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WEATHER In the columns of this paper you will find tho advertisements of alert, progressiva merchants and manu facturers who are telling you some thing they bollcve you ought to know. Local showers and thunderstorms probably tonight and Thursday. No ' chango In temperature, moderate south and southwest winds. j VOL.4 ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 23, 1919. NO. 173 "i T REED HEARD BY A GOOD CROWD But Nothing Like A Packed House Greeted The Missouri Senator at the Alkrama On Tuesday Night "The dullest speech that I have made," Is the way Senator James A. Reed of Missouri characterized his effort at the Alkrama theatre Tues day night, when he delivered himself of his argument against the League of Nations. Terhaps the size of the crowd was a disappointment to the Sanator, though the Alkrama, despite the hot and humid weather, was about two thirds full. Perhaps the response of tho audi ence was not up to tho speaker's ex pectations, though his remarks were punctuated with applause, which, though it might have left something to be. desired in volume, was vocifer ous enough to have satisfied the high est expectations. A reference to the Secretary of the Navy as "Josephus the Just" did not set well with the Senator's hearers, and when he hastened to pay a tri bute to Mr. Daniel's ability there were shouts of approval. Given Respectful Hearing What impression the Senator made upon his audience it would be hard to say. About four score of the crowd of four or five hundred were apparently wholeheartedly with the speaker. The rest heard him with respectful attention and some of them even joined, occasionally In the applause. A number left the audi torium during the address. Others whoso attitude appeared hostile kept their seats. But the majority heard what the speaker had to say and kept their own counsel. Senator Reed styled himself fn the beginning of bis address an "old fashioned Jeffersonian Democrat." "But I come to you tonight as an American cttisen and not as a .partisan," ho declared. "This Is not a partisan Issue," he went on. "If President Wilson and William Howard Taft, who carried two states in his last race for the presidency, can speak for the League of Nations from the same platform I see no reason why a local paper should throw a conniption fit if Pugh and Reed are both against it. A Staunch Democrat He defended himself against the charge of being out of harmony with his party. He spoke for Wilson in both of his campaigns, he said. He denied that he had been asked to re- . sjgn by the Missouri State Legisla ture. He averred that If the editor . of the local 'paper here were as good a christian as he' had been a Demo crat the said editor could read his title clear to mansions in the sky. Ha supported the war policy of the Administration, he claimed save that when Woodrow Wilson "came before 'Congress and said that we wouldn't win the war without suffrage for w- B& I didn't tot (or it. And events prove dthat Wilson was mistaken The speaker wanted to know how many In his audience had read the text of the proposed covenant of the League of Nations and one or two "' nands went up. He wanted to know if they were in favor of the adoption -of a pact that would invdlvo the . abandonment of the policies of Wash ington and Jefferson without know ing anything of its provisions. There were two propositions that he under took to show; first," that the League will not end war or bring lasting peace; and, second, that its adoption would mean the surrender of the sovereignty of this republic. Plays to the Farmer He claimed that the League is backed by Big Business and for com mercial motives. He contended that tho adoption of tho League would put the farmer at : the morcy of this same Big Business, Intimating that the price of cotton, ..corn and other farm products would be fixed to the advantago of buyers . and Betters instead of producers He pointed out that of the thirty two nations that are to constitute - the League, seventeen, or a majority, are of the' dark races; that In the Assembly of tho League every mem, ' ber nation has one vote and but one, thus putting the United States and Liberia on equal footing; that in the League Assembly England, with her .colonies, has six votes; while Amer ica has but one; that represented In CHOWAN TO HONOR , RETURNING HEROICS What promises to be one of the greatest events In the history of