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WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight and Friday, little change in temperature. Gentle to moderate S. winds. CIRCULATION Wednesday . 1,630 Copies VOL. XI. FINAL EDITION ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 11, 1921 FOUR PAGES NO. 186. Graded Schools To Open Monday, September 19 Prof. A. B. Combs, Popular Principal Of The High School Back Again Whole Time Supervisor Employed For Primary School The 1921-22 session of the Elizabeth City Graded Schools will begin on Monday, Sep tember 19th, and all the teach ers for the term have already been secured, according to a statement made by Superinten dent S. L. Sheep Thursday morning. Prof. A. B. Combs and Miss Hattie Harney will again be principals of the high and grammar schools respec tively, and for the first time in the history of the local school system, a whole-time supervisor has been employed for the Pri mary School, Miss Sallie Beas ley, who comes to the Elizabeth City schools with special train ing for and experience in this work. . The Board of School Trustees in recent conference abandoned the Idea of using the Avalon mill prop erty on Lawrence street to house the oveiflow from the Primary School, for the reason that considerable ex pense would be attached to the con version of the building into a school with necessary equipment, and the Trustees believed that there would be sornVhesitancy on the part of pat rons In Phe matr of allowing their children to be sent there for in-. struction. The Primary School will , again be run on the relay plan adopt- ed last year, with one group of chil- dren attending school in the morning and another in the afternoon. Work will be begun next week on the betterment of sanitary conditions at the Primary School. The sewer, that is believed to have caused the, back flow of sewage into the build- the city stockade and Richmond Weeksville high school district and ing will be dug up, thoroughly clean-, County Jail earlytoday in the effort a fiecond election be. held to fix the ed out, and replaced with sufficient to seize C. O. Fox and Jesse Gap-, location of the proposed high school, fall to assure ihe proper drainage, pins, charged with killing William wa tne decision reached at a mass The High School Instructors forjBrazell, young taxicab driver. They 'meetjng neld at Salem school Wed the year will be as follows: A. B. 'stopped before the Jail and the Jailor nesday afternoon Combs, principal; R. T. Ryland, mathematics; Miss Minna Pickard. science; Miss Aleene B. Edwards, Latin; Miss Jane Johnson. French and history; Miss Elizabeth Jeffries, English; L. W. Jarman, mathematics and science; Miss Lou 'Shine, Eng lish and history; George R. Sherrill. mathematics and civics; R. W. Holmes, mathematics; Miss Elizabeth Allen, English; Miss Mary Under wood, business department, and Miss Martha Martin, domestic science, s Here is the list for the Grammar School: Miss Hattie Harney, prin cipal and seventh grade; Misses Mar tha Elliott and Linda DeLon, seventh . grade. , . Sixth Grade Mrs. Elizabeth Pool, Misses Frances Purvis and Amber Holloman. Fifth Grade Mrs. H. C. Pearson and Misses Osie Klser. Marie LeRoy and Ruth Cooke. Fourth Grade Misses Nettie - White, Eoline Monroe, Emma Cobb, "Winnie Boseman and Alice Brock well. For the Primary School, of which Miss Sallie Beasley is supervisor,' the ' the upkeep is expensive, due to the hlgn spbooi at &t principally by rea Third Grade teachers -will be Mrs.j swampy nature of the road founda- Bon of the additional cost. Li. Hi. BKinner ana misses LiUClUe Lie- Roy. Dora Blanchard, Willie Jack son and Mrs. T. B. Cooke. Second Grade Mrs. B. S. Ether idge. Misses Florence Bell. Emma Willis, Margaret Sheep and Margaret Harris. First Grade Mrs. Minnie Brooks, Mrs. Susie S. Morrisette and Misses Lucille Poag, Mary Nixon, Grace Par ker and Eula Pappendlck. NEGROES DECREASE IN TENX. Washington, Aug. 11 (By The As sociated Press) Negroes decreased In Tennessee during the last decade and whites Increased, according to the census report today. IX THURSDAY COURT For failure to list his taxes in ac- cordance with law, A. M. Armstrong,1 coiuiou, oo iocu wim mo vuoiB ui a hearing in recorder's court Thurs - day morning, and was ordered to pay his back taxes. The