" " ..-'(" , "
WEATHER
Local showers and thunderstorms
probably tonight and Saturday, some
what lower temperature Saturday In
iauclor, moderate south winds.
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, -FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 9, 1919.
CZJJavv
No. 110
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GERMAN TALK HEARD ON ALL SIDES
AdUUJ NUT SIGNIN i PEACE TREATY
One Theory h of Peace
Jl, Bolsheviki Troops
"Rather Anarchy Than Slavery"
..A
feerlin, May 9. "There is only one immediate solution
peace With Russia and the use of the Bolsheviki troops for Ger
many," Herr Geisberts, one of the German delegates at Ver
sailles, is quoted by the Neue Zeitung as declaring with refer
ence to the peace terms submitted.
RATHER ANARCHY THAN SLAVERY
London, May 9. In a review of German opinion on the
peace terms Reuters Berlin correspondent says the remark
heard on all sides in Berlin is "Rather anarchy than slavery"
and that all the people are discussing the consequences of the
refusal of Germany" to sign the treaty.
PAGE WILL RESIGN
. It is stated in high quarters
.tSire today that American Am
bassador to Italy, Page, will
design upon the conclusion of
peace.
Lrerman delegates to the
Peace Congress are consider-j
ably divided among themselves '
in their views on the peace i
terms submitted by the Allied '
and Associated Powers, it was
intimated today by high Bri
tish authority.
NAVAL TERMS TO
AUSTRIA
The naval terms of the!
treaty to be presented Austria I
have been completed. They en -
r J
tireiy wipe out me Austrian
wipe
Navy. All ships
large and
8mall will be surrendered, their
,. ... , , ,
disposition among the Allies to
be adjusted.
CHINESE NOT SIGN
Paris, May 9. The Chinese
delegation has received cabled
instructions from Peking not to
Sign the peace treaty on ac
count of the Kiaochau Shan
tung settlement.
TO VISIT BELGIUM
President Wilson
vm jiait
Belgium SOOn it i3 Understood I
"
and will make an important
speech during his trip thru that
country.
nrcnuFn criciniuc
ft) -o iTLZ r. ., f ' j I
.1'. Both the Council of Four and
Both the Council of Four and
' Council of Foreign Minist-
era resumed their sessions this
....
morning, the former . giving
SPeci&l attention tO impending -
negotiations between the Allies
? . . . , , ..
ana Austria ana me iiier uis-,ford
CUSSing reports On boundaries
of Austro-Hungarian territor -
"
ieS. '
AGAIN BERLIN HOWLS
Berlin, March 8. Condem-i
nation of the peace terms is ex-
tireaaed hv all the neWSDauerS '
i rru foiDay We'll Understind" and
X1C1C. XI1UOC VI CAUC1UC kiiv-
encies referring to the conai-!ceat,ed
tlOIlS as UniUlnllable and as, composed of Mrs. J. C. Buchanan,
to the treaty as "an instrument Ml8M McMuiian and Myrtle
. u " iChappell. Mr. L. W. Norman and Dr.
Of robbery. ilx M Feud an(i the interment was in
. 1
unrnrnu niv it TnK
cmuT iuptut iniDm
mothers Dav will be observed at
the First Baptist church at the morn
Ins ierrice Sunday. The pastor, Dr.
B. C.jHenlng, will preach from the.
subject "Mother." Everybody is In
wti1 in k nronont In honor of
i&W andi w.!r a wh"!
At i p. m. Dr. Hening will preach !
trom the subject "Equality, Addi
tion and Subtraction" or ,"The Arith
metic ottffe.r ' 1 "
OSTEOPATHIC PHYtidAN
Dr. John II. Bell. Osteopathic Physl- Babb has been a student at the Unl
dan. of mttakera. N .C. haa located verslty for several years past, and this
In Bllsahpth City with offleea In the
Hlnton building. . He cornea here Tery
highly recommended.
C't rotcur it lmpror!n(5 at hi
i - r ! -(."-ii.
Vilh Russia And Use of
For Germany. Cry Is
DEATH CLAIMS
MR. P. H. SMALL
, .
