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VOL. XIV. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY EVENING. APRIL 26, 1924. EIGHT PAGES. NO. 100.
Soldier Bonus No Longer
Can Be Paramount Issue
Has Votes Enough to Pass Over President's Veto and Only
Fact That Measure Provides No Cash in Most In
stances Can be Capitalized by Democrats
Wj DAVID LAWRENCE
(Copyright. I>24. By T?| Advance)
Washington, April 25.?The soldier bonus has been shelved
as a "paramount issue." Irrespective of the action of President
Coolidge, the controversy will not be a vital part of the coming
Presidential campaign. .
t
f
The bill passed by the House
and Senate has enough votes to
become a law over a Presiden
tial veto. It is being discount
ed already as a law. The Re
publican national platform will
"point with pride" to its accom
plishment. The fact that a Dem
ocratic nominee might say he
would have signed the bill that
Mr. Coolidge might veto is not
likely to be of any considerable
value on the stumps ?~
The main thing la that members
of the Senate and House will not
have the bonus to contend with In
the elections and there will be little
organized opposition to the few op
ponents of the measurp. Indeed, of
the few Senators who did vote
against the soldiers Insurance bill, do
not all come up for re-election this
year anyhow. The Democrat* have
as much right to claim credit for the
passage of the bill as the Republi
cans for they supported It over
whelmingly. Had there been vigor
ous opposition from the Democrats,
the Issue might have proved trouble
some. The vote on the cash feature
may here and there arise to plague
a few members but on the whole one
of the most vexing Issues In Ameri
can politics has been removed.
President Coolidge Is strong
enough politically to be nominated
even though he vetoes the bill a a
seems likely judging from his public
utterances since the Insurance plan
was first broached. But there Is no
likelihood of much resentment being
expressed next November against the
President on this one point. The
election will turn on other Issues
What will they be? With the sol
Jler bonu? of the way and both
** parties likely to support the tax bill
which Is finally' brought out of con
ferences of the two houses of Con
gress, the so-called "paramount" Is
sues are vanishing. The Democrats,
of course, will Insist that Teapot
Dome proves what happens when
Republicans are In power and will
ask the country to point to a single
case of corruption of cabinet offlcera
under their rule, to which the Re
publicans will answer as usual with
charges of waste and mismanage
ment In war time.
And thus the debate will be devel
opefl with the Democrats seeking to
win by undermining the confidence
In the Republican party as an Insti
tution in Washington. Mr. Coolidge s
acceptance of the resignations of
some of those concerned in the oil
controversy has helped him from th -
viewpoint of disclaiming responsibil
ity for their acts. He has not been
effectively tied up with the misrule
of the few who have been exposed
In the oil scandals. . If Mr. Coolidge'*
own character Is sufficiently Im
pressed on the electorate to over
come any lack of confidence In th?
Republican ofrice-holdera, it will
take away much from the force of
the oil cases as an Issue. The Dem
ocrats will hammer away 011 that
Just the same, arguing for "clean
government.'- In the West, the
Democrat* will probably take advan
tage of the discontent Inside the Re
publican party on proposals for ag
ricultural relief. It begins to look
ss If the Issues will not be principles
of action so much as men and their
character, their sincerity, their Integ
rity and their Individual capacity for
efficient administration.
kjllJRTON CHAIRMAN
REPUBLICAN MEFT
Washington. April 26.?Th? selec
tion of Representative Theodore
Burton of Ohio an temporary chair
man of the Republican National Con
vention waa indicated today after a
political conference at the White
House. Chairman Adams of the Re
v publican "National Committee and
David Mulvan. Republican National
Committeeman from Kansas and
chairman of convention arrange
ment*, presented Burton's name to
President Cool Idkp who approved the
selection.
Ifc
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<WTO!( MAItKKT
Xew York, April ?Spot cotton
closed qntat this aftatkoon Mid
line 30.60. Futures closed at the
following level*: May 30.lt; July
2*41; October 14.?7: December
IS 92; January 13 60.
New York. April 2#?Cotton fu
tures opened this morning at the
following letels; May SO.BO; July
2S.AS; October S4.I4; t>ecember
24.23; January 23 87.
