:;r ecn,
deal with men
who advertise,
you will never
lose by It"
Benjamin Franklin.
WEATHER
Fair continued tonight and
Sunday.- Moderate northwest
to north winds.
VOL. V.
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 6, 1920
NO. 57
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FLOODS: CAUSE
. IffiAVYDAMAGfi
Many Persons In Eastern Penn
sylvania And Delaware Driv
en From Their Homes
(Special to The Advance)
' Philadelphia March 5 Freezing
temperatures n the heels of a rag
ing snow, wind and rainstorm, are
expected to check the floods which
Atielphla and Deleware causing heavy
"damage and driving many persons
-from, their homes.
The storm was one of the most
Revere of the winter and virtually
every stream' in the section overflow
ed. Washington, March 6 While the
stormwhlch swept out of the north
west Thursday was passing slowly
out to sea today, high winds contln
ned along the Atlantic coast and se
verely cold weather prevailed over
mo cuure country east ot tne Rock
ies. Col weather will probably contin
ue several days. The storm is being
felt today in full force In New Eng
land.
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VOTE BOND ISSUE
FOR FAIR GROUNDS
Raleigh, March 6 The executive
board ot the Raleigh North Carolina
Agricultural 8ociety yesterday voted
unanimously -to authorize the is
suance of six per cent bonds In the
sum of one hundred and Bfty thous
and dollars to provide for improve:
menu in the State Fair grounds.
Chief Justice Walter Clark was
named as trustee of the bond.
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Says Should Be
Settled By Jury
Judge Connor's Decision In De
nying The Motion of W, A.
Myatt, Raleigh Grocer. To
Quash Indictment, Not Un
expected
Raleigh, March 6 The recent de
cision Judge Henry 07 Connor hand
ed down yesterday denying. the mo
tion of W. A. Myatt, Raleigh grocer,
to quash the indictment lodged
against him for alleged profiteering
in the sale of sugar, was not unex
pected here since the Judge made it
plain at the last terra of Federal
clear as to the meanlngz
court that he was not at all clear as
to the meaning of the amended lever
contrpl act under which the Indict
ment was brought. His ruling on
the case was that all such cases
should be settled by a Jury. -
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O'HIGGIXS GIVEN PARDON
Raleigs March 6 .Charles L.
O'Hlgglns of Cumberland County,
convicted of abducting a married
woman in May, 1919, and sentenced
to twelve months in the State prison
was yesterday granted a pardon by
Governor Bickett on condition "that
the defendant do not speak to the
woman he ran away with evef again"
and "thai the defendant leave the
State of North Carolina within thirty
days.
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PRINCE'S POPULARITY GROWS
London, Feb J.6. (By The Associ
ated Press) Since his return from
America, the Prince of Wales is play
ing such an active part in English
public life that It is believed his name
will soon be officially moved up high
er oa the list of toasts at state cere
monies and public banquets. Hither
to he has been -fourth on the list;
the King, the Queen and Queen
Alexandria preceding him.
A high efflcolal of the royal house
hold stated that the King has given
his sanction to a re-arrangement
whereby the names of the King and
Queen are coupled In one toast, and
the Prince of Wales will come next.
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McADOO AGAIN DECLINES'
New York, March- 8- William O.
McAdoo again made plain today his
Intention not to permit hi name to
be entered on the preferential bal
lots when he sent a telegram' to the
California Democratic state chair
man requeuing that it be kept out
ot the California primary.' :.
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Miss Margaret Wright is Improving
after being ill at her home on Bur
fees street for some time.
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ITS NO MYSTERY THERE IS A
reason why the Pan American Lift
is so popular. The new policy Just
received Feb. 10th is, a wonder
. Office-SH Kramer Building. Ells
Bbolh City, N. C. Barlow Harrell
and J. C. Wood, Special Agents,
SUNDAY SERVICES
IN CITY CHURCHES
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All Denominations In Picture
City Invite Townsfolk And
Visitors To Go To Church
Sunday '
Following are announcements of
Sunday services in the city chnrches
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. H. K. Williams, pastor
Sunday School at nine-thirty a. m.
