"MY SON,
deal with men
who advertise,
you will never
lose by it"
THE WEATHER
Generally fair tonight and Tues
day. Not much, change In temper
ature. Gentle variable winds.
Benjamin Franklin.
VOL 4
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 27TH, 1919
NO. 2S4
CONSIDER HOW
TO MEET STRIKE
No Reply Expected From Min
ers Until After Executive
Committee Meeting on Wed
nesday. Washington, Oct. 27 Measures
o meet the situation which would
result from the threatened strike
of coal miners were considered to
slay by administration officials.
Net reply from the officers of the
United Mine Workers of America to
the demand of the Resident that
the strike be called off is expected
until after the miners executive
committee meets at Cleveland Wed
nesday, but in the meantime officials
took notice of the statements of un
ion leaders that it would be physi
cally impossible to withdraw the '
strike order of November 1st.
The administration program for
dealing with the strike will not be
disclosed until the strike develops.
Indianapolis. Oct. 27. While
preparations for the strike of miners
,j being continued here to-day, the
miners are "ready to negotoate a new
wage agreement between now and No
vember 1, that will avert the strike,
it was said at the International head
quarters of the miners union here to
day. GERMAN PEOPLE
ARE OPTIMISTIC
Believe That America Will
Soon Grant Huge Credits to
Their Country
Berlin, Sept. 30. (Correspondence
of The Associated Press. Pessi
mism of many financial writers about
the industrial future of Germany is
In sharp contrast to the general op
timism of the people, who stubborn-
ly cling to the hope that America
will sooner or later grant huge
credits, and who overlook the fact
that American capital Is still shy of
German loans.
One of the most Important Ger-
man industries is the textile indus
try and those interested in securing
raw materials at the earliest possi
ble moment, qr the credit with which
to buy them, are gradually more
and more alarmed at the colossal
smuggling through the occupied ter-
fry, for it indicates to them that
England, France and to a lesser ex
tent America, want to swamp Ger
many with manufactured goods and
will withhold raw materials as long
as possible.
Oermany had succeeded in the
summer of 108 in mitigating the
dislike for clothes made of paper,
' out hardly was this dislike gone than upon our own people and tend to
the armistice came, and the well-paid determine the self-reliance of the
workmen and others preferred to pay peoples relieved, but there is a nec
the enormous prices for foreign tex- essary work of completion to be per
tiles, enormous partly because they, formed before the American Red
came from countries where prices Cross can honorably withdraw from
are higher than in Germany and, Europe. The Congress of the Uni
partly because of the low exchange ted States bis imposed upon the Red
value of the German mark. .Cross a continuing responsibility
It was this Influx of textiles prl- abroad by authorizing the Secretary
marily that induced Finance Minis- of WaWr to transfer to the Amerl
ter Erzberger to make customs duties can Red Cross such surplus array
in gold obligatory, for he believed medical supplies and supplementary
that that would In some measure be and dietary foodstuffs now ln Eu
a drawback to would-be importers, rope as shall not be required by the
Financial experts, however, doubt Army, to be used by the Red Cross
whether this measure will be suffl- to relieve the distress which con
ient to prevent a ruinous flood of tinues in certain countries of Europe
textiles, already manufactured, be
fore Germany can secure Its neces
sary credits.
AMENDMENT TO
TREATY REJECTED
' membership fees, a sum of money
The Johnson amendment to the gmail in comparison with gifts
1 Peace Treaty was rejected to-day by ' poured into its treasury by our gen
the Senate 40 to 18. erous people during the war.'
"Both the greater enduring do-
PRESIDENTS PROGRESS mestlc program and the lesser tera-
18 STILL SATISFACTORY , porary foreign program of the Red
, I Cross deserve enthusiastic support,
; Washington, Oct. 27. The Presl-ana j venture to hops that its peace
dent's progress continues satlsfacto- 'time membership will exceed rather
ryy to-day, said the bulletin Jnst Is
sued here by his physicians.
