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THE H EATHER *
Fair tonight and Sim
day. Little chance in
tent perature. Moderate
\. and X.E. winds.
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? CIRCL'HTlOy
Friday
2.32.1 (.ofties
VOL. XIII. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 1, 192:5. EIGHT PAGES. NO. 279
MONROE DOCTRINE'
SURE TO ENDURE
.More I.a>tin^ Thai the Eon
Miliition lt?rlf Saw l{?'|ir?'
M'litalivt* Moore al ( cnli-ii
llial.
V/i'llnmshttrV, Va., Dec. 1. ? The
I*:.it. ill ncvt'P turn
awiiv, fi*4>111 tin* policy announced by
Moatoc in 1K2U unless il should be
come-so helpless and hopeless as to
turn away from what was declared
in?liTfi." -Representative Wn.ton
Moore of Virginia asserted today at
til-' Monroe Centennial celebration at
\YiUfani and Marv College here.
"The doctrine is not written In
the Constitution hut It is more fun
damental than the Constitution it
self.
"It has never been Thrown Into
tin form of a statute, hut no sta
tute Is so authorativc and endur
ing."
BUSINESS BETTER
DURING OCTOBER
I'Vdpral Kcserve KrjMirt of
Iiftli District Cites In
creased Price of (lot ton
This Fall.
Richmond, Dec. 1.?Business In
the Fifth Federal Reserve District
during October was fully up to seas
onal average and in some lines much
of the September dullness disap
peared, according to the monthly re
view of the Federal Reserve Rank
of Richmond ,issued here Friday
night. According to the review the
outstanding development during the
month was the increase in the price
of cotton which advanced approxi
mately $25 a hale between the mid
<1I? of October and the middle of No
v? i iber/ This price was six cents
above the price of the product at or
November 15, 1922, according to the
figures of the report. The increase
in the size of the crop is set at 21
per cent, amounting to 420,GOO
bah s.
As a result of this improvement in
lhti-condition. of the cotton produ
cer.-- throughout the dlstrlcf^fTw ueir"
< ra 1 conditions have Improved and
the Increased prosperity is noted in
the increase of bhnk deposits.
Business failures in the district
during October while slwwinu an in
crease over September were fewer in
proportion than in the mitlon as a
whole. Labor, according to the re
port, continues fully employed a*
high wages and enough labor is
available for all purposes except
dairying and a few minor industries
of the section.
The efToct of the Increase in raw
cotton prices Is beginning to be felt
by textile mills which ar?- flndini' it
hard to continue operations at a
profit due to increased cost of n nn
ufacturing goods, says the report,
but as yet there has hern no appre
ciable curtailment in production and
during October more of the mw
product was consumed by the. mills
than In September and in October of
last year.
The condition of rrops, espr-nally
tobacco and cotton, is unusually
(Continued On Page Fight)
GOVERNOR ORDERS
TROOPS TO NASHVILLE
Ralelph, Dec. 1.?Governor Morri
son yesterday ordered troops sent to
Nasliville. this State, to be present
at the resumption of the trial today
of Lee Washington, negro, charged
with attacking a white woman near
Momcyer several weeks ago.
Win*loii-Salrui Leads
In Ruilriing Permits
Richmond, Va., December 1?Win
ston Salem was leading all North
Carolina cities in the number of per
mits issued for new building and re
pairs to old buildings during the
month of October, according to the
monthly report of the Ferlerol Re
serve Rank of Richmond of activi
ties of the Fifth Federal Reserve
District. In the value of new con
struction. however. (Jrennsboro was
leading with a total expenditure dur
ing the month of $378,210. The
number of permits Issued for new
instruction In Winston Salem was
74 ind those for repairs 119.
The value of Winston Salem's new
activities ran second to Greensboro,
the amount spent being *265.835.
The value of repair work at Winston
S.fh m exceeded that of ofher cities
in the Spite, the amount expended
being $4 4,015. Ashevllle came se
cond with $29,960.
