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Hear A. J. Maxwell at The Court House Tonight at 8:00 P.M. OLLARS 0 OUBLE UTY OLLAR AY V OLLARS EAL I VIDENDS URING OLLAR AY t ' I fc-fc Cii I - I YN I t ' I s "V "" f VOL. V ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 15, 1921 NO. 235 0 NVll W NX- NX "V vv sT THAT OLD DOLLAR WILL DO STUNTS Leading Merchants Say Tisn't Any Ordinary Dollar's Worth The're Offering On Dollar Day Dollar Day In Bestclty Is going to be a real event. ' The Advance has the word of leading Elizabeth City merchants that this is true and is passing the news along to its readers. "We are not merely going to haul out a few articles that we regularly sell for a dollar and put them in our windows" declare these merchants. "We're going to select especially attractive articles or combinations, regularly priced far above a dollar, some of them as high as five dollars, and we are going to feature these on Dollar Day for a Dollar." It really is going to be a phenom lnal day in bargains and one that the people of the country and the town will thoroughly enjoy. Then, of course, It's the opening day of the District Fair, and those who come to town on Dollar Day can patronize the home town stores and save enough to pay the day's expen aes at the Fair where Just the Jol- liest best sort of time will await. All the fifty-seven varieties of stunts will be seen at the Fair, but the stunts that the Dollar will do for Dollar Day shoppers absolutely beats 'em all. They'll be bargains in wearables for men, boys, children, misses and ladies. There'll be bargains in groceries, in stationery, in furniture, in candy, in potted plants, in just everything. FEDERAL AGENTS RAID THREE STILLS United States prohibition agents raided three stills Thursday. Near Charlie Morgan's store in Camden county, on a ditch leading to the drainage canal they found a still with nearly 200 gallons of mash. On the Poyner road in Currituck county after passing Sligo Just over Poyner's creek they found a big still with 600 gallons of mash. In Currituck near the farm of M. Ferebee and J. Ferebee they found a still for making apple brandy, but the still had Just been cleaned up. J. B. Ferebee, C. H. Jenkins, J. F. Pendergrast and two other officers did the work. Hanged For Murder; Had Planned Suicide Chicago, Oct. 15. Frank Zagar, convicted of killing two men in a hold-up, was hanged today from the same gallows as the two murderers who died yesterday. In his death cell guards found a piece of tin secreted In Zagar's trousers and it is believed that he contemplated suicide. COOLIDGE SAYS HAS NOTHING TO SAY NOW New York, Oct. 15. Coolidge said he had nothing to say at pres ent as to whether he would accept the challenge to a joint debate on the League of Nations which the Democratic nominee, Roosevelt, is sued. Discover Plan of Whiskey Ring Chicago, Oct. 15. Police said to day that they had Information that $100,000 has been raised here to force out certain federal prohibition agents and replace them with men favorable to the alleged whiskey ring. TO ORGAMZK WOMEN IN DEMOCRATIC CLCB Mrs. J. W. Modlln has called a meeting ln the Moose Hall at four o'clock Saturday afternoon of Demo cratic women to organize a Demo cratic Club of women and has asked Mr. P. Q. Sawyer, chairman of the board of elections,, to be present and speak to. the women. All Democratic women are invited. COMES TO CAROLINA Emory, Va., Oct. 15. President Weaver, of Emory and Henry Col lego, resigned today to accept work In I lie Western North Carolina conference. Zula Gibbs Is Not Guilty of Infanticide Sixteen-Year-Old Colored Girl Held Only on Charge of Concealing Birth of Child The coroner's Jury impaneled to investigate the death of the new born infant found in the alley be tween the Elks Club and the Y. M C. A. building last Friday returned is verdict one week later, on Fri day, October 8th. 1 ' The Jury found that Zula Gibbs, sixteen-year-old colored domestic in the employ of the family of C. E Kramer, was the mother of the child and that the infant came to its death through no fault of the mother'3 The verdict was reached after the Jury had questioned the Gibbs girl and had heard her story of how the child was born and of how when she found it dead she took it and buried it In the back lot. She-is held on the charge of concealing the birth of a child and is cited to appear before Clerk of the Juvenile Court G. R Little next Monday afternoon at four o'clock to abide the decision of the court. The first hearing was held last Saturday when the girl could not be brought before the jury and the Jury's verdict was deferred until she could be heard. Before the coroner's jury today she answered the questions asked her in a straightforward manner