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VOL. XI.
FINAL EDITION
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 22, 1921
FOUR PAGES
NO. 222
School Enrollment
Breaks All Records
Number Enrolled On Second Day Surpasses
Total Enrollment For Last Year, Every De
partment Showing Increase Bigger Fac
ulty Gives Each Pupil Larger Measure Of
Attention
The total enrollment of the prl-
mary, grammar ana mgn buuuui,
trom a tabulation ot the teachers'
reports on the second day ot the
session, Is shown-to be 1514, as com;
pared with an enrollment ot 1380 on
the same day of. last year's session
or of 1457 tor the entire session
The total, enrollment for the sess-
Ion, It seems safe to predict, will ex
eed 1600 this school year.
An Increase Is shown in every de
partment, from the high school down
to the primary- grades. But this
year's senior class numbers only
thirty, as compared with the record
breaking class of forty-four seniors
last year. The total high scnooi (the making oi six nunarea ana nuy
enrollment Is 299 as compared with feet of negative film and several
285 on the second day of the session dozen "stills." The directors are
last year. 'Jully satisfied with this progress. It
The enrollment in the grammar ,1s contemplated to make six thou
grades is 615, leading all depart-pnd feet of film, and more than a
ments, and showing an increase of hundred still pictures before the
. i nrnUipf a rnmtilptA.
7U pupils over me grammar giuuc -
.enrollment of 535 on the second day, Mr. Peterson, one of the best cam
of the session last year. ,era men working for the Atlas Edu-
t . nrimar, catlonal Film Company, arrived Mon-
school that had . the largest enroll-
ment, the number on the second day
. ... . la i
th 8 year in this department Is only
g nners 0l7uPil who have ne
Jeen to s.hool before, breaks all
T9CThV"crowd.ng in the primary and
grammar grades makes necessary the
it possible to meet the crowded con-
Jl.l mHht lnlni nn..
.uiiiuho iodi mm vu. B F-
pils in the lower grades away from
school. Last year the entire primary
scnool, wun me exception 01 me inoi
grade, was on the relay system. This
year the first grade must also go to
school in morning and afternoon sec-
tions. The fourth and fifth grades
will use me reiay jwui xo 1.10
case last year; and it is possible that
me im may auupt u .r
ready, fifty pupils are crowded into
one room In sixth grade work but
Superintendent Sheep still hopes that 1
it may be possible to get through
the session without extending the re-
lay system beyond the fifth grade.
In the high school the study hall
system has been adopted, to prevent
crowding in the class rooms and to
enable the teacher who is conducting
a class to give his undivided atten-
tion to the teaching of the lesson.
The auditorium is used for the study
nail. -
Three additional teachers have
been employed for high school work
and one additional teacher, a sup-
ervisor. ill the primary department.
The business department, which
this year Is to be in the hands ofj
Miss Mary Underwood, Is enrolling
an unusually large class, Superinten
dent Sheep says. Indications are
that the enrollment In this depart
ment may break all records.
Man members of last year's high
nhnnl famiWv M hnrlt iiraln TtlPFP
1. a n rnmbi thfi efficient nrincl-
pal; and then there are R. T. Ryland
Miss Plcard. New member, of the
high school faculty are George
teach
Sherrill, of Reecer who will
mathmatlcs and civics: L
W Tar.
vln ot Seven Springs, who will have
mathematics and science; Miss Elis
abeth Allen ot Goldsboro. who will
teach English; Miss Elizabeth Jeff
reys, of Oaffney, S. C, whose sub
ject will be English; Miss Lou
Shine, of Chapel Hill, A. B. gra
duate of the State University, who
will have French and history; and
Miss Martha Martin of Alabama, who
will have charge of the wortsln do
mestic science. One member of the
high school faculty Is yet to be se
cured. She will probably teach Eng
lish and history.
New teachers In the grades are
Miss Amber Holloman, sixth grade;
Miss Ruth Cooke, fifth grade; Miss
Munroe of Sanford, and Miss Bose
man of Enfield, fonrth grade; Miss
Mary Nixon and Miss Grace Parker,
of Statesboro, Georgia, first grade, j
The supervisor of the primary school j
It Miss Sallle Beasley, who comes
to Elizabeth City highly recommend-
ed and with special training for her
work.
