"MY BON,.
deal with men
v.ho advertise,
you will never
lose by it."
Iienjuiuin Franklin.
WEATHER
Partly cloudy tonight und Friday,
probably bhowers in extreme west
portion, ci'title to moderate northeast
winds.
VOL. 4
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 18, 1919.
NO. 222
N.C. 4 MAY FLY OVER
IN
Senator Simmons And Secretary Daniels Have
Promised To Se If It Can Be Arranged And
Chamber of Commerce Should Back Them up
There is a possibility that the N. C. 4, the airship that
made the first successful flight across the Atlantic, and which
is scheduled for a flight from Norfolk to Charleston some time
in October, may pass over Elizabeth City on this flight.
News of the proposed flight
from Norfolk to Charleston
was published in the paperg re
cently and it occurred to So
licitor J. C. B. Ehringhaus that
the big plane would 6nly have
to make a slight detour to pass
over Elizabeth City.
To think is to act with Mr.
Ehringhaus and he at once dic
tated letters to Serlator Sim
mons and to Secretary of the
Navy Daniels asking them if it
would not be possible for the
plane to fly over Elizabeth City.
He has received an encour
aging reply and suggests that
he Chamber of Commerce take
the matter up and get behind
it.
As Elizabeth City offers am
ple harbor facilities for the
plane to stop here it is possible
that the Chamber of Commerce
may even bring this to pass.
A member of the N. C. 4's
crew, on her (light across the
Atlantic was a North Carolin
ian and Mr. Ehringhaus sug
gests that a stop at some point
in North Carolina would be fit
ling recognition of that fact.
And what town offers better
facilities than Elizabeth City?
TO CLEAN UP
OCTOBER 5-11
Raleigh, N. C, Sept. 18. The or
ganization of communities through
out North Carolina for observance of
Clean-Up Week, October 5-11 and
Fire Prevention Day, October 9, is
to be pushed right along now and a
great variety of agencies are becom
ing active in co-operation with State
Insurance Commissioner Young, who
will throw the resources and -working
force of the State Insurance De
partment Into the work to give every
nosslble aid to local authorities, or
yiiiations and individuals.
jVfrhe 8tate Department will supply
JVried and abundant literature to be
Jdratributed to the homes, the man
ufacturing plants and places of bus
iness generally that can be had for
the asking. 81mply a card to James
R. Young, Commissioner, Raleigh, N.
C.', requesting this assistance will
brine all the literature needed for I
the most extensive clean-up cam
paign. Then if there is special need
an expert from the department will,
if possible, visit the community and
give 'special aid to make the cam
paign most effective.
In hundreds of communities there
are the North Carolina Safety League
composed of school children working
with the co-operation of Commis
sioner Young. And the Women's
Jr-ba and other civic organizations
((art alive to the possibilities In con
servation of lives, property, and
health and home and community
beautificatlon and are sure to-- re
spond to every call made on them
In this work. ,
The mayors and Are chiefs In the
many municipalities have a large re
sponsibility in this movement and
promise to utilize their opportunities
to the utmost in, not only calling on
the people to clean up premises more
closely than ever before, but to give
, as ample aid as possible, especially
A preparation for clearing out the
frash and plunder that the house
holders get out of their closets, at
tics, basements and out-houses. In
spections will be made as promptly
.... . j -
tfS poisiDiS ana suggestion, iu.
lielp along the work, .......
(Authorities pronounce mis
r'laan.nn "" movamnnt nrobahlv the
BESS CITY
NORFOLK-CHARLESTON FLIGHT
ARRESTED FOR
INCITING RIOT
Marvin Ritch, Organizer Of
Textile Worker in Charlotte
Held Under Bail
Charlotte, Sept. 18. Marvin Ritch
attorney and organizer of unions
among the textile workers here, was
arrested today, charged with Inciting
to riot, in connection with disturban
ces here. He is held under $2,500
bail.
IN GULF STORM
Corpus Christi, Sept. 18. Five
persons lost their lives at Port Ar
kansas, and only one building was
left standing in the town of six hun
dred inhabitants. Eight lives were,
lost at Kockport and two at Arkan
sas Pass, according to otllciul report.
BISHOP DARST
OUTLINES PROGRAM
Wilmington. Sept. 15. Aggressive
measures to extend and modernize
religious and community work among
approximately 40,000 Negroes of the
eastern North Carolina are recom
mended to the Episcopal Church for
execution through its Nation-Wlde
Campaign.
The recommendation is made by
Bishop Thomas C. Darst of the Dio
cese of East Carolina, in a survey of
the needs of his diocese which has
just reached the campaign head
quarters here.
