"MY EON, .
deal with nun
who advertise,
yon will never
Iom by it."
THE WEATHER
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday
with probable local showers, gentle
variable winds.
Benjamin Franklin.
VOL.4
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 22ND, 1919.
NO. 250
DETERMINED EFFORT TO BE MADE
TO BRING CHOWAN COLLEGE HERE
MANY ATTEND
fe
CALLS ATTENTION
RACINGPROGRAM
Fair Association Corrects Er
roneous Report Circulated.
Generous Purses Offered.
Five Horse Coming
COUNCIL MEETS IN
EARLYNOVEMBER
League of Nations First Meet
ing About Ten Days After
Ratification October 30.
FUNERALTUESDAY
( Committee Appointed to C&nvass Town for Sub
I scriptions to a Fund to be Offered Institu
tion as Inducement to Erect its Plant
i. on an Elizabeth City Site
Elizabeth City will put forth a determined effort
bring about the location of Chowan College in this city.
So much was decided at a
. . l.ij it,.
hjouse Tuesday night, when on
"Motion nf W. L. Small, se
ll cnnrlerl hv Rev. H. K. Wil
liams, the appointment of a
live wire committee to make a
thorough canvass of the town
-was authorized in an effort to
raise a sum sufficient, with
Elizabeth Llty S natural' geo-
graphic and commercial ad-
vantages to bring the college
to Elizabeth City.
The names of five members
of the committee were announ
ced at the close of the meet-J
mg. rney are: J. r. MCLape,
, O. F. Gilbert, M. Leigh Sheep,
D. R. Morgan and M. P. Gal
i lop. The chairman, Mr. Mc-
Cabe presided at the mass
meeting, Tuesday night, and
he was given power to name
Ihe other members. These will
, be authorized to draft as
much help as they need in or
) der to put the drive over with
all the effectiveness and
thoroughness of a Liberty Loan
Uor Red Cross fund drive. The
'irnmmit.tee will reDort on its
jwork at a second mass meeting
lHbe held at the Courthouse
probably on Friday night. If
the canvass is successful an
Elizabeth City committee will
be sent to the meeting of the
West Chowan Association on
f October 28th and invite the
East and West Chowan Asso
ciations to locate Chowan Col
lege in Elizabeth City.
The mass meeting Tuesday
night was an enthusiastic one
and was attended by a large
number of enthusiastic citi
zens, including a considerable
number of the public spirited
women of the town.
There were ringing speeches
each of which was received
with hearty applause. Eliza- j
beth City's need of an educa
tional institution with curricu-
A higher than that of a high
achool was the main point
stressed ; but the value of such-
a school to a town from a com
mercial standpoint was also
brought out.
Rev. H. K. Williams illustra
Vtfcl the latter point very for
cibly in the story of the loca
tion of Winthrop College, the
South Carolina state college
for women at Rock Hill. The!
, school was to be moved from
Columbia, and Anderson, S. C.
was suggested as a suitable
town for such an institution.
But Anderson didn't' want it
and Rock Hill got it. And to
day Winthrop College has an
enrollment of twelve hundred
students- and Winthrop Col
lege has made Rock Hill a
thriving and cultured city.
6ther speakers were J. B.
I igh, W. L. Cohoon, Walter
j t et xt n t ol
; vnail, r. o. v ann, o. u. oiieep
and W. O. Saunders. - '
rne enrollment oi unowan
j College now is , Between two
1 and three hundred , but the
-M' ' 11 l - M f
o. .tnroMoH r. tfcto
'i " J, : ' . "I
j lis meeting Tuesday night
Jlat if tne college COUia f oe
to
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ROME
SHAKEN .
BY EARTHQUAKE
Rome, October 22nd, 1919
Rome was shaken by an earth
quake at 7:05 this morning, the
tremor waking the population last
ing only a few seconds.
No reports of damage have yet
been received.
This the second shock intwo days.
.To-day's shock was of considerable
strength.
TWO BOLSHEVIKI
1 DESTOYERS SUNK
(By Associated Press)
London, Oct.- 22 Two Bolshevikl
destroyers were sunk in Koporia
Bay, Gulf of Finland, when they at
tempted to attack the Esthonian
vessals and British destroyers Tues
day. Six nurvivors of the Bolshev'ki
I vessels were picked up.
TO THE
VOTKRS OK
PASIOTANK COUNTY
After giving the matter careful
Jhought I have concluded that
I would not be a candidate
iu the June. 1929 Primary
for . the office of Register of
Deeds, and 1 am taking this method
of notifying the voters of the fact,
in order that any or all prospective
candidates may have an equal
chance of nomination.