WANTED ELDERLY WOMAN for
cook and housekeeper. Apply aN 1
ter tlx o'clock to 22 S West Ftarlng
stret. $(.00 a week. Oct2?
ATTENTION MERCHANTS
Every merchant in the city,
whether wholesale or retail, is asked
,to attend the meeting of the Mer
j chants Associatio'n in the Chamber,
ui commerce rooms, lilnton Build
ing tonight at 7.30.
Closing hours and other, matters
of importance will be discussed. It
Is hoped that all merchants will at
tend. J. C. SAWYER, Chra.
WILSON APPEALS
FOR RED CROSS
President Issued Call For Third
Red Cross Campaign Novem
ber 2-11 '
(By Associated Press)
Washington, Oct. 25. President
l Wilson today addressed the follow
ing letter to the people of the coun
try appealing for support of the third
I Red Cross Roll Call, which is to be
held from November 2 to 11:
I "As President of the United States
and as President of the American
Red Cross, 1 recommend and urge a
gener6us response to the Third Red
Cross Roll Call which opens on No
vember the second with the obser
vance of Red Crois Sunday nnd. ap
propriately closse on November the
alavAnth tha flrat annlvaranrv nt thfl
signing of the Armistice. j
"Twenty million adults Joined the
Red Cross during the war, prompted
by a patriotic desire to render ser
vice to their country and to the
cause for which the United States
was engaged ln war. Our patriotism
should stand the test of peace aa
well as the test of war, and it Is an
intelligently patriotic program which
the Red Cross proposes, a continu
ance of service to our soldiers and
sailors who look to It for many
things, and a transference to the
problems of peace at home of the
experience and methods which it re
quired during the war.
"It is on membership more than
money contriDuuons mat me stress
of the present campaign is laid, for
the Red Cross seeks to associate the
people in welfare work throughout
jthe land, especially ln those corn-
munitles where neither official nor
unofficial provision has been made
for adequate public health and so
cial service.
"It is in the spirit of democracy
that the people should undertake
their own welfare activities, and the
National Red Cross wisely intends
to exert upon community action a
stimulating and co-ordinating in
fluence and to place the energies of
the organization behind all sound
public health and welfare agencies.
I "The American Red Cross does
not purpose indefinite prolongation
of its relief work abroad, a policy
which would lay an unjust burden
as a result of the war.
"To finance these operations, to
conclude work which was begun dur
ing the war. and to carry out some
comparatively Inexpensive construct
ive plans for assisting peoples in
eastern Europe to develop their own
welfare organiaztione, the American
T?H C.rnna mnuires. In addition to
than tall below Its Impressive war
membership. "WOODROW WILSON."
E. M. Stevens left
Monday "tor
Currituck.
WE JENKINS
AT LIBERTY
American Consular
Held by Mexican
Has Been Rescued.
Reaches Father.
Agent
Bandits
Word
Hanford, California, October 27.
William Jenkins,, American Con
sular Agent at Pueblo, Mexico, : is
probably at liberty to-day, after be
ing kidnapped and held a prisoner a
week by Mexican bandits.
Word that he had been rescued
was received last night by his father
of this city in a brief telegram from audience favored the League of Na
a sister of the consular aeent. ! tions as hl anrnmenta in mmrnt r
hih t tn.oo.o
wnemer any portion or the ransom
.....
was paid.
RANSOM WAS PAID
Washington, Oct. 27 Consular
Agent Jenkins at Pueblo, kidnapped
October 19th, was released after the
payment of the ransom asked, the
State Department was advised today
by the American Embassy at Mexi
co City. ,
NAVY TO BUY
BIGGEST BLIMP
Constructed
R-34 Which Made the Trip
Across the Atlantic
Washington, Oct. 27 The early
closing of the contract for the pur
chase by the Navy Department of
the British dirigible R-38, the lar-
gest airship in the word is expect -
ed, It was stated at the Department
louay.
The Airship is built along the!