Chowan County Is being undertaken in honor of Chowan county's returned soldiers and sailors. The event will be held at Tyner on Wednesday, August the 13th, and will be in the nature .of a picnic. A brass band will furnish music. Mr. Walter L. Cohoon of this city will be the orator of the day. CHILD RELIEF IS ORGANIZED rrague, June 22. (By Mall.). The American scheme of child relief in Czecho-Slovakla is now in fuh swing. Large" quantities of milk cocoa and other goods are in the bands of the central committee and the feeding of the children has been completely organized in the dlffei ent districts. Not every child in Czecho-Slov-tkla is being fed, but only those who are actually hungry and needy. In aost districts, about one child ii three is now receiving the American ration. With the co-operation of various national, religious and social organ izations, encouraged by the Czecho slovak government, local and dis trict committees have been formed ti carry on the details of the child-feed ing scheme. Food is at hand in mai: places only awaiting the organiza tion of the local committee. Addi tional American personnel has re cently arrived from Paris, and as soon as word Is received that a com munity is ready for organization, representatives are being sent out to put the relief into operation. FOR THE MOVIES London, June 29. (Correspondence of The Associated Press.) A. Mol ock has attracted attention by ex hibiting before the Royal Society a new form 01 clnamatograph which, it Is said, will prove of distinct value. At present pictures are often shown at a rate considerably higher than that at which the photographs were taken in order to avoid the fllck- erlngs due to intermittent illumina tion. Mollock's model, it is claimed, Illuminates the screen continuously, thus allowing the picture to be shown .t any rate desired either slowei or faster than tho speed at which the events occurred. SPECIAL ATTRACTION AT THE ALKRAMA TODAY AND NIGHT The Alkrama has been fortunate enough to secure a one real Red Cross picture "Serbia victorious." a picture which you will be glad to see. These pictures are shown only In large cities, and the people of this town should feel fortunate indeed at having the opportunity of witnessing this special at no addition in price. ASKS REMISSION STREET R. R. TAXES (By Associated Press) Washington, July 23. Remission of at leaBt part of the Federal, State, and Municipal taxes on street rail ways as one means of relieving their I financial difficulties was suggested to tho Federal Electric Railway Com mission by Prof. Chas. J. Bullock of Harvard University. He was form erly president of the National Tax Association. the League Council are six kingdoms and only three republics.' Notliliiff in Our Favor He declared that under the provis ions of the League if China should attempt to regain Shantung from the Japs, American mothers would have to send their boys to aid Japan to maintain control of that province. Ho characterized the league as a scheme to get America to underwrite the liabilities of every other mem ber of the League without America's deriving any benefit from the bar gain), The speaker's peroration was a dramatic plea for loyalty to the American flag and, pointing to the stars and stripes back of the plat form, ha asked if that banner should ever float beneath an international standard. - Two voices in the audi " I v. r WHAT 5 THIS WORLD " 1 1 .,5'.Nt;J0 '? " ,VE- PA,r DOWN- OUT I Q UA.ALMr fc,LLS To 6 CUUR, -PLAN D THEM OAhIT GET h J fttm CREDIT - . ! FOREST FlRES ARE RAGING Spreading Over Twenty Five Thousand Acres And Threat ening Property in West (By Associated Press) Spokane, July 23. Twenty five hundred Forestry Service men, soon to be increased to three thousand, and a hundred men in the employ of the Timber Protective Associations have failed to hold In check serious forest fires which are raging In northern Idaho and western and cen tral Montana. A serious blaze is spreading over approximately twenty five thousand acres In Madison Nati onal Forest and threatens property. APPROPRIATION ASKED Washington, Jnly 23. Congress was asked today by Secretary Lane for a special appropriation of $000,- 000 to fight the forest fires in tho Northwest. The fires cannot be extinguished save by heavy rains, of which Mi&re is no immediate prospect, cald the Secretary. OFFICER RESCUED FROM MOWERS (sou wivrooeev in) Huntington, W. Va., July 23. Seised by a gang of alleged moon shiners, brought before a Green brier County Justice el the peace, and found guilty of bootlegging- this was the experience of H. P. Rad cliff of Hinton, West Virginia, a state prohibition officer who returned late yesterday from an investigating tour in the hills. He was rescued by a brother of ficer. OFFER PEACE TO RUMANIAN TROOPS (By Associated Preea) London, July 23. A Bolshevik delegation has arrived at Kishineff with an offer of peace to the com mander of the .Rumanian Dnelster troops on behalf of Nikolai Lenlne, Bolshevik premier, according to a Berlin government wireless dispatch. WELSH MINERS WILL NOT STRffiE (By Associated Press) London, July 23.