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CIRCULATION
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VOL. XII. FINAL EDITION
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 22, 1922
FOUR PAGES
NO. 69
BAIN AND GIBBONS
FOUIID NOT GUILTY
Freeman Jury Wnnted Tip From
Judge On Sciilcncc He Would Im
mso If Negro Found Guilly
Sam Rain and Duve Gibbons, who
were tried In Superior Court here
Tuesday afternoon on a charge of
operating an Itinerant business with
out payment of the County license of
$100 required, were found not
guilty. The case did not go to the
Jury, Judge Dond ruling that the evi
dence tended to show that they were
complying with the law Inasmuch as
they had taken a long term lease on
the lot their stand Is located upon on
Poindexter street, and .have located
their families here. The judge in
structed the clerk of the court to en
ter a verdict of not guilty upon the
court records.
During the trial of the Baln-Glb-bons
case, the Jury in the Freeman
case sent word by Sheriff Reid to
Judge Bond that they wished to con
fer with him. The Judge notified
them that they might address him In
open court, but not otherwise, and
so the jurors came out, and lined up
in single column In front of the jury
box. L. E. Skinner, acting as fore
man, hesitated a moment, and called
upon the bench to Inform the Jury as
to the probable penalties on the va
rious counts against Freeman, and
particularly the last, which charged
the negro with unlawfully receiving
6tolen property.
"You gentlemen have nothing
whatever to do with the sentence,"
Judge Bond replied, "your function
is to determine the guilt or Innocence
of the accused. I cannot answer
your question."
"We didn't want to expose our
ignorance," explained Mr. Skinner,
"and that's why we wanted you to
come into the jury room." The
members of the Freeman Jury then
filed back into their room, and re
turned a short time later with a ver
dict that the accused was guilty of
the charge of receiving stolen prop
erty. The negro Is to be tried Wed
nesday on a charge of arson.
The next case taken up was that
of John Jackson, charged with as
sault and fceing drunk. On the night
of the Pritchard tragedy at the high
school, according to the evidence
presented, Jackson, under the Influ
ence of liquor, went into the home
of C. H. Bundy on Cedar street. Mr.
Bundy came home shortly after
Jackson's arrival, and a fight fol
lowed, In which It appears Jackson
was worsted. According to Bundy's
testimony, when he went into his
own house, Jackson asked him,
"What In the h are you doing
here?" The case was continued to
the Wednesday morning session of
Superior Court, when Jackson was
fined $5 and costs on the drunken
ness charge, and was found not guilty
on the other indictment.
The trial of C. M. Barcltft, color
ed, on charges of forgery and at
tempting to pass a bogus check was
begun in Superior Court Wednesday
morning. On December 30, Barclift
presented a check to W. E. Griffin,
paying teller of the First & Citizens
National Bank, in the amount of $75,
and purporting to have been made
out by hiis father, R. C. Barclift, to
his brother, R. D. Barclift.
When asked to endorse his name
on the back of the check, C. M. Bar
clift, according to the testimony of
W. G. Galther, vice president of the
bank, signed the name of his broth
er, R. D. Barclift. Mr. Gaither no
tified the police, end Barclift was
detained until an Investigation could
be made.
Sheriff Reid and Officer Twlddy
went to the home of the elder Bar
clift late in the afternoon, and Bar
clift, they told the court, Informed
them that he had not made out a
check for $75 to any of his sons. At
a hearing in recorder's court here
next morning, the father swore that
he had written the check in question.
Both Mr. Galther and Mr. Griffin tes
tified that the signature on the sus
pected check was not, in their opin
ion, that of R. C. Barclift.
In Superior Court R. C. Barclift
testified that he made out the check
in payment of a debt he owed the
defendant, C. M. Barclift. He did
not explain why he made it out to
R. D. Barclift, a brother of the ac
cused. He stated that he could not
remember having denied to the
sheriff and police officer the making
of the check. The case went to the
jury at one o clock Wednesday af
terhoon.
ALLIED CONDITIONS ANNOUNCED
Paris, Mar. 22 (By The Associated
Press) The conditions under which
the reparations commission will
grant Germany a partial moratorium
are announced today to Include per
fect autonomy for the Relchsbank
and new legislation to prevent the
Invasion of German capital.
Irish Convention I
To Be Held Sunday j
Taken To Mean Definite Split In
Tlie Irish Republican Army !
Han Come I
Dublin, Mar. 22 (By The Assoc 1-j
ated Press) It was officially an
nounced today that the Irish Repub-j
lican army convention, recently for-1
bidden to open by Arthur Griffith, I
president of Dial Elreann, would be j
held In Dublin Sunday as arranged, j
and this was taken to mean that a
definite split in the Republican army ,
has come.
