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VOL. XIII. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY. NORTH CAROLINA, TIU'USDAV KVKNINtJ. DKC'KMUI-'.U 1:'>. 1:^:1. KICIIT PACKS. NO. 2S!>.
JOB'S REPORT OF
MUCH INTEREST
SiiTilary Tells (iliamiirr of,
( omiiirrct* Alton! \\ alcr
ways .Mcrliiijj and Fr?*i{ilil
I Sulcs on ('oal.
ri(U?nallr inU'rostins was tlt? r*
Voit mad** by secretary Job of the
Kli.'.abeth City Chamber of Ooiu
1 ? ir<- fo this week's meeting of the
iril of directors of lhal oruani/.a
ti<
monc other matters reported on
by Mr. Job wa>? bis attendance upon
1 recent meeting of the Atlantic
I?- ? j?er Waterways Association at
Net folk and on tbe session of the
Ri\?-rs and Harbors Congress at
Washington, whore Mr. Job ably and
successfully presented for cndorse
i.i? it the claims of the Pismal
S-.,-am|> Canal upon the Federal Cov
et :::nent.
?Ir. Job also reported to the di
rectors on the steps being taken by
111:.: to secure relief from the dis
criTlnatorv coal freight rate now in
fojce auainst Elizabeth City.
"This Is a matter," says Mr. Job,
"of interest not only to the mannfac
tntr who uses coal In large quan
t it I* s. but also to the smaller con
? >u:ner who would secure the benefit
?f any reduction In-rate on every
ton of coal purchnscd during the
winter."
Mr. Job in his report also In
foi ied the directors that he had put
Into the hands of Congressman Hal
lot S. Ward a bill providing for the
improvement of the channel of
K ??hhs Creek; that he was seeking
t? . vpedite the delivery of mail from
KHzabeth City in New York, which
now arriving there at R:04 in the
morning is not delivered until about
2 o'clock In the afternoon; and that
h? was also at work In an endeavor
to * ave express shipments from New
Ynik to Elizabeth City, which are
now. apparently, routed by Raleluh
so its to make a delay of on*' day in
nnival, routed directly here by way
of Norfolk.
Mr. Job told the directors that he
> in! been laboring hard with the
NVifolk Southern to secure the ex
t : if ion of the sheds, extension of the
paving and extension lights at the
Not folk Southern passenger station,
and. though he had not made the
progress he could have wished, that
h* iad the promise of an early ex
tension of lights to the end of The
llnr of jitney cars at the station and
of the putting of the approach to the
station in better repair by the use
of l.illington gravel.
L. CiRRETT OS STASD
IV HIS DH V DEFENSE
Cumberland Courthouse, Vi..
Dtromber 1.1?Larkln (Jarrett look
his stand In his own defenae shortly
before noon In lils swonil trial on
the charge of murder for his pari In
I J). fatal shooting of Rev. K. S.
Pierce. As at previous trials of
h5m1 f and his brother. Garret de
clared that Pierce struck the first
i?I? ? w with his fist and fired the first
>hoi.
Attorney Byrd subjected tho de
fendant to a stiff cross examination.
HIT iHOY WITH M'i'i.i:
jiki.h ?;i ii.ty \ss,\n.r
C.iarles Davis. Cypri o* and Second
str? ?'t merchant, who. exasperated at
the annoyance causcd him hy a sn ail
bov who. running in and out of his
store. grimaced at and teased him
< i nlinuously, flung an apple at the
ynU!ii.Ht?T and hit hint, was taxed
wit It 11 cost r on the charge of as
sault in police court Thursday. The
court admitted that Mr. Davis had
considerable provocafIon.
This was the only case tried In
the recorder's court Thursday.
ROM'S REINTRODUCED
Washington. Dec. 13?-The soldier
lut ? bill, which was vetoed by Har
tli was reintroduced today by
i; ? tentative McKenzle. Itepohll
c. "f flllnois. at the request of lie
publican veterans In the house, and
carries only minor changes from the
original.
S\I? S RKVOI.VKR IS
NOT A FORTY-FIVK
-
Thi' revolver taken alonrr
with Sa|i's suitcase at a negro
lod&fne hous? at Kdeuton Mon
day Is not a "Torty-Ave."
