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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 25, 1920
NO. 243
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JOHN H. SMALL
' HERE TONIGHT
Congressman Just Back From
Interesting Trip Will Speak
on Campaign Issues Ladies
Especially Invited
Congressman John H. Small will
speak. at the court house tonight at
eight o'clock.
Congressman Small arrived In the
city today, having spent the last
week campaigning in Ohio.
"Prospects for Democratic success
in Ohio," says Mr. Small, "I am glad
to say appear very bright. This
could not have been said a week ago
but since that time there has been a
strong turning of the tide In the di
rection of Cox and Roosevelt."
He hopes to have a large number
of his friends out to hear him
tonight and extends a very special
Invitation to the ladies to be present
Congressman Small is a pleasing
.speaker and has many friends here
who will be glad to hear him on the
issues of the campaign.
Women Do About
, As Well As Men
The total number of Elizabeth
City women registering is 756,
which is estimated to be about 75
per cent of those eligible, or about
as well as the men themselves do.
The number registering In each
ward follows:
First ward 214
Second ward 188
' Third ward 168 v.
Fourth ward 186 1
DEATH FOLLOWS
NERVOUS SHOCK
FINE PROGRAM
THRU TUESDAY
Meetings of W. C. T. U. Con
vention In Progress Here at
First Baptist Church Well
Attended Greatly Enjoyed
Mrs. A. H. Baker Seized With
Apoplexy When Daughter's
Illness Necessitates Opera
tion at Norfolk Hospital
Site Being: Cleared
For Cotton Warehouse
Ground is being cleared on the
site of the cotton warehouse on the
Carter property on South Road
street, to be erected by the farmers
of the Pasquotank Cotton Associa
tion. The work of erecting the building
Is expected to begin in the near fu
ture. The farmers have been hold
ing back on account of the declining
price of lumber.
Of the $30,000 stock required for
the erection of the warehouse,
$20,000 has already been subscribed.
BANK'S HOME IN
HINTONBUILDING
Have Secured Scott . and
Twiddy Stand and Work of
Remodelling Will Begin In
December or January
The Carolina Banking .&, Trust
Company, Elizabeth City's newest
banking Institution, will have its
quarters in the Hinton Building.
Lease on the Scott & Twiddy stand
in this building has been acquired by
the bank and the work of remodel
ling and fitting the bank's quarters
will begin as soon as Scott & Twhiay
can arrange to vacate. This will be
some time in December or not later
than January 1st, says Will Twiddy
Mr. Twiddy explains that hisfirm
sold Its lease to the new bank and
that the transaction was an entirely
friendly one and satisfactory to all
concerned.
One of the bank's directors stated
this morning that though the deal
had not been formally closed, a com
nlete understanding had been reach
ed and that there was no question
that the bank would begin business
in Scott & Twlddy's present quar
ters as soon after acquiring posses
sion as the place could be remodeled
and properly fitted up.
American Is
Killed In Mexieo
Washington, uct. to. m. i.
Sevreyj an American, was muroereu
in Canlnea, Mexico, Wednesday by
a disgruntled miner, tne ttate de
partment announced today.
" ..
Three Are Killed
By Policemen
Newnort News, Oct. 25. Three
negroes are dead and one Is dying as
the result of a pistol battle between
negroes and the police starting when
the police attempted to break up a
negro fight. The policemen are
film wr,A .lit, murd (ir
MASS MEETING SUNDAY
New York, Oct. 25. A mass
meeting is called here for next Sun
day to denounce the treatment of
McSwlney. De Valera will speak.
Mrs. A. H. Baker died Sunday at
12:27 P. M. after a very bief ill
ness at her home on North Dyer
street.
At 5:30 Saturday afternoon' when
Dr. Zenas Fearing announced that
Mrs. Baker's twelve-year-old daugh
ter, Evelyn Baker, would have to be
taken to a hospital for an operation
tor appendicitis, Mrs. Baker was
seized with apoplexy. She became
immediately unconscious and did not
rally again.
The fact that Mrs. Baker lost a
son several months ago who under
went an operation in a hospital is
thought to account in some measure
for the . serious nervous shock she
suffered when she found that her
daughter was so ill.
Mrs. Baker was forty years old
and had been a resident of this city
for fifteen years. She was born in
Newland, was a woman of great
patience and fine ability, loved by
all who knew her. Her sudden and
pathetic death came as a grievous
shock to her many friends.
