HEAR MASONIC ORPHANAGE CHILDREN SING AT ALKRAMA TONIGHT
If It's Newt
You'll See It First In
The Daily Advance
WEATHER
Fair tonight and Thursday, mild
temperature, gentle variable winds,
VOL. FIVE
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 9, 1920.
NO. 137
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION HOLDS ONLY
SHORT SESSION FOR PRELIMINARY WORK
MORRISON GAINS
ON MAXGARDNER
hc!by Candidate's Lead Over
Charlotte Man Only Fifty
tsvcn Votes by Latest Returns.
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HP?
RADY FOR EiJ.Sr.-SS!
Resolutions Committee Not Ready to Report on
Platform Before Midnight. Convention ad
journs Until Eleven O'Clock Thursday
Morning.
Chicago, June ). The Republican National Convention
began its second session at 11:20 o'clock today, taking up the
preliminary work necessary before beginning nominations and
balloting.
Reports from committees were presented and adopted
quickly, including that of making the temporary organization
permanent which decided that Senator Lodge will preside
throughout the convention as permanent chairman.
The resolutions committee!
LITTLE CHILDREN
WILL SING TONIGHT
Tonight at the Alkrama the Sing
ing Class of the Oxford Masonic Or
phanage will give a concert. These
little folks are well-known here, and
it Is helieved that they will receive
their usual enthusiastic welcome to
night. Tickets are on sale at Selig's
or may be bought at the door.
working on the platform sent
word that it was not ready to
report, and indications were
that it would not be ready be
fore midnight.
.Meanwhile five minute
speeches were in order with
Chauncey M. Depew leading
off.
A delegation of negroes be
fore the resolutions committee
made the demand that Repub
licans take an unequivocal
stand for enforcement of the
fourteenth amendment and ' J"f!"ar J Tlr"st,ees,of th? E,,z"
, abeth ( it y Graded Schools, and com
against the continuation of theittees representing the Chamber of
Commerce, the Hoard of Aldermen
anil the Y. M. ('. A. met in the court
house Tuesday night to consider
ways and means of providing better
school facilities for the boys and
girls of Elizabeth City.
The school board realizes ilial the
!( mt
I ii ,
fh l J! i'V-MrV " 1
y-Jl Wit 4 v :
Raleigh
Lille !. I : IT. n in - -Tim
i : i ( i ii u : 1 1 to ertiiu- (). Max
Cameron Morrison for
cut down id (iftv-
to the latest
returns from
the Raleigh
i ..ivu
I'Dvei en" !:;is been
seven vole . according
. li!a; ion of unollicin
1 St ,i ( c witic primary by
K ....
; ' " ami Observer.
! I be Mguros compiled lale last night
, from LIMC! out of l.r,7 precincts in
ini' Mate give Gardner 44.9(16
ill..- . . .
1 -M"i nsoii H.V17. The vote fo;
on tiie same returns U L',S,!)r),r).
The same compilation indicates the
min.il ion of Jude Moke for As-
Justice of the Supreme Court.
BROOKLYN The American superdreadnoueht it ? T ,
about ready to be put into Emission It lTone , of , L i.L, launched just a year ago. is
teet from bow to stern. largest scrapping crafts afloat. ine.is,rinfi 6:'
WORKING FOR
BETTER SCHOOLS
''reign of lynch law."
After a short session the con
vention adjourned till eleven
o'clock Thursday morning to
await the presentation of the
platform on which the Tesolu
tions committee is working.
Working all nightthe credentials
committee completed the permanent
roll of the convention at 4
morning.
Previous rulings on contests by
the national committee were sus
tained in all but three cases. Two
delegates were taken from Lowden,
one in Georgia and one in Tennessee
and given to Wood. In the fifth
Missouri district where the national
committee hud refused to seat any
one the credentials committee seated
two Lowden men leaving the stand
ing of the two candidates unchanged.
The convention assembled today
with the matter of who shall lead
the party at the polls in November
still a mystery.
While giving uproarous approval
yesterday to Lodge's keynote address
calling for the destruction of "Wil
son's dynasty.'' there was no sign of
any preference from those whose
votes will select the Presidential can
didate. There was no demonstration
even for favorite sons and no men
tion of Wood or Lowden.
