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FINAL EDITION
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 0, 1923
FOUR PACES
NO. C
If Paris Is Upside Down
Washington's Topsy Turvy
Confusion at French Capital Over Break Up of
Conference of Premiers Not More Pro
nounced Than That at Washington Over Alli-
ance of Democrats and Farm Bloc Republi
By DAVID LAWRENCE
(Copyright 1922 by The Advance)
- Washington, Jan. 5 Things may be upside down in Par
is &$ a result of the break up of the conference of Premiers,
but they are also topsy-turvy here.
Of all the strange align-1
merits which have been evolv
ed in the American Senate
since the war, the strangest is
about to be disclosed. Lining
up with the Democrats in fa
vor of the Robinson resolution
proposing American member
ship on the reparations com
mission are many Republicans
of the so-called farm bloc.
Such a coalition is powerful
enough to alter the entire as
pect of America's foreign pol
icy. It is strong enough to pass
the . Robinson resolution if in
deed the administration should
attempt to table the measure.
Senator Borah's resolution pro
posing an economic conference was
easily killed by President Harding's
letter declaring an economic confer
ence at this time would be embar
rassing but he canno tsay that about
American membership on the repar
ations commission for he himself
las gone on record publicly as de
siring such membership for the
United States. So has Secretary
Hughes.
From the viewpoint of tactics, Mr.
Harding's position today would have
teen stronger if he had formally
asked the Senate for passage of a
resolution permitting American
membership on the reparations
commission. As It is, there is no
such formal request on record ex
cept from President Wilson to Mr.
Lodge which was never acted upon.
The administration wants Ameri
ca represented on the reparation
commission and It now has unoffi
cial observers in attendance at the
meetings but if the oblnson reso
lution Is passed the Republican chief
executive and secretary of state will
be getting the necessary power from
a coalition of Democrats and the
farm bloc.
' The Senators from farm states
have developed an intense Interest
in foreign policy and specially the
settlement of the reparation ques
tion. They see at last the argument
ii;ade three years ago to the effect
that farm .prices depend largely up
on Europe's power to purchase
American surplus products. Mr. Bo
rah lined up many of the farm bloc
Senators for his resolution on an
economic conference and many of
the same Senators wil favor the
Robinson suhstitiiJSi, which means
an eff n : ic conference in the sense
that U;e reparations commisslo be
comes t o clearing house of the
whole reparation controversy.
The administration may throw
its sun ort to the Robinson propos
iti In which case it would go
through with an almost unanimous j
vote. It may even afford the wayj
out to the European powers. That's
because the reparation question was
originally taken out of the hands of
the reparation commission for sep
Continued on Page 3
QUIET AFTER. RIOT
Rosewood, Fla., Jan. 6 (By The
Associated Tress) Rosewood and
the surrounding territory are quiet
following a clash in. which two white
men and four negroes met death as
the result of a search for negroes
wanted in cpnnectlpn with an at
tack on a white woman. The negro
population who fled when their sec
tion of the town burned is still hid-,
ing in the woods or has Jeft the sec
tion. The posses disbanded after
failing to find Jess Hunter, escaped
negro convict,' believed to have at
tacked the woman.
TODAY'S COTTON' MARKET
New York, Jan. 8. Cotton open
ed steady today at the following
bids: January 26.65, March 26.76
26.79, r ny 26.97-27.00, October
2-l.Sn-24.78.
t'lof-r-K New York futures: Jan.,
"2(5.42; r irrh, 23.67; ; May, 26.84;
' 1" H7; Ort. 24.75. 12 Noon.
x V 'i S'otB closie: Middling
. 1 fjulet.
Junk Clicp Explosion
Kills Twelve Persons
Soflt, Bulgaria, Jan. 6 (By The
Associated Press) Twelve persons
were killed arid forty Injured In an
explosion of old shells at the estab
lishment of a junk dealer here.
Many persons are missing.
Floffslngcr Slain
By Wife's Ataour
Henderson, Ky., Jan. 6 (By-.The
Associated Press) Gus Noffsinger,
victim of the mysterious hammer
murder, was slain as the result of an
illicit romance between his wife and
one of his close friends, officials de
clared today following the arrest of
Mrs. Noffsinger and Ollie Gibbons,
the friend. Authorities stated that
the woman made a voluntary confes
sion naming Gibbons as the slayer of
her husband.' '
GIRLS' AND WOMEN'S
CLUBS MEET NEXT WEEK
Home demonstration work Is be
ginning the new year with increased
impetus. , with Miss Marcie Albert
son again on the Job as home dem
onstration agent, and the girls and
women's clubs gladly welcoming her
once more to their'meetings.
