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WEATHER ,
Thunderstorms probably
late tonight and Friday.
If It'i Newi
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The Daily Advance
VOL V.
ELIZABETH CITY. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 22, 1920
NO. 96
INLAND NAVIGATION CO. HAS BIG
PLANS FOR INLAND WATER TRAFFIC
New Type of Boat, Invention of President of
Company, Expected to Restore Pristine Glory
To Water Transportation On North Carolina
Sounds
A new type of boat embodying a now principle of propul
sion, designed and invented by Fred T. Doty, of Kli.abeth City
President of the Inland Navigation Company, to be used in the
navigation of the inland waters of this part of the Atlantic
coast, is said to be attracting considerable interest in maritime
circles and is certainly much talked of in Klizabeth City and
other similarly situated ports of Kastern North Carolina.
The new boat is described as
a flat bottomed craft with dead
rise bow. It's unique feature is
an extended stern built into the
boat for two purposes: First to
carry a steel axle for the pad
dle wheels; second, to allow
a solid body of water to pass
from under the center of the
stern while the water on either
side is churned by the paddle
wheels. This, it is claimed,
has the effect of releasing the
dead water or "drag" of the
boat.
The paddle wheels are on either
side of the extendd stern and, by
mean.s of a sleeve thru the hub, are
operated around the axle instead of
being turned by a shaft as under the
old method. These wheels are pro
pelled independently by a crude cil
engine at a guaranteed cost, it is
vlanneil, of one half pint of oil an
hour for each horse power produced.
'Willi two loii horse power engine-
burning crude oil at ' cents a
gallon." says Mr Holy, "the ron.-iimp
linn of tl1- ga
uis of oil an hour
or 1 :'. gallons by
iji a speed of nearly
r at a com of Ija
niei hani.-ni. it i-
the tour axle bear
it po.;-i'ne to r.li-e
Idle wheels at Willi
e changing draft of
for eac h engine.
bo;h. will deu I,
' mill's an lion
rents."
A worm gi-ar
claimed, under
ing., will make
or lower the pn
to confoi m to I h
the l.'oat at varying load-. Urns giv
ing the correct dip of the wheel buck
ets for all drafts of water. Thus om
of the principal defects of the old
style paddle wheel boat is overcome.
The fact that each of the paddle
wheels is operated separately makes
it possible to propel one wheel in a
forward direction while the other is
being driven in the opposite direc
tion. This feature, it is asserted,
makes it possible to maneuver the
boat so readily that the navigation
of crooked rivers at good speed is
made practicable.
The comparatively light draft of
the new boat is another advantage.
A boat of this type HIS feet long and
with ISO foot beam is said to draw but
one foot of water under light draft
and the extreme draft with full load
of 295 tons of freight is said to be
but five feet. This not only makes
it possible to operate the boat on
very shallow streams but also makes
for a great saving in the building of
piers out into deep water as the boat
can run close in shore to pick up a
load.
The purpose of the Inland Naviga
tion Company is to use these boats
on the rivers to serve as feeders to
the main line of improved motor
barges which are to navigate the
sounds of North Carolina, the canals
between Elizabeth City and Norf:lk , requirement - mid laying the founda
,md the waters of the Chesapeake tioii for future business.
Ilay j "The, old style steam boat, with
These barges are similar to the 'large passenger accomodation." says
present type except that they are Mr. Doty, "is a thing of the past.
propelled by twin screw wheels op-j
, . ,, , d in tunnels at
stern.
They j
u,;; aiv t wo rudders, one bark of
each w!."-l m as to make it possible i
l,,,i ge to be handled to best j
for
advatiiaiv
with Hire
die hoit-e
freight, vv
The dock
is
provided
houses
The large m Ki
for light
and bulky
the heavy cargo is I
lowered direc'ly into the hold rrom introduced craii win. n ""'i'""
the outside by electric hoists. The revolutionize water traffic on these
forward house is used for small i waters and serve to restore to water
packages and the most valuable transportation in this section some
freight, while the house at the ' thing of the activity that It saw be
stern will furnish light, sanitary ' fore the advent of the railroad into
and comfortable quarters for the Northeastern North Carolina,
crew, I The Inland Navigation Company
These barges are to be 150 feet is said already to own a number of
In length with 28 foot beam. They boats and barges now in operation
will draw seven feet of water and and Is expected soon to make nome
carry a load of 600 tons. , alterations In these vessels and to
The Inland Navigation Company place them In regular service.
