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"fflrra; r- " deal with men who advertise, you will never lose by it" Benjamin Franklin. l'fe WEATHER Fair tonight and Tuesday. North west winds fresh to moderately and strong off the northeast coast. VOL. 4 ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 24, 1919. NO. 276 I STATE BAPTISTS REOPTIMISTIC Believe That Ten Millions In stead of Six Will be Raised in Campaign Raleigh, Nov. 24. The last week of the Baptist 75 Million Campaign starts off with a feeling of optimism pervading the State Headquarters. From every section of the State the reports are encouraging. State Organizer W. R. Cullom re ports that out of 2100 churches in North Carolina, at least 1900 have organized for the Victory Week dash. Director Walter N. Johnson has sent out his final appeal and Dr. Cullom will send his last word the middle of this week a call to the Baptist forces of North Carolina to go over the top Sunday, November 30 the first day of the eight day dash. The ten thousand dollar contribu tion made by Mrs. Annie Johnston of Reidsvllle set the high pace and other large contributions are looked for during this week. One conse crated woman, a preacher's wife, ft without large income has given $250 and this was a gift to her, but she felt the call of the hour so intensely that she could not use the money and it goes into the Campaign fund. Miss Annie McLean of Rowland pledges one fifth of her income for the next five years. Other notable Instances of consecration have been reported. Some churches have al ready begun the canvass and the ad vance reports tell a story of large gifts. Every church director in the State is urged to report to his associational director Sunday night, November 30, Wednesday night, December 3, and Sunday night, December 8. These reports will be made either by tele phone or telegraph and will be for warded by the associational director to the Raleigh Headquarters by tele graph. Six million dollars is North Caro lina's share the expectation now Is that ten million dollars will be raised. TO DRIVE TICK FROMPQUOtANK By the opening of spring forty dipping vats will be in readiness for dipping cattle In Pasquotank County and a final drive will be inaugurated to put the pest out of the county. Dr. F. W. Beck, who was here during the District Fair, instructing the farmers in the advantage of ridding their cattle of ticks, is now giving the construction of the new vats in the county his personal super vision. It is estimated that the increased vale of hides alone will pay all the expenses of the tick eradication cam paign in Pasquotank, to say nothing of the increased price that Pasquo tank cattle will command and leaving out of all consideration the present cost of feeding the ticks in the County. QUESTION DELAY DEPORTING REDS House Committee on Immigra tion Takes up Ellis Island Matter Today (By Associated Tress) New York, Nov. 24. Formal in quiry into the causes of delay in de porting radicals and aliens held at Ellis Island was begun today by members of the House Committee on Immigration. O DEATH OF INFANT The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Copeland died Sunday morning after a short illness. Fun eral services was conducted at the home on Oak street, Monday after noon. O-- LARGE CROWDS AT SALE The regular annual Thanksgiving Sale of M. Leigh Sheep Co., began Saturday, and all day long the store was crowded with eager shoppers, who partook of the many genuine bargains put on sale. Suits, Coats and Dresses were gen uinely reduced and those Interested in any ot the above garments fonnd just what they wanted at real money saving prices. This sale will continue all this week. Don't miss this opportunity of saving. adv. .. O W. F. Small ot Weeksville, was here on business Saturday. FUNERAL MRS. BETTIE BANKS The funeral of Mrs. Bettie Banks, widow of the late John C. Banks, was conducted at Salem Baptist Church Sunday at half past one o'clock by Rev. E. L. Cole, her pastor. Mrs. Banks was about eighty-two years of age. She had been in feeble health for some time but the illness which terminated in her death came on about two weeks ago. She died Saturday at half past twelve o'clock In the afternoon. Mrs. Banks was born in the Cor inth section of this county and be fore her marriage was Miss Bettie Cartwright. She was a successful school teacher and was at one time teacher of the Forks Schol in Provi dence township. Mrs. Banks is survived by one grandchild, John C. Walston of this county. She was the aunt of Dr. Robert