WORK GOES WELL
IN MOVIE MAKING
First Day, Tuesday, Six Hun-
dred and Fifty Feet of Film
Were Made and
Directors
Pleased With Result
Manteo, Sept. 22. The net result
of the first day's work on Tuesday,
in the pictorial history project was
and on-the Jc with pep
and skill. Mr. Rehm, who Is direct-
1 i I A n V.
undertaking, and Miss Grimball,
, ......
for-- Jach ,s giving the work of the
-herjjigh P, and oth express
M ZoV Tuesday werJ
, ,t , th at dra ,
. Htfinine to tne gtoriei, tod bv
' . ... '
an old gailor ot the wonderful new
wor,d acrogg the fieft( the unutter.
abe gr,ef of Governor white wnelli
nn hla return tin fniinn that his
daugnter and granddaughter had
disappeared from the lBland.
Captaln Meekins of the Fisheries
Coml89ion Bord went t0 Ellza.
,,.th rltv TlIpfulav in thfi firetchen
land brought down the people of
r;dentotl and Enzabeth City who are
emberi of the ca8t Tnelr work
. n Wednegday and will contInue
,thout let up untll Thursday night,
,t ,8 hoped thRt a the gceneg
wh)ch they ufce part wm haye
Jjeen flmed
A11 the directors are surnrised
at tne taient for acting displayed by
u Df . fo- r,.kn in Man.
teo and on tne l8land hag glven hra.
self or herself wholly to the cause.
even the hank closing Its doors while
Bruc6 Etherldge and Dennis Evans
'became assistant Governors to John
White. The women in the cast
took their lunches and remained all
day waiting to be called Into their
Darts.
Newland Defeats
Dry Ridge 8 to 1
' Newland, Sept. 22. The Newland
base ball team met and defeated the
Ridge team on the Berea dia-
mond Saturday by the score of 8 to 1.
iso runs were maae until me intra
innl"8 he Newland put seven over
J?e P'81?
Coming back in the fourth
Newland scored again
bringing the
lotal lo "BH ruiin.
Through a wild throw to third by
B. Williams Dry Ridge scored in the
fifth. Then both sides tightened up
and there were no more runs by ei
ther team.
The score by innings:
Dry Ridge 000 010 000-1
Newland . ; 007 100 000-8
I
MANY ATTEND OPENING
DISPLAY FALL FASHIONS
Many attended the opening display
of fall fashions at the Woman's Wear
Store today and enjoyed viewing the
beantlful hew wearables. There was
much pleasurable surprise at the low
prices and the high quality. The
display lasts through Friday.
I. O. O. F. RALLY TONIGHT
There will be an Odd Fellowa rally
at Elizabeth Lodge tonight. All
members are exported to be present,
Vislton are welcome.
WILSON TAKES IT
OUT ON MERCHANTS
Merchants' Association Of
north Carolina lown Boy-1
tots Virginia Firms On Ac-
count Of Baseball Decision
Wilson, N. ., Sept. 22 (By The
Associated Press) The Merchants'!
Association of this city went on rec
ord today as opposing trading with '
Virginia firms because of the decision 1
of President W. B. Bradley of the
""""" ""f" i"'"'6 ""t
number of games played by the Wil-1
auu uuu uu uwuui ui allcBCu .u-.
lation of the salary limit, thus fore-,
ing Wilson out ot first place in the
pennant race,
Publishing Houses
May Adopt Open Shop
New York, Sept. 22 (By The As
sociated Press) The big publishing
1 V. . . 1 i 1.1 t , 1 t
UUU8eB luay auoiH lue ",,en B1Iop
policy if the unions fail
i lo aruuraie
their differences now existing. The
publishers demand a twenty per cent
wage cut, while the unions demand
an increase of from fifty to fifty-five
dollars a week.
Mayor Hylan Flays
New York Newspapers
New York, Sept. 22 (By The Asso
ciated Press) New York papers
rtuhliahorl tnriav nn nffiplnl nrnplflmn-
tion by Mayor Hylan calling on
ness men, mercnants ana snopneep
ers to curb the hate-crazed news-
paper publishers" who are aligned
against his re-election in November.
Of the five morning papers which
published the proclamation, four op
pose his re-election.
Virginia
Ordered Withdrawn
AlrKeles SeDt 22 (By The Aa-
c, .. in ,ty,
r" wuaugco uic u.ucicu vu n.t..
draw all films in which appeared
Virginia Rappe, actress for whose
.1 "Cll-U"il,K L. . .1
iiinij-iwu iiuuuiru .uiii. o.o
represented in the action taken.
