"MY SOS,
deal with men
who advertise,
yon will never
Iom by It" .
Benjamin Franklin.
WEATHER
Increasing cloudiness and warmer,
followed by rain late tonight or Fri
day, fresh northeast and east winds.
VOL. 4
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY EVENING, DEC EMBER 11, 1919.
NO. 290
STRICTOBS'RVANCE
IN PICTURE CITY
Albemarle Metropolis Appar
ently About a Week Ahead
v of Other Towns in .North-
eastern ' Carolina in Obser
vance of Fuel Restrictions
( The following news Item appeared
In Wednesday's issue of the Washing
ton Dally News:
"Reports from New Bern, Eliza
beth City and other towns in this
' section are to the effect that the mer?
chants In those towns are complying
with the fuel administration's con-
. serration orders but that they are
keeping open until 8 and 9 o'clock at
night. They are not using any heat
after closing hours and are using oil
lamps for lighting purposes. All
records in the sale of kerosene lamps
have been broken in New Bern, ac
cording to the papers of that city."
So far as Elizabeth City is con
cerned, this report is untrue as to the
- matter of the late closing hours ob-
' served by Elizabeth City merchants.
The only places of business staying
open here at eight or nine o'clock In
the evening are those especially per
mitted' to do so under the regional
coal committee's order drug stores,
restaurants, and so on.
Elizabeth City merchants, for the
most part, with the exception of
gsocers, closed their doors at five
o'clock before the fuel restrictions
went Into effect. All the larger gro
ceries were closed by six o'clock
one of them earlier. Since "the fuel
restrictions went Into effect mer
chants selling wearing apparel are
closing at four-thirty. Grocers are
closing at six or earlier. The Jewelers
are closing at six or before. No stores
here,, except those especially exempt
ed under the order of the reginoal
committe at Atlanta are failing to
turn off their heat at four o'clock in
the evening.
The only basis for the article taken
from the Washington paper as ap
plied to Elizabeth City is the fact
that the fuel administration restrict
ions have brought out the candle and
the kerosene lamp in many places ol
business. From four o'clock until
they close the Jewelers are using
tallow candles and kerosene lights.
One cafe which has a large show win
dow illuminates that window each
evening with tallow candles.
With the temperature of their
places of business falling rapidly af
ter four o'clock in the evening no
Elizabeth City merchants would find
it worth while to remain open until
e.ght or nine o'clock even if he wished
to do so.
Full reports of the observance of
the fuel restrictions in Elizabeth City
have appeared in The Advance daily.
If papers in the other towns in the
section had adopted similarly frank
policy from the time that the regional
cof 1 committee's order went into ef
fpo't, there would have been fewer
false rumors and there would have
been more uniform and more prompt
observance of the order.
The following item appeared in
the Daily News of Tuesday, Decem
ber 9th.:
"At a meeting of practically all
the merchants of Washington held
yejterday afternoon In the rooms of
the Chamber of Commerce and at
which Mayor Rodman presided, the
fuel conservation order was thor
oughly discussed and various inter
pretations of the rulings were gone
over. The merchants expressed their
willingness to comply with the law
and will obey the restrictions as an
nounced. They will open at eight
o'clock and remain open, until about
quarter to flve1, although- they will
use no heat or light before 9 a. m.
or after 4 p. m. On Saturdays they
will remain open until 9 o'clock, ex
cepting those who will close at the
t" usual time as sueciflod in the ruling."
Elizabeth City merchants reached
ft a similar decision over a week ago.
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GERMAN REPLY
NOW AT PARIS
Or So Says French Newspaper
Which Professes to Know its
Provisions
Paris, Dec. 11. The German re
ply to the. Supreme Council's note
demanding Jhe signing of the Peace
Protocol has been received, accord
ing to the newspaper Intranslgeant,
and is being translated by the Ger
man delegation. The newspaper de
clares that the reply Is substantially
a capitulation on the 8capa. Flow
', question and a proposal 'to discuss
mother points. . , '.?.
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NEW CURRENCY GALORE All
' Christmas 8avlngs Checks will be
cached with clean currency at tb
Savings I'.ank & Trust Company.'
MARGIN OF PROFIT
FIXED ON CLOTHING
Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 10. A margin
of profits on mn's and women's
clothing was announced today by
State Food Administrator Henry A.
Page, with a warning that violators
would be prosecuted after December
15th.