This survey outlines a definite pro
gram, which the Nation-Wide Cam
paign is asked to finance, for Increas
ing the facilities among the Negro
population of the diocese. Items in
this program are the erection of five
new buildings, the remodeling of four
existing ones, the provision of new
equipment for two others and the
addition of at least one teacher to
the present staff of the Church's
workers among the Negroes.
The principal centers of the
Church's work with the Negro popu
lation of the diocese, as shown by
the survey, are Wilmington, Fayette
vllle, Ooldsboro, Klnston, ftew Bern,
Beaufort, Washington, Belhaven, ;
Roper, Edenton, Aurora, and Eliza
beth City. At only two points is the
equipment and the work deemed ade
quate to present needs Wilmington
and Edenton.
New buildings are recommended
for Klnston, New Bern, Washingotn,
and Elizabeth City. The building
asked for Klnston is ip the nature
of a departure, being a combined
rectory and parish school. Individual
buildings for a rectory ana a parish
school are asked for Elizabeth City.
The nature of the building suggested
for New Bern and Washington Is not
specified.
Present buildings that should be
remodeled, according to the survey,
to permit a more efficient conduct of
the work, include those at Ooldsboro,
BeaufoTd, Roper and Aurora. At
Roper, also, it is especially urged
that a teacher be employed to further
the educational work there. New
equipment is asked for the Episcopal
properties in connection with the
Negro work at' Fayettevllle and Bel-
haven.
most important la the history of the
State and the nation In view of the
economic and -social reconstruction
thrnnrh which th nnnnl ara naaa.
r '
w.,n property MTed neaUh con.
' ienred tnd ,ttPr0undlngs beautified
wm be wonderful
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help in this
WILSON EXPL AINS
ABOUT LEAGUE
And Gets Enthusiastic Wel
come From Californians Or.
His Tour This Week
(Ry Associated Press)
San Francisco, Sept. 18. Presi
dent Wilson declared today that' Eng
land could not outvote the United
States In the League of Nations; that
foreign governments could not order
American troops abroad; that the
League would have a powreful in
fluence toward the restoration of
Shantung to China; thai the Cnited
States would not be obligated to aid
England in suppressing revolt in
Ireland.
The President is getting an en
thusiastic welcome in his tour of
California.
TRY TO SPEED
UP PRODUCTION
England Trys To Show Work
er; Critical Situation of The
Nation With Balance of trade
Against Her
London. Auk. 117. (Correspondence
of Tile Associated Press. ) Confront
ed by what is described as perhaps
the greatest industrial and trade
or sis in the history of the country,
lite commercial leaders of Great Bri
tain are bending every effort to speed
up production, says the American
Chamber of Commerce in London.
One movement undertaken to head
off the difficulties foreseen in an ef
fort to induce the workers to increase
production by showing thetu the
"dangerously crit'eal position," In
which Great Britain is now placed
by the balance of trade against her.
For July, the adverse balance of
trade amounted to about $380,o(tO.
000, according to ligures given out
by the American Chamber. Imports
fjr that month increased about $1 !.
000,000 while exports increased only
about $3,500,000.
The American Chamber points out
that this discloses a serious situation
and says that, while it may seem
very well for Great Britain to buy
from America much more than she
sells to America, that Is a "fool's
paradise" for Americans.
The Chamber explains that an ex
cessive adverse balanc.e against Great
Britain would force down sterling
exchange on New York and compel
Great Britain to buy elsewhere,
where exchange is higher.
"The only way of out this," con
tinues the statement, of the Ameri
can Chamber, "is for America to in
vest in British securities and to buy
generously of BritiBh materials and
goods that can be used to advantage.
This would give Great Britain the
wherewithal to pay for her Imports
from the United States until she
builds up her exports to pay for
them. If this is not done it is ob
vious that the United States' exports
to Great Britain niUBt drop off."
To Induce increased production,
employers are endeavoring to show
their employes the need of an expan
sion in exports which are character
ized as the "life blood of Brit'sh
trade."
At the same time, the American
Chamber says, the government Itself
is being severely criticized because of
national extravagance. The Times is
running dally a column headed "The
Road to Ruin" under which the huge
outlay of government funds is an
alyzed and given publicity.
CARDINAL TOURS
UP STATE CITIES
(By Associated Press)
New York, Sept. 18. Cardinal
Mercler today begun a tour of up
state cities.
