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VOL. XL
FINAL EDITION
ELIZABETH CITY, NOIITII CAROLINA, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 21, 1021
FOUR PAGES
NO. 249
WtiMk US
Six Burglaries Here
Early Sunday Morning
Thieves Entered Four
Shop And Tried
Without Success
Six robberies or attempted
robberies were committed in
this' city early Sunday morn
ing, all in the First Ward. The
City Drug Store and the small
Store of Billy Williams, diag
onally across Water street from
it, were both entered, and an
attempt was made to break in
to the establishment of Aydlett
Hardware Company, just in
front of the drug store. Burg
lars also broke into the horse
shoeing shop of James and
Johnnie Barkley on Matthews
street: into the Sunshine
eery, corner of'Poindexter and,e averted-
Pearl streets, and into the store! In a formal announcement
of Stewart Rogers on East Cy
press street.
Officer Seymour tried the door of
the City Drug Store at six o'clock
Sunday morning and found It locked
At nine o'clock Henry Cove, who
runs a hatmaking establishment on
Poindexter street, went to the drug
store to make a purchase and found
the door wide open. Harold S. Over
man, manager of the City Drug Store,
, arrived half an hour later, and made
a general Investigation, 'but found
nothing gone. About five dollars in
the cash register was left untouched.
Mr. Overman thinks that the robbers
Jimmied open the spring lock on the
front door, and were frightened
away before they could make a haul.
The thief or thieves got Into Billy
Williams's store across the street by
breaking open the back window shut
tor, smashing a window pane, and
removing me smau Drace wnicn neia for the Atchison, Topeka & Santa
the window shut. They opened the Fe, running out of Emporia, Kansas,
cash drawer, but scorned some 200 He afterward accepted employment
pennies which it contained, and pro-on the m0Untain division of that road
ceeded to pry open the metal cash at Raton, New Mexico, and while
box In the rear of the store. This there was promoted to freight con
contained no money, and nothing wasjductor ln tne iatter part of 1880 He
taken from the store except a few remained in that position, running be
Dackages of cigarettes. tween La Junta, Colorado, and Las
The attempt to break into the Ayd-! Vegas, New Mexico, until 1883, when
Jett Hardware Company's store on he resigned to accept the position of
Water street was made with a sharp
jointed instrument. The facing of
the door was scarred up consider
ably, but the lock held fast. The
ecar,red door was noticed by Felton
Garrett, an employe of the company,
Sunday morning.
Police officers said Sunday morn
ing that the shop of James and
Johnnie Barkley, on Matthews street,
was left open Saturday night. It,
also, was entered, the desk in the
rear room was forced open and. con
siderably damaged, and two or three
automobile spark plugs were taken.
Two tempered steel punches used in
blacksmithing were taken from the
front room, and the Barkleys think
that these were used in the other
burglaries.,
Despite a brilliant street light on
.the corner, and a light inside the
store, the Sunshine Grocery, at the
.corner ojf Poindexter and Pearl
.streets, was entered. The door was
secured by two locks, both of which
were forced, and $2.32 in change
was taken from the cash register.
A dime on top of the register, and a
phony quarter inside it were left.
So far as could be determined, no
merchandise was taken.
At the grocery store of Stewart
Rogers on East Cypress street, a
front window was broken out, af
fording easy access to the interior.
The money drawer, empty, as it hap
pened, was torn open, and Mr. Rog
ers believes yiat-a quantity of flour
and coned mullets were carried off.
The police, point out the fact that
merchants in the downtown business
section frequently .carelessly leave
their transon.s and upper store win
dows wide open when they close up
at night, and they say that anyone
so disposed might readily break into
almost any store ln town at one
time or another, on account of this,
with nothing more than a short lad
der. The wonder is, they declare,
that robberies are not of more fre
quent occurrence here.
The Identity of the Sunday morn
ing marauder or marauders is en
tirely unknown, though the police
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are wording on ciews wuiuu iuhj icou
to arrests In the next few daysLo
cal merchants are emphatically warn
Stores And A Blacksmith
Door Of A Fifth Store
Value of Loot Was Small
LABOR BOARD
STILL HAS HOPE
In Formal Announcement To
day Urges People To Re
frain From Loose Talk And
Provocative Language
Chicago, Oct. 24 (By The
Associated Press) The Rail
road Labor Board today an
nounced that it had "reason to
Gro-!hPe" that the strike win yet
tne Hoard warned the public to
"refrain from . loose talk and
provocative language about
either side of the controversy."
