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VOL. XI.
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY EVENING, 'JANUARY 15, 1921
NO. 13.
PERET CANNOT
FORM CABINET
Got Discouraged In the Task
Yesterday And Today An
nounced His Utter Failure
To President Millerand
Paris, Jan. 15 Raoal, Peret, ask
ed yesterday to head the ministry ol
France, declined today to form the
cabinet.
He attempted the work yesterday
but found It discouraging, tried
again today to form the cabinet and
failed. He then informed Presi
dent Millerand that he would not do
It.
The old cabinet suffered defeat in
the chamber of deputies Wednesday.
MOVIE FAN SWATS
E. PLURIBUS I'M'M
Editor The Advance:
I notice "A Protest" in The Ad
vance of January 12, signed E Plur-j
ibus Unum."'
t'm Just a regular movie fan, like ,
hundreds more in this good town, but
1 can't help asking this E. Plurlbus
Unum if he or she, as the case may
be, has ever taken note of the name
of the producer or the company play
ing the attractions at the Alkrama.
Evidently not. I would like to sug
gest that the newsstands of our fair
city have copies of the Photoplay,
Screen Classics, Motion Pictures,
and other magazines of this order
which will furnish reliable informa
tion about the best in moving pic
tures. Any one reading these mag
azines will note that "Select," First
National," "Paramount," Artcraft,"
"Robertson Cole," Goldwyn,"
"Fox," and so on, are the leading
producing companies of today and
employ the greatest movie stars,
both male and female. They have
such directors as Marshal Neilan,
Cecil D Demille, and f hos H. Ince.
The trouble with some people in
this town is that they don't appre
ciate better pictures and better mu
sic, better preachers, and better
newspapers and so on, when they get
hem.
And as Carl Goerch told this Unum
guy yesterday, he might Just as
well go chase himself.
I thank you.
A Movie Fan.
To Place Blame
Italian Disaster
Rome, Dec. 28. A new investiga
tion is to be undertaken to place the
blame for the disaster to the Italian
army - at Caporetto when it was
driven back from the Isonzo to the
Piave in the great war. A parlia
mentary commission already has
probed into the affair and reported
that General Cavaclocchi, then com
mander of the Fourth Army corps,
was among thosa chiefly responsible.
The general haB petitioned Parlia
ment for a new hearing and a com
mission of senators has been ap
pointed to re-open the case, says
Deputy Crano, writing in the Gior
nale D'Italia.s
General Cavaciocchi in his peti
tion asserts that the Austrians broke
through the 27th army corps com
manded by General Badoglio, now
.head of the general staff, and suc
ceeded in advancing along both
banks of the Isonzo and reaching
the rear of the Fourth Army Corps,
commanded by Cavaclocchi, which
was unable to resist because of Bad
oglio's failure.
Other generals, ' especially Bong-
lovannl, have backed Cavaclocchl's
Signor Crano is of the opinion1
that Badoglio should not remain at j
the head of the General Staff while!
be Impossible to Insure impartiality
and obtain witnesses to give evidence
against their own chief. x
POULTRY ASSOCIATION
MEETS MONDAY NIGHT
The local Poultry Association ments wl be made later In The Ad- have this done, but the man disenv
meets MnndaT hii-ht in ih. m,0 nr vance. ered their plans and left town with
G. W. Falls, county agent, In the
Federal Building. All who are in
terested are urged to be present.
NOTICE
All men who contributed flnnnM
;iiy 0?u
floor IH "on Building aTe he?el I
noUfled to be ore out at next moot
Z b he?dP Z ay'n.gS J n -
.ry nth. to protect your Interest, as
the matter of club will bo finally
disposed of
M. E. DENNIS, Chairman.
M. E. DENNIS,
C. D. GALLOP Committee.
A. C. METCALF,
Jan 14,15,17-pd
Two Men Were
Lost Overboard
Aboard the Battleship
New Mexico, Jan. 15. (By
Radio to The Associated
Press) Two men of the
Pacific fleet have been
lost overboard in the last
24 hours," Edgar '"Oscar
Ecstrom from the battle-
ship Arkansas, and Burton
Maynard from the de-
stroyer. Stoddard.
Miami's New
Aquarium Opens
Miami, Fla., Jan. 14. With the
Gulf ' Stream passing its door,
Miami's new aquarium and biolog
ical laboratory containing , 2,500
specimens of fish, lias Just been
opened for gathering scientftio and
economic data fleiating to -fisheries
and at the same time see as au
educational asset.
