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VOL. XIII. . ^ ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 3, 1923. FOUR TAGES. NO. 101.
TN.jV
JAPAN
Will Not Recognize
Decision Of League
(Br Wi* A?ocUt?d frml
Athens, Sept. 3.?Signor Montana, Italian minister, last
night informed the Greek foreign minister, Alexandris, that Italy
will not recognize the decision of the League of Nations in the
present controversy.
London, September 1 ? Italy's action in bombarding and
occupying Corfu in contravention of the neutrality of the island
guaranteed by the Treaty of 1864 in which Great Britain ceded
Corfu to Greece is considered in military and diplomatic quarters
here as tantamount to a declaration of war upon Greece and as
constituting a flagrant violation of international law.
The gravest apprehension is1
felt over possible further moves
by Italy. If Italy should ignore
the intervention of the League
of Nations and tKe independent
efforts of the Allied Council of
Ambassadors for an amicable
solution of the military crisis,
military experts here see danger
of war spreading throughout
southeastern Europe.
In Full War Status
Rome. Sept. 1.?Italian naval un
its which had been stationed at Spe
zia and Venjce now are steaming for
southern Adriatic waters in full war
statu* and eight trim port a ate held
In readiness in case there are further
eventualities.
Hawaii Finds New
Uses For Molasses
Honolulu, Sept. 1.?New uses
which have been found for molasses,
mainly a waste product of the Ha
waiian sugar plantations since the
enactment of the prohibition act, ar?
expected to exhaust the supply this
year, according to an announcement
by the Sugar Factors, which handle
moat of the Hawilan crop.
Prior to prohibition, the planta
tions derived a considerable income
from the molasses shipments to th.Q
mainland which were used for the
manufacture of alcohol. 8ince then
the molasses^ which has a sugar con
tent of one-fifth, has (been used as
fuel or thrown into the ocean.
A discovery that molasses may be
used as a culture medium in the pro
duction of yeast, has created a con
siderably demand recently. It also
has been found that molasses makes
a valuable feed for stock, as. it Is
said, It has about twice the energy
value of any other feed tested. These
two developments are expected to
utilize most of the molasses produced
by the plantations.
The new demand es expected to
add approximately $1,000,000 to the
income of the Hawaiian plantations
this year.
HOLDS FIRST PLACE
IN TAX INCREASE
Washington. Sept. 3?North Car
olina holds tha Drat plnro In the
amount of tax Increase paid, accor
ding to the Internal revenue depart
ment, It being 15 per cent..
DEMOCRATIC NOMINKF
FOR GOVERNOR DIES
Louisville, Sept. 3 ? J. Campbell
Cantlll. Democratic nominee for gov
ernor, died here today.
CHAPTER MEETING MONDAY
Cherokee Chapter of the Royal
Arch Masons will hold their regu
lar convocation on Monday evening
A full membership Is desired.
STOCK WAMTK HTIRM PHILIPINOH
Manila. Rept. 1.?A request by the
emergency board for a statement
from government office heads, list-1
ini tlielr unused equipment, haa dls
clo..(I that aibout 11.000.000 In sup
pll, . 'belonging to tha Insular gov
ernment Is rotting from disuse InI
warehouse!. Efforts will ba made
to save the atock.
NOTICE to PATRONH
The rules of the City Reboot Board I
require that all children who have
not been succeaafully vaccinated for
Small HO* shall be vaccinated befor? |
entering school. Patrons will save
time for their children by complying
with this regulation.
Se. 1,6,7 3. I.. SHEEP, Supt.
' Dr. and Mrs. I. Fearing and chil
dren, Margaret and William, hava
returned from Virginia B*aah, after
spending aaraa time tb?r?.
YEAR
Federal Reserve District Re
ports Good Prospects for
Crops and for Business in
the Coming Months.
Richmond, Sept. 1.?The usual Ju
ly dullness in business was less in
evidence throughout the fifth Feder
al Reserve Bank district this year
:than any year since the post-war In
! nation pprind anri wiynw r>f atrangth
: in the business structure are now
more numerous than signs of weak
ness, according to the monthly re
view of business and agricultural
conditions of the Federal Reserve
Bank here which was made public
today.
North Carolina has good prospects
for a full fair quality tobacco crop
and a better prospect for cotton than
other cotton growing sections, the
report states.
I The fifth district Federal Reserve
review follows in summary form:
"There is usually a seasonal de
jcline In the volume of business in Ju
ly, the summer needs of the people
| have been provided and It being too
j early for fall trade to open up, but
on the whole the July dullness in
[fifth district was less marked this
'year ihan any year since the post
jwar inflation period. There are a;
j few signs of weakness in the busi- j
^ess structure, but signs of strcmgth.
are much more numerous.
