lentery, summer complaint, tuber- ulosls, sore eyes, and anthrax. One l.de, complied from facts sscertain d by the Kansas Board of Health, hewed that the deaths from dlarr- teal diseases are far greater during he fly season, June, July, Augast, September and October. Another lemonstrated the same yphold fever. "You don't need to have Ilea la oar fcoeses,' ad Dr. Fearing, "be- sute yos ean easily rid your boms if Ibeol. Destroy the Olttay breed- lag places, for lies breed only In fllth, keep filth' covered until re- noved, kill all wlntered-over (Ilea, make all privies fly-proof, .screen porches, doors and windows, trap the 1y end swat theTly. The fly la man's uost desdly enemy, and kills thon- inds of people annually. Eternal Igllance Is the price of a fly-free tome and city. We must fight, first the home, and then In the com munity." Tho.c who were present and heard )r. Fearing's lecture regretted that nore of the citlsens of Elisabeth 'Ity were not at the Court House teiniioiury arenu ou May 5, the an niversary of the victory of MfxUun urms over the French at I'uchlu. Hull flgntlng In Mutumoios wus discontinued Mix yeurs ago. The trena, one of the finest In the repub lic, was destroyed by Carranta's ad herents when Matamoros was taken by the forces under General Hluaco, The federal forces made their last stand In the bull ring. Bull lights were abolished in the republic by decree of General Car ran xa as soon as hs became presi dent. Later the tovernors of th respective states were permitted to allow or prohibit the fights. Years ago many Americans were attracted to bull fights in the towns across the border and the railroads gsve reduced rates. ADMIRAL SIMS SAYS HE DIDN'T SAY IT RUSSIAN PUPiLS RUN SCHOOLS j m a . Under BoUheviki Regime Chaos and Learning Is Got By Accident If At All tondon, Feb. 27. (Correspondence ,f The Associated Press.) Pupils instead of teachers control the school of Russia under the Bolshevik reg ime, according to two Englishmen, one of them an experienced school master, who have Just returned from Russia. Boys and girls are herded indis criminately and there Is no discip line, says the Englishmen. Pupils control the teachers. In a Kolma school a youth of 18 was appointed commissioner of the Institution and was In chsrge of all teachers. On one occasion he closed the school for a week as a protest aaclnst th 'lly AaaocUtcd PrMt New York, March 21. Vlce-Ad- miral William 8. 81ms, commander of the American naval forces In the;tlon of the master who had reprl- wir xone, refuses to be known to manaea a pupil. history as the author of a laconic I Should a master prove unpopular, reply to the rnitlsh naval command- ne Is promptly ejected by his class. er who asked when the American Often the master appears. for class destroyers sent to Queenstown to only to find his pupils engaged In a help conquer Germany would be Commlttee meeting which must not ready in fight,- The famous worde 4 1 -L wled.. as attributed to Viie-Admiral Sims Each class has its own committee were: "We ran start at nnnu w . and uhhhIIv tin. i,...ui ,,.... i made our preparation on the way." I represents the others at the master's What actually happened, asserts council. These committees not only the Vire-Admlral In a letter publish- direct the masters but control the ed here, was that when the destroy- distribution of food which Is provided ers commanded by Commander I or lh mid-day meal and which Is Joseph K. Taussig arrived at Queens- ,De chief cause for any school at town after their 3.000-mlle trans-At- tendance at all. lantlc voyage, they were In need of I Pupils do exactly as they please, coaling. Admiral Bayly asked when 'walking into the classroom and tear- the American ships would be ready ,n ,l wh" a lesson is In progress, for service and Commander Tsiissg,Thls la particularly true as regards replied that he would be resdy "ss lunch time, for the first to reach the soon as his rensels could be refueled.'. dining room Is the first to be served Vice-Admiral 81ms writes that be snd be usually gets' the best. No fsct as lois at that time In Paris. He sddid punishment of any kind Is Inflicted that Commander Taussig "was one-en the pupil as each pupil Is his own of the ablest destroyer commanders men ton as to tight aid wrong. who served under me In the Atlantic No homework Is aet. the pupils lettllla and the reply he made to 'doing all their school work during Admiral Buyly was exactly the reply ( the hours set apart tor each session. I would bsve expected hint to make. Attendance la not compulsory, or I csn make no claim to having made ea regulated by rule, each one at se to any eplgranatlca! expression leading classes or staying away as on this occasion."'