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? ??***??? n ^ mr, , - A-. ? ^ ? ?*?????? * THE WEATHER. * ? Partly cloudy tonight * * and Sunday. Light to * * gentle nindt, mostly * * Southu^est. * CIRCULATION Friday l.&tO Copies VOL. XIII. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY EVENING, AUGUST 4, 1923. FOUR PAGES. NO. 780. Begin Saddest Journey Across The Continent Simple But Heart Rending Service Held at San Francisco Before Special Leaves for ^ ashington, from Where President Started on Trip Seven Weeks Ago (Br "Hi* AM?cUt?d Pw**.) Aboard Harding Funeral Train, i August 4.?Sorrow in the hearts of the American people over the death: of their leader was exemplified today by silent groups along the railroad1 ridings as the special train bearing; the body of Warren G. Harding trav ersed Western California and the wide roaches of Nevada. With bared heads they stood, sometimes in groups of hundreds, sometimes only a score, and some times singly, none too poor, none too rich, none too mighty or none too humble to pay their mark of respect to the memory of the late Chief Ex ecutive. They were conscious, only of show ing their.sorrow, but to those In the funeral party they typified the Amer ican people as a whole, for the nation mourns today as the saddest trans continental trip in history is being made. San Francisco, August 4.?Marked by simplicity, and vet by reason of its simplicity all the more heart rending, the last tribute of respect was paid here Friday night by Cal ifornia to the man who had until a day ago been the well loved Presi dent of the United States, and in his death all the world joined with this far Western state in a demonstration of the regard In which it had held Warren G. HardlriJTTuie man and President, and expressed its grief at liis passing. Service at Sunset Just as the goloon sun was sink ing below the Far stretched horizon of the Pacific, a few gathered in the Presidential suite nt the Palace Ho tel for the simple service read by the lie v. James S. West of the First Baptist Church. High dignitarieQ of state and church were there, and in their midst, never for a moment giving way to her Intense grief, was Flor * nee Harding, widow of the late President, nnd in the street* about ?the hotel and b-ailiii- to tlie station there was gathered the citizenry or San Francisco, silent and with bared heads expressing the grief of the na tion at the passing of it* ChM Ex ecutive The simple service over, the jour ney to the station was begun. As the casket was borne by the pall bearers from the three branches of the American service to the street, the Navy band played "The Star Spangled Banner," while all stood with bared heads and at attention, the men of the service who acted as an escort of honor coming to salute. Then "Lead Kindly Light," a fa vorite hymn of the dead leader, was played. To the solemn strains of Chopin's funeral march, the proces sion to the station began between lines of cavalry, navy, marine and soldiers. I'ershlng Lends March General Pershing led the march" and other high officials followed, and In a closed car came Mrs, Harding, accompanied by George T. Christian, Jr.. the late President's secretary. In a car In which he had begumhls trip from Washington seven weeks ago the casket containing the mortal remains of the President was carried, while in another car were placed the flowers expressing the sympathy of leaders and commoners of all sec tions of the globe. A slight delay, another .moment, and San Francisco bade farewell for ever to the man who a short 24 hours before had been thought well on the road to recovery. The train started, the crowds with bared heads saw the lights of the last car?the President's car?fade in the distance. The long Journey to the capital had begun, the saddest transcontin ental journey In the history of the nation. ?? Mrs. Harding Itests. Aboard the Harding Funeral Train Hazen, Nevada, August 4?Mrs. Har ding rested Inst night as well as could be expected. She retired early to her stateroom and when the train reached here about eight o'clock this morning, her door was still closed. There had been no occasion