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Bhowers tonight, Friday probably
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winds. VOL.4
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY EVENING, JUN&4fM919.
No. 133
NEARLY HUNDRED
Car of Powder Attacked To
Mine Train Goes Off in Tun
nel at Wilkesbarre
(By Associated Press)
Wilkesbarre, June 5. Ser-enty-eight
men lost their Ihres
and thirty-one were injured ac
cording to the list given out by
officials of the mine at no on.
Forty-one bodies hare been
identified.
The Injured list is not com
plete and it is believed that it
will reach forty.
Wilkesbarre, June 6.' Between
seventy-fire and a hundred workers
were killed and others were injured
In the tunnel of a mine here today.
A car of powder attached to the
train of mine cars on which the men
were riding to the chambers in the
mine- exploded. An electric motor
drew the cars. The trolley wire
broke, and sparks ignited the powder.
Men were blown everywhere, but
most of the deaths were caused by
Are and suffocation.
Identification of the bodies is al
most impossible. Many are charred
beyond recognition by the fire which
followed the explosion. The limbs
of some and the heads of others are
missing.
The train carried a hundred men.
Those not killed outright have died
since or are so badly injured that
death Is only a question of time.
SMALL POWERS
WjNVKTORY
Council of Four Eliminates
Provision! For Limitation of
Armaments of New State
(By Associated Press)
Paris, June 5. The small
powers won the victory in their
opposition to the limitation of
armaments of new states
created from the former Aus-tro-Hungarian
empire, and the
Council of Four has decided to
eliminate provisions for such
limitation.
The Council today further
considered the German coun
ter proposals in the forenoon.
The afternoon was devoted to
considering the rights of minor
ities in small nations.
ALLIED REPLY
LIKELY DELAYED
(By Associated Press)
Paris, June 5. It is doubtful if
the Council of Four will be able to
send a reply tortus German counter
proposals to the Yoace treaty's terms
before the end Qt next week.
PADEREW8KI PROTESTS
Premier Paderewskl of Poland has
protested to the. Peace Conference
against any change in the terms of
the settlement of the Sllesian ques-
tlon. ,
lUm.
FUNERAL MRS. SUSAN JONES
The funeral of Mrs. Susan Jones .
-was conducted Sunday afternoon at
2:30 at Ramoth Gilead Baptist
ihnri)i In this r.nnntv bv Rev.' DavlS
of South Mills. Interment was made,00''
in the family burying ground in the
Newland section.
Mrs. Jones died Saturday morning
at her home in Newland .after a
-week's Illness. She was 86 years old
nd is survived by one son, T. D.'" one hundred dollars in
Jones of Newland, also three half merchandise prizes to tto tey. eater
sisters, Mrs. Francis Spence of Eliz- " Pbl, 8f 001 AtnleUo Mef'
abeth City, Mrs,
T. navta of Norfolk. 1
Mrs. W. F. Pritchard of Berea, by a
half brother, Mr. M. L. Davis of this
county, and by eight 'grandchildren.
NOTICE TO TRAP "SHOOTERS
All members and any others that
are Interested please' meet at the
Scooting Ground Friday evening at
4 p. m. for the regular' shoot, and
also for election of officers. The Trap
has been overhauled and Is In per-
feet working condition. "
W. L. COHOON SPEAKS
TO HOUSEWIVES LEAGUE
W. L. Cohoon, the new city attor
ney, addressed the Housewives
League Wednesday afternoon on the
subject of sanitary Inspection. The
new board of aldermen plan to have
this work done thoroughly and wise
ly and the matter of securing the best
person for the Job of sanitary in
spector is now being seriously con
sidered. There Is a good deal of
sentiment la favor of giving the Job
to a woman. ' The Idea Is that a good,
housekeeper at home will make a
good community housekeeper.
A letter was read from the new
board expressing the desire to co-op-
crate wtyh the .League for a clean,
healthful city.
