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VOL. XIV.
FINAL EDITION.
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA.
A lien Land Law May Send
Farm Products Prices Up
l i.l,.,, 4 '.a! i lorn i a W hile l.aml Ownris Can l-'iiul VVv to
Mri-1 Siliiatiini liii- Amount I'lantt-il tin* ').>
ul X^rirultiiral" I'rodm-t-. V ill l>r i ar ???-!<>? Normal
lit .1. i . l:.>vi
C -r>fn'it. I ??:. b< T " .
N? vv York. Jail. 2S. ? S|>iiiivr i>l:n. . :i.. v.M'i.-: uv. of
;iv : .i-u!:fir:;i products. which have i , v.ov I |.art by
?I..; huso in California ill llu.' past, . .? ' . k! .1 l.:e a.?u. 1 time
in "h>l state.
?-*oveovei\ i:nk\ss some aH
MUaie linancial arruu^cmcnts
c.;:i be made by the white land
owners there to meet the situa
tion created by the anti-alien
land law, the amount planted
promises to be far smaller than
no: mal.
I .? se farts hav** distant li>-u rililE
<*:. inducers ami consumers in tidier
- i 'ins of the country since It Is
ni .txl thai 6a per rrnt (if the trult*
ami vegetables produced UiruuKh the
-yy Japanese are consumed
>1. hastern atid .Middle Western ni.ir
I-, .lust what litis moans may t>e
Jia!i;ed iri/m the fact that the Japa
As1so*;l?"?" ?r California in
l.J-1 admitted .1 ana nose controlled
acres of land in the stale
(.trough cropping contracts. and
another 73.000 acr es through rentals
vu I< ascs. 'j he association at that
t;ni? \\h??n it desired to 'minimize tin*
Mais as much as pi/sslljle. admitted
I - -'"Panese-groun crops had an
an 11 mi J valuation of $45.ooo.oon.
At the same lim ? the California1
> ;u boa rd of control declared that
4V* J,rr"* of California land ?
re controlled by Japanese and that
'?>. annual value of their crops
>\.?s ? S7.ooo.ooo. There are n</ 'of
ri> :. l figures ?ince thai time, al
though state employes who have kept
' sav the acreage controlled
"i! " ,!l'' i'l effect of the
land law had grown to f>.!f?,Ooo
?? : - and the value ??f their products'
to. >' T.t.onu ooo.
I- veil .with th?' production placed
ar 1 4ie lowest figures, the California
Ian. I owners fare a loss in revenue of
? a l ?!T" part of 94n.oOU.iiOo unless
1 ' 1 ' ':tn induce white farmers to
i,., i r ri,l,r?rn<a ?,m! take the land
>o to be able to emplov th?> Ja
pan. se farmers as day laborers,
i ho Japanese' fifriuers - have had
of urg.-nt offers to transfer
their activities to other states where
prohibition t ? ? the holding of land' hv
men of their race does not exi?t
How ver. many of them are content
to r- main and work as farm laborers
but at a very definite and sizeable
price.
I he Japanese are demanding a
minimum of $6 a -day for short li'no
joas and {100 a month of -leady
^ The difficult v faced bv the
and owner lies not only in having
to ay th. -e wages but in securing
.-uiricient backing I.; finance the
w. liking of the acreage thrown back
< ?:i his hands.
'lef ore the anti-alien land law was
u ;>.?eid by the I'liited States supreme
law. the Jajia ties- who farmed lands
on >? iia res. financed his own agrieul
tu:al activities, AH the white land
owner did was to let the Japanese
hav. his land far a stated period and
*Ii. a the crop was sold, collect his
peicentagi?i_jix)W thii_ljjjQ.it owner him
to do all the financing and is finding
if ? xireiuely difficult to make the
Pei ' ?? ^arv arrangements.
r ?>"**< "tlrtlj llfTiHy^M >^,1[|jj||.|
pio ?ablc ihijt Now Voi k. fhicaga
an. I ?.tlK*r centers which absorb large
quantities of California pro-ducts will'
far,, a scarcity this spring and sum
mer. and thai consumers will feel the
effect* in prices. The similar pro
duce from other sections mav find a
wider market but a decided increase
in production oulMld?- California is
hardly probabl.. In vl??w of the short
ate of farm labor which exists In
nearly every state.
