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VOL. XIII. FINAL EDITIOS'. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY EVENINti. PECEMl'EU 21. 1!>2.",. TWKI VE PACES. NO ?>??<
SOUTHERN MILLS
HAVE ADVANTAGE
H.Mlnt-Elerlrir I'iwit !)<?
rlurrd In Im' Ba-i-. of IVvlilo
Siicffw in I'it-ilmoiit S?t
timi of Stall*.
Tin- National Association of Cot
to.i Manufacturers, composed almo.-t
t- tirelv of New Knuland fnnr?TiH.
itf inly no t in it.** 115th annual ses
<k
The chief subject uml<>r discussion
wa- not any means of expanding
N- w KiiKlandV i?? \tiindustry or
Ii adenine its markets; but ratio r
(V question of survival.
If was recognized with the candor
. ( the business mind that the mills
t.ii- nssociat* \\ represents fuc?-d the
H'C.ssity if securing better condi
tio s at h".iic or surrendering finally
to Soufl.sm Competition. In this
c? auction the president, Robert
A iory. pointed out:
f'or the last year and a half there
..a- been practically no new con
stiuction. There has not even been'
su: icient replacement of wornout
Machinery. Mills are operating at
09 per cent and less o( full single
s il t production. In the Carolinas
op* ration was for full and overtime.
In tile last two months for wlvlch flg
ur-< w# re available Massachusetts
i??v ??? and Carolinas 121 per cent!
_Southern Mill* and I?m\\ MaleiiuN
Seeklnu th*- causes which have
lit* Hpltated such a crisis, Mr. Amory
attacks as a fallacy the idea that
Southern cotton mills owe their In
creasing predominance to the fact
t'.at they are "located in the cotton
tieMs." In the great cotton mill
OUlrict of the South, tin* Piedmont
l Virginia. North and-South Carolina
a: 2 (ieoruia i. in the venr August 1.
1021. lo August 1. 1022, consumed
babs against 2.?K7.0oo
hal s produced within the states in
w'licli its mills are situated. Not
did it import &20,ft9ft bales for
manufacture, but was forced to get
the. cotton grown in its own states
)-> u fairly long railway haul at
h? avy freight charue. Sine New
K land's cotton can -cor.ie from, ul
i.iot anvwliere in tlo- cotton belt by
wa?. r. t(he difference in tin* freight
rat^ is negligible and. in addition,
t ? New England manufacturer has
all the advantage in obtaining tlo
<t*",t-Ign cottons of India,.E^ypt. Bra
zil. China and Peru. Yet'the difTt>r
enc?- in co?t of production has meant
that New England mills h ive suffered
Int- rmlttent operation, partial em
j'lr meiit. and a loss of profit that
threatens not only the primacy but
the existence of the industry. ~
Further analyzing the situation,
Mr. Amory denies the statement that
"N. w Knuland labor is inferior in
?iug?'ity. or that management is in
? niciMit. Ills e\planatlon. finally, is
that politics i= the cause. The nlills
ar* hampered by a superfluity of
???- laws, nominally humane and hem -
tic-nt, which In practice prevent Hi
operation of two shifts and thus min
imize production, prevent competi
tion in the cheaper trades, and make
it ini|H)ssihle to secure adequate uti
lization of plant. The only remedy
be suggests is an appeal to tlie-law
tiia>l..i bodies to repeal these re
strictive statutes a dream and a d>
ill#ion desperate on its fare.
I'ower and Piediiloot
It will be noted, however, that
there Is one question on which Mr.
Amory does not touch .t matter
that explains why the Piedmont ? m
plr? 'if textile manufacture has been
abb to expand and run full time and
ta on the character of magnet to
,i ' isle Industry.
That is the Incident of hvdro-elec
trlc power. Next to labor, power Is
th* chief production cost. Given
abundant and relatively cheap pow
er. freight charges for raw material
become a secondary, factor. In the
c.is? of Cotton goods, where the prod
uct is of lluht weight, distribution
i?- fairly independent (?? location, ao
that production costs are reasonable.
