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VOL. XIII.
FINAL EDITION
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 10, 1923.
FOUR PAGES
NO. 9
Searchlight Unit
in Action Tonight
Anti-Aircraft Battalion Arrived Wednesday Af
ter Some Delay Occasioned By Bad Roads
And WilL Remain Here For The Rest Of The
Week Comfortably Quartered In Chamber
Of Commerce Rest Rooms
The anti-aircraft detachment from
the anti-aircraft batallion at Fortress
ilonroe with their search light and
machine gun equipment are here.
The men are quartered in the rest
room of the Chamber of Commerce
and the equipment is being prepared
for demonstration Immediately in
front of the Community Building. ,
The search light unit will go into
action at 7:30 tonight on the court
house square, demonstrating how
the light would be used against en
eray aircraft.
Just when and where the machine
gun unit will go into action could
not be stated early Wednesday af
ternoon. The largest of these guns
Jias a range of five miles and the of
ficer In charge will have to ascer
tain first how he can obtain a clear
.field of fire.
Both the search light and the ma
chine gun unit were to have ar
rived here Tuesday afternoon, but
were delayed by bad roads. Coming
by way of South Mills, the search
Jight unit arrived at about ten
o'clock Tuesday night and the
machine gun unit at about eleven
o'clock Wednesday morning. Their
arrival at South Mills late Tuesday
afternoon was a surprise to South'
.Mills folks, who had thought the
Dismal Swamp Canal road between
South Mills and Norfolk impasable.
Overcoming bad roads, however,
Is part 6'f the day's work of the men
who handle Uncle Sam's Army
trucks. There were times-between
South Mills and Norfolk when the
wheels of the trucks could find no
bottom to the road whatever and
-when the weight of the truck rested
on the housing of the differential. At
such spots the men composing the
unit that was stuck would dig down
to hard earth, lay tracks under the
wheels, and out the truck would
come.
In charge of the Cadillac search
light unit is Lieutenant C. E. Han
sen; while Lieutenant J. E. Harri
man, with whom Secretary Job had
the correspondence relative to the
detackment's coming here, is in
charge of the machine gun unit.
All the equipment is now. on ex
f hibition in front of the Community
Building with a man in charge of
each piece who -will be glad to ex
plain its operation to anyone inter
ested.
The detachment seems most com
fortable in the quarters given over
to it by the Chamber of Commerce.
It is supposed to remain here for the
rest of the week.
U::! : rth Carolina
Firly Advertised
Raleigh, Jan. 10 (By The Associ
ated Press) Advertisement of
North Carolina's opportunities to the
outside world is the object of a bill
almost completed for introduction in
the General Assembly by Senator O.
E. Mendenhall, of the Seventeenth
district. The establishment of . a
State Chamber of Commerce, with a
fund of 1200,000 raised by private
donations of half the amount to sup
plement a feglslatlve appropriation
of $100,000, is proposed by the mea
sure. At the suggestion of Governor
Cameron Morrison, the bill is being
withhold from Introduction in order
that it may be altered to conform
with a plan that the executive is ex
pected to incorporate in his message
to the Assembly, it was stated. The
Governor probably will recommend
the creation of a State Department
of Commerce, which would be ex
pected to devote some of Its opera
tions to the promotion of the State's
interests for which the Mendenhall
measure Is framed, according to In
formation. rVSII AT MrCABE'S
Large crowds attended the Clear
ance Sale at McCabe & Cflce on
Wednesday, the opening day. The
-number of customers was the larg
r t that 1ms ever visited this store
t i; annual clearance sale.