Neither, in the oplnlor of
Dr. C. II. Williams, who. with
Dr. Sallba. removed It jusl un
der th? skin of the abdomen,
was the bullet which ent'-red
tbe hip and penetrated tb* nb
donien nf o. C. llray last Fri
day night.
"I am not an expert on bul
lets." said Dr. Williams, "and
this particular bullet is de
faced as though It had struck
or glanced from a bone, but
it appears to me no Inraer
than a 38."
The same thins Might be
-aid of the revolver which dur
ing the preliminary trial of
.?|? lay across the table in
r?nt of County Prosecutor
iwyer. It was long of bar
i but not of large caliber.
However, the police now
have the revolver and will
make no atatcment as to It*
-i*c.
Pledge To Build
Greater Meredith
Gastonia. I'- r. i:?. ? Tin
North Carol hi a Daptlst Con- I
vention in annual fission here
la>t iil-lit pledged its credit to
the issuance of in
bond* tor linancin. ami i?-lo
ration ami establishment *?n a
laruer seal** of Meredith Col
leiit* on tlo* 1 :T am* sit' re
cently purchased mar ISal?'i|?h
on the Durham road.
It is planm d to roiuplctc a
I1.10U.ihmi plant to accommo
date r>nu students l?y the open
ing of the fall session in 192a.
Tlo- present facilities of the |
college inside UalcUh are in
adequate.
The question c?f (ireek let
ter fraternities at Wake Forest
College precipitated a heated
discussion yesterday, hut the
matter was not brought to a
point. It being referred to h
committee of 15 with Instruc
tions to report on it' next year.
HEALTH SERVICE
TO STUDY COLDS
Washington. December 13?A de
! tailed study of common colds is to
be made by the Public Health Ser
vice in co-operation with a number
of the country's leading universities.
Dr. Hugh S. Cuniiuing. surgeon gen
eral. says colds, influenza and simi
i lar conditions are responsible for a
great deal of suffering. loss of time,
I disability and not inconsiderable
number of deaths.
He says there are few. If any. in
j dividual* who do nut suffer with
. some acute respiratory condition sit
h ast once a year, losing from a day
to a week or more as a result, and
some attacks develop into more se
| rious conditions, at limes even a
latent pulmonary tuberculosis being
lighted up.
Comparatively little is definitely
known as to the real causes, distri
' hiitlon. manner of spread, and epi
demiology of these so-called minor
j respiratory ailments. Dr. Cunirfiing
says, and this detailed study being
undertaken is expected to 'be of value
in attempting to prevent these affec
t tona
The work will be actively under
i taken at Harvard I'niversity. Johns
Hopkins Medicil School. Georgetown
and Harvard I'nlversitles, Washing
ton; Tulane I'niversity, New Or
leans; Ohio State I'niversity, I'niver
sity of Chicago, and I'niversity of
| California. It is anticipated the
I studies will extend over two or
three years.
THOUSANDS Ol TKOUT
PASS TIIIIOIKIH CITY
Twenty-two thousand s?-a lr.out.
' oniii;hi off llo(lvn Island this side of
? Oregon Inlet. arrived here Wednes
1 day and were f?l?ii?i?^<] fo Northern
markets by the Globe Fish Company.
Tills* shipment represents a return
of $5,400 to Dare County fishermen.
cooi.idce chaises
WINIFRED M ATH EH
1 Washington. Dec. 1H. President
Coolidse today wrote Mr-. Winifred
Holt Mather of New York praising
her part In the establishment of
"liuht house" home* for the ollnd
In various cities
IIENHY IOK1) Wil l.
GET NOMINATION
Ifc-troit. December 1.1 llenry
Ford will he nominated for the Pres
1 Ideney whether he desire* it or not.
it was decided at a meotinK last
'night at which the National Ford
For-Presldent Club was organized
by a score of supporters who came
! regardless of the f ict that the Ford
For-President meeting to which they
were delegates had been cancelled.
> They will draft Ford Into service If
he doesn't lead the way himself,
, the president of the club said.
I'OHTt Gt ESE CABINET
DECIDED TO ItKSIttN
Iflr T.O A- Vr\
I.isbon. h' c iThe Portuguese
cabln- t resUned today.
I It was reported yesterday that the
jcabinet ask'd President flower. to
; dissolve parliament on the i rmind
of n hostile majority The re?luna
tion Indicates that the < MfUliv* f -
fu??ed.
