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* THE WEATHER * Fair tonight and Tues * day. Colder tonight. * Fresh West, becoming * \orth irinds. ? ? * * ? CIRCULATION Saturday 2,515 Copies VOL. XIV. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA. MONDAY EVENING. MARCH 31. 1924. EIGHT PAGES. Ousting Daugherty May Lose Ohio To Coolidge At Any Rate War Is on Between President and Former At torney General, Out of Whose Retirement Nobody but Democrats Seems to be Getting Any Satisfaction By DAVID LAWRENCE (Cwrnm. 1*24. Si Tfci ?MM?) Washington, March 29.?War is on between former Attor ney General Harry Daugherty and President Coolidge. What it will bring in the way of political effects, what damage it will do inside the Republican party, what influence it will have on the effort of Congress to say who shall and who shall not be a mem ber of the Executive's Cabinet, it may be too early to foretell with exactness, but the retirement of the Attorney General has not been attended with much satisfaction for anybody. The Democratic National Committee is gratified that Mr. Daugherty is out of the Cabinet, ?"upon any pretext whatever" but accuses the President of be lated action. Mr. Daugherty j himself thanks the President, for the statement that "he doej not question my fairness or in tegrity" but brands the Presi-j dent's action as unwise and un timely. Mr. Daugherty's Influence within the Republican party is not inconsid erable. He may lead a revolt against Mr. Coolidge on the serious charge?not uncommon in politics? that the man from Massachusetts doesn't stick by the regulars in his i party. Such a'movement might, on! the one hand, estrange certain ele- j mcnt, but It might, on the other; hand, win to Mr. Coolidge's side in-1 dependent voters who want him to ' break the fetters of party. There have been rumors for some time that opposition to the nomina- J tion of Mr. Coolidge might be led, by former Governor Frank O. Low-1 den of Illinois. Some of Mr. Daugh- j erty's friends insist the former At torney General will have a good deal' to say about the way the Ohio dele- I gation votes in the next national con- I vention. These may be empty | threats, voiced at the moment, be- f cause feeling runs high. But Har-, ry Daugherty is a factor to be reck- | oned with in party politics. And he j will manage to keep the limelight for many weeks to come as he makes J his defense against what he believes to be unwarranted attack by the Senate investigating committee. His friends on Capitol Hill will en deavor for the party's sake to help! his cause. If he succeeds in makirigl a good Impression and explaining the many Inuendoes which have been j broadcast from the Senate invest!-( gating committee, he will strength-j en tho opinion of those In the Re-1 publican party who feel today that Secretary Denby also should not have been allowed to retire without a full hearing and that Domocratlc! anlplng should not sweep Republi can leaders ofT their feet. As usual with important decisions, the President has been between two fires. He promised in his recent speech that no man would be sacri ficed to clamor and he insists now that he is not prejudging the Issue which have arisen in connection with Mr. Daugherty's fitness for the port folio of Department of Justice. But the President, neven-the-less, camej to the conclusion that the lnvestiga-l tion Is too much of an embarrass-j ment and that Mr. DauKhrrty could not defend himself against attacks' from the Senate and conduct his of- j flee. The thing which really weakened Mr. Daugherty's position was the I widely spread understanding that he would retire soon Irrespective of the outcome of the Investigation. TheJ moral'1 of the Department of Justice: is affected when it becomes known! that the man at the top Is likely to' be leaving office any day. The Pres-! ident was apprised of this situation, t He acted because the problems were, getting more and more complicated { for hlin. As for a successor, several names are under consideration. One of these is Judgo William S. Kenyon of Iowa. He resigned from the United States Senate to go on the Federal bench. He likes the judiciary but that bring the ease he must like to . go to the very top. And there Is' usually more chance of promotion to the Supreme Court of the United States direct from the Department of i Justice than from the district bench. Mr. Kenyon was the head of the farm bloc when In the Senate. The West has confidence In him?and It -l? In the West that Mr. Coolidge needs strength. Furthermore, Judge j Kenyon was assistant Attorney Gen-' eral In the Taft administration and has a thorough familiarity with the affairs of the department. He was offered the Secretaryship of tho Navv, but declined because he dldn'r think he was fit for the portfolio. Th* fact that Mr. Coolidge wanted hhn in the Cabinet Is significant. Since that time Judge Wilbur of California! who. It was thought, would be At torney General, has accepted thcl Nary portfolio, which enables the1 President to offer the j*h of Attor-I