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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY EVENING, JAN UARY 13, 1921
VOL. XI.
NO. 11.
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BOOST GARDNER
NEXT GOVERNOR
Strong Sentiment Expressed by
Legislature But Unwritten
Law Says Next Executive
Must Come From East I
Raleieh. Jan. 13 (Special) Mem
bers of the Senate In "nominating"!
O. Max Gardner as the Democratic
candidate for Governor four years I
hence, yesterday afternoon when W. t
B. Cooper, the new Lieutenant Gov- j
ernor, was inducted into office, nave
caused considerable comment at the
capital from legislators of the lower
house and visitors here attending
the inaugural ceremonies.'
That Mr. Gardner today, aitnougn ;
defeated for the Governorship lastj
summer, is still the leader of the
young and progressive Democracy i
was the declaration of Senator It. S.
' McCoin. who made a brief speech
praising the work of the retiring
Lieutenant-Governor. And by. the
demonstration accorded Mr. Gard-j
ner from the Senators, it is appar
ent that he will be a formidable op-
, ponent in 1924. should he decide to
maiio tho raffi'asain. I
The legislature does not always.
pick the State's uovernor, nuWC...(
as the 1920 gubernatorial campaign
' proves, since the majority of the
members of the 1919 session were
fighting hard and long for Mr. Gard
ner. But the fact that he made
.1 tmyaihar With tllft
sucn a goou ivd W6""'
fact that he rallied to his victorious
nnMnrt'i aid in the election cam-
naiEn. his friends say, is going to j
make his nomination reasonably
certain next time. The women also
are going to -'support him. it is
pointed out, and with their support
Mr. Gardner's allies in the present
session of the legislature optimisti
cally declare that he will be North
Carolina's next Governor,
There is but one thing that stands
in his way at this time. That is the
n.riiipn law that the East shall
t , tho ripmncratic candidate for,
r.nvpmor in 1924. Whether this
difficulty-Tan be overcome is debat
able. There will be, of course, one'
or more candidates from the eastern
part of the State. A. Wilton Mc-j
Lean, of Lumberton, will in all
..nhohl MTV i Til H KH L II O
Judge John Kerr, of Warrenton, is
h uvpIv candidate. District
Attorney E. F. Aydlett, of Elizabeth
City, has been mentioned a number
of times, although It Is not known
whether he will offer or not. Both
Mr. Kerr and Mr. Aydlett supported
Mr. Gardner In the fight against
Governor Morrison, and it may be
that because of their friendship for
him they can be persuaded to re
main out of the race. Mr. McLean,
however, was a Morrison supporter
and it is not expected that he will
forego his plans of trying at the ex
of Governor Morrison's
regime. . .
Whether the Gardner boom will;
be as strong in 1924 as It is toaay
is another question, but there is
every reason to . believe that his
friends are going to do their best to
have him succeed the present Gov
ernor. With the inauguration of Camer
on Morrison as Governor the Gen
eral Assembly today prepared to
tackle some of the bigger problems
that will come up within the next
ten days. Governor Morrison will
deliver his first message to the leg
islators within the next two or
three days, after which no time
will be lost by both branches of the
Assembly In getting" down to hard
work.
It the Governor's Inaugural ad
dress can be taken as an index of
what he proposes to recommend,
good roads, adequate appropriation
for the State's Institutions, more ef
tt nMant mihiin srhools and a new sys-
tem of taxation will be the first mat
ters of importance that he will ask
for consideration. Governor Morri
son devoted a good portion of his
address to good roads, and it is un
derstood that he will work vigorous
ly for a state-wide system of hard
surfaced highways.
To devise plans for the better
i. I t tnlininrt nnA fnttrtn In
the principal aim of farmers who
are nerq mis ween, iud nisi dcbbiuu
was held Wednesday and another
session Is scheduled for today. The
North Carolina branch of the Inter
State Tobacco Growers Association
and the State division of the Ameri
can Cotton Association are promot
ing the meetings.
The commodity or California plan,
which has been in successful opera
tion in California for 25 years in the
marketing of fifteen or twenty crops
of that and other adjoining States
is the plan that the farmers here
hope to Inaugurate.
Merchants To
Banquet Tonight
The annual banquet of the Eliz
abeth City Merchants' Assocration
will be held tonight at 7:30 in the
Masonic Hall.
