MMY BOX,
deal with men
who advertise,
yon will never
lose by it."
Benjamin Franklin.
WEATHER
Rain probably tonight and Satur
day. Moderate variable winds.
VOL. 4
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMEER 12, 1010.
NO. 291
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IN PRODUCTION
Already Reports From the Coal
Fields Show The Difference,
But Some Miners Are Still
Rebellious
, (By Associated Press)
Chicago, Dec. 12. A gen
eral increase in the production
of bituminous coal today is in
dicated by reports from nearly
.all the coal fields.
In a few sections, however,
some of the miners are in re
bellion against President Wil
son's proposal.
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WILL IMPROVE
EXPRESS SERVICE
Removal of Waddy's Train
Was Solar Blow But Case
Secures Some Concessions
secretary L. D. Case of the Cham
ber of Commerce has returEed from
Norfolk where he went in the inter
est of better express service for Eliz
abeth City.
With the removal of Waddy's train
on account of the fuel shortage Eliz
abeth City was left with only one
express train a day each way and with
the only express from Norfolk during
the entire day arriving at 11:15 in
the morning.
Mr. Case was able to make ar
rangements whereby, on account of
the disrupted train servicet the Nor
folk Southern will accept at Norfolk
on train three, the night train from
Norfolk perishable foodstuffs des
tined for Elizabeth City when charges
are prepaid by the shipper and with
the stipulation that the shipment
shall be put off the train at the own
er's risk.
I'nder this arrangement grocers
selling bread from Norfolk can make
early morning delivery of bread re
ceived the night before. Train one,
the morning train from Norfolk,
did not arrive in time to enable them
to make deliveries in time for dinner.
censTmarers
ARE WATNED
Dr. A. L. I'endleton, postmaster,
wants census eiiumeralors for Eliz
abeth City Township outside the city,
and also for Providence Township.
The pay for this work has been in
creased. There is much interest in the 1920
census for Elizabeth City and Pas
qu tank County. The Picture City
which in 1910 had a population of
S,.,2, is expected by some to practi
cally double that number in the com
ing census. Those more conserva
tive, however, give the town 12,000.
The total county is estimated at from
22,000 to 25,000.
Elizabeth City has certainly done
some real growing in the past ten
years, and when one remembers that
the increase from 1900 to 1910 was
from 6,384 to 8,412 and that the city
nil ii hnnst nnlv -a nnnulation of 3.-
500 in 1890, it seems likely that the
figures will mount high in the 1920
census.
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RED CROSS SEALS
ON SALE SATURDAY
Red 1 oss Seals may be obtained
from Mrs. W .0. Saunders at the of
fice of The Independent now of at
any time before Christmas. On Sat
urday they will be on sale at the
postofflce and drugstores, also each
afternoon after school. This work is
done by volunteer workers, wno are
chiefly school girls. It is hoped that
the public will hasten to buy the
number allotted to Elizabeth City
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OYSTERS OYSTERS
Just received today 300 more
bushels of those large, fine oysters,
like those we got last week. Shucking
right out of hte shell all the time.
THOMAS CRANK ft SON.
Keeney Crank, Mgr.
Phone 204 City Market
D.ll-3tp
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NEW STYLE DRESSES
Here we offer rallies that are not
matched anywhere. Beautiful qual
ity, well tailored, latest style Jeriey
Dresses at only $24.75. These gar
ments can not be bought elsewhere
for less than $35. You'll be con
vinced when you see them. M. LEIGH
. SHEEP CO., Woman's Wear. .
McNARY BILL HAS
PASSED SENATE
(By Associated 1'ress)
Washington, Dec. 12. The Mc-
Nary Bill under which government
control of sugar is to be continued
another year was passed by the Sen
ate today and sent to the House.
floodTfmlly
BEGINTORECEDE
Southern Railroads Are Still
Handicapped in Flood Area.
Property Loss Heavy, But
Comparatively Few Lives
Lost
(By Associated Tress)
Atlanta, Dec. 12. The unprece
dented floods in Alabama, Mississippi
and Georgia are receding today but
some rivers not greatly affected at
first are now out of their banks caus
ing heavy property lossf particularly
around Montgomery where the swol
len Alabama river has also paralyzed
the city's industries. There has been
no great damage to the city itself.
Railroads are still handicapped and
some lines are closed on account of
the washouts and high water.
The loss of life has been compara
tively small. The death list is less
than a score with the deaths of some
of those reported yet unconfirmed.
WORLD'S SUPPLY
IS THREATENED
Cotton Will Be Seriously Scarce
For the Next Ten Years
Declare British Delegate At
World Cotton Conference.