to call any one during the night. Marlon Awaits llody Marton, O.. August 4.?Citizens here mourn the death of their great est fellow townsman and sadly are making preparations to receive him back and lay him to rest In the little cemetery beside his mother. Dr. Harding, the late President's father. Is heart broken, but facing -the future bravely. TRACHERM < 'OMK HOME It looked as though a teachers' ex cursion was getting off the Norfolk Southern northbound train Saturday niorning following the closing of the tuv.intcr session of the Eastern Car olina Teachers Training School this w ek. Among those who have been attrndlnu the session are: Misses Elizabeth Saunders, Thelma Perry and Ilettle Stanton. COTTON GOES UP New York. AuKiMt 4:?Cotton quo tation* opened 10 to 15 point* hlnh cr today and the eurh market op ened fairly ?teady, cotton extending ft* advance to 50 point*, or |2 50 a bale. Four Churches to Unite in Services People of City Have Choice of j Five Places to Worship Sunday Evening t Four of the churches of the city I have united upon a program of un-' ion services for the month of August, j [These churches are the First Meth-' odist. the First Baptist, the Episco-1 pa!, and the Presbyterian. Th?? first of these services will be , held at the First Baptist church Sun- 1 day evening at eight o'clock, with Dr ,N. H. D. Wilson, pastor of the First j Methodist church, preaching. Con-' [gregations of these four churches [will assemble fur this service at the 1 'First Baptist church. At City Road. Blackwell Memorial Calvary Baptist, and the First Chris tian churches, the evening services will be held as usual, thus giving opportunity to the people of the city ?to worship where it seems best to them or most convenient. IIAI) AUTO ACCIDENT NEAR JOURNEY'S END Mr. and Mrs. Lev Charles Guirkln. after a successful motor trip all the way from Chattanooga to Norfolk, had started on the last leg of their journey to Elizabeth City Friday morning, and when just out of Ports mouth Innded in a ditch. Mrs. Guir kin having her arm sprained and re ceiving a sliulit cut on her head. The trouble all came from a rail road crossing. A man called to Mr. (?uirkin Just as he approached the crossing that the law required him to (back in the effort to understand what the man was saying. The next [thing he knew the e?r had turned over In the ditch. They returned to Norfolk to the home of their aunt, i Mrs. Mar Forrest, and Mr. fJulrkin's mother. Mrs. Mse C,uirkin Wllley of this city, hastened to Norfolk, dis tressed by the news of the accident. The party Is expected to arrive to night by the Norfolk Southern. Strong Norfolk Team Here This Afternoon Navy Yard Team Couldn't Play Friday on Account of President's Death The Westhaven Athletic Aseocla jtIon of Norfolk will play Elizabeth Cltv on the Main street diamond , Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock. ^Manager John Welln lias assurance from Mailt cor Paul Webb of the Nor folk team that they will bo here. The Navy Yard team could not play here on Friday afternoon on account of the President's death. Realizing that Friday was the best baseball day for attendanoo in the week Manager Wells sent Catcher Host to Norfolk to hrlnir back a team, a game for Friday having been, advertised all the week. Hut "Mike" found Friday unlucky so far an picking up a ball club was iconcerned. The best team that he could And would probably have been a pood match for the Cubs or Red Men of the Twilight League. After Evans had pitched five innings and 'whiffed ten men and the homers had made five runs, Abbott swapped po sitions with the home twirier and at the end of the seventh Inning three men had scored. Trueblood took the mound In the eighth and young 10-year old Nelson took second bag. Rut at that the" visitors didn't score and didn't bit' jthough they go to third on errors. iThc third man out who was captain j of the visiting team asked Umpire I Ferrell to call the game after he had punched out. The score ended 7 to the locals taking all sorts of chances on base running, and many of them batting oppos|te their usual' style. Fans seeing that the teams' were unevenly