Orders News Of
Crimes Supressed j
Kl Centro, Cul. April ' Mayor
Omeilod has insl ructod the chief of
police here to supivss I he news of
crimes and arrests, living ii.s publi
cation in no way lienelits the com
munity. Confesses Murder
Of White Girl
' Indianapolis April 22 William
Ray, a nineteen year old negro, has
confesed that he murdered fourteen
year old Martha Huff, a white girl.
The girl's body was found in a
creek, stripped of its clothong.
(. MAX. (AKDXKIt, YISITOK
Lieutenant Governor () Max Gard
ner, a member of Sequanoe Tr'he
No "1!, Improved Order of I'.e l Men
of Shelby. North Carolina. wiH be a
1 r.itei n;i I isi- ir at t he mee, j g ut
i not a n k Ti '.lie
ii'ul
.No
If held
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PI ( KETT DEAD
W
T. I'lK'ketl, nged lis died Thill's
on n i ng a ' the a ri.iy mi pply base I
, 1 at I'! lie l!e,l h u here lie wa - I
I
i ken for an operation four u ei k s i
co Monday.
lie i- survived liv his w ;fe and
i;lo children, the eldest of whom
. I His res idonce is 2u.'i I Vn i 1
Meet, this eit y .
has been incorporated under the laws,
of North Carolina with the following'
ollicers: President, Fred T. Doty. '
Klizabeih City. vice president, i
Wheeler Martin. Williamston ; Sec- '
rotary, (' U. I'ugh, Klizabeth City; j
treasurer. Harry G. Kramer, Eliza
beth City J
The Company proposes to operate
shallow draft boats upon the Chowan, '
Cashie and Koanoke rivers to Eden
Ion, where a twenty year lease
base litis been taken on the old
Albemarle Navigation Company pro
perty From Edenton the motor
barges will run to Baltimore by way
of Klizabeth City and Norfolk.
Later similar boats will be placed
on the Tar River with terminal facil-1
it if s at Washington, and av the
Neuse with terminal facilities,
at New Hern. The barges will t
then ply from New Hern to lialitimore
stopping at Klizabeth City and other
intermediate points.
The Company has interested a
large number of producers, shippers
and merchants along the proposed t
routes in the stock of the company !
and is getting acquainted with their
Tin
large -space required for boiler
room, engine room, coal bunkers and
water tank- lakes nearl all the boat,
leaving v-iy little space for freight;
while the enormous wight puts the
boat too d
ll into the water to serve
as a practical lreignt carrying propo-
.sitlon for inland water tralflc."
It. is predicted that the newly In-
WILL NOT WOltK
New York, April 22 Five thous
and railroad strikers ut a meeting to
day In Jersey C'ty decided not to re
turn to work.
Advert I einenl
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
PROPAGANDA OF
Chamber of Commerce Sets the Public Straight
On Ferebee District Highway
( From t he Independent . A pri
Ferebee Influence Has
Hurt Elizabeth
HI I
City
And Ho' prop. 1 1:. i ml. i el Ferchce's
('liambei of 'onmierce Takes Action frioiul-i goes on, making u n i n I ormed
To ounlerui I KMoct of Insidious people in three coiim jes lu lu ve thai
I'l epag;iiiila of Lies Ami Hale tin1 Fen-bee bill would gie Ihein a
hard surtaced road connecting all
Having been misled Into the be- these counties if some one in Eliza
lief that Klizabeth City is for some belli City was "ol standing in the
reason opposed to road improve- way.
ment in Currituck county, certain The Chamber of Commerce of El
citizens of that county are orgauiz- izabeth City has at last taken ollicial
Ing for the iurpose of developing a not ice of this propaganda and is going
road project which will connect Cur- to set the people of Camden, Currl
rituck Court House with the Virgin- tuck and IVniuinians straight.