G. Seott, Superintendent.
Preaching at 11.00 a. m. and 7.30
p. m. by the pastor. The morning
theme: "The Eloquence ot Jesus
Christ." Theevnlng theme:. "Was
Sampson Saved?" There will be
special music at both morning and
evening services.
The B. Y. P. U. meets at 6.30
Sunday . evening The midweek
prayer meeting is on .Wednesday ev
enlng at 7.80. The teacher training
class meets at six o'clock Wednes
day evening. Luncheon is served to
those taking the course. Forty-five
were present on last Wednesday ev
ening. The public is most cordially Invited
to attend all these services.
BLACK WELL MEMORIAL CHURCH
Or.. George W. Clarke, pastor.
Sunday School at nine-thirty.
At eleven o'clock there ' will be
preaching by the pastor, the subject
being, "Perilous Times."
The .evangelistic service prepara
tory to the revival which Is to begin
the latter part of this month will be!
held at the evening hour of worship. '
The Junior B. Y. P. U. meets at
six-thirty.
The Senior B. Y. P. U. meets
at
slx-fortyfive.
CHRIST CHURCH
Rev. Geo. F. Hill, rector.
Third Sunday in Lent. "
Sunday School at 9:45 a. m.
Adult Bible Class 9:45 a. m.
Holy Communion 11 a. m.
Evening prayer and sera oh 7:30'
p. m. j
Week day lenten services: Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday half
honr service 5:15 p. m.
Wednesday 7:30. p. m.
St Catherine's Guild will .meet at
the rectory Tuesday 4 p. m.
Monthly'meting of the vestry Tues
day 8 p. m. at the rectory .
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
The public is cordially invited to 1
attend the services at th First Meth-
odist church South, next Sunday 1
morning, March seventh at eleven I
o'clock. The Lord's supper will be j
The pastor, Rev. J. M. Ormond, j
will preach at seven-thirty. j
The Sunday School meets at 9:30, i
a. in., and the Epworth League at.
6:45. p. m. i
CITY ROAD CHURCH
Sunday school will meet at nine-
thirty Sunday morning. At eleven
o'clock a short talk will b emade by
the pastor, Rev. J. W. Bradley on
The Preclousness of Jesus" which
will be folio-wed by the Sacrament of
the Lord's Supper.
At six-forty five the Epworth
League will meet.
At seven-thirty the subject of the
sermon will be "Love."
I RESBVTERIAN CHURCH
Dr. Ueorge K. Robertson of Char
lotte will conduct services at Cann
Memorial Presbyterian Church Sun
day morning and evening.. The pub
lic Is cordially invited.
CATHOLIC - SERVICES
There will be Catholic services
Catholic Chapel, room,. 388 Hinton
Sunday morning at ten-thirty it the
Building.
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CIRCLES MEET MONDAY
The Circle meetings of the Worn
ans Missionary Society of the First
Baptist Church will meet on Mon
day, March 8th at 7.30 p. m.
Circle No. 1 Mrs. A. J. Scott,
Leader meets with Mrs. J. G. Greg
ory Circle No. 2 Mns. H. K. JVilliams
leader meets with Mrs. J. L. Greg
son. : .-s,. .
Circle No 8 Mrs. Walter Lewis,
leader meets with Mrs. Tom Love
Sr. Circle No. 4 Mrs. Je3S Pritchard
leader meets with Mrs. E. R. Out
law Sr.
Circle No
5 Mrs. William
cher leader meets
with Mrs. John
Hughes.
Circle No. 6 Mrs. W. U
Cohoon,
.George
Leader meets with Mrs.
Whitohurst.
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IF YOU ARE NOTA CLEAN CHAR-1
acter and Good Risk you need
not trouble to see. our New Policy
Just out. Otherwise we wouio
be glad to show you. it's we ran
American Life with over 70 Mil
lions of business, over 1
minion
-Ave hundred and fifty thousand
surplus. The new low cost policy
is a Peach. See Barlow Harrell or
. J. C. Wood, SU Kramer Building
AERIAL FUNERAL
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BAN JOSH, CaL The dying rsqaest of Charles J. Abrames,
aviator, ot Uws Garden City Aviation Co.. was that hi body be taken
tSr ta eemetery oa an airplane. Above picture shows this request
being granted.. Former Lieutenant J. C. Johnson, shown beside the
plana, aa associate ot the dead aviator, piloted the machine.
