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CIRCULATION Monday 1,809 Copies 1 V ti I. ( D VOL. XII. FINAL EDITION ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 21, l'J22 FOUR PAGES NO. 253 .HART SAYS ROAD TO CURRITUCK Ik T " 'T k "Tf ?"' Fair tonight end cooler. ProbaLly light frost to- night. VetJaesday fair and warmer. 6 v - - : Vl4 a 'id- (fs Wi Wants To Go On Record As Never Considering Gravel Road To Be Surveyed And Con tracts Let At Early Date Declares In Letter To Secretary Job rWUat is to Elizabeth City the best good road news heard since the announcement that the Camden Ferry Company's bridge had bfcen taken over by the State and that there would be no further toll charges for crossing this bridge came Mon day afternoon in the form of a letter to Secretary Job of the Chamber of Commerce from State Highway Commissioner Hart, in which Mr. Hart goes on record as being committed, in building the State road from Elizabeth City to Currituck Courthouse, to hard surface construction from one end of the road to the other. "I have never contemplated! any kind of road other than a hard surface road, declares Mr. Hart in the letter to Sec retary Job just referred to, and to clinch file matter beyond any peradventure or doubt, further declares that he wants "to go on record" as so saying. So is settled and settled in a way that is no less gratifying to Elizabeth City than to Camden and Currituck a road question which for the last several weeks has given this news paper and many good road enthusi asts in this section grave concern. In the beginning it was regarded as clearly understood that the Eliza beth City to Currituck highway was to be ot hard surfaced construction throughout, Pasquotank agreeing to pay seven-sixteenths of the cost of liard surfacing the Pasquotank seg ment of the Elizabeth City-Hertford road without asking for reimburse ment from the State with the idea of thereby enabling Commissioner Hart out of the funds apportioned to this district to adhere to hard surface construction all the way from Eden ton to Currituck Courthouse. But then came rumors that the cost of road construction work al ready underway hereabout was ex ceeding expectations and that the funds available were not going to meet the cost of hard surfacing all the mileage at first contemplated. Then came a statement on whatjcentiy left Soviet Russia where he seemed good authority that hard sur facing of the Pasquotank River State bridge road would cease at the Robinson farm, hardly four miles from the city, and that the re mainder of the road, or the part from the Robinson farm to Currituck Courthouse, would be of gravel-clay i construction. When, against this report, one cited the promise of Mr. Hart that the State would build a road from Edenton to the courthouse in Currl-jgia, but also In the Romanoff family tuck nobody seemed able to remem-; itself, while Grand Duke Nicolas' ber a definite committment as to ! popularity is so great that this fac what type of road had been prom-1 tor alone decides their choice. ged. Many monarchists seriously de- Mr. Hart's letter happily disposes plore the whole controversy and of, as unauthorized by him, all re- condemn the supporters of the un- ports to the effect that part ot the proposed road would be of gravel- clay construction, and sets at rest all doubt and fear that the section's nrlnrlnal hlehway is to be, tor any I part of Its length, of any other than; hard surfaced type. Commissioner Hart's letter fol- ' lows: Mr. R. C. Job, . Elizabeth City, N. C. Dear Sir: I saw in The Advance a few days ago an article in regard to the road from Elizabeth City to Currituck Courthouse. I want to go on record as saying that I never have contemplated any nlhpr Llnri ff rnnri nthat than a hard surface road. If your people, while j Know mey nave oeen quite pa tient, will wait with patience a little longer, they will have this road. I hope to have this road surveyed and contracts let at an early date and you can so advise the people you come In contact with. With high personal regards, I am Yours very truly, WM. A. HART. Commissioner First District. Mrs. N. Leah man of Suffolk has returned home after spending a week with her daughter, Mrs. Frank Solig, BE OF C0nSt6m3ti0n lft Monarchist Circles London, Oct. 24 (By The Associ ated Press) Something akin to consternation has been caused in Russian monarchist circles by Grand Duke Cyril's recent manifesto claim ing succession to Czar Nicolas II, and a conference will take place at Wiesbaden to find a way out of the difficulty caused by rival groups of Russians who will not admit that the Russian revolution terminated Czar dom. The Belgrade group of monarch ists, which considers Itself most rep resentative, was not warned of Grand Duke Cyril's decision and would not in any case have supported him either as the guardian ot the Russian throne or as a candidate to it, ac cording to the Berlin correspondent of the Times. The Belgrade mon archists' hopes are centered around Grand Duke Nicolas Nicolaievitch, and they have been endeavoring for a considerable time to persuade him to