Little business confronted the dele
gates this morning with the tempor
ary organization to be made perman
ent. There was no speech of the pre- j
siding officer on the program. The
matters in order were reports from I
the resolutions committee on the pro-1
gresB of shaping the platform and tfie
credentials committee on the perman
ent roll of the convention on whic'i
the voting la to be done.
The final sifting of Issues for t!ip
platform began today In a special
subcommittee of thirteen, while the
remainder of the resolutions com
mltteo continued to hold open house
to hear last minute suggestions.
The League of Nations question
tds the renter of speculation as the
riubcommittep began work.
Samuel Gonipers was expected to
appear before the full committee
with suggested labor planks and a
delegation headed by Frank Walsh
will ask the party to declare for rec-
i , i'ion of the Irish republic
ACTUAL FIGURES
GET IN SLOWLY
Partial Returns in Congres
sional Contest Give Ward
Majority of 1,682.
"patching system" that a
funds has compelled them
for the past few years, will no longer
suliice for the necessities of the times
0 this'a,u' "le people of Klizalieth City are
jat last roused to the realization that
something must lie done, and done
at once, to put our schools on a let
ter basis.
A committee was appointed at the
meeting Tuesday night to draft a
bill to be put before the special ses
sion of the Legislature in July, to
submit the question of issuing bunds
sufficient to meet the demands of the
schools.
This bill will be referred to the'
school board for approval, when
drafted, and it is probable that a
mass meeting of citizens will be
called i i consider the subject before
the bill i presented to the Legisla
ture fur enactment. ,
The question of employing a gov
ernment expert to make a general
survey of the schools of Elizabeth
City, and to report back to the school
board as to what are the needs of the
schools ot the city, was discussed
No action was taken on the subject.!
but it will come up before the board
at a future meeting.
The school hoard voted to agree
to a proposition from the State au
thorities put before them by Supt.
S L Sheep, that the city school
should co-operate with the county
and State in paying the salaries of
the vocational department of the Col
ored Normal School of this city. The
State and county will pay the salaries
Tor six months, and the city will pay
them for two months. The tuition
tees of out-of-town students wiil help
to supply the funds that the city will
provide
A committee was appointed at this
meeting to provide for means of
housing the pupils for the ensuing
year
The committee to draft the bill to
ipres.nl :o ;he special session oi i u
' Legisl-nure are: K. F. Aydlett, I'. II.
! Williams. Walter Small, Thomas
jMnrkham. .1 U Leigh and A. H
I Houtz
The Advance had hoped to present
today complete figures on the Con
gressional race in this dictrict.
Failure oft chairmen of election
boards in Martin, Tyrrel and Hyde
Counties to answer telegrams re
questing them to send in the returns
I from their respective counties makes
h,. it impossible to do so.
lark of I However, The Advance will ron
i follow 'i11'"' ,n tabulate the vote until it is
'able to announce Ward's majority
delinitely.
In the table below the figures as to
Tyrrell were taken from the News
and Observer and are incomplete. The
remaining ligures are official . These
figures give 'Ward a majority of 1,
:i!IG. Adding the 2S6 majority for
Ward in .Martin reported to the News
and Observer gives Ward a majority
of 1,682.
0.(;KKSSI0AL DIKTIM4T ItACK.
Ward Small
RATIFICATION TO
BE MAIN PLANK
In Democratic Platform Says
Chairman Cummings of The
National Democratic Committee.
San Francisco. June H Declara
tion in favor of I he ratification of
the Versailles treaty will lie the main
plank in the Democratic platform,
according to Chairman Cu in in iugs of
the National Democratic Committee,
who arrived here last night lo pre
pare fur lie- Democratic National
Convention.
EVANS ALLOWS
CUBS NO HITS
Elks Shut Out Their Opponents
While They Score Total of
Eight Runs.
a n d
I'age
social!
