I
BESTCITY LOOKS
I, IKE A SEAPORT
A i-itrd 1>> So Many \ <?>*<?)
ill' \aryiiij! Tonnu?<'. and
Willi So Many Sailor* on
tin- City's Sti'col*.
K'iznlxlli City wn* vl-itii| ly so
in:' > v* Is nf \ar> i ti u tonnauo ami
put o:j Wednesday , mostly in
(!.? ? 'iiivi i tuiM'til service. thai this]
city lion eviry aspect of a regular
| town. Sailors ashore from
lli> i r ships addnl to the appearance
of a port. Tlmr*1 were a good, many ?
on. the streets Wednesday nigiil.
T ?e Government vessels making 1
? Elizabeth City wt-rt' the Coast Guard j
Cwttvi* Pamlico, which arrived Wed
n? sriay night and departed Thursday'
morning; the yacht. Paqulppe. of
Major F. A. Pope of the" 1*. S. En- !
sinter department, accompanied by
his brother and Assistant Engineer!
Hotve, which left last nlulit for thej
Allicator river where dredging oper
hM is fife in progress; the motor
driven Tim Skycoak and the House
boat P iingo of the r. s. Engineer
department here to make a survey,
of t lie river harbor. The Tug Nor
va also came In towing the Pungo.
The Pungo crew Is In charge of
Junior Engineer J. M. Parker, who
Is superintending a survey of the
Pasquotank river harbor here, as
authorized by Congress at the last
session.
The survey, according to Secre
tary Job of the Chamber of Com- '
mctce. will probably result in
straightening the channel at the
mouth of Knohbs creek. which will
?eliminate the necessity for rounding
the island now blocking passage,
.there, and which makes the negotia
tion of the channel difficult and has
caused several accidents. He also*
expects it will result In the elimina
tion of some mud flats opposite|
the Norfolk Southern wharves and ;
may bring about other dredging
which will Improve the river harbor
for shipping of all kinds.
The last survey was mac#' In 1902
and the present one is considered to
be a necessary step in the improve
ment of this waterway. A bill has
been introduced for the survey of,
Kriobbs creek, also.
The harbor survey - was begun.
W< Inesday afternoon at the mouth
of "KlTfitJtJff-ereek and w I IT occupy" tlie"4
time of the crew for about ten days, j
the> estimate.
The Tug Skycoak, In command of
Captain W. A. Iaipton. is interest
ing to Elizabeth City navigators, as
it is propelled by a gasoline motor of
unusual .dimensions and power.
SAVES CITY FROM
A GASLESS NIGHT
Norfolk Southern Yard En
fzine Furnishes Strum Dur
ing l{ftuhiii? of (?jy Plant
Boiler Wednesday ISi^lit.
That a railroad locomotive could
be used to save a town from a gas-j
leu* night probably would never have
occurred to the ordinary manager of
a gas plant.
But Manager J. T. Stalllngs of the;
Southern Gas Company of Elizabeth
City is not an ordinary manager, but :
one. In the words of Kipling, "of in-1
finite resource and sagacity."
At two-thirty Wednesday after-'
noon it became necessary to draw,
the fires from under the l>oiler at
the gas plant in order to put in a
new tubing.
At first it seemed that then* would j
t be nothing to do but to shut down
the gas plant for a 2 4 hour period,
and .Mr. diallings went so far an to
announce such <1 shutdown in Wed-:
nesday's issue of this newspaper.
But after the announcement was
In print another idea came to Mr.
Stalling*. 1 1 <* got In touch With
Freight Auent M. K. Dennis of the
Norfolk Southern and along toward;
night the local Norfolk Southern j
y. rd ehgine mOved out on the gas'
Plant's h irtlng lust, north of the city
limits.
A pipe was run from the gas plant 1
to the locomotive's boiler" and the
locomotive engine furnished a suffi-;
cfent pressure ??f steam to keep the
gas flowing through the mains of the!
city until the boiler at the gas plant!