"Among the unfavorable factors j
I operating against business at present.
I Is the decline in forward orders be
ing placed by retailers and whole-1
salers. Many manufacturers are
finding difficulties In securing
! enough new business to keep their I
plants running full time, especially '
, in the textile trade, but few of the ;
; orders placed earlier in the year
have been canceled and consequently
I the mills have not yet had to restrict!
running time very much. The un
certainty about the probable out
turn of this year's cotton crop. Is
another deterrent factor to normal
business at present, the danger of
the August migration of the boll
weevil minimizing the Importance
[attached to condition reports. La
bor shortage In some agricultural
sections Is % further handicap to be
overcome.
i
"As previously stated, elements
of strength In the business structures
are far more numerous than the ele
ments of weakness enumerated In
the proceeding paragraph. The most
striking feature of the present sit- ?
uation Is the great purchasing pow
er of the ultimate consumer, and the
willingness of the public to buy what-'
ever It wants justifies confidence for
the near future. Signs of this large
power to buy goods and of the dis
position to supply needs are visible !
on every hand. The volume of de- j
hits to customer's sccounts In the'
hanks of reporting cities Is running'
considerably above the volume re-1
ported a year ago. andtompares fav
or?hly with earlier months of this!
year, taking seasonal trends Into ac
count. Reports- from retail stores
show Increased sales In compsrlson
with July 1922, and some of the1
stores that have put on special sales
are getting remarkable results for
this seaaon of the year. Consumers'
are displaying none of the disregard
?for values that was so marked In
Itll, 1911 and part of 1920, and af-1
tlcles In the striped silk shirt class
do not sell readily, but the store* of- j
ferlng good standard merchandise
at fair prices are getting a very sat-j
Isfactory amonnt of business Cred-?
It Is available for all legitimate needs
at reasonable rates, ffivlag* de
posits In both savings and eoratner- ,
rial banks are high, and are steadily
Increasing Business failures are)
declining la number and Importance
Hoaseholders aad Industries seem
Little Folks Had
Most Merry Time
Kiwanians Gave Joy to Three
Hundred and Forty-eight
Kiddie* Friday
The Elizabeth City Klwanis Club
gave a picnic Friday afternoon (or
348 little guests, all of whom would
be glad If the picnic were a weekly
event instead of an annual affair.
Mothers of some of the smaller chil
dren attended. In fact all ages were
represented from babes in arms to
grandmothers.
A committee made up of a lady
from every church in the city and
the County Welfare officer assisted
G.~R. Little in distributing tickets.
The guests assembled at the Com
munity House, the high school build
ing, and Calvary Baptist church, each
going to the point nearest home.
The time set for aiaembling waa 2:30
p. ra., but some were ready at 1:00
o'clock. The Klwanlans gathered
them from the points in cars and
trucks and took them to Dawson's
Beach, where almost everyone of
them donned a bathing suit and took
to the water for an hour'-s fun. There
were diving and swimming contests
for which prizes were awarded. Five
ducks were released, but a duck
didn't have a chance in that crowd
and lucky boys soon'captured them.
The captors were awarded the ducks.
At 4:00 p. m., the crowd moved to
the Old Fairground, a delightful riTe
-?4e s put. rney played games.
Jumped ropes, and made the most of
the see-saws and swings especially
^erected for the occasion. There
I were running races for girls and (boys
of different ages, and successful
contestants received prizes. The
[guests were served all kinds of Ice
| cold pop, sandwiches, and block ice
, cream. The Elizabeth City band
[furnished music during the picnic.
At 6:00 o'clock, the guests were
all gathered into trucks and cars
land returned to their homes. They
had a delightful time and the three
hours of merry making did not seem
to make them tired. Nevertheless,
it Is a safe .bet that many little bogs
and girls went to bed earlier than
usual Friday night, and probably
some of them dreamed of giants with
ice cream heads throwing huge bot
tles of pop at them.
Ht'YIXd IX NEW YORK
O. F. Gilbert, proprietor of Mitch
ell's Department Store, has returned
from a buying trip to New York. "I
have never seen so many buyers In
New York In my life," Mr. Gilbert
said Saturday. Mr. Gilbert has se
cured the agency for the Vogue hat3
and will co-operate In local advertis
ing with the manufacturers' adver
tising in the Ladies' Home Journal.
