North Carolina Newspapers

WEATHER "MY BON, deal with men who advertise, you will never ' lose by It" . Benjamin Franklin. Rain probably tonight and Sunday colder' Sunday and In extreme west portion tonight, moderate south shift lng to northwest winds. VOL. 8 ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 13, 1919. NO. 292 ft ALLIES TO ACCEPT RESERVATIONS WilKng to do all in Their Power to Enable America to Participate in Future Conferences (By Associated Press) Paris, Dec. 13. As the result of the conference being held In London hy Lloyd George and Clemenceau, the American government will be notified that in order to facilitate a compro mise between the adverse parties in the American Senate the Allies are willing to accept to as great extent as possible some of the reservations to th eVersailles Treaty made by the Foreign Relations Committee, accord ing to the Matin. It is declared that the Allies will do everything in their power in order that America may participate in the future conferences. 0 CHOWAN MINISTERS MEET HERE MONDAY fir , he ministers of the Chowan Bap fjVVAssoclation have been invited to meet here Monday, December 15th, with Rev. H. K. Williams, pastor of the First Baptist Church Dr. George W. Clarke, pastor of Blackwell Memorial Baptist church, Rev. E. L. Cole, and Rev. Romulus Hall, pastors of the Baptist churches in the coun ty. The meeting will be held In the annex of the First Baptist church at ten o'clock Monday morning. At this meeting a conference of the ministers of the Chowan Baptist Association will be formed and arrangements made for frequent meetings and for organization that will promote the work of the Association. The ladies of the First Baptist church will serve a luncheon for the ministers at the church at noon Mon day. . O ELKS RATHSKELLER MOST ATTRACTIVE The Elks Rathskeller, formally opened on Friday( December 12th and instinctively dubbed "Dinty Moore's" has had many visitors and patrons, and from every one has called forth expressions of approval and appreciation. Located on the ground floor of the Elks Home, with its entrance on Fearing street, this attractive little eating place is fitted up with an open fireplace in which a gas flame burns, with dull red brick tiled floor to har monize with the fireplace, with paneled walls that are exactly the ' thing for the low celling and with most comfy chairs and inviting tables. It is beautifully lighted and besides being spick and span, is something more a really delightful place in which to breakfast, dine or sup at any hour between ten o'clock in the morning and twelve o'clock at night. )M-iness men are Ending it very cc Talent, and it appeals strongly to the newlywed as well as to young couples who have long wanted some where to go after the show. 0 MUST SEND NEW NOTE TO GERMANY (By Associated Press) Paris Dec. 13. Germany's reply to the Entente note relative to the signing of the peace protocol does not constitute an acceptance, altho it Is couched in conciliatory terms, according to the Echo de Paris. It is said that the Allies will have to send a new note to Germany. LOCAL ADVERTISING RATE CARD 1 inch 25 3 Inches 60 5 Inches $ 1.00 8 Inches 1.40 10 Inches 1.75 15 inches 2.65 20 Inches 3.50 30 inches (1-4 page).. 5.00 60 inches (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 ot them will Inure to the advantage of, the advertiser no less than to that of the newspaper and the gen eral public. DOES NOT FAVOR ANY INTERVENTION (By Associated Press) Rome, Dec. 13. Premier Nlttl de clared In the Chamber of Deputies today that Italy does not favor in tervention In the international affairs of Russia. SMALL AND MOORE SPEAKJERTFORD Movement For Better Health, Better Educational Facilities And Better Livestock To Be Launched Tuesday Hertford, Dec. 13. Dr. William Moore of Raleigh, State Veterinarian, will be one of the speakers at the meeting to be held in the courthouse here Tuesday morning, when Con gressman John H. Small will be pres ent to speak on Health, Sanitation and Drainage." Dr. Moore will talk on Livestock and Tick Eradication. The meeting will begin at 10:30 and will be held under the auspices of the North Carolina Landowners Association, and there will be other speakers who will discuss different phases of the association's "Program of Progress." The people of Hertford and rural Perquimans are of the progressive type. They believe in good roadsf as well as other things vital to the progress and welfare of the State. Bonds have already been sold for street paving, and It is planned for construction work to begin January 1, while a strong movement is on foot to connect Edenton and Norfolk with a hard surfaced road by way of Hertford. Perquimans has already provided for her part of the expense. It is hoped that the meeting here Tuesday will result in the launching f movements for other Improvements such as the improvement of health conditions, betterment of edueation 1 facilities, the Introduction of more pure bred livestock and the eradica tion of the cattle-tick. O COLD WEATHER !S PREDICTED (By Associated Press) Washington, Dec. 13. Another period