0. F. Gilbert will act as toastmas
ter and Ernest L. Sawyer will make
the address of welcome.
J. H. Brownley, vice president of
the Ames-Bxownley Company of
Norfolk, will address the merchants
on l.ne uenents oi tne Association
to the Individual.""
J. Paul Leonard, Secretary of the(
North Carolina Merchants Associa
tion, of Statesville, will speak on
"The Necessity of Co-operation."
J. C. Sawyer, retiring president,
will give a brief review of the ac
complishments of the Association
during the past year, and J. T. Mc
cabe, president for the coming year,
will state some of the plans of the
Association for 1921.
A delightful musical program
will", be rendered by Mrs. A. 11.
Nicholson, soloist, accompanied by
Miss Emma Cobb, pianist, and II.
C. Rout, violinist.
' The ladies of City Road Metlio
dist Church will serve the following
menu.
Roast Turkey with Cranberry Sauce
Celery Pickles
Mashed Potatoes Asparagus Tips
diced Fresh Ham
Hot Rolls
Combination (Salad
Ice Cream Cake
Coffee
Cigars Cigarettes
JANUARY 17TH
FRANKLIN DAY
Among Many Other Things,
Attention Called to Him as
Founder First Public Library
In Colonies t
New York, Jan. 13. The versa
tile accomplishments oi' Henjamin
Franklin will be retold throughout
the country by various organizations
oh January 17. the 2 1 5tli annivers
ary of his birth. In a number of
celebrations tributes will be paid to
him as a statesman, diplomat, philo
sopher, scientist, Journalist, eco
nomist, salesman, philanthropist, hu
morist, printer and publisher.
As an advocate of spending less
than one makes, Franklin is to be
honored on his birthday by the Na
tional Thrift Week Committee,
which is encouraging other celebra
tion of his work. University of
Pennsylvania alumni here plan to
hail htm as the founder of their alma
mater.
Libraries In many cities will call
attention to Franklin as the found
of the first public library in the
colonies.
France Dissolves
Federation Labor
Paris, Jan. 13." Dissolution of
the general federation of labor was
ordered by the court hearing the
case against its officers today on
charges of infringement of the law
governing unions.
EMPRESS NEAR EXD
Doom, Jan. 13. Former Em
peror Wilhelm and others are con
vinced that the death of the for
mer Empress is near and are re
signed to the Inevitable.
The attending physician said to
day that her condition Is such that
she might ' linger Indefinitely al
though becoming Increasingly seri
ous. Mob Storrns Jail
And Lynches Miner
Jasper, Ala., Jan. 13. A mob
stormed Walker County Ja41 Jiere at
three o'clock this morning and lynch
ed William Beard, a miner held
In connection with the killing of
James Morris, National Guardsman,
last month.
Beard was taken from Jail and
shot to death three miles from here.
It was at first believed that friends
had effected his release, but laer a
mall carrier found the body riddled
with bullets.
ALKUAMA TODAY
Cecil B. De Mllle, famous for his
long string of artistic motion picture
successes, is declared to have ex
celled all previous efforts In "Male
and Female," his latest Paramount
Artcraft picture, which is at the Al
krama today. The story was adapt
ed for the screen by Jeanle Mac
pherson from Sir James M. Barrle's
great play, "The Admirable Crlch
ton." No effort was spared by Mr.
De Mllle to make It a faithful repro
duction in every respect.
OTHER CHAPTERS
IN AIRY THRILLS
Two New York Airmen In 1910
Were Lost In Canada
Lieut. Hinton Was Also On
Seaplane NC-4
New York, Jan. 13 Aviation's
thrilling history, filled with adven
turous Journeys in baloons and
airplane, already contain a story
paralleling the one created by the
flight into the frozen fastnesses
of Northern Cadada which has fo
cused the rtews-hungry readers of
the world on the three American
lieutenants who recently completed
it.
In 1910 two New York airmen,
Alan R. Hawley and Augustus Post,
were lost among the untrodden
wilderness of Canada for seven
days after traveling nearly 1,200
miles through the air from St.
Louis in the balloon America II.
