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VOL. XIII. FINAL EDITION". ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA. Tl'KSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11. 102:5. EIGHT PAGES. NO. 287.
SEEKS REVISION
NAVIGATION LAWS
Secretary Hoover Also A>k>
I or Control Of Traffic In
The Air And Stabilization
Uudio Service
Washington, Dec. 11.?Legislation
{'?? th?? revision of the navigation
la*..**. for control of traffic in tin- air.
a . I for stabilization of radio service
TV- .-e among the recommendations
Made by Secretary Hoover in the an
i.n.tl report of the Commerce Depart
r.vnt. The rapid growth of aircraft
an I radio transmission alike, he
sai I. had created a need for admin
iMiatlon development, while the
navigation- laws, lonn under scru
tiny, required adjustment to the in
creased commercial expansion.
Within the department Itself. Mr.
H over recommended that Congress
fi"!!ow the general re-organIzation
1 l.r.i prepared under the Hardltu- ad
ministration, and make three admin
i.?f.atlve groupings to deal respec
tive ly with industry, trade, and nav
i.ation. He likewise urged conures
-k.nal alTirmation for the acts by
w itch President Harding created
Alaskan fisheries reserve*, and sug
? ? -ted relief from Federal taxation
?? t Americans resident abroad and
? ...aged in furthering American
cc..imerce.
Much of the report dealt with the
f ? clal enterprise, in which the Com
i.K-i'ce Department has engaged dur
ln. the year, designed to standardize
commodity and material specifica
tions, to collect facts about world
a.rlcultural production, and to de
tftmlne the character of organiza
tions abroad by which it has been
charged that American consumers
have been threatened with unduly
hl.lt prices.
It) this connection, likewise, the
r< . ort dealt with the foreign trade
sltuatlou, and the studies made un
d*r Mr. Hoover's direction for de
U i mining the financial situation of
t .? I'nlted States as left by trad*'
balances in "visible" and "invisible"
? \. oris and imports. It was noted
t'.at during the period under re
view?the fiscal year 192^-24?
<? imerce in general had revived,
, iWs had firmed somewhat, and the
:.ution had experienced prosperity.
HI 1ST roll MAI. CKKKMOXV
HIXCK NEW Hl'LI.NG
Ualeign, December 11?The ac
c? j anre bv flu; Slate of the por
tiaits c?f the late Walter I lines Page
and the late J. Bryan Grimes
marks the first formal ceremony of
this nature since the new ruling of
the State Literary ami Historical
Society became effective. Hereto
for" I he portraits have been accepted
for hanging in the Hall of-History
when the families of the deceased
have offered them. This fall the
Society derided that hereafter only
portraits of those whose families had
b*?n Invited, if they cared to, to
I?r .?ent them to the State would be
placed in the Hall of History. The
f i?t invitations of the Society w^re
? tended to the families of Mr.
P. -e and Colonel Grimes, the for
r American Ambassador during
th term of Woodrow Wilson to the
court of St. James, and the latter
for i!2 years Secretary of State of
North Carolina.
Truck Turns Over
Children Bruised
Powells Point Man Also Dis
locates Shoulder ? Ford Is
Total Wreck
Powells Point. December 11 ? Z.
Owens of Powells Point in trying to
Pms a machine driven by Allen
Gi.iy early Sunday morning turned
his Ford truck over and completely
demolished it.
Mr. Owens was on his way to
church and he had four of his child
r. ji with him. Miss Hilda Wood
ard was also in the truck.
Mr. Owens suffered a dislocated
shoulder as a result of the wreck and
three oi the culldfen suffered sev
en bruises. His smallest daughter.
Iris, and Miss Woodard escaped un
injured.
The truck was turned upside down
and it had Mr. Owens pinned he
math II. He managed to Ret out
and to Ret the children out. The
truck, however, wan a complete
wrvck as it smashed the body oil to
pieces and blew out one tire, the
iront spring was also knocked out of
.>hapc.
This Is the third automobile accl
d< nt within the week.
Alton Owens of Harbinger ran his
car off the end of a bridge into a
ditch last Thursday night and tore
th?- front end up. Friday night a
trm k driven by Webster Wolston
? mashed Into a trttck driven by
Wt Ilia m A yd let t of Mamie. Moth
trucks were damaged considerably,
specially Walston*s as it had a bent
axle and two holes punched Into the
? naine.