Also I wish to express my sincere
thanks to the voters of the county,
for their loyal support and assis
tance rendered me during my ten
ure of office. So far as I know
now, I shall continue to serve out
the present term which ends De
cember, 1920, and shall endeavor
during that time as I have always
tried to do in the past, to give yoS
my very best service.
Yours very respectfully,
oct 22 It JOSHUA W. MUNDEN
LONGSHOREMEN
BREAK PROMISES
New York, Oct. 22 Despite pro
t8es yesterday to return to work in
the Chelsea district today no longs
horemen responded when the whis
tles blew this morning.
It was on the word of Chelsea j
longshoremen that officials based
the prediction of a break in the 1
strike.
GERMANS FIRE ON
BRITISH WAR SHIPS
Copenhagen, Oct. 22 German ar
tillery at Riga fired on British war
hips Sunday, according to reports
to the Lattlsh general staff.
The British returned the fire,
shelling German positions near the
city.
brought to Elizabeth City, ft
WOUld open its first year here
With an enrollment of not less
than four or five hundred.
... I
The cornplete committee as j
announced Wednesday morn-
ing follows:
EXECUTIVE (X)MMITTEE
M. Leigh Sheep, J. T. McCabe, O.
F. Gilbert, M. P. Gallop, D. R. Mor
gan. '
GENERAL COMMITTEE
First Ward: A. B. Hontz, Chair
man, L. R. Foreman; O. F. Seyffert,
Bert Parsons, Geo. W. Clark.
Second Ward, C. J. Ward, Chair
man, H. K. Williams, Jerry Wilcox,
George Spence, Louis Sellg.
Third Ward: H. O. Kramer, Chair
man, Joshua Munden, W. L. Small,
C. A. Cooke, W. T. We. Sr. .
vooice, w, .. uove. Br. .
Fourth Ward: R. C. Abbott, Chair
mallj 0eor-9 a. Twiddy, J.M. Or-
mond, C. E. Kramer, D. R. Morgan t
Sorrowing Friend Pay Last
Sad Tribute to Life of Mr.
M. N. Sawyer at Service in
Church She Loved So Well
The funeral of Mrs. M. N. Saw
yer was attended by a large crowd
of sorrowing friends, many from
other denominations and churches
when on Tuesday afternoon at four
o'clock the last sad rites were sol
emnized at Blackwell Memorial
Church, of which she was a charter
member and to which she was ever
hfcevoted.
Floral offerings were banked
about the altar and the silver casket
was covered with white roses and
chrysanthemums, all tributes of lov
ing hands and sorrowing hearts.
The pail bearers were, O. R. Lit
tle, J. B. Ferebee, T. T. Turner, G.
W. Brothers, 8. S. Leary, T. B. Wil
son, W. O. Ferebee and C. J. Ward.
The choir" first sang "How Firm
a Foundation," after which Rev. H.
K. Williams, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, offered prayer..
Then after the hymn, "Abide WKh
Me," the pastor, Rev. G. W. Clarke,
read comforting passages of scrip
ture and spoke in strong terras of
the beautiful character of the de
parted mother and wife.
The' quartette, "Sleep on Beloved,"
was sung by O. F. Gilbert, L. E.
Skinner, Mrs. Wllley and Mrs. Moss,
after which Rev. J. B. Ferebee of
Eastville, Va., a former pastor, spoke
tenderly of the christian life of Mrs.
Sawyer and assuringly to the fam-
ily and friends of the rich reward
awaiting one who has kept the faith
and lived righteously and bravely
to the end.
After singing of the hymn, "Sweet
Bye and Bye," the procession pass
ed from the church and out to Hol
lywood Cemetery where the service
was concluded and the body tenderly
laid to rest.
Mrs. Sawyer is survived by her
husband, Mr. M. N. Sawyer, by eight
children and a number of grand
children.
The daughters are: Mrs. C. D.
Gallop, Mrs. C. L. Whitehurst, Mrs.
A. F. Toxey, and Mrs. M. P. Gallop.
The sons are: M. B. Sawyer, J. C.
Sawyer, P. G. Sawyer, and R. M.
Sawyer.
The grandchildren are: Ray Tox
ey, Miss Minnie Toxey, Hubert Tox
ey, Aubrey Gallop, little Miss Mar
guerite Sawyer, Master Clifton
Sawyer Jr., little Miss Nancy Hall
Sawyer and little Miss Mary An
drew Sawyer.
CLOSED BY SOVIET
REOPENED MONDAY
Basle, Oct. 22 Stock and com
mercial exchanges closed by the
Soviet government at Budapest sev
eral months ago were reopened Mon
day.
CARD OF THANKS
We take this method of express- j
lnr nnr sincere thanks to our manv !
friends who offered their sympathy! Mr' and Mra- G Godfrey m
and help in our recent sad bereav- j 'red Norfolk Sunday
ment. We appreciate every kind
word and act and we would espe
cially thank those who kindly lent
their automobiles.