Airship is built along
lines of the R-34 which made
the
trans-Atlantic trip.
RED CROSS TRAIN
REACHES WARSAW
Warsaw, Sept. 30. (Correspond
ence of The Associated Press.) A
special train of nineteen cars of
American Red Cross relief supplies,
urgently needed in the desolated
parts of Poland, has Just arrived in
Warsaw. The train was on the way
from Paris for nearly a month. It
came through Italy, Austria and
Czecho-Slovakta, and was composed
of surrendered German freight cars,
formerly part of a munition train on
the Argonne front. Delays were en
countered throughout the Journey,
which consumed four times as much
as the schedule.
This is the eighth train to reach
the American Red Cross Commission
to Poland in four months from Paris.
The cargo is made up principally of
refugee clothing and hospital bedd
ing. It Is estimated that only half
of the Poles who were forced to flee
from the country during the war
have as yet returned, and the Amer
ican Red Cross Is making energetic
preparations for furnishing needed
clothing for the ragged refugees who
will return during the coming win
ter.
Several cars of hospital supplies
which came on this train will be
forwarded at once to the Commis
sion's Southern Field headquarters
at Lemberg, for the new Polish hos
pitals in Galicla. Tremendous de
mands are being made on these hos
pitals by the present typhus wave
that is sweeping Into Galicla from
the east.
In spite of the great transporta
tion difficulties that He between Po
land and the source of supplfes on
the Atlantic coast, " the Red Cross
has announced that its program for
keeping a steady stream of rood,
clothing and other relief supplies
coming into Poland will continue
throughout the winter.
RETURN VERDICT
NO DAMAGES
The most Interesting case on the
docket of of Dare County court last
week was 'that of A. C. Hassell vs.
Daniels k Pugh. The plaintiff was
asking for 1 20,000 damages for al
leged injuries received In the ice
plant of Daniels A Pugh. The cats
consumed a considerable part of
the week. The Jury returned a ver
dict a verdict for no damages.
MANY HEARD
A If iTHf TUTfl
MIL jVljrJlK I jS
Who Spoke for League Of Na-
tions Asking for Interpreta
tion That Will Safeguard
America.
Col. 1. M. Meekins Bpoke to a
large audience at the Alkrama
ineatre, bunday afternoon- on the
subject, "The League of Nations."
Col. Meekins delivered his ad
dress in his usual forceful style and
captivating eloquence. It was
easy to see that the majority of the
wh.t h -,, .
...
rather than reservations, did not
, carry the crowd or eliolt anw mniM.
jerable applause. However, in dis-
cussing America in relation to
wonu puuucs ana in Drier resume
of the country's struggles he was
frequently applauded
j Col. Meekins said that he was
not opposed to the League of Na
Uion8, that the League of Nations
(Covenant as it now stands was bet
ter than nothing, but there should
be explanations of the League's Cov
enant. His proposition was that
an interpretation should be put
upon certain articles contained ln
he Covenant which would safe
Along Lines of feuard the United States.
MCORED JIM REED
When the Colonel at this point In
his speech criticised Senator Reed
for his undignified atack on and ri
dicule of the President, and said he
believed Wilson's election was prov -
idential. he was roundlv annlanded
, , ,,,,.. h ,,,,,, (Ul ,,,'
' lecled tl)e 8trength of
his
anti-war policy, and that Hughes j
could not have carried the country
into war and presented a solid front
jlo the enemy as did Wilson. Hes
jitating here the speaker said sharp
ly, 'Now. why don't you applaud!
(that"
ARTICLE JEN
He attacked Article ten of the lations ln the Army Air Service re
Covenant. He said any citizen of ported on at President Wilson's re
thls country who was in favor of quest by Charles E. Hughes was be
Article ten as it now stands should! gun here today by a special Con-
be willing in case of an outbreak
ln the Balkans to shoulder a gun
and go across and fight or send
his son.
