North Carolina Newspapers

i " ?i * ' * # * ^ * ? * ? * ? ' * VOL^iiI " FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1923. FQJ. R PAGES NO 206 SCHOOL OPENS SEPTEMBER 17 TruMrrs Decide Not lo Delay Opening; \Yl|ite Schools ? Colored Schools \\ ill Open September 2 I. The board of school trustees de cided Tuesday night not to delay the opening of the white schools until I October 1. but to open them on Sep-j tember 17, the original opening date, using the relay system until the new, high school buildlng-is ready for oc cupancy. The new furniture and equipment are here and ready to be installed as soon as the building can be tot ready for them. The colored schools will not open until September 24. because the san itary equipment is not yet completed. The board of school trustees at Tuesday night's meeting decided to build their own power line to the; new colored school building on Body Road. WOODMEN START JAPANESE FUND Evergreen Camp. No. 77#, Wood livn of the World, Wednesday night ?tutted the ball rolling in Elizabeth City for Japanese relief. Generous response followed imme diately after the matter was brought before the meeting, and the treasurer was instructed to forward the contri bution at once to Red Corss head quarters at Washington. D. C. COUNTY SCHOOLS TO OPEN MONDAY Iliverside, Fork and Newland Heady for Work, Weeks ville, and Oilier Schools lo ?Open Filter in Fall. Iliverside. Fork, anil Newland schools of Pasquotank County will open next Monday. Riverside has a nine months' term with two teachers, Miss Illanche Can non of Hertford, principal, and Miss Myrtle T.and of Winfall, assistant. Edward II. Spruiil. formerly of tills city, but more recently of Rocky Mount, is principal of the Fork school, which has an eight months' 1? rni. The other teachers are Mrs. Mary McCoy of Elizabeth City. Miss Annie Jessup of Winfall, and Miss Winifred Itodle of Thoroasville. Newland lias an eieht months' t'-rni with B. L. White of Woodland a-* principal. The other teachers an Miss Iotia Wells of Edenton, Miss Emily Stafford of R. F. I). 4, Eliza - hi tli City, Miss Lillian l'ritchard of WeeksvHIe, Miss Blanche Griggs of Poplar Branch, Mlt-s Lillle Sltterson of Roper, Miss Wlllo Sltterson of flopcr, Miss Myrta White of Belvi dere. Weeksvilie high- school will open the last of September, the opening date not bavin u yet been definitely decided upon. This school has an tight months' term. The other schools in the County have six months' terms and will op en about the first of November, de P? nding upon cotton picking in theue various communities. WOULI) NOT CONVICT ON RELFE TESTIMONY Trial Justice Spence in the re corder's court Thursday morning spent something like an hour In hearing the recital of the details by which it came about that J. If. Cas per of Pasquotank County was charged with attempting to hire the two young sons of Joshua Ilolfe to poison n hog on the premises of Jim Morgan, T'axquotank farmer. It tbelng the contention of Casper that the bog belonged to him. After listening to the Ttelfe ver sion of the affair, as given by Mr. Itelfe and his two sons, and then after hearing the defendant's version, sup ported by the testimony of his broth iY, the court held that there was ln ufTlcicnt evidence to convict, es pecially In view of the fact that the alleged offer was made more than a year ago. and dismissed the case. The only other case disposed of in the recorder's couri Thursday was that against Stephen C. Sawyer, col ored, for failure to list taxes. Stephen a Aid taxes and costs. , AlllIRHTH IN WILMINGTON "Wilmington, September fl ? A total of 178 arrests were made here <!urin/ August, according to the. monthly report of the chief of po-! lice. Eighteen of the persons ar r.-tnl were Indicted for drunken-I iu and 40 gallons of whiskey were' confiscated, the report states. rOXSTAM.K Willi. KKMKiX Greenville. Sept. 6.?Constable fir nest Alb n. following a citation j signed .bv Judge Morton In superior court notifying him to appear before the court to answer charges filed by Mayor I). M. Clark, who asked for his removal fronr office, failed to ap prar before the Judge, but Informed the court that he would present his resignation to the county commis sioners In the near future. GUESTS ESCAPE SCANTILY CLAD Karragansett 1'ier. Rliod<' I Island. Sept. ?The Imperial | Hotel hiTc was destroy* d by fire today. 