WEATHER
Showers tonight and
Thursday. Somewhat cool-
er. Moderate to fresh
S. W. and W. winds.
CIRCULATION
Tuesday
1,682 Copies
VOL. XI.
FINAL EDITION
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROUNA.WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 3, 1921
SIX PAGES
NO. 179.
$10,000 Hospital Stock Is' Subscribed
'fe
PLAN TO DEFER
THIS NEW ROAD
r ; d i l. 1 1 i
rerquunnna-rasquuianii nign-
way Will Likely Wait Until
Pasquotank Highway Com
mission Has More Funds
Postponement of the construction
of the recently-authorized road con
necting Perquimans County with
Pasquotank in Mt. Hermon Town
ship, is indicated by action taken by
the Pasquotank Highway 'Commis
sion in session Tuesday. A. B. Houtz,
chairman of the Commission, was
authorized to confer with the Per
quimans Commission with this end.
ia view, because at present the Pas
quotank road body has not sufficient
funds in hand to undertake any road-1
building ventures not already under!
tray.
Proceedings were begun toward
the discontinuance of the Lowry
road, at WeekBville, connecting New
"Weeksvllle with the brick highway
at the junction of the Crocker Hill
road. The Lowry road was built un
der great difficulties twenty years
ago as a short cut from Weeksvlllo
through the Newbegun Creek swamp
toward Elizabeth City. The swampy
nature of the road foundation has
made the upkeep of the road very
troublesome and expensive, and since
the brick road past Old Weeksville
to the post office has been completed,
the Lowry road has been practically
untravelled.
Mob Lynches One
Leaves The Other
Petersbnrg, Va., Aug. 3. One of
the two negroes captured at McKen
ney last night as slayers of Tlngley
Elmore, postmaster at Tobacco, Mon
day, was taken' from Brunswick
County Jail at Lawrenceville early
today and lynched by a mob. The
other was left in the Jail unmolested.
Testifies Banks
Charged High Rates
Washington, Aug. 3. John Skel
ton Williams testifying before the
Congressional Agricultural Commis
sion against the alleged credit dis
crimination by the Federal Reserve
Board said that one cotton bank
charged thirty-one per cent and when
borrowings Increased during the cot
ton moving period the rate went as
high as eighty-seven per cent while
at the same time h said New York
banks lot large amounts at seven
per cent.
HARRIS-FLETCHER
Marshall Toxey Harris, of Weeks
ville, and Miss Sarah Fletcher, of
Bayelde, were quietly married 'by
Her. E. L. Cole at his residence at
Weeksville Tuesday afternoon at two
o'clock. The groom Is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Harris, of Lower .
Pasquotank County, and the bride
Is the attractive daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. M. R. Fletcher. They will
make their home near Weeksville. 1
Both have many friends In both city
and County, who wish them many
years of wedded happiness.
DRESSES NOT ALL SOLD
E. S. Chesson Company still have
a number of $8.89 dresses advertised
In this newspaper last week and as
long as they last the price will hold.
Also on display in this firm's window
are a number of models of the new
sleeveless dresses now so popular at
$1.98 and $2.25. Fall goods are
also coming In and there will be
some wonderful values to offer when
the season opens, Rays E. S. Chesson,
Jr.
BRITAIN WINS AGAIN
Cowes, Isle of Wight. Aug. 3.
Great Britain won the third yacht
race from the Americans today,
making Great Britain six points
ahead.
TWO WOMEN KILTjED
New Brunswick, N. J., Aug. 2.
Mrs. Edward Plerson and Miss Delia
E. Money, of Louisville, Ky., were
killed and two others were Injured
when their limousine overturned here
today.
