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? ?*?***?? * THE WEATHER * Fair tonight and Satur ? * * day. Continued cool. * * with slightly variable * '* Hinds. ' 1! ?*****?*?? / ? * * * * 1 CIRCULATION Thursday * 2.39*^ Copies ? ? ? . # * * ? VOL. XIV. FINAL EDITION. . ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, 1024. EIGHT PAGES. NO. 46. NEW CHAMPION OF CARTER PROPOSAL I). II. Mundeii Denies -Im practicability and Sets Forth Additionul Advantag es of Ferry to Tyrrell. The Advance of January IS car-; rled an Interview from CJeort-f I'. I Carter of Fairfield, Betting forth in i glowing terms the advantage* thai would accrue to Elizabeth City, on well an to Hvdc and Tyrrell coun ties, by the building of a road to Listers Pier and by the establishing of a ferry between Listers Pior and i Newberrys Landing in Tyrrell Coun ty. All that Elizabeth City needed j to do, In Mr. Carter's view, to bring | Fairfield within 56 miles of Ellza | beth City and to annex both Hyde and Tyrrell counties to Elizrbetrt City's trade territory was to pave the six miles of road from the Weeks vllle High School to Listers Pier. With a paved road all the way from Listers. Pier to Elizabeth Citv. h * was confident that private interests could easily be led to operate the proposed ferry until the State could be brought to take It over. For a while only favorable com ment was heard as to Mr. Carter\s proposal, one of the most enthusias tic champions of the practicability and feasibility of the plan helna J. H. LeRoy of Jhe Albemarle Fertiliz er Company, who has had quite a wide experience in transportation in this Fection. But a week or so al ter Mr. Carter aftd Mr. LeRoy had had their fcav In The Advance, H. M. Prltchard of Salem township gave this newspaper a statement whicn seemed to deal a death blow lp the whole scheme. Mr. Prltchard snld that the ferry between the two coun ties would not be ' feasible on ac count of the exposed Shore lino at Listers Pier which would mak^ It impossible to build a pier there that would stand the storms of winter? and on account of the dangers of Hog-neck Shoal, which lies just oft' the mouth of Little River. Nobody offered any answer as to Mr. Prltchard's suggestion and Inter est in the proposal lagged. This week, however, a new cham pion of Mr. Carter's proposal has come forward who has spent the greater part of his life either on th? water or at work connected w'th the operation of water craft, anc* he Is rjmfidcnt that the schem^ with a few modifications, is entirely feasible and that Mr. Carter failed to picture all the advantages that would ac crue If it ^ould be put over. This new ciamplon is D. II. Mun den of the flfm of Munden & Alex ander, who has been in the sail bus iness for quite a number of years and who, prior, to going Into this business, was engaged in fishing or boatlnc in sound waters. Naturally, then, Mr. Munden is thoroughly fa miliar with the "defrth of water and the location of shoals at the mouth of Little River. Though he admits that there is grctand for objection to a ferry landing at Listers Pier, he is ponfident that such objection could readily be obviated by having the ferry landing a short distance up the river. Shoals at the mouth of the river, he points out. would then be an advantage lrf&tead of a disadvan tage. as that would give the ferry practically a land locked harbor for the pier at- which It would tie up at night. "There would be no difficul ty whatever." savs Mr. Munden. "in negotiating the channel at the mouth of Little River. I have put In at the mouth of the river time nnd again, and I remember vividly one Instance when, caught in a gale on the sound after leaving the mouth of the Scuppernong River, I found shelter In Little Rlvor on a night so dark that on* could not see the length of the llttl? vessel 'that I was sailing." Not only would the Establishment of this ferry. In Mr. Munden's opin ion. do a I rv that Mr. Carter says It would In the way of giving Hyde and Tyrrell counties an outlet and in the way of bringing trad** from thes? count lefc to Elizabeth City, but also it would do much to Improve lands In Tyrrell that', though now largely t und veloped, are anions the richest J in this section. * "And not only Tyrrell and Hyde." says Mr. Munden, "but alpo the very prosperous and progressive Durants Neck