place himself at the head of their movement. This group asserts "that the chief investigator of Grand Duke Cyril'? unexpected declaration is a Colonel Balasheff, at one time a secret agent, and a paid guard of the Russian Min ister Protopoff. The monarchists on the whole regard Colonel Balasheff with great disfavor as he only re was in the service of the Bolshevik!. On coming out of the country he be came Cyril's closest advisor. Cy ril's supporters maintain that his energy, military experience, and fin ally the fact that he is now the head of the family, are all factors which render him the most suitable can dldate for the throne. Supporters of Grand Duke Nic olas retort that Cyril Is unpopular, not only among the masses of Rus- popular Cyril as well as the sup porters of Nicolas. These, they say, are endeavoring to bring into thr contest the ngure ot an old sot who has repeatedly declared that hr would devote the remainder ot hr, strength to the service of the Rus sian people oniy u ne were co upon to do so by their general vote, but that he was lothe to place him self at the head of any movenio:!' outside Russia. The unions claim Hint the Index system is not a cause of increased prices, but a thermometer, and that the basic faul" Is lack ot control over profiteering in necessities. i LilW CCilfCTS Yl Irish Lc:J:r Today London, Oct. 24 (By The Associ ated Press) Prime Minister Bonar Law held a conference today with William T. Cosgrave, head of the IrlRh provisional government In re gard to Irish affairs. N. Howard Smith and Marshall Jones left Monday night for Fay ettevllle, whore they will wpond sev eral rtavs. HARD SURFACE HAD TOO MANY WIVES Because he was not satisfied with the law's allotment of one wife, evi dence of probable cause was found In the case of WiU'am Woodhouse, colored, alias Riley Fagan, in police court Tuesday, and he was held in $250 bond for Superior Court. It is alleged that in 1915 Wood house, then sailing under the name of Riley Fagan, married Margaret Ann Winslow. He tired it Margaret, however, in about three months and they separated. In 1918 Fagan, coming back to his original name of Woodhouse, met and became enamored with the charms of Hat tie Jones. Woodhouse not being able to see why a little thing like a former marriage should stand In his way, proceeded to take unto himself as wife the charming Hattie. Both marriages appeared in the records of Pasquotank County and told their own little tale to Jus tice Spence, whereupon Fagan or Woodhouse or whatever his name is was held for the higher court. All the participants in the drama are colored. Lsbor Leaders Meet In London London, Oct. 24 (By The Associ ated Press) A dozen of' the most prominent labor men of the country met here today and decided on the policy of the Labor party for the coming London municipal and also general elections, ibut decided that their manifesto would be kept secret for a day or two. W. M. U. Meets Wednesday The County meeting of the Wo man's Missionary Union will be held at the First Baptist church Wednes day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. An interesting program has been pre pared and all women who are inter ested m missionary work are re quested to be present. The purpose of this meeting is to get the women of all Baptist churches in the County together to formulate some plan of work for the coming year. FIRST VISIT IN 28 YEARS Robert D. McNalr and son, Robert, Jr., and chauffeur, John Connolly, ar rived in the city Sunday after a three days motor trip from their home at New York City. They are the guests of Mr. McNair's sister, Mrs. George Burgess, on Cedar street. This is Mr. McNair's first visit after an ab sence ot twenty-six years. SPINNING INCREASES Tokio, Oct. 24 (By The Associated Press) Cotton spinning by Japanese in China has been on the increase in recent years. This is due to the cheaper, more plentiful supply of la ibor obtainable in China than in Ja pan and the advantages of getting a supply of raw cotton on the spot. In addition to these advantages, the proposed raising of import duty on cotton yarn and cotton fabrics as a result of the Washington conference will make the import of these good-" to China in competition with the na tive industry more difficult in fu ture. At present the Japanese spinning enterprises are limited to Shanghai. Tientsin and Tsingtao, but proposals are afoot for the starting of a sim ilar enterprise In Manchuria and other parts of China. Thirty-one Japanese spinning factories In China possess ,172,000 spindles and 2,0 o"n weaving looms, while 00,000 spindles and 1,000 looms are in course of construction. Of these, 13 factories with 352,000 spindles and 2,000 looms are in Shanghai while 11 more with 322,000 spindles and 1,000 looniH are under contemplation at Shanghai. BREAK WORLD RECORD IN POTATO GROWING London, Oct. 24 (By The Associ ated Press) What Is claimed to be a world's record in potato growing is reported rrom llkerton. In the presence of a large number of people a farmer named F. Peel weighed po tatoes totalling 324 pounds, six ounces, all of which was produced from