WILLIAM PINKERTON
DETECTIVE IS DEAD
I.os A,ngeles, Dec. 11.?William
Plnkerton, famous detective, died
tills morning at the Hotel Dlttmore.
Preliminary Hearing
of Gunman Vi cdiipsiday
I.? ltov White. alias short f??r
iSaplwad. will l??- uiven a prelimlMar>
I hearing before Trial Justice S|h iui'
' in the r ('oril?T'i? court W? ?d Heyday
I moriiinu. uccordinu to the present
I scIhmIu)*'. Sap fac?-s charges of buru
i lary. assault with deadly weapon
: with Intent to kill, and highway rob
bery.
Two white men were before Trial
(Justice sp?*nc?? in recorder'* court
Tuesday morninu on a charge of
j "simple drunk."
The defendants. D. F. Gregory
and J. II. Seymote, both of Catiidetl.
were flned $"? and costs each.
^ Alplionso Sp#?nce. colored, for
slapping his wife was l? t off under
suspended sentence on payment of
I costs.
I.AKMN GAKKETT IS
.FACING TRIAL AGAIN
(Br TIi? A'wuiiil PrrM I
Cumberland Courthouse. Va..
(Dec. 11?l?arkin C. Garrett, charged
with first degree murder In eonnec
I tion with the shooting to death of
i Rev. K. S. Pierce. June 5. today
faced trial for the second time In
I Cumberland County circuit court.
under the change of venire granted
, by Judge R. I>. White. The jury for
this trial will be chosen from Surry
j County veniremen. The judge yes
terday overruled the motion of the
| defense for dismissal of the charges
i on the ground that the defendant's
life bad already been once placed in
I Jeopardy by the first trial;
At the opening of court. Wcnde
| burg for the defense asked a con
, tinuance for a week on account of
illnHHs of Justus, attorney for the de
fens*'. This .motion was overruled,
j Wendenburg then asked for a
1 brief delay in order that the defense
' might look Into the qualification1 of
some veniremen.
Harry M. Smith^Tor the def* nse
moved to quash the venire facias on
which the list was drawn on the
ground that It wa* illegal and un
constitutional.
This was overruled without argu
ment and the court recessed so that
the defense might rearrange its
plans.
Indications were that It would be
; late today l?efore the jury is selected.
Til\MI? OX W \VS
The square end freighter Tramp
was hauled out on the ways at the
Kllzaheth City Iron Works Monday
for adjustment. Slip Is a new rraft
and has boon in operation about two
weeks.
WON'T IWY KENT
IN FOREIGNERS HOUSES
Iterlin. Dec. 11.? Foreigners who
bought real estate in Cermany for
speculation In the days before the
government legislated against trans
fers of realty to non-Herman* are in
a state of constant uncertainty.
Some foreign owners do not even
try to collect the rents, which are
fixed by law anil are so low that the
number of paper marks realized
would not meet repairs. Hut whib
many foreigners do not both* r col
lecting rents they also fail to make
repairs. Such repairs fall up the
tenants If they desire to have them
made.
Oerman tenants have had practi
cally free rent for such ? long pe
riod that there are great complaints
when any charges of any sort are
forced upon them in connection with
their lodgings.
SPEAKS TO PEOPLE
AT SAWYERS ('REEK
llelcross. Dec. 11. The eon^rega
tlon of Si.wyers Creek Haptlst
Church greatly enjoyed tin talk by
Kdltor Herbert I'eele of The Daily
Advance at the morning service of
last Sunday.
Mr. I'eele came as a supply in tlnsj
absence of the pastor. Itev. I.. \.
Johnson, whose presence was re
quired at his home In Sampson
County, owing to the recent death of
Ills father.
Mr. Peele's topic was "Religion
and Ituslness." the te\t being from
the Sermon on the Mount. '"No man
can serve two niasteYs."
That choice must be made nr to
whether on? will serve s? If or Christ,
and that when the right choice Is
made the business man's r'-llglon Is
manifest In his business and the pro
fessional man's In the practice of bis
profession was the thought pr.'-ent
ed by the speaker with remarkable
clearness and force.
The congregation gave Mr. I'eele
thoughtful and earnest attention,
and many expressions of apprecia
tion were heard after the service.
