WEATHER
Weather
Fair tonight and Sunday, little
change In temperature, gentle shift
ing winds.
VOL. 4
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 12, 1919.
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NOW READY FOR
PLENARY SESSION
covenant Amended to include
Monroe Doctrine But Not to
..Satisfy Japanese and French
(By Associated Press)
"Paris, April 12. With the single
exception of the amendment apecil
cally exempting the Monroe Doctrine,
no vital change was made by the
League of Nations Commission in the
covenant in the meetings Thursday
and Friday nights.
Last night's session marked the
conclusion of the consideration of
the covenant. It was attended by
President Wilson who remaiued to
the close of the meeting after mid
night. No date was set for the Plenary
Peace Conference to consider the
covenant.
As the covenant left the commis
sion it contained no section grunting
the Japanese request for recognition
of racial equality.
Neither was the section introduced
covering the request of France for
an international military staff.
Both Japan and France reserved
the right to bring up these amend
ments before the Plenary Session.
. As it now stands, the covenant
contains twenty six sections.
FINISH BOUNDARY QUESTIONS
MONDAY
The Council of Four of the Peace
Conference expects to finish the ex
amination of boundary questions on
Monday and summon the German
delegates to Vervallles in the course
of the next week, according to Le
Journal.
EXPLAINS INCREASE
TELEGRAPH RATES
(By Associated Press)
Washington. April 12. The Wire
Control Board In a . statement giving
figures in connection with the in
crease in telegraph rates directs at
tention to the fact that while the
Increase in the price of products and
service of various industrial corpor
atlons have Increased a hundred per
cent, telegraph service has been
rendered at pre-war prices.
ASSEMBLY APPOINTS
PEACE COMMITTEE
(By Associated Press)
Berlin, April 12. The German
National Assembly has established a
committee of 28 members to carry
on peace negotiations.
CENTRAL ALLENBY REPORTS
CAIRO QUXWARDLY QUIET
fBy Associated Pre"
London. April 12. General Alien
by. Commissioner in Egypt, repor's
Cairo outwardly quiet, but distur
bances In the poorer quarters con
tinue. Quiet prevails in the prov
. pices.
TEACHERS EXAMINATION
TODAY
A teacher's examination was held
today for the teachers who have com
pleted the reading course this year
in Rapeer. Teachers whose certifi
cates were in force on and after 1918
may have them renewed by passing
this examination.
PROSPECTS BRIGHT FOR
MXONTON ELECTION
Prospects for carrying. the special
-tax election in Nixon ton next Tue..--day
are bright, according to latest
reports.
Enthusiasm for better schools
constantly
-county.
growing thruout the
WINDOWS NOW IN
The plate glass windows in the
new Studebaker Auto show rooms,
corner Road and Main srteets, oppo
site the Southern Hotel, are now In
and the show rooms will be open in
the near future.
BESGNS FROM BOARD
CTCXTY "aaiw-1"k.tchenatthetat1oa . .Later tumor-
, n.ty and general fcospU'als were or-
J O. reprint; has tendered his ganlxed. i. ;'V ' '
resignation to the Board t County "We had rather aa exciting time
'Commissioners. His successor win at Samara when Ue Cxechs tsmo in.
be appointed by the Clerk of the We lived not far from the river be-
wnr tha next.neethu.oMiM tweou Ue Bolshevik barracks and
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.fcoard. ' " ' y ' '.,
MRS. CLAUDE TARKINGTON
' DEAD
..Mrs. Claude Tarkington died Sat-
Iuruay uuruiuK ax iu:ou ai ner nome
on East Burgess street, after a serl-
ous illness of more than a
week.
She is survived by her mother,
Mrs. Lucy Williams, who is now
seriously ill at. the home, by a young
Infant, and byher husband, who Is
in France.
Mrs. Tarkington was Miss Allie
Williams before her marriage. She
was a woman of attractive person
ality and lovable character and had
many friends thruout the city.
Her death Is a shock to friends
and loved ones and Is peculiarly
tragic on account of her husband's
absence, her mother's illness, and the
little orphan baby left behind.
