? ?*?***?? * 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 hefctober 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#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. 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