North Carolina Newspapers

" "ij : vpfo ' & ' " Net Circulation jf i V;X 1 lwilS AVsr THE WEATHER v?" VOL. V. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEr?. 2?, 1920 NO. 205 JUSTICE SPENCE. n ES THE FACTS! t.4 i; ri f Presents Cturty Statements From and City VJ.cials Showing Has Settlement Made Full J Trial Justice George J. Splice cha racterizes as misleading; or wholly untrue an article in th's week's In dependent charging him wish laxness in settling .with the city tor fees col lected in his court and suggesting that Mr. Spcnce has also been remiss in settling with the County and that his books "have not been audited in months and have not been properly kept." . Mr. Spence says that he has set tled in full with tl; city, County and school fund and that lie had made settlement with each before tins week's Independent was off the press. In support of his claim Mr. Sponee presents sta: menu from County Au ditor Carmine. City Auditor Hell and the Savings Bank itTrusi Company. Coftnty treasurer. The state edit from County Audi tor Carmine follows: This is to certify that on Novem ber 30, 1 920, George J. S pence, Tri al Justice, filed his annual account for the year ending November 30, 1920, and that I audited same and " .found, same correct in all respects, that he at that time paid,, to the Sheriff all moneys due him for fees, that he at that time paid to Savings Bank & Trust Company all moneys due the County School Fund and also all moneys due the County General Fund which embraces all moneys coming into his hand except Jhe costs due city for which costs he pays to the City Auditor. That he on November 30, 1920. paid over to the Sheriff and County all moneys due them and he does not now owe them anything. I further' certify that I have audited his books regularly Tid have always found them correct and properly kept in all respects. " CHAS. C ARM INK, i County Auditor. VAudited this 24th day December. 1910. The statement from City Auditor Bell follows: I' certify that about three weeks ago or about the first of November. I asked Mr. Spcnce to pay over to the city Mie costs due the city ;.r cording to his luniks as trial justice He stat?d that ha had b'jen culled lo the . bedside of a sick brother in Georgia and that upon his return he . would settle the town costs. I heard that Mr. Spence returned on Satur day night. December ISth. l'i::o. atid I called him on Monday ninrn- lng, December 20th, and asked him about the settlement and he told in that he would in three or four days On Thursday, December 23rd. 1920. during my absence from the office Mr. Spence did bring chock to the amount of $.111.88, which he said was the town's part of the funds as turned over to him by the Chief of Police up until November 30th. 1920. According to Mr. Spence the checks were left at my office before the publication of The article in the Independent under date December 23rd, 1920. MILLS E. BELL, Auditor. The statement from the Savings , Bank & Trust Company, signed by Assistant Cashier W. H. Jennings follows: This is to certify that Geo. J. Spence, Trial Justice, has paid to us as County Treasurer during the fiscal year, ending November 30, 1920, for the General County Fund M37.46 and for the School Fund $3. 502. 00. SAVINGS BANK & TRUST CO. By V. H. Jennings. Asst. Cashier. Treasurer Pasquotank County, N, C. "The only part of the Independent , article that Is true," says Mr. Spence, "la the statement that I had .not set tled with the city for six months up to Dec. 23rd. Monthly settlements with the city have not been made regularly In the office of trial Jus . tlce since the Incumbency of J, B. Leigh. "The year ends November 30th, and I would have made prompt set tlement thereafter ' except frrr the fact that I was cabled out of the r'ty as explained in Mr. Hell's state ment. "The insinuations that I may be beh In J with the County or school fund, that my books have not been properly kept or that-they have not been properly audited Is absolutely without foundation as the state ments of the County Auditor find the Savings Bank & Trust Company will ll "On the mornlng of December V.1rd I called at the City Auditor's . 