"MY SOX,
deal with men
who advertise,
you will never
lose by It"
WEATHER
Fair tonight and Tuesday, little
change in temperature, gentle, shift-
-Benjamin Franklin.
j Ing winds.
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VOL. 4
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 15, 1919.
NO.' 219 "
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PLANS FOR BIG FAIR THIS FALL
ARE NOW TAKING DEFINITE FORM
Secretary Case And Directors of Albemarle Ag
ricultural Association Expect to Stage Eliza
beth City's Biggest And Greatest Agricul
tural Exposition
The second annual Fair ofsthe Albemarle Agricultural As
sociation will be held on the grounds 'of the Associations the
suburbs of this city on November 11, 12, 13 and 14.
L. D. Case has been made
Secretary of the Fair Associa
tion and with the directors of
the Association is planning for
Elizabeth
City's biggest and,
best Fair this fall.
' Attractive posters announc
ing the dates are already out
anu uie piaus xur wie wig u
nual holiday event of the sect-
ion are now
taking definite
shape.
Last year the grounds of the
Association had just been
been
Cleared and the whole country
was in the grip of the flu. There
were no lights on the Fair
Grounds and consequently the
,
management was compelled to
run a daylight fair and close
the grounds at night. This year
the flu has not re-appeared and
arrangements have been made
lu -
the Fair can be kept running
day and night. Considering the v. e. dunhtan, jr.
drawbacks the Fair crowds gets five dollars
were good last year. But this The rize for tne be8t letter in The
i i i Advance "Best Advertiser" contest
year with the drawbacks re- t ... , . .
J ii. -i. Koes to W. E. Dunstan, Jr., by de-
moved and with the prosperity cree of a capable judge ln no way
expected to come with COtton connected with The Advance, one of
selling above' thirty cents the the iieV teachers in the High School
attendance on the Fair is ex- n0 did not know the names of the
pected to eclipse all records. "n we
r . .. . . i i . way connected with any of the stores
- Another big drawback last ,n tne clty and who could hardly be
year was the dust at the Fair prejudiced in the matter in any re
Grounds. This will be elimi- vpect.
nated this year, as in addition' The Advance congratulates young
to lighting the Grounds the Dun8tan and 18 mall,ng hlra check
. m. i. i. today.
Fair Management proposes to L 1
provide a sprinkling system as
well. This will add greatly to ;
the comfort of the crowd and,
it ia holiovoH will heir, to in-
crease the attendance iDa4 and the Boy8' i8 ,Ttng w,y
crease in?xenaance. souvenirs to the school kiddies to-, (By Associated Pre)
A cold blanket WAS thrown day and. tomorrow. Xhto announce-' New York, Sept. 15. The huge
on th enthusiasm Of the Fair ment was made at the opening of oil fire on Long Island Is still burn-
fans when it was announced school this morning, and while The Ing ith the eiplosion of two'naptha
that the County Commissioners Advance reporter was m the store tanks.
. , fv kb -oraiuala in tryinf to coax Mr. Turner iato tell- Three hundred firemen are flght
had put the ban on carnivals in ng whgt myBterl0Ui B0UTenlr whlch ,Urted
Pasquotonk and when it was nackaK, eonUJnedi they beran t0 day .
epoitea tnat iniS WOUia mean
H,' (e elimination of all midway
' . il .4.14
anxscxions iius year, oiaiiy inn iu
that without k midwav a biir ,ace8 "d trcn nat thus
that without mwway a Dig not
attendance on the Fair wouldpulled off And th0 gJrl bM
be out 01 tne question, ine
fears of these mourners were
set at rest last week, however,
when it was announced that the
County Commissioners had
agreed to make an exception
to the general law in favor of
the Fair Associatino.
Besides the midway, how-,
ever, amusement attractions of i
a high order are l promised, i
There will be a number of pas
sfcnger carrying airplanes here
J (or the Fair and there is even
some talk of a sham aerial bom
bardment of the city with bat
teries on the roofs of the larg
est buildings to ward off the
attack, and there will, of
course, be the usual races on
the rair urouna iraca.
Secretary Case
wants it difl-
, tinctly understood, however,
t that the management proposes
yf to make this year's event a real
.agricultural fair and not mere-
. Jy a big carnival.
The nremium list is now off
the press n4 will be distri-
buted this week. Secretary Case
wants tp make tne exniora mm
year bigger and better than
ever before and will leave no
ttone usturned to secure the
CHOWAN BAPTISTS
I IN 3 DAY SESSION I
... ,
Delegate Entertained In the ;
Homes
Baptists of the Chowan Association
gathered at the First" Baptist church
here today for a three days Training
School. Leaders and workers in
every phase or church work were
nrpspnt
This hoo, . art thfi .
gram of the great Baptist drive now
going on.
