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WEATHER Generally fair tonight "' and Wednesday. Cooler ! tonight. Gentle to moder- " ate northwest winds. ft . CIRCULATION Monday 1,776 Copies VOL. XII. FINAL EDITION KLIZABETII CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER 12. l'J'22 FOUR PACES NO. 217 Pasquotank Family Figures In Solving Riddle Of Sea Last Chapter In Tragedy Involving Family Of Aaron Burr And That Of A Governor Of South Carolina Written When Identity Of Mystery Picture In Pool Family Discovered The story has been more than one tohl in print, but how many readers of this newspaper know (hat an Elizabeth City family .-up-plied the last chapter of a tragedy linked with the name of Aaron Burr that broke two strong hearts ann wrecked at least one home? -More than a century has ptssed since the latter part of December, in the year of 1812 that beautiful Theodosia Alston, nee Burr, wife ofi,e8t is s,aged in the ail ,u're '',,),H'r : the imvomnr nf nth ra,nHna 0,,,.14. 'announced by the Naval, barked from the port of George-; town. South Carolina. on the staunch pilot boat Patriot, sent out ! for her from New York by her fath- er aron Burr for the nort nf New'uluse 'nl,Jrea "y civilians. York The nav' als0 wiU make n effort Weeks went by weeks of patient t0 caP,ure tne Curtiss Marine trophy .-waiting bv her father for her ar- in the race t0 he neldover St. Clair, rival but Mrs Alston did not come At last anxiety gave place to genu- ine fear for her safety and all the machinery of search at that time available was set in motion to find a clue to her fate. The telegraph had not been invented. Continental travel was entirely by stage coach ' and mails were slow. Not so slow, ! however, that Aaron Burr had not; ' j time to notify Governor Alston that j Washington, Sept. 12 (By The i his wife had not arrived in New Associated Press) Continued im-' York. In a frenzy of fear, the gov-1 provement with only a slight possi-i ernor took up the search. BasC bility thrtt it will 1)P 11(.r,.ss;trv to' weather reports were scanned, operate was the word that came to There had been no storms. The sea day from thp sick)e(1 of lrs Hard-' -was searched by the fastest clippers ' jng j procurable, without result. Not the The crlgis ,n Mrs Harding's con-! slightest trace could be found of (lition sepms t0 havy been passP(1 , an j either the Patriot or its passenger ; offlcjal ,)ulu.tin lsslIPd ,)y attending and ere. . physicians at 9:35 said. It added j All Hope "Was Lost tnat su rgical procedure was deemed; After prolonging the search until . unnecessary for the present. 1 all hope had been lost, Alston re- ; turned to his office in South Carolina jcomI ( u.e u.u..-..e.iu u v. a ft'"-! Commonwealth When the news was at last given to the world, there was general mourning, for the people loved Theo dosla Burr, as she was known to all, with a love that hasjts inspiration 1n the fidelity and worthiness of a pure soul and an upright character. The second war between the United States and Great Britain was by this time gaining a tremendous impetus. The United States had fared badly on' the land but her high aea vessels were very successful, and wild conjectures became rife as to whether Theodosia Burr's disappear ance could not be placed at the door of some British privateer, command ed by one unworthy of the name of a Briton. The greater mind, however, know ing the chivalry of the British to wards even the fallen foe, soon dis sipated these beliefs and the nation mourned in silence over another mystery of the deep. Time passed. The father and hus band of Theodosia Burr ihad found solace in the rest of the eventual sleep. A new generation had sprung to life; a generation of different thought; of different opinion and Theodosia Burr was forgotten, or rather lost sight of for a tirfie. But in 1896 there came to Nags Head, as was his usual custom, Dr. W. G .Pool, a native of Pasquotank County, an able citizen and a dis tinguished physician. Nags Head was his summer clay ground. Dur- ing his stay in the summer of '69 he .,iij vittv Haujif a few miles nn the beach to the bed of wna t a ru it; ' r an infirm and aged woman, a Mrs Mann. In Strange Surroiiiidiiin When Dr. Tool arrived at Kitty Hawk he found Mrs. Mann in a sia Burr. hovel, sparsely furnished with the! After being