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WEATHER Cloudy and colder to- night and Tuesday. Fresh northerly winds. CIRCULATION Saturday 1,643 Copies VOL. XII. FINAL EDITION ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 13, 1922 FOUR PAGES NO. 37 Highway, Commission Pledged Co-operation Of Road Workers ; Group Of Men Now Undertaking Work Of Dragging County , Roads Enjoy Banquet At Southern Hotel As Guests Of Thej County Highway Commission j , Full co-operation with the: Pasquotank Highway Commis sion in its road maintenance ! program for the present year; was pledged by the group of; men in the County now engag ed in dragging the roads inj their respective localities, at a luncheon held. at the Southern! Hotel Saturday at one o'clock. A majority of the nineteen men now using the County drags on roads adjacent to their homes were present at the invitation of the Pasquo tank Highway Commission, and other guests included Sheriff Charles Reid and Noah Burfoot, chairman of Board of County Commissioners. The experience of a traveling salesman on the Woodpecker road, lu a nearby county, was the initial .topic of an address by A. B. Houtz, chairman of the Highway Commis sion, and master of ceremonies at the luncheon. "The salesman," de clared Mr. Houtz, "was dr'vlng along a particularly bad piece of road, picking the best tracks he could find when he noticed a hat apparently floating in a mudhole ahead of him. He stoppped his car, climbed out, and fished out the hat with a long stick. Great was his surprise when he found that he had taken It off the head of a man who was up to his ears in mud. "Hey! What do you mean by tak ing off my hat?" exclaimed the man. The salesman apologized, saying that he had no idea anybody could be so deeply buried in the mud. "Shucks, you don't know how bad I am stuck," replied thtother, "I'm .standing on top of my wagon now!" Why Tlie Chain Gang Went Mr. Houtz went on to explain that the convict force had been turn ed over to Hertford County because the county road funds do not ustify the expense of its maintenance here. He stated that, if the chain gang were retained, there would be no money left for other road needs. The question before the Commission, be declared, was, How can the money for road work toe spent to the best advantage? "The total amount of the road tax," continued the speaker, "is $18,923.92 for the current year's expenditures. Of this sum, Salem township pays $1876.20; Nixonton.i 2175.88; Mt. Hermon, $1402.56; Providence, $861.29; Newland. $1371.95; and Elizabeth C'ty town., ship, $11,236.24. or about 60 per cent of the total. Now, It has been suggested that each township spend its proportionate share of the tax; but that is not practicable, first of all because most of the road tax money collected In Elizabeth City township which Is more than half the total for the entire county is expended outside that township. That Is right and proper, Inasmuch as Elizabeth City derives much of Its Income from the County, and Is Interested In bringing the people to the city. Another Reason ' "The second reason against the township road-working scheme Is that no definite and complete road plan can thereby he followed. It Is very necessary that the principal roads be kept up. regardless of their relation to the townships; and only by a centralized plan can the work he carried on to the best advantage. "To return to the subject of the money we have. 1 wish the opinion of you who are present as to how It can be beat spent." Mr. Houtz con tinued, and to emphasize the need for co-operation, he told the anec dote of the man who bought a new pair of troupers on Saturday, found them three Inches too long, and asked his wire. In the presence of the rest of the family that night, to cut them to the proper length. The wife replied that she had six children to bathe and get ready for Sunday, and declared that she didn't have time to fix the trousers. A little later in the evening, the man's maiden aunt decided that she would cut down her nephews' pantv so she secured them, and trimmed off the desired three Inches, telling nohody about It. Presently, the man's sis ter concluded that she would save the situation, and make It possible for her brother to go to church the next day, and she cut three inches off the fated trousers. Then the grandmother, reflecting over the situation, made up her mind to lay aside her knitting and reduce the length of the garment. Finally the wife before going to bed, got her j husband's trousers, and chopped offj three inches. Instead of the ex-j pected extra length, the man found I next morning that he had knee breeches to wear to church. The: result, pointed out the