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, "III EON, . " deal with mea who advertise, ' yon will never lose by !tM - ' ", Benjamin Franldla. WEATHER Rain tonight and probably Than day, slightly warmer tonight except in' extreme west portion, moderate w nds mostly east. VOL. V ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1920. NO. 6 THOUSANDS LOST LV EARTHQUAKE .. wu--.Tte number of Casualties Will Never Be Exactly Known - (JlV Aaanrlnijwl ! . " Mexico. City, Jan. 7. Hundreds'10 tne flftn ,n8tallm8Irt of the Col and possibly thousands of lives were ' nel!. ow,n letter8 edlted b Joseph lost as. the result of an earthquake .n B1no? ,n the J"" IssuS which shook Vera Crus state on SaH, 8c!ibner Maai,1- The article urday night. --- , also gives some intimate , sidelights The damae-e was so wiHAnfl -and .n .114 i .'.-, " .viu. Boutiuus Buevtva that probably the number of casual- tin will never be known. Vera Crus and Jalapa dispatches declare that one thousand .persons ; ;. were killed at Courtland atone. Thirty lives were lost 'at Teocelo.. ' ; " . Q. i ' i - " WASHINGTON VS BESS CITY FRIDAY ' :'?"S : ' -; 7' ' "''' ' An Interesting basketball, contest Is staged for Friday night at eight o'clock In the Y. M. . A. gymnasium between the - Washington and Elisa beth City High school teams. . - The locals have been going through some still practice and they are expeo - ted to make a good showing .for the home town Highs, Everbody is urged to show his loy alty to the the home town by being on hand to cheer on the home town team. :- ,v: ..' ',' 1ENINE JlAKES NEW PEACE OFFER , (By Associated Press) "... Stockholm, Jan. 7. Lenlne; tne Russian Bolshevik premier, has made a new peace offer to the Allies, which - is being carried to London by Col. Tallenby, ' British ' representative In 'the Balkan states"'" , ' Among other conditions included . la the offer is the promise to abolish terrorism and the activity of revolu- - tlonary tribunals, according to an - Esthonian newspaper. . v 0-. - ,. ; MEET DEMPSEY ., w. (By Associated Tress) Los Angeles, Jan. 7. Jack Demp ser awoke this morning to learn. , muriui from, the nespaers that he will meet, Georges Carpentler of .France ' in the Ting soon at ,Tia-Juana, lower California., r . - ' . - A cablegram last tight brought word that Carpentler's manager had agreed tb the match.,; , The Only stipulation was that the fight Should not be more than' fifteen rounds. - - X ? ' -v ...s The, purse will be $400,000. PRESENTDEFiIANDS ON JANUARY 15TH . (By Associated Press)-'' Amerongen. Jan.. 7.- Allied ' de mands for the extradition of former 'emperor Wilhelm are expected at The Hague about January 16th. . It is reported' that the Hohlnzol : lern will rely-on the protection of Holland and her refusal to honor the Allied demand. : - -o ' - WESLEY BIBLE CLASS ENTER. TAIXED ,. ' Miss Mary Casey entertained the Wesley Bible Class of the First Meth odist Church Tuesday night at her vhome on Martin street. Those present were: Mrs. Leigh Sheep, Miss Lydla Williams, Miss Helen Moore, Miss Ellen Bell, Miss -jEula Pappendlck, Miss Maude Dewey, Allss Euna Bradley, Miss Mary Webb, VMlss Alma Mldgette, , Miss Annie White, Miss Janie O'Neal, Mss Clatt dine Koonts, Miss Bessie Koontt, I Miss Mary Casey and Miss Arnold, v RefreskmenU were served J after the Jfuslness meeting. , " , v. T&FinSTANDCItmtNS 1,'ATIONAL BAI.'K The regular annual meeting of the stockholders of this hank fo; the clpctiun of directors, and for lbs transaction of such Other basins! as n T rroperly be presented, . will bp, l 1 t Us banking house In ,v, , r-'y, N. C, on Tuesday, Jan i ry K -'. 19 20, between the hours f r two pv.i thtPt p. m. . , v. '. CAtT'Trt, Cashier. Roosevelt's Plan To Settle Strike of 1902 New York, Jan. 5. Hitherto tin- i - v. uiaauv rrrsr;n2 strike of 1902. said to have bn known only to two members of. his cabinet and a few persona who were to take part in Its execution appeal on "ooseveit s attitude toward union UbOf. 