Ill'MAN WltHt K AfiK IS
stoiiy or Ditto n m.i i
On#' of the most gripping effects In
the Mrs. Wallace Reld. film "Human
Wreckage." at the Alkrama Tues
day and Wednesday Is the Introduc
tlon of a beast re present In the dope
menace. At various points in the
picture the beast walks aero- in
front'of the action Indicating the In
fluence of the drug evil.
The drama is one of fit:lit against
the power of druus arid Is de^l- tied
to warn old and voting of the dan
gers that lurk behind the taking of
habit forming drugs either as a lark
or to relieve pain.
The operation of a druir rinu de
signing auainst the happiness and
well being of men, women and chil
dren In order to swell their own
profits Is depicted.
MAY FIND CITIES
UNDER DEAD SEA
Srienti*!* Think Vi irked
Solium ami (.omorruli \nd,
Aloiifi Vt illi Lot's Wife.
Must Be Siilinirr^i'd There
St. I?oul*. Dec. 11.?It may be
necessary to search under'the Dead
Sea to locate the sites* of Sodom and
(?oinotrah. accordinu to the Itev.
Melviu Kyle, president of the
Xcnia Theological Seminary here,
who will head a scientific expedition
to Palestine. salHtm December 20.
The party will search for the exact
locations of the "cities of the plain."
I which also include Zoar. Admah and
. Zeboilni.
According to the Hlhllcal account,
Sodom and Gomorrah were des
; t roved by ft re and brimstone because
i of the wickedness of their inhabi
tants, and Arabian tradition says the
, pillar of salt into which l,ot's wife
was turned still stands.
I Dr. Kyle, who also Is professor of
nibllcal archaeology at the loca! in
stitution. expressed the opinion '.hat
'the date. 1892 It. C.. for the destrur
j tlon of the two cities is approximate*
| ly correct. He said he believes the
'sites of the two cities are under the
shallow part of .the Dead Sea. which
has no outlet, and In which no pis
catorial life can exist.
The party will Include Dr. F. W.
Albright, director of the American
School of Oriental Research In Jeru
salem; Prof. Day of the American
University at Ilelrut. who will take
care of the geological work of the
expedition; Herbert Tay. a fellow of
Dr. Kyle at the seminary, and Her
bert Kent, a student. Should evi
dence he found that the two cities
are under the sea. divers may be
employed. Dr. Kyle explained.
SHOULD APPLY NOW
AT THE POST OFFICE
War snvinuR stamps. series 1010.
will mature January 1. 1024. (t Is
estimated that about Ido.ooo.oon of
these hi amps arr outstanding at this
<lat?*.
Pout master J. A. Hooper, urgent
ly requests owners of war Having*
stamps, who desire prompt payment
at maturity, or who ilcsire to con
tinue their Investment by exchang
ing them for the new Issue Treasury
savinus certificate*. to present them
at the post office at the .earliest pos
sible moment, particularly before the
Christmas rush at the post ofTlcrt he
Kins.
Holders of the 1010 war saving*
stamps have the privilege nf ex
changing them, either in whole or
in part, for the new,issue. Treasury
savings certificates, with a higher,
more attractive Interest return.
These new Treasury savings certifi
cates. which are not subject to mar
ket clinnges but Increase in value ev
ery month, were placed on sale De-'
cent her 1. 1023. The postmaster
states that $20 in war savings
stamps will purchase a $2"> Treas
ury savings certificate and $10'i In
war savings stamps will buy $12." in
Treasury savings certificates. Simi
lar exchanges can be made In other
amounts.
Owners wishing to receive cash or
to reinvest their biddings should ap
ply at once to the post office for
prompt settlement.
I.t xi'ltv MXKKttS II \ ISl>
IIIT HV KMITIHJI AKK
Toklo. Nov. 11 Industries in all
parts of Japan are feeling the ef
fects of the decreased demand as a
result of the earthquake ami fire. ,
1'nemidoyment Is on the increase ev
erywhere except In the devastated
area where there Is plenty of work,
especially for manual laborers.
Farmers, too. are complaining
that the reduction of the duties on
fooil products has brought down the
prices of what they have to sell
Meanwhile the builders ami their
workmen, ami the people who ?up
plv building matiyial. are reaplrg a
harvest, charging in many case* ex
orbitant prices for the merest m.ik?
shift buildings. ^
Workmen ar?? surprising their en.
plovers. An American resilient l.ere
for upwards of 50 years, ahd Indi
rectly an employer of many work
men. says the Japah'^e n?ver
worked so hard before. They have
given up all amusements and Ititv
unreservedly set themselves the task
(?f making the deatroved cities hab
itable.