WANTED TO EXCHANGE DODGE
Touring Car In excellent condition
for Ford Coupe. Call Advance of
fice, 3,4,5-pd
PLAYERS FOUND
"NOT GUILTY
Ju.ltfo Landis Says They Will Not
1J Itmtorml to Organized
Baseball, However
Chicago, Aug. 3. None of the Am
erican League players, who were ac
quitted yesterday of criminal conspir
acy to throw the 1919 series has any
Immediate prospect of being restored
to organized baseball, according to a
statement of Judge Landis, National
Baseball Commissioner, today.
He said "Regardless of the, verdict
of juries, baseball is entirely able to
protect itself against crooks both in
side and outside the game."
Charles A. Comiskey, owner of the
Chicago White Sox, declared that the,
verdict of the jury did not change his
mind and until they cleared them-,
selves to his satisfaction he would
have nothing to do with them.
The seven former White Sox play-
era were found not guilty by the jury scarcely any market for inferior
Tuesday night. The jury took only j stock. Many growers have made the j
one ballot and was out two hours and mistake of digging too early, accord
47 minutes. I lng to North River Line officials, and
Chicago, Aug. 3. The acquitted
baseball players expect to return to
big league playing at an early date.
ENTERTAINS STEWARDS
L. It. Foreman, chairman of the
Methodist Board of Stewards, enter
tained the latter at their regular
monthly meeting Tuesday night
aboard his delightful yacht, the
Wicocon. After the regular routine
business had been disposed of, and
a prayer offered by the pastor, Rev.
J. M. Ormond, the Wicocon was
headed back toward Elizabeth City,
and ice cold watermelon was served
all aboard.
CHILI) BREAKS ARM
Ruth, the! ten-year-old daughter
of Rev. and Mrs, H. K. Williams, !
broke her right arm about nine
o'clock Wednesday morning, while
playing "circus" with a number of
other children in the Williams' yard
n Main street.
The little girl Jumped from the
top of the stone wall dividing the
Meekins and Williams lawns, and I
in some way fell upon her aij.
Both bones of the forearm were
broken Just above the wrist. Dr. 1. 1
Fearing rendered prompt medical
attention and the child was resting
well at noon Wednesday.
81 D HATFIELD BURIED
Charleston, W. Va., Aug. 3.-Sid
Hateld and Edward Chambers, killed
at Welch Monday, were taken to
their graves in the little cemetery
near their homes in Matewan today
without Interference from police or
mill'tary.
Bale Georgia Cotton
Fifty Cents Pound
New York, Aug. 3. The first bale,mls8ion win be Present at the mass
of Georgia cotton was sold today on I meeting Thursday night. Perhaps
the exchange for fifty cents a pound. !Dr- D- H- H1IK author of the history
. i of North Carolina now used in the
Elected Manager
Farmers' Council
j
Washington, Aug. 3. Benjamin C. '
Marsh was today elected managing
director of the Farmers' National
Council.
HARDING RESTS
Lancaster, N. H.
Auk. 3,
Prpsl-'port
dent Harding is
White Mountains as
resting in the
the guest of
Secretary Weeks, four miles from a
telephone. He will probably return
to Washington on the yacht May -
flower at the end of the week.
Close On Trail Of
117 " c
.Warren C opurgin
.
Chicago, Aug. 3. Authorities be-
lieve they are close on the trail-oi
Warren C. "urgln, missing presi
dent ho closed the truBt company
with a shortage of over a million !
dollars. It is believed that he fled
to Mexico.
MRS. UMPULKTT DEAD
Mrs. Belle Heath Umphlett died
Wednesday morning at 9:30 at her
home on Third street after an Illness
of several months. She is survived
by her husband, James H. Humph-
lett, and by three sons, James, Jr..
Wallace and Mack, all of this city.
EIGHT ESCAPE JAIL
Greenville, S. C, Aug. 3. Eight
desperate negroes escaped from Jail
here early today.
FARMERS RUSHING ;
d TT I-I-1 U i U ITIAIIHU 1
Twelve Thousand Barrels of
Currituck Potatoes Shipped
In Ten Days Via Elizabeth
City to Northern Markets
The high market prices quoted for
sweet potatoes have brought heavy
shipments of the crop from Curri
tuck County during the ten days
since the
first, consignment came
through. Twelve thousand barrels
had been consigned to points North
over the North River Line through
Tuesday, and the heaviest single
day's shipments thus far recorded
were on Friday, July 29.