and the Jury believed her testimony. She seemed to have had the best of care and attention during the week just past. The report of the coroner's Jury follows: "We, the undersigned coroner's jury, having been summoned, sworn and impaneled to investigate the cause of the death of a newly born female child found in the alley in the rear of the Y. M. C. A. Building on Friday, October 1st, 1920, after hearing the witnesses in the case, make the following report: We find that Zula Gibbs, a negro female under the age of 16 years, gave birth to the above mentioned child on Friday morning, October 1, 1920, in the residence of C. E. Kramer in Elizabeth City, N. C. "We firrther find that said child came to its death by means or cause over which the said Zula Gibbs had no control, and we can see no rea son why she should be held respons ible for the death of said child. "We further find that the birth of the child was concealed by said Zula Gibbs and we recommend that she be held to answer the charge of con cealing the birth of a child." The following witnesses were ex amined by the Jury at the previous hearing: J. P. Greenleaf, Dr. H. D. Walker, Bertha Winslow, Jethro Taylor and Dr. Z. Fearing. INVESTIGATES WHEAT PRICES President Wilson Sends to Governor Allen, of Kansas, For Information About Cause of Decline ' Washington, Oct. 15. President Wilson today requested Governor Allen, of Kansas, to forward any in formation he had indicating a de cline in wheat prices was due to unfair practices, competition or ar tificial causes. PROPOSE BUREAU OF INTERN AT' AL EDUCATION Milan, Italy, Oct. 15. Proposal of the establishment of an Interna tional Dureau of Education on the same lines as the International Bu reau of Labor was adopted at a con ference of League of Nations socie ties here today. AGED VISCOUNT TO MARRY KAUUEK SHOP ASSISTANT London, Oct. 15. It was announc ed today that Viscount Charles Saunders Dumas, aged 77, will marry Miss Mary Todd, barber shop assistant. WILLOIGHBY GOES TO PENITENTIARY Sheriff Reld left Thursday night for Raleigh, taking Joe Wllloughby, colored, to the penitentiary to serve the sentence' imposed upon him when he was convicted of the theft of articles of merchandise from Mit chell's Department Store. MOTLEY GROUPS IN G.0J. TRAIN Survey Brings Blush of Humil iation To An American, De clares Governor Cox In Ad dress Last Night Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 14. Vigo rous array of the forces he declared were in the opposition ranks was made here to-night by Governor Cox speaking at the capital in his home state campaign. That Senator Harding, the Repub lican candidate, has behind him the most motley array of questionable groups and influences that ever were behind a candidate, an array that to survey brings the crimson blush of humiliation to an American" was as serted by the Demoe atic Presiden tial nominee. , Characterizing tt various groups named as "parties;' Jovernor Cox as serted tjiat among Senator Harding's supporters were the following: "The reactionary party." "The pro-German party whose! members , opposed our successful prosecution of the war." "The Italian party, whose mem bers place a futile Italian Imperial ism over the interests of this nation.' "The 'low wage' party, an organ ization with a definite understand ing that wages must come down." "The suppression party, whose members say or believe that every bit of progressive thought is to be choked." j The Greek party and the Bui garian party, with a common purpose to punish those who con sldered the welfare of the world superior to the claims of na tionalistic ambition." "The Bayonet party, which be leves martial law is a solvent ior all industrial disputes." "The National Isolation party, whose object is to secure autocratic nosltion in the world and whose creed is selfishness." The Liberty Bond Speculators' party, now arranging a sudden coup " to tne prejudice oi me taxpayers." The Anti-Federal Reserve Act party." "The Profiteer party which seeks to escape payment or tax on incomes swollen by war profits." 'The Anti-League of Nations nartv. possessing a periect unaer- standing with Senator Harding that he is to scuttle every plan looking td' nternational peace." 