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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 30, 1920
NO. 298
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DECIDE AGAINST
STOCK INCREASE
Directors of First & Citizens
National Bank Decide That
Conditions Do Not Justify
the Step
The First & Citizens National
Bank will not Increase Its capital
stock, as bad been .planned. This
decision was reached at a meeting
of the directors of the Institution
held Tuesday, December 28, when
the proposed increase was fully dis
cussed, and was decided to be inad
visable In view of prevailing condi
tions. The new stock had been sub
scribed with the exception of a small
proportion which the directors
themselves were willing to take had
the Increase been made. "
The great deflation in values
. which has taken place in the last
few months, especially In agricul
tural, products, which are now sell
ing for hardly a third their former
prices, will make it possible for the
bank to handle the business of its
customers with a far smaller volume
of capital than had seemed necessary
when the increase of stock was first
considered, and it appeared doubt
ful that sufficient earnings could be
made on -the additional capital to
justify the increase. The usual semi
annual dividend on the stock of the
bank of 6 per cent, free front tax,
was paid from the earnings of the
last six months.
Five Wounded In
Attempted Arres
Negro Said to Have Attacked
Farmer's Wife Resisting Ar
rest Wounded Entire Posse
beale, Ala., Dec,. 30. Posses are
searching Pittsview community, near
here, for the armed band of negroes
who today wounded a deputy sheriff
and four other white men attempt
ing to arrest a negro who is alleged
to have attacked a farmer's wife
None are seriously hurt. The negro
took refuge in a house occupied by
other negroes, and the posse was
met with a volley when It approached
the house.' Every member was
wounded. The party withdrew for
reinforcements.
Three negroes were arrested here
today in connection with the case.
BIG FORD PLANT
HAS SHUT DOWN
Will Probably Throw 50,000
Workmen Out of a Job
Until February Third,
Later
or
Detroit, Mich., Dec. 30. The
Ford Automobile Company's High
land Park plant here, which closed
December 24 for the customary ten
day inventory period, will probably
not re-open before February 3rd, or
ter, It was learneu today. Fifty
thousand workmen are employed in
the plant.
FARMERS LEARN
COTTON GRADING
First Course Begins January
20 at State College and Ends
Feb. 3 With Excellent In
structor In Charge
Richards New Chief
Of Militia Bureau
Washington, Dec,' ,30. Colonel
George C. Richards, of Oil City, Pa.,
was appointd today by President
Wilson chief of the Militia Bureau
of the War Department. Richards
succeeded Major Genera Jesse M.
Carter as Pennsylvania National
Guard officer.
West Raleigh, N. C, Dec. 28.
The first course in cotton grading
for farmers and others will be offer
ed at the State College, West Ra
leigh, N. Ci, 'beginning with January
20 and ending with February
1921.
To teach the special work In cot
ton grading that will be offered in
this course the college -has . been
especially fortunate in securing the
services of J. K. Wood, who has
been specially detailed to the college
by the Federal Bureau of Markets
Mr. Wood is a very practical man
Having been connected with the cot
ton business for fifteen years, hav
ing managed a compress for a num
ber of years, bought cotton In the
streets, classed cotton for farmers
in Texas and Arkansas, having
taught two- courses of two months
each at the Fourth District Agricul
tural School, Monticello, Arkansas,
and having assisted in cotton grad
ing work last summer in the Farm
ers' Short Course at the Arkansas
Agricultural College.
There will be four hours a day
devoted to intensive practice work
in cotton grading throughout the
two weeks of the short course. This
will be a splendid opportunity for
farmers and others of the State who
wish to learn more about cotton
grading. There should be a large
number to attend the course. Work
will begin promptly at eight o'clock
on the morning of January 20, and
those who wish to take the course
should start in at the beginning In
' order to get the most out of the
work.
Some other work will be given on
varieties for best results, methods of
Find That O'Brien
Committed OUlClde' improving yield by field selection of
and on the proper fertillza-
Log Angeles, Dec. 30.
today announced that a
vestlgation of the death of Lieuten
ant Pat O'Brien, war aviator, re
cently confirmed the findings of the
coroner that he committed suicide.
