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CIRCULATION Saturday 1,641 Copies Fair tonight and Tues- day, colder tonight. Strong west and northwest winds, diminishing tonight. VOL. XII. FINAL EDITION ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 20, 1922 FOUR PAGES NO. 67 WEATHER V. D i' c j '.': D D 0 G Vote Will Be Close On Four Power Pact Believed Will Be Ratified By Margin Of Less Than Half Dozen Votes Woodrow Wilson Opposed To Treaty Believing It An Old Fash ioned Alliance But Will Not Break Long Sil ence On Public Affairs (Copyright 1922 by The Advance) By DAVID LAWRENCE Washington, March 18. The four power pact ratified by a margairi of from three to five votes. The expected eleventh hour! pronouncement from Woodrow j vvnson against me racim; treaty will not materialize, though it is known he absolute ly is opposed to the principle of the treaty. This Information, obtained .from Democratic sources today, amounts to a concession that the treaty will be ratified, though, of course, in such a close situation a change of a vote or two may alter the whole aspect of things. JThe attempt to draw Woodrow Wilson Into the controversy Is one of the Interesting phases of the treaty fight which has not yet fully been disclosed. Division of opinion has prevailed among Democratic Senators as to whether the former President should exprees himseilf on the subject and assist in defeating ratification. Some Democrats have felt that Mr. Wilson ought to speak out. Others have counselled silence on the ground that the former Presi dent cannot change the situation in the Senate and that his public speeches are a record of his attitude tnyhow. One or two Senators have had an opportunity lately of learning Mr. Wilson's views but they have failed to tell associates what to do and the consensus oil opinion on the Demo cratic side of the Senate is that the former President has decided to keep hands ofT his party colleagues and let them decide the question for themselves. Mr. Wilson's silence has had the effect of dividing his friends. Some of them, like Senator John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, &r.e going to vote for the four-power treaty because In their opinion, it Is an alliance. Others will vote against It because it appears to be an alliance with a few powers as against other nations. They favored an alliance or league of all nations, but not a special combination in which others could not even join if their interests were affected. Senator Robinson, of Ar-j kansas, Democrat, sought by amend ment to provide that other powers could Join but the proposal was voted down. Outside the Senate, too. Mr. Wil son's friends are divided on the sub ject. Raymond B. Fosdick, who was to have been American representa- the Arctic regi0n and strategically , party to put them forward as an is tlve on the secretariat of" the League .dominating Northeastern Siberia,! sue in the November elections. of Nations if the United States had become a member under the Wilson administration, says the four-power pact is in harmony with the League. Norman H. Davis, who was to have heen Mr. Wilson's appointee to the Reparations Commlesion, feels that the four-ipower pact Is the old type of alliance and Is directly opposed to the Idea of the League of Nations. The best Information available in Washington from reliable sources as to Mr. Wilson's attitude Is that he feels today exactly as h did In De cember, 1918. when. In Manchester, England, he levelled a broadside at the European Idea of regional alli ances. He said on that occasion: "You know that the United States has always felt from the very be- ginning of her history that she must keep herseir sepnrate irom any mmi;C08t $8,000.000. His address of connection with European politics, hear(, wRh lnteregt by (he and I want to say very iraimy m you that she is not now interested In "European politics. But she is in terested In the partnership of right between America and Europe. "If the future had nothing for us but a new attempt to keep the world at a right poise by a balance of power, the United States would take no Interest, because she will Join no combination of power which Is not n combination of all ofi us. She Is not Interested mereily In the peace or Europe, but In the peace of world." the Mr. Wilson's v'ews on wie tour power pact now pending aie not un sympathetic , with the object sought to be attained, namely, the preserva tion of the pence of the Pacific. To "that extent the four-power pact Is In harmony with the League of Na tions hut heehas feared that the method of grouping a few powers In any combination designed to protect them against the aggression of an-'as power or group of powers other will be J JQ Q ISCUSS BASEBALL LEAGUE Fans