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VOL. XII. FINAL EDITION
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA. MONDAY KVKNING, MAY 21),
FOUR PAGES
NO. 127
Mt Herrrion
iut. nennon
Constructed Next Anyhow
Majority on Pasquotank County Highway Com
mission, In Most Turbulent Meeting Yet,
Holds Steadfastly To Purpose To Build Road
In Face of Opposition
Consideration of contracts for
the brick and other materials'
for the Mt. Hermon Road, was1
the answer Saturday afternoon
f . 1. Af i TT Mnll-.r All
oi me mi. nermuii nwjuiuj ""need In Armenia
the Pasquotank Highway Com-
mission to a request from the
, , .
Cni.iber oi Commerce atrec-
tnratd thnr the neople be al-
lowed to vote on the next road
, . A Tu fl.v,f ,;,(
to be paved. The fight against
the Mt. Hermon Road now ap-
Dears to have been definitely
, . ,. . . . ,
jost Dy ine opponents in ine
project. 'anity, why a large appropriation for was ct across the nose and cheek,
A motion offered by 0. F. Gilbert" the Russian people was asked when am Miss Blanche Stack received sev
to the effect that a vote be taken at for the Armenians, who stood by the erai bruises. The Davis car is an old
the primaries Saturday, June 3, on Allies as staunchly as they have stood : model Ford, lighted from the mag
the next live miles of highway to be by Christianity for centuries, not a'neto, and it was impossible for the
paved by the State Highway Com- cent was granted by Governmental
mission, was voted down at a special action. He said he could understand
session of the Commission here late why a log-rolling Congress should
Saturday afternoon. The motion forgekthey are a Christian body but
was seconded by F. F. Cohoon, and coulrnot understand why a man of
Commissioners Bundy, Foreman and , Mr. Hoover's ability should be a
Morris voted against it. Chairman . party to such a commentary on Jus
A. B. Houtz favored the motion, buttice and Christianity,
by reason of his chairmanship of the i The letter from Mr. Hoover's office
Commission, had no right to vote. In follows:
the absence of Commissioner A. E. My Dear Dr. Scanion:
Jones, of Newland, the motion was On behalf of Mr. Hoover I bee to
lost by a 3-2 vote, and the status of acknowledge the receipt of your let
the Mt. Hermon Road remains un- ter of February 9, 1922, inquiring in
changed. i regard to an appropriation for the
How the Directors Stood Near East Relief.
The vote on carrying the much-! I understand that the Near East
AtxtaanA r, 11 .1 1 t I .1 ti n Vin ...i.itil,-. nl Dnliof P l til til 1 1 1 la la al nrDQtint finPT-
... ,
the primary elections was the result
of an anneal from the directorate
of the Chamber of Commerce. Seven
of the nine directors of that organ-jly directed a member of Colonel Has
ization met shortly before four,keH's staff in Russia to investigate
o'clock, the hour at which the Com -
mission was called to hieet. Of these
seven directors, only one, Harry G.
Kramer, voted against the submiss -
ion of the question to the people.
lion. j. j. u. anringnaus, nimseu a
director, was the spokesman of the
delegation.
ine meeting oi ine i-asquotanK
Highway Commission was called for
the purpose of confirming the verbal
contract Detween ine i om mission ana
Hon. William A. Hart, of the State
Highway Commission, whereby the
County Commission agreed to pay
continued, on Pages
CHAIRMAN HOl'TZ'S
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Riverside
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Teartree Road
Body Road . . .
Ehrlnghaus Rd
W. Main Street
Salem Road
Lister's Or
Hobbs Pier Rd
Simonds Creek
Mt Hermon Rd
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Totals 29
Twenty-nine miles at
$17,000 per mile total $493,000.00
Road Funds , Imme
diately available after
reserving funds for
the Woodville road
about $ 50,000$ 75,000
Available when reim
bursed for Newland
road $200.000 $225,000
Total available to build
mileage n second and
3rd columns. . $250.000 $300,000
(Sufficient to build 15
lo 17 miles of hard
surfaced road at, per
m,I $ 17,000.00
soclated Press) General Gregorle
MATHILDE SAILS TUESDAY Semenoff, Russian Cossack leader,
whose deportation has been demand
New York, May 29 (By The Asso- e1 by s,'lat"r n()ran of Idaho, for al
clated Press) Miss Mathllde Mc- leBed brtalitl('8 "I'on American sol
Cormlck of Chleaeo. wlmae on. dle in Russia cannot be deported.
nient to Max Oser Swiaa riHino- mn0
ter, has been announced, will sail for
Europe tomorrow, she said, but re-
fused to answer questions.