section of Perquimans (Vun ty, would be brought Into closer /and more Intimate relation with Eliza beth Olty through this ferry." Dur ante Neck farmers, he points out. now have to go all around their el bow to get fo their thumb In coming to Elizabeth City, while a foot ferry from the Perquimans side of the river to the proposed ferry landing would, put Durants Neck farm ers In touch with a busline opei?tlng from the ferry landing to Elizabeth City. Durants Neck farmer* living at a distance from the ferry couid Jcave their cars on the Pergulmans side of Little River, cross the foot ferry an1 take the bus to Elizabeth City. Mr. Munden Is enthusiastic about the possibility of this section of Pas quota nk as a summer resort. "I had slfishlntr camp down there once," he says, "and there was no night of the summer when I stayed down there but what. I hart to sleep under a blanket. The brcez* Is as good as It Is-on the sound side at Nags Head, and the teniperaturc. In my opinion. It lower, as the sun does not bent down upon an epen stretch of sand, j "1 am confident that If this six SENATOR WALSH IS BACK AT WASHINGTON Washington. Feb. 22. ? Senator Walsh, leading figure In the. oil In vestigation. returned today to Wash ington unexpectedly. Whether the Senator's * return forecast any Important turn In th?' oil inquiry remained undisclosed. He had Rone to North Carolina for a vacation and it had been ex pected that he would be absent un til Sunday or Monday. MEXICAN REBEL IS CAPTURED AT COLIMA (By The Attoriatcd Prrw) _ l Mexico City, Feb. 22. ? General | Salvador Alvarado. o.ie of the prin cipal rebel leaders in tne West has been captured at Cuiima. acceding l to reports gl,ven out by the war de i partnunt. Oliver Gilbert Tells About Drum Fishi ig Hit Article In William F.nn Points Leading Feature Cf February Issue An article by O. F. Gilbert on (Drum Fishing South of the Mason and Dixon Line, illustrated with a i picture of Fred Houtz holding In his, hands a 44 pound channel bass caught at Oregon Inlet, is the l?>ad in?c feature of the February lesfie of William Penn Points, semi-monthly j magazine which is the house organ 1 jof the William Penn and Fort Pitt' ihjotels in Pittsburgh. "Drum fishing on the Carolina I coast," says the magazine in way of j introduction to Mr. Gilbert's article j "will furnish kingly sport for any .angler." It is interesting to note j in this .connection that Colonel C. j jC. Butler, one of the proprioters of! the two magnificient Pittsburgh ho tels mentioned in the forego! tfg pax-' agraph, is. a member of The Duck j Island Club and a frequent visitor in Elizabeth City on his way to and froui the club. It was after having; felt the thrill of a- 40 pound dfum-i fish on* his line that Mr. Butler, on' returning to his home, wrote Mr. j -"Gilbert for information about drum- i f Islflng that he ^ould paa% on to the] thousands of guests 'that stop at his j hotels during the year. "Successful 'business men." says' Mr. Gilbert in the article that he j wrote in response to Mr. Butler's in- j vltatlon, 'i^re about like successful.! I fishermen. Whatever your vocation 1 may be. whether it is that of a mer- j chant, a manufacturer, a doctor or a lawyer, the successful man usual ly gdes Into the fundamentals of. his particular line of business and stu dies all the little things pertaining ! thereto. He does not trust to luck, j Drum Ashing requires possibly not so 1 much thought or attention to detail |as one would devote to his business; but to be a successful fisherman there are several things which can not be ignored and should be care fully considered. "I hope* this articfe may give some , busy man wht^hasn't had the tlnio to learn by experience information ? that will enable him to enjoy some! 1 of Jhe greatest sport on the Atlan- i ' tic coast. Once you feel the pull ! ?of a drum fish and the swish of the' I line In his rushes, ypu will find a ' thrill that you will never iorget." In the body of his article Mr. Gil bert sets forth with a business man's , 'clearness and terseness of expression and in question and answer style j factu the knowledge which have) made him a successful drum fisher-' jman. Oliver Gilbert is as good a | sport as he Is a good sportsman, and [doubtless will impart theso facts to j i any reader of The Advance that may j be interested enough to ask him about them. Read by hundreds of """ '^rn sportsmen. Mr. Gilbert'*; rntrjo w|>? the the means of, adding t th? pop ? iilarity of the flshlne gi ""rts ^fl .the North Carolina coast during the coming season. , ! legi6n commander AT WINSTON-SALEM I Wlnston-Salcii^ Feb. 22. ? Nntlon 'al Commander John R, Qulnn of th^ j American Legion spoke her?? this I morning at the celebration of the 'American Legion of North Carolina. J "Mellon Juggles the figure* and big business spends a few of its {hoard?