Considering Four (Tub Circuit, To Include This City, Hertford, Edenton And Plymouth A meeting of baseball fans of the city will be held at the Chamber of Commerce quarters Thursday night at eight o'clock, for the purpose of discussing the prospects for forming a Northeastern Carolina baseball league to include probably the cities of Elizabeth City, Hertford, Edenton and Plymouth. All interested in baseball, whether or not members of the Chamber of Commerce, are invit ed to attend the meeting. Many baseball enthusiasts here have expressed themselves favorably toward the establishment of the league indicated, and several are un derstood to have agreed to help finance a local club in such a league. The attitude of fans in the other three cities of the prospective league is declared to be generally favor-; able. Those actively behind the league plan declare that players can be se cured at a nominal cost; that, with the four cities indicated, transporta tion costs and other expenses would not be excessive, especially as com pared with other leagues; and that a schedule of three games a week in j each of the four cities can be ar ranged without difficulty. Locally, the establishment of the league, fans point out, would mean no heavy initial expense, for the Main street baseball park can, they say, be put into first-class condition for a small sum. Players would be se cured from Norfolk and other nearby cities where usable baseball material may be found; and these players, It is believed here, would be glad to sign contracts calling for nominal salaries. Prospects are brightening for organized baseball here next 8umnier. Wrangel Island Is ! Claimed For Britain! New York, Mar. 20 (By The Asso- elated Press) Wrangel Island, amnnir tho moKt important Islands in i has been claimed for Great Britain I by a party of three Americans, a Ca nadian and four Eskimos, through Vill'Jalmar StefanBson, Arctic ex iplorer and organizer of the expedi tion, it was learned today. KPOKE ON FOUNDATIONS Secretary Job, of the Chamber of Commerce, addressed the students of the High School here Monday morn- i inig at 8:45 o'clock on the subject of "Foundations." He compared the foundation of a building with that1 acquired by an Individual in attend ing school, and brought out in an il lustrative way the fact that the foundation of the Wool worth Build ing, New, York's tallest skyscraper, cost a million dollars, whereas the fifty-five stories of the tall structure was High scl0oi , students. Lower Jaw Broken When A Horse Ran Over Him Suffering from a broken lower Jaw, W. Dorsey Saunders, five year old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Saunders, formerly of this city but who now live four miles below j Weeksvillfi, was brought to this city! xRny Saturday afternoon for an examination of his Injuries. ' The little fellow W'lS hurt ThlirS- - '., iiT-ii, "iimv i',j , the yard nt his home, he was run over by a horse. Up suffered minor lacerations and bruises in addition to the fractured Jawbone. He wasi roported getting along nicely Sat urday afternoon , - would lead only to the establishment of rival ententes and alliances such, have decided the world and brought on wars In the past. Yale Student Weds Frolic, Beautv (- Hubert Savage, 20, son of the Duluth Minn., cut his classes at enough to marry Geneva Mitchell. a honeymoon. Starting Today For Tour Of Carolinas Detroit, Mar. 20 (By The Associ ated Press) The Detroit Americans and Rochester Internationals start today for the Carolinas to visit An derson, Union, Columbia, Hamlet, Raleigh and Charleston. TREATIES WILL BE ISSUES III CAMPAIGN Washington, Mar. 20 (By The As sociated Press) Republican, party leaders responsible for direction of the coming Congressional campaign conferred with President Harding to day and discussed the relation of conference treaties to the coming elections. The treaties now before the Senate were said by the leaders to b well on the way to ratification, and are regarded in administration circles as the major achievement of the first year of Harding's term. It is said to be the Intention Of the PROMINENT FLORIDANS ! IN DANGER OF ARREST ! Washington. Mar. 20 (By The As sociated Press) The imminent ar rest of many persons, including pro minent men In Florida commercial circles, was indicated In preliminary reports from L. G. Nutt, head of the campaign against liquor smugglers 0f Miami, . G0LDSB0R0 FIRE THOUGHT IIIC Ell DIARY GoldKboro. N. C. Mar. 20 (By The1 Associated Press) Fire believed to have been of Incendiary origin, de stroyed the warehouse and stables of Warehouse Company the Carolina here last night. The to be over $400,000. loss Is stated TEX INDUSTRIES SHOW INCREASED EMPLOYMENT Washington. Mar. 20 (fly The As-! soclated Press)- Of fourteen indus tries ten showed an Increase in em- i ployment for February as compared i to January. Four showed a de- ' Kreaiei iii'imk ik i-unvu HORN A DAUGHTER 1 Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Lurian G. Sawyer, on Friday night, a daughter ! weighing eight pounds. The little newcomer has already received gifts of a crib from Warren Sawyer, a tatting cap from Mrs. Warren Saw - Iyer and a blanket from Mrs. Sam j Hughes. Y V late millionaire sieei manwaciui-T i Yale and the Milford School long 17. "Midnight Frolic" girl, and so on "Can't Forget i. X'.