4 0 guests escaping scantily clad. Tin* lo*s was lialf a million dollars. Headquarters Are Moved from Raleigh Near Fast Helief in North Carolina Will be Handled from Charlotte Raleigh, Sept. 6.?Stale headquar ters of the Near East Relief for North Carolina were moved from this city to Charlotte today. Economy of op eration and future consolidation of state offices of this great humanita rian organization were given as the! reason. New offices will be located ] at 300 North Tryon street. Col. George H. Bellamy, state! chairman, in a statement issued on the eve of leaving the state capital i for the Queen city, expressed the ap preciation of his organization to thej people of Raleigh for their courtesy i and cooperation during ITie five years an office has been maintained i here. } Last winters when the office out grew its quarters in the Citizens Hank Building and no other office space available, the Y. M. C. A. I through courtesy of Daniel W. Glov- I er, general secretary,- tendered use of their board of directors* room at rental far smaller than the provail ing pricrs in this-city. "Our stay in Raleigh has been most pleasant," Col. Bellamy declared, "and we appreciate all of the many things the people and merchants of Raleigh have done for us. However, we find that we can operate so much cheaper in Charlotte as to make such removal the only justifiable course to an organization which asks the public for funds and which has been proven to operate on a smaller over head than any other ch.arltable or ganization In the mirlil, "Besides, the time is coming when with reduced quotas it will lie neces sary to consolidate state offices and in Charlotte we will be in the logical location to handle the work of the two Carolinas at a much reduced overhead." REX THEATER AT HERTFORD RURNED The Rex Theater at Hertford, op erated by Burgess and Joyner of Ra leigh. was destroyed by fire Wednes day night, according' to news reach ing the Alkrama Theater at Eliza beth City Thursday morning. The cause of the fire is not known. It Is believed to have started behind tlio curtain just before the hour for the begjnning of the show. The building Is owned by J. Brought on and Bros., of Hertford and is a two-story brick structure, with a grocery store, barber shop and poolroom on the first floor and the movie theater on the second. The upper story was entirely de stroyed. and the stock in the lower ?tory was damaged to the extent of $1,500 by the water used in extin guishing the flames. The total dam age l? estimated nt between $7,000 and $S,000. with $6,000 insurance. It is not believed at Hertford, ac cording to a long distance telephone message from there, that Burgess & Joyner bad any Insurance on their theater equipment. OFFICIATES AT WEDDING OF HIS TWIN BROTHER Rev. Romulus F. Hall has re turned from New Bern, where he of ficiated at the marriage of bis twin brother. Rev. Remus J. Hall, to Miss Pearl Chadwlck. The bride is the attractive and accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. /Thomas Chadwlck of New Bern and the groom is pas tor of Winter Dark Baptist Church at Wilmington. They will be at home in Wilmington after October 1. MELVILLE'S COMEDIANS COMING NEXT WEEK Melville's Comedians. probably the mo*t popular theatrical company pJayinu under canvaa that now visits Kiizaheth City, Is to be here for a week, b?'ulnnlng with Monday, Sep tember 10. An entirely now show, with new scenery, new costumes anrl new peo .pl'.vb promiiu-U hy lh? wwgstwewt, and in all probability the usual lance crowds will attend the performance. A special offer under which ladles accompanied by an escort with paid adult ticket will he admitted free Is outlined in an advertisement on page four of this Issue. HHOl'I.D IlKtilHTKII Fltll>AY Miss Minnie Nash will begin her mil ale elas*es Hept. >7. AH fmpW# should register Friday, 8ept, 7, at 10 ItfCTI'ltN FltOM ICH IIMOXD Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sell# have re turned from a motor trip to Rich mond. where they visited friends and relatives. Mr. Sells stated on hi.i return