\ It AN \ IM 1*11(1% KM I || |*M| I
Vienna, l?ec. in. The Socialist
government of this cit> Is e\tendint
its amldtlous program of public
works, and thus st<?adllv redur-ln*
unemployment.
Its latent enterprise is to take over
the underground or l?elt railway,
which has be# n out nf commission
since the second year of fh* war
when Its equipment w?.? se|z? d for
military purposes. Tin line will be
electrified and made part of the mu
nicipal street railway ?ystem. The
new equipment Is to be constructed
In the country.
Mrs. F.llsworth (Ionian of Wash
incton, D. C.. and little daughter.
Mary Elizabeth, are here on ft visit
to Mrs. Homan's parentn, Mr. and
Mrs. M. O. Wright, corner Front tnd
Sbepard streets.
CITY MANAGER IS
OUT OF HOSPITAL
Now < :il Hi*
Home ll<*rt? and Apparently
011 llic Koatl to < 'omplete
Kn'OVl'IV.
City Malta.* r John Bray. who lias
been ;it Hi#' Community Hospital
' >=li?o?? Sunday iiiuht as a result of a
I gunshot wound in the >lioiild?*r. was
discharged from the hospital Thurs
day afternoon and is mm* convales
cent at his homo on Baxter and
I Shirley avenue.
Mr. liray received part of a load
'of buckshot in the shoulder Sunday
1 niuht from the accidental discharge
of a shotuun while he was out as
sistini: the police to maintain order
1 and to try to locate Li-Roy White,
necro uunman wanted on more than
la half dozen warrants.
Fortunately, the pun wont off with
i the barrel at such an anisle that only
part of the load entered Mr. Bray's
body, and the shot that did penetrate
.the skin ploughed upward through
the muscles of the chest rather than
'straight through the body. There
have been no complications and Mr.
' Bray, though lie lias suffered' con
siderable pain, is apparently on the
1 road to early and complete recovery.
JOHN M. MOREHEAD
DIES IN CHARLOTTE
Charlotte. Dec. 1",^?John M.
Moreherid.-former Congressman and
one time Republican National Com
mitteeman from North Carolina, died
of pneumonia at his home here. He
had been ill for a week. Hi* was
57 years old.
PASTOR ST. MARKS
UP BEFORE BISHOP
New York. Dec. 13.? Norman
Cuthrie. pastor of St. Marks in the
Bowery and his board of vestrymen,
were today called before Bishop
William T. Manning of the Protest
ant Episcopal Diocese of New York,
to explain the ('.reek classic dances
in festivals in the down-town church
.and parish house.
; The reports "shocked and scandal
ized" the bishop, he said.
STORES TO BE OPEN ,
IN EVENINGS SOON
The Klizaheth City stores will
noon be keeping open in the evening*
for the convenience of Christmas
shoppers.
Just what evening this will be be
gun. by all the store*, had not teen
definitely derided Thursday at noon*
An effort is being made to agree up
on some night for all stores to be
gin keeping open. Next Thursday
evening Is Maid to be the choice of
the majority, and it is hoped tint a
definite decision may be made right
awa>v
Meantime, all the stores urge
shoppers to shop during the morniir
hours all that they can and help to
avoid congestion in the aftenmon.
SE\ ( / /? DEADLOCK
COES OVER TO VO\D IV
Washington, Dec. i:;. The d a<J
lork in the Senate over the election
of a chairman of the interstate coin
merce committee remains unbroken.
\fter taking three ballots the Se iate
adjourned until Saturday with an
agreement that further votinu will
lie deferred until Monday.
KEIIEI. 1.E\EI{ I/..S
// II E KEEN EXEC.l'TED
Nogales. Ariz . Dec. in. Two rel.
e| generals have he* n executed and
another captim-d by the Obr? aoii
forces of the govei|tmont. accordln.
to advles received lien cono-mlir.
the Mexican rebellion.
