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'?*****??* * THE WEATHER * .... -vr ... ?x ~ ^ - * Shutters this afternoon * ' (mA\m I (jj|l * CIRCl L/MTlOy and i>rohalily tonight. * **#?****? Thursda v * Saturday lair anil cck)/- * /<29 ^y' ^^ I.^OH l.opivs * vr. S. to V. 11. triads. * VOL. XIII. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 19, 1023. EIGHT PAGES. NO. 243. BOOTLEGGERS ARE HIT HARD BLOWS Officers Disclose Plot to Suanip New York VI itli Beer?Arrests Made, and Places Padlocked. iBv Tht AMOcUIrd IVM.? New York, Oct. 19.?Federal pro secutors and prohibition forces dealt the bootlegging strongholds here and In New Jersey hard blows today. Developments in the last 24 hours have been the disclosure of a plpt ?to swamp New York with New Jer sey beer; the arrest of all persons including a New Jersey state official, a prohibition agent, a warehouse man. four wealthy ibrewers, two alco. hoi dealers, and tWo alleged go-be tweens; charges by Attorney Hay ward that his agents were partici pants in passing over $80,000 in part payment of $800,000 bribes; disclosures. that 60 rum boats with half a million dollar's worth of li quor and 130 prisoners have been token in raids on off shore craft; three truckload of beer seized; and the padlock law invoked on 54 New York places. New York, Oct. 10.?Federal ag ents* sprung a surprise raid here yes terday and a score of prominent per sons were rounded up in liquor smuggling schemes and in bribing prohibition enforcement officers. One City's Oldest Citizens Passes William Greaves, Aged 89 Used To Be Captain Boat To West Indies The funeral of William Greaves., aged nearly 89, was conducted from the home on South Road street | Friday-afternoon at 4 o'clock by Dr. | N. H. D. Wilson, assisted by Rev. H. i E. Myers. Interment was made 4n Hollywood. Mr. Greaves died at 9 o'clock Thursday night, after having been very ill for three weeks. For the last 30 years he had been in feeble' health, gradually becoming more and more an invalid, and being lov-1 lngly cared for by his daughter. Mrs. Minnie Brooks. Mr. Greaves was born in Currituck ! County on February 18, 1835. He i came to Elizabeth City as a younj:! man of 18. He was a seaman and j fisherman, and at one time was cap- I tain of a boat sailing from these wat ers to the West Indies. When his health failed he was obliged to leav# the sea, and then he j found his work and pleasure In gar-j dening, raising choice vegetables for i the local stores and for the city I housewives. Besides his daughter, Mrs. Brooks, he leaves a granddaughter, Mrs. S. { C. Latham of this city, and three , nieces, Mrs. George Wood of Fen- j tress. Virginia, Mrs. David Godwin j and Mrs. S. E. Cooper of Norfolk. MISSIONARY WILL SPEAK HERE TUESDAY The Rev. J. M. H. Gill of Nanking, China, will speak in Christ Church Tuesday evening, October 23, at 7:30. Mr. Gill is now on furlough and is giving hl? time In letting folks know the actual facts in the mission ary fields. He has spent years in China and is thoroughly familiar with all of China's ancient customs and peculiarities. He Is no theorist but a practical missionary, telling an interesting story. The people of Elizabeth City are cordially Invited to hear Mr. Gill Tuesday night, regardless of church j affiliation. They will be Interested j and helped. SCOUTS TO HEAR LEADER TONIGHT Elizabeth CtTy Iloy Scouts In full uniform will assemble at the Y. M. C. A. at 8:15 tonight and hear Scout Executive Thomas Sparrow of Nor f folk. ItlVttltHIDK ('LAKH HAH fOMriJCTKI) NORMAL MANI AL Mrs. Preston Jennings. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Me rear, Mr. and Mm. R. S Prltchard, Mrn. Elisabeth Kl'tohor, Mr. and Mm. Dan Prltch ard. have completed the Sunday School Normal Manual under the teaching of tljelr pastor. R?v. W. J. Hunk*, at Riverside Baptist Church. IX\ ITFIl TO STI1?Y TIIK LKSSOXS OF TIIK III I ILK Those Interested In the study of |h?