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VOL. 8
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 22, 1919.
No. 70
CONGRESS CALLED
PROBABLY IN MAY
Senate May Be Called Before
That Time to Consider Peace
Treaty. 'Wilton
May Tour
America on Return
(By Associated Press)
T)! If V. OO A ! 1 I
jthiw, iuan.ii ... a b pet mi
Session Of both houses of the
American Congress will prob -
ably be called about the mid -
d of May. .he date when
turn to Washington.
It is possible, if the peace
treaty advances sufficiently to
-warrant it, that a special ses
sion of the Senate may be
called even earlier' to consider
the treaty.
The President is keeping
touch with the development of
.sentiment in America toward
the League of Nations.
If the situation appears to
demand such action, it is not
unlikely that shortly after his
return to Washington he will
make an extended speaking
tour in states whose senators
are opposed to the League.
SWISS A BIT SCARY
Berlin, March 22. Several
Swiss newspapers are urging a
plebescite on Switzerland's en
try int othe League of Nations,
expressing the fear that Swiss
neutrality may be endangered.
CONSIDERING AMEND
MENTS President Wilson is expect
ed to attend the sessions of both
the council of ten and the Lea
gue of in at ions commission to
day. was to be given to the various
amendments to the .League
covenant, including one by
Switzerland providing that the
covenant shall not be inter
preted as containing anything
contrary to the sovereignty of
the states except in so far as
the state shall consent, and the
covenant shall not interfere
with internal affairs of any of
.its members.
While the amendment does
not mention the Monroe Doct
rine, it is tacitly understood to
.apply to it and tome American
delegates are inclined to Jtcce.pt
it as an amendment along such
lines.' -THE
BRITISH VIEW
London, March 22. British
dominions do not feel that they
should take the responsibility
of entering into deciding of dif-
m a!
lerences oi European nations
where the' British Empire is not
directly involved, according, to
the memorandum of Premier
Border of Canada, submitted
to the British delegation of the
Peace Conference, .says the
Morning Post. The American
Andum. according. to the. cor
respondent. WRECK DELAYS MA 11
Elizabeth City, with already the
"Worst mall service of any town of
its size In the' State, got no mail
("Whatever Saturday morning until al
ter nine o'clock.
The trouble was a freight wrenk
'between here and' Norfolk, some
where In the neighborhood ot Fen
tress, It Is reported. The night ex
press from Norfolk went to Edenton
by way of Suffolk, leaving Elizabeth
City out altogether.
; AH mall was brought In this morn
ing on the train from Raleigh, which
'was several hours late.
LeRoy Brothers of the A -
Expeditionary Force arrived at New
port Newe rr'dsy. the. ce came
te eta tatwr..stm. JUsurice.-Pappen-
NEW V. DIUECTOIW ELECTED
Ballots were counted Friday night
and the following directors elected
on the new Y. M. C. A. board. W.
0. Qalther, Joe Qreenleaf, Roscoe
Foreman, Harry 0. Kramer, J. O.
Gregory, W. T. Culpepper, Dr. L. 8.
Dlude8' Al B Houtz' c- R- Ph. O.
r. pcncri, ur. n. u, nenariCK, u.
E. Skinner, J. T. Wllklns, E. B.
Grlffln.
The new directors will meet Mon-
.day night at eight o'clock in the Y.
to elect a director at large from the
c'ty -
'
BRITISH ADOPT
STEAM HEAT
London, Feb. 26. (Correspondence
of The Associated Press.) The gov
ernment plan to build 300,000 houses
for workmen within the next few
years apparently has aroused the
British public to demand abolition
of the archaic English fireplace, and
substitution of the American steam
heating system for homes. The de
mand is voiced by numerous contri
butors to the Londond newspapers.
"If I had my way I Would at once
send out a commission of British
architects to America and Canada to
learn there the elements of the bus
iness of building houses and equip
ping them," declares one writer.
"One fundamental defect runs
through practically all British houses
of whateevr grade," he continues.
