North Carolina Newspapers

? THE W EATHER Fair tonight and Tites day. ('.older on roast to iiifilil. \t>l so cold T ties * day. fresh V. II . winds. ?*'****?* m ? CIRCULATION! Saturday 2.3 W (o/iies EIGHT PACES. NO. 1?. SAN FRANCISCO IS AFTER HOLLYWOOD liili'lii'il Wujiim to W hole Flock of Star* Saturday Xifjlit But Star* Arc I ihmt taiu Tilings to Tic To Ity t- ?'? owj:\. < opxl iulit I mi I l?> Daily Ailvaiuco Francisco. Jan. 21. ? Holly wood, center of beauty, both male and female, and incubator of Home Interesting front page cinema scan dals. moved to San Francisco Satur day to be "shown." It lias been In timated that showing HoWytVood sev- \ era I hectic hours constituted no mean job, but San Francisco was willing to try, through the medium! of moviedom's annual wampus ball held Saturday night at the big muni cipal auditorium here. ' M Participating in the colorful dift play were moat of the stars of the! silver sheet, ranging from the first, to the fourth magnitude, but back of! the hrilliarft gathering was a deep! laid plot. Out of It may come one of the most spectacular purloining act-* ever perpetrated by one munici pality upon another. The ball was the first move in an effort by San "Francisco to take $100,000,000 worth of film studios and stars away from Los Angeles. This city has long harbored a sp ?cret yearning to lure Hollywood's studios and stars *a way from its sis ter city in Southern California. There did not seem to be a chance, how ever. until the Los Angeles city coun cil unearthed a collection of blue laws, including Qne which prohibited dancing after midnight. Now San Francisco thinks her chance has come. , Heretofore the annual Wampus Hall has been held" in Los Angeles, with even the socially elect from the millionaire colonies clamoring for admission. Hut a wampus ball is an after-midQight affair. Rather than curtail proceedings at midnight the ball moved to San Franfisco this year. .Movie folk ?ald the city of Los Angeles was trying too hard to live up to its name, so San Francis co has been given this opportunity to show she "knows how." The town was not exactly wide open but It was extremely "liberal." It is whispered that even prohibition agents were kindly disposed during the course of the ball, while San Francisco hitched her wagon to a whole flock of stars. Whether they will stay hitched is a question. Although the ball Is supposed to be an artistic affair, commercialism lays a heavy hand on the balcony of the auditorium where 15,000 people watch the spectacle at from $4 to $15 a watch. l'ola Negri, Tom Mix, Harold Lloyd, Colleen Moore. Anna Nvllson, Corinne Griffiths. RIP Hart and hun dreds of others were <Vmong those present, but Doug and Mary did not grace the occasion. They are sav ing up for a much more plebeian af fair here two weeks hence ? the an nual butchers' ball. DK. THAYER BEGINS THIIU) YEAIl HERE Sunday morning Dr. .lames .11. Thayer commenced his third y?ar as pastor of HIackwell Memorial Baptist Church. The annual meet ing of the church was held, and the treasurer's report from Januiry 1 to December 1. 1923. showed a total of $17,511.35. This figure, however, does not cover all of the monies raised, for no financial re ports from the B. Y. P. I*. organiza tion*. nor from several of the organ ized x classes of the church, were ?n cluded. With the addition of them,, the total tfbulJPbe In the neighbor* ? inmd- of fis.ooo, . " *7 Action was taken Sunday morn ing on the question of the number of the board of deacons. On re commendation of the present board the church rescinded Its action pro viding for a board of 2T?, and created one whose number is "not to be less i than fifteen nor more than nine teen." The pastor appointed a com-1 mittee who will next Sunday morn ing recommend to the church the names of the members of the new board. They will serve for three years. SMOK IMH'STHY ItWOYUIIS llochester, N. Y.. Jan. 21. ? Pres ent conditions In the shoe manufac turing industry, here presage a re turn to normal, after an acute de pression which has lasted since th?? unsettled strike of two years ago. Factories which have been closed or. runiTTng at ~Tiff per cent of capacltyT are resuming regular schedules. j lli<? W'(N)L IfKlli HOlil). Boise, Idaho, Jan. 21. About 1 ? 