BANKERS' DAY
AT CHARLOTTE
Charlotte, N. C, Sept. 22 (Spe-
cial) Today was bankers' day at
the Made-in-Carollnas exposition,
with several hundred bankers repre
senting many millions of dollars ot
financial strength in attendance to
near the address of Gov.
Harding, of the Federal
W. P. G.
Reserve
Board, on the plans and policies or
the Board reMve to the South-
eatern stateB- and tnat of Gov;
George J. Seay, of the Richmond
Federal Reserve Bank, who also dis-
CUBBe1 business and banking condi-
tlons from the IewPll,t of h8 P"
Bition.
Dr. D. W. Daniel of Clemson Col
lege, S. C. was the principal speaker
at the elaborate luncheon given by
the American Trust Company in
'compliment to the exposition's dls-
' tingulshed guests and the visiting
bankers. His subject was "Bankers,
Business and Men," and it was
handled In the usual happy vein
which characterizes all the after-
dinner speeches of Dr,
Daniel, who
has become one of the best known
after-dinner speakers ot tne outn.
Governor
Seay also spoke at the
luncheon, his talk extending over a
period of about IS minutes.
Governor Harding 8 address was
delivered at the exposition building,
at 3:30 o'clock, immediately follow
ing the afternoon concert of the of
ficial New York City Band.
Early In the evening Governors
Harding and Seay were the guests
of the Charlotte Clearing House As
sociation at an Informal dinner at
the Charlotte Country Club, They
left Charlotte at 9 o'clock to return
to their respective offices Thursday
morning. .
Governors Cameron Morrison, of
North Carolinaand Governor Robert
A. Cooper, or South Carolina, also
were Inclurft-d in the list of specially
nvited guests, though neither was
on the program for an addreHS, they
preferring to attend that they might
take advantage of the opportunity to
hear the discussions of present-day
financial problems by the two proml-
nent authorities.
Cadet Ersklne Duff hat returned
to Augusta Military Academy, where
he Is taking his second year's work.
Rat Killing Campaign I
Going Successfully ,
Wholesale Finns Are Cc-oM'int liK,
Also Hosiery Mills. Alkramn. '
Drug Stores And Others
The rat killine camnaii mpa nn
successfully. The wholesale district
nas oeen organised and bait will be
set this evening in part of this dis
trict. The hosiery mills, the Al
krama and many other business
places are gladly taking advantage
of this opportunity to get rid of
rats.
The dl'lie stores are HtnrUlnor nn nn
barlum carbonatei wnich tne poi.
son used, and some of the
8tore8 will carry It, too,
grocery
so that
housekeepers III9V nhtaln
a supply.
Person8 who w,sh to get ,n toucj;
with Mrs. Staples and Miss Wright.
who are conducting the campaign,
may do so through the Merchants'
Association.
how you gonna keep 'EM . '
down o. the FAttM eh? total damage ' from the explo
w. h. Jennette has returned from sion at the Badinche Aniline
Q tvltt in V ... T I 11 1 f T. 1 - ,
. nunauu, nyae county,
""6'"& mm una samples oi llie
corn
Place
grown on his farms near that
The ears are the longest seen
here,
inches
measuring from 12 to 14
in length; though Mr. Jen-
nette is confident that he did not get
the longest ears. His tenants tell
him, he says, that some of the corn
they have grown this year has pro-
duced ears 15 inches in length or
longer.
Mr. Jennette thinks of keeping this
corn to exhibit at the District Fair.
"bust-'isgue Regulations
For Wrestling
New York, Sept. 22 (By The As
sociated Press) Rules for the regu
lation of wrestling were issued by the
State Athletic Commission today,
The rules forbid strangle, toe and
head holds and scissors, limiting all
matches to two hours and disquali-
fying wrestlers for displaying bad
temper. , S .;t
rrusii Claims is
Featherweight Champ
Cleveland, Sent. 22 (By The As
gociated Press) Danny Frush of
?a,t.lmore: . prodaima himself th.e
ieatnerweignt cnampion or tne worm.
claiming that he was fouled when
knocked out by Johnny Kilbane on
'Saturday last.
Body Of Bride
Found In
Lake
Union, Conn., Sept. 22 (By The
Associated Press) The body of Mrs.
Nora J. Ket telle, who as a bride of
four days disappeared from camp at
Lake Mashapaug, where she was on
her honeymoon on September 13 was
found in the lake today, but was not
removed from the water pending in-
vestigation.