"They depend for their heating on
Ores. Now the English fire is an
admirable invention from every as
pect except that of utility and clean
liness, tl Is cheerful, companion
able, soporific sentimental an alto
gether delightful thing to have In a
room. It has, however, two vital
drawbacks, it does not beat
Is abominably dirty.,
"
"I mean that it does not heat pro
perly. Its radius is so limited that
over half an average English draw-Ine-room
ti not uipiI In winter ilmal
To move twelve feet away from the
fireplace Is to leave the Tropic of
Caplcorn and enter the Arctic Cir
cle., wh:ic r.s .or altt.ng comfortably
near the window, the thing is incon
ceivable. "In the second place, even within
Its meager radius, a fire never does
Its work thoroughly. It never warms
you all over. ' One side is grilled, the
other Is nnderdone. Your face Is
aglow, your .back a ripple of Icicles.'
The writer called attention to the
acknowledged fact that In spite of the
labor of carrying coal for grate fires,
fully 80 percent of the beat Is wast-,
ed, going up the chimney.
Could anything 'be mdre barbar
ous, more, expensive or more ineffi
cient?" asks the writer. ' "We shall
never have either' sanity or comfort
In onr homes until we adopt the cen
tral heating aystem (steam 'or hot
air furnaces) spread warmth thru-
out the house, not In patches, nd
.... -
minimum of trouble and dust."
RED CROSS NEWS
The Red t'rois wants scraps of
silk, velvet, kid, leather, and similar
articles to send to the Sanatarlum
Ashevllle for tubercular sold ers.
These are used in the arts and crafts
department and gives great pleasure
to the convalescent men.
It only means a little thought and
trouble to send these. Send them to
Mrs. Mary Miller Lamb or phone 70
ad she will call for them.
YANK f.IUST HAVE
CORNERED MARKET
(By AswH'latrtl Preits)
Washington, March ' 22. The
troops overseas since the fighting
ceased have turned to, letter writing
and sending souvenirs home. ,
Jin If a million captured Oerm
S
helmets have come thru the m
since the war began. During No
vember 13,00,000 letters can. from
ui. aux and many more millions
om Brest. In February nearly 22.
iflO.voO came from Uordoaux alone.
Mra. J. G. Fearing bas' returns
rot.., a trip to' L'dcatoa and other
onus In tie ' laterest ef Safety
iMT'te werlc ,
i TEAM NO. 3 WINS
FROM TEAM NO. 2
The first game of the High School
series was played by Teams "No. 2
and 3, Friday afternoon on the High
School grounds.
Line Up.
I Team No. 2 Team No. 3
Seyffert P. ......... .Stowe
iTrueblood C C. jones
Jennings S. S Lowry
Gregson 1st. 11. .
Ballard; 2nd. B. . .
A. Jones. .... ,3rd. B. . .
McMullun H. F.
Clifford L. F
The first part of the
most successful for team
In the lust 3 innings team
scored most of their runs,
Both teams played rapidly, es-j According to the letter, the Persh
peclally team No. 3 which showed ings lived in the village of Kehe, in
the most team work. Alsace-Lorraine In 1744 and fought
Gregson, Jennings, Jones and under Emperor Charles aaglnst the
Seyffert scored most for team No. 2, Magyers. Soon after that, when a
while Jones, Sherlock and Stowe won .law was passed that all able-bodied
the game for team No. 3. jmen between the ages of 16 and 60
McMullan, of team No. 2, made must Join the landwehr to protect
the only home run of the game. their country from ravages by the
The next game of the series will Austrlans, Frederick Peishlng, Sr.,
be played next Monday by teams No. sent his son to America.' Frederick
M and 4
PREPARE TO FLY
ACROSS THE SEA
(By Associated Press)
8t. Johns, Newfoundland, March,
22. The steamer Dlgby left Liver
pool yesterday with two airplanes
and airmen for the proposed trans -
Atlantic flight. They are expected
here in ten days.