that ho found the roads In a very satisfactory condition. Mrs. E. L. Hampton of Poplar Branch Is vlaltlng friends and rela tives In the city. Child Well After Lightning Stroke Reported Dead But Was Only Slightly Burned And Un conscious An Hou/ Gaither William*, four and a half vcam old. Is alive ami well today ut tho home of his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Williams, four miles from South Mills, fn Camden County, al though reports had gone ou( over considerable territory that the little j fellow had been killed by lightning in Wednesday afternoon's storm. I The reports reached Elizabeth City late Wednesday, but telephone lines between here and South Mills had been so disturbed by the storm that It was Impossible to get In direct communication with the home. Thursday morning Fred Brothers, who lives near the Williams homo and is the undertaker for that sec tion, came to the city, and Rave the story to The Advance as it really happened. The little boy was playing Indoor* during the storm and Just as he ynn and jumped on a trunk at the" win dow. a bolt of lightning tor** out the window and so stunned the child that ho was unconscious for an hour. Mes sfftget* were dispatched at once for both the doctor and the undertaker and the news went about everywhere that tho child was dead, which seem ingly was true. Hut the littlo boy's mother In the meantime was administering first aid to her child. Her presence of mind, her faith and untiring efforts were \ r??ward*Ml h aImihI rii h?mr. and by the time that neighbors had arrived the* little boy was acain conscious, i His clothes were badly burned, he j suffered some burns TTir-~fho left {shoulder and a singed eyebrow, but was not serious injured. KINSTON WOMAN IS KILLED IN QUAKE I Waybill I: ion. n;i|. r,.?/The State Department yesterday received ad vices that Mis Elizabeth Dodson. aged r?4. of Kinston, N. C.. who was travelling in the East. was killed by the Japanese eatthqunUc. GREEK FLEET AVOIDS BATTLE Hi-ceivos Ordi'is l? Krlirt* In I lit- <>nlf of Yolo and Out of llii' W ay of tin* Ital ian llt-i'l. (IT* ri? lr??" Athens. Sept. ??.?The Greek floct lia* roroivi'd orders to retire to the (InIf of Volo to avoid conflict with tin* Italian fleet, it Is learned here on good authority today. Side With Italy Paris. Sept. 6.?Hra7.il and Uru guay arc said to have instructed their deh^ates at Geneva to make common cause with Italy and with draw from the league of Nations if she does. assert!* a Milan dispatch to L?* Matin. Occupy MrtiitU London. Sept. 6.?A Central New? dispatch from Rome today says re ports are current there that the Ha. Ian forces have occupied the islands of Merlera. Fano and Mathraki. JAPAN SPINDLES I'N'AIH.K OPERATE I.onilon. Sept. fi.?Thirty per cent of the cotton spindles of Japan ore uuahle to operate, says a dispatch from Kobrr-? ?. PRESBYTERIANS REPORTED SAFE Nashevlllc, Sept. f?. -jAll Southern I*resbyterhm -mWonarlr* in Japan are safe, according to a cablegram to tin- church's executive office here to day. MUSCLE SIIOALS ARE AGAIN CONSIDERED mv n ? A?n.vi?*-d prrM.> Waslilni t'?". Sept. ?'?. Negotia tions were resumed today between the Government and Henry Ford on 111. !:.!!. I'm nflVr tr> nnnilri' III.' Mil ? cle shoals pow?-r plants and nitrate ( properties. Ford and his son. Kdscl, and one c?f his enulneers conferred "with Sec jretary Weeks and later with Presi dent Coolldve. Home Demonstration Work By No Means A Soft Job Mrs. Jane MrK i til m on ITell* I loir Farm Women Learn bx Doing anil Learn the Joy of Living and Doing, II itU Home Demonstration Agents Bridging tin' Chasm Raleigh, Sept. C.?In air interview, today, Mrs. Jane 8. MrKiininon. ?11 - rector of homo demonstration work Tor North Carolina State College and th#> Department of Agriculture, out lined the work of the depart men' she jieadfl. telling of the activities of the numerous county demonstration agents and how they endeavor to better the homelifo of the farmers of North Carolina, not by talking and telling them how to do things, hut bv showing them how by doing the things themselves. The position of the county home demonstration agent is no "soft Job." according to Mrs. McKlmmon, but she said there are very few home demonstration agents who would change their work if they had the opportunity. | "I once asked a home demonstra tion agent. she said, 'How do you get no close to the woman and girl in 'your county?', and the reply came !quickly. 