'After 20 persons' had been, killed ana aoout 40 Jnjured during., the rioting In the coal fields and the ap proach of winter brought with It the prospect Of a nation-wide fuel fam ine, the mayors of large cities and governors of seevral states appealed to' the President, Mr. Bishop says, to Interfere in ; the interest of the public welfare and safety. According to his biographer, Mr. Roosevelt had decided, in case the operators per sisted in their refusal to accept a commission, . "to assume powers which the Constitution did not speci fically give him" and to use the Uni ted States army to suppress all vio lence and disorder. Writing to Robert Bacon on Octo ber 8, ISO), shortly after a confer ence In Washington of the mine op erators and the strike leader, the late' John Mitchell, in a futile, effort to settle the trouble by the appoint ment of a commission of investiga tion or arbitration, he said: The situation is bad, especially because it Is possible It may grow in finitely worse. If when the sever weather comes on there Is a coal famine, I dread to think of the suf fering in parts of our great cities es pecially, and I fear there will be fuel riots of as bad a type as any bread riots we -have ever seen. Of course once he rioting has begun, once there Is a resbrt to mob violence, the only thing to do Is to maintain order. It is a dreadful-thing to be brought tM to face, with a heoessity of tak ing measures, however unavoidable, which , will mean the' death of men who ' have been maddened by want and, suffering." . In a letter to Senator Lodge he wrote that he was "feeling" his way to solve the difficulty and was deter mined not to be drawn into any "vio lent step which would bring reaction and disaster a??rward." At another time, he saidrWfcet emphatically I shall not compromise with lawless ness. I have been told on excellent authority, that the disorder has heen very' great and of an evil kind. On irnnri 'nnthnrl'tYl am told the .ft " - j exact contrary. I shall speeauy nncr out for myself. I stand against so cialism; against anarchic disorder." Colonel Roosevelt's "drastic" plan of action which Mr. Bishop says he makes public with the late Presi dent's permission and authority, in cluded his appointment of an inves tigating or arbitrary commission without regard to whether or not the operators asked for It or agreed to abide Jay Its decisions. He asked ex PresldenV Cleveland In case he were to appoint such a commission, lt he would accept a place on it, and, ac cording to Mr. Bishop, Mr. Cleveland replied "favorably. , . ' ..." "This "commission was oniy part of the President's plan," says Mr Bishop. ."The Investigation. which it was to conduct would take time. In oider that mining operations might be resumed as speedily as possible, the President consulted, with Sena tor Quay,, who was all-powerful . in Pennsylvania politics, and wm as-, sured by him that whenever the Pres Ident desired him to do so he would ha. he aovernor Of the State noti fy the President that he could not keep order in the coal region and needed federal interference. i"The President then Informed Major General John Mi 8chofleld that In case of federal Interference he wished to send him to the coal re gions with the regular army troops with Instrnctions to act as receiver of the mines, take full charge, put down all Tlolence, and disregard any orders from the operators. He asked the General, If, in case the operators went to eourt"and hsd a writ served pn him. would he do as was done under Lincoln, simply send the writ on to the President? After a little thought the General replied that he would. Roosevelt -said: 'All right, I will send yon; . . ' : ' President .Roosevelt, It was said, had4ll preparations made for start ing the tropps jrjthln halt an hour after the request for federal aid was received. ' The plan was not sie cuted. Mr. ptehop serf, '.'because St the , last moment, the . 'operators changed front and consented to the srpolntment , of a commission, '.vi-rther or not they got wind ef the l'rc: "'nt's purposs has never been revea , n gome powerrui mnn m r , ni!i!e for their sud- I." IQLL-ZOELLER '.-. - Rector of Christ Church Weds 1. One of City's Most Popu lar Young: Women The marriage of Miss Lou Shelton Zoeller to Rev. George Franklin Hill ' was Impressively solemnized Tuesday aiternoon at two o clock at Christ Church. Bishop Darst of Wilmington performing the ceremony. ' I The decorations of white and greep, carried out with evergreens and candles, were simple and fitting ly Impressive for the occasion. The wedding music was rendered by Mrs, J.' R. Barrett, the wedding march from Tannhauser being used. The acolyte, Ersklne Duff, pre ceded the bridal party, and was fol lowed by Miss Dorothy Zoeller, maid of honor and sister of the bride, who wa3 Joined at the chancel by Mr. W. H. Weatherly, Jr.,. honor man Miss