- Rlble who are not attending Sunday school are very cordially In vited by Rer. Frank H. Scattergood tit attend his class at Cann Memor ial Church each Hunday morning at : 4 r?. The cIkss has begun at the [beginning and will study the Hlble Jtiht ??? It Is from the beginning to thi end. " KKATI RlXtj IHIKHMKS Th? Ruoker & Sheely Company thl? week has had a liberal response from the annonucement of special price* on woolen dresses. These re ductions remain In effect Friday and Baturda/ Will Present Case To The Grand Jury Prosecuting Attorney Disagrees With Judge About Auto mobile Larceny There was a sharply drawn issue* Ibetween the presiding judge and the I prosecuting attorney iu recorder's court Friday morning when Trial Justice Spence dismissed, on tl\e | grounds of insufficient evidence to show probable cause. the case 'against Luther Thompson, young ?married man charged with larceny of jan automobile. Presecutlng Attor ney Sawyer immediately put the de fendant, his attorney, E. F. Aydlett. and the witnesses on notice that he would present the case to the grand Jury at the November term of Supe rior Court. It is admitted that on October 11. the defendant was taken in posses sion of a stolen automobile and that at that-time he had been -driving the , stolen car for about a week. The automobile, a Ford touring car. was the property of D. S. Davis, proprle- I tor of Davis's store on the Newland road. Mr. Davis's Ford was stolen on Saturday. September 29. when his son-in-law. O. M. Sanders, drove It to town and parked it, at 4 o'clock, on South Water street In front of Fowler's. Forty-five minutes later the car was gone. The matter was reported to the police, but their ef forts to locate the car proved fruit less. Sanders recovered the car himself. He recognized it at Parker Morgan's garage, corner Road an.d Matthews I street, when Thompson drove up in I front of the garage and stopped. Examination disclosed that the mo tor number had been chiseled out and the license chanued. Thompson claimed at the time, according to three witnesses, that he bought the car on Wednesday, October 3, and that the license number was the same as had been on the car when | he bought it. On the stand Friday morning, however, the defendant had refresh ed his recollection, for an automo bile number is something that can : be traced to its rightful owner. His I story..then was that he had bought I the car on Thursday. October 4, from | a man named Evans, and that there ? was no number at all on the car at ?the time and that the number he I was using when arrested belonged to jan automobile belonging to Louis | Maker which he had agreed with Pn I ker to have transferred to lili own name. The man Evans, the defend ant claimed, he had never seen until I the said Evans wanted to sell hlr.i the car. which "Evans" claimed to be In too straitened circumstances to keep, having on October 3, still been j financially unable to secure 1923-21 license for It. The deal was even- , tually effected, according to Thomp son, on Matthews street by hli pay ment to "Evans" of $112 cash for the car. represented by the owner to be worth about $200. Since the deal was made. Thomp son says that he has not seen "Ev ans" once. "Evans* Itold hlhi his first name; but Thompson can not recall It. The defendant gave the Impression on the stand of not lack-, ing In Intelligence; but he claimed' not to know that he was violating 1 I any law in operating one autom'obl'e with a license number Issued for nr. other car and never to have ono-1 1 noted that the motor number had; I been freshly chiseled out. H<* also declares that he bought the car and | paid out his money, the savings of many months' labor at the cotton mill, without asking for a bill of sale or inquiring for "Evans's" i street address or questioning him as to where he bought the car. He swallowed "Evans's" statement thai he had been a resident of Elizabeth