'X>TTON MARKET
New York. Sept. 1.?The cotton
exchange is closed today and Monday
on account of Labor Day.
assured of an adequate supply of bl
tunions coal during the coming win-,
ter. Labor is fully employed at
wages that are little 'below the high
levelB of the war and post-war per
iods, and the workers are using their
money much more wisely now than
then. The volume of building op
erations for which permits are being
issued appears to insure a continua
tion of full employment for several :
months at least." Finally the out
look for farmers of the fifth district
compares favorably with prospects
in any other section. The three lead
ing crops in the district are corn,!
cotton and tobacco, with the growing |
of fruit, grain, and truck as Impor
tant subsidiaries. Corn prospects I
are promising, with larger yields be
ing Indicated by present condition i
than last year. The outlook for cot-1
ton in Virginia and North Carolina
Is far above the national average,
with prospects in 8outh Carolina for
a better yield than last year. To
bacco in South Carolina is being :
marketed at good prices, and the ?
crop It 'better In both quantity and
quality than last year. North Caro- ;
Una prospects are good for a full I
crop of fair quality, and Virginia's'
crop has made excellent progress In |
recent weeks. The first prospects
are the best for the past three years I
In quantity, and the quality of the
apple crop In Virginia Is unusually
good. Grain produced satisfactory
yields this year, and truck crops are
on the whote good."
Debits to individual account In !
leading trade centers In North Caro
lina are given In the review as fol
lows:
August 6 Julv 11 i
Aphevllle *30.000 $ 1<>.#22.00t>
Charlotte _ 31.270.000 40.*46.0001
Durham 16.1S4.000 16.456.00o;
flre??nsboro_ It.tig.000 20.062.000 [
Raleigh _ *7,346.000 26,753.000;
Wilmington lB.9f3.000 17,007,900
Winston
Salem ft.31f.00fr 30,657,000 1
GERMANY MAY
ASKTO ENTER
Keparations and Whether
Germany May Join League
of Nations Are Questions to
Come Up Next Week.
Genera, Sept 1.?The reparations
! problem and the question whether
I Germany is to be admitted to mem
| bershlp In the League of Nations
i are two matters, in the opinion of
League assembly which opens in this
! city, Monday, September 3.
In this connection an English del
egate said recently:
"I don't see how it will be possi
ble to keep the reparation problem
out of the discussion, unless it be
settled beforehand." And another
delegate from one of the northern
Scandinavian lands, referring to the
popular movement In Germany to ap
ply for membership, said: "Certain
ly Germany should come in. If she
applies she would probably be elect
ed easily."
The first business on the agenda
Is the election of a president and six
vice-presidents who. with the presi
dents of six committees later elected,
form with the president a bureau re
sponsible for the general conduct of
the business of the assembly.
The actual work of the session
then begins with a discussion of the
annual report of the secretary gen
eral, Sir Eric Drummond, on the ac
tivities nf the?council?during the
past year and with a statement of
what has been done to make effec
tive the recommendations of the pre
vious assembly. After u debate the
assenvbly usually divides itself into
six general committees. These in
clude constitutional and legal ques
tions, such as amendments to the
covenant of the league; the work of
the technical organizations on econ
omics, finance, transit and health;
: the question of reduction of arma
ments; the budget and other matters
of internal administration; social
questions, such?its opium, the white
slave traffic and refugee problems,
' and political questions such as the
I admission of new states.
These committees are virtually
i small assemblies in themselves, for
each country has the right to be re
presented on all of thcim. As three
committees sit simultaneously one
day and three others the next, the
work of the assembly Is greatly ex
pedited. Newspaper correspondents
are kept busy following all these
meetings. When the committees
make their final reports, usually
jbrlef. the full assembly affords a
I final debate on any point still at is
{sue.
The official languages of the as
sembly are French and English.
Speeches delivered in one are trans
lated into the other tongue. The as
sembly convention lasts from three
to four weeks and generally marks,
out broad policies whose detailed ex
ecution Is left to the council, which,
|is the cabinet of the League of Na
; tlons.
In view of the late President Hard- j
Ing's recommendation that the Unit
ed States Join the International
Court of Justice, of special Interest
to Americans will be the election of
a successor to Judge Kuy liar bona of]
Brazil as a member of the court. !
This election is carried out by the !
concurrent majority action of the as-1
sembly and council. The American
group of the old Hague arbitral court |
exercised Its prerogatlvet his year,1
and nominated a candidate to suc
ceed Judge Barbosa.
RKNOWN*. WALKH* CRl'IMKR
TO UK RITTKD FOR WAR
London. Sept. 1?The battle cruls-j
er Renown which carried the Prince
of Waifs on his tours of Canada, j
Australia and the Far East. Is to un
dergo a refitting which will change I
her from a floating palace Into a |
first class fighting ship.
This ship and her sister-ship, the!
Repulse, were fl>ullt on the theo?ei
that speed was above armament but
after the performance of the similar
ship, the Invincible, In the battle of
Jutland, this theory has been put In
the waste basket.