1 TODAY IS TAG DAY Today has been set a-; Tag Day fur the V. M. C. A., and everyone in the city id asked to contribute liberally to this good cause. Without the un stinted support of the people tomorrow, the "Y" is likely to be closed, for it is practically without any money. Our V. M.. C. A. building compares favorably with any similar building in the State, re gardless of the size of the city, and the good done by an insti tution of this kind is inestim able. Last year the "Y" sponsored the Twilight League, originated swimi.ii :g classes in this city, suppKeu us with basketball games, revived bicycle races here. These with many other favorable additions to the wel fare of the town, are to the credit of the "Y." , You have helped starving Ar menia. Yot't have contributed liJier- ally to bleeding Poland. You answered the call of other devastated countries of K.i rope. WIL1. YOU NOW HELP A CHRISTIAN CAUSE IN YOUR OWN CITY? Soldiers To Get Wine For Xmas Coblenz. Dec. 24. An old fash ioned Christmas dinn(r with light win'"-! will be served American soldier.- on the Rhine. Negro Preacher Killed By Negroes Jackson, Miss., Dec. 24. Cole lii.i.i Brown, hegro preacher, was lynched by negroes yesterday, se en ling to Sheriff Williams here. The preaeher was suspected of be ing Implicated in .he murder of Delia-Green,-14 year bid negro girl. THIEF' STEALS TOYS Iiraintree. Mass., Dec. 24. A thief today stripped all the toys and decorations off the school children's Christinas tree here Clara Smith Says Will Lead New Life I'.ig Springs, Tex., Dec. 24. Con secration of her future energies, to atoning to her family for the. sor-,-ov she has brought them and. de termination never again to wasi an !r)'.ii of her life was avowed by Mis Clary Smith today en route to Ard more. Oklahoma, to answer to the ' barge of the murder of Jake L. Hanion. President Will Not Pardon Debs Washington. Dec. 24. White Hnn-e odieials were unflUle to say today whether the President would u ra nt any Christmas pardons, but Mie President said he would not pardon Eugene V. Debs, serving ten years in Atlanta penitentiary for violation of the Espionage Act. CONFESSES IS "FIKKIU'G" Fayette City, Pa., Dec. 24. Ben jamin llevier, aged 22, today con fessed to firing several buildings In this section which has been an noyed by "firebugs." N. Y. HORSES GET XMAS TREE Reston, Dec. 24. A Christmas tree for the horses was erected here today in thesquare and the horses nibbled apples and sugar from Its boughs. ;kkkt akmv and navv Washington, Dec. 24. Secretary Daniels and Secretary Baker today sent Christmas greetings to all the j army and navy. office nt 1":30 to make settlement, but found him out. I called twice again during the day without, find ing him and on the last call at 2:30 left the checks with City Tax Col lector Wood. "My books are open to the pub lic at any time and I would be more than glad to havetheni examined by nny one." The foregoing statement Is pub lished In justice to Mr. 'Spence. The Independent Is dated Friday morning, but commonly conies off ( the press late Thursday afternoon. As Christinas Comes By ISA I .I'll POOL Down through the long -procession of the years .1. a. kind has fungi.: ;;i.d strhea for petty lhi:.g-; And ev.'ii higher g.-owo the tide of tears Vefit by new lies:,, of peasants, and oi kings. Each frenzied generation, mad tor gain, Seeks baubles which too kite men find are vain, And all unworthy of their bickerings. It is the way or most folks to ignore Those treasures that are not the fru,it of strife In market-place, or factory, or store, Hut crown alone the rightly ordered life. Our prophets, even, sometimes point the way, Of truth, and then themselves go far astray, Caught in the snares with which the world is rife. As Yuletide nears, we feast in blatant mirth All out of keeping with the message lirought Hy Him, Whose con. leg to a troubled earth We now commemorate w i 'i scaico a thought To live upon a pure, exalted plan Of service to a faMcr''!;; fi ;!ovm:m. According to the deathless iratli.t lie laugh:. BAPTISTS EXTEND MISSION FIELDS And Dr. E. Y. Mullins, Recent ly Returned From Study of Conditions Abroad Urges Immediate Aid by America Louisville, Ky., Dec. 24. Unless the I'nited States soon throws its influence into international affairs I'lul actively participates in the so la! ion of the momentous problems lin t are confronting Europe, that continent may soon bo involved 'n ano: her destructive war, in the opin i )ti of Dr. E. Y. .Mullins. 