- jbe sees lit. No marks for good work are allowed, and consequently none I for the sluggard who makes no at tempt at scholastic attainment. The same chaotic conditions were obterved by the Englishmen in the universities and other sests of higher " I education. Any boy of sixteen may (By AMKM-ialeri Pre,) Lnter without qualification. Even FEDERATED tTLIJH MEET AT GREENVILLE sL'... i . . . n,,T skel To Hen.l Two Delegates And To Make Concise JleHrt of Work Done. The 'Federated Clubs of the 10th District located in Washington, Eaenton, Elizabeth City. Aurora Puntego, Bethel, Robersonvllle. Furmvlllo und Greenville will hold their District Meeting In tho Hleh School Auditorium in Greenville, N. C, on Thursday, April 17th. The morning session will open at 10:45, It is urged that each of the thirteen clubs In the District send nt leuU two delegates. The purpose of this meeting is two-fold: to review what has been (lone and, in the light of that ex perience, to plan more wlselv fnr continued activity. Each club in the District will .be asked to make a concise report of its work for 1918-1919 to date, and to make also a definite contribution to the power and usefulness of the con ference by the discussion of certain vital Issues. Mrs. Clarence Johnson, President of the State Federation; Mrs. T. W. Blckett, Mrs. R. R. Cotton, Mrs. R. H. Wright, President of the East Carolina Teachers Training School, MIDDLE CLASS ORGANIZE UNION Engliah People Who Have Felt Themaelvea Cruthed Be. SnenUppeP And Nfc Millitonea of Social Mill KING AND QUEEN VISIT PERSHING (By Associated Press) Loudon, March 21 Mm,o.- I ' great middle class of England at lust have take:. stups to orjfun,M to looted their own interests ue I'ggresHlotiH of capital on the one """1 "I'd Increasing wages of work- on the other. Leaders of tho middle class declare that only by or ganization can they escape an unfair share of the burdens of life. English people of education .n moderate Incomes have felt for soma time that they were being around w t ween the upper and nether mill stone operating in the social mM. Profits of capitalists from war con tracts have increased,and the wagea of workmen steadily advanced. But nobody had to have the services t the professional man, the small bus iness man nor the schoolmaster. They felt that they simply mado up a large part of the nom. Mr. H. C. Swanson, Superintendent whose public duty, It seemed, was to ureeuvme my scnpols and other ,meei constantly increasing cost. a prominent speakers will address the,Ilv,n and tax rates without anv rn- meet,n- I responding increase in inonm- . was not' until now that th.r KTIMl? f HflTR I m0"ed "ufflc,eBt ""age to give their OlOllllEl tllUlIV protests weight by forming the nn- TO TOUR AJiraCA1'2 ly have to reckon. I A nrellmlnnrv maaiu. Oldest And Most Famous Choir '"der the chairmanship of Major J. ruiown to Christian World, "etrman Newman, member ot . Was Organized in 4th Cen- ParI,amet- was decided to call tury the oranatlon the "Middle Class Union." Among the purposes of the . . . union are: (By Associated Press) ... , Tn ,. . . . New York, March 21.The fam- ,MTT n?Ue, brd ous sistlne choir from Rn, ... "- "'. inducing tne Cost make a couiert tour of the irnlteil ..J "B' States under the auspices of high 1rotect the mddlo cl, dignitaries of the Roman Catholic J'' bureaucrat,c and industrial ' Church this prlng, it was announced K1 today 0 comb,ne 'or common protect The choir 1. the oldest and most !j" J' thosemb" of the com famous known to the Christian fT 7 ? "f " oran,to world. It was organized In the " " 'T'' " fourth century. It .Is expected to ,D "UPPOrt 0t reach here in May. the un,on show that ma r offl- . . p"r omer soiaiers are deeply Interested la the movement. One MEETING PEARL STREET soldier wrote: COXTIXl'Eg THRU SUNDAY "Ualess we of the middle classes ' - i . .organise and combine to thwart and The meeting st Pearl Street Math- destroy the anarchical aggressions odiat church will continue until 8us- or certain communities la the Indus day night. h trial world wo will aoonor or later1 ' Esngellst Woodell Is la charge and Bolsheviked oat el existence. 