CONTINUOUS ELECTION REPORT TONIGHT At MOOSE HALL
VOL. V
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY EVENING, NOY MZLii 2, 1920
NO. 250
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Whole Country
Is Voting Today
Estimated that Between Twenty and
Thirty Millions of Votes Will Be
Cast Intense Interest
New York, Nov. 2 Before the dawn of another day
the country in all likelihood will know whether Harding or
Cox will be President, as it is generally agreed that none of
the other five candidates has a chance.
It is estimated that between
twenty and thirty millions of
votes will be cast.
Many women are voting for
the first time.
There is intense interest in
the fight for the Senate and
House. Thirty-four senators
are to be elected, 32 to fill seats
now occupied by 17 Democrats
and 15 Republicans, and two
to fill unexpired terms of the
late Bankhead and Martin.
An entire new House consist
ing of 435 members is being
chosen.
Both Hays and White con
tinue confident of victory.
Heavy Vote In South
Atlanta, Nov. 2. Heavy
voting prevailed in the South
today with thousands of wo
men participating for the first
time. Election officials were
sure that the woman vote will
help the Democratic cause.
Fair weather prevailed in most)
localities. '
Democrats are confident that
they will make a clean sweep j
in all bouthern btates.
Georgians Demand Vote
Many Georgia women 'were:
expected to demand the vote)
despite the state law requiring J
nxrktr.iimn sir mnnths lipfure!
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election.
Savannah,' Nov. 2. Negro J
women appeared at the polls (
to vote today but were denied'
the privilege because of the ;
Georgia law. No white wo-j
men appeared here
Eleven of Crew
Wounded By Guards
New Orleans, Nov. 2. Eleven
Chinese members of the crew on the
British steamer Elmleaf were
wounded when guards resorted to
pistol fire to quell mutiny aboard re
sulting from refusal to grant shore
leave. Two will die.
Auxiliary To Give
Missionary Pageant
The Young Woman's Auxiliary of
the First Baptist church will present
a Missionary Pageant on Wednesday
evening at v. n thirty in the church
auditorlu m.
This pageant was written by one
of the Louisville Training School
girls, and was presented at Wash
ington, 'D. C. during the Southern
Baptist Convemieti. It Includes
eleven member- of the Auxiliary and
Is under the e!:H"Pt direction of its
counsellor. Mis- Inez Reld. An In
teresting program has been prepar
ed, the pageant being the special
feature.
The public is most cordially In
.. a ,l ;i sneclal invita-
VIICU IU mimu am -i-
tlon is extended to the members of
the Woman's Missionary Society.
I
ENJOYMENT TAX IS !
TUT I ATFST IN TOKIO
lilt LAI CO l m
.Toklo, Nov. 2. An "enjoyment
tax" will be a feature next year of
taxes to be levied by the city of
Toklo. The duty Is to be levied upon
any expenditure exceeding three yen
fur enjoyment, whether it be Bpent
on a garden party, geisha entertain-
nient or any similar amusement.
AYDLETT FIRES
LASTJBIG GUN
And Is Heard by Large and
Enthusiastic Crowd at Court
House on Last Night Before
Election
E. F. Aydlett spoke to a crowd In
the Coirnty courthouse Monday in the
tlnal campaign speech before the
election. Not a speaker in the
campatgnrwith the one' exception of
Governor Bickett, had a larger
crowd than was out to hear Mr.
Aydlett in his own home town.
The meeting was opened hy
County Chairfoan P. G. Sawyer, who
explained', especially for the benefit
of the ladies, the.;various tickets that
are to be voted at thi! electiou.
The speaker was presented by J.
B. Leigh as a patriotic citizen who
was advocating a tax amendment
tlat was putting a heavier burden
upon his own shoulders and light
ening the burden upon the should
ers of his neighbors.
The fact that the electric power
was off most of the morning today
makes it impossible to present as full
a report or .Mr. Ayaieu s speecn us
has
been given of other political
peeches delivered in the court house
during this campaign. He spoke
fnr mnrp than
an hour and a half
an(i wa3 heard throughout with close
attention and with frequent ap-
plause'
The hoartiest applause came
when the speaker referred to Wood
row Wilson as the greatest Presi
dent within his lifetime; but there
was a very tide of warm feeling and
regard for the speaker that rolled
up from the audience when he said:
"Yes, I pay an income tax, and I am
glad to pay It if by doing so I can
; make the burden of taxation lighter
J on the shoulders of the man who is
i having to struggle to support his
I family or who is striving to get'a
' s'art in the world."
j The speaker also took advantage
of the occasion to state clearly his
position on the revaluation act. He
endorsed the act in the most em
phatic way. No one, he said, was
more heartily in favor than he of
making the tax books in North Caro
lina tell t1ie truth. He had mado
some complaint, he Bald, but his
'quarrel was entirely with the admin-
I Istration o the act in this county
and not with the law itself.