Tne delegates from out of town
churches are being entertained in the
home of Elizabeth City Baptists, and
th? ,adles of the Frgt Baptlgt and
Biackwell Memorial churches are
serving (he lunches each day.
a cordial invitation is extended
church workers t0 attend the Tral-
1115 otuuui wii.tu uuuuuues iiiiuua
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Tt T
TURNER CO.
GIVING SOUVENIRS
j
T T- Turner A Co., the store for
come In. And they came In droves,
and by ones and twos. The boys f ot
IIiih Am m v, A mmA U l .1;..
their little hearts they were thers
too. be-curled and be-ribboned and
with curiosity and mischief shining
in their eyes; and they all got the
package, and now we would Just yen-
ture the guess that there will be
many school-marm's age, long closely world is ae to mining machinery,
guarded, dragged outof its hiding has awakened the coal operators and
place and exhibited to the public in miners of the Manchester and Bolton
the next few days. d stricts: Electrical and compressed
The Store for Dad and the Boys t'r coal cutting machinery, called
wanls every school boy and girl In "iron men" by the miners. Is being
county to huve one of these mystery 'ntroduced very generally, one big
packagoF., so if you are a pupil of 'any plant having recently installed an e!a
school in the county go there either borate power plant in connection with
today or Tuesday and get your sou- the innovation,
venir.
GAKRETT HAYVVKU
Mr. William W. Garrett, who lUes
on the Flora Farm near the city, and
Mrs. Nettie Bawyer, widow of the late
iB. K. Bawyer of th'n city were mar-
I r'Al Sunilav n'rh K Ft. SI.- TIT
irt4Wl . . . . . - ,
rVark,
(iiarne.
,
'
co-operation- of the farmers'
and manufacturers of the ect-l
ion to that end.
I l. Vw, . u I
vu viiB u vne manage-
merif 0t the Aoripnifnr.i a..
'Viation, which haa been organ
2erj but a few years, to make
their annual Fair here to this
lection of the State what the
Bute Fair at Raleigh Is to all
North Carolina.
SUPERIOR COURT
CONVENED MONDAY
Superior Court convened Monday j (Ity Afawwiated Press)
morning for a two weeks term, Judge ' Washington, Sept. 15. Three cav
JV. M. Bond, presiding. talry detachments are pursuing the
Two cases were tried at the Mon- j tan bandits who captured Dr. J. M.
day morning session. Whit Wilson Smith, American physician, and three
pleaded guilty to the charge of act- i other men and hold them for rausom.
ing as an agent In the purchase of I
liquor and s, decree of absolute di
vorce "was granted in the case of,
Riddick vs. Riddick, colored.
TRY TO REGAIN
POLICE PLACES
Gompere And Other Heads Of
Labor Federation Assist In
Campaign. Curtis Agrees to
Conference
(By Associated Press)
Boston, Sept. 15. As campaign to
regain for the striking policemen
their places lost by order of the city
authorities wa begun today with the
assistance of Gompers - ana otner
nt ih. A morgan FarinrnHnn of
.
The city is quiet and part of the
'military forces have been withdrawn
from patrol duty.
; Pol.ce Commissioner Curtis who
refused to re-employ the strikers has
to a conference today wlth
the union chiefs.
j
1.AKGE AUCTION HALE TO BE
HELD THVItSDAY
Eighty-seven beautiful lots of the
Skinner-Gregory Subdivision, front
ing on North Road street and Broad
street, will be sold at auction Thurs
day, September 18th at 11 a. m., by
the, Atlantic Coant Realty Co. of
Petersburg, Va. There will also be
offered for sale ten houses and lots,
seven of which are located on Broad
street. This street will be paved soon
nr.ri tliuse houses will make ideal'
rasidences or will be good invest
ments. With the present scarcity of avail
able homes in Elizabeth City, now is
the time for those who want them to
buy.
unni? ait
nuuEi uiL rut
STILL BURNING
The blaze is expected to continue
two more days and the loss may
. i. ha llllnn A i 1 a ra
million dollars.
kku mmiuu ."..-..
- ;
prb-kminknck duk to nwrtj
machinery
Manchester, Eng., Aug. 25. (Cor-
respondence of Associated Press.)
The reepated statement by trade au-
thorlties that the pre-eminence ot the
United States In the coal trade of the j
TOOK HALF HOLIDAY
I WERE DISCHARGED
,v A-ocli1 Prfsl
New York, Sept. 15. Thousands
, .MnnTA workers who took a halt
boiitiy Saturday in defiance of their
' - . ' . ..
y :
employers oraers to remain on me
, . dlscharaed when they re-
" -
(fumed to work this morning.