S ' jrreiit in till/ sh(/rtaico that 20
' ' 1 ? have made liji! i i? in.l i the
.1 ? 1 ri i ? ? farmers to illiterate to Ihelr
< ! u in unit I. <. Th.-se offers In mot
. . licve li.en .ill a crop share I ? n -
I I I.I I'.iity onytni'ir haslj nml the
?< niiil ?>! land Involved exceed*
61.0,000 acres.
Florida hn< offered fi'.ofm acres
of : rult and carden irurk Jund n. ;ir
1 ?> Oain, .? Ille. II, tc I I, a ,
' ? t ? - ? -I 33.000 acres. Vis-i*. ipp,
AJnliania II. l.mii/lana
ovi r JJ.ntio. A bl r estate in Hoi
CIl -"r Mtlit;. .Murylaml || . a?k il
. ap.iiiese to farm 1' . 4 '1 0 acre* aail
own. near Cnrnlnir. N. v.. desire
t 'tinnls for r.4u ?crcs. Vlrnlnla invn
ers will consider pi-oposftl. Involving
I (1,1). HI fieri - near Norfolk and "inn
n. u Chester.
'I'll- land ftffer. ll In tin Mid West
Jpcijjdui^Uilili act.,. In Ml,i,u.?,.
In Indiana, i.nnn in Ohio. In.
0(1" In Wisconsin nml an einial
amount in Mlssonrl. Arkansas Kan
SH* unit Iowa would like to inrn over
h.'"'". lil.Odii and 11,000 aeres re
spTCtlvcl.v to Japanesi
, i i'i? , nr Wl ''. CIkR would pro
Jf.li .(.nml acres. Colorado 4.! noo
Nevada 11 J 20, Idaho '20,200. Arlwi
>'? 1 ,000 and New Mevlco lloooo
UnTrcl !"a h?W0V,'r. Includes
unlrrlsaled tracts.
All. L\' READINESS i
rOGPF.R CASE
Li' ill ??in* ill (iovrrnor. His
Hritllic., .\ilil ill- S?;ii On
Trial In I nltTal t.ourl At
\\ iliiiiii^lon
Wilmlhglon. Jan. 2S. ? All was in ^
readiness here this morning for the i
special term of Federal Court here
today, when charges against officials
of the d"fn:ut Commercial National
hank oi Wilmington were handed to
the grand Jury (or consideration.
Those against whom charges have
been made and who were some
months ago hound over before the
Cnlted States oiuniissioner for the
action <i f ufe grind jury are Lieuten
ant Governor \V. B. Cooper. former
ly chairman of (lie hoard of direc
tors of tin* institution; Thomas K. !
Ct/oper. his brother, president of the [
bank; Horace Cooper, his son. .in of
ficial of the bank. The men are
charged with Violation -of the Nation
al bunking laws Clyde Lasslter,
head ol a local automobile concern,
al-o stand* charged before the corm
mlssioner with violation of Federal
laws growing' out of his alleged deal
ings with, the Coopers as officials of
lie- bank and his case will be con
sidered by the grand jury.
A special venire was summoned to
appear here in Federal Court and
l'i?,n ilie-?o men the gran t jury will
be drawn, the balance being held to,
try the case should indictments he
return' .1. The case formerly had been
set fer the November. 1 H I! . graml
jury Suit absence of Govern nn til wit
nesses caused a postponement and
the calling oi' a special term of court
to dispose o: the charges.
Charges against the Coopers and.
Lasslter sir ? the <rut< <>rue of the clos
ing i?f the Commercial National Hank
on December...:! 1. 1^22. Following
an Investigation by the Compii'oli -r
General of the United States, charges
were prepared and served by the
I'nited States commissioner during
la>t .-print', charging the four in ? -n
with violation of various Federal
banking law*. They were allowed to
make bond for their appearance* to
day ami pending the outcome of the
case before the grand Jury.
The failure of the Commercial
Hank, regarded as one of the strong
est banks in K a stern Carolina, pre
cipitated the failure </? f half a doyen
fiduciary institutions which had used
the Commercial as a depositary.
Among these was the IJbeity Hank
of Wilmington and Thomas K. Coop
er was indicted In Superior Court In
connection with this failure, the
cashier of the institution. .! C. Itu
ark also being Indicted. This ca*e
was cUDiJnurtLiii.Siiiu'rixjr Court u?
weeks ago. A number of civil pro
ceedings also .have been Instituted i
against the Coopers and officials of
i ?ii.finun ^'Mm*o**rcin^uKnMh > wimm? ?
vf which have been settled out of
court while others still are pending.
