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?? ?****** ? THE WEATHER * * * * * 0 0 * * ? i ? * * * * 0 0 0 VOL. XIII. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER 28, 1923. EIGHT PAGES. NO. 225. ALL SET FOR START IN RACE FOR THE VELIE List Of Nominees Being Made Out For Publication In Saturday's Issue Still Time to Get in Race, However, Before List is Published and Pros pective Candidates Urged to Make Decision Now NOMINATION BLANK ? In The ? Daily Advance "Everybody Wins" Campaign I hereby enter and cast 5,000 free votes for Miss (Mr. or Mrs.) Address As a candidate In the "Everybody Win?' Prizo Campaign. Send or bring this Nomination Blank to Campaign Manager at the Dally Advance, Elizabeth City, N. C. NOTE?Only one nomination blank accepted for each can didate nominated. Tomorrow's issue of The Advance^ will show the names of those who have been nominated, up to that time. In the "Everybody Wins" auto mobile and cash prize campaign. i "The time for real action is almost ' here, but there is plenty of time to 1 get in your nomination or that of some friend." ways the campaign manager. "Then, too, there are plen ty of prizes for all. "Think of being given a prize worth $1,305 or $319 simply in ex change for your spare time in a lit tle more than Ave weeks. Figure up for yourself Just how much mone> per week this would earn for you. Doesn't this offer a big opportunity to cash in on your spare time that would otherwise go to waste? Did you ever have a better chance or a_ more liberal offer presented to you? "Time will slip by much sooner than you suspect and, in The Ad vance's "Everybody Wins" campaign, the early stages are the most Im portant of all since more votes are given for every subscription now than at any other time. "Look at the vote schedule which appears on another pau^ of this is sue?see how rapidly the votes de crease after the first part of the cam paign. Right now a new yearly sub scription Is worth 8.000 votes but, at the last of the campaign, a new one year subscription entitles you to only 5,000 votes. "Keep in mind, too, that there will be no change whatever made in the way the votes count as is shown in the published announcements. No "extra" or "bonus" votes will be giv en at any time-. "Get your nomination In today so your name will be Included in the published list of the candidates to morrow. Anyone can enter now on an equal basis and get the big ad vantage of an early start. Do not delay; remember yesterday's tomor row is already here." SIX DROWN WHEN POWEIt BOAT BURNS Point a La Hache, La., Sept. 28.?' Six were drowned near here yester-! day when the power boat. Reliance, cauaht Are after an explosion, and the men were forced to Jump into the Mississippi. CROWNED VUEEN OF THE fall festival Raleigh, Sept. 28.?Miss Alice Cheek of Henderson won the beauty contest here * yesterday and was crowned queen of the Fall Festival. COX IS TREASURER AMERICAN BANKERS \tl?ntlc City, Sept. 28.?W. C.' , Wilkinson of Charlotte wan yester da> < i' Cted chairman of the Nation al Ranks Division and J. Ellwand I Co\ of High Point was elected treas on!- r of the American Hankers' As ' goclatlon at the closing session. MWMjF.lt sfKKH HFFFKItS \\ TTTAt K OF YKIITIOO Manager Sykes of the local West lern I'nlon office was seized with an attack of vertigo while at work Frl j da> morning. He was tak?>n to a [ physician at once, and another op erator wax rushed here to take his ^pface until he Is able to resume hi duties. f Mr. Hykes works without ceasinK. and his family and friends beilev< | that the attack Is only notice served upon him by nature that he has been Loverworking, and that with a little ] I.test he will be well again. I Governor Walton Warns Oklahoma Orders Martial Law In Murray County And Carried On f As*'Alt K'an Oklahoma City, Sept. 28.?The ir on hand of the militia today descend cd on another county in. Oklahoma and the warning was given by Gov ernor Walton that more stringent martial rule is in store for other sec tions if "the Invisible government" in the state can be put down in no -ether way. Upon appeal or more than a score of residents of Sulphur, the gover nor today ordered martial law in Murray County' where the civil an-, thoritles are charged with having neglected to prosecute persons r?'