'I believe It Is because I make myself a bridge between that woman and her opportunity.' "As I see thene busy county Work ers going from community to com 1 munlty," she continued. "I am 'minded of the many bridges they are making over which women cross to fellowship with their neighbors, contact with the outside markets, a /better understanding of their re sponsibility in .knowing 'he proper foods to build young bodies, and a knowledge of how to plan work that time may be saved for the higher things of life. "The tangible rcntilts are many and can be easily counted, but who can ipeasure the inspiration and courage that comes to that girl who sees the way' toward college opening straight through the cans she has filled and put on the market, or the ioy to thVt ""woman who ' sees'"fi'er" home growing Into a thing of beauty and comfort became of Ihe Instruc tion she has received and put into practice." Illustrating her statement that th* wotk of the county demonstration agent Is one of actfoi and hot of words alone. Mrs. McKimtnon cited an interesting incident. "An en thusiastic woman applied to me for a position as home agent after sTie had seen the work in one of the counties." she said. "I asked what were her qualifications for the Job. 'Qualifications! Qualifications!' she exclaimed. 'I aesure you I can talk.* That was evident enough but what I wished to know what could she do. 'Oh!' she said. 'I don't want to do the cooking and the canning and the sewing. It Is the uplift I am In terested In. I have been a society woman, flitting here, flitting there, lighting anywhere,' And now I thought, she 1m going to light on us. I hastened ? <? t?-ii her tti.tt the trouble wan. wo uplift bv the cooking and millinery. If she bad bad the oppor tunity of attending tlio conference of home demonstration agent* at Ulue llldge in July and bud heard those practical women discussing with cach other the practical meth ods of doing their John, she would have caught ? vision of what real tip lift mean* and what it takes to pro dUCe It. "It Ir the agent who can take from a f I relent* cooker a 'chicken which she herself has roasted who con vinces a group of farmers that this device might be a good time saver for them to make for their wives, .and it U the agent" who can teach I the farm women to producc salable [articles and organize them for mar keting these who proves she can add to the community enough Income to make It possible to secure some of the Joy-giving things of life." The director of home demonstra tion work told of another Interest ing incident. Illustrating the work of the home demonstration agent. "The home agent in an eastern coun ty." she began, "ww on her way to give a canning demonstration to a croup of women at the f-ihonl house and as she passed a small unpalnteii house a woman walked between the cotton plant* to the road. 'Are you coming to the meeting?' the agent asked. 'So,' said the woman, 'I haven't anything but cherries to can." 'I see,' replied the agent, 'you have five tree* hinging with fruit and yoti and I may get together on an order we have received for cherry preserves from State f'ollegr. Bring some of your fruit to the school house and if you learn how to put up a standard. pack 1 can a?sttre you a sile.1 T"l?e woman"~a open red In the . afternoon with a half bushel of chcr-; rles. was very quick to take sugges tions, and went home to gather and j preserve all the fruit on her tre.-s. The finished product netted her $8f?. more ca^h than she had ever possesed at one time in her life. "When the agent asked her what she was going to do with the money,| ? he replied. '1 am going to build me' porch. I always nave wanted one.' The husband (became Interested, did the carpentry, went further and painted the house white. And when the beauty of a lawn and flowers, wis Impressed tipon him he gladly gave all the ground from the house to the road for the purpose, and add ed a vegetable garden at the hack Today, that little house stands as a monument to awakened ambiiion; It! Ii Joy to the passer-by and demon-j strgtlon to the neighbors of what can be done from a email beginning." i ISLAND SINKS: ANOTHER FORMS III* T' " i Peking. S? |?t. ?!. -- Tin' police of China report a ih w IshfmF _?