'The munitions making party, an organization with a vost propaganda fund 'ready and eager to em broil the world In fresh wars." The Afro-American party, whose hyphenated activity has attempted stir up troubles among the ne groes upon false claims that it can bring social equality." With these arraignments, Gover- or Cox sa.d he had not niaoe a complete list of the opposition forces, but said that Senator Hard in was the candidate of "more than a dozen groups working through the present reactionary Republican leadership." That the party had been "sold to these several designing parties to be prostituted for ftiis campaign," was asserted by the Gov ernor. The Governor said: "The campaign for the Presidency of the United States has now reached the point where it is possible defin itely to get fair appraisment of the forces that are aligned on either side behind the candidates. It is well to take stock of these forces and to as sess them at their real worth, patri otic or unpatriotic, to measure them as history will measure them, and to assay them in the light of preten sions to a monopoly on American ism." U. S. Mine Workers Want Investigation Indianapolis, Oct. 15. The Unit ed Mine Workers of America an nounced today that they would ask the federal government to investi gate reports ot peonage in Alabama coal mines. They said that a number ot mines were surrounded by high board fences with guard houses at the openings to prevent entrance or exit without permission .and in the majority of cases miners were dis missed for agitation. OYSTERS OYSTERS OYSTERS j Just received a boat load ot extra large fat oysters. Shucking right out ot the shell all the time. Also plenty ot nice fresh fish. Thos. Crank & Son, Phones 204 and 724. lt-pd FUNERAL MRS. VAVG1IAN The funeral of Mrs. Frank Vaughan was conducted at Christ church Thursday morning immedi ately after the arrival of the tram from Norfolk. Mrs. Vaughan was formerly of this city, but for the past twenty years had lived In Portsmoutk, where her death occurred Tuesday afternoon at the age of 83 after a short illness. Mrs. Vaughan was a sister of the late G. M. Scott, of this city. One sister, Mrs. J. E. Wood, of this city, survives her. She is also survived by a number of nieces and nephews and other relatives in this city and in Portsmouth. The funeral was conducted by Rev. G. F. Hill. The choir sang softly "Lead Kindly Light" and "Peace Perfect Peace." The pall bearers were C. W. Melick, Dr. J. H. White, R. B. Martin, Dr. J. B. Griggs, M. R. Griffin and J. T. Mc Cabe. Interment was made in the Episcopal cemetery. MUST HAVE MEANT MEN UNDER COURT MARTIAL Washington, Oct. 15. Secretary Daniels today declared that Briga dier General Barrett must have re ferred to men under court martial when he said he had found evidence of "indiscriminate killing of na tives." VOLCANO IN ERUPTION; POPULATION FLEEING Mexico City, Oct.' 15. The vol cano Popocatepetl is reported in eruption with steam escaping and deep rumblings. The population is fleeing. WILLIAM RUSSELL IN "A LIVE WIRE HICK" William Russell, In the interesting role of a country hick just come back to New York, Is the drawing card-on the Alkrama program to night, which has the photoplay "A Live Wire Hick" as Its principal of fering. Russell has gained much popularity in Elizabeth City by his portrayal of Western roles, and this opportunity to see him ln a very different sort of part, that of green country boy on his first visit to the big city, a very insignificant indivi dual among the millions that maks up New York, he soon makes him self felt in a very decided sort of way, and a way that will thoroughly entertain everyone. The picture is based on the play, "New York Luck," and Is played by a compe tant cast, including Francesca Hil- llngton, a star herself who plays opposite Russell in the title role. ANNOUNCE OFFER BIG CASH PRIZE To Leading Republicans or Anybody Else Who Can Prove League Will Abridge Nation's Sovereignty x New York, Oct. 15. Democratic National Headquarters today an nounced a $25,000 cash prize offered by pro-League Independents to Sen ators Harding, Johnson, Borah, Lodge, Republican Chairman Hays or anybody else in the Lnited States who could prove that the League of Nations would abridge the sover eignty of America. FUNDS EXHAUSTED; CAMPAIGN TO END Washington, Oct. 15. The De partment of Justice campaign against the high cost .of living will be ended and the entire fair price organization will disband on No vember first because the funds are exhausted. ESTABLISHES WORLD RECORD Concord, N. II.. Oct. 15. The Arab gelding, Crabbet, leading In the 300 mile army endurance test to day established the world record for 60 miles road travel under 245 pounds weight, in eight hours. He was ridden by the broncho busting champion Jack Fret, who loft today In the racing finish for Camp Dev ens. RAID GEORGIA STILL Hazelhurst, Ga Oct. 15. A two hundred Eallon still was raided here 0(jay by revenue officers. THE WEATHER Fair tonight; Saturday fair In East, increasing cloudiness in west portions; little change In tempera ture, gentle variable winds. Governor To Speak at Fair V Comes As Climax of Week Of Splendid Attractions Will Speak At Courthouse Friday Night Of Next Week Also Governor Bickett will speak at the