ST0RMION6AGA1N
VISITS NEW YORK
Juct As City Was Recovering
From Last Month's Blizzard
T;.:r.c Ajcln Crippled
New York March '6 The Storm
Kinc paid another unwelcome viait
to New York today, Just as the city
wa3 re'scverns fiom the five m.'llixi
dollar blizzard of a mon-tii ago;
Ruin, s-'.eei iind suow fell and the
wind re':c.:Cd Mxty-'iailss on hour.
Street car lines are crippled, rail
way trains delayed and ferry trans
portation impeded.
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CHINA STUDIES U. S. LABOR
Shanghai, Feb 3. (By The Associat
ed Press) The returned Chinese La
bor Assos'.atiqn ef China, composed of
workers who saw service In France
In the war, are sending to America
Dr. Teh Yl-hsieh as a delegate to con
fer with American labor leaders, to
find ways and means to ameliorate
the labor conditions in China. The
association hopes to have a member
ship of 100,000 when all Chines
workers have been repatriated.
TO CONTROL LIQUOR TRADE
1 Birmingham, Feb. 14 Lady Astor
I addressed the opening meeting here
'tho other night of a woman's fam
Ipaign for state purchase and coDtrol
of the liquor trade. She character
1 ized the ptan as 'practical," but said
no government in England at the pres
tut time could hope to win an elec
'tion platform piank.
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TWO SMALL FIRES
The fire department was called to
the house occupied by Mrs. Stevan-
son oh Harney street Friday night
about seven o'clock. The flames
were soon extinguished and no dam-cs-t
ware done.
At nine o'clock Friday night the
Are truck was called to the house oc
cupied byE. J. Midgette on South
ern Avenue. This wae also a chim
ney fire and no damage resulted.
Rosslo Manage
Bob Page Campaign
By Associated Press) ,
Raleigh March 6 Charles Ross of
... . . ,
Robert N. Page, -candidate lor the
Democratic nomination for Governor. '
This announcement came from the
Page headquarters today. Mr, Rose
served several terms In the lexlsla-
iture and Is said to be well known in
political circles of the state as an ex-.
porienced organiser. .
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T0 HIM THAT KXOWETH TO DO
good and doeth It not to him It Is
sin. Now since we have told rou
about the new policy of Feb. 10
oi iiarnfu tuuuiy win manage in.
Boet-.campalgn of rormeP Congressman.
Perfect Protection its up to you.
LOW COST TO CLEAN RISK SEE
Barlow Harell or J. C. Wood,
111 Kramer Building -
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HELD IN SAN JOSE
AWAITS DECISION,
ON PEACE TREATY
Secretary Daniels Will Re
commend Another Three
Year Construction Program
(By Associated Press)
Washington, March 6 Secretary
Daniels today told the Houss Naval
ConiMiittee he would recommend a
naval building program larger than
tliat'nronosed by the board it the
Teace Trtaiy.is not rfltifled at th's
session of Congress.
He is withholding his final recom
mendation, the Secretry added, and if
the United States in the end rejects
membership in the League of Nations
h will feel impelled to renew his rec
commendation for another three
year program of construction.
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HARKED PLYMOUTH ROCKS
MAKE FIXE EGG RECORD
Howard lifttrlck, one of Eliza
beth city's most ardent poultry fans,
has n ncioen Barred Plymouth Rock
pullets that hawi made an egg record
fro January which ought to make
any ordinary ch'cken ashamed off her
self.
On the first day of January these
nineteen hens laid fifteen eggs. There
were three days of the month on
which they laid nineteen eggs, and
their total for the month was C10
eggs, which, sold at the market price
of six cents each, totals f 30.60 The
feed and electric light bill for the
month was $10.18, leaving a net
profit of ?20.42.
The daily record follows:
January Eggs
1 15
2 17
3 IB i
4 18
5 16
6 - 14..
7 16
8 19
9 16
10 ' 17
11 16 1
12 - I
13 1B
14 I
15 17
16 18
18 '
19 17
20 18 '
21 ;
22 si5'
23 1 I
24 1 I
25 15 .