City for four years, hook, line and ; sinker, without a reservation or an j Inquiry, according to his story when 1 he took the stand In his own behalf i Friday morning. Luther Thompson Is a young man In the early twenties, judging by ap- j |rfa ranees. He says that he came here from Laurlnburg, S. C.. but that his native town Is Tlennetts vllle. He secured work at the cot ton mill and in time married the daughter of Police Officer Anderson. At the time he obtained the car he was an employe of the "Coney Island Cafe" on Matthews street. An interesting and rather humor ous Kidellcnt on the case was the fact that Thompson brought his fath er-in-law up town In the stolen car one night while the police were try ing to locate It. MOTOR BANDITS HOB A PAWN SHOP Philadelphia. Oct. 19. ? Four armed motor handlts today held up Kennedy Hrother*' pawnshop In th<> hi>slne* section of the city and es caped with $25,000 In cash and jew elry. , CtWTO* MAKKKT New York. Oct 19.?8pot cotton, cloned quiet. Middling 30.20, an ad vance of 40 points. Futures." dosing hid Oct. 29.87. Dec. 29.45. Jan. 28.95 March 29.03. May 29.08. July 28 55. New York. October 19?Cotton fu tures opened this morning at th?j following levels: October 21.10; December 28.70; January $28.24; Marclt.2S.SS; May 28.40. Women Keep Vipil mid Kpfite Rosary Dlllilill. Oct. 10.?A !>alltl of Republican woaiiii kept vigil and recited the rosary throughout the night last nUht outside Mount Joy pris on where 400 Republican pris oners continued their hunger strike. The publicity department of the Republican organization says that <10 prisoners were released unconditionally Wed nesday. They asserted that the remainder were In a weak condition. The hunger strike movement is confined to two jails. Poplar Branch High Still On Up-Grade Faculty, Students And Com munity Enthusiastic Over Agricultural Work Poplar Hranch, October 19.?The work of the class in agriculture of | Poplar Hranch High School Is now jwell under way with promise of an unusual degree of success. Enrolled in this class are 31 boys who are taking full time work with 1 home projects in connection with their work in the clas? room already I under way or mapped out. The boys i range in age from 15 to IS years. I Teachers and the general student body feel that the type of student who takes seriously the work In ag riculture that will remain In Currl Ituck County and help to make the Currituck County of tomorrow; and 'so the work of the class in agricul ture has the interest of every meiu ' ber of the faculty and of the stu j dent body. PofHiar Branch High School also has 17 boys of the seventh grade, or | junior high school, who are carrying home projects in agriculture. These boys ranue in ase from 12 to 15; years and they take such an interest in their work that they have volun tarily taken up the course. The teacher of agriculture.expect* to vis it each of these boys In hi* home as cflen as possible during the cession In ?riicr to give proper supervision of the work '.hat t^e your.; sclentl i lie farmer i* carrying on. The agricultural department is still handicapped by having no permi j nent class room. It Is hoped that 1 some time in the near future the new addition to the building, which will include the much needed cla.*s room for the agricultural depart ment, will be completed. District Supervisor of Vocational Agriculture Ilarbee paid the school a visit last week and expressed him self as well pleased with the agricul ture department's Interest in its work, with Its progress thus far. and \ with Its prospects for the session. He commented on the enthusiasm of the members of the class for their work and on the deep interest taken in the class by the community at large. It Is hoped that at Mr. Harbees next visit the class will have made such progress as to more than Justi fy his highest expectations. TRAINING SCHOOL STARTS MONDAY The Sunday School Training School at