WEATHER
Partly cloudy tonight
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CIRCULATION
Friday
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VOL. XI.
FINAL EDITION
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 2:5,' 1921
FOUR PAGES
NO. 170.
Excursion Proved A
i
Trehlendous Success
Delightful Trip Down
r.t. uiven rnaay evening ry aaies roues 10
Their Emnlovers. With Plenty of Good
Things to Eat, And
Wholesome fun, good eats, an lots of singing were fea
tures of the get-together excursion down Pasquotank River
given by the'clerks and other employes of this cit Friday
evening in honor of their employers as a token of apprecia
tion for the Friday half-holidays during the months of July
and August.
The steamer Annie L. Van
sciver left the Norfolk South
en clocks shortly after five
o'clock with close to 150 merry-J
makers aboard. The fun start- k,
ed at .once, and there was
something doing every minute!
until the big boat returned to
its docking place at
nine
o'clock. On the way down the
liver various games and diver-
Sions Captivated the attention
,, ... i
of the excursionists, employers
and employes alike, with the
. PYfPntinn of hfl favored few
... , , ,
WO in cuupieweie nuie i
Uick Comfortable Spots about
the upper deck for confidential
chats upon subjects beyond the
ken of the prosaic reporter.
On down the river the big steamer
went, with cool breezes blowing,
everybody having a good time, and
alf acquiring mammoth appetites.
An the boat nearod the lighthouse
close by the mouth of the river,
npnnlp pRnnrinllv men and taovs
could be seen here and there earn
estly conversing. It was by the ex
. ercise of but limited detective ability
that on was able to learn that the
important subject inuier dioCu.ilon
was eats. When would the proven-
der be served T Was there enough to of Nags Head, Manteo and other
go round? Would each one er points served by local boat lines, and
have a certain amount served on' a by the Norfolk Southern railroad as
paper plate, With no seconds when far as Fentress,N: Va., totals around
that was gone? These and similar forty tons. This leaves a possible
questions we aglated. Some of the surplus of thirty tons for sale out
more radica.spirits were in favor side the local trade territory,
of raiding JbVfood supply, packed In The Conger family of Edenton
mysterious boxes in the front -salon, controls the ice industry of North
lut the' conservatives held them eastern Carolina. The plant at that
back. V (
Circling, around the lighthouse,
; the Vansciver headed 'back toward
Elizabeth Crty a little after seven
. o'clock. Shortly thereafter, the
Jadies crage began untying those '
long-walfchea Wwes, and sandwiches
. . ; . . .i
m conortsna pnaianxes, in regi-
ments ana battalions, began to mane
their welcome entrance upon the
, scene, accompanied by pickles and
ice-cold soda.
Oh, the Sandwiches!
, Talk about ( those sandwiches!
Therr were thin, delicate sand
wiches for thsrMstlc temperament,
esthetitlljf' perfect, and big, thick,
well-filteiKotia for the fellows who
were look big for bulk and solid gas- "6 " t"r lu""
, V " , . , , . ,. premises in this respect, and asks the
tronomic mfnirt. Sandwiches suit- , .. , ,, u " na l"c
ed to the, taste ft fat men. thin .men, c--peratlon ot a11'
tallmen.stu.rimfn men with whiBVwHALE op A gALK
kers, men wtfhwut, single men, mar
ried men, meof wealth, and men
who carried ttfelr aggregate re
sources in 'their trousers pockets
as well as sandwiches for the myriads
of pretty, winsome and 100 per cent
harming Vmaids on the ship. Vari
ous wer Vne kinds, and unlimited
wfjr the. quantity. One man aboard
..J.oTaTvd that It was the first square
feed he had had since he com
menced living In a boarding house
fifteen years ago.
Finally the gigantic task of filling
everybody up was completed, and
then somebody suggested singing.
' Thfl girls In one group, and the mer
chants In another, sang improvised
songs oacic and for, a game at Northcllffe, British publisher, arriv
whlch the more Imaginative ladles ed here today on the steamer Aqui
were easily the winners. More sing- tania, on the first leg of an extensive
Ing. and at length the Vansciver tour t0 Btudy Paclflc problem8
punea up t me pier, wun everyDoay
In the best of spirits, and all de
lighted with the splendid entertain
ment given hy the employes of the
city to their employers.