LODGE AGAIN IS
TIIE PARTY LEADER
Washlnston. Dec. 1.-?All mem
1,i t- of the Sennte progressive Ijloc
si it ed theimelr** from t ho Rr
jinWtoan Senate conference today at
wlik' party organization was speed
ily i ffected with the re-election of
Kenator Lodge of Massachusetts as
leader.
Mr. and Mra. J. L. Needham of
Shlloh were in the cltr ahopplng on
Friday.
CHOP ESTIMATES '
WOKSE T?! \N W KK\ II.
Washington. Dec. 1. ? Readjust
nit'Hi of method* used in estimating
tho cotton crop by the jjovommom
w.:*? ririnuuMuiwl today in the reso
lution ? idcpted at a meeting of the
I cotton bloe in CoSigre-*. A commit-I
t? ?? o: five was named to draw up and
l:gi?
tlor. t'? Congress to
i|*|< effect. Representative Rankin
of Mississippi de dared that c otton
growers I'ad Io*f this y-.tr more,
through "misinformation upon crop
estimate* hv the government than
from boll weevil v.d other ravages." :
prospects i?ooi{ foii ?t
WINTEII FISHING HERE
First-day-of-the-month winds pre- (
vail for the remainder of the month !
, say t!jo old sailors, nnd as northerly .
winds were felt on Saturday it is ex-I
pected that northerly winds and \
? rough weather will continue until ;
tho end of December. This bit of
I s.ea faring weather prophesy indi-j
' cates that December will b?*"'i?nothcr i
? "off month" in the fishing trades. j
I Very few fish are caught In the;
fall of the year in the sound. Most )
of the Ashing is done on the ocean j
, where weather conditions have a dl
l rect bearing on the success of the j
j venture. With northeasterly winds!
,most of the fall, the fishermen have
been unable to accomplish their us-.
I uaUamount of fishing with the re
sult that this fall has been one of
the dullest in several years, accord-j
iIn? to A. S. Daniels of the Globes
jrish Company.
The company Is operating two;
boats, the Pompano and the Hnttie
I Creef for fish, while the third, 111"
Daniels, has been taking out net
poles for the fishermen by way of
; preparation for tho shad season op-,
jening in February.
A quantity of fish has been re
jceived here from Florida this fall to
'fill the demand as fish are so scarce J
?in this section.
I ' i
Calumbus Wrote An
Interesting Story
And What Christopher Did
Not Tell His Son Ferdinand j
Finished From Log
Washington. Dec. 1 ?That Ben
jjamin Franklin's grandfather, who
j was a blacksmith, may have plied his
I trade on horses owned by tho ances
tors of George Washington and of
John Adams and John Quincy Ad
ams. before any. members of fiese
famous families ever dreamed of try
ing their fortunes in America. J?' an
interesting possibility developed b\
the discovery nnd recent purcnase
land dedication of the Adams ar.oes- i
tral home at Floore, Northampton-1
| shire, less than ten miles from the
Washington home at Sul crave and
the Franklin home at Ecton.
"Not content with being the
source of Washington. Adams and
Franklin families. Northamptonshire.
n fimnll
JTiWl I4H 111 |l
small Inland county only ;i trifle
larger than Cook County. Illinois,
oyvr which Chicago Kpreads, also
claim-* that within a ten-mile radius
of Sulgrave manor lived the ances
tors *?f Henry W. Longfellow, Hie
late Warren G. Harding. and Wil
liam Penn," says a bulletin of the
I National Geographic Society.
"From Northamptonshire and the
counties to the north. Lincoln, York
and Nottingham, came the main
stream of pioneer English stock to
settle and make America, but few
i places can challenge Northampcon
Ishire's claim as an outstanding war
den of heroes and great minds.
"One counterpart to Northampton
shire In the Fnited States Is to be
found in Virginia. On a clear da;,
one can stand on the watershed of
the Ulue Ridge Mountains at the In
tersection of Rockingham. Greene!
and Madison Counties and opp over j
'a countryside containing tho life-1
long home of Madison, in Orange
County, the birthplace of John .Mar
shall at Midland, the birthplace of
i Thomas Jefferson at Shndwell. the
birthplace of Woodrow Wilson at
Staunton, the birthplace of Abraham
Lincoln's father at Broadway, the
birthplace of John Sevier, first gov
ernor of Tennessee near Lacey
Springs, and the birthplace of Zach
ary Taylor near Orange.