ia line. Such a road would divert j '
thousands of dollars of business an-j April 19. 1920
nually from this city to the Virginia Mr. L. I). Case,
metropolis. Sert'y Chamber of Commerce,
Members of the Elzaheth City I ci,y
Chamber of Commerce were aston- "''r Sir:
ishd when this information was laid! 1 wln ,,1:lllk '"" " ral1 'm"' hoard
before them at an informal meeting ' Directors together on or before
in the office of the Secretary one
day this week. Members of the
Chamber of Commerce generally did
not know how insid unit s y and per
sistently a propoganda of lies and
hate had been carried on by cert lill
ill 1 1 in nees in Camden and ('unit ink
coil III les for the i,is twelve months
A large eh men i of Currituck. Cam
d'li and !' i ' u i ma us counties have
been liillui lie. d to In iieve that Eliz
abeth ( ' It V lill - i lle.,s ill I el est s a re op
posed to I e't a ill lieu 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I'll! s ill
! ho-e . oil ii I ie . A more ill fa ill oil -pi
opoc i ml. i of hate and lies was nev
er in i n g a rat ei i ii this sect ion. 1 f
the ia -ult of that propoganda results
in trade being diverted from Eliza
beth City to Norfolk. Elizabeth City
to Norfolk. Elizabeth Citv will have
no one to thank but her State Sena-
or. Miles W. Ferebee. and bis friends. !
Senator Ferebee'.s fake district high
way hill is the cause of all the Iron
ble
Ferebee sponsored a bill in f lull-1
General Assembly under which
it was proposed to build a bard sur-
laced road from Chowan County to
the Virginia state line, via Hertford,
Klizabeth City, Camden, Shawboro
and Moyock. The bill was discovered (
to be unworkable. Bond buyers will
not deal with a district having no
corporate existence. The State High-
way Commh-sioii will not deal with
the district of live counties created
bv the Ferebee bill. To make mat-'this
ters worse, Senator Ferebee did not
provide enough money in his bill to
build a hard surfaced road from Cho
wan to Virginia.
Ferebee aspires to continue in the
Senate and he thought his aspira
tions would get a set-back when the
truth about his bill was disclosed.
In nnliT In .save bis own face he ha
c.ereilv caused or onenlv consent ed ,
to a sinister movement to make the :
pen pie of the counties in his high- i
way district believe that bis road
scheme was a failure because some
one in Elizabeth City opposed it. As
a matter of fact no one in Elizabeth
City has ever opposed bis scheme or
put one single obstacle in the way of
it
In the meantime not a foot of the
Ferebee Dislrict Highway has been
built and not a dollar of bonds has
been sold.
In the meantime the Ferebee Dis-
trict Highway bill stands In the way
of many a project that could be don:-.
The Pasquotank Highway Commis
sion, for instance, can not pave a
foot of the road between Elizabeth
City and Woodvllle because it is a
part of the proposed Ferebee District 1
Highway. Senator Ferebee's bill keeps
Pasquotank from Improving this road.
PiiRnuotank is also anxious to get
rid of the. toll bridge between Eliza
beth City and Camden county. Hut
that toll bridge Is Involved In the Fer
ebee Act and Pasquotank can't touch
It until Ferebee gets out of the way.
The Ferebee bill has not provided a
I'KHHICVr W.KiK DKMANDH
Washing-ton, April 22 Wage de
mands of an Increase of fifty eight
per cent for swlti limon were present
ed to the Railroad Labor Hoard
Advert isoment
NS S.
wf mm-r m w
LIES AND HATE
I ree bridge connecting I 'n.-q not. ink
and Camden counties, ,i- culled for
01 1 he Ferebee bill. . rial it won't.
Wednesday
and re, el ti
a ft ernoon
them till1
of this week
ac -coin panying
mimical ion and oblige
V i mi's t r 1 1 1 .
M W. Kel
vpnl 1"
t oi s,
on 1 1 1 i -f I .
. N C.
1 92ii.
i.i t i I
la 111 1
iali
t.tb
f I im
i- of ('
' ! i cm
I In .
with an
U . I. :
article pin
cold Willi
ci ii d , da " y
Sell, lie. al
ion! won
p. i M li 1 1 ' eiiclo-e here
i ' :ce ' a I.' ii from la--t
. of the I mlepiOl llelll Til''
p. n i - to am hoi iia luly re
I'll as opposed to my
r IV idee! loll I o the Slate
I tiiriber purport t" re
It aril as ant igniti-l ic to
the Edeiiioii Norfolk Districi lligb-
way as mr lined in my bill
I call your attention particularly
the la -I paragraph of tin
liil article
and respectfully ask:
Fir-' If the s;iid article reflects
the expressed views of your board?
Second Did your board have any
infoi in, il meeting and take ollicial i'''-l(a
cognition of llm matter in question as
is set forth in the said article?