"derate Veteran Answers
Last Roll Call
In the passing to his eternal reward .
of Mr. P. H. Small, which occurred at
his home in Hertford on Saturday
tnorning at five o'clock, one of Perqui
mans county's oldest and best-known
citizens has been removed. As stated
I in the se columns last week. Mr. Smnll
I suffered a stroke of paralysis on Wed- I
ntsday morning, and from this he never
rallied. He lingered in a semi-con-.than
c'tvJ state until the end came as
state! !0V,,,Wh;n bJ passea away
.11' jarentiv without saifferine
Patrick Henry Small was born at
iinhei in l'nu.u:mans county. Febru-
!ll v 18 45- aml W;l!i therefore, in the
year of his age. He was a son of
the lau. U illl im Emllv Small and
ilir.il f-i'tnt i notkully his entire ltf. in
I Perquimans couiitj. l.'ntil h:? retired
1 Tr 111 (.tiv.i mi tifiui: 1:11m.,
he was e n i in tm- lun.lur business.
and was verey active in tile business
and liu.siK'i; -I cirtv. s of Hertford.
il: m i'l was a man wliQ uas high
ly esteemed by all. Possessed of a
genial and kindly disposlt.on he easily I
attracted others to him, and he thus '
. ,j , ,
, , 1
man In rha nnnntv (in tha at raata nf I
Hertford, he was a familiar figure, and0""" .u.
young and old knew him and esteemed
J
him highly. luu luaiuy uraj auuui ni pumps,
Mr. Small was one of the few re-j and with an awful wad of grub as
malning Confederate veterans in Hert- saults bis faithful fodder tub.
I ford. He looked back with pride to his I But aure as fate the day will come
I war record and was always in the
"thin gray line," that is so highly
,nr . nai mnni a
exercise.
I " ,1891- Mr- 18m" w"
united in marriage to Miss Amelia
lBarpoWi daughter of Uie late Mr. Frank
Barrow, of Hertford
She, with four
!cht'di;n 'urv'veh'":' Twtohl,d1S WJ
as follows: P. H. Small, Jr., of Hert-
Mr8, Elbert Jackson, of Norfolk;
and Amelia and William Small, of
' "er"orQM n a,' 9 T Z
(brother, Mr. C. W. Small and one half-
sister, Mrs. David Cox, of Norfolk.
I Funeral services were conducted at
his late home on Church street Sunday
afternoon at four o'clock by Mr. Small's
1 nastor. Rev. Dr. W. B. North, of the
H?rtford M. E. Church. South.
Some
"Abide
...
were Bnng by a greeted choir.
ICedarwoOd Cemetery. The floral of
uih m.rni.. .nd h.nd.
'
.nm. ftttontin the Mteem in which
the deecased was held. The following
! gent'emen . acted as pall bearers:
Messrs C. W. Galther, B. A. Fleet-
wood, David Cox, W. H. Rawllngs, T.
E. LangstOn and J. C. Blanchard.
HFRTFflRn ROY WINS
. DESERVED HONOR
- -
. r , v o t, i.v. , .a
.iASliS-s--
appointed an Instructor In the physical '
labratory of the University of North
Carolina for the coming session of tha
Summer School of that Institution. Mr.
recognition of his ability will be pleas-
1 hu nnr friend. In his
horn town.
t
Mrs. Aanle Sawyer l critically ill
st Bc homii oi Ff'nt Street.
: ;
OUT OF PURCHASE
Advertising benefits the man
who buys as well as the man
who sells. It is part ot the
Golden Rule of Business and it
works both ways.
Don't miss the advertisements
in this newspaper. Many ot
them are interesting just be
cause of their news and educa
tional value alone.
But more than that: Adver
tisements take the chase out of
purchase and make every penny
do, its full duty.
This last statement is one
particularly to be remembered
when common-sense economy is
not only a national duty, but an
individual necessity.
DOX'T MISS THE ADVERTISE
MENTS '
ST. LOUIS WINS
FIRST HONORS
(Hy Associated Press4
Washington, May S The Treas
ury officially recognized today the
claim of the St. Louis District in
having exceeded its Victory Loan
quota by subscribing more than
$595,000,009 and thereby winning
the honor of being the? first district
over.