'president, of I lie Southern Baptist Theological Seminary of this city, who has just returned from a first-hand study of t v. 1 1 1 y countries fet Europe as a spe cial ''commissioner from the South ern Baptist Convention, having been named along with Dr. J. H. Gam brell, president of the convention, to make a study of the soc'al. econ omic and xeiigious needs of the cou'ineiH and carry to the Baptists of Europe the greetings of tuo " of the South. The carving up of Austria and 'Hungary at the peace table nt Ver sailles, bred trouble of all kinds." Dr. Mullins declared, "and I would not be at all surprised to see war break out in Eastern Europe on a really large scale at almost any time unless the I'nited States comes to the assistance of the great pow ers of Europe to pfevent such a ca tastrophe. Russia is likely to at tack Roumania at any time and Hun gary might do so, too. Austria, if she had any spirit, would like to regain some of her lost territory, but Austria is too dispirited to fight anybody or anything. "If the Treaty of Versailles can e so modified as to bring satisfaction to the many peoples most vitally concerned In the partition of terivj tflry I think the prospect of a better day in Europe is bright. In many countries of the continent the people have an excellent morale, despite the adverse conditions of today. In England. France, Belgium, Italy. Rumani:' end Czecho-S'o. , kia the morale c.f the people !s esr.'ilent, in Hungary there is great d 'content over the p:a"e treity, wh'l" In Ger many aid Austria the peop e have lost all their morals, the 1, ilpless ness and 'topelessness of A't .ria be ing absolute. The world should come to the rescue of Austria with moral re-inforempiit and raw ma terials or that country is forever doomed." Soutlu -n Baptists have just ex tended their mission fi'dds in Eu rope to inclu,.' Spain. Austria, Jugo slavia. Roumania, the I'krane and the remainder of Southern Russia lying east of the I'k-aine, In addition to Italy, where they have operated for a number of years, and Drs. Gambrell and Mullins gave particu lar attention to these fields which are now being opened up as n result! of the Baptist 75 million campaign VETO IS EXPECTED ' Washington. Dec. 24. Veto of tho Joint resolution for reviving the war finance corporation was expected by While House ofllclalB today, Sec retary Houston, who Is considering the measure Is expected to recom mend a veto. Miss Martha Roberts, of Shaw boro. Is visiting Mrs. Jo?eph Berry, on Peartreo Road. Remembers Pal ' At Christmas Among the great number of young men who have left Elizabeth City during the days long gone there is none who loves Bestcily more or is more devoted to his old friends than Captain John A. Harris, of Winter Park, Florida, who left here about forty years ago. He tries to visit his old home every summer to eat his birthday dinner here. Among his friends, former Sheriff Column, is In the first ranks. Captain Harris gathers from his tropical orchard his choicest fruit and sends to his old friend every Christmas. They were boys to gether, played marbles. Mew kites, went swimming and made the old town lively. HARDING CONFERS WITH TAFT TODAY Marion, Dec. 24. President-elect Harding confe.red with former President Taft today on the world I peace inohh an and de'ails of or ganizin ; ner.: admlnisira: ion. Whiskey Still Found In Church j Hanford, .Mass., Dee. 24. A ! whiskey still in full operation was discovered today in a church base ' ment here when the' church caught ilire. A butcher was arrested. Fiume Peoole Deserting Gabriel London, Dec. 21. -Starvation Is expected to end the state of war be tween Eiunie and Italy. A barrage of proclamations was hurled into the rival camps today. Tho population of Flume is de serting D'Annunzio. Took One Drink And Then He Died Jacksonville, Doc. 24. Carter W. Johnson, Chicago travelling sales man, died here today after taking one drink of "liquor" purchased from a hell boy. AMERICA