ney General to Judge Kenyon. He seems the most likely eholce at tho moment. Norfolk Carpenter Is Killed by Cop Norfolk, Virginia. March 31. ?William L. Whitehurst, car penter ai\d father of three children, was instantly killed last night by a policeman who fired into his automobile on t street. The policeman claims that the shooting was accidental. IS IN FAVOR OF CHOWAN BRIDGE State Highway Commission Represented as Approving Plan for Linking Up Bertie With Chowan County. Edenton. March 31 ? Messrs Frank Wood. C. S. Vann, and \V. D. Pruden were the speakers of the Edenton delegation that ap-< peared before the State Highway Commission Friday and by their, diplomatic and reasonable argu menu Impressed the Commission and the courteous attitude of our citizens was not only remarked upon but the Commissioners .reversed a previous resolution and unanimous ly passed a motion "approving the plans for a bridge over the lower 0 "owan River, between Chowan and Bertie counties, and also to advocate a special act of the Legislature that will provide for this bridge." C. E. Thompson, representing the Elizabeth City Chamber of" Com merce. and Clayton Moore, member of the General Assembly from Bertie Countle. also spoke In favor of the bridge. Chairman Frank Page stated that he was fully alive to the fact that that the Wllllamston bridge could hut partially serve the people, and that only a small part of Bertie County, without the further outlet1 through a bridge over the low'er Chowan River, and he asked num erous questions as to the depth of the river at the point under contem plation. The total distance from shore to shore, nnd the approximate cost of a bridge with a draw, all of which Mr. Frank Wood was able to give definite Information. An Interesting feature of the re solution was that it was heartily supported by Commissioner McGirt, of Wilmington, nnd was moved by Alex Haines of Winston Salem, and seconded by another commissioner from the western part of the State. After the meeting of the com mission several commissi >ners pri vately expressed themselves as hear tily In favor of the brMg.i. and re marked upon the fine Impression | made by the Edenton deUgatlo.i; upon the commission as a body. | FINKHAL THOMAS 4'ltANK The funeral of Thomas Crank. Sr.. was conducted Sunday after noon at 4:30 o'clock at the home 215 Lawrence street by I>r. N. H. D. Wilson assisted bv Dr. S. II. Templeman and Rev. E. F. Sawyer The First Methodist Choir sang his three favorite hymns nnd the pall hearers were his sons. Thos. Crank. Jr.. Trannle Crank. F. A. Crank. J. T. Crank. Keeney Crank, anil Lloyd Crank and Edgar Williams and Cnleb White. Mr. Crank died Saturday at 8:OS p. m. He had been In failing hoiltli for a long time and was quite III for Ihe last six weeks. He was 7? year* old and a native of Dare County though ho had made his home In thl? elty for the last 2S years and was In the fish business a|| of his life. He If survived by hi* wife and eight rhl'.lren, one daughter, Mr?. Rdgar A'llllsmi and seven sons* Th< ?. Crank. Jr.. F. A. Crank J T Crunk. Trannle Crank. Keeney Ci-ank. and Lloyd Crank alt of this city and I.evy Crank of the United States Army and one brother Wil liam Crank of Norfolk. ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE j SUPERINTENDENT DEAD Westervlile, Ohio. March JI. Dr. P. A. Raker, for 20 year* superin tendent of the National Anti-Saloon League, died hare Sunday evening. PITTSBURGH FLOOD IS WORST IN TEN YEARS Pittsburgh. March 31.?Scores of, city blocks were Inundated and great damage was done in the city and sur rounding county by the worst flood that has visited this section in ten years. Up to late last night no loss of life had been reported. The flood was caused by rain and melted snows from the mountain regions of western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. LOSES SYMPATHY FORMER ADMIRERS I Poincare Wins Little Evi dence of Warmth of Ap proval from Chamber df Deputies in Address. <?> T? AuaaliM Praia) Paris, March 31.?Indications that Premier Poincare has lost tbe sympathies of many of the majority which once supported his prevlotts government were seen In the Cham ber of Deputies today on the occa sion of his declaration of a policy for the reconstituted cabinet. He reaffirmed all the policies of the late government and declared that the French soldiers would re main in the Ruhr until France was paid. Only a few rare occasions was (there any evidence of warm approv al on the part of the Chamber. HUERTA FLEES COUNTRY Washington, March 31.?The re port that Adolfo de la Huerta had fled from Mexico was repeated In to^ day's consular dispatches from Pro greso and State Department officials are inclined to believe that the story is true. ASK ROOSEVELT RESIGN Washington, March 31.?A reso lution calling for the resignation of I Theodore Roosevelt as Assistant Sec retary of the Navy was drawn up by Representative Dill of Washington, member of the oil investigating com mittee, today. THROUBLE IN IRELAND (By The Aisoclatrd PrcM) Belfast, March 31 ? A number of