exhibited at the var hnmblest furniture. The cabin con- ions national exhibitions throughout talned nothing save those things I the United States, the picture was absolutely necessary to existence. ! sold several years ago to. the Mac Poverty was stamped Indelibly every-, beth Art Galleries of New York by where save at the spot on the smoke-' Mrs. J. P. Overman, daughter of Dr. discolored wall where hung a most Pool, to whom the picture had de- inarvelious reproduction in oils oi a . scenneu. nie purcnase price was aj woman's head. Instantly, attracted one thousand dollars. j U) by the Incongruity of such a gem) Mnny 1)Hpera pr(K!,alri(,d , broad Bl ,,,.,, (laiK:r, larB,.!y Mt. placed in such surroundings, Dr. , headlines that the mystery of Theo-1 1(,nuP(1 bv Harvard undergraduates Pool extracted from Mrs. Mann asjdos,a , had b(H,n cleared up. ArrailKPr,;MlM W(.Ml a bit awry, the much of the story or the picture as)but ba8 ttt ldan(,e was not wholly a success, and she knew. . , , Thp panlpr 0f thH prtre Is un-ithe police reserves had to be called. The picture, Dr. Pool w?.s told by; known, and who can tell, tinder j A few months agw she opened a Mrs. Mann, came to her from a boy- Wi,at conditions 'an entire crew and j little shop of her own in the Village, hood sweetheart, a young man nam- a notable passenger passed from the' To her stock of cigarettes she added ed Tillet. Dates she could not re-. ken of man as though in vapor? erudite tomes and fanciful batiks. V. ",,v , "6"1 "" , . ,,, , v. .V , . ' rew' 11 """"iher fainllv. They were all dead, the telling of the story of the picture , freak of nature experienced first and fhe Hald s,, ,mW myHterous!v ,he was 74. Tlllet had gone to . )ast by the travelers on the Patriot? 1 whenever she was asked whence she the beach with a party of friends. Did they land on some Unchartered bad hall,,( sh Jl)Nt app,.ared in search of the spoils of the seashore, and the vessel struck by day n th village. Tradition ha cast up on the bench. In amaze- squall, leave them stranded to .suffer' It that her homeland was Itussla. meiii i.ij bw n imi oi sizanie pro- n, ft l.i.la ( ,i i b Inn. A n n .1 ........ j,.,. i..,....,, i.vn...h uai.Kr-iwunij iitai the beach. They saw her continue Seven Naval Planes In The Pulitzer Race Detroit, Sept. 12 (By The Asso ciated I're-ss) Seven Vnited States naval airplanes will participate in the Pulitzer race when the 16(1 mile Bureau of Aeronautics. In addition i there will be a number of machines! representing ot her branches of the American fighting forces, as well as, i. . - i .!..n! ... "ear here, October 7, having entered eleven seaplanes in this event. One "aval enry lvas been a"nuncl for, the Liberty Motor BuiId"s trophy ce f(,r obHt,rvatln Plan? October; . Mrs. Harding Better about 100 yards from the beach and! grounded solidly. They writched for the movements of persons on the boat and saw no one, In haste, they procured a boat and boaided the der elict. They found everything in order, totally unmanned and with sails set and rudder lashed, the boat had come straight to Its last haven. No appearance of a struggle was apparent. The table gave evidence of a half finished breakfast, the berths were not yet arranged; evi dently the exodus had taken place In the morning but why? Tlllet and his companions were plain people without the desire tojhpr village friends, the poets and seek the why or whences. It had painters who laughed with her and happened, that was all there was to blew smoke rings with her in cellar it. and theirs were the spoils. In thejand garret, had deserted her. dividing of the articles of the boat. On the walls were none of the gay amone wh en was a trunk full 0t i expensive apparel of a lady, the pic ture fell to Tillet. Tlllet had given it to Mrs. Mann and there ft was No she did not care to sell it. "its memories were too sacred to her. A Gift Of Gratitude During the sickness of Mrs. Mann, Dr. Pool was very kind to the pen niless old woman and at last, in a spirit of gratitude, she gave the painting to him. In the back of Dr. Pool's mind lurked the sub-conscious thought that the answer to some riddle lay in the painting and after a while the forgotten story of Theo dosia Burr was recalled. Afer careful comparison of the painting, with such cuts of the Burr family as could be secured, commu- nicatlon was established with two descendants of the Burr family. These people came to Elizabeth City and at first sight of the picture pronounced it a likeness of Theodo- i,,flf l"py lorcea i wttlK t'1P l,liinK and die unknown? Who can say? , . , , .. , , is Dutsnottier unsolved uiysiery or the deep. U. S. Attorney General : . K V, 'S ' ' ?' '4 Y t 4.' niiiii.il i ,-i.f: ...t.v : :.'