matched gradually left the grandstand and about half |of the crowd had gone when the game ended. Pome of the fans expressed the opinion that the game would have been more Interestlne If the locals had held their original positions and closed the team out in a hurry. How 'ever, others seemed to enjoy the! comedy of shifting players and the avalanche of errors. i The score by Innings: ft. II. K. Norfolk (inn ooo an?3 2 11 IE. City 003 200 2*?7 10 5 VmaiXIA LAWYER DIES Richmond. August 4.?Henry Pol lard. aged 77, well known lawyer, died at his home here at 12:55 this 1 afternoon. Cohoon Attacked by His Guernsey Bull Representative and Former Sheriff Had Narrow Escape Friday Former Sheriff , F. F. Cohoon. County Representative for Pasquo tank in the last General Assembly, is 72 years old. but he believes he got j over the fence as quickly Friday as could have any young man in the County. And jhat flve-foot fence. Mr. Cohoon believes saved his life. Mr. Cohoon. who weighs some thing like 200 pounds, went over the fence by a clear vault, but he did not make the jufcip unassisted. He was making for tlie fence with an angry Guernsey bull after him. and just as he put his hands on the fence the bull caught him. The first blow knocked the farmer sheriff off his feet but he continued to hold the top board of the f?V?ce. And then the hull caucht his ylctlni just hack of the left hip and liNed him neatly ov er the barrier and out of the way of further harm. Resides being a hit stiff Saturday i morning, Mr. Cohoon showed no outward sign of his narrow escape. His most painful injuries were re ceived on his right hip and on the right side of his head as he struck! the ground. This particular Guern-j sey's harns were sawed off when lie: was a yearling and though they grew out again they turned back like a ram's so that the animals could not gore a victim. Else Mr. Cohoon's injuries might have been more se rious. Mr. Cohoon says this Is the second time he has had a narrow escape from an angry bull, the former occa sion occurring about Ifi years ago. At that time two ribs were broken by thn Impart of the bull's charge and there was an uply scalp wound when Mr. Cohoon's head struck tin* rnft??rs of the low roof?d stable in which he was attacked. DROP IN PRICES ON THE STOCK MARKET N?*w York. August 4.?Active sell ing took place today at the opening of the stock market for its first ses sion since the death of President Tin nit im at ml f.iircs worked consid erably lower. .Losses of one to two noint wcrr> noted in such pivotal htock.s as Studebakcr and I'an-Amer ican Issues and American woolen. MRS. W. I>. Htl'DKN DKAD Mrs. W. D. Pruden of Kdonton died Kridav night at a Raltimor<? j hospital after a long illness and the | body was brought out to Edenton Saturday for burial. I Mrs. Pruden is survived by one son. W. D. Pruden. and by three brothers, Hal Wood, Frank Wood and Julien Woort of Edenton. und a number of nieces and nephews. Mrs. , W. n. Foreman of this city is a niece ?of Mrs. Pruden. HACK FROM lit YING TRIP M. I.eiuh Sheep of the M. Leigh Sheep Compnnv is hack from a buy ing trip to northern markets during which he attended the i \hihltlons ami also' the style show of the Na tional Merchandise Fair. The M. Leigh Sheep Compnny will have an advertisement in The Advance next week featuring the arrival of the first showings in woman's wear for fall. JURY I.KTS MOUSE AND SON GO FRKi: Washington, Ausrust ?Charles W. Morse, Ni'W York shipbuilder, his throe sons, and four others. were acquitted horn todnv by a jury of charges of conspiracy to defraud the Fnlted States In connection with wartime ship construction and oper ation contracts. VP TO FLOHI1VI J. A. Harris of Winter Park. Tier Ida, who Is visiting friends and illa tive* In this section, returned Satur day from a short stay In Perquimans County In the course of which the Fleetwood farm in Harvey's N?ck. "A wonderful farm." said Mr. Har ris Saturday morning, "with wonder fill crops. Why It would he hard to bout It In Florida!" IIOSPIT.IL XKlVft Miss Etta Trultt. of the hospital staff of nurses, left Wednesday to spend some time at Snowden. Miss Sue Orlco of Fast Fearing street returned home Saturday. aft?