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A , "I J" -H ' . CirXULATIOIJ " c , t, -; G and y fair te-i".iL.t- n Little Monday ' 1,783 Copies ch ar - e 1p1 i perature. T . m. . it Gent' j vr iiatle windi. ' ' ' ,. ' r; VOL. XII. FINAL EDITION ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 5, 1922 FOUR PAGES NO. 211 i' i- City Courts Legal Action On Part' Of Mr. Crook In Effect Invites Him To Go Ahead ,With Legal Proceedings Which He Threatens And Have Done With So Much Note Writing Nothing Short Of Order Of Court Will Halt Plans For New Utility Plants The City Council is weary of note writing that is getting no one any where; and virtually invites Howard E. Crook, president of the affiliated utility corporations of the city, to proceed with his threatened legal action to fight the construction of new publicly owned utility plants Tiere in a letter from Mayor W. Ben 'Goodwin, approved by the Council in regular session Monday night and dispatched to Mr. Crook Tuesday. "We are proceeding with the ne gotiations for building utilities which -will serve and take care of a growing city and only an order of the court will stop us," says Mayor Goodwin in this letter. The letter follows in full: September 6th, 1922. .Elizabeth City Electric Co., Elisabeth City Water ft Power Co., Elizabeth City Sewerage Co. Howard E. Crook, President, Elizabeth City, N. C. Dear Sir Your letter dated August 80th, 1922, was read to the Board of Al dermen of Elizabeth City at their regular meeting held Monday even ing, September 4th, 1922, and I was Instructed by the fioard, at " said meeting, to reiterate what was said 1n my letter to you of August 26th, viz: "That so far as the Board ofj Aldermen are concerned the trans action" with respect to the purchase of the properties of the"-utility com panies of Elizabeth City, of which you are president, "Is closed." In the face of a threat to test In the courts the legality and right of the city to build its own utilities, the Board of Aldermen feel that your request that the appraisals of Its engineers be turned over to you for examination, is unreasonable and will not be discussed. Upon the data we'have In hand is based the value of the utilities com panies holdings to the city. This, -we doubt not, is below the valuation placed upon these properties by the owners, but the Board takes the stand that Elizabeth City needs a service far In excess of what the present companies are giving or can give and the amount offered tor these properties is made with tha de sire that a reasonable, t-lr arid Just return to you and your associates may be accorded, notwithstanding the city will be getting plants and systems--which It will be necessary to rebuild throughout and In large measure discard entirely. So far as your having , been ig nored, I have to remind you that the first step in our negotiations was to Invite you to appear before the Board and to make a price for the purchase of the entire holdings of your companies. You met with the Board and the nearesl you came to stating a price was to say that an offer of three hundred and twenty live thousand dollars ($325,000) "by a former Board was not accept d; that an offer of four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) would nave been refused Just as readily and intimation of a value around live hundred thousand dollars (1500,600) was suggested. You, would agree to nothing other than a compromise! BISHOP FALLOWS DEAD appraisal arrangement and this was Chicago, Sept. 6 (By The Assocl not acceptable to the Board. ated pre8s) Bishop Fallows, head me uoara is noi msposea w "-10f flscate private property and does j not feel It is doing so when it makes ah offer of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($250,000) for the holulngs of the utilities com panies. - As stated in a previous letter, when Viewed from the stand point of capability of efficient snr' economical operation, this is more than the properties are worth to the city. ' Through the operation of up-to-date plants other cities of corre sponding size are making a hand some profit and ' the citizenship thereof are getting service. We liave bt;en forced to onr present sit uation, which Is deplorable. Our! citizens are clamoring for relief and) we Intend they shall have it. ! We are proceeding with the tlatlons for .lulling utilities wnicn will serve Si- ' Ing city ami Ve care of a grow - will stop us ia ... se proceedings. .Yours truly, . W. BEN GOODWIN, WPC:F f Mayor Two bonding ordinances provid ing separately for funds for a water and light plant on the one hand and for a sewerage plant on the other were submitted by Thompson & WII- son and J. B. Leigh, but the amount LABOR DAY MAKES LULL IN STRIKE Impending Court Ac . tion For Alleged Vio lations Of Federal In junctions In Fore Chicago, Sept. 5 (By The Associ ated Press) With the Government'! rail strike injunction universally condemned by union leaders in La bor Day addresses, impending Fed: eral Court action in' cases growing out of arrests tor alleged violations of the writ occupied are in the