URGE C LEAH I II G UP
AHD PAINTING TOO
Annual Iioss Thru Lack Of Paint
Greater In North Carolina Than
IjOos By Fire
Clean Up and Paint Up Week in
North Carolina will be observed
April 2 to 8, inclusive. Locally, it
will link up with Dress Up Week,
for which the merchants of the city
are making extensive preparations.
Heretofore, Clean Up Week has been
observed annually under the lader
shlp of the State Insurance Depart
ment; and this year a Paint Up cam
paign will ibe conducted simultan
eously With It.
Besides urging that the people of
this section and the rest of North
Carolina clean up their premises and
homes during the week the Insur
ance Department is insisting that
folks Daint ud as well. As one au-
! thority observes, "The annual loss
In North Carolina through lack of
! paint is greater than the actual loss
by fire. Clean-up is the negative
I part of the campaign. Paint-up is
! the positive, the protective, the con
structive part of the work. '
Legion Launches An
Employment Drive
Washington, Mar. 22 (Special)
'Spurred on by the fact that many ex-
service men are still jobless, the
American Legion has launched a nation-wide
30-day employment drive
through Ita 11,000 posts. Employ
ed veterans everywhere In the Unit
ed States have volunteered to devote
their spare time and money, as well
as the use of their automobiles and
buggies, for the 'big Job-hunt, in be
half of their less fortunate com
rades. The President's Conference on Un
employment In Washington has been
! asked to co-operate. All the back
ing it can give, together with the
use of its machinery and organiza
tion, has been made available. Han
ford MacNider, national commander
of the Legion, will direct the cam-
paign from hla headquarters in In
dianapolis. "A Job for my Buddy"
j is the idea with which every em-
S ployed veteran will work until April
20.
Arthur Woods, who heads the
Emergency Committee of the Confer
ence, telegraphed the following plan
of campaign today from Washing
ton: "First, relieve distress. If there
are men in want, take care of them.
"Next, make sure that a man who
needs a Job knows how to look for !
it. Is the local employment agency!
well run, and do the men use ft? j
Hunt for Jobs, and keep on hunting.
It will surprise you how many will
turn up if you work, and don't miss1
trloke. Don't wait apply at every;
employment bureau, advertise, write
personal letters, make calls and get;
your friends to work for you. And '
there's a friend in need waiting for
every Job you unearth. Only don't
go bo far ae to have some one else
fired to make room for your men. i
"Last, atlr things up so as to cre-
ate Snore Jobs. Spring is here; it's'
the time to clean up, freshen up,!
paint up, dig up, spruce up generally.
Everybody's doing it. The nation,
your State, your town, companies,
Just people, yourself, do something
that needs to be done; only do it
now don't wait. You'll get it done,
and you'll help some one in the do
ing who needs and deserves help."
NOTE PRESENTED TO ALLIES
Paris, Mar. 22 (By The Associated
Press) The American note regard
ing payment of the cost of the army
of occupation and se'tlng forth the
American attitude In clear and
forcible terms will be presented to
the Allies today.
KINO GEORGE ILL
London, Mar. 22 (By The Associ
ated Press) King George Is suffer
ing with a slight cold and sore throat
today.
IOST DOWN TOWN Sl.NDAY,
pair of glasses, gold frame. Finder
please return to A. R. Nicholson or
to Advance office and receive re
ward. mar22,23-pd
The Moors Grouchy Submission.
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the Kabila of Farjana are shown at the formal surrender to Col.
Riquelme of Sjmin, the event being celebrated by a tea party the
colonel gives in the fortress.
A Message From the King
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Timothy Poore, 84, and his wife. 83, i Acton, England, have been
married (0 year. Here they are reading King Gorg' mesHCe
congratulation.
stranger Arrested i
On Forgery Charge:
diaries F. Guidry Alleged To Have
Made HogiM Checks In C. W.
Stevens' Name
Charles F. Guidry, a stranger in
the city who has been soliciting
magazine subscriptions here, was
arraigned In recorder's court here
Wednesday morning on a charge 0fjWlnston Churchill, Colonial secre
foreerv. and was hn.mH nvpr tn s.l stated in the House of Corn-
iperlor Court under a bond of $500.
His trial will be held sometime dur
ing the present week's session of the
higher court.
Guidry, according to the evidence,
presented a check for four dollars,
ostensibly made out by C. W. Stev
ens of this city, to W. H. Cartwrlght,
a South Road street grocer, and Cart-
wrleht cashed it for him. under the :
Impression that Guidry was working ( County police announced today that !
for the supposed maker of the 'with the arrest of three men last
check. He worked a similar gamej(nlght they cleared up the details in
on u. nasu MarKnam, wno runs me j connection with attempts to dyna
H. G. Godfrey store at the corner of j mite the Virginia Railway and Power
Cypress and Second streets, securing . Company's Cradock bridge. All the
four dollars from him. also. Guidry, j men are held and will be arraigned
It appears, endored the name of C. j on March 28.