-The most hope ful feature of the coal strlko situa tion was the decision of Welsh minors at the conference held at Cardiff not to Join the Yorkshire movement. , There .was no great accession strength to the strike movement day. REPORT NUMBER RAILWAY PASSES (By Associated Press) Washington, July 23. On June 30, 955 railway transportation passes and 1,903 pullman passes were In force, the Senate was In formed today by Director General Hines in response to a resolution of Inquiry by Senator Newberry. TEN MEN SHOT IN BERLIN RIOT (By Associated Press) Berlin, June 23. Ten persons were shot during the disorders which attended the breaking up of a ma jority socialist meeting by commun ists and spartacans here yesterday. Those attending the meeting, that was held In the Trades Union Build ing, attempted to lynch the man who fired the shots but he was saved by hospital helpers who were In the building. RAINS CAUSE SERIOUSDAMAGE Cape Fear. Neuse And Tar Rivera Out of Banks. No Sign of Let up. Western North Carolina Also Suffers (By Associated Press) Raleigh, July 23. Reports 'from Eastern North Carolina indicate that (Jit fates which. iit prftalled for more than a week la that section have caused serious damage to crops. A number of rivers, Including the Cape Fear, the Tar, and the Neuse are out of their banks in several places, inundating crops in the low lands. Western North Carolina is also suffering from rains but reports in dicate less crop less. Tobacco and corn seem to be suffering most. In addition to crop losses, many road bridges over small streams have been washed away. ) LIVE LOCALS Misses Taullne Beverage, Evelyn Jones, Anna Whltehurst and Jennie' j Kramer have returned after several , weeks visit in Pen Mar, Md. Misses Ethel Holloinan and Mamio Houston have returned to their home in Portsmouth, Va., after spending the week-end with Mrs. L. W. Bland on Burgess street. Jlmmld Newbolil of Norfolk la In the city the guest of his parents, Mr.' and Mrs. S. C. Newbold on Fearing street. Minnas Lllln. and Mar Pendleton i, nhnui Yur.ov.triiia (visit to Mrs. Wilson Cartwright on Fearing street. t 4 , . , v ofi V ..--" to - Miss Hazel Bykes left Wednesday I for Nags Head. WHITE MAN IS KILLED IN RIOT Clashes Repeated Last Night In Washington Negro- Dis tricts. Scores Injured Washington, July 23. Although there was sporadic firing of firearms in some of the negro districts until clashes between the whites and ne groes consisted of only one white man killed, another probably fatal ly wounded, and scores injured in varying degrees as the result of blows from fists, clubs and stonos and the wielding of knives, but In none of these cases were wounds ex pected to be fatal. FOUR REGIMENTS OF MARRIED MEN Washington, July 23. A special regiment composed largely If not en tirely of married men probably will result from the War Department's policy announced today regarding the disposition of Regulars who are returning to this country with French wives. . - .. . 1 Orders have been sent command ing officers of embarkation ports to transfer such men and their wives to either Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia! Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont, or Fort Meyer, Virginia. ENTITLES WOMEN TO HOLD OFFICE London, July 23. The bill entitl ing women to hold public offices and to exercise public functions which passed the second reading in the House of Lords today is one intro duced by the government as .a sub stitute for the bill of the Labor Party. Modern Greek Language. The language spoken by the edu cated classes, that used In the news papers add other modern literature of Greece, differs from the Romaic used by the lower classes. Tho former Is distinguished by a grcatrr resemblance to the Greek of. antiquity, which- ren tiers it easy for nnyoue who has a sat Isfactory acquaintance with ancient Greek to road the literary Greek of the present day. Wise Provision of Nature. Mon always worships something al ways he sees the Infinite shadowed forth in something finite', and Indeed an and must so see it In any finite thing, once tempt him well to fix his eyes thereon. Carlyle. a I Dldnlfled Rebuke. lf iomethlng txc,tlnK thut happened, Finally, rising to hor full dignity, iMary said: "Susie, will you please 1st me tell this story! It isn't nice to be la that way.1 ,.. DONT KICK WHEN ASKEDJTOPAYUP, "Prompt-pay Movement" Will Be Better For Merchants, Patrons And Town at Large The "Prompt-pay Movement," that was recently inaugurated here by the Merchants' Division of the Chamber of Commerce is meeting with great t success. A confmunication to the i public at large is jssucd which has a punch, and will no doubt be of inter est to all, and especially right now, aa tho merchants are sending In the ratings, for tho new credit experi ence guide, which is being compiled by W. 1 Henry, manager for the Merchants Mercantile Agency, with tho backing of the Association. The communication follows: , ' "Don't Kick When you get a statement of your account on the first of tho month Don't Kick. ' Whon the collector comes around to see you after your bill has run for 60 or 90 days Don't kick. "After you, figuratively speaking, 'cuss out' the collector, ignore State ments time after time, then get a better sort of Jerking you up Don't kick. "Romombor, it was your duty to pay that bill on the first and every day you let it run after that .you were imposing upon the merchant who trusted you to take his goods out of his house. He did .his part whon he let you have the goods. It was up to you to do your part on the first of the month. ;' "But you failed. Then you got 'red under the collar' when he called your attention to your part of the agreement. He didn't say you were dishonest 'but you were. Be honor able. Pay up Don't kick. Remem ber he has to pay his bills and can't unless you pay yours. Pay up.; ' "Make it a point on the first of the month to pay up. If you can't settle all your obligations do your , best. Your credit is made by your paying or failure to pay your bills. It you pay your credit is good or "prompt." If you fail to pay your credit is bad, . "X." VV. "If your credit is bad today you' can make it good. If you are slip ping Into the 'dead beat' mire and you have a desire in you to start anew to once again place yourself upon the plane of 'honor' you can. "Begin today to square off all your old obligations and take care of your new ones as they fall dne. Show that you are in earnest and every mer chant In the city will be tor yon and will help you! Pay up! ' "It's cosy if you will Just oaks up your mind. If for soma reason like that you find you are unable to pay drop around and see the merchants you owe and it will save tbem some expense. .- mnp "Times change. It's not like it used to be. The dead beat has been nailed. A person of 'careless credit' can no longer 'beat' every merchant in this city. In unity ther is Btrengtn and practically every retail merchant in Elizabeth City has Joined hands in this movement which is a clearing bouse that 'clears credits,' and it Is expected every one will subscribe to the credit book, which is now being compiled by Mr. Henry. "If you do not pay your bill with one merchant every other merchant knows it. You must pay as you go or quit going. The day of systematically beating the man who trusts you with his goods is gone. "If you are honorable and pay your bills your credit grows. It you are dishonorable and don't par your bill your rcedlt is nipped in the bud. , "Times change and invariably, for the better. Pay up! Credit is too valuable an asset to loso." ' T PLAY PRODUCER LEFT BIG FORTUNE London, June 30. (Correspondence of The Associated Press.) It ia loarned that Imre Kiralfy, organizer of pageants and spectacular plays, who died at Brighton, April 28, left a fortune of 12,000,000. It is stated that ho roallced a total return of 122,750,000 from the colossal pa goants be produced mostly in Amer ica and abroad. One pageant shown at the World's Fair at Chicago, brought In about $1,000,000. A state ment Issued here says this is the larg est total of receipts In the history of the opera, drama, spectaclo an I pageantry. ence shouted Not Not I -- ... )
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