He touched on the negro question,
referring to the record of the He
publican party from the Civil War
to 1876, when Vance was elected
and then told how the evils of negro
magistrates, negro school committee
men, and negro registers of deeds
were repeated in the nineties when
i the Republicans again got in power
in spite of their pre-election prom
ises not to repeat these abuses. He
was for justice for the negro, but
said that the white men of the State
would never again submit to negro
rule. Republican speakers, he said,
wcvr r"'nS around saying that the
negro was out of politics In North
! Carolina, but he pointed out that at
the National Convention at Chicago
Mnrth Carolina delegates had been
lljllll votvi.iii .n-.-..
put on notjce that they would have
t0 give tne nPKro a chance In 1924.
"There is not a decent Republican
in the State," he declared, "who will
even attempt to defend the record
Republican party In North
Carolina."
The Democratic party, he said,
is for better schools. When he
was Just out of college country boys
and girls went to school two months
In f ha van r TTnrlap tlia lua rl Arah I n
0f Aycock the State embarked upon
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Election Returns Tonight
The Advance has made the most
complete arrangements in its history
for receiving election news.
The paper will be In continual
communication with the Moose Hall,
where election returns will be re
ceived by election fans over the spe
cial leased wire.
Kermlt Kramer and William Ov
erman have arranged an outfit to re
ceive the returns by wireless and
have agreed to telephone The Ad
vance latest developments through
out the night. Mr. Kramer is a
skilled wireless operator and it is
only by lucky chance that he hap
pens to be at home at this time.
He and young Overman have rigged
up a wireless outfit that they be
lieve will be In constant communica
tion with other wireless stations
throughout the country and they are
confident that they will get the first
flash of the result ahead of the
wires.
The Advance has asked the Asso
ciated Press for a flash as soon as
the result is certain and for a com
plete election story for an extra edi
tion Wednesday morning. Subscrib
ers wlio want this extra edition
MARY PICK.FOR.D ui;
'REBECCA OF SUNNvftSOOK. FARM'
AN ."RTCRAFT PICTURE
AT THE HIGH SCHOOL TONIGHT
at 7:30, the first program of the
Community Motion Picture Jnbilee.
SlT GJLMORE
GOES TO GEORGIA
Accepts Splendid Position In
Thriving Industrial Center
With Many Advantages Not
Found Here
.Secretary V. 11. Gilmore leaves
Wednesday night to take up his
duties ut L.tlirange, Georgia.
This announcement comes as a
complete surprise and a distinct dis
appointment to Klizabeth City peo
ple. Fur six months, Secretary Gilmore
says, he- has .struggled to collect
enough money to pay his salary, and
when a better offer that was repeat
edly thrust upon him came. he saw
nothing that he could do but accept
it.
I,a Grange is a thriving industrial
center and It does things. It pays
the Y secretary a good salary gives
a bungalow to live in. and stands by
him. It has the best of schools,
kindergartens, playgrounds, Y. M. ('.
A., Y. W. C. A. and all sorts of thing
to make the people who work there
Air. and Mrs. Gilmore, and child
ren, Richard and Vernon, will leave
on Wednesday night's train. They
have made many friends here who
will regret their going, while at the
fane time congratulating them on
the splendid conditions under which
they will carry on their work.
What the Community Y here will
do Is the question now? Secretary
Gilmore has received high commen
dation from state and national Y
workers for what he has accomplish
ed here. The results of his labors
will be realized more deeply
no doubt by Elizabeth City after he
has gone, as is bo often the case.
HT.
MARY'S AHMWK
WILL MKKT VKINKSI.V
There will be a meeting of the
Elizabeth City Chapter, St. Mary's!
Alumnae. Wednesday afternoon at
the homo of Mrs. Ada II. Lester, on
West Main street. All members
are Invited and urged to attend.
MKKTIXOi POSTPONED
The Elizabeth City Choral Society
will meet at seven-thirty Friday
night instead of tonight. '
Li
Wednesday morning probably can ar
range with their carrier to get it.
If not, they are invited to call The
Advance office.