000.000 pounds of wool pooled by Idaho sheep* men and stored since last sprlng^at Portland, Oregon, was sold last week. The top price paid was 4 4 1-S cents a pound, while the average was 4 2 cents. IIOV limiiNKH HOMK Br yet 8alyer. 15-year-old son of Rev. and .Vlrs. S Salver of Old Trap, who disappeared from his home at the Methodist parsonage at Old /Trap on Christmas nlfcht. Is back at: bis noine none the worse for Ills ex perience. having been found by the j Travellers' Aid at Norfolk and re- 1 turned to his parents. 'j Ktmrrul !M. B. ('.til pepper ! The funeral of Marshall Itertruml ; Culpepper was niiuhu'loil at tin* Kil'si j Mithorti-t ciiurch Sunday afternoon ny the pastor. I)j\ N. 11. D. Wilson, i I The pall-h* arers were: C. II. Fear-., iug. W. T. Love. Sr.. IV C. Cohoon.j IV If. Williams, l\ \V. Melirk. Mar-] shall Pom. il S. Fearing; honorary.! i M. N". Sawyer K. F. Avdlett. Sr.. J Q. ' , A. WihiM, II. F. Spcin t'. F F. Cohoon. I ('has. Ileiil. K B. Cree.v. W. A. i Holmes. M. It. (triflin. Dr. A. L. Pendleton, It. H. Martin. Marshall Bertram! Culpepper was | ; horn October 2I?. Is4'l. in Klizab'th , City, the son of Zion "ami Matilda1 Culpepper. Just before the close of | the Civil War he was drafted.- hut \ never saw jtrtive service. He Tlrst married Miss Christine. Khringhaus of this city. May 5, lSt?9.| land ot this union two children were | horn. John B. and Katherlne. In 1SS4 he married Miss Maryj Norma n. and their three children 'were Mary. Margaret. 6nd Bert rand. [ Jr. - Mr. Culpepper was the oldest mem I her of the First Methodist church and wan for many years a stewaru. For a long time he was register j of deeds of Pasquotank county, and | later served as money order clerk in the Klizabeth City post office. | Always interested in his city and its I people, his face was greatly missed 'at the postoffice window and on the 'streets when ill health came upon ' him two years ago. He is survived by his wife; by three children. John Culpepper. Mrs.! j L. R. Foreman, and Mrs. W. H. Jen-| jnette; and by four grandchildren. in;. WALTHALL MAKES LAST APPEAL SUNDAY "If you go away tonight unsaved, I then I have done jrdm more barm than good. I have hurt you. and I I would rather die than drive one (man or woman further from Jesus Christ." said Or. D. K. Walthall In his closing talk Sunday night at !Cann Memorial Presbyterian Church, 'where he has been conducting a re vival for the last week. Dr. Walthall's appeal and earnest talk brought five people to Christ on the last night, and concluded a suc cessful week of work. vAt the afternoon service foj*' the young people. 12 expressed their willingness to accept Christ and be ?foome church "members. I Jr. Walthall has made many I friends In the city and many ex pressed ajdeslre for his return in the i near future. BANK IS CLOSED BY BOA III) OE DIRECTORS ^IHrliell, S. D.. Jan. 21? The Wes tern National Bunk with capital of $100,000 and deposits of $4 25,000 was- today closed by the board of di rectors. Depleted reserved caused by heavy withdrawals was given as the j reason. Give Playlet to Buy Pluy?rouii(l Equipment "Princess Rosy Checks." the de lightful playlet presented by Mrs. T. B. Cooke's third grade pupils at the November meeting of the Parent Te-jchera' Association, will be repeat ed Wednesday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock in the grammar grade audi torium. In connection with this there will be an interesting and novel musical concert rendered by Mrs. White hurst's third grade band. An ad mfssion of ten cents for grown ups and children will be charged, the proceeds to go for a basket ball .ind volley ball outfit and other play ground equipment needed for ihe third grade. 1 n. * Kach .number ?ls-jworth far more thun the admission charged, and the school children ami parents are urged to pack the auditorium not only for their own pleasure and en tertainment but also to encourage these little folk in their efforts. <:ott<Yn spinning iias HAD MAItKKI) DKCI.INK Washington. Jan. 21. ? Cotton spinning activity had a marked re cline In December." the Census Bu reau monthly report Issued today showing a decrease of 87n.00o.000 In the number of active spindle hours as compared with November. The to tal was the lowest since July. Active spindle hours for December averaged 19u hours |?er spindle as compared with 213 In November. SIOUX FALLS BANK TAKEN IN* CHARGE Sioux Falls. S. !