HatUe Harney was brides maid, and Mr. Sam N. Hill, brother of the groom was best man The' maid of honor was gowned In pink satin and georgette and wore a hat of Dink aeoraette. She carried a shower aouqaet of white and pink aweef peas. The bridesmaid wore a gown of dark blue georgette combined with stents georgette and carried pink Killarney roses. r The bride wore a dark blue travel ing suit of trlcotlne, with hat, shoes and gloves to harmonise and carried a bouquet of bride's roses showered with sweet peas. ' Immediately after the ceremony Rev. and Mrs. Hill left tor a tour of northern cities. They will be at home after February first at Christ Church Rectory. The bride Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Zoeller, of this city. She has been a teacher In the pri mary school here and has won a reputation not only here but thruout North Carolina and Virginia in her work, teaching during her vacations In the summer schools of these states. In the social life and the church life of the city she has also been an lin-l portant factor, and while there Is much regret on account of the loss to the school, It is realized that as the mistress of the rectory she will continue to shed abroad the sunshine and sweetness that have character ized her work with little chljdrep and won the hearts of pupils and par ents. Wedding gifts from old and young were showered upon her when It was announced that the wedding would take place. Mr. Hill Is' the son of Mn. Mar garet Hill of Washington," N. C, and has been in4 thla city as Kector of Christ Church for more thau a year, making staunch friends not only' In his own congregation but thruout the entire community. issuesMlto national banks (By Associated Press) Washington, Jan. ' 7. The comp troller of the currency today issued a call tor the condition of, all na tional banks at the dose of business Wednesday, December 8 let. ' , . O 1 - WEEK OF PRAYER On Friday afternoon the Week of Prayer services at Blackwell Memor ial church will come to a cloae. The offering for Foreign Missions will be maBe at this meeting and all mem bers of the Woman's Missionary So ciety are ifsked to be present or to send their offering. The service will be eondueted by Mrs. Mary I Brit ton. .; ' ' - The service Thursday, afternoon will be conducted by Mrs. S. C. New bold, the. subject being "Brazil." . :-o v" T ,: ILLUSTRATED LECTURE ' . At the First Methodist Chmrch thU evening there will be an Illustrated lecture on the birth, life and death of Christ, delivered by Mr. L. D. Case, Secretary of the Chamber. of Commerce. Mr Case assures us this tfras that the machine Will be ready and that there will be no doubt of having the pictures. .. . ' . , The . lecture frill begin promptly at seven-thirty "d will close at eighty o'clock, when the S. S.. Council will meet for some , Important business. Other bodies of ths ehurch activities wilt also meet at that time. Every body. is Invited. O KOT1CE v We havs plenty of nice, large select oysters. ' Fresh Spanish MacksrpL Fresh Mullets. 4 Twenty-fire barrels of large core, mullets at wholesale or retail. ' 1 'y ' THOMAS CRANK , A E9N. . rhone'251 nrr.NEY cran. I'-st. T in C"y T'srket. BOARD PASSES RES0L1ITI0NS Aldermen Ask Chamber of Commerce to Keep Secretary Case if it Can be Done The, following resolutions were passed by the Board of Aldermen at their regular meeting this week; Whereas the resignation of Lor enzo D. -Case, as secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, Is learned with keen regret, and, whereas, his work as secretary of this organiza tion has been most efficient and of a high order, contributing to the moral, commercial ad civic upllfe of this city and vicinity, therefore Be It, resolved by the Board of Aldermen of the city of Elizabeth City that Mr. Case's departure from our midst would be a great loss to the community, and that this Board cordially petitions the Chamber of Commerce to cause,, if possible, Mr, Case to reconsider the resignation which he has tendered. ; 0 MARTEN'S ARREST EXPECTED SOON Department of Justice Orders Warrant Executed For Self styled Ambassador of Rug' sian Soviet (By Associated Press) Washington, Jan. 7. A warrant fox the arrest and deportation of Ludwig C. A. K. Martens, self-styled Ambassador of the Russian Soviet government, has been ordered exe cuted by the Department of Justice. Martens is regarded by officials as the real leader of .the Communist