"MY EON, , - '
deal with men
who advertise,
' you will never
Iom by It" ' ,
, -Benjamin Franklin.
WEATHER
Generally fair tonight and Friday,
slightly warmer Friday, moderate
northeast winds
VOL.
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29, 1920.
NO. 25
Timimn innmAnir
POST OF LEGION
; ISNOWASSURED
Double the Number of . Mem
bers Necessary Secured And
mum Hisiuui .
" OF N. C DIVISION
ENTHUSIASM HIGH
AT SOUTH MILLS
Pasquotank Highway Commit
sioin Joins South Mills Com
munity And Newland Town-
km in I T I Am
viuua r m reivucr w, vr
tillery Now Engaged in Pre
erring Record of Old Hick
1 ory Organization
'Raleigh, N. C, Jan, 29. The work
'' of writing the history of the "Old
Hickory DiYlslon," the world-famous
National Guard division that repre
sented 'North Carolina, South Caro
lina and Tennessee In the "World
War," Is now under way. The ofe
. flcial historian of the division,' Capt.
A. L. Fletcher, who served with the
division's" artillery from the organi
zation of the division until it re-
turned to the United States, is in
i , vu. u vk iuv num auu mil uo ttfv
v . sisted by several other members, of
. .the Old Hickory Association. ,A11
three of the states that made up the
0 division will be represented on the
' editorial board and the history, when
completed, will be presented pre
sented to the Association for approv
al. It Is the intention of the officers
of the Old Hickory Association to
have the history a complete official
record of the division both In train
ing and in action, accurate and fair
to every unit of the division and to
.all larger units with which the divis
ion served.
It iB' the"de8ire"of Colonel H. B.
Springs, president of the Old Hickory
Association, and ot the other officers
of the Association, to produce a vol
ume that will be a credit to the or
ganization. It will contain a com
plete and accurate summary of the.
Division's battles; complete rosters
. ot every organization; accurate cas
ualty lists, citations, decorations,
etc.; battle mape; a fine collection of
photographs and drawings; and many
other features worth while. Colonel
Springs hopes to be able tb offer a
book that the Association will be
pleased with and at a price Jhat will
place It within the reach of' every
man who served in the Division and
of thousands of others wh6 had rela
tives and friends in the Division. The
. , hook is to be sold on subscription
' and the proceeds will go to the Asso
ciation fund.
The officers of the. Assqciatien In-
Tite the men who served in me
Hickory Division, whether members
of the Association or not, to take
nart in the writing of the history.
They are urgea lo.iorwura mnuiuu
t nna f fir t ho hutnrv 'tn the histor
ian, Mr. A. L. Fletcher, Raleigh, N.
C. There were many talented writ
ers in the ranks of the Division atd
several first-class artists. All of
these are invited to help make the
' book worthy of the Division. There
are no funds available for hiring
artists or for paying for verse or
other literary contributions. It must
be, a labor of love. The officers of
ih Association believe that all of
the Division's talent will respond and
that there will be a wealth ot ma-
. i- -.1 l,nm thatf will PTT1-
lenai to uuuuoo nv"( .....
The Association desires that it be
' understood that there is to be but
w iuiuUi '- 11 in UUl AUUHU luai nil T
k one contemplates "writing a history of
the Division, but this announcement
is made In order that the men of the
! Division and the people of the three
states most deeply interested In the
' Division's record, mav know that the
Association is alive to the Importance
' of doing it fight. The history will
' be the work of men who were with
, the Division from its beginning to tne
. finish and who possess accurate, first
hand. knowlAflffa fit ' tha Dlvlalnn'a
great record.
LIVE WIRES ARE
ASHED TO MEET
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At Chamber of Commerce Offi
ces Tonight At 7:iJ0 To fran
For Visiting and Organizing
Adjoiaing Counties.
' Every one Interested In landing
- 'Chowan College in Elizabeth City Is
' asked to meet at the .Chamber of
Commerce offices tonight at 7.80. ,'
".. Workers will be appointed to visit
" " the country churches next . 8unday
and place the matter before the peo
ple and make arrangements (of dele
cations from every loclityto go with
' the Elisabeth City represenUtlves to
' Edenton where the board ot. trustees
ot Chowan College will meet early In
' '.February. Committees also will be
aimed tn each county to solicit sub
'. scrlptlons, - l.v -
' Any one desiring to subscribe' to
' the college fund Is asked to phone
The Advance office, t
Application for Charter Will
Go Forward.
