??**'?* ? ? * THE WEATHER. *? Fair tonight. Thursday * probably local thunder * showers. \o change in * temperature. ******** " _ ? - - . ^ ?*???* 0 0 * ? m ? CIRCllLATlOy ? * Tuesday * 1.630 Copies * ? * 0000*0000 VOL. XIII. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 8. 1928. EIGHT PACES. 783. HONORS MEMORY DEAD PRESIDENT Elizabeth City Kiwanis Club ( loses Program With Presi dent's Favorite Hymn and a .Moment'* Silent Tribute. A silent tribute to President Har ding during which thoRe present | stood with bowed heads, followed with an apt quotation by C. R. Push, marked the close of the Kiwanis ban- 1 -' quet at the Southern Hotel Tuesday , night. Mr. Pugh was in charge of the program and it was a lively one. But I at its close Mr. Pugh reminded the Kiwanians and their guests of the funeral train of the President, ap proaching Washington. Kiwanis Clubs throughout the . country, he said, at their first meeting following the President's death had paused to I pay tribute to the fallen leader. He thought It fittinK that the Elizabeth City Kiwanis Club fall in with this example. ? "I Knew the President personally." said Mr. Pugh. "As most of yoil know, I hold a commission hearing his signature. I would like to speak a few words here tonight In eulogy of him. But I shall forego that in clinafion because of my relation to ' the President as a member of his political party and as one whom he has favored and let the editor of The Advance, whose editorial on the morning after the President's death showed an appreciation of the dead chleftan's qualities of mind and of heart, pay this tribute to his fellow tradesman, whose luck-charm was a printer's rule carried .always In a vest pocket and whose greatest pride I was in his training and attainments as a printer, editor and publisher.'* In substance Mr. Peele said: . "Kiwanians and Countrymen: I anf Tifiriored in art.'! proud of this op portunity to ndd my humble tribute to the memory of the most typical American and perhaps the most uni versally loved President who has oc cupied the place ~of Chief Executive of the United States of America since Abraham Lincoln. Only in America could a country doctor's son go Into a printshop, rise from printer to pub lisher. go from the editor's desk to the Senate and from Senate to White House. Ami fo Warreu G. Harding'* career and character are more dis tinctively American than that of er ratic geniuses such as Wilson or Roosevelt. "We are too close to our fallen chleftan to say how high a place his tory will give him among American Presidents or in what niche posterity will place him in the hall of fame. But we are not too near to pay full tribute to those human qualities of his which make one feel that as long as he lived and whatever station he occupied Warren Gamaliel Harding would have grasped the hand even of the humblest, struggling country edi tor as that of a fellow-craftsman. "And I am persuaded that upon .his human qualities must rest his title for greatness. He was like us. Our faults we saw refined In him. In him we saw our virtues enlarged and magnified. His greatness lies In the realm of personality, In the kingdom of character. Not with the warrior's sword, nor with the statesman's pen, nor with orator's silver tongue,?not with master mind and towering Intel lect of genius?was his achievement wrought, but with the heavenly mas Ic of a victorious will and a kindly heart. He was great because he was good. "And I doubt very seriously whe ther frail humanity can ofTer higher tribute to any man than this. I know that If the day comes, as I hope it shall, that a son of mine crown to manhood shall walk the streets of Elizabeth City, above all things else that I would have men say of him would be not 'there walks a genius/ 'there goes a gifted writ er.' 'there Is a man with one of the brightest minds Jn the country," or 'there Is a ninn with the most bril liant personality I have ever known,' but rather would I prefer to any or to all of these tributes together to have his neighbors say of him 'there is a man whose mind Is clean, whose heart Is pure, whose private and pub lic life Is unspotted, and who In all his walks and associations Is patient, and tolerant and kind and whose ?Chief aim In life seems to be to go about doing good.' 