- 1 sponsible for numerous mob outrag Hold Conference on Tuberculosis Third Annual Session in Durham lie uinninu on the Thirty first October Sanatorium, Sept. 2.8.?The North North Carolina Conference on Tuber culosis will hold its third annual session In Durham, October 30 .and 31. Mrs. Gordon Finger of Char lotte is President of the State Asso ciation, Mrs. Chas. It. Whltaker of ?Southern Tines is Vice-president, nnd Dr. L. B. McBrayer is Managing Di rector and Treasurer. | Dr. Linsey R. Williams, Managing iDirector of the National Tuberculosis Association, New York City Will be the principal guest and speaker of this occasion. He will deliver one dddress on the evening of October 30 and another next day, October 31. Dr. W. L. Dunn of Asheville will be present and will speak on the sub ject, "Shall we Desert the tubercu losis Ex-service Man?" Further num bers of the program have not yet been given out. The directors of the North Caroli na Tuberculosis Association are the t fficers named above, Dr. Otho Itoss, Charlotte; Mrs. Cuthbcrt Martin, Wilmington: Mrs. W. N. Hntt, South ern Pines; Mrs. T. I). Jones, Durham; ; Dr. C. L. Minor. Asheville; Mr. It. B. Wilson. Kaleigh, Dr. R. L. Carl ton. Winston-Salem; Dr. J. Donnelly, Charlotte; Mrs. C. C. Hook, Char lotte; Dr. W. I*. Dunn, Asheville; Col. J. h. Ludlow, Winston-Salem; Mrs. Mark Qulnm rly, Greenville; Mrs. S. H. Brown. Oxford; Mrs. J. M. Oudger, Jr.. Asheville; Mrs. Howard Rontbaler, Greensboro and Mrs.. M. K. ohlnson, Ooldsboro. RDITOIt DROPS DE\D AFTER CELEBRATION High Point, Sej.t 2* -J J. Far riss, editor of the Hir.h Point Newri. dropped dead here I.? t jusd af t*? r a celebration ' ?n l:i his honor by the Rotary Club. TKACHKIIH %t<K CJ1K.HTK OF l?. V. P. f. TONIGHT The teachers of the graded schools pre quests of the Blackwcll Memor-; **aptl?t Yntir? T'f>ente,? T'nlnn to-' bight i.t 8 o'clocl i t>' el. treh par lors. The young people have pre-, |>ared for an evening which they hope will prove enjoyable to their, lueats. Albemarle Horses To Race On First Day Children's Day Will Be The Biggest Day Of Fair, Says Secretary Glover Horses owned only In the Albe marle Fair District will enter the races at the Fair mounds on the op ening dav of the Fair, according to a statement made by Mr. Glover Fri day afternoon. The records made by horses of the Albemarle District during the pres ent racing season at fairs all along the eastern coast cities leads horse racing fans to believe that there are an unusually large number of fast horse in the District"" this year, i Horses from other sections will be j here on.the other^days of the Fair! and Mr. Cfover states that he will have a complete list of the entrants} within a few days. The opening day of the Fair will' be children's day and Secretary Glover says for that reason it should, be the biggest day of the Fair. Plans are being made to have everything in readiness at the 1- air grounds on the opening day so that the young? folks may enjoy every feature of the; Fair. Superintendents of several schools, in the District have already notified Mr. Glover that they will make Tues day, October 0, holiday and a large j representation from the schools of | the district will bo present. LlfTUJ PEOPLE \UE I OK "SAFETY MUST" Visitors to Mrs. T. R. Cooke's room, third grade, at the primary school Friday morning were enter tained by the Septefnber program of the Safety League. The meeting was conducted by Francis Jennings, and the following program was rendered by the boys and gills with fine show of loyalty and enthusiasm; Heading. "The Flag Speaks," Campbell Connery. ? Reading, "The Constitution of the Safety League." Elizabeth Munden. Heading. "Only," John Peele. Song by the room, "I Am Proud of My League. "Safety First Rules for Little Folks." Maxine Morrlsettc, Margaret Kramer, Nannie Love. Doris Wilklns, Richard Thompson. Kathleen Ilray, Marjorie Pritchard, Louise Wllley, bid lib Midget t. Howard IJright. Wll lard Sawyer. McCoy