As soon as The Associated Press
flash announcing the result has been
received, The Advance has arranged
with Fire Chief Flora to have the
city siren sounded. One blast of the
siren will indicate that the result is
announced. If the first blast is fol
lowed by two more it will Indicate
the nomination of Harding; if by
three more it will indicate the elec
tion of Cox.
Friends of The Advance and the
public generally are invited to call
The Advance office at any time dur
ing the night for the latest news as
the olllce will stay open all night.
However, The Advance building will
not be open to the general public.
Those who desire to receive the re
turns at first" hand over the wire
should arrange for seats at the
.Moose Hall.
Out of town readers of this news
paper are especially invited to call
the office any time during election
night.
Election Returns
At Moose Hall
The Western Union has made ar-.
rangements to get leased wire elec
tion returns at the Moose Hall all
night tonight and promises the best
and quickest of service.
The public is invited. Tickets
may be obtained at Scott & Twlddy's.
Billy of Japan
Will Go to Hertford
"Billy of Japan," given under the
direction of Miss Porothy Fraleigh
at the High School auditorium Mon
day night greatly pleased the large
audience.
About one hundred dollars was
cleared as a nucleus for a library
fund here.
The play will be taken to Hertford
Wednesday night and the proceeds
there will be used for the Hertford
library fund.
WAREHOUSE CONGESTION
IS SERIOUS PROBLEM
Yokohama, Nov. 2. Congestion
of goods at the warehouses lias in
creased so much that it has become
a serious problem.
, "The goods imported and bonded
in the Yokohama customs aggregate
something like 300.000 tons," said
President Nishiyama. of the Yoko
hama Customs House, "and iliis
means tin Increase of some loo.omi,
(()) yen in value compared with the
figures rerouted for the correspond
ing period of the proceeding year.
(The nominal value of the yen Is Mt
cents. ) Owing to the unfavorable
condition In economic circles, there
is mi knowing when these goods will
lie uiken out of the warehouses. To
make the situation still worse, about
50,000 tons of goods from abroad are
now daily unloaded."
Mr. Nishiyama added that there is
every Bifn . of withdrawal of goods
by American consigners. This he
attributed chiefly to the nervously
cautious attitude by American ship
pers in view of the reported panic In
the Japanese market.
STILLJOXSURE
Has Faith In People to Believe
They Will Not Fail When
Great Moral Issue Is Before
Them
Dayton, Nov. 2. Governor' fox
today Issued an election day state
ment as follows:
"I am confident that the cause for
which I have stood during the entire-
campaign will be victorious to
day. "The campaign has been fought
out on a great moral issue, and In
all the history of the world when
ever a moral Issue has been pre
sented to the people It has no'
failed.
"It will not fall today."
JIMMIE CASTS HIS VOTE
Dayton, Nov. 2 Cox returned
from Toledo and cast his ballot with
Mrs. Cox at the cross roads storn to
day, afterwards going to his home
where he will remain until midnight
when he will receive the election re
turn at his newspaper office.
Majority Will
Approximate 1500
Vote at Noon Heaviest Ever Cast in
City Which Was Going Democ
ratic Eight To One
If Elizabeth City could settle the question of ratification'
of the Treaty of Peace and the League of Nations Jimmie
Cox would be the next President by a popular vote of eight
to one.
Up to noon with over 800 votes cast close estimates put
the number of Republican voters down at less than one hundred.
BARRELS FOR
BALLOT BOXES
One of Expedients Resorted
To In New Jersey on Ac
count of Greatly Increased
Vote
New York, Nov. 2. The use of
barrels for ballot boxes was one of
the expedients adopted at some of
the polling places in New Jersey to
day as a. result of the greatly in
creased vote due to suffrage. It
was Indicated that owing tb the
large number of women registrants
throughout the United States the
same congestion prevailed else
where. In lioston the polls were
kept open until 5 p. m. Instead of at
4 o'clock, in Georgia except in the
county seats the polls were to close
at 3 p. m., and in the county seats at
6 o'clock.
Vol lug Is going on today In more
than 100,000 election precincts in
the 4S states, in three of which,
North Carolina, Virginia and West
Virginia polls close at sunset.
The hours at which the polls will
close in the various stales is as fol
lows: Alabama, C p. in.' cities. ( ' p. m.
towns and country); Arizona, fi
p. m.; Arkansas, 0:30 p. in.; Cali
fornia. 7 p. in.; Colorado, 7 p. m.;
Connecticut, fi p. m. (certain towns
8 p. m. by special legislation).