A post of he American Legion for
this county Is now assured.. Already
double the numfer of charter mem
bers necessary have signed up.
J. Kenyon Wilson, promoter of the
First Congressional District, will for
ward the application for the charter
within the next day or two. Soon
after the charter Is received a meet
ing will be called for the purpose of
organizing the local post.
Ex-service men of the Army, Navy
and Marine Corps who wish to join
the local post are asked to call on
Mr. S. O. Ethefldge at the Apothecary
Shop and sign a membership card.
There are about five hundred ex
servlce men in the county and it is
hoped all will avail themselves of
this opportunity of lining up with the
local post.
It Is thought probable that Cam
den and Currituck counties will be
Included in . the post organization
here.
The preamble of the Constitution
of the Legion states briefly the organ
ization's purpose.
"For God and Country we asso
ciate ourselves together for the fol
lowing purposes: To uphold and de
fend the Constitution of the United
States Ot America; to maintain law
and order;, to foster a perpetuate a
one -hundred per cent Americanism;
to preserve the memories and inci
dents of our association In the Great
War; tb Inculcate a sense of indivi
dual obligations to the community,
state and nation; to promote peace
and good will on earth; to safeguard
and transmit to posterity the prin
ciples pf Justice, freedom" and dem
ocracy; to concentrate and sanctify
our comradeship by our devotion to
mutual helpfulness."
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JACK JOHNSON
TO FACECHARGES
Expects to Arrange' His Legal
Difficulties in Time to Fight
Dempsey, He Says
(By Associatel Press)
Mexico City, Jan. 29 Jack John
son, forme heavy weight champion,
plans to return to the United States
immediately to face the charges
pending against him in Chicago, ac
cording to a letter shown .the Asso
ciated Press yesterday by Johnson.
Johnson Is confident that he can
arrange his legal difficulties In time
to fight Dempsey before the latter
meets Carpentier and asserts that
Dempsey must meet her before he can
claim the world's championship.
The letter shown by Johnson was
written him by United States Dis
trict Attorney Clyne of Chicago.
UftGES AMENDING
U.S.WITUTION
In Case Dyer Bill Making
Lynchings Federal Offense is
Held Unconstitutional
(By Associated Press)
Washington. Jan. 29. Arthur
Splnger, of New York, representing
the National Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People, , in a
statement to the House Judiciary
Committee today urged that In the
event that the Dyer Bill meking
lynchings a Federal offenses held
unconstitutional the constitution oe
Tha committee is Investigating
lynchings thrudut the country and'
haa hAfnfrf it a bill making lyncnings
a erfme pflnlshable by the Federal
laws.
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ATTENTION ODD FELLOWS
aaMaaaava '
TWf will ha a special service for
Odd Fellows at the City "Road Me
thodist Church Sunday night, reo
ruarr 1. All Odd Fellows ot the
city art Invited. Assemble at the
hall ot Ellsateth Lodge No. Z17 pom
wlhch members will gp In s body.'
WAN.TED LADY REFINED, ENER
etlc,' ot falf education of light
employment for shout 80 days.
Position guarantees $9 to 126 per
week. Mar be permanent K csp-
. able with opportunity for aavsncr
. tnent . Answer wUh nanfe :
phone number. ( , Address -cere
Advance. . .Jen
. AROUND,
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TREATY DEADLOCK
IS NOT BROKEN
(By Associated Press)
Washington, Jan. 29. Negotia
tions between democratic and repub
lican leaders of the Senate, who have
apparently approached a deadlock on
the Peace Treaty compromise, Will
be resumed tomorrow. The meeting
of the bipartisan committee planned
for today was postponed on account
ot the absence of Senator Lenroot,
republican.
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OPPOSES RESUMING
VATICAN RELATIONS
(By Associated Press)
Paris, Jan. 29. The resumption
of diplomatic relations between
France and the Vatican is opposed by
Anatole France, who asserts in an
article in The Lanterne that the dis
solution of bonds some years ago
came as the logical crowning of a
long struggle waged against papacy.
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NO BIDS FOR SHIPS
ARE YET ACCEPTED
(By Associated Press)
Washington, Jan. 29. No bids for
the thirty former German passenger
liners offered for sale by the Ship
ping Board have yet been accepted,
Chairman Payne declared today,' and
the necessity for further considera
tion of the proposals probably will
delay action until Monday.