26 .
27 "
28 ' . 1
29
30 I8 i
31 ' !
Total BIO j
FOt'R SUSPECTS
ARRESTED
,
Berne, March Four suspects
have been arrested at the frontier
station, Buchs, as the result of the
bombing ot the American Consulate
at Zurich. They were attempting to
(cross into Austria. J
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Admiral Peary
In Far North
Story of Struggles Of Lately
Deceased Explorer Interest
ingly Told By One Who
Knew Him Well
(By Gilbert Grosvenor)
It has been my privilege to know
Admiral Peary Intimately for twen
ty year's, and I find It difficult to ex
press my admiration and affection
for his personal qualities, the bigness
of his heart and personality, his loy
al devotion to his friends, his rugged
integrity and his love for everything
American.
The struggle for the North Pole be
gan nearly one hundred years before
the landing ot the Pilgrim fathers at
Plymouth Rock, being inaugurated
(1527) by that King of many die.
Unctions, Henry VIII of England.
Scores of hearty navigators, British
French, Dutch, German, Scandina
vian, and Russian, followed Davis,
all seeking to hue across the Pole the
much-coveted short route to China
and the Indies. The rivalry was
keen and costly in lives, ships and
treasures, but from the time of
Henry VIII for three and one half
centuries, or until 1882 (with the ex
ception of 1594-1606, when, through
Wm. Barents, the Dutch held the
record), Great Britain's flag was al
ways waving nearest the top of the
globe.
Immense treasures of money and
Uvea were expended by the nations
to explore the northern ice world and
to attain the apex ot the earth. But
all efforts to reach the Pole had fail
ed, notwithstanding the unlimited
sacrifice of gold and energy and
blood which had been poured out
without stint tor nearly four centu
ries.
A brief summer excursion to
Greenland In 1886 aroused Robert
Robert E. Peary, a civil engineer in
the United States Navy, to an Interest
in the polar problem. Peary a few
years previously had been graduated
from Bowdoin College second in his
class, a position which means unusual
mental vigor in an institution which
is noted for the fine scholarship and
intellect of its alumni.. He' realized
at once that tho goal which he had
eluded so many hundreds of ambi
tions and dauntless men could be won
only by a new method of attack.
The first arctic problem with which
Peary grappled was considered at
that time in Importance second only
!to the conquest of the Pole; namely,
to ('itermine the Insularity of Green
laud, and the extent of Its projection
northward. At the very beginning
of hia first expedition to Greenland,
In 1891, he suffered an accident
which sorely taxed his patience as
well as his body, and which is men
tion here as it illustrates the grit
anil stamina of his moral and physi
cal nuike-up. As his ship, the Kite,
was working its way through the ice
fields off the Greenland shore, a
cake of Ice became wedged in the
rudder, couslng the wheel to reverse.
One of the spokes Jammmed Peary's
leg against the casement, making It V
impossible to extricate himself until
hoth bones of the leg were broken.
The party urged him to return to
the United S,tates for the winter and
to resume his exploration the follow
ing year. But Peary Insisted on be
ine landed as originally planned at
McCormick Bay, stating that
the
money ot his friends had been invest
ed in the project and that he must
"make aood" to them. The assi
dlous nursing of Mrs. Peary, aided
by the bracing air, so speedily re
stored his strength that at the ensu
ing Christmas festivities which were
arranged for the Eskimos he out
raced on snowshoes all the natives
and his own men!
In the following- May with one
companion, Astrup, he ascended to
the summit of the great Ice cap
which covers the Intelor of Green
land, 6000 to 8000 feet In elevation,
and pushed northward for five hun -
dred miles over a region where the
foot of man had never trod before,
in temperatures ranging from- ten
degrees' below sero. Imagine his
surprise on descending from the ta
bleland to enter a little valley ra
dlent with gorgeous flowers and
alive with murmuring bees, where
mnsk oxen were lazily browsing.
TThis sledding Journey, which he
duplicated by another equally remark
able crossing of the 'Ice cap three
years later, defined the northern ex
tension of Greenland and conclusive
ly proved that It Is an Island instead
of a continent extending to the Pole.