GUILTY OF LIBEL
UPON CHURCHILL
Lord \l!rr<l Douglas Sni
triKM'd lo Six Month Impris
on11h'111 \Jtrr \\ liicli Miis?t
Kfrp lli?* I Van*#
<IU T.? A?"?-.<nrd Pr?
l.ond.i, 1). r. 1:: l.ord \lfivd
IhMluliK,. Mill III till' lilli* M-'l!'<]Uis ??r
<JU',iifbur>. was imla> found miilty
of criminal lilt. l upon Winston Spen
o r Churchill. formerly first lord of
Hn' aUmiralt). hv the publication of
tit*1 statement that Churchill Issued
a false ?*??miniiitafter the battle
of Jutlatiil fi?r tin' purpose i?f influ
encing th?' stock market.
I.ord A If roil was sentenced to six
itiontlis Imprisonment. after which
!*?* must keep the peace or serve an
additional like t? riu.
<;OI.DSROItO WANTS
to<;et okpiian \<;e
Secretary Job of the Klizahcth
City Chamber of Commerce has re
ceived a letter from W. C. Don mark,
secretary of the chamber of com
merce at Coldshoro. urging that the
board of directors of the Kllza belli
City commercial organization go on
record as favoring tJoldsboro for tin'
location of tin* Junior Order Orphan
age to lie established In this Slate.
Mr. Job hroimht the matter to the
attention of tin- hoard of directors
at their re mi la r meeting Wednes
day night; hut as the'Worth lint: ley
Council Junior Order was understood
to have endorsed the claims of Ita
bdcli for the orphanage the direc
tors felt that they should not lake
actimi counter lo the sentiment, of
the local council.
SHIPPKKS t'l?;KI> I K.Il l
KOK PltKSKNT KltKIGIITS
Tli>- following letter addressed to
the president of the Chamber .of
Commerce was referred by the di
rectors in regular session Wednes
day night to Klizabeth City shippers
as worthy of their attention..
"I am writing to urge you to as
sist in securing a la rue delegation of
business men of your city to attend
an Important conference of the Kast
erti North Carolina Shippers' Asso
ciation to he lield at (Joldsboro. X.
C.. at the Chamber of Commerce
rooms at 11 a. in. Friday, December
28. 1523
"The purpose of this meeting is
to permanently organize the business
forces of Kastern North Carolina lo
maintain our present rate advantag
es which the Virginia cities have -riv
en notice that flicy will soon attack,
and to take appropriate action re
garding the establishment of SiMe
owned water terminals at ne? ded
points in Kastern North Carolina,
(lovernor Cameron Morrison and
Honorable p. XI. Simmons have kind
ly accepted invitations to attend this
meeting. All of our representatives
In the t'nited Slates Congress from
the eastern half of the State have
also been invited lo attend this.con
ference of business men.
"I do not need to tell you how
important just rates and adequate
transportation facilities are to the
development of ev? ry line of l usi
ness in Kastern North Carolina. AN"111
you not. therefore, take it upon your
self to see that n stroiiu delegation
of your business men attend this Im
portant meeting at Coldtd?Oro on
Friday, December 2X?
"The execiltivi committee of th?
New Hern chamber of com no rc?
have requested me to write you this
letter."
"Yours very truly "
The letter is sinned b\ C. C. Kirk
Patrick, president of the chamber of
commerce of New flern.
The Woman's Missionary Soriet\
or the First Methodist Church will
hold a Christinas sale Friday alter
noon at o'clock at tin Studebaker
.ii.me on th?' corner of Main and
lioad streets.
Basketball Game Tonight
Starts The Ball Rolling
h.liznln'1 h 4 ity Allilrlic tutorial ion and llrrlforil II ill ("?? '
Ilir Hvnl S/iorls of I In* i.ommimily n (?nmv II orlli
(?oinfi Out lo Srr. Tlivy lirrlori?
A pl"aaant mirprlne for the aport
lovitm public I* tit* announcement of
11 haMkHhall irftii??- toniitht bit *???!?
Klizaheth City AllilHIr Association
and Hertford nt (lie Communif*
Ijuildinu nt h o'clock. \ m<?mh?-r of
tlv asaoelationx reports:
"Hfloki tliall fan*, ftlK dov* ii into
th?- <>l?l nook. and brine your lad*
fair to the (Community lluildin. foi
a real treat tonfklit. Tin- basketball
?n?i?on will be 0|ti'h<*<l then- wh? n
111? Klixabith C*it>" Athletic \.-*oehi
lion met t* ll> rtford in brand and
uloriollM llHttlf.