-r having her tonsils removed Friday. Miss Frances Parker of Jarvlshtirg entered as a medical cas<* Saturday. I II. S. Hanks of Durants Neck on-, terod Friday for medical treatment, j Mrs. Joseph Auman at th?- South ern Hotel returned Thursday, after ( boln* at the hospital for medical treatment. Mrs. J. P. Ward of Hertford Is Im proving, after an operation July 2# Horn to Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Sample of Route Five, a son. on July 30. Mother and child an- doing well. Mrs. Fi A. Selhort and son. F. A I Jr.. of West Main street, returned home Wednesday. Mrs. 7: H. Whedheo of Frisco nn d"rwcnt an operation Friday and Is getting along nicely. Horn to Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge Over man of Route One. a son on August i. i FEARLESS EDITOR. Freedom of the press was endangered in New Mexico when Carl C. Magee, above, editor*>f the New Mexico State Tribune, was sentenced to two years for contempt of court for criticising the judiciary. Te was pardoned by the Governor. SCOUT CAMPAIGN BEGINS MONDAY Committee Heady to Keceive I'iiiuN and Scoutmaster Scatter good I* Bark from (jimp to Press the Work. Scoutmaster Scattorpood Is hack from Camp Robert 12. I?ee and ready to waso an active campaign next ' woi'k for Hoy Front work. lie- is chairman of Pi*' committor 11o receive ploduo;i for t!;*? w.?rk and ill-- other incnilicrfi of the commit to?* air W. 0. Caltl..<r N. W. Dalley. 't!''iiri'i' ? Culp- pp? i. ai'd WinUoUl ' A'ortb. The coal is .|2ir?ri0, and a part .of the plan r? to provide for a hunK hou?c at Camp Uobert E. Lei- and a boat. ! All who ar<* interested in boys' work aro Invited to nee the commit ter Monday. A report of tlie prog ress of the campaign will l?e made in The Advance each week. WATEKLOO GIVE WAY TO NEWER SlIIUNES Brussells, August 4.?Waterloo. ^ until 1D11. was (ho ninst frequented i spot In Belgium. Victor Hiiro's r'dreary plain," dotted with monu ments commemorating the armies ta lc inn part In the battle, topped by its ' colossal lion on'tho historic hill of Mont Saint-Jean, attracted count- j loss foreign visitors, and on Sun- ; !day* citizens of Brussells Journeyed Ithere in caravans. Ancient mall coaches clattered up ' and down the streets of the Belgian capital, and their conductors, to the i discordant tunoi of obsolete brass in- ! fctrument*. invited tourists to Wator ? loo. 11 miles distant. fluldes fought and cursed at the Waterloo station for the remunera ting privilege of encoding over the battle field the numerous visitors which every train disgorged Into the town. Cafes, restaurant', hotels were do ing a huge business. Today gaunt land sad guides await visitors in vain. Waterloo Is desolate. Deserted inns jare closing up. A great souvenir lis b?lng wiped out; an industry go ling bankrupt. ?Devastated -flanders fields are monopolizing the curiosity s?" Jeers. I Nieuport. Dixmude. Ypres and the Yser, the most thickly populated war cemeteries of Belgium, nlso provide Its greatest attraction for he living. ' The War has killed Wafer-j loo, and by half-destroying Flanders has resuscitated it. AMERICANS PHAISE biii/;akian SCHOOLS Sofia, nulgaria. Aug. 4.? Am- j crican educators, studying the schools of Bulgaria, have found that they show marked progress in combining ' practical with theoretical education.!1 and King Boris was gratified at thls1^ comment when the investigators called upon him recently in this cl y.^j Protestor Paul Monro#, director of the International Institute. Teachers roilego. New York, and Dr. William ji F. ussel. associate director. were the , king's visitors, and they were Im- | pressed by Boris' democratic do- j meanor and Intelligent Interest In matters educational. i ?