ftlackwell Memorial llap tlst Church will begin at 6:30 Mon day evening. There juvlll be two class j>erlods ? with an Intermission for lunch and social hour. Rev. \V. J. Hanks, pas tor of Riverside and Salem Ilaptist i Churches will teach the first two sec tions of the Convention Normal Man- j ual. A. H. Combs and fleorge Slier rill will each teach a seal book. Studies in the New Testaiflent will be taught by the pastor, who states that every indication points to a suc cessful school. Mont of the Sunday school workers will be asnlgned to classes. Those who are Interested In Sunday school work but who are not actively engaged are expected to j select the class which suits them | best. Plant Trees In Memory Harding Oak K Sugige??timI XihI Slate Kon'Mcr Tt'lU How Planting Slimilil lie Done L'liapel Hill. Oct. 19.?Following | up tli.- suggestion of State Forester J. S. Hdmesahat the public schools of North Carolina by way of observ ing Arbor Day in North Carolina. No vember 2. plant memorial oaks to the lat?? President Warren G. Hard ing. the North Carolina Geological Survey, of which, Joseph Hyde Pratt is director, has advised that white,i oak. red oak, willow oak. water oak. J swamp chestnut oak or live oak be: selected for this purpose. Mr Holmes, in suggesting that j memorial oaks be planted in honor | of the late President, pointed out ! that the President's last public ut terance was: "It is better to destroy [ the defiant Investor than to demolish a national resource that needs only 'guarding to remain a permanent as-! .set of incalculable value." I "TTlie Geological Survey advised! Jthat nursery stock be secured for' planting Arbor Hay trees. Nursery treeB. it is said, are apt to have good I root systems and well shaped tops| land will therefore stand the moving | better than wild trees. However, for the benefit of schools that cannot secure nursery stock the Geological Survey made the follow ing 'brief suggestion: "If possible, have an experienced person select and dig the tree open, from among roadsides, old fields or other waste places, not from thick woods. "Save as full a root system as pos sible; at least one foot in length each way from the trunk for each inch in diameter of the stem. The ! smaller roots are very Important. "Severe topping is not advisable; prune the side branches back half | way to the stem. "Never let the roots get dry. Cov I er with a wet sack while being I transported and heel in if waiting | overnight or several hours. "Have the hole ready, sufficiently I wide and deep, and substitute some I rich surface soil for the clay taken . out. "Plant the tree one or two inches ; deeper than it formerly grew. Let ' the fine earth settle all around the i roots. Press the earth with the foot | as the filling progresses and finally tramp the earth around the tree. ? *A large tree should be stalked be fore the leaves come out next spring. "Should a drought occur during the following spring or summer one , or more profuse waterings will be I come necessary." MY OWN MAY TAKE ZEV'S PLACE IN RACE ' (Dr The A?wlHfd Laurel, Md.,"Oct. 19?My Own left here today on a special train for Bel mont 'Park after a briliant workout this morning. New York. Oct. 19.?"Zev" has developed a skin malady that' may prevent him from carrying the Amer ican colors In the $100.0fft interna tional race with Papyrus, winner of the Kngllsh derby tomorrow, it was learned today. The Jocky club's race committee, however, after inspecting the horse indicated that It would withhold de cision until tomorrow pending the arrival of My Own. Admiral Gray son's horse, which Is being shipped here prepared to take Zev's place. BAVARIA AND SAXONY SEVER RELATIONS lUrlln. Oct. 19.