* *******9 ? THE WEATHER * ate V atnl E. winds. m * f air ami slightly uarm- I (/A\ ll^S^ ^TAV * CIRCULATION ? sattJsfKSr: ^lpp|| - ^?i::?m. VOL. XIII. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, SATl'UDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 15. 192:). EIGHT PAGES. NO. 291. New World Court Plan Is Up To U. S. Senate ? Henry Cabot Lodjje Will Not Vole for American I'artieipa lion in I'rcscnl Court So Senate Must Make One to Suit Him and the l{e*t of the W orlil By DAVID MWRENCE < C*9yrifkt. 1923. Br Th? Atfvarrt) Washington, Dec. 1 i.?The next step in the controversy over the World Court is the submission by the I'nited States Senate of an alternative plan which can be transmitted to the other gov ernments of the world to determine whether they would approve. it. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge's! announcement that he will not vote for American adherence to the present court because of its relationship to the Leagut of Nations does not come as a sur prise to President Coolidjte vhoj was aware of Air. Lodjfe's atti tude before the first presidential' message to Congress was made' public. Mr. Coolidge told Senator Lodge' that ho would not oppose anv effort 1 to *.-t till O World Court separated from tIm> league of Nations and It the other government* of Hip w>rld would do likewise. the i'nited Stales would help toward tin- foundation of a court acceptable to all. Hut the President doubted whether the o>her nations would agree. He feels that tli" present World Court plan Is the only one on which the nations of the world have ever agreed and rather than have no rourt at all. lie prefer* 111. one already established. li s the same old dispute over tlv* League of Nations and "a" I., a.ue oi Nations. Mr. Lodge orig tnally announced that he wanted to are a league or association of ini tio' - established but not -the" Lea-ue created by Mr. Wilson, even though 40 nations had given their su >i.ort to it The campaign of I'i'rt was waged 011 .1 Republican platform which pledged the party to the idea 01 .in association of nations. This all* rnatlve was looked upon hy many voi. rs as satisfactory but when the V? rsaillcs Covenant of the League finally was defeated in the Senate, no alternative proposal was spon sor. <1 l?y the Republican majority. Tho controversy over the World Court starts the name way. Mr.' Lodge is against ??the" World Court but favors "a" world court. Mr. Coolidge and Secretary Hii-hes feel "the" Court Is the onlv practicable plan but the> on* npet. minded about a substitute. The bur don of action however now faiN on th? Senate. Mr. Lodge lias said that he tines not know whether tin pres ent World Court, .can be divorced from the Lea 1:ue of Nations. He does not Indicate whether he will support it if the other nations of the world decline to accept the counter pro posal of the I'nited States Senate. But the President and Secretary of State Would like to have anv counter proposal so that they could prnmpth a-c. rt a in the viewpoint of the oilier governments of the world. Tills will fah" considerable Hup and the chances are the negotiations will not lie completed until after tho presidential election for diplomacy doesn't move very rapidly and be side* there is no particular urgency in the Senate for framing a substi tute plan as those who oppose the pr.'tnl World Court will Insist that domestic matters should have the li. it of way. The tarklnu of re*er vat Ions to the protocol already he for- the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in a foregone conclusion but 1 he reservat ions "proposed by Mr. Hughes would slniplv amount to a >1 iteiiicnt that the I'nited States by It- ?pproval does not adhere to the I no of Nations. What Mr. L due in mind are reservations that \. ild if accepted |?v the other |?o\v < ' "f th? world actually change the cm titntion of the Court. The present World Court owe?? it establishment to Kllhti Root. Ile.ub If can S'f:. tilT ?Tf State, who deViSOf* t'? plat? wblrh ended a genera!Ion of dehat< The permanent *ourt Idea failed at the second Ha title eon fer? nee because no ncceptniile n .