Meekins. Sclma Meads, and Elizabeth Singleton. Reading, "Things We Will Not Do." Hilly Lester. Reading, "The Hlrdle's Home in the Chimney," ICIeanor Aydlett. "Safety Don'ts." Lillian Dozler. Edna Sprulll, Larry Davis, Hilly Dan iels, Lessie Jennings, Margaret Sey mour, and Inez 1'uckett. Presentation of Educational Post ers made by the children in the room, Marjorie Davis and Hlades Foreman. Closing Song, "Careless Town.'1 After the program the entire pri mly school went through the fire drill for the first time this session and the little people were out of that building in the most orderly fashion in one minute and a half, and I his in spite of the fact thai they have never known what a real lire is at the primary school, but just believe in and practice "Safety First." Mrs. J. G. Fearing, who Is at the head of the Safety First work of t district, was present Friday and was pleased with the fine spirit of the children, which reflected, of course, the excellent training given them by their teachers and principal. STOKM TO HEACII CAI'E HATTEKAS TONIGHT Washington, Sept. 28.?The trop ical storm coming up the coasts wn.i off Georgia early today anil moving north with liurrieanc velocity. The storm should pass northeast nff Cap* flutters* tonight. Storm warnings are displayed today from Wilmington, N. C.. to the Virginia rapes and vessels are urged to exer cise every precaution. CONN M I S KILLED IN DYNAMITE EXPLOSION ChprlcM-e, Sept. 2H.?Thre>- con vVf-i v.rking In a quarry near here v killed yesterday when some dy namite exploded. KIWANIANS GATHERED AT CHARLOTTE EAIH was celebrated at t??o Ihule-lu-Caro Unas Exposition hern yesterday with hundreds of Klwartans from both the Carolina* In at'rndanco. ? /? SENDS TROOPS TO MITCHEL COUNTY Governor Mnrrkm Declares That Order Will be Main tained If It Is In His Power to l)o So. Raleigh, Sept. 2K.?Following re- ' ports to executive officer today that a j group of citizens of Mitchell County, had warned the supervisor of the State convict camp, near the scene o! the reported attack by escaped' negro convicts on an aped white wo man Wednesday, to move the camp by noon tinlay, the Governor an nounced that he had ordered troops to the county and that order would be maintained if it Is within his | power to do so. Raleigh, Sept. 28.?Governor Morrison yesterday ordered Adju-, tant General Melts to Spruce l'ine in Mitchell County to report on the alh ged deportation of negroes under way there, following an attack on n white woman. Reports received here last night Indicate that all was quiet at Spruce fine. AVOID A WALKOUT OF LONGSHOREMEN New York, Sept. 28?The compro mise wage Increase offered by steam ship owners, affecting 30,000 long shoremen, checkers, and other em ploye**. was accepted by the Interna tional Longshoremen's Association today, thereby avoiding a walkout. WARD JURY IS OUT Olv Til" A ? ?Ui..| I'frtvt White Plains, N. Y.. Sept. 28. ? The Jury In the case of Walter Ward/ charged with murder of Clareiiro IV ti rs. retired t?? consider *he verdict .shortly after 12:30 this afternoon. NO INDICTMENTS IN CROMWELL CASK I New York. Sept. 28.?The grand i Jury today voted no indictments in the connection with the charges hy Seymour Cromwell, president of the New York Stock Exchange, that he had been approached by legislators Interested in bucket shops. CLINIC I OK CIMPPLES IIEHE IN NOVEMBER The welfare officer of Pasquotank County has<just received a from Miss Kmeth Tut tie of tlio Htnto Hoard of Charities and Public Wcl faro at llaleluh saying that a clinic for the crippled children of this por tion of the Stat*- will ho hold in Eliz abeth City on Novonibor 1. and that Dr. Millor of Oteon Hospital. Gas tonia. will ho horo for tlio oxamlna tlon of these children. Mah Jongg Makers Are Keeping Busy Craze fop ClilnaN Ancient (<amc Spread* (her America and KiikIiiimI Shanghai, 8opt. 28.?Ivory deal-; or* and Ivory carvers in China are profiting hugely Just now by reason of the fact that something approxi mating a craze for ono of China's most anclont game* has been sweep ing through both the United States and Europe. Kxport re porta