"rive l??i.?ky tad1* and Iru? hav?
combined forceij nnd are ready for
all ottcotnera."
The train in made up of loeal men.
eOnie rif them wlio played basketball
on different college (eniim. They have
been practicing altnoat every night
and are In uood shape to live up to
their promlsea.
V. DwIkM will play forward. He
? f of II" IiIl-!i s( Jifliil l?n Wet
Itali team ntxl will umlnijliMlj
nmkc h wnml chowitm.
J. II. .Moruart Mill play forvnrd
and I." |?r>rl? il to II" ?lar itf tl?V?
? v? ??ln II- h:?* iilaw'd ti?r mv? ral
?.?r* In \N' i Vlivinla'
Mirk ^??iRWlrk. guard, hn* 'md
fan v?-.(r frniniiik with Kli/al'<*lli
*'if\ Mali afhool.
Jack Itjtitti?. wlin Mill play. uiurd.
look an nMlv?- |?nrt In nlhlHlf' nt
Carolina and I* orii of IIm ln-ft on
the t< inn.
J. r. \lfnrd, the ofh?-r umrd.
idny?-d two viar* on tin lf*itf?*i*l
(enni and In noted ff?r HI* lotitr final
??hniF. Ho generally Khnot* froir the
<i nt? r of tin' floor.
Itllly Wlnslow wilt niilmt it lit ?? for
tciistrd and Ik u very faat (ilayei. ?
A lar*** attrndane#* I* exfwcted n?
the bova have worked hard and ar**
.In rondltlon to give the fan* a lino
aanie. |
os< \k Kt; u
II \s l?M l MOM \
i> ?" I'.ray. w ho f? ? r tin- la>t
s?-v **!'?! I 4 il.i v s l.a> rhowti .?i?r,s
of itit? no nt at t':.e Cum
oiubit\ wliii'c p.
was taken la*r l-'rida> with
Willi. 1 Wound in hit* ami al?
<1<III1<U. has developed |
omnia. acTniiliny in u hull* tin
Isstn ?l 1 ?> 11. ? unending |???\ si -
ciatis Thiirsilav. ami hi- coioli
tloil i-. tb? r? i??r.-. mil I
as for tin- hist Iv\ i? nr |!nto
days.
I FA KM CONI KKKM K
AT 1NKW OKI.KAN'S
I New Orleans, pec. i::. I riKniin
Ity in agricultural laws. standardiza
tion in marketing mxl warehousing,
and standard grades and rlasso of
all farm products, will he cnnshh red I
at tin- tIti'?*?? days' conft |-e nee cif nun-'
' mlssloners of agricultural Southern I
states whirh began today.
FARMER DEAD i\!>
his so\ u oi \nEn\
Holly Springs. Miss.. IVc. 1 :!.* ? I
Prank McFarrin, 7ft-vear-old farmer.!
is dead, and his son Leo Is wound-1
ed. while Ji*? Brent Is In jail as the'
[ tcsult of a shooting affray !ast
night. Ilreiit surrendered hut de
clined to talk. The* motive ~is un
known.
FIND RUINS OF
SLAV SANCTUARY
Dirwlor Iti ilin !>|iim'|iiii Uii
rarllis liil<-rc?liii? < jnilriliu
lion to Arilim-olo^v INYar
(.rriiian <!ity of I'cllnir^.
Kcldlwru', Mecklenburg, Di*f. l
litiins of an ancient Slav sanctu
Inry have h<en unearthed near this
town l>y - l)r. Karl Srhuehhard. ?1 i
rector of the llerlln Museum of An
, thropology. which he believes to
have hceii ltethra, the chief t ere pie
of the Slavs between the rivers Kibe
and Oder. Suarasici was the name
of the god who was worshipped
here, and the temple was relatively
more Important than tlx* Delphi of
the Greeks.
ltethra stood for several centur
ies and was destroyed in |n?;x and
]???;?? under the r?dj?n <>f Henry IV.
The liishop of Halherstadt. under
orders from the emperor, destroyed
I'the sanctuary. Iturchhard was the
name of this bishop, and it Ts 's'lrfl
preserved in the folklore of North
ern Germany. He is supposed to
have become immensely rich t In . n -
plundering the temple, and tta?re is
a nurser> rhyme which make? an
appeal to this ancient bishop to make;
gifts to children.