SHOULD TRADE WITH SPAIN Washlngton, Dec. 24. Trade op portunities with Spain were pointed out In tin Department, of Comnif'rcf reports today, which satd that Eu ropean countries are able to pay cash for American goods and that cotton composes about half the entire ex ports from the United States. CAKOIX.Ui (ilBBONS 11KTTKH Baltimore, IVc. 24. Cardinal Gibbons spent a rsstles night, but was better today. Western I'nloii Observes Sunday Hours Christmas, 1,920 Forenoon, 9 to 11. Afternoon, 4 to 6. Manager Sykes will appreciate It if wishing to send Christinas greet ings and other messages will file them early and not wait until time' for ti i in to cIohc before fllln?, as that j would keep him working over time, and he has very little time off as It Is, as the four hours he has to be at the oflire breaks Into uls holiday and he Intends to close promptly al the time designated. Y- ' iiTY CHURCHES .y. .y. .y. .y. .y. .y y. Njujcial ( hi iMiiias Music Tin' program of the special Christ lea ; in,i. I to be r-ndei'rd at Chris; Chili. h ( nrl;.iiaas Day al 11 o'clock is as foil' us: euii . in (! 'i'l(ayer. Glorias Tiu; er. Wagners Festival Te Deuni Al bert J. Holden. Jubilate Deo Albert J. Holden. Offertory, The Mtlssago of Peace Louis R. Dressier. IHacUncll Memorial Baptist. At 11 o'clock Sunday morning the pastor. Dr. (1. W. Clarke, will preach I ffoih the subject, "The Second Com-, lug of Christ." Tho evening service will be given over chiefly to the Ina.r. itu! Cli'i-'-mau oratorio "Star of t'.ie K- i." directed by L. K. Skinner. . The public N very cordially invit-1 el 'o attelil the-e services. j ADD Black well memorial Fuliowiiti; is Sunday night's pro ' gi a m : Ol i-.au pi elude. . Hu'ii and women's choias. "Arise and Shine." Pi ayer. Contralto and baritone solos and . choir, "The Stranger Star." ' Script lire reading. Duei, "The Angels' Song." Baritone solo and choir, "Sing O Heavens." Soprano solo, "The Beautiful Star." Prayer. Solos and choir, "Awake, Put on Thy Strength." Women's chorus and choir, Bethle hem." Baritone solo, "Lead Kindly Light." Offert.ory. R.;:i:atks bv Dr. Clarke. tju.ir.'f., "There Shall Be N'ight." Tenor solo and choir, No More "Rejoice Greatly." Cio.-.;ng h. III 11 . I it si Methodist Rev. li. li. W lliis will preach at the t!u)r;iiiiK service, and at night the following 'musical program will be jriven- ' ur'Jtaii prelude. "'.o. "lis the Hour." ' I lie King of Glory." Chorus "The Heavens Declare Tenor Solo "What Means Yon Star?" ( horns "The King Is Born." A' ile 'Quartet "TlitJ Desert Way Is Wearv." Chorus- - "Follow the Star." Mezzo Soprano Solo "The Birth place of the King." Chorus "Sing Hallelujah." I'iisl Baptist Rev. 11. K. Williams, pastor. Sunday school at !):3(J a. in., (!. Seot superintendent. Preaching at 1 1' a. in. and 7 S. :io p. m. hy the pastor, The morning theme: "The Names of Jesus." Thei night theme: "The Man Who Went! to Sleep In Church and Feel Out of! the Window." ( The 11. Y. P. I't Sunday evening. prayer meeting is meets at G : 4 5 The mid-week o:i Wednesday evening at 7: H0,. The- i.ubl'c is most cordially in- cited to attend all these- services. City Itoail Metlio.lisl Rev. H. E. Myers, ,)as;o. Sunday r."!iool !:.'!0, Mr. C. T. Seyii'vt, stiptr in'.endint. The Sunday school will render a Chrlitmas program at I lie usual hour instead of following the regular lesson plan. At 11:00 the' pastorwill preach a Christmas ser-i inon. In the evening at 7:;!0 City j Road Church responds, to the invita Ilntl nf llu, I'lrul M n I 1, ...1 i I I I, 1 be present for the Christinas cantaia. ! Wedne-d ev ning at 7:"0 Mr. Cusp will snow liiu beatituiil colored pic tures of tin; life of Jesus, Friday evening a reception to the Sunday school and a Watch Night service will be held. ( In 1st (illll'Cll Rpv. George F. Hill, rector. Christmas Day special service 11 a. ui. Sunday, St. Stephen's Day, morn ing prayer und sermon 11a. m. Eve ning prayer and sermon 7:30 p. in. Sunday school 9:45 a. in. Special music both Christmas Day and Sunday. You are invited to attend these services. ( nil n Memorial Pi cl lei-inn Rev. William McMiller, formerly of Virg'nla, the new pastor, has ar rived In this city and will preach on Sunday