A margin of 50 per cent of invoice
cost is allowed for men's clothing
and shoes, while 60 per cent margin
is allowed on women's wearing ap
parel. All purchases must bear tags
with tost and retail price showing
margin of profit
SOUTH AMERICA
NEEDS SHIPS
Says Sir Irmael Tocornal, Head
of Chilean Mission in Lon
don. Anxious to Expand
Trade Relations With Europe
London, Nov. 25. (By The Associ
ated Press.) One of the greatest
needs of the South American repub
lics today is an immense Increase ol
merchant shipping, says Sir Ismael
Tocornal, head of the Chilian Mis
sion, which has just been entertained
in England.
"We lack ships for the trade of
Europe," Senor Tocornal asserted.
"We need ships in abundance If we
are to reach hte full plentitude of
our mercantile power. We are anxi
ous to expand our trade with Eng
land and Europe in general. With
Amt rica we have had important com
mercial associations and much ma
chinery in Chile Is of American or
German manufacture.
' To turn to political matters, the
recent references to the Republic of
Peru in connection with Chile in the
European press have perhaps left un
explained the actual state of affairs,
or, rather, the origin of the question.
There Is a treaty which must be ful
filled, and the Chilian government, is
ready to meet all its obligations. Af
ter our war with Peru and Bolivia,
1879-1883, we received the province
of Karapaca as an Indemnity. For
frontier purposes, we were given the
possession of Tacna and Arica for a
period of ten years( at the expiration
of Which a plebiscite was to be taken,
and whichever country was chosen by
the voters was to pay a sum of money
to the country which lost on the
plebiscite. Up to the present mo
ment, no plebiscite has taken place,
owing to the intransigent attitude of
Peru as to who shall have the vote.
Chile wishes everybody to be given
the right to vote, but Peru is not in
accord with us about this. That is,
shortly, the root of the question.
There is no danger of war, however,
between the two countries.
"We are on very good terms with
the other two A. B. C. Powers; the
frontier difficulties with the Argen
tine have been satisfactorily settled
of course. Chile was the first South
American nation to submit to arbi
tration, in 1903, when we accepted
King Edward's solution of the dif
ficulties with the United States.
"The Monroe Doctrine, of which
the world hears so much from time
to time, means a Continental policy,
for America, North and South. It
originated, it is said, in the brain of
the English statesman, George Can
ning. At the same time of the Holy
Alliance in Europe he instructed the
British Minister at , Washington to
suggest it to the American govern
ment. An exchange of letters fol
lowed between Monroe, Jefferson and
Madison in 1823. The Monroe Doc
trine was hte outcome.
"With regard to the League of
Nations, Chile approved of the
scheme without discussion. We fully
appreciated the noble intentions of
the statesmen who conceived the
measure. If It helps,' evn if only for
a time, to make the world tranquil,
it will be of enormous utility. Today
we cannot Judge It; we must await
results. What, we can do Is to ap
preciate the Bpirlt which animated L
those who brought it into being."
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SINN FEIN MEMBER
ARRESTED TODAY
(By Associated Press)
Dublin, Dec. 11. Thomas Kelly,
Sinn Fein member of the House of
Commons was arrested In a number
of raids by the police and. military
today:
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OYSTERS OYSTERS '
Just received today 100 more
bushels of those large, fins oysters,
like those we got last week. Shucking
right out of hte shelf ail the time.
. THOMAS CRANK & SON,
Keeney Crank, Mgr.
rbone 204 ' City Market
D.ll-3tp
BERLIN TO SEND
EXPERTSTO PARIS
Who Will Explain in Detail
Impossibility of Germany
Carrying Out Entente Demands
(By Associated Press)
Berlin, Dec. 11. The Foreign Af
fairs Committee of the National As
sembly decided today to send a mis
sion of experts to Paris with an exact
list of all dock material in Germany
in the effort to demonstrate to the
Supreme Council the impossibility of
Germany carrying out the Entente
demands as contained in the notes
handed the German delegation at
Versailles Monday.
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PAYS XMAS CHECKS
IN NEW CURRENCY
New currency galore!
So says Mr. Harry O. Kramer of
the Savings Bank & Trust Company
who is happy over the arrival of this
new clean currency lust In time to
enable the Savings Bank & Trust
Company to use It in cashing the
hundreds of Christmas Savings
checks now coming in at the Christ
mas Savings window.
"Every Christmas Saving check,"
says Mr. Kramer, "will be cashed
with new clean currency. adv
PLAN NEW OFFENSIVE
AGAINST PETROGRAD
Stockholm, Dec. 11. A new of
fensive against Petrograd Is being
planned, according to an Interview
with C. G. Llanozow) head of the
Russian Northwest government print
ed in Helslngfors papers.