? efwM-bf*-Yepiilrm1. " "
Thus m-tiny folks who had expected
to sit down to cold suppers Wednes-,1
day .light went to prayer meeting |
well fed and duly thankful, and kid-;
dies all over town were spired colng
to bed with cold feet or having to j
dress in the cold on Thursday ?norn-i
Ing.
(.INKS < ItttlHT < MIKITY
TO THK VMII.Y \I?V WCH
Sales have been unusually large
in the January clearance sale being
conducted by Rucker k- Sheelv. ac
cording -to* ilaymojtd Sh.eely, since
the opt'j|3ng on Thursday morning.
Mr. Sheelv feels that a good measure
of credit Is due The Dally Advance,
as this paper was used almost en
tirely In announcing the event. Some
circulars were distributed by ftueker
& Sheely but the burden of the ad
vertising campaign fell to The Ad
vance.
Municipal Building
Looms As Possible
And Municipal Dock Is An
other Matter Now Under
Consideration
A runuicipal building for Elizabeth
' City. .long talked t a ityuig need,
Ju.ms up st* a i?o-i!?|.' pro.-sf.eci by
li> naMUi oi the action of the City
( Oniitil this wick in- naming a imui*
millet lo select ami. purrha>e d .iile.
for such ?< building.
Another ma tier which lias been the
, subject of in mil Mlk lli.it lias m*v?r
i got anywhere was brought to the
trout again by theyCouncil this week
when a committee was appointed to
I investigate the feasibility and ad-'
visibility of a municipal dock. This
dock, according to City Manager:
Bray's idea, would be for the. parti
! cular convenience of th,e smaller!
craft coming' to Elizabeth City, the
larger craft for the most part having
docks of their own.
The committee on the municipal
building proposition is: I*. S. Gordon, j
M. \V. Ferebee. and J. J. Hughes.
The committee on the municipal
dock is: L. It. Foreman. \Y. II. j
NVeatherly. and D. R. Kramer.
BEGIN MARCH ON
REBEL TROOPS
Federal Army of Mexico
Starts Its Offensive Against
Vera Oruz ami Oilier Stra
tegic Points.
(Bv Tli? Ansflrlat*} Pre#?.?
Mexico City. Jan. 10. ? The feder
al advance on the rebel troops in
Vera Cruz has begun, according to
unofficial information obtained at
the War Department today.
The main offensive ? involves more,
than 12.000 troops advancing on!
San Marcos. Another column 'Is
advancing toward Tehuaca. in the
state of Puebla. Also taking part in
the offensive are 2.000 troops from \
garrisons on the Isthmus of Teliuan
| tec.
MINISTERS MEET
FRIDAY MORNING
A special meeting of the Elizabeth
City Ministerial Association is called j
to meet in the Chamber of Com- i
merce rooms Friday morning at !
0:30, Jan. 11. This meeting Is very1
important. Every member is urged
to be on time.
ACCEPT RESIGNATION
OF DK. McBRAYEK
Raleigh, January 10 ? The hoard
of directors of the North Carolina
Sanatorium at its meeting yesterday
at Sanatorium accented the resigna
tion of Dr. L. B. McBrayer as super
intendent of the hospital, according
to a telegram to the Associated Press
from Dr. T. M. Long, chairman of the
institution's hoard of directors.
The action followed the request
made by Governor Morrison some
weeks ago that Dr. McBrayer he ife-,
moved from office hy virtue of lilsj
pica of guilty to a charge of trading
with himself as a State office holder.
viim;i\i.\ in loci hits
STAMl.tltll Oil, VRHSKI,
The Steamer Virginia of the Old
Bay Line running between Norfolk
and Baltimore, on account of the
heavy fog, rati into the stern of a
Standard Oil ship at about f? o'clock
Wednesday morning and suffered
considerable damage, though none of
the passengers were Injured.
After lea vine Old 1'olnt Comfort
the Virginia ran acround on account
of the henvy fog, but had succeeded
in getting off and was proceeding to
NorfoHc when she struck th?* stern
of the Standard f)ll boat, sma<hlni!
a lif? boat and the railing and do
ing other damage.
TKe i?assenuers although not hurt
wer" pretty badly scared and If i
rejiorted that looHtth orders were
given . under the stress of the mo
ment.