*>TTO\ MABKKT ! New York. Aug. 4 ? Spot cotton !? closed s??adv Middling 23.90. Futures closed at the following lev els: October 22.60, December 22. May 22.3ft. New York, August 4.?Cotton fu ture* opened today at the following* levels: October 22.34, I>ecembcr ' 22.29, January 22.17, March 22.24, May 22.15, |i Next Friday Is Set As Day Of Mourning I'irst Official Act of President Coolidjie Is to Sijjn I'roola iiiution That Nation Bow in Grief and Prayer When Body of Dead Chief Is Laid to Best in Marion. Murderer Client* the Electric Cliuir Columbia, s. C.. August 4. William Paries, aued f?2, un der M^itonco to be elect rocu tea Auuust 24. was today found dead in his cell at tile state penitentiary. Prison guards said he ham;I'd hlniseir with pieces of a sheet during the night. He was convicted of the nilird? r ill September -last of four members of tlie J. M. Tav lor family at Clover. SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS MEETS IN ASHEVILI.E Asheville, August 4.?Plans are about completed for the seventh an nual convention of the North Caro lina Society of Engineer* which will be held here August 10-11. Head quarters of the convention will be established at Kenilworth Inn, it has been announced. J. L. Ilecton, presi dent of the Association will preside over the sessions. At the same time that the North 'Carolina society meets, the North Carolina branch of the American Association of Kngln eers will hold sessions. Wythe M. Peyton of Asheville. for many years connected with the Stale Highway Commission but who re cently resigned to enter private prac tice of his profession, is in charge of arrangements at Ashevllle^and Mr. Peyton has evented every effort to arrange a full program for the two days' meetings. following Is the tentative program of the meeting: Friday morning, August 10. 10 a. m.? Invocation. Rev. Willis ft. Clark, rector Trinity Eidscoual TJTTurcTi:? ? J A<1 dress of welcome?Mayor John II. Cathey of Asheville. Response?Prof. I,. C. Mann of Stat* College. President's address?J. L. Reel on of Wilmington. i ^ Report of secretary-treasurer -II. K. Witherspoon. Raleigh. Report of finance committee?W. S. Fa Ills, Raleigh. Discussion, led by W. A. Whitfield. Asheville. Report of "A" classification com mittee?T. C. At wood. Chapel Hill. Discussion, led by L. R. Ames, Ra-j lelgh. 1 p. m.?Lunch, followed by auto' trip to points of Interest as guests of Asheville chapter. ^ p. m. Annual banquet,, f!. K. Waddell, Asheville, toastiiiaster. Welcome Frank L. Whitman, secretary Asheville Chamber Com merce. Address A. n. McDanlel, Wash ington, I). C., chairman naJionnl com mittee on specifications of engineer ing positions. Address h. M. Fisher, Columbia. | S. C., chairman nations! committee! on land reclamation and settlement. Saturday, August 1 1. 0 a. ill.?Address, Ira ll. Mullins,; Washington. r>. C., on study of sub grade conditions. Report membership committee John' ft. Well, chairman. Rocky! Mount. Discusfflori?J. C. Walker, Ashe ville. Report publicity committer- t. C. Atwood, chairman. Chapel Hill. Discussion?P. L. Threlkeld, Ashe ville. Report committee on amplification nf ideals ami objects by Charles t"p-| ham. chairman, Raleigh. Discussion ? Thorndlke Saville, Chapel Hill Report of committee on ethics, J. C. llobbs. chairman. Wilmington. Discussion by C. S. Currier, Klkln. Report of committee on economics Dr. W. C. Rlddlck, chairman, Ra leigh. Discussion?H. W. Oetiffner, Dur ham. Report of practice committee ? Wythe M. Peyton, chairman, Aslic 1*1 lie. Discussion- R. "fc. Snowden, Kins ton. Report of chapter activities com mittee H. H. Case, Abbeville. Discussion, G/ady L. Ilain, Orcens t?oro. ^general discussion nnd adjourn ment. VISITING ALIENS FLOODING RUSSIA Moscow, August 4 Russian Isola lion is ended. Three years ago Hie presence of a foreign visitor In Mos cow or I'etrograd was sufficient to cause tin native populace to stare at film as If he were a bring from some nther wrrld. Two years ago foreign ers were still SO rare that the few American and llrltlsh newspaper cor respondent* scented a story In each r>f them and tried to Interview all who came to Russia. Last year they were still sufficiently rare to arouse nome curiosity. (Br Tbt Associated Prm) Washington, August 4.? The first official act of President Coolldge as i?