one pound of seed. Will Take Census Of All Cripples Superintendent Of I'ublie Welfare Has Plunks For Pasquotank Count j- j Beginning October 30th, and run ailing through to November 4th, the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare will take a complete census of all cripples, both children and adults. In the State of North Caro lina, and to that end registration blanks have been placed In the bands of all the superintendents of public welfare in the various counties, j It seems that this is a branch, of I the welfare work that has not re ceived the attention that should have I been given it in the past and the pur I pose of the census Is to determine I the necessary Rtens to be taken to make adequate provision for the in dustrial rehabilitation of those cripples throughout the State who are eligible to the assistance that the State offers. The information received by Mrs. Anna Lewis, welfare superintendent of Pasquotank County, states: "In 1915 a partial census of cripples was taken in the state of Georgia nnd 4,000 people, both adults and chil dren, wtre in need of treatment or training or both." The two departments active In this work are the Department of Indus trial Rehabilitation and the Bureau of Child Welfare, and they are asking the superintendents of public wel fare to Interest In this census the superintendents of schools, health officers and nurses, farm demonstra tion agents, Red Cross and Y. M. !C. A. secretaries. The information from Raleigh goes on to say that the Rotary and Kiwanls Clubs, already pledged to a campaign in the interest of depend ent children, are giving their un qualified support to this movement. The Bureau of Public Welfare is very anxious to learn the exact num ber of crippled children between the ages of 14 years and 16 years. It Is a strange thing that between these ages no provision has been made for the crippled child. He is considered too old for the orthopaedic hospital and too young for the Department of Rehabilitation, but the depart ment Is determined that in some manner these children shall be pro vided for. There seems to be no expression of doubt as to the fact that this Is one of the most laudable undertakings of the Charities and Welfare Board. A prominent Elizabeth City man today in speaking of the work Raid, "The Industrial rehabilitation of a single crippled body may mean the that body. The work Is far reaching spiritual rehabilitation of the soul In in its affect and I have great respect for the big-hearted men and women behind the movement and it should receive' the hearty co-operation, not only of the organizations of the town, but of everyone who enjoys the blessing-of good health." An example of this work comes to Elizabeth City from the Division of Vocational Education of the A. & T. College of Greensboro and It is the report of progress made by a negro boy sent to a college for vocational training, after losing a leg In rail road accident. He is being taught shoe I repairing In a scientific manner and ihls report from attendance to pro 1 gress bears nothing but such words las prompt, accurate, careful, willing, interested, satisfactory, excellent and : winds up, stating that his progress Is rapid. This boy was sent to the col i lege by the County superintendent of Pasquotank County, and this re port was sent her voluntarily by the college In which the boy, previously a dependent on someone else, was rapidly ' becoming Independent through a trade taught him in a scientific manner. Mrs. Lewis, who has lately re turned from Raleigh, is very enthu siastic on the prospect of the census and Is earnestly desirous that the va rious organizations of the County will co-operate with her fully In (bringing the movement to a success ful conclusion. CENTRAL WELFARE COUNCIL HOLDS MEETING TONIGHT The Central Council of Public Welfare will hold it regular meet ing tonight at 7:30 In the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Chairman G. R. Little urges members and others Interested to be present, as thero is much work to be done. Nine Planes Will Take Part In Navy Day Exhibition Here Navy Department Thinks That As Long As Elizabeth City Helps Pay For The Navy, The Picture City On The Pasquotank Might As Well Be Shown Some Of The Things The Navy Is Doing America Invites Nations to Confer May Prove Step To Forming Asso ciation Of Pun-American Nations Washington, Oct. 24 (By The As sociated Press) Invitations to ap point plenipotentiaries to the confer ence in Washington beginning De cember 4 to consider negotiations of a treaty for "permanent regulation of their mutual Interests and rela tions" have been extended by the I'nited States to the governments of Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, Salvador and Costa Rica. Washington, Oct. 24 (By The As- sociated Press) Wide possibilities. ; affecting the relations of all coun tries, on the American continents , may be Involved in the Central Am - erican conference called to discuss, among other things, a plan for lim itation ot armaments. In Latin American circles the opin-1 ion is expressed that it might prove! a step