Look at any railroad map of the
Pi'dmout and one will see the dots
indicating cotton manufacture clus
tered like a pattern of shot from h
chdke-borcd tun about the power
lines. So loni: as it was a yiere
question of distance to tb? cotton
fields. New England** advantages of
Wat* r transportation go Yt her .some
thing better than a competing
chance Now that it has cotnc to
flu point where the Southern mill
"hos the advantage of hydro-electric
power, the latter can haul it cotfo.i
lo; ?_ distances from Its own fields
, and Import It from other slot's and
abroad, meet n competition seek in.'
enough business to run part time,
and still find enough to do to kee,i
-oln- overtime.
Polhlrnl DnuitiflikN
Conn <l<- ll>nt nh.it Mr. Amory nays
about lio^t4lo l? il*fatl<>n 1* irin. end
It will be found that )ii?< n*i of
N. w Rnxland labor 1? dlslnnenuon*. #
That labor I* not *o much lnd? |K?nd
'Piil nn hostile. In rontradlatlnrtlon to
the co-op# ratlvo spirit illnplayod b>
the native InduM rlol labor of lh#>
South. if New Knutand mill* nr?>
hampered by hoMlle legislation, It Is
because t Knulnnd labor ha* he?n
pin'iiv.' pollllr! Inptcait of teainlnu:
up with Industry. and no has boon
1< f V11 n tr Its own jroos?-.
If tbat la true, what a warning It
i? to the Piedmont of the several,
*t*le? and to North Carolina parti-.
<i*larl.v to see tbat the crippling pro
r. ft applied by New Kngland labor
? ot here adopted In a different
foria to the aame effect. Carolina j
PHAISKS CHATHAM'S
\KW CIII NTY HOMK
Raleigh. I>???*. 21 Cliiilliam Conn
It.v's lli'W COUIltV home if described
I us one of the !?? >i in I ho State bv
I Uoy M. Itrown (it* the Stat?' Hoard*
of Charities ami Public Welfare. Mr.
If row n recently Visited the home
.which i? located about two miles
I from I'lttshoro.
| Tho Iioiii" has been .constructed
{during th" past year and can accone
I modate 40 person*. Mr. Ilrown de
clares that it presents a cheerful ap
l?earance both outside and inside
(and that the wants of the Inmate
I are cared f?>r excellently.
BAIL ALLOWFD
IN JONES CASE
iN'ewluiul Farmer (iivfs Bond
for 825,001) for Appear
ance before Magistrate Wil
son oil Murder Charge.
1 Alex Jones. in lim? with tho fore
cast mad** by this newspaper Satur
day. faces a charge of murder on a
warrant sworn out In-fore Magistrate
)T. It. Wilson and is under $25.0nn
bond for his ap|*-arance before Mr.
Wilson for a preliminary hearing
next Friday.V
The warrant was' issued Sunday
evening at about T? o'clock, follow
in:: the death of .V+fr*-rt Ferebi*e. col
. ored. in the Comniuuity Hospital
at about 4: till, and was served with
in an hour by Sheriff Charles Iteld
and Deputy Sheriff I'ritchard on Mr.
Jones at his home in Newland. Ytond
was allowed hv the court at the sug
gestion of Solicitor Small.
Fere bee's deatlrwrs due to a blow
on th*' bead alleued to have been
iiifllet? rl by Mr. Jones Thursday ev
ening about dusk as a result of an
argument over money whieh the ne
gro is said to have claimed Mr. J^ones
t owed him.
The nearo was brouuht to the hos
pital Thursday niuht. at which time
it was thought that Ihpre niiuht be
some lio|?tr for him: but since Sat
urday afternoon hope of savlnt: his
Ii 1 ?- had been practically abandoned.
Tin- more usual proceedure would
.have be< n for Trial Justice Sp? iir<
of th.- recorder's court to have is
silod the warrant and to have pre
sided at the preliminary hearing but
Sh? riff Held, when lie rereiv<?Hiid
vice that Ferehro was dead ainPin
siructions to obtain a warrant for
Mr. Jones at once on a murder
charge and lo serve it at once could
not Iocste Mr. Spence. who was out
taking a short automobile ride at'
I he time. Ai the suggestion of So
licitor Small, therefor*-. Ihe shej-Jir
obtained the warrant from Mauls
Irate Wilson, and Mr. Wilson will
preside at the preliminary hearing.
