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4 V : THE WE AT 1 1 Eli i" Fair tonight and Tin's- day. Light frost in ex- treme west portion to- night. Gentle tvinds. o o a : c CIRCULATION Saturday 1,S65 f 0iV VOL. XIII. FINAL EDITION ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY EVENING .APRIL 16, 1923. FOUR PAGES. NO. DO. Evangelistic Campaign Is On In City Churches Preaching Services Afternoon and Night Throughout the Week Offer All the Opportunity to Hear Message of the Cross in Their Own Church Elizabeth City's long heralded evangelistice campaign is on. Beginning Sunday with mes-j agea looking toward a revival' A Tnn Off AII7 117 AO fr6m every pulpit in the city.fAWU OliUH f Ao services continue morning, af ternoon and night, throughout! this week and next. The first of the visiting preacher? to arrive was Rev.- John Hartley. Ph. D., of Southern Pines, who is to have chaTge of the services at Christ hurch and who was heard at both morning and evening service at Ibis church Sunday, making a most favorable impression. Rev. Mr. Hartley spoke no lew than six times Sunday and will speak thrice daily during the campaign. He seems, according to those who have heard him, Ideally fitted for evangelistic work, and his sermons are described as masterpieces of clear thinking, re plete with Illustration and full of spiritual appeal. The hours of service at Christ Church throughout the campaign will be 10:00 In the morning, 4:30 In the afternoon and 8 o'clock in the evening. Dr. Hartley is also sched uled to speak at chapel exercises at the High School Thursday. The public is cordially invited to hear the gfted speaker. .Rev. E. K. McLarty of High Point, who is to be the preacher at the First Methodist Church, is expected to strive Monday and to preach his first sermon Monday night. "Dr. McLarty," says Rev. N. IT. D. Wilson, pastor of the church, "is at the flood of a splendid ministry. A native North Carolinian, educated at Trinity, he has given himself to ministry 1n his own State. "Successful from the beginning, he has passed from successful pas torate to successful pastorate, ev erywhere building . up his church and everywhere winning for himself the love .nd admiration of the peo ple of his community, regardless of denominational divisions. His alma mater, glad to honor herself in hon oring a noble son, has conferred up- on hlrn the degree of Doctor of Di vinity. "Recently Dr. McLarty has been serving such pastorates as West Mar ket at Greensboro, and Central at Asheville. His present charge is one of the largest and heat church es of his denomination In the State. "While always a pastor, Dr. Mc Larty .has the peculiar qualities which fit htm for special evangelis tic work, and he ha been success ful in a large way In winning "souls for Christ." The hours of service at the First Methodist Church will be 9:30 in the morning and 8 o'clock at night. Rev. L. B. Padgett of Farmville, who ts to assist tn the stinging ,at Blackwell Memorial during the cam- paign. has already arrived and ledlt co-operation enown mrougnoui the siincfne at the services at this!h eatiTe of Planning nd h,in.ti c.mHsv Tr a toni am . i by, pastor of the church at Wake Forest College, who will do the nrpnphlnp. la pt n&r-A e arrlva Mnn. day afternoon and to preach his first j sermon at the four o'clock service In the afternoon. The hours of service at Blackwell Memorial are 4 o'clock dn the afterM noon and 8 o'clock tn the evening. Rev. L. B. Hayes, pastor of Park Place Methodist Church, Greensboro, who Is to preach at City Road Meth odist during the campaign, Is ex pected to arrive Monday afternoon and to preach his first sermon at the 4 o'clock service. A. N. Fisher of Norfolk, who is to have charge of the singing, has already arrived and led the singing service Monday af ternoon. Hours of service at City Road are 4 o'clock In the afternoon and 8 o'clock at night. Kev. Samuel h. rempieman, pas-1 tor of the First Baptriat Church, who hae but comparatively recently came to Elizaibeth City, will do his own preaching during the campaign. Mr. Templeman's sermons Sunday were along the line of preparation for a revival and he was heard by his con- "gregatlon with marked attention. . Rev. W. G. Hughes of the Baptist State Mission Board, who is to preach at Calvary Baptist Church during the campaign, la expected to arrive Monday lafternoon and to preach his first sermon Monday night. Mr. Hughe is scheduled to speak at the chapel exercises at the primary school Tuesday morning. l!:rry L!:r:3 Fcrfcits Cf p ( rMMifi Y.' Morton, D. C, April 16. Bond tar ten thousand dollars fur nbmed by Han-y Morse after his In dictment with hfc father, Charles W. Morse and others, on charge of wsr time shlnplnr "frauds, was declared forfeited by th District of Colum bla Supreme Court todsy because of the continued t "lure of the young er 1'ot to rrf'r for trial. 