"Within a radius of 75 miles from
a point 4?, miles northwest of Rlch
jmond. Virginia, were born 2?. men
whose names loom large In Amerl- j
lean history: George Washington.
James Monroe. Thomas Llghtfoot
Leo. Richard Henry I,ee. nnd Rob
ert E. Lee in Westmoreland County;
Zachary Taylor and Jam"" Madison 1
In Orange County. Lincoln's father'
and John Sevier. Ttocklughrm e mp
ty. Thomas Jefferson In Albemarle
{County. Henry Clay and Patrick
Henry In Hanover County. John
Randolph In Chesterfield County,}
Woodrow Wilson In Augusta Coun
ty, George Mason In Stafford C miii |
jty, John Tyler nnd Benjamin Harri
son In Charles City County. General;
j Wlnflold Scott. Dinwiddle (County; j
John Marshall. Fauquier County;
jSam Houston, Rockbridge County.!
land three signers of the Declaration,
!of Independence, Carter Braxton.
IKing and Queen County; John Penn.
Caroline County, and George Wal l
ton, Frederick County.
"Ohio has produced seven Presl-1
dents but she generously distributed I
the honor* to all parts of the state. " |
In His Home
Comptroller Charles L. Craig must go to Jail for 60 Says for criticiz
ing Federal Judge Mayer, fits photo shows Mr. Craig and his wife In
their comfortable New York mty home. They don't ?eem to b? worried.
Mrs. Craig says 8ho will go t) Jail with her famous hubby.
AMERICA IWITEI)
APPOINT MEMBERS j
I Br TUf Afwltinl
Paris, Dec. l.?An invitation to
the l'nlled Stat<"? to appoint mom-1
born of each i.f two committees
which are to Investigate German |
finance* imp been forward**! to
Washington hv Col. James A. Logan1
on hcliair of the re parut ions commix
aion.
CONFESSES CIC ANTIC
ROBBERY CltLSIAMPS
Washlntrlon, Pee. 1.?Confession
that h?- has systematically robbed
the Post Office Department of
stamps valued at approximately
575.O0O after nearly 2.1 years In its
service has been obtained, according
to Federal officials, from Herman
Davis. Davis Is at liberty under
000 bond.
MAX COMMITS Kl iriDK
ON TIIANKSOIVIXG DAY
Washington. N. C . December 1.?
King I'dwnrds. white man, about
sixty-five years of nge, committed
suicide Thursday morning 'by shoot
ing himself with a shot gun through
the heart near the home of Guilford
Dixon at Choeow'nlty. The entire
load of the gun entered the head of
Edwards over the eve, com in" ort at
the hack. Death was instantaneous.
Within a short while after the
tragedy Edwards was found on the
road dead with with the shot gun
with one barrel empty beneath him.
No motive has beon assigned fnr the
act unless the poor health of the de
ceased was the cause.
Karly Thursday morning Edwards
arose and after eating his breakfast
at the home of Guilford Dixon took
his gun and left. This was the
last ?ei n of him allVQ.- Mr. Dixon
says that while he heard several
guns fire near his house, he pa Id no
attention to it -is It was Thanksgiv
ing and quite a number were hunt
ing. A few minute* after eight
o'clock he was notified that a white
man was lying in the road about 600
yards from his house dead. Invest!-,
nation followed, the dead man prov
ing to be King Edwards came to his
death at his own hands with a shot
*un.
The deceased had no family, leav
ing only one sister and a nephew The
funeral took place Friday at 12.30
o'clock ot the home of hl? nephew
and the Interment wis in the family
burying ground.
DENBY\S ACTION WAS
ENTIRELY APPROVED
Washington, Dec. 1.?The pro
posed transfer of naval oil reserves
to the supervision of the Deparlment
of the Interior was submitted by
Secretary Denby to the Navy Depart-'
ment council and unanimously ap
proved, aceordlne to testimony be
fore the Sennte public lands commit
tee Investigating the Icasifif; of t!i? .