His relatives had expressed the
belief that he was murdered.
cotton grown on different
different section of the
. cotton,
The police ( tion of
second in- soils in
State.
For further Information write to
Dean of Agricultural, West Raleigh
UNCLE SAM IS
TRAINING MEN
i
Vocational Education Board
Gives Training to Disabled
Ex-Service Men Honorably
Discharged
Copyright 1920 by Dr. Frank Crane.
Washington, D. C, Dec. 30.
While there is so much criticism of
the government going on, and now
that the war is oyer nobody seems to
have a kind word for Uncle Sam, I
would like to call attention to one
really good and first class thing he is
doing.
The government has appropriated
$90,000,000 to help all those who
have been Incapacitated by the war
to fit themselves for Jobs. j
That is quite a tidy sum. Do you
know about it? Are you a disabled
soldier, or do you know of one? If
FRIDAY MORNING
Fostponed In Order to Give
State Time to Prepare Case
Against the Policeman Who
Killed a Negro
The hearing of Policeman George
Twlddy, who was arrested yesterday
in connection with the killing of
Henry Spencer, colored, on Christ
mas Eve night, has been postponed
to Friday morning, upon request of
the attorneys representing the Stale.
The trial had been set for this morn
ing, but Attorneys E. L. Sawyer and
W. L. Small for the prosecution rep
resented to the court that they had
not had sufficient time in which to
prepare it, and the request was
granted by the court. The function
of the' recorder's court in the case
will, of course, be only to determine
so, here is the chance to find out that' whether or not the evidence Justifies
the country that asked men to fight; carrying it over to Superior Court.
for it is not altogether ungrateful.
Every week hundreds of service
men are discharged as cured from
the government hospitals, and at the
same time returned to civilian
status, but these young men in
many cases are not physically and
mentally able to take up their for
mer vocation. The Federal Board 'Santa Claus and Kiddies Find
for vocational Education has $90,
000,000 at its disposal and is pre
pared to give training to any dis
abled ex-service man honorably dis
charged since April 7, 1917, who is
unable to carry on at his former
work without a real handicap and
whose condition makes such train-
Governor Says
No Inaugural Ball
Montana Chief Executive Will
Not be Honor Guest at
Expensive Party
SOUTHERNERS
RESENT CHARGE
Missoura, Mont., Dec. 30. Governor-elect
Dixon today called off the
inaugural ball planned for Helena
next week, declaring that he did not
want to be an honor guest at a party
costing five dollars a ticket.
CHRISTMAS WAS
TRULY AMERICAN
That American Made Toys
Give Most Lasting Joys All
Records Smashed
European coun
N. C.
HOTEL
SHRINERS ARE BACK
FROM NEW BERN
SOUTHLAND"
THREATENED BY FIRE
Norfolk, Dec. 30. Scores of
guests at the Hotel Southland, in-
Elizabeth rttv shrinora .rn Koi, ' eluding women ana children, were
' - iwaMwau M I V Vat V
from the meeting at New Bern Wed- !flriven ,nto the streets ln the,r n,ht
nesday, following a most Joyous clouung at 1AV 0 C10CK tnis morn
time. The member of th ing when flames burst out of a sec
from here were: Dr. J. r firi ln(J floor room, filling the large
Dr. F. O. Jacicks. Rov f!he..nn' I building with smoke. Maids rushed
George Beveridge, Howard Flora! ' through the bulldInB sounding the
K. IS. Black, ThOrburn Bennett a,arl" aIlu eievttiur meu hiuck game-
.... . .. .. ... . .L.l. ..... .Ill 1 , I
Mltcnell Hamilton, F. W. Selig. ,v lo Ulelr Pusl8' mums greatly iu
L ; clearing the hotel. Three persons
MAN AND WOMAN were overcome by smoke and several
l 1 tunning rescues were maae.
AIUL rUUHU ULAU The damne-n wna nnlv n few hun
dred dollars. The fire was started
Jacksonville. Fla., Dec. 30. Per-'by a lighted cigarette
sons believed tq
the man wad
man dying.