of cold weather will over spread the southeast except Florida's pennisula in the next twenty four hours. Cold wave warnings were issued today for the interior and east gulf states. O EXPORT OF COTTON EXTREMELY HEAVY (Bv Associated Press) Washington, Dec. 13. Exports of cotton were extremely heavy in No vember amounting to nearly 925,000 bales, according to the census bureau monthly report. Exports during the month equalled the aggregate of the previous three months and were approximately what they were before the war. O BRITISH STEAMER MESSINA SINKING Boston, Dec. 13. A radio message received here today says that the British steamship Messina is sink ing and it is impossible to save her. She is about 450 miles off the New foundland coast. O JAPANESE LABORERS GO TO S. AMERICA Toklo, Nov. 20. (By The Associ ated Press.) The number or Japan ese laborers going abroad, mainly to South America has considerably de creased, says a semi-official announce ment. This is attributed to the bus iness boom which took place In Japan during the war and which opened up opportunities for industrial ana com mercial activities here. Emmigrants to Peru where Japan ese now go without restriction num ber about 1,200 for the present year, a decrease of about 20 percent from last year. Japanese emigrants to Brazil thus far this year total 2,500 as compared to 5,500 during a cor responding period last year. The statement asserts that "Japanese emigrants in South America have re ceived an enthusiastic welcome every where since the beginning ot the war which stopped the coming ot Euro peans." O Just received today 800 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, Keener Crank, Mgr. Phone 204 ..City Market D.ll-Jtp CUBA NO WORSE THAfAMERICA In Opinion of New York Papers Which Comment on Plans of Inter-Church World Movement (By Associated Press) Rome, Dec. 13. Plans of the Inter-Church World Movement for a campaign to prevent Cuba becoming the "Monte Carlo of the Western World" were announced recently in New York and have1 drawn sharp edi torial comment from the newspapers here. The general opinion appears to be that gambing conditions are no worse in Cuba than in the United States and the only liquor problem that the island faces is that which is imported with visitors from States recently gone dry. : 0 TEACHERS MET SATURDAY A highly interesting and helpful meeting of the Pasquotank County Teachers Association was held in the office ot Supt. Jennings, Saturday, Prof. A. B. Combs, principal of the Elizabeth City High School, having, charge of the program. There was a good attendance In spite of the bad weather. Chapters six and eight of Davis "Work of the Teacher" were taken up in the read ing circle work. The next meeting will be held here on Saturday, January 10th. O "AYCOCK SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT DAY," FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10th. Patrons of Every School in the Coun ty Asked to Meet to Work And Plan for School Improvement Doth the State Superintendent of Schools and the County Superinten dent are anxious to have every school i In the county both rural and urban, white and black, observe "Aycock School Improvement Day," next Fri day, December 19, as required by law. On that clay the patrons and friends of every school are expected to meet at the sclioolhouse and dis cuss or, better still, provide such of the following fourteen improve ments as are most needed: 1. Lengthening the school. 2. Getting an additional teacher. 3. Getting better school buildings. 4. Painting the building. ' Improving school grounds. Getting a sehuol library. Getting a traveling library. Getting sanitary drinking foun tains or individual drinking cu ps. 0. Getting pictures for the school. 10. Arranging for a school farm in 1920. n. 12. Arranging for a school fair. Arranging for a source of le ctures, music, etc., for the en tire community. f3. Teaching illiterates in the com munity to read and write. 14. Getting boys and girls into club work. Another purpose of "Aycock School Improvement Day" is to raise money to complete the monument to Charles Brantley Aycock, North Carolina's beloved "Educational Governor," soon to be erected in Raleigh. Sev eral thousand dollars have already been raised, and work on the monu ment will soon begin. An average of "A Nickel Apiece From Every Pupil" is the hope of State Superin tendent Brooks, and pupils are asked to carry their contributions to school next Thursday or Friday morning. If any parent feels unable to send a nickel apiece, let him send a penny apiece; and others who feel disposed may send dimes or quarters. But the hope is to have every child In North Carolina feel that he has had a part, I even if only a penny gift, in the erect- Ion of a beautiful memorial to a great man. In afterlife, when a boy or girl of today goes to Raleigh and sees the beautiful Aycock memorial, he will be glad to think, "I gave a dime toward It," and even If he never pops to Raleigh he will be a better citizen for having expressed his grati tude to the memory of one who so loved and served the school-children of North