toward" forming a Pan - Ameri - ;an Association of Nations. fline Tragedies In The Day's News Chicago, Oct. 24 (By The Associ ated Press) Nine tragedies stand out as dramatic spectacles in the news of America today and all of them present women in the leading roles. They have their setting in alx dif ferent sections ot the country. Six sensational murder cases are in va rious stages of trial. Another wo man, "Peggy" Beal, won her freedom from the Jury in Kansas City last night; the seventh, Madeline Oben chain, awaits her third trial In Los Angeles. Other cases included are: In T.nn inrplpg Arthur Hiirnh furon - --"n---- - his third trial for murder, a Los Angeles Jury to try Mrs. Clara Phil- lips for murder is virtually complet- ed, In Philadelphia Mrs. Catherine I Rosier is accused of killing her hus jband, In New Brunswick, N. J., is the i Hall-Mills murder case, at Hacken jsack, N. J., George Cline and others are on trial for the murder of John day said, "This is a beautiful river Bergen, an actor. j for the hydroplane and there is no I telling what Its future may be. DmrMiTinw rr riAV ' Moreover, the Department thinks iKLMUNAUUN Uf UA I that as long as Elizabeth City helps ACCEPTED BY HARDING, Pay for Its Navy, it might as well be I shown some of the things that Its Washington, Oct. 24 (By The As-jXavy ,s doing." f sociated Press) The resignation of j William H. Day as associate Justice ... of the Supreme Court was tendered VlOPan StiyS 0116 0317 ceptori, effective November 14th. j HOSPITAL AlWILIAKV TO MEET WEDNESDAY The Woman's Auxiliary of the Community Hospital will meet Wed nesday, October 2Fith, In the Cham ber of Commerce rooms at 3:110 o'clock. A good attendance is de sired. There is business of import ance to be discussed. OIL TANKS COMPLETED Pagopago, American Samoa, Oct. 24 (By The Associated Press) The jtwo large oil tanks of the United i States Shipping Board are about 'completed In Pagopago, American j Samoa. All the plates of the walls land roofs have been riveted together, j There remains the pipe connections ! to be Installed. Six Island laborers were injured and one killed as the last few sheets ,of Iron were being placed on the roof i of the second tank. A large beam, ; hanging to the roof, and supporting !a platform on which the workmen ! stood under the roof, gave way. All were promptly attended by the Med ical Corps of the station. TYPE According to first reports concerning: the number of air planes that were to take part in the maneuvers over Eliza beth City, Edenton and Hert ford on Thursday and Friday, there were to be seven ma chines. It has been learned later that nine planes will con stitute the flying- circus that will celebrate Navy Day by giving an exhibition of the skill of the navy aviators in a manipulation of the fighting airplanes. Eight of the machines coming to Elizabeth City will be of the twin J)0ntoon type used In the navy for nrnicctintr the naval tornedo af the enemy nhlps. They will come from the torpedo airplane squadron which s mobilized at Its air station at Hampton Roads. The other plane of the squadron will be a high speed scout plane, with a wing spread ot 113 feet and two 400 horse nower Libertv motors. ' This is the type of airplane that is used during hostilities by the Intel ligence Department for scouting and artillery spotting. Large torpedo planes, built for carrying heavy loads at slow speed are not as flexible in maneuver as are the scouting machines. The scouting machines, however, seem to be able to do anything required ot them except flap their wings. The lineup and pilots of the ma chines in the formation that will fly over Elizabeth City, Edenton and Hertford, will probably be as follows: Scout plane, No. l-S-72, Lieuten ant Martin, 6339, Lieutenant Flagg, 6343, Lieutenant McGauley, 6340, Ensign Davis, 6342, Ensign Wright, 6041, Ensign Haynes, 6042, Ensign Rhoton. 6043 Mach. Mate Smith. The pilots of these machines will bring with them about twenty me- ' u 1 j , . manias una Liieuienant Mcuauiev states that while the planes are In Elizabeth City, they will be able to take up a few passengers for short flights When asked the reason as to why Elizabeth City was picked out for the demonstration, one of the men who came with the machine Mon- Crime Ccntniitted New Brunswick, N. J., Oct. 24 (By The Associated Press) The name of the woman reputed to have witness ed the double murder of Rev. Ed ward Hall nnd his choir singer, Mrs. Eleanor Mills, today became known. She is Mrs. June Gibson, widow, who with her Hon conducts a sixty ; acre farm on Hamilton road In a sparsely settled section near here. She Is said to have told the investl- j gators that she saw a man and wo- ' man commit the crime. Archbishop Says Relations ttazsd Constantinople, Oct. 24 (By The Associated Press) The complete resumption of relations between the Greek partrlarchate Of Constantin ople and the Athens government was announced by Archbishop Metaxa klsa, patriarch In Phanar Cathedral, yesterday. Tho new King, Georgo II, has given the church his bless- ... i
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