Sweet potatoes that are carefully
graded and of high quality are bring-!
ing top-notch prices, but there is
many will lose money by their haste
to ship their potatoes before the mar-
ket comes down.
The regular Wednesday night
moonlight excursion of the Vansciver
will not be held tonight, for the rea
son that the big steamer is being
used in handling the present heavy
potato shipments
PICTURES ML
ADVERTISE CITY
All People Are Specially Urged
to Attend Mass Meeting
Thursday Night on Filming
of Carolina History
Every person in Elizabeth City is
specially urged to attend the mass
meeting to be held Thursday night
at the court house at eight o'clock,
when Miss Mabel Evans, director of
the cast for the mammoth pageani to
be staged in September for the pur
pose of making a moving picture
record of the Raleigh attempts to
colonize America, will give a detailed
explanation of the part that this city
will be asked to take in the staging
of the huge production.
Attention Is particularly called to
the fact that these pictures, If suc
cessfully filmed, will be shown in
moving picture theaters throughout
the United States. Aside from their
historical significance, the' films will
have a very definite advertising value
for this section of North Carolina.
The Individuals chosen as members
of the cast will go down in history,
and will be viewed on the screen by
generations yet unborn. ,
It is probable that some member
of the North Carolina Historical Corn-
public schools of the State, will at-
tend. Every civic and fraternal or-
Kanlzalion in the city should be rep-
resented at the meeting, both ay
members present and by executive
officers. A similar mass meeting at
Edenton last week drew a very large
and enthusiastic attendance.
Among others, the teachers of this
city and section are particularly urg
ed to be present to offer their sup-
and assistance In this big his-
torlcal-educational undertaking.
Leg;on Delegation
&
' Sails For France
-
New York, Aug. 3. Members of
i JL"d2,,bi To
'tional Commander Emery sailed to-
day for France to visit the battle-
fields. There were delegations from
em.y state
FOUR MINOR CASES IN
WEDNESDAY MORNING COURT
For failure to display proper rear
lights on their cars, Ira B. Parker,
Charlie Bundy and M. F. Torksey
were taxed with the costs of hear
ings in recorder's court hero Wed
resday morning.
George Wlnslow paid the costr of
the case for driving Hn automobile in
the city witu the cut-out open.
1
WANTED TO RENT FARM ON
j shares. Have been farmer all my
life. Understand stock, fruit, etc.
Landlord must furnish everything,
L F. Capell, 205 N. Polndexter St.
Aug 3-6t-pd
Many Are Helped !
By Welfare Work'
Mis. A linn K. H-iilcml Much
Ncedod Assists licet In 21 Home
In City During July
In twenty-one homes in this city,
whence calls of distress came to
Mrs. Anna E. Lewis, city superin
tendent of public welfare, aid was
given during July through the Red
Cross, the churches and various in
dividuals. Mrs. Lewis made 59
visits to homes in all parts of the
city. In twelve of these, the wel
fare worker gave advice' as to the
care of babies, and lessons in the cor
rect preparation of food. Twenty
four calls were made in homes where
no outside assistance was needed.
Mrs. Lewis twice visited the
County Home, and on both occasions
found conditions good there. Eleven
cases were dealt with in Juvenile
Court, and six were dealt with by
Mrs. Lewis out of court.
Mrs. Lewis declares that she has
been much benefited by her stay at
Chapel Hill, and believes that many
of the things she leaVned while there
will be of great value to her In her
work during the coining year. She '
will endeavor to impress upon those !
whom she visits the necessity of ;
sanitation, and the Importance of ju
dicious economy in the management
of their homes i j
CUBS ARE AGAIN
TAKEN BY ELKS
Wiiifkc's Pitching Gives Elks Third j
Straight Game of Scries I
Umpiring Improved j
With Wineke pitching air-tight
ball, the Elks won their third
straight game from the Cubs Tues
day afternoon by the score of 2 to 0.