I OHTY 1MKN LOST
LIVES IN MINK
Shanktown. I'a.. Jan. 28.-- A
check-up shows that 40 men lost
their lives in the 'Lancashire mine
explosion here late Saturday.
Illnd' red by water and g.-.s areas
today rescue crews were battlirg to
reach the small group of miners still
entombed Ln Laiican*hire Mine but
little hope was held out thai any sur
vive.
The bodies of *1 of tho?e wlio
died as the result of the explosion oi ,
the gas In the mine late Saturday
have been removed. The !??dlw of
five others have liefn located and
four more it Is believed are yet to be
found.
Mllll Oil IIK(>INM WOII K ll\
SIMMY HCIKHlli llt'llJlIM*
Work wnts begun Monday on (he
new two story Sunday School build
ing which Is to he added to Sbllob
Haptist Church. It i to in
feet long and an up to date modcrfll}'
equipped building The limber Is!
>n ib- ground and Che work (it ?
.chiircb-audliorlum two
higher wa* begun Monday and ' Is
hoped that tlte new rooms wil'. b?
finished In about six weeks. P v.
S. 8. Hudson is the pant or of thi?
growing church.
Edgar's NVirfolk llns Is operating
and ^wishes to correct any imp^e*
sion that might prevail Otherwise, as,
per mv schedQlo. Except for .TOO,
yards on bank I could not hope for j
I better roads this time of year, ariv.i
Her Dream Rca!lr.c\i
zA..r
When Mrs. Helen Piano (above). 93. unveiled the sculptured portrait
of General Robert E. Lee's head (inset) on Stone Mountain, near Atlanta,
Ga., a dream of many years was realized. It was Mrs. Plane, widowed in
the Civil War. who coneived the idea of a memorial. Gutzon Borglum
desisned the work, of which the giant head of Lee Is a cart.
KI.EVKN I ) K \ I ) IN
(. VS KXIM.OSIONi
I'u wuick<*t . 11. I.. Jan. 'JS. ?
I'bven peiv-ons W4 r?? U i! l?"tl by
gas plosion to. lay in a tWQ
'amiJy House at Manville.
Mrs. Michae? Conway v.aa
iiwnkiMiotl l>y her y<sung daugh
ict . ??arly this morning who
eo in plain ??cl of tile odor of gas.
-She I4g4?+ed a lamp ami Hi ? < sT
plosion which dost roved the
h -use followed. .Mrs. Conway,
her two sons and daughter es
ciipt'il. hut h.-r husband was
killed. I ri the adjoining h</iise
,i I'Hinily of ton resided. named
Haininiil. and it is beLev?*?
I hoy arc all dead.
MASKKI) It \M)I'I'S
HOB I'OSrOlIICK
Hut to, Mont. January 2S ? Two
masked robbers todijv entered .1 !???
Missr/ula postoffice, held up two
ch-rks. and got uwa.v with $.'!0.0?>0
ia on in currency consigned to
111 ? Misroula Hank, loeal *>os: >ff:ee
authorities announced today.
CHIMNEY I IKK SI\I>.\V
Called by an alarm ft''. a Hox <ir,
Sunday ??veiling at f?:ifo o'clock t.ie
fin- '-oinpany extinguished ? fir-- with
'*h- wfeals si t the home of Charles II
1 folio well, colored, on Ronton Ave*
line before any ..jlamagc was done.
"At 10:45 Monday morning :t still
alarm was given and a chimney fire
wag found at the Iwnne of Jam ?
was no damage and chemicals were
u*? d in putting the fire out.
OKI K!SOS I'KESIDKM
DAVIDSON COI.l.KCF.
(Jre? n?boro. Jan. 28. ? The head
of Davidson College Alumni A<so
ciHtion announced yesterday that
he would lake no he?;d of the appll
eaH< i by a small numfter of ?.tnd?,r!^
to the a ocialion to press fur Pres
et Martin** removal. The lo ad "I
the association d"dat?d thai there
nothing to suhstnntiate file charges
against Dr. Martin.