She is survived by her husband,
A. H. Baker; four daughters, Mrs.
Cecil Prltchard, of Fork; Mrs. John
Williams, of Portsmouth; Evelyn
and Mary Baker; two sons, William
Albertson, of Norfolk, and Edward
Baker, aged seven years; two grand
children; her mother, Mrs. Mary N
Junes, of Newland; two sisters, Mrs.
J. W. Brothers and Miss Maggie
Williams, both of Newland; and one
brother, Tom Williams, also of
Newland"; and a number of nieces
nnd nephews.
The daughter, Evelyn Baker, who
was taken with the attack of appen
dicitis Thursday morning, was taken
to St. Vincent's Hospital in Norfolk
Sunday morning by Dr. Zenas Fear
ing and successfully underwent an
operation Sunday afternoon. She
was accompanied by her father, who
was not here at the time of his wife's
death, but returned to this city Sun
day night.
The funeral services will be con
ducted from the home Tuesday af
ternoon at two 'o'clock by her paw
tor, Rev. H. K. Williams. Inter
ment will be made in Hollywood
cemetery.
the
Mrs.
One Killed In
Sinn Fein Riot
Belfast, Oct. 25. The display of
Sinn Fein flags in honor of McSwlney
mdav caused rioting here in which
one was killed.
Ask For Warships
To Protect Railroads
Washington, Oct. 25. Secretary
Daniel3 was today asked by the
Armenian American Society to send
warships to the Black Sea to land
marines at Batum to protect the railroads.
Says Article X
Not Essential
Brnssells, Oct. 25. Leon
nourgeols, president of the
Council of the League of Na
tions, told newspaper men today
that Article X is not considered
by European Statesmen as an
essential part of the covenant.
,
Asks Cotton Gins
Close Thirty Days
Baton Rouge, Oct. 25. Governor
Parker today issued an appeal to
cotton ginners to close down for at
least 20 days until producers receive
higher prices.
JACKSOX GARRETT
Miss Eva Garrett, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Durant Garrett, of this
city, and Mr. Lemuel Jackson, Jr.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Lemuel Jack
son, Sr., of this city, were married
Sunday night by Rev. E. F. Sawyer
at his home'on Pearl street, and left
on their wedding trip for northern
points. Upon their return they will
make their home in' Elizabeth City.
Mrs. II. O. Etherldge, of Asbe
villo, la visiting Mrs. Mae Wllley on
The thirty-eighth annual conven
tion of the North Carolina Woman's
Temperance Union is in session here
with delegates from all parts of the
State.
The convention will close Tuesday
night and the public is Invited to
attend the meetings throughout Its
session here.
Following is the program for to
night and through Tuesday.
' Monday Night' ..........
LIT flay The Child in
Midst Mrs. Skinner.
Address Child Welfare, by
Elizabeth Perkins.
Tuesday Morning
9:00 Meeting of (he Executive
Committee.
10:00 Convention called to or
der.
Song.
Devotlonals Mrs. J. Edgar Wll
Hams..
Reading of Minutes.
Sabbath Observance Mrs. S. L
Newlin.
Co-operation with Missionary So
cietiesMrs. Annie E. Williams.
Fair and Open Air Meetings Miss
Cora Thompson.
Moral Education Mrs. Laura A.
Winston.
Report of North Carolina White
Ribbon Mrs. E. J. Y. Preyer.
Final Report Committee on Cre
dentials.
Election of Officers.
Election of Superintendents.
12:00 Noontide Prayer Mrs. M.
J. Carroll
12:15 Peace and Arbitration
Mrs. Roxie D. White.
12:30 Adjournment. (
Tuesday Afternoon
2:00 Committee Meetings.
2:30 Convention called to ordr.
Song.
Prayer Mrs. B. R. Whitehurst.
Juvenile Courts Mrs. Agnes L.
Eifort.
Flower Mission and Relief, Sol
diers and Sailors Mrs. Annie Arm
strong. Christian Citizenship Mrs. J.
Edgar Williams.
The Ballot and What Are You
Going to Do With It Mrs. L. A.
Winston. Discussion.
Reports of Committees:
Invitation for Convention.
Unfinished Business
Adjournment
Tuesday Night
Organ Prelude.
Song.
Scripture and Prayer Rev.