fore ground in the industrial situation to day.' The holiday ' yesterday brought a lull in strike developments. ItfNTON.JlESUMES FLIGHT Key West, Sept. 5 (By The Asso ciated Press) -Lieutenant Walter Hlnton and his companions resumed their New York-Rio Janeiro flight from here today at noon.' MORRIS MADE CHAIRMAN J. JVM orris of Weeksvllle was elected chairman of the County Highway Commission at Its regular meeting Tuesday morning, J. Wesley Foreman, made chairman on the resignation of A. B. Houtx about two months ago, having tendered his resignation. The Pasquotank Highway Com mission is now composed of J. J. Morris, O. L. Bundy.J. W. Fore man, A. E. Jones and F. F. Cohoon. Successors to A. B. Houtz and O. F. Gilbert have not yet been appoint ed, though the County Commission ers ' recommended the appointment of N. S. Leary and J.' T. Byrum at Its August -meeting: NEW LAND 'SCTIOOIi LEVT ' " ' " " v INCREASED- '10 CENTS At the' request of the' County Board' T Education the' Newland school tax levy 'was increased 'from 20 'to -30 cants ' by the Boafd of County C6mrlssloners in regular session Monday. - The thirty cents le"Vy war authorized by' popular Vote when the Newland ' High School was first contemplated, but heretofore a 20 cent levy has been deemed suffi cient to fun the scnool on: YCL'Tir FCH " llttLia GU'HDS Aiken, 8. C, Sept. 5 '(By The As sociated Press) .Irwin Williams, 1, son of a former Southern Railway shop employee at Augusta, is held here in connection with the killing of two railway guards at Bamburg last Wednesday. Z. L. Davis and C. L, Deal are also held. the Reformed Enlsconal church. djed at 4:30 o'clock this morning. r " '- ' " NO POLLUTION NOW The city water now shows no pol lution and is fit for drinking, the City Health Officer reported Mon day night at the meeting of the City Council. OOOD PROGRAM TONIGHT At eight o'clock tonight the Men's Bible Class of Calvary Baptist church will present a program which Is intended to help further the work for a greater Sunday school. Mem bers of other schools are cordially in vited. of the respective bond Issues, the rate nf Intoraat tha Aatt r f matnrltv anil nego-l0thep .11(h dtft,. w.rA 1(,ft , hlank to be flllea in by the Council. The nnance committee of the Council is n oraer oi coun;at work on these details now, and will submit Its recommendations to an adjourned meeting of the Council to be held In the City Auditor's office Over the First & Citizens National Bank Tuesday evening. Two bonding ordinances instead of one were submitted In order to be sure to meet the requirements of the State law In the matter, It was stated. Mrs. Mallory . ' 1 w v""'-v'XXVr .'Va.v'-.v -. .. -O'-XX-xx..Av AAiv'jw -.wiw (,7 ,w..v,-, -ux f I. 1 r t " I ; , : Vv i , -J ! ! c " 4 ; l a W ' ':;..;.....'::'. i :::( v. f . 9 s " v'-v ? s s g Mrs..Molla Mallory who successfully defended her title as national women's tennis champion by defeating iMIss Helen Wills, the sixteen year old California girl in straight sets at Forest Hills. MIsS Wills made a gallant fight but was obviously nervous and was forced to bow to the veteran player. Falls Says Weevil Is Surely Coming Again ' comes ' the boll weevil to the front and this time on the au thority of County Agricultural Agent O. W. Falls. "The boll weevil is slowly but surely closing in on us," says Mr. Falls. "In ;a few years the production of .cotton will be be low fO'per cent of "the normal crop. Excessive cost In cultivation and har vesting will not allow the economic production of cotton." Mr. Falls here hesitated to let that statement sink in. "Then what," asked an Advance reporter. "Why people will brave to turn to some other source of Income -as an antidote to these conditions," answered Mr. Falls, "and Q can tee but one panacea. This is a combination of rwtne, cat tie and poultry. When this 'time comes," he continued, "there will be no' uncertainty in the cure and It is to1 the Interest of etery farmer to fortify himself 'for the period of cot ton depression that must surely come." With these things in view, Mr. Falls, many months ago, ' formulat ed a plan for Improving the quality of cattle in 'Pasquotank County. Out of this comes the report from him that he has Just purchased from the Vahderbllt iFarmS, at BUtmore, a registered bull for "W. B. Copper smith of Nixonton township. ' It Is iMr. Falls' idea to have in each township In the County a pure bred bull that service may be had by the farmers with slight Inconveni ence t them. ' The dam of the bull procured by Mr. Coppersmith produced last year 11,494 pounds of milk and 675. 