*'w Executive of the nation was his signature of the proclamation today announcing the death of President Harding and calling upon the coun try to observe next Friday, August 10. ns a day of. mourning and prayer. On that day President Harding's body is to be buried at Marlon. Ohio. His body is expected Ho arrive here {Tuesday afternoon. Services in the Capitol rotunda will be held Wednes day., the funeral party will leave here Wednesday night for Marion, and the burial will be made in Marion Friday in th<> Harding family plot. As soon as the body arrives hero ? ,lt will b" taken to the White House 'and remain in the Fast Room until Wednesday morning when It will be takon to the Capitol rotunda for the services at 10 o'clock. After the ser vices the bodv will lie in state in the rotunda until 6 o'clock Wednesday evening when it will be taken to the train which will bear It to Marlon. While the body lies In state the pub lic will be allowed to pass by and place wreaths about the temporary structure upon which the casket rests. IIo|h* WilMin will Take Pnrt President Coolldge today expressed the hope that former President Wood row Wilson would take part in the funeral of President Harding. lie also let it be known that the present personnel of till- Harding ad ministration would continue in office indt finitely and that he could see fT?r~ reason for any change or for Inter ruption of any negotiations now bo Ing carried on with foreign represen tatives by President Harding's ap pointees. He declined to discuss administra tion policjes and would not comment on the possibilities of on extra, ses sion of Congress. t Washington. August- t?? President Cmh in?Coolldge and Mi s. Coolldge arrived liwe last night and the Prep id* nt consulted with Secretary of Stale Hughes preparatory to taking ' over the reins of government. Secretary of State Hughes becomes Vice-President now. with former Vice-President Coolidue taking the .. office of the-Chl? f Kxecutive. President Coolidg** announced that he would remain in his apartments in the New Wlllard hotel until Mrs. Harding, at her convenience, has re | Unfinished control of the White j House. fall* Senators Together. Des Moines. Iowa. August 4. ? Senator Cummins, as presiding ofTi eer of the Senate, today Instructed all 1'nMed States Senators to report in Washington Monday to make preparations for participation in the funeral of President Harding, and will himself depart tonight. PIIOCESS INC.RKVSKS YIELO MOTOH FUEL Dterolt. August 4. Processes to Increase fivefold tin- amount of mo tor fuel produced from each ton of coal will be put into effect shortly at the River KOUge plant of the Ford Motor Company here. This an nounccmcnt Is made by Wallaco (' llilpbell, vice-president of the Ford Motor Company of Canada In connec tion with the starting of work on a similar plant for distilling benzol from coal, to he located at Ford, On tario. l'nd? r the new plan low tempera ture distillation will replace the pres ent, high loin pern I u re process. Pres ent methods give 2.2 gallons of ben zol, 7.000 feet of gas, 8 gallons of tar and lio eompounds of sulphate ammonia from each ton of coal, leav ing a residue of 1.140 pounds of coke. I'nder the new process, as ex plained by Mr. Campbell. Ford engin eers will obtain 10 gallons of benzol, 4,000 feet of gas, 20 gallons of tar. gallons of creosote and there will lie a residue of 1 ,f?00 pounds of coke. Creosote Is not obtained under the present method of distillation. IN ANCIENT EGYPT RIIIDES WERE CHEAP London. August 4. Prof<-i#or W. Flinders I'efrle, the eminent Egypt ologist who was recently knighted by King CSeorge. elves some Interesting Information rvra Ptflni ,.tfie private life of the ancient Egyptians. The earliest marring" contract known In Egypt. he soys, dates from flftO R. C. The terms of the pact, as drawn up by the husband. wert? as follows: "Since Cod wllleth that we should unite one with the other In righteous wedlock, after the manner of every free man and every wise woman, therefore I have given thee four dol lars In gold as a bridal gift, that thou mnyest come and enter my house as a free woman. And for m.v part ( will not neglect thee more than as It were my own body. Neither shall I be able to pllt the#- forth without a cause, having legal ground. Rut should I wish to put thee forth, I will pay 17 dollars for the mattef."