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VOL. XIV. FINAL EDITION.
ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLIJ
May Be Four Candidates
Sn Congressional Race
With Aydlett and Lindsay Warren Both Already in tlie Hmi
ninj! News and Observer Washington Corresj>oiideiit
Hears Ehringhans ant! Small Mentiuni'd
Developments followed each other j
in rapid succession in the political
situation in the First Congressional
District Thursday.
In the morning came the an-|
nounccment ? and to most folks of]
the city and section it came as a bi;-r
surprise ? that Congressman Hallet j
S. Ward would hot be a candidate in !
the next primary, that conditions at i
home compelled his return to his 1
private practice of law.
This was followed immediately by j
telegrams from Washington, N. C,
to the effect that Lindsay Warren !
would be a candidate.
Then came the News and Observer i
with a dispatch by Edward Elms
Britton at the National capital set-i
ting forth Congressman Ward s deri- j
sion not to offer himself for re-elec- 1
tlon and then Mr. Britton added:
"This announcement leaves a
wide open field in the First District j
For some time there has been talk
that E. F. Aydlett of Elizabeth City j
would be a candidate and he indi
cates that he expects to enter the
race. There has also been mention
of Lindsay C. Warren of Washing
ton, N. C.. and of J. C. B. Ehring-j
haus of Elizabeth City. There are
some who think that former Con
gressman John H. Small, who Was
defeated by Mr. Ward, may enter
the Aeld for the nomination. At any
rate a lively race' is expected."
In the prediction that a lively
race Is in prospect the general
opinion' in this immediate
section seems to bo that the
News and Observer correspondent
has sized up the situation correctly
E. F. Aydlett will undoubtedly
run. There's no question about that.
In fact, he may be said to be already
actively campaigning, for he has just
returned from a trip to Martin and
Pitt counties made with a view to
mapping out his campaign in those
counties.
Former Solicitor J. C. H. Ehring
haus has a host of friends in this
sectiop who -have boon tlHnkiuu of
him for some time as Connrossional
or gubernatorial timber, and who
would lie very happy in an opportu
nity to support him for either office.
He was mentioned as a possible can
didate fnr Governor some weeks ago
and promptly affirmed that he was
not a candidate but would 'support
McLean. Mention of him ns a pos
sible candidate for Congress in
Thursday's N^ws and Observer does
not seem to have brousht forth any
statoniont from him and many are
wondering If an announcement of
his candidacy for Congress -is to be
looked for.
The possibility of former Con
urossmnn Small's ent^rinp; the race
this year was also thought of as soon
as it had been learned here that Mr.
Ward would retire.
"Are there to be two candidate*
for Congress on oaeh side of th" Al
bemnrle Sound?" Is a question that
Elizabeth City voters are askln ;
themselves today.
SAPIRO GOES AFTER
DEPARTMENT'S POLICY
Washington, Feb. 8. ? After nn
address by .Secretary Wallace, the
National Council of Farmers Co-op
eratlve Marketing Associations, was
today askod by Aaron Sapiro. prom
inent In organizing such associations,
to draw up a "bill of particulars"
criticizing the Agriculture Depart
ment's policy toward co-operative
marketing. Wallace had pledged .hi*
support to the cp-operative move
ment "within its legitimate scope"
and had declared that criticism of
the department was due to "lack of
knowledge of legal and moral limi
tations" that surround it. He said
the department could not support
any specific form of contract but
could pass on to the farmer Informa
tion that it had compiled.
ARMY PLANE TODAY
CRASHED TO GROUND
Grafton. W. Va.. Feb. 8.r-An
Army airplane crashed to the ground
today near Cove Run, an Isolated
section of Harbour County, accord
ing to meager reports reaching
here.
CRUISER ROCHESTER
SENT TO HONDURAS
Washington, Feb. 8.- Th?* cruiser
Hochcdter now at Colon has been or
dered to La Ceiba, Honduras, in re
sponse to an appeal to tho State De
partment from American residents
who fear revolutionary developments
will jeopa rdlie their Interests.
rOTTON MARKET
New Yf/rk. Feb. 8 ? Spot cotton
closed quiet today, declining lfi
points. Middling 33.60
Xew York. Feb. 8 ? Cotton fu
tures, opened this morning at the
following levels: March 33.25;
May 33.35; July 31.95; October
28.05 ; December 27.58.