W. Bradley, Pastor City Road M
Church.
Music
Life Play Who Is My Neighbor?
Director, Miss Mahala Meekins.
Address Citizenship Miss
Louise Alexander, Greensboro.
Reading of Resolutions
Offering.
Song: "God Be With You Till We
Meet Again."
Adjournment
Benediction
WM. I!. BLADES
DIESSUDDENLY
Death Occurred In Automo
bile Sunday Afternoon While
, Returning From Trip to Old
Home at Bishopville, Md.
The convention opened Saturday
evening with a delightful welcome
service. The meetings are held In
the First Baptist church which Is
appropriately decorated in honor of
the occasion. W. C. T. U. posters
and the W C. T. U. banner are proih-
incnt in the meeting place also.
The convention was welcomed for
the city by Secretary Case, for the
churches by Rev. J. M. Ormand, for
the schools by Prof. S. L. Sheep and
for the local union by Mrs. W. M.
Boettcher. The response was made
by Mrs. W. E. Younts of Charlotte
Following the Drosrram a recep
tion was held in the chur?h parlors
which was greatly enjoyed
On Sunday morning Rev. David
Hepburn of Richmond, Anti-Saloon
League Secretary for Virginia,
preached the convention sermon.
stressing prohibition work a the
the greatest of all missionary work
and closing with a dramatic picture
of the last great day when the Mas
ter Rhall say "Inasmuch ns ya have
done it unto the least of these." Mrs.
Adelaide T. Goodno of Raleigh, pres
ident of the North Carolim W. C
T. U. presided. She read as the
scripture lesson the First Psalm, and
Introduced Rev, Mr. Heburn. os a
son of the W. C. T. U., saying that
the W. C. T U. was born first and
labored for years at tha great tack
of prohibition, then tho Anti-Saloon
Lr.ir.ie was born and unl'ed Its ef
News was received here by tele
gram Sunday evening of the death of
William B. Blades of New Bern at
two o'clock on Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Blades had been 'on a visit to
Bishopville, Maryland, and was ex
pected to be in Elizabeth City Mon
day on his way home. His death
occurred while going by automobile
from Bishopville, Maryland, to Salis
bury, Md., where he was to take
the train. Seated by the driver,
George Milson, '" who" had been
his friend from boyhood, he
turned to speak to his wife on the
rear seat, and as he did so he fell
over against Mr. Milson, dead. The
body was taken back to Bishopville
and will pass through Elizabeth City
Tuesday on the 11 a. m. train on the
way to New Bern where the funeral
will be conducted Wednesday after
noon at three o'clocok. C. O. Rob
inson of this city and W. B. Blades of
New Bern left early Monday morning
for Bishopville and with other rel
atives will accompany the body on
the way back to New Bern. i
Mr. Blades' death came as a great
shock to friends and relatives here,
for he was in Elizabeth City only
last week, apparently In splendid
health. It is a strange coincidence,
too, that about two years ago, his
brother, J. B. Blades,, father of L.
Carl BJades, of Elizabeth City,
died in an automobile in the wes
tern part of the state. He, however,
was killed in an accident, while the
death of William B. Blades was evi
dently from heart failure.
William B. Blades was the oldest
of the Blades brothers. His home
was in New Bern, but he was almost
as well known in Elizabeth City.
He was sixty six years old, and Is
survived by his wife; his son, W. B
Blades of New Bern; his daughter,
Mrs. C. O. Robinson, of Elizabeth
City; three grandchildren; two
brothers, Dr. L. S. Blades of Eliza
beth City, Chas. G. Blades of Lau
rel, Deleware; three sisters, Mrs. M.
M. Foreman and Mrs. O. F. Derick
son of Elizabeth City, Mrs. J. W.
Derrickson of Dover, Deleware; an
aunt,-Mrs. M. J. Evans, of Dover,
Deleware, and by a large number of
nephews and nelces.
He occupied a prominent place in
the business world and was inter
ested in a large number of business
enterprises. He was president of
the New Item Banking and Trust
Company, a director and member of
the executive committee of tho Dixie
Fire Insurance Company, and presi
dent of the Beaufort Fish Scrap and
Oil Company. He was born in
BihopvilIe, Md., but had been a
resident of New Bern" for about 30
years. He was for many years in
the lumber business In this section.