Dr.. Schuchhard says descriptions
of the temple written by the Itishop
of Mcrsoliurg. who lived uhout the
year Kiimi, tally with his discoveries
and h? is confident lie has loca'ed
the hist shrine for which archaeol
ogists have been seeking for gener
ation.-. ;
la the .-'preewnld. near llcrlin, the
population till retains the custom
dress ;uid language of the ancient
Slav.-* wiio lived in Northern tier
?mail) b?'for the Teutons made their
appearance, especially all along the
Kibe.
\\i\>ru\.s\i.i;M .it im.i: is
ii \itn \iTKit t it \t i i i:i i:s
Winston-Salem. Dec. t:',. Di'v? r
of automobih-s who are cnnvi"tcd
here before Judge Henry IV l,m<< in
Superior Court, need not expect to be
released with fines, according to the
address of the magisterial officer to
i the nand Jury at the openln: of
court here this week. .Indue Lane
asserted that he intended to punish
such violations with jail or road *? n
lenceu and that when lie noes to
Guilford. Dathh'in and Stokes coun
ties affei the first of the ycai to
hold court. lo '? sp? f i ? to follow out
this pollcv Jlld-e Laiie lefctred
part leu larl) to the class of automo
i Idler" de.-iiilin'-d 51. jltlle\J which Op
erate en I'm roadv. botw i'en several
North Carolina elites.
riCMit \?:\\ hi \i?
Ol' l?KST I ITV MKItrllWTS
Til' M? fChailtv' X^nrlliH'UI ??f
KK/.-iIm til City hH?l 9 li?* it nil it ;i I ' kf
11<9li of offlrei-? TiH'H?l;i?. iiioruli-- lit
It oMwk ntiil Hi'- following men
were # f? ri??| t?? ri rvr in 1'iL'l
T. T. Turner, |?r? ?Wt"iit; (' \V
'.illVli'T. fit t vl^ president: W II
\W.it|i' il . Jr.. Mi-wind vim pr?-*i
d? lit; .1 ('. Snwvrr, (Ifftnurcr, TIm
f <?11 < I ii u- \v< t< i JitIhI oii llu* board
? if director T T Turin r. (' \V
UiililH r. V. I ^i" i)f'*r. J. r Hnuji-r,
M r. i;?lloi?. M I, Kli?"|i. .1 T Mr
(>????. it. n sim?i>. (i r. cnhMi.
W If \Vo;'tli#>rl>. Jr.. C Camden
lilnd'-w. I! f* \\d|ctt. Jr., Prank
Hi:. J M Week*. S C Klln rllU* .
rono\ MMtKKT
New York. rvcemfoer 11 - Spot
riillnil doncd qillft today. ildvanrlnfc
7*> point*. Middling $(.(0. Foturt'S
floncd as follow*: December 3f> 10; 1
.lanunrv 34f.O; March 516.00; May
.15.20; July .14.4T.. October 28 r,7.
New York. December in - Cotton
future opened thin morning at the
following leve|?; December 34:00;
January 3B.26; March 35.65; May
31.00! July 34.80; October 29.60. I
BATTLE IMMINENT
NEAR MEXICO CITY
I iiMinit'iit* EiiIitiicIkmI on
< hie Si<l?* and ()lu'(kp>n
I iiito on (Ik* Other lo
l i^lil for Possesion.
Vera Cm/.. I?cc?'inber ! ^ ? A newa
ijm rumri accompanying tin- nbeli
;n their 0,1 Mexico tele
era plo d in.lay that tbv jutuatioa in
i li?' >tate of I'ueblo Is unchanged hut
a bailie is apparently imminent
The insurgents on a line runKjut;
from Ksp>'iaiiza lo Oriental to Apiz
aco.
Ohrcgou's forces an* conU'red at
S?.iu A mill's, Tehuacun and Samar
cos.
Itctweeii Ili?'si? points surely the
deciding battle will be fought for tlw*
IHiM'.^sioti of Mexico CiiyKthe corres
pondent says.
Mexico City. December 1 !1 ?It
is generally felt here that the decis
ive battle between Sanchez and Ob
regon troops will be fought on the
Vera Cruz front uiur where Carran-.
za was defeated by Sanchez in 191!).