bridges were blown up between Longford and Athlone last night and the roaids were blocked with trees across them. Great excite ment prevails in the affected area. RESTORE TAXES ON NOTES. Washington. March 31.?Taxes on produce exchange sales and on drafts and promissory notes were returned to the revenue bill today by the Sen ate Finance Committee. SNAPPY WELCOME FOR BEST CITY Raleigh Rotary Club and Spe cial (Committee Planning to Show Rotary Delegates From Here a Fast Time. Raleigh, March 31.?The Raleigh Rotary Club and committees of the , Thirty-seventh Rotary District are I preparing a snappy welcome for 27 members of the Elisabeth City Club and five ladles who will attend the annual conference of the district in Raleigh, April 3 and 4. In addition to the conference pro gram. a series of entertainments I which include teas, receptions, auto mobile rides, and dances have been planned. On the afternoon of the ? second day of the conference, visit ing Rotarlans and their wives will be guests at two teas: one to be glv I en at Wakestone, the handsome res ! Idence of Former Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels, now prom inently mentioned for the Presiden tial nomination at the hands of the Democratic party; and the other at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Hubert j Roaster. Dr. Royster being a surgeon of nation-wide repute. I The conference program presents a notable array of speakers. Among them are John Gibson of Toronto, Canada, a director of Rotary Inter national; Albert S. Adams, past I president of Rotary International, j whose home Is Atlanta. Georgia; ! Howard E. Rondthaler. Winston-Sa | lent, who is head of Salem College land past district governor of the old :seventh district; Douglass Freeman, ! Richmond, editor of the News-Lead 'er and a speaker and thinker of | wide appeal; Charles J. Smith, of Roanoke, Virginia, president of Roanoke College. These are just a few of the names who illumine the two days' program 'of Rotary and who will be on hand j for the 900 or more Rotarlans and their wives who will assemble in Raleigh on April 3* I,A FOLLKTTR IMPROVING i Washington. March 31. ? Senator La Follette. reported 111 with inim i monla Sunday, continued to Improve, it wus announced this morning. <*YTTON MARKET Nejy York. March 31 ? Spot cot 1 ton closed steady this afternoon, ad | vanclng 90 polntss. Middling 28.60. I Futures closed at the following levels: May 28.43; July 27.35; October 24.55; December 24.20; January 23.86. New York, March 31 ? Cotton futures opened this morning at the following levels: May 27.85; July 26.80; October 24.20; December 23.85; January 23.60 Cotton Interests Unite In View With Alarm Chorus Warning!* Being Broadcast from Various Factors in Cotton and Cotton Goods Trade Itut None Heeding Any Propaganda Other Than Its Own Hv 3. C. ROYLE (Cop>rifM. 1924. By Th? Advanc?) New York. March 31.?Continu ous "warnings" are being broaden** from various factors in the cotton and cotton good* trad*-. Nearly ev ery one connected with the Indus trie In question Is viewing the sit uation with alarm, hut the dangers outlined differ widely. Factors in the New England textile situation ! are seriously considering an appeal to President Coolldge for govern mental assistance and relief. Conditions which are leading up to such an appeal, they say, have followed widespread curtailment of manufacture In that section. The' print works and bleachery of the great Pacific mills Is working hut three days a week, as Is the wors ted plant of the company. Normal output of the print works Is B.000. 000 yards a week. The Everett mills cloged this week until April 7. The Lawrence duck plant Is work ing at one-third capacity and the Acadia mill Is employing only CO perl cent of Its normal fore*-. One hundred and fifty employes of the Davis Furher Company have been laid off Indefinitely. The White Valley denim mills have closed for m week and the York Manufacturing Company mills at Haco have nhut down until April 7, when they will resume on a three day basis. The I'emberton mill and that of the Methuen Company sre among the few that are on full time. Manufacturers declare this cur tailment Is due to the fact that the public is not buying goods. Print, cloths are selling at about the sam*?' level as last August, when cotton was six cent* lower. Producers are Issuing warnings that widespread' unemployment Is In Immediate pros-) pect In New England. Some declare j that a cut In waxes would only add further to confusion and dlsorginixa-1 tion of working forces. Others say j that a decrease In wages Is an abso lute necessity of New England to meet the competition of the mills of! the South. The Southern mills agree that the1 public Is not buying cotton goods and I they are also curtailing production.! although not to so great an extent) as the Northern plants. They are more confident, however, of their ability to make money at present raw and finished price levels than their competitors. All the manufac turers united In warning Jobbers and retailers that