By means of this trip an aston
ishing discovery was made by the
many who had long believed that the to the newspapers here assuming the
Boss is a chronic Grouch who never full -responsibility of the recent beat
loosons up and becomes a Human Be- Ing and tarring of J. 8, Paul, local
Ing. The Bosses themselves entered physician, and R. F. Scott, marine
Into the fun with pep and real en- corps veteran.
Joyment, and, all In all, th big ex- The belief Is expressed here that
turglon was ,an entire success In the affair will be Investigated by the
-every respect. . ... .'head of the order. .
i
Pasquotank River Was
All Grades of Fun
Peach Cars Packed
In Ice From Here
O Conner, Manager lyooiil Mailt,
Ships Carload Day to Central North
Carolina For lief rijjprat ion
For the refrigeration of peach
''ars ,n entral Non-n Carolina,
shipp(l(1 t0 Raleigh thUB far thls
month hy the local ice company. The
industry is dependent upon re-
frigeration, and shipments have been
lllavy pn0UBh t0 0V(,rtax the pro.
duetion of the ice plants in that part
f Ue State. The ice is shipped in
the largest and heaviest freight cars
,1VilllalllCi and is packed 56.000
pounds to the car. Consignments
from now on. according to e. c. Con
rr. manager oi I no t. rysiai ice :
Coal Company here, will probably
average a carload a day through the
summer months.
Last year, during the extremely
hot weather, 1,000 tons of ice were
shipped to Norfolk from this city.
This year some Lhipments have goin
id Wilson and Henderson, but Nor
folk ice plants have been aide to take
cure. of Hie. local demand in that city
up to the present.
The Crystal Ice & Coal Company
lias a capacity of seventy tons, or
1-'.0.C00 piuntl3 dally. The demand
o;' Elizabeth City, coupled with that
iclty supplies Hertford as well,. and
'other adjacent points. Locally, the
Conger plant has live wagons and
two trucks in operation for the de
livery of Ice.
.
PROPERTY OWNERS ARE
ASKED TO CUT WEEDSi
All property owners of this city
are notified by City Manager Fere
bee to clear their yards and vacant
lots of weeds and undergrowth on
or before August 30, under penalty
of a $5 fine. Mr. Ferebee calls at
tention to the impossibility of having
a beautiful and attractive city as
Inno on m.ni, minl. . 1. I
' OPENED II
BRISKLY
Weeks & Sawyer's Whale of a Sale
opened up briskly Saturday morning
and business kept steadily going
with a rush, shoppers having been at
tracted by the low prices advertised
for the sale at this high class cloth
ing store. -The sale continues fifteen
days, but some of the splendid bar
gains may be sold out soon at the
present rate, and it will be wisest to
get there early.
NORTHCLIFFE ARRIVES
I IN NEW YORK TODAY
! New York. Julv 23 via.m,n
Beaumont Ku Klux
Acknowledge Guilt
Beaumont, Texas, July 23. The
local Ku Klux Klan has sent letters ,
VANSCIVER WILL GO
TO NAGS HEAD SUNDAY
The Annie L, Vansciver will leave
the foot of Burgess street, North
River Line olllcos, at eight o'clock
Sunduy morning for Nags Head, re
turning Sunday night. There will be
miisfc on board, and meals will bo
served on the steamer.
JULY 31st IS THE
VERY LAST DAY
For' Filing Returns of Capital Stock
Tax, Announces Collector
J. W. Bailey
Raleigh, July 23 The following
statement has been issued by Collec
tor of Internal Revenue J. W.
llailey:
"July 31 is the lust day for filing
returns of the capital stock tax. To
avoid penalty, the returns must be
in the hands of collectors of internal
revenue on or before midnight of that
date.
"Blank forms are available at the
office of Collector of Internal Reve
nue J. W. Bailey, Raleigh, N. C.
Form 707 is retired for domestic,
and 708 for foreign corporations.
"The capital stock tax is a special
excise tax imposed on corporations
with respect to "carrying on or do
ing business." The tax on domestic
corporations is $1 for each $1,000 or
so much of the fair average value of
its capital stock for the preceding
year ending June 30 as is In excess
of $!".000n Foreign Vorporations are
required to pay a tax at the rate of
$1 for each U.000 of their capital
employed in the transaction of busi-1..
ness in the United States without the
benefit of thp $5,000 deduction. The
tax Is payable In advance, returns
filed in July of this year covering the
taxable year beginning , July 1, 1921
and ending June 30, 1922.