M. N. Sawyer and Children.
AT HOME FRIDAY
Mrs. L. C. Blades, Mrs. O. F. Gil-,
bert and Mrs. J. G. Fearing will give
n At Home, Friday afternoon at
ar,ng'8 , hom' 08, We8t
Church street, from four to six.
MrH Fearfng.B home l8 one 0f the
m0Bt attractive homes in Elizabeth
City. It was recently sold by Mrs.
Fearing to Mr. G. W. Galther who
will take possession November the
first. Mrs. Fearing will build on
Villa Heights. Friday's reception
will probably be the last of the num-1
ber of brilliant social affairs which
have been given by Mrs. Fearing In
this home.
PRAYER MEETING
, I
The regular mid week prayer ser-
vice wtu oe neia xne annex oi m.
vice will be held la the annex of the
First Baptist church. Wednesday
night af seven-thirty. The services'
will. be. conducted by the pastor.
The public is being misled by
prejudiced or misinformed persons
who are circulating a rumor to the
effect that the Albemarle District
Fair will have but one race dally.
To correct such an erroneous re
port the Fair Association wishes to
call the attention of the public to
its race program.
It will be found that never be
fore has any Fair in Eastern North
Carolina offered such generous
purses. Consult the race programs
of any of them, and the total of the
purses offered will be found to inn
from $2600 to $2700. The Albemarle
Fair Association offers a total of
$3200.
Another most interesting ' feature
is the coming of Lillian T., who has
a record of 2:2 1-4 on a mile track,
and 2:3 1-4 on a half mile track.
This horse is owned by Smith and
Dail, and is racing at the State Fair
this week. It is said by horsemen
that Lillian T. cannot be beaten by
any horse in North Carolina, and
it is certain that the record of the
local race track will be greatly low
ered by her. The program follows:
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 1919: 2:30
Tr.it Purse $300.00
Wednesday, Nov. 12:. 2:18 Pace
Purse $400.00; 2:15 Trot
j Purse
(Best
$200.00; 3-4 Mile Dash,
2 in 3 heals) Purse
$12r(.oo.
Thursday,
all. trot or
11:13 Pace-
Nuv., 13th: Free for
pan: Purs' $ .'.). 00 ;
Pur:--1? $200 00; Ono
Mile Dash (hurdles) Purse. $150.00.
Friday. Nov. 14th: 2:22 Trot
Purse $400.00; District race.
Trot or Pace. Records not better
than 2:50 Purse $100.00; 3-4
mile dash, (best 2 In 3 heats)
Purse $25.00.
Saturday, November 15: 2:17
Trot Purse $400.00; 2:19 Pace-
Purse $200.00; 5-8 Mile Dash,
(best 2 in 3 heats) $100.00
!
LIVE LOCALS
George J. Spence, Trial Justice, is
at Wake Forest on a ten days va
cation. Attorney P. G. Sawyer,
substitute trial justice, will act in
his place during his absence.
Miss Helen Morgan who has
been visiting Miss Lucile Armstrong
of this city left Wednesday morning
for her home at Wtaonpa. f
Misses Carrie and Eula Pappen
1 dick are attending the State Fair at
Raleigh this week.
Miss Lucile Griffin is
friends in Greensboro and
Salem.
visiting
Winston
Irvln Sawyer of Norfolk spent
Monday here.
Frank Benton of Norfolk spent
Sunday with his parents on Panama
street. :
Mrs. W. T. Sledge, and two sons,
Ferebee and Thomas, were In the
city Monday.'
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cooke of Ilel-
cross were in the city Tuesday.
Mrs. Milton Love Is very HI
her home on Ehringhaus Street.
at
Miss Helen Morgan of Winonna,
iVa. Is In the city, the. guest of Miss
Lucile Armstrong on First Street.
S. S. Neale of Englehard was
here Tuesday.
-
Captain M. D. Hay man of Wan-
chese was here Tuesday
8. J. GIbbs and H.,0. ' Gibbs of
, Englehard were in tne city Tuesday
I -
. j
FFOtJND -470TTON ON RIVER j
side Avenue. Owner 1 may
have '
same by applying to Conrad Bal-'
ley at Twiddy's Gncery and pay-
Ung or this ad. ... ...-,
liiiv dmM.
JrtiL
REV. J. E. BRASHER
of Birmingham, Alabama, Pastdr and
Evangelist will assist the Rev. C.
W. Warden in an old time Revival
at Pearl Street Methodist Church,
beginning Friday evening, October
24th at 7.30 p. m. The Rev. W.
S. Moore will preach the opening
sermon. The public Is cordially
invited.