Cleveland, Oct. 24 (By The Asso
ciated Press) In a conference of
the Big Four leaders here Sunday
the chiefs reiterated their hope that
a solution acceptable to the employes
might yet be found
President Lee of the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen said that he
had received reports from his gen
eral chairmen on the International
and Great Northern Railroad that
practically all of the trainmen had
quit the service.
W. G. Lee assumed the duties of
President of the Brotherhood of Rail
road Trainmen, January 1st, 1909,
after fifteen years service as a sub
ordinate jfimcer. Mr. Lee entered
raiiroad service in 1879 as brakeman
deputy registrar of deeds for Ford
bounty,' Kansas, and served in that
position for about three and one half
years. At the expiration of that
time he re-entered railway service as
brakeman and switchman with the
Wabash, but after a few months ser-
vice with that company accepted em-1
ployment s brakeman with the Mls-
sri Pacific at Kansas City. In 1891
h accepted service as brakeman
Continued on Page 3
Sounds Like Rain
Is Really Coming
Washington, Oct. 24 (By The As- this J"3"- He declares that his
sociated Press) Rain within 26 lricM are nardly niore than half
hours in the South Atlantic States' la8t ypar's and Invites Inspection of
will attend the tropical storm which illls line in a very tractive adver
ts its center near the extreme west-1 tivement on Page three-
era part of Cuba and is moving
northward, the Weather Bureau an
nounced today.
Storm warnings were sent out to
day to all points expected to be af
fected. Unknown Soldier
Chosen At Chalons
Chalons-Sur-Marne, Oct. 24 (By
The Associated Press) America's
unknown soldier who will be burled
at the National Cemetery at 'Arling
ton was chosen here today by Ser
geant Edward F. Younger of Chicago
at a simple ceremony.
Wants Mediation
By Senate Committee
Washington,.. Oct. 24 (By The As
sociated Prdss) Mediation by a
Senate labor and education commit
too f t the 20 year old controversy
between the coal minerB and opera
tors In West Virginia wa proposed
toiay by Philip Murray, vice presi
dent of the United Mine Workers as
the result of the inquiry by a sub
committee.
ed to take greater precautions In
locking up their placet of business at
night.
THRIFT WINS
Over Six Hundred Bestcitians
Have Recognized Value Of
Saving And Clipped A Thrift
Coupon y
The new shlpmeut of Liberty Bell
banks wired for lust Thursday have
arrived and those who failed to get
theirs lust week should do so at
once. ,
Thrift will help win the war, we
were told during the days when our
boys were overseas.
And It did.
Thrift today will help you win in
the battles of life.
The Advance has made arrange
ments to help you be thrifty.
Over six hundred Bestcicitlans have
already taken advantage of the
offer.
Present this thrift coupon and
fifty cents at the Carolina Banking
and Trust Company, the new bank
In the Hinton Building which opened
its doors for business on Thursday of
last week.
The bank will give you a $1.00
savings account, supplying the addi
tional 50 cents. In addition you will
receive a Liberty Bell savings bank.
Three rules govern the offer:
One dollar of each account must
remain on deposit for one year.
If the second deposit la not made
within six months, the 50-cent cou
pon will be deducted when the ac
count is closed, at which time the
Liberty Bell bank mustie returned.
Only one account may be opened
by an Individual, but account may
be opened by every member of a fam-
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The Carolina Banking & Trust
company Is a member of the Federal
Reserve System and is under the
strict supervision of the United
States government and also the State
of North Carolina It pays 4 per
cent interest.
Men and women, boys and girls
all are eligible and urged to make
use of this opportunity to save,
The Liberty Bell savings bank,
which is given to each depositor, can
be unlocked only at the bank, so that
each penny dropped into it Is a penny
toward the savings account of the
depositor.
Chattanooga Is
Welcoming Vets
Chattanooga, Oct. 24 (By The As
sociated Press) The city presented
a gala appearance today welcoming
the Confederate veterans, arriving
for the thirty-second annual reunion
which begins officially tomorrow.
The social program opened today.
SPECIAL PRICES ON fHlTS
All wool suits at long ago prices
are featured in a McCabe & Grice
adv. on the back page of this issue.
Mr. Martin, advertising man at Mc-
Cane's, says you can hardly tell them
from the $40.00 suits in his regular
line. As there are only fifty of these
suits, early purchasing is advised.
OVERCOATvAVEEK XT SPENCER'S
It's overcoat week at the Quality
Shop and Ed Spencer is taking un
usual pride in his overcoat values
PASSENGER
NOT
SERVICE
INTERRUPTED
Palestine, Texas, Oct. 24 (By The
Associated Press) The thirty day
strike of trainmen and switchmen
on the International and Great North
ern Railroad today found passenger
service virtually uninterrupted, ac
cording to company reports.