speaker, showed the need for co-operation ; and a definite plan of work. This Year's Road llan A plan whereby the road system of Pasquotank County might be worked effectively was next outlined by Mr. Houtz. Out of the total of $18, 923.92 available in taxes, $4,000 is allowed for ditching from March 1 to July 1, at $1.75 a day; figured on the basis of four cents a linear yard, and the average ditcher's day's work. This sum, he said, should ditch forty miles of road. For heavy grading, $2,400 is allowed, based on an es timated cost of $15 a day for opera tions and $15 a day for deprec'ation and repairs on the road equipment. This work would be done between March 15 and July 15. For light grading, to be done after July 15, an appropriation of $500 i made; and the allowance for ("rag-, ging, on the basis of 25 quadruple! trips over 60 miles of road, is figured at $1500. Charles Creek Bridge, a necessary time this year, will cost around $3000; and an additional al lowance of $1500 is made for other bridge material and culverts. Four more mules should be ipurchased, and the budget provides $700 for that item. Supervisor Provo's sal ary Is $2,000, and $1320 more is allowed for the salary of one bridge man, the secretary of the Commis sion, ana tne commissioners mem- selves, who get five dollars a month each. Another item of $1250 Isj apportioned for the upkeep of the mules, drags, superintendent's car, and other like expenses; and the balance of the $18,923.92, which amounts to $753.92, Is set aside for miscellaneous expenses. In response to a question from Mr. Houtz, M. B. Sample and O. L. Bundy Immediately declared that they favored the plan, and that they thought the road-drag work now In progress was of value, though Mr. Bundy inclined to the opinion that the price of a dollar a four-trip mile Is somewhat low. R. D. Raper stat ed that he thought dragging was a good thing as could be done to the roads here; and J. M. Wilson declar ed that he believed in the good re sults to be accomplished by it. Tough On The Drngger "Dragging 1 all right," asserted! W. C. Morse Sr., who lives below ' Weeksvllle, "but It's tough on the man who does It all. when the other! man gets the benefit just the same.; I am in favor of all the farmers do-; lg their part In the work, alter nately taking turns at It." Commissioner O. L. Bundy then suggested that a prize of fifty dollars be awarded at the end of the year to' the man who kept the best road,' conditions considered; but this pro posal was not favored by Mr. Houtz, who stated that road conditions vary too much in different sections of the County. The weight of the type of road drag now used war mentioned as an objection to this method of work ing the roads. Several of the men present offered comments upon the strain It Imposes on the team, and Mr. Houtz announced that Superin tendent Provo Is now working on a mad plane of much lighter construc tion, which may do as good or bet-' ter work, at less hardship to the' mules pulling it. This, he said, will be adopted If It proves prac ticable. 1 The Splzerlnrtiim Defined For the benefit of all present, O. : F. Gilbert, member of the Highway Commission, gave a definition of the term Splzerinrtuin spelling not guaranteed. "A Spizerlnrtnm," he j said. Is a man who puts as much Into his County a he gets out of It. A man who take out more than he put in ' a Sucker." In a final appeal to all for the rnn-' tlntiiinre of the road dragging re cently begun. Mr. Mo'ltz stated that the farmers themelvei ran do the work cheaper than the county ran; and they are thereby saving them selves money, since the County money i contributed In taxes br them. He said, however, that It Is Uncle Joe Cannon Is Ready To Quit 'Ya.shiiig1on, Feb. 18 (By The A ociated Press) Joe Cannon, oh 'est member of the House, announced today that he will' not be a candidate for re-election as representative of the Eigh te nth Illinois district. TCNG WAR RAGES IN THE WEST San Franci-co, Feb. 13 (By The Associated Press) Chinese tong men throughout the West are re ported on guard today as the result of an outbreak of tong war last night. Two Chinese were killed and ; one wounded in Seattle; one was slain in Butte, Montana; one was shot and probably fatally wounded j at San Jose, Cal. The shooting was, done in the characteristic tong war fashion. ; CAN'T GIVE TITLE FOR WARRIOR POWER PLANT Washington, Feb. 13 (By The As sociated Press) Existing contracts between the government and the Ala- j bama Power Company make it 1m-1 possible to give the title for the' Warrior Alabama Power Plant to Henry Ford should Congress direct! the acceptance of Ford's offer fori Muscle Shoals, Major J. H. Burns, of the