Tenpot Dome reserve to the Sinclair
oil Interests. Denbv had t' - filled
that be did not corsult the depart
ment heads on the transfer.
t'OTTOX 51 tlCKF.T
New York. December 1?Spot cot-,
? on market Hosed stead 'today, with
an advance of 30 points. Middling
JT7.fir,. Futures, closing bid: De
cember. 37.10; March 36.74: May
3* 88; July 35.88; October 29.40.
New York December 1 ? Cotton j
futures opened this morning at the
following levels: December 36.65;
January SS.tB; March 34.10; May,
26.25; July SB.SO; October SS.II. 1
nn. i.oris n, mkniki/.a
Noted orator of Norfolk who will
make an address at the Klks Memor
ial wrvlce to be held at the AI k it inn
theatre Sunday afternoon trt 2.30.
Dr. Mendoza was mentioned in a
reeent Issin- of the Literary DlRORt
as one of tIn* 12 leading Ilabbis of
the country. lie w*js railed a few
weeks ago to one of thd largest syn
agogues of Baltimore but declined In
order to stay In Norfolk whet? lie
began IiIb work and has remained.
I)r. Mendoza made quite an envia
ble name for himself during the war
as an orator when he traveled from
one end of the Mate of Virginia to
the other in the interest of the Red
Cross.
TO ESTABLISH BUREAU
WELFARE FOK NEGROES
1taleigh, Dec. 1.?Mrs. Kate Burr
Johnson, commissioner of public
welfare, announced yesterday chat
the next development planned by
the welfare board of the State Is the
establishment of a welfare bureau
lor negroes with a competent negro
at Its head.
Policy Is
With Monroe Doclrinr
Philadelphia. Dec. 1 The Amer
ican foreign pollc) today whether
with yelatlpn to ?
ope, Latin America, or f!?*? I'aciflc.
squares consistently with the Monroe
Doctrine, declared Secretary 11 in. he*
here last night.
GET PBIEST FROM
CHINESE BANDITS
!???!<In". Dec 1. Tr'ther ?*r d< r
irk. a priest held Captive by bandit^
in Shantum Province rinc<- Nov hi*
l>er was rescued last Wednesday,
according to official report.
FINISHES RACE IN
SPITE OF INJURIES
Flour Cltv, Dec. 1. Paul Kills of
Dunlap. Iowa, finished the four-mile
cross-country race yesterday, al
though he fell In the start and irac
tured his leg.
Closes For llepnlrs
/ The Linden. the Woman* Club
;Tea Room, will be closed for repairs
Monday. The date of reopening
1 will be announced later.
CIIINKSE CONDEMN
WHITE TO DEATH
? p.. t- I i'i. ? ?
It-irl.in. \;.iiichurin. I?-c. 1.
!"??r- iIh> first tin.*- in hls
i??!?>. Ih? <*!.ii!? court ? tuda>
eond? mie.l a \vItil? man In
de.ilh.
TIi" sentt nc<> wns lti?' r?\ult
Of t J: * ? lli.tl ?.f llie llOfed des
perado, l\orril'iff. an i-ducat* d
Ilii^iiin of vim "I taiaih
charted wit I* murders
aml robin ri?'s ami t.? whom
Invi* I imputed :? variety
of exploits lit almost iiH'iion
plot tire sensationalism.
The conn's -flrrrtlnjr rs
garthd as indicative of a low
iim'cmI state of whiti' prestige
here.
ARMY CUT BEI.OW
| ITS VITAL NEEDS
1 Secretary Weeks in Annual
| Keport ti> Coiifirc-s liivo
Urgent Warning Again*!
^ I'iirllicr 1'iillin^
Wimlilnuton. IW. I.?-An nrnnl
warnlim ?'ii-aiimt tin- sllulitf?i <111
?>f Hi-- hnilei't" for tin- Arniv Is
contained in s.ontaiy WpoIik' an
inual report to Congress.