-.'.'V.1-:'.-'' Lillian Hoss, New York, demon strates the forgetful person's safe guard against leaving toothpaste in Pullman washrooms. Ths tube of paste fits In the handle, of the brush, ' - American XrOOpS lO Crmt WriT Rv Inlv ' Washington, Mar. 20 (fly The As sociated Press) Orders directing the return to this country by July 1 of all American troops on the Rhine were Issued by Secretary Weeks to day. TILLMAN'S NEPHEW DIES OF INJURIES Springfield, Mo Mar. 20 (By The -J. H. Tillman, Associated Press) ! attorney anil npnhew of the late Spii- . w , ator Tillman, of South Carolina, who was Injured In an altercation Satur- at Mounta-Vernon Court : (llea la8t nKnl- "ooeri Memmons. i attorney, is held In connection with an investigation of the affair. HARDING HAS NOTHING TO SAY ON BONUS NOW Washington, Mar. 20 (Hy The As sociated Press) Harding today told Republican House leaders that he did not think it essential to offer recommendations on the bonus ques tion at this time. TWO COMtRED DEATHS F.d Bailey, well known colored man, who dropped dead on the side walk near hiss home on Martin street Sunday, will be buried Tues dav. He was about 70 years old. Dave Mitchell, known as "Uncle ; Dave." who died at his home on Martin street Friday, was burled iSunday. CALLS ATTENTION TO ! GRAVE YET UNMARKED Judge Bond Says Bodies Am erican Dead Would Reach Twice Here To Edenton In his charge to the Jury Monday morning, Judge W. M. Bond, presid ing over Superior Court here, called I attention to the grave of Corporal Seth Edward l'erry, still unmarked 'with any sort of 'monument, on the ; court house green. "That boy will lie sleeping there through the storms of many centuries," he said, "and I am sure that the people of your city .and County will not long leave It I without a suitable memorial shaft. ' "Those who kick about the war taxes they are paying should realize : more fully the sacrifice of those 5,000 boys who gave their lives in the world war. You will finish paying the financial cost of the war in due time, and will live on; but : jthose others, a few from this com-j jmunity and a few from that, who: suffered privations, and finally died i I for their country, gave far more than ! a few paltry tax dollars. ' "Not one of you who remained lover here heard the scream of a single shell or the hiss of a single j bullet, because those boys, and oth iers, sailed over 3,000 miles and :more of heaving billows, and dealt .destruction to German autocracy. If the bodies ofi those who have died j were placed heads to feet in paral lel columns, they would extend from : Elizabeth City to Edenton and back j again, and there would still be thou j sands left. That gives you an idea 'of the size of the sacrifice made byj the nation's young men." Judge Bond's son who was killed in the war was a member of 119th infantry, to which Corporal Seth Edward Perry also belonged. In his charge to the Jury, Judge Bond emphasized the vital necessity for strict enforcement of the prohi bition laws. "Prohibition is a law," he declared, "and, Whether or not you believe In it, your duty Is to as sist in making it effective. Con tempt and defiance of one law lead to a like attitude toward others; and as to prohibition, I do know, having watched two generations come and go, that the excessive use of alcoholic liquors has put more good women in rags, and has slaughtered more In nocent children than all other causes combined." Cruelty to dumb animals came in for a powerful Invective by the Judge. He sketched a picture of a horse, left standing In the rain and cold all day long, driven home by an owner tanked up on monkey rum, and left for the night without feed or water In a tumbledown stable, with the rain or hall pelting him through cracks in the roof all night. The horse, he said, has no way to ask for Justice and kindly treatment except through the "mute appeal of those ribs that you can count." Judge Bond declared that long been a self-appointed he has general every- counsel for dumb animals where. The letter of the Woman's Loyal League, calling attention to alleged' violations of the law openly carried J on here, was brought to the atten - tion of the grand Jury by Judge