-th od of seiectinu judges could be found. Mr. Root proposed that the machinery of the I..attie of Nations be utilized and this made po .ibb the present Court. If Is thought that tlN reservations of the I'nited States Senate might Indicate a plan where h> the voting for Judges would he done by ambassadors and ministers of the s.ime powers who are mem bers of the League This would enable the t'rited States to vote without attending ses sions of the Assembly or Council of the League. It remains to be seen whether the other nations of the world Will rare tr alter the present Court which is functioning satpfar torlly simply to please th? American Senate hut until the other govern ments have spoken there will b? no opposition from the White Hons - to t' ? plan of submitting a counter l-'oposal. Rev. R. F. Hall returned Saturday m > nine from Oastonla where he at tended the Baptist fltate Conven tion. hit trip being given him by Berea ?ind Corinth Baptist churches. Home Teams Lose Both Friday Games High School Boys and Girls Defeated In Double Header By Chowan High not It the girls' and hoys' banket-, hall teams of Klizaheth City High School met defeat In the first Rainesj of the season played Friday nig-it at the Community building against I Chowan high, the srores at the linal reckoning standing: Girls?rEllsa heth City, 8; Chowan. 11 ; bo.'s?' Klizaheth City. 9; Chowan. 10. I In hotli of the Raines the local teams displaved ability and made a fine showing. ^\s these were the first games for the home hunch ami the fifth for the visitors th?- result was gratifying, and although tin* rooters were disappointed that two scalps were not attached to the Kliz abelh City High School hells, they were proud of the fight put up The first game with the girl* flay ing. started olT fast and furious villi three goals shot in the first few min utes of play |?y Margaret Sawyer and Monterev Cartwright of the home outfit, the fans lending moral aid with deafening cheers. Ditrihu the first quarter seven fouls were cullfal. each team having its share. At the blow of the whistle K. C. II S.~had ?> of the K tallies made during jthe game. I-; The next quarter went to Chowan who romped awa> witli x to their |credit. Two going to K. C. H. s. The third quarter was all fighting witli only one shot allowed the out of-town quintet. In the final quarter no score was made by either side, the score stand ing 11 to s. To tiie entire team goes the credit, as each girl played stellar basket ball. The line-up for Kllzabeth City was as follows: Margaret Sawyer. Monterey Cartwrlght, forwards; Jes sie Williams. Katlierlne Hirfhaway, centers; Rachel Williams, Lina Stan ton. gifards. | In the hoys' game that followed the local hoys being plainly out played and the visiting crew stand ing much higher in almost every in stance. However, the quality of the game was all that could be desired, and they were a credit to their coach and supporters. The game was a hard fought fray and gave the fans some thing to "holler" about. The team showed good mat? rial and the fans will watch their future games with Interest. Krwin Mldgett was a decided star of the game, playing everywhere the hall happened to he. Kacli of the others deserve no-ntion as they all played a hard and consistent game Kalph Holmes refereed both games The Kllxaheth City 1 in* up was: Krwin Mldgett. center: Mai vln Mann. Wilfred Jones, forward*: Addison Stanton, Lister Markhnn. guards. Substitutes: Marlon S? > f fert. Walter Pearson. John Williams. Marlon Harris. I.I is ALIIt lCM KNOWS iiis ??fjiiosT" i.oiik I.tils Alhernl. the young ?ic*or i?lay? the part of Jacques. *he Flench guide la "The Vail* y ,?f Lost Souls." aniH?U4i'-er| for the A' krama today. Is ?