OVER THREE BILLIONS
(By Associated Press)
Washington, May 9. The
total
more
of the Victory Loan today is
three billions
HEALTH TALK
Of all the dead or living chump?
I hand the prize to Jlmmie Humps,
who dares with fate to gallivant and
boasts a perfect eating plant.
"My stomach works are cast in
zinc and never will go on the blink.''
so runs the burden of his tale in re
his trusty dinner pall.
"I thank my lucky stars," says he,
"That I am not like some I see. who
eat with fear and. chew with care be-
cause their stomachs need renair."
..My appara ug never ,allg and
,.,,, . . u,,. ,
though I eat of bricks or nails, I need
not call the doctor In to mend my
And tnus 11 18 that Jlmmie Bumps
A 1 1 L U a. . 1
when Jlmmie's fixtures will go bum,
and make U easy to regret that he
and food bar ever met. '
It is not meet to bo too sure ot
what an engine will endure, and he
is certain to be wrecked who treats
his health
rith disrepect.
N. A. LUFBURROW.
PROgpKcT8 bright FOR
gCNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE
Base ball is the game on Just at
present and the Sunday Schools of
the city are anxious tb play ban. The
Secretary of the Y. M. C. A. has
called upon a. number of Sinday
school workers and they are anxious
ban ieague, as are the boy.
The purpose of the League is to
attract boys to the Sunday aebooL
to keep them occupied during vaca
tion time, to encourage clean athle-
... . . , . . . . . n ,
tics ana create loyauy to me unurcn
they represent.
As soon as it can be determined
the number of teams that will enter,
a meeting of delegates will be called
to arrange a schedule, formulate
rules, and time of playing.
This league will be for boys un-
der 18 years old.
Mr. Gllmore the Secretary of the
V. M. C. A. will gladly give his time
to managing the games and other
details; See him and give the .teach
name and churches. that want to
ref in-the league. ' -
SHRINER3 RETURN
The Elizabeth City Bhrinert
re-
turnad WW tooralT j fron U
convention at Wllsofff
J. B. Willlama of flhlloh was
the city Friday,
la
Miumiilli
iSupt P. S. Vann Presents Di
plomat To Graduate of
Roanoke Collegiate Institute
Dr. Charles Francis Meserve. Pres
ident of Shaw University, Raleigh,
delivers the address tonight at the
closing exercises of the 22nd eom
mencement of Roanoke Collegiate
Institute. His subject will be
-Some Things Worth While," and
I the while citizens of the city are ex
pended a cordial invitation to heur
; Dr. Me:-ere, who is one of the fore
j most educators of the negro in the
j land, ami altogether one of the san
i est and wisest and' most consecrated
men who ever came trom the North
;to help the negro in his struggle for
good citizenship.
Supt. P. S. Vann will present the
diplomas to the graduates, and there
will be music and other features by
the students ot the school, all of
which will be of merit and of inter
est. The exercises will be held in the
: Roanoke Collegiute Institute audi
torium.
PLANS DISCOVERED
MUTINY PREVENTED
('By Associated Press)
London, May 9. A conspiracy to
induce BrltUh sailors to mutiny and
soldiers to demobilize themselves by
marching out of their barracks was
discovered today, according to the
Daily Mail. The premises- wers
searched and documents seized.
MAY THM
KIGHTEEXTH
ANTI-TOBACCO
DAY
The W. C. T. U. requests that all
the Sunday Schools of the city ob
serve Sunday May 18th as Antl
1 Cigarette and Anti-Tobacco Day in
stead of May lltli since May 11th Is
j -Mothers Day. The organization asks
, the co-operation of ministers and
i Sunday schools in this work.
MOTHERS DAY AT THE
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
Mothers Day exercises will be held
at the First Methodist Sunday
schoof at S:30 Sunday morning. A
special program has been prepared
and everybody is cordially invited.
PEARL
STREET METHODIST
CHURCH
Rev. U. 8. White of Georgia will
preach at the morning service and
the pastor at the evening service.
Sunday School at 3" p. m. Public
welcome.
Don't forget the fine entertain
ment to be given neve Tuesday even
ing, May 13 beginning at 8 p. m. at
Pearl Street church.