Now gentlemen, I am not asking
you r opinion of lb" Dislrict Road, I
am limiting this communication t"j
the enclosed article and I will thank
you to let me have your written i
answer to the two interrogatories on '
or before Wednesday afternoon of
week. I am. i
Respectfully yours,
M. W. Ferebee
Chamber of Commerce
Elizabeth City,
North Carolina
Hon. M W. Fen-bee,
Elizabeth City.
North Carolina
'''V" S' '
We have your
addressed to Ho
of the Elizabeth
Commerce, and
publish' i! by
Friday. April Hi
i-lter of April liMli.
Hoard of Directors
City Chamber of
enclosing article
The Independnt".
l'Jliii, under tin
head ing
Eliza be-'
Fir.-1
the expi
"Secoi
I'eiehee Influence Has Hurt
Cty" and asking:
it the said artcle refle-ts
ed v iew s of your board
I d.d your board have any
informal uniting and lake ollicial re
cognition of the muter in question
as is -i t t in t h in the said article?
In answer In question "No. 1, we
would reply Ilia', the article does not
reflect the expressed opinion ol the
Hoard of Directors of the Klizabeth
City Chamber of Commerce, or of
any Coiinittce connected therewith.
In reply to question No. 2. wo
would say that neither the Hoard
nor any Committee has considered the
matter referred to.
Very truly your.
The Hoard of Directors of the
Chamber of Commerce.
H. 0. Kramer,
President.
April 21. 1920.
ALICE NIELSEN ARRIVES IN CITY
CHARMING ALL WHO MEET HER
Accompanied By Her
band and Chang, Her Chow Dor. Wears
Tnn fnf rnn Smrrlr A n rl I Pirr.rrr In Frn
omy Movement
Alice Nielsen, the wonderful lyric prima donna who is to
inanjMii ate the day of hitfh class music in Ml i.ahet h City with
her court rt at the Alkrama tonight, arrived in Klizabeth City
this morniiio; on the through train from Norfolk and in the
Southern Hotel stopped a moment to o-jve The Advance report
er a word and one of her gracious smiles.
MEETING WILL
CLOSE TONIGHT
Subject of Dr. Jester's Last Ser
mon Here Will Be "The
Touch that Saves." Spoke on
Judgement Last Night
Taking as hl.s text the II 1st verse
of the 17th chapter of Acts and the
17th verse of the (ith chapter of Re
velation Dr. J R Jester preached on
the Judgement Wednsday night to
a crowd that overflowed the audi
torium of the First Itaptist Church,
part of the congregation being seated
in the gallery or annex.
His subject for Hie closing sermon
of the gieeting tonight will be "The
Touch I hat Saves "
"There have been great days In the
history of the rniver.se from the be
ginning of I i Hie
"There wa- the dav
when (lod dwell alone
I be da v of i ; o.i t ion vv
tile e.ill 1 1 1 ' 'l being .
of Solitude
There was
leu he ca I le i
ml set ill 1 1 1 '
lioll t lie ,-t I I III tiler I oil I'- OS. Tilde
was I lie dav of gloom when many by
v n u n I a I v H i n c ressiiii ; , i a lid I In r-
1 1 led 1 1 ki- i pall ii pou all human
. ' V I he (111 - ' of si .
'Tin-re is : In' day of nn i cv now a
noontide in which opportunity i'
riven to all lin n to repi-m and be
i v i d by I he grace ol (lod 1 h run i: h
l.i .' I
i
l:
t tin- Hi-oat Day nl the Cuivi-r e
is s- ii, come, the day In which tin'
sinner looks forward with dread and
tin ( ' h li.st ia n with awe, when every
man. -inner and saint, will have to
faci Hod There are many things
whnh I do not know, hut there i
one Hung that I do know: that d
i - 1 1 u e that His Word is yea "id
t ;, m, n ;in, 1 1 1 : f
in which
He has appoint
d
He will Judge
dead "
,;ui, k and Hi
Wollld IllCreaSe
Value Of CottOIl
Host on. April 22 Closer relations
between grower and spinner would
.increase the value of cotton a billion
'dollars to the grower and make for
'a better product for the spinner, II.
-M. Conlrell told the National Asso
1 elation oT Cotton Manufacturers here
1 1 oday.