'i U GREAT SUCCESS Attendance Saturday Night Despite Heavy Kains of Two Days Practically Filled Show Rooms. Despite 'heavy rains Friday and Saturday Elizabeth City's first Auto mobile Show came to a successful close Saturday night with an attend ance that nearly filled the ehow room. Arrangements are already under way to make the Automobile Show an annual affair In Elizabeth City. Auto dealers plan to form a perma nent organization whitih will be known as the Automobile Dealers' Bureau of the Chamber of Com merce. The object of the associa tion Is to unite reputable automo bile dealers to afford mutual protec tion to Its members and to the pub lic and to advance and develop the automobile industry of this section. The Automobile Show jthis year was a success from every stand point. Practically every automobile dealer sold cars from the floor, the entertainment provided proved pop ular and all expenses for putting on the show were met by the sale of space to automobile dealers and through ticket sales. The prize for the mowt popular girl went to Miss Katherlne Spence while Miss Anna Hester Bobbitt won the prtze for the prettiest girl. WIsb Spence received the string of pearls given by Louis Selig and Mie Bob bitt the comb given by the H. C. Bright Company. ' Both contestants are now privileged to go to W. Gs. Gallant, photo artist, here tn the HInton Building land get their free . oil colored 8x10 photos. Secretary Job of the Chamber of Commerce and the automobile deal ers are very grateful to those who co-o Derated with the dealers and rv.rvtrJ A nA (Ka AriiAoiA'IfiniAlW that I made the automobile ehow a eurcess. The Electric Light Company fur nished lLghts without charge, D. Ray Kramer wired the show room and the Duff Piano Company furnished the piano used during the entertain ments. "I am certainly pleased with the success of the show," Secretary Job solid Monday morning. "If we had had good1 weather the last two days the crowds would have taxed our capacity for taking care of them. The entire community deserves con gratulations for the excellent eplrlt Duttiin on the show. I feel that a larger and better show next year is practically a sure thing." The entertainment features of Saturday night's show Including the concert by the students of the State Normal School and the vaudeville by Mr. and Mrs. Rhoads proved very popular. f",M-- Im hCmCl UCYClT.Sr IS Sentenced To Jail Oxford, MIsb., April 16 Theodore Bilbo, former governor of Mlwslssip pl, waa sentenced to thirty days in Jail, for contempt 1n Federal court here today for failure to apper as a witness in the euirt of Miss Frances Birkhead, against Governor Russell last fall. He pleaded (tuilty and In addition to nned $100. the Jail sentence was NINE JAP CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH Sacramento, April 16. Nine Jap anese dhilldren, ranging in age from five to 17 years, were burned to death In a fire which destroyed a Japanese mtsson school here today. The three-story building iburned like tinder. The origin of the fire Is undetermined. CLARA PHILLIPS IS IN SAN SALVADOR Los Angeles, April 16. Mrs. Cla ra Phillips, convicted hammer mur deress, who escaped from Los An geles Jail on December 6, has been located 4n San Salvador, according to a copyrighted story in the Los An geles Times. , Her apprehension Is momentarily expected. PKTUniZATION AT AI.KRAMA Kl.KKI'Y HOUX)W TONIGHT Irving' Immortal masterpiece de picting Ichabod Crane, Katrlna Van Tassel, the old Inn irrper and Dame Martin g will be Khown lonfebt at Al- Vra-::3 tbtr In "TM Headless Threatened To Set Kirn On Governor Raleigh, April 16. Declar ing that he does not believe that there Is any truth in the charges of E. E. Dudding, president of the national pris oners' relief society, that cru el anil inhuman treatment has been accorded prisoners at the penitentiary, Governor Morri son asserted yesterday that Dudding last year threatened Chat he would send the Ku Klux Klan after the Governor If suggestions made about the State prison by Dudding were not heeded. LAW ANNOUNCES HE WILL NOT RESIGN London, April 16. Prime Minis ter Bonar Law has announced that he does not intend to resign. It is believed, however, that the weakness of his ministry may force him to do so. Elizaheth City Highs To Play Edenton Nine