Blackpool, KiiRland, Nov. 26
Professor John A. Todd, one of the
British delegates to the World Cot
ton Conference at New Orleans in
October last, told the Textile Insti
tute the other day that the world's
supply of cotton for the next ten
years was seriously threatened, lie
saw indications that the security of
cotton would increase as the world
capacity to consume it returned to
normal.
Professor' Todd said the first step
to be taken should be to assure the
grower of a reasonable price to cover
ithe cost of production and to reward
I him adequately for growing improv
ed cotton. He pointed out that the
present system of marketing did not
encourage the production of better
cotton and insisted that tli elJritish
government might well do a great
deal more than this to extend the
cotton industry. He pleaded for
rigorous economy in consumption.
The American cotton crop, said the
Professor, was the limiting factor in
the world's supply. This crop has
developed an extreme undesirable
see-saw movement of acreage, crops
and prices. There had been five
bad crops in succession with high
prices accentuated by world inflation.
Before the war, said the speaker,
a arge part of the American grow
ers were on a small margin of profit
and when prices did not pay they
reduced their acreage. This occur
ed during the war and the acreage
then lost has not been
recovered.
American acretee was reduced in
1919 and, owing to bad weather,
this year's was a "disastrous failurs
and calamity." The result was
that price ka up to a
very high level.
Europe and Asia are without
stocks of cotton goods, said the
Professor. The amount of cotton
which the world mills could spin
and weave Is now restricted by de
struction of machinery irt the de
vastated regions of Europe and' re
striction of the hours of labor but
these conditions would not be per
manent. One thing which alarmed him was
the enormouB development of the
use of motor cars in America with a
conseqent demand for 500,000 bales
of staple cotton for fabrics in tired.
This demand existed at a time when
the whole world supply of staple
cotton, he said had been reduced to
1,600,000 bales.
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CALL EDGAR
I respectfully solicit your Jitney
Business again and If given an order
will assure you nothing but service.
Phone 58. EDGAR WILLIAMS.
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NEW DRESSES
We have Just received a new ship
ment of beautiful Jersey Dresses,
which we secured at special prices,
and we are offering them at remark
ably low prices for these high class
garments. Actual value up to $35.
Our price only $24.75.
PROFITEERS WILL
BE PROSECUTED
Fair Price Regulations Effect
ive) Monday, December 14th.
Nortk Carolina Merchants
Express Satisfaction With
New Law
(By Associated Press)
Raleigh, Dec. 12. The margin of
profits to be allowed retailers must
not exceed fifty percent of the in
voice cost on men's clothing, furnish
ings and hats and must not be more
than sixty per cent of the invoice cost
of women's ready to wear, as fixed
In the regulations announced Wed
nesday by Henry Page. These regu
lations will be put Into effect next
Monday, December 15th, after which
date all merchandise must bear the
selling price in plain iigures.
."Any merchant who wilfully ex
ceeds the fixed profits or violates the
regulations," Page stated, in his an
nouncement, "will be subject to in
dictment and trial before a federal
Judge and grand Jury."
At a meeting last night attended
by both merchants and the purchas
ing public, Page explained the regu
lations. He said that fifty and sixty per
cent was the deadline for profits on
wearing apparel.
"This is not to be regarded as the
minimum profit to the charged," he
said, "and I will say that any mer
chant who makes it his average profit
will be prosecuted."
"Profiteering Is now on par with
moonshlning," he stated, "and un
der the Lever Act Is punishable with
a fine of $5,000 or two years im
prisonment." A number of leading merchants of
the State have expressed satisfaction
with the margin of profits fixed by
the Fair Price Commissioner.
Agents of the Department of Jus
tice with the co-operation of the pub
lic will see to the enforcement of the
regulat ions.
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CHRISTMAS (M R CHECKS
MAKE SHOPPING LIVELY
The Savings Hank and Trust Com
pany sent out $25,1100 to l.ooo happy
Christmas Club members Ibis week,
and the First and Citizens National
Hank distributed $13.(100 to 700
members.
This gives business a boost, for
the majority of Christmas Club mem
bers are Imying Christmas gifts with
their savings. About one third of
them, however, are putting I heir
money hack into the banks who
helped them to save, and are thus
preparing for a rainy day or an op
portunity as the rase may be.
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OK INTEREST TO WOMEN
A new lot of Jersey Dresses have
just come in. The material is fine in
quality, the tailoring is perfect and
the style conforms to the fastidious
requirements of Dame Fu-iiion. Reg
ular values to $35. Now only $24.75.
M. LEIGH SHEEP CO., Woman's
Wear Store.
Tuberculosis Kills 150,000 AMERICANS every
year.
And yet, Tuberculosis is Preventable and
Curable.