I'SI. OF A1KPI.VNK
PltOVKD IMJACTK: VI.
Washington. Dec 2 1 Th' use of
the airplane in combatting the boll
weovlJMias been proved practical, ac
cording lo announcement l?\ th*
I'nited States Hepnrtineiil of Agri
culture. Calcium arsenate is the
I most* effective poison of the weevil
and olio i eotlou |?ests, according lo
depani
Ihe depamnent.
< H \iiTKtts <.it \.vrt:i>.
Rabi-h. I?.r 24.?-The following
chart* i of Incorporation wan urant
? ?l !???'?? til kv hv the Socrclary of State,
W. N Kverett
Seligman, Williams k Hall, Inc .
floutb Mills. N. to liu> iin?l sell
lumber and do a general lop sine
business with a capital stock "f
$12K.0?m> ami T> K. Williams, K. W
William* and S. (}, Selicman and
Harrison Hall as inrorporatois.
mills arc not operated by a clasp
amenable to agitator*. An to Dm na
ilvc labor. the acceptance of the rule
of Hv. mid let live lias procured
uOod living and working conditions
without the punishment of the in
dustry by whirh Its living comet*. It
Ih n? r?'?*HHry that In tbe cose of pow
er, the next essential. the statf be
preserved from the reckless political
Interest that would artificially limit
the cvpnnsion of the mill lndustr>
by prohibitive restrictions upon tin
allied enterprise upon which it rnu-t
depend for the economical tMiuinu
of its Wheels.
Keep the l-Mgc Sliatp
If the logical |h rum r ent ascend
ancv of the Piedmont In tie textile
world Is to work Itself out to n con
clusion. there must be |a quick mul
tiplication of pow# r ri souw? ?. Capi
tal requirements to tiring this about
will be even greater than iho*. to
take cart* of the addition of t? xtilc
ma nufact tires which would b? re
spouse to tbe development. The Pled
mont now has the cdue It I* a
question of dttlllnu or" keeping it
sharp.
The dream of brlnwink the N* a
Knuland (e\t||e mills f?? n South,
ready to absorb and furnish thetti
r? lease front alien labor domination
Is rich but Justified
llut it.must be remembered that
Ihe preparation for surh^ati econ
omic adjustment I* a tr"m? ndotts
task?of which hydro-electric devel
opment Is the chief Incident.
? To the first question of labor, the
State can answer satisfactorily. It
must make sure that It can answer
the next question of power In the
affirmative.?-Natural Resource*. I
COUM.K KKTI'IIN
Ol OW \ XCCOISD
ltichard I.. Ward. .'ia-year
old Shlloh farmer, nn<l Miss
MhhIh Simpson. 2 4-vear-oi.l
Shlloh ?irl. who left |hat rom
inunilv louHilit r with $;,uo !>??
loiuclnt to the ui-'*s stepfath
er. on tin1 nitht of Novi'iiitifr
la. roturiinl Sunday nlulit of
t!???!r own accord, according to
report* reaching Kliza belli
City Monday.
The Kirl went to li*?r home ar.d
tin- man went to his wife and
two children. ? They returned
$-!f?0 or $15o of th?* tiioney, ac
cording to reports, which vary
as to the amount hroumit
hack.
It is not yef known what
sort of welcome tlii1 prodigals
received at their homes, hut
the neighbors of the commun
ity declare that they are not
particularly proud of tin- cou
ple and their conduct, and
cannot uive them a very joy
ous welcome, tv.n if it is
Christmas time and the season
of good will to all.
I.EXINGTON GUTS
Jt'NIOH OIU'llWAGK
ltah-iuh. I)i'c. 24. !?e\iimton has
been selected as I he site for the or
plianaxe to he erected in North Car
olina hy the Junior Order of lulled
Aineriean Merhanics, accorditm to a
t' leuram Wn ive?| hv W. A. Cooj?er,
chairman of the Stale Orphanage
Committee from J. I). Tunison, N*?w
York chairman of the national site
committee of the order. A $."00,000
huildiiiK Is to !>e erected with a
$500.000 addition to ;he constructed
later, it was stated.