/ 1 war nrofifj; to fl'rht 'AfcalhH, th?' passage of obligations which ar I pie aged to us "by the Republican pat ! ty." said Qulnn. I Declaring that railroad '"wartime j contracts and shipyard workers rr jcelved and still receive bonuses, the national commander added: "Kvery 'factor except the veterans who went I to the front was compensated for It* Ifconoraic loss and handicap.?^ miles pf road wre paved, a ferry between Tvrrell' County and Pasqtio tank would b" established on private Initiative In short order and It would not be more than a year after the foad was opened hef<tre a hotel wonld b" built near the /ferry land ing. This would give us a summer resort within easy acces* of Kllta beth City, at which Elizabeth City business men could spend all but the business hours of the day with their families.' WANTS HEARING FOR DAUGHERTY Uiuirmaii Republican N:t?( tioual Committee Thinks IiJ "Absurd" to Force Resigna tion Without Hearing. Washington. Feb. 22. ? Chairman t Adams of the Republican National; Committee today declared that the jl demand for the retirement of Attor ney General Daugherty without 1 thorough investigation appeared to htm "absurd." The chairman and other officjala. nf the National Committee have ad-1 vised President Coolidge that tlieyj believe Daugherty should have a| hearing before action is taken. ' Republican leaders of the Senate ? who believe Daugherty should get! out at once agreed with the Demo crats to place at the head of the committee to investigate his acts some other Republican than Sena tor Rrookhart, erf Iowa, one of the LaFollette insurgent group whose members repeatedly have attacked the Attorney General. Daugherty himself created a stir by appearing in the Senate chamber. He explained that a month ago he promised S&nator Willis that he would listen to the reading of Wash ington's farewell address. Washington. Feb. 22. ? Attorney General Daugherty In the face of Republican requests for his resigna tion as for the nood of his party 1ns* niglit declared again that to resign would be to concede the truth to all tjie "baseless charges" against' him and that he never would be a party to such a proceeding. MORE HOPEFUL OF SENATOR GREENE Washington. Feb 22 ? Further im provement in the condition of Sen ator. Greene of Vermont was an nounced at noon today by Dr., Thonxas Linvllle. who issued this bulletin: "Senator Greene's condi tion is improved and more hopeful." New Head Major Wallace W. Klrby of the ensineers corps, has been named new head of the Bureau of Engr*v log at Washington. MORIUSON EXPECTS CALL SPECIAL SESSION! I Morehead City, Feb. 22. ? Gover nor Cameron Morrison speaking here : last night in the Interests of water | i development of the Stat?? declared that he would call an extra session ? of the Legislature to consider the 'ship line project if the report ofc the; commission to him. expected to be 'made next week, is favorable, and added that he expects it to be favor , able. kkxs ciKT colo'rkd PKKACHKIl INTO C'Ol'ltr Chickens got a olored preacher in trouble Friday of this week and jthe case was the only convictions In ; the recorder's court. The charge ' was permitting his chickens to run at large and Rev. D. S. Hlackwell was the defendant. He was let 01T with the costs. Advertising Is Barometer ! ? Newspaper Space Cnuste of Chrfnget* in Local Business Con ditions And Indicates Whut May Bp Exprclrd ?????? ? By ROGER \V lUIWO.V (Copyright. 