of Ivory ' rvlng cstahlishniontM. working i.ight and day In Shanghai and on \ irons, are bases for the belief that thousands in the I'nitod States and Kngland are playing Mah Jongg. The game is akin to the card game railed "rummy," hut It is playod with dominoes called tiles and In China those are made of hamhoo and hone or, for the very expensive s?la. bamboo and Ivory. The renl origin of the game, which <n its English translation may be called "Sparrows" mm mingly is lost. Ipit l< known that It was being played In China long be fore the time of Confucius. SPAIN SOON IIAVE , NEW SPOUTS AHEV\ Sltges. Spain. Sept. 28.?The now motor rare track of Sit go*. 21 milen from Barcelona. wilt be tnAugtitaU'd early this autumn. Auto-iciMlei. motorcycles, nnd hofMt will be ac commodated. each on a specially pre pared circle. The turns are sclent!f-, (rally hanked, and In addition to the grandstands, the surrounding sloping i''ll.i provide ro'rts of vantage for m.-ny thousands of spectators. There are also athletic grounds, football fields, lawn tennis courts, i wltnmlng poods and golf links. Alr .. .. ? pfnr'i.l 'v|"i h-?n ? r* On t.ie i*-a. i r'y . ' > ; ir '' - : there will he rowing and sailing, and a fine building will shelter boxers and fencers. I Train Plunges In River With Its Passengers Keseue Work Impossible and Prolmltly Hundred People Lost Their Lives Kour of Water Over (loaches Could Im' Heard for Three IVliles AMERICA WINS SEAPLANE TROPHY Cowor, IhIp of Wight, Sept. 28.?America today won the international race for (lie Schneider seaplane trophy, the time of the winner being one hour. 22 minutcH, and 26 4-5 seconds. Ocean Bottom Has Risen Two Miles Believed That Whole Southern Atlantic Ocean Bed Under going Vast Convulsion London. Sept. 28.?Discovery by n cable repair .ship that the bed of tiie ocean in the vicinity of St. Helena had risen two mile* during the last 20 years has led to a belief among scientists that 11>?? whole southern Atlantic ocean bed is undergoing a vast submarine convulsion. Some authorities nave even made Hi.- siat? rnent thai such Qhangeii are 'going on continually, and that these disturbances may occur in any local ii ?eve" that this* is the reason for tin* frequent sudden ap pearances of islands and shoals in the southern oceans. It is also claimed that when the ocean bed is raised in one place there Is a corres ponding ^j;mp -4n- soon*- other section of the world. ??? The discovery of this strange phenomena was made recently when it was.reported by the Eastern Cable Company that their cable between St. Helena and Capetown was ^brok en at a spot some 800 miles north of the Cape. The cable had been laid In 1S 1>0 and had been in con stant use. On its arrival at the designated spot the cable repair ship reported to London that, instead of the depth of the water being 2,700 fathoms, or just over three statute miles, as stat ed on the chart, it was only a little more than three-quarters of a mile deep. HAWLS' TEETH SAVE HIM FROM CONV ICTION | Henderson. Sept. 28.?James 15. Rawls, whose fate hung on whether j he could grow a full set of teeth in eiiiht years was yesterday acquitted of deserting his wife and children. The only difference between him and J. II. Held, wife deserter, was that he had a full set of teeth while Iteld's wife testified that he had none. Dentists declared that Rawls' teeth were not artificial. COMMUNISTS LOSE OUT IN BULGARIA illv Tli-- \ PmwO Sofia, Sept. 28.?The city of Fer dlnandovo was today occupied by government .forces, the Communist and revolutionary elements thus los Ing their last center of resistance. ANNOUNCE FAILURE MARSHAL COMPANY New York, Sept. 28.?Failure of the New York Stock Exchange house of Robert 1'. Marsliel and Company was announced from the rostrum of the exchange today. An Involuntary petition of bankruptcy filed Inter es timated the llahilltieq at $2,000,000 find the assets at $2,1110,000. James Sheffield was appointed receiver un der bond of 925,000. EXPECT BLOODSHED ON ELECTION DAY fltv Ttir A- ? UN-1 PfMI.1 Manila, Sept. 28.? Statements is sued today from rival political camps predicted disturbances and possible bloodshed on October 2. the day of the Insular senatorial election. HAYH MK.XK O NKKIH SI IIOOI,S ? i Mexico City, Sept. 2$.?The future rcf .Mexico lie.i In the ' /t'lbllshment ut 7,000 primary school^ throughout the republic, according tb Enrique i Corona, of the Department of Public' Instruction. He declared that, of the 1 < ^oo.ooo Inhabitant* of Mexico, 8,-i ' ? j ? ? -r ? ? \ and that 4,-1 000,000 of'theie Illiterates cannot even speak Spanish, but cling to an-, rient Indian dlalects( I tilt Tti?