WHAT INCOME TAX
HAS DONE ALREADY
(By Associated Press)
Washington, March 22. Collect
ions of the first quarterly Installment
of the income tax amounted to tl,-
001,244,000.00 with one district
missing
1
BRITISH GOVT
PAYS HUGE LOSSES
London, Feb. 26. (Correspondence
of The Associated Press.) While the Can have any substantial facts to
monetary loss from the (Inking of kick about, and this has all' been
British skips dur'ng the wsr'w'll accomplished In an Inconceivably
never be accurately known, the for- ,uort time, which speaks highly of
eminent up to this time haa paiu uj the A. E. F.'a way of doing things!
British ship-owners approximately j i have been here at Brest In this
1527.000.000. A few cases remain Prisoner of War Escort Co. since Feb
to be settled. ' rnarjr lit i nave beeB traveling
prohibit Importation dyes
Lonaona. Marcn i. iLorresDona-
ence or me Associated rre.)
tlon which prohibits the Importation
of dyes and dyestuffs after the de-
deration, of peace, except .under
license granted by the Board of
Tra(,e
jrtf I?
if i frriri i nflfl 1 Y
MAIlto ArrML
Envelopes have been' placed In all
the churches to be used tomorrow for
a collection for the Young Woman's
Christian Association. The money
will be used in America to help the
young women of the cities.
I Elizabeth City people' are only
asked for f 101, and It is hoped that
they will respond cheerfully to the
appeal.
Those who wish to contribute and
fall to do so thru the churches
should see or phone Miss Elolse Rob"
Inson, Chairman of the committee for
raising this fund.
EMPEROR CHARLES
is i0i WAivrEu
(By AfUMx-iatrtl l ie-s)
ft ref''is '"n Mroh ' ".
Vienna government hei aga'n not'led
former Emperor Charles that It ts
desirable that he fcolt the couatry,
kef, SO' f reessre -$ tr"5 kt. t
knr te tarre tfx t$ leirr. .
GENER'L PERSHING
MET THEIR HOPES
(By Associated Tress)
Greensburg, Pa., March 21. Gen
eral John J. Pershing fulfilled the
wish of an ancestor that a member
of the Pershing family should save
Alsace-Lorraine, when he led the vlc-
', torlous American armies against the
Germans. This wus made public in a
letter written in Alsace-Lorraine
. .Sherlock more tlm n200 years ago by Freder
. . . .Luml) , ick Pershing, General Pershing's
...Moillin great-great grandfather. In this let
.. Skinner ter the General's ancestor expressed
..Kramer the hope that his son, Frederick
game was Pershing, Jr., or his descendants
No. 3 but "would come back some day and re-
No. 2 deem the fair lands of Alsace-Lor-iralne
from oppression.
Pershing, Jr., reached this country
In 1749 and after marrying a Miss
Wyant In Baltimore, settled In West
moreland country, Pennsylvania,
where General Pershing's grand
parents were born.
A WORD FROM
i ROLAND GARRETT
'
Writes To Say That Conditions
At Brett Are All Right And
Report to Contrary Were
Exaggerated.
,J4 Camp Pontanezen,
Brest, Flnnlsterre," France,
February 28th.
To The Advance,
Thinking that It might be of in-
terest to the people of Elizabeth City
who have kinspeople or friends pass-
ing through the Embarkation port at
Brest, after hearing so much talk of
the unbearable conditions which exist
I at Brest, I am sending you a copy of
'the Paris edition of the New York
T f ...... 1 .1 LI.L 1 . . .
they re,ny ,re wh,,e o"
i best, the Improvement of the camn
haa mched a stage that no eoldler-l
over France in "side door putlman
cars," sleeping on the floor In "shot
up" billetts on the front, and back
tmm ih. rmn n t ki. ....
hive It
pretty soft, our prisoners
don't give us any trouble, the only
trouble Is the men have to be out In
the weather, about eight or nine
hours a day, and it rains about eight
aayg a week (last year It rained 330
jdays out of 365 here), we have bejf
'steak, and French fried spuds quite
often, and biscuits too. in this Com
pany. Guess we will be here, or
"omewhere In France, until peace Is
I would certainly like to get back
tt 171 !s hat h fMrv n nrl bas rnv aM
.-..- . . , ...
melius, a ictcntu irucr iruiu mr. i
.... ...
m. r. uanop iois wees, i irusi you
wlll ha a tn rlre ni S inif tnr I
. . ... . .
i is iv v wviuet vuni tit j ai iruun
may know where I am, also If you1 months ago. Other victims of Will
enn reprint the article on the Camp j lam's trick cared too little for noto
It may relieve the minds of quite alf ty to rrr nyth'ng when thiy d's
numbef of people who have friends ' covered they had been duped j but
or loved ones coming thru here on Litchfield squealed.
the f way home.