Elizabeth City's High School basa ball nine will play the Edenton ag gregation here Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Hlizaheth Cty won the game against the Washington High School team Saturday at Washington by a 17 to 1 victory. The game was close until the sev enth Inning when Potts, pitcher for the Washington team, weakened, af ter having struck out twelve men In five innings. In this Inning Eliza beth City was at the bat sixteen times and made ten runs. The pitching of WaTd Teceived favorable comment. Pitching 19 2-3 inndngs during the three games of this season, Ward has only allowed six ih i t a and one run. Trueblood and Daily made three hits Saturday out of five times at the bat, both of them making one double and two singles. The Elizabeth City boys played an errorless game, while the Washing ton team, it is said, was not up to full strength for this game. SEATS ARE PURCHASRD FOR. CHURCH'S NEW ANNEX Orders were placed last week for I me seais ior oom upper ana lower floors of the new annex of Black- well Memorial Church. The new annex will be ready In the near fu ture. AUTO KILLS TU0 MURDER IS CHARGE PiUsfleld, Mass., April 16. Fred Miiller was arrested on a charge of murder today as a result of two per sons being killed and three Injured when his automobile craahed Into a crowd of persons waiting to board a trolley last ndght. John G lasso n and Miss Mildred Holt are dead and Glasson's three-year-old son was hurled through the windshield of the car into MUer's lap. The automobile sped on and what became of the baby was not known 1 until police trailed the car to Mil ler's home .where the child was found virtually unhurt. Cup Presented To School By Victorious Debaters The Aycock Memorial Cup was City's argument as "very restful and presented to the student of the original after 'listening to the usual High School in special exercises in; the auditorium Monday morning the Elizabeth City negative team according to Mrs. Mellck, presented having won the cup 1n the final de-:a most original outline which was bate at Chapel Hill on, Friday even- "a radical departure from that fur Ing. j nlshed by the University. They had "Speaking for "myself and my col-: fine delivery and a splendid re leaguea," Miss Ellen Melick said, j Joinder'." "It ie with proud satisfaction thatj In fact high praiue on every hand we present to you. Students of the; seemed to be the portion of th Elizabeth City High School, the Elizabeth City representatives. Here, Aycock Memorial Cup. We have done our best for the glory of Old Betsey." The Oup was accepted! for the School by Prof. S. L. Sheep. Attached to the cup were the school colors, erange and black, and the mascot teddy "bear which has "never seen defeat" and which ac - I companled Elizabeth City's negative ' . j i- iki. leant on every iieua-ie xiun ywi. ... Speaking of the victory U behalf, Poecha. I ever heard In of the city, C. R. Pugh said: "lt;a debate. will mean more to the educational! Prof. L. W. Jarman praised the system 'than any that has ever been, hearty sportsmanlike spirit of the achieved by our city schools. We' school which was In evidence Mon do not even appreciate the vast sig- day morning, much enthusiasm being niflcance of It." shown on the part of the boys over Spoaklng to the students Prof.; the victory of the girls yells be ohAnrin uM ht the affirmative, In- given during the exercises for team deserved great credit Jor the work It had done and he referred to ihn aneech of Marraret Sawyer as "ithe best I have ever heard from Hlrh School student. She lost her nit n tn RalAlrh and her debate nd relolivder were In It. and she spoke without a note. To use aiMrs. r. n. wiinams, Mrs. rat uozier, slang expression, all the debaters,! Rev.-H. E. Myert, Dr. J. H. Thayer, knew helr toff' and delivered the'and O. R. Little, goo.i- I While at Chapel Hill th debaters Mrs. Cam W. Melick, chaperon for and t b " 1 r rti"orfs. were en'pr-t- 9 ( tt"n, r ' v 1 C--.it tb j,t t '"-1 .tv V !.