Ordnance Department told the House .Military Committee today. JAMARY EXPORTS REPORTED LOWEST IN SEVEN MONTHS Washington, Feb. 13 (By The As-j sociated Press) January exports' aggregated $279,000,000, the lowest in seven months. Imports fell off i $21,000,000. Series of, Lectures Begins on Tuesday There will begin at 3:30 tomor row afternoon In Christ church one of the most important series of lec tures ever given in Elizabeth City. They will be given for the benefit of a 111 persons . interested in children, either as parents, day or Sunday school teachers, guardians or friends. The lecturer, Miss Mabel Lee Coop er of Memphis, Tenn., is an expert on her subject, and not only knows the whole scientific view of her work but as holding the chair of education in the Tennessee State Normal she acquired experience Invaluable. Then again her experience has been most practical, having raised three chil dren, her nephews and nieces, their mother having died when they were very young. She has also had of ficial and practical experience with juvenile courts and followed out the work with children of all classes of mentality from the genius through all the grades of the moron to the vicious insane. One doeB not realize the value of such lectures until they are heard and then the expression Is unanimous that they would not have missed It for the world. The public of Elizabeth City Is cordially Invited to hear these lec tures at Christ church Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, each day at 3:30 and 7:30 p. m. All six of the lectures will form a perfect whole, no one of them being separ ate from the rest, each linking to the one before and the one after. To miss one lecture will cause a break In the sequence and hinder a full appreciation of the subject as a whole. The men of the city are espe cially Invited. the Intention of the Commission to' pay a fa'r price for the work; and that If a majority of the nineteen men now engaged in road dragging! ask for nn Increise. it wf!l he grant-1 ed. Siiys RinmIm Dt'siiied Wrong j County Enginerr Hlggs. who had a!d nothing from the beginning of the discussion, then announced that a most Important pha.e of the road problem had not been mentioned.! "The design of your roads." he de-! clared. "should have careful con sideration. At present there isn't a dirt road in Pasquotank County that is shaped right. A thirty foot road should have a raise, or crown, of twelve inches from the sides to the renter. Indeed, you have three rnnalf, one on each side, pad one in the renter of the road. "Your ditrbers are permitted to leave the dirt at the sides of the road, and when th" material is rpread. some 's l-'t behind. The result, whether or nt the road I" dragged, ji that th side are higher t'lan the renter; and until th's run d;tfon is done nway w'th. you can not hope to have your h'ghw-iys mine up to a reasonable sian.lird of ex reilenre." Following a unanimous vote of ro-operatinn, the lunrheon mini. Charter Authorized For Farm Loan Association The issuance of a charter for the' Pasquotank National Farm Loan As-, sociation, organized last August, was. authorized by the Federal Farm Loan Bo.ird last Wednesday, according to advices reaching this city today.! Loans for the association have been approved in the amount of $68,000,. and local bankers think that the! money wlrj be available within thej next thirty days. A charter was al-! so authorized for a like association ! at Greenville, Pitt County, with loans approved to the extent of $67,100 Federal Farm Loan ' Under the rian, loans are made only to bona veiopment. improvement and the; payment of indebtedness, a fanner; wishing a loan must first till out a very complete application form, and i this is passed upon by the board of directors of the local association, j Next, a board of appraisers here ex-' amines the security offered, and makes recommendation accordingly. The borrower must become a member of the association, and the advlsa-i unity oi taking him in also is con sidered. If the application is passed local ly, it then goes to the Federal Land several Senators are suggesting that . approached only to be furiously at Bank, at Columbia, and when a Mr. Harding who from the start has i tacked was told here today' The number of applications have been i . . . . . , OQ h,a AA,.oa i eagle's claws clutched the trigger filed, an appraiser from that lnstltu-1 "tUe leS"e l "8e h'S addie-i discharging the gun and killing the tion passes upon the loans applied aes to the Senate for P"'tisau rebukes , soldier. for. Usually hie endorsement that permitted himself to be drawn into( ' ; a loan will be granted, though the , application must also meet the