North Carolina Newspapers

"MY BOX, deal with mea who advertise, you will aerer Iom by It." BenJ&mia Franklla. WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight and Friday. Not much change In temperature. Diminishing north winds. VOL V. V ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROL! NA.THUSD AY EVENING FEBRU ARY 5TH, 1920. NO. 31 T STIRS CAPITAL Announcement That Governor Thinks Hoover Man for Dem ocrats to Nominate Topic of Week at Raleigh vBalelgh, Feb. 5 Governor Bick ""St' endorsement at Horhnrt nnmu lor President wag the biggest poli tical newa of the week in Raleigh, and as a consequence what McAdoo sentiment, If any, there was hereto fore is now extremely difficult to lo cate. Some of the old line members of the Democratic party are known to ihave favored McAdoo, at least one of, the State officials having openly declared for him, but lots of Demo crats who did not hold political office are known to have expressed a desire to vote for Hoover. The governor's statement endorsing Hoover was made to a New York World representative who came here to Interview the governor and to see what sentiment there was In North Carolina for Hoover. Governor Blckett thinks that In Hoover "the nation would find a worthy successor to nur present lm- mortal chieftain" and that he "would wisely safeguard the founda tions upon which our fathers budd ed this republic, and at the same would fearlessly meet the new and world wide obligations we recognis ed and assumed when we entered the world war." His statement In full follows: "For some time prior to the "World's now famous pronouncement, I was of the opinion that It would be wise statesmanship for the Demo cratic party to nominate Hoover for president. The fact that he has ho entangling political past is certainly not a millstone around his neck In the present state of the public mind. There Is a wide feeling among the ninety and nine that a little new blood would make tor wholesome growth. , "One thing Is reasonably certain. Neither the reactionaries in the re publican party nor the run-a-ways in the democratic party are going to name the next president of the Unl- ted States. Barring the president j himself Mr Hoover makes a more P T k . ,7. , and to the imagination of the peo-, pie than any other man. He would seem to be an answer to the prayer of the pious citizen who said 'Lord, send us a man who can be progress ive without losing his head, and a conservative without hardening his heart.' "In the finest sense Hoover Is es sentially a democrat. His record' during the world war and his recent writings convince one that he is ade- ......... 1 r. .nmn.nliiinila h l altlloHnTl ?. . . . , , . . . that today confronts America and .,. the whole civilized world. . . "A ntw HaiiI Hnnvnr would wisely safeguard the foundations upon which our fathers bullded this nm Klin An1 ai rVA Bfl TT1 A tlmA would Tearlessirmeet the new and ' worid-w recogni l Sni" " ' r.' ".rr .zr . nlPtlnn thn TTnflnl-ried window in ' Aladdin's Tower " O cinr PADTI V nrTRHY K than mi, mr. miw.iw MAJOR t IfVlMK PLANT the normal rate being 4 per Cent on MAJUK Cl LUUmlj riAn i tt n0Q of net lncomt tnatead Tuesday' night at ntae-thlrty the ' of and 12 per cent as in 1118. plant of the ajor t Looml. Lumber' "Offhand." said the collector, "one Company at Hertford was discovered would hardly think that a longshore-, in a blaxe. man came within the requirements The flames had made such rapid 'of the Income tax law. Certainly he progress that only the dry kiln and I did not a few years ago when many Mw mill could be eared. of them found k hard to make a llv- ti, Inu. hotih lar wiia coT-linr. red y insurance. A hundred men were temporarily iiiruwn qui ui em ployment by the burning of the plant. The origin of the fire has not been discovered. O . BULGARIAN BOLSHEYEKI TLAN tt)tT D'ETAT FOR HAT Ralonlki, Feb. 5 Tne Bulgarian Bblshevlkl have fixed May the Bret ' as the date of the coup d'etat by iw4th a good sbwd tax to pay wunous Moh th nresent regime In that' B0 immediate means. It lBp to country Is to be ousted by violence. according to Sophia advices wnica tell of the selsure of Bolshevlkl do cumente there. xnvs-a nnrfillTON . " " Joseph IL Jones of the Corlnll section sod Miss Ida Belle Roughton vtb.k.ik mirrtMl Wed V VTT t4 " fcv D nnnktllnl 1I&11. The bride la the daughter of Mf. and Mrs. William Ronghtoa of this city. HIGH HONOR TO FOCH BY FRENCH ACADEMY Paris. Feb. 5 Marshall Foch Joined the ranks of the Immortals when the French Academy received him In the presence of a brilliant assemblage. " . -. .. 