-?tld to he an au thority on ghost stories. Playing, the part of Jacques. Hi" iian Who knows something more than h? Is willing to odnni about the "ghost" Which I-* terrorizing the people of the little French Canadian sefllatiKht of l.a< hiiie. Mr Alhernl has an oppor tunity to display some "ghost-like" tactics. "While he was playing the role, he declare* he got !?o much inter ested Iti the subject of ghowts thai he sent to New York and bought ail the hooks he could find on the psy chology of this Interesting so h? says phenomenon. 'The Valley of Losi Souls" was written by J S?ton Hrumtnond. ind directed by Carl S. Fh mining. The cas* 'ncluden besides Alhernl. Muriel Kingston. Victor Southerlaiul. Anne Hamilton, and other w*l| known screen stars. ( II Mtl.KS F. SAIUiKNT IS DISTIMCT r.lllEF Washington, |)ecemher 1 'i ? Charles F. Sargent. chief r^hahlllta . Hon st Baltimore sub-district of the Veteran* Bureau, was today made chief of rehabilitation district four t comprising Virginia. West Virginia. Maryland and District of Columbia. But He Fought! ) ? This shows ths last it and of * heroic flghter?a wolf. His bod/ Is I torn by ths hounds, ths water Is red with his blood?but still he fights Jon. Finally ths dogs won. It all happened durin? the fleld trials of ths 8outh Texas Wolf Hunters' Afuoclatlon at San Antonio. Greenwich Village Now Modernized New Apartment Houses Tak ing Place Of Dilapidated Old Studios In New York i New fork. Dec. 15?.Greenwich Village?11; ? ? Greenwich Village which was a remnant of old New York, which was a link with the Old World, where the customs. manner* ami liberties ot an easier-going civ ilization provided a haven for refu gees from the hustle and hustle modern America?has gone. New York has heen robbed of )(m Latin Quarter, its artists' colony lias been disbanded by llroadway, liro*?k lyn. ind the HronX. aided by prohi bit ion and a housing crisis. The onslaught was begun during the war. when, the rest of the coiiutry poured into the Village, young and old. thirsting tor lives of art and liberty, and il has today overcome the last barriers. Gone are the Villagers, and with them the spaghetti "mec ca*?." the "chip-in"- sketch clashes, and the "open-nouse" studios that .only a short time axo made the lo caltty f t moils. Time was when painter*, p!*V u rights. writers, musicians and ar tists of no particular profession foregathered in the headquarters which have now disappeared. The rule was work hard and play hard. There were those who seemed not t.? work at all. Hut that was no one's business. If tlie idler.was a wit, if he loved the beauty the workers tried to crr?.ite. he was received with open arms. Hut the interlo|>er, the seek er after atmosphere, was quickly frozen out and sent packing. The war sent many of the Villag ers to foreign fields; many never tame back. .Most of those who serv ed In "France returned there after the war. h'tving found that Paris offered what the Village had once had. Oth ers acheived the upper rungs of the ladders of* their dreams. Still others merely (lit-appeared. All are gt.no from the old haunts. In place of the cheap studios and flats hewn out of buildings hoary with age. apartment houses as splen did and as expensive as tlio-ie of. Park Avenue have progressively reared their ten or 15 stories fr11 in e 3S.no. Ku tureji flnspd nt the following levels: December 34.1*. Januarv 33*8. \larrh 3 4 25. May 34.40. July 3,4.03. j October 28.00. NO INDICATION OF BREAK IN DEADLOCK Washington. Dec. 15.