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HAMILTON PALACE
BEING DISMANTLED
Lanarkshire, Scotland, Nov. 25.
(By The Associated Press.) Hamil
ton Palace, seat of the late Duke of
Hamilton and Brandon, who was
premier duke of Scotland is being
dismantled and even the furnishings
sold at auction. Remarkable prices
have been realized from the sale of
pictures and jewels. The total ag
gregated the equivalent of $1,277,
770. Most notable among the paintings
was that of the "Heckworth ChiU
dren" by Romney which brougft
$1160,000.
Other prices were $24,000 for tho
Charles il oak balustrade, $15,000
for the panelling in the old state
dining room, and $9,750 for the
Seventeenth century oak panelling
of the picture gallery.
The black marble staircase which
consists of a double flight of steps
and a gallery failed to And a pur
chaser. The palace stands in the heart of
the Lanarkshire coal mining district,
Immortalized by Scott in one of his
most spirited ballads. It was built
in 1822 to 1829 and one of its mar
vels was a portico of monolith Corin
thian columns which were copied
from the Temple of Vespasian at
Rome. The foundations of the palace
become so affected by time that it
was found necessary to dismantle the
historic edifice.
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PLAY AT HARBINGER
NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT
A. nlav entitled "A Little Clod
hopper," will be presented at the
Harbinger school next aaiuraay nigni
December 13th.
After the play refreshments will
be served. ' -
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ANNOINCE OPENING
With a full measure of pardonable
pride, tinctured with no other ele
ments than that "which we confidently
believe to be work well done, we beg
to formally announce the opening
tomorrows December 12 of "Dlnty
Moore's Place." A resort de luxe
for ladles and gentlemen. Any time
during the opening hours it will be
open to you and your friends as a
rendezvous or meeting place. Theatre
and dancing parties will find "DlntyV
Just the place to satisfy every light
after-gaiety refreshment. Remember
the opening day and honor us with
your presence. After you have seen
what we have to offer, we have not
the slightest doubt but that yon will
be wholesomely glad that we builded
"Dlnty Moore's Place."
Location: East Fearing street r
ground floor of Elk's home. Rudolph
Spence, Manager.
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NEW CURRENCY GALORE All
Christmas Bavtngs Checks will he
cashed with clean currency at the
Savings Bank It Trust Company.
RESCUE WORK
IS HAZARDOUS
Swift Current And Small Boats
Result in Deaths by Drown
ing. Three Thousand Home
less in Mississippi
(By Associated Press)
Atlanta, Dec. 11.- Fourteen deaths
thus far are attributed to the floods
In Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia
and the property damage is running
probably into the millions.
Nearly 3,000 persons are homeless
in Mississippi on account of the flood
inundating their homes, 1,000 at
Hattiesburg where the Leaf River
overflowed the lower part of the city,
and more than 1,00 at Meridian.
Railroad traffic in the flood area
Is virtually stopped.
The dead include three negroes
drowned at Hattiesburg when a res
cue boat carrying nine was over
turned, three drowned near Atlanta,
two killed in Mississippi, when two
trains ran into a washout, one negro
drowned at Meridian, and two whites
and three negroes drowned in var
ious parts of Alabama.
Hundreds are marooned In various
sections on account of the high
water. Some of - the streams are
still rising and with swift currents
the rescue work with small boats is
hazardous.
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COUNCIL REFUSES
DISCUSS MATTER
(By Associated Press)
Paris, Dec. 11. The Supreme
Council has answered the message
from Premier Huszar of Hungary In
which he asserted that the delay in
sending Hungarian delegates- to
Neuilly was because some of' them
were prisoners In Rumania.
The Council refused to enter into
discussion of the matter and re
newed the invitation to Hungary to
send representatives at once.
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FUNERAL OF JOHN A. LONG
The funeral services of John A.
Long, who died Monday might at his
home near Weeksvllle, were conduct
ed by Dr. G. W. Clarke Tuesday af
ternoon at two o'clock at Olivet Bap
tist Church.
Interment was made in the Ccrinth
cemetery.
Mr. Long is survived by his wife
and a large family of children.
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LAUNCHES ADV CAMPAIGN
Londi.: Nov. JIj. (By The Associ
ated Press. 1 The Federation of Bri
tish Industries, an influential organ
ization .has launched an advertising
campaign s;iid to be unique. The
Federation is preparing an export
register giving a representative al
phabetical list of British manufact
urers and trade associations in every
line of industry and a classified list
of products with names of makers.
This register is being prepared to
show that Knglnad produces many
things that the rest of the world
knows nothing about.