A revolver stll
between them.
be W. F. Meadows
?on,?,!h;,Of)ta;Ok,,a0ma, w.er COLBY ENTERTAINED
round shot in tie hotel here today , .
today
dead and the wo-
warm was found
BY PRESIDENT BRUM
7T7T"-T-P nr nitimm,
v c i ulj ncJULu l tun
SUSPEND CLAYTON ACT
Washington, Die. 30. The Presi
dent today vetoel the resolution to
suspend the sectbn of the Clayton
Montevideo. Dec. 30. President
Brum entertained Secretary Colby
at a private luncheon at the presi
dential residence yesterday.
Secretary Colby will leave today
for Buenos Aires.
Act prohibiting
from dealing witll
Interlocking
carriers.
ommon carriers
a concern having
dirtorates with the
AMBUSH POLICE PATROL
Cork, Ireland, Dec. 30. Armed
civilians are reported to have am
bushed a police patrol near here
last night, killing one policeman and
wounding several.
Miss Jacquerinef
nelon. Is visiting.
Barlow Harrell,
Chappell, of Ed-
her aunt, Mrs.
Burgess street.
Beginning January 1st, our Re
pair Department will be run on a
strictly cash basil. Louis Selig.
New York, Dec. 25. It was an al
most 100 American Christmas as
far. at least, as tovs were rnnnerned
ng feasible. In this way the gov- and i record smashine one tn the
ernment has provided a comparative- quantities pf all kinds of toys pur
ly happy and independent future tor!chased bv the nubile althnneh it is
SUCh men. I Imnnaalliloilf thlo lima n oniiinlolti
The government now pays men 'estimate the amount nf mnnev snent.
from $80 to $170 per month, ac- Carefully comniled national rennrts
cording to a man's dependents and fr0m manufacturers and wholesalers
the cost of living in the locality in and from retail shops covering the
which he is trained. These men are period ending at five o'clock yester
tralned at many of the best profes- dav afternoon, indicated that, na nn-
sional and trade schools in the coun- tlclpated, the overwhelming major
try; others are trained on the Job ity of Santa Claus' presents were la-
wun- some practical nrm; still ottt- beled "Made In America"
ers prefer' to" keep tTreTrpreselitposf-T TR8"ftgTirG3 Bhnw-thauhe-"?
uons ana study in night courses about $100,000,000 worth of toys
without training pay in order to ad- t retail valuation on the market
vance themselves. ithia vonr nt uhii tan nnn nnn ,,.,
If a man's eligibility can be estab-'0f American manufacture: 'ilO.000.-
lished, he can be almost immediate- OOO of Japanese manufacture: J8.-I
ly enrolled in a school or placed in 000,000 made in Germany and
training for a trade with some about $2,000,000 worth from
" Till . I Pponra onrl Vi r
Men from out of town will be fur- tries
uibueu tree rauroaa transportation; i any event, i reign competition
upon request and given meals and was not seriously felt if for no other
lodging where necessary. 'reason than 'that the Dercentaee of
Lack Of schooling does not make a fnreien tovs ahmit one tn ten was
man ineligible. The Board will en-virtually neelieabJe
deavo.r to train the most illiterate one big dealer in a leading mid
loreigners. wany men think it is western city appended the following
necessary ror tnem to leave home comment to his renort:
towns in order to get training of any; "The sale of toys this year can be
sort. As the Board places a great looked upon as a good barometer of
many men in "placement training on national business economics in that
the Job" it is quite possible that a it indicates not only a healthy ont!-
man can live at home while taking mism but also a return to normal
training. I conditions Tn the home. Rv this I
If any man has a reason why he mean that this year the established
cannot accept vocational training at well-to-do class bought the very ex-
ine nanas or the federal Board, he pensive toys which during the war
Is urged to bring that reason to the were freely purchased by the muni-
attention of the Board. If he is tion workers, who. this year reduced
ngni, nis case wnr oe retired to the their toy purchases to the general
Hoards inactive files until he wishes level of their family budgets
10 open u again, ir ne has been! a trend of the times was shown
misinformed, the Board will set him by the lack of demand Vor war-like
rignt. ine Board states it Is con-' toys and a great dimlnuatlon of that
tinually running Into men who do kind offered. The general insistent
not know that they may b entitled,1 demand for toys of American manu