RETURN FROM VISIT
. . w.
Mrs. L. J. Prltchsrd and daughter,
Mlai Laurfc, fter sarsn weeks visit
to Mrs. Pritchard's mother,
Mrs.!
'woodard. at Hickory Orouno, v.,
hom
FROM GATES VTXJJB
1
Robert ft. Taylor el Gates-ills was
In the city Vonday
' CAVALRY FURSUES
j MEXICAN BANDITS
GIL IS PRECIOUS
AS FINE GOLD
Mexico City, Aug.- 25. (Correspon
dence of The Associated Press.)
The vast petroleum deposits in Mex
ico, veritable rivers of gold to their
owners, have within the past few
years attracted the attention of the
world; first, because their exhaustless
supplies tilled a demand in the com
mercial world which was emphasized
during the war, and iecondly, be
cause of lata they have formed one
of the most fruitful sources of mis
understanding between the govern
ments of Mexico and the United
States.
The development of this industry
by foreign capital has reached liio
point where dividends are declared
in millions of dollars and production
runs into millions of barrels.
Legislation designed by the Mexi
can government to divert wnat t j
terms its Just share of profit into the ;
national treasury has been met by J
charges of confiscation on the part of
the foreiRii Interests whose opposi- !
:icn has become so vigorous that
President Carranza receutly stated in
nn interview that the petroleum com
panies were deliberately engendering
'll-fceling between the Pnited States
and Mexico.
Kxploitatiou of petroleum in Mex
ico for commercial purposes is con
fined to the past eighteen years, ac
cording to a statement recently fur
nished to The Associated Press by
the Department of Commerce and
Industry.
Exploration ot the oil fields began
about 1900 and has been conducted
since by the Mexican Petroleum Com
pany of California, the British firm
of Pearson & Son, the Huasteca Pe
troleum Company, the Bast Oil Com
pany, the Oil Company of Tepetate
ond others.
Vessels now available to convey
Mexican oil have approximately 700,
000 tons capacity and are worth $90,
000,000. In addition ij is stated that
the value of pipe lines Is estimated
at $60,000,000 and storage depots at
$60,000,000; bringing the total of
such investment to $200,00.0,000. The
pipe line system is 780 miles long
and the steel tanks for the storake
of oil have a capacity of 26,000,000
barrels.
Commenting noon these figures the
statement says that "the Mexican oil
industry hsa not yet equalled the
American because of the lack of
means of transportation and of stor
ing which are not equal to the pro
duction of the oil lands." It Is assert
ed that the potential production of
the fields is nine-fold greater than
that registered at the present time.
FARMERS TASK IS
MORE DIFFICULT
London, Auk. 25. (Correspondence
cf The Associated Press.) The
fanner's tusk of making two blades
grow where one had grown before is
becoming Increasingly difficult in
England, according to statistics pub
: sliPd here today. Some of his dif
ficulties are set out as follows:
Farm laborers before the war re
vived $4 a week; now they get $10.
Every horse must have a weekly half
holiday. If 20 horses are employed
on a farm this represents an annual
loss of $750 at 76 cents per half day
per week. Before the war steam
ploughing .cost $1.75 per acre. It
now costs 4.50. Coal before the
war cost $5 a ton; it now costs
$12.50. Nitrate of soda has adranced
from $46 a ton to $125; binder twine
from $175 a ton to $650; and black
smith's, carpenter's and saddler's
werk Is from 160 ' to $00 percent
higher.
On top of all this the farmer's in
come tax has been doubled.
SUNDAY, SEPT. 14, AN
mrcaat on road near Woodvllle.
Owner can recover by identifying
coat and paying for this ado. ltp
GOVERNOR ORDERS THREE COMPANIES
OF STATE TROOPS TO ALBEMARLE
Ten Men Already Wounded As Result of Clash
Between Union And Non-union Men There
And It is Gravely Feared Further Trouble
May Occur Before Troops Can Arrive
Raleigh, September 15. At the request of the Mayor of
Albemarle end the Sheriff cf Starley County Governor Bickett
today ordered three companies cf troops to proceed at once to
that place to quell the disturbances caused by a clash at Wis
ca&set Mills where strikers have attempted to prevent non-union
men frcm going to work today.
GEN. PERSHING
BACK AT DESK
(liy Associated l'tess)
Washington, Sept. 15. General
Pershing returned to his desk in the
ivur nepuruueui toaay ana is ciear-
jiiiS up his correspondence.