Cartwright, of Fairfield. O " FUNERAL J. F. SCOTT The funeral of J. F. Scott of Weeksville, was conducted by his pastor, Rev. E. L. Cole, at Corinth Baptist Church Sunday afternoon at three o'clock. Rev. Romulus Hall, pastor of the church, assisted Mr. Cole In the service. Mr. Scott was fifty-eight years old. He died at his home in Salem town ship, near Weeksville, Saturday at noon, after a long and painful illness. He was a member of Salem Baptist church. Mr. Scott is survived by a wife and three sons: Jimmle Scott of this clt). Irvin Scott of Salem and Jarvls Scott, who lived with his father. O FUNERAL MARGUERITE WHITE The funeral of Marguerite White, the seven year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brlnkley White of Shiloh, was conducted at the home on Tues day by Rev. Mr. Brown, of Shiloh assisted by Rev. J. W. Bradley of this city. Interment was made in the family burying ground at Indiantown. The little girl died at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Frank Mldgett, on Burgess street, after a week's illness. O B. C. BAILEY DEAD Mrs. John Bailey on Hunter street received a telegram Saturday that her brother, B. C. Bailey, of Rich mond, Va., died suddenly on Friday evening at five-thirty. He was 73 years of age. Mr. Bailey visited in this city last summer and his many friends will be sorry to hear of his sudden death. O- ' LIVELnTLELOCALS Miss EUie Gregory left Sunday for Greensboro, Winston-Salem and Hen derson. She will spend Thanksgiv ing with her sister, Miss Dorothy Gregory, who Is at school at Salem College. The First Baptist Sunday School contributed two hundred and fifteen dollars to the Thomasvllle Orphans Sunday morning. Miss Mattie Griffin returned to her home Sunday at New Bern, after visiting Mrs. M. R. Griffin on Church street. Joseph Peele left Sunday to spend Thanksgiving week with his parents. Rev. and Mrs. R. E. Peele, at Clarks vllle, Va. Mr. and Mrs. George Cox and daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Upton motored to Edenton and Hert ford Sunday. Howard Whaley, of Belcross, was here on Saturday. Mr. arfil Mrs. John Wright, of Shiloh, were in this city Saturday. Miss Iva Swain and Miss Pugh, teachers at Belcross, were in this city shopping Saturday. Mrs. E. M. Sawyer, of Belcross, was in the city Friday. Philip Gregory, of Shiloh, was in the city Saturday. Mrs. Jennie Prltchard is ill at her home on West Main street. Mrs. A. P. Stoddard of i Pennsyl vania is visiting Mrs. A. B. Houtz on Matthews street. CARD OF THANKS Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Llverman wish to thank all those who furnished flowers and automobiles at the fun. eral ot their daughter, Goldle, and to express their appreciation of the sym pathy and kindnesses showed them during her illness and at the time of herideath. WILLIAM JOSEPH PEfcLE PHILOSOPHER By Robert Watson Winston In memorlam address before the State Literary and Historical Asso ciation Friday, November 21: It is my privilege to try to inter pret a strange and useful character, William J. Peele. Let me hasten to say that to him North Carolina owes two things of unusual value, the Col - lege of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts and the State Historical Asso ciation. Early in life Peele saw the blight that was upon the State. The son of an extensive slave owner and an ardent advocate of the rights of the State, he despised slavery and Its train of evils; a devoted son and trustee of the University and a classi cal scholar, he knew that Greek and Latin alone got people nowhere, and that nothing could save our civiliza tion unless manual labor was digni fied, unless the white man handled the hammer and the hoe and unless the system of caste was abolished; that our need was vocational and in dustrial training; that our enisled-self-sufflclent life must go. He was misunderstood; he was called a dreamer; some thought that he was not loyal to the "party" or to the University; all, however, considered him harmless. Having no organiza tion behind him, he was not feared by the political leaders and his re form speeches, his Watauga Club, his collaboration with such radical thinkers and writers as Walter H. Page and W. E. Christian, his tire less advocacy ot a real democracy, his ridicule of the antiquated politi cal platform might amuse they could not disturb an entrenched civi lization, beautiful for the few, frigid to the many. Time worn on and after years of preparation, of plant-1 lng and of sowing came the fruitage A new democracy was