The estimated cost of putting the
Renown on a level with the best ship
In her class will cost $4,000,000.
She cost originally $15,000,000.
M YKRH-DfCfMH KR
Miss Daisy Dare Delsher and Mr.
Frank C Myers, both of Ragle Hock. |
Va., were married by Dr. fl. H. Tem
plrman Friday afternoon at 2:30|
o'clock, at his home on West Main i
street.
HHKKT ROCK
Just received another carload of
Sheet Rock. T1?e only plaster board
that really takes the place of plaster.
K. J. CoHroon 4 Co.
YOKOHOMA AND
TOKYO DURNING
Bodies Of Dead Lie Heaped In Streets Of
Populous Cities As Result of Tidal Earth
quake, Fire And Flood Along Seven Hun
dred Miles Of Eastern Coast Of Nippon
It--. < '..in j i !i ]'; ; -u ?" i > i .f " i \ (li-iiZi
(By The Associated Pre**)
San Francisco, Sept. 3.?Tokyo, Yokohoma and neigh
boring citie* today were burning ruin*, while more than
1 <J0,000 persons in tl?c vicinity of these cities were report
ed dead as a result of Saturday1* earthquake, according to
advice* received in San Francisco l?y The Associated Prew
from it* Shanghai correspondent und liy the Radio Corpor
ation from it* station at Tomioka.
Death and destruction were spread over an area rough
ly comprised within a radius of 50 mile* of Tokyo. How
extensive casualties and the material damage outside that
- 7.onr is has not heen determined, as all communication* with
I Japan are still interrupted except for brief connections by
radio with Tomioka and occasional di?patche* from Japan
; to Shanghai.
The city of Nagoyu i* virtually destroyed. The Japan
ese naval station near Yokohoma was engulfed by a tidal
wave and the imperial palace at Tokyo is endangered by fire.
Nagoya has a population of 620.0(H). It is ultout 90
miles east of Osaka und uliout 70 miles west of Tokyo, with
railroad line* inoperative and with telephone wires und all
other means of communication and travel between Tokyo
Hud the remainder of Jupan with the outside world cut off.
Tokyo and the other cities on the eastern centrul seu
coust on the Island of Hondo are isolated in their desolation.
The cities f Tokyo and Yokohomu were described by the
superintendent of the Japanese government wireless station
ut Tomioka, which operute via Kudio Corporation, as "like
hell." Buildings were fulling, (ire was spreading every
where, the dead und dying were on ull sides, und there were
explosions und cries of horror und feur by the panic strick
en population.
Whut fire und quake did not destroy on lund, tidal
waves are reported to have crushed or sunk at sea. The fate
of the ship* in Yokohoma harltor uud wliut ships were there
still remain to be determined. The Im-sI available report*
received today *aid hardly a structure was left standing in
the Ynmanote district, which includes the Tokyo ward* of
llonjo, Fukugawa, Akusuku, Shutaya, INilionhuslii and
Kauda. ?'
Thousands are without shelter, food and water and
without ineuns of getting uny ut present. In Yokohoma the
fire started in "The Bund" or foreign section, spreading
rapidly to the business district which was wiped out. Ten*
of thousunds of guests at rewort in Hakone district near Yo
kohoma in the mountains were driven from their quarter*
by quakes and fires. They were panic stricken. The num
ber of casualties i* undetermined. The town of Atama wa*
demolished, six or seven thousand person* being killed. At
Ito, on the Iduxu Peninsula more than 500 house* were
wa*hed away by tidal wave*. Six hundred person* are r?
ported In have perished when a railway tunnel at Sasa&o
collapsed.
Shanghai, Septemlier 2? Practically all citie* along
'he eastern coast of Japan lietween Tokyo and Oaaka have
l?een virtually destroyed and 100,000 of the inhabitants of
Tokyo and Yokohoma alone are dead as a result of the
earthquake, followed by tidal wave and fire, which nhook
the island Saturday, according to report* reaching here to
night.
^ okohaina is still burning according to latest reports
and the streets of Tokyo are heaped with dead. At Yoko
hama the naval station i* reported virtually destroyed, and
in Tokyo the imperial palace of the Mikado is said to be
threatened.
Death and destruction are spread over un urea of 50
miles around Tokyo, which is a city of more than two mil
lion inhabitant*.
Osaka, which seem* to mark the southern limits of the
eatacly*niie destruction, i* a city of more than a million and
quarter inhabitant*. Nagoya, half way lietween Tokyo and
(>*aka, with a population of 300,000 i* reported practically
wiped out.
Isolated in their desolation, thousand* of the aurvirors
are without shelter, food or even water, and there is no way
of immediate relief for them.