MOTHER DIES WHILE
BRIDE ON HONEYMOON
While Mr. and Mrs. Will Overman
were on their wedding trip ln Can
ada Mrs Overman received a messege
that her mother, Mrs. Herman
Schmidt of Richmond had died sud
denly. The telegram reached Mrs.
Overman at Montreal. Mrs. Schmidt
died suddenly Monday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Overman were married
in Richmond about two weeks ago.
.QUICK ACTION EXPECTED
Montross, Va., Oct. 24 (By The
Associated Press) Quick action by
the grand Jury is expected today in
the cases of Roger Eastlake and MUs
Sarah Knox held in connection with
I the killing 'of the former's wife at
Colonial Beach on September 30.
Advance Thrift
Coupon
WORTH 50 CENTS
The Advance lias arranged
with the Carolina Banking &
Trust Company to help every
Advance reader start a bank
account.
This coupon is worth no
cents to you. Cut out the cou
pon. Take It with 50 cents t
the Carolina Banking & Trust
Company tomorrow and you
can open a $1.00 savings ac
f u ii t.
Besides being credited with
a $1.00 account, each depositor
will be given a Liberty Bell
bank. A picture of the bank is
inset in this coupon.
Sign your name an address
here:
Soy Bean Crop Will
Bring Good Returns
S. O. Scott, Prominent Local Ilmkrr,
Is KncouriiKed Over Outlook
For This I'cur
Properly marketed the 1921 soy
bean crop of Pasquotank County
will bring the farmers a substantial
return, thinks S. G. Scott of Brock &
Scott Produce Company. Mr. Scott
is in close touch with the soy bean
situation, and he states that, In his
opinion, the market will open around
$1.50 per bushel this year.
Locally the soy bean , acreage Is
perhaps 25 per cent larger than In
1920, but the crop will not exceed
that of last year, due to the contin
ued dry weather and the fart that
many plants shed their blooms on
account on account of several un
seasonably cool nights in August.
Approximately 11R.000 bushels of
soy beans were raised in Pasquotank
County in 1920. In that year Pas
quotank was the second county in
the State in the production of
the profitable legume, being ex
ceeded only by Hyde County. The
many uses of the soy bean in man
ufacturing, recently developed as ihe
result of extensive experiments, have
had important influence upon the en
hancement of the crop's value in the
South as a money crop. In some
sections it Is now fast displacing col
ton, and bids fair , soon to take a
place beside it as one of "the leading
money crops of the. nation.
Imitation butter, salad oils, var
nishes, paints, soaps, foods and food
products are aipong the many man
ufactured products now made wholly
or In part of the soy bean and its
valuable oil. Experiments to deter
mine the commercial uses of the
bean are still In their Initial stares,
and it is certain that many oilier
ways in which it can lie successfully
utilized will' be developed in the next
few years.
IV COUHT MONDAY
Bettie Bell, colored, found guilty
in recorder's court Monday morning
of retaHing liquor, was sentenced to
ninety days In Jail. She gave notice
of appeal, and the bond was fixed at
$150, ln default of which she was re
manded to Jail.
Henry Adams, colored, charged
with carrying concealed weapons,
was lined ten dollars and costs.
George Brothers, colored, found
guilty of operating an automobile
without the proper lights, was taxed
with the costs of a hearing.
Burble Itichardson, charged with
having been engaged in a game of
chance, was fined $25 and costs.
WILL MEET TONIGHT
The Young Woman's Club will
meet tonight at 7:30 at the Y. M.
C. A. All members are requested to
be present.
Hungary Must
Expel Charles
Says British Government Which
Reserves The Right To Support
J ugo-Slavia, Czecho-Slovakia, And
Rumania In Any Action For Ex
pulsion Of Charles
FOUR KILLED AND
SEVENW0UNDED
In Attempted Arrest Of Negro
Moonshiners Sunday Au
thorities Expect No Further
Trouble Today
Orange, 'a., Oct. 24 (By The As
sociated Press) 'Authorities here
today expected no further trouble
after tne killing yesterday of four
and the wounding of neven.
William Boml, sheriff, and Julian
Buyer, town sergeant, were killed
while attempting to arrest Walter
Wsij'o, negro moonshiner, on a farm
on the outskirts of the city.
Ware and an unidentified accom
plice were burned when a mob flrud
the bam from which the negroes de
fied qjielr pursuers.