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NOT HELD PRISONERS
AND WILL FLY BACK
Brownsville. Tex., Jan. 29. Lieu
tenants Davis and Grimes. American
.'army aviators, who yesterday made
a forced landing near Guerrero, Mex
ico, were not held prisoners by Mex
icans and probably will fly back to
UMted States territory today, It Is
announced at Fort Brown."
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LOAN FOR RELIEF
REDUCED $25,000,000.00
(By Associated Pms) ,
Waahtiifftnn. Jan. 29i Reduotlon
of twenty-fire million dollars in the
hundred and fifty million dollar loan
proposed for food reiier in v oiana,
Austria and Armenia was tnade to
day by Secretary Glass, appearing be
fore the House ways sana , jseans
Committee. ' '
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v FOB CHOWAN COLLEGE 5
Misses Emllr sod Margaret Harris
,lday pledged for Chowan, College
80.
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ELIZABETH CITY WON
In a fast game of basketball fea
tured by good passing, the local high
school team ran away with the Eden
ton high school team Wednesday
night at the "Y' The final score
was 76 to 14.
Elizabeth City's forwards showed
up well ns usual, Modlln getting 18
Held goals and Lamb 8. F. Seyffert
substituted at forward In the last
ten minutes of play pleased the crowd
by three pretty goals. Elizabeth City's
guards played a great defensive game
besides getting four field goals on
well exocuted guard plays.
For Edenton, S. McMullan at for
ward was the individual star, getting
all of Edenton's points. Leary, at
guard, also played a good game.
The line-up follows:
Edenton Eliz. City
left forward
Bond Modlln
right forward
S. McMullan Lamb
center
Byrum G. McMullan
left guard
Francis Jones
right guard
Leary i . . .C. Seyffert
Substitutes: Elizabeth City, F. Sey
ffert for Lamb; Qulnn for C. Seyffert,
Kramer for Jones.
Edenton: Muth for Byrum; Hob-
owsky for Francis.
Referee: Holmes.
NEW KING WILL
BE CHOSEN SOON
(By Associated Press)
Budapest, Jan. 29. Hungary will
be a monarchy and the new king will
be chosen immediately after the Na
tional Assembly convenes, -said Pre
mier Huesar today.
The Assembly will be summoned
February 16th.
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BASKET BALL FRIDAY
On Friday night, at eight o'clock,
in the "Y" gymnasium the local
Higfi Schol team will meet the Hert
ford High School team for the first
time this season. Everybody Is ln
vied. Admlssiod IB and- 25 cents.
Reserved seats (en cents extra. Get
reserved seats at the "T."
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CORRECTION ,
In the news Item Wednesday In re
gard to the destruction by fire of the
tore and grist mill belonging to Ste
wart Rogers the statement was made
by error that the Inaurauc was
11,500. . . -
The statement should have : been
that tne loss was J. 500, . The In.
surance was only 1800.
ASK REVISION OF
PEACE-TREATY
German Government Con
cerned Over Extradition of
Germans Accused of War
Offenses
(By Associated Press)
Berlin, Jan. 29. Indication of the
govern in cut's growing concern over
the extradition of Germans accused
of war offenses was given In the note
sent tlie Allies yesterday asking re
vision of certain clauses of the Ver
sailles Peace Treaty.
The attempted assassination of
Minister Erzberger Monday is vlowed
in olMrinl circles as the precursor of
what is likely to happen on a larger
scale if the government, yielding to
the Allies, appeals to force In ar
resting mn on the lists submitted
liy i lie Entente.
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PLAN TO BUILD
NEGRO SCHOOLS
(By Associated Press)
Hoston, Jan. 29. Plans for the
establishment of three large Indus
trial training schools for negroes in
Africa modelled after Tuskegee In
stitute were announced today by the
chairman ot the Centenary Organi
zation of the Methodist Church ot
this district.
It is estimated that the cost will
be more than $200,000.
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QUOTATIONS HIGHER
TODAY
(By Associated l"ress)
New York, Jan. 29. Quotations
on demand bills on the English
pound which fell yesterday to the
record low figure of $3.49 opened to
day at 3.52.