>.. Jan. 21.? The affairs of the International Stafe Bank of Sioux Falls with deposit* of $ 1 .300,000 was taken In chargp by the state b.mking department. Heavy withrliawais by depositors Was given, as the reason. - TOTAL TAX KM FOIL PKItSONS Washington. Jan. 21. ? The Cen sus Bureau today announced that a total of I6M.70 was collected in taxes In the I'nlted States for every per son in the country during 1'922. I)r. and Mrs. \V. W. Sawyer and Dr. and Mrs. Ike Fearing returned, Sunday from New York: City where they have been spending the list week Cincinnati Iz a Wet City! w V" v. - * ?> \ I* O The Queen City of the Wcit I* indulidmr in it* almost annual Hood fcMtival. The Ohio river rlitoi*. f?n, sti~ ,1x1c!: the waters of Mtllcreck. and routine many citizen* from their comfortable home*. Photo *how? how they rescue neoDle during Cincinnati flood* Parent-Teachers At Weeksville Organize i Miss Catherine Albertson And Others Speak At ^Friday Night Meeting A Pa rent -Teachers Association! was organized at Weekaville Highi I School Friday night. There was a good attendance, between two and] three hundred present. The exer cises were opened by an instrumental selection by Miss Lina Lister, after which ail sang. "My Country 'Tis of ! Thee." It. F. Coates, principal of Weeks viile school, made a short talk as to the purpose of the meeting and in i troduced Miss Catherine Albertson^ State Secretary and organizer of Pa rent -Teachers Associations Miss Albertson made a very inter esting talk, telling them ' what they i could accomplish By working to ! get her as parents and teachers. Then Mr. Coates called on the Junior Order to join in body and on the audience for open discussion. Many responded expressing their approval of the work. There were short talks by Mrs. C. \V. M?*ljck and Miss : Marcia Albertson as to the necessity of such an organization. Two weeks igo a meeting was held and a nominating committee appoint ed to select officers which were elect ed on Friday night. The officers named are: Mrs. .1. T. Brothers, president; H. F. Coates. first vice [ president; Junius Jennings, seccnd vice president; Mrs. J. M. Scott, secretary and Walter Hobbs, treas urer. There was <1 good number en roiled as members. MONTKEAT HOTEL IS DESTROYED BY EIRE Asheville, Jan. 21. ? Montreal Ho tel, serving as a dormitory for Mon treal Normal School on the assembly grounds of the Southern Presbyter ian church. 19 miles east of here, was destroyed by fire today, involv ing a loss of $65,000. Seventy five girl- students and ten teachers escaped without Injury but lost practically all their effects; | g?n. I. EE CHRISTMAS DIES AT NEW OH LEANS New Orleans, Jan. 21. ? General Lee Christmas, noted soldier of for tune. died here today after a long illness. DECLINES TO REVIEW GOV. WALTON'S CASE Washington. Jan. 21. --The Su preme Court here today declined 1" permit former Governor Walton of Oklahoma to brlnu up for review di rect from the Legislature the Im peachment proceedings which result ed in his removal from office. MAI <1IAXOK \si i:< t oi WAIt MiA 1XST Tt'HKIM TLOSIS 4 Tot n , Devonshire, Jan. -1. in ferring to Dr. Dreyer's discovery a method of combatting tubercle bacil li in man and beast. Lord Milday of Fl *|e said "the really effective vac cine Is in view." He added that there had been astonishing results with se lected human cases. it is stated that the effect of Dt. Dreyer's discovery is to strip the coating c?f protective fat from cer tain bacilli and thus lay them Open to attack of blood cells Into which vaccine h is been injected. The entire aspect of mankind's war on eon sumption. It Is claimed, h-.is been <jhnnge(| by Dr. Drever's dlscovprv; Mrs. Bert rand Culpepper. Jr. of , Fouthmont who came to attend the I funeral of IV Culpepper Is ihe guest of Mr. and Mrs. L. K. Foremnn ; for several days. Solved? The strange disappearance of Mrs; Warren .T. Lincoln (above) frpm Aurora. 