'
Lowell Sherman
Questioned Today
New York. Sept. 22 (By The As-
sociated Press) The district attor-
ney announced today that he had lo-
cated Lowell Sherman, movie actor,
and served him with subpoena for
questioning in connection with the
Arbuckle case. He will be questlon-
ed today.
DANCE FRIDAY NIGHT
A .uWrintlnn Aarca will h elvpn
at the Southern Hntpl Frlrlav niehf
from 9 to 12 p
m. Good music will
be an enjoyable feature.
LITTLE CHILD FROM MANTEO
DIED HEItK ON WKDNKHDAY
The seven year old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ryan Midgctt of Man
teo, died here Wednesday afternoon
of diphtheria and the body was tak
en back to Manteo on the afternoon
boat Thursday.
The little girl was being taken to
a Norfolk hospital on Tuesday, but
on reaching Elizabeth City it was
found that It was useless to go fur
ther because her life could not be
saved.
IN POLICE COIRT THURSDAY
William Drew, colored, and re
leased from the chain gang only a
few days ago, was held for Superior
Court Thursday when the recorder
" """-u,e l" "
house-breaking. Drew Is alleged to
I a Te urosen into ana entered the treaties negotiated recently with
cabin of the steamer Greensborough. Germany. Austria and Hungary de
Ben Reld. colored, was taxed with sloped today when the Senate For-
' ctnua lor oDHraiinc a car with.
out license.
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Start Probe
KuKIuxKlan
Washington, Sept. 22 (By
The Associated 1'ress) MrU
ofllehils of the Ku Klux Klan
may be summoned to Washington-
for interrogation by the
Department of .lust ice, ami Wil
liam J. Hums, hend of tlie In
vestigation department, has
beeu instructed to have govern
ment operatives start probing
the machinations of the Klan at
once, the Attorney General an
nounced today.
OPPAU explosion!
Amsterdam, Sept. 22 (By
the Associated Press) The
s-t . ..
Company chemical plant in On
,, tit j i . , . , ,
noil WT r A vrnA n h . 1. I 1 1.
" cu"cauaJ' wmcii nun-
dreds lost their lives and thOU-
sands were injured is placed at
, ,n AAA nnn .
iJV'"UUWU mams.
BEER BILL BEFORE SENATE
Washington, Sept. 22 (By The
Associated Press) The beer bill got
before the Senate todav bv th vote
of "Si to 23 after Chairman Penrose
of the Finance Committee sought to
have the tax revision bill taken up.
Speaking To Masons
Condemns Ku Klux
st. Louis. SeDt. 22 (Bv The Asso-
elated Press) Governor Hyde today
condemned the Ku Klux Klan as an
organization before the Missouri
Grand Lodge of Masons, declaring
that the Masons "have no connection
with the organization and want
.JttiOthi to do. with- it. '
i iia;nn. aa:ha
TQ League Of Nations
Geneva, Sept. 22 (By The Associ
ated Press) Three additional na-
tions were admitted to the League of
Nations today, Esthonia, Letvla and
Lithunla.
VIOLA
DANA IN "HOMK
8TTFF" COMING HERE
Viola Dana, whose admirers on
the screen are legion, has the stellar
role in the Metro special production
"Home stuff" which come8 t0 the
Alkrama Theater today.
v,oIa Dana ha8 the 8tellar role ot
Mad Joy. a leading lady of a
cheaP barnstorming company, who
fnds a naven ,n a uiet' 8lmple
nnstead, after being ousted from
the company, and her place taken by
an Inexperienced girl, whose ad-
mirer is willing to back the impov
erished show. Then the company of
actors come to the farm, bringing
with them the girl, a runaway from
the very home Madge has entered.
The working out of the plot is truly
splendid.
This story by Frank Dazey and
Agnes Johnston was directed by Al-
ert J. Kelley. John Arnold photo-
graphed and A. F. Mantz did the art
work. The supporting cast Includes
Tom Gallery, Josephine Crowell,
Nelson McDowell, Prlscllla Bonner,
Robert Chandler, Aileen Manning
and Phillip Sleeman.