At 2 p. m. futures were quoted
at the following levels: March
32 88; May 33. 0?; July 31. ?4;
October 27.82; Decemer 27.35.
LINDSAY WARREN
FOR CONGRESS
Washington, N. C., Feb. 8.
? Lindsay Warren of Wash
ington on Thursday announced
himself a candidate for Con
gress from the First District to
succeed Hallet S. Ward, who
wUl not be a candidate for re
election.
BESTCITY SCOUTS'
WILL CELEBRATE
Anniversary Week Chosen
As Time to Remind the Peo
ple of the Value of Boyi
Seoul Work.
As a means of observance of the
14th anniversary of Boy Scouts of
America all Scouts of Elizabeth I
uity will be requested at Un- meet
ing Frdav night to attend church on
Sunday ,in full uniform.
It is a fact of interest to the i
Scouts of this vicinity that Itc?v.j
Frank Scattergood, their scoutmas
ter, was one of the first scout
masters in the country outside of
New York. The Boy Scout i
movement was founded in 1910 and
Mr. Scattergood became a scoutmas
ter the following year in 1911, the
first one in the State of Ohio.
All over the country Scout troops j
are planning to celebrate the 14tli!
anniversary with pilgrimages to the
| tombs of patriots and in other ap
propriate ways.
The Boy Scout movement is said
to be on a better footing than ever
before and steadily gaining in its
hold upon the boys of the nation.
Anniversary Week has been
chosen at a time .to refresh the
memories of all connected with the
movement .and especially the boys
themselves on the achievements of
the Boy Scouts and to resolve to ac
complish even greater things in the
I future.
I
RECORD BROKEN IN
NUMBER FIRE ALARMS
j Chief Flora reports that tho lar
gest number of fire nlarm^ for any
| one month in the history of the
Elizabeth City Fire Department oc
j curreil in January of this year.
Fallowing is the January report
In full:
Vo; B?*ll alarms 1 6
No. Still alarms 11
f Out of town 1
| Total 28
Causes: Chimney fires 14; un
known 4; false 4; defective flue
1: gasoline Ignition 1: smoke
scare 1; sparks from locomotive
1; defective oil stove 1; overheated
machinery 1. ^
Value of buildings at risk $13,450.00
Value of contents at risk 3,100.00
Total valuation $16,550.00
Damage to buildings ...$ 3.050.00
Damage to contents 1,050.00
Total damage $4, 100. 00 j
No. feet 2 12 Inch hose laid.. 6450 j
No gallons chemicals used.... 1 4 0 '
No. feet ladders raised 487 1
Time Department in service ? 14
hours and 50 minutes.
GIRLS TRAPPED AS
BUILDING BURNS i
Charlotte, Feb. 8. ? Fire followed
an explosion shortly after noon In (
the building occupied by tho Para- :
mount Film Company here. Soon af
terward a number of glrla were re- 1
ported trapped on the second floor.
SAYS REPUBLICANS
MUST CLEAN HOUSE
Washington, Feb. 8. ? The Repub-j
llfan party must clean house or the;
people will do It for them, Senator
Hiram Johnson, candidate for the
Republican nomination for Presi
dent. declared in a statement here1
today.
TANK THICK FlflR CAMR
NKAIl I1KING HKRIOI'H
The fire company was called at
9:10 Friday morning by an alarm ?
from Box 61 to what came near|
being a serious Are on South
Road street near 8. fl. Davis' store
where a Coast Oil Tank truck was
afire. Edgar Simpson was driver j
and the fire was caused by carbure
tor backfire. The fife company,
extinguished the flames with ch?jm
icals after the cab had been prac- 1
tically destroyed. The damage wasj
said to be about $50. I
-A?XCU THE SMASH!