UNIVERSITY VIRGINIA
RECEIVES BIG GIFT
(By Associated Press)
Charlottesville, April 12. A gift
of a hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars for the establishment of a school
of fine arts at Charlottesville was
announced on Founders Day exer
cises at the University of Virginia.
President Alderman guaranteed
$100,000 If an additional $150,000
would be forthcoming for a gymna
sium as a memorial to the forty-six
University of Virginia men killed in
the war.
FIND ADVENTURE
IN RELIEF WORK
Mr. and Mrs. Compton of Illi
nois Serve with Y. M. C. A,
In Siberia Amid Trying Cir
cumstances
Omsk, Siberia, Feb. 12. (Corres
pondence of The Associated Press.)
Exciting adventures have fallen to
the lot of Mrs. Carl C. Compton, of
Chicago, who, with American woman
ly pluck, has accompanied her hus
band In many months of humanitar
ian relief work among the Armen
ians and later during the most ex
citing moments of the Bolshevik rev
olution. They had never felt 111!
nois before coming to the Caucasus
for the Committee on Armenian-Re
lief. Now, Mr. Compton is in charge
of the American Young Men's Chris
tlon Association work at Omsk.
They were first stationed at Alex
andropol, Caucasus, then In the
hands of the Russians, and were oc
cupied with Industrial relief work.
Positions were found for refugees as
they arrived, fleeing from Turkey.
They estimate that they and other
members of the corps distributed
clothing for 16,000 Armenian or
phans, whose parents had been mas
sacred by the Turks. Helps waa tar
nished to about 60,000 refugees.
Then, suddenly, the Russian rev
olution developed. The Bolshevlkl
abandoned the battle front and the
Turkish army advanced. It was
.'eared that the Germans would come
lown the Black Sea and seize the
line from Batum to Tiflls. The Amer
ican consul advised all the Ameri
cans to leave at once, and a special
tii'n conveying sixty foreigners, An
ally arrived at Baku on the Caspian
"ta. There they weer caught In n
imttle between Bolshevik! and Ar
menians on one side and Tartars on
.he other. The streat In which they
liver was dominated by Tartars who
3prayed the roadway with machine
gun bullets. For three days they did
not dare leave the house and had
only bread to live on. Eventually,
by paying a high price, they were
able to charter a special steamer for
Astrakhan, which Is situated at the
isimoutn or the Volga. "We had to
sleep on the deck throughout the
whole trip," said Mrs. Compton. 'The
crew and the families of the, crew
slept In the cabins, and rafused to
give them up.
e wsitJJ for two veiks fnr the
'ce to break up la the Volga and then
we went up to Samara. Ttve others
went on to Vladivostok. The nnlshe
riki were in possession of Samara
then, but we were able, to cat ry on
gen at relief. Thousands of refugees
fTma thrntiarh and we smarted SOUl)
the principal BolsheTtli clab ot the
TWO AIRPLANES
ARE NOW READY
And Aviation Experts Putting
Then in Readiness For Trans
Atlantic Flight
(By Associated Preas)
St. Johns, Newfoundland, April
12. With two airplanes on the
ground and the two rival camps of
British aviation experts hurrying to
put the machines in condition, prep
arations for the trans-Atlantic flight
took on the appearance of a real
race today. The start will hardly be
made before Monday.
NO FOODSTUFFS
FOR BAVARIA
(By Associated Press)
Berlin, April 12. A special dis
patch from Bamberg says that the
German government has announced
that the Entente Powers have in
formed it that Bavaria isn't to be
Included in the conclusion of peace
and that measures will be taken to
prevent any Entente foodstuffs from
reaching Bavaria.
PREACHED SERMON
The Rev. J. M. Ormond, pastor of
The First Methodist Church preached
an excellent sermon at the 5:15 P.
M. Ler.ten Service in Christ Church
yesterday.
CHRIST CHURCH
Rev. Geo. F. Hill, Rector.
Palm Sunday.
Morning Prayer, Ante Communion
and Ser:.ion 11 a. m.
Evening Prayer and Sermon 8:00
P. M.
The Senior Choir will sing at the
morning service and the Junior Choir
at the evening Bervlce.