He criticised England's course se
verely, characterizing her as a
greedy, grasping Nation ln appro
priating portions of South Africa and
the South Sea islands, also for her
secret bargaining with Japan with
reference to Shantung. He said
further, that in case the proposed
exceptions or reservations were not
I -1 i 1 A .11 1 . M
jaaupiea uy me omer memoers oi
,tne League, it would prove conclu-
slvely that there was a "nigger in
the woodpile," and ln case It was
accepted, all the better for us.
WILDLY APPLAUDED
He was wildly applauded when he
said that there was not armed
forces enough ln the whole of Eu
rope to "drag Old Glory ln the
dust." He portrayed the country's
unselfish part in the war, calling at
tention to the fact that for all the
country's lavish expenditure of
money and blood, not one foot of
territory or one dollar waB gained.
He would like to see, he said, a
League of Nations that would have
every war ship sunk and every regi
ment of soldiers disbanded, except
enough to do home police duty.
A suspicion' was Implied in the
League of Nations in failing to de
clare either ln its covenant or pre
amble that war was illegal or im
moral. Mr. Meekins closed his address
with the patriotic poem "Your Flag
and My Flag."
EPWORTH LEAGUE TO
GIVE DIG SOCIAL
No doubt a large crowd will be
attracted by the announcement that
the Epworth League of the First
Methodist church will give a Hallo
ween social on Thursday evening In
the annex.
A most entertaining program Is
being arranged. There will be no
admission fee but there will be re
freshments sold for the benefit of the
league.
A large crowd will be expected and
everybody la Invited to attend this
social.
FIXED .FOR . ASSAULT
W L' Cohoon was fine(1 ttin dollars
and C0St8 ln Pllce court Monday for
&ss&ult, t
I Mr. Cohoon noted an appeal from
the court's Judgment.
The evidence was to the effect
that Mr. Cohoon was trying to get
across the street at the Dee Hive cor
ner, and waved to Mr. S. C. New
bold who was driving a truck to let
him pass.. Mr. Cohoon's sight is de
fective and he said he thought Mr.
Newbold slowed down and o he
started to pass, and narrowly escaped
being run down. He followed the
truck to where it stopped, an alter
cation ensued and Mr. Cohoon struck
Mr. Newbold In the face.
Substitute Trial Justice P. O. Saw-
w pressing at me suungs or me
, ruriii iiHr m rim ri
recorder's court 'this week and next
while Trial Justice Spence with Mrs.
Spence lg spending his vacation at
Wake Forest.
SCORES HURT
IN RIOT TODAY
Two Thousand Striking Long
shoremen and Several Hun
dred Working Men.
New York, Oct. 27 Scores were
injured in a pitched battle between
2,000 striking longshoremen and
several hundred men on their way
to work in Brooklyn this morning.
About a hundred revolver shots
were fired. Sticks, stones, bricks
and clubs were used by the com-
i Datants-
Police reserves restored order and
made numerous arrests.
INVESTIGATION
BEGUN TODAY
Washington, October 27th
Further investigation of irregu-
gresslonal Committee.
Committee members said that the
chief matters on which the testimony
would be taken were the exhonera
tion by Secretary Baker of Col, E.
A. Deeas whom Hughes recommend
ed to be court martlaled and the
coiiBtructlon of a $4,000,000 rail
road in the state of Washington to
hau lspruce for aircraft production.
WORK
BEGINS
ON HIGHWAY
Construction work on the Eliza
beth City to Weeksville was actually
begun last week.
The work was begun beyond the
swamp at New Weeksville. The
brick on this stretch are being laid
on a cement foundation. On the end
of the road next to Elizabeth City
they will be laid on a sand cushion.
Three Inch brick are used on the
cement foundation, while on the sand
Cushion four inch brick are used.
MEETS TONIGHT
The Brotherhood of St. Andrew
will meet tonight with W. A. Worth
on Church rtreet, at eight o'clock.
A full attendance Is desired. Rev.
J. M. Ormond of the First Metho
dist church will make an informal
talk.