Nine persona thus far are dead, and others missing, following a head
on collision of interurban cars near Fortvllle, Ind., about 25 miles from
Indianapolis. The cars burned. It was the worst disaster In Interur
ban history.
Unison
On Jan. 1. 1923. the Rochtoder sisters celebrated a double wedding In
New York City. Ono becam* Mrs. Nat Wells (left) and the other Mrs.
Henry Tcufrel. The other day they again celebrated a double event, each
becoming. & mother. Mrs. W?U?' baby is a Klrl and Mrs. Towel's a boy.
Her Niece
Lady Isabel (above) In the daugh* J
ter o( the Marchloncsa of Qranby, 1
granddaughter of the Duche?s of!
Rutland and niece of Lady Diana
Manner*, prominent actrcss now I
playing on Broadway.
HUM. INTRODUCES
MUSCLE SHOALS. BILL,
Washington, Fob. 8. -A hill pro-]
vidlnu for the base. of Muif.lfi. ShoaiflJ
to a $15,000,000 corporation to hp 1
formed hy the Tennessee Electric i
I'owor Company and other Southern
companies was introduced today hy j
Representative Hull, Republican, of
im.
GERMANS SHIFTING j
FLAG RESPONSIBILITY!
Berlin, Feh. 8.-?-- The foreign of-,
flcp here refuses to discuss the re-J
ports of Ambaasndor Weldfeldt'a pos- ,
sl.bla resignation as fh# Mull of the !
Washington flag incident, hut it i
saents clearly the government's In-j
tentlon to shift the responsibility to!
Weld Milt.
DfUTffifl iiriUMNo MAM
MA him: ?>i?, nritNKRHj
London, February. 8 ? The grow
ing demand for oil-rnglneri strainers'
Is shown from tin- fact that there are
orders In hand throughout the world!
for lf?0 such vessels, of which 60 are
under construction or will be laid ?
down In British yards.
. w . a
Prince of Wales
Breaks Dollar .Bone
*
IHjr ni Ano*ta<r4 Prtu)
London, Feb. 8 ? The Prince
of Wales broke hi* collar bono
today while exercising one of
his hunter* at HIlllnKton Man
or near Ascot. The prince was
putting his mount over the
fence wlnn his horse fell,
throwing the rid?*r heavily on
his shoulder.
The prince was taken to a
surgory at IjeTghton and when
he emerged ' with his shoulder
In hnndagos lie was still smil
ing.
Belhaven Cagers
Ready For Fray
First Basket Ball Game On
New High School Court
At 7:45 Tonight
Tonight at 7:45 the Belhaven girls j
banket hall' team will play the Eliz-j
aheth City cagers In the first game
on the new high school court.
This is the first of a series of j
Raines with various high schools erf |
this district and the local girl's
team Is determined to bring honor j
to Bestclty by their record this
j year.
The Belhaven High School mad''
an excellent showing last year and
It Is reported that the team Is even
stronger this year.
i Faiis are looking for an nmisunlly
hard fought game tonight and
vlnce this Is the first battle on the
.new high school court the crowd
Is Expected to he above the average.
ALL ARE SAVED IN
ICE RIUDGE BREAK
Quebec, Feb. ft. *\|1 of 20 persons |
whose lives were endangered by the!
breaking of a ..mile lona Ice bridge ;
acrosH the St. Lawrence river es-;
taped, authorities said today.
r Five persons who floated for hour:*!
oft the drifting Ice and who w< re be
lloved to have been lost made the !
shore safely.
Quebec. Feb. ft. An Ice bridge b"
tween Quebec and Levis broke yes
terday precipitating several persons
Into the Icy waters. Five were
drowned and a number were still
missing at a late hour last night.
MeADOO GOES REFOKE
COMMITTEE SATURDAY j
Washington, Feb. ft.- - William G.
McAtfoo will be heard by the Senate
oil committee tomorrows appearing
at his own re^tielt.
He will <Kplaln fully his profes
j clonal vices with the Doheny oil
Interests.
6?rSJk ? ?