1*14 'Qt' KTT-M11N; KTT
Miss Alma Midtett. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. 1*. W. Miduett of FYar
ius street, this city, and .lemher of
SliJIoh lliuh School faftuitv. und Mr.
Arthur ric?|Uett of ^.(iwih-h lib- and
principal of Sliiloh High School,
were married Sunday iiiorniu^ at
10:30 o'clock hy I>r. N. II l> Wil
son. at his homo on Hast Church
street, in the presence of a few r?? hi
fi ves and friends..
Mr. and Mrs. Picqiiett h'ft on thr
11:15 train for their wedding trip
and to visit relatives at Columbia.
S. C. After January 5 they will he
at home at Shlloh.
\V. A. 1 i:i: C2KTH IIO \??
SKVTKM K loll I.UMIvW
A sentence of four months on lie
roads was imposed in recorder s
court Monday on W. A. Lee, white
man. for larceny. The store or W
J. Wood ley, wholesale urocer. was
hrotten into Saturday evening or Sat
urday niuht and candy from the
Woodley store was found in a wood
shed on the defendant's preniis- -
He told conflict int stories in the pi
lice about buyinc tie candy from a
neuro; and besides, ilw police claim,
tave them a liumher of false tip<
Saturday niuht that took them otf
Poinde\ter and Water streets as on?*
niiuht have who sought a clear field
for his own operations in that area.
The Wood ley store was entered
from the roof through the skylight.
I! K. I.asslfer. Tor simple assault,
was taxed with the costs.
Sam Smith and Calvin Patrick w-re
?found utility of pariicipatinu in an
affray and Patrick drew a fine of $'?
and costs, while Smith was let o,'f
with the cosfs.
Howard Kouthton, for assault on
Henry "Dinkey" Divers, was bt off
with the costs.
fieorue Jordan, colored, for slap*
pint hi* wife, was h i off with the
COKts; while Nelson Whlfehiirst. al
so colored, for a more serious as
sault on his wife, was lined $10 and
costs.
Noah Mc.Murrcn. colored, for fail
ure to pay dot law was let off with
t a \? .-< and costs
It belnn Christina* fcve. Trial Jus
tice Spence was dispos< d to deal as
lightly as possible with nil offender*.:
uhaii) go cm in ii
IIKCAI'SK Ol TIIIUvVIS
Convent, N. J.. !>?<? 2 1 T1 ?"? ? ?' -
of aerfoua cnnx'tiiKiicf' If In* auain
% ImIIo<| C)rnr> l?i>l*<*o|?al Church
M* proni^pllvi' fosti-r w?n, ?? i?? ?
clnrH li>- Moml'li Say re. wealthy i?a
troii of Kmitrlv Kius?*rt, to have
lh?' reason for hi* nbHrncc at r
vlc?-s. Th?* school boy was In*! v?.?r
Bcnnlltpd of th?' murder ??f a fcehool
ulrl nt Mndioon. Many threats !.:?\?
t#?" ti ?un?l? against the hoy'n lif- .
Say rr say*.
M \joi< w. A. <.l< Ml \M
OIKS Ol I'NKI MOM V
llalitKh l^ffinln-r 24 -Major W.
A ha in, Slate romml!t!<;on<>r of
a grhiiltfire, at 4.3B thin mo ii
lnk at a local hospital of|#?r *ev? rat
<!?>?? Hln^s* from pneumonia. ,
II NKHIS H IIJ. \|| I \ I >
I I \KII\I, IN \ IM?I?V
Th?* officer* an<l nifmb'Td of
Worth llaa'.? y Council. N'?? H". .i .
Q. I' A M.. are r? quanted by tin-?r
councilor. J. K. Corbett. to meet in
their hall Tu*s?lay afternoon it 2 "??
to attend the funeral of O. C. Hray at
thr?"- n'clock at hi* home on Burgeaa
?tre ?t
Mr. ami Mm. A. (' Harper of New
port N'eti are vintting Harper'a ??la
ter. Mr*. J. T. Stalling*, on North !
atreet.
jSHIPMAN SEES
ROSY PICTURE
(.omiii dinner Make* I'rr
diction For 1921 I *??<! On
Kcporh lYoin All I'iirl* Of
tin- Stair
lint*-lull. IVr. 21 A ro??y |>inlire
for 1 !?- I is t^tinv? il by fohimi.>siotiet
\l. I.. Shipmaii ??! tin !>? partim-nt of
Labor and I'rintinu in a nport Is
Sited hi liiin in which lie h'VirW it
Hi*- industrial ami agricultural *lt
uatiiui in North Carolina during
1 f*2?* ami math1 :i i? r?i? il??n foj* 102 1
I based on reports f?? his department
| from all M-rtitini? of the Stat*-. Mr.
iSliipmaii'H ?i> p;i i t in* til usually do?*sj
; not issue a report except biennially;
, lull as IVdcral Commissioner of I.a-.