They floated northeast ward for
two days and two nights, dousing
over 'the Great Lakes and beyond
the outposts of which are few and
far between in tlie.noi thland. Despairing-of
finding a suitable land
ing'place, they hrough their gas
bag down into dense trees, ending a
trip that won 1 lie Gordon Bennett
trophy and set a new record for
distance, and beginning a tramp
over unknown land that dwarfted
in public interest their thrilling' ex
periences in the air.
Extricating themselves from the
limbs of trees entangled in their
basket, Post and Henry Hawley
tramped along a stream and later
around the hem of a lake, as tho
woods were inpenetrnble and dark
less. Four days ;itul lour irghts
they pushed southward, through
snowstorms, ra n and stabbing cold
winds, and with llttl.- to eat. Haw
ley .wrenched his lun'e anil the
pair stopped to rest at the first rest
ful place they found an old cave.
There they prayed, exchanged
confidences to be carried back by
whichever one lived if either failed
to get back home, and then took a
fresh start. The next day they
came upon a shovel the first sign
of civilization they had encounter
ed and a few yards furthers a
tent.
They spent the night in this tent
and the next morning going down
to the side of a lake they pierced
the air with yells of greeting. From
across- the water came a reply, find
then two trappers in a canoe. The
ti appers took the airmen down a
river in canoes for two day until
thc-y reached Chiouthne, a c"tile
:mnt, from where they communi
cated with the world they had left,
and began their trip buck t) Ntw
Yoik. They had left St. Louis
October 17 and the first word came
from them October 26.
A hnloon trip that ended above
the North sea, was made by Sin'.sin
Vcn Kehaeck during the 1903 Cor
don Dennett race, which started
from Ilerlin. A passing steamer
spied the guide rope splashing
through the water, and towed the
balloon back to the coast of Norway
with the rope secured to the stern
of the ship and tho baloon 'floating
overhead.
Being lost to the world was not
a new experience to Lieutenar.t
Walter Hinton, one of the three
lieutenants who recently piloted
the A-5598 from Rockaway Air
Station into Canada. He was a
pilot on the NC-4, the famous naval
seaplane which made the first trans
Atlantic air voyage, and was In the
cockpit of that plane when it was
lost out in the Gulf of Mexico In
December 1919.
On that occasion the NC-4 left
Galveston, Texas, early in the morn
ing on an intended non-stop flight
to Mobile, Alabama. Throughout
the day and night and part of the
following day the famous seaplane
was unheard from. The govern
ment wad making arrangements to
send an armada of seaplanes and
boats Into the gulf to look for the
missing craft, when a radio mes
sage from it was picked np in New
Orleans
The NC-4 reported It had been
forced to come down by low hang
ing clouds off the southeastern
coast of Louisiana. When on Uie
water the wireless on the plane
was not powerful enough to carry
manny miles and communication
was Impossible until the craft took
the air again the following after
noon. IX POLICE COl'IlT
Thomas Rlddlck, colored, was
fined five dollars and costs in police
court Tuesday for failure to park
his car at "the approach of the fire
apparatus.'
NEAR 5 MILLION
IN IMPROVEMENTS
This the Amount For State In
stitutions Set by Budget
Commission With Liberal
Aid For Colored Normal
Raleigh, Jan. 13 The report and
the recommendations of the North
Carolina Budget Commission which
has Just been transmitted to the
General Assembly recommends, for
the various State institutions, a total
of $4,995,000 for permanent im
provements for the year 1921 and
1922.
'The budget contemplates that the
General Assembly will continue the
policy of maintaining the State gov
ernment and State Institutions with
out a levy of any tax on property."
says tho report. All property taxes
are left for the support of the
schools, roads and for local purposes.
The expenditures recommended
equal the estimate of the amount of
revenue that may reasonably bo an
ticipated from the various sources oi
revenue, the report adding If any
larger appropriations should be
made, additional soum-a of revenue
would be neiyssary. For permanent
improvement the commission rec
ommends a bond issue and is of the
opinion that current expensed must
be paid out of current revenues."