item In Wednesday's police court news referring to Charlie Tat - rick should have read Webb Patrick. Instead. , ,j. 4 a jf THREE CHOPS OF APPLES FROM THIS STRANGE TREE Three (separate crops of ap ples from a single tree thin sum mer thia is the remarkable record claimed by Anderson Russell, a prominent and sup posedly veracious fanner of Perquimans County. The tree in question is on Mr. Russell's farm five miles north of Hert ford. It Is of the. "June Apple" variety, and Its first output of the season ripened early In the month of weddings. The second crop came along lata in July, and there are now small apples of the third crop fast forming on the unusual tree. As proof of his assertions, Mr. Russell has a quantity of excellent cider on hand which ie made from the preceding crops. Any doubter may taste, and bp convinced, at least of the excellent flavor of the apples. Rush Prisoners Away From Mob Find Savannah Jail Overflowing And Have to Lock Men In Police Quarters Savannah, Aug. 11. The sheriff refused to receive the, here toda prisoners brought from Augusta, due to Jail congestion. The prisoners were locked 'at police headquarters pending a decision upon what dispo - sition to make of them. Augusta, Ga., Aug. 11 (By The As. soclated Press) A mob of masked men from South Carolina, traveling In twenty-6V automobiles, visited allowed three or the moo to eter( Between 75 and 100 citizens of j guests at the cottage and those in the Jail, but the prisoners were Salem Township were present at thelvited. - t rusned out or town by the sheriff minagg meeting, which was also at an automobile before the mob ar- tended by Chairman J. M. LeRoy, W. rived and landed safely at Savannah. q qox and d. W. Morgan, of the Lowry Road Again ( Before Commission . . ,. ' . .'sided over the meeting, opening it People of Salem Township Anxious th ft t f(jr & Btatement frora For Continuance of Costly Connecting Road A delegation of citizens from Sa lem township will appear before the chairman of the Pasquotank High- way Commission in a few days to protest against the closing of the protest against tne tioBiug ui u Lowry road, connecting Weeksville postomce wnn tne paveu nigiiway hi the Junction of the Crocker Hill road. The people of Salem are saved a dis - tance of nearly two miles by the short cut afforded by this road, and they are loath to lose it. jtecenuy tne nignway tuiu.uiiuB educational institution. Thore is al began steps toward the closing of B0 a congiderabie unorganized scat the Lowry road for the reason that terine of oll. who do nnt Wflnt . lion, aim lilt! iuur wuuueu urawunuse, which must be kept In repair. The quartprg that the election which will Commission will, it Is believed, ijW caIled at an early date on the gpe. to keep the road open, but !t is In- cIal tax wl fall altogether. If it dicated that, inasmuch as each town-jdoe8 the pponle Uying ,n the Weekg. ship may soon take over the upkeep vine special district, who have worked of its own roads, an entertaining fof ft hlgh gchool for yearg paRtf plan question may soon arise as to wheth-,to exhaut every p0B8)ble n,eatl, be er Salem township, which is bene- . th ,ve u thelr lntentlon to ft A A 11. . M 1 11 t fitted by the road, shall become spon- out iur iiB iii.lc..au,, ui WI.Ct..c. tne cost oi us upneep snau oe norne by Nixonton township, In which the road is located, but which derives: a. i . a ii . 1 little or no benefit from the shortcut . HAS EXPERT BAKER "I have Just secured the services of a first class French pantry cook," says E. M. Raper. proprietor of the Model Bakery. "He was with two of the largest bakeries in Baltimore, and we can promise Elizabeth City. people an Interesting display of bak - ery uainiies u imp mm Keep ineir eyes on the windows of Morrisette & Raper in the Hlnton Building." Mr. I Raper will tell Elizabeth City people more about some of the new bakery . products that will be sold at the Model Bakery in an advertisement tn I tomorrow's paper, ELKS WIN FINAL GAME OF SEASON Defeat Assorted Team 4 to 2 In Fifth Gumo of Special Nine-Game Post Season Series The B. P. O. Elks ball team finish ed Its season Tuesday afternoon in a biaze of glory when It defeated the selected team, composed of Cub and Red Men players, for the fifth tinvi In the nfne-game reries for the cham pionship of the