Mr. snd Mrs. Harry Dewey til
Mrs. flldnsy Davla motorejj to N#
folk Friday for the day. 1
NEW AGREEMENT
ABOUT HOSPITAL
Arrangement Made With Dr.
| Saliha Whereby He As
sumes Business hut Not
Professional Management.
j The directors of the Chamber of
Commerce, who for a number of
?years now have^been the directors of
! the Elizabeth City Community Hos
jpital, have reached an understanding
, with Dr. John Saliba, owner of the
[ hospital property, whereby the direc
tors surrender the business manage
ment of the hospital to Dr. Saliba.
L This agreement has been reached
on the basis of an understanding
that Dr. Saliba, while assuming re
, sponsibllity for the business man
agement of the institution, will con
l tinue to conduct it as a community
I institution open to all reputable phy
i sicians and surgeons on equal terms
| with himself.
! This new arrangement is to be
come effective on June 1 and is to
; continue in force for a period of
i three years. Dr. Saliba is allowing
j the present management to operate
I through May rent free, while he is
I preparing to take over the manage-i
ment.
The hope is expressed by the di-;
? rectors of the hospital that the new |
i arrangement will meet with the gen-|
oral approval of the physicians ofj
|the city and of the public and that'
| the hospital will enter upop a period
i of enlarged usefulness.
i WOULD DEFER ENFORlUMEXT
MERCHANT MA KINK ACT
Washington, April 26? Enforce-!
1 ment of Section 28 of the Merchant |
I Marine Act would be deferred from
j June 20 next to May 1, 1925, under
I the resolution reported by the House
' merchant marine committee today. |
SENATOR \Y1 M.IAM.S TO SPEAK
AT NORFOLK CHURCH SUNDAY
State Senator P. H. Williams of
this city will apeak to the organized
, IJlble classes at McKendree Metho
l dist church of Norfolk Sunday morn-!
| lng at the Sunday School hour. Mr.
Williams goes to Norfolk upon the
' invitation of N. W. Nye of that city
! who speaks at City Road Church at
I eleven o'clock Sunday and to the or
ganized classes at ten.
I B. L. Rogers, president of the
i men's Bible class of City Road
i rhurch, has extensively advertised
! the coming of Mr. Nye to this city.
Jand is making preparations for an
attendance of one thousand at City,
1 Road Church Sunday.
! I>AI'<1HRRTY'H llltOTHK.lt
AIIKAIGXKI) FOR CONTKMIT
Washington, April 2fi.?A report,
to the Senate declaring M. S. Daugli
erty of Washington Courthouse,,
Ohio, guilty of contempt and a reso
lution ordering his arrest and ar
raignment before the Senate Itself
to answer to the charges was today ,
introduced by Chairman Urookhart
of the Daugherty Investigating com-:
mittee.
PAID UXt'HUAIi TRIBUTE
TO XKWK1. c. CLARK
| That he had known N. C. Clark In
i his dally walk and work since he
had been with the Elizabeth City Ir
on Works & Supply Company and
that in all the years that he had so
known hint he had never seen him
any act or heard from him a single
word unbecoming a Christian was
the tribute paid to Mr. Clark at the
"burial service Thursday by Rev. E.
V. Sawyer when at the grave in Hol
lywood Thursday he spoke in behalf
of Mr. Clark's fellow workman at the
Iron Works and in behalf of the firm.
Mr. Sawyer himself has a position
with the Iron Works and Mr. Clark's
work and conduct were under his
continual observation.
i "N. C. Clark was one man whom
I believe was an earnest Christian in
his dally work." said Mr. Sawyer,
"and more than one of his comrades
in the shop have told me that he
was the best man they ever worked
1 with."
i Mr. Sawyer's words wei'e spoken
with the force at the Ellxabeth City
Iron Works attending the burial ser
vice In a body, the plant closing dur
ing the funeral hour to permit them
I to do so and as a tribute of respect
to his memory. Many eyes of strong
men unaccustomed to tears were wet
when the words of tribute had been
spoken.
Mr. Clark was the son of a Rap
Itlat preacher, the late Rev. Homer J.
Clark of Parkersburg, West Virginia,
who died here soon after Mr. Clark
,cam# to Elisabeth City.
"Well, Well. It's a Dryopithecus
Dr. W. K. Givgory, after years of research and stirdy. Is exhibiting
?at the Museum of Natural History fragments of Jawbones of .the Di j u
fttlttecu*. or rorcsr ape. believed by some scientists to bo the "mlssinB
link." The bone fragments, found alter millions of years, havo been
found to resemble those of Australian negro tribes.