Lonnle Smith, brother of Herbert
Smith, of this city, fell from a tele
phone pole, while at work at Eden
ton Thursday sustaining the fracture
o fa leg. His condition, when friends
here last heard from nim was good.
.YlivVj'ROM
thai
RETURN
ROM MEETING OF
MEX
W. Ben Goodwin, A. C. Garrett,
J. W. Alexander, J. W. Johnson, T.
L. Freeman, George Relchle and T.
fl. Harris returned this morning
. r..A.f . v.
irum uiuu,
where they have
been this wees attending the Annual
Mcet'ng o ihc Great Council of
North Carolina of the Improved
Order f Rtd Men. Mr. Goodwin
was retirctwl Cieat Chief of Records,
(State Secretary) an office he has
filled for about twenty years past,
and Mr. Garrett was elected Great
Sachem, the highest executive office
in the state. These gentlemen are
higti :n thr'r praise of the hospital-
Ity accorded by the good people of
Gastonla aad of Gastonia Itself. The
Mrt MI8loU of the Great Council
will be held In Henderson, N. 0., and
tha 1920 session of the Great Coun
cil of the United States will be held
in Asheville.
JO ATTEND fCNERAL
, ' P. D. P. Harrfa of CTlatoa to
here' to attend the funeral of hi
hrother'i wife, Mrs. J. A. Harrts.
New Bern, May 5. The danger in
allowing a crowd of lawness negroes
to hang around the passenger sta
tion was demonstrated yesterday af
ternoon when a near-riot occurred
at that place and as a result young
Fred Shipp, fourteen years of age
and a son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shipp
who resffte on Metcalf street, is in
thrf New Bern General hospital with
a knife 'wound through one lung
while Walter Sanders, a colored boy,
Is in Jail charged with wielding the
knife, r red White, another negro, is
i:lso in the Jail charged with furnish
ing the knife and Henry Johnson, a
negro forty-live or lifty years of age
is held behind the bars on a charge
of being implicated in the affnir by
inciting the trouble and general dis
turbance. How It Started
The affair occurred shortly after
the arrival of the trophy train. San
ders was loafing around one of the
tarsinnd had his hand on a section
c f this. Young Shipp, anxious to see
the exhibit, climbed up on the car
ard in some way stepped on one of
Snuders hands. Seeing what he had
done he turned around and told the
negro that he had not intended to
step on his hand. Immediately the
black boy applied a vile epithet at
him and Shipp lost no time in going
for him and slapped him several
times. Bystanders parted the two
and it was thought that the matter
had been settled. However Johnson,
ot th type known as "big mouthed"
began talking about what he would
do, etc., and In general creating trou
ble. Strack From Behind
nl the meantime Sanders slipped
off and secured a knife from Fred
White. Cautiously slipping up be
hind young Shipp he plunged this In
the latter's back clear to the hilt; in
flicting a wound three or four inches
long and very deep, "cine lung being
laid open. Then the negro made a
dive for freedom. Mr. Herbert
Thornton managed to grab hold of
him but several other negroes at
tacked Thornton and managed to
free tin; wlelder of the knife.
The wounded boy was rushed to
the hospital as quickly as possible
land Mr. F. G. Godfrey, superinten
deul of the Water and Light Dapart
iment, set out to hunt for a policeman
'and succeeded in locating policeman
Williams, who was brought to the
scene and who took Johnson in
aharge and carried him to the city
hall from which place he was later
taken to Jail and during the night
the boy who furnished the knife and
I the one who wielded it were located
and taken into custody.
Reault Doubtful
I Just what will be the result of
young Shipp's Injuries remains to be
seen. He spent a fairly restful night
, and seemed bright and cheery this
morning but the attending physi
cians will not say what will be the
result as it is Impossible to forecast
I In cases of this variety and, in the
'meantime, the three negroes are be
ing held. Should the wound prove
fatal Sanders and White face the
electric chair and Johnson, If be Is
proven guilty of the charge aga in,,
him, a long term in prison. Should
the victim recover, It would be for
the court to determine' upon the
punishment that will be meted out
to the trio.
The affair, occurring on Sunday
afternoon, created much excitement
and for a time It appeared that there
would be further trouble, In fact
there is no doubt but that this would
have occurred had not cool heads
quioted down the existing feeling
and clearing away the crowd at the
station.