Next week's schedule Of club
meetings follows:
Monday, Olivet Club with Mrs.
Jerry Cartwright.
Tuesday morning, Weeksvllle 'and
Jennings School Clubs.
Tuesday afternoon, Salem School
Club at school. Woman's Club with
Mrs. Carrie Scott.
Wednesday morning, Riverside
and Bayside School Clubs.
Wednesday afternoon, Sound Neck
Woman's and Girls' Clubs with Mrs.
Hodges Jennings.
Thursday, office work.
Friday, Okisko, Mt. Hermon and
Small school, the Woman's and
Girls' Clubs both meeting at Small's
school.
DENIES MOTION TO
DISMISS INJUNCTION
Chicago, Jan. 6 (By The Associ
ated Press) Federal Judge Wilker
son has denied the motion to dismiss
the injunction and suit in equity
growing out of the railroad strike
last summer. )
CAPT. V. C. HEATH DEAD
Capt. C. C. Heath, aged 75, died
jat his home on Walnut street Fri
iday night at 10:30 o'clock after suf
fering a paralytic stroke Friday
morning.
His son, J. T. .Heath, who works
at the Gas" Company, found his
father on the floor In an almost un
conscious condition when he reached
home at noon Friday. Physicians
were summoned, but Mr. Heath did
not rally.
Mr. Heath is survived by one son,
J. T. Heath; by one brother, L. R.
Heath of Norfolk; by three grand
sons, Wallace, James and Mac
Humphlett of this city.
The funeral will be conducted at
three o'clock Sunday afternoon at
the home by Dr. S. H. Templeman.
Interment will be made In Holly
wood. KIDNAPPKH
HAS
WITNESS
BEEN DISCOVERED
Bastrop, La., Jan. 6 (By The Asso
ciated Press) Harold Teegerstrom,
kidnapped timekeeper and witness
In kidnapping and murder cases, has
been located and will testify.
BATTLE-K NEC1IT
John T. Battle of Hampton, Va.,
and Miss Emma Knerht of Easton,
Pa., were married Friday .afternoon
at 1 o'clock by Rev. N. H. D. Wil
son at his home on East Church
street.
Will Organize
Women's Club
.Mrs. Sallie Soul hall Cotlen
Speak To Women Here. Net
Thursday
To
Next Thursday afternoon Mrs. Sal
lie SAuthall Cotten of the State Fed
eration of Women's Clubs will be in
Elizabeth City to speak to Elizabeth
City women and to assist In organiz
ing a Woman's Club.
Public spirited women of the com
munity have been working toward
the organization of a Woman's Club
here for some time, and it is be
lieved that the time is now ripe for
organising a -live club that Will stay
alive.
Mrs. J. G. Fearing, who i vice
president for this district, on Friday
received a letter from Mrs.' Cottea
saying that she would come on
Thursday,. January 11, and set the
wheels in motion. "It will be a fine
way for Elizabeth City women to
begin the New Year," said Mrs. Cot
ten, who confidently expects an en
thusiastic meeting.
The hour and place will be an
nounced next week.
Kermit K. Kramer Dead
Kermit Kreps Kramer died at his
home on West Main street Friday
night at 12:10 after a lingering ill
ness. He had been confined to his
home since May.
Mr. Kramer would have been 21
years old in April. He leaves his
mother, Mrs. A. K. Kramer, two sis
ters, Mrs. J. E. Hughes and Miss Vir
ginia Kramer, and one brother, D.
Ray Kramer, all of this city.
Since early boyhood, he had
shown unusual taste and talent in
the study of electricity. He-' in
stalled the first wireless apparatus
here, invented a number of electrical
devices, and Interested many of the
boys of the city in fitting up shops
of ttjeir own. He was possessed of
ability that appeared to amount to
eenius and but for failing health
would undoubtedly have made a
name for , himself in the scientific
world. .'.'
At the age of ten he built, with
out aid, the' first long distance wire
less set in this section of (he coun
try, and eveq In that 'day of radio
infancy was abie.o receive from a
distance of 3,500 miles. At the age
pf fourteen- he passed his examina
tion for first grade radio operator.