The maintenance recommenda
tions for the various State institu
tions total an increase for the year
1921 over 1920 of $469,51 1.48 and
for the year 1922 an increase of
$493, .Ml. 48. The commission ex
plains that increase of maintenance
appropriation is made necessary on
account' of increase in the pumber of
inmates at the institutions, provided
for by tho extensions and additions
authorized by the last General As
sembly. .No recommendation fur appropria
tion to complete the North Carolina
Orthopaedic Hospital at Gastonia is
made, the report of the commission
saying:
"The commission has made no re
commendation for appropriation to
complete the North Carolina Ortho
paedic Hospital at Gastonia for the
reason that since the law was passed
authorizing the establishment of this
hospital. Fred L. Seely of Ashevllle
has commenced to build an orthopae
dic hospital that will accomodate
many more patients than the propos
ed hospital at Gastonia. Mr. Seely
proposes to admit all North Carolina
children to the hospital he is build
ing free of charge and in view of this
situation the commission deems It
proper to submit to the General As
sembly the question as to whether
or not it Would be wise to make fur
ther appropriation to the hospital at
Gastonia. The hospital at Gastonia
has never been opened and the State
at this time has spent comparatively
little money.','
The budget contemplates liberal
aid to the Elizabeth City State Nor
mal, recommending a total of
$400,000 for the colored normal
schools here, at Fayetteville and at
Winston-Salem.
Went Bird Hunting
And Got a 'Possum
W. J. B. Johnson, Norfolk South
ern agent here, went bird hunting
the other day and brought home a
'possum. Mr. Johnson was out on
the Suffolk & Carolina tracks, with
in half a mile of the city limits, when
the dog went dOwir into a ditch
alongside the road bed and refused
to come out. Investigations showed
that he had two 'possums, but Mr.
Johnson succeeded in capturing only
one of them. He now has tho "var
mint" at the freight depot.'
Pasquotank Cotton Crop
Shows Big Decrease
The number of bales of cotton gin
ned In Pasquotank prior to January
S, 1921 was 2,104 as compared with
3.964 bales ginned to January 1,
1920.
There were 1755 bales Binned in
Camden prior to January 1, 1921, as
compared with 2787 bales ginned to
Jan, 1, 1920.
These figures were made public to
day by Specal Agent, N. A. Jones.
BOYS' BASKETBALL AT
Y. M. C. A. FRIDAY
There will be a boys' basketball
game between the Elizabeth City
High School team and the Edenton
High, School team at the Y. M. C. A
Friday night at eight o'clock.
This game was to have been
played before the holidays, but had
to he postponed. A close and inter
esting game is expected.
Admission Is twenty-five and
thirty-five cents.
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Morrison Receives
Congratulations
Raleigh, Jan. 13. Af-
fixing his signature to the
commission of Lee S.
Overman as United
States Senator was the
first official act of Gov-
ernor Cameron Morrison,
who was yesterday inaug-
urated Governor, when he
reached his office this
morning.
Telegrams of congratu-
lation are being received
at the new Governor's of-
fice from all sections of
the State today.
One of the first was
from the Hendersonville
Board of Trade endorsing
his pronouncements in his
inaugural address par-
tain.'ng to good roads and
education. "Our Board
of Trade stands back of
you at all times," the tele-
gram read, "to further
these important projects."
Short sessions of the
House and Senate were
held today, only matters
of local interest being
considered.
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MORE THAN HALF
LIVE JN CITIES
Fcr First Census In History of
Country United States Has
More Urban Than Rural
Inhabitants
Washington, Jan. 13. The urban
population of the United States or
the people living In places of 3,500
or more is 54,318,032, or 51.4 per
cent of the country's total popula
tion. The number of people living In
rural territory is 51,390,738.
The foregoing figures were an
nounced by the census bureau tot'
In 1910 the urban population rep
resented 45.8 per cent.
Thus for the first time in t'
country's history more than half or
Its people live in cities. "
The urban population In North
Carolina Is 490.370; the rural popu
lation 2,068.753.
STEAMSHIP REPORTED SINKING
New York, Jan. 13. The Nor
wegian steamship, Ontaneda is re
ported sinking a thousand miles off
Halifax. The vessel has been aban
doned by her crew, which was picked
up h)1 a British steamer.
COVSTANTIXE WON'T ABDICATE
Athens, Jan. 13. Constantlne will
not abdicate his throne even if the
allied nations should refuse to rec
ognize his rights as the Greek
sovereign, he1 declared today.
PERSONALS
Sanford Benton left here Monday
for Norfolk to take up a position
there, after resigning h's position
here with the Norfolk Southern. Rail
road Company.