"The Bureau of Internal Revenue
estimates that approximately 325,000,
such returns will be filed, and that
the amount of revenue collected from
this source will be approximately
?90. 000,000.
"Returns a"o required of everv
domestic corporation re-rardless of
the par value of its capital stock, and
of every forelfii corporation Irrespec
tive of the amount of cnnital em
oloved in this ennntrv In the trans
action of its business., Certain cor
porations not organized for profit are
expinnt from capital' stock tax. The
ciass or organizations entitled to meters are fine, but there are two sub
exemption Is descr'bfd In rWula-j jectB that can not lm charted : they
(ions 50, revised, copies of Which are Almighty God and human nature,
may be obtafned at the office of Col- an(1 nol)l cut quite a fiRure, Also it
lector J. W. Bailey. Raleigh, N. C. 'should be remarked that It is a per
"Corporatlons claiming exemption son of rare qualifications that can an-
are required to file returns setting
forth their reasons for such claims,
accompanied hy evidence In support
thereof.
"If, because of lack of comnlete
data or other reasons than Illness or partment reports, etc. who rould
absence It is impossible to file n Bpend our time to better advantage
complete return on or before July 31. learning the people in our organiza
a tentative return mav be fled, re-ltlono and gett ing a more in'ir.iate
portin-T the approximate fair value , knowledge of the viewpoint of thqse
In order that nn Initial assessment . with whom wp An luminous
may be made, thus avoiding penalty.
"The. renal'v for failure tn file afrits 4vn iniMtir:n( to
return within the time prescribed Is i
an added assessment of 25 per centj
of the amount due, unless It is shown
that the failure was due to reason-
able cause and not to neglect, ,
"In addition to the added assess-
ment a fine of not more than SI .000 ,
Is provided for failure to make a re-'
turn on time. For wilful refusal to
make a return, .wilful evasion of the i
tax. wilful refusal to supplr infor- MISS ALBEHTSOX NOW AWAY'
mation requested hy the Commis-1 Miss Marcie Albertson is now tak
sloner, or attempting In any way : ing the course given home demon
evade the tax and, payment when stration agents of the State at North
due. the penalty is a fine of not more Carolina College for Women at
than $10,000 or Imprisonment, for Greensboro. She expects to be back
not more than one year, or both'. , by Monday, August 1st.
v "With a view to the prompt col- -lection
of the capital stock tax, and mit checks with the returns for the
for the convenience of the taxpaver amount of taxIne, This method is
as well as the government, the Bu- appealing to corporations as it les
reau suggests that corporations sub- sens liability to penalty."
Subscription
TO PASQUOTANK MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL (
ASSOCIATION
I herewith make application for and subscribe to
shares of Preferred Stock of the Pas
quotank Municipal Hospital Association, at the par
value of $10 per share upon the following terms:
10 August 1st, 1921, and 10 monthly thereafter
until the full amount of subscription's been paid.
Name of Subscriber
Address '. .
Date 1921. ,
1
GENTLY SCORES
SUPER-SYSTEM
Chairman Federal Reserve
r i. f i i i c
and Human Nature Must Be formerly of this city, who died in
Taken Into Account Franco In the service of the. United
m .States army In the world war, will
Minneapolis. Minnesota. July 23 be :o"',,,,;' llt "''" on Hroad
-Super-system, titles that cause ilr,Mit ""lhy "fernoon at one-thirty
heurt-bum and overdone statistics; ,,BU;a'1 of ,lim 0 cl,,ck'
were gently castigated here to-day 11 '"'"-.gemenls. The dead
hv ll r. wiiii- Mm irimi ii f h Ixt'ih remains reached this city Hat-
board of the Federal Reserve Hank!
of Cleveland, Ohio, In a practical
business talk to future bank execu
tives. The occasion was the annual
convention of the American Institute
of Hanking.
"doing through the motions of do
ing business without really getting
down to business" was the theme the
Cleveland banker expounded. He
summed it up in the title of his ad
dress, "Knowledge vs. Wisdom," and
here are some bits of business wis
dom he gave young bankers:
"Full credit must be given to or
ganization and machinery, since or
der is Heaven's First Law. What I
w.l n In fritt iinriiua la a lrlplr ucr.ilnaf I
,i ,,, ,' . .u . .1 i I
the pyramiding of system that final-1
ly leads to bureaucracy. I do not
think It is the duty of the public to
conduct a continuous audit of a con
cern with which it trades.