TIu? Army Hot only is "cut In-low
; our vital n? i <Is," tin* Secretary saiil,
I "l>Ut increased appropriations for
national defense soon would l>o nec
essary iluc to the consumption of
? war Mocks.
"\W are not nlilc even now to
jmako tlm progress which is norca
sarv to insure the fulfillment of the
pntpoii ^ of national defense," tin*
report continued. "Since 1!?21. Ihe
total number of individuals under
military training, or in military or
| sanitations has d'-crcascd from 51H.
041 to 501,Hlu. This does not spell
jpro*;ress, tint rather reaction. i
j "I am. convinced that our peofflc
as a whnlo are in accord with the
constructive policy under which wo
are endeavoring to operate. i he
lleve that they will dei-ply approve
the constructive statesmanshiii which
demand* that this policy he fulfllled
? v. n nt the expense of the natural
complaint* on the part of tin- tax
payers."
~J fir ^jrrefftir*- fenny. Secretary \Vnrk~
renfTirmed his recommendations or
former years that tin* enlisted
strength of tho regular Army !>?? in
created from its present limit of
12~?.H00 men to 1.r?O.OfiH men "at the
earliest pocsihlv date."
Mr. Weeks recommended repeal
of the law requiring proof of aye
for Army enlistments, which lie said
obstructed efforts to recruit the Ar
my and tended "to discredit the ser
vice which symbolizes our country
anil our flag." He urged also an In
create of the commissioned strength
of the regular Army to i:i,000 as
com pa red to 12.000 tho preesnt IIm
HLEACIIEItY I'HO.IECT
SEEMS IN PKOSPEIT
\shevlllo, Doc. 1. Announcement
that the sale of r,00 acres of land to
.lom ph llancroft and Sons, a com
pany #>f Wilmington. Delaware,
would he completed today at Old
Port, was made here today by per
sons who said they arranged the
sale.
A hleachery project Involving a
final expenditure of a sum sal.l to
b#? 9-S0.00H.000 or more was declared
to be in pros|M-ct.
i , TTT ?
IIFAIMN'O I'HSTI'ONKI) IS
<WMK OF M:K or Tt'lJiK
The pr? liminary hearing in the
case of W. A. I.e.. of Til lis. rhiitged
with Illegal possession of Honor, wan
continued to December 15 by I . s.
r'oninnV ion? r Wilson Saturday. The
defendant Im under 9250 bond for
appearance before the commissioner j
on that date.
Ft was erroneously stated in Fri
day's ls.?u?- of this newspaper that
Mr. Lee wntf charged with being con
nerted with the operation of the hig
still on linckeve Island, Currituck
T'owity. captured in a spectacular
raid of Pederal offtci rs several
weeks ago. There Ih no connection,
between the two cases and the
charge aaainst Mr. !.?o is much less
serious.
PLOTTED TO IHEI.E
STEAMEH MAIL SACKS
S'W Vo-lc. Dec. 1 ? An a I lege r|
plot to rifle the mall sack* aboard
tho American liner. Mongolia, was
revealed today when three members
of til" cr? w wore brought back In
the Mlnn<-kahda from Hamburg. The
theft whs discovered when the op
ened sscks were found foatlng on
1113 Kibe.
? - ? r .. j
m-:\v < im\ fo|i f: w
A cabin on the top deck Is being i
constructed for the "flay" of the
.-Matthew* itnnt Lino, This arrange-,
merit will allow more space for!
freight on the lower deck and will!
I give passengers between this city
;and South Mills more comfortable
| accommodations.
W. J. Hroughton. who waa taken
very 111 on Wednesday, la today lm
I proving allfhtly.
AMERICA WILL
NOT TAKE PART
I nuilliiiv: I<> Participate in
ItrMrirlrri lni|iiiry in (Jer
man I'iiiaiirrs. |{< ply to
l.alrM Invitation.
Wnslilnstiui. li..- 1.?Tli" Aiwrl
can Co\ eminent still Is unwilling to
participate in a restricted inquiry
into G. i man linanr< s and so In
formed Col. James Logan. American
iiliin'rvt r with tin* IS? |iaratlonH Com
~nrty:j:tnn _1ir~t*arl5T~ioiiav:?