MAN KNOCKKII l|(OM < \HT
i in ni?i-:ki>i\<; .mtomoiiiij:
Washington, January 2K |',d
ward Keys. colored, on** of tie
employe:; otr the farm ??f Mr. Otia
way K 11 m 1#\. about a mil** from this
< H> on tl??* KinHii aid** of tin- riv? r.
was knork<'d from 1 1#?* cart in wlilrli
In was ridinu by ""a speeding auto
bile and painfully If not seriously
injured. .\t first it was thought l?:
that Keys' b v was broken but a'
later < \aminaJion, according to i<
l?orN from [h?> hospital Saturday,
tills Is not thy case. The ne^ro also
had several bad bruises on lils !????? *1
and parts of his body. -The acci
dent occurred on the concrete road
and not a ureal distance from the
root of the river bridge around <1
o'clock Friday niulit.
K**ys was found Jvlni: on the toad
by a Mr. Ferguson anil the police
w? re notified, Tin- police on koIiiu
to the seem* recognized a hat ly in u
near the Injured netro anil Satur
day morning Hoy Ferrer. a youn^
whit*' man of C!hocowinity. w?k ar
rested and is now in custody. It
i understood that l'< rn r admits
striking the cort iti which Keys wa
ridJtia. It is said tl at the radiatoi
of tho car in which I'.-ner was rbl
inu was considerably damaged h\
tie- collision with the cart.
Keys lias been working on fit"
farm of Mr Itumley for some y.ai
and was looked upon as one of the
verv best employes.
The iie_-ro Is now in Washington
Hospital for treatment, tils condi
tion was said to ?more favorable Sat
urday afternoon.
MKXICWtf IvXHCUTKII -
AR TK WTOKS STXTHY
HI |?BK'?. Tex Jan. - v Five V.< r
Icaus were executed at Juarez yes
terday folb/wJnK tjie discovery of a
?dot alleged to he designed to de
liver Juarez to the I)e la Hucrtri
force*.
\TTK\I? TVIiltKI.I, rot HI
In addition to Judv N\ A. I ?? \ in
and Solicitor W f?. Small tin***- lea*
In1-. Monday to attend Superior (!out t
in Tyrrell this w? ? k wen: K. I'.
\)dle?t, Sr.. I1 W. Mc Mil I Ian and C.
I'. Thompson
No Millionaire Row At
Atlanta Federal Prison
It) mii. i. \ i : i ? i i:i!(.i sm\
Oopv lOhV int. b, fH? *?!..?
All. mm. I#.:.. .Inn 2*. Tli?-rr i
r ?} "iii(fll??nnf r? row" at f !? ? Alton
t a V* ilrral penitentiary, nrrt ? v? n f *?r
? i.rvo Ili itiUf.' tin* "niilll' : n it*
hoot?- t' of f lt?* M i<IO !*
t? n r.Minrlali v r-invif
rcf In tit* rinrlnr.;i 4 i "dralh
r;o?t? iirrtvrt 8aiur<1:>y in a private
r.n. Vv ?i ? th?y no v. orriip> Hi? io|
of "in w bn\ ? ' " hi llio ?1? ?>i? a? ir at
??f t ' ; ? iW>v?>rniti?ai!i ??ri-"?n.
rnl a*va>*. In an
at the fashionable Trmrrv
1lot<l. I.< Mrs l*< jn*i". vim arrlvrd
on fh?? wm *? train that lirrttlCTil !!?
iinij* to nor r+ a two y?ar Rf-nlcnc* for
conspiracy lo violal" thn Volufcart
\? t
Whpn Ufihiku ft?'|?l,|l'l Off I '?*? i?r I -
vai?- car within th#* frltnn.irfHi M
wan lh?* nam** Jaunty MTtll thai Cln
rtniifltf klic^v. \ :rry nvi-rcoht : net
rloth<-9 of Ull?n fft*hl<ifkulil<' Mil ,
him llif- i* if of :? ';i !'ii i?1 vM(0r.
t(< miic I v* kd< ?! t 1 ? l\m flint j
rornie'l in two* unit ? lowl fih'l \ ;
?*fa) hundred yard* ?iit?? ih? admit
i ifirr- rni'tn 01 f h #? prison. Ifttnd fc-ih
of tnilMklrff *il#?ullv w;itch<<1 t ti '?