Mrs. E. R. Outlaw made an inter
esting report as chairman of the In
spection committee. Five stores in
Elizabeth City are shortly to be given
the Housewives League card which
stands for first class sanitary condi
tion. These names will then be pub
lished, so that housekeepers and the
public generally may know that at
these stores food that is unquestion
ably clean may be bought.
Mrs. Stanworth of Norfolk, preuU
dent of the Housewives League of
that city, was elected an honorary
member of hte Elizabeth City league,
the organization here feeling that it
owes much to Mrs. Stanworth for her
visit and talk to the ladles this
spring which really brought about
the organization of the Elizabeth
I City League.
Mrs. J. W. Modlln was appointed
to co-operate with the Norfolk
League and ask that Norfolk bakers
wrap their bread.
POTATO BARRELS
MUST BE MARKED
Potato growers and dealers are
warned that under the regulations of
the Food and Drags Act all closed
containers of food or food product!
must be clearly marked with the con
tents of the package. This state
ment may be made in terms of net
weight, volume, or numerical count
The most practical system for potato
shippers is that of marking the con
tents In terms of volume as all
barrels now used la this section have
a capacity of the United States Stan
dard barrel. The fact that these bar
rels are standard, however, does
not remove the necessity of marking
ing them In this manner. Barrels
not marked with regard to capacity,
or barrels of slack pack, are clearly
violations of the Food and Drugs Act
The following form tor marking
with a rubber stamp on the side of
the barrels will be used by numerous
growers this year: , '
CONTENTS
ONE U. S. STANDARD BARREL
IRISH POTATOES
Inquiries with regard 'to grading
rules and regulations effective under
the new State Grading Law may be
mailed to Supervising Inspector,
State Products Inspection, Post Off
ice Building, Elizabeth City, N. C.
CANT IDENTIFY
ROSA LUXEMBURG
, (By Associated Press)
f Berlin, Jnne 5-The autopsy on
the body of the Woman. found in the
canal June first failed td establish it
to be 'that of Rosa, Luxemburg who
was killed early 'in the year by a
mob. .
The condition $6f - the body pre
cluded definite identification. There
were no traces ofiwounds or brusles,
1
f 100.00 In prizes
The merchants of .Elizabeth City
uo DV-"UU1
Boys from six to eighteen are enter
ing and a real athletic program will
be run off and this will show the
boys where they, stand with respect
tosthe boys of their own age.
There will be eighteen events for !
boys In the different age class. Boys
over 14 In the senior class. Boys
'between 11 and 14 Intermediate.
j Boys between S and 41 Juniors. Boys
under 8 Klndergartners. ,
. in each event there will be three
prises for the first, second and third
place.
DEATHS IN INDIA
ARE APPALLING
(By Associated Press)
New York, June 5. Deaths are
occurring In India m appalling num
ber on account of the crop failures,
accorawg to Her. k. a. Hume or the
National Missionary Council of India
who arrived here today.
FREE VACCINATION
AGAINST TYPHOID
Dispensaries Open Next Week,
With General Response By
The People, Campaign Will
Cost the County Nothing
Pasquotank is one of the thirty
counties that have arranged with the
State Board of Health for the free
vaccination during the coming sum
mer of its citizens against typhoid
fever. Under the arrangement, the
cobnty has agreed to pay the State
Board of Health 12 1-2 cents for
each person completely vaccinated.
The State Board of Health will
hold four vaccination dispensaries,
one every week, at each point, thru-
out the county. By holding the four
dispensaries at each point, two op
portunities are afforded every citi
zen for complete vaccination; that
is to say, if a person Is prevented
from attending a dispensary on the
opening day, he will have three days
left for being vaccinated, complete
vaccination requiring three succes
sive hypodermic Injections. The
places, hours, and dates of the dis
pensaries are as follows:
Fork School House, 9 to 10 a. m.,
Thursday, June 12, 18, 28, July 3.
Berea Church, 1 to 3 p. m., Thurs
day, June 12, 1, 21, July 3.
Joe Davis' Store, 4 to 5 p. m.,
Thursday, June 12, 19, 26, July 3.