- f and fcy V- f r f - tffi-ff'1 to i : 'i I ' t"-;. SAYS STATE IS IN FRONT RAM Outdistanced hy None in Puhlic Health Work But Much Yet to Be Done for Unfortunate Says Bulla. Asheville, April 16. "There Is no state in all these United States which has made more progress in public health work in recent years than North Carolina, but her prog ress and profit has ibeen offset by loss, which must be considered in balancing the account," Dr. A. C. Bulla, president, today declared in li is annual address to the thirteenth annual session of the North Carolina Public Hoalth Association. "Providence has so placed this State that its people enjoy the best climate in the world," he continued. "We escape the rigors of severe cold and are free from the oppression that prolonged, Intense heat visits upon mind anybody. Our soil and seasons, the temperature and distri bution, of rainfall enables us to grow every Important crop grown in the United States. "In natural water power, we lead all other states east of the Missis sippi, excepting only New York with Its Niagara. The State would never have been able to forge ahead as she has without the rivers tumbling down from the heights of the Appa lachian and the Blue Ridge in whose bosom we are gathered today. Here Is power, wealth and profit Inexhaus tible because It comes from the skies. "This State of ours manufactures more than a billion dollars worth of products annually, and is classed as a billion dollar state, only four teen ranking above her. Her power in agriculture (fifth from the top). her bravery In war, excelled by none, in manufacturing, In wealth, in public health. In good roads, in Continued on page 4 Priest Pleads Guilty . Given Life Sentence Kalamazoo, April 16. Reverend Father Charles Dillon entered a plea of guilty when arraigned In circuit court today on a charge of killing his superior. Rev Father O'Neill, pastor of St. Augustine's Catholic Church, last Thursday night. Judge Weimar sentenced Dillon to life Imprisonment at hard labor. HOPE MAKE RECORD SUSTAINED FLIGHT Dayton, Ohio, Apnll 16. Lieuten ants John Mc Ready and Owkley Kel ly took the air in a monoplane to day at 9:40 o'clock in what they hope will be a new record for sus tained flight. They now hold an unofficial rec ord for 35 hours and 18 minutes. made at San Diego,- California, last, winter. COTTON MARKET New York, April 16. Spot cotton closed quiet, middling 28.25. Fu tures, closing bid, May, 28.02; Ju yl 27.36; Oct. 24.66; Dec. 24.21; Jan. 23.85. New York, April 16. Cotton fu tures today opened at the following levels: May 28.32, July 27.43, Oc tober 24.95, December 24.50, Janu ary 24.10. line of argument from the debaters.' Elizabeth City speakers, they said, for Instance, is an extract from a letter written by Claude Currle, secretary to President Chase, to a member of the high school faculty: "Those speeches were simply great and that does not begin to express any Idea about the splendid i style In which these young ladies got them off. Unquestionably It i uriflii iha r1oarAu rill nnrl )i P u rlallv. each of the four debaters. Among the trustees present at the exercises were J. C. Sawyer, C. H. aiWJlllams, W. C. Sawyer, W. W. Sawyer and C. E. Kramer. Other ! visitors were Mrs. L. 8. Blades, Mrs. Cam W. Melick, Mrs. W. W. Sawyer iP ENGLISHWOMAN COMING HERE FOR TITLE QOLP MATCH Miss Joyce Wethered, British women's golf champion, who ac cording to latest reports, hat de cided to visit the United State, next fall, and take Issue with our women golfers, on the links, at the American Women's title event at the Westchester-Bilrmore Club, Rye, New York. WOMAN KILLED AND CHILDREN INJURED Spartansburg, S. C Apr'.l 11. Mrs. Charles King of Converse was instantly killed and nine others, mostly . children, were injured when the Carolina Specal struck an auto mobile near here today. MRS. NANNIE BURGESS DEAD Mrs. Nannie Sawyer Burgess died at the home of her son, S. S. Bur gess on North Road street at 1:05 o'clock Monday afternoon after a week's Illness with pneumonia. Mrs. Burgees was 64 years old and had lived in this cty for the last thirty years. She was the widow of C. M. Burgess who has been dead 13 years. Mrs. Burgess is survived by four children: Mies Carrie Burgess, S. S. Burgess and Roger Burgess of this city and Mrs. Miles Abbott of Petersburg; by three sisters, Mrs. Wiley Cartwrlght and Mrs. Dennta Whiailey of Camden and Mrs. Grandy Bright of Corinth and by one broth er, John R. Sawyer of Camden. The funeral arrangements have not yet been made. Prison Term For Dcnkcr And Clubman Philadelphia, April 16. Henry Brock, banker and clubman, wag sentenced to from six to ten years In the eastern state penitentiary to day for killing three persons with his automobile. DAWHON-SUTTON Miss Blanche Sutton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Sutton, and J. J. Dawson, son dt Mr, and Mrs. J. W. Dawson of this city were mar ried Monday at 2:15 o'clock by Dr. J. H, Thayer at his home on Eagt Burgess street. FI'Tl'RBH ACT VALID Washington, D. C, April 16. Th grain futures trnding net was de clared valid and constitutional by the Supreme Court today. G. W. Brothers, Sr.