********* ********* VOL. XIII. FINAL EDITION*. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA. MONDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 3, 102:5. EIGHT PAGES. NO. 280 Swat The Devil With Cradle Not Crutch Says Daniel Lane New Minister at (lily Knad Mclluxli-i <".!inr<-li \l*o Ouott - Vi'ondmw \\ ilxin on Futility of I'i^litin^ Apiinst I'rov ami Lane W as Himself a lighter at Wrdun "To hill the devil hit him with a. cradle and not a crutch." said Rev.! Daniel Lane, now minister of thej City Road' Methodist Church Sunday j night. before an audience that com-1 pletely filled the church and annex -aitditui lum for his fiist sermon. Tin- f First Methodist Church was closed Sunday night and the congregation of both churches united to welcome I the new minister. His firm belief in the value of Sunday school work was illustrated bv the quotation given above. Mr. Lane said the greatest work of todav is in the church today and tiiat per haps greater than any other branch of church work is the Sunday school. "I have great appreciation for the work of the choir," he continued. "I believe more souls are brought luto the kingdom through the influence of music than through almost any other mean?." The minister also referral to the special tasks of the Epworth League, the Woman's Missionary Society and other organization within " the church. Emphasizing the value of team work he said it is only through the j organization of Individuals that great good may be accomplish? d. "All roads lead to God." he de clared. "When I was at Verdun and saw before me so much destruction of life that I could have thrown a j rock over a thousand skeletons, nev-j er buried or thrown up from their ' graves by shells, I was impressed with that fact. All roads lead to God. Woodrow Wilson recently said that he has seen men fight against Providence and perish in the strug gle. He never said a truer thing." Mr. Lane succeeds Rev. H. E /My ers at the City Road Church. / Mr. My. rs has been transferred to Mem-i orial Church, Durham. Rev. Daniel Lane, the new pastor' of City Road Methodist Church, was I born in Craven County, of pious par-j ents. May IK. 1889. Mr. Lanes' father was vary active in-Ws church,! being the superintendent of the Sun-, day school for 48 years. Growing! up in such an atmosphere, learning the lessons which the farm teaches; a wide-awake boy and the lessons which he learned from such parents,; he early took his stand with the peo ple of God. He graduated from Trinity Col-1 lege in June. 1013. There occurring! a vacancy in Jarvis Memorial church ! on account of the breakdown of the j pastor, Mr. Lane served that church ' as supply until the conference ses-1 slon in December, when he was as-1 signed to the Ayden Circuit. He re-1 mained at Ayden for four years, j having a most successful pastorate, j Three hundred were added to the! church while he was there and the town church was so strengthened that at the end of his pastorate it; was made a station. The great war at that time called for the sons of the country. The young preacher entered it with the' zeal which marks all his work. He became the chaplain of the 139th Infantry, reaching the rank or first lieutenant. He served a year and a half, of which a year was spent overseas. He was with his regiment in three major engagements, St. Mi hiel and the two great Argonne en gagements. At the close of active warfare lie was detailed to study in the Sor bonne i nlversity at I'arls, a univers ity for renturles noted for Its school of theology. Returning to the work' of the church upon his return to the I T'nlted States, he served a year at ' South Mills, so developing that clr- I cult that at the close of the year It! was made into two circuits. He then' went to the Stantonsburg Circuit. Stantonshur.-. a growing town. Is the; center of that circuit, receiving three! full Sundays of the pastor's time Three successful years in that Im portant charge was excellent prepar-! at ion for his new work and oppor tunity. City Road. While serving in Ayden he met Miss Juanfta Dixon and they were married Just before he went over seas. To them have been born two little girls. Mrs. Lane Is herself the product of a Christian home, early a Christian and trained for service. I She has been a true help-mate fori her husband in his work. That City Uoad Church is to be conuratulit? d if securing the services of two such h lers. seems to bo the opinion of ix.ry one who knows thlH young poacher and his young wife. TAX COLLECTIONS LESS THIS YEAIl| Washington, Dec. 3.?Tax collec tions of the Internal Revenue Bu reau during the year ending last June r.n. wpt* $2.