alive, Indus trial leaders came to the front, the professions dropped to second place, an industrial college was born, tak ing the large annual landscrlpt fund from the University and devoting it to agriculture. This was too much for the elder statesmen, the new movement must be checked; Peele was riding his hobby a little too hard. Mr. Peele delivered the corner stone address, an address full of confi dence, outlining the work to be ac complished, ending In a wise proph ecy and provoking State-wide talk. At its conclusion the Governor of the Commonwealth arose and de clared that whatever his views may have been on the subject of an in dustrial college, after Mr. Peele's ad dress he now supported it. How abundantly has time vindi cated the wisdom of this man. From August 22, 1888, when the corner stone of the Industrial College was laid, ot this hour North Carolina has kept fully abreast of her sister states In agriculture, In manufacturing, in diversified industries, in education, in public health and public service. Peele verily believed that God made the country and man made the town and he could see New York going the way of Imperial Rome, for the Syrian Orontes is still pouring its filth Into the Tiber. "In vain," said Peele in his introduction to "Distinguished North Carolinians," did Virgil and Horace sing their deathless melodies of country homes to a people whose blood was already poisoned by the lust for gain and fevered with the excitement of artificial life. In Mr. Peele were blended, In rare propor tions, the ideal and a high valuation of the practical, albeit he was not a practical man. His Ideas were ori ginal and suggestive, but other hands must develop them. When be had brooded over some project for months and years and had prepared the pub 11c for It, he would perhaps organize It into a corporation or some sort of a society, foster It, launch it forth and then unselfishly retire, leaving to others the glory and the emolu ments. He made no place for him self in these creations of his brain and his love, and from them he drew no salary. The man with vision and capacity to organize general movements does a service to the State as much great er than the Individualist, as the whole is greater than the units which compose it. This was the orbit of Mr. Peele's attainment. Murphy. Swain, Hawks, Saunders, Clark, ren dered Invaluable personal service to the history of the State, but it wan personal and sporadic. Mr. Peele was not interested !n making a per sonal contribution to historical know ledge, he would find some way to put the interest already existing, upon s more permanent foundation and ot bringing the State, In Its organized capacity, to recognise Its obligations to history. This he did through the creation and establishment of ths North Carolina Historical Commis sion. ' It is perhaps too soon to speak of the, Influence of this commission in Sunday's News and Observer upon historical investigation in North Carolina, since Its energies and efforts, so far, must have been ab sorbed In the more pressing task of collecting historical sources, for per manent preservation. It has, we i think, created more healthy stand- 1 ards of literary excellence and brought the people of North Carolina to a keener appreciation ot the value of historical studies In a democratic state, and to the Importance of pre serving the records upon which such studies must be based. Outside of North Carolina the His torical Commission has given the State, a high place in historical cir cles. With the possible exception of Wisconsin, no State in the Union islands ahead of North Carolina in its reputation for intelligent, effective, historical work, through a State agency. Nothing is more gratifying to the pride of a true Carolinian than the strides presently made by his State, along these lines. North Carolina had been in the sisterhood of States more than a century before a niche in her capitol or a spot In her capitol grounds had a marble shaft or bust or monument to com memorate the deeds of her sons. A great change has now been wrought. The motto upon our State Flag is, "Esse quam vlderi;" this is now lib-, erally translated, "It pays to adver tise." Sometimes a man's life work is marked out from his youth, and there is no mistaking his future. Such was the case with W. J. Peele. One could 1 gotlations promised to move to a cli not conceive of Peele as a careless, j max today as coal mine operators, frolicsome boy; he was always old. j miners and government officials re Hi8 graduating essay, The