The National Tuberculosis Association is con
ducting a sale of Red Cross Christmas Seals, begin
ning December 1.
The proceeds of this sale will be used to combat
Humanity's most deadly enemy The White Plague
in every community in the United States.
Approximately 92 per cent of the money raised
In your Btate will be spent there.
This Campaign to save AMERICAN lives will
succeed if you do your part.
Get in touch with your state or local Tubercu
losis Association
Buy Red Cross Christmas Seals, or Health
Bonds. t
Don't wait for the Seals to come to you.
RESTRICTIONS
BEINGOBSERVED
Some Violations Due to Misun
derstanding of Fuel Order.
These May be Cleared Up
With Regional Coal Commit
tee at Atlanta
(Ry Associated Press)
Raleigh, Dec. 12. Reports re
ceived here indicate that the fuel re
strictions issued by the Southern
Regional Coal Committee at Atlanta
recently are being rigidly observed
thruout North Carolina.
It is said at the offices of the De
partment of Justice in this city that
only a few instances of alleged vio
lation of the order have been re
ported to the office of the Eastern
North Carolina district attorney and
no prosecutions thus fur have been
started.
It is the belief here tint violations
of the order are due more to misun
derstanding of the restrictions than
to efforts to evade observance.
While all sections of the State are
still subject to the restrictions, many
cities where recent rains have made
it possible to produce electricity ex
clusively by water have been able to
use lights after four p. m. exclusive
ly from hydro-electric plants and are
exempted from the lighting restrict
ions. Any misunderstanding of the order
as it affects any town in the State
should be cleared up with the South
ern Regional Coal Committee at At
lanta.
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PADEREWSKI TO
ABANDON POLITICS
(By Associated Press)
Geneva, Dec. 12. Paderewskl,
Polish Premier, is expected to aban
don politics on account of Ills health
and return to his home in Switzer
land, according to Warsaw dis
patcher. lie vi!l devote himselrf to his
music.
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M.W
HAVE NEW DEPARTMENT
STORE
The Culpepper Hardware Store,
which had planned to build a large
thive-slory building on the corner of
I'oinilexter and .Matthews street re
cently K reived a proposal from a
lJaltimoie bank which wants to se
cure the building for a llaltlmore
depart n, cm! f.urv. The Culpepper
Hardware Company is considering
the matter and may sell if the Haiti
more men-bants are willing to pay
their pri'".
NEWSPAPER BILL
IS INTRODUCED
(l!y Associated Press)
Washington, Dec. 12.--The news
) aper containing more than 24
pages will be charged live times the
present postage rale under the bill
introduced in the Senate today by
Senator Join-- of New Mexico as a
measure to meet newspaper print
paper situation.
V
e
LOQAL ADVERTISING
RATE CARD
1 inch 25
3 inches $o
' 5 inches $ l.oo
8 inches 1.40
10 inches 1.75
15 inches 2.65
20 inciies 3.50
30 inches (1-4 page).. 5.00
60 incnes (half page).. 9.00
120 inches (page) 18.00
Advertisements must be in
The Advance shop on the after
noon before day of publication,
or insertion will not be guaran
teed. Advertisements are not re
ceived at all for insertion the
same day after eight o'clock in
the morning.
The regulations as to the time
of receiving advertising are
made to enable the publishers
to get up more reading matter
and .so make a more attractive
paper. Observance of them will
inure to the advantage of the
advertiser no less than to that
of the newspaper and the gen
eral public.
RESUME CONFERENCE
ON WAR PROBLEMS
(Ry Associated Press)
London, Dec. 12. Premier Lloyd
George and Clemenceau resumed
their conferences on war problems
today.
Earl Curzon, Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs, Sir Maurice Han
key, Secretary of the War Cabinet,
and the French Ambassador was
present.
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APPLE CIDER PLANT
DESTROYED BY FIRE
(Ry Associated Press)
Winchester, Va., Dec. 12. The en
tire plant of the Shenandoah Valley
Apple jVider and Vinegar Company
here were destroyed by lire today.
The loss of $;!o(l,IMo was help cov
ered by insurance.
GARFIELD TENDERS
Work Will be Continued Under
Director General Hines of
Railroad Administration
(My Associated Press)
Washington, Hoc. 1 2.- The resig
nation ol Fuel Administrator (lar
licld tendered last night was for
warded the President today by Sec
ret aty Tumulty.
Of course, it will be accepted. It
was said at the While House.
The Inactions of the Fuel Admin
istrator bandied recently thru the
Railroad Administration under (Jar
field's authority will be continued
under the direction of Director Gen
eral Mines. This does not mean. It
was said, thai Hines will be made
Fuel Administrator in Uatiield's
place.