morning at the 11 o'clock service. The public Is cordially In vited to attend. Calvary ('Impel Sunday school at 3 o'clock Sunday t afternoon. Preaching at 7:30 by Rev. R. F. Hall. This Sunday school will have Its Christmas (ntertalninent on Tuesday evening. The public Is most cordially Invited to attend all services. . I 'i I 1 1 li tii. I : e OF SAN DDallNGO Possibility That United States May Withdraw From lie rponsibilities In West Indian Republic h Indication Washington, Dec. 21. A pro clamation announcing "that the gov ernment of the " United States be lieves the time has arrived when It may inaugurate the simple processes of its rapid withdrawal from re sponsibility assumed in connection with San Doiuingan a flairs" was is sued today at San Donrngo by di rect inn of PresiileiifAYiNoil. 'I h - j'tv ; i irawal of A ;:,!'' .:!i .v.-r the affairs of tl;e ','( . : i;, li.ui repaid. c beginning four years ago. NORTH DAKOTA IS AMBITIOUS Has Bijj Program For Taking Care cf F'arm Products and Live Stock and Building Homes Fargo, N. 1)., Dec. 21.- The State of North Dakota is engaged in four lines of activity usually followed only by private interests. These are: 1. Insurance (for public building and for crops). 2. Operation of milt and elevators. I!. Operation of a bank. 4. Operation of a homo building associat ion. These activities .are part of the in dustrial program, backed by the Non partisan League. The last three named are under the control of the i.'idiist rial commission of the Stall". Possibly the most ambitious of the four programs Is thai for a chain nf. Slate owned mills tin delevators. A Slate-owned Hour mill with a capac ity of 12." barrels a day is in opera lion al Drake. A il.iiot) barrel a day mill ami a 1 ,r.nn,noo bushel elevator are being built by the State under one roof at Grand" Forks. These will be ready in time to handle wheat-of (he 11)21 crop, It is expected. The mill and elevalr sysieip is to be only a beginning, says II. E. .More, state secretary of Hie Noii-partl.ein League. I !ii.' plan being ',,). stipp'y, eventually, mat hinery to handle live stock and other farm product ;. The final aim, according to Mr. More, is to extend credit to tho fanners and to mobilize money in the state at points wlfrre it is most n.vded, by redeposit in; it in local banks at the-e lio.nl.-. '1 lie uc'toi'i end of the slate, impoverish! d hy live years of crop failures litis had, until recently, $1, DiMl.lMill more in redeposils than was originally drawn from thai section, he says. Before tht; November election a law provided that all public funds in the state be deposited in the state bank, but an Initiate law passed at iltat time now makes the depository of county, township, municipal and school moneys optional wiih the treasurers of these respective funds. The capital stock of the bank Is ?2, 000, 000. JThe home building association, which Is In It sinfancy, has built about 1 no homes throughout the state, Mr. More says. The plan la to it 1...M.1 I. ....... i, ....... i.,. r. ar.it !,.. " " 1 """- '"S f..,"" ui aml 8,;1J ,',,!,n f,or a c;'sU, I,:ivnienl one-fifth the value and the rest in 10 or 20 year payments. hTe monthly payment on u $5,000 house after the $1,000 has been paid, would be $28.64, Including Interest, under the twenty-year plan. All public buildings In the state ' are Insured against lire and wind- Rtorni. There is u demand, accord ing to league officials, that this In surance be iiiadw available for private buildings. The administratis of this f-ax is more economical than in old : Jhio companies and as soon as a sink ing fund has been accumulated the cost which now is about equal to that 1 charged by the old line companies, will be lowered. Mr. More says. A 3 cent ;:r,racre tax is levied on all tillable land for the Mate hall 1 tax. Las! year Ibis tax cost the ' farmers, who Insured their crops, 28 i cen's per acre. This compares, ac cording to Mr. More, with 77 cent i per acre charge by private companies I for hall protection. Both forms of 1 state Insurance he adds ar: making money. Nl( KEY GETS MISTRIAL Washington, Dec. 24. The Jury In the case against Jules W. (Nick ey) Arnsteln failed to agree today and a mistrial was ordered.