POTATO PROSPECT
STILL LOOKS GOOD
Satisfactory Stand Seen with
Indications That North Car-j
olina Will Beat Virginia to
Market bfc Two Weeks.
With a good stand of potatoes on !
all sides the crop condition on this
territory la looked upon a? very sat-1
isfactory up to this time. : The most]
favorable sign lies In the fact that
the main crop of Virginia potatoes
with which it is Impossible for North
Carolina to compete will be two
weeks later than last year while that!
in this section will bo only one week J
delayed according to Howard Smith, i
manager of the Carolina Potato Ex
change.
On account of the nearness of Vir-1
glnla to the markets that state be
comes a dangerous rival to Eastern
Nprth Carolina whenever the sea
son's conflict. It Is accepted among
the operators that when the Vlr-i
fclnia season starts ours must fall be
hind. j
Last year Virginia potatoes came
in ten days behind those of this ter-'
ritory. Accordiim to the forecasts
for this season they will be from 15 i
to 18 days later than North Caroll-;
na. This means a great deal in mar
keting early potatoes and indicates
th.it the prices will be good if other'
conditions remain good, says Mr. j
Smith.
"Tl.e stand this year is above the
average. In fact It is the best in
five years," said Mr. Smith. "Judg
ing from the looks of the crop there
will he an unusually good vleld. i
The Canadian seed are showing
their- value in better seed and more
thrifty plants already. North Car
olina mountain grown seed have
produced good plants too. They are
?every bit as good ai those pro
duced from Maine seed."
Mr. Smith says that he has been
advised that the Florida crop has
suffered from blight and rain. One
operator wno had bought heavily of
barrels is offering a half million
for sale on account of the partial
failure of the crop at Palatka. In
South Carolina there Is a much
heavior acreage and a fair stand, he
says. This does not conflict With
us however as South Carolina
fears us Just as we fear Virginia.
WANTKD WHKKI.KH TO
FIT IT IN WASHINGTON
Washington, April 24.?H. K.
CJlosser. formerly employed In the of
fice of Gordon Campbell, Montana oil
operator. Indicted with Senator
Wheelrr, today testified before the
Senate committee investigating th ?
Indictment that in Jitiuary, IS23, h<
heard a conversation between Camp
bell and Wheeler 1n which there was
talk of getting the former's oil per
mits "fixed up In Washington."
"Campbell said that Wheeler could
get this fixed up In Washington."
dosser added, "or something like
that."
PAM,OON MIC If K I,IN TIMES
AUK VICKY POITLAIl IIFitF
Tlie sale of ballcon tires ha* kept
the firm of K'. J. Cohoon At Com
pany busy this week. "We have
calla for more tfres than we can get
hold of" Mr. Cohooi\ told a reporter
for The Advance Saturday. This
firm started an advertising cam
paign on Mlchelln tires last Satur
day snnounclnr a demonstration
on Monday, and sales this week
nave gone,above the lefel expected.
TRAFTON IS WINNER
OF WILLIAMS MEDAL
Claude Trafton was awarded the
D. E. Willias medal in the declama
tion contest Friday evening in the
South Mills High School, carrying
off first honors with the other con
testants doing so well that the
judges were disturbed that there
weren't enough medals to go
around. Leon Halstead, XUlburn
James, William Perry and Ira
Pearce were the other four en
trants in the contest and each
showed such ability and so much
serious preparation that the ail
j dlence, like the judges, was puzzled
i to know just who would be the
winner. However, general senti
, ment in the end favored Trafton, it
was declared, and the young orator,
speaking fearlessly, easily and ear
neHly, with no show of nervousness,
with distinct and careful enuncia
tion and with delivery free from
superficial attempts at the oratorical,
made an excellent impression.
A medal for spelling was awarded
to Welden Burnham.
Prior to the declamation contest
there was a pleasing program of
songs by the grades. Piano numbers
were interspersed throughout the
program and the high schools pu
pils rendered a chorus while the
judges were out making their de
cision.
The judges were Dr. John Hell.
Ralph Holmes and Herbert Peele.
The medal was presented by Her
bert Peel. A numbf*r of other Eliz
abeth City people attended the ex
ercises. enjoying the enthusiasm of
the students, the progressive spirit
of the South Mills school, and the
pleasant automobile ride over the
good roads.