'These were the qualities of War ren Gamaliel Harding. And I do not know. It Is not for me to gay. perhaps In the day when the barrier* of time and space shall fall and all human standards be swept away and when Infinite Justice shall come to measure the lives of men, no Ameri can of his generation may hold hlgh . r place than Warren Gamaliel Har ding. However that may be, we know that he was faithful unto death In his stewardship of that, which had h.. n committed to him bv the Ruler rf the Universe and that today his fpl* ndlri, shining spirit Is at peace." It was following Mr. Peele's re: marks that Klwlnlans sang "I^ead Kindly Light," and then stood with bowed heads In silent tribute to th* President's memory. The solemn hush, was broken by the voice of Clarence Pugh repeating from the Ode to the Duke of Wellington: "Spenk no more of his remains; ' Lay his earthly body down; * 1 In the vast cathedral leave It,? God accept It. Christ receive It." And with this the club adjourned. An old fashioned spelling match In which honor went to Luther Cart wrlght was one feature of the early Gives Facts About Boy Scout Work Scoutmaster Scattergood Mak ing Progress in Campaign But Needs Help Interesting facts about what win done for boys at the Boy Sco? t camp at Arneuse Creek this summ< r were brought out by Rev. Frank )Scattergood at the Kiwanls banquet Friday night. Mr. Scattergood cited striking ex jamples of transformation in the char 'acter of individual boys who had' jcoine under the influences that are thrown about them in the camp and he is making an urgent plea not only 'to the Kiwanis Club but to the city as a whole for financial aid for him .to enlarge the activities of his camp. A number of boys. Mr. Scatter .good said, had been admitted to the 'camp without charge or with only nominal admission fee this year; but the number wns not nearly so large as it might have been and as it would 'have been had the undertaking been , more adequately financed. i Already, he said, the site for a camp for an indefinite period had i been donated by the Flora estate, a I boat had been purchased from the Government .at the cost of $50 and a Gray motor for an Indefinite period I had been loaned the scouts by Dr. John Saliba to be Installed in the boat. This is a beginning. Mr. Scat-, (tergood figures that It will take $2, j 500 to carry the program that he has 'in mind, which includes a bunk house to replace the tents that were used this year and which were the source of considerable inconvenience In stormy weather, and this is the sum he is asking the people of the city to contribute to this object. "I have had supervision of groups of boys in various places and under ?varied circumstances," said Mr. ! Scattergood, "for the last 35 years. I want to say here without any tafTy i or any exaggeration whatever that these hoys here at Elizabeth City are | the pick of any that I have ever had the privilege of observing. "Sun ly their welfare It worth the comparatively small sum which I am asking that the city raise for this ob !Ject." Texas Companies All Close Friday Receive Instructions To Pay I Homage To Late President That Day The local Texas Company has re |celvrd the following Instructions ?from headquarters: I "On Friday, curront business of ithe Texas Company should cease ns (far as possible consistent with the I preservation of the property and the : absolute necessity of the public. Dis trict offices, and repair shops should be closed and operation of rellnlng (stations ShdUld only be conducted so .far as is necessary to make emer gency deliveries. Trade should be I notified at once that their supplies sjtould be delivered on Wednesday :and Thursday so as to avoid just an ? far as possible the necessity of mak In gany deliveries whatever on Fri day." The same Instructions have been sent to Texas Company offices throughout the land, and everywhere Texaco people will show their patri otism by paying trlbut eto the late President on the day that the last rites are observed at Marlon, Ohio. BATKMAX AHHUl/T CASK POSTPONKD TILL MONDAY The case against Willis Tlat^man. charged with assault on Frank Al bertson of this city is now net for trial Monday. August 13, before Tri al Justice H pence. The alleged assault occurred on Mr. Albertson's farm on the Simpson Ditch road on Thursday. July 19. So serious were Mr. Albertson's Injur - lea that It has been Inadvisable for him to appear In court earlier than the day set for the trial. He was badly bruised about the face and head and there was a cut over the left eye that had to be aewed up; but the most serious Injury was a frac ture of the small bone of the right >leg lust above the ankle. Mr. Hateman. after a day or two In Jail, wss able to arrange botld and has been coming and going be tween his home In Perquimans Coun ty and Elisabeth City as usual for the last two weeks. 