>iT l/ii peninsula. while they "jiay that t!??? i>!aml of Oshhiia is invisible and Is feared to ha\e uoin- down Willi lis lo, 000 or more inhabitants. Tlu*rc Is hi ill no newrf from the Itonin islands ami catastro phic changes tin re aiv feared. SUNDAY SCHOOLS TO HOLD REUNION Every Denomination in Cur ritnek, Cumden, I'uttqno timk, unci Dure Invited to Meet ut Point flurhor. HarbHiRor, Sept. fi.?Every Sun day school iti Currituck. Camden, Pasquotank and l>are counties is i cordially Invited by Powell* Point' Baptist Church to meet in a Four1 County Sunday school reunion at Point Harhor on Saturday, Septem-j her 22. The reunion will lie held on the lawn of Alex Owens, and each Sun day school attending has the privi lege of conducting a special program. RveryhoOy is asked to hrin^ I lunch. IC<Treshnicnts will he sold on J ho, v.rounds, the proceeds to defray .the expenses of the day. Kvery de nomination Is invited. The purpose i?>f the reunion Is not to make money. 'but'to U'hite the ciiirrcTies and Sun .day schools In fellowship and friend .lines*. Powells Point Church' owes I no debts and will make nothing from I the proceeds of the day. There will be good speeches and a !&ood time for everybody. SEAPLANE HERE TO CARRY PASSENGERS I Opportunities for 1 H-minute sea rhiin?111-iim aiunn?l.h/al.>lh City |will b?- offered here Friday or this Week if (he plans of the Jackson Worrell fly ins circus, booked for ex hibition flights nt the Klizaln Mi City District Pair do not miscarry. A- lout; distance telephone mesiiacr ifrom Mr. Jackson of the circus j reached The Advance Wednesday iiiulit in the course of which Mr. Jackson .-aid that lie would be here |with a hlR seaplane Friday to look 11ho ground over and while here would lake pasSeneers for Ifi-mlnute , flights above the bay at very reason able rates. Mr. Jackson expected to reach Flizaheth City early Friday morning. COTTON TAKES JUMP N w York, Sept. rotton for October delivery today sold at 20.2ft, or 7H points above yeatvrdav'a clos ? Inif. CANNON TO TAKE OVER THE DAVIDSON RIII.I.S / Charlotte, September G ? Martin I.. Cannon and asaociates will lake ;Over the operation of tti<> DelhurK Linden cotton yarn mills at David* j son about October 1, it is reported. The mills recently were sold to Mr. Canpon and his asRCoiates at a pffce ?said to bo in the neighborhood of $ 250,000. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE DOUBLES IN CHARLOTTE Charlotte, September A? During the past ten yarn school attendance has almost doubled In Charlotte, according to records In the office of the superintendent of public educa tion, allowing that in 1913 there a.'mut fi.noo students enrolled in the schools of the city, while this year there are over ii.ftflff pupils attending the publlr educational in stitutions here. STATKSVII.IK l(OAI) IS ALMOST MNISHI.I) Charlotte. September 6 ? Hard Mirfitcing of the Charlotte-Stuteavllle I liits'hvviiy l? MpMted to bo completed within a few day*. Only n few I small links between llunfor*vllle and 1 Davldnon n innln to bo paved before' th" road will be open from one end to the other. ASHKVH.KK I fltK T OSS ~j IN AUGUST WAS 8H12 ? ?? A.shevllle. September 6?The total Are lo?a in Aahevllle during AtaKimt wan |R42, arcordln* to reports of, Chief A. 1,. Ducketf* of the city fire d< partmeirt. 'OTlDN MARKRT New York. Sept. 6. Snot cotton.1 cloned quiet. Middling 27.36 an ad vance of nr. point*. Future*. rlo*lnR bid, Oct. 24.10, l>ee. 26.09. Jan. 25.7*. March 25.03. May 21.95, Ju:| ly 25.65. trading. New York, s. j.t. 6 Cotton fiitu-, re* opened today .