1i will be delighted to meet former How Middle dose Union will friends and .acquaintances. He Is received lavtke aollUcal Jeld by lecturing chiefly from the books of b caplulisU an the trsdsrunians Revelation and Daniel. Services are nlcn now monopoljSe ft; remarns to 'be seen;' Mai last nlcht. and many reauests were made to have the lecture repeated PADEREWSKI SENDS Chaumont. March tl. King Al- though he may be unable to rjad, bert and Queen Eliiabeth arrived tnA m Bolshevikl children have not here last night for a visit to Oen- y attained that dignity, he still eral Pershing at his chateau. mty become an undergrate, entitled T to all the food and other advantages ATTEXTIOX When you travel or go out visiting friends, try Edgar again with that large Bulck six. 1 am at a great ex pense In placing this car before the public and will appreciate your pat ronage. Try me w'th your next call'. Thanking you for past favors. Phone 58. EDGAR. NEGRO NOTARY ITBLIC Cleon W. Brown, folored attorney here, has Just received his notary's commission from Governor Pit kett. GERMAN SHiPS TO COME TO U.S. enjoyed by more advanced persons In THANKS TO HOOVER '""ch of such education as the de- I moralised system has to offer. Bringing American Soldie-i Home And Returning With Fobd For Grrrrany (By AiUMM-lated Prena) Paris, March 21. Premier Pader ewskl of Poland has sent Herbert Hoover a message of thanks for food sent to Poland which Hoover bad Informed him was the "gift of lite American people." (By Associated I'rei ) Paris. March 21. Three German ships have left Germany to be de livered to the United States. They wjll be manned by Americans In British ports, then come to French GERMAN STEAMERS ARE DELAYED WEST ISOLATED BY SLEET STORM i " (By Associated Prese) Denver, March 21. The Western section of the country Is isolated to day aa the result ot a sleet and Show etorm yesterday and last night. Alt wire communication west ot Denver has ceased and the trans continental trains are behind their held each eight at 7:30 The aabjject tonight Is "Can a man r " tell a lie nnder any circumstances BEGIN CIVIL DOCKET and be Justified In the sight of God." j ! " 1 , The subject Saturday night Isi 'he civil Issue docket of superior What ia Santlflcatlon." Text, "Cast court w" begun Friday. In the case out the bondwoman and her child'0' Richardson and the Newborn Prc- for he shall not be he!r with my son duce Company vs. Woodruff, the Isaac." , plaintiff got 1500 in lieu of their On Sunday there will be serv ces clalm for f 1.000. at 11 a. m., and 7:30 p. m. and a! special service for men only at 3 p. m. The meeting has shown splendid results, and the public is very cord ially invited to attend all services. GAS COMPANY OFFICE HAH KPRJXG CLEAXINQ TOTAL AIR CASUALTIES The office ot the Gas Company has just been repapered and repainted and Is ready for spring In advance ot Clean Up Week. PYTH1AXS AND CALANTHEANS TAKE XOTICK (By AmMN-latetl Pre) Berlin, March 21. Two German scneauie. t steamers scheduled to leave March ' porta to take American troops home, (mi, In accordance with the agree- WANT INDEPENDENT returning, from the United States roent reached between Germany and REPRESENTATION with food for Cermany. jthe inter-Allied Food Commission I bsve been prevented from leaving (ty Associated Pre) , NEW HA N IT Alt Y MARKET Hamburg on acconnt of the reolu-, London. March 21. German Aus- 'tlon passed by seamen there refus- ,rla, .ccordlng to Berlin newspaperi C. C. Pappendlrk t Co. have Just ng to operate the ships demanded now exnresses desire for lndenn,lnt opened a new sanitary market at the bv the Entente. The resolution waa a. i- . ik. t... r. ...... . BICTCLB Von HALE 10.OO old Eagle Grocery s'nnd . They have passed on the ground that there once and desires also that the que.- Prima aarl Innk f It at ftrtffln'a lntn. . . . . v . .. . . T V. ' ",",r""'"1 luuu,ni wouia oe no guarantee mat uermany tion 0f Its union with Germany be ; I On Sunday, March the 23rd, till (By Associated Vrrtm) at 3 o'clock at Mt. Lebanon Church Washington, March 21. CauiEl- will be our annual anniversary tart ties In the United States air service monies Thanksgiving sermon by Dr. personnel serving with American unr! P. P. Eaton of Corner Stone church. Allied armies at the front numbered u.. G. W. Card well, Eulogist, 604. Of this total, 171 were kills. Music by Alt. Lebanon choir. Thsrsj in comuat, z in accidents, and Tour will be one number by Mr. Lcwla; died from other causes. This ta !e Smiths' quartette. Henry A. Pool, was made public today by the War .Cbnlrimiii u'i Conim tte and M. rf C, Department. . l"w. M. BiHler, DUtrlet CisndJ ' 1 leputy, C C. NOTICE OX NORTHERN TOUR There will be a call meeting of fie , -" T. P. A. Post AA tonight at 7:30 Mrs. D. D. Raper ot this city baa P. M; In the Y. M. C. A. Bulld'ng. grfe to Danleltown, Virginia, whero All members of the pot are reque.t she will join her husband for a tour ed to be present'. ot northern cities. - , W.' H. Weatherly, Presl lent. - - ' E .T. Burgess, Secretary. j V.'tlte- O. Bauer who' recently ar " rived from France in New York City treecy origgs of Point Harbor Is expected back soon to resume his Bicycle Repair Shop on Matthews other ssnttsry equipment and mads would metre as food eicent the ...7..t n ta. . . s. . 1 " Df " epeelM ,oon 10 reuut etree,. KrCUn ; , be new P.ac. .ttrsctlv. t d."' t" l"! "T' l
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