A cordial welcome to all.
CITY ROAD CHURCH
The pastor Rev. J. W. Bradley,
will preach at 11 a. m. from the sub
ject "Keeping Step With The Cap
tain." And at 7:30 the subject will be.
"Those Who See Us In the Fight."
The pastor desires very much that
all members be present at 11 o'clock.
WILL HAVE I IE AND CAKE SALE
The Huzelifn S i.day School class
will have a F.e and Caka Sale next
Saturday dowa tov. .i, seh.ng all sorts
of good th uzs for Easter Sundiy
dinner. Announcement is made early
jo that housekeepers may plan ac
cordingly. The eats will be good
ind the prices will be reasonable.
city. The place drew most of the
shell-fire from the Czech army. Bul-
ets came through our windows and
our room became nnea witn oricx 1
dust from the exploding shells. The
Bolshevik soldiers lay flat upon the
club roof and fired down on the
Czech soldiers, so we had a very
good view of the fighting. From my
window I could have touched the
Jolshevlk troops with my hand.
"We. weie awfully glr1 to get
clown into the cellar. There, was n
lit in the wall and wa could see the
end of the battle. Finally we heard
the Czechs cheering, and saw people
running from the houses, fill mak
ing the sign of the cross. The Czechs
iad won. Everybody put on ther
best clothes and paraded in the
itreets with bands. Collections were
'aken up for the Czechs, who were
hailed as heroes and deliverers.
"When the Bolshevlkl had the city
we would see them lying in the
itreets. They were always chewing
?un-flower seeds."
Mr. Compton said he had never
seen any Bolshevik atrocities but he
.aU se-a proclumat.ons Issued by the
bolshevlkl declaring they would
butcher the people if they captured
'he city. He' said that once a Bol
shevik broke Into an, Americans
room but uau immediately apolo
gised, adding that America was the
only friend Russia had.
Mr. Coirnton bo sa'd that Rus
sian officers told him nln-tenth of
tne people became Bolshevlkl be
cause they didn't have enough to live
on, and because they thought any
thing would be better than their
present condition.
ASK BANKS TO
CHECKEXODUS
Thousands of Aliens Leaving
America With Millions Of
American Dollars
New York, April 12. All Bavings
banks of the United States are asked
in letters sent out today by the
American Bankers Association to aid
in checking the exodus from this
country of thousands of aliens who
are sailing for their native lands
with millions of American dollars,
due to Bolshevik! propaganda.
The Association says "An alarming
proportion of the country's 14,000,
000 foreign born population are
selling liberty bonds and withdraw
ing their money from the banks. It
is estimated that more than a mil
lion cannot be stopped and that they
will carry nearly four billion dollars
with them.
THE FIRST METHODIST
Everybody Is Invited to the thirty
minutes of prayer and meditation
service to be held Sunday morning
at seven o'clock at the First Meth
odist Church. This service will be
conducted by the pastor, Rev. J. M.
Ormond.
Sunday School meets at 9 o'clock.
The session Sunday morning will be
of special interest Inasmuch as It is
Decision Day. Rev. W. A. Stanbury
will speak to the school after re-as-sembllng
in the auditorium.
At both the eleven and eight
o'clock hours Rev. W. A. Stanbury
will preach to the congregations of
the First Methodist Church. The sub
jects respectively are: "God And
Bread," and "The Reasonableness of
God: Forgiveness." He has been
with the church since last Monday,
speaking both morning and evening.
His sermons have been well received
and many people will be glad to hear
him Sunday. Everybody Is given a
cordial invitation to all the services.
BUXTON WHITE AT STATE
COLLEGE
Buxton White, who recently re
turned from France and spent a few
weeks here with his parents, Dr. and
Mrs. J. H. White, Is now Acting
Commandant at the State College,
Raleigh, and also Alumni Secretary
of the College.
RETURNS FROM FUNERAL
Guy White returned Saturday
from Currituck where he had been
to attend the funeral of his grand
father, Daniel S. Meeklns, who was
found dead In bed on Thursday
morning at his home at Mamie.