---There was 1110 Indication yesterday that the deadlock In the Senate over the elec-j tion of a chafrmau of the Interstate i commerce committee would be brok en when balloting is resumed Mon i day. WIFE Rl'I'ERT HIGIIES COMMITS SUICIDE lam Angeles. December l.V-Mrs.' Adduide Manola Hughes. wife of .Major Kupert Hughes. author, com mitted Filicide in Indo-Chin-i. accord ing to a message received today by her husband here. She had long been in ill health. MANY MEETINGS IIEI.D IN CHAMBER COMMERCE Klizabcth City probably Ii11real izes how liir^i* a part the Comiuuu ity Hullding, formerly the V. M C, A., plays in its s liic I". S. Engineers on harbors question. Pasquotank County school teachers. Surfnien's convention. Ship and Wat er Transportation Commission. Twi light League Haseball Association, various committee meetings. Wom an's Club. AGREEMENT MAY END TIE-lIP IN THE IIOl'SE Washington. Dec. If. An agree ment which may end the tie-up In the House over committee assign ments was reached today b> He-uib licaii and insurgent leaders. Cnder the agreement the insurgents will be placed on the rub committee and the Democrats will !??? denied addi tional representation. I'l.W TO KM.I. DAM III-: WITH \I \N\ MiW llAIMiKM Vienna. be* , tuber \'t All the roniah'e is being wrung from the histoMc old Hln? Danube iiiade fa nwois in s??.-r.# inaslc and stovy nl rn?? f ? vei > where. Prosaic Danube '?oafmeii who <;ip but lilftf about w.ilizlng are looking forw'ard to next hiiminer which promise to b? the busiest, in a transportation w ay. Jrt the river's history. ? Dr('d. ? s have been at wot'< on tin riv? r. and thi- natural trade route through central Kurope io the Itlack Sei. Constantinople nlid Ode -a ha b*'*n greatly Improved and develop ed New boat- with bin r carry IitK lapn^rty are heliiK :?ii:11 foi ihe spring trade, and.traii -tilpmein. fa cilities are beitik d? V loped Completion of t,h" Dnnuhe-nhine and the Danube Kl.be canal- also will ! add lo the river's. Importance til? a shipping route. t WIDKN M \\ IN ; ??t It r In the absence of Trial .In-? ice Spen.ee and Count v Prosecutor Saw yer Satiirdir . Vssistnnt Trial Jn tlee ! Mark ha in presided at Saturday's ,e? ' Slon of t.be recorder's court , whib i Assistant Count> I'ros- culr i Simpson I conducted cases for tl ??? State. The only, case tried was one against Mack Hamnrd of Cstnden, who whs taved with the costs on a charge of being In the rit\ drunk. The defendant had a certificate from bis physician advising that Mr. Har nard was In ill health and misht ap pear to staguer whether undei the ; Influence of liquor or not. but Mr. Harnard did not take the Mand and i Judge Mark ham held him. 1 Ml KDF.KFIt OF THIJF.E is shot by rosstj Drt-w, Miss.. IKt. K.. Mortally j wounded l?y 2? machine uhii bullets which Ins body. Jim- I'ulleii.j m no. who for more tlian si von J iHHir* last nluht I.? Ill it pIMH)' of SOV- I ??rat hundred men ;ii ha>. was cap tured near- Ih-i'i' !-IhuiI> before 1 o'clock thi* inoiniuu after he had | shot iinil killed three wlili#- men ami | injuled nine. H? waii ilrau^'ii to town ami left on Main street while I a crowd "of persons. many of tPem relatives ot tin* nnn I*11 l!**n hail Mlli'd or wounded. passed l>> andj s?aw him. Hi* wan not e\|iorled to |live more than a few minute*. ac-J cording to last reports. Drew. Miss, hwernhnr !."? - Four are di?ad. nine wounded throe i??*r-: haps faltully. tis the result of a sp?*c tacular kiiii battle between Joe I'ul len. negro tenant farmer. and a posse of several hundred. I'ullon was riddled hv machine J gun liullois after he had killed hi* employer in a quarrel over a debt, then entrenched himself in a swamp ditch, shooting 11 members of the' posse. LARGIN GARRETT GETS FOUR YEARS' Jury Spent from 9:30 Fri day Nijjlil till 10:30 Sut lirdtiy IMoruiiif! Trying to Decide (la?e. Cumberland Courthouse. Va.. Dec. ITi? l.arkin Garrett wa< today foiiud Kuilty of voluntary man slaughter and his punishment "'Was filed a I four years imprisonment by the circuit court here, in connec tion wiiii the killing on Juno a of Rev. K. S. Peiirce, baptist minister. Tiie Jury w i given I lie ca*e at J?:!!u last nrght. The.verdict was r? I Mi ned at 10:341 this morning. Motion for a new trial was in.