Philosophy sumed consideration of the deadlock of Reform, was his life's chart. Eve-, ry boy and girl raised to some useful trade or profession; equal opportu-, proposals for Increasing the compen nlty, as defined by Jefferson In the satlon of the miners left the confer- Declaration, for all mankind; Just as few laws on the statute books as possible; and the New Testament, the sufficient rule of conduct these old fashioned principles were the creed of this simple disciple of Ma- con this man of the Baptist persua sion. Whether teaching homely les- sons of industry and thrift, In his humorous letters published as "The Yankee and his Dollar," or in his Washington Birthday address, "What Washington Left Us and What We j Have Done with It, "There was the (jy Associated Press) same recurrence to fundamental prln J Atlanta. Nov. 24. The Chief of clples; the same Insistence on com- police here this morning received a mon sense and common honesty; the car( mailed last night In Atlanta same contempt for sham and denun- signed by William Carlisle and say clation of hypocrites. As Jannes and jng ne had Just arrived here. Jambres withstood Moses by the art; Buffalo, Nov. 24. BUI Carlisle, of counterfeiting the symbols of Hea-1 escaped bandit and convict, is headed ven's appointment, a devilish power, eagt acCordlng to an Erie, Penn. dls so (said Peele) this age suffers much patch, where he was said to have from spurious greatness, persistent-; been ia8t night. Carlisle visited a ly advertised as bearing the image new8paper office and left a message and superscription of virtue. I announcing his arrival. The college pniiosopner, young : Peele manifested powers of generall-, zation and concentration, a wide vls- ion mm uriKiuam ut muubui. . j criminating interpreter of of the, Greek and Latin classics, delighting j In the imagery and mystery of the I Old and the allegory and metaphor of the New Testament, and In the quaint humor and homely wit of Poor Richard, of Spurgeon, and of Law rence Stern, Peele's style was all his own. Dr. Alderman, Governor Aycock, Bishop Strange, Dr. Joyner, Dr. Mclver, Governor Craig, Judge Manning and Governor Winston, his mates at college, were not his equal as a writer of essays. .On a memora ble occasion and as class president he presented the class cup to the eld- j est son born to any member of the class, and this Is how he did it: "Bill Arp says that there Is advice enough lying round loose In this world to run three the same size, and have some left over for the future life; but In the name of the class of '79, 1 wish to sy to this boy's father: Teach him to hate shams; they are walking the highways of this life 'In ghostly affectation" of greatness. Teach him to be content with nothing less than genuine success; for as I go' further and further along life's pathway, I find It strewn thicker and thicker with the wrecks of men who were almost suceessful Just a little more faith, a little more courage, a1 Uttle more character and all would have been well. Teach him to be in love with some great truth, tenderly to woo It, bravely to marry It, for better or for worse, and then faith fully to guard it as long as life shall last. Teach him that although we are poor in North Carolina, we need men a thousand times more than we need money, and that ws have the material here to make them out of. Teach him to be nothing but true, to fear nothing bnt God, and to love nothing bat virtue, truth and God.'.' Mr, Peele codld not get away from the Idea that the cause of the Civil War was commercial Jealousy. Henry WILL MEET TONIGHT The Merchants Association meets tonight in the Chamber of Commerce rooms to confer with the committee recently sent to Raleigh to confer with Mr. Page. PEN SENTENCE EEMED Fate of General Felipe Angeles Expected to be Decided in Military Court at Chihuahua Today (By Associated Press) El Paso, Nov. 24. The fate of General Felipe Angelse, known as the intellectual head of the Villa revolutionary movement in Mexico, is expected to he decided today ,by military court martial ut Chihauhiyi City. It is believed that Instead of the customary death penalty he will be given a penitentiary sentence. mayIk limit soft coal prices This Hope is Left Conference Now Negotiating Wage In creases For Miners at Wash ington (By Associated Press)' Washington, Nov. 24. Wage ne- In Industry. Tho flat rejection of three separate ence facing a possible break, hopes were held out that Fuel Administra tor Garfield would settle the contro versy by fixing a definite limit on the advance