? l?or t??r North Carolina li?* 1
tlo Information on which lite report '
I !?? based for tlo* !?? partiiM iit of l.a-J
I t?or at Wasliinatmi. that department
having requested it in preparing a>
1 -??ii? raI reviow of conditions of the
I runtitry. .
Vaklnu up l?nil?liii^ artlvili* s. mu
nicipal Improvement*. factory condl*,
;U>Mii<, crop conditions. roail building
ami school buildim: programs. Mr. I
Shiptniin discussed tin1 10211 accom-j
plUhmcntM ami I>!in*iI his forecast
j for 1021 siii<1 what actually has been
1 appropriated for work durini: that
iy?*ar. wlndlni: up with the assertion
thai "it is safe to say" that the actlv
| ities predict* (I for th?> comlnu >?ar
"will carry the Stale In 1024 through
a period of prosperity as ureal and
' pi-rhaps srealer than in that of
102*1. TI)"1 farmers an- hopeful.
' hulldinu-actIvities. ar?- constantly ex
panding., load buildim: will In* eon
I tinned at an equal s|>e? d to that of
j 1023, municipal pro-rams 'are larm
ier than heretofore, manufacturing
I plants are operating at full time ha
j sis with no prospect of a let-up and
the m-ral situation Is ? \c? Ilent III
rviiv rosp.ct North Carolina. a<
ycording to every. Indication, will
i have a year of |?rospcrlt> wln :i lal?or
of every kind add classification will
)**- fully employed and during which
tin* |M'oplo ns a whole, il is e\|iecled.
will ? ap? rionce a period of material
prosperity equall> as ureat as 1 !? 2-S
and perhaps i; renter."
Mr. Slilpman's report discussed
.tlo- crop situation in 102'!. "It"
crops have exceeded all expecta
tion*." lie snlrt. "lis farmers -luive
lo-eii fortunate that the larire cotton
crop came at a time when there was
an apparent shortage in the coun
try's crop and the resultant high
prices for I lie product greatly* fan -
pioved the purchasing power of the
farmer." Of tobacco lie said that
tin- la rue crop raised while it would
not brim; as lame a price per pound
probably would itlve a return greater
than ever before realized on one
>ear's tobacco crop. A slight reduc
tion in tobacco acr? ace In 1 !? 2 I was
predicted with an Increase in cotton
acreage and diversified farming.
l!oad buildim--. Mr Shlpman de
clared.-will l c continued ill the sum-*
mnnner as In 102'!. The Highway
Com mission's report showed a con
tcmplated pro-ram of snn miles #?f
romis for tile >ear with .100 in hard
surfaced roads, an appropriation of
1* millions heinu available for new
construction, two millions being on
hand fin- contract* let but not bepnn
and with a number of projects as
> et uncompleted to be completed
d urine 1021.
VENIZEI.OS V VMS TO
KNOW THE SITI'VrtOM
|R? Hi# A??>r|iM l*r??? I
Athens. Dec. 2 1 Wnl/.e|os today
telegraphed from I'atls to Col. IMa*
tlras of the' revolutionary commit*
trequentlnj: Inforiiuitlon on the
relative strength of contending par
ties ill (? TeeCe
l.\nv \STOH SEMIS
cuius I'M \s MESS \(;I:
Dec. 24. I?ad> \*t??r in
Iter Christum* nnxsaKe toda> to the
I'lilted State* mid r>?tiada fund*- r? f
er? nc1 to *ar day* win n ?!.?? h? 11*? d
minifft< r to ti t- wntinded Canndlat ?