Republicans Poor
Election Prophets
i
Forecast 405 Electorial Vote
For Hughes In 1916: He
Received 254
Billy Of Japan
Is Postponed
"Billy of Japan," the opera which
was to have been given here Wed
nesday night, has been postponed
until Monday night, November 1, on
account of rhe Illness of one of the
leading characters. Tickets dated
Wednesday will be good for the now
date.
TROOP OXK ACTIVE
Troop One, Boy Scouts, met Fri
day night and elected the following
officers: Hollowell Goodwin, scribe;
William Houtz, assistant scribe; Er
wln Midgett, treasurer. After the
business meeting refreshments were
served. A full attendance is expect
ed Thursday, when a football team
will be organized.
forts with those of the W. C. T. V
for prohibition.
At the Sunday night Bervlce, Mrs
Elizabeth Perkins, the speaker of the
evening, reviewed the work of the
crusaders In the early efforts for
nationwide prohibition. She stress
ed the Importance of the enforcement
It the prohibition law and stated
that Hie only wayi to enforce thr
law was for the people of each lo
callty to stand by It. She spoke o
world wide prohibition and stresed
tho responsibility of the t'nltei'
States In Its chance to demonstrati
to the world that nationwide pro
hlbitlon could be enforced. Rev
O. F. Hill led In the devotional exer
clses and the choir of the First Me
thodist church rendered mtfslc foi
the occasion.
Now York, Oct. 19 (Special to Tho
Advance) The total of 395 elec
toral votes which Will H. Hays,
chairman of Republican national
committee, predicts will be cast for
Senator Harding, Is just 10 votes less
than the 405 which Republican man
agers claimed, two weeks before the
1916 election, for their candidate,
Charles Evans Hughes. When the
returns were counted Hughes actual
ly received 254 electoral votes, and
Woodrow Wilson was elected.
Just before the 1916 election, Wil
liam R. Wilcox, chairman of the Re
publican national committee, predic
ted a Republican landslide.
"The people," he said, "have made
up their minds in favor of Mr.
Hughes, and that's all there Is to It."
Among the states which he clain&
with the utmost assurance would
give large Republican majorities
were California (went Democratic
by 3, 800), Kansas (went Democratic
by 36,900), and Ohio (went Demo
cratic by 89,500). California, Mr
Wilcox asserted, would go Republi
can by 250,000, citing the fact as ev
idence that 307,793 Republicans had
voted in the state primary and only
77,830 Democrats.
Charles W Fariiham, campaign
tour manager, for Hughes, reported
to theRepubllcan national committee
on October 18, 1916, that Hughes was
assured of 300 electoral votes and
probably 105 more. Among the states
which he predicted would certainly
be carried by Hughes were Delaware,
Ohio, California, Kansas, North Da
kota, Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and
Washington, every one of which went
Democratic; and in the "probably
for Hughes" column he placed Arizo
na, Nevada, Montana, New Mexico
and Nebraska, all of which were
carried by Wilson. In the "possibly
for Hughes" column Mr. Farnham
placed Colorado, Kentucky, Mary
land, Missouri, and Oklahoma, all of
which returned substanflal Demo
cratic majorities.
The late George W. Perkins, an
other Republican campaign leader,
was so confident of the election of
Hughes that he said: "This election
was over 60 days ago, when returns
from Maine came in. The whole is
sue was foughtout there;" and My
ron T. Herrick said, In claiming Ohio
for Hughes: Ohio often goes wrong,
but invariably ends right," an asser
tion which was borne out when tho
Buckeye State went Democratic by
89,500.
Mr. Hays declares that In Novem
ber the Republicans will carry all of
the New England states, New York,
New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware,
Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio, Mich
igan, Indiana, Kentucky, Wisconsin,
Illinois, everything west of the Mis
sissippi except Arkansans, Louisiana,
and Texas; and that they have a
splendid chance to carry Tennessee
and North Carolina. He thus grac
iously concedes South Carolina, Flor
ida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,
Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana to
the Democrats. Even these, how
ever, ard more than the two states
Utah and Vermont, which the Repub
licans carried In. 1912.
BAPTIST LAYMEN
MEETJTUESDAY
Important Meeting to Laymen
of Denomination Baptist
Foundation Idea Will Be
Presented
A muotlng of the Baptist min
isters, business men, prolessionai
nieji. In fact, allUaymen of the de
nomination, In this community will
be held at Blackwell Memorinl
church Tuesday evening at eigm
o'clock, Instead of at 7:30 as previ
ously announced.