J. W. I'or'iuan of Elizabeth Cltj'
was on board, and on account of t
detay 1n reaching Norfolk. Trl?
train and had to wait over In that
city until the departure of the njuht
express.
KEI'I'RI.ICANS IIOI-l)'
CONFENENCE TONIGHT
Washington. Jan. 10. Divided In
to two enmns the House Republican*
will meet in a e.oilfertnce tonic lit to
determine whether ta* legislation or
soldier bonus Is to have the right of
way on th<* legislative program.
. . . *.?? ? - .1. i * i ?? ? ?
\s?r?:\ ii.i>: <.? is m:\>
rm II Kit A Ml IXI-'IKMlKIt
Asheville .Tan. 1" Pr??pa i alor.V t<>
building up a strong organization fof
Its debut Into the South Atlantic As
sociation. the Asheville club has ob
tained Pitcher Francks and Inflelder
Fie big for the organisation from the
Atlanta team of the Southern Asso
ciation.
l.\I)Y l)I\N\ won:
Lady Diana Manners and Princess Matchlhelll wore engaged to alter
nate as "Madonna" in "The Miracle." To decide which would play the
part opening nlnht the two stars drew lots. And Labv Diana (left) won.
POSSE PURSUES
FAMOUS GANG
Three Bundits E^eaped Wed
nesday Follow iup Gun Fight
in Which One Paid for Lift
of Deputy.
West Palm Ileach. Fla., Jan. 10.
? Officers and possemen today fol
lowed three trails In pursuit of mem
bers of tin* famous Ashley uanu who
escaped following a gun flght with
officers yesterday and In which one
outlaw was left dead In payment for
the life of Deputy Sheriff Fred lin
ker who was shot down at close
range by a lookout as Sheriff Bob
iJaker and four deputies sought to
enter the bandits' camp. The posse
pressed forward led by bloodhounds
griuily determined to wipe out lb#*
outlaw band hold responsible for
many of the major cringes In Florida
during the fast ten years and know
ing that they searched for men who
would die flghtinu.
BIUTISII SUBMARINE
IS LOST WITH CHEW
iBr AMnHatrd Pf?? t
London, Jan. in An admiralty
message says that the r.rltlsh Sub
marine 1,-24 lias been lost off Port
land in a collision and it is feared
that the entire crew perished.
KILLED IN r.OLLAI'SE
OF SPINNING Mil I.
ftlr T- ? A r ? '1 I ?'?r#.*
Hradford.' Kngland. Jan lfl
From eight to 10 persons, it iSj
feared, were killed today through
the collapse of the upper floor of
the splnninu mill "lie if*. Heavy ma - '? *
of ninrhlner> crashed throuul> the
floors and Imprisoned 40 Workers.
TO \ \MI HI IM OMMITl ? I
ON l'OltKM;\ IIKI\TI(?NS
WaKlllfiirtftn, Jan. 10. A subcom- }
mitten pf the Senate foreign relations
ronnnlttnr wfll*t>e nnrrred under thn
resolution adopted by the committee,
today to hold public 1lCB1'lng? upon (
the proposal of Senator llorah urg
iiiie recognition of the Soviet govern
ment of Kussia.
I WOK Mil L HI I'OK I
ON AN I'l-LYNLIIING
Washington. Jan 10 A fnvorable
report on the Dyer nnti-lynching
bill, killed in the last Congress by
a Democratic filibuster, Was ordered
today by the House )wdlc|'iry rtnn
nifftee,
NORWAY PKOPOSES
ABOLISH DKY LAW
Christiana. Jan. 10. -The Norwe
gian government Intends proposing
to parliament the abolition of prohi
bition up'on spirits, according to In
frfhnatlon from reliable sources. ,
ONCE SPOTLESS TOWN
BUT NOW DIRTY CITY
Streets of Iterlln Once Cleanest in
I lit- W orld Vow Strewn Willi
Litter ami ItnhliMi
Berlin. Jan. 1ft. Time was when
the streets of Merlin were kept spot
lessly clean; that was before the war
. when the municipality maintained a
street cleaning force of 2.4ftft men.