1924.' By Tht Advance) Babson Park, Florida. Feb. 22. ? A new barometer has been j added to the list of factors on which changes can be anticipjfted, ; ? the relationship between newspaper advertising and local business. We havte long peeded a reli- , able measure of business psy- ) chology. My associates having studied and rejected several in dices finally analyzed rtgwspaper advertising lineage, both as a cause in changing local business conditions and as a barometer by which impending improve ment or decline can be antici pated. The results in this field of investing arc exceedingly in tei^esting and pertinent. Tn comparing newspaper advertis ing by months with the volume of .local business in thirty leading cities for a period of ten years my asso ciates find that them I* a distinct connection between these two fac tors. An Increase in newspaper ad- . versing Is paralleled In almost every case by an Increase in loaal bus! beginning the same month. \. .. tie lineage of local newipaper id evt'slng turns and begins to de ^1 in?' the momentum gained ra/rles the general business in the commun ity either from one to throe months befcre It definitely turns downward. The figures on the city of Chic ago. for Instance, illustrate this* ten dency in a larger center. Newspn per advertising in January 1922 was 9 ncK cent less tliaP that carried in December. General business In Jan uary increased over the Decpmber figures, the drop forecast by this d<* rline In new-paper lineage however, dfvelopfd during the flrsj two r'onths of 1922. Both advertising Unesge and business Inr-rea^ed in fn M..rch 1922 and a^veftmng turn ed downward in HMay. General business fallowed that same month. Vewsp'ippr advertising turning downward betfwn Jure and July forecast the decline tn general business which started In the fol lowing month. Advertising do orensed between May and June, bus iness turning down' definitely * In June. Advertising started up In 8<*p tertvber with general business. !t turned down between October and N'ov?mb?*r and was followed by bus iness activity the same month. In thr? yetfr 1923. both ger*ral business r 'd vert Ising Increased In Feb ruary and advertising again turned downward In May. general business fallowing In June. Lineage lncrepH??d In September ?r?s paralleled by the revival of fall business. A de-1 cllne of the November figures Indi cated a drop In general activity which materlaltccd after the first o i!i" year. In the city of Minneapolis, ad vertising Increased during February of 1*922. General business) improve ment began to -be felt in March. Ad vertising lineage turned downward in June and general business worked off to a low print in August. Ad vertising lineage increased slightly in September and was paralleled by the fall rise in general business ac tivity. The drop in business occurr ing during the first two months of 1023 was forecast by a substantial decline In advertising lineage be tween N'ovomber and December of the previous year. Advertising nnd general business turned for the bet ter In February (tf 1923 and the de cline Qf advertising lineage between April and May clearly indicated tfce recession c/f business which followed. , beginning in the latter month. Both advertising lineage and general bus iness again turned upward during July,' a month ahead of the u/<ual seasonal turn. The marked decrease in advertising lineage following a !i!gh point in <>ctober of last year, foretold the decline in local activity developing, beginning In November and develcrping thru December and January of this year. For scientific study of this factor. It Is necessary to eliminate seasonal trends both, in business and in ad vertising, so that you get the true variation In the behavior of both 'brse factors. In this case the ex tent of the decline In general busi ness is proportionate In. most cases the previous decrease In advertis ing lineage. ? continued studies will* be made i long |hjs line, trat progress so far " 111 Justify t h e addition of advertis ing lineagn'to the list of accefttec1 business barometers, on the ground that In the majotlty of cases adver tising lineage and general business increase together, hut that the turn downward fn advertising is fallowed from on#? to thr<e months by a de cline In local activity. It is hoped that extensive studies now beiirw- made alone this !!ne by :ny a?**oclates will make.lt possible to estimate not only the turning points f>#t the severity of loral bus iness depressions by the relative de crease in loea+- advertising lineage. I^ong swing studies alona these name lines. Indicate that wherever advertising line**** decline# steadily over a period of ifitlt'l1*. genera! bfllflAi ;> lso f:i lis off materially and that In comparing several cities the locality suffering the greatest loss in advertising Unpegs ltkewf?