Fair on Friday, Oc tober 22. This is the newest announcement in regard to the pro gram for Fair Week a week filled to the brim with at tractions that appeal to everybody in the community. f The Governor's coming MAXWELL SPEAKS HERE TONIGHT Commissioner Knows All About Revaluation Wo men Especially Invited to Hear Him at Court House A. J. Maxwell, of the North Caro lina Corporation Commission, speaks at the court house here tonight at eight o'clock. He is said to be the best informed man in the state on the subject of revaluation and those who wish to be 'reliably informed on this subject should not fail to hear him. It is hoped that the court house will be filled to overflowing. The women are given a very spe cial Invitation to hear Commissioner Maxwell. BACK FROM JAPAN WILL SPEAK HERE Congressman John H. Small, Mrs. Small, and Miss Mary Hello Small passed through Elizabeth City Thurs day on their way to their home in Washington, N. C, after their trip to Japan.. Congressman Small' said while here Thursday that he will speak In Elizabeth City next week and wants the women of Elizabeth City to know that they are extended a spe cial Invitation to be present. England Places Embargo on Coal London, Oct. 15. The govern ment today placed an embargo on coal export because of the threat of the miners' strike for Monday. Farmers Awaiting Report Reserve Board Washington, Oct. 15. The farm prs' representatives hero are await ing the report of the Federal Re serve Board dealing with farm cred its which is expected tonight. Anarchist Bomb Injures Many Rio Janeiro, Oct. 15. One person was killed and twenty were injured In the explosion of an anarchist bomb at the railway station today. Start On Payment of Biggest Loan New York. Oct. IB. The payment of the $500,000,000 Anglo-French loan maturing today was started by J. P. Morgan and Company. This is the largest International transaction ever made. Cox Makes Speech In Harding's Town En Route with Governor Cox, Oct. 15. Cox is touring Ohio today with a rear platform speech schedule for Marlon, Harding's home town. HARDING'S SISTER RESIGNS Washington, Oct. 15. Mrs. Caro lyn Votaw, sister of Senator Hard ing, resigned today as district police woman. No reason was stated. See automobile ad Gallop on Page Two. of Mcggs & adv marks the climax in Bestcity's biggest, best week of the year. Not only will he speak at the Fair that day, but he will also be heard at the court house that night. , The program of the Fair grows so constantly -that, in deed, the wonder increases how one week can ever hold so much of worth while in struction and delightful enjoy ment The livestock exhibit, the poultry exhibit, the farm products exhibits, the canned products, breads, butter, needle work and similar exhibits promise to be far beyond anything ever got together in this part of the state. Secretary Case Is literally work ing day and night to make the Fair a success in every phase of its make up, and the response from the people has been most encouraging. Farm machinery and labor saving machinery for the home will be of especially interest also and will he worth learning about. Smith's Shows furnish the mid way attractions and It is promised that these will come up to the high est standard. This Fair will have more horses on the race track than any other Fair on the circuit und the racing program is bound to please. Cars are to be parked without charge and the comfort of those attending will be well looked after. The freo attractions are of excep tional high class. Living Pictures, the Earle Sisters In the flying ladder act, the Ferris Wheel Girls, Joe Kll Joy, and other unusual features will be on the program without addi tional charge. ' The Fair starts off Tuesday with Dollar Day in Elizabeth City stores as an interesting feature of the gala week, and on each day there will be something special, eqdlng up with the Governor's visit on Friday. It is impossible to say Just which will be the biggest, best day, but anyhow the season ticket is only two dollars and 'most everybody is plan ning to be on hand as many days as they can to be sura ot missing noth ing. NOTICE On account of great inconvenience to the Fire Company and several near accidents, it has be come necessary to call the attention of, automobile drivers to the city ordi nance which COMPELS all motor vehicles to draw up close to the curb and come to a full stop upon the approach of any ve hicle connected with the fire department. It is also necessary to call attention to the danger of speeding behind the fire trucks, and each member of the fire company has been re quested to report any vio lation of the law with re spect to interference with firemen or apparatus.
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