Ten thousand copies will be dis
tributed In English-speaking coun
tries and another 10,000 copies will
be printed in the following lanugages
Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian,
Russian and German.
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NEW BULLETIN OFFERS
HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS
"Elementary Agricultural Educa
tion," is the title of a 24-page bulle
tin by Pror. S. G. Rublnow, of the
Department of Economics at State
College, which has reached this of
fice. Prof. Rublnow's treatment of
this subject should offer many help
ful suggestions, not only to teachers,
but to all who are Interested in the
Improvement of our rural schools.
Copies may be had by addressing Mr.
E. B. Owen, Registrar, West Raleigh,
N. C.
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A SUGGESTION FROM THE
ALKRAMA
Nazlmova will be shown in this
city for the first time tomorrow, Fri
day, December 12t1r, and' as the pic
ture Is a super-production of seven
reels, the management of the Al
krama asks all who can to attend
the matinee, so there will not be any
crowding st the night performance.
N The night show will begin prompt
ly st seven o'clock so as to finish be
fore ten thirty, which 'Urns Is the
limit set by the fuel conservation
law. '
There will be no addition In price
ot this show.
NEW CURRENCY GALORE 11
Chrlstmss Savings Checks will be
cashed with clean currency at the
Savings Bank k Trust Company.
FRENCH TROOPS CLASH
WITH D'ANNUNZIO
(By Associated Press)
Paris, Dec. 11. French troops
have clashed with D'Annunzio's vol
unteers at Flume and many were
willed and wounded on both sides,
according to a Geneva dispatch
printed by the Petit Parislen.
URGES WOMEN
TO BUY WISELY
Mrs. Eudora Ramsey Richard
son Declares ' Housewives
Must Decrease Demand Since
They Cannot Increase Pro
duction Norfolk, Dec. 10. The Norfolk
Housewives' League adopted resolu
tions pronouncing the present high
prices intolerable and suggesting
ways to bring them down, at an en
thusiastic meeting of the league yes
terday afternoon at Red Circle Club
No. 2. The League calls upon the
women of this vicinity who are the
holders of the purse strings to draw
them tight, to buy only necessities
and to start an antl-H. C. L. props-!
ganda campaign.
Mrs. Eudora Ramsey Richardson,
of Richmond, state chairman of thrift
who was the principal speaker at yes
terday's meeting, said: The H. C. L.
Is the best advertised thing in Amer
ica today. We are all steeped In the
propoganda. When we are purchasing
any commodity and complain that it
is outrageously high we are told by
the salespeople that we had better
buy now, for it Is soon to be higher.
So, we go on and on buying, thus In
flating prices even more.
"After all Is said and done," Mrs.
Richardson said, "There are only two
ways to bring down prices Jo In
crease production and to decrease de
mand. Nowt production is at Its
lowest ebb and the demand Is the
greatest In the history of the coun
try. Everyone Is clamoring for the
best and, too often, the best means
only the highest in price. Recent
tests have been made In stores at the
request of the government thrift in
vest (gators and the same quality of
materials sold at different prices. It
has been found that wjmen buy the
highest in" price without investigating
the quality. It seems to be a fore
gone conclusion that only the most
expensive materials are to be con
sidered. "We all have things today that we
never dreamed of having teu years
ago." the speaker declared. "Our
whole standard o;' living litis changed.
"Women at least housewives
are as a class non-producers. Most
of us cannot he actual producers, hut
we can buy wisely. But, more than
that, women should start an antl-
II. ('. L. propaganda. Talk a lot about
prices coining down, that they cannot
remain at the present level, that per
sonally you are doing without every
thing but the bare necessities until
prices do take a drop. If all women
began talking In this way, the pro
blem would be solved."
Mrs. Richardson deplored the fact
that the women who should hear the
thrift propaganda do not attend
meeting of women's organizations.
The club women are almost without
exception doing their utmost to re
lieve the situation, she said.
The speaker commended the House
wives' Market, and said that she
hoped the Richmond league would
establish a similar one. Mrs. L. C.
Matthews, president of the market,
asked that the women support the
market to the greatest possible ex
tent, as the greater, the sales the
oner the prices will be.
Resolutions adopted by the league
arc as follows:
Whereas, the prices of all the
necessities of life have become so
oppressive and exorbitant as to be no
longer endurable, and
Whereas, as yet we have obtained
no relief from legislation. Investiga
tions, or fair-price committees, and
Whereas, we , realize that the
matter is to a large extent in the
hands ot the consumer. Inasmuch as
a lessened demand means automati
cally an increased supply, therefore
be It
Resolved, That we, tho House
wives' League of Norfolk and Ports
mouth together with representatives'
ot many other women's organizations
of the city, issue this call to the wo
men of the community;
Take np your duty; it has been
thrust upon you. It Is now your war.