for instance, to compensation from'facture Is attributed by one dealer
the War Risk Insurance Bureau, and not to the fact that there may still
also to training under the Federal be a slight feeling of hostility to
Board- j toys of some foreign manufacture as
You may have heard ex-soldiers or to the fact that American made toy
others say. that the government ' m0re nearly meet the wants of Am
drafted them to fight, and now that,erican children In variety, novelty
It's all over. It casts thorn aside, and and durability and that their educa
cares nothing for them. Uional value and broad interest ap-
If you have read what I have writ-. peai strongly to parents,
ten here you know that Is not so. j An unexpected angle of the toy
AH you have to do is to write to! business was developed in the ex-
the Federal 'Board for Vocational : pressed dclermlnatlon of many deal-
Education, 23 West For:y'-thlrd St..!ers In mixed lines. to maintain year
New York City, and you will receive around toy departments where for-
rull information. - morlv nph antes were rnnnlrlerefl
That does not moan you may have. merely Christmas features. It Is to
to come to New York. The Board, be assumed that the invention since
has branches all over the country, the war of many novel American toys
ln almost every large city. But you I that are distinctly aDDroDrlate to
can write to the New York office and I other seasons of the year than the
Planning Now
For Inauguration
Marion, O., Dec. 30. Plans for
the Inauguration held right of way
today on Harding's conference sche
dule. E. B. McClean, Washington pub
lisher and chairman of the Inaug
ural committee; Senator Knox,
chairman of the congressional in
auguration committee, and Will H.
Hayes are among those called into
consultation.
Denies De Valera
Guest At Her Home
New York, Dec. 30. Mrs. James
Magulre today denied the report
published yesterday in an Irish
newspaper that De Valera, president
of Ireland, Is a guest at her home ln
New Rochelle.
TO LEAVE FIUME
BYAIRPLANE
D'Annunzio Expected to Go to
South America His Leg
ionaries to Be Dissolved and
Granted Amnesty
White That White People of
Many Southern Communities
Are Lawless
Made of Assistant Secretary
Washington, Dec. 30. Southern
members of the House census com
mittee today were aroused by the
charge of Walter White, assistant
secretary of the Batlonal Associa
tion of Colored People, that the ma
jority of white people in many
Southern communities are lawless.
Representative Larsen, of Georgia,
declared that the charge la untrue
and demanded that witnesses be re
quired to routine themselves to facts
of their own personal knowledge
and not be permitted to give hear
say evidence.
Representative Bee, of Texas, al
so took exception to the charge.
SAYS BRITAIN
. IS NOT BOUND
By Treaty to Stand by Japan
In Case of War With Amer
ica London Newspapers
Want Conference
Trieste, Dec. 30. Hostllltieti at
Flume between Italian regular
troops and D'Annunzlon Legionaries
ended last night.
be signed today.
The last news from D'Annunzio
personally stated that he resolves to
leave Flume by airplane.
To South America
London, Dec. 30. A Rome dis
PrHch says tt'Annunzlo's Legionaries
will be dissolved and granted am
nesty.
D'Annunzio Is expected to go
South America.
to
Broadway Flaunts
In Cocoanut Groves
And South Sea Islanders Lis
ten to Blare of Latest Jazz
on Graphaphone
Tapeete, Tahiti, Dec. 30. Those
who brave the long voyage to the
South Seas In the hope of escaping
the extravagances of civilization are
likely to meet with bitter disillu
sionment before they have been In
the islands many' hours.
The hectic atmosphere of the
metropolitan dance hall has been
wafted across the long miles of blue
sea to these isolated shores and
Broadway flaunts brazenly through
the shadows of the cocoanut groves.
The gramophone has come to Tahiti
and has been acquired by every na
tive who could find the wherewithal.
And now the peaceful silences,
hroken heretofore only by the sound
of the distant booming of the surf
on the barrier reef and the soft ca
dences of native singing, are shat
tered by the sonorous blare of the
latest Jazz or the screetch of the
reigning favorite on the vaudeville
circuit.
London, Dec. 30. Insistence up
on the desirability of restricting
naval armaments and holding a
conference on the subject by the
United States, Great Britain and
Japan was renewed today in the
London, newspapers.