~ Tito critical sit nation here was yesterday made J more critical when Itavarla and Sax- j ony severed relations. I WO ARE DROWNED IN TEI<I<II I<: GALE N??w York, Oct. 19.?Two persons were drowned when the steamer. Halcyon, foundered yesterday dur ing the worst icale on the Long Isl and coast In 4 0 years. Double Opportunity Beckons New Contestants Into Race beic Contestant* In Advance {.imitation (.am/mifin Have Even Chance On Special Prize* And \o (treat Handicap In Race For Velie or Ford I Too much emphasis cannot be i placed on a statement made last ev ening by the campalxn manager. I "Many reasons." ho said. "have combined to make the start In The Advance 'Everybody Winn' content an unusually slow one, so much so that I can frankly say that anyone cnterlnK now. who will put the ro malnlnv 14 days of the rampalan to good use and energetically ko after the blK |irl*e, the Velle tourlnx car. need have no fear of being tinder a | handicap that cannot be easily over come." Saturday. October 27, marks the end of the second period of the cam paign and la alao the day on which the offer for the three added prlsea cloaca. I'nder the t^rmn of the double of- i f?*r, a candidate I* given a magnlfl- I cent chance to win an adrl'-d |?rlz? and get votes toward a big flnnl award by putting forth vigorous ef fort at thin time. fly restricting the auburtilpt Ion* i which apply on the added prliea to 1 thou*- turned In a! nee W<dn?f?day lant. the opportunity In made an ex cellent one for thoae entering now. Tty taking 100 per cent advantage of the offer a candidate can win both the added *25.00 prlxe and the $1318 Veils touring car?prlzea of a total value of $1 420. or looking at If from a bualneaa point of view: can add to hla or her earnlnga during the next 14 days over 9100.00 dally, truly a spectacular amount. Pleads. For The Boys' : Of Elizabeth City : President of the Boy Scouts of America Gives His Message to llir Community Tlirou^li tin- Itotury Chili at Luncheon l'ridav and Is Given N ote of Tlianks BURNS TO DEATH IN STEEI. CAGE Kartell, Pa.. Oct. 19. a crane operator burned to death In his steel case ami three others were no badlv burned that they died In the hospital when a cable *||pp<.<| and spilled 70 toiiK of molten ?'w' at the Farrell plant of the Carnegie steel Company here last night. ?? _ SIXTY-FIVE KILLED IN MINE- EXPLOSION (B? The Auorlafrd Pr?*?? ) % Shanghai. Oct. 19.?A dlspiuch from Mukden says that five Japan ese and 60 Chinese were killed In a coal mine explosion ut Lohuila to i day. IGOVERNORS WARM OVER PROHIBITION i Went Baden. Ind, Oct. ID. The I scheduled program of the governor's conference wan disrupted today by debate on the prohibition question, land scenes of unprecented in the 15 . years of the organization marked the closing session. ItKltKI *N 1XISK loo MK.V Tripoli. Oct. 19.?The rebels lost 4011 men and the Italians suffered a I few wounds In operations in Tripoli i recently. TWO MUX ARK AltltKSTKil AKTKH KIjAX INITIATION I.ockport. N. v.. Oct. 19. Two ; ni**" w**r'' arrested here today as the result of n disturbance last night when the police and sheriffs men .clashed with an Initiation party of I the Ku KIux Klan. SELECTING OFFICERS BEFORE THE LEGION I Han Francisco. Oct. 19.?The se | lection of national officers was the j big task before the American Le | gion's final session today. Candi dates for the national commander | include buck privates, colonels and j generals. The delegates yesterday i adopted resolutions backing adjust ed compensation remands, reccom , mending maintenance of the navy on I the 5-5.3 plan and development of the merchant and marine forces. ; LLOYD GEORGE IS NOW IN ST. LOUIS ?St. Louis. Oct. 19.?David Lloyd George and his party arrived at St. Louis this morning. FL1HU HOOT IS ILL IN NEW YORK KH N'e* York. Oct. 19.?Kllhti Root Is suffering with an attack of kidney trouble. He is confined to his bed here his secretary said today. IlKCKIVING MANY MIIM'MKNTtt OF WINTKIl Siri'Ll j McCabe & Orlce have been un usually busy for the past few days unpacking merchandise of the latest fashions of Men's and Women's clothing. MASTER GERMAN SHIP FINED FOR RUNAWAYS Wilmington, Oct. 19 - The master of the German ship. Hans Hemseth. was yesterday fined 91.800 by the j immigratioli authorities liefo because j I of the escape of six stowaways from, his ship. The officials will refund I the fine if the stowaways are all cap . tu red. ? - ItKVIVAl, AT IIKItltOV Jnrvlsburg. Oct. 19.