-, is back la bis office again after . several days Illness with the influenza. SUNDAY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ritv Ilnitil Enrollment .-309 Attendance - -2S6 Percentage ; 76 Christ EpiMCopal Enrollment - 123 Attendance 92 Percentage 75 Calvary Itatlst Enrollment 297 Attendance - lfi7 Percentage 67 Corinth IlapttH Enrollment -297 Attendance - 1' Percent xe 67 First Methodic Enrollment ...658 . tl 14 Attendance Percentage First IUjtM Ei.ivlliiKat Attendance - Percentaxe .521 .850 17 J:t. liennea Methoint rr!!!:nnt . -IIS . E0 N. C, STANDS NEXT NEW YORK STATE In Value of Manufactured Tohaceo Products Only One Ahead of North Carolina Industry Still Crowing. Raleigh. N. C, April 16. Based on the value of tobacco products. North Caroliaa, and New York were the leading states in the industry in 1921, reporting 27 per cent and 20 percent respectively of the 'total value, according to an official an nouncement from the limited States Department of Commerce received here tonght. "The Department of Commerce." the bulletin reads, "announce that, according to reports made to the Bu reau of the Census, the value of products of establishments engaged primarily, in the manufacture of ci gars, and cigarettes amounted to $806,749,000 dn 1921 as compared with $773,622,000 In 1919 and $314, 884,000 In 1914, an Increase of 4 per cent from 1919 to 1921, and 156 per cent for the seven year period 1914 to 1921. "In addition to the amount shown for the classified Industry, establish ments assigned to other classifica tion, prlncpaMy 'chewing and smokng tobacco,' reported, production of ci gars and cigarettes to the value of $19, 992.000 In 1921; $12, 603, 000 In 1919, and $6. 594. 000 in 1914. "Of the 4,146 establishments re porting products valued at $5,000 or more In 1921, 8 43 were located in New York; 775 in Pennsylvania: 450 in Illinois; 269 In Ohio; 226 In Wisconsin; 171 iln Florida; 155 In Michgan; 125 in New Jersey; 111 In Indiana; 107 in California; 101 In Minnesota; 95 In Massachusetts; 93 in Missouri; 80 In Iowa; 78 in Con necticut; and the remaining 467 were distributed through the other states.. Bpwd on values of products North Carolina and New York were the leading states In the Industry ill 1921, and reported 27 per cent and 20 per cent respectively of the total value of products." The bulletin did not give the num ber of factories located in North Car olina. The cigar and cigarette Industry Is one of the few to Increase the value of its products from 1919 to 1921, the announcement shows. Says Fight In Ruhr For Right Hot Co:!. Berlin, April 16. Foreign Minis ter Von Rosenberg declared today in the Reichstag that the battle now in progress on the banks of the Rhine and In the Ruhr wan not for coal and wood, but a fight which would decide whether the ideas of right and peace would-progress or lose ground. He voiced approval of the sugges tion of Secretary of State Hughes that the reparations problem ne ro ferred to a body of experts. LEHMAN-WOODARD Miss Mabel Woodard and Mr. Hen ry Hugo Lehman ft Norfolk were married Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by Rev. H. E. Myers at the home of the bride on West Cypres street. JIMOIW MEET TUESDAY All members of Worth Bagley Council No. 60 are requested to be present at the regular meeting Tues day, April 17th. I.EflAY-TRIPP Miss Myrtle Lee Tripp and Mr. Victor D. LeCay, both of Norfolk were married Saturday night by Jus tice of the Peace, T. B. Wilson, at his home on East Burgess street. NINE MORE MINES SEIZED IN RUHR Duesseldorf, April 16. Nine ad ditional coal mlna In the Ruhr havo been seized by Hie French and Bel gians, it was announced today, niak ng a total of 31 mines and coke plants now In the hands of the forces of occupation. There are approximately 260 coal shafts in all the Ruhr. BETRAYER KILLED IN SEEKING TO ATONE Chicago, April 16. Anna Dlodo na. 15 years old, shot and killed Frank Toranto last night when, ac cording to her statement to the po lice, he came to her home to ask her father's consent to marry her to atone for having wronged her three years ago. U. 1. V. MEETS The D. H. Hill Chapter of the U. D. C. will meet Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the Community Building. Members are asked to no tice tha chance of place and a large attendance Is dewlred Plans for the District Meeting snd for Mem orial Day are to be discussed. THE Vll.MttK r.LAClLSMITIl W1LI HE HHOWN It- KOOM On Tuesday and V,' y at the Alkrama Theatre .;V rut on a plcturar.atlon of t'ow' be- tsi r-oon, "TV . I ': !" sr....;." . . 4
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