SOUTHERN SHIPPERS
"ARRIVE TO PROTEST
(ity Associated Tress)
Washington. Sept. 15. Southern
.ihli'iiers arrived today to protest lie
tore the Interstate Commerce Com
mission against the proposed freight
:-aie increases.
PROCLAIMS UNION
FIUME WITH ITALY
' AsMH-lated Tress)
Oneva, Sept. 15. Serbian advices
declare that D'Annunio has pro
claimed the union of Flume with
Italy.
MEXICANS ABANDON
ANNUAL CELEBRATION
OS AsHocinted Tresnt
Pueblo, Sept. 15.1 The Mexicans j
abandoned their annual celebration j
of independence of Mexico, following
the lynching of two Mexicans accused
of killing policemen.
ITALIAN GENERAL
ON WAY TO FIUME
(By Associated Frees)
Homo, Sept. 15. -Oen. Badogloi,
deputy chief of staff ot the Italian
army, is; on the way to Flume as the
result of Capt. Gabriels D'Annun
sto's occupation of that 'city with
armed forces.
Premier Nittl has characterized the
occupation as contrary to the gov
ernment's policy and seditious.
HUN IMMIGRANTS
INTO VENZUELA
(By Associated Preset
San Juan. Porto Rico, Sept. 16.
American travellers report a great
nflux of German immigrants and
agents into Venzuela and unusual
activity of German commerce.
TEXAS TOWNS ARE
CUT OFF BY STORM
(liy Associated Prexs)
Dallas, Sfpt. 15. Efforts were r
t:ewed thli morning to restore wire
communication with Brownsville and
Courpus Crist!, Texas, cut off by the
storm.
LONG CONTROVERSY
IS NOW EXPECTED
Washington, Sept. 15. Chairman
Lodge plans to present the Peace
Treaty for open debRte in the Senate
today and a long controversy over
Its amendments and reservations is
expected.
DINNER IN HONOR
CARDINAL MERCIER
(By Associated Frees)
Baltimore, Sept. It. Cardinal
Gibbons gave a dinner today in honor
of Cardinal Mereler which leading
Clergymen and cltlsens of this eity
and Washington attended.
TSSXS OOTST3 FOB SALI& APrLY
to I. K. Layden, Chapanoks, R. F.
D. 1, or phone 1 long, two shorts.
j Albemarle, Sept. 15. Sher
iff Blacock and a striker were .
wounded today in a fight be
tween the striking textile and
non-union employees. '
The clash was the result of
an attempt on the part of cot
ton mill strikers to prevent
non-union men from going ' to
work this morning.
It took place at one of the
Se of the Wiscassett milli
lan two Per3na were injured
L"y being struck with bullets,-
one, the sheriff, and the other -
,a 2trikcr bv the nama of Pari
izv. It it net believed that the
injuries cf either are serious. '
At eleven o'clock this morn
ng Stanley County jail wasal
xr.ost filled end scores of arrests -
' been made following the
' trouble at the mills. ; '
it rttnartA W th X.'lri -
ers have threatened to storm
the jail and release the men
taken in custody today and
jreat excitement prevails thru ;
cut the town. . . j i
Although the Governor, at
the request cf local authorities
has ordered three companies of
troops to proceed to Albemarle
s t once it is feared that further
trouble will occur before the
soldiers can reach hero.
MAYOR REQUESTS TROOPS'
Raleigh, Sept 15.- Cover
nor Bickett is prepared to send
troops to Albemarle in respona
to the Mayor's request in con
nection with the teztila work
ers strike. . .
Tho strikers are saido havo
threatened a jail delivery of
their comrades arrested after
the disorder.
WAR HAS KILLED ; ?
THE GERMAN NOVEL
Geueva, Aug. 20. (Correspondence
of The Associated Press.) The well-
known Swiss novelist, j. C. Hear, of
Zurich, one of the most popular Swiss
writers of German language novels,
advertises ln Swiss papers that the
war has killed the German novel and
that he is virtually ruined. He asks
Swiss newspapers for employment in
writing political and literary articles
or wny nditorial work.
MKKTH TONIGHT
Griggs Commandery, K. T No. 14,
ii ens tonight in the Robinson Build
ing at eight o'clock. A full attend
ance is desired. Business of Import
ance will be transacted.
SENN DICKEY
Charles P.8enn and Miss Elsie
Estelle Dickey, both ot Norfolk were
married here Saturday.
BAIXARD SAWYER
James Lloyd Ballard and 'Miss
Hattie B. Sawyer, both of Norfolk,
were married here Sunday, . -
EXPECTED HOME SOON
Corp. M. B. Culpepper of the TJ. 8,
Marines hss been released Iron ser
vice and Is expected home soon.
C. H. Robinson and family have
returned from Nags Head.