CROWN PRINCE
GOES TO GERMANY
(IW Associated Press) 'argument against Increased freight
Paris, Sept 18. The report has and railroad rates before the Com
reached here that the former Crown merce Commissions, contending that
Prince Frederick William, has re- present charges represent substantial
turned to Germany. ; 1 increases and should not be advanced.
TOTAL DEATHS
MAY M 300
Aviators Flying Over Devas
tated Districts In Search For
Refugees
(By Associated Press)
Corpus Christi, Sept. 18. Total
deaths from a tropical storm in this
vicinity may be three hundred.
The searchers continued to bring
in bodies today while aviators Hew
over the devastated district locating
refugees.
KeUef workers were vained to
stay away from I lie cily on account
J- the lood problem.
THROWS CORDON
AROUND FIUME
(lly Associated Press)
Paris. Sept. 18. Italy is throwing
a naval and military cordon around
Flume, which is still held by D'Au
nuii.io. and a force estimated at
5,000.
Food supplies are reported low und
effort isi being made to close all
sources of supply, thus forcing sur
render. IV LLLLBil
2ND ANNlVERSITY
.v xt Si.iulay will be the second
anniversary of Dr. Geo. W. Clarke's
pastorate of tlte HInckwel Memorial
Baptist Church and it will he i lie
occasion of n get-together for the
fall and winter work.
The following program' will be
rendered.
1. The objective and plans of the
Woman's Missionary Union- Br et
paper by Mrs. A. F. Toxey, President.
The objective and plans of the
Ladies' Aid Society Brief paper by
Mrs. J. W. Dawson. President.
'Hie objective and plans of our
choir- -Uy Mr. L. E. Skinner.
4. The objective and plans of our
Sunday School By Mr. E. F. Ayd
lett. f. What the Church may expect
from her new members By Mr. W.
A. Sykes.
6. "Tegni-work" by the pastor, Dr.
G. W. Clarke.
Ail the members and friends of
the church 'are requested to be pres
ent promptly at 11 o'clock Sunday
morning and especially are the 236
new members urged to be present.
CONGRESS HONORS
GEN.PERSHING
Speeches From Senate And
House And Joint Resolution
Read in Meeting Held Today
(lly Associated Press)
Washington, Sept. 18. General
Pershing received the thanks of Con
gress today for services which he and
his officers and men rendered during
J the world war at a joint session of
, the Senate and House in the Cham-
'ber of the House of Representatives.!
j Senator Cummins, presiding pro
tempore, spoke for the Senate, ex-
tending a hearty welcome to Persh
ing and referring to the entry of the
American forces into the war as "the
most Impressive spectacle in the an
nals of warfare."
Speaker Gillette paid tribute to
the Americans killed in the war, also
to the wounded. He said that "Gen
eral Perching personified the gallan
try, high purpose and unconquerable
determination of our crusading
jarmy."
! A Joint resolution was read by
Speaker Clark.
SOUTHERN SHIPPERS
COMPLETE ARGUMENT
(Uy Associated Frews)
Washington, Sept. 8. hTe South
ern shippers today completed their
SENDS NEGRO BACK
TO SUPPORT FAMILY
Judge Bond Releases Charlie
Aydlett, Guilty of False Pre
tense, Under Suspended
Judgment
Charlie Aydlett, father of nine
children, and, according to' testimony
in court, a hard working negro, he
fore Judge Bond Thursday for steal
ing cattle from Mr. A. L. Aydlett of
this city, was released upon payment
of costs Under suspended judgment
and told by Judge Bond to go back
and work for bis family.
The defendant pleuded guilty of
intent to commit the crime as
charged. It was shown that the
rightful owner has recovered his cat
tle and insurred no financial loss thru
the negro's having takeu them out of
the pound here, claiming them as his
own. The darky's previous record
was good and men who had known
b in for some time testified this case
was the first thing they had known
against him.
In suspending judgment Judge
Bond warned the defendant that a
second violation of law on his part,
no matter what the offense, would
call him before court to answer for
ii.lh crime.-..
LLli
SEPTEMBER 26TH.
Bishop Darlington Will Make
Address And General Invita
tion to People of Entire
Section is Issued
The seriou.-'iiess with which the
pa-tor ami congregation o ft he First
Methodist Chinch are undertaking
;lie construction of the great, new
liurch plant for the use of t lint con
gregation Is evident to anyone who
passes by the lot upon which this
church will be erected on the corner
of Road und Church streets and ob
serves the work which is already
going on, and also in the plans which
are being worked out for the great
"Ground-breaking Day" celebration
to he held on September 2tith from
four to six-thirty o'clock in the af
ternoon. Indications point to a
record-breaking attendance on that
day, not only of people from the city
but from Northeastern North Caro
lina, for invitations have been Issued
to the Method's! charges in the Eliza
beth City District, and a general in
vitation is extended to all the people
to attend.