87 pounds of butter fat. In Bpeaking of his purchase, Mr. Falls said, "it will be impossible tojtor LaFollette for renominatlon have maximum production of dairy He Is opposed by William A. Can products with scrub cattle, pine field, who heads the Citizens Repub rooters and Jim crows. It is there- jllcan wing. fore essential that we procure stand ard breeds to, Insure success." Mr. Coppersmith's . bull Is pro nounced by Mr. Falls to be the finest specimen of the breed ever brought to Pasquotank County. Sicks Chick f.gcinst Mcgd Injunctions Washington, Sept. 5 (By The As sociated Press) Any officer of the Government who issues or causes to be issued "any Illegal injunction not In good faith and with wilful Intent" of depriving a person of his rights or of Intimidating him will be held to have committed a maleas- knee In office under a bill Introduced today by Representative Huddleston of Alabama. i A T x ' iwuvwi Washington, Sept. 6 (By The As sociated Press) The Presldertt to ;day nominated former Senator ' George Sutherland of Utah to be kxsoclate Justice of the 8upreme court. The Senate at once con nriied the nomination In open (executive session. Beats Marvel Uinpfs Sip.rjl)d r race teii Hight Jackson, Cal.," Sept. 5 (By Associated Press) The miners entorhbed in Argonaut (old mine' since a week ago last Sunday night signalled twice last night to rescuer tunnel ling from Kennedy mine, Robert ' LigKtner, one of the. rescuers said Joday. f HIFSC:;1ffCXvi Miami, Fla Sept. 5 (By The As sociated Press) Sheriff Allen of this city was notified today to -watch for Mrs. J. Oarnett Starr, aged It, and her sister, Valeria Lamar, "aged 15, alleged to have been abducted last week from their home in (Macon, Georgia, by H. C Graham. The party is said to hare left Macon by automobile. , Milwaukee, Sept. 5 (By The Asso ciated Press) Wisconsin voters to day are determining In a primary election their candidates for a ticket irtcladlng a senator, congressmen and state legislative offices. Inter est is centered In the race of Sen- cor:i-Eni fduT AliTiiniCITE COAL Washington, Sept. 5 (By The As sociated Press) Confidence that the agreement reached fn Philadelphia Saturday night would be ratified by the Anthracite Miners Convention In Wilkes-Barre was expressed today by Senator Reed of Pennsylvania I'i a conference with President Hard ing. The production of hard coal will be well under way by next week, Reed predlcted FOnTY EjT(OED Kl EL'-l&lD Oli!E New Castle, England, Sept. 5 (By The Associated Press) Forty i. men were entombed through an explo sion In a coal pit at White Haven this morning, the Evening Chronicle states. Ten bodies are reported to have been recovered. . j , , IMPOSE! LIfKNSK TAX. A license tax of $20 per annum on His stations was Imposed by the City Council at the regular monthly meet ing Monday night. UFclhttD Up Bcfcrc , ,"' ' I 1 tff T . f fry pi irit- W.Jlbl , I. , i . i . h '. ' .' , . ',- jr. I motMo ProopoGfi Milk Wagon Expected To Be Threading Streets Supplying People Of This City With Aerated And Tuberculin Tested Milk Before Last Of October It Is Now Indicated I After many years jwhy It hasn't had , City Is about to have i ; pointed and equipped ! is expected that by of wondering j . abeth; . mo.Iernly an- dairy, and lt October i5th i there will be an up-to-date milk j wagon threading its way through Elizabeth City streets and supplying! I Elizabeth City with aerated and tu berculin tested milk. In other words, the Oakdale Dairy will soon be In operation. Tli ere are two things that predomin ate among others in the building of any successful business. They are vision and capability. That combin ation is happily formed in the part nership of Dr. C. D. Bell of this city and A. R. Root of the North, West and Virginia. Mr. Root has spent a lifetime among dairy cows and since attain ing manhood has specialized in the production of dairy products. In conversation with a reporter for this newspaper today Mr; Root said, "In all my experience In the dairy busi ness throughout most, of the United States east of the Mississippi River, I have never seen a combination of conditions so favorable to dairy farm ing, as in Eastern North Carolina. For Instance," he continued, "when 1 was In Wisconsin, I fed to my cows dally concentrates of which 30 per cent were cotton seed meal." When asked about the consumption 'of all the milk he produced in the jWest, Mr. Root answered, "I have, no doubt that after your farmers here had paid transportation and brokerage charges on that cotton jseed meal to the West it was re j turned to you and sold to the same i farmers In the form of condensed milk, evaporated cream, milk choco late, malted milk ana various omer canned products of the dairy, at an enormous profit, plus carrying charges. ..... "Just as other things," continued Mr. Root, "Including your people, are healthier In Eastern North Caro lina than in other, places, so -will your cattle be, under the proper care and management. . "You have Ideal conditions nera eacept 'in very low - places.