*21.74f?.227. or 111 per cent less than those of tho pre-| Vlous year, according to an an-> nmir.e?'inent made today by Commls-j , slonet David H. Rlalr. (OMHIHHIONKRH IN HKHHIOV Th- Hurt of County CommlMlon-1 er. nf I'a.quolnnk County were In j regular srsilon Monday. Up to the time thla papnr goea to pre,, only routine bvalneaa had been traatarieil AM membera of the board were praaant. KOTAIO I'l.W >1 \KEKS HEItK Tlw Carolina IMavmakers have been Iwoki il for Elizabeth City and will apprc un der the auspices of the Eliza beth City Rotary Club on Feb ruary 11. The foregoing announcement was authorized by Kotarian Secretary Gregory Monday af- I ternoon shortly before this newspaper went to press for its final edition. It will be the initial appear ance of the Carolina I'layuiak rrs In Eli^h^.th City, the me tropolis of the Albemarle hav- 1 Ins been omitted from all pre vious Itineraries of the l.'ni verslty troupe. For some weeks, however, the Elizabeth Cltv Ilotary Club has been planning to see that another season should not pass without an opportunity for Elizabeth City folks to see the Carolina IMaymakers on an Elizabeth City stage, and the announce ment made Monday means that success has crowned the club's efforts. Further details of the first coming of the Carolina IMay makers to Elizabeth City may be looked for in later an nouncements. Shipping Board Makes Its Report Preferential Tariffs or Subsidy Only Hope For Merchant Marine Washington. December 3?Pre ferential tarifis or a subsidy remain the only methods of insuring main tenance of ..in American merchant marine, the Shipping Hoard declared today in its annual report to Con gress. Elimination of discrimina tory legislation as a means of indi rect aid. the Board held, "would seem to leave as the sole way out the assumption by the Government of the excess cost of operation." " This in turn can be accomplished by either of two methods," contin ued the .report. "First by subven tions to American vessels while en gaged In carrying cargoes to and from the I'nited States sufficient to enable them to compete with fore ign ships, or second, by the complete asRumptiqn by the taxpayers of tho entire cost of operation, the resulting loss being the country's contribution toward a national merchant marine. From the standpoint of efficiency and economy there can be no choice. Private operation, personal respon al responsibility and individual ini tiative would require a relatively Blight assistance to be placed upon a competitive basis with foreign ship owners. On the other hand, opera tion by the government with Its sys em of checks and balances' has ob vious and serious disadvantages." The report listed those four fac factors as operating to the disad vantage of American shipowners. ^ The high standard of living in the United States, with consequent ef fect on labor costs, which would make "an American built ship re present an investment 25 per cent greater than u similar vessel con structed on the Clyde." FOHD CONFERS WITH PRESIDENT OOOIJDGE Washington. Dec. 3.?Henry Ford today had a brief conference with Coolldsee, discussing, it Is understood, tho status and disposition of the ad mlKistratlon toward his offer for Muscle Shoals. < 'ON Vl< T PHEVIIEI* IIFfIR sp? aking in stripes and claiming to have spent 2?? years in prion tin' tin offense he did not commit, J. L. Cummings attracted considerable at tention here Monday by his street preaching, especially when he ad dressed the lunch hour crowds at the Bee Hive corner. JlMOIt SI MVW SCHOOL VISITS COI XTY HOME The Junior Department of Black well Memorial Sunday school onld a Thanksgiving visit to the County Home Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, taking with them offerings of aut umn fruit, and presenting a program of souks, recitations and Bible vers es. When the visit was over. It was Impossible to say who had had the happiest time, the little folks in their effort to express their gratitude bv sharing their gifts and their talents, or the older people, who were cheered by the bright young faces and glad voices. Buxton White left Monday for Richmond. MISS FliOltA DAVIS one of the instructors and speakers at the Sunday School Convention which begins Wednesday at Christ Church and in which all the Sunday schools of the County will take jwirt. DR. S. H. TEMPLEMAN SPEAKS TO JUNIORS ?J Worth Raglcy Council No. Oft, Jr. O. L\ A. M., met in their hall Sun day night, at 7 o'clock, with several visitors from WVeksville and New land councils, and from there went in a body to the First Daptist Church for a memorial And thanksgiving ? service, at which Dr. S. H. Tomple i man preached a very Instructive and ! much appreciated sermon on the ob jects of the order, virtue, liberty and i patriotism,. reading for the scripture lesson the 14th chapter of Saint John. Following are the deceased mem i bers of Worth Uauley Council in 102C: W. W. Woods rd. died January jl8. 