Mrs. L. G. Roper and Mrs. Elmer
unaroy or Norfolk, Va., are the
Rond Will Be
Koaa vvm dc
ARMENIAN NEED
IS VERY GREAT
Tin rhn in AT:iv
27. Because the
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is iar greater man
in the famine districts of Russia and
111,5 American people ought to r-
f pond readily and liberally, is the
exnlanalion given 1)y Secretary ot
Commerce Herbert Hoover for ask-
inS Congress for an appropriation of
-u.uuu,uuu ior itussia aim iiuiuuik
for the Near East K(,Uef , a letfer
received here from his office by Kev.
iDr- David Scanion.
Mr. Hoover
Dr. Scanion wrote to
: and asked, in the name of Christi-
. o .1 ... sinking slowly according to
ating In certain areas in Southern;,
: Russia where there are numbers of
I Armenians. Mr. Hoover has recent-;
(this area with a view to ascertaining j
'just what the relative needs of thei
area are as compared with the needs j
jin the rest of KusBia. as soon as
, tne report is receivearom mis in -
vesi gauuii mi. nwiw wm uuw
to the Near East Relief Committea
such a propone oi me tuuiiuunni"
, purcnaseu uy ine uuiiKieosiunai muu
as will represent the relative needs
of the two sections.
insoiar as iutrish nnneiiia, oyrm, j
Palestine, .etc.. are concerned, I re-
gret that I cannot furnish you the!
information you desire nut it is my
unuersianning inai mis portion oi-i
, the Near East Relief was not included
in the Congressional appropriation
for the reason that the .area is small
in comparison with Russia and that
it was felt that private charity could
hope to cope with the situation,
where the same would be impossible
for Russia proper.
Most sincerely yours.
CHRISTIAN A. HERTER,
Assistant to Mr. Hoover.
WAS SHOT AND BURNED
Savannah, May 29 (By The Asso
elated Press) William Byrd, negro,
of Brentwood, was shot and burned
to death today. He was accused of
killing B. W. Moody, a farmer.
LATE BULLETINS
DKATH SENTENCE COMMUTED
Raleigh-, May 29 (By The Associ
ated Press) The death sentence of
Wright Rouse, aged negro convicted
of the murder of William Whitley,
wealthy Walstonburg farmer, was
today commuted to life imprisonment
after the ulienists report declared
him mentally deficient.
ASKS FOR TRIAL JUNE 12
Charleston, W. Va., May 29 (By
The Associated Press) The prosecu
tion upset the tentative agreement to
postpone the Logan County armed
march cases and asked that Rev. J.
E. Wilhurn, charged with murder, be
placed on trial June 12.
CAX'T HE DEPORTED
Washington. May 29 (By The As-
according to Commissioner of Iniml-
gra,lon Husband.
norrnvuvvT mv wit
; w ' h,nVtnn m I Vn, n . .
' '"I,1?"' ?IayJ9 ("y The A"
ovtaicu IieH 1 IIP UOVemn Pni
won In the
oupreme touri buh to
have the Rm.thc, rnn,n...
TIIREE "MURED IN
AUTcnoBiLE smash
JlHghl Auto Lights Responsible I 'or
Accident On Euclid Heights
Road Sunday Night
Glaring, blinding neadlights were
responsible for an automobile colli
sion on the Kuclid Heights road near
Epworth Methodist church Sunday
night, a few minutes after church
services had closed. Rev., E. L.
Stack, pastor of the church, accom
panied by Mrs. Stack and their two
it. :j ...... uiUv ....u i.... v..
daughters, Misses Sarah and Blanche
Stack, had started to this city In their
; Hudson super-six.