Now this group of street cleaners
numbers under 1500. and the result
is visible on all sides. Litter and
rubbish abound.
During the war. when most of the
! able-bodied men were at the front,
.civic pride continued among the citi
zens and several of the principal
streets were kept clean by volun
teers. many of them- women. Hut
under present circumstances, with
the mark jumping about and house
i wives compelled to stand in Hue ev
ery day for hours for the mere neces
sities of the table, civic pride has dis
appeared. There have been no vol
unteers for street cleaning for many
months; even though thousands of
men loaT about Berlin.
MORRISON SAYS
IS TRULY SORRY
Governor Write* Letter to
Lomniixxioiier IL A. Donat
ion E*pluininf! Matter, lint
Doughton l? Silent.
Raleigh. January 1ft ? In si letter
to Commissioner R. A. Doughton of
the Spite Department of Revenue.
Governor Morrison yesterday said
that he was. "truly sorry" if he had
displeased him or Injured him to any
way by a Statement the i-x'cutivc
issued several days ago declaring
th.H a report Jssned bv Mr. Dough
ton recently on the collections of his
deportment for the past year was
subject to misunderstanding and
was incorrect.
The Governor said lie felt that one
of the best services he had ever per
formed for the State was "in per
suading y*>u (Mr. Doughtnn) to ar
cept tlie office of commissioner'" of
revenue/""
Doughton m i'd" no comment
whatever on the Governor's letter.
II. E. Iliilex l? llutiiifi
Another Dny in Court
Indications Thursday were that
the rest of the day would be taken
up with the trial of the cases "Of
I'aul I'rltchard and William M Urlf
fln, which have been consolidated,
against H. F, Hlnes. I'rltchard wa
co-defendant with Pltfffllee In the
case InsolvlnL' n charge of larceny1
I of hosiery, while Orlffln was sent to
the roads of Hertford County1 from
Pasquotank as a result of a- convic
tion in a liquor case. Th?- allegations
set forth in the complaints of these
plaintiffs are similar to those set
forth In the case of I'lumlee. which
reaulted In a verdict for Hlnes short
ly before the noon recess Wednes
day.
rvTu.i.Y \vor\?Ki>
IN 1 1 M . 1 1 1. \ M > liOSIMI'AI
1 \ i!|. . .1 ill I ' ? M l Tii>
I lor. amd aHoriov o|' Kichliiond.
Virginia. was i,itali> wounded :ii
j I ! K ? I a It < I 1 1 ? i> |ii t a 1 l;i lii^lit by Cnli
1 1* ft Monro. ;?-??<! *J7. another patient.
I :i ii <1 dh d two hours tali r, hospiiali
officials announced today,
| Tin- sla\ iir- was done with an si\.[
j Colli \vt|i? overs* as xejtrans t: n < !??- - j
luoin- troainent for iiuutal t roubles'
land t !?? ut"i dants said that Mooiv.
i n luh. )? of a \\?allh> Ctii*a-<:o fain |
lly. h :t i! n? \?r b. foiv .-!.own ati> \ io
U i:l tendencies.
Will Speak Here
Next Tuesday Night
Director W. H. Livers Will
Talk Here Under Auspices
Parent-Teachers
Tin secretary of the KHzahetli
City Parent -Teachers* Association.
Miss Mary K. Itrlght, has just re
I reived a letter front Director W. H.
I Livers of the Extension Division of
: the North Carolina College for Wo
I men. stating that lie will he in Eliz
abeth City on next Tuesday. Jan
j nary 15.
Arrangements have heen made by
til*' association for Mr. Livers to
speak Tuesday evening at x o'clock
j in the grammar school auditorium.
His subject will have to do with
education, and all fathers and moth
ers and the public generally are In
Jvlled to be there. Indeed, .they are
urged, for the Elizabeth City Par
ent-Teachers'. Association has found
to Its sorrow that Elizabeth City
parents apparently are less interest
ed in their children than are the
teachers, and the association is
i ashamed to let a stranger like Di
rector Livers find out this horrible
j fact, if it" is a fact.
i Accordingly, the association hopes
that dads and mothers will put up
a good bluff next Tuesday night and
get out to hear Mr. Livers in full
force. Then, he will never know
the awful truth, for nobody's going
to tell him. and perhaps after Tues
day night, parents will feel different
ly about this matter of ' education,
anyway.