The runs were scored in the sixth in
ning: when Hiuton doubled to center
with two on. WiUi the exception of
this inning the Elks could do little
with Dixon, he allowing only three
hits in the first five innhigs.
Cubs Not Dangerous
The Cubs were not threatening ati"u'c" 1 ' ."'."""r blithe fraternal organizations of
,u' " "- Kame, oniy one pour whch wflg pt out ,0 meet the
man reaching third and only two get-1 dpmand made bjr ugerg of four
t ng as far as second And likewise l cv,nder farg Th,8 car repreSents
the Elks were held back until thethe game congtructlve advancements
sixth no an Elk reaching third un-lag the Blx.cylnder Bulck. sharing the'
til that inninar. Henderson atari orl . . . .
the sixth with a single. Bever.dge
singled. Hlnton followed with a
double to deep center scoring both
Henderson and Beveridge. This was
the total amount of scoring for the,.!' ' nlr hal at,hprp, tn fhJ
antire game
Game Played Quickly
The game was Dlaved in ona hour
and ten minutes, one of the quickest
of the season. There was practically
no kicking on Umpire Aydlett's de
clsions. a decided change from th
games heretofore. From the second
to the fifth inning Inclusive only
twelve men faced Dixon, the side go
ing out in order in these innings.
WiiH'ke Surprises Fans
The work ot Wineke stood out
Quite prominently. Opinion was
divided as to whether his lone lay
off would affect his pitching, hut his
work convinced all that his pitching
arm is as good as ever. He allowed
only two hits, one of these being a
scratch by Woodley in the second
when Reld made no play on the
grounder He was given good sup
port, however, especially by Reld
and Falls.
Score by innings: R, H. E.
Cubs ... .0 0 0 0 0 0 00 2 1
Elks 0 0 0 0 0 2 x 2 6 1
Batteries Dixon and Caddy;
Wineke and Bell. Umpire Aydiett.
Time of game 1:10.
TRINKLE CHOSEN
VIRGIMAGOV'NOR
Returns Indicate a Majority of
Nearly 20,000 Over Harry
St. George Tucker In Tues
day's Primary
Richmond, Aug. 3.
The nomlna-
tlon of Senator Trlnkle for Governor Ilaltlmore, Philadelphia and South
over Harry St. George Tucker In em Transportation Company, an.
yesterday's Democratic primary by
between 15,000 and 20,000 majority
ls indicated today by newspaper re.
; turns.
The same returns Indicate the
nomination oi Junius west as Lieu-
j tenant Governor and the re-nomlna-
!tion of Berkley D. Adams to the
Corporation Commission.
Committees Have
Been Successful
Municipal Hospital Now Virtually
Assured With Two Thirds Of
Quota Raised
May Open by
Two Qualified Surgeons To Locate Here As
Soon As Institution Is Ready To Serve
The Public
The opening of the Elizabeth City Municipal Hospital is
now apparently an assured fact..
Russia Releases
American Prisoners
Riga, Aug.' 3. American prisoners
in Russia, have already been released
unofficial report, but there is no word
of when they will cross the border.
BUICK FOUR IS
PUT ON MARKET
On page six In today's Issue will he I
noticed the ad. of the Tidewater
Bulck Company, local agents for the
ZbesT Bulck!
. a .. t wtt h iw nlnnf A n A Ihn II Q VY1 O
competency ot the Kreat nation-wide
in Mn.
, i u a i ,!,., 'the Community Hospital project is
valve-in-head principle with which i ' ,,, i.
.. . wntiJ the response to the widely recogniz-
its name has been so prominently ' . .