In boldness ofconceptlon and bril
liancy of results these two crossings
of Greenland are unsurpassed In arc
tic history, t The magnitude of
Peary's feat Is better, appreclitfd
when It Is recalled that Nanse&'s his
torie crossing of the island wai be
low the arctic Clrcule, 1000 miles
south of Peary's laatltude, when
Greenland was-some 250 miles wide.
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p n iinn awav
lu u- UVULUI! AI
KILLS HIMSELF
Arrested Last Night For Steal
ing . From Colonial Bank
Which Was Recently Forced
To Suspend Business Com
mitted Suicide Thts Morning
(By Associated Press) '
Newport News, March 6-R. D.
Holloway, President of the Vassar,
Abbott ' Company, whose excessive
loans recently caused the suspension
ot the Colonial bank, and who was ar
rested here last night charged with
having stolen fifteen thousand dollars
from that bank, shot and killed htm
self this morning.
Holloway was found by his wife
who heard a muffled revolver report.
A copy of the morning paper tell
ing of Holloway's arrest lay spread
on the table. - .
Holloway had $79,000 insurance
which was assigned to the Colonial
Bank. .
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v NEW ATTACK ON FINLAND
London, March 6 The Bolshevik
have begun a new attack on Finland.
After, heavy bombardment Wednes
day they attacked Finnish positions
at Sutjervi.
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JAPAN RECOGNIZES ARMENIA"
Paris March 6th Japan has In
formed the Council of Ambassadors
that she recognizes Armenia as a de
facto government.
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Drunken Gun Fight
Has Fatal Results
Ashland Ky, March 6 Milford
Hubbard and his brother in ' law,
Jerry Hubbard were killed and Wil
lie Hubbard, the brother of Milford,'
was seriously wounded in a gun
fight between themselves yesterday
at Pounce, Virginia.
The men are said to have been In
toxicated and quarreled.
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WIFIU OF HIJNATOll DIES
Birmingham March 6 Mrs. Brax
ton B. Coiner, wife of the newly ap '
pointed Senator from Alabama, died .
here this morning.
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PORTUGESE CABINET RESIGNS
London, March 8 The Portugese
cabinet has resigned after the defeat
of t'.ie government on a vote of con
fidence. O
Swiss Vote may ioth
Berne March 6 The Swiss people
will voto on May ICth on the ques
tion of whether Switzerland shall
Join the League of Nations.
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HO.NOR ROLL
The following 'oute boys who
carry The Advance are on" The Ad-
vanc honor roll this week:
Marceilus Corhett, Sydney Evans,
Seldon Mann, Graham Hedrlck, Jo
seph Spence, and Harvey Goodwin.
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Gilbert James has returned from.
'Norfolk where he went to see
"-Bringing Up Father."
Peary now turned his attention to
he Pole, which lay 396 geographical:
miles farther north than any man
had penetrated on the western hem
isphere. To get there by the Amer
lean route he must break a virgin
trail every mile north ffrom Oreely's
83 degrees. No one had pioneered '
so great a distance northward. Mark
I fiam atiH nthora ha1 attatnail AnritiP
ing fame by-advancing the fla"g con
siderably less than 100 miles, Perry
had pioneered 150 miles, and Nan-
sen iiu irom nis snip.
His experiences In Greenland had
had convinced Peary, If possible
more firmly than before, that the 1
only way of surmounting this last,
and formidable barrier was to adopt
the manner of life, the food, the
snowhouses, and the clothing of .the
Eskimos, who by centuries of exper-'
ience had learned the most effective
method ot combating the region of ,
arctic weather; to utilize the game
of the northland, the arctic reindeer,
musk ox, etc., which his explorations
had proved comparatively abundant,
thus with fresh meat keeping his ;
men fit and good tempered through
the depressing winter night; and
lastly to train he Eskimo o become '
his sledging crew. '
In his first north polar expedition, .
arhlch lasted for four years, 1898 to
1902, Peary failed to get nearer than
148 miles to the pole, Each succes
sive year dense packs of Ice blocked
the passage to the polar ocean, com- -(Contlhded
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