'Membership 20 years. F. M. Cook, died March 1. Mem-: [bershlp 17 years. J. C. Chappell. died October 7. ' Membership 23 years, j T. A. Commander, died November 1 0. Membership 14 years. C. F. Wright, died November 14. Membership 14 years. FORTY Ml.I .EI) IN ACCIDENT AT MINE Sheffield. Eng. Dec. 3?Forty men I are reported to have been killed and many injured in an accident at Nun nery Mine today when several cages used in transporting men from the surface to the workings were pre* cipiMted to the bottom thrcngh the breaking of a rope. It is reported that 176 miners were in the cages when they fell. WARRANTS SERVED O.N INDIANA GOVERNOR Indianapolis. Dec. 3.?Governor' W irren McCray was today served with warrants for his appearance to uiiswrr charges contained In eight In dictinents against him by the Marlon county gr?ind Jury last Friday. Bond of $25,000 was provided. HOLDS INVALID LAW RESTRICTING GAS Washington. Dec. ?The Supreme Court today reaffirmed its previous decision in the Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Vlrgini-j gas case, holding invalid the West Virginia law re stricting gas supplies to adjoining states. ATTENDING SEABOARD MEDICAL ASSOCIATION Among the physicians nttendlnv the twenty-eighth nnntril meeting ot .the Seaboard Medical Association of ! Virginia and North Carolina v Inch | will convene at Newport News. I? cember 4. 5 and 6 are Dr. R. L. K? n drlck, Dr. H. D. Walker and Dr. M. S. nulla, of F.llzabeth City. \ttend ing from this territory are: _I)r. Da vid T. Tayloe, Jr.. of Waslilm ton, who will speak on "Inguinal Her-. nla"; Dr. H. W. Carter of Washing-! l ton. whose subject Is "Spongy Iritis" and Dr. (leorao K. Newby r?f Hert ford. who will give a brief resume of the chief medical events In America for the past three centuries. < IRIttTH IMD ItKltKA M \hl OOOI> Til A N liSf ?! V IX (? OFlKltlN't; The Thanksgiving offcrlitu at Tte rea and Corinth Raptlst Churci.e: i waii taken Sunday at the regular (church services. The offering at Rerca amounted to a little more than $143.00. The young men's Rlble class, of which C. A. Cooke is teacher raided $100.00, "The ofTerlng at Corinth wn ? per* , haps the best In the history of the. ?church," says the pastor. Rev. I: F. Hall. The amount raised for the Thomnsvlllo orphanage alone was $387.91. The undesignated gifts to the 7f> million campaign at 11 ."re* and Corinth have not been learned. ? ? l leltOV-COAHD Mis* Dlxaheth Coard of Acco | mac Court House, Virginlp. and Mr. Fred Eunine I.eRoy of l'ort [ Hustle. Vs.. were married Saturday i afternoon at 2 o'clock by Rev. F. H. | . Rcattergood st his home on Elliott 1 street. I CONGRESS FACES FLOOD OF B!U.S Mcmlrn Of Si\ly-I!iu'illi S?'??itin Wniililc Tothiy | lor Sc?>inn K\|X> iA-inhth Ct)|ii;ri>>s a*>?*m o.f.l 'oday lor a Mssioti which, in iht? of |.-.wiit* wiil write uiiK'h polii:?.al is well as legislative his-, lory. Tin*re appeared to In- m .relj -than thf usual hustle afi??r the nlnr* iuon>!u' lull. Hundreds of bills and lOROtiitfoits were ready for introduc tion in hoth houses. While Congress must devote itself; primarily to the pissage of the an-1 nual appropriation bills. leaders; | foresaw a multiplicity of subjects to, I be dealt with. Among these are taxation. the soldiers' bonus, veter-j ans*. legislation, immigration, prohi bition. the railroad and agricultural1 ? situ nmns. the world court proposal, j governmental reorganization and the j.Muscle Shoals project. I Some elements in both the House ;and Senate still contend it would be j unwise to_iamper with tax statutes., 1 while others art- determined t'? make J a bold fight for revision. In the I latter class are thaee who ugree with Secretary Mellon'a plan and those who do not accept his views, out be lieve there should be changes to J lift and shift the tax burden. Any 1 legislation dealing with the revenue law will first bo handled 'by the | House Way and Means Committee. I which also will have original juris ? diction over a soldiers' bonus bill. Secretary Mellou's warning that passage of a bonus measure not only would prevent a reduction in taxes, but likely would result In heavier taxation during the ensuing years, has served to develop <1 sharp dif ference of opinion in both Senate and House as to the wisdom of en ucting such legislation. Supporters of .the bonus program, however, are firm in their insistence that it must be disposed of at this session. The inquiry of tlie special Senate '..committee into the Veterans' ltureau ! affairs Is expected to result in legis lative action designed to make that j agency more efficient and to better ! the lot of the disabled former service man. As regards the