'Mi tlx \stor estate. Pitvinu "Winn
Christina* come* my li?*nrt tn?i
liaik Divio and Canada and I li?|>c
on? Clivi d? n Canadian* ml** u* jn?'
a 1 i?11 ? i *hall think of tin m and
drink to their health in C?rad? A
?rfiIk. the Hnd thi-y know *?? Well.
s s discissions
W II I, l?HO\ K IIKI PI l I
ttoston. !)<?<? 2 1 ItMiop Wllllem
It. l,a#fMi"* of iff Prof ?-t ant fcpb
copal i|loc? . . of Ma**:ir)iii".i-lt?, de
clared \ej?t??rday that th? theological
hattle'ln Intr wairrd h'twe*n modern
ist * and fundamentalist* *hom -< an
i?lt? M 't in r? Ilwion and will l?? in In
fill The Christian who ?n|?|ott? hiu
faith by lnf"!llt'?nf tiumcM
Klrv'ilits^r than ho who think"* tint, li
a**' Med.
IMI'OIHS KXCKKDKn
KM'I>IMS IN \ M.I K
Washington. Dec. 24? Import* of
agricultural product* ? v? ? d-d <?J
porr* during the flacal yenr probacy
for the fjr*t time In hl*tor.v. 'imou.ii
IhK to $3H{1,000,(TOO over Import* Of
the prrvlotw par,
The uhlft of hnlanre in trnd?- In
Hffrlr.nltnral product* in favhr <>f f >r
? Isn countrle* I* attributed by 'lie
Department of Agriculture chiefly to
IncreaMd value of Import* and ?ht
decreased value of export*
i.<?s v\<;ki.ks m w
THIItri ON COMMITTKK
l\irl-. I????--in? r - I ll'-nry M.
Kohinson. I.?'- Ang? l.iwyer .uiilj
linker. uu? tinlay M-lirtod as 'he I
third .\:ti? lean to serve on tho coii\-|
mil tees (?> investigate IJermany's fi
iiaiiri's und?r the auspice* ot ihe 1 J
l?a rat imi mm hi i-siun.
CUIUS I'M \S ( MUM S
siM. \t w in i k norsi:
Washington. U '< ?>inli* r L'l - \LI
tho gates "f ihe White
ground* will be thrown op. n tonk'lit
while ClirUlinaii carols will ho sung
<n tIn* north entrance t>t* the cmtu*!
live maiisioiv
Mrs. <'oolldge is tho moving spirit :
in reviving t.lie old custom and at her ,
invitation tho public will take part ,
in Ili?* celebration.
\WOlM K It El .K ASK
coim kss <;koiu;iana
I
I??i 1*1 iii. liiT?*iiil)?r 24 The Free
State government today annoaii'-od i
the release of Countess Ceorgiana
Markievb/.. title of the holding wom
en republicans arrested here Novem
ber. 2?. The government aunoit.ic
ed ihat between December 1 and
political prisoners numbering $^1
4>1 had been liberated.
MISS HATTIR IeRKY
PAYS \ IIU.IMA > ISIT
Rblunond. Dee 2 1.?The credit
union movement lor agricultural in-!
terests is getting under way in Vir ;
giuia as a result of it recent visit of
Miss Hatti?* lh*rry secretary ?nf the
North Carolina Credit 1'nion Asso
ciation. Miss 1 terry addressed a rep- i
resent alive group of agricultural
workers, professors <und heads of
market inu divisions "In Virginia. The
nieettnu was to plan for a live year
program for tho improvement of ag
ricultural conditions in Virginia, lb.*
credit union system being included
in tlie program. Virginia is plan
ning to put a man in charge of or
ganizing a credit union system sim
ilar to that in North Carolina.
M i i l .i : 4;11:1. IMI'ltm i
APTKIC SKIIHHS II.I.NKSS
Uetha Nei'dhani. aged C?, little
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. I.. Need
ham of Shiloh. was taken seriously
ill Thursday, hut is now improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Neodham had .expected
to spend Christmas at Mrs. Need
ham's home in Salisbury. Maryland,
but her little girl's illness preveiiied
the flit*. They hope now to be able
to go Thursday.
coast (.r\iu> man
diks VI IIOSIMTAI.