I I ItTIIKK IMI'KOVKMKXTS
NUUDKI) AT rofXTY IIOMK
Raymond Evans, pitcher for
Flks, placed a no hit game to
credit in yesterday's game with
Cubs, which the F.Iks won by
score of 8-to-0. This is the lirst
bit game of tin
anil the third
the
his
the
the
no-
season at this city,
shutout registered.
firs
in
the box fur the Cubs,
ml iii the lirst inning, in
Klks slacked up a lead of
.1. Davis, who followed
nd.
BATHING RESORT
OPENS UP FRIDAY
is back from eleven
llelliaven where he
lights in the homes
town, and is ready
Re-
Currit in k
Camden
Pasquotank
lleaufort
Washington
Chowan
I tare
Gates
Hertford
Tyrrell
PerquimaiiK
Pitt
:!9 7
fiat I
a.", 1 1
701
2 r. i
4 4 it
11
.)
487
s r
4Sff
it;:; 7
6070
361
134
371
846
69
248
199
124
D32
90
183
1 .
Totals 6070 4674
Yesterday's tabulation of the dis
trict senatorial vote contained minor
errors and a corrected tabulation Is
presented here showing Griflln's ma
jority over Ferebee to be 130:
SENATORIAL IHSTRICT ItACK.
Ferebee Wiiiborne Griffin
Currituck 383 510 435
Camden 302 484 402
Pasquotank 542 572 426
Perquimans 580 505 99
Chowan 241 5i'9 396
Gates 1 46 343 303
Hertford 299 929 562
Totals 2 493 3s,-,2 262:
1 J. W. 1 1 i wsoii
weeks' unik in
Installed electric
of that growing
to start i he Pasquotank Hat lung
sort going for the season.
I The lesort, Just bevonil the Hos
pita!, will be open from .'! lo 10 j
o'clock each evening. Tickets are 1 a ,
cents each time, or a book of $3
worth of tickets may be bought for.
$2. There will be bathing suils for
those who do not take their own. and
refreshments wll he sold on Hie
ground- A linle later the band will ;
give concerts down by the river's i
side. !
' rr.ingenienls have been made for,
a bo.r to leave town each hour lak- j
K tMiise who wish to go to the re
soi l I'lie schedule will be announced ,
tomorrow It is hoped that a bus '
schedule can also lie arranged.
Whit
was hit 1
which tin
'.our runs
him in t he box in t h
a clean, steady ga Eventhing
considered, yesterday's game was one
of the best pulled oft on the local
diamond this season
i.KACii'K st.wium;
W I.
C. A ...
O K 4 4
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In his report for May to the County,
Hoard of Commissioners at their
meeting Monday morning Superin
tendent of Welfore Vann made a re
port of improvements made In the
home since his investigation of con
ditions there and suggested other im
provements that should be made in
order to put the building and grounds
in more sanitary and comfortable con
dition. In substance the report was:
"The building has received three
( oats of paint on the outside, the inte
reior woodwork has been painted,
the walls nut In irood coiwIIMmi, m,u
.rooms cleaned and the floors oiled,
.llroken beds and furniture have been
removed from the building, the offen
sive fe;i t her beds disposed of and iho
' dining room put in good condit ion
! "A large woodhoiise has been built,
' two ' proof toilet , coinirucied with
'separate compartments for the Sex
les mi, luces, and a s,il,(. ;,Md f,.ej.
ill
ni-
ed by lado
nicely, and
of I be law n.
m ini lire, wood
V
Ii.
Cu
Pet.
67
.500
,333
milLK LASS MKKTS
URGES ADVANTAGES
OF JOINING NAVY
but
could
all
be
v,. inbei s of the subcommittee were
ron ii"iU that they could agree oil
the I. i it u e of Nations plank
WP! e ,- about how it
done, r.'i-tering the predictions of
sgreeni' :.' '.nwever. was the feeling
that the I.e. km" of Nations question
must not permitted to reach the
convention ': r wl,pre everyone
realized that r might set off fire
works of a d" -rur'ive nature.
Aside from the treaty Issue, most
platform material w.i in such shape
that only the finish. nc touches had
to be added. It still remained to de
termine tome details of the Mexican.
declaration and some questions of the
policy regarding Industrial relations.