\\\i' \i, meeting or
IMTHOI.KIM INSTITI TI
St Lonlx. I>?-c. 11 The fourth
annual meeting'of the Ann rlcan l'?
trolcum Institute opened here today
with an attendance of 1,000 r<i>r?
pentatltre* of l<*adlun oil companl"*
with ii capitalization of Ifc.OOO.OuO.
.000. Tin- keynote dUniMlnn wiji a
more varh-d n??? of oil, particularly
furl for tli" home.
Ol I'M rOU N MlDi'l'llis
\iir: i:\.iovi\<i i.imikv
uninuallv lartrr crowd of out
of-town Ht^oppcrii enjoyed dinner
The Idnden Monday. Vlnltorx from
Hertford and other nearby pincnv ?>\
lirep.ted their pleasure In fhla d.
lUhtful little place, which la provid
ed by the Woman> Club.
Many pernon* who live In F.Mxa
beth City an* finding The l,lnd'>n h
moat convenient place for meal* dur
ing th^holldajr *ea*on, ali?o.
NEGRO MASONS
MEETING HERE
i
Leaders* of the Kact* ill Norlli
C.arolina Promt at (h'UIhI
L o il v Si>>ion l.a?*liiif?
Thrrt* Days.
(Iiy ? . M. KIM'KS)
j The negro Uimul Lodge of .Mason-*
Ffor the Jurisdiction of North Curo
i Una is in sessiou in litis city lor
three days.
| Dr. James K. Shepard. the grand |
master is pn^iillmc. Dr. John A.
I Hlu:u. deputy grand master; K. \V.?
| Millar o( Aslieville; grand senior
i warden; Dr. H. It. Kennedy of New
llern. grind Junior warden; Dr. Cal
vln S. Drown. grand secretary: Dr.
J J. A. Itonaer. grand historian and
jand oilier officer are present.
Dr. James It. Dudley, president of1
I the negro A A: T. College, Oivimih
| lniro. is chairinan of the committee.
' oil loreign correspondence.
This body of men is representative
'of the best and most progressive
leadership of the race in this State.
I). \V. (J. Pearson. Dr. J. \V. Jones.
! Winston Salem, lterry OKelly Kal
elgli. and C. C. Spaiilding of Dur
' ham representing the hanking. In
st! ran re and building loan interests
are here to aid Urond Master She
pard in piloting the foremost negro
Institution for the race.
The fine spirit of North Carolina's
white citizenship has given the ne
gro ;i new hope .jnd confidence in his
State. The grand master is an out
standing figure of the race. lie is
the first negro graduate pharmacist
of the race, president of Durham
Stat*- Normal.
TOBACCO MUMS HAYK
BKKIN CONSOLIDATED
New York, I)??c. 11.? Negotiations
for the consolidation or tin* t'lifted
Clear Stows Company of America,
and tin* Schulte Itctnil Stores Cor
poration. two of the larM*'Ht retail to
bacco distributors in tlx* 1 *nl(?*cl
States, were virtually completed to
day. accord in k to tin* Now York
World.
Tlx- combined sales of the two
companies last year was $'t".727t
345.
JKItltY OALTON MAY
ESCAPE THE CHAIR
Raleigh, I).c. 1 1.--Governor Mor
lison stated yesterday at the end of
tin- hearing- on the caso of Jerry
Dalton. sentenced to death for mur
der of his sweetheart and a man
with her in Macon County in 1!'1H,
that h<* was leaning towards th<
opinion that the evidence presented
at the trial of Dalton's case did not
show that he committed the crime
aft*-r Premoditatloif.
If tlie Governor arrives at a def
inite conclusion in tills direct ion
Dalton will not to to the Hect'ric
rhair, for without preim*ditatlon the
defendant is not utility of. first de
gree murder, and therefore the sen
tence of death cannot be carried out.
YKKDICT Mil! \\ l.ltlt
IN CONTKSt OF WILL
N'w York, I)ec. 11. A verdict
for f'lurlM Webb. htiHltanil ??f the
late Gertrude Gorman Webb. was
ordered returned l?v tin* surrogate
today In tho contest of Mrs. W< hb'?