Carolina. It is honed that no school In the county will fall to observe "Aycock School Improvement Day." next Fri day. O SENDS GIFT TO POOR London. Nov. 27. (Br The Associ ated Pres.) President Poincare has sent the sum ot $1,000 to the Lord Mayor for distribution among the poor of London, "in sincere thanks for the reception given him' at; the Guildhall on the occasion of his re cent visit." Public Invited Sunday Night Special Service at Blackwell Memorial Baptist Church of Interest to all Who Believe In Education "Christian Education or Making Elizabeth City the Athens of North eastern North Carolina," will be the subject ot Pastor Geo. W. Clarke at 7:30 o'clock Sunday night at the Blackwell .Memorial Baptist Church. Members of the Chamber of Com merce, the Chowan College Special Committee and all citizens interest ed in this College or in this city are invited to be present. No collection for Education will be urged but the public minded folk who are not otherwise engaged and es pecially the educators are urged to come and reason together concern ing the city. O COXGRlXJATIOXAL MEETING AT CHRIST CHl'RCH The annual congregational meeting was held in Christ Church on Fri day night at 7:30. After the sec retary read the minutes of the last meeting reports were made by each of the parish's organizations. The new vestry elected by the congrega tion Is as follows: J. T. McCabe, J. P. Greenleaf, A. L. Pendleton, J. R. Bowden, T. T. Turner, W. P. Skinner, R. B. Mar tin, W. A. Worth, F. G. Jacocks, W. G. Gaither, W. P. Duff and W. H. Weatherly, Jr. CHRIST CHURCH Rev. Geo. F. Hill, Rector. Third Sunday in Advent. Church school at 9:45 a. m. Morning prayer, ante communion and sermon at 11a. m. Evening prayer and sermon at 7:30 .p. m. There will be held an important meeting of the men of the Nation Wide Campaign in the church at 2:30 p. m. The public is cordially invited to every service. O FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH Sunday School 9:30 a .m., W. T. Love. Superintendent. Preaching at 11:00 a. m. and 7:30 p. in. by the Pastor. The morning theme: "Divine Guid ance and Clory." The night theme: "Man's Chief aim in Life." The B. Y. P. U. meets at 6:45 Sunday evening. The in id-week prayer meeting at 7:30 Wednesday evening. The public: is most cordially in vited to attend. O FIRST METHODIST CHURCH The subject for the morning and evening sermons respectively liy the pastor, Rev. J. M. Ormond, at the First Methodist church, South, are: "The Ripened Fields" and "The Talents." The public is cordially invited to hear these sermons next Sunday, De cember 14th. Sunday School at 9:45 a. m. Epworth League at six-thirty p.m. O BLACK WELL MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH The pastor, Dr. Geo. W. Clarke, will occupy the pulpit at both ser vices Sunday. The subject at 7:30 p. m. will he "Makiig Elizabeth City the Athens of Northeastern North Carolina," and for the morning ser vice at 11 "Religious Tenants and Landlord." Sunday School meets at 9:o0 a. m. and B. Y. P. U. at 6:45 p. m. O CITY. ROAD METHODIST CHURCH Sunday School at 9:30 a. m G. F. Seyffert, Supt. At eleven o'clock sermon to tho young people and children. Music by the Junior Choir. The parents are expecieu iu aueuu. At seven-thirty, sermon on "Broth erhood." A welcome to all ot tne services. O CATHOLIC SERVICES Catholic services will be held on Sunday morning at ten-tniriy in Room 338, Hlnton Building. The public is cordially Invited. O TWO AMERICANS WERE TAKEN BY VILLISTAS (By Associated Press) Eagle Psss, Tex., Dec. 13. Two Americans and one Englishman are reported today among the men taken by the VUllstaa Tuesday In their raid on MusquIi. Ten thousand dollar! ransom li demarided for each. . - , ,: ' FUEL RESTRICTIONS SUSPENDED TODAY THROUGHOUT ENTIRE SOUTHERN REGION Order Issued by Southern Regional Committee Late Friday Night, on Authority From Washington Atlanta, December 13. Suspension of all restrictions on the use of fuel, and the reinstatement of train service curtailed during the nationwide strike of bituminous coal miners, was an nounced late Friday night by the Southern Regional Coal Com mittee, acting on authority received from Washington. , The order was forwarded FIFTY PER CENT PROFIT ALLOWED Merchants Must Mark Selling Price on Each Article. Will Require Rigid Enforcement of Regulations Authorized Under Lever Act Raleigh, December 1,3 A gross retail profit not to exceed fifty per cent on the Invoice cost has been an nounced by Henry A. Page, State Fair Price Commissioner, as a reas onable margin ot gain to merchants In North Carolina, the regulation to go Into effect next Monday, December 15th. The announcement was made In an address before the Merchants As sociation In Wilson Tuesday night, and brings to an end the controversy that arose some weeks ago between tho Commissioner and the merchants of the State. The regulations follow: 1. "The practice of having dif ferent prices for different people will he considered a violation of the Lever Act; there must be one fair price to evcryhody. 