While this church, is designed to
serve the practical needs of the
Methodist congregation it is by no
means exclusive in its sphere of use
fulness, but, like all similar institu
tions, it should also extend its ser
vice to the entire community, and
much Interest is being manifested by
all the people in the surrounding city
and section. Bishop V. V. W. Dar
lington will be present and make the
principal address. The Mayor of the
city, and perhaps others, will speak
on the occasion. An open-air photo
grapher will be present and make
pictures of various groups, and of the
entire audience.
The committee on plans is com
posed of Rev. J. M. Ormond, Messrs
J. A. Hooper, W. C. Sawyer and J.
W. Munden. Auiong other features
of the plans outlined will be a large
choir composed of the talent of ttie
various churches of the city. The
band will be present to contribute
Its share of entertainment ind a
decorating committee will look alter
the interest of beauty, and the com
fort of the crowd. A corps of mar
sballs will have charge of the move
ments of the day. No collection will
be taken on the grounds; the day
will be one of celebration and of in
terest to all who attend.
SAY ONLY HOPE
IS TO STRIKE
(By Associated Press)
Pittsburg, Sept. 18. The national
committee for organising iron and
steel workers Issued a statement to
day that having failed to obtain a
conference with officials of the steel
corporations their only hope Is to
strike until such time as the corpor
ations will meet the men's represen
tstlves.
POTTER GUILTY
. SAYS THE JURY
Country Merchant's Method of
Keeping Trespassers off land
Gets Him in Trouble. Judg
ment Pending
i lit vaoo auijiiiuo & viioy n
white man living in the Weeksvllle
section, accused of poisoning a' little
colored boy. was on trial In superior
couri itiursuay morning.
it was alleged that Potter put
paris green on the wild strawberries
growing on a dltchbank nearby to
get rid of t he little negro children
who, according to his way of think
ing were disturbing his peace and
trespassing on his rights.
Potter was found guilty but the
court has not yet pronounced Judg
ment upon him.
Israel Lister testified ThursdaV
morning that, he had rented two cuts
of the land involved from. Potter and
one Included the side of the ditch
bank in question, bringing out the
point that Potter had no right to try
'o drive the children away from land
rented by some one else.
The boy's mother testified that she
aw Potter put poison on Lister's
side of the ditch.
Dr. Kendr.'ck testllled that he was
called to the boy on the morning af
ter he is supposed to have eaten the
poisoned berries, that lie found the
patient suffering intense' pain and
that from the history of the case as
told by the boy's parents' he diag
nosed the trouble ns arsenic poison
ing. Dr. Hendricks admitted, hpw-
ever. under cross examination, mat
hud he not been told of the ooy's eat
ing the poisoned berries he would
probably have thought that the
patient was suffering from ptomaine
poison.
Further Information of Dr. Ken
drick and of the boy's parents was
to the elf eel that the lad was in bed
for a week and that he did not re
gain his accustomed health for about
a month.
SECOND BARGE
BRICK ARRIVES
The second barge of brick from
Baltimore tor the new Pasquotank
road arrived Wednesday afternoon
and other barge of brick is on the
way. Two carloads of cement are
also expected any day.
Three large trucks recently pur
chased by the County Highway Com
missioners are hauling brick along
the rood from New Weeksvllle to A.
J. Jennings' residence.
EXPECTED RATIFY
TREATY TOMOHOW
(By Associated Press)
Paris, Sept. 18. The Chamber of
Deputies Is Expected to ratify the
Peace Treaty tomorrow.
CONTINUE VOTE
ON BOSTON STRIKE
i
(Hv Associated Press)
Boston, Sept. 18. The local union
:ont nued balloting today on the
proposal to support the striking
ploiccmen who were said to be con
sidering taking their case to court
following their discharge by the
police commissioner.
The news that Gompers stood be
hind the strikers encouraged the
j n Ions.
The city is quiet.
fiw'maskfmien
GAG MAIL CLERKS
(Dy Associated Press i
Quebec, Sept. 18. Five masked
man nfit tha mail Clerks on.lhS
Ocean Limited express train near
Ilarlaka today and robbed the car of
$75,000.
WANTED BY OCTOBKIv FIRST
Young man or lady to help with
office work and wait on the trade,
Permanent position for tha right
one. Owens Shoe Company.
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