$2.IMM),out) estate brought by her
fHlliiT, S. Jennings Coriuun, and oth
.?r relatives.
THY TODAY TO KKKAk
THK SENATE DEADLOCK
Washington, 1>ec. 11 Voting will
he resumed in the Senate toda\ with
tie- hope of break!Ill: the deadlock
which resulted yesterday when lle
pti hi leans favorlim a sharp aim nd
nieiif to the transimrtation act pre
vented the election of a chairman of
11?? Interstate commerce commit!* ? .
WiifhiiU'ton, l>"C. 11 Tin Sen
at. llepnbiicyn leader* today faced
an Indefinite deadlock o\? r the nom
ination of Cummin^ ??f Iowa, |?r?*sl
deiit pro teni of the Semite, for tlie
chairmanship of the Interstate com
merce committee. Some members
pi?-dlct that it will last f-v- ral
? peks.
The HenMn adjourned until to
morrow. after three Unsuccessful
ballots on Cummins nomination. On
th? flr.? 1 ami second ballot* Cum-uln*
received 41. Smith La l-'ollette 7
vote ; f>n the fl.ird, t'uinuilli-'
Smith and La Pollette the same.
KKI'OItT l- AVOH Mll.V
KKlAAMiC, \OMIN \TION
Washington. I>#*r. 1 1 Tlw ? oni
Inatlon of Frank II. K'IIokk of M In -
I?? t h? ambat.<*adorftblp of
(ircHt l!rifnin 'v:ix today ordt-nwl f;t
vnrnbty r? port# ?l hv lbo S^naU* for
?? lui? relation* commit tcc.
AM I-SAI.OON I.K\M V.
? Ml'ST HI.K KXI'KNSKS
Now York. tw-r. 1 1 Tlw Mile
attorficy UfiH-ral'x office today took
th<* pre liminary *t?*pa to ron^l tbc
Anti-Saloon I ..rate ft c to flip an ac
count for th?' fall primary and gen
eral election expcnncn of 1!?22.
im>rrr\i. i?t i.i.ktiv
Tin* Itiilh'tin of lli?- attcnd
ir.u |>h\.-ioiatts ;it th*- futii tiitlll
it> II??-pital. rrlativo to tho
I'liiKililim of i >. t\ Ilray. shot
liy ii ii* urn hiuhu a> man last
l*rida> it 1 ulit. i- that his c??ndl
ti?ui conlinii* as it ha* !?*??? ii
from tli*'* tlr.?t. ura\*'l> critical.
fitv Manauor John I'ray,
who was shot in tho shoulder
Sunday uiuht hy tho accidont
al disHiarw*- of a shotgun toad
i-d with liurksliol. continues to
fMift'-r cmuddoriihlo pain, lint
his condition is not rouardod
as critical. Ilo is apparently
on tho road to normal recov
ery.
GIVES HISTORY OF
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Col. Fred Olds Tells llnw ll
\\ as Orguni/.ed to Divide 1111
Overgrown County in the
Year 1778.
Raleigh. Dec. 11. Franklin Coun-1
ly was oruiiniii'il primarily. accord-'
i 11 xi to tin* history of North Carolina |
counties compiled by Colnel Fred A.
Old*, to divide the over in rue county '
of Hut*- so that tin- citizens of the
southern portion would not be un
duly burdened in taking part in pub
lic affairs. Tin* act of tin* Legisla
ture creating this county was passed
in August. 177* when that body was]
in session at Hillsboro. The county \
of Itute hv the act was divided Into
Warren and Franklin counties by a'
direct line from the (Sranville line'
to the Halifax or Nash County line,
which ever uiis necessary to leave in
each county the same number of
acres.. The county of Kratiklin was
named for the Illustrious American,
Hen jam in Franklin.
'?Tin* llrst court for Franklin."
continues the account "was ordered ,
held 'at the house of Henjamin Sea
well. lately owned by Hell.' The
commissioners were to Hud the cen
ter of each county and locate the
court Houses on audi a site, if i;ood
water was convenient, but if not con
venient to choose a place where it
was \ tax of two shll-'
lines and six pence on every hun
dred pounds taxable property and
six pence on Mil persons who had an
estule of lull pounds taxable prop
erty, for three years, was levied to
pay the costs of surveys and build
ings.