Fifty glass front tanks each with
a visible area of four feet by ix
feet, and a number of larger displav
tanks comprises the equipment. The
smaller containers are arranged
along corridors in the general form
of a maltose cross, with a rotunda in
the center. One of the display
tanks Is 36 feet long. 15 feet wid?
and 10 foet deep, probably the larg
est of its kind in the world,
Located on Miami lieach within a
few hundred yards of the outlet of
Biscayne Bay, the tanks are easily
kept supplied with fresh sea water. 1
Scientists and students will be af
forded facilities to windy marine life
under the most favorable conditions. '
Three power cruisers equipped with
special live wells for keeping iish j
comprise the fleet of the. aquarium
for collecting specimen-; and carry- i
ing on research -.jMjrk. The waters
of Florida and the Bahama Islands
lying from 40 to 150 miles off the
Florida coast teem with unusual
fish and strange marine fauna.
These waters will be explored thor
oughly. The aquarium was established by
an association of which .James A.
Allison is president; Carl (i. Fisher,
vice president, and John Oliver La
Gorre, secretary and treasurer, Th
advisory committee Is composed of
Dr. Alexander Graham Hell, inventor
of the telephone; Gilbert Crosvcnor,
president of the National Geographic
Society; Dr, Charles 1). Walcott,
secretary of the Smithsonian Inst i-1 has been translated to the screen
tution; Dr. Charles II. Townsend. with John Rarrymore in the Knl'i)!-'
director of the Now York Aquarium; role and will be shown al the Al
Henry Fairfield Osborn. president of krana Theater on Tuesday, com
the New York Zoological Society; Dr.! noticing at 3 p. m. This is declared
Barton V. Evermann, president of to bo one of tho most remarkable
the California Museum of Science; I pictures ever filmed, and the per
Thomas R. Shipp, Dr. David Fair-' formnnce of Mr. Barrymore, it is
child, agricultural explorer; Dr. Carl claimed, Is a worthy companion to
H. Elgenmann, of Indiana Univer- that of Richnrd Mansfield, who ap
sity; Dr. E. Lester Jones, director of peared In the'same part in the stage
the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, version of the story,
and other well known scientists.
HETTRICK'S ROCKS WIN'
At the Norfolk-Portsmouth Poul
try Show in the strongest single class'
of Barred Plymouth Rocks that was
ever cooped at a poultry show in
Virginia, "Hettrlcks" Rocks do-!
feated birds costing from $100 to'
$150 each, also winning over a first
Chicago pullet, winning gold special
for best light male bird in the show;
winning altogether as folllws: First
light cockerel, second light cockerel,
RJ!uJ&lL bt S.eCni
pullet, fifth dark pullet, fourth dark
NEXT CONCERT ON
crRDHADV rmiDTU
The date for the next concert bv
the Elizabeth City Choral Club is
Friday night, February fourth, at
8:15 In the High School auditorium,
This nroKram will consist of
oneras entirely. Detailed nnnnunce-
FORDNEY DISCUSSES
FEDERAL TAXATION
Marion, January 15 Representa-
livo ITnrrlnoif r t T I nV f nthn 1a
' "- b"
chalrman of the Hou8e ways and
'neani commltteo ,8 Pec,ed t0 take
th"
tTZci ZZlrZZ'Z
?XZr totoSL
UarMnr
.naraing.
MKKTS MONDAY AFTERNOON
The Episcopal Cemetery Society
i meets Monday afternoon at 3:30
ri-TOWTiir rann5-on - TttJacr
streBt
IS INAUGURATED
Thirty-five Years Ago Was De
feated By His Brother, Gov
ernor "Bob" Taylor, Demo
crat Nashville, Tenn Jan. 15 Alfred
Alexander Taylor was today inaugu
rated governor of Tennessee.
' Taylor Is the third Republican
governor to hold office in Tennessee
since reconstruction days, and en-
' ters the office 35 years after his first
! race with tils brother, Governor
"Bob" Taylor, Democrat, who de
feated him on that occasion.
MADE MOKE SUNSHINE
RAINY FRIDAY NIGHT
The Sunshine Girls' Club, com-,
pose of members of Mrs. Derrick
son's, Mrs. Hayes', Mrs. Command
er's and Miss Van Hook's Sunday
school classes, met Friday evening
at the First Methodist parsonage.