The near-tragedy demonstrated
more so than anything that has yet
occurred that there should be a stop
put to crowds congregating at the
passenger stations on Sunday after;
noons. There have recently been
several near clashes there and those
who are familiar with the situation
are of the opinion that there will be
mora serious trouble If the practice
tr not broken up.
CZECH FORCES ,
GAIN FOOTING
(By Associated Press)
Copenhagen, May 9. -Superior
ICsech toroes after a blttre struggle
have gained a footing in the to a
of Nagysxechiny, the Hungarlaa au
preme army announces, according; to
a Edpst meMsge. ,
SEAPLANE NC4
BPKKEDUP
Three Engines Disabled on
Trip, Crew Spent Night
Comfortably. Towed Into
Chatham Harbor Today '
(By Associated Press)
Chatham, Mass.. May 9. Naval
seaplane NC-4 was towed into Cha
tham harbor by a motor bout from
Chatham Aviation station this morn
ing. The plane was first sighted by a
Kiiard at the station. Members ot
the crew reported that they were
comt'ortuMe and had passed the
night on a calm sea. Only one en
gine ot the seapluip was in service,
the othe;- three being disabled on
the trip from Rockaway Beach.
The other two planes which left
Rockaway yesterday arrived at Hall
tax safely early yesternight.
TWO DAYS FOR REPAIRS
Washington, May 9. Commander
Head telephoned the Navy Depart
ment today from Chatham, Mass.,
that two days would be required to
repair the motors of the seaplane
NC-4. When repaired the plane will
proceed to Newfoundland.
OX DUTY AT AZORES
- Punta Da'.gado, Azores, May 8.
The American destroyer Melville ar
rived here today from New York for
duty in connection wilh the naval
trans-Atlantic flight.
SOLDI KKS AND HAJUXIS DIXXER
The Daughters of the Confederacy
Invite ah soldiers and sailors, who
have served in the present war to
Join with the Confederate Veterans
'n a luncheon to be given in Eliza
beth City at the Y. M. C. A. build
a& or. isiuurduy the 10th of May at
;ioon, as a part of the Memorial Day
exercise!;. There will be exercises In
tie morning and also In the after
noon. ( ol. Fred Old. of Raleigh,
wil' i). i jink r of hte day.
All sold.e-s and sailors are re
quested to notify Mr. J. Kenyon Wil
son in the Ilinton Building whether
or not they will be present. In order
that proper provision may be made
for tl.e.r entertainment. M.8,t
GERMAN CAPTAIN IS
PLACED IN TOWER
(By Associated Press)
London, May 9. The captain of a
German submarine: arrived In Lon
don from Spain yesterday and was
placed in the tower.
It Is understood that he com
manded a submarine which Mak
several hospital ships.
TWO PLANES WAIT
UNTIL TOMORROW
(By Associated Press)
Washington, May 9. The depart
ure of NC-1 and NC-3 from Halifax
for Trepassey Bay. Newfoundland on
the second leg ot the trans-Atlantic
flight was postponed until tomor
row, the Navy Department Is in
formed by wireless from Halifax.
INDUSTRIAL BOARD
ABOUT TO RESIGN
(By Associated Press)
Washington, May 9. The resigna
tion of the Department of Com
merce's Industrial Board is expected
in official circles today as the result
of the Railroad Administration's re
fusal to accept the board's schedule
of steel prices.
MRS. ,1. A. HARRIS DEAD
Mm. J. A. Harris, of the Berea
section died Thursday at noon at her
i home after a serious Illness of two
or three months.
She Is survived by her husband
and by three sons and two daught
ers.. , The sons' are W. B. Harris. Ray
mond Harris and Lemuel Harris.
The daughters are Margaret and An
nie Harris. She is also survived by
a brother, 'George Jackson ot (he
Berea .section. . She was the daught
er of the late Lemuel Jackson, ..
BIG SATURDAY AT MITCHELLS
Tomorrow Is big Saturday at -Mitchells.
Every department hare In It
snevUli at very attrlctlre prices In
cluding Silks, Wash Goods, Hosiery,
Drensea, Suits, Capes and r.tHlnwry.