- ... . ,,.m,,... i m Miinriiliiiiinii vr-'i--i'"r-j-"- ii ii in i lif ill i i if ii i . if s r r AimriiHV t,ral Hlackburn Ksterline and V. S. Attorney C.eiu ral Harry M. Dauglierty. photographed in Chicago Just before the Attorney General appeared before I1- S. District Judge Wilkerson with his injunction, in" behalf of the Gov- eminent, enjoining railway strikers . , - nt T i D -7J- DI I ManUJCLCtUre Uj LOflCrete DUlldinQ BlOCks . n yjruuuin inuusiry in cuzaoein siiy North Carolina Building & Supply Company To Install Steam Curing Outfit In Order To Meet Present Demand For Concrete Building Blocks GETTING BETTER Sonia, Whose Stock Was Laughter And Other Things, Came Near Death New York, Sept. VI (By The As- sociated Press) Greenwich Vil lage, that Bohemian center regard ed as a perpetual fountain of mirth, for a time was threatened with its little tragedy, but now the tale has taken a new turn and the happy ending is in sight. A few weeks ago Sonia the Cigar ette Oirl was stricken desperately ill. Heart disease, a strange form, the doctors said. For weeks she lay In a hospital ward, pale and wan. And very lonely was Sonia, for she found that '"i'" l"cn i"'"s sketches in which she delighted. The 1 err' ' llullal a ,i"':P enurch. 8tar of the 1 1'2 1 season, has definite sounds which came to her were The DrPsent output of the local en- ,y decde(1 u, return to the I'nlver ominous sounds, lacking the music tprPri8e ,H 150 blo('ks lUiy or two sity this fall. ' ii t. ..... , ana laugnier wnicn to tier had con - fluted life. ' Sonia is only in her twenties. Youth rebels at Elim hosoital walls and white clad doctors and nurses,'"" " ",:e P"8IS arP remiorceu witn with their stethescones and .nvster- stpel aml wl" lat indefinitely. ious charts. But now doctors say that Sonia has won her fight that soon she will be discharged. Everyone knows Sonia In the Vil lage. In her smock and sandals, she could be seen any day walking bareheaded through the alleys of the Latin Quarter, shaking her bobbed head violently wnen engaged in ar gument over Belles Lettres or tllHj theories of Freud. i Sonia Mie has a last name but In the Village she is known only as, Sonia is a Bohemian. Thousands of out-of-towners who have visited the Village have seen her slipping' from table to table in the fantastic tea rooms which the Vill ige boasts, cajoling the merrymakers into buy ing a package of her cigarettes. Sonia is versatile. Now she would make a little money at one thing, at other times 'at another. Sometimes she would make nothing Her acquaintances tried to find it HI1'. Sl ! that I'm down ami avely. "It's thai ' out. .ho mil I 'he Village folk- don't come to Enjoins Rail Unions I i fin urn in nn Miiimi mm ii I () J i mil' .-ss s an i ? a r wv i.cii- from Interfering with rail trattic A (.'rowing concern in Kli.iaeth City is the North Carolina Bulling & Supply Company, inanufaiiarers of all kinds of concrete buildim; ina teriaK. A steam curing plain will be added to the equipment of the plant before colli weather set in. Manager M. F. .Owens said Tuesday. Heretofore it has been necessary to hold up ail work in the plant in extremely cold weather as all cur ing has been done by natural pro cess. The growing demand for con crete stone blocks has made neces- S"T the purchase of the steam cur- ing outfit. "We are going to make further improvements in our plant, Mr. Owens said, "when the demand for our product Justifies such a step." The North Carolina Building &aUn of both Institutions, as well! Supply Company specializes in the j as tne 0(.ai commercial and civic! manufacture of concrete block, , organizations, are looking after the porch columns, brick and posts for wire renclng. Some or the work of the local concern nvay be seen In porch columns, at the home of J. C. Perry on First street, while the homes of Leslie Waldorf and J. H. Humphlett on Raleigh street give one an Idea of the effect of concrete material in residence building. i.asi weex me company snipped a carioaa or concrete mock and columns to Plymouth, where L. B. """ ..a... ..