party in the United States. He is said to be in Washington and his arrest Is expected soon. O KAISER'S SONS SEEK DIVORCES! (By Associated Press) Paris, Jan. 7. Prince August and Prince Joachim, sons of former Em peror Wilhelm, have brought suit for dlvo :r;.i, according to Berlin advices to the Matin. O REAL ESTATE DEALS LkEAKING ALL RECORDS "Never In my ten years experience as Register of Deeds," says J. W,- Munden, "have I seen real estate so active as It is at this time." f'There are now piled up In the office," says Mr) Mundeij, "forty un recorded deeds and deeds of trust a thing that has never occurred be fore even when the office stenogra pher had gone on her vacation." Homes are in great demand and those who are parting with residences are doing so at a handsome profit. ; o IS ARRESTED (By Associated Press) V ' Philadelphia, Jan. 7. Grover Bergdoll, one of two wealthy broth ers sought thruout the -country for the past two years accused of draft dodging, was arrested at his mother's home near here today, . ' The Bergdolls have been traced at rarious times to Cuba and Mexico. . SAYfilimJ - WILL BE ELECTED A - : V , : :h- , . - , f k ' (By Associated. Pretra) . Psrls, Jsn. 7. Today's newspapers agree that Premier .Clemenceau will be elected President- of France on January 17th, altho there has been no official acknowledgement of ' his acceptance of ths candidacy. . .... :, .--- O r , . " V TO DISCUSS HUME r J'Jr ; "-r (By Associated Press) . ; Parisian. 7. Flume ls the "oniy question tde discussed at the con ference of premiers and foreign min sters here Monday, a&ordlng to in formation from semi-official head quarters. O 1 fEINERSj Aor!isted Press) Dublin, wan. Sinn Fein head- Quarters here 9 raided today by , j"-"e and sc 1 MARGARET THURSTON DIES OF MEMBRANEOUS CROUP Little Margaret Thurston, the five year old adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Thurston, died at the home ofher parents on' Pearl street, TuesdaV night at about ten o'clock, after aNihort- Illness. The little girl took a cold en Friday which developed unexpectedly into mem branous croup on Tuesday. The funeral will be conducted from the home Thursday afternoon at three-thirty by Rev. J. M. Ormond: , 0 : OLYMPIC GAMES HELDTHISYEAR Will be Staged at Antwerp and English Athletes Showing Great Interest New York, Jan. 7. Reports from England Indicate that the English athletic authorities are actively en gaged In preparing for .active parti cipation in the Olympic Games to be held at Antwerp, Belgium next sum mer. Despite the fact that Great Britain lost hundreds of her best athletes during the war the United Kingdom in making selections for the games next year, will have more material to draw from than ever be fore, according to experts. This some- what anomalous situation is due to' the creation of a great new body of 1 athletes as the result of mllilary ! training and outdoor life at the front. Very few of the Olympic team of 1912 will be available tor the com- lng games. Some of these men are dead, and others are too old to com- pete. Jt Is also true that the ma-; Jority of the new athletes are "green' men. They are good material but tbey need polishing and experience, However, English sportsmen believe that -they will be well represented on the cinder track, although admitted-; ly weak in field events. It Is under- stood that Australia and New Zeal- and, wheih have strong teams, will unite to enter the games as separate from the mother country. England is not. and never has been, particularly enthusiastic over the Olympic Games although she pro- poses to go in to win if possible. The Englishman makes sports a hobby to which he turns his attention after his regular day's work Is done. He objects strenuously to the special ization and long training necessary for Olympic athletes, claiming that this virtually amounts to profession alism, even though the competitor receives no money. The' man who devotes his whole attention to sports Is, to all Intents and purposes a pro fessional, it Is maintained. It is too early to forecast what Cambridge and. Oxford Universities will produce In the way of athletes, as 'they have Just resumed work in terrupted by the war. Cambridge, however, has at'least one star runner in G. M. Butler, quarter-mile cham pion for England. Butler won his title by covering this distance in 49 4-6 seconds and experts believe, he can lower this by a second. Amongthe