The Times says "the belief that
Great Britain Is bound by a treaty to
support Japan in case Japan should
enter war with America is false."
ENTERTAINMENT WAS
SUCCESS AT CORINTH
Abandons Program
, Building Ships
And out.
If you are in any way disabled
why not receive this help? You are
entitled to it, and the Board is
anxious to find you.
OXFORD DEFEATS CORNELL
London, Dec. 30. The Oxford
Cambridge team today won the cross
country race from Cornell University.
William Klrchhelmer, of Norfolk,
and James Davis, of Mt. Holly, N. J..
are visiting their aunt, Miss Mary
Lou Sawyer, on West Main street.
Christmas holidays Is responsible for
this departure.
TRINKLE CANDIDATE
GOVERNOR VIRGINIA
Richmond, Doc. 30. State Sen
ator Lee Trlnkle, of Wythevllle, to
day announced his candidacy for
governor of Virginia to oppose
Harry St. George Tucker, of Lexington.
Beginning January 1st, our Re
pair Department will be run on a
strictly cash basis. Louis Selig.
Tokio, Dec. 27. (Correspondence
of The Associated Press) Owing to
the continued shipping depression
and to the fact that ten of the sur
rendered German ships have been al
lotted to Japan, the Nippon Yusen
Kaisha has abandoned Its program
for tho construction of 500,000 tons
of new ships with the exception of
about 180,000 already built or or
dered. Under the program the com
pany has already acquired fourteen
freighters aggregating about 100,000
Ions. Six 7,000 ton freighters are
being built and will be delivered next
year as well as three freighters of
the 10,000 ton type and two pas
senger steamers. It Is expected that
most of the German ships will be
operated by the Nippon Yusen
Kaisha under arrangements with
the Japanese government.
CorlnthjBaptist Sunday School
gave" rts"anriuaT "'"CTinsTmas ' enter
tainment Tuesday evening. The
church was filled to overflowing with
people. A very interesting program
had been prepared under the leader
ship of Mrs. M. B. Sample and Mrs.
Paul White. The program was as
follows:
Instrumental Duet, by Misses
Emily and Margaret Harris.
Scripture Reading and Prayer, by
the pastor, Rev. R. F. Hall.
Song, "Wake the Song" by the
school.
Opening Address, by Alvln Sample.
Recitation, "Why She Paints." by
Louise Pritchard.
Dialogue, "Every One a Santa
Claus," by class of boys and eirls.
Recitation, "The Message of Hol
ly," by Beulah Wlnslow.
Recitation, "The Christmas
Mouse," by Alethia Pritchard.
iiecitation, "Santa ln the Well,"
by Harry Overman.
Recitation, "A Stockings Christ
mas," by Bruce Overman.
Duet, by Annie White and Maggie
Brlte.
Recitation, "A Christmas Story."
by Ruth Sample.
Recitation, "Christmas Wishes,"
by Willie Mae Tatum.
Solo, "The Heavenly Song," by
Charles Overman.
Dialogue, "Aunt Nancy and the
Missionary Society."
Recitation, by Ruby Brlte.
Song, "Tell It Again," by the
school.
Recitation, "When Sister Spec's
Her Beau," by Marguerite Morgan.
Dialogue, "Hurrah For Christ
mas," by Ersklne Harris and Nancy
Harrell.
Song, "The Prince of Peace," by
the choir.
, A Tlay, "Queen Christmas."
Song, "Christmas Praise," by the
school.
At the conclusion of the program
a nice little Christmas gift was pre
sented to each member of the Sun
day school.
ALKRAMA THURSDAY
"Mother love!"
Marjorle Rambeau's expressive
countenancel it up as she uttered
those words. "Mother love," the
most celebrated emotional actress of
the American stage and Bcreen con
tinued, "Is the most magnificent
thing In life It Is the driving force
behind every worthwhile Impulse."'
The picture, those who have seen
it say, tells a morality story in an
Immortal way. It has been released
by Robertson-Cole, the well known
firm of motion picture producers and
distributors, and will be seen at the
Alkrama Theater today.