Kldora Kharher and Miss Lois
-I linv returned after vls';-
RULES CHANGED
IN BOTH HOUSES
Innovation Is For Pur
pose Of Enabling Leg
islators To Better Con
sider Measures
Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 10 (By The
Associated Press) For the safe
guarding of legislation of a public
nature, and to enable legislators to
better consider such measures, an
innovation in the North Carolina
General Assembly was . announced
here today. This comprises a
change in the rules of both branch
es of the Legislature which provides
that when a measure of general pub
lic nature is introduced, it must im
mediately be printed in full, . andj
placed in the hands of each member, j
This change in rules further pro-j
vides that every bill, before it can
be accepted for its first reading, must
be presented to the reading clerk in
duplicate so that one copy will at
once be ready for the printer. The
rules further stipulate that in no
case can the legislation described be
brought out of the committee which
might be considering it until the bill,
in printed form, is in the hands of
each member whether it be House
or Senate.
The change in rules Is the work
of several years on the part of the
engrossing clerk's office and mem
bers of the Legislature who have had
it in sympathy. The clerk's office
is now Interested, it was announced,
in having an information bureau
provided where thoso Interested in
any particular legislation may have
access to the bills which have been
introduced during the course of the
session, and where copies might be
obtained upon the payment of some
nominal stenographic fee.
To provide for the proper func
tioning of the printed measures ad
ditional clerical forces have been
placed in both the House and Sen
ate. Officials are unanimously of
the opinion that this new system will
have a far reaching effect, and it is
their hope to eventually Include the
printing of all measures' introduced
no matter what their nature.
This program now places North
Carolina on a par with the greatest
legislative bodies In the country, ac
cording to members, and It is hoped
soon to foster legislation which
would provide for the printing of
the daily Journal Immediately after
each day's business was completed
so that it might be in the hands of
members previous to the opening of
the next day's Dusiness. This mat
ter may be -somewhat distant, mem
bers assert, but an effort is under
stood to be under way to bring such
a measure to pass, possibly during
the present session. f
ninfi forceSflee
Shanghai, Jan. 10 (By The Asso
ciated Press) General Chen Chiung
Ming, whose forces captured Canton
last summer and drove from power
the government of the Southern Re
public, fled last night, according to
an.unconiirmed Honkong report.
OFFER JACKIE CONTRACT
Los Angeles, Jan. 10 (By The As
sociated Press) Douglas Fairbanks
and Mary Pickford as the first step
of a plan to enter' the Independent
production and distribution of cin
ema features made by other screen
stars have offered Jackie Coogan,
child actor, a contract for four pic
tures and havg announced plans for
expansion 'of the United Artists or
ganization. Mr. and Mrs. John Young are.
leaving to make their home at Wil
mington where Mr. Young will take
up his work in the drug business.
Mr'.' Young was formerly Of Salisbury
and has been with the Standard
ri:ir!.'ry will! In this city.
MERCHANTS BANQUET
THURSDAY EVENING
The annual 1, aliquot of the Eliza
beth City Merchants Association will
be held at the Southern Hotel Thurs
day night, January 11th. at 6:30
o'clock.
The banquet will lie a very infor
mal one, the hour being early so
that all those attending may be away
at eight o'clock In order to attend
the organ recital at the First Metho
dist church.
J. C. Sawyer will act as toastmas
ter and a very interesting program
has been arranged.
The following menu will be served:
Celery Olives Pickles
Oysters on Shell
, Soup
Roast Turkey Cranberry Sauce
Candled Yams Creamed Potatoes
New Peas
Asparagus Tip Salad
Ice Cream Cake
Cigars
Coffee
Flag Waves Happily
Over Primary School
Presented I5y Junior Order De
lightful Reception Held On
Tuesday Night
A bright new American flag wav
ing happily in the breeze greeted the
little folks at the Primary School
Wednesday morning. The presenta
tion exercises were held at the high
school auditorium Tuesday Nafter
noon, at which time a Bible was also
given the Primary School by Worth
Bagley Council, Junior Order of
United American Mechanics.
Rev. C. A. G. Thomas, State chap
lain, was unable to come to the city
on account of illness in his family,
but State Vice Councillor J. 1M.
Sharpe of Reidsville was present and
made an excellent address.
In the evening the Junior Hall was
packed when Mr. Sharpe delivered
an address on "The Principles and
Purposes of the Junior .Order.".