Ui; IM ITIMi I'AltTV I.K.IVKS
The midshipmen's
leaves Philadelphia
certainly should pro
alluring induceinen'
cm isc
which
hi May Kith
to be a very
to the young
lin n of this locality who have a de--lie
to travel In tin- opinion of Chief
iiar'ei-masler Ann'- "1 the navy I'e
i in,' ing party which w as in the city
for t wo days this week
Not only that." say ' he, "but also
11 vv ill be a summer vacal ion which
iio oi.e slmrl of a millionaire or
,,, Sam's boy- in blue can at
lol -I "
The ri ' mitinc pat'y. of which
(, , ' .n binisl Male Thomas was
in i mil I''
left town early l niirsuay
but any otn- wishing to
iiioriinu'.
inalo this
four months trip ma
n., ., Lieutenant J. W. Stoakl'-y.
1', S Navy. Hil Main street, Norfolk,
Virginia
IIP. llAlt.aiNS AT SIITS
Tin S K Sift' Company Is helping
to swat the public enemy, commonly
known as the II. C. I., this week,
oy offering unusual bargains in all
Hurls of men's women's and child
ren's wearing apparel. A Week-End
-Sale at this popular store began
Thursday and will continue through
Saturday.
Great Big Surgeon Hus
With her were her jreat big
husband, her accompanist, Mr.
Thomas (Irissclle, and her
Chow Chow dnjr. ChaiiK.
"This isn't my manager, as
the Norfolk papers said," she
declared. "He is just my hus
band." Her husband is Dr. L.
It. Stoddard, a noted New York
surgeon prominent in war
work during the World War.
MiHs Nielsen wore a simple tan
cotton smock which she has adopted
as a part of the economic movement
In which she is a pioneer and an
earnest advocate. "Somebody has
to start these movements for sim
plicity, even If it i.s hard on the plo-
i rs" she sad. "Have you seen my
dress on display made of discarded
hose? I am having an evening dress
made of the while and pink and blue
ones. The hose used are those that
would be Ihown away and the money
for the making goes to the suffering
children of Europe.
" I spoke of i he clean pure air and
I lie piel I v low II a - ooll a - I .stepped
off I he I rain.' :o ..id" His such
a rel pi alter lie- cnti.y , it lis "
"I leel I hat W e III US' put this con
cert OVel". she llll'eil, ' 'hec.lllse il is
the lust o it kind lure and I am
-o ,iii - for tin lovely little town
In have beautiful mil ie jiM as of
ten .1 pO SI llle "
M ; s Niei en ha I lie - pn il of eter
nal voiilh. and III'- charm of genuine
grin lousnes - of in, inner Those who
met le r weie al once charmed with
her lovel iii'-.-vs. In r kindliness. her
niter lack of affectation, and her vi
tal eiil h iisiasin
The concert tonight will be
tin- combined expression of an ex
quisite voice and a delightful person
alily
Seats have sold rapidly since yes
terday, and all Elizabeth people who
sincerely believe ill I lie best ill music
for Elizabeth City are asked to get
their tickets al once anil manifest
their community spirit by co-operating
In the effort to secure the high
class concerts which I he financial
success of tonight's attraction will
insure
TO UK MAX ;.mNKI-
(). Max Cardner, Lieutenant Gov
ernor of North Carolina, arrived in
the city Thursday morning on his
way to Newlaml. where he delivered
the commencement address at New
land High School al two o'clock.
A number of people from Eliza
beth City motored to Newlaud, to
hear Hi'' address, among whom were:
M v. Ferel N. II. Smith, Her-
I,,.,., ivele, P. !. Sawyer. I. I). Case,
. . i f
Mr
ml Mrs. C. W. .M' licK. and
I
Jennings. County Su perinl enuent .
Mr (iarduer and Mr. Jennings were
I he gin-st.- of Prof. Ira T. Johnson.
prim .pal of lb'' high
ll'T
hool, at din-
Mr (lardiier will speak
nt Forks
School Thursday night, at 7 ::o. and
l.oth lb'- north'-ni and -oii'h'-rn sec
tions of the county will b ive an op-
,-lunily to hear th" pre-nii l.leu
umt Governor, who is a candidate
for
nllice of (loverieir. urn j.-.i..
Encores Tonight
To Be Old Songs
The encores tonight in the Alice
Nielsen concert will be tin- old songs
dear to the Southern people, and the
program will In Hils way offer u de
lightful variety that can but "please
every one.
DON OVKIS.lM TKOrSKUS
Washington. April 21 Six young
women, congressional secretaries,
today donned overall trousors.
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