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77 JE WEATHER Shouers and probably thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday. In- creasing Southerly winds CIRCULATION Monday 1,1172 Copies . : VOL. XIII. FINAL EDITION ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 15, 1923. FOUR PAGES. NO. 113. AND I1EAVY VOTE I'oll Holders Unwilling to Make u Guess on llie Win ning Chance of Any Aspir ant for City Office. The race for Mayor and Aldermen was running so close at 1 o'clock to day that scarcely a poll holder would venture to make a guess at the win ner in any of the contests. That voting will be a great deal heavier than at the last municipal election is indicated by the number who had already voted at 1 o'clock and how many had voted at that hour two years ago. In the First Ward about 170 had voted; in the Second 228, in the Third 194, and in the Fourth 131. Two years ago only 150 had voted in the First Ward, 105 in the Second, 162 in the Third and 120 in the Fourth Ward. This makes the vote already practically 200 heavier than it was two years ago. The only candidate that any of the poll holders were willing to say def initely was in the lead was D. Ray Kramer in the Second Ward. In the First Ward one of the poll holders said he thought McCabe had the lead in the race for Mayor, while Arm strong seemed to be leading for Al derman. No registrar in either the Third or the Fourth Ward would make a guess at the leader in any contest. In each ward quite a crowd was fathered around the polling places and in some instances voters were lined up waiting their turn to vote for their choice. Possibly in no previous municipal election has there been so much work done among aspirants for municipal offices. In a number of wards can didates for Aldermen spent most of the day at the polls, while those in terested in the mayoralty race or the candidates themselves were looking around- at each ward to see how things were running. Significance is added to the inter act in the leaders for Alderman by the fact that those receiving the hlahest number of votes in their re spective wards will be elected for four years. The candidates receiving the high est number of votes, (both for 'Mayor and Alderman will be elected. A majority of the votes cast is not re quired. GOVERNOR TO PROBE PRISONS HIMSELF Raleigh, May 15. Governor Cam eron Morrison Friday wrote Mrs. Kate Ilurr Johnson, Commissioner of Public Welfare, a letter in which he withdrew his former request for a probe of the State prison and prison camps and indicates that an investi gation by the welfare department would be more "embarrassing" than helpful. The letter to Mrs. Johnson, fol lowed by another to the attorney gen eral, followed a conference between the Governor, Mrs. Johnson and George Ross Pou, superintendent cf the State prison, Friday morning. In his letter to the attorney gen eral, the Governor asked Judge Man ning to call upon all solicitors of the State to assist him in the conduct of an investigation by himself. He points out, in the letter to Mrs. John son, that the existing lack of funds for conducting a probe by the Wel fare Roard can be circumvented by the employment of special counsel, which he Is authorized to do when he deems it necessary. Officialdom heard of the executive decision with something akin to con sternation, although It had been va riously reported about the Capitol that the Governor has not been in sympathy with any probe of prison affairs. He found himself in accord, it was stated, with the decision first reached by the State Prison Board when it passed the Dudding demand for an investigation to the State Wel fare Board. Will Co-oirate Greensboro, May 15. After a con ference here yesterday the State Board of Public Welfare decided to aid- the Governor in the prison inves tigation and reform, and to hold off Its own investigation until after the Governor has had a chance to handle the matter himself. The board ex pressed Itself as standing for abso lute co-operation with the Governor. ODD FELLOWS MEET AT GOLDSBORO TODAY Goldsboro, May 15. The grand lodge of the Independent order of Odd Fellows convened In Its 80th an nual session ln the Jacobl auditor ium at the I. O. O. F. Home here this afternoon for a three-day session. At the same time the Rebekah state as sembly of North Carolina convened in its 15th annual neslson. Their sessions are being held In the assem bly room of the main building at the orphan home. BROKER. RECEIVING! FAI.SE PHONE ORDERS Ne-w York, May 15. Stock brok ers who last week retported receipt of false buying orders and forged checks In an omvlous attempt to rag the