Trusting that this will not be too
much trouble for ycu, and t hat I
w 11 soon be home so I can see yqu
all, I am,
Yours very truly,
Roland F. Garrett
Tiio article referred to Is too long
be used In The Advance, but, as
s
rrett says. refutes all reports
conditions at Brest were unbear-
fble and brands them as political pro d'- orre an I had n,l played fair In
pars tide. the matter.
- " f h's testimony Is substantiated
Mlssee Mary Cornet and Luolle 'he sovrrcmrnt will be asked tq com
pass are spending the week end In mote the sentence.
Moitou. t Both n:ea were la the service of
- 1 Oncle Sam asd were married here.
T. Barns of Falrfeld was la
tke city Setiriiy. - j
GHOST GETS ItlGUEIl
AS THE TALE IS TOLD
Vielng with Kinston and Little
Washington in the' unusual, Eliza
beth City now has a ghost, and Its
presence here Is causing no little
commotion and excitement, particu
larly among the youth of the land.
It Is impossible, of course, to get
tangible facts about a ghost, and the
various thrilling accounts vary wide
ly, but the best that a mere reporter
enn get at the ghost story, It was
nrst seen to lion on the mnnlnor
, boHrtl of the auto of Edgar Williams,
u Jitney driver. The ghost, Is head
less and white and waves ittelf
wildly In the nlr before doing Its
winci Rimiuiy sum is, nniHiiing up
with the disappearing ant, of course
Friday night the excitement ran
high and about 75 young folks gath
ered at the high school building to
catch the ghost. It had seemed to
make this building Its headquarters.
It is said that a policeman was on
hand to arrest the creature, If neces
sary. Some of the boys had their
pistols and shotguns. It looked as
tho the ghost hadn't a ghost of a
chance.
But for tome strange reason, the
ghost was not caught. He Is still
at large.
The high school building, how
ever, is considered the worse for the
adventure. In the chase, for tho
ghost desks were overturned and
window lights were broken out, and,
well, nobody knows Just what did
happen, except, perhaps the ghost
himself, and he still holds himself
aloof from the mortals with shotguns
and handcuffs.
This is a true story, sans moral.
, Elizabeth Cy wonders If Kin
ston and Little Washington can
match It.
DR. CARY GRAYSON
HAS ANOTHER SON
... Washington, . Marchv g..i a son
was born here today to Mrs. C. Cary
T. Grayson, wife of Admiral Gray
son of Virginia, personal physician
of President Wilson, who Is now in
Paris with Wilson.
This is the second son.
PRESENT ARMS
' TO PORTUGAL
Washington, March 22. The
American naval ordnance used In
fortyrag a temporary base' In the
Azores will be presented to Portugal
Is Congress authorises. - j
New York. March 22. More than
forty thousand Bibles were d'stri
buted during the past week by the
New York Bible sqclety, a remark
able record for so short a time. Most
of tr.e Bibles went to soldiers and
horpltals.
TAXKII WITH t8TH
In Supi,or Court, this week
Enoch Williams, colored, charged
with selling vinegar for wh'skey, was
taxed with the costs in the case end
ordered to present himself be fine the
presiding Judge of the superior court
for the text three yeun to show hm
MP If hAnip!iiiei In ttia eiml tam -Altln- !
wi,uv. u-
- -v niiiuiiiR uiiruui I'nK 10 Dfl
.. .. .
nuiiami soiu t,. u. Lltch-
field, while. nnirl nf (Inui, in
.i.i.w.. iw,,.i- ..