111., last summer ha? Just been explained by Wfarren J. Lincoln, her husband (below), who police ?ay has confessed killing the woman and her brother and burn In* their dismembered bodies In a furnace. Lincoln also disappeared and it was thought at fli^hhut he ^ had been killed. He Is a lawyer * and horticulturist and claims kin ship to Abraham Lincoln. tiiivi.%1. ( \si:s (M*n rv MOXDW'S SKSSION rol ler ?Trivial caws ami a number of sub missions tavAlvInc failure to obtain city automobile license a? required by law occupied the hour * iHHUlon of the rccoMr-r* court Monday morn ing. Luther Mackey, colored, .on, a change of assault, wan found t? ul It v but. owing to tin- strong provocation under which he had acted, was let off With the costs. Rosa Davis and General Johnson, both colored, were fined $r? and costs for participating in an affrAv. P. T. I'ptiui. charged with pftsslnu a worthless check, was let off nnd'T suspended Judtiment on payment of check and costs. Those required to pay tax and mats for failure to obtain city auto license were: f|. K. Matthews. Mrs. Mat tie Maples. Oeorge H. White, Oriy Copeland, J, And Jmm I'lpkln. fc\V\HI\l> STI I.I. IN 1'OIIT Wilmington. Jan. 21.- The K*a slnd. Hritlsh liquor ship, whose cargo of liquor was restored flturday night by Federal authorities Is still In the h-irbor, a turn or the weather having Induced her master to defer leaving. KI.AN OKTH IWMm.KtfciKltH .Rt. Louis. Jan 21. Operating ?tn der Federal warrant* 500 member* | of the Ku Klux Klan staged several liquor raids here yesterday and c*?p- 1 t u red *0 alleged bootleggers and "ev en stllle. SEVEN KIHEMEN DROWN IN OH. Pittsburgh, Jan. 21. Seven men, three captains ami four hosemen of the Pittsburgh ftre department, won* drowned in oil while fightlnu Ore at the plant of the Atlantic Refining Company today. The bodies were recovered after the fire had been brought under control with a monetary loss not yet estimated.' A num ber of firemen were injured. i BOYS OKGANIZED BY KEY. DANIEL I.ANE On Saturday afternoon at the Community House on Fleetwood st re? t Hev. Daniel Lane met with the boys of the mill district and formed two clubs, the names of which will be decided upon later. The cloths were divided into two groups, one of boys from H to 12, and the other, boys from 12 and up. Herman Rurieh was elected cap tain of the younger boys and Harold ilelangia. assistant captain, while Dewey Copelaud was elected captain of the older boys, and Walter Klrby, assistant captain. The club, under the supervision of Mr. Lane, will meet every Satur- ! day at three o'clock at the Com mil- 1 nity House, and as soon as the clubs are perfected, a iMseball team will' be organized, hikes will be tak n, 1 and other events put on. The clubs are planning a "clean up . week," whlfh will take place within a week or two. At the first meeting Saturday after-, noon a committee of ladies was pres-l ent, who are deeply interested in , in the new clubs. They were Mm. j Daniel Lane. Mrs. Anna Lewis and Miss Marcia Albertson. After the business meeting was completed, light refreshments were served. This will be a regular I feature of the clubs. Refreshments will be served each meeting. Also plans are being made to have 1"? or 2u minutes devoted to reading each time books that the boys will enjoy. M I NHTItKL KRHRARMAIi TO I IK HKM) TIKHDAV NIGHT The Woman's Club Minstrels will rehearse at 7.30 Tuesday nighPHn Ihli JJh < in ber .of Commerce rooms. Owing to s<> many talepted gentlemen offering their services it has been decided to (jiatige the show into a ladies and gentlemen minstrel show. All the special features of the ladies minstrels Mill be retained and ?with the addition of the men it should make this show one of the biggest and be*t>ever seen In Klizaheth (,'1'y The show will be given In the new lligh(< School auditorium February 14 a i^d 16. A <OIIKK<TION Young Robert Klrby of this city lias been occasioned uo end of em*' harassment as a result of u practical j Joke played on him last week thru | the Insertion or a paid ad veratlse* inent under "Help Wanted" in the classified advertising department of thH newspaper. Though the adver tisement carried Mr. Kirhy's name at' the bottom of It and whh falsely re presented to have been sent to The Advance office by him, he was In no' w?y responsible for It and The Ad vance apologises for having suffered, llnelf to be made the victim of a? fraud a* well as for publication of the advertisement at all. It has n?V* er been the jiollcy of The Advance to accept "personal" advertising of the nature of th* advertisement pur-j port Inrf to hav? been sent in by Mr. | Klrby and the business office has now been directed to reject till such ad- 1 vertlslng In the future. Htchard Evans who was woum'ed In the World War has been sent by the Government to Oteen near Ashe ville for treatment. SPEAKS AGAINST * ANTI-SALOONERS \ 11 -I t-ii I'roideiit .Moil rralion l.t-n^ur of i\?