market announced today that ither were- receiving fi'm telephone : ' f-' '! ; . - " " SECKKT MEETING IN SUGAH EXCHANGE; New lork, May 15. Plans for a mass meeting to protest against con tinued attacks on the sugar trade by Government officials are understood to have been discussed at a secret meeting today on the floor of the New York Coffee and Sugar Ex change. Barring newspaper men and mes sengers from the floor caused a Hur ry of excitement in trade, and at the office of the superintendent of the ex change it was said that no announce ment would be made as to the nature of the secret session. Meet Wednesday Inspect Rooms Social Service Department of Wom an's Clubs l ilting I'p Fleet wood Street Quarters The social service department of the Woman's Club will meet Wed nesday afternoon at 3:30 in the new community rooms on Fleetwood street to inspect the building and de cide upon just what is needed to fit it up for use. There will be no meeting of the Mothers' Club Wednesday afternoon on account of moving from Parson age to Fleetwood street. The date of the next meeting will be announced later in The Advance. As soon as the new quarters can be made ready a helpful program for the mothers and children will be put on by the County Welfare OfHcer, as sisted by the County Home Demon stration Agent, and the social service department of the Woman's Club, and most "ot all by the Mothers' Club itself. Working together in this way, it is believed that great good will be ac complished. The Mothers' Club has worked and grown since its organization last June, the babies have improved in I health, and everybody who goes to) one of the meetings is delight with the pleasure and the benefit derived' from the varied programs of haby j welfare, diet, cooking, and so on. j The social service department of i the Woman's Club, which is giving i considerable time and energy to work with the Mothers' Club, has the greatest number of members of any department of the Woman's Club. These women forego the enjoyment of some of the other departments be cause they feel that they can accom plish more Tor their community in this way, and they are quietly busy all the time, lending a hand, and do ing a deed for the betterment of their community. They do not boast of their labors, but they promise that when they have fitted up these new community rooms they will invite visitors to inspect them. FRENCH OCCUPY MORE TERRITORY Berlin, May 15. The Hoecht Dye Works and the Baden Aniline and Soda Works at Ludwlgshafen and the town of Llmburg, Westphalia, have been occupied by the French, accord ing to a message received here to day. The street railways at Ludwlgsha fen have ceased operation as the re sult of French occupation of the de pot. POPULAR YOl'XG PEOPLE WERE MARRIED QUIETLY It has just become rather general ly known that Miss Anna Hester Bob bin, daughter of Mrs. George Fear ing, and Mr. Mack O. McMullan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy W. McMullan, slipped away at Easter time and were quietly married at South Mills. The ceremony was performed on April 3 in the office of the South Mills register of deeds. Mr. McMul lan, who Is a student at the Univers ity of North Carolina, was at home on his Easter vacation. Not wishing vii wioiii if,! to Interrupt his year's young couple decided to keep tneih wedding quiet until the end of the; school session, but a few days aP"jwar 0f 1 870-7 1 , when he was chief . . . , ii i nai ui lOlWl lt mini nr ti ao v un, the news began to leak out and by,of the mlIltary cablnPt under Gam topic of conversation down town. Miss Pobbitt Is one of the city's most beautiful young women, and Mr. McMullan, a member of a bril liant family, runs true to form in brains and energy. TWIXS ARE NAMED The twins iborn at the Community lt'abllshlng a'three-years system of ob-ithe campaign shall have been com Hospltal daughters of Mr. and Mrs. j jit,atory military service organizing pleted, appointment of a survey com W. D. Saunders of Weeksvllle, have,,, Fror,cn general staff, increasing ! mission looking to a closer correla ibeen named Ruth Palmer Saunders nn(j strengthening the number of.tlon of the various activities and ag and Rosalind Palmer Saunders. fortresses "on the frontiers and im-iencies of the convention, determina Miss Aycock, superintendent of the j proving French arms and ammunl-j tion of whether 'an additional theo hoHpital, was invited to name thenvton jt w(lB n no niHn degree that! logical seminary shall be established and she decided upon the plan of France was indebted to de Freycinet! and a southwide university nuthor giiving them the same middle nameJfor fne fact