"Ill .March 177ft. Captain Thomas
Sherrod informed tSoveinor IMchard
Caswell that the 'light horse men'
I cavalry) of Frunklin were properly >
equipped with guns and horses and
that lie also had furnished .'*3 able
bodied recruits for the army, the
number required, and had paid the
men their bounties <$::uii for each
volunteer, $ir.O for each drafted
man). In 1780 a draft of men was-'
sent from the county to Hillsborough
to work in the army shoe factory.
"In 177!) iin net id Assembly said
100 acre* had Im-i'ii l?oti uliI for a
court house Mite and town ami
named the town L? wlsburv ( proper
ly spelled l/MiinlMirK; named for the
city and fort in Canada raptured by
the I!ritisJi and Amcricans in 1 7"? 7 I.
Tin* first court house was of 'ous.
near tlie prcM-nt site. It was w ath
? rhoarih d and was us? d until 1XR2.
Osborne Jeffreys. VV'illiaiu (}rei?n.
William Iliil. William llrlckall. and
John Hunt were made commission
ers to lav out the town and d'rect
the liulldinu ??f it. and the conduct
of its affairs.
"In 17*0. Captain Harrison's com
pany from the county was in Colo
11 * * I benjamin Knuiii's regiment at
th?* battle of Camden, S. C. Arthur
llarrlnuton was the army commis
sary of supplies for the county and
William llrlckall was the receiver of
tobacco for the state. In July. 17x1,
all the expert riflemen left in the
county were sent to llurton's Kord
on Koanoke River to check the ad
vance of the llrltish cavalry.
Iii 17M th?* OOtn inla
id Oil or* Wef? <1 li? Mi ll III" 'illh
lie granary in which wheat and corn '
had he<?n ntoied. All act of tlo (!? ii
rral Vimemhh iii 17xr, i iii|?ow< r< il
commissioner* to 'm il Ili?? icli'lii*
hotiM- 4inil also IIm* glehe land*. then'
having ix'Mi th?- property of St.
John's pa r I * h of the munis of Unto.
I?ii now of Franklin.' and to pay
llolH r? Cuodloe for hnlldiiiK the
tl? l?? hflu*? i In whlHi tin- iip hpIht
of M ?> |?:ii |yti had IIv? ?1 ? and then
divide tin r*lunlntux tnotiev hvlwH'ii
Warren and Franklin. A State n
.-ii? lak'-n In ITK'i. xav?? Franklin
7 in whit' iniih m hetwe# li 21 and Mi
and l.ni'ifi under 21 and ov? r f?0; 1
k 14 white female*; !?:: 1 hlacks Im
twecn 12 and ?in, nnd und? r 12 mid
o\? r ?;u. ?? I::; making the total |*c?|?n
latloll 5.4 7a.
"An act of 1781 < lahli .h?>d
Frank lln Ncadeniv at l?oulflhurK
w Iff ti Dr. John Klni: and a fwore of
oih? r* ;?* trustee*. The |?art ??f
Wake County north of MofCAnln
Creek wan thin to Franklin. In
17x7 tin Jail wa* hiirm-d and th??
io ral A?>" nihiv levied a ta\ to !??
|il?r?? It. Th'* I". S. coiiaus of 17fi0
k?v tin county I.OHft frep white
male* r?f If, years and ov? r. Includ
ing head* of families; under 1
years. 1.40M; white female*. 2.1 36;
other free i?-rnond (Mark*) 7;
slave* 2.717."
To the fttate Franklin County Via*
furnlnhod one Governor. Thnmnn
Walter Illckrtt; two conarenvnen.,
Itatcllff lloone and Jn*eph J. Da via.
and a number of councillor* of itatc
and other State official*.
HUERTA FORCES
MARCH ON CAPITAL
Met l>y IViIt'i'al hirrcit ul
Sunn- Plan* W hen- (larraii
za Di-li'al in Wra Itiiz
l'lifslii.
<Br r?* A?aorUlr4 Ff?m)
Wra Cruz. Dec. 1 1 1The force." of
Adnlfo ilt* la Huerta anil (S?>neral
Sanchez advancinn toward' Mexico
City today met a detachment of fed
eral troops mar Itora Del Monte.