ap- proval of the Federal Farm Loan i Board. The officers of the Pasquotank Na-j tioual Farm Loan Association are: M. B. Sawyer, president; H. H. Welch, vice president, and W. G. Gaither, secretary-treasurer. The directors are: M. B. Sawyer, R. H. Welch, Herman Newbern, Frank Cuthrell and II. C. Meads. The ap praisers are: J. G. Hollowell, J. J. Morris and John T. Brothers. IRISH SITUATION IS AGAIN ACUTE London, Feb. 13 (By The Associ ated Press) The Irish situation which seemed to be improving under the apparent effort of Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins to obtain the re- lease of the kidnapped Ulstermen has become acute as the result of the Cleones affray Saturday. Develop - men Is are awaited with the utmost anxiety. , . rire Drives (jUeStS From Dinner Table Washington, Feb. 13 (By The As sociated Press) Fire originating In tu. i 1 . u i. A t.ftHni.1.itlnn tn Irtfn In rlofense no pvnreHed me uotieiiKMii u! iiuuiB oi oc.miu. Swanson of Virginia last night drove the guests from the dinner table Into the street and did $1,000 damage. Denby Recommends Naval Reductions Washington. Feb. 13 (By The As-! should be done to enforce respect for1 Q"inn Furniture Company an soclated Press) Secretary Denby ,llo , ,i B!1 i,i ,h tmir. nouncP this iue that they will before the House Naval Committee ' today recommended that the navy,"""1 ul l," " 1 - personnel for the fiscal year be fixed j States, the Council adjudged wrong at 90.000 men and 6.000 apprentices and this was not a case for the use of compared with 100,000 and 6,000 : ,d , respectively now authorized. He " of " asked no reduction of the existing ' 1, ' J thc use f strength line of officers of firs, class ) Zl could 1 ni at Annapolis to be graduated .nd'S!' , .L'. nL. , n !, commissioned and appointments to the Academy were reduced to three for each member of Congress. He alro recommended that a hundred destroyers be placed out of commis sion and estimated a $70,000,000 saving In next year's budget. BANDITS iET JEWELRY St. Louis, Feb. 13 (By The Asso ciated Press) Jewelry valued at $100,000, was obtained by bandits today who looted the safety deposit boxes of the Washington Hotel. M.IRY MILES MINTEIl ISSl'ES A STATEMENT Los Angeles. Feb. 13 (By The As-! soclated Press) Mary Miles Minter to respect each others rights and may f,.r- ,0 not moaI1 a conference bos today Issued a statement declaring 1 not agree to confer If one to the (jp (0 (,p power or power who that she to!4 the Investigators nil ' compact threatens trespass, or may threaten to violate the new treaties? she knew of Taylor's lire and could, not agree to advise If one party to Senator Borah of Idaho already not conceive of how any one could the pact is threatened by an nuttdde differs In h's construction of the voluntarily wrong the director. -" MRS. MrADAMS PREACHES AT E. CITY BCGGY CO. TI ESMW At ten o'clock Tuesday morn'ng Mrs. MrAdam will preach nt the Elizabeth City Buggy Company end he public i cord'nHy invited lo bear her. , NEW HARDER SHOP OPEVi A new barber simp op'-rt" ! n xt rlimr to the Western Cn'on Sa'lir'ay in the former quarters of the L'en type Prlntery. J. T. Itin'-'i :nd It. E. Iter.lon are owners o' t Mlies. 'u- Four Power Pacific Treaty Will tie tonsiaerea last Pact Which Puts End To Anglo-Japanese Alli ance Will Be Most Debated In Senate Demo crats Feel That They Perhaps Ought Not To Ratify It By DAVID LAWRENCE (Copyright 1922 by The Advance) Washington, Feb. 11. The first impulse of the Democrats in the United States Senate is to mftted by President Harding their hearts an unmistakable feeling that they ought to make an exception of the four-power Pacific treaty. This treaty which puts an end to the Anglo-Japanese al-; liance will be considered last and will be debated more than the others. President Harding's address to the senate is the subject of much dis cussion in Congressional circles. Its general effect was beneficial. But unnecessary expression of disdain for " " suggested that Henry Cabot ' contributed liberally to the Presl - the League of Nations. One Senator; AenVs manuscript aml that tnese por. ; tions are the authorship of Mr. Lodge who has not forgotten the League of ; Nations fight. Except for the reference to the; the Farmers Banking & Trust Corn league which stirred up the applause! i'y. of Hertford, which was taken . , , , . in charge by Chief State Banking Ex- of the anti-leaguers and provoked a;amner Latham Qn Fm&y gtm resentful silence on the part .of the continuing. The doors of the instl Democrats, the speech was regarded tutlon had not been closed Monday by Senators generally as a splendid ' fnd ,,ln8 on 88 8ual- argument for ratification. It was