Mr. Meekins was seventy-seven
vears old. He was a veteran of the
civil war and well known through
out Currituck County.
Mrs. C. B. White of this city is
one of the four surviving children
NEW SI I KS MONDAY
The S'lk Sale at Mitchells has at
traded a throng of customers yes-
iiu.. ..... v
oleased with the very
wlth the very unusual bar -
ga'ns we H e orWint;. New H'ik
Just received today will make Mon-kiy'-
offerings especially attractive.
adv.
NF'JRO ELKS AT MT. LEBANON
f olden Leaf Lndge No. 142, I. B.
P. O. of Elk3 of the World, the most
progressive Negro Fratern:ty 'n the
City will hold its Annual Thanks
giving and Memorial Services at Mt.
Lebanon A. M. E. Zlon Church, on
Sunday, April 13th, 1819 at three
o'c'.ool; P. M.
Liwyer Cleon W. Brown, Grand
Travelling Deputy of the World will
deliver the Address.
I Special prepared music will be fur
nished by the Elks' Quartette and
Chorus nnder the direction of James
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The public is Invited. adv
Use Texaco Oa. and Os at Edgar' tor the protection of children , ' , ' ' ' "V V.
, " . Tht ; 'Jsil- ilureau has planned . ...... ...
Gas Htlon.'opan 8unday..Also , ce wltn forelirn Wperts!the Bureau staff who will meet tn-
keep curs lor hi. Phoa. D3 o'"Hwho have had . p. ln Ul, work 'formally with; th. foreign gnesU t
T C0' ''"'.?. t , (done by European countries for the Washington during the week; ot Msy
D. Walter Harris
from a business trip to Balttmoio
W,
F. BtnsM ot Weeksv.lle was
the e!ty Saturday.
MRS. LEWIS CALLED
AGAIN TO RALEIGH
Mrs. R. E. Lewis left Saturday
for Raleigh, where her nephew, Otto
Boettcher, continues extremely ill.
This Is the second time she has been
at his bedside during his Illness. His
mother has been with him the entire
time. He is also attended by two
doctors and a trained nurse. His
condition is extremely serious, and
if he rallies from the illness It will
be almost by a miracle. Beginning
with double pneumonia, he has suf
fered with mastoiditis, erysipelas
and a number of other complications.
REPORT RESULTS
BABYCAMPAIGN
National Effort For Better
Babies During Past Year
Makes For Increased Inter
est in Health Problems
(By Associated Press)
Washington, April 5. Weighing
of more than 2,000,000 babies, es
tablishment of many new health cen
ters to advice mothers on the care
of their children, and stimulation of
the movement to keep children In
school and provide them adequate
recreation, were reported today by
the Children's Bureau as some of the
results of its Children's year cam
paign. More than 11,000,000 women par
ticipated In the activities of the year,
which was inaugurated last April 6,
the first anniversary of Amer'ca's de-
rnt'on of war. It was planned to
save at least 100,000 of the 300,000
children who die annually or pre
ventable diseases.
The first activity of th? year was
test of children under six to see
whether they were up to the stand
ards of weight and height for their
ages. Nearly 7,000,000 record cards
were Issued, of which more than 2,
000,000 have been tubulated, with
others yet to be turned in. A num
ber of communities have un('.ertn!:en
a second test this spring to Include
children missed in the first nirl also
to note Improvement In those pre
viously registered.
Need for preventive work on he-
half of children was said to have
been emphasized by the infori'iation
obtained In the test. According to
reports received from State ChMii
Welfare Chairmen of the Council of
National Defense, communities in 24
states have employed new public
... ...
ten of these states a toiai oi in new
nurses has been reported. One hun
dred and thirty-four children's health
centers to which mothers may go
for expert advice concerning the best
means ot caring for the.r children
.ave been established during Child
ren's Year in communit.es in 15
states.
Swimmlug pools, playgnounds, and
new leisure-time actiVK.es have be
come a part of the play life of boys
and girls In many communities as a
result of the year. From sixieen
ates the establishment of new play
grounds has been reportad.