" est. m iuvi iIKU IV nUIUfff
BIUA.MIKTH llr!..T EM KII ,
Romaine Brace was sentenced to
ten year In the 8;aie prison for bigs
n:y this week In Superior Court.
Heniy Leflerts E.tliler wai sn!en
red to an eight year term for t'.ie
sun e offense, but wo g ven tb rty
days In which to substantiate his tes
timony to the effert that a Norfol't
lawyer hud promised to get him a
coatlag out f rem Norfolk
et with their
- sflh. -
SITE PURCHASED
FORMEMORIAL'
J. C. B. Ehringhaus One of Nine
Members Commission to Plan
Commemoration Services N.
C. Soldiers
J. C. B. Ehrlnghaus has returned
from Kulelgh where lie attended the
first meeting of the State Memorial
Building Commiss'nn.
Negotiations were closed Thursday
for the purchase by the State of a
piece of land owned by Mr. J. B.
l'eane, on Salisbury street, facing-
tlm State Capitol and adjacent to
the corner lot alreudy owned by the
State, and upon the two lots will be
erected the North Carolina Memor
ial building to commemorate the ser
vices of North Carolinians In the
war. The figures agreed upon was
$16,000.
This was the outstanding feature '
of the first meeting of the State Me
morial Building Commission In the
office or Governor Bickett when the
commission organized. Under the
resolution passed by the General As
sembly at Its last session, Governor
Bickett Is made ex-offlclo chairman.
Lieutenant Governor O. Max Oard
ner and Speaker of the House D. O.
Brummltt, named with the Governor
as ex-offlclo members of the com
mission, were elected first vice-chairman
and second vice-chairman res
pectively. The secretary will be Mr.
R. D. W. Connor, of the North Car
olina Historical Commission.,
To Name Executive Committee.
The executive committee of the as
sociation has not yet been selected
but will be appointed by the Gover
nor soon, and will be composed ot
two women and threo men. Present
for the meeting; yesterday were be
sides Governor Bickett, Mrs. R.iJ.
Reynolds, of WInston-8alem; Mra.
FelH Harvey, of Kinston; Mr. D. E. '
Henderson, of Charlotte, and Mr.'j.
C. B. Ehrlnghaus. of Elizabeth City.
The commission met first at noon
but contended Itself with the choice
of the Governor as temporary chair
man and Mrs. Felix Harvey as tem
porary seqretary, and a general dis
cussion of the purposes of the com
mission. Mr. D. E. Henderson sub
mitted a number of suggestions la
writing concerning the building sad
these were considered then and later
at the afternoon meeting when plans
were gone Into more thoroughly. .
Will Coat Over S?30,00.
If the present Intention of the
comsatoslon Is carried out. the build
ing will cost between $250,000 i&d
1500,900 and wilt be paid for by poe
ular subscription on the part of the
people of North Carolina.
For this purpose, a campaign, di
rector will be named laier by the
committee er the executive commit
tee, and he will devote his energies
toward waging a week's campaign la
every county in North Carolina tor
this purpose.
It was the sense of the commis
sion that no campaign should be
started until the Liberty Loan cam
paign approaching has closed. It was
the consensus of opinion that the late
summer or early fall would be the
best time for such a campaign as
will be needed to raise the money. ,
Larger subscriptions will be solicited
prior to the statewide canvass, which
will be of one week's duration.
1 he commission is definitely com-
mltted not only to a building which
;" envey immediately the memor-
. . . . , . . , .
Isl idea, but one which
Idea, but one which will be ot
practical value to the 8tate by hous
ing the Historical Department ot the
State government together with the
halls of history and such other de
pattmentft as may be former later,'
MOBILIZATION
(Hv AswicUied lress)
Paris, March 23 The Lettish Of
fensive against the Bolshevik! la
menacing Petrograd so seriously that
Trotsky, Bolshevlkl Minister of War,
has ordered a general mobilization
of all men to the age of 41, accord
ing to a dispatch to Le Mattu.
MEETS MONDAY NIGHT
Crisis Comnaadery meets Mot
day fcgltu fsrwara U the lerlicreee