Members of the order had brought
their wives along, while the teach
ers, the school board and ministers
were special guests, and the occasion
was one of great profit and pleasure.
Miss Strchl Heads
".Ycun Horn's Club
The Youn,K Woman's Club elected
officers Tuesday evening and signed
a contract with the Wayne B. Sewell
Company of Atlanta to put on a play,
"Mr. and Mrs. Poll Tick" at the Al
krama on February 15, thus making
a start on work for the new year that
indicates the fine spirit of enthusi
asm and energy dominating the club.
Miss Sarah Spence was admitted
as a new member.
The officers chosen were: Miss
Aurilla Strahl, president; Miss Mary
Gurley, vice president; Miss Geneva
Roane, treasurer; Miss Ethel Wals
ton, secretary; Miss Margaret
Wright, corresponding secretary;
membership committee, Misses Kate
Wood and Beulah Hedrlck.
NEW FIRE TRUCK HERE
The new fire truck has arrived
and has been assembled by the deliv
ery engineer and inspected by the
Fire Commission.
It is an extension ladder truck of
the latest type with 235 feet of lad
ders and capacity of 40 gallons of
chemicals. The longest of the lad
ders will reach fifty feet, and this
truck Is especially adapted to fire
righting In the business district.
WOMEN ARE REMINDED
OF TIME AND PLACE
The women of the community are
reminded that Mrs. Sallle Southall
Cotten will speak at the Chamber of
Commerce rooms Thursday after
noon at 3:30. It Is hoped that all
who can will hear her.
ANNOUNCE STRIKE
Fall River, Mass., Jan. 10 (Ry The
Associated Press) Textile workers
here have announced a strike for the
29 per cent wage Increase recently
refused.
I PSHAW M ILL TESTIFY
AGAINST VIOLATORS
Washington, Jan. 10 (By The As
sociated Press) Representative Up
shaw says he will give evidence
against diplomatic violators of the
VolRtend Act to proper authorities
to pro'orute. 1
ANOTHER SUIT
ArAJKTQr nvrr
l lilides Companies Seek To Prevent
Disposal Of llomls Recently
Issued
Another suit In Federal Court has
been instituted by the attorneys of
the Elizabeth City utility companies
against the Corporation of Elizabeth
City.
This. suit is brought In the name
of the Elizabeth City Water & Power
Company and seeks specifically to
enjoin the City of Elizabeth City
from disposing of the munlcinal util
ity bonds recently. issued; from con
structing, maintaining or operating
a municipal water and power sys
tem in competition with the plain
tiff; from in any way causing dam
age or injury to the water mains or
other property of the plaintiff or
from interfering with the plaintiff's
source of water supply; from levying
taxes upon the plaintiff for the con
struction or maintenance or im
provement of any municipal water
and sewer system, and from using
unfair methods of competition In
supplying water to the inhabitants
of Elizabeth City, particularly by
passing Any ordinance or other en
actment requiring and compelling
Inhabitants of Elizabeth City to make
use of a municipal water supply.
Complaint In this action was filed
last week, it became generally
known here Wednesday.
Prof.
Weaver To Give
Organ Recital Thursday
Professor Paul John Weaver,
A.A.G.O., head of the department of
music. University of North Caro
lina, dean of the American Guild of
Organists for North Carolina, and
organist of the First Presbyterian
church of Durham, will be presented
to the music loving people of Eliza
beth City at the First Methodist
church Thursday evening at 8
o'clock. The public Is cordially in
vited and If is hoped that a large
audience will greet this great or
ganist. Savings' Bank Re-elects
. Officers And Directors
Officers and directors of the Sav
ings Bank 4 Trust Company were re
elected Monday, as follows:
P. H. Williams, president; E. F.
Aydlett, vice president J. T. Mc
Cabe, vice president; H. G., Kramer,
vice president and cashier; W. H.
Jennings, assistant, cashier; W. W.
Woodley, Jr., assistant cashier; di
rectors, E. F. Aydlett, M. L. Clark,
E. S. Chesson, W. P. Duff, J. W.
Foreman, J. B. Flora, W. B. Fore
man, J. T. Guard. T. S. Hughes, W.