J. Russell on the first check, and of
R. O. Russell on second. i :
C. W. Stevens, called into court as1-;. ft A-- In
a witness In the case, denied having' f II IV UliC AmCSIS in
made out either or the
checks. !
When he was prrested at the pas-;
senger station. Just as he was about j
to leave the city Tuesday arternoon.J
Guidry tore up and threw away a
third check, which the police se
cured. Guidry is a small, dark
complexioned, slenderly built' fel-
low who appears not to be more than persons named in twenty-three In
21 or 22 years of age. dictments returned by the grand
Ben Knox, colored, charged with' Jury last night after an Investlga
an assault with a deadly weapon up-j Hon of the failure of the Bank of
on L. L. Hines. was sentenced to Commerce here. A state official, a
thirty days on the roads. Hines Is former Btate omcer, and a score of
a young white truck driver employed prominent local men are named.
In construction work at the Colored
State Normal School here, and the,
evidence indicated that Knox at-' FORMER RESIDENT HERE
tacked him with an open knife, and
without provocation. The negro
noted an appeal, and was placed un
der bond for his appearance at Su
perior Court this week.
I contract for the electrical work now
Mrs. Almlra Whitehurst left yes-' In progress at the Colored Slate Nor
terday to visit her sister, Mrs. A. B. ' nial School, and was here upon an
Carney of Norfolk. Inspection trip.
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pleasant about it, but the Moors of
Great Britain May
aye j,, nterVene
London, Mar. 22 (By The Associ
ated Press) The British govern
ment may have to consider whether
it Is possible to draw a cordon of Im
perial troops between the warring
elements on the Ulster frontier,
mons today.
Norfolk County Police
Make Important Arrests
Portsmouth, Va., Mar. 22 (By The
A aan(noH Prmi) Tha Vnrfr.lV
Bank Failure Case
Okmulgee, Okla.. Mar. 22 (By The
Associated Press) Fifty-one war
rants were delivered to the sheriff by
the district court for the arrest of
Charles
F. Pritchard. formerly nf,l:elVPU sneria denouncing i"e
this city, but now a leading contrac
tor of Winston-Salem, vim here
Wednesday. Mr. Pritchard has the
WILL HOLD TAG DAY
FOnTIIEATlDULAIlCE
I.ikI U'h' Hospital Auxiliary Working
Hani To Secure Funds For Need
ed Hospital Equipment
Saturday, April 8, the last day of
Dress 1'p Week in Elizabeth City,
will be Ambulance tag day. The
Ladies' Hospital Auxiliary will offer
for sale tags to raise money toward
the purchase of an ambulance now
the most needed piece of equipment
of the Community Hospital here.
The ladies are specially anxious
to complete the raising of funds for
the ambulance as quickly as they
possibly can, in order that it may be
purchased and put Into use here.
The ambulance will, they declare, be !
of special value to rural patrons of
the hospital, for whom there is now
no readily available and satisfactory
means of transportation to the insti
tution for treatment.
Members of the Hospital Auxiliary
are also planning a bridge tourna
ment to be held here on Tuesday
night, April 18, and for which tickets
at fifty cents each will be sold. They
will agree to reserve tables for par
ties at the tournament, and plan to
make the tournament an event of
real social enjoyment. Mrs. C. D.
Bell is president of the Auxiliary,
and Mrs. A. B. Houtz ds vice presi
dent. DEBATE HERE FRIDAY
AT THE HIGH SCHOOL
While Larrv Skinner an.il Miittlp
Spence are putting it over at Ilert -
ford and Ellen Melick and Annabelle
Abbott are winning at Edenton, the
debating teams of Hertford and
Edenton will argue out the query:
Revolved that the United States
should enter the League of Nations."
This happens at the High School
Friday night and Superintendent
Sheep urges the Elizabeth City
people to attend and lend the en
couragement to these young people
wjvich thl town would wish the
Elizabeth City speakers to have In
Edenton and Hertford. The hour is
7:30.
SECRETARY DAVIS MAY
SUCCEED SENATOR CROW
Washington, Mar. 22 (By The As
sociated Press) Secretary of Labor
Davis is considering the request of
Pennsylvania Republicans to 'become
a candidate for Republican- nomlna-
Hon as Senator to succeed Senator
Crow.
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN
Pender's double column announce
ment about good things to eat on
I page two today will be of Interest to
women who are thrifty and like to
I buy the best and most sanitary In
groceries.