uroui?, nm! m-vprx! < l r? ? f 1 <
I') Hi': nuv . lilciL Que of llic--? ?UuJ
Clfin I. H<rhs. who whj? convfrli'il
nJofiir wllli ]{? inn" unci hi* m?*orint? y
]{?? c! ir] not entry hi* cn>??? to ilu Su
r r? N ? Coil : I
<rrrt<i\ wmmrrft fim- fo TiUn>i?:
fnj- I iirolc uml hi Uuh Mt-tf
plication
No of <lut In* wilt hi
modi' for i(i > ' ih! ilny* l?ut It is ??x
prrti-d (lint ftfttin* will ho viv<-n
work in thr clinic shop or in the of
Hfo. Ho l? up export <lriigs;i?t. ?r
woll fix n Iniryor.
itoitijF.its v vdi
<1 V?!i>^ l)!tl Nk
I \'.r,
I 1 1 t.i I'ltiK-il, I-..1I ,;.i. V . i.
I !!? ? ?1 a ? < i"\ " i t' i.:. ut v ?
and ?? ? ? t*? i i II- i ' ? l ?
iMit'pi* ? ?? :*:? "I t r -hit !
'??red tin t ?? ill ink % * i ; - ; ? \
unlit 1 1:? \ :;..toii. Ii ! \ i : i
I ? . ir;i t d :: ?i?i (In i .! !??.?
?iUesfjo:ihl*.: :i l<! ?!? ??!;?]?. ?' Il.it
ii,.- hail. I'.i.f true'
I'lit !??!? ore (???!! filkt] . n-i-iu ilif
other.- 1 1 . haul away tin- 1 1? | u ? ?l'.
m \ i > i: m<; ii \i i. in r
con.nvT i.vm) risu
I'oliet* hi'imiiH Thrown Out Sinning 1
Mm iiiiiu Cauulit I 'liimii-uoor*
\ll|>|iinu: Cil) Council
Inter* coed
What promised following church
sorvli'i'g Sunday morning to the
liiKBt'Ml li :? ii 1 of the year hy the Kliz
iiheth City police developed intn on.'
of tlje tamest Monday morning Wh'
siotis of police oi.-irt on record when
Chief of Police Gregory anil County
l'rt?<???*-Ht-fu-g ? AttTrrtrey Sawyer re
ci'ived instructions from tin* City
Council not t<> prosecute Sunday's
violntionii '.*f the recently enacted
nnti-pafklng ordinance passed hy the
Citv Council.
AmonR those cited hy the police to
appear in court Monday was at least
one* mem her of the City Council and
the Mayor himself.
Many automobile owning church
goers of the city, coiuiiiu out of
their respective houses ' of worship
following the morning s< rvice. had
their Sunda> morning spirit of devo
tion rudely broken into, when llu*y
found their cars tngged with notice
to appear hi police court Monday
moruinu for violation of tlx parkin-*:
laws. Some fifty cases were docket
ed lor appearance in court Monday
?niornint: as a result.
llnstllv conferring with each other
dutiu. tl" afternoon, members of
the City Council were of the oj iiub.n
__l ll a t the police hail heell rat her ab
rupt. iii t>< winning drastic ? nforce
nient of th? new ordinances* on Sun
day. and i?> trifled the p'llire, ;ic
cordinuh, in withdraw warrant for
the Sunday offenders in this instance
At Vast oik cop i? re u at ion. that of
tin I'i 1 I '.apt i-jL- Church . ? i\tind? rt
a vote of thanks to the Council for
the indulgence.
Tin* public ueuerally were put on
notice that the new ordinances would
become ff? *c t i ve on January I. but.
following that notice, flu* ordinances
were modified and probably many
obtained tin- idea that they no Umn
? r a p pi led. City Manager Ilra>
hopes that It is now generally un
derstood that practically the only
,amendnient to the new ordinances
. was on* permitting parking at an
an*. 1? of | d' -iee* to the curb in
certain block-- of the business sec
tion. and that-. otherwise the nrw
ordinance are to be enforced. If
any provision of the traffic ordi
nance- an found to be impractical.
In says, tin best way to find it out
is to enforce them. N'o ordinance, he
think-, should be permitted to b?
come a dead lettei. lest it breed di;
j respect for all ordinances.
.Inmes Co;. eland was fined $f> and
costs for spe? dine, and Maxwell
Wrk'bt. paid a like ficnnlty for op
? fat inn i??- car with ati open cut
out. These two cases cleared the
j police court docket Monday.