2. "To offer for sale any mer chandise that does not hear the sell ing price in plain ligures, provided the tor in of such merchandise allows space for marking same, will be con sidered a violation of the act. ;i. "A maximum margin of fifty per cent on Invoice cost is allowed on men's clothing furnishings, hats, ;i iid all shoes. To charge more than (ifty per cent is Indictable under tho act. This is not to be construed to mean that all merchandise as classed above should bear fitly per cent pro lit since if it be found a merchant is;''"my as comprising a decline in adhering to this rule to escape tlie!11"' value of the mark) Increase In clutches of the law, It would be count !' cost of living, decreased product ed against him. 4. "A maximum margin of CO per cent on invoice cost Is allowed on all women s ready to wear. iu charge more than sixty per cent is to violate Ihi! amended Lever Act. 5. "Full replacement value will not be allowed, but the merchant will be expected to average cost of cloth ing, shoes, etc., In determining new and advanced prices. Mr. Page ex plained this by saying that a serge suit nnrcnaseu last spring ai j.m might cost the merchant $40.00 if purchased today. This would not justify the merchant in marking a regular percentage of profit on the $40.00 suit and then bring the price of the suits carried over up to this level. These regulations are effective December 15th, and any merchant who willfully exceeds the above mar gins of profit or violates above regu lations will be subject to indictment and triul before Federal Judge and Jury. O MEXICAN'S CAPTURED Mexico City, Nov. 30. (By The As sociated Press.) Felix Diaz lost three members of his cabinet in the state of Vera Cruz recently when Fermin O. Panes, Jeaquls Montero and Isldoro Polanco were captured by federal troops. Among the docu ments taken from them was a cir cular from Diaz to businessmen In Jalapa promising that no taxes would be assessed upon them after the Diaz cause had triumphed If they would now show favor to the Diaz adher ents. O TURKISH MINISTER CROWNED KING (By Associated Prese) Constantinople, Dec. 13. Enver Pasha, formejr Turkish Minister of War, has been crowned King of Kur distan, the Turkish region between Mesopotamia and Persia. 0- FOR SALE -BALED SCRAP PAPER Suitable for use In packing goods for shipment. THE ADVANCE. I today to all Governors of Southern States and to Fuel Committees. The statement urged that coal be conserved as much as possible, as it will be some time before the supply is ample. The order suspending the fuel restrictions is effective to a Mi . a a mVkj9 miAUl 01.1 1 ftsvfi! , stored at midnight Sunday. OFFICIALS OPTIMISTIC Chicago, Dec. 13. The par tial relaxation of fuel restrict ions and optimistic reports re garding the resumption of pro duction and a substantial res toration of passenger train service in many sections today brought to the public the great est measure of relief since the coal situation became acute. At some mines the workers still expressed dissatisfaction with the terms of the Presi dent's proposal and Central Pennsylvania operators are also;i rfatr I vs.. n a n a mm Ka mmm displeased, but "oflicials regard- ed indications today as point ing toward the return to near ly normal conditions early next week. o . GERMAN PEOPLE PAY FOR REVOLUTION Merlin, Nov. 26. (My The Assocl aiod Press.) Results of the first year of the revolution In Germany are summarized by the Socialist ion ot coal and steadily mounting public debts. The jiaper casts a I balance lor the year in a bitter and ! sarcastic vein. I It points out that the mark has j declined in value within tho year from 72 Swiss francs to 20.25 francs. It gives a long list of articles of food' showing increases ranging up to 100 . percent for butter, and nearly 200 percent for eggs. The paper states I hat the cost of transportation has increased. The production of coal Is asserted to have declined from 190,000,000 tons a year before the war to 70, 000,000 tons in the first year of the ;. revolution. This is not withstand ing an Increase In the number of per sons employed In the mining indus try, exclusive of war prisoners who now have been sent back to France and Belgium. Debts and taxes are declared to . be steadily growing Into an unbear able burden for the tnxpayer. The paper asserts that Germany's debts o April 1, 1920, 212,000f000,000 marks, exclusive of debt to the En tente. The delicit of the Prussian railroads for the year of the revolu-. tlon Is declared to total at least 8, 963,000,000 marks. In conclusion the paper warns the people of Germnay that they must , pay for hteso "achievements of the revolution." -O- SUGAR IN MEXICO Mexico City, Nov. 29. (By The Associated Press.) There Is no shortage of sugar at present In Mex ico and the government Is taking measures to prevent such a situation. Secretary of the Treasury Cabera has stated that the exportation of sugar from the republic is prohibited, the only exceptions being In rare cases where commission merchants have large supplies of foreign sugar on hand upon which they would lose money It forced to sell It In Mexico. S. P. Charlton ot Colnjock was la the city Friday. v