Whitehead's Store, 9 to 10 a. m
Thursday, June 12, 19, 2, July 3.
NeWland Church, 10 to 1 p. m.,
Friday, June IS, ,10, 27, July 4.
W. A. Foster's Store, 3 to 4 p. m.,
Friday, June 13, 20, 27, July 4.
Eliz. City court house, 9 to 11 noon
Saturday. June 14, 21, 23, July 6.
Ells. City, AndersonSs store, 2 to
p. m., .Saturday, June 14, 21, 28,
July 6.
Epworth Church, 9 to 10 a. m.,
Monday, June 13, 23, SO, July 7.
Simon's Store, 12 to Lp. m., Mon
day, June 16, 23, SO, July 7.
Simon's Creek, S to 4 p. m., Mon
day, June 16, 28, SO, July 7.
Nixonton, Cartwrigbt's Store, 9 to
10 a. m., Tuesday, June 17, Z4, juiy
1, 8.
Weeksville 12 to 2 p. m Tues
day, June IV, 24, July 1, 8.
Joe Markham's store, 4 to S p. m.,
Tuesday, June 17, 24, July 1, 8.
Corinth school house, 9 to 10 a.
.m Wednesday, June 18, 25, July 2,
9.
Mt. Hermon school house, 12 to
p. m., Wednesday, June 18, 25,
July 2, 9.
Oklsko, 3 to 4 p. m., Wednesday,
June 18, 25, July 2, 9.
There are three Important reasons
why every citizen should take advan
tage of this opportunity to be vacci
nated against typhoid fever: (1)
The most important reason is that
vaccination protects against one of
the most prevalent, most costly, most
fatal or acute diseases typnoia
fever. (2) Another good reason is
that If every citizen will take ad
vantage of this opportunity, a larger
percentage of the population of this
county will be vaccinated than that
of any other county, and in such an
event the State Board of Health
agrees to assume the entire expense
of the county campaign. Let every
body realize their responsibility to
themselves and to their county, and
we shall win this prize. (3) Another
reason why the good citizens should
endorse this campaign by being vac
cinated la that ft the 8tate Board of
Health finds that the people really
appreciate this piece of work, It will
extend the plan to all parts of the
State, serving thirty counties next
summer and thirty the following
(8ummer,
returning to the thirty
counties that form the. first group,
including this one, every third year,
The citizen, then, by endorsing this
piece of work is not only doing
something for himself and for his
county, but for his State, he Is per
haps saving his own lite and .'en
couraging a work that will result la
the saving of . hundreds and thou
sands of lives in North Carolina.
REPORTS WERE
VERY PREMATURE
(By Associated Press)
Copenhagen, June 6. The persist
ent reports that Petrograd was cap
tured were "very premature," ac
cording to a statement from the of
ficial Esthonian press bureau here.
BAPTIST SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION
The Baptist Sunday School Con
vention will be held at 8hlloh Bap
tist Church, Camden County, June
27-29, 1919.
Friday Night, June 27th.
The Purpose of our Sunday Schools
Discussed by S. 8." Davis, P.
S. Vann, E. F. Aydlett and D.
H. Tillett. j
Saturday, June 28th.
10: f a. m. Qualifications for Teach
era; Why have teacher's meet
ings? Discussed by Revs. Wal-
drop, Pierce and Harrell. (Each
speaker occupying ten minutes)
11:00 a. m. How "To Have and To
Hold" a, live Sunday School.
Discussed by Prof. A. B. Combs,
Prof. P. S. Vann, Hon. W. L.
Small, and W. N. Price.
1 : 4 5 p. m. Devotional Exercises
Rev. I. K. Stafford.
2:00 p.m. Baptists in History:
Elders B. C. Henlng, Geo. W.
Clarke, E. J. Harrell.
3:00 p.m. Getting the Sunday
School into the Church Services:
Elders M. P. Davis, E. S.
Pierce, Waldrop, Harrell, and
new pastor of Corinth church.
4:00 p.m. Converting the Sunday
School from a possible liability
Into an actual asset: General
discussion opened by Dr. B. C.