city. The game was fast and snappy from start to finish and resulted in a score of 4 to 2, with the Elks on the big end. J. DaVls was on the mound for the Cubs hut was Ineffective and was relieved I by Twlddy. Wineke pitched splendid I ball for the Elks, allowing only four i hits, and one of these ct the scratchy j variety. " The Elks have hung up a very en- I viable record in baseball this season. iThey won both halve-: of the Twi light League season in which they Nags Head, AugMl (By Special registered "twenty-two wins while Correspondent) One of the greatest they were defeated only six times.; events of this season, and said by I After havTns- wnn tha Iqoitiiq nun 'some to be the greatest of any sea- they engaged in a nine game series ". wai thf "masquerade party" at with a team composed of the best Leltoy's- cottage Wednesday night, ! 'material in the city In this series when Miss Ina Mae Leltoy entertain-1 I they won five games and lost two.'ed in honor of her company, Miss ' ' giving them a grand total for the Elizabeth Nash and the guests of the season of 27 games won and 8 lost, cottage and their friends. The score of Wednesday's game by innings: , R. H. E. Cubs 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 3 Elks 0 0 0 4 0 0 x 4 8 4 I Batteries Davis, Twiddy and jWoodley; Wineke and Bell and Hen- derson. Struck out by Davis, 4; by Twiddy, 2; by Wineke 9. Umpl Aydlett. Timejof game 1:15. I . (PEOPLE DIVIDED AT lunu nrujfm m niuu auiuuL Citizens of Salem Township Will Vote On Special Tax Now And Later On Site Of The School That the people of Salem Town- shlp outgide the Weeksville high (school district will vote by them selves on the special school tax pro- D08e(j for the township, and that it tne 8pecial tax is carried, the district thus formed he consolidated with the County Board of Education, and County Superintendent M. P. Jen nings. Mr. LeRoy, acting in his ca pacity of chairman of the Board, pre- those present as to what they wished done on the Bchool proposition. Fol lowing some discussion, the above de cision was reached. The people of Salem Township are c,ear,y div,ded ,nt0 tWQ oppoglng fac. tions. One group wants the high schooi ocated in the center of the'Sun(iay and holiday playing dates town8niP) regardless of size llmlta-l wmia many minor league maenatea tions or nthpr - fnMrr Thn nthor group ,8 worklng or the egtabllgh. ,ment of the gchoo, at or near Weekg. TlIle because a BChoo, ,ocated tnere Wflllld hfl pm,, of APyennmt tn. to a much larger and more effective Tt . nw frpBiv nrorilptori tn inmt h . hf h f.(.hooiGven tomnnra - ry one)n order that their children mQy haye at nom(J th adTantage8 of beUer educat0nal facilities, !U. S. BOY SCOUTS LEAD THE WORLD i NewYork.Aug.il. Membership of the Boy Scouts of America, one of whose mottoes is "do at least one good deed every day," has now reached 528,119. This is said to be 1 larger than the total membership ot Scouts In the rest of the world. The membership of other countries affiliated with" the International Scout Bureau at London is 460,089. The British Empire has 324,700. Mrs. Enoch Ludford is visiting her mother In Ayden. BODY OF PRIEST HAS BEEN FOUND; Missing Since August Second, i Leonard Wood, it is authoritatively Buried On Sandcliff WithitatVia8 ben Belectef by PreBl,lent Bullet Holes Through Heart And Head San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 11 (By The Associated Press) The body of Father Patrick E. Heslln, missing from the parish of Holv Angel Cath olic church since August second, was' wasningion, Aug. ii toy tne as- per Miesia, ana are expecting to re found today buried on a sandcliff , soclate1 Press) Farmers suffered port to the Allied Supreme Council near Salada Beach. He had beenlmost from the cent VTce collapse, some time today, murdered and there were bullet holes 'Governor Strong, of the New York The Council has agreed not to in- through his heart and head. Parson Chaperones Masquerade Ball At 8:30 the entertainment began i with a grand march In the spacious dining room led by Dr. H. D. Walker Mftfcii.w . l Ah,v iskuu. tions, landed 1,000 casec of Scotch and Miss Wood, of Edenton. After 'whiskey in Camden, New Jersey. It dancing, numerous games were en-j Rev- E- L- stack 18 conducting a i3 said that the captain of the schoon joyed. One of the biggest features splendid meeting at Newbegun Meth- er, Lewis T. Nippel, admitted the of thening was the Oriental 0(1181 cnurcn tnis week, services are dance by Miss Catherine Hath-' heltl at eleven o'clock each morning away, , . i (' at two o'clock eacn afternoon. A All types of character's were repre-' corcllal Invitation is extended the sented by costumes dating from, the'ne0Dle o( ,he community to attend landing of Sir Walter Raleigh to the services; spectacular modern .street apparel, j Some of the best dressed ladle's KI'WORTII ENJOY PICXIO wer: Misses. R. M. Dewey,.