Delaware, C p. in.; Florida, 5:40
p. in.; Georgia. i p. m. (county
seats) 3 j). m. el-ewhere; Idaho. 7
p. in.; Illinois, p. in.; Indiana, 6
p. m.; Iowa, S p. m.; Kansas, 7 p. m.;
Kentucky, 4 P- ' Louisiana, 7
p. in ; Maine, 6 p. in.; Maryland, 6
p. in.; City of lialtimore (7 p m.
outside); .Massachusetts. 8 p. m.
limit, (optional to close earlier, lios
ton. 4 p. m ); Michigan, 5 p. in.,
rural (8 p. m. cities).
Minnesota, 9 p. m.; Mississippi, 6
p. m.; Missouri, 6 p. in.; Montana, 6
p. m.; Nebraska, 8 p. m.; Nevada, G
p. m.; New Hampshire, C p. in.; New
Jersey, 7 p. in.; New Mexico, 6
p. m.; New York, 6 p. m.; North
Dakota, 9 p. in.; North Carolina,
sunset.
Ohio, 5:30 p. m.; Oklahoma, 6
p. m., rural (7 p. m. cities); Ore
gon, 8 p. m.; Pennsylvania, 7 p. m.;
Rhode Island, 7 p. m., cities (6 p. m.
in towns); South Carolina, 4 p. in.,
throughout the state. (8 p. in.,
Charleston); South Dakota, R p. in.;
Tennessee, 7 p. in., cities (4 p. m.
country districts).
Texas, 7 p. in.; Utah. 7 p. m.;
Vermont, 6 p. in,; Virginia, sunset;
Washington, 8 p. m.; West Virginia,
sunset; Wisconsin, 1 p. m.; Wyom
ing, 7 p. m.
HAItDING 1'I.AXH CKI.KWIATK
Marion, Nov. 2 Harding motored
Columbus and played golf today, re
turning to cost his ballot with Mrs.
Hardiiie. He will receive the re
turns at home with friends,
fire celebration is planned
night.
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for to-
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TOWN
Iloston, Nov. 2 The lirst returns
from the general election were from
the town of New Ashford and gave
the Republicans 28 and the Demo
crats G. Four years ago Hughes git
16 and Wilson 7 In this town.
Miss Iluth Cooke, a inpmbcr of the
faculty of Klnston High School, Is
(trending several days In this city,
the guest of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. A. Cooke, on Solden street.
three-eigths
noon were
Women ap-
peared to be voting the straight
Democratic ticket in even high
er ratio that the men. In the
four wards of the city 305
women had voted as compared
with a total vote of 803.
Undoubtedly the woman
vote will greatly increase the
Democratic majoj-ityin Pas-
quotank County. No rural pre
cincts have yet been heard
from and exact figures are
hard to guess at until some of
these country precincts are
heard from. But men who
have watched elprtinns in Pas-
I . , ..- , . J
auotank for the last ten years
are putting the estimated Dem
ocratic majority today at ap
proximately 1500 votes. Four
years ago it was less than 1,000
An Advance reporter made'
a round of the polling places
between twelve and, one
o'clock, the fourth ward being
the last one visited and this
ward, therefore shows the
highest relative vote. Only
5G of the 183 women voters in
the ward had cast their ballots
at 12:30
j All of the other wards at
'that time had made a better
'showing in the number of
! women voters. Definite figures
in the four wards of the city
! were as follows:
Approximately
of the vote up to
cast by women.
Ward Women Men Total
j First 101 11G 217
.Second Go 113 208
Third 83 88 171
Fourth 5G 151 207
Total 305 498 803
SOCIAL TONIGHT AT
BLACKWELL MEMORIAL
Tonight at lilaekwell Memorial
church there will In) a Sunday
School social, with a pleasant pro
gram and refreshments. This so
cial will give members of the Sun
day school opportunity to meet Miss
Ilaugliain, who has just come to (he
city to take up her duties us special
Sunday School worker for Illackwell
Memorial. It is hoped that all
member of the Sunday School will
attend.
Alabama Trouble
Has Subsided
Montgomery, Nov. 2 Posses re
turned rrom Montgomery county to
day after some excitement lust
night over the reported renewal of
an outbreak of negroes who were al
leged to have burned property Sun
day night.
Disorder failed to develop and th
dlllccrs believe that with the killing
of the nllcged negro ring leader the
disturbance has subsided.
Fewer Killed on R. R.
Than Since Year 1898
Washington, Nov, 2. Fewer per
sons were killed on the railroads
last year than any year since 1898,
the Interstate Commerce, Commis
sion announced today.