their present method of hand-to-motith buying must lead to higher prices, and that when pub lic demand become urgent, they will find It difficult to supply. The retailers are paying smnll he* a to (his warning ho far. and the raw cotton men view with little alarm the present apathy of consum er buying. The grow* rs and traders point out that very few people are being nrrested for being Improperly clothed and declare that the public must and will continue to buy cot ton cloth. On their part, however, they isHtie a warning to manufac turer* that the latter will And It dif ficult to secure raw cotton before the summer Is half over. C. H. Howard of Atlanta, general Bales manager of the American Cot ton Growers' Exchange, declared to day the turning point in cotton de cline had come and that advancing prices would result In an unprece dented demand for cotton good*. "Arguments, theories, crop pros pects and sentiment cannot avert an actual cotton famine before another yield," he said "Foreign spinners' stocks are negligible and the report of the International Master Spinners on foreign consumption of raw cot ton will startle the world. American exports already are 700.000 bales In excess of those of Inst year while American mill stocks the first of this month were 4 40,000 bales under those of March 1, 1923. "Manufacturers will begin the new crop year tinder famine condi tions. The whole world is absolute ly dependent on the 1924 crop. A 11.000.000 bale crop would not meet demands before 1926 and that la Impossible under present circum stances. With exports running hea vy. where will spinners get their cot ton In August and September?" The one point on which all fac-| tors In cotton seem to agree la that the Government cotton reporta are unsatisfactory TAM C. BOWIE OUT i LIEUT.-GOVERNOR Winston Salem. March SI.?Tani \ C. Bowie of Ashe County has an nounced his candidacy for Lleuten-| ant Governor of North Carolina on, the Democratic ticket. It was an nounced here today. Progressive Firm Is Building New Home Auto Supply A Vulcanizing Co-, Will Hare Brick Plant On Lore Property Foundation work is under way on the new brick building of the Auto Supply & Vulcanizing Company which Is being erected on the Lore lot on Poindexter street. Just back of Mitchell's Department store. This new structure Is to be a one story brick building 97 by 100 feet and will cost In the neighborhood of $15,000. according to W. 8. Rlggs member of the firm. The Auto Supply & Vulcanizing Company has outgrown Its present home on the Corner of Matthews and Water street. R. K. Forbes and W. S. Riggs went in the vulcan izing business together eight years ago. Later they took on the sale of tires and accessories and about a year ago the firm accepted the agency for Velle cars. It is estimated that the new build ing will ?be ready for occupancy about the first of July. With en larged quarters the firm will in crease Its supply of accessories and its sales force. An up-to-date fill ing station will also be Installed and the enlarged quarters will provide better service generally for the au tomobile owners. BENCH WARRANT OUT FOR MEANS Federal Judge Takes Prompt Action When Notorious In vestigator Fails to Show Up for Trial in New York. New York, March 31.*?Federal {Judge Garvin today ordered that e J bench warrant be Issued for the ar I rest of Gaston Means, former agent for the Department of Justice, who 'is now under indictment for a con spiracy to violate the Volstead law, ,and whose trial was to have begun jhere today when Judge Garviu 'called the case. Counsel for Means declared that !their client was In Washington and I would not be able to appear because ? he was under a subpoena by the Sen ate Investigating committee. Assist ant District Attorney Todd Insisted |that Means' bail of $15,000 be for feited and the wurrant Issued. The [court granted the motion, i Dnugherty Investigation Continues. Washington, March 31.?The Sen ate committee investigating the offi !clal conduct of Harry Daugherty de j elded today to continue its inquiry |and announced it would hold Gaston Means despite the Federal bench wnrr nt Issued'against him today. NEW TEA ROOM READY FOR OPENING TONIGHT With musical selections by Miss Catherine Spertce and the pupils of Miss Linda Delon. everthlng is being put Into shape for the opening at the Community Building tonight of the new tea room for the Linden. Supper will be served from six to nine this evening. A large crowd is expected to visit the Linden on the opening of the new tea room where they will view with pleasure the work of the committees who had charge of changing a dirty gymna ?lum into a clean and tidy tea room. Visitors at the Linden tonight are asked to use the Martin street entrance of the Community Build* Ing. The Woman's Club Is moving Into new quarters tonight after outgrow ing the rooms under the Klks Club. Through the generouslty of the Klks Club the Woman's Club was able to open th*4 Linden and put Iself on a good financial basis. Several re marks of appreciation for the cour tesies and