'?:r ri \ txtogizks
1 1 Kit 1)1. \ I) f.F.AIU.K
L . ~ o
Mil' iifr. -Mnn.Tn M II II sill
iiiwi' i ' (???>"< - in on I a I , Nikolai l.? nln<
was I'm rfi'il ypxtv-r?1a> uhib littn
dr? d- of thousand* ??f hi* nitmtry
j~* t oc id to pay tribute In } > i m hi
i< I ? ni|?f?ratur<- ISO <!??? r?-"K In low
/??ro
Tin* <'ulu .ii h arc fald t f ? liav? boon
i Ihsm ftlveu to ninny a crowicd
| hrhd of Kuro|?i> at fli nth.
lto\ S* < 1,1 II .%I>I>S SI \
m:u >ii;\liii:ns to 1:01.1.
Th? ?' Club f<rrmed by U' V
l>?HH I riiif. ?m?t Saturday nf<<T'iioon
at ? h ?? Community !!ous?* on !?" I ? ?
wftrtii ft' ?? t at :s o^Hock, and after
? li ?* roll *'?.? called H was -found that
it? addition to (ho L'2 r^fcu In r tivni
? ? six to'w on?M w.-r?- iironont.
Mr . Daniol l.ahf* r?\nl a mory t !? fi t
?va? ,tn?r:!i Mi Joy oil and n-fri-s-h inc !i '
i f ;? j.i!? k Iir ? and rrtrts > wor? *orv??d.
Os* in* t'i tire unavoidable' nb< : '?
of Mr. I. u*', no further pfati i>
marie.
\MKItH W I Mild)
IN SI'KKI) Hs. \ TING
( ;iainoni\. Franco. .tan Kin
I*,.? v. on fli?' first ? vini of Hie 102 4
()' v in |*!c by taking the xjM'-d *ktit{r.sc
? w rit h? ro v '?t??nlny. .America cant**
third.
roTTOX M %ltK1 I
Vi ? York. January 28 Spot
rMtoti i low d qui?t Hi 1 8 aft'-rnooil.
?i'tTininK 1'? j?ofni h Middling
; '4-4;,. , Future rt<>.ert at fht- fol
lowing WHs: March 3 ^ : 12: May
r.r,:4:t; July .".2:lfi; Octobcr 2 ;
Decpmber 27:2n.
N i* w York. Jjitv. 2S. ? Cotton fu
tilflM om-iud at the following Ipv??|?;
March 33.20, May 3*. 49, July P. 2.04,
October 27. HO. I>etf<*mhpr none.
SECRETARY EMI
OX WITNESS sTANO
teapot Dimit* >i,!iii(la] (Innn -
1 1' 1 1 ? *:: 1 1 I '?n!i<!s;<%
li? l.iLr i irm Stand On
Matter
W :? .!? \. Hit r J * nvi-r
s 1 1 r ? ? I ? ? v. m.-- ;il! <?>''? r con . i' ."iotial
w.iriv t ' ? T- pot !?..?. i.. rraniial i*
... ... a f., to a li. .ill today
witb iortt.?-r S' (T'Cirj i ? t ill.* Ini.-r
i?'f ] ". II" ;i [ i filiv. a* :? wil n?'*s . Ie*?
I'm .' H. i:ul? in\ ? -i ival in*- coil'
tniftee:
I ?. \ ? rTi;.? ? t?l - i!?u 'ii ?li.- w ? ?
nul \v? if that Coo! blue indicated
would move t ? ? cancel 1 1 ??* 1 ? -n .
it ml also announced thai 1 wotib1.
employ attorneys to iirowniii' rrliu
inal phases of the ease, if any, ind? ?
peudcntly of Attorney (ieneral
l>a albert y.
to snow I'icrriJKS
Ol WO!\l)KII HIKES
If ?wiih incredible that anything
>hould In* able to livi* to such an
njje it n't I yet scientists .declare that
Ronif of iln large Sequoia that
^u.n?l in the National Parks in Cali
fornia are ??iisily litiMi years old.
Dr. Williamson of the Called
States Department Of. the Interior,
who will deliver, a free illustrated
lecture in the Court House Friday
ev. nine February 1. at o'clock will
tell something of these marvelou*
irees and show views of these patri
arch*
.Many of these "old boys stand 20, to
feet through at the hase. Au
arched roadway has been cut right
through the stump ol one of the*e
trees tltrough which large pouring
ears pass. ,?