-M. G. Morrisette, V. E. Gregory. James Hathaway: Claude Jones. St. Claire Hailev. Dr. Zenas Fearing and ers. Among the men present were grounds Wednesday. There was a Lieut. Elizabeth Nash, Private Las u'g crowd and an abundance of good JUJ.hi'way "Little Dude" Ina, Maa1"'118 t0 eat- Thomas J. Markham, LeRoy; "Mutt" Chesson, better,01 Elizabeth City, delivered the ad known as Roy, and Pirate Maxine drees of the dav' Fearing. Others taking part were the Gypsy girls, Nell Grlce and Nan- nie Mae Long; the two French dolls, Mrs. Wynne, of Raleigh and Marie LeRoy: Misses Alma and Ruth Wins .low and company, Miss Jessie Mc- Nell; Sunbannet Girl Mary Nixon, Boy Scout Alethea Holmes. The Rev. Mr. Sanderlin, of Whale Head, chaperoned the crowd. Between dances refreshments were served. There were 150 present, Including LEAGUES INSURE AGAINST RAIN Americans Follow BritUh Custom In Safeguarding Playing Dates Rates Va!ry New York, Aug. 11. The British custom of taking out weather insur ance has acquired a strong foothold ! la the United States. Five maior leaeue baseball clubs this season have thus safeguarded ; themselves on all of their Saturday,! while many minor league magnates are similarly protecting their ex- chequers. More than $1,500,000 was under-j written in rain insurance for the last Fourth of July, it is estimated. Fair weather was general, and less than $100,000 was paid policy holders. ; Labor Day is expected to break the' July Fourth record. I A British company underwrote a $750,000 rain insurance policy for HAiJ KtOlorilLLI Tex Rickard as protection against Madrid, Aug. 11 (By The Assocl financlal setbacks which the ele-'ated Press) The Spanish Premier ments might have caused on July 2, 'today submittetl his resignation from i the day of the Dempsey-Carpentler ' the cabinet, due to the crisis created bout. The premium of this policy was reported to have been $75,000.' Colleges also have begun to in- sure against rainy Saturdays during tne rootoau season, ana state and. !.ni.ntir fair. r uuowiao f.vina. the practice. Underwriters report that horse racing promoters and owners of boats used for holiday ex cursions are their bigger clients. In . ... the winter they insure Ice skating rinks on the temperature remaining below freezing. 1 Summer resort hotels insure them. . selves against bad weather over .week-ends and department stores do J the same thing for days on which .they have advertised sales expected to attract particularly large numbers ot purchasers. j The Insurance companies charge premiums ranging from 2 to 25 per cent of the policy and even higher in rare Instances. Rates are based on tha average rainfall in any lo cality over a ten year period and on the month In which the event In sured is to take place. General wood To i w , , - , - O ,7 1 HQ O soclated Press) Major General : Harding as Governor flunprnl nf tha Philippines, and has expressed his i willingness to accept. Says That Farmers Suffered The Most Federal Reserve Board, told the Joint Congressional Commission today. He said the farmers' prosperity depended iupon reduction of retail cost and lowered wages. Farm Loan Board Plans New Bond Issue " "auiugiuu, auk. h uiy me as- soclated Press) The Federal Farm Loan Board Is considering a new 'nd issue of from forty to fifty mil - llon dollars with five and one-half per cent Interest. . Jt,,'v sl At.ii'iioiii ! MAHKHAM DELIVERS ADDRESS Epworth Methodist Sunday school oth-;enJoyed a Pnic on the church IXTRODICES RESOLUTIOV - j INVESTIGATE CHARGES Washington, Aug. 11 (By The As sociated Press) Senator McKellar today introduced a resolution for Congressional investigation of the charges that John W. Overall, Re publican National Committeeman for Tennessee, violated the