Henlng followed by other past
ors and superintendents present.
8hlloh Chucrh will make its own
arrangements tor Sunday Program.
In order to make this Sunday
ScBOOl Coatentlon what it sfaovM be,
it will be necessary for those who
are on the program to be on hand
and well prepared to discuss the sub
sets assigned to them. Come on
time for the Intellectual and spirit
ual menu, otherwise the saints may
conclude that you came merely for
dinner.
GREEK FORCES
OCCUPY TOWNS
(By Associated Press)
Saloniki, June 5. Greek forces
yesterday occupied the towns of
Aviali and Rhlraon on the west
coast of Asia Minor, according to
official statements from' Greek head
quarters.
A Turkish detachment attacked
the Greeks at Aviali but was re
pulsed.
SENIOR PLAY
SCORES HIT
The Senior play, "Macbeth A La
Mode" scored quite a hit Wednesday
night In the high school auditorium.
Full of school and football interest
and vim, the story was pleasing In
Itself and much enlivened by the
spirited acting of the local players.
The house was crowded and applause
was frequent.
WILL
SPEAK AT
MT. LEBANON CHURCH
Through the courtesy of Elizabeth
City Business College, America's
fastest calculator who is installing
the system in the college, will give
a chalk talk Thursday evening at 8
m. at Mt. Lebanon A. M. E. Zion
church. This lecture Is. given to as
sist the colored people In liquidating
a 113,000 indebtedness. Don't fall to
see the greatest demonstration ever
given in Elizabeth City.
PIANO RECITAL
The pupils of Miss Covert's Piano
class will give their recital In the
High School Auditorium Friday af
ternoon, June 6th, 4:30 o'clock. The
parents of pupils and public are cor
dially Invited.
t
W. S. Dunstan has returned from
Durham where his son Fleetwood
graduated with honors from Trinity.
ENGINEER HIGGS
GOES ON JOB
County Engineer Htggs went on
the Job Wednesday morning and is
lining things up for work. Tonight
he leaves with a committee from the
County Highway Commission for Ra
lelgh where they will go before the
State Highway Commission in regard
to Federal aid for road building pro
Jects in Pasquotank.
Actual surveying of the proposed
paved roads for the County will be
begun next week.
ADOPTREPORT
DR. OTTO BAUER
(By Associated Press)
Basle, June 6. The Grand Coun
cil of German-Austria which met
Tuesday adopted the report of Dr.
Otto Bauer, the gist of which was
"The peace terms presented to German-Austria
by the Allies mean the
death sentence of the Austrian re
public," according to Vienna ad
vices. I
AT BRUSSELS
JUNE TENTH
(By Associated Press)
Brussels, June 5. President Wil
son will arrive hefe June tenth, ac
cording to official announcement. He
will visit Louvaln during his stay
and will leave Brussels on June 12th.
CANTO CASTRO OF
SPAIN RESIGNS
(By Associated Press)
Lisbon, June 5. President Canto
Castro presented his resignation to
Congress yesterday , . amid acclama
tions. It was voted to ask the pres
ident to reconsider his action.
OUT AFTER ACCIDENT
Leslie Hooper is out again after
a painful but not serious accident on
the Ocean View boulevard when the
motorcycle on which he was riding
was run Into by an automobile last
Saturday.
IRISH CENSORSHIP
STILL CONTINUES
Dublin, May 4. (Correspondence
of The Associated Press.) The Irish
censorship has not been entirely dis
continued as has that of England.
Major Bryan Cooper, formerly Union
1st member ot Parliament for South
Dublin, has been appointed press
censor tor Ireland succeeding Lord
Decies who has resigned.