He also? made the first radio phone
in this city
He was' the youngest member of
the firm of Kramer Brothers Com
pany. ;
Quiet and studious, thoughtful and
unassuming, Jie had a way of making
friends easily and was a favorite
with young people and old.
His death takes away a young
spirit of great promise from thi com
munity. ' v i
The funeral will ' be ' conducted
Sunday afternoon at the home at
three o'clock by Rev. G. F. Hill. In
terment will be made in Hollywood.
WATCHFUL WAITING
SEEMS UNANIMOUS
London, Jan. 6 (By The Associ
ated Press) The. British have de
cided to await quietly action ' by
France as the result of the .break of
the premiers' conference.
Washington, Jan. 6 (By The As
sociated. Prqss) The White House
announces that the U. S. has no plan
to offer to settle the reparations
muddle but will await developments.
Paris, Jan. 6 (By The Associated
Press) France has abandoned the
idea of hasty entrance into the Ruhr
and will proceed cautiously.- ' ,
GUESTS ARK ROUTED
FROM, RED BY FIRE
Fredericksburg, Va., Jan. 6 (By
The Associated Press) Fifty guests
were routed from their beds by fire
in Princess Anne Hotel this morn
ing but all escaped without Injury
and little loss in personal belong
ings. The damage Is estimated at
$25,000. The fire was discovered in
the elevator shaft on the third floor.
COAL
COMMISSION KAYS
STRIKE DANGER PASSED
Washington, Jan. 6 (By The As
sociated Press) Practically all dan
ger of another coal strike in union
ized bituminous fields April one next
has now passed in the opinion of the
federal Coal Commission.
COWS TESTED FREE
County Farm Agent Falls has an
nounced that he will have tested -for
tuberculosis by a specialist from the
State Agricultural Department at
Raleigh free the cows of any farmej;
selling milk In the city.
TURKS LEAVE
THE MEETING
La'isanne, ,';ui. I, (Ily '1 lie As vi
tiated Press) -The Turkish-delegation
to the Near East conference left
the meeting hull today as a protest
against Allied insistunce upon estab
lishment of an Armenian national
home. Accounts differ as to what
actually happened at the meeting
but the Turks' action is pointed to as
indicating tluit affairs were reach
lug a crisis.
Monroe Commandant
Accepts Job's Offer
In response to a letter from Sec
retary Job tendering the rest room
of the Chamber of Commerce as
quarters for a detachment of 13 en
listed men and two officers from the
anti-air craft battallion at Fortress
Monroe, J. E. Harrlman, represent
ing the commandant ut the fortress,
has replied in a letter received by
Secretary Job of the Chamber of
Commerce today saying that Secre
tary Job's offer la entirely satisfac
tory and that the detachment may be
looked for here on Tuesday, Janu
ary 9th.
With the detachment will come
considerable anti-air craft equip
ment, including a Cadillac anti-air
craft search light of tlfe latest type
and also the latest type of anti-air
craft machine gun. s
The purpose of the visit of the de
tachment to the city is to give the
people of the city and section an op
portunity to become acquainted with
some of the recent developments of
anti-air craft warfare. The detach
ment Is due to arrive here on Janu
ary 9th and to remain until January-131h.
The letter to Secretary Job today
followed one earlier in the week to
Mayor Goodwin requesting quarters
for the detachment. Secretary Job
wrote in response to that letter ten
dering the rest room.
Invited' To Deliver
' Message Tuesday
' Raleigh, Jan. 6 (By The Associ
ated Press) Governor Morrison
was today Invited by both Houses to
deliver his biennial message to the
Assembly next Tuesday at a joint
session and it is expected that he will
urge his steamship line measure at
that time and that it will be pre
sented in the form of a bill that day
also.
The House was in, session thirty
minutes today and the only bills in
troduced were two local ones, -while
the Senate was In session an even
shorter time and none were Intro
duced. PICTURES WILL SHOW
. JESUS AS l'HYSKTAN
The illustrated study of the life of
Jesus Sunday night in Christ church,
Monday night at Weeksvllle and
Wednesday night at Camden, will be
on Jesus as a physician. Most of
the miracles of Jesus were on heal
ing the bodies of men. Many pic
tures of these miracles will be
shown. The .story of the unmerciful
servant and the story of the, good
shepherd will also be shown in pic
tures and told. :
Five Prisoners
Escape From Jail
Danville, Jan. 6 (By The Associ
ated Press) Patrick authorities are
searching for five prisoners who es
caped during the night from the
county Jail at Stuart by digging
through a brick wall. Two of them
were under sentences for murder.