"Frequently in a bank organiza
tion the question of titles receives
, more consideration than it deserves,
nvinptti:ill v h.iputiaa unncir.uvc.tom luis
fr(,.Up(1 go manv wh;
, 8Q , e0RH , wh(,(,9 that
,.,,,,. ,w..,i11o. , i..,,, (l
jtles doesn't sullice. v Frequently tl-
ties cause a lot of heart-burning in an
organization simply because of vani- ated Tress) The outstanding- fea
ty and false pride. i ture of the government's Irish peace
.tiy ooservauon and judgment
convince mo that one can function
under any title and that we will do
well if we pay less attention to ti
tle, lest in our zeal to create and ex
alt titles we put the emphasis where
it does not, belong. It Is not a ques
tion of what a posit'on is. The ques
tion is: What are you yourself do
ing with it?
As to statistics, accurate data in
telligently arranged is so far ahead
of hunches, guess work, general re
mits and rule of thumb that it is as
electricity to candle light. Neverthe
less, it's use can be overdone and is
being overdone. Charts and barom-
alyze and make proper
deductions
from statistics.
It is my judgment that a lot of us
are getting our trousers shiny sitting
at oitr desks poring over statistics, de
PLAY THIS AFTERNOON
The Elizabeth City Cubs and the
Harbinger baseball team will play a
lively game on the West Main street
diamond this afternoon at 3:30.
It is hoped that a large number ot,
local fans will be out to see this
game.
Hour Funeral Service
Changed to One-thirty
IteiiiaiiiM of William Kills While,
War Hero, Arrived Sal unlay
Morning
unlay morning on the southbound
train from Norfolk.
The local order of Red Men will
officiate at the funeral,, and all
members of the fraternity are request
ed to meet at the hall of the Order
in the Kramer Hullding at 12:4.r.
Former service men of this city and
section will act as pall bearers, and
will perform the military flag cere
mony. Interment will be made at
Hollywood Cemetery.
HARDING (JOES CAMI'INO
Washington, July 23. President
Harding left by automobile today to
Join a camping party with Harvey S.
Firestone, Henry Ford and Thomas
Edison on Licking Creek near Peck-
, , , .. .
vine, Maryland. He expected to
spend the night under canvas and
return late tomorrow. Mrs. Hard
ing did not accompany him. Bishop
William F. 'Anderson, of the Metho
dist Episcopal Church, South, and
Mrs. Anderson wcp also of the party.
Ulster's Position
Is Amply Assured
London, July 23 (Hy The AsBoci-
proposals to Devalre is concession of
fiscal autonomy. It was stated on
high authority today, and the posi
tion of Ulster Is amply assured.
SPREAD NET 1 OR BANDITS
Memphis, July 23. The Memphis
police today joined the sheriff's
posses in spreading a dragnet today
for the six men who held up the
Missouri Pacific' passenger train last
night.
(JERMAN CAPITALIST IICKT
Berlin, July 23. Hugo Stinnes,
i uiTinuii capuaiisi, ,iuuuy nuuereu
concussion of the
auto overturned.
brain when his
CAKPENTIER IS
GIVEN OVATION
I Paris, July 23. Georges Carpen
1 tier was today given a hero's recep
tion upon his arrival here from the
United States. He was captured by
'the surging throng and borne against
his will along the thoroughfares.
.Police lines were pushed aside by the
'shouting throngs. Police ' reserves
finally persuaded the boxer to take a
taxicab so
i crowds.
they could disperse the
Des Moines Owns
Public Observatory
Des Moines, la., July 23 The only
I municipal observatory In the world,
j according to Bean Daniel W. More
Ihojise of Drake University, Its chief
I promoter, will be opened to the pub
1 11c here on August 1. The city
I council voted the funds for its erec
tion. Dean Morehouse was lefl to work
(for the public telescope by his exper
lience as head of the department of
t astronomy at the local university for
20 years. In which-he came to the
conviction that the great majority of
newspaper readers are interested In
astronomical phenomena. "They de
sire Information In this field upon
which they can depend and which
and will he of real benefit in shaping
their ideas and concepts in the realm
of the oldest and grandest of
the sciences," the dean says.