Film Biblical Story
In City Of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Mar. 22 (By The As
sociated Press) Twenty stars of the
American film world are here to pre
pare for filming the Old Testament
story of King David. The big scene
is the fight between David and Go
liath. Biblical accuracy has been
sa"ifl1 Jo Incorporate a love scene
a r 1 e battle-
Trifling Incident May
Shatter Irish Peace
London, Mar. 22 (By The Associ
ated Press) The situation in Ulster
on the South Ireland border Is such
that some trifling Incident may draw
the rival forces Into war which will
shatter ail prospects of Irish tran
quillity, says the Dirblin Times cor
respondent. ,
KU KLUX THREATEN
TO DYNAMITE CHURCH
Beaumont, Tex., Mar. 22 (By The
Associated Press) Notices posted
j here threaten to dynamite the Bless-
ed Sacrament Catholic church for
negroes, and to tar and feather the
j pastor, according to a protest re
a protest re -
notices which were signed K. K. K. j
Captain John Peterson, postmaster
and well known resident of Nags
Head, wag In the city Wednesday
morning.
CANNED ORATORY
w SENATE
Flood Of Prepared Speeches
For And Against Four
Power Treaty Turned Loose
Today
Washington, Mar. 22 (liy The As
sociated Press) A flood of pre
pared speeches for and against the
four power Pacific treaty were
loosed In the Senate today as the
period for unlimited debate came to
an end under a unanimous consent
on an agreement to bring the final
ratification of the vote Friday. One
"ul" mml ''" were enee.uve at
mree o ciock. several senators
Jostled one another bidding for
recognition in the eleven hour crush
of canned oratory.
REPORT NAVAL HILL
Washington, Mar. 22 (By The As
sociated Press) The House Naval
Committee today agreed to report
the bill fixing the maximum author
ized enlisted strength of the navy at
80,000 plus 6,000 apprentices, or
10,000 less than Secretary Den by
declared was needed to operate the
treaty fleet.
Fertilizer Plant Is
Damaged By Fire
Columbus. Ga., Mar. 22 (By The
Associated Press) The plant of the
Bradley Fertilizer Company was
damaged to the extent of $90,000 by
!flre early today
Twelve Persons Hurt
In Trolley Crash
Cleveland, Mar. 22 (By The Asso
ciated Press) Twelve persons were
hurt in a trolley crash he-re today.
Several were taken to hospitals.
New Provisions Of
Child Welfare Law
CertiflrjitcH Must He Obtained From
Welfare Superintendent For
Certain Employments
With the opening of the spring,
and the resumption of regular farm
ing operations, many farmers of this
section who have boys within the
compulsory school attendance age
limit, and who feel that they tnuei
have them to assist in the work, are
anxloug to know something of the
provisions of the law.
Sections 5 and 6, chapter 100, ot
the Public Laws of 1919, provide,
among othtr things, that "No child
under the age of fourteen years shall
be employed or permitted to work in
any mill, factory, cannery, workshop.
: manufacturing establinhment,
laun
dry, b akery, mercantile establish
ment, office, hotel, restaurant, bar
ber shop, boot-black stand, public
stable, garage, place of amusement,
brickyard, lumber yard or any mes
senger or delivery service," except
under special regulations.
It Is alo provided that "No per
son under 16 years of age shall be
employed In any of the above places
or occupations between the hours of
nine p. m. and ix a. m."
A revision .passed September 6,
1921, provides that boys between the
ages of 12 and 14 years of age may
be employed in the enumerated oc
cupations when school is not in ses
sion, If It is uhown that such em
ployment does not threaten the
health or morals of the child. The
County Superintendent of Public
Welfare must pass upon that point.
Tho utiina nr-nvtnfnn nrwnltPA tn the
ie,npionmentof boy8 on saturda9
ana out or Bcnooi nours.
Farming and domestic duties are
not included in the prohibited occu-
, Rations.
The law likewise has been
' interpreted not to affect children who
! are kept by their parents under thejr
direct personal control.
Farmers who wish to take their
boys out of school for agricultural
duties must first get In touch with
the County Superintendent of Public
Welfare, and .must give evidence to
show that the work of the boy or
boys Is necessary. The Welfare Of
ficer of Pasquotank Is Mrs. Anna
Lewis, whose office Is at the Cham
ber of Commerce quarters In this
city.
WEEK OF PRAYER
On Thursday afternoon at Black
well Memorial church the Week of
1 r.r.1V(,r H,,rvre will be led by Mrs.
n. r. Venters, the subject heing
Church
Extension." Wednesday
meeting led by Mrs. A. F. Toxey had
for Its subject "Enlightenment."
while Monday afternoon Mrs. J. II.
Thayer spoke on "Enlistment." The
attendance has been good and the
programs very Interesting.