Dr. I. W. Spllman, of Klnston
noted Sunduy school worker, ana
Gilbert W. Stevenson, of Winston
Salem, well known Baptist laymen
remembered all over the state foi
his War Savings work during tlu
war, will speak to Baptists at tnif
time and acquaint them with tin
Baptist Foundation plan. It Is hop
ed that all who can do so will bf
present.
U. I). C. MEETS TUESDAY
The D. H. Hill Chapter, U. D.' C.
will meet Tuesday afternoon at threj
o'clock with Mrs. William McQueer
on Martin street. Every member If
UTiei to attend.
LORD MAYOR CORK
DIES MONDAY A. M.
Terence McSwiney's 73
Days' Fast Longest
In Medical History
Prison Guarded
London, Oct. 25. Terence
McSwiney, Lord Mayor of
Cork, died at Brixton Prison
early today afte r a, 73 days'
hunger strike.
He was unconscious for sev
eral days and did not revive
before he died. His private
chaplain and brother were the
only visitors allowed at the
death bed. Heart failure
caused hjs death, the state
ment said. Guards were
around the prison to prevent
demonstrations but no civilians
were waiting. McSwiney's
fast is said to have been the
longest in medical history.
McSwiney's hunger strike was be
gun on August 12, when, with ten
of his associates, he was arrested by
soldiers in Cork while attending a
session of a Sinn Fein court. After
trial by a court martial under the
regulations of the Defenoe of the
Realm Act, he was found guilty of
sedition and sentenced to two years'
imprisonment, which he was serving
In Brixton Prison In London.
McSwlney, then an Alderman of
Cork, was elected Lord Mayor of the
c Ityat a special session of the Cork
Corporation on March 30 of this
year. He was a well known Sinn
Fein leader and prior to his election
had been deported and imprisoned
several times, one of the latest not
able instances of his confinement
having been in 1916 in connection
with the Irish Easter revolt.
When arrested on August 12, Mc
Swiney managed to escape to the
street from the back of the City
Hall, which soldiers had surrounded.
but was captured outside. He was
taken to the military barracks and
came up for trial on August 16. The
court martial found him guilty of
having control of the secret police
cipher, of having in his possession a
document likely to cause disaffec
tion, namely, a copy of a resolution
of the Cork Corporation pledging al
legiance to the Rail Elreann, the
Irish Republican Parliament, and of
having made a seditious speech on
the occasion of his election.
Already weak at the trial because
of his refusal to take food, Mc
Swiney disputed the Jurisdiction of
the court, saying: "I am the lord
mayor of this city and its chief mag
istrate. I declare this, court illegal
and those taking part In It liable to
arrest under the laws of tho Irish
republic."
The day following his trial, Lord
Mayor McSwlney was deported to
England aboard a destroyer, under a
heavy military escort and was lodg
ed in Brixton Jail. The government
announced on August 19 that he was
sentenced to the two years' Impris
onment. McSwiney's hunger strike brought
numerous solicitations and protests
to the British authorities, many of
the appeals boing from sympathizers
In the United States and even a
threat from tho Shin Fein In Ire
land that, In '.he event of his death,
a general strike and serious disturb-
ances would prevail throughout thej
island. An appeal was taken Al-
rectly to the King, but this 'also
proved unavailing.
During his imprisonment, tho
Lord Mayor received numerous me
snges of encouragement and also pe
titions -to abandon his strike. He
replied to the latter, that If he gave
up his fight he would "give away
Irish liberty" and that he would
"rather die than do that."
Replying to reports that suste-
nance was being given Mayor Mc--
Swiney, the British Homo Offleo de
clared, "if he Is being fed we do not
know it," while members of Mc
Swiney's family denied categorically
that food had been given him.
Peter McSwlney, of New York, a
brother of the Lord Mayor, Is an of
ficial of the American Commission
for Irish Independence.
griffin giikuoky
Invitations have been 'Issued by
Dr. and Mrs. S. W. Gregory, of this
city, to the marriage of their daugh
ter, Miss Elsie Dean Gregory, and
Mr. Charles Edward GrifTln. on Tues
day morning, November 9, at nine
o'clock at tho First Baptist church.
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