Food Is Sent To
Russian Children
Riga, Sept. 22 (By The Associated
PreHs) Rations for about ten days
more for a million RuRsian children
loft here toduy in the first all-Amerl-cnn
food train of forty cars repre
senting thirteen tons of balanced ra
tions. INTERESTING SPECIALS AT
MORRISETTE'S HATl'RDAY
Beginning Saturday, M. G. Morri
sette Furniture Company will offer a
very Interesting furniture special
each Saturday. A display advertise
ment in this paper today tells about
the first of thpse specials. Watch
this paper each week for announce
ments and Morrlsette's store window
every Saturday morning for these
specials.
OPPOSE PEACE TREATIES
Washington, Sept. 22 (By The As -
ocated Press) Opposition to peace
ni,inn. i.i
PI I N IiriBllUIIB VjUlUtlllLLBfl
began
consideration ot them.
WINDER TRIAL
ISINPROGRESS
Selection Of Jury Took Up
Entire Morning Session
Seems Now As If Twiddy
Case Not Be Reached at AH
With the jury complete In the case
of State vs. Winder on the charge of
improper relations with a virtuous
girl over twelve and under fourteen
years of age, court adjourned Thurs
day at 12:50 for noon recess to con
vene again at 2:30.
The list of Jurors follows:
W. T. Urickhouse, Ellsha Riddick,
J. A. Spence, W. R. Smith, J.. B.
Sanders, A. D. Bray, George W.
Brown, V. M. Jenkins. J. M. Jack
son, G. L. Owens, H. F. Whitehurst
and D. B. Walston.
The court room began to fill up at
nine o'clock Thursday morning and
by the hour for court to convene
most seats were taken. The few re
maining seats had been occupied
when court opened and there was the
usual crowd standing In the aisle.
The defendant entered the court
room at 9:35 accompanied by his
lawyers. Hattle Puckett, one of the
prosecuting witnesses, entered and
took her place behind the solicitor's
chair at 9:25. She wore a simple
white dress and appeared composed.
Irene Woodard, another prosecuting
witness, entered a little later with
her mother. She wore a purple slip
over dress, a black tie and a white
tamoshanter cap. She,-too,: seemed
composed, but gave way for a mo
ment to tears when Winder took his
seat among his attorneys.
The defendant is represented by
an Imposing array of counsel: Meek
ins & McMulian, P. G. Sawyer.
Thompson & Wilson and W. I.
Co
hoon.
W. L.
Small and C.
R. Ptigh are
the prosecu-
assisting
tlon.
the State in
Sheriff Reld convened court at
9:39. After some little legal spar
ring It was decided to take up the
case involving a charge of assault
with intent to commit rape first, as
an important wltnass for the State in
the other case might not arrive in
time. A little later Colonel Meekins
suggested that they could go ahead
and select the Jury and decide which
case to try first after the Jury had
been passed by counsel for both
sides, und this was agreed to. State
and defense finally passed the Jury
at 12:44 and when it was found thai
the whole morning had been con
sumed in selecting a Jury, Solicitor
Ehringhaus read the bill of Indict
ment involving felonious carnal
knowledge of a female child over
twelve and under fourteen years of
age.
The Interval between the passing
of the Jury and the recess adjourn
ment was taken in passing sentence
on Paul Pritchard and Oscar Par
male, two young white men of fam
ily who were found guilty of steal
ing two cases of hose from the Pas
quotank Hosiery Company. Each
was given a term of twelve months
on the roads.
The case against Willie Epps
charged with obstructing the public
highway, was dismissed Wednesday
when the State failed to make out
a case.
J. E. Provo, charged with assault
on "Big Boy" one of his prisoners,
was found not guilty Wednesday.
The charge grew out of a state
ment made by Jim Baker when he
asked Judge Alien last spring that he
bo sent to State's prison instead of to
the County chain gang. All the
State's witnesses were convicts and
the jury promptly returned verdict
for the defendant. Mr. Provo was
represented by Meekins & McMulian
and W. L. Small.
SPECIAL SERMON SUNDAY
FOR MEN'S BIBLE CLASSES
Rev. H. K- Williams will preach a
special sermon Sunday night nt the
First Baptist church to the Men's
Bible Class Union, which Is com
posed of the men's Bible classes of
the First Baptist, Blackwell Mem
orial, City Road and the First Meth
odist Sunday schools. These classes
will attend In a body.
WANT PARDON FOR DEBS
Washington, Sept. 22 (By The As
sociated Press) Recommendations
on the question of pardon for Eu
gene V. Debs, Socialist leader im-
j Phoned
In Atlanta, may be sent to
the President next week
Dennis Davenport and 3. O. Brick-
.house, both of Columbia, were In the
city Wednesday.