pointed .out that President! Harding used language almost Iden- tlcal with that of President Wilson in submitting the Versailles treaty and covenant. Mr. Wilson declrred that ! : there wa8 no compulsion "except the compulsion of our good conscience an(j judgment" in the league cove- Jnant and In the article which pledged !a respect for territorial Integrity. Mr. (HardIng declares that there Is "no commitment to armed forces, no al - llance, no written or moral obllga- " . . - , 0r Implied commitment to arrive at any agreemenr and he adds "except ;, . ... ,. , i In accordance with our constitutional methods. Mr. Wilson pointed out that the Council of the league "advises" what: nient of the people 'of the ItnUoil """" ' ' without a unanimous vote ana tne unanimous vote includes on r own, and If we accepted the advice we would be accepting our own ad vice." Mr. Harding further supports a Wilson viewpoint on the Idea of re ciprocal engagements to rer.pect ter r'torial Integrity. The President ask.s "why should we not make re- ciprocal engagements to respect the territory oi oiners ami con u ;u i u.e.r respect of ours?" Another passage which was marked as inviting com- parlson with tiie Wilson utterances In favor of the league Is thU paragraph In Mr. Harding's address: "If nations may not safely agree power, then all concerted efforts to , ti'j'nquillb.o the world and stabilize 'pr - iice mii't he filing Into the winds." And here is what Mr. Wilson sup ported In the famous Article X: "The members of the leagiie un lertake to respect and preserve ns,, accept the Harding Interpretation acilnst external aggression the ter- t.e Democratic ranks are divided by Moral Integrity and exist'n poll- Hie conversion of Senator t'nder- ,:ial Independence of ail members of wood, Democrat, to the;nbllrnn the league. In ra-ie of any itch ,ti viewpoint. The weapons of atnblg- resion or in r,Tc of any threat or nous word are there for both side i ciger of such secession the conn- Jnt the same n( In the League of i' shall nrlvise upon the means hv Nations light hut at present writing ' I eh the obligation shall be ful- the Democrats are not sufflcientlr filled." , The Republicans n the Senate, ratify the group of treaties sub- though in so doing they have in Eagle Pulled Trigger And Killed Soldier Santiago, Feb. 13 (By The Asso ciated Press) The story of a sol dier's struggle with a huge eagle in the mountains in which the soldier shot the bird and thinking it dead HOT YET MADE PUBLIC ; AM 0 UIIT OF SHuRTAGE i Now Relieved That Banking Bond And Assets Ciudilcr Sullivan Suf ficient To Cover Alleged lions Investigation Into the affairs of i i lie aiium aiuuuui ui mc? diiuuhbd 10 not yet known, and street rumors in Hertford regarding It are widely con- l tradlctory, ranging from around $40,000 to more than $75.000. , It is believed at Hertford that H. : C. Sullivan, the accused cashier, will i be able personally to meet the full i amount of the alleged defalcations. I His banking bond is $12,000 to j $15,000, and he Is declared to be the principal stockholder In the Eastern j Peanut Company. This, of course, j will not relieve him of the legal con- sequences of the affair. ! Further assurance Is given that ithe depositors of the Farmers Bank- ing ft trust company will suffer no financial loss. It Is Indicated that ,h inRtllllnn w, ,.. wlth fha Hertrord uHnklng Company, and that the latter hank will take over all the business of the Farmers Banking & Trust Company. ( (,(. jKlM AItT mu HALE TO LAST ANOTHER WEEK continue their sneclal sale on Gold . , .... .... . neai i ongoieum Art Kugs and Yard Goods for another week. "Last W(,,'k'8 a'ps." Mr. Twlford says, "were yery satisfactory but we real- izfi hat on acco,,nt of the un8ettl"d "tber many thus far have not been a"' M " W6 t0 'ffer these goods at the special prices ror tne rest of the week. FOOD I'RK ES IiOWER Washington, Feb. 13 (By The As sociated Press) Further decreases In retail food prices are shown by figures for the month ending January 15 Issued today, by the Department of Labor for twenty-seven of h IsirKer cUirgi (1;,n-t accept Mr. Wilson's Internre- tution of what the word "advise" ,,,,nt. They said It meant "fight." V the Democrats now accept Mr. ' Harding's Interpretation his denial t,at the four power pact contains uy obligation to fight and his prom- sp (hat (hp w , -advise nml rnn- meaning of the treaties. Senator Johnson objects on more nr Ies4 the same ground. An entire Presiden tial campaign was fought on Implied meanings of wonts. The disposition of the majority In Congress today U cohesive t defeat the H.irdlng- Hughes treaties.
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