Secretary Job Working To
Secure Ma rket N ews Service
Itiillclins Put Into Hands of Shipper*. Buyers, and Planters
Indicating I'riees. Movements, ami Market Condi
tions Have lleen of Great Value to Community
| With the potato planting season
'at hand, gratification will be felt |
| among "shippers. buyers and plant- 1
i its in the announcement that the I
| Chamber of Commerce, through Sec-1
rotary Job, is working to secure i
, again the maintenance of a Govern- 1
I ment Market News Service Bureau i
1 here during the potato digging seas-'
on.
Comparatively few, probably, real-]
ize what this market news service t
has meant to Elizabeth City. About
I two-thirds of the Irish potatoes
shipped from the State are produced
I in the Klizaboth City district, and
fully half of these are shipped from I
Elizabeth City. The market news j
service puts into the hands of ship
pers. buyers and planters a dally bul
letin indicating prices, movements I
and market conditions generally ' in t
jsuch centers as New York, Chicago,'
I Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cleveland,!
| Detroit, Washington. . Pittsburgh, |
? Boston, Cincinnati and Charleston,;
! South Carolina. It has practically1
I eliminated the glutting of any one-]
| market and, during the last two seas- :
Ions, by keepinu the farmers in touch
i with the markets and with the prices
being received for potatoes from
other sections, has enabled local
planters, it is e&liiiuUed, -to-got prob^
"Sbly T50.000 more for these two
years' yield- than they otherwise
would have done.
A feature of the daily report
worth mention is the fact that, in
addition to bringing to Elizabeth
City growers the quotations from
I other markets and shipping points
I throughout the country, it also car
ries to theSe same points the story'
( of the movement of potatoes from
; Elizabeth City. As a matter of ad
vertising alone, this maken the mar
: ket news service worth what it costs
r Elizabeth City.
| , As illustrating the attitude of the
| buyer and shipper of potatoes, the
l following letter from Brock & Scott
? is interesting:
| The Chamber of Commerce,
Elizabeth City, N. C.
Gentlemen
The branch ofTice of the market
news service of the United States De
partment of Agriculture secured by
the Chamber of Commerce of Eliza
beth City has been of great value to
| the growers and shippers of potatoes
in this section for the last two sea*^
ons.
! Hy having tli Ih dally report of the
number of cars of potatoes shlppe I
in the entire l'nllod States each day.
and by having tho dally markets of
all of tho large marketing centers;
also by having the daily markets
from all sections that potatoes ajre
being harvested, riving tho quota
tions .it each shipping point, has
made It possible for tho growers of
potatoes in this rectlon for tho la.il
two years to obtain from 2.r? to 50 ;
cents per barrel more for their p ?- ,
tatooH, as both the urnwers and the
shippers wore in a position to dls-!
tribute their crops satisfactory, and j
we believe that this service rendered!
by the local Chamber of Commerce;
within itself In a sufficient reason for:
each citizen In both the town and }
County to give the local Chamber;
their full su n port .
Yours truly,
nnOCK SCOTT I'KODl'CE CO. !
(Signed ) Dy S. O. Scott.
As Illustrating th? attitude of the
planter, the following letter from T. j
li. Overman, prominent Pasquotank !
farmer, Is enlightening :
Elizabeth City. N. C. I
February f?. If) 2 4.
The Chamber of Commerce,
Elizabeth City, N. C.
Qentlemen:
As a grower of potatoes I havej
been very much interested In the"
market newn service secured by the,
Elizabeth City Chamber of Com
merce. This service when properly
studied by the grower means consid
erable money to the community. I ,
have been receiving the service for
two years and I realize It would be
a great loss not only to myself but
to the country at large If this was
discontinued Service of this k Inrl
treTpR to trrtmr the country nnd town
In closer co-operation as the business
Interests are largely dependent on
each other at Elizabeth City, both
the grower and consumer. I hope
the service will be continued an I
W4*h my name retained on the mall-!
Ing list.
Very truly yours.
(Signed) T. Is. OVERMAN.
Securing this market news service j
for Elizabeth City, after It had been!
moved to another town. Is only on?j
of many ways In which the Elizabeth]
City Chamber of Commerce has been
of ahPto the farmer during the laM
two years.