- ; b,"ck8 a n,d, in, b,,th THnU' nrvo Tin rn n on ui im i n v a,,u a nie sl""0" cement finish. Concrete "The demand for concrete In building is growing." says Mr. Owens, "on account of the scarcity of brick -and timber. Attractive ness, safety from lire and comfort the year round are some of the dis tinctive qualities which has made concrete block residences popular throughout the country. "The concrete age has come. In buildings It Ls taking the place of brick and lumber. A great ileal- ot the artistic ornamentation ' which is appearing on the large and expen sive buildings in our cities, wlflcli appears at first glance to be elabor ately carved granite, is cast from concrete. "On the farm concrete building blocks oiler economy and -afety in the construction of barns, or of hog. poultry and potato houses, as well as many other farm buildings." Associated with Mr. Owens in the North Carolina Building Ai- Supply Company is G. M, Spence, who i president of the concern. The bu-i-ness was begun on Water street a few years a no but is now situated on West Main street extended. KAYS IT'S A TIP TO MKX Men's fall suits at" featured nl Chesson's this week and In this Is sue the store Is niakln ''n Interest ing announcement which K. S. Che son, Jr., declares Is a hig tip to men who want good clothes at extremely low prices right at the opening of (he season. ine. "Yes, I know, the Village Is away Up In Provlncetown and Croton. But they might send me word or have dronned In to see me beforf -.'hey went. Expect Agreement Rail Strike Today , Chic ago, Sept. 1 2 Hy The Asso ciated l're-si -Basis for settlement ill' the s opm n 's strike was consid ered toil iv 1 1 y tin- general policy committi of the shop crafts. Je.vell aiiiiotiiKi I at the close of ilu' morn ing scssiua that ihere are indications that an agreement will piuhahly he reached today, RUMORS OF SYKES ARREST ARE DENIED Numerous rumors have lil tlo air here since tile news of the al- struction of interstate commerce, leged defalcation of .1. 1). Sykes, Jr.. Citing Supreme Court derisions in was made public Monday to the ef- Coromulo coal case, and the re fect that the young man has been luiuhcr dealers case, the court captured. said that the question is a vital one All such rumors, however, up to 111111 should be settled before the re noon today, were denied al the Kirst l'-s f'" modification is acted on. & Citizens National Bank, where - Sykes was the collection teller, and also by the Klizabeth City police. Warrants for Sykes arrest were issued Saturday night, however, and; a statement given to the press .Mon day hy Charles H. Robinson, presi-: dent of the bank, declares that "po lice are at work on the case, and we hope to have the young man in cus , tody in a few days." , Carolina Will Open Season In Goldsboro Chapel Hill, Sept. 12. Caro lina's opening football game of the season, the game wit 1 1 Wake For est, will lie played In (loldsboro Sat urday, September ,'IH. This will be the I'liivcrsity foot ball team's tirst appearance in a city in the eastern part of the Stjite. Its aiatches with other North Carolina institutions hitherto have always taken phu;e in central or western cities, Raleigh. Greensboro, Winston-Salem and Charlotte having been most favored. Kastern alumni of the University have been eager for several years to j,jg the Carolina eleven to their section, and it is due cnieny to meir efforts that Goldsboro has been Ilxed upon as Hie place for the contest with Wake Forest. The Goldsboro '.arrangements for playing space and. for accommodating the spectators. It is expected that Wilson, Tarboro, : Wilmington, Hocky Mount, Fayette ville, Washington, Elizabeth City, New Bern, Selma and other eastern cities and towns will help consider hiv -well t,he crowd. PerhaDSi,,ttu",al cu,,lesl- special trains will be run from some ot t.nese ronimunitles. i Word 1)as t)een received here that Wilfred I. Johnson, the Carolina . r t i i . i roach Hill reizer is on nanu and preliminary training will begin wltnin f,.tt ,h,yg. . TAHIKF UP TOMOKKOVV Washington, Sept. 12 (By The As sociated Pres.