This will lie only one lecture Fri
day evening which \V 1 11 show scene*
oi beauty and grandeur from th"
Nutional Parks in Montana. Wash
ington. Colorado. California and
Arizona
Dr. Williamson comes here at
I!* temmeut expense through the
efforts of the Rotary Club.
SIJCAR AND C.QKFEE
sim nisMissKh
Washington. January ' 2Jr~=- The
tiovernnien-Cs suit against the New
York Sugar ?tH ? foffe.. Kxchaitm ?
which was charged with operating in
violation of the Anti-trust laws, win
dismissed by i lie Supreme Court to
day.
DECISION ACAINST
Hit \NCII HANKINC.
Washington. January 28 The
t -In: hi of tho static to pr?'V?'iit Nation*
;il hank- wiili in tln-lr borders from
? KtiililiKlitiiK branch- ?< was t ?>?ln y n -
hold by M?.? Siipromo Court, which at
tin- same litiii' r'ulod thai I In* prohi
bition w ;i - < i-rftuiiiod In tin- Federal
Mjii nioj* 1 h'-msfh oh.
miis. nooi'i:i: in: \ i ?
Mrs. Mnr> I') lloopi r. widow < f
tin- Info C'jt |*t si in I ".r win Hooper, di<
Snndav niuht al tin- hotm- nf h? I
i:rnmldanfchi< r. Mix. I'. L. Davln. j;t
Norfolk. Sho whs x v yoaru old.
Mr- Hoopoe had Im ? ii III for h-v
? ?i a I nioiiths, hut lio:? her fufforlm;
with piitioiioo. Sho wa a dovot.- '
Christ liin, wifi ;i ii ?l mot lo r and i
-urviv. d li\ a son. I. S. Hoopoe of
tilt*4 c*lt \ ; a dauvhtor. Mrs. <1. S. S a f. -
durji.iil Cap.- Ilonr; ; r r Mi>.
Colom I Wli 1 1 Hon of Norfolk; a broth-*
? r, J. I. Mann of Ma hum Harbor.
^ji.:*?t ra inlfitilih-i 11O1 ml *T-von jjfroal
? ?rul,. I
Tlo bod> will bo b roil u hi Itoro
Tuesday 1 1< oil 1 1 it v fill thi' 11:20 trail*
and tin- fuii' ial ? II be oo ml lifted at
111*- urave at Ifol'l vwood < "t?i?j?*t??ry
li!itiii'dfal<-i> followliiL Hie arrival of
flu* train. i'rii nil- un in\ltod to
liii*? t tlo train ami attend the ftir.
? ral.
i <>i in: i tniM i;i?k\ton
WKIi II KICK ON MONDAY
A beautiful but quiet wedding win*
<i torn n1 v ? 'I at f fit* hi. mo of the lit i<l #? " -
i.' i- in. Harold S. Overman, on Wei*i
,M tin pIi whon MIvh Margaret ft
Sin iftht. daughtf r of Mr. and Mr*
\\ c. S'M'Ir.l t. botaine tho wife of
\\ ? II- t ii; ' m F. VVhHo, son of Mr*
.A <-n White, all of Kdenton. Tho
? r ? ''ii j was performed hy lit". N'.
U li Wilson
joft for a borl trip to north
ii On thoir roturn they
will nmko thoir homo at Kdenton
in \ rn.i> to i I'.Tpsh ?
Loifffcle, .Ian 2S. -An tn?tltlito of
world i i iiiinmi' ? ha? ho^fi e*iah
1m* 1 he?. und? r tho direction ?? '
l>r Ktri'i Si i:I/'. bead of tho I ' n I v. -
i*|t v of I ?oi ; !;?, K? t?iOml<t* fr<.*m wtl
ovi'r the wovld will bi* lnvlt<"l fo In *
luro. ospn i i'.Iv on ill" economic f t
| fgfl# of tlo war on tho various n?*
II I lll'.M.ril BACK
oi \iaius siiiciiik
I'.o ton. .1 * The vprdic|
i vi at n p rtod today by a< t
in c M??dbal Ksaminpf Mrinkloy In
tlio rasa of Mip* Marnari't llarditiR.
dauxhto? of (Jovrrnor Harding of the
llonton Fodrral Krnorvo Hank ^hc
diod at tho Harding hopi?? hrrf Sat
ifirdav. fll hoalth wa? probably th?
jroanon. he nald.