<). F, Midg>n died at the Commu
nity Hospital Sunday night at ei^ht |
o'clock of pneumonia. I
Mr. Midg' tt is a m?*mher of ?he
Coast tluiiril of Chicamacomico Sta-i
tion and his home is ot Hodaiithe.1
l-'or sever?rl-weeks he had been at
i'altimore taking a course in the op
eration of gas engines and while
there rontracted pneumonia. On
his wiiy home he entered the Com
muiiity Hospital here last Moin'ty
where he had been until his death.
lie |< survived by" his wife; two
chlhli^n;'* iii- mother. Mrs. ites.de
Mi?!.-T*/?f Manns Harbor; and nev
er.il brothers ond ulsters among
whom are Mrs. Charles Hopkins and
Alexander Midgetl of this city.
Mr. Midgett's body was taken to
Manteo on a supply boat Monday
morning.
t\\ ini:.\viiitk
Norfolk. 24 Tin* inartiam*
of Misr \d<-laid<- White. daiit:lit? r of
Mm. KII/.iiIm Mi l\ Whlf. . of I-: 11 r.i?
??Hli City, N C . anil flan nee Klbert
Twim . hoii of Mi and Mm ?I K
Twill*', of Uil.- ellv, look plucc Snl
unlay ?-v? nin. al 7 o'clock, at the
boiiic of In .1 \V. Moitc, pastor of
tlo Kpworth M?llio<li-l Church. The
hrhh won .i fravi'linu suit of brown
man' la rloth trimmed with fo\ fur
ami a liat to match, ami Ii?t Diiw
i r- \\ ? i? a coibouquet of bride
row and Mil-" of the valley Mr*
t?i T Wlnslow, aWtVr of the lirl?1f,
vaj? the matron of honor. Sin* wore
a town of Mark satin ami it hlark
picture hat and carried an arm hou
?|ii? t of un ? t i oh*-- . Thf l>rI?l? -
room had ;? ?* hi- l? t tnau. <? T.
Wln?don. Itnm< diat< tv after tti?*
**'!*? tunny Mr Twlfn? and ill-" bride
;? ft for a plmrt we<tdim: trip, after
\vi kb tii?' will male** th?-IT home In
till* city.
(in oitoi oim no(,
\M) 11(111 'I'llK IIOMK
I'hllii h rph'a. I?*t. ('!?' r
formlng ill*- v%al<-ht|oK. bandit* rob
bed th< home of t'roa dah- Knott
at oi liquor* worth $11 " >o
Saturday, it be?-nmc known tod v.
They dropp. i! '$6."i00 in 'muds taken
fr< mi a dc*k.
otto wood i oi nd
(a im oi mi unit:
CJr? ? mtooro. fh-c 2 I Otto Wood,
on trial lien in connection with the
doalh of W. Kaplan, local pawnbrok
er, wju? found Ktillly of j?crond dc
xree nmrd'-r yottcrdav by thf Jury j
fit tint: In the mac. The maximum
aontoncc of I!0 year* In the penlten-1
tUry wns rccammended.
0. C. BRAY DIED
MONDAY MORNING
V a* (ii'lliii^ Vi I'll I 11
? il I'lKimioiiia Sri In. Wlii-n
Mr lluil No ( liam r for |{i>.
(?<? i-ry I roni Wouiiils.
O. r Ura\ i!i? d a( fi:55 Mondav
mornin.: at lit* Community Hospital,
wImtc he wa* tal<on Friday night.
I>?>r? julii r T. iii a critical conditio!',
as the i. -nil of a bullet wound lu
? in1 hip aiid abdomen received when
lie was !i? Id u|i by a bandit. sup
posci|l> la-Uiiv (Sap i White. now*
loduod in jail.
Vr llra> was Letting nlnnx well
wiiii Itls wounds lealinu satisfactor
ilv. unlit pneumonia set in. Thin
dis? ax1, in hi^ weakened condition
h?* was unable to combat.
Mr. Ilra> was horn in Camden
County. hut had lived in lirizabet'i
City for tin last 1 ?; years. H?* was
in the insurance business here and -
was out solicit inu business when
field up hy the handit on the night
of December 7. He wsis one of th-?
kindest and gentlest of men. and his
untimely death brings sadness to th?
rom m unity.