Mr. Levers will talk to the high
school students -on Tuesoay morning.
< In writing to the secretary of the
Parent-Teachers" Association, lie said
that lie had heard much of this
; "thriving little city" through Miss
'Catherine Albertson, his co-laborer i
in extension work, and through the!
newspapers and that he looks for- j
ward with great pleasure to his visit
here. ' I
SENATOR SMITH
! MADE CHAIRMAN
Election of South Carolina
>1uii and Democrat Hrcaks
l)ra<ll<H'k of I>lonlli in tin*
Sciinlc.
WaRlilDKion. .Ian. 10? -Senator Kl
llson I). Smith, IDotnocfat. of South
Carolina. was elected by the Senate
! Wednesday as chairman of the Inter
state Commerce Committee, one of
the ranking committees of the new
Republican Congress.
His election was brought about by
the shifting of the support of four
insurgent Republicans and two Far
mer-Labor Senators.
The election of Senator Smith
broke up the deadlock existing in
the Senate since early in December.
It came on the second ballot Wed
nesday.
SKI'AKATISTS DEAD
IN SI'EYEK SHOOTINC
Herllfl. Jan. .10. The Frankfurt
/.-?it iin : loda> . report in the assas \
filiation ?'?t Spey?r r?f Hut Heinz,
president of the autonomous govern j
ii" til of tie Rhenish Palatinate, says|
that tin' ' other separatist leaders i
were "hot dead in tfpeyor Hotel and!
several persons w> re wounded. Th? i
Hhootliit* w? p* the work of a bandl
of a rnied in< u.
uititoit muik in wmk or
\?:<Ato i ? i : ? ? i ?. \tio \ 01 i n i i: J
The natiM- of the colored proba
tion officer In chnrie of w? Ifare
work anion- the colored people was
? iron* ously printed by The Advance
Wednesday as Kllen Jones, whereas)
It should have read Kllen Dozier. The]
Advance regret's Hie error the more1
by r? -a son *?l the faithful and ? IT I
cient work done, according to Coun
ty Welfare Officer Mrs. Anna l,ewi*.
by the colored probation officer and
ha--t? ns to make correction at lis first
opportunity.
COOIJOGE AI'PHOVES
IHANSIEH OK H.EEI
Washington, Jan. 10 President
Coolldge today gave his Anal approv
nl to the Shipping Hoard resolution
placing the operation of -the Govern
ment's merchant fleet Into the hands
of the ICntergency Fleet Corporation,
i He made his approval, however, con
tingent on the board'* co-operation.
PROMOTION FOR
EDWARD GRIFFIN
^ iiitim Ht'olcily Man Made
\ ? i? I :i nt ( a-lii<r Kir*! Na
tional I?. ink al \miiial Meet
injr nl' Sturklmlili-i's.
\\" i I li; 1 1] i T\??*y:ird Crifi'in i? n?"v as
| in'onioi , d t-? rhaf position at the nn*
nual in* ? t i* of ih?% stockholders and
diivciors on Tue*da> evening. Mr.
CrilTin ha ?? l? .11 in || . * i 1 1 1< t ? >> of the
I' i I-"-- 1 & Citizens Nut iona 1 Hank since
With til.- exception of the pe
riod i|iirin^ which lie served in the
World War. Ifo lias been paving
teller and chief clerk for the last
[four years and his large number of
friends ari- gratified thai his ability;
faithfulness, and I'fTiPlcnoy have
f'Unicil him (his mar Iced promotion.
Marshall II. Jones, cashier of the
hank, at the annual meeting Tues
day was assigned the additional du
ties of trust officer, which has to., do
1 with the fiduciary activities of the
institution.
Tie- fiduciary department offers a
growing field of activity for banks,
j because modern business is recognlz
! lug the advantages. from a stand
I point of equity and economy as well
as of efficiency, of corporate admin
istration of estates, t ruateeships and
: other business and financial actlvl
1 ties.