that she was prepared toilzed. taking over the Southwestern Margaret and Mary Overman, it. i F. D. 5, had their tonsils removed : at the hosipttal Tuesday, George Pappendick of Pear street reuinieo. IIOIIIO i uemrny aiiei uiniri-j going an operation for appendicitis. FINED FOR IMMORAL COXDl'CT James Edwin Daniels, Jennie Rld dlck, Maggie Dowser, Willie Hower, and Francis Howell, all colored, found guilty of prostitution, were fined ten dollars and costs in police ! court Tuesday morning. HAROLD M-OYD HAS MADE PERFECT XMEDY If there has (been any doubt as to Just where Harold Lloyd stands on the ladder of fame, It Is disponed with Grandma's Ray," his five-part I'nra comedy, at the " ' V. I CONNECTICUT GIRL f V Miss Elizabeth Coit, aged 22, daughter of Charles II. .Coit, Litchfield, Conn., banker, left no definite clew when she vanished on her way home from Montehiir. N. J. FLOOD AND FIRE AT II0TSPRINGS Reports Place Loss of Life at Seventeen Though Deaths May Run to Fifty, it Is Es timated. (lty The Asstx-un-d Press) Memphis. Mav 15. Hot Snrinss. Arkansas, was stricken last night bv ! a flood which swept down the sides of the three mountains which form a triangle about the city and by Are which broke out in the wreckage. Reports generally place the loss of life at 17 although one report over the railroad telegraph lines estimat ed the number killed as high as 50. "PEG 'O MY HEART" AT A LK It. IMA TONIGHT The work of bringing the master pieces of the stage within reach of every home, into communites nefer reached iby stage performances, has another striking contribution in the translation to the world of the screen of the famous play, "Peg O' My Heart," in which Laurette Taylor made her memorable charact erization of Peg which has toecome world-wid iln fame. ''Peg O' My Heart," now a Metro picture with Laurette Taylor appear inig in her famous role, comes to the Alkrama Theater tonight FORMER PREMIER DEFREYCINET DEAD Paris, May 15. Former President de Freycinet died here today. Charles Louis de Saulces de Frey cinet was one of the grand old men of France, As Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Secretary of State In the War Ministry formed by lAristide Briand, In October 1915, M. de Freycinet, then In his 87th year, , . f. distinction nf heinc the study, tnejoniy member of the government who v,j i .i, ....' : . nflrt,,nBtp(, ,n thp Envprn. ment during the Franco-Prussian betta. Thus he helped pilot the French ship ln two great wars with the Ger mans, and In the Interim of more than 4 0 years he held portfolios in numerous cabinets, carrying out a great scheme for the state ownership f iha Pronrh miiu-nvii nnri inin-'a !iu..rnfwor in thn cs'rk- ninoiino na- check the great German invasion of i 1914. iPAnni 1G CimT ANn MACHINE GUNS TAKEN (n Th A(yll1 rif! Dublin, May 15. The last band Republicans operating ln the of countyof Wlcklow were captured last i night, after a fierce struggle. The I loader, named Plunkett. was shot dead an two machine guns were tak en. NOTICE BANK STOCK FOR SALE 1 hare ten shares of stock In The First ami Citizens National Rank of EUzaibeth City, for sale. Will be rlart to sell same. V.. F. Ayd'.ett. 'Way 10, 12, 15, 19. f. r. WHO DISAPPEARED. X. r : MOST DECORATED OFFICER. The most decorated officer in the United States. He has received no less than twenty-eight medals to date, the decorations being from Italy, Serbia, Greece, Russia, Mon tenegro, France, Great Britain, Poland, Rumania, Czecho-Slovakla, Panama and the D. S. M. from th United States. Major Hume is an officer in the Medical Corps and served overseas for more than two years. Baptists Meet at Kansas City Many fmK)rtant Matters Are to lie Decided UKn Ht Southern Convention 1 -Prob- tly n session of the Southern Bap- fmt convention since i ne h mi ion tist convention since the 75 Campaign was projected at Atlanta ln 1919 has considered and acted up- on more matters of importance to the future of the denomination than will come before the Kansas City meeting of that body beginning Wednesday, May 16, at 10 a. m. Prominent among the matters of unusual impor- tance to ne considered are plans ror completing the 75 million campaign, program for taking care of the gen- cral causes of the denomination when Theological seminary at i on worm consideration of the creation of a hospital commission and considera tion of a future policy of the conven tion on hospital and other projects not directly missionary in their na ture. It Is probable- that Sunday after noon, May 20, will be given over to a monster evangelistic service at the convpntl()n BU,torlum and that Sun day evening will be devoted to the hearing of addresses from foreign missionaries at home on furlough. If recommendations of the com mittee on order of business are adop ted there will be no addresses of wel come and responses thereto after this year, as the committee feels that the time required for these could be more profitably "devoted to the pressing business of the convention. 