promising new sprint- trm fc - 01 a 19 mi a. mil, m vuugotvi vruv recently captured the English cham pionship for the 100 and 220 yards. Hill is already a ten second man n the hundred yards dash, and it is -believed thatvhe Is capable of doig better with training. Sargeant Major Mawby also has done the hundred In 9 9-10. Mawby Is not a beglnher, but lately has developed greatly. Great expectations are placed -in A. G. Hill, an old timer, ho holds the English championship for the half mile and the mile. He has done the half in 4:66 and the mile In i 4:16 4-6. He also won the four mile championship of England In 1910. Hill is about 84 or SS1 years -of age but it is claimed In sporting circles, that he is capable of doing sensa tional work. It Is rumored that he 1 has done the mils in 4: 16 In prac tice. , ,.- ,. - ' . . " 0 . "- NIXONTON-SALEM TO . -VOTE ON BOND ISSUE Ths Board of County Commission ers In tbelr regular meeUng Monday ordered . ton "S?7t tf eken . enh."cln7 the ,day, February 7th, to decide the, Dueitlon of a bond issue of twenty thousand dollars tor the erection of a school building for the special tax district created last year and com- i prising psrt of Salem and Nixonton townships. " , , . The election wss ordered on peti tion of the County Board of Educa tion. "' . . 0 - ANOTflER AMCnicAN CIlXEp IN MEXICO -. t j Washington, Jan. 7. Gabriel Porter, American, was killed by a Meiicsn federsl army officer at Tux- PRESS u CANVASS -FOR TBECOLLEGE Five Teams at Work Today and Subscriptions Continue To Come in For Old Chowan . Five 'learns are at work today on the Chowan College fund canvass and encouraging results are being re ported. Complete reports of todya's work have not yet been turned In to head quarters but among the subscriptions since yesterday are ths following. T. T. Turner & Co I 600.0.0 . Mrs. Mary L. Brltton . . . 100.00 G. G. Markham '100.00 Oseur Davis 60.00 -O 1 ... 1 WOULD PROVIDE FOR BAD BOYS '. County Welfare Agent Vann Recommends That County Build Cottage For Incorrigi- bles at Jackson Training SchoQl ':V Superintendent of Welfare Pres- , , ton 8. Vann wants ths County to build a cottage for its wsyward boys at tne Stonewall Jcksoq Training . , School. Professor Vann is convinced that :, the Jackson Training School Is the - Place for the incorrigible bpys in the county. Boys sent there from here . are becoming amenable. to authority - . 8nd are making good. v- ' But there are more boys In the c"y and county, who, Professor Vann. . thinks, ought to be at the Jackson """W graining School. And there is no', room for them. ... To meet this situation Professor -. Vann recommended to the Board of County Commissioners In his report " submitted to them at their regular . meeting Monday that-the County " hu'ld a cottage for Pasquotank boys at Jackson Training School. ' " . The cottage could be built, Pro- fassor Vann says, at a cost of about ... v fifteen thousand dollars, and it would - provide room for thirty boys from this County who would then be taken , care of at the institution without further charge to the County. The school has all the equipment needed In the way of workshops and arable lands; hut lacks roorn for housing all the boys who ought to. be sent there. ' '" FINAL CHAPTER OF WORLD WAR January Ten Will Mark Final Ratification of Peace With Germany But Undo Sam has no Part in Ceremonies , '. '' Paris, Jan. 7. It has been ds- AA . V a . t. lmA.t.,11 ..n.a.onta. . . .. . .. K . . tives will not attend the exchange of ratifications of the Peace Treaty on January 10th. ' The signing of the peats protocol will precede the exchsnge of ratifica tions by a few minutes. ' trmtymIbe campaign issue Resolutions Endorsing '-Presi dent's Position Will Be , Placed Before National Com , mittee Tomorrow . " Washington, Jan. 7. Resolutions endorsing the President's stand on the Peace Treaty and commending his, efforts to establish s League of Peace will be laid before the Demo cratic National Committee at Its meeting here tomorrow with the backing of the 'officials of the com mittee. C ,) t 1 The announcement that - formal action bx the committee would be .v-y-vt v an active -tampalgn iesuei . O -, ' SERIALISTSTRY T0F0RMCABEET Copenhagen, Jan. The Bulgar ian government has resigned and the Eerlallsts are trying to form a cabi net, according to Softs advices. pam on December 21, the State De partment was advised today by the American consul at Tampico.