favors' extended by the Klkn have been heard on every hand. PAHENT-TEACHERS MEET ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON The ? Par^nt-Teachera' AaaoclatIon will me*t In the Grammar School Tuesday afternoon at 3:30. An ex cellent program la planned by the sixth grade pupil* of Ml** Linda De Lon'* room. A flate will he presen ted to the room having the largest percentage of parent* present. The program for Tuesday'* meeting Is aa follow*: "ftomolo March" by the or chestra; a play, "The Old and TJie New"; a pantomfne, "Abide With Me", and last a musical number. "That Old (Jang of Mine." by the onbntrt. Much time ha* bf-en spent on the play and all parents are urged to be present and help co operate with tholr children. COOLIDGE FORCES SPENDING MONEY Right Hand Man of Hi John son Declares Coolidge Cam paign More Lavish Than That of Gen. Wood in 1920 Chicago. March 31.?-Charges that "there was much "more evidence of lavlshnesa" In the Coolldge primary campaign In South Dakota than waa noted In the Wood and Lowden cam paign* In that state in 1920. when the criticism of expenses resulted in a Senate inquiry, were made thla morning In a telegram from Senator Peter Norbeck. leader In the Presi dential campaign of Hiram Johnson of California. The telegram also charged that Federal workers were employed in the "elaborate headquarters" of Coolldge managers. II MORE DATA ON COSTAL HIGHWAY Determined Effort Being Made by Eastern Cities to Bring Hoad Through North Carolina hy Route 30. Following la a letter received by Secretary It. C. Job from H. B. Bar low. secretary of the New Bern Chamber of Commerce: "Eastern North Carolina or that portion on and contingent to North Carolina State Highway Route No. 3 is confronted with a situation that i needs your urgent and immediate uttention. "At Savannah. Georgia, April 8th and 9th, will he held a meeting of the South Atlantic Coastal Highway Association and 1 have been request ed by the Board of Directors of the New Bern Chamber of Commerce to ask that you have a delegation at tend this meeting without fail be cause it is the one big thing which can develop our section. The proposition is as follows: "The South Atlantic Coastal Highway Association was organized some four years ago with Its object primarily to connect up the five south Atlantic ports;?thst is. Wil mington. Charleston. Savannah, Brunswick and Jacksonville with a highway, and thus bring about a better spirit between these five ci ties. The demand for an increased length of this project has grown to such tremendous proportions that we are facing a project thst has for its northern treminus Bangor. Me., and its southern terminus Key West. Florida. "The South Atlantic Coastal High way Association has already re ceived recognition from the govern ment and at the Savannah meeting, plans will be presented for the com pletion of the highway from one end to the other and perhaps the taking over of same by the Federal Govern ment as a (National Defense High way In time of war. "Our main fight will be for this road to be routed by_ Norfolk, Wil mington, Washington and New Bern to Wilmington instead of having it' routed from Richmond, Rocky Mount, Wilson, Goldsboro to Wil mington. The route from Wllmlng ! ton and beyond has already been, lo jcated and It is up to us to sho# by a strong delegation that this road should come by route No. 30 through i North Carolina rather than by route [No. 4 0. "We must have the co-operation j of all towns on route No. 30 to pull | this across and at the same time have a delegation consisting of the most Influential men In these towns. "New Bern Is planning to send a delegation of 5. Trenton. 1. More head City 2. Washington 5, and Wll jmlngton naturally will be compelled I to remain neutral In this case In view of the fact that both routes N?. 30 and No. 40 terminate nt Wllmlng 1 ton. I "The Board of County Commis sioners and City Aldermen are both financing the cost of sending several delegates to attend this meeting and I think that the counties served by this highway could well afford to do the same. "It Is estimated that all the travel or at least a greater part of the travel between the North and Soath will he by this htghwsy and n '??lr estimate will place the number ?.f travellers at spproxlmately 200. 000. You can naturally see whit this will mean to your town and to the towns closest to the highway. "Kindly notify me Immediately Just what you have done and wire ?ne that you are sending delegates to assist In this tremendous fight. If we win. and we must win. It will mean everything to Eastern North .Carolina. This Is on" project where we should sll hsnd ourselves to rether for the strongest possible fight I have Just received a tele phone communication from Norfolk i stating thst they have s strong del egation there to bring the routs by Norfolk." The foregoing letter will be of i particular Interest here In view of the meeting called by Secretary Job Tuesdsv night on the proposi tion of sending Elisabeth City dsle ' gates to the Savannah meeting.