he will allow In soft coal prcles. O ESCAPED BANDIT HEADS EAST ! O BROTHERHOODS IN CONFERENCE (By Associated Press) To Consider Overtime Proposal Submitted by Director Gen eral Hines Cleveland, Nov. 24. Five hundred general chairmen of the four railroad brotherhoods began a three days conference here today to consider the overtime proposal submitted to them by Director General Hlnes. O NEGRO EDITOR SPEAKS TONIGHT John Mitchell, Jr., President of the Mechanic's Savings Bank of Rich mond, editor of the "Planet" and the only negro member of the American Bankers' Association, will speak at Mt. Lebanon A. M. E. Zlon' Church tonight. The Richmond negro will speak In the interest of the Albemarle Bank now being organized here. The hour of the speaking Is eight o'clock. O A BIG SHIPMENT OF RADIANT- fires Just received at the Gas Com- pany's office. See these early. -O- THANKSGIVING SALE Our regular Annual Thanksgiving Sale of Ladles 'Suits, .Coats and Dresses now going on. Don't miss this opportunity to save money. M. LEIGH SHEEP CO. Adams and Mill say that In '61 the people of England entertained the tame opinion. Peele did give credit to the North for so shifting the Issue that it seemed to be a war for free dom. "The agitation about the negro, (Continued on Page Three) INSIDE THIEF IN CITYMARKET Police Arrest George White, Who Stoutly Maintains Him self Innocent of Charge George White, colored, an em ployee in one of the stalls in the city market, la in Jail charged with the theft of meats from the stalls after the building had been closed In the evenings. It Is the contention of the police that White has been In the Jiablt ot secreting himself at some place In the market as the building was about to be closed and of helping himself to the meats when the build ing had been locked and all was quiet and dark. A number of butchers discovered' that some of their meat had dlsan- peared Saturday morning. Circum stances led to the suspicion that it was an inside job and accordingly Oflicer Winslow of the police force hid himself in the building before it was closed Saturday night to see if he could spot the thief. The marauder started In for a good night's work all right and Offi cer Winslow gave chase but did not succeed In capturing him. He main tains that he recognized White, how ever. White turned up at his regular job as usual Monday morning and was placed under arrest despite his protests of Innocence. j The case will be tried In the Re corder's Court Tuesday. O FIRE ON SOUTH MARTIN A fire alarm at 10:25 Monday morning from Box 62 called the fire company to the house en South Martin street occupied by Cynthia Smith and owned by Dr. L. S. Blades, where sparks from a flue had started the flame and caused the alarm. The fire was , extinguished Immediately and there! was no damage. TWENTY EIGHT WAS DEATH TOLL Ville Platte, La., Nov. 24. The death toll of the fire here Saturday night remained 28, Including 16 girls and women today when the search for bodies was concluded. The number Injured is still doubt ful. w Funeral services began In various parts of Evangeline parish today as virtually all the victims were from the rural districts. O PLANTS CONTINUE TO am TODAY Fuel Supplies Curtailed Fur ther in Middle West as Strike Enters its Seventeenth Day (By Associated Press) Chicago, Nov. 24. Industrial plants all over the middle West con tinued to close today. Fuel supplies were curtailed fur ther and regional coal committees advised Individuals to save coal as the nationwide soft coal miners strike entered Its seventeenth day. -O- NOT YET KNOWN THE ACTION TAKEN (By Associated Press) Washington, Nov. 24. The Amer ican government's sharp note de manding the immediate release of Consular Agent Jenkins at Pueblo, was considered at a special session of the Mexican cabinet Friday at which the governor of Pueblo was present. Advices to the State Department today did not disclose what action It any was taken. O SIR KMUHT8 ATTENTION Griggs Commandary Knight Tem plar No. 14 will meet tonight in their asylum, Robinson Building at 7:80 p. m. All Sir Knights are requested to be present in full uniform by order of the Emmlnent Commander. All visiting Sir Knights are cordially In vited to be present. KUZELIAX8 MEET TONIGHT The Euxellan Sunday School Class of Blackwell Memorial Church meets tonight with Mrs. R. F. Prltchard on North Road street instead ot In the Deacon's Room of the church as was previously announced. All members are urged to be present, ' ''"
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