6 WORKING MAN PAYS INCOME TAX Aristocrat of Labor Found in Many- Callings From Lon shoremen and Truck Drivers To' Chorus Girls and -Hotel Waiters. New York, Feb. 5. Plumbers who pay Income taxes are no longer the "aristocrats of labor," according to William H. Edwards, United States Intornal Revenue Collector for the Second and Third Districts of New York, , In whose district this year more than $1,500,000,000 will be gathered In for Uncle Sam. High wages and profitable over time, says Mr. Edwards, have raised to the Income tax paying list such workers as longshoremen, garment makers, paper hangers, railroad hrakemen, chauffeurs, sailors truck- drivers and piano movers. -"And don't forget the chorus girls, the mo vie stars, and the hotel waiters, de clared the collector, adding that some of tha latter are making more than $ 5,000 a year 'n tips alone. Street oar conductors and motor- men in Brooklyn, lor instance, ae said, hare made na much as $60 a week and, if their yearly Income ex ceeds $1,000 for a single man or two thousand for the head of a family,' they will be required to contribute their -share toward the cost of run-1 nlng the government. Mr. Edwards cited a few instances without, of course, mentioning any names, of bootblacks, mllkwagon-drivers and bellboys who in 1919 earned in ex cess of their exemption and who will be required to file returns. Payment of the income tax began on January 1, and will continue un til midnight of March 16, at which i ftimo .ii rahirn. mud hp in tn flfnnn . noaibiiitv of a maximum of fln(j Qr dellnquency. Wnlle Col,ector Edwardg wa9 opejllng hl3 mail the other day out fell a check . .-, K1KaQ ronrpBn,in the payment of a corporation tax with penalty and Interest. The next let ter he opened was from Montclair, New Jersey, which Is also in his dis trict. It had been registered to pay an Income tax of $1.37. A recent caller at the colle tor's office was a woman whose net Income was 65 cents. Her tax amounted to four cents. She wanted to know if she would be permitted to make her payments quurterly. When tola that v ' H .. , she could she smiled and said sne i0"0 " . .. I rt,xaaaA aha It'll II 1H tlllV It &11 it OnCC. ' handed over four pennies and took 'her receipt. Another patriotic cit izen, foreian born, filed a careful re- 6""c" . . turn showing that he had no Income which was subject to taxation. At bo of hl8 -rn was the fol- lowinig notation: "No tax due but .... i t -v n a unnsa In VV nan- i 10 corauii'""c' .wF. Ington to dispose of as he saw fit. j I This year the Income tax rate is w m J - J - mmA In the past year or w, 'ever, many longshoremen havr been j making from 13,000 to $5,000 a year. The Income tax also hits some members of the theatrical profession i pretty hard. 8ome of these ectors, j Including motion picture stars, P- baps make as high as SI00 and 1300 a week for six months In the year. They live well and by the tlms tnetr ' income tat la one mr engagement. They are conrromea them to get It Last year my Investigators found tninr dlsmond merchants mTlment, however, and In a personal ln- been dolnj bnslnese In this country tour of five years without paying taxes. We got after tbem and In ereased our returns by more than $1,000,000.00. Borne of the actresses who were delinquent last rear say they did sot pay because they eould not figure out Just bow rM Mtmnt Warns of the cost of j their gewos. Uitcabs and other 1M ur4es. A fifty per ent penalty -THEY STUCK . I J 1 "'I mill ii N- j- I -menu 1 - DEM. LEADERS BANQNETTO-DAY Secretary Daniels Speaker At Testimonial Dinner to Na tional Committeeman Cum raings. New York, Feb. 5 Democratic leaders from New York, New Jersey, and the