Korty-th.ee states, New York City
.strtct of Columbia are en-
; ,
ajied in a campaign to pveve.it boys
ami girls from going to wqrk before
they have the training they need for
d happy live. "Hack to
.School" and "SU.y in ;diuoi" are
li.e biOguus of this drive. A number
of communities h: ve provided
cholarfh.p fundi to enaoie children
of needy parents to cjuttnue their
education after they ieac.i the legal
working age. At least one such
scholarhh p ior each ii the -81,000
is the goal that has been sa..
school houses In the United States
AHhouch Children's Year is offl
c'ally over, plans are ui.tUr way In
several states to make every year a
Children's Year. A new can.-c ous
ness of the vclue ot the c.i.ld ud
his need for good health, wholesome
P1' tdeuate Echoo,lng "f
ion from premature woik is Bald to
e indicated by laws contemplated hy
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. . . protection of children during the : second, a series of regional con
has returned .... . . . ,
Stress Oi war. me commence wm ierencei in vsriuui pana v iuj v-wuu-conslst
of two distinct parts: First, try at which the discussion o( minl-
a small WktnE'mmltt.t Anw
in lean authorities to be invited by the
Secretary at Labor, sod members
DRINKS IODINE 1
TO ESCAPE JAE
.r
Fourteen Year Old Boy in JaC
To Be Sent to Reformatory
Misses Death by Close Mar
gin
Harold Gibbs,.. aged fourteen,
fatherless, whose . mother lives at
number nine West Cypress street,
missed death by a narrow margia
Saturday morning when he drank
the contents of a bottle of iodine,
smuggled to him by a companion on
the outside, in a cell of the Pasquo
tank county Jail.
Harold had proved such a trial to
his mother that she had turned bin
over to the police authorities' with
the request that he be Bent to a re
formatory. Pending arrangements
for sending him to such a house ot
correction Harold was locked up In
Jail. A number ot his boy friends
were visiting him and handing him
ice cream or other dainties through
'the bars of his cell, and Harold told
one of them that he wanted a bottlej
of Iodine. The boy obligingly got tt
for him and Harold drank the. wholO
of it down--and began to scream.
Keeper Albertson was attracted by
his cries and discovered what had
happened. Physicians were hastily
summoned and Dr. Kendrick and Dr.
McMullan responded. A stomach,
pump was put Into operation and.
Harold was relieved, though left,
white under the gills and shaky on
the legs. Hfjji'
Whether the bey seriously intend
ed suicide or thought by a ruse to
get out of Jail Is not clear. If the)
latter was his purpose It went, thru
all right, for he was at the Apothe- .
cary shop when this paper went tO
press little the woree for his experi
ence. Though still a trifle pale he
had regained his savior falre and was
not unwilling to talk until he realised
that there was a reporter on hand.
The boy is sa'd to have declared'
that he had rather have died than
to have stayed In Jail. f ;
He drank the poison between nine
and ten o'clock Saturday morning.
BOLSHEVISM IN . -33DTH
INFANTRY
(By Associated Press)
Washington, April 12. Company
of the 339th Infantry was iden-
i
I tided today by General March as the
unit which refused to return to too
front trench in the Archangel sector
j whon nrriorari tn An an hv thfeir off
cers. , .
General March sa'd that the ques
tion put to the officers by the msa
were "identical with questions which.
Bolshevlkl propaganda advised them
to put. ' ;
The Chief of Staff did not lndlcat
what the latest reports show as to
the present state of discipline of thf
American force.
LESS TMN MILLION,
NOW UNDER ARMS
(By Associated Press) -f
Washington. April 12.' General
March announced today that demob
ilization has reduced the strength ot
the American army to less than a
million men.
DALSFORALL
(By Associated Press)
Washington, April 12. After a
conference with the allies a design
has been approved for a victory
medal to be issued to every soldier
on the allied side in commemoration
of his service to civilisation.
I.wllra ant f ra IV M Ttnnit ftf-
Benton were in the city Friday.;
'y -
David Cox ot Hertford was here
- 'mum standards can be continued
under local auspices ana vua xzzT
ot facet to local coaitlQO.
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