'pfrt of the program, and s plea from Rev. Frank Scsttergood for financial, support of the Klwanlana for Bojr Scout activities In Elizabeth City came during the banquet. This lat- ( ter matter was referred to the Ki-; wanlan hoard of directors, and un doubtedly the club will respond to the appeal with Ita accustomed lib erality. Sam Gregory and Hob Taylor were the team leaders In the spelling bee. with C. R. Pugh. s former school lescher. calling out the words. Hut Luther Cartwrlght so far outdis tanced sll present, among whom1 were a number of present and past teachers, thst the palm, which was to have gone to the team leader of the vlctorloua side, went to Klwlnlsn Cartwrlght by unanimous consent. PTtOCL tU iTl()\ OF THE M IYOK WHEREAS, Friday. August 10th. 1923. has been des ignated and set aside by President Coolidge as a dag of___ National mourning and the American people are re quested at this time to fittingly observe the passing of our late President. Wan en G. Harding, and: WHEREAS, the people of Elizabeth City are cogni zant of the significant loss which our Government has sustained in the death of this great man and are desir ous of according their tribute of respect in this time of National grief, note, THEREFORE: I hereby PROCLAIM Friday, Aug ust 10th, 1923, a day to be appropriately observed in recognition of the funeral obsequies of Warren G. Har ding, late President of these L'nited States, and request that all business cease between the hours of 12 o'clock M. and 1 o'clock P. M.; that all our people assemble up on the Courthouse lawn at 12 o'clock M., where and when appropriate exercises will be conducted by the Ministerial Association and in which nil are requested to participate. This arrangement has the endorsement of the Merchants' Association, which lias promised sup port in making same worthy of him.we seek to honor. Done, This the Eighth Day of August, in the year of our Lord, Nineteen Hundred Twenty-Three. IV. BEN GOODWIN, Mayor. Farm Boys and Girls Are Enjoying Camp Nearly Hundred From Five Counties Having Fine Week At Old Fair Grounds Nearly a hundred boys and girls from the farms of Pasquotank, Per quimans, Chowan, Camden and Cur rituck are enjoying Cnnin at the Old Fairgrounds this wee to witli the farm and home demonstration au ents and other instructors to aid them in seeking pleasure and profit from the adventure. Camp was pitched Monday after noon at 5 and each day since lias been full of useful talks and demon strations interspersed with lots of jfun and eats. Thursday is the hip day at camp, for on that day the farmers df these tcounties have been invited to come 'and spend the day bringing their pic nic baskets for an old-fashioned pic jnlc. The public generally is invited 'on the same conditions. , The morning devotional services Jon Wednesday were led by Scoutmas ter Scatteruood, who is addicted to 'camping himself, and who enjoyed 'his visit to the boys and girls, de claring that the only trouble about them is that they're "too well fixed" and don't knpw what real "roughing ?it" is. The girls are good cooks and jcame well prepared for making the 1 meals appetizing, wholesome, and j bountiful. Meals are served cafete j ria style, and the system of co-opera tions carried out makes the work ! easy for everybody. CHOWAN COUNTY SELLS ROAD BONDS Edenton, Aug. 8 ? Five and a quarter percent bonds have not hitherto been known in Chowan county, but the $150,000 of road bonds sold this week at that Inter est rate and also accrued Interest and $30 premium. Notwithstanding the advice of leading men of this county to put i off the sale of theae bonds until a I later date, when It was thought the stock market might "be more settled, It was determined to go through with the sale of the bonds and when the county commissioner!! met In regu-' lar session and opened the sealed j bids they found the highest bid by1 Huffman, Smith, Eniert Company, of St. l/ouis, Missouri, of five and a quarter per cent, with accrued In-' terost and a premium of $30. GILBKRT HI ItPVUSF.H ?KM WITH RRIH'CTIOXH Oliver Gilbert was out of town Wednesday morning when The Ad vance sent the proof of Mitchell's page advertisement around to be. read, and It fell to the lot of the' foreman and forelady of the men's and ladles' departments to read It.! "It'a ?. k." they said, after perusing i It, hut we oan't help being amased at the b!g reductions Mr. Ollbert is1 making this week on his merchan-1 disc." EIGHT HOUR DAY * TO STAKT MONDAY) Chicago, Aug. 8.?The establish ment of an eight-hour day in certain units of.the steel mills In the Chica go district Is evpectcd to start next Monday, although no official an nouncement has been made. Three, shifts of eight hours each will start In the blast furnaces and merchant ( mills of the T'nlted States Steel Cor poration at Oary. Indiana, and the Illlnola steel companies plant here. ( Each County May Send Its Sjjellers ( -"Raleigh. August 8?Tho elimina tion contest for entrants in the dis I trlct spelling contests which will he conducted in the six districts of the I State should > ? |rnv" Waahinston forever. 