The captains for the evening were
Misses Mary Owens, Blanche Stack,
Leona Ctilv- and Evelyn Spencer,1
with Miss Mary Owens, president,
and Miss Loufe White, secretary. I
Miss Lina Stanton won the prize
for drawing a pig in the dark.
Misses Louise "While and Mary Fear
ing won prizesa'or making the most
Words from the Inters in "Sunshine
Girls' Club." Miss Leona Culver
won the prize in the advertising con
test. Miss Evelyn as mind reader
also furnished nimh enjoyment. ,
The prizes w' r,- presented by
members of the closes with pretty.
appropriate sp.nhes. Then Mr.
onnond talked for a tew minutes on
keepfng Bin out of the heart and
making sunshine in spite of the
weather. After Ibis refreshments
were served.
The Sunshine Girls Club will meet
each Friday evening with Air. ur
m()n(li whon nP does not have to act
tend other meeiings.
The Sunshiners say that they will
be there, rain or shine, for just
weather doesn't stop a real Siiiishin
cr from making sun -nine.
ALKRAMA TUESDAY
John I5ai ljinoi o I- Sim- of "Dr.
J.-kyll ami Mr. Hyde" Steven
msii'h Famous Slnry Is Translated
Into Remarkable Paramount-Art-craft
Picture
Robert Louis Stevenson's power
ful storv, "Dr. .lekyll and Mr. Hyde."
Typewriter Man
Helps Find Boy
E. E. Clark Loves Boys Any
way, Makes Glad Hearts of
Philadelphia Parents
E. E. Clark known as "the type
writer man." because he has a way
of making old typewriters write like
feat' worthy of note In helping the
par nts of a lost bov get their
son bark again.
While Mr. Clnrk wan working In
Plymouth last Rummer he did quite
a lot of work with the Boy Scouts
there, and they found a young boy
I'vlng about in boat houses with a
man wh appeared to be a regular
"bum" but who claimed to be the
lad's stepfather. Satisfied that the
hoy ought to be placed in better
surroundings, they took steps to
; the boy.
i Just after Mr. Clark moved to
T 1 1 1. 1 1. r- I . Im tl.a foil Via
tpm , tne Virginian Pilot ahout
i0Bt boy and he began at once to
a . i i i i.
iry to trace mis ooy neiievniK u u
th ' he known af
Plymouth. After communication
i,h we,fnre mCf" Bnd in "
' ,0Wn;' "nd ""! T
"" 17. e
nuaneipnia. nr. uarn nau me
HenHure of getting the boy home to
nig lamny in time 10 spena i;nrwt-
mag wllh them. He has received
,.. frnm thnm an(1 othpr. .,-.
rBled )n th), reoovery of the boy. ex-
- ," reusing deepest appreciation of his
Irervicen.
FOR DISARMAMENT
Foreign Affairs Committee of
House Unanimously Ap
proves Resolution Asking
President Invite Nations
Washington, Jan. 15. Without a
dissenting vote the Joint resolution
requesting the President to call a
conference of the nations of the
world to consider universal disarma
ment was approved today by the
House foreign affairs committee.
The committee rejected the
amendment of Representative Ma
son, Republican, of Illinois, that in
vitations to participate in the con
ference be extended Ireland and the
Philippines.
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CITY CHURCHES :
H f t f ir
.... i
Rev. H. If. Williams, pastor.
Minoay bcnooi at :.. a. m., &.
G.' Scott, Superintendent. ' t ion In a service at the Alkrama Sun-
Preaching at 11:(M a. m. and' day afternoon at three o'clock to
7:30 p. m. by the pastor. The' which the public is extended a most
morning theme, "Christian CMving." cordial invitation.
The Night theme: "Does It Pay to, The meeting will begin with a
Go to Church?" song service led by Frank Ilufty.
The Crusaders meet at six-thirty Rev. II. E. Myers of City Road
Sunday evening. The II. Y. P. U. . Church will pronounce the invoca
meets Sunday evening at six-forty-1 tion, after which Rev. II. K. Wil
live. Themld-week prayer meet-'. liams, pastor of tho First Baptist
ing is on Wednesday evening at Church, will read the Crusade
seven-thirty.
The public is most cordially in
vited to attend all the-e services.
City Road Methodist
Rev. II. K. Myers, pastor.
Sunday School 9:30. Mr. G. F.