When just pu-st Everett Pritchard's
store the party met a car on which
the lights were extremely bright.
Rev. Mr. Stack switched his car's
lights on and off, in the hope that
the other would dim his. Minded
by the lights, the minister, in avoid
ing the ditch! ran into theother car,
, which, t turned out, was driven Dy
Charlps of (hfs city
Mrs. gtack suffered a cut across
the chin, so serious that it. had to be
sewed up, and other minor lacera-
tions and bruises. Miss Sarah Stack
driver to dim his lights,
were badly damaged.
Both cars
Seven Firemen Killed
And Steamer Sinks
i .
! Portland, Ore., May 29 (By The
Assciaud Press) Seven firemen
asleep in the forecastle of the Fur
ness Prince Line cargo steamer,
Welsh Prince, were killed and three
were injured when'the boat was rani-
! nied by the freighter, Iowa, In Co
lumbia River, off Altoona. Wash. The
Welsh Prince sank. ine Iowa is
latest
' reports.
Pleasure Bdat Back
In Pensacola Harbor
Pensacola, May 29 (By The Asso
' "
jciated presB) The pleasure boat
. gwan( carrying nrty passengers,
j wnCn -was missing throughout the
-night, reached dock today with an
nands safe. The vessel ran into a
ellif gtorni but tied un on the other
j" ----- -.
; side of the bay until safe to proceed,
here.
FINAL VOTE DEFERRED
Washington, May 29 (By The As
sociated Press) The McCumber sol
diers bonus plan apparently com
manded a majority of votes in the
Senate Finance Committee, but the
final vote was deferred until Wed
nesday to give the Senators time to
consider the amendments.
MASONIC MEETINGS
Cherokee Chapter, Royal Arch
Masons, will meet tonight at eight
o'clock. A full attendance is desired.
Eureka Lodge, A. F. & A. M., will out promptly, but upon their arrival
meet Tuesday evening to confer the they found the house in a light blaze,
fellowcraft degree. j A shepherd dog was run over and
The Shrine Club will meet in their j killed on Bell street hy truck 3. The
club room tonight at 8:30 Just after driver declares that he made every
the chapter meeting adjourns. Busi-j effort to avoid the dog, but could
ness of importance will come up. not.
LATEST BONUS OFFER PRESENTS
It Is a Decrease From
Still A Fine Chance
Vote Total Before A
Place
The contest starts' out with re-
newed energy today. Up to the pres
ent time, no one has forged into a
lead that cannot be overcome by a
few hours work. Although showing
a large decrease from last week In
the total number of votes earned by
a club of five yearly subscriptions,
the offer this week still presents an
opportunity for a live and energetic
contestant to build up a vote total
that will suffice to win a Ford sedan.
Ovor-Coirfldencr Rati
Just because you had a good week
before the 600.000 bonus vote offer
closed, do not think that you have
outdistanced the field of candidates.
Over-confidence now will spell defeat
'or you. No contestant has a decided
'"ad, which means that only a club
r tW "ei,arate the ,,,adpr from the
nf,t ,!x orlMVW1
Don't Slow Cp
Knma rnnUDDna A ..!.- 4
th s week. Others who are ambition,
win a Ford sedan will Jump In with
Those who will put
Sr irrt ,-..!. .i..i .-
, ,,. lu,.,r WOIKlUahc your enoris count this week.
Rev. H. K. Williams
Tenders Resignation
Alter Two Year Conscient ions Labor
Here Will Return T His
Native Stale
Kev. H. K. Williams
First Baptist church,
resignation Sunday to
pastor of the
tendered bis
take effect on
July first.
Mr. Williams came here about two
years ago from Portsmouth and the
activities of the church have grown
and prospered under his conscienfous
leadership. In his work here he has
j 1... .!.. Willi. , '
"el " K'e',uy " ' " """""'
" '
yuiiiiK peui'iK in uic niun u u..n 1 " i
.an important lunor m
veiopnieill.