New England states are here today to attend the testimonial din ner tonight to Homer S. Cummlngs, chairman of the National Demo cratic Committee. Chairman Cummlngs will be the principal speaker. Secretary Dan iels and Governor Smith are the only other speakers. Among those who have promised to attend is Gov ernor Edward of New Jersey. O SALEM COLLEGE CLUB HOLDS DELIGHTFUL MEETING February Third Is known through- out the South as Salem Day and in- teresting meetings of former stu- dents and alumnae of Salem College are held in various towns and cities where this college is represented. None could have been more en joyable ban the Elizabeh City meet ing, held Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 with Mrs. FVank Wilson at her moth er's beautiful home on Pennsylvania Avenue. A delightful hour of remin iscence was enjoyed. The officers elected for the new year, were: President, Mrs. J. K. Wilson; sec retary, Mrs. Blacknall Cooke. After the business session, the guesis assembled In the dining room where tempting salad and 1ce-cours- es were served. The college colors, gold and white, were used In refreshments and fa vors. Those present were: Misses Annie and Mattle Weatheriy Elsie Gregory, Helen Wood, Mahala Meekins, Mrs. w. P. Skinner, Mrs L. R. Foreman. Mrs. M. L. Sheep, Mrs. Geo. Spence, ,.... T. B ..,... The following Is the Jury list for the County term of Court, begin- I tr-.. t. ... .. 1 C.k 1Q4A iuk romur7 miu, W. H. Sanders, Orover E. Hill. j. g. Palmer. Kenneth Smith, Jas. A. Bray. Barlow Harrell. Albert Banks, C. A. Prltehard. Sr., A. M. RoUghton. B. J. Riddlck, C. N. Davis. D. D. Overman. Sr.. M. Leigh gp, j. A. Spence. (Newland) FU)ri Ferrell. J. A. Coale. E R. Jennings. U. W. Morrisette. 'Willie uw-,unrm,ni j. uougnioo, jr., oeu jamjn Riddlck C. A Basnigbt, J. j, f. Jennings. L. B. Culpepper, jmPoied because of their failure to pay wnen the taxet wer, jue "Income taxes," said the collector, Bhould be figured al a liability Just u insurance, Interest on a mortgage or jrour winter's coal bill. Then hen the time comes for payment It WU not De narasnip. neany ju,- 000 po,,, vere fined last yeaf fo' fariare to lite returns. A certain Vockbroker made f 100,000. He Idled his return showing a tat of 4o,O0O. 4 He defaulted la his pty- rerrlew with me, said he didn't have the money.' A Ave per cent penalty was Imposed end be bustled around and got the money. His tatlurs to provide for the tax cost him Just $1.000.' The second and third New York districts. Mr. Edwards said rake mnra thin nna ansrtsr fit the total amount collected throughout the VnHti States. tOTHESHIP FRANCE MAY NOW STATE HER VIEWS Ambassador Jusserand Re ported Instructed to Define French Attitude to Reserva tions to League Covenant Paris, Feb. 6 Jules Jusserand, the French Ambassador at Washing ton, has received instructions to de fine the attitude of the French gov ernment toward reservations to the Covenant of the League of Nations, according to Echo de Paris, which says that Ambassador Jusserand has already taken steps to acquaint Pres ldent Wilson with the views enter tained here. TO LIST CREDITS AT FACE VALUE This Is Appeal Governor Bick ett Makes to Owners of This. Class of Wealth Raleigh, February 6 Addressing a letter to the owners of solvent cre dits In the State, Governor Jickett makes an appeal for owners of this kind of property to list them at their face value in money on the books. Under the old law listing solvent credits for taxation amounts to prac tical confiscation of the Interest on this property. Its earning capacity was cut Just exactly In half by the old law because the tax rate amount ed to about three dollars on the hun dred. The letter points out that "under the revaluation act all your griev ances have been removed and every discrimination against you has been wiped out. All tangible property, real and personal, is now being placed upon the books at Its true value. By doing this the tax rate will be reduced to a point where you can Py the taxes on your credits end still have a reasonable Income left. Heretofore the taxes on such credits have averaged in towns and cities about three dollars on the hun dred. Under the revaluation act they will average about a dollar on the h'undred. Heretofore It would bare been one half of your Income from solvent credits to pay taxes on tame, but now It will take only one nlxth. O ifXTERTAIXED THURSDAY Mrs. Thorburn Bennett and Mrs. Wesley Foreman entertained at Rook I 1 TM. ..