Seyffert, superintendent:
Morning worship 11:00, sermon
by tht pastor, subject "Vision that
Saves." -
Epworth Leaue 6:45.
- Evening worship and praise 7:30! 11 w '"l"u lnp Awrama win
sermon subject "The Greatest Epl- be 'od, for the entire service,
taph." , 1,0,11 music and speaking, will be well
Prayer meeting Wednesday 7:30.wor,h llcal'lnS'
The public is cordially invited to
attend all services.
Christ Church
Rev. Ceo. F. Hill, rector.
Second Sunday after Epiphany.
Sunday school, 9:45 a. in.
Morning prayer and sermon,
a. in.
lt:
I
Holy communion and sermon, I
7:30 p. in. I
You are cordially invited to at
tend these services. i
lllaekuell Memorial Itaplist j
Sunday school at nine-thirty Sun-!
day morn ing.
The pastor, Dr. George W. Clarke,!
will conduit both morning and
evening services Sunday.
The morning subject will be, "Re
iidjiistmenl." The evening subject
wlil be "The Sands of Time."
Dr. Clarke wiTl preach at Olivet
church on Sunday afternoon al three
'llo'k-
Junior U. Y. P. U. meets at 1:15.
Senior at 6:30.
The public is invited to all ser
vices. Cann Memorial Presbyterian
The pnstOr, Rev. William McM.
Miller, Jr., will conduct services at ;
(aim Memorial Presbyterian cbitrch !
Sunday morning and evening.
The subject at eleven o'clock wil
be "Is the Bible the Word of God?'
and in tho evening, "Why Study tin
Bible?"
On Wednesday evening at seven
thirty the subject will be "The Cure
of the Sick." j
The public is Invited to attend all i
services.
Calvary Rapt 1st
Sunday school will be held at
Calvary Baptist Chapel on Riverside
Drive Sunday afternoon at three
o'clock.
In the evening at seven-thirty,
Kev. R. F. Hall will conduct tho
services.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all.
t
First Methodist 1
Everybody Is Invited to attend I
services at the
church tomorrow
First Methodist
Sunday, the eix-
teenth.
Sunday school will convene at
n'HH-thlrty a. in. The Epworth
League at six forty-live p. m.
The minister. Rev. J. M. Ormond.
will preach at both morning and
evening worship.
GI.EAYEH TO VLADIVOSTOK
Manila, Jan. 15. Admiral
Cleaves, with a court of Inquiry,
will leave tomorrow for Vlad-
ivostok to Investigate the kill-
"Tng"of Langdon.
Allied Vessels
To Be Fired On
Constantinople, Jan. 15.
AH vessels flying Allied
flags which' approach
within 12 miles of the
Russian Black Sea coast
will be fired upon by land
batteries or attacked bv
submarines, a Moscow
message today indicates!
' ,
MEET SUNDAY
ATALKRAMA
Local W. C. T. U. Celebrates
National Constitutional Pro
hibition In Service of Song
And Speaking
T!l( I:i:z,lb(,lh t-ity W c T tj
I wiu rPll,i)rate lhe .flm anniversary
()f National Coiistitntnonal Prnhll.t.
Psalm 146.
Addresses by J. C. B. Ehringhaus,
J. II. Leigh and I. M. Meekins, will
follow, hUei'spcr-ed with musical se
lections. Rev. J. M. Onnond, pas
tor of the First Methodist Church, I
will take the collection, and after
' "lf" '"K'ne f "Bless be the tie that
Irnds," Rev. G. F, Hill, rector of'
Christ church, will pronounce the
benediction.
Protest to Congress
About Landis' Job
Chicago, Jan. 15. A petition pro-
testing against the employment of
Judge Landis as National Baseball
Commissioner has been sent to mem
bers of Congress froih Illinois by
Chief Attorney Thomas Sutherland.
v Tho petition demands action rela
tive to Landis serving both as judge
and as an agent of the baseball com
mission. NAVAL PLANES j
REACH ZONE
San Francisco, Jan, 15. All I
twelve of the naval seanlnnes mak-1
iil!e a flieht frnm San Dieen tn Ihol
; r'anal Zone arrived at the' Canal I
'Zone yesterday. ' t
I
I
toreeKS continue
Be Successful
London, Jan. 15. Continuous
successes for the Greeks in their of-1
fenslve against the Turkish Nation-!
alists In the Drussa sector are re
ported In the latest Greek army com
munique. REPRESENTATIVE C. A. COOKE
IS HERE I OK THE WEEK EN"
C. A. Cocke, Pasquotank's repre-
tentative fn the Slate Legislature, Is
here until Monday night and may be
een at his home or more bv any one
who wish to talk to him about leg
islative matters .