* f experiences the greatest depression. En gland Makin g F ranee - Final Friendly Gesture If France Misunderstands and Hejects This Overture British Labor Ministry !\1uv Fail Hill ftriti*h Attitude Will Not Change Rut Harden My FRANK H. SIMONDS n Copyright, 1!>154 by McClure Newnpnper K)*iidictito London, Feb. 22. ? "Not only is the present the best but | it is also the first real chance of a general European settlement j since the close of the Paris peace conference." This opinion, expressed to me| ? by an Englishman of European! reputation not connected with; the present Labor government,] pretty accurately measures the extent of the present optimism in this country. Settlement with France and - the adjustment of Europe, these things are gener-i ally expected by the British! public at the present time. Ramsay MacDonald 's severest cri tics agree that In the foreign field ' he has begun well. By a single ges- ' ture, by his direct telegram of re gtet at Lloyd George's shining indis cretion in the matter of t*ie Spender Interview, he suddenly brought homei to Monsieur Polncare the fact that | the new British Prime Minister In-' tended to deal directly and openly.. The results were astonish! lg In I*ir ? Is. Of courst . MacDonald has the! very great advantage of united na-] tlonal sentiment behind h m. So far! as Europe is concerned, ro far as! Frajice Is concerned. Britain has! coiue down to a definite state of j mind. While Lloyd Georffe wan In power- as many Britons Sympathized! with France as with the Hritlsh Pre- 1 mler who was distrusted, quite as; much in Lornlpn as In Pari?. During | the two recent Tory governrients the stuggle between Paris and London; was carried on by the foreigi offices, the Briton had a distinct, resentful feeling that his was getting the worst of U. but secret diplomacy cov ered t,he facts. Now the British public has mud.' I up Its mind and MacDonald is be ginning to express It. There is no longer any chrfhce of a special alli ance with France. The Entente is dead in that sense. There is no more chance of a private Tritish guarantee of French security; that Is over, too. All France can get now must be through the medium of the League of Nations; any British guar antee will have to be some form ofj pledge to carry out the league de- j cision. Consideration of France in' terms of war-tlnm Ventlment has i pretty well .expired In Brltalni j things are back en a business bnsls. ! But b>* contrast, with the advent of; a new government, there has been a 1 sudden well-nigh complete end o* press campaigns against France; the I atmosphere has been cleared; the at titude of querulous suspicion on both sides of the channel has disappeared. Above all, MacDonald has not tried to go round France and to make any European coalition against her, with Germany admitted. This! Is what was expected by some, feared ' by others. On the contrary, he has set out to prepare the g'round for general settlement by reaching n llv- ; able relation with France. Ho ha<i I warned the French that he cannot i see eye to eye with them about! mnny things. They must expect dlf-' ferences. But he has also assured them that his opposition will be op-' en, his whole mind revealed. London believes a ureat chance Is, coming over the French mind, it be-| lleves a new mood Is comlir; out., that If. opportunity Is granted Poln-' care or his suceesFor to follow new Hues without violent humiliating off the public and the renuneiaMon* of old, much may yet be accomplished. And it tactltly approves the obvious ly friendly fashion In which Mac Donald has approaehed Polncare, Ifri recognizes the need* for a new deal. Hut when alf Is said and don?