T. Love, C. G. Leary, J. T. McCabe,
L. Selig, A, Sawyer, S. W. Scott, H.
D. Walker, J. H. White, T. S. White,
P. H. Williams, J. Q. A. Wood, W. J.
Woodley.
Girl Testifies Was
Forced Leave Town
Bastrop, Jan. 10 (By The Associ
ated Press) Addle May Hamilton,
seventeen, declared at an open hear
ing of the Morehouse kidnappings
and slaylngs today that she was
forced to leave Mer Rouge and de
ported from the state by the "Ku
Klux."
KITCHIN IS BETTER
Scotland Neck, N. C, Jan. 10 (Hy
The Associated Press) Much Im
provement was shown today in the
condition of Representative Kitchin,
Democratic House leader, who has
been seriously 111 of pneumonia since
Sunday. Physicians said his tem
perature and respiration were ap
proaching normal.
DEATH SENTENCE IS
IMPOSED ON RIOTERS
London, Jan. 10 (By The Associ
ated Press) Advices from Lucknow
state that a death sentence has been
Imposed on a hundred and seventy
two Indians accused of murder and
arson as a result of a non co-opera-tlonlst
riot at Chaurichaura last Feb
ruary. EXPLOSION KILLS FIVE
Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 10 (By
The Associated Press) 'Five men
were killed In a gas explosion today
when they entered the Dolomite
Mine of the Woodward Iron Com
pany In the face of warning that It
was (' -oroiis.
aeiebisab
ARE0
Mil
Associated Press Transmits News To Men,.Many
Of Whom Are Depressed When They Hear It
Recall Follows Notification From France
That She Will Proceed With Occupation Of
Ruhr
FrenelilBet
Tto Furfa
Communists Arrested
For Causing Revolt!
Against Eentry Troops
Tntn RnVir
1I1LU IVUI1I l
Berlin, Jan. 10 (By The As
sociated Press) No further
advance by the French is re
ported today from any point
in the unoccupied area.
Paris, Jan. 10 (By The As-
sociated Press) -Five leading, bpinK rtepregsed at the news, which
French Communists were ar-'was transmitted to them by the As
rests todav hv authnrit! in sociated Press.
i
search for men who recently!
have been in Ruhr Valley andJO INVESTIGATE
are charged with having excit
ed the population to revolt
against the entry of French
troops.
Brussels, Jan. 10 (By The Associ
ated Press) The first Belgian
troops to be put in motion for co
operation with the French In occu
pying the Ruhr entrained today for
Alx La Chapelle. They totalled
eighteen hundred.
Lithuanian Troops
Profit By Situation
Berlin, Jan. 10, (By The Associ
ated Press) The Lokal Anzsiger
says that two regiments of Lithu
anian troops "profiting by the Inter
national situation" are crossing the
frontier with the object of occupy
ing Memel, which was international
ized by the Versailles treaty.
MAX IS
KILIJCD AXD
HIS MOTHER INJURED
Gibson, N. C, Jan. 10 (By The
Associated Press) Boyd Smith was
killed and his mother Injured In a
mysterious shooting here last night.
WILDING COLLAPSES
AND KILIiS TWO PERSONS
Roanoke, Va., Jan. 10 (By The As
sociated. Press) Two were killed
here when the wall of a building col
lapsed last night.
VISIT GEORGIA TO LEARN
ABOUT THE ROLL WEEVIL
Goldsboro, N. C, Jan. 10 (By The
Associated Press) A delegation of
farmers of Wayne and surrounding
counties will leave here On January
15 for Burke County, Georgia, where
an Investigation of the method used i
on a large cotton farm there In con
quering the boll weevil will be made,
according to an announcement at j
headquarters of the Eastern North!
Carolina Chamber of Commerce. j
The trip will consume about fourj
days and a thorough study of the1
system used In fighting the weevil
will be made with the view of fol
lowing the same procedure in this
section of North Carolina. The trip,
It was stated, will be In line with the
extensive campaign against the boll
weevil to be conducted in all cotton
growing sections of the State.