Sunday morning - at 11 o'clock
Rov. F. H. Scattergood will preach
the baccalaureate sermon ut Trinity
church. Monday evening the senior
play will be given at eight o'clock In
the auditorium, and Tuesday even
ing Dr. J. H. Oorrell of Wake Forest
College will deliver the commence
ment address. The graduates are
Tacie Burnham, Irene Etherldge.
Ethel Hastings. Ralph Harrell.
George Ira Pearce, Lucy Sanderlin.
and Lula Whltehurst.
LOOKING FOR OUTLAW
FIND ANOTHKK STILL
Clifton Forge, Va.f April 26. ?
National Ouardsmeu searching for
des?e Scott, an outlaw charged with
killing a prohibition agent, last night
wounded McKlnley Smith when they
found the latter operating a still and
refusing to surrender.
FOUR STEAMERS AKE
ABLAZE AT DOCKS
New York, April 26.- -Five wornl
en excursion steamboats and several
smaller craft burnrd at th<lr winter
berths in the Hudson river this
Tnorhlng. The loss w-as nv?r a mil
lion dollars. Two men were burned,
one serlousy. Th?- ftr" was caused
by a gasoline explosion on a small
barge.
New York. April 26. Tbo excur
sion steamer Grand ' Republic and
three other simitar steamers were
ablaze at their docks at an early
hour this morning and flremefi were
fighting the names.
A< VKPTH IlKHIG NATION
OF WILLIAM T. TILDEN
New York, April 26.?The Davis
cup committee of the Pnlted States
Lawn Tennis Association today an
nounced that It has accepted the res
ignation of William T. Tllden as
member of the American team.
Japan Is Making But Slow
Recovery From Earthquake
?
?? ?
Not Prepared for War and Could Only by Most Heroic Ef
forts Prepare for It and Japs (Ian Not Escape Conviction
That's Why Gentlemen's Agreement was Abrogated
ALLIED POWERS
? ACCEPT FINDINGS
I \
France Alone Itainea Ques
tion of Procedure, While
Italy Declarer Dawes Re
port an Indivisible Whole.
(?y Th? Atsociatrd Pre?i)
Paris, April 26.?Replies of four
big Allied powers to the Reparations
'Commission's communication regard
ing the Dawes report all accept the
i experts' findings wholly.
Franco alone raises the question
'of procedure while Italy declares the
report to be an "indivisible whole"
which should be taken In its entirety
without condition or qualification.
VAN BUREN MARTIN
WITHDRAWS FROM RACK
Washington. N. C., April 26?Van
B. Martin of Wa*hington-Go?mti
withdrawn from the Congressional
race according to advices received
in this city direct from Mr. Martin.
Mr. Martin is out of his county on
a business trip and The Daily News
I is unable to say if he has issued a
! statement in connexion with hTs
I withdrawal. Mr. Martin has always
been recognised as a most formida
j bie opponent. He was perhaps the
most powerful speaker among the
congressional entries. He is well
! known all ftver Beaufort County and
j with no other candidate from this
county he would have received
most flattering support from all
sections.
The time for filing expires tonight
and the race now narrows down to
I Dr. E. J. Griffin of Chowan. K. P.
Aydlett of Pasquotank. S. 8. Mann
of Hyde and Lindsey Warren of
, Beaufort.
1
PHKACHKK <X?IMK\CEMKNT
NKHMON AT MOWLAM)
Rev. Daniel Lane, pastor of City
Road Methodist Church, will deliver
I the commencement sermon Sunday
.afternoon at Newland High School,
Pasquotank County. The services
are scheduled to begin at 3:15
MUST LOWER RATES
ON BRICK AND CLAY
Washington, April 2?.?Specific
change* proponed In Interstate rates
on brick and clay products between
Southern points were found not Jus
Itlfled by the Interstate Commerce
I Commission today. Southern rail
roads were ordered to cancel sus
pended schedules and to (lie a n< w
: chtdule of rates In accordance with
the basis of rates adopted by the
commission.
WANTS WATER POWER
FOR ALL TIIE PEOPLE
i Washington, April 26.?James
Garfield, former Secretary of the in
terior, today told the Senate Agricul
ture Committee at the Muscle Shoals
[hearing that he wished to appear be-i
cause ''the Fofd bid seems to me so
destructive as to the requirements,
very clearly understood under the!
provisions of the Federal Water
Power Act."