-.... ... .. I n nf ' Ian n'nlnnV d4 'uu,"u iu"' "" the home of Mrs. Wesley Foreman Those playing were: Miss Marga ret Griggs. Mies Fannie McMullan, Miss Nell Orlce. Miss Nell Wood. Miss Maude Orlce, Miss Margaret Sbeep, Mala Katherine Jones, Mrs. Calvin Morrisette, Mrs. Bessie Bte wsrt. Miss Maude Moss, Hiss Sue Orlce. Miss Mahala Meekins, Miss Nan Burgess. Mla Margaret Hall. Mrs.' F. V. Scott, Mrs. Wlnfield Worth, Mrs. Wilson Hollowed. Mrs. Wllltam Skinner, Mrs. J. R. Barrett. Mrs. Phil Sawyer, Mrs. Harry John son, Mrs. Edward Orlffln, and Mrs. Albert Worth. STORM WARNING Washington. Feb. I Northeast storm from Hatteras to Province tows. Mass, centered sppareutly southeast of New Jersey. Strong northeast winds with snow will con tinue this afternoon ' and probably tonight, probably backlog to north west Friday. AGREE NOT TO RESUME TRADE WITH SOVIET RUSSIA Copenhagen, Feb. 6 Denmark, Norway, Sweeden, Holland and Fin land hare agreed not to resume trade with Soviet Russia before Rus sla's debt to the Nationals of these countries Is paid or guaranteed, It is learned here. THREAT OF STRIKE BY BROTHERHOODS Maintenance of Way and Rail way Shop Laborers Consid ering Railroads Administra tions Decision on Wage In crease. Detroit, Feb. 5 International offl cefcts of the United Brotherhood , of Maintenance-of-the-way Employes and Railway-shop Laborers met here to-day to consider the decision of the railroad administration on its demands for a wage Increase. Before the meeting Allan Barker, grand president of the Brotherhood, said that If satisfactory adjustment of wages was not decided upon by the the railroad administration the immediate cecessatlon of work by the organization's three hundred i thousand members would be ordered. ! o PARDON IS GRANTED TO M. C. DONALDSON 1 Raleigh, Feb. 6 The governor Tuesday Issued a pardon to M. C. Donaldson, of Davidson County1, who was convicted at the July 1919 term of court of breaking and entering a store at Thomasvllle, and sentenced to two years in the penitentiary. The man Is given his freedom on condi tion of good behavior, the Governor giving the following reason for his pardon : "This man was convlot'ed of break ing into a store at ThomaiVille. The mayor of the city of Thomas vllle, the ex-mayor, the chief of po lice, ex-sheriff of Davidson county, and the man whose store was enter ed, all write personal letters that they are satisfied that at the time the defendant entered the store he was under the influence of some drug, and did not know what he was do ing, and ask for his pardon. Since made a good prisoner, and his health has been restored. A condl arrlvlng at the State prison he has tlonal pardon is granted." UANKKIW DKFEAT CHEECY The Hankers Basket Ball Team de 'feated the Creecy Institute boys 'Wednesday night at the Y. M. C. A. by the score of 66 to 15. ! This was the rst time the Creecy boys had been on the floor this sea son. Considering this and other in equalities, they played exceptionally well Gaither threw most of the goals for Creecy, and Ray Whlte hursi did fine playing at o uter. Cropsey and K. Davis were the stars of the Bankers team. The line up follows: CRKECY Guards BANKERS 1 Wood Gaither Whltehurst I I Pendleton 1 Owens Davis Ashens Cropsey W. Twlddy K. Davis Center Forwards ENTERTAINED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON Mrs Wesley Foreman and Mrs. Thorburn Bennett entertained at Rook at the home of Mrs. Foreman on Main street. Wednesday after noon at three o'clock. Those playing wer Mrs. Walter Small, Mrs. Howard Kramer, Mrs. Harry Kramer, Mrs. Sprig Brent, Mm. M. L. Snnderiln. Mrs. F. O. Ja cocka, Mrs. H D. Hathaway, Mrs. L. B. Jennette. Mrs. Frank Selig, Mrs. Warren Jennette. Mrs. W. H: Zoeller, Mc. I). A. Morgan, Mrs Chas Orlce, Mrs. Win