1 1 r s ' ! f i ' . . f ' n I J & i ti V - i j - - I" J 1 lv I ir lloston, May 15. -The Inlerstat.' Commerce Commission today si- pealed from the ruling by the Fedci - al district court restraining the in- auiMiratinn of interchanuablc mileagt books at 20 per cent price reduction on DO Eastern railways. STORM LEAVES MANY HOMELESS Colorado, Tex., May 15. Seven teen are dead and ten persons are se riously injured, a bout 100 are suffer ing with injuries the seriousness of whirh is undetermined so far by busy physicians, and from 4oO to 500 are homeless, according to the complete check up after the tornado which swept through Mitchell county yes terday. Scarcely a house is left intact, trees were uprooted and miles of electric lines were leveled in the path of the storm whirh varied from two miles lo a quarter of a mile wide and about 30 miles long. Reports declare that thousands of head of livestock are lost. Wants Law Prevent Pouring Oil On Sea Aububon President Leaves New York for International Bird Protection Work New York, May 15. T. Gilbert Pearson, president of the National Association of Audubon Societies. was one of the passengers on the! steamship La Fayette which sailed! for France last week. He is going j in the Interests of furthering the or- ginization and work of the Interna tional Committee for Bird Protection of which he is the founder. The com-' mil tee is composed of representatives elected by leading scientific and con servation organizations In the I'nit ed States, Canada, Australia. Nor way, Kngland, Holland, Luxemburg and France. Mr. Pearson Is advocating the passage of an international law which Will l.mllihit (hp l.iiminr nf ii f ...., ships on the waters of the seas which results annually in the killing of millions of ducks, loons, gulls and other water birds throughout the world. He aided In the passage of a bill by the British Parliament last June which makes it Illegal to pour oil into the territorial waters of the Pii'itish Isles. He also has been ac- tively backing a bill of similar Import in the I'nited States which has been pending in Congress. He goes to Eu rope as representative of the National Association of Audubon Societies and the American Ornithologists' 1'nlon to address the International Conven tion Bhortly to be held in Paris under the management of the Soclete de Nationale d'Acclimataclan de France. He is hoping that through the work of the International committee it may be possible to start move ments that may result In the pass age of laws for the protection of birds In such Latin countries a Spain and Italy where bird life Is ruthlessly killed at all times. In onoiiklnir r,f tho work In A moH- ca he mentioned with great pleasure the rapid development of the Junior AnHnhnn work In Ihc urlinnla tho nnat year, where more than 250.000 chll- roun,v r"'anl or ''audition lias Deen dreu have been enrolled in bird studv,1" 'M'ing with the good roads move clubs In the United States and Can'-i,,K'nt 'n building many fine and mod ada. These children are supplied : ''rn so 1,001 buildings for the educa with literature and colored pictures ,lon of tllf! children of this county, of birds from the home office of the : c,tizons of t,,p statp can look forward national association. wlth co,,ft(,enre to th tlniP wllPn pv lery child in Rockingham County will have first class school facilities wlth- NUKSES MEET AT lln easy rPacn-a,,(1 tnat t,,p policy of llVT .., the county of educating every child, KALLHrll 1IN JUINh will and must be carried out, and, Raleigh, May 15. All arrange ments have been completed for the opening of the annual meeting of North Carolina Public Health Nurses here June 1 for a two days' session. Lectures by several prominent work ers ln their fields will be the fea tures of the conference. In which the Federal Children's Dureau, the State Hoard of Health, the Red Cross and the State Department of Public In struction are co-operating. On June 1, Marie T. Phelan, con sulting public health nurse, of the Federal Children's Ilureau, will de- liver several lectures, the chief among which will be a talk of the: Sheppard-Towner art. Rose M. Ehr-;or some similar organization, for the enfield, of the State Hoard of Health, purpose of making known the advan wlll tell how the act Is applied in lanes and opportunities that Rock North Carolina. Group conferences iimham County has to offer; and for also are on the program. 