It is with great regret that friends1
of Mr. and Mrs. Williams will see :
them leave in July. However, they;
. . - l!.l ..l.l ! 0....41. f. ....i
go u) a spien.im .,.:. ... o....... w .
lma, their native state, wnere tney
already have many old friends
Believe Order Will
Be Rejected At Once
Chicago, May 29 (By The Associ
ated Press! Immediate considera
tion of last night's order by the Ra
ad Labor Board reducing wages 0f facturer who has supplied the brick,
aintenance of way employes from,'' all the roads thus far paved in
f.iitil iii.i a nroanlit a Hw moot.
ro
in
. ......in
one to live cents an nour ami unaiiiiiB
$48,000,000, effective July 1, is in . " M,ich ,0 the surprise of some
prospect bv the executive council of '"embers of the Commission, in
I'nited Brotherhood of Maintenance !n8 lo Hitlon from Conimis
Way Emplovees. The decision it is "loner Gilbert he stated that until
l.eiieveil will he reacted when aub-.Muy, 1920, he had an agent here who
m it ted to a vote.
Detroit, May 29 (By The Associ-'
ated Press) Belief that the strike1
vote would be ordered by the execu
tive council of the I'nited Brother
hood of Maintenance Way Employees
and Railway Shop Laborers was ex
pressed by E. F. Grable, grand presi
dent of the organization.
Dr. W. S. Rankin To
Lecture At Hertford
Hertford, May 27. Dr. W. S. Ran
kin of Raleigh, secretary of Ihe North
Carolina State Hoard of Health, will
lecture before the Perquimans County
-.i i n,, ui-1,1.,
V uaiuuei ill cuminriLC wn riiuaj,
June 2nd at 8 p. m. on the subject of
i-niiiit: nrn L I hi lilt- .trim t in-
1 1 . . U 1 I lTnUk .. ,1 Ik. f ,.,!;,.., 1 Tn
; fp(iSinn On nnhllc health work Dr
, Rankin Is one of the verv foremost
im.n in th UnitoH Rtat0 a n ,t npnnio
from other states and nations have
"CT",n"" l" "u'1" '"" l"
MUliy IIIKIIIUUB. 1 lie lJrwMC Ul
thIs and adjoining counties are cor -
stiiilv his methods. The neon e of,""cn ,l ",Q,1C lu ' 11 "e awayi,
Lino aim ntijuiiniig iwuimrn aic v,i-
dially invited to avail themselves of!,hem t0 yu at a fa,r Prlce? 1 P
the opportunity to hear him and are
requested to give wide publicity to
his coming.
HOME IHRNKI) MONDAY
The home of Henry Hawkins, col
ored, between Broad and Bell streets,
was totally destroyed by fire Monday
morning. Three nearby dwellings '"'"'Inred hi"1 "iU he did have to
caught from sparks, but the fire was Pa' Th,! 'lract was not renew
extinguished before serious damage pd aftPr 11 '""P red In May, 1920, and
was done. The loss of the Hawkins
home was due, Chief Flora believes,
to some delay in turning In the
alarm. The Fire Department turned
Last Week But There Is
To Build Up A Winning
Further Decrease Takes
will be rewarded with the larger!
..r w t .
' ',laK" P y,,,lr "lllll n' oi
""tdlstanoe your competitors while
tne Dig votes last. j
RoniiN (!ffer TIiIh Week I'Hfast, May 2!) (By The Assocl-
Each and every club of five yearly j u,,'d '',!s! Sharp lighting between
subscriptions you turn in to this of-j ,n,'m brs of the Irish Republican
flee by nine o'clock next Saturday ! arl"-v Mnd FIster special constabulary
night, June the 4th, will earn 400.000 '"'curred Ihsi night along the bound
votes in addition to those regularly ar' '"'w',n Ihe Counties Dougel and
earned, according to the vote table. Fermanagh. Five Republicans are
Secure Just as many clubs as you ran,
'r the bonus will be paid on each
and every one. Turn subscriptions
I" ne at a time, or as you procure!
them. We keep accurate records a' I
'"Is office to determine
this office to determine when von !
ve completed a club.
So""' "'' '' Str!