.i.l n.iu.l fnp atmti un I net it 11 1 inn flt IniH
connected for twenty years. The mo-
tor develops between SB and 40 brake
i Pwer and road tests have,
.ishown tharthe power plant win ae-
liver ud to 50 miles an hour with
ease- A shipment of these cars is
expected shortly.
T. T. TURNER & COMPANY i
TO GIVE 1USERALL PRIZE
T. T. Turner & Company announce
that they will give' the man who
makes the fewest errors in the nine
Ea'e MTle ot the Twilight League
'which is now being played his choice
of any "Smile" hat in the store.
STILL HAS SUIT RARAIS
The "Store for Dad and the Boys"
still has in stock Home of the suits
valued up to $65 which are going at,witl, 20,000 people, has seven hospl
$25. This store is also offering tali4. Goldsboro, with a popuatlon of
furnishings at one-third on and tne.ii nQO. has three: Charlotte, popu
offer has drawn largo crowds.
Arkansas River Is
On Verge Of Flood
Pueblo, Col., Aug. 3. The Arkan.i
sas River in Pueblo Is within three,
feet of the levee top early today as
the result of cloudbursts In the Roya
Gorge and the surrounding hills but
the danger of a new flood Is believed
to be oassed. Rescue parties In
' boats prevented loss of life.
SELF-PROPKM.INO IMR;E
IS ON THE WAY SOUTH
secretary!
A messnge received by
Job Tuesday afternoon from Frank-
Hn C. MorrlB, general manager of the
nounces that the steamer Ulster, a
self-propelling barge of 350 tons ca-
'parity, left Baltimore Saturday for
'Norfolk and points on the line inj
North Carolina. Included in the car-
go or me steamer were several tons(f0ur o'clock. AH Interested In the
of freight for merchants at Elizabeth j improvement of living conditions at
City. The vessel is due to arrive .Elizabeth City are urged to be
'here Wednesday or Thursday. 'present.
September 1st
Secretary Job reported Wed-
liesuay illuming uiai. uyci
! $10,000 in sto.ck had already
been subscribed, and that sev-
' eral committees were,still to be
; heard from He stated lhat if
all the subscriptions had been
turned in, to date, he believed
that the total would not fall far
short of the $15,000 goal. A
number of organizations have
already subscribed their quo
tas, and the general committee
is now awaiting reports from
the city.
The Hospital Committee is now
seeking nurses so that the institu
tion may be opened by September
first. Two surgeons have stated
their .intention to locate here and
it is believed that everything will be
' ness for the Penln on the
, date set.
The general public support given
.., ,, oro w
o n q
' ,,,., f!1Pnm.n mher
- - . ..
i J .... ,,
beth City, as well as many smaller
towns in North Carolina, have
shown their realization of the value
of good hospitals by establishing
and maintaining them. As the hos
pital center of Northeastern Caro
lina, this city will lie the hub of a
district of 75,000 to 100,000, people.
1 As concrete examples of what other
cities In the State have done to
ward provl(l g hospital facilities, the
following figures taken from a re
, cent issue of the Journal of the Am
erican Medical Association are sig
nificant. According to the Journal's
carefunv tabulated renort. Asheville,
lation 45,000, has four; and Wash
ington, with a smaller population
than Elizabeth City, supports two
hospitals. Wilson, population 10,000,
i has three hospitals; and dozens of
little cities all over North Carolina
nnnr. nTiD ,,.. oflh
, th courge ot ,the -fiospltal
Drve a number of cltlaen. hare asked
membm of the varloug commlttees
t0,leave car(lg( prom8nK to flU out
an(, g(!nd them ,n ,Rter Thesfl card9
should be forwarded to the Cham
ber of Commerce, or left at the Duff
Piano Company store on Main street.
Welfare Meeting
Friday Afternoon
W. B. Sanders, field agent of the
State Board of Charities and Public
Welfare, Is In the city this week, and
will address the people of this city
at a mass meeting at the Chamber ot
Commerce assembly hall In the Hln-
on Building Friday afternoon at