Tin- communication outlining tlio
Government's position was sent to
Col. I.ouaii after In* had Informed
lIn1 Slat*- Department that tin* Kep
a rat ions^/om mission favored Amerl
ran menila rship on the two commit
tees created hy it to investigate and
'report on the state of German fln
anres as related to the ability of
that Government to pay reparations.
f.OIJNTKY SCHOOLS
FIGUItK IN COURT
: Saturday is usually a dull day In
I lie recorder's court, but the first
(Saturday in December proved an ex
ception.
It was two country schools of tlio
County that took the center of the
static early in the session and be
tween them held that position until
I nearly 1 o'clock.
A school entertainment in each
.ense was the occasion of the trouble.
In the case of the Corinth school the
entertainment was the one given at
I the close of the session last May. Re
freshments were served and some lco
i cream was left oyer. It was care
fully packed, uimI the building
closed, but next day, apparently, a
window had been forced open and
the lee cream had been disposed of.
Four mature young men of the
community were charged with 'res
pa sa in connection with the affair;
I but they were acquitted by a record
'er's court Jury Saturday morning.
^A social affair at the Newland
Ifiuli School during the present ses
sion, about two weeks ago, was the
occasion of a moonlight affray be
tween Kdlson Granger and Logan
Sharber. two IR-year-old high school
students, in which a pocket knife
and a spark-plug wrench played a
part. Granger u*ed the knife, hut
there was no evidence that Sharper.
who had the wrench in his pocket
when the difficulty started,' brought
it Into plav. Sharher. however, did
have the wrench handy and struck
the first .blow; and both were
adjudged about equally guilty. They
would have been given stiff fines,
probably, but when the youngsters
shook bunds in court, the prosecut
i Ing attorney united with W. L. Co
boon, attorney for Granger, In
asking that the defendants be let off
with the costs, and Assistant Trial
Justice Markham complied with
their suggestion.
Nelson Pel ton. colored. Tor oper
ating a motor car with a defective
muffler, was let off under suspend
ed Judgment on payment of costs.
TIIE 1923 EDITION IS
Ul* TO TIIE MINUTE
j "Far surpassing anything ever
produced hy local talent in this city
will be the Klk's .Minstrels, 1923
edition." il is predicted, "which
takes place at tire Alkrama on the
evenings of December 19 anil 20.
I(eh<.irsa1s for this show start
Monday nlglit and Judging from the
I talent on hand it looks like it will
Island out as the best of all the good
shows the Klks luive staged hero.
Ilesldes special scenery which has
been engaged for this production,
the music is all new and catchy.
The latest Hroidway song hits will
he used as well as a few old time
ballads. The cast this year will be
composed of forty men and twenty
glrltj all chosen because of their
ability.
Within the next few days, F. F.
Gosden of the Joe Bren Production
Company, will arrive and will assist
In the directing of the show. Mr.
Gosden will also be nn end min In
the production. Ilesldes assisting
In the directing of the show, Mr.
Gosden will also be an end man In
the minstrel.
As Is the custom, the proceeds
from these shows are to be used for
charity.
It \DfO S W.KHM XV IS
AltltKSTKI) AT KDKXTOtt
Kdenton, Dec. 1. Charging em*
hezxlement of $100 funds of the
I'nlted Klansmen of America C. Ly
man of Tarboro. who has been In
stalling radio machines here, wart ar
rested Friday by Sheriff Goodwin on
a Washington County warrant. P.all
In the sum of $200 was furnished by
local men, for his fipuearanco In re
corder's court Mqnday.
A NOTII Kit FOI1I) TO HANKS
As part of her cargo to Avon and
f'.uxton the Schooner Missouri load
ed a brand new shiny Ford roadster
In Klixabeth City Friday. Jf there
are Fords on the banks, the tin II*
xles are practically ubiquitous, In the
of the average Ilestcltlon. How
ever. those here who have lived or
visited on the 'banks say that resi
dents can drive a Ford along this
beach all the way to Norfolk be
tween tides.