-1 The tariff bill as finally nerfeded In conference was:two reporters to Interview them but presented today In the Mouse and will, be called up to mot row. KKAN A XI) Itlil ( K WIX Baltimore. Sept. 12 (By The As sociated Press) Senator France. Republican, and Willia u C. Bruce, Democrat, on the senatorial nom inations in yesterday' primary, ac cording to incomplete returns In hand todav COURT OI I ICKRS THRKATKXKI) Jasper. Ala., Sept 12 ( By The' Associated Press) Stale Senator M. L. K"i'h. Judge Sowell. County Solicitor lleiininclon and thirteen others revived warning today In a letter sigi.eil "Kn Klux Klan" to "shut up your bin talk otherwise you will carry marks to your grave." Those rei elving the letters have been inve-t gating the (logging of a woman anil two men here last week.' SUNDAY Si 1IOOI. OUNCll. MKKTSj The Sniulav School Council of Blackweil Memorial Sunday school meets tonight at TS'.O o clock In the i annex of the church. The Council i,,, ,, 1i,.1,r Mr,,l teachers nf the Sunday school and officers of the organized (lasses, Hnd It Is urged that every one of these be present. HMVV S. C. VOTK Columbia, Sept. 12 (By The As sociated Press) Clear weather Is reported as bringing out a heavy vote today In the second South Caro lina primary, Interest In which cen- tcr In the run-off between Cole L. Blease and Thomas O. Mcl.eod. can- didates for governor. DEFERS HEARING STRIKE LEADERS Judge Wilkerson Says Must Settle Matter Of Alleged Conspir acy First Chicago, Sept. 12 (By The Asso ciated Press) Federal Judge Wilk erson today deferred the hearing on the motion of attorneys for rail strike leaders for modification of the temporary injunction pending com pletion of the Government's effort to show that the dominant purpose of the alleged conspiracy is the de- FORECAST TAKEN FOR ACTUAL FACT A rumor current yesterday to the effect that the Supreme Court had sustained the injunction restraining the County Highway Commission from building the Mt. Mormon road, and which could not be confirmed or traced to Its primary source before this newspaper went to press, ap pears to have been somewhat pre mature, as no Supreme Court deci sions are to be handed down this week before Wednesday. It now develops that the rumor was based on a forecast of what the opinion would be made ny onu ap parently so ure of Tils ground that Ills conlliience as to what would brt the decision was mistaken for knowl edge of what was already a fart. PRIMARIES TODAY - III EIGHT STATES Chicago, Sept. 12 (By The Asso ciated Press) Primaries In eight states today include four in which contests for nominations for United States senator are expected and in dicate to some extent the trend ot public opinion on national political principles. Massachusetts, Michigan, Wash ington and Vermont today choose senatorial candidates. Three south ern states liave Democratic pri maries. In South Carolina former Gover nor Cole L. Blease and Thomas G. McLeod are opponents In the guber- . t In Louisiana one .vi a 1 -"n man aim niair i;ui.ciB a i to be nominated. Colorado and Ari zona nominate state tickets, with a number of congressmen. Georgia's primary will be held tomorrow with three women breaking the state's tradition by entering the race for state assembly. Glltl, HIKKKS HKItK Two young and capable looking young women in hiker's costume at tracted much attention on the cltv streets Tuesday. The Advance sent both came back without finding out their names and destination. They the reporters, not the girls simp ly lost their nerve. Brazil Says It's Up To United States Rio Janeiro, Sept. 12 (By The As sociated Press) "If the United States determines that there will le; no more war, there will be no more war . . .as you have the most powerful nation In Hie world," Sec retary Hughes was told by the com mittee of Brazilian senators ami deputies who called last night lo sa lute him prior to his departure for home today, DERAILMENT DUE TO MALICIOUS ACT Washington, Sept. 12 (By The Associated Press) The derailment of an express train on the Michigan Central near Gary, Ind., on Augmt 20, with the death of two railroad employees and injury to two pas sengers was caused by malicious tampering with the track, according to the report lssund today by the Bureau of Safety of the Interstate Commerce Commission. TO MKKT WKDXKSDAY The Hollywood Cemetery Society meets Wednesday afternoon at four o'clock with Miss Inci Reid on Church street.