Yon hold the purse strings; draw
them tight while yon take some
blame to yourself for extravagances.
Refrain from buying useless and ab
surd things, that production" may
become constructive after the great
waste ot war. - Wear your old clothes.
Give sensible Christmas gifts or none.
Argue with every person who soils
you anything at present high prices;
talk to your neighbors; talk In your
MINERS BACK
TO WORK FRIDAY
This is Opinion of Operators
And United Mine Workers
Today. Coal WHI be Moving
Rapidly by The First of Next
Week
(By Associated Press) .
Indianapolis, Dec. 11. The
general operation of soft coal
mines is predicted for tomor
row and coal will be moving
rapidly by the first of next
week. This i3 the opinion of
operators here.
Officials of the United Mine
Workers, who last night sent
a telegram to the local organ
izations telling of the Miners
General Committee here yes
erday accepting President Wil
son's DroDOSal to return tn work-
I 'ill ..a ....
are. connaeni mat mere will be
no delay on the part of mem
bers of the union in returning
to the mines.
WILL RETURN
TOMONARCHY
Swiss Traveler Tells Associated
Press Ninety-five Percent of
People Want King
(By Associated Press)
Berne, Dec. 11. -Hungary will re
turn to a monarchy soon, according
to a statement made to the Associ
ated Press by a Swiss traveler Just
returned from' lludapest.
Nearly ninety live percent of the
people would vote for ..the return of
the monarchy, he says, but It is still
uncertain who will be king.
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HALT IX WATER MAKES
DRINKS TASTE QUEER
Had von noticed that vnnr fnvnrfta '
drink has had a queer taste at the
soda fountain lately?
j Lots ot people have. Some have
1 thought it was because the soft drink
1 manufacturers were iiKintr knrn avrnn
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I instead of sugar in their products.
Hut that's not the trouble, accord
ing to .Mr. S. O. Etherldge, of the
1 Apothecary Shop. It's the flavor of
'the city water that's been responsl-
hie, says Mr. Kihei idge.
"At our fountain," says Mr. Kther
idge, "we have solved the problem
of good water."
"Wo have just had a dwn pump
installed in our store," he contlnuer,
"and we have tapped a good flow of
water very light and of excellent
taste.
"By the use of a specially con- ,
structed storage tank we are enabled
so in the future we will not have to
depend on city water In the prepa
ration of our carbonated water.
''As a result of this arrangement
we find that our soda drinks do not
have that salty'and queer taste that
has been noticeable for the past two
weeks."
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ENTERTAIN HIWDAY SCHOOL
O.ASS
w v 1 1 .... . 1 . rini mm
1.1 mnr. n 11 111 cs a 11 u maiui. ssc v so
tertained tne Fldells Class number
one, of Blaekwell Memorial Sunday
I2.h.wl Tnom !iv ntirht ut fhAir hAIHA
on Parsonage street.
Those nresent were: Misses Blanch
Brothers, Nellie Hastings, Alice
Brockwt'll, Carrie Burgess, Maud
billion jjUia w unci v ituiue iiuuuun,
Mary Lou Munden, Rena WaTd, Grace
r 1 . , . . , ' 1. 1 . r.1 .... a. ( . T1 Ji AM " '
Hedrlck, Nellie Strahl, Aurllla Strahl, '
Mrs. Bryan Venters and Mrs. R. T
Venters and Miss Lucille Pass, the
teachers of the class. .
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CLEMENCEAU AT LONDON'
' (By Associated Tress) ,"
London, Dec. 11. Premier Cle
menceau arrived here-tM." ""nlnr,
During his stay in iAN SUITS
confer with Premlertjr
ana the Italian minis
clubs; talk everywhei Ur.,wT.
' ' T Til A A HMA
ncial agencies deman.
!. Uh in nr ices.
Rannlvfld further rplu" 01 """V
onYeguSr 'or tb. jlotbtot
iielr demobilisation..
lion luu&iug iu iui
. -4 oblllied, a soldier
terlo uasttentlon
, It BUlk V ..." V
m m . wkl.l '
end, twice reconv rao"f.
I" Ket better valua tor
unwarranted an.annmber" 01 thei
necessities Is a 1
dustrial unrest I "
today. ., ' : . . ''' .
Resolved, flnr
lutlon all posslb