The government is concent rating
soldiers in that district to halt the
icbel advance.
San Antonio. Tex., Dec. 1 :t.? Re
potts received here state that the
insurgent* have occupied Jalapa af
ter :;7 hours lighting, an annihilated
tile federal troops^
F.i-hl\ were killed and 11G
wounded. 320 made prisoners, a
la rue supply of lilies. atriniuniflUft
and horses captured.
(iOT ANSWKIt IN SKIKS
TO KNOTTY QUESTIONS
league, liecember 13?From time
lo time fragile gives up to somu
persistent deLvei* in records of the
past thai are not without Interest.
For it is an ancient city aud its mil
seiims and bookstalls are filled with
| chronicle* of what its people saitl
and did in other centuries. A re
c?'iil discovery is >.111 old hook 011 as
tronomy which shows that the men
of iliat day spent no Ii111?- time in
endeavor** to rt\wl what they cailed
the "enigma ?>r the ages," m oilier
words, tlo-ir womankind.
Miised oil tile illillieiice supposed
to lit* exerted oil humans by the con
stelation of the planets in the month
in which they were born, this vol
ume analyzes girls, according lo the
Calendar, as follows:
A girl born in January is very
likely to become a good housewife.
Sin- will inclinc to melancholy, hut
will-have a gentle disposition. Feb
ruary girls will he good mothers,
and faithful.
March maidens, however, will he
loquacious. contentious ami quarrel
some, while April babies wjll grow
m> lo be iiierctirkil and u us tea dy
women.
May guarantees merry and ;?ood
tempered girls, while June give*
them passionate and fiery tempera
ments. with an inclination to super
ficially.
July produces the roses among
women, according to this old sage;
beautiful but thorny. Horn a inorth
later th'-y are amiable and sonsibK .
but Mther keen for rich husbands.
tJIrls 'born in September are of
fine susceptibilities and are always
ready to help others; they will,
therefore, be wi-lcojm-d everywhere,
but should guard against being Im
posed upon 'by selfish people. Octo
ber favors tie- ? irtli with creature*
who Kirrpas allothers of the Sex a*
depth and ardor of love.
\V<?meii born in November arc
kiiidhearted and friendly: If they are
not it Is ilways the fault of Home
body el He. never 11) ?? i r own. Th?
lasl month of the year brings forth
racy and very good looking girls, t'n
fortunately lliey cannot be recom
mended to earnest men. for they are
very exiMvuguul and always 011 the
hunt for sensations.
INIIKCKYI KKMMtkS
I O.NS M H'TK ASSAI LT
Itab-luh. In r | \r? Jndf.'tent
remark r? il rour tlni?*a by ?? n? -
. ni man to a 1". vtiir-old white ulrl
ron."Hiutes mi Ji.-?iiuli. aroordlftp to
it <l? rlaion huntl*-<l down by the Hu
I>piii?' Touit of Norfli Carolina yr*?
t?rdny In th?- cuce of the Stat'- vm.
??? l orn? William*.
Tin- Sui?i? iim' t'ourt nphr-ld the rip
rl-lon of Judcc N. A. Sluflalr. who
u? Hlfiirt ?| H <? ii? to IK month* till
lh< Ciimbi 1 faird county road.
H.IPTIHT?4 N??n XOT
I'lT riCK.I< IIHIt l\ I'ltlKONS
fin?toTiiii. Txw*niT??r 11 ? Th
North Carolina HapUM Htutf Con*
vintioti, ufltT ii brief tllnriiMfiton.
thia mom In ic d?>riinv<i to adopt
it nnolmion ln?t run lug tin*
board of mlaftlon* to ?-inploy a man
for wdVk In tht? prlnoii?* of tht* State.
I>r M A. Adam* of lluthr-rfordton
w.is ib" author of the movement.
Kxcellent proKrct - wan rojiorircl by
th?' l?aptl?t orphnnac- nnd the
Wimfnn Ml**lonary t'nlon.
The convention at tht morning
Roatdnn here today nam'-d a tt^erlnu
committee of nine tnemhera to d'rect
collection of tbr remainder of the
Utate'w nhare of the aeventy-five mil
lion dollar rampalan. The campaign
rloae* November 30, 1924, and the
State'* ahare Mill In more than $2.
UOO.OOO abort.