MANY AT INAUGURATION
Oklahoma City, Jan. 10 (By The
Associated Press) One hundred
thousand people witnessed the Induc
tion of Governor J. C. Walton Into i
office in much advertised public cere-j
aiiuiues iieitt yeHieruuy,
TODAY'S COTTON MARKET
New York, Jan. 10. Futures
opened firm today at the following
bids: January 26.55, March 26.72,
May 26.90, July 26.67, October 24.88.
New York, Jan. 10. Spot cotton
closed, steady. Middling, 26.75. Fu
tures, closing bid, January 26.50,
March 26.71, May 26.88, July 26.61,
October 21.89.
TROOPS
! Washington, Jan. 10 ( Iiy The As
sociated Press) Withdrawal of
American troops from the Rhine was
'ordered today by the President, who
the State Department said In an
nouncing the decision, deemed the
time expedient for recall of forces
now at Coblenz.
The forces number about a thous
and men and it is Indicated that the
withdrawal would be carried out as
soon as Major General Allen could
make the necessary rrangements.
No official explanation of order Is
forthcoming but it is understood to
have following notification from
France that she Intended to proceed
with the occupation of the Ruhr
Valley, despite definite knowledge
that the withdrawal of the Ameri
can troops would be ordered It she
did so.
Coblenz, Jan. 10 (By The Associ
ated Press) Withdrawal orders
caused much excitement among Am-
STATE PRIIITING
Raleigh, Jan. JO (By The Associ
ated Press) Investigation of pres
ent contracts with printers held by
the State; Investigation of charges
of "unfairness, partiality or improp
er conduct" on the part of the State
officials; and inquiry into the re
cent publicity regarding the proof
reading of certain Supreme Court
documents was launched in both
branches of the General Assembly In
Joint resolutions today. It was ex
plained that the resolutions were In
troduced at the request of the com
missioner of labor and printing.
The Joint resolution called upon
Edwards and Broughton, State print
ers, to furnish a written report of
their charges against the Depart
ment of Labor and Printing, whick
the resolutions said Included charges
that supervision of the printing was
conducted contrary to law and that
the allotment of the State's work has
not been impartially made.
Representative Ray of Macon
County, introduced a bill to repeal
the State law requiring a medical
; certificate
before the issuance of
marriage license and Representative
Owens of Sampson Introduced a bill
to require the listing of separata
stock by individuals.
CHARTERS GRANTED
Raleigh, Jan. 10 (By The Associ
ated Press) The secretary of state
has granted the following charters:
The Autovac Company, Salisbury;
to manufacture and deal in automo
biles, Autovacs and all other kinds
of vehicles and equipment; capital
stock, $300,000; paid In, $500; A.
H. Ilollis, Lester Pulliam and M. A.
Hodgin. all of Winston-Salem, Incor
porator. The McCrary Cigar Company, High.
Point, to manufacture and sell to
bacco products; capital stock. $100,
000; paid In, $6,000; J, N. McCrary,
W. L. York and C. A. York, all of
High Point, incorporators.
Payne's Auto Works, Inc., Char
lotte, to manufacture and repair
automobiles and other 'motor ve
hicles; capital stock, $25,000; paid
In, $1500; A. M. Marshall, R. N.
Payne and J. Ralph Rone, all of
Charlotte, Incorporators.
Hayes Construction Company,
Henderson, to engage In a general
construction business; capital stock,
$50.(100; paid In, $20,000; Walter
F. Hayes, Charles L. Hayes and D. P.
Mi Diiffle, all of Henderson, Incorpor
ators. t
3,"iCd TO RCICln
At Constant!.::;;!:)
Lnusanne, Jan. 10 (By The Asso
ciated Press) Isinet Pasha today
Informed the Near East Conferenco
that Turkey would agree to the
Greek Patriarch remaining In Con
stantinople on condition that he 1m
deprived of all administrative and,
civil functions.