-de . immediately. Ills brother. Robert (??irrelt. jointly indicted with him for the slaying, was recently convicted of second degree murder, an-1 u nlfin'ed to prison for five year*, lie now 'ias a motion for a new trial ponding and Judge White announced today that lie would continue Robert's ca*e un til next term because of l^irkin's similar amnion. AUTHORIZES PURCH\SK !\W FOKKST HFSFIIVF Washington. I>er. I",. Purchase of 1 :SO.IIOO acres, additional unit.' of I In- Appalachian forest reserve, war authorized today by the National Forest Reserve Commission. The largest tracts to be added are in Vir ginia. West Ylruinia, and Pennsyl-. van la. ? I l AK IIIKK AWAY I'ltOU ll)KA Ol MOiMAIIC.HY Vienna. 1h-c. 15- The utter fall-, iif ol the l.udendorf-lllt ier coup in Ihivuriu to r?*:ict on monarchlnt , inciiI.4 here. Is looked upon a* de iiotlng ;i M'-uilily increslng reaction-J ir> feeling In Austria. Indeed. many close foreign obser ver* here are now inclined lo look upon mumirchlnm as sin old theory. Apparently it I* going through t Mam* nt'igo* In Auntria flint It has In other <011 ntrie* whtn- republic* have succeecded crown*, and if thin i? ho only sporadic upheaval* and oc casional plot1* and demonstration* au to lie looked for. lit Austria. at least, there wilt al **ay.? be a moderately strong nion ?irchi*t clement. l?ui the men who compose If are not of the type tor rink banishment nnd the probable Io?m of ih?*lr remaining cvinte* in a ti: ol ??ndeavcor to put *omc one on a throne. The members of tin* voting Aiis-' iti.iti pohility did not flock to Mu nich the other night when the uri-iil l.udendorf ami hi< right Imnd tnau flitter. former \u?trian house i ?lt?t er's ji-Hi.-tanf, sent" out their call for i??r ifM* to rally Even Ifi? fiery Orb? !.? it'lei 4, those armed irrv.it til ?r of tii" Tyrol I.lid tfnlzburg. f-iileif to rii-h the order a? duly advertised. Five y -urn of ? reptiIdle, even though y? ar? of vicissitude and un certainty. have pernrjttcd the mem ory of th> Km pin < npleiider to fad? ; Ml" milAH of the people at" In colli Ing either used lo or educited in republican principles, nnd the work man's organl/nfjon* have established Ih* irtim-lven strongly. Th? force* of time niiil events work ogatnsi a rex torn'ion. and the open royalist* are hroadly confined to the aristocracy, lo the old buretti< racy who fed idly 'on the Kniplre and on the Church. Above i?|j |s the irtortey factor. Aiftrla live* precdrloimlv on for eign bin* while she striven to build' her Industrie* nnd tiecome *elf-*up porting. nnd *u< h a situation l?-av? * no room for the luxury of a king and court md Its appanages Iter think ing men or all clussen constantly preach lhi* doctrine of work, of at tending to domestic bu*lnc?*. and leaving the broil of ceiitrd Kuro pean politic* alone. Illl.l, M \MKO ItWTMtSTKIi Mill Sftni.lMt *K4K| Washington, Dec, ir?. -r- Atherton; It. Hill wa* today nominated by; Coftlldge a* po*tmaster for Scotland jNeck. North Carolina. | SENTIMENT GROWS FOR ROAD PRO.JEST \Yilliiim?l<>ii-K<]<*Mt Lotion- of N*ntlon?. Through Its executive commlilcK here today it < xpr? a|?d the ih-xlr" that th? United Mfate* * nt? r tin- f*aiue of NViilon* or "nropo.Hv nmnc more effective auh atltute. I It XI'I'KI) IN Ol I ICK IUKNKO TO l)KA I II N* w orl^HNfi, December 15?Two m<>n *i>ra hurned to d?'ath when trapped In Him office of the Federal Product* Company af K?tw?'i?po. Louisiana, today Jim Monapan. watchm ?n. h'-arln* tile < xplonlon of ? ii oil stove, rufthed to the rowiie of S. IV Kitrh, buokhcrprr. asleep In the office. It la believed that Fitch wn? ovi-rronic hy ?mok<' and Mona? pan died of a heart attack. ItK.II* KHTATK V?%lt