civil service laws and sold public offices. PROCLAIMS HOLY WAR FOR SAVING OF ISLAM Aneora. Anatolia. Aue. 11 (Bv Ttk associated Press) Holy war at the Executive Building in an im has been proclaimed by the king of Passive ceremony. Hedjaz to assist the Turkish Na-' 1 tionaiists in the fleht against the COLLECTION OF ALL 'Greeks in Asia Minor. He appeals for the saving of Islam. TO ADD DIAMONDS TO STOCK EXCHANGE New York, Aug. 11. If negotla - tions now under way are carried to a sucessful conclusion, the New York, stock Exchange will soon add to Us Ia8t growing use oi international so- curlties the shares of the Anglo-Amer ican Corporation, diamond producers of South Africa The desire of the Anglo-American Corporation to list its shares in tnis country is based largely on the fact that the major portion of Its product is purchased by American dealers In precious stones. 111 SPANISH PREMIER . nr.no.TrrN by defeat of the Spanish forces by rebellious Moors. " SUNDAY BCHOOL BASEBALL ciuc! Tn nw. played Friday It was announced In Wednesday's paper that the Blackwell and City Road Sunday school baseball teams woulu BlttI l moil BCl icb min oiici- noon However, the managers of the wAiiliI otnrt ftiolr aerlea this after- 1 two teams agreed to postpone the, game today and play Friday after- noon instead. This action was taken in order to allow the clerks to get out to the gamo. A large crowd is looked for on Friday, and a close game is expected. The game will start at 5 o'clock. Ladles will be admitted free and a charge of ten cents will be made for men. The followers of each Sunday school team are requested to turn out and root for their favorite team. team. This series will be played on the West Main street diamond on Tuesday and Friday aflernoons. The i world. The Tidewater Bulck Compa serles will consist of nine games, J ny has an advertisement in this Issue, EXPERTS CONSIDER SILESIA QUESTION Will Report To Allied Supreme i Council Today On Line Be- tween Poland And Germany In Upper Silesia Paris, Aug. 11 (By The Associated Press) Experts here are consider ing the establishment of a frontier between Poland and Germany in Up- terfere with the liberty of private firms dealing with the belligerents, nnd has appointed a committee to consider means of offering Allied aid to the Russian famine districts. Schooner Lands Lots Of Whiskey captain Admits That 1,000 Cases Scotch Were Left at Camden, ( Xew Jersey ; Philadelphia, Aug. ' 1 1. Customs .officials said today that the schooner lnomaston, which was seized upon suspicion of violating regula charge. INVITED TO MEET ON DISARMAMENT Washington, Aug. 11 (By The As- OnM n t Of! Proud " Il'irm i1 lnvlilln Z ,1 ' ... Z S , r"ua Italy, Japan and China to attend the conference on disarmament and far Western questions at Washington, November 11. GOINGJN TODAY Baron Byng, Famous General In World War, Becomes Gov ernor General Of Canada In Impressive Ceremony Quebec, Aug. 11 (By The Associat ed Press) Amid the booming of cannon, Baron Byng, war.hero of the Vimy battle, today officially assumed his duHes as Canada's new Governor General. He took the oath of office BACK TAXES PUSHED Washington, Aug. 11 (By The As sociated Press) The collection of Daclt taxea throughout the country will be speeded up in an effort to cut ' down the new taxes, Secretary Mellon gai.i tndav W 1 Renlie Tn 1 - - Peace Proposals I r lull leader's Attitude. Toward Made , Emdand'a Offers Not Public, However London, Aug. 11 (By The Associ ated Press) The reply of President Valera, of Che Irish Republic, so call ed, to the British government's Irish peace proposals, was handed Austen Chamberlain, House of Commons leader, early today. The contents of the reply will be withheld pending official conferences. Brings Some Gold From Fothenburg New York, Aug. 11 (By The Asso ciated Press) The steamer Stock- j holm, from Fothenburg, arrived hero today with 58 cases of gold , valued at $1,800,000. bars. gi l Oteamer OlllkS Off Spanish Coast Madrid, ug. 11 (By The Associ ated Press) The Shipping Board steamer Black Arrow, sank today off the Spanish coast. Her entire cargo was lost. TO BRING BUICK-FOUB W. P. Skinner of the Tidewater Bulck Company has gone to Charlotte to drive back a sample of the Bulck Four, the new car which is now ex citing much Interest in the auto