The Irish censorship, however, is
declared to be voluntary and no pa
per Is required to submit copy to the
censor. But as tne penalties lor os
Jectionable publications will still re
main, and may Involve seizure of
plant and machinery, it is expected
that the newspapers will make them
selves safe by taking the censor's
bplnlon on all doubtful matter. The
government declares that "In the in
terests of the peace of the country
it is Impossible tor the government
to permit any section of the press to
be used as an instrument of incite
ment to organized or other defiance
of the law or for the purpose of in
flaming public opinion to a pitch in
which acts ot lawlessness become
possible." But the government adds
that "there Is no Intention to inter
fere with legitimate political discus
sion or propaganda." It Is probable
that while the general body ot the
Irish press will continue their rela
tion with the censor very much as
before, the Sinn Fein papers may
take all risks.
The Nationalist press complains
that, the censor's practice of curtail
ing the speeches of Sinn Fein, lead
ers had the effect of depriving the
Irish public of "any real basis for
Judging Sinn Fein policy which they
believe would have proved less at
tractive than it did to the Irish elect
ors If they had known the extreme
terms in which it was sometimes put
forward. '
HALL--HOLLAND
Fred M. Hall and Miss Mary F.
Holland, both of Norfolk, wore mar
ried hers Monday.
GENERAL ANSELL
SPOKE AT TWO
Many Disappointed At Not Be
ing Able To Hear Him To
night Called Back to Wash-
ington.
General Samuel T. Ansell, who
was to, have delivered an address
here tonight, was called to Washing
ton and had to leave at three o'clock
this afternoon. Arrangements were
hurriedly made to have him speak
at two o'clock this afternoon and
of hour and could do so gathered at
the high school at that time to' hear
him. The others are disappointed,
Y . . . n J . - .ir 1 .
uui uiuom iruiu wHsainKioa are
orders and it could not be helped
WEEKSVILLE FORT
HIGH SCHOOL
The high school election Thurs
day at Weeksville resulted In victory
for a high school there. Ac two
o'clock only one vote had been cast
against it and everybody in the sec
tion was rejoicing over the victory..
SCOUTS MEET THURSDAY
The Boy Scouts of Troop Three
will have a special meeting at eight '
o'clock Thursday evening ot this
week in order to make arrangements
for their part in Boy Scout Week,.
June 8 to 13.
Plans for reorganizing the troop
will be considered, for all "dead
dead timber must be weeded out.
Hikes will again become a weekly
affair, but those not attending meet
lngs regularly will be barred from
participating In hikes. ,
Now that school work Is over, a
renewed Interest In Scout work Is
looked for and at the meeting this
week every active scout Is expected,
to be present.
MISS BLOUNT'S PUPILS ;
GIVE PIANO RECITAL'
Pupils of Miss Annie B. Blount
gave a pleasing and creditable plane
recital at the high school Tuesday
afternoon at firs o'clock.
GUARANTORS MEET FRIDAY
There will be an Important meet
ing of the Chautauqua guarantors
In the courthouse at eight o'clock on
Friday sight, June 6th. All guarsn
tors are urged to be present and get
their allotment ot tickets.
EUREKA LODGE
ELECTS OFFICERS
The following officers were elected
by Eureka Lodge Tuesday night:
Harry G. Kramer, W. M.; T. A. Com
'mander, 8. W.; Frank K. Kramer,
'J. W.; E. R. Speace, Secretary; A.
G. James, treasurer. The rest of the
officers are to be appointed.
NOW IS THE TIME TO
ADVERTISE
Present Advertisers Increase
your space.
Prospective Advertisers Bring
your plans to a head and start
advertising Immediately.
Advertising began as an after
thought of business, but, became
the forethought. Just as It was
a part of the forethought of war
that Insured victory, so adver
tising must become the tor
thought of peace to Insure pros
perity. Advertising Anticipates; Ad
vertising Discounts; . Advertis
surest, quickest, and most econ
lng Compels. Advertising Is the
omlcal selling force known to In
dustry today.
The power of an Idea multi
plied In millions of minds moves
governments or goods as the
case may be.
The Department of Labor urges
more advertising by merchants
and manufacturers to insure the
present prosperity ot the Na
tion. .
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
W. B. Wilson, Secretary
Roger W. Babeoa
Director General, InlormaUoa
aad Kdocattoa Service .