SHOOTING IN STATU QUO
Washington, Jan. 15. Thes'.tua
tion arising from the fatal shooting
by a Japanese sentry of Lieutenant
Langdon Is expected to remain In
statu quo until the report of the flnd-
Ings of the American naval court are
1 ransmit ted to Washington.
PERSONALS
Joe Winslow, who It Irlviii.t by
automobile to Florida, mad'! Way
cross, Georcia, the third d iy, cays a
letter to friends here.
Ernest Heater, who has been vis
iting his brother, R. O. Hiatfr, at
Riverside apartments, bus returned
to his home In Tennessee,
Mrs. M. C. Gregory ba returned
home from a visit to (ii"iidj at
Norfolk.
TT - DWiryr
dty for New York City. He expects
to be out of town for a week.
MAKESAMOTI0N
Would Investigate Expendi
tures Made by State Archi
tect Senator From Vance
Also Has Investigating Spirit
Raleigh, Jan. 15. (Special) Tho
Senate put on Its investigating
clothes today and introduced two
bills which provide for the investi
gation of certain state departments
and for investigating the Senate ex
penditures for clerical and other
classes of help.
The bill providing for the investi
gation of "certain stuto depart
ments' was Introduced by Senator
Swain, of Tyrrell, and the resolution
for making an Investigation of the
Senate expenditures was offered by
McColn, of Vance.
The Swiin resolution is directed
at the state architect's office, the
Senator taying that he hnd heard
that large sums of money In excess
of what the law allowed had been
paid to this state ollicial. While
not making any definite charges, he
thought the investigation should be
mado for the purpose of getting at
the bottom of the matter and for
exonerating the architect If there
were no expenditures in Ills depart
ment which were not called for un
der law.
Senator Gu'lert objected to imme
diate passage of the Swain resolu
tion and long objected to Immedi
ate consideration of the McCoin pro
posal. The Vance Senator said In
behalf of his resolution that some of
the employees of the Senate had per
formed no service but had drawn
pay. Senator Long answered that
the Senators had "been here since
January five and had done mighty
little."
RADIOS FLASH
HOOVER'S PLEA
Pittsburgh, Jan. 15. Herbert
Hoover's plea for funds for Euro
pean relief at a dinner here tonight
will be flashed by wireless tele
phone to amateur radio operators
within one thousand miles of Pitts
burgh. Obregon Thinking
Of Cleaning House
Mexico City, Jan. 15. President
Obregon contemplates an immediate
re-organization of his cabinet which
will affect at least seven portfolios,
newspapers here declare.
CLAIM UNEARTH
SINN FEIN PLOT
London, Jan. 15. What the po
lice declare to be another b'g Sinn
Fein plot to destroy property In Lon
don was unearthed when Patrick
Kenny, Irishman, charged with par
ticipating in an attempt to murder
two policemen and trying to Ignite
barrels of oil on the premises of a
vacuum oil compaiy, was arrested.
At one o'clock this morning police
discovered fifteen men near the
premises, A fight followed In which
several shots wero fired by civilians.
Kenny was taken but the others
escaped.
COIiPORATloy NOW FUNCTIONS
Washington, Jan. 15. The War
Finance Corporation Is now func
tioning, It Is announced today and Is
ready to consider applications for.
loans to finance exports,
UEPOUT TARIFF MONDAY
Washington. Jan. 15. With ten
amendments the House emergency
tariff bill was approved today by the
Senate finance committee, which will
report ,lt to the Senate Monday.
REDS ORDERED
LEAVE GERMANY
. -
London, Jan. 15. Russian Bol
shefclk agents engaged In enlisting
German workers for emigration to
Russia hnve been ordered to leave
Germany, a Berlin wlreleis declares.
JUSTICE IIYDRICK DIES
Washington. Jan. 15. Associate
Justice Hydrlck, of the South Caro
lina Supreme Court, died at a hotel
hero today after an Illness ofy several
weeks.
Justice Hydrlck's home was Spar
tanburg. m T3,- JV IV I irrirum , ittto itiiw wmu
quite 111 at her home at the River
side apartments, is now Improving.