City Now Has A
New Fire Truck
Amci-lcaii-LnKraiu-e Pumper Arrived
Saturday And Was Accepted
Monday
A new $12,500 Are truck has been
added to the equipment of the
Elizabeth City fire Department. It
is equipped with 1,200 feet of hose,
two 32-foot scaling ladders, and;
pumps 750 gallons of water per
minute. The. truck was received Sat
urday, and was accepted after a try
out test Monday morning. It is an
American-LaFrance truck, and has
been christened locally "No. 3."
The local Fire Department now
has two 75l)-gallon trucks, the "Vir
ginia" beinK'of this type; in addi
tion to a MlO-gallon steam fire en
gine, and the chemical and hose wa
gon, "Minnie Lee." It is one of the
i best-equipped lire departments In any
city of this ni.e In North Carolina.
The addition of the new truck to
the city's fire-fighting apparatus
again brings to attention the law re
quiring all motorists to stop their
cars upon the approach of any firei
truck on the way to answer to an '
alarm.
The new "No. 3" is equipped with
a srlf-starter, and has small electric
lighN under the hood to facilitate re
pairs and adjustments at nltfht.
Jennings Case On
To Supreme Court
Will Test ItlKht Of H lull way Com
missions To Invade Private
Property
Following the dissolution of the
injunction granted J. M. Jennings
and others against the State High
way Commission, the Pasquotank
Highway Commission, T. L. Hlggs
and Raynor Smithsoti, by Judge J.
Lloyd Ilorton rt a special hearing
here Monday morning, Jennings will
appeal to the Supreme Court through
his attorney, E. F. Aydlett, of this
city.
Employes of the State and County
Highway Commlslon went upon the
property of Jennlngii, Just across
Knohbs Creek swamp on the New
land Road, without first resorting to
condemnation proceedings, to get
material for a lmcewary fill in the
swamp, and after Jennings had for
bidden them the use of material from
his property. He Is now bringing
suit In the sum of $4,000 against the
above-named defendants.
The fact that condemnation pro
ceedings were not instituted before
the land was Invaded constitutes the
giounds for the appeal to the Su-
j preme Court, and the case thereby be
comes a tet of the right of highway
commlsions throughout the State
arbitrarily to invaileprivate property
to obtain roadbulldlng materials, de-
London, Oct. 24 (Ry The As
sociated Press) It is reported
in Vienna that the British High
'Commissioner declared that
I the Entente would construe
'the continued presence of
I Charles in Hungary as Casus
,Belli says the Exchange Tele
j graph Company.
! The British government has
notified the Hungarian govern-
merit that the latter must ex
pel Charles, it is learned here
today. The British govern
ment reserves the right to sup
port Jugo-Slavia, Czecho-Slovakia
and Rumania in any ac
tion for the expulsion of
Charles.
An ultimatum has been Sent
to the Hungarian government
by Czecho - Slovakia giving
forty-eight hours for the re
moval of Charles, says a Vienna
dispatch.
An official telegram from
Budapest late last night said
that the Hungarian premier in
formed the British minister
that Charles' forces had been
driven back and fresh troops
were arriving to oppose him.
Horthy Flees Budapest
Berlin, Oct. 24 (By The As
sociated Press) Admiral
Horthy, Hungarian regent, had
fled from Budapest leaving the ''
government in the hands of a
provisional directorate of mon
archists, says a Teschen dis
patch. Vienna, Oct. 24 (By The
Associated Press) Charles'
military strength is reported
increasing.
Belgrade, Oct. 24 (By the
Associated Press) Jugo-Slav
forces are concentrating on the
frontier of Hungary.
Paris, Oct. 24 (By The As
sociated Press) Charles'
forces are closing in on Buda
pest without meeting much re
sistance, the Allied Council of
Ambassadors was informed to
day. UEV. STACK'S SON AVEDS
News has been received here of
the wedding of David L. Stack, of
New London, Conn., and Miss Edna
May IJartholomew, of Hartford,
Conn., in Hartford last Thursday at
noon. The groom Is the son of Kev.
and Mr. E. L. Stack, of this city,
and the bride Is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Oeorge Bartholomew, of
Hartford. The couple will make
their home at New London. 1
FIKK OX HATl'llUAY
The fire company was called Sat
urday to the building on Poindexter
street owned by R. B. White and oc
cupied by E. N. White, where a de
fective tiue.had started trouble. The
fire was extinguished by chemicals.
Damage to the building amounted to
$10 and to furniture and fixtures
$50.
spite the owner's protests and with
out a resort to condemnation of the
property Invqlved.
The temporary Injunction, or re
straining order, was filed with the
Clerk of the Court of Pasquotank
County on October 15. and was for
warded to Judge J. Lloyd Ilorton.
.It was authorized by Judge Horton,
and was returned to the Clerk on
Thursday, October 20.