Gaither, Mrs. A. L. PendletoCWtr. Blacknell Cooke, Mrs. M. R. Orlffln, Mrs. Shelton Mc Mullan. Mrs. Roland Sawyer, Mrs. R. L. Kend ricks. After the game the hostesses serv ed S delicious sslsd snd punch course. ARGENTINE CATTLE HAVE FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE : r Buenos Aires, Jan. 7. (By The As- soctated Press.) Praratenes of the foot and mouth dltearamong cattle herds In Argentina hsVprorapted the government to draw up bill to of' fer prises for sny person tnv-ntlog a serum with which eattlt eaa be sue cestfully Inoculated against the dis ease. GERMANY SEEMS , DEFYING ALLIES Crisis in Relations Between League Powers and Ger many Result of Lersner's Re-signation Paris, Feb. 6 Relations between the Allied powers and German seem ed to have reached a crisis to-day as a result of the refusal of Von Lers- ner, head of the German delegation here, to forward the names of the Germans whose extradition has been demanded by the Allies. The incident apparently finds an echo In the attitude of the Berlin cab inet, which Is reported in London dispatches to have expressed thru Minister of Defense Nosky, seeming defiance of the, powers. Von Lersner left for Berlin last night. ANOTHER NOTE COMING London, Feb. 6 The German cab: inet has .decided to send another note to the Allies calling their at tention to the fatal consequences which would ensue upon extradition of Germans demanded for trial by the Allies, according to a Berlin dis- n.t.tt n (L. T. 1 m1 l ycti.v.u iu mo cixuutuigB' iBiegrnpa Company today . COMPLIANCE PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE Berlin, Feb. 6 At the conclusion of Wednesday night's cabinet sess ion a member of the government told the Associated Press that the ministers were unanimous in declar ing that the surrender of the mea demanded by the Allies in the unoffi cial list received here or on any oth er list Is an utter physical impossibll Ity. NEW YORK CITY ALMOSTBURIED Today is Digging Self Out Of Snow, Hail and Sleet From Severe Storm Last Night. New York, Feb. 6 New York to day started to dig herself out of the most severe snowstorm of the wlu- LCl . Snow, hall and sleet, accompanied v by a fifty mile gale, fell all night, clogging streets and sidewalks, de moralizing street car traffic, serious ly delaying train service and Im- The wind smashed manv nlata gla s w'ndow3 In Broadway stores. imhkk STATES SUFFER Philadelphia, Feb. 6 Eastern Pen nsylvania, southern New Jersey and Dttlewarc are still in the grip today or the most severe sleet, snow and wind storm of the winter. Railroad traffic Is delayed. Street car schedules are demoralized. Much ' damage Is reported at seashore re sorts. O IH)UNI STERLING 3.25 New York, Feb 5. Rates on de mand bills for the English pound sterling, which tumbled yesterday to the record low point of $3,19, rose to $3.26 the first hour to-day O JURY LIST FOR MARCH TERM The following is the Jury List for the March term of Superior Court beglnlng on Monday, March 16th. J. C. Overman, Oeorge J. Ma drln, A. B. Walston. O. C. White. D. R. Kramer, G. G. Meads, T. T. Turner, H. O. Dundy. J. P. Over man Jr., F. K. Kramer, O. F. De rlckson. A. A. eads, Arthur Prlteh ard, C. M. Harris, J. M. Whltehurst, C. L. Jackson. C. C. Pappendlck, 8. 8. Wilson, Nathan Trueblood, H. G. Kramer, C. M. Gr'ggs, Murdea Tempfc. H. E. Ownley. M. B. Jen kins. J. II. Humphlett, W. H. Keats, N. R. Simpson. G. L. White, C. J. Ward, C. A. Long, J. N. Godfrey, N. R. Parker, E. F. Roughton. W. H. Cartwrlght. J. 8. Padgett, Willie Jennings, (Nlxonton). O CELEGUATF.S FIFTH BIRTHDAY Margaret Jackson Sawyer, the lit tle daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Sawyer celebrated her fifth anniver sary Tuesday afternoon by enter talning a number of her little friends at her borne on Road street. After the little folks had had a good Urns playing games they were tavfted In to the dining room and were served with refresh menu. The table was beautifully decorated and In the center was a large birthday cake with five lighted csndlee. Before departing each of the guests was presented wtta a pretty valentine es a favor of the season.