Some contestants have a
started. In other words, the
i,t ......
in last
fhnf
did not complete a club cn he'emi Wn Pol rn nf,.,...i n
and wlll be counted on the offer thlslln recent battles around Pekln. AI -
week. If you have a club started .hvmn.it tho ontfrD nrn, i. i
..... - . .
Highway Commission
Meets And Wrangles'
Manufacturer ItemiiKls Those Pres
ent That Local Man Got Com
mission On llricks
The Pasquotank Highway Com
mission, in special meeting here
Monday morning at eleven o'clock,
passed a motion to postpone the pur
chase of bricks and other material
for the Mt. Hermon road until more
bills can be received and considered.
I l ius was me oniy (leuiine action
taken by the Commission In the
nwinl 1 nir U'lilt'll u-na f.ni 1 11 rod liv tint
'
w r 11 11 K 1 i 11 g
and tempestuous out-
, hllrsts that have characterized every
mmvlun inpe the Ml Hermon road
came up for consideration.
Fee Hits that they should wait un-'
til tlie Camden County liart of the
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n)a(, fn)m Nt,wlall(, t() R()llth Mis
should first he built, the Commission
refused to authorize the immediate
, paving of the 1800 feet from the
. Newland road to Pasquotank River.
County Engineer Higgs stated that
there are at present sufficient bricks
; available for this short link of pav
!iiiK, and that the additional cost
i would be In the neighborhood ot
$2,000.
i J. W. Hall, of Baltimore, the manu
ttip Ciinnlv w:is present at the meet
received a commission of fifty cents
per thousand on all bricks he sold the.
County. That agent, he said, was C,
V. Grice. Sr
Mr. Hall stated that, twelve years
ago, when he first came to Elizabet h
City, he .entered into a ten-year con
tract with Mr. Grice, agreeing to give
the latter a commission on all bricks
that he Hall should sell in Eliza
beth City, Hertford and Edenton.
Four or live years ago, he said, lie
found that the agency was not only
not doing him any good, but was do
ing absolute harm. He said that be
had received notification that he
would not sell another brick here un-
; 'J1 ,ne a"fy was given
, Grice.
back to Mr.
"At this point." Mr. Houtz told
Mr. Hall, "I Just want to say to you
that the Commission feels that a
u' ""KCU u,'al "aB ueen Pullen on
through you allowing a rake-off of
i .. i. .i .1 i i. t it...
w""-" we Knew nol'""K-
'What in the b-
dlfference
... ,, , ,. ...the waiting automobiles for a rand
i11 the Proflt on Drick- ,f 1 sell
pose to do wtiat I li
nlease with
my cash," Mr. Hall
replied, hl8
choler rising. He went on to exnlaln
that he was originally under an Im-
presslon that he did not have to pay j
the agent's commission on brick to.
be used in the County, but that Mr.
nrl'( ()t in tollch wi,h a lawyer, and
would not be, he declared.
Is Fined $500 For
Violation Dry Laws
Buffalo, May 29 (By The Assocl -
ated Press) Major Frank X. Schwab
today pleaded guilty to indictments
, charging violation of the prohibition
laws and was fined five hundred dol -
lars.
LITTLE MILLIONAIRE
IS CRITICALLY ILL
New York, May 29 (By The Asso
ciated Press) The condition ot Fred
Gwynne V'anderbilt, nine year old
hefr to millions, who has been 111 for
two weeks, Is reported critical by the
corps of specialists and nurses In
tendance. ,
SliaTP Fighting III
a
Ifpl'inri SUHmMV Nlrht
UfSiCUU OUIIUdJf lllglll
reported killed, and a number wound-.
d. One constable was killed.
CHINESE SOI.DIFHS MI ITINY
I llartiln, Manchuria, May 29 (By(,lV round guilty of the charge of
Th Associated Press) Soldiers of I misappropriation of funds belonging
club General Chang Tso Lin along the ;to , victory Bond Club and sen-sub-,
Chinese Eastern railroad have mut-: tenced to seven years penal servl
weekjlnled and declared In favor of Gen- i,id
' ' ic
hunds of the revolting troops.