*h ^ ork. Champion* I'rompI \ iik'IkIid fill \ ol-h ad Act. \Ya*lltn;;tim. J m. I'l. "The AntI Saloon I.tMKiif's determination is r.ot merely in t'iil'orri> tin- Volstead l^w iuit ?o ?Uvry every great principle thai stamls in the way of tyrannical proceed u t*e. *?* Which -hall it lie. ? enforcement i?r revolt?" asked Austen Fox, presi ilent of I lie Moderation League of New* York, .at tlie "Face the Facts" conference here today which is spon sored by the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment" *\V# stand for prompt amend mentV"~]Fe added. v REBEL" BLOCKADE HAS BEEN DELAY ED_ Washington. Jan. 21. ? The rebel blockade of the port of Tampico has been "postponed" until the end of the present month. Rear Admiral Ma grader reported to the Navy Depart ment here today on his arrival oft that port aboard his flagship, Rich mond. The message served to relieve ten sion in Washington in connection with the Tumpico situation. INVITE cooijdce to SOCIAL SERVICE MELT \ Durham. Jan. 21.? An invitation to Calvin Coolidge tVattend the uu nnal meeting of tin- North Carolina Conference for Social Service will be extended. The meeting is to be held in March at Charlotte. LHGIOX < OMMWDKK TRUBB TO HI ItRV hKtnsiiATlOX Washington. January 21 ? I? r order to urge action in ,the fight before Congress f ??r adjusted com pensation for soldiers. National Commander John A. Quinn of the American Legion, arrived here last night to use his efforts to push the legislation. ItF.MGIOl'S FAX ATMS ritOVK SKItlOt'S MKXACK i Manil, January 21 ? Religious fa ' imticfl are proving a .serious menace (o the constabulary of the island hut , Governor General Wood Is attempt ing to calm them with pacific me thods rather than by force*. JUDGE GRADY SAYS HE'S grand dragon Raleigh, January 21 Declaring that- he has been grand dragon of the i Kit Klux Klan in North Carolina | for more than a year and Is Itt offi cial spokesman in the State, Judge Henry A. Grady of the Superior Court last night issued a wtatejnent defending the Klan and its princi ple* anil asserting that it stood tor the highest ideals fo the State. RAILWAY STRIKE ON IN GREAT BRITAIN London, January u i A statement at headquarters of the Associated Society of Locomotive Knglneers and Firemen which last night called the strike on the railways of Great liri tain said today that the men were coming out solidly and standing to gether splendidly. Press telegrams""* Indicated that" ihU Ilkely-tV-jrroveYtot far from the truth. Apparently some traffic was moved after' mid night hut In the main It seemed that the strike call had heen obeyed by the yi*' at majority of the organi/.n lions- fif 59,000 mein hers. ST A l?T I \ YKSTIf JATIOX OF THK ItOK PFACK VL.\S Washington, Jan. 21,-?' The Senate invest igating committee today will start it ii Investigation of the Bok peace plan award and also will delve Into alleged propaganda to influence Congress. MILEAGE TICKET ORDER IIAS BEEN SET ASIDE Washington, Jan. 21. The order of the Interstate Commerce Commis sion requiring railroads to issue In- . terciiangeable mileage tickets tinder the act of I f> 2 2 was today set aside by the Supreme Court In the case brought by the Government against the railroads east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers. COTTON MAKKKT New York, Jan. 21. ? Spot cotton,, closed quiet, Middling 32.9 tT a In cline of 4."> points. Futures, closing bid. Jan. 32.42. Marth .12.72. M my 32 f>2. .filly 31. *9. Oct 27.7ft. New York,- January 21 ? Cotton^ futures opened this morning ftt the following levels: January 32:ftft March 32:7ft; May 32 : ?? ; inly 2:00; October 27:8. ? ? ? r . I. IT. Meek Ins returned home Sat urday and will be In the city for a | short time.