German Will Be
Given Hearing
Paris, Jan. 6 (By The Associated
Press! Germany will be given a
hearing by the reparations commis
sion before any action Is taken on
the French proposal to have her de
clared 1n default on coal deliveries,
the commission has decided.
UPSHAW OF GEORGIA
HAS NEW DRY RILL
Washington, Jan. 6 (By The As
sociated Press) A bill designed to
help break up bootlegging by making
the buyer equally guilty with the
seller was introduced by Represen
tative Upshaw of Georgia who re
cently charged that public officials
do not all practice what they preach
In regard to prohibition. The bill
also provides that persons accept
ing a drink free are In the same cate
gory as buyer or seller.
ourveys The Past
Of Kwranu Club
Dr. Williams, New President, Tells
Some M TlihiK AiTompli.slied
In Short Time
Dr. C. it. Williams put over the
first meeting of the Elizabeth City
Klwanis Club at which he was the
presiding officer in great style, ac
cording to reports of local Kiwan
ians, who declare that Friday even
ing's was one of the most enjoyable
Kiwanian sessions ever held here.
A brief survey of the achieve
ments of the Elizabeth City Klwanis
Club during its first six months of
existence by Dr. Williams made an
impressive showing. Here are some
of the things mentioned by Dr.
Williams:
The Klwanis Club, in co-operation
with the Rotary Club, helped raise
the fund for the purchase of an am
bulance for the Community Hospital
by staging a benefit football game
"with the Rotarlans.
The Klwanis Club gave a picnic to
the underprivileged children of the
city which had an attendance of be
tween 300 and 400. The wives and
children of Kiwanlans, attending the
affair, saved the humblest guest
from any feeling that he was an ob
ject of charity.
The club entertained at a boat
party down the river those attending
the summer school for teachers held
here this year.
In one of the most successful and
enjoyable events of its kind in the
history of the city, the club enter
tained the teachers in the city
schools during the fall term In an
informal reception at the Red Men's
Hall.
During these six months the club
has practically raised the funds to
finance the remodeling and refitting
of the Elizabeth City Fire Company's
headquarters in the city hall.
The club has also launched a
movement for a playground for the,
city and this movement is gaining
momentum all the time, despite the
fact that, due to the nature of pre
liminary negotiations, no publicity
is behig giver to these negotiations
for the present.
Kiwanian Little, as head of the
Welfare Council, made the Joyful re
mark, when the President had con
cluded his survey, In the matter of
Christmas baskets for the needy,
that the response of Kiwanlans and
other organizations of the city was
so liberal that there were more of
fers of help than there were cases
of need.
Music, consisting of selections at
the piano by Miss Laura Rodney, so
los by Harold Foreman and numbers
by the Klwanis quartet, consisting of
H. G. Kramer, Whit Woodley, Ev
ans Blades and Roy SlmmonB, added
variety to the program and were
thoroughly enjoyed, each rendition
being given an enthusiastic encore.
"Visitors here may not know that
John McCormlck lives In Elizabeth
City," said the presiding officer, "but
he does and will now sing for us."
This was the Introduction given
to Mr. Foreman, to the glee of home
town folks who were in on the se
cret and to the mystification of vis
itors to whom he was a stranger.
The principal speaker of the ev
ening was Judge Connor, who is
presiding over the civil Issue term
of Superior Court now In session
here. Judge Connor was Introduced
by Kiwanian E. F. Aydlett as a not
ed legislator, politician and Jurist.
Responding to Kiwanian Aydlett
in facetious vein, Judge Connor said
he was reminded of a favorite story
of Governor Aycock's about a Jus
tlve of the peace, the best Justice
of the peace the Governor had ever
known, because "he dispensed with
law and administered justice."
Judge Connor said that wherever
he had gone in the various counties
of the State he had found men young
In spirit, though not necessarily .ho
In years, banding themselves togeth
er for character building In their
community. He applauded the ob
jects, purposes and aims of Klwanis
In highest terms.