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WOULD NOT ACT ON
THE ASHURST BILL
f I ly Associated Press)
Washington Dec. 12. The Senate
Miliary Committee today declined to
take action upon the resolution of 1
Senator Aslmrst, Democrat, of Arl
zona, authorizing the Secretary of,
War to employ an army to protect!
American citizens of the United
States soil from Mexican bandits. 1
The resolution was ordered bark;
to the Senate with the reroiunienda- (
lion that it be referred to the Foreign t
Relations Committee.
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IMPOKTANT MKKTING 1. I). ('
TI'KSDAY AKTKKXOOX
OX
The United Daughters of the Con
federacy will meet with Mrs. Kdgar
Stevens on West Main street at 3:30
Tuesday afternoon. This is a very
Important meeting and all members
are urged to be present.
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BOLSHEVIK ATTACKS
ARE UNSUCCESSFUL
(By Associated Presn)
London, Dec. 12. Bolshevik at
tacks continue along the Esthonlan
front but are unsuccessful. The Bol
shevik forces again attacked the left
flank of Denekine's army In South
Russia and drove the troops back
thirty or forty miles,
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FOR BALE BALED SCRAP PAPER
Suitable for use In packing goods
for shipment. THE ADVANCE.
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THEY HAVE ARRIVED The Big
Bens you have been asking about
I Tour Jeweler Since 1882.
COAL SITUATION
NOTPROMISING
Consumption Has Been so Much'
Greater Than Production
That Reserve Stocks Have
Been Rapidly Depleted
(Ry Associated Press)
Washington, Dec. 12 The
general fuel situation and re
strictions on the use of coal
were under review today by
the Central Coal Committee to
determine whether more dras
tic measures to conserve coal
will be necessary.
The consumption of coal hat
, been so much greater than the
production that officials were
alarmed at the rapid depletion
of reserve stocks.
No substantial increase in
the amount mined is expected
before Monday and officials
said that the return to maxi
mum production is imperative
if disaster is not to result.
THE PRESIDENT
GETST5M TOLD
When Foreign Relations Com
mittee Majority Had An Idea
That They Could Run the
Government.
Washington. D. C. Dec. 12 The
Republican majority of the Senate
foreign relations committee of the
Senate has again capitulated to Pres
identent Wilson's constitutional
power, after indulging in consider
able bombast as to their rights to
initiate diplomatic moves with other
nations. This was made plain
when the committee failed to press
the resolutions for severance of di
plomatic relations with Mexico, as
introduced by Senator Fall of New
.Mexico after receiving a pointed
letter on I be .subject from the Pres
ident. Plainly speaking, the Fall
'resolution is dead and so Is the Re
' publican attempt to upset the Con
stitution of the I'nited Slates and
all American historical precedent in
this respect.
It was generally admitted that th
i Fall resolution was only another at
tempt to irritate the President, with
the hope that his hand might be
forced with regards the Mexican gov
ernment. It was an outgrowth of
the attempts made for public effect
( by the Republcan majority of the for
eign relations committee during the
League of Nations controversy to
assert their preponderance In treaty
making power.
i In his letter to Senator Fall the
; President minced no language In set
ting forth the difference between his
powers and those of thc Senate in
relations with foreign governments,
j saying, in part:
"It (the Fall resolution) would
constitute a reversal of our constl-
1, ..!,,. ,i nr.lri,
whlch might lead
....... . . .. . . .
to very grave confusion In regard to
the guidance of our foreign affairs. '
I am conident that I am supported
by every competent constitutional
authority in the statement that the
initiative In Hie directing the rela
tions of our government with for
eign governments is assigned by the
Constitution to the executive and to
the .executive only."
The President elaborated upon
his contention as to the Senate's
prlveleges In a manner that caused
Senator Lodge and other Constitu
tional "authorities" to pause, as was
shown by the failure of the com
mittee to take any action on the
Fall resolutions, which practically
meant war with Mexico.
"Only one of the two Houses of
Congress is associated with the'
President bv the Constitution in an
'advisory capacity." wrote Mr. Wil
son, "and the advice of the Senate
Is provided for only when sought by
the executive in regard to explicit
agreements with foreign govern
ments," etc. "The only safe course,
I am confident is to adhere to the
prescribed methods o the Constitu- -f
Uon. We might go very far afleld
if we departed from It,"
Washington political observers .
believe this admitted defeat o'l the
usurp the Presidential functions as (
Republican majority In Its attempt to
provided by the Constitution will
cause a lull In the studied attempts
Co bait President Wilson, no matter
whether the ostensible target la
Mexico oM&t European situation.