FULL AFTERNOON FOR
BASEBALL FANS
Baseball
Wednesday
on the W'es
The "Chicken (
city, crossed b
in- have a Tull afternoon
two games taking place
t: 1 Main s1 rcct diamond.
imer team. OI lins
i with a Hertford
iteam at 3:3"; and the t uns ann wis
contend for the victory at 6:30.
i Results of both games will appear
tomorrow. ;
The Trade School which are op
erated by tiie Nuy Department, are
t ow fully equipped I" give the young
men of today the full benefits of a
wonderful education Not only that
toil they also receive excellent pay
while learning." says Quartermaster
Ai'.i's. of the leiriiiting party here.
The Navy teaches fifty-live dif
f. rent tradis Any young man who
is ambitious can master any of these
trades in a short length of time. The
instructions are so thorough that bv
the time a man's two-year enlistment
has expired he has the equivalent
a four year apprenticeship
"Anyone interested should call
the Recruiting Offlre at the Y. M.
A. Immediately "
to
at
C,
AT ALKRAMA
TODAY
l!y Press Agent
Another triple bill awaits Alkranwi
natrons todiv that will undoubtedly!
appeal to all classes of movie patron-
To begin with Harry T. Morey, tli.it j
virile, red Mooded American, is pro- i
vided tti'h wonderful opportunities I
to display Ills arl in one of Charles j
Klein's greaiest successes, "Th"
Gamblers,' a telling story of love and ;
finance 'In counter Ibis piece e re-!
sistance The ill.ig" Chestnut." aj
rib-spre.ider. will try conclusions with
Mutt and Jeff in "On Strike." for
second honors The inaUnee, begin-,
ii i ii tr 'it 2 o'clock insteud of 3:3u, will j
afford all a chance to see a splendid
bill before the Masonic Orphanage
Concert at s : 3ii o'clock
The Ladies' Ilible Class of the First
li.iplist Sunday School met with Mrs.
W D. Shepherd on Shepard street on
'I uesday night .
After the business matters of the
i Ins, had been transacted a social
hour was enjoyed. Delicious refresh
incuts were served by the hostess
'I he members present were Mrs,
s'nii Leigh, teacher; Mrs. Walter
Lewis, Mrs Andrew Bray. Mrs , J.
White. Mr- Martha Harrison. Mrs.
Sue Sawy r. Mrs. Duvid Savin. Mrs.
J. S Seeley, Mrs. Claudia Lamb. Mrs.
.1 I! Stanley. Mrs. S K Jackson,
Mrs. Ida Sieger, Mrs Florence Gar-
rett, Mrs Henry Hedrb-k. Mrs. Ro- j
dellia Barnard. Mrs Kdgar Williams;
and Mrs H. K. Williams. tic visit
ors present were: Mr and Mrs. Ed.
Kramer. Mrs. V. L Column. Mrs I
M. Meeklns. Mrs. G A Twiddy, Miss
Mattle T. White, Miss Elsie Burrus,
Rev. H K Williams and Mrs. J J
While.
PERSONAL MENTION
Mr and Mrs. C (' Bailey motored
to Edetiton Wednesday to attend the
marriage of their niece. Miss Susie
ZeigbT, which took place in that city
We'lio -day at noon In St
Chun
Mr
I Ii.
.1
Paul's
They were ai coin pan ied by
M Broiiglilon and Mrs.
"o tel. of Portsmouth
Irish Sympathizers
Are Against League
Montreal.
- v.npathizer-
Fifty Japanese Sailors
Missing After Explosion
IIAlTAi yl A CitAUAXTOK.S
SIGN IT FOK NEXT YEAR
I
lime 9 Free Ireland ,
in : he aim u a I con ven - j
: .mi of the American Federation of i
Labor today declared war on the'
I. "ague of Nation rnt ificiition pro-1
grain recommended by the executive
council. They asserted that they are J
against any covenant that "bindi the ;
American people to respect and pre
erve the territorial integrity
(ire-it Britain
Trim
flMlll C
, t llclen '
year.
Mi
ni lb r.
er's nr.
Fen rim
Aydlett
Impel II
at the
ha- returned home i
ill where be was a
State 'Diversity this :
Joseph Tie ker and i hildreti.