Mr. W. B. Johnson, Field Secre
tary of the Brotherhood of St. An
drew also will be present and will
speak.
PLAY WASHINGTON THURSDAY
, The High Schoo football team
will play the Washington team here
Thursday at the end of Main street.
Edward Flora of A. k E. College
will be referee, Aubrey McCabe of
the University, Umpire, and ,H. A.
Flora of Bingham College, linesman.
FOR SALE TWO GOOD
WORK!
horses and two colts. Mnle colt
two and a half years Old, horse
colt one and a half years old. For
further information apply or ad
dress C. L. Ball, Weeksville, N.
C. oct 27 Stpd
LOCAL RED CROSS
Pt ANSROLL CALL
And Officers for Local Chap
ter Named for Coming Year
At Meeting Sunday .After-noon.
Under the management of J. K.
Wilson the local chapter of the Red
Cross is getting ready for the Pas
quotank Roll Call for Five thous
and dollars.
A very Interesting meeting was
held at the Courthouse Sunday af
ternoon. A. B. Houtz) Chairman
for the past year, stated that the
greater part of the work of the
Red Cros would be tor better
health in the county during the com
ing year. $3,400 of the 5,000 Is
to be used in this county and $1,600
will go to the National Headquar
ters. A comunlty nurse is to be
employed and her chief duty will be
to teach good health.and care of the
sick in the homes and to train girls
of the county to be able to do effec
tive nursing.
Mr. Wilson reminded those pres
ent that the subscriptions, the Roll
Call and the Red Cross Magazine
were all seperate. Everybody will
be asked to answer the Roll Call.
It is desired that every member of
every family become members.
Through the local manufacturing
concerns, the employeees are to be
given opportuny to give a days
work to the subscription part of the
drive. Business men and firms will
be canvassed for subscriptions. The
subscriptions pledged will be payable
in three months, beginning the first
puyent In November and the last in
January.
Mr. Wilson in his remarks made
mention of the great workllpne by
the Red Cross among men ln the ser
vice and commended the Local
Chapter for what It had done dur
ing the war.
W. j. Small was elected chair
man for the coming year, Mrs. F.
U. Jacocks, vice chairman; Miss .
Annie DeLon, Secretary and W. H.
Jennings, treasurer.
A vote of thanks was extended
the officers who served during the
past year for the splendid work
done.
LABOR LEADERS
AT WASHINGTON
International Federal Trade
Unions Open First Confer
ence Since Organization
Washington, Oct. 27 Labor lead
ers from many nations were pres
ent here today when the Interna
tional Federation of Trade Unions
opened Its first conference since Its
organization last July ln Amsterdam
Delegates from both Germany and
Austria are expected.
CHILEAN FLEET
SAILS NORTH
Santiago,, Oct. 27 The Chilean
cruiser, Esmerelda, sailed northward
yesterday and other units of the
Chilean fleet are preparing for sea
duty.
This step follows reports of a pos
sible revolution in Peru and infor
mation that the Peruvian govern
ment is making military prepare
tions in the Southern part of that
country for the alleged purpose of
diverting popular attention from the
revolt said to be impending.
GAVE LINEN SHOWER
Mrs. M. Leigh Sheep gave a linen
shower Saturday morning ln honor
of Miss Margaret Culpepper, bride
elect.
Halloween decorations were used
and a salad course was served.
The guests were: Mrs. Harold
Foreman, Mrs. J. W. Foreman, Mrs.
S. H. Johnson, Mrs. Edwin Aydlett,
Mrs. J. R. Barrett, Mrs. Olive Gil
bert. Mrs. Carl Blades, Mrs. James
Fearing, Mrs, Harold Overman, Mrs.
L. B. Jeannette, Mrs. R. LKen
drlck, Mrs. Ada Lester, Misses Mar
garet Griggs, Hattle Glover, Fannie
McMullan, Maud Palmer, Margaret
Foreman, Elolse Robinson and Mar
garet Culpepper. v