'the purpose of accomplishing this The following day, Miss Phelan 'end. a committee composed of two again will deliver several lectures, ' men from each township ln the coun belng followed by Miss Hattle Par- ty be named by this board, and then rott, State Department of Public In- named they get together and organ struetion, who will speak on the "A.lze a county-wide chamber of com H. C's of Pedagogy." Katherlne ' merce. Mvers, Red Cross State Supervising "Resolved, that power to contract Nurse, will lecture on group instruc-jany bills or Incur any expenses upon tlon, home hygiene, little mothers' -the county is withheld from said corn leagues and modern health crusades, mlttee and their successors, unless Rose M. Ehrenfleld will talk on the child of pre-school age Fl'NERAL MRS. FOREHAND The funeral of Mrs. Durant Fore hand, who died Saturday morning, was conducted at the home Just across the Camden bridge Sunday af ternoon at 4 o'clock by Dr. J. H. Thayer. Interment was made In Hol lywood. The pallbearers were: Denip sey Iiallance, E. D. Gregory, G. T. Williams, Ambrose Forehand, Caleb Forehand, A. S, Neal, and Morrlsette Pendleton. CAPTIVES TONiGHT ; ! Kaililits Demand that Dil)IO nuns ."Vi1 eminent Term. that Chinese Gov Carries Out all 'I! Tin1 AsMMlKltit ' Washington, May 15. De mand that the Chinese govern ment take immediate steps to guard the principal govern ment railways has been made by the diplomatic corps in Pek i"K. ! Shanghai, May 1 5. Fnless foreign diplomatic representatives jn china guarantee ,y tonight that the Chin ese government will cany out all the terms fixed by the bandits in the Shantung hills, the foreigners held captive will all be killed, Father Wil liam Lenfers, aged priest who con ferred with the bandit chieftain Sun day, reported to the American consul at l.inchng today. Bandits at Hankow Hankow, May 15. About 1,000 soldiers and ex-bandits from Honan, Incorporated into an army, are camped seven miles from Hankow demanding $ 150,000 and a quantity of ammunition as the price of their departure. Authorities thus far have refused to comply. Trains between Hankow and Pe king are carrying guard detach ments of 4 0 soldiers each as well as machine guns. Tientsin, May 15, American troops here were called out early Sunday to be -prepared to gu'ard rail way property following reports re ceived at American military head (Itiuters of a battle ibetween Chinese troops and brigands at Tanghau, 50 miilea west. i Plan for County Chamber Commerce '., . I'oek iiigliam (oiuity ( onmtisHlojiei s Pass Itesoliitlons for Organiza tion of Such a lloilv Weiitworth. N. C, May 15. Two men from each of the 1 1 townships In Itockingham County now are formu lating plans for the organization of a county chamber of commerce for the promotion of the agricultural i?1"1 industrial interests of the terri- tory. The board of county commission ers at Its last session adopted the fol lowing resolutions: "Whereas, under the good road program started in Rockingham County eight years ago and carried on continuously ever Bince, with about two more years' work ahead, the completion of which will place Rockingham County near the top of good road counties In North Caroli na, and possibly in the entire south, making a total of 60 miles of hard surfaced roads completed, under con struction, or ordered, anil 330 miles of good sand clay, or top soil roads, , UKlk lng all parts of the COUllty COI1- i venlently and safely accessible 12 j months in the year, and, "Whereas, the progr , u II II , program of tho "Whereas, Rockingham County haa made wonderful strides in recent years, both in agriculture and manu facturing, and many new enterprises are locating In various towns In the county, and that hundreds of oppor tunities are open for those who would locate there an endless number of natural advantages abound, good roads, good schools and good church es, stand ready to welcome them, therefore be It: "Resolved by the board of com missioners of Rockingham County that this board respectfully invite the business men In particular, and citizens in general, and urges them to form a county chamber of commerce, they first obtain leflnlte authoriza tion from this hoard. COTTON MARKET New York, Way 15. Spot cotton, closed quiet. Middling 26.20, a de cline of 25 points from the opening. Futures, closing bid. May 26.03 Ju ly 25.01, Oct. 2.1.08, Dec. 22.69,'jan. 22.35, March 22.60. Now York, May IB. Cotton futu res opened today at the following levels. May 28.50 July 25.30, Oct. 23.25, Dec. 22,88,'jan. 22. it.