The observatory building Is to be
equipped by Drake university with a
fine nlrfe Inch equatorial telescope. It
! Is to be made the control of the unl
I verslty and open to the public at
j least three times a week, and at any
other time when occasion may war
rant.
Thn f'ltv of Tins Moines has erected
one of the most beautiful observa-1 Augustus Markham. of Lower Pas
tolres In the loveliest public park to,""18"' wa the city Saturday,
he found In the entire Missouri as Meads, of the Sound
Vnnb .1 1
valley,
said Dean Morehouse.
WILL MEET MONDAY
The Ladles' Missionary Society of
the First Baptist church will meet In
the church parlors Monday after
noon at four o'clock. All members
are urged to be present.
MUTE MAN IS
Casey Jones Was Sentenced to
Hang on July 18 "ut Ap
pealed to Supreme Court
Saved Once Before
llattlesliurg, Miss., July 23,
Casey Jones, white man convicted of
the murder of Mrs. J. S. Mosely, was
taken from the county jail early to
day and hanged by a mob.
He was sentenced to hang on July
IS, but tht' hanging was delayed by
an appeal to supreme court.
Jones was saved from a mob two
months ago by a preacher who stood
off the masked men who tried to take
Jones from a hospital.
Jones is reported to have made a
desperate llgii for life, lie badly
cut one member of the inoliwiLh a
razor and broke a chair over the
head of another. No shots were
11 red.
r
CROWDS Til IIONO DOORS
OF MI H HKI.LS HAT! RD.IV
Saturday morning before Mit
chells department Store opened
crowds were packed about the doors
ager to push their way In and take
advantage of. the gifts which this
store is awarding the energetic on
Saturday mornings. The crowds re
mained, too, to buy the bargains now
to be had at Mitchells Sale.
WOODVILI.K SI NDAV SCHOOL
ENJOYED AFTERNOON SOCIAL
Woodvillo Baptist Sunday school
enjoyed an afternoon social on tho
church lawn Thursday. There was a
fine crowd present. Ice cream and
cake were served in abundance.
MAYOR
OOODWIN IS
NOW IN NEW
OFFICES
Mayor V. Ben Goodwin is'now in
his handsome new ollices over fho
Savings Bank & Trust . Company.
Besides being mayor of liestcity, Mr.
C.oodwin is also secretary of the
Building and -Loan Association, sec
retary of tho Albemarle Fair Asso-
el;!''on ""d C-e.:
of the Red .Men
Records
General Smuts Aids
De Valera And Craig
London, July 23. General Smuts.
South African premier, is expected to
leave for Ireland early next week to
place his services at the disposal of
DoValera and Sir James Craig, Uls
ter premier, during the critical con
sideration of the Irish peace pro
posals, p
A BAN DON A TONM ENTS
Washington, July 23. Secretary
Weeks announced today that six
army cantonments will he abandon
ed. Camp Devens, Massachusetts,
and Camp Mead. Maryland, were
named, but the others were not an
nounced. It was said that Camp
Jackson would probably be abandon
ed. One big cantonment will bo
maintained permanently in the
South.
ANOTHER VICTIM TAKKEI)
Lufkin, Texas, July 23. George
Lee, service car driver, became the
third victim of masked men here in
a week when he was unloaded today
from an automobile In the city
clothed only in tar and feathers.
' NEAKLY HAD FIGHT
Washington July 23. The Berg
doll investigating, committee's ses-.
slon broke up suddenly today when
Charles Braun, brother of Grover
Bergdoll, called Representative John
son a liar and Johnson attempted to
reach him.
PEUSONALH
Miss Mary P. Bell, who has been
visiting her sister In Norfolk, re
turned home yesterday.
Mrs. S. N. Dulin has returned from
Raleigh, where she has been visiting
Mrs. S. B. Underwood and other
relatives.
R. L. Jackson, of the Salem sec
tion, was In the city on business Sat
urday. Carl Bright, of Sound Neck, was
! here Saturday morning.
T """ '"reu nere oaiur-
uay. 0
W. H.
Markham, of Salerii, came
to Elizabeth City by automobile
Saturday morning.
George Meads, of Simonds Creek,
was In the city Saturday.
John A. White, ot Simonds Creek,
was a Saturday visitor to this city.