railroad situation. I one element in Congress is expected to oppose any effort to amend Hie j transportation act, which in the opinion of most railway executives, should stand as it is. Other groups, however, have served notice that tliey will support moves to compel consolidation of carriers, repeal sec tion ISA of the act which provides for a "fair" return to the roads, abolish the Railroad Labor Hoard, restore to state commissions juris diction over state rates or to make additional changes In the law. The farm bloc is cx pec ted to mike a determined effort to provide relief for the farmer, and a wide range of solutions for the country's ngricul tural ills undoubtedly will be put 'forward. Coupled with this pro gram It Is expected that a demand " II be made for action on Muecle Shoals. Southern members of the Sonnte and House Intend to press for acceptance of Henry Ford'< offer for the project. Chairman Madden of the House Appropriations Committee ha1* prennred a bill to provide for the construction of n steam power p' ml to replace the one sold to the Ab'Mamn Power Company. Kxplrntion of the present immi gration law will make action on that question Imperative. The House Immigration Committee has begun ' work on a proposed new law. it Is expected that during the se -don the International situation v Ml come to the fore on more than one occasion, especially In the Se II ate. which was asked by the late r I dent Harding to sanction partl cii'ition in the World Court. l?ome?tlc Issues which are expect ed to engage much attention Include ?prohibition, proposals to limit the pow-'rs.of the Supreme Court, fore station and the question of embrac ing more hanks In the Federal lie serve System. An element of uncertainty Is In Jrct'd bec^i'se of the scant majori ties of the Renuhlicans *n the Senate and House. Party leaders admit the darker that Republicans who ar^ \STOIS l' !* ?.'BS ??r t? .? I?.i-1. I.kit i.. u '*>- I I?> t " | --1 it. the i?r |.|-? ar.d f tt I ti i ?? n? I.:?d> After mi id ?oda> in her mown up. rctil ;il Hit !? tfriialloniil Centennial r?-!?J?ra lioM of (In1 Mnnr<>?- lN?rirll ?. "Our furi I.?tlit r.? b;td vreat ami hold ideal-* for Hi South and it in in Im-Iiiu faithful to ilio spirit of tli?ir love for tlx* South that we run moxt worth ?ily commemorate them." TIIK LAST lint It llltl\<;s In "Tho Last Hour" tho picture playing toiln.v at tho Alkrama tliea-l tor. there Is a scone whrro tin* gov ernor of a state upon I^Iiik ques-i Honed denies tho privilege of a chief 'executive to pnrdon-a man one** ho Iliad boon convicted of manslaughter I by a JikIk*1 nnd Jury. Later wlion a ?concrete case Is put before him the | coventor refuses to meddle with Jus tice even though?the convicted man I one** sav?>d his son's life In France. I There have been cases like this In |actual life when chief executives of 'our statos refused pardons to men who may have done thent very noble 1 service in the past. Itut thej^ ro Ifused to alter their hollofs In the (Inviolability of the rendered legal de cision. j In this connection It Is interesting to remember that Lincoln often aj jtered the decisions of his general* In ;death penalties Imposed on 1'nion i soldiers. He felt that there was a 'higher law than that of man. Milton Sills nnd Carmol Myers Itako tho .leading roles. Cotton Market Breaks , New York, Dec. 3.?The cotton market broke 74 points shortly af ter the opening today. March con tracts were down to 3G cents or $5.f?0 a bale. I Increased crop estimates by prl jvate authorities caused a general unloading movement following weakness In the Liverpool market. ARE NOW rehearsing FOR EI.KS MINSTREL The first rehearsal for the Elk's Minstrels, 192.1 edition, will he held .Monday night "In the Elk's club at 7:30. With only two weeks time off before the show, the entire cast will work hard to fulfil the promise of making this year's show the best j ever staged by local talent. All the newest song hits are used in the shows this year and are hand-, led in such a manner that one would little suspect that this is an .amateur i production. The opening act of this' year's shows will he different from I the usual opening act of a minstrel.' This act will consist of a scene of nothing but girls, twenty of the town's prettiest and most capablef girls being on the stage at one time! in a show all their own. Needless to say this novelty will not only be phvislng to the eye hut will have sev eral humorous situations us well,' with several musical selections for those who like music. 