< 11!?? following lev el*: Oct. 25.7M-73. ??or. 25.68*71, Jan. 25.45-37, M irch 25.51-55, May 25.55. N. C. Newbold of the fltat^ Depart ment of Education at Raleigh la In the city for a few daya. DIRECT NEWS IS HAD FROM TOKIO riot Dispatched doming* Straight from C!ily Imliratc I .oss of Life Is Nearly One IInmln-d Thousand Hhto. Washington, Sept. V..?Tho first (lind dispatches were rcci'lvcd from Tokio last illulit and indicated that Tokio is devastated with a Iosb of 80.000 to 100.000 and Yokohama Is "even more terribly affected with a greater loss of life and heavier de struction. Money Is Saved Osaka. Sept. 6.?All money in. the Hank of Japan vaults was saved from destruction in the fire which followed the earthquake and ftdal wave. Recapitulation of the earthquake and fire today showed Yokohoma as its center, extending north and south about 100 miles and east and went f about 140 miles. This area Includ ed 33 counties and five large cities Inhabited by 7,OOQ.OOO people who were caught in tho disaster. It is estimated that 70 per cent ot the cities and towns in tlio stricken area were destroyed. Yokohama, ac cording to reports received here, was totally destroyed, and only about one fourth of Tokio remains. l-'oreluners killed Peking, Sept. fI.?About 40 for eigners were killed when the earth quake in Japan destroyed the famous Fujiya hott I and wiped out the ad jacent village of Miyanoshlta, ac cording to. a Renter's dispatch from Osaka today. There was a volcanic explosion at Kowakidaul in the same region. CIwh*-^ Confusion Iwaki, H<'pt. fi?(lly Radio Cor poration to Associated Press.)?Tho Japanese home office took the first steps today toward attempting to c-k-ar up confusion and speculation regarding the actual number of dead and Injured in the earthquakje and fir" in Tokio when It announced that 130,000 were dead. 100,000 injured/ and 3 >0.000 lioinel* : s. Korean I pi-Kings Moscow, Sept. fi. -Dispatches from Harbin and Peking today say that 'Korean revolutionary elements In Japan are taking advantage of tho j cat a strophe and have started uprls ' tn^s In Tokio. w here there Is fight ing oil the. streets. Road To Be Built Soon As Possible Portsmouth, Sept. f?.?The con j struct Ion of Route 12X from Deep Greek to the North Carolina line, eoiinectiim with the South Mills, N. (' . link (if the North Carolina State highway system was assured, it was i learned yesterday, win n the state |highway' commission passed favorabj ly on 1 lie lecommendation of Chair iiunn II. Shirley to the effect that tlx1 road In Imilt as soon as possible. The road from Deep Creek on to the Carolina line will be constructed of gravel instead of bituminous ma cadam or concrete as was originally planned. The road from Portsmouth and Norfolk to Diep Creek Is of bi tuminou macadam construction. Plans are now being drawn, high way officials say, and bids will be 'advertised, and contracts let as soou jas possible. The commission. Chairman Shirley explained, delayed, pending word from the North Carolina authorities, in Accepting the loan of $130,000 a* to whether they would connect with the Virginia road by building a high way from South. Mills, N. C., to the Virginia line. Assurance that they would do this was recently received, he said. TEN KILLED WHEN TRAINS COLLIDE Ml. Th? AMrwUlt-4 rr??.) H? rlin, Sept, #*,.?Ten persona were 1? 111? <1 nnd 15 injured In a collision today between the Fieri In & Amster dam, qiiiI the Dresden & A IIIst<-r<1 IIin express train* near Hanover. Nllt. ST \< K'H MOTIIKIl ihks \i;\I( vsikhu> Rev. E. I,. Stack's mother, Mrs. David T. Slack, died at her home near Greensboro Tuesday, after a llri cerlna lllnc**. Mr. Stack was railed Jji.Ju4 hi fnr? law! flixl.. remained until the end. If'* expect* .. t'o return In time to nil his Sunday appolntmentis at N"Wh?Ktin and I'n lon, anil to conduct- trie revival at Hall* Creek next week. Mrs. havld T. Stark I* survived b> her huwhand and eight children, all of whom were with her when the end came. The children are: Mrs. W. A! Smith of Italelgh, Mrs. Pearl l,avton of (;r<'?-nf?horo, Mrs. Illaneh'* Coltran** of Trtnttv. Her. W Ir. Stack of Elltahcth City, T K. Stack. C E. Stack ami Clarence Stack of Greens* boro, and C. O. stack of Jone?horo. The fun'ral and Interment took place r.t Il?-hohoth Church near the home Wednesday morning st 11 o'clock.*" She had heen a member of nnd a worker In tills church for more than BO years. ' The church is noted for (tie number of preachers It has nent out, there beinK nine ministers sctively at work now who received their early religious training In Re hoboth Sunday school.