1'ird. at'" vi-iiing Mrs Tuck
ii. Mrs T S M Mullati. on
-: reet
Mr- II D Spenec.
visiiiiic Mr and Mrs
East M.i'thews street
of Gregory, Is
T P Nash on
of
C L
j Weeksvi
, day.
Ball and W. K. Ball, of
1. . were In tills city Tues-
i Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Perry have re
turned to their horn la Washington. Jteamhl today.
mnvi -nailing Dir. sou mis.
M. ferry on North Road afreet.
The Chautauqua management had
no trouble In securing the hundred
Kobe, Japan. June 9. Fifty guarantors necesary to secure Chau
Japanese sailors are missing after an tauqua for Elizabeth City to sign up
explosion of gasoline on a Japanese jor jjjj Monday night. Only a lew
The tessel was f year'i guarantors failed to elgn
destroyed and other ships were dam- igaln tor another year, and their
aged. places were readily Oiled.
NO I'HAYKIt MEETING-
Ashley Fii elwood. of Hertford
In the city Monday.
Rev. J. W. Bradley, pastor of the
( iiy Road Church left Tuesday night
for Durham for a ten-days' stay.
There will be no prayer meeting to
night at this church on account of
his absence.
WANTED AT ONCE TELEPHONE
operator For day and night work.
Pay while learning Apply at tele
phone office. No. 0D East Fearing
street, or call rhief operator NOR
FOLK & CAR TEL. & TEL. CO..
C. W. Orlce. Manager. J.8-2tnp
nil died
i ""in nil ill .
j "The flowers plan
: ' he city are grow ing
I prove I he appi 1 1 ': IK i
j "Hilt Hie h:o, ,.
and rubbish still duller up the yards.
"The demented man in the jail at
l" noiiie is liavng a burd time;
lli"i" are no screens to proieci dim
rom the flies, the loilet arrangements
in bis cell are bad. and the odor In
I lie room is most offensive.
"The home Is badly in need pf wa
ter and baths, and will never bo in
really good condition until those :i
instill led.
! "The roof of the hoine should bo
mended, and the kitlicen is stiil In
bad repair. Fencing I- badly needed
lo protect the yeard and .igr.'en t rum
-lock. More can. and Judicious work
should be given t he garden in the Wiiy
or planting and cut- iv.it .ug This
would be a financial saving the en
tire year. besides furnishing fresh
vegetables all the year throcgh
"The well in the front yard should
be put In sanitary condition by hav
ing It thoroughly cleaned and a terra
cotta pipe put in for curbing A pump
should then be extended into the wa
ter and used instead of the open well.
If could he covered over and danger
of epileptics railing Into It would then
be eliminated."
Superintendent Vann also report
ed that a visit to the County convict
ramp disclosed that It is kept In fair
ly good condition, though the men
should be rei uired to bathe more reg
larly and frequently
He com mended the work of the Ju
venile court, and gave h,gh praise of
Judge Lit'le's methods in dealing
with the ca-es that have come before
tins court Only lout (ases were
'tied In Hie Juvenile court in the
in 'i ii Ii of May. many cases of minor
i in pot a nee being adjusted by Super
intendent Vann out of ourl
In closing his report Siiih rliitca-
d"ir aim nays:
' Tlo County Siiperitri-ndi'iit of
; Public Welfare has a mosi import
ant work to do The ei mi nute, so
cial, intellect u.il ii d moral siainLirdi
of a ( inn in ifliit y will largely be de'er
: mined in the future by the type of
Milan lieadingg ilji. work The stau
, dards ot by him will be the stand
ards of the com in unit v A very ur
inous responsibility i"-l upon the
I nun having the power to elect him.
The very bust man possible should
be .elected, regardless of politics fear
or favor
"With this report your superinten
dent tenders his resignation to take
effect to-day. He got's lo become the
President of Chowan College, in the
auperlntendency here, he has done
his best, and feel that the work is
well begun With sincere thanks for
every courtesy nhown him and for
the confidence reposed In him, he
leaves with the kindest feelings to
ward the board and the loyal cltlien
shlp of town and County..
i1
was