WILL WED IN NOVEMBER
Mr. and Mrs. William Charles
Glover have issued Invitations to
the marriage of their daughter. Miss
Harriet Emelln Glover, to Mr. Noah
Burfoot, Jr., on Wednesday evening,
the fifth of November, at half past
eight o'clock, at the First Metho
dist church.
Both Miss Glover and Mr. Burfoot
are popular in the social life of the
yity and the wedding will be dis
tinctly one of the events of the
season in Elizabeth City society.
IMPROVING AT HOSPITAL
I
Lionel Armstrong who recently
underwent an operation for appen
dicitis at Sarah Leigh Hospital iu
Norfolk is reported improving tho
his condition is still serious.
RETURN TO WASHINGTON
Itev. and Mrs. 1). H. Tattle have
returned to Washington, N. C. Mr.
Tuttle conducted the revival
City Road church last week.
at
FAST MAIL IS
DERAILED TODAY
Knoxvllle, Oct. 22 The Washington-Memphis
fast mall, a south
ern railway southbound train, was
derailed this morning at Limestone,
Tennessee.
Officials said that spikes had been
pullled from the ties, loosening the
rails.
One passenger and one trainman
were slightly injured
OFFICES
WRECKED
BY EXPLOSIVES
London, Oct. 22, The offices at
Riga of the American Relief Admni-
istration of the European Children's
Fund were destroyed by a high ex
plosive shell Monday. None were in
jured. NOTED NEGRO HERE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
The noted negro Judge, author and
orator, William Harrison, will speak
at Ml. Lebanon A. M. E. Zlon church
Wednesday night at eight o'clock.
seats win oe reserveu tor wnue peo ed labor-B representatives at the Na-P,e-
i tlonal Industrial Conference today
There are no admission charges and j forci!(, tlle reading to the Conference
tho occasion presents an unusal op-of ne ,,ntHr from president Wilson.
portunity to hear an unusual man.
He has the distinction of beiag the
only negro superior court Judge In
America, and he is a member of the
lhamber of commerce of Oklohoma
City.
BATTLE PETROGRAD
STILL. CONTINUES
Hellngfors, Oct, 22 The capture
of Krasnaia Oorka on the Gulf of
j pinia neiriy opposite Kronstadt
,by the northwestern Russian army
was announced today. The capture
was effected Monday after seyere
fighting and the battle for Petro-
grad still continues with heavy en
rjqrement nix miles south of the
Paris, Oct. 22. Formal ratifi
cation of the German peace treaty
will probably be accomplished on Oc
tober 30th, and the call will be Issued
on that day for the first meeting of
Lthe Council of the League of Nations.
to take place within ten days.
DISORDERS AT
YOUNGSTOWN 0.
Result of Trying to Break
Steel Strike With Negro La
bor. Eighteen Arrests.
Youugstown, Ohio, Oct. 22.
Disorders due to the employment of
negroes as strike breakers at the
teel plants, which broke out in sev
eral parts of the city last night, con
tinued this morning.
Anumber of white strikers were
cut, three others were wounded by
bullets and a number of pollcemem
were beaten up.
All the injured are white.
There are seven negroes among
those held under arrest.
MAKES REQUEST
Paris, Oct. 22. The Supreme
Council of the Peace Conference this
morning received a request from the
National Lutheran Council of Amer
ica asking to be substituted for the
Protestaut m'sslons in former Ger
man colonies, suppression of which
was provided for in the Treaty of Ver
sallies.
No decision has been reached by
the Council as to the request.
OCTOBER 27TH
ROOSEVELT DAY
Bullock Hall, Home of Roose
velt's Mother in Georgia to
Be Made Memorial School.
Lexington, Oct. 22 Buncombe
County, raised $500 on the first day
of Roosevelt Fund campaign.
Mayor Hedrick of Lexington has
proclaimed Monday, October 27th as
Roosevelt Day.
Bullock Hall in Georgia, the
honre of Roosevelt's mother, is to
be made a great school for South
ern boys as a part of the memorial.
111 ALP V IjADLL IU
- ACCEPT MANDATE
Constantinople, Oct. 22 The ma
jority of the members of the Har
bor MIsion which has been investi
gating conditions in Armenia and
Trans-Caucasia have indicated to As
soclated Press Correspondents, their
opiukm that It will be advisable for
the United States to accept a man
date for either Armenia or Turkey.
WILSON URGES
COOPERATION
Washington. Met. 22-
-Organia-
The letter declared that the pub
lic expected the conference to stay
together until every possible means
had been exhausted to establish
heartier co-operation between all
elements engaged In Industry.
Immediately afer the letter was
read the Conference recessed and
the labor group went Into private
session.
PRESIDENT II AS GOOD NIGHT
Washington, Oct. 22 The presl-,
dent's physicians reported today that
the President last bight had one ot
the best nights he had had since be
coming ill. -'
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