The funeral will he conducted at
4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the
home on West Hurgess street, hy
l?r. S. II Tempb-man and Interment
wilt In* made In Hollywood Ccme
'tery.
He is survived hv his wife; two
Utile uirls. Dorothy and Itutli llray;
his parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. I), llray
of Martin street; two sisters. Mrs.
Tom Whaley of Shiloh and Mrs. C. _
I'. Harris of this city; and two broth
ers. Until ii I (ray of HelcrosS and
! Frank 11 ray of Norfolk.
OFFERS ATTORNEY
pint of ins m oon
Paris. December 24 ? A man nam
ed L. Ilappell who said that Tlu?m:?l
Lee Wool wine, former district attor
ney of Los Angeles. hud sent him t?
prison, called ;tt the hotel today and
offi-red to give Wool'wine. who U
1 very ill. a pint of his Mood. Til"
'offer was neglected "because thv>
physicians had already decided t ?
take the hlood from a little hoi>'t
1 maid.
kkiici.s aimmioaciiim;
TIIK MEXICAN CAI'lTAt.
IRi Th? A?fnr|?|rd PfW.I -
\'era Cruz. December 24 ? The
rebels made their nearest approach
to Mexico City with the capture yes.
terday of Cnernavaoa. 40 miles
i south of the capital, a revolution ry
communique wys. Otherwise tie*
1 gnerul situation is unchanged a":'
! Fiiebla has not beeen evacuated, 0 "
statement says.
IIEVII. H UN F.I) I.OOSK
IN COl'NTY OF WII-SON
Wilson. Dec 24. "During t
ten years on the Superior Court
bench I have found no such comli
lion evisiinf. in North Carolina as
I find in Wilson, my native county.'
dei-liired .Indve (?eorue W. Cohno?:
addressing the iiraml Jury here :i?
opeiilllt: of court this Week. "Th
devil seems to be turned loose l^i
as th? wild spirit of lawlessness is
rn ii ii in u amuck. I find on the crim
inal docket -J : 1 cases eiiihraclnu all
grades of lawlessness. . . . ThD
condition of things. I am ashamed of
iiud I am sure each one of you fe? I
the s.nne way!" The Judge urged
that the crand Jury take effective
Slops to curb the alleged crime wax -
in Wilson County and promised his
fullest support.
OllSF.lt YK SI V|).\Y lioi lts
The local Western I'nlon will oh
e; vi? Stuidav hours on Christmas
I>i.v, and Manager Byken says th'it
I he eo operation of the public In such
observance will he appreciated. The
hours are !? to 10 a. in., and 5 to t?
p. m.
i.rrri.K (.uti. <;kts
IKKKIIOM l-'KOM PAIN
CfimdeH. 'N. J. I>??c. 24 ? Tn?
ChrlsUniix s? aaon brought the 1.1
y. iir old girl. Helen Hnmllton. th
gift sh? rim*t d*?lred iiml for Wh'ch
sh? had pfliypd death.
After in<1 iitTih of Intolerable piiMi
dii?' to ruptur? of thr hftnrt as uIr
i? suit of a childish prank eight ye?irs
a?ro, lite heroic girl died yealerd ?v
In her mother's tirinf, tightly clasp
ing In r favorite doll which sho tsk
*??! t<? have hurl* <1 with h?-r.
Sh< had prayed that she mlclit
\? until her htfthday, Noveml'*
'Jf*. ?nd hop. d that she* might dir
that day Her raio hnd attracted
i' it l"ij w Ide a ttent ion.
\Yh? n It (M f-aiiio known that the
f.i'.d death with her fortitude in
; >< i v v r t > i ait but a tit la I fund waa ra!s
??d and gift* of all description!* were
?-nt from many parti of the %<>un
try.
ro rrov m MIKRT
New York. Dt'Miiibcr 24? Cotton
futures rioted this afternoon at th
folio win it levels: December 3 ?: ^ ;
January :i4:7H; March 95:17; Max
?.2 July 514:47; October 2*:fr?
New York. December 24?? Cotton
futures opened this morning at th*
following levels: December M.3*?.
January ?.4:**; March 35:22; May
31:32; July 34:46; October 23:52.