Tlu? Olirevon force* retreated af
ter a skirmish. If the forces clash
near Ili?* present positions the en
Kauement will be fouuht at nearly
tin* nam*' location where Carranza
was defeated In his flight to Vera
Cruz.
Kl l'aso. Dep. 11.- Disruption of
communication with tin* Interior and
strict censorship are permitting lit
tle information to aeep through of
what is happening in the uprising
liy supporters of Huerta against Ob
reu'on.
FAVOItS PARTICIPATION
IN EXPERTS INQUIRY
Washington, Dec. 11.?The Gov
ernment "would view with favor"
participation of American experts In
tin- Reparations Commission Inquiry, .
It was announced at the White
House today. emphasizing that the
Government cannot participate offi
cially.
IIHTCIIX. KIIOM I l .NKKAl,
Mr. and Mrs. C. It. l'ugh have re
turned alter attending the fi|ueral
of Mr. I'uuh's mother, Mrs. S C.
l'ugh of Wanchese. who died Sunday
mornliiK at x o'clock, after a linger
ing Illness. Mrs. l'ugh was HI
years old and is survival by two
sons. C. It. l'ugh of this city and
Curl l'ugh t?f Wanchese; by one sis
ter, Mrs. John T. Daniels of Man
teo, and by a brother, George Tom
Wescott of Manteo.
The funeral was conducted by
I lev. A. W. I'rlce at the Methodist
Church. Monday ait 1 a. m. and in
ternient was made ill the family
"burying ground at Wancliege.
EACII WILL CAMPAIGN
IN OTHER'S STATE
New_York. Pec. 11. Soyator Hlr
.-iiii Johnson of California. candidate
for.(Ik- Republican presidential noin
i 11 at ion-, will make n personal cam*
paiun in MasnachusettH, toe homo
state of President Coolldge.
On the other hand, friends of
President CiNilldcc plan to waK*' his
campaign In California and enter
hiin in the primary In that state.
They predict for hi in success there
over Senator Johnson.
NO TKOI HI.K KINDINt
l\l \N I OH TIIE PLACE
Twickenham. Knc.. Dec. 11.?The
official nl<- fiixt'T to tin- Duke of
Northumberland, Frtilerlck Stuck
hy, of Sinn Manor, lidcworth, In
dead. Ill I ho uood old day* when
Knullnh ale wiin real alo, punuent.
rich in color and ponnefMlnK a kick
unobtainable from any of f11?* light
er. frothy brew* at one time fainl
liar in America, many Kitkllnhiii**ti
considered tlx- iliiral ;11?? tauter the
most fortunate man In the Kina'a
realm.
He .had the iiiithority to enter n
public house, rail for lieer. taMe It,
and condemn It if not of good qual
ity. In recent yearn, however, he
ha* not taken advantage of hi* of
ficial position.
The office of ah- tauter extendi!
hack to the time when the Kinoiim
ruled in Knaland. The Injunction to
the official on annuminc IiIm duties
wan an follow*:
"You shall swear that you Mtall
well mid truly nerve the King's MaJ
? tv and the l.ord of thin Leet, In
the office of ale tast? r.
"You shall have diligent rare dur
ing the time of your being In office
to all the brewers and tipplers with
in your office, that they and every
one of them do make good and
wholesome ale and beer for man's
body, and that the mime he Hold ac
cording to the prices limited and ap
pointed by the King's justices of the
pence."
Sunday School IcimIi'I-h
Mi'Hinp lit Nuxlivilli'
N'lislivlil*-. TVnn.. I><r. 11.?Mor?
limn I on Sundnv nfhool leaders of
Southern Mofliocllut^ are attending
ll?- HM' tlnw hen* today of the Sun
d ?? school council and related orcan
(Aitlont.
I'O rrON M 4HKKT
NVw York. December 11 ? 8pot.
cotton fiowil steady this aft*mom.
with an idvance of so points. Mid
'"In" t 'Hi, Futures- Di-comlxT
.14 ; January 33.41; March 33.75:
Mny Jtilv 33.22; October
27.70.
N?-w York, December I!? Cotton
future- opened this morning at the
f?'llowInk levels: December 33.40;
January 32.7*.; March 33.30-. May
43.43; July 32 ?I0; October 27.20.
IIKHKMIlKIl
All Kvnrsharp Pens and Pencils
pnrrhnsod from your Jeweler Since
1M2 enirared free, by our expert
cn*rarer. *dv If