* Franc will henceforth find not only a new spirit, but a united nation wlr?n it faces the British. English men. none more than the Labor members, are profoundly humiliated at the i'ashlon in which they feel that their national prestige has been lowered, and that their country has ceased to have Influence In Europe. Along with a npw recognition of the necessity to deal generously w'th France, there Is ;?n unmistakable d< termination to deal flrml>. A general liiuidsHon with Franc ? of ell outstanding differences, a pew, nowerfttl impulse to the Leigue o' Nation*- -when the moment seems pitopltieus, a n? w world conference, at l"ast another Europ^ni) confer ence; that Is MacDonatd's program. j Relieving that flna^einl pressure and other similar clrcumslanceH have brought France to a more reas onable state of mind, knowing that ' the British mind has at last . be<yi cleared and crystallzed, looking at the Care pea n mess with fresh appre ciation Of the neeosslty that It be cleared tin. there is today ut^mlstak a"ble confidence and optimism In 1/ondort, ? there Is a blessed surcease of newspaper and political cross chsnnel bombardments. Sometime this year, the mass of the British people no|r believe tha| the whole' Ruhr, Rhine, reparations business Is MACREADY IS SAID TO HAVE MAI)E RECORD Dayton, O.. Feb. 22. ? For the sec ond time within two months Lieut. John MacReady. McCook Field ace. took his Lepre biplane aloft at 9:3 2 this turning in the attempt to wrest tne altitude flight record from Sadi LaConte, French flier. Macready lemained in the air* one hour and 40 minutes and reached th ?-? altitude of 41,000 feet, accord ing to unofficial announcements. Le Conte's mark la 34,000 feet Appropriation Is Less for Koud (Construction Washington, Feb. 22 ? A total ap propriation of $56,758,513, of which ' $17,700,000 would be available for improvement of highways during the coming fis cal year, was carried in the annual agricultural bill reported by the House appropriations committee today. The total is $16,082,940 less thtn the appropriation a year ago when $32,300,000 was alloted to! state aid in road construction. AGKEE ON INCREASE INHERITANCE TAX Washington, Feb. 2 2 ? Agree ! roent to increase the estate or ln heritance tax and to institute a gift ' tax in the revenue bill was reached j today at a meeting of. a group in ! eluding members of both parties on the House ways and means com j mtttee. Treasury experts wore ' asked to figure out a set pf rates. i - ! REVOLUTION SEEMS VIRTUALLY AT ENI? | Mexico, Feb. 2 2. -?-The Mexican war department announced last ntrrht that the revolution has virtu-* ally been stamped out and that the remaining task Will be to kill off the guerillas wh.o are acting as mau rauding bands in several states. KDK.VTON HOKVKItY MUX HOLD TO 1IB8TCITV ('ONCBRN Edenton. Feb. 22. ? The Edenton Hosiery Mill haft been sold and trans fer made to the Elisabeth City Ho siery Company. The old machinery In the local, mill will fee dismantled nnd new ma chinery Installed as quickly as pos sible, after which operation will stnrt up here, according to Informa tion given out by the new' owners. WILL PRESENT PLAY FOR PARENT-TEACHERS The February Meeting of the Par ent-Teerher's Association will be field next Tuesday arterneon at four y o'clock in the Gmmriy??* S"hoM Au ditorium. A very interesting pro gram has been planned and all parents and friends are urged to be present. Miss Emma Willis* secrfhd grade pupils will present ?n r f f nlaylet. "George Wahlngton's Birth day Party." The K*oel?mr Orc'nestra composed or Miss Linda Delon's sixth grsde pupils will render "America, the Ufcuutifu!" and "Columbia the Gem of the Ocean." A flax will be presented to the room which has the largest per cent of parents present. rOTTOX MABKKT New Feb. 22 ? The Cotton Ex change Is closed here today on ac count of Washington's birthday. going to And at least temporary ad justment. Moreover, there Is a strik ing belief that Hritish leadership in Fiurope is again going to count for something useful . If hv i?ny chance that hope wore block# d by Franc alone or with friends, then nt last f believe the Hrltlsh people would feel the ultimate wartime bond hed been i ? 1 : th whoh nsttoil, <vithr ut regard to parties or past sentiments, would not only feci but show r rent roetit. Actually, Itamsay M?clV,rtnld is r.iaklnc what may prove th" last syinpatbetlc gesture of the British nation to th" French* The fact that up to now It has b?-en pleasantly re ceived has brotlght material concer slons. has eased conditions enorni oufdy ? but of course the main ob stacles still remain to be surmount ed. If France should misunderstand and appear wantonly to repulse this gesture, the lonseo.W'ncee might be tragic for wuatsoever party is in power now, but the national attitude hereaftsr Is hardly Itkely to change ?I* almost certain to harden, not soften.
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