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EXPECT STRIKERS
RETURN TO WORK
(By Associated Press)
London, Jan. 29.- Agreement on
ail principal points at issue were
reached between the Italian cabinet
and leaders ot the striking railroad
men, according to a Central News
Rome dispatch. It Is expected that
the strikers will return to work Im
mediately. O
MR. COBB IMPROVING
Mr. C. L. Cobb, who suffered an
attsck of acute Indigestion the first
ot the week Is reported much belter
todsy. ; ,
vi (uij menu or
South Mills-Norfolk High
way Enthusiasm is at a high pltca
among the people of South Mills and
of Newland township In Pasquotank
for the proposed Elizabeth City-Norfolk
highway by way of South Mills
and the Dismal Swamp canal.
A delegation from the State T.pHk-
lature and Highway Commission of
Virginia were given abundant evl- ,
rianna nf that font urailnonAn In u A
crowd that packed the South Mills
high school auditorium to hear the
arguments before the delegations In
favor of the proposed road.
The Pasquotank Highway Commis
sion joined the South Mills and New
land township people In urging the
advantages that would accrue to Vir
ginia as well as' to this section of
North Carolina from the building of
this road.
The South Mills people had pre-
pared a royal welcome and a magnl- ('
flian f rllnn ov f ak fha I w'a artVAeitai
11 VV Ll b IUI LUS? SvtVJ O UUOtOl
With the Elizabeth City delegation .
and the Virginia delegation were met
at the boat by automobiles in which
they were taken to the high school
building where the dinner was served
in one of the class rooms and where
after the dinner speeches were made
in the auditorium.
The principal address was made by
W. L. Cohoon, who In urging the ad
vantages of the route pointed out
that Pasquotank and Camden coun
ties are prepared to meet their share
of the expense ot building this high
way. Other speakers were Mr. Henry
Dnnk Plrhmnnrl fnanllhAF fit t.tlA
ODtll) Ut 11 11,11)11 u uu ...... w . -
Virginia Highway Commission, and
Mr? .A. B. Houtz of Elizabeth City.
Mr Honk, sneaking for himsell.
intimated that he was in favor ot,'j,
Hir nronosed road, whatever might, V,
be the attitude of the other members .
of his state's highway commission. -Mr.
Beck surveyed the route of the
Suffolk and Carolina railroad and it
was for lilm that Beckford Junction
was named.
Mr. Houtz's argument was ad-
dres.sed mainly to the members ot
the North Carolina highway commis
sion who were present. He pointed
out the fact that good roads and
drainage would raise the value of
i...vi, rlong the proposed route in
1'asnuotauk County from one dollar
an acre to more than one hundred
dollars an acre, adding thereby to
I lie taxable wealth ot the State.
The necessity for some members of
the Virginia party to catch the boat
for Richmond Wednesday night made
it neees'sury to cut the program much
shorter than had been planned. Both
the Elizabeth City delegation and the
Virginia delegation were late in ar
riving at South Mills, owing to delay
in getting started.
Those present from Elizabeth City
were: W. J. Woodley, A. B. Houtz, .
J. W. Foreman, of the Pasquotank
Highway Commission, Senator Miles
Ferebee, Secretary L. D. Case, and
President H. G. Kramer of the Cham
ber of Commerce, J. Q. A. Wood,
Eldon Jones, W. L. Cohoon and Her
bert, Peele. Mr. Cohoon went to Nor
folk to come down with the Virglnja
delegation but returned home with
the party, from Elizabeth City.
Among thse present from Vir
ginia were: Highway Commissioner
Coleman and Messrs. Beck, Brecht,
Gatewood, Gibson, Hicks and Pagett
of the Virginia highway commission, ,
John D. Wallace, Representative ot
Norfolk county in the legislature and .
City Manager Bates of Portsmouth.
The members of the North Caro- .
Una Highway Commission who were
unrP Mr. Page. Chairman,
and Mr. Cameron.
A vote ot thanks was extended tne
ladles ot South Mills by the visitors
for the overflowing hospitality ex
tonriori them.
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BASKET BALL SCHEDULE
FOR THE CITY SCHOOLS
The manager ot the local high '
school basket ball team announces'
the following cshedule for the re
malnder ot the season:
January 30th Hertford at Eliza-
beth City. v
February Win terv Ills at Ells-.
abeth City. . ' '
February 13th Greenville at Elis
abeth City.
February 14 or 11 Hertfard at
Hertford. ..
February ' 26 Washington at -Washington.
February 27 Greenville at Green
vllle. ' ..',
February 18 Winterville at Win-,
tervllle. ' . .
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