- The revival at Hebron Methodist Church con ducted by Rev. W. S. Philips of Win-1 fail did a treat deal of good In the' community. Seven made profession ; of faith and will be received Into the I church Sunday. < 'OAT ANI) nilKHM liAY HATI'IIIIAV AT MITCIIKM/H Oliver F. Gilbert returned Thurs-1 day from New York where he made a special trip to purchase coats., dresses and millinery for Mitchell's Department Store. Having had the services of |wo resident buyers Mr. Gilbert stoles that he was able to secure designs from twenty-different manufacturers. KECOKI) ATTENDANCE AT THE STATE FAIIJ Raleigh. Oct. 19.?Fifty thousand I persons passed through the State Fair gates Thursday, making a rec |ord for attendance. Imqu" ,",",ak" Kiiza,>^h c?, [America by giving ,m,,.nl< '"ai"e3 of being the f r^'wn * ?"""onion State. In which100 SerV"8. boys <-liKii,le to ? wcent of "10 ; members ,>r (he nJ a? ,hlp ?r? Hon. presented bv CoMnUij0r!t,",i,a ?ton. Of Washington D O Uvln* of the Doy ScoiitH ^r 'f " prea,d*nt iheard by the E||Iah?.s^America. was Club at Its Weekly lunch .?OUry . "By accomplish tnl.u^ ^Iday. 'said Mr. I,lvln*?! "ndertak nol only pu, your city nn??h "you*wl't 1 bring tu your ??'t> on the m?? and ?*ry ?tate In the l"n|?? ^r" ,ron' ev" jyou have done but ?t? Me wha' '*? way for0!' f?, ?w " >0uf """ pav" : ample by every town h, , your ?" sand thus rid It of JJ.7.J ??ur "p<,"on 'It timber for n/n Jt V" who are Imaking men out of h'""",u"on? l>r lotherw!,.; become m^e.:,".0"*0"1'1 ?"'?u?e.'i?3"?iH" !POk? for 'hl?y tiven a r?,l?gf0v,0,;'cW'nfglhhl" talk ?ai , message by the Club ?nks for his 'on*heon'w*a'rt0ThPorB"ent a'"F"<'ay*I 8parrow' Information. Insplra'tlnn*1 a,,w"a"h of Hon Into tils i? .????. . a '"w?tra ">K -o rapldlv b rP U'k' "",'ak h ope less ly left |,,?'' r,|,ort"r was The speech sketched '? ,0llow ?he history of ,h, nn U"0m.Bwhat originated by sir ii'i . . coul ld"?. r'' "> South V?rleI wH'[ ";d,n,,!,'>? Idea of inakliiL' h?#? military !???? '?r Phe irnu buT iVd C"an,'': brought to America "Li arH a*o l"K ? Kreater worif".. .r" 11 do or than anvwhcre else'Tn ?> Kland with tho dohbIMs. I . tho w?rld, Australia ..xco|>"011 of Can noyTScorut,"rrn 2-.iOO.OOG ''*'are"|;"oo,'r0oo*1?'1 " ? '""n"""?? ? llnoif "Pinion, are don ,SSr fliVToUci'?or, ?"??! (Ik* Hov HcnilJ IL uCon*reM' "r,? ???? ZT^WJr. "'Unity The hoy ?lway?A,"f '-? somewhere front h^r, ^.nnt" "re.:, ?,,? ,b f'llM oeoaune tho hnvM Cti.M "rr""'r '""i" hoivi-m. ti.?- Hov 5JL!#Kr,p on thom woolen to 1.1J organization ssfiSSSTfe? *<??.,I. ";"k,H.w {he'Yen.pU.lon" that . niUKf l-o uj? against and I know tho ?* J?s The J toy Stout N arns to h? ? i,"'An?rh^i; "'"V K?ntleman." five .iiu:.;.,::;;,s";fn,0o;,"'w0hTdh.,d lug I on! " "rt""lz,ll'"n In Wash ?oV/V:.'.r<,| S<,out organlia MU ro tho Uov Kon..? organization here can eon,nund the " be Incurred which must be met Mm It necessary! "-'y "Your Scoutmaster has nisde t> really roinarkahlo rocord for thr bo?:',: Mbc'sr"8: b,"n h"? w"h'iJ out Of J . 11' camp "t'mmer out or n I'OfNlhlo 4 00 Thnf In a ^'en'thltsuV.VI;'' le0.Pd,errtU to "? nTa'il:' jlou's' Inst l?uHons Ty^'^rZ' when' ?,' r"'"'lr"1 would be trlfilnt "suits contemplate the powlbie nn Lam. bersuaded that there are .1? "''bier se| of men anywhere than ed toThlr""'"? Who *r' ronsecrat hv .he J who 'overt nln , ,v" ""?"r ?re as their areaiii .""ik wnrk wl" redound JL.r^ . ?ood of every man who goes Into It and I hope that the members of this elub, some of them a. Scoutmaster, will get behind Hc*t'?r??o< to build up thl. orcanl m.I? .. ?. ?u<,h * bolM a* to make It unique In America."