TUESDAY TAG DAY
F0 -HE BABIES
And Wednesday After
noon At Four-thirty
O'clock ' Comes The
Grand Parade
(Hy Publicity Committee)
All mothers with babies of two
years old and under please note care
fully the following program for Baby
Wee':, which the Public Welfare
Council has put on, beginning Mon-
1.1..., n.i.ll.lir M'ntltlllClla V
i ""
Tuesday and Wednesday mornings
from 10 to 12 o'clock babies will he
registered, weighed, measured and
'thoroughly examined by Dr. Bonner,
-Miss Khrenfeld and local physicians.
After the examinations mothers will
i be accurately informed of the babies'
condition, and If any defect is found.
I referred to the family physician for
treatment of defect or disease.
Educational posters are hung upon
the walls, bulletins are freely dis
tributed and advice and information
! is given to the mothers as needed.
! Tuesday and Wednesday after
noons from 3 to 5 o'clock will be
. given to the same work. In order
to avoid congestion, the mothers
'
I II II Utl IIH O I'll
are asked to bring
Tuesday morning.
And those In town will come Tues
day afternoon and Wednesday morn
ing. Lecture Tonight
Monday night Miss Ehrenfeld will
deliver a lecture in the Community
gymnasium on "The Care of the
Baby" and this will be followed by a
t talk hy Dr. Bonner, expanatory ot
slides from the Children's Bureau at
I Washington, D. C.
1 uesitay nignt i
it 8 o'clock In the
same place Dr. Zenas Fearing will
talk on some timely topic and Dr.
Bonner will lecture on "Infant and
Child Welfare."
Tuesday tags bearing the plea
"Save the Babies" will be sold on
the streets, pink ones for boys, blue
for girls, and the funds will 'be used
for welfare work among the babies
of town and County.
Wednesday afternoon at 4:30
every mother who thinks her baby
adorable, beautiful, cunning, delight
ful, elegant, grand, huggable, intel
ligent, Just-right, klssable or a com
bination of all desirable qualities, Is
asked to have her baby and Its broth
ers and sisters at the Community
Building (Y. M. C. A.) to help fill
ihahv nura.la
nany Parane.
,
And the voting population of Pas-
! luo,ank of 1922 are asked to turn
0ut am' vhcPT ,he voters of 1943
wnom ,nHr dlm''8' Quarters and dol-
Iars on Ta Dav nlfly help to reach
i that date.
FIRST IJARY REGISTKREI)
Helen Elizabeth Upton,- one year
old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
1'pton, of this city, was the first baby
registered and examined at the Baby
Clinic Monday morning.
Mothers who have not taken ad
vantage of the Baby Clinic are urged
to do so Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Welfare Council Is anxious that
i Mist as many habjeg as cm shall be
! f'xaniln('(1- '
'
Two Colored Women Get
. Sentences 0Vr Theft
'
v
Following a plea of guilty on a
charge of stealing two dresses from
Mrs. W. T. Culpepper, of this city,
Agenora McCoy, colored, was sen-
fenced to sixty days on the roads In
recorder's court here Monday morn
ing. Because tbe defendant has
small bajjy, the sentence was sus
pended upon payment of the costs.
Sophronla Brooks, colored, who lives
in Sawyertown. whs convicted of re-
ut-iCeiving the stolen dresses, and reject-mI
a sent 'nee of thirty days. She
, en'ved notice of in "ipeal. and wa
j placed under $25 bond for her ap
pearance at the next term of Superior
; Court.
I The cuse of Officer George Twlddy
, and four other white men charged
j with shooting Davis Overton, Jr..
'young colored man, while undertak
ing to arrest him early In April, was
j continued to Tuesday week, upon the
plea of attorneys representing the
, defendants.
HORATIO BOTTOMLEY
GIVEN SEVEN YEARS
London, May 29 (By The Associ
ated Press) Horatio Bottomley, for
mer nulilisher of John Bull, was to-
! v,. m, n,
J. Spence for
will appreciate
I , ., "
i i rial justice, lie
your support and" rote.
adr
" - tways declared unlawful
1 ' ,