'Vrshlnu iH-n,!, I wV-V'!.1",7,;.rM"""r-'" -''L inI of the day rorr.mjy duty ' inoviiiL' in M., i *^rnnipnt about ,,UK', hulldluKH nl*h# li?h und d,m my?t'-ry of |n?t night, whon tlio fini. ,iPn. i . tamo to Its hri?f ? "raped oankot ^'reWw? no7?7;i7""' l^kl"?lr,|,?" 'unn^YT""" !v?LK}| -Jon" ^Xr''otrZacT" da. ' Capitol rotun t"nr,h,n5:1 I f which hn.i .i! .U|1 nmn Chlpf'a ahou^dera. '"?? hi. ' ?oll?l|fe Shown Ciriof iiSlP wm?n\" frJH? ??? '??? li.a hi, heart a'nd'lodsv ,'m"',"'rt Wllaon'aj 'ration dVy^^'wif" ?n ,h"t 1 ?"? helplnc to lav If.Li " wo,,l'l ither ?r>ruptl> nummonr-d tlio rlnea helped lift J " m? 1 lip Iho ite- J, i f. 101,1 Df "nrrow I Sj&^ystgra! 'here now l.rf! Krandeur ,nrt , ? ?~Sra .v: s.rss; MERCHANTS PAY TRIBUTE RESPECT The Elizabeth City Merch ants' Association in special ses sion Wednesday vot? d to clos? the places of business of Its members from 12 to 1 o'clock Friday In respect to the mem ory of President Harding, whose body Is to be laid to rest at his home in Marion on that day. Plans are on foot for holding suitable service on the court house green during the hour that the stores ure closed. Stores ihiii clone regularly at 1 o'ciortc?trff Friday afternoon will close Friday at 12 instead of at one o'clock. Stores that usually remain open in the af ternoon Friday will close only for the hour of the service on the green. People from the country are not only asked to remember tg. come early Friday to do their shopping, but are also given a cordial invitation to attend the services from 12 to 1 o'clock. . l/)t'.U. WDl'TS To VISIT srorr ( imp at voiiktowM Scoutmaster Scattergood with a number of his Scouts will leave early Thursday morning In his "Tin Liz zy" for Yorktown, Virginia, where they will visit the Virginia Scouts at Camp Washington. They expect to return Friday night. I pie's love and gratitude. Service h Slni|?lc | Then began a new scene in tho , great drama of grief. Dr. Anderson ' read the Invocation and with his amen a quartette took up softly the J plaintive strains of "Lead Kindly Light,," The iittonatlon of the words | of David in the twenty-third Psalm, ' a selection from Revelation, and a J verse from Mlcah, a simple prayer ; by Dr. Montgomery, the singing of "Nearer. My (rod. to Thee," and the (benediction by Dr. Anderson, and the National Government had concluded its Inst rlt?-s for the President. From thut moment he was to He . in state for his fellowiiicn to pass by and do him reverence In their own way until the shadows of evening ; should lengthen " to announce tho hour when he would take up once more his long trail to final rest In his j home town of Marion. Ohio. Mrs, Harding It rave Secretary Christian said, after Mrs. Harding had Returned to tho White House that she was bearing up bravely and had withstood tho ordeal of the day very well. It was her In tention, he added, to remain at the White House until time to leave for the train this evening. The People fiat her Washington, August 8.- Day came to a city filled with the hushed stir of armed hosts moving before the White House that the dead civilian might have fitting escort as he went to the high honors that awaited him. Long before the troops came marching to their places to wait with bayonets fixed until the sharp call of trumpets set them moving eastward to lead this fallen comrade to his lorift' rest, the people of Washington and all the cities about had trooped down to their humble places Inside the steel strands that kept wldd Pennsylvania Avenue clear from end to end for the sorrowful spectacle. The day of honors and sorrow was ushered In beneath n cloudless sky. but with the hot haze of midsummer almost obscuring the sun as it mounted in the Fast to look for the last time on President Harding among the scenes of his greatest la bors. Hlletil and Sorrowful * Washington, August 8.-?Between lines of thousands of people who stood with uncovered heads and si lent, expressing the sorrow of the na tion at the passing of a loved Chief Executive, the funeral cortege of President Harding moved up Penn sylvania Avenue shortly before mid night last night, escorted by cavalry and President Coolldge and other ? hlch officials. To the White House the caisson bearing the casket was borne and placed In the East Hoom amid a bower of flowers which had been sent as tokens of sorrow from the l?eople of the nstion, foreign nations, kings, and presidents, and from sor rowing relatives, and close friends, and members of the late President's Administration. With only the guard of honor last night, all that War mortal of Warren ft. Harding slept for the last time In the White House, and In the room where great men of all nations had many times gathered and where Lin poln and the martyred McKlnley had lain before him,