Bond, wno 8tatec' that the charges made in It should have careful Investigation. The Judge said that he regretted that the charges were so vaguely made, and that the letter was so In definitely signed that Its origin could not be determined. "People who know of violations of the law," he declared, "should be enough in terested to come out In the open, and tell what they know to the au thorities." The hearing of cases on the crim inal docket began Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. SMALL CHIMNEY FIRE The local volunteer fire department was called out Saturday night at; 10:30 o'clock to extinguish a chlm-l ney .fire at colored tenant house at1 the corner of Roanoke Avenue andi Road street. Trucks No. 2 and No 3 responded. The fire was extln-, gulshed with chemicals without dam-; uge to the building. MRS. McCLEARY DEAD Mrs. David McCleary died at her home on Pool street Sunday morn ing after a long Illness. She was fifty-three years of age and leaves her husfiand, two daughters and one son. The funeral was conducted from the home at two o'clock Monday af ternoon hy Rev. H. E. Myers, nd In terment was made in HollywoAd. DRY OFFICER RESIGNS Washington, Mar. 20 (lly The As sociated Press) Prohibition Officer William Grubert, mentioned In con nection with illicit whiskey opera tions at Staunton, Virginia, resigned today. war Again hi IrolanEi Ulster Border Describ ed As Like A Battle Line With First Clash Imminent i London, Mar. 20 ( liy The Assocl jated Press) The border line of Uls ter is described as "like a battle I front" by the Evening News Belfast iwnr.i ui UIO Irish Republican army and Ulster special constables are actually with i In rifle range and were continually ! firing at each other during the week jend. 'The first collision is expected near Caledon, County of Tyrone. I The sound of blowing up bridges can ; be heard miles away. The inhabit aiiUi are evacuating their homes iwhich have been occupied by the lighting forces. COTTON PRODUCTION' UNDKIl EKiHT MILLION' HALK9 Washington, Mar. 20 (By The As sociated Press) Cotton production for 1921 was 7,976,665 running bales, or an equivalent of 7,952,53'9 five hundred pound bales, the Census Bureau announced today. Ginnlngs in equivalent to five hundred pound bales in Virginia were 16,368; North Carolina, 776,206; South Carolina, 754,551. ORE KILLED III GEORGIA STORM Columbus, Ga., Mar. 20 (By The Associated Press) An electrical storm sweeping Lee County, Ala bama, destroyed much property and killed one person last night, accord ing to reports received here. Judge Recognizes New. Leadership Of Women Rules Thnt Fair Hi-x Can Run Sewing Machine RuNlnesi), Or Mont Anything 101 so The March term of Superior Court convened here Monday morning at 9:45 o'clock, with Judge W. M. Bond of Edenton presiding. Following Judge Bond's charge to the Juy, he called upon the Jurors to know how many wished to be excused. Seven arose In rapid succession. Then came the excuses. One man asked to be let off be cause he was running a sewing ma- chine business with nobody In charge in his absence except a young lady. .Me was turned down. "The ladles are running about everything else that we mtn used to run," explained Judge Bond, "and I guess one can boss a sewing machine shop too." Two requested to be relieved of Jury duty because they are farmers, and wish to plant their potatoes this j week. Another based his excuse on jthe fact that he sells fertilizer, that the manager of the business is away, j and that nobody can take his place. "All three are excused," ruled the Judge, "I don't want to embarrass 'the farmers at this time of the year. Other excuses that Judge Bond ac cepted were service on the fire com pany and bricklaying. A shoe sales man was turned down flatly. Judge Bond advised members of the grand Jury not to kill time In Investigating cases, calling attention to the provi sion of the law that, If one witness makes out a prima facie case, there is no need for the examination of others in the same case. Stolen Liberty Bonds Have Been Recovered i Washington, Mar. 20 ( lly The As- Hoclated Press) Recovery of Liberty Honds. amounting to $150,000, stol en from a branch of the Treasury Department Saturday, was announc ed by the secret service today and the arrest of U. O. Wamsley ut Char lottesville, Va.. charged with com plicity with Charles A. Clevenger, employe of the Treasury, In the rob bery. TO FORMULATE POLICY FOR BITUMINOUS MINK WORKERS Washington. Mar. 20 (By The As sociated Press) The Keneral policy committee of the United Mine Work ers of America wax called today to meet Friday at Cleveland to formu late a Volley to be followed by 'bitum inous miners when work is suspend led April 1. ,
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