Three Dead In
Raleigh Fire
Raleigh, Jan. 6 (By The Associ
ated Tress) Mrs. Isaac Slmpklns,
her small son, and rn-egro nurse were
burned to death and Isaac Slmpklns
was probably fatally burned In a fire
which destroyed a garage and a
number of automobiles here last
night. One fireman was Injured.
The Slmpklns family occupied an
apartment above the garage and
when trapped by the flames Slmpklns
urged his wife to jump with the
small son. She refused. The father
Jumped with the daughter and was
returning for his wife and son when
burned.
i Savings Bank
Rj
Cashier Many Kramer Report
Most Stressful Year In
History
Cashier and Vice President Harry
G. Kramer will report to the stock
holders of the Savings Bank and
Trust Company at their annual meet
ing Monday of next week that 1922
has been by far the most successful
year In the successful history of the
Savings Bank and Trust Company.
For the year 1922 the Savings
Bank & Trust Company paid a divi
dend of 12 per cent and Increased its,
deposits by more than J 100,000. But
this Is not what makes 1922 an out
standing year in the 20 years' history
of this bank. The particular fea
ture of the year's work to which Mr.
Kramer In his report to the stock
holders will point with pride Is tbs
fact that the net earnings of tha
Savings Hank & Trust Company have
far exceeded those of any previous
year.
The Savings Bank & Trust Com
pany was organized in 1903 with a
capital stock of $25,000 and began
business on South Poindexter street
where It was affectionately known
by its friends as "The Little Bank
Around the Corner." From Its first
year Its growth has been healthy and
steady and now, established In a new
and modern banking house standing 1
at the intersection of the two main
business streets of the city, it has
total resources of more than
600,000.
IKirry G. Kramer has been cashier
of the Savings Bank & Trust Com
pany since 1906 and was elected vlco
president In January, 1920.
The other officers of the Savings
Bank & Trust Company are P. H.
Williams, president; E. F. Aydlett,
vice president; J. T. McCabe, vice
president; W. H. Jennings, assistant
cashier; W. W. Woodley, Jr., assist
ant cashier,
cashier.
This bank has the distinction of
originating the Christmas Savings
Club in Elizabeth City and is now
operating it for the tenth year.
JUDGE CONNOR TALKS
TO LOCAL ROTARIANS
Judge G. W. Connor, honor guest
at the Rotary Club loncheoa Friday,
told the Rotarlans of the fine work
done by Rotary Clubs in the various
sections of the State which he has
visited.
The resignation of R. C. Job as
secretary-treasurer of the club was
accepted with the regret of the en
tire club.
F. V. Scott and Miles Ferebee
were admitted as Rotarlans.
As a tribute of respect to the late
Rotarlan Charles W. Grlce the club
stood In silence for one minute dur
ing the luncheon.
VERDICT FOR ABBOTT
AT 1 O'CLOCK SATURDAY
In the case of R. C. Abbott vs.
Phillips & Company, the Inrv afta
several hours of deliberation return
ed a verdict at one o'clock Satur
day under which the plaintiff recov-
ers M451.50. The iurv tAv . ..
case Friday afternoon, but Judge
vu....ur Permitted the Jurors to go
home for the night.
The following caseR had also been
disposed of up to the
took Its noon recess Saturday:
The case of Sarah F. Corbett vs
M. D. Twiford wag rnnHniiort until
v. v. Hill.ll
February term on condition that the
case will not then he continued on
account of the illness of the plaintiff
or any of his witnesses or on account
of the absence of any witness, th
case to be set as the first case Tues
day of court week.
In the case of S. M. Rogers, plain
tiff, vs. R. M. Midgett et al, judg
ment was awarded by the court In
favor of the plaintiff in the Bum of
$400.
In the rase of the Imperial Com
pany vs. H. C. Sullivan the plaintiff
was given Judgment by default for
the sum of $1102.22 and Interest
from July 1, 1920.
S. P. Bowers Company et al,
plaintiffs, were awarded Judgment
by default against D. E. Williams f""
the sum of $574 62. T
The plaintiff falling to appear In
the case of Fauncee & Spinney Com
pany vs. E. Spencer and J. H.
Snowden, a Judgment of non suit was
ordered by the court.. A like order
was Issued In the case nf, John Butt
vs. George Wlnslow; ! tetrn CSt1
llna Transportation Com ' vs. L
R. Scott; and John W "an vs.
Harvey White. r"
Court will continue In session next
week, this being a two weeks term.