> A www laird |*fv?0 | Casper, Wyoming, Sept. 28?Thir ltv-seven bodies are 8uld to have .bfcn recovered and 100 persons aft" 'said to have been drowned when the Chicago. Hurllngton and Qulncy train plunged through a bridge over the hit; Muddy river late last night. I ..Tht' river Is a raging torrent and re.icue work Is declared to be Impos sible. j The stream, ordinarily dry during the hUminer, wnH swollen into a rag* ing torrent by the heavy rains of yesterday and the roar of rUSlilng waters over the coaches could be heard fur three miles. li is believed that it will be at least 2 4 hours before many of the bodies can be taken from the sub merged cars. Although one of the lightest ticket sales in years was reported here by Hurllngton. it was believed this morning that the final list of per sons aboard the train would show at I least 70 persons missing. Estimates of tin- number of per sons who lost their lives differed to day, tiie lowest figure placing the dead at 40._ The railroad telegraph operator at Glen llock today near the scene of the wreck said lie thouuht the death list might amount to 100. The snow began to fall at two o'clock this afternoon. j / Norfolk, Nebraska, Sept. <'2K. -In formation was received at the Chlca- ? go and Northwestern offices here to daj that G7 persona perhfhed In tho Hurlinuton wreck. PLEDGE TO RETURN AT CALL OF McBEE Oklahoma City. Hept.V? 28 ?Pledged to return at the rail ??f Ileprcsenta tive MeHee, members of the legisla ture left yesterday for their homes, after their unsuccessful attempt to hold a special pension, and tho mat ter has been resolved Into an affair to be settled by the courts. FRANK CHANCE NOT TO MANAGE ItEO SOX lloston, Sept. 28.?It was an nounced here yesterday that Frank Chance will not manage the lloston Red Sox In 1924. BICKETT BOOK WILL SOON BE OFF PRESS Raleigh, Sept. 28 ? The North Carolina Historical Coin million an nounces that* the "Letter Hook of Governor Blckott," which ha* been in course of preparation for many month*, Is expected to .be off the press in October. Tho book, which Ih a collection of public papers, and nddraaaes of the governor during bis administration, has been compiled by Sanford Martin, Governor Hlck ??tt's private secretary, and- R. B. House, of the Historical Commisson. IIUMOItED REPUBLIC FOUNDED IN TURKEY Paris, Sept. 28.?A Havas dis patch from Vienna says It Is rumored then- that a republic has been de clared In Turkey. There Is no con firmation from nny direct source. STATE MISSION DAY RI.ACKWEI.I. MEMORIAL Hlnckwcll Memorial Sunday school wtll observe Sunday at State Mis sion Pay with appropriate exercise* at 0:20 Sunday morning. The program Is designated a? "Come and See," and the home de partment, cradle roll, old members, stay at-homers, Hnd visitors are very cordiiilly Invited to attend Sunday school that day. to enjoy the pro gram which Is being prepared, and if thev like It, to ar'iuire the habit of volnu each Sunday. The flay In also a Rally Pay, and Superintendent B. P. Aydlett urgea a lartt" attendance of mothers, 'fath ers. children, and others. Children who are to take part In Sunday's program are naked to be at the church promptly at I o'clock Sat urday afternoon for rehearsal. '*rrro\ mmikkt New York, Sept. U8.?Spot cotton closed easy. Mlddtln? 20. GG. Fu tures closed at the following levela: October 28.82. December 28.80, Jan uary 28.14. March 28.12, May 28.07. New York, Sept. 28?Cotton fu tures opened today at the following levels: October 28.75; December 28.73; January 28.05; March 17.t$; May 17.97. ' ?. ?
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