- for. the raising of alfalfa, than which there 1 no finer hay for cattle. Soja beans. one of the finest land improvers and. at the same time an eaeellent nay, thrives as it does . nowhere else, while the cotton seed meal, copced ed to be one of the greatest concen trates known, Is a nsttve of . this section. "The day may come," cdritinued Mr. Root, when the economic pro ductlon of cotton may be carried .on in an exact controversion of present principals and the 'cotton become a by-product of the seed. "Moreover," Mr. Root pointed out, "iK ataa anil nf crazinz is long and VIIV DV u kJ v ' the clover grasses grow thick and plentiful. Why it is Ideal," he.conv eluded, "and throughout all the places I have ever been, I nave never before seen a town this size without at least two dairies." The cooling and supplying rc-ona of j the Oakdale Dairy will occupy a 'building 38 by 120 feet. They will start with from 40 to. 50 cows of standard stock and will gradually, by the use of reglsten1 ' bulls, breed Into pure bred cattle. The cattle, bought in another state, will come here lately tuber culin tested with the privilege of re test within 90 days after arrival. They will then be placed under the supervision of Government Inspec tion and tuberculin tests will be taken of the herd at least once each year. The creamery Is capable- of hand ling upwards of 150 gallons per day. Two grades of cream will be served to the trade. The ' first grade Is "whipping cream," running about 30 per cent butter fat. The second grade, or "table cream" will contain from 15 to 18 per cept butter fat. ' The dairy will e filled with mo dern equipment, including a contin uous tube aerater and cooler. ThA milk Is chilled as soon as possible after coming from the cow. There are very good reasons for this. The bacteria of decomposition are very active la milk when It leaves the udder. It thrives only when warm In bringing the milk to a tempera ture of 50 degrees, the activity of the bacteria Is delayed and a whole some milk that will keep for long periods Is attained. The barn will be absolutely up - to - dnte, properly drained with steel , stalls and stanchions made by the , 'HI i I O rr r OUIJ IWH S WilTge nr o, j q, Was Liooa ajermon Currituck Ian ImprcMNrt By Judge' I'lea For NuhNtantlal Virtues Anil Warning To Iiawbreakers Currituck, Sept. 5. A charge to the Jury that was characterized by many as "a mighty good sermon" by Presiding Judge John Kerr opened proceedings of the fall term of Su perior Court here Monday. Judge Kerr gave a fair warning to whiskey makers and pistol toters. ".You might get by with a fifty dollar fine on first offense," he said, "but if you are caught the second time you may as well get ready to kiss your family good bye." After the Jury had 'been empan elled. Judge Kerr invited the mem bers to shed their coats and to other wise make themselves comfortable before he began his charge. "The world is now looking for hu man efficiency" the Jury was told. "For this standard to be reached man must be intellectual the masses must be educated; our citi zenship must be physically fit, and it must have a high moral stand ard must be spiritually minded. "Public sentiment Is the monarch of this Government that you and I love. No officer of the law can en force its statutes when public senti ment smiles at the acts of law breakers. "A majority of the voters of Am erica have decreed that It Is unlaw ful to manufacture whiskey for bev erage purposes. This law Is written Into our constitution and we owe It to our Government ' to use every means within our power to uphold thU statute. "Man's first duty after all In this worjd is to look after the well being of his fellow man. Remember the words of the Great Teacher, 'An other commandment give I unto you; that you, love one another at I have loved you'." .. . i . judge Kerr also took occasion to congratulate Currituck county on the, fact that, "you make your own board on the soil that you, till,. . Tou may. have- years of bad prices but year In and year out the tarmex of Currituck county ''Is far ;btter off financially than the average farmer in North Carolina." Court did not convene until 11:30 and the morning session wasi taken up with the charge of the Judge and the impanelling of the Jury. Not a single Case was tried In the afternoon though several cases were brought up and continued until next court by reason of the absence of witnesses. V'. ' ' I . Czzzt To C:::t FB-it aa" San Antonio, Texas, Sept. 5 (By The Associated Press) Lieutenant James H. Doollttie landed here at 7:10 this morning on his one-stop flight from coast to coast and left again for San Diego at 8:23. Lieutenant Doolittle started from Jacksonville at three minutes after ten o'clock last night. V2rd::n And Stevens in HCif Prb:ry Jackson, Miss., 8ept. 5 (By The Associated Press) Voters of the state today are registering their choice between former Senator James K. Vardaman and former Con gressman Hubert D. Stevens In a second primary for nomination to the Senate to succeed John Sharp Williams, who retires next March. KKKl'SK TO SIDKTRACK TARIFF FOR IIOMTH HILL Washington. Sept. 5 (By The As sociated Press) By a vote of five to three Senate and House conferees today refused to sidetrack tb tariff bill for the soldier bonus measure. James Manufacturing Company, at Kort Atkinson, Wisconsin. When asked about visitors Mr. Root stated that they were always welcome and if they wished thev could always bring along'thelr HtUi hydrometer and teat the milk at any time that they desired.
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