! Only in recent years have National
hanks been allowed to enter this
field, but they now exercise then*
I powers under the same Government
I supervision exercised over all their
activities. Trust departments are
! becoming active in many of the larg
er National banks, and the First &
1 Citizens National Is thoroughly
abreast of the times in establishing
such a department as a part of its
banking service. Already a number
j of trust accounts have been opened
in the First Citizens National, and
! tills number is expected to grow aa
the benefits to be derived from the
management of trust affairs by a
? permanent institution come to be
irualized.
At the annual meeting of stock
holders the following directors were
1 re-elected for the coining year:
Charels H. Robinson. L. S. Itlades,
A. It. Houtz. Is. C. Ttlades, Charles
Camden lilades, W. A. I] rock. N.
rBirrfrtot. Sr. . frk II. Panlels? J-.? G;? Rr
Fhringhaus, L. II. Foreman, W. G.
1 Galther. M. P. Gallop, O. F. Gilbert,
jj. G. Oregory. F. M. Orice, S. H.
I Johnson. T. P. Nash. C. O. Hoblnson,
M. N. Sawyer, F F. Spencer. C. E.
Thompson, J. Norman Wliltehurst,
I). K. Williams.
The officers re-elected were: Chan.
H. Robinson, president; L. S. Itlades,
vice-president; W. (I. Gait her, vice
president: Marshall H. Jones, cash
ier: M. R. Griffin, assistant cashier.
William K. Griffin was elected assist
ant cashier.
SMKJCI.KItS WHO l>ll?
I.AIUiK ItCSIXKSS AKUKSTKI)
Hamburg. Jan. 10. The chief of
a band of dfim smuggler* and 60 of
hi* ronfodfra^'n were arrciitpd here
rwntly and officials estimate that
In tin- last v?-ar or ho drum, chemi
cal* ami other pharmac utical prod
uct* worth $12.0(10.000 have been
I taken out of (Jcrinan.v morally.
Tin- smugglers, posing mm flsher
I m??n. had their own nail boats as well
ja* motor launch***, and piled about
lh?? coast*. Mont of Up- drugs In this
way were landed In Holland, later
I being . "retailed." and then *hlpp?'d
to America, Htiulamf. France, or
'wherever the price* appeared to In?
j the highest.
Custom* officials assert that *ev
, eral Ko-betti i'im who have turned
! state evidence claim that they werfc
able to get 20 to 30 per cent more
I Tor their contraband goods whenever
I p-preHentntlve* of American custom
er* were In the market, whether III
j \ntwerp. Amsterdam or Hamburg.
i II J.ITKIt \C\ IN All MY
SHOCKS TIIK FKKNCII
l'nfl?, .f.in. l'? ? Fr.inre has been
cr? ?lited 'with the possession o i ju
excellent ?y.^iem of education, but
faith In It received a rude shock rc
?cetttly when the literacy statistic* of
two infantry reglinonl*. recruited in
192K? were given out.
?One third of the voting men. ralh?
? red largely from the farming dis
tricts of the republic, could neither
read nor write. Many of th? t ??t a I
of 700 d id not know a treaty of
pe-'tcr had been signed after th*>
I war. and few could tell whri made
the law^ for their country. ?
I \ll. 1MV IWHi TAX
T?'o submission? In case* Involv
ing failure t<? pay the Oonn*y dog la*
I made op the urlst of police court
IThursffay morning. The defendants
j were t'harlh Harris and Tom Holly ,
I the latter colored. Kach defendant
was let off with taxea and ro^ts.
I'OTTON MAMKKT
New York, Jan. Hpot cotton,
closed Quiet, Middling 35.no a tie
Mine of 25 points Future* closing
bid .fan 34.25. March 34 *8. May
3 4 . ft 2 . July 33.42. Oct. 28.17.
New York, January 10 ? - Cotton
future* opened this' morning at ths
following levels: January 34:45;
March 34:72; Mav 35:00; jaljr
33:88; October 28:42.