Only last year, for instance, an
embargo on potatoes from the Albe
marle. which. If It had been main- 1
talned. would have forced the un-|
loading of potatoes shipped to New1
Yorklor Boston at the Manhattan
yards, from which they would have
had to be transferred by truck, was |
lifted as a direct result of the efforts
of the Elizabeth City Chamber oft
Commerce. Thus Albemarle potatoes
not only reached the market more
promptly and In better condition and
at a lower rate thanj woujd
tin ve been the case under the ?'inbar
Ko, but nlno a division of buyers,
?r?me of whom would have boon on
the yards while other* would have
been at the unloading center for th->
trucks, was obviated, infturlng more
competition anions buyer* of Albe
marle potatoes.
It ban long been Ihe attitude of
I lie Kliaabeth City Chamber of Com
merce that, though KMzabeth City
(WantH new Industries, If or when they
fire to he secured, the city's great
est opportunity lies In the develop
ment of Its wide expanse of bacit
country.
ABRAHAM IS
' NO BAD MAN
Powells Point Negro Dis
tressed at Confusion of His
Name With That of Cousin
Wanted on Shooting Charge
Powells Point, Feb. 8. ? Philistine
Owens, young negro shot on the
night of Friday, January 4, througu
the window of the home of George
Gallop, also colored, though appar
ently on the road to recovery, will
never regain the full use of his left
hand. In the opinion of his physi
cian.
Philistine is believed to have been
shot by Mose and Lasalle Gallop,
who were after their cousin, Abra
ham Gallop, on the night that Philis
tine was shot. Mose and Lasalle es
caped from the custody of Constable
Cartwrfght on Saturday evening fol
lowing the shooting and have not
been taken since, nor has any effort,
-sq far a* is Known-4n--thl? eommun
lty, been made to recapture them
since the short and fruitless search
following their escape.
In the first account of the shoot
ing published in The Advance the
name of Abraham Gallop was con
fused with that of Lasalle Gallop,
and Abraham was written up as hav
Inq participated In the shooting,
when, as Indicated In a foregolnrc
'paragraph, Abraham is believed to
be the negro Mose and Lnsalle were
I after when they shot Philistine. Ab
raham Is a cousin of Mose and La
salle, but he is a quiet, peaceable
i negro of cood reputation. Mose and
Lasalle, on the other hand, have
each served a term in the State pris
on and have a reputation as trouble
! makers.
Abraham has been much dis
tressed by the error and nsks that
this correction be made.
Editor's Note: -? The Advance re
grets the error and Is glad to print
the foregoing correction.
jw. It. COOPEK FAILED
TO SAVE THE BANK
Wilmington. Fob. 8. ? The Cooper
trial proceeded yesterday with a sen
sation late In the afternoon whea
testimony was In trod need showing
.that, the Commercial llank was to
have been cloned before but that it
was left for Lieut. Governor W. P.
Cooper to strengthen It which ho
failed to do.
MOVIE ACTRESS
IS FOUND DEAD
Loiiinc Larson Discovered
Hound and Caf!p-d in Her
l'a?liionnl>le Apartment in
New York City.
New York. Fob. 8. -Hound to the
post* of her bed and with her mouth
Magged, MIhs Louise Larson, 24 years
?'?Id. motion picture actress, was
found dead In her room In a fashion
able apartment here today.
Her hand* had been spreadeaglod
and tied to tho bed pout w'ith the
dog leash of her BelKian police dog.
The dog waa found leashed to a
chair in another room.
COSTEN PROBABLY
WILL BE CANDIDATE
T. W. Co?ten-of dates County,
State Senator from tlila District in
the last Legislature, will bo a can
didate for reflection in the next
primary, say friends of his in this
city who have talked with his re
cently, though Honator Cost on has as
yet made no formal announcement
of IiIh intentions.
That Senator Costen served his
district most acceptably during the
last session of the I/eglslaturo seems
to be tho general sentiment here and
it In believed by his friends that he
will be generally supported through
out Pasquotank and the counties to
tho north Df It.