Miss Fannie Dawson has returned
from a vacation spent at Marcus
Hook, Pa., with her sister, Mrs.
Fred Thorngate.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Munden have
returned to their home at Port Nor
folk after spending the weok-end
with their cousins, Mr. and Mrs. D.
C. Perry on West Main street.
Miss Mary Banks, of Marcus Hook,
Pa., is In the city visiting her aunt,
Miss Fannie Dawson, on Culpepper
street.
L. W. Duranzo and Miss Gwen
dolyn Hyatt have returned to Winston-Salem
after a visit here.
Mrs. S. G. Scott. Mrs. A. J. Scott.
Mrs. W. W. Stelnmatps, of Ohio, and
Mrs. J. J. White spent Thursday In
Hertford.
W. A. Dennis left Tuesday night;
for Raleigh on business.
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Derrirkson
have returned from a visit to rela
tives In Dover, Delaware.
FIRED FIRST SHOT
'
, At Any Rate That's Official
Japanese Version of the
Killing of an American by
Jap Sentry
LANGDON DIDN'T HALT
. SAYS JAPANESE EMBASSY
Washington, Jan. 13. Lang-
r don was shot by the sentry when
he failed to heed or understand
the command to halt, said the
official version of the Incident
received today by the Japanese
embassy from Tokyo.
Tok o, Ji.n. 13. The Japanese
official report says that the sentry's
shot which killed Lieutenant Lang
don was preceded by a revolver at
tack upon the sentry, according to
the Japanese Minister of War.
A bullet from Langdon's pistol
imssou iiirougn 1110 Heniry 8 sieeve
and after tiring the shot Langdon ran
and was shot in tho back, tho . ep "ri
says.
Washington, Jan. 13. The Navy
and Stato Departments are awaiting
further information in regard to the
ratal shooi ng ty the Japanese
sentry at Vladivostok several days
ago of Lieutenant W. H. Langdon,
chief engineer on tlio United States
cruiser Albany.
The government has already evi
denced Its Intention of making a
careful Investigation hut will take
no action until the actual facts are
obtained. ,
The Navy repftrt said that Lang
don was shot in the hack.
Inaugural Gowns
Are Going Cheap
Washington, Jan. 13. Calling oft
the inaugural ball caused tho exclu
sive women's garment shops to ad
vertise in tne local newspapers here
today a sale of dinner and dancing
gowns at one-third off, declaring
that the abandonment of the ball
forces such a sale.
Another Long Case
Is Now On Trial
The rase of tho Home Develop
ment Company vs. C. W. Brown is
now on trial in Superior Court and
has been on trial for two days. All
parties to the suit, It appears, are
colored. The matter at issue
seems to be the question or
whether the old Citizens Hank Build
ing belongs to Brown or to the De
velopment Company.
As this paper went to press it did
not look as If the case would get to
the Jury before Friday. ' The plain
tiff is represented by Aydlett & Simp
son, W. L. Cohoon, and T. J. Mark
ham. The defendant, who Is him
self an attorney, Is represented by
Thompson & Wilson, Ehrlnghaus &
Small, and Meckins & Mc.Mullan.
LENIN MAY HAVE
DIED OF ILLNESS
Moscow Dispatch Announces
Death of Member Soviet Su
preme Economic Council and
Lenin's Been Sick
London, Jan. 13. A communica
tion from Moscow announcing the
death of "Karpoff, a member of the
Soviet Supreme Economic Council,"
is quoted in a Berlin dispatch to
day. The supreme council at Moscow
contains no person named Karpoff,
which is an old pseudonym of Lenin,
Soviet premier. Some of his pub
lications bear that name.
Lenin was recently reported seri
ously 111.
MOKE CONFERENCES TODAY
Marlon, Jan. 13. The associa
tion of nations, Philippine inde"
pendence and the railway problem
were discussed by Harding today
with various persons.
TARIFF OX "WHEAT
Washington, Jan. 13. To stop
the Importation of Canadian wheat.
Senator McCumber, of North Da
kota, announced today that a tariff
on wheat, probably fifty cents a
bushel, would be Included In the
emergency tariff bill Instead of the
duty of thirty cents carried by the
measure when the bill passed the
HouBe.