'I he first tickets will go on sale within the next few days and these 'tickets will he exrhaiiKahle for re served Heats ot a later date. The '?est insurance for a good seat in to buy tickets early for the Elks' Min strels are always popular here and rood s? its are at a premium before the first curtain. LOCOMOTIVE UNION WILL I'AY PENSIONS Cleveland, December 3 The board of governors of tho Pension Association of the lirotherhood of Locomotive Engineers has arranged Id put the Widows' pension Into ef fect |)eremlier f?. On that date 281 widows will be placed on the pen sion 11*1 and commence to draw a a fixed amount each month. In addition there will lie paid to them an ?ijvgregoto sum of $80,6riU in back pay for pensions from the dato of j tie ir !at*i>s, llty Ti- A?u?*latiil I'filt It. r-;ihio. Haly. !*?<*. 3.?One hun dred ami -m v? i? bodies have 1m < n recovered fmm tin* Bergamo Valley country, cn.i of whom nro be lirvi ?i to listv? ? been drowned when tin- neat il?Kr Impounding tlif wl ? is ol t'.U no hake collapsed Satur day. Troop* and civilians worked throughout tin- nluht In the mud and water seeking the victims of the de ! luge over an area of 50 square m'les and endeavoring to give aid and comfort to thousands who have been innile homeless h.v the disaster. Three villages were destroyed and r,0 square' miles were made desolate. Thousands are mourning for rela tives whose bodies lie In llernamo Vfalley, where until the breaking of the dvke they lived, but where now they lie in a veritable lake of mud land water. REFUSESINCREASE IN EXPRESS RATES Washington. Dec. n.?New bases for application of interstate express nries were today laid down by the Interstate Commerce Commission in the decision which refused the Am erican Hallway Express Company ? the right to make the general In creases which It asked. The express companies were or dered to establish new schedules on 'or before February 21 next, lncor I poratlng the chances. The Interstate Commerce Com mis - ? slon also refused the demand that it 1 reconsider all of Its work In the |ihv?ical valuation of the country's railroads. The petitions making such ! demands were dismissed. Cl.AI) WEI.COME FOR THE IMlll'PS FAMILY Upv. W. T. 1'hlpps, Mrs. Phlppa i anil Miss Eleanor Phlppa Jiaw ar rived and are making their home at tin* parsonage on Ehrlnghuua street. Mr. Phlppa, II"' new pastor of the Pasquotank Circuit, conies to Ell? aheth City from Winfail. where for two years lie lias served most ac ceptably the Perquimans Circuit. Elizabeth City is glad to welcome such to its midst. Mr. Phlppa will serve the live churches which con stitute tlie Pasquotank Circuit: Halla Creek, Mt. Hernion, I'lilon. Newbe K?n and Epwortli. NO l.WVVKHS1 SI'KKI'HKS AND roller session was huiki Little more than an hour waa re quired for Monday's session of the recorder's court. There were a num ber of cases, but as tit? defendants were not represented by counsel, lit tle time was required to dispose of them. All the defendants, except It. ti. C.illlam. laved with costs for op erating a motor car without proper license, and .1 It Venters, taxed with costs for violation of the city parking regulations, were negroes. I.onnie Alexander and n. Smith were lined $10 and costs on a drunk and disorderly charge. Smith was held pendlnt: word frotn Norfolk, where be admits an attack on his wife with deadly weapon, some time ago. wlili Intent to kill. Will Nixon was lined $f? and coats for operating a motor vehicle with a defective mufTlcr. r. A. Crank, Indicted for carrying concealed weapons, for assault with a deadlv weapon, for Illegal poi.ses slou and operating a motor car un der I lie Influence of liquor, for llle ;. a I transportation of and receiving liquor, asks for a Jury trial In each case, and four Juries have been drawn to try the cases against Crank on Wednesday of this week. The outlook Is that the trials will occupy several hours of Wednesday's session of the recorder's court. The charges against Crank crow out nt a w ild night ride up the Ni w- - land lioad on Thanksgiving. MONROE DOCTRINE SAVES FROM W ARS Richmond, Dec. 3.? Declaring that by the operation of the~Monroe Doctrine American republics have throuxli a hundred years been com paratively free from the wars which have drenched European countries with blood. William Jennings llryan speaking here at a maw meeting In celebration of the centennial of the Monroe Doctrine urged that this na tion extend further help to l.atln Alnerlcan countries by ennbllng thotn to obtain financial credit" without payment of "exorbitant" rales of Interest. COTTON MAIIKET New Yor*. December 3?Cotton futures opened this morning at the following levels: December 37.15! January 36.fif>; March 36.60: May 36 60; July 36 so: October 29.30. New York, Dec 3 ?Spot cotton closed quiet with 90 points decline. Middling 36.7$,_ Futures closed at the following levels: December 36.16, January 36.67, March 35.69. Mar 36.01. July 11.11, October 11.(0. J