"The water poVer resources'
should be developed for the needs of
all'the people of the country," he
continued.
JOHN KII AM Kit HI NT
John Kramer, son of Mr. and Mrs.,
II. 0. Kramer, West Main * tree*J
was painfully but not seriously In
jured Saturday morning when a gun
shell exploded In his face while he
wan tinkering with the- gun In his
work shop.
BALLOON RACK ENDS
RECORD UNBROKEN
San Antonio. April 26.?All bal
loons In the international balloon
race had landed last night and re
ported to th^ committee but it was
not Ijelfoved that the American rec
ord was broken.
COOLIDGE PUZZLING
OVER DEBARMENT JAPS
Washington, April {'resident
CoolldK" Is trylnK to work out a plan
to avoid debarment of the Japanese
as passed by the Senate and House.
OIWUiH ?'<>MV t\l?l-:nv TO
H.WR HANyt K.T MOttlMf
OrlK|f< Commander? Knight Tem
plars will serve a banquet on Mon
day evening at six o'clock All Sir
Knights will appear In full uniform'
after supper and the Templir degree
will be conferred on several compan
ions are getting ready to "cross
the sands
I
By rtOBKKT T. 8MAIX
CwrtfM. 1*4. b, The ><???
Now York. April 26 ?Japan Is
| making but a slow recovery from the
t arthquake and the fires of last Sep
tember. Toklo looks today like a
.mining town with |ts tents. Its
shacks, and Its lean to's. Yokohama
.1' ? silent waste, about the only bus
iness there being the loading and
unloading of ships.
I'art of Japan's slow recovery is
self imposed. In Yokohama it has
been forbidden that any permanent
buildings shall be erected within n
period of three years. Jn Toklo the
period of reconstruction has not yet
I been fixed. The delay Is due to an
! effort to study the type of building
which will best withstand the earth
tremors which are so frequent and
to a determination on the part of the
| government to make Toklo a real
j world capital, wiping out all trace
of the old narrow, torturous streets,
and substituting a carefully laid out
j city.
I Interest In Japan's condition today
has been intense ever since the re
cent exclusion agitation has kept the
cables hot between Washington anil
I the Japanese capital. There has
been a desire, to know what physle.il
conditions were-hidden behind the.
Toklo date line, how the Japanese
government was functioning, and
what was Japan's ability to wage n
war if war cries should arise from
the students or other elements of
4he population..
The government at Toklo Is
housed In many of the orlglmh gov
ernment buildings which withstood
I the shocks and fire of September
last and were but slightly damaged
by the further shocks In January of
this year. The government has been
able to function where ordinary bus
iness was paralyzed.
j This does not mean, however, that
I Japan 1s ready, or easily could be
made ready for war. There has nev
er been any real thought that the
Immigration question might lead to
war. hut never-the-less It unques
tionably has hurt the Japanese to
| feel that when they presumably were
able to wage war. the I'nlled States
entered Into a "gentlemen's agree
ment with them as to the exclusion
of their people from these shores.
Now that Japan Is presumably
j down and out" from the standpoint
; of war as a result of the earth,
quakes, the United States has tossetf
the agreement Into the discard and
has told Japan to "make the most
or It.
Japan's remarkable stoicism and
? he faith of her people ifi the gov
ernment and In the future were not
shaken by the disasters of last Sep
tember. The new shocks In January,
which were accounted as severe an
the most violent of those which laid
Toklo anil Yokohama in ruins, took
heavy toll of th" Jannnese morale.
The January ahocka did comparative
ly little damage because there waa
little to do. The Imperlnl Hotel In
Toklo, almost unscathed In the Sep
tember shocks, got a bad shaking
op in January and there were rracka
In the wall an bit; na a man's arm.
The Yokohama Country Club, but
little damaged In September, was to
tally wrecked In January.
The January ahock did not have
the vertical motion which marked
the September upheaval. That ahock
Ma been graphically Illustrated.
If you would place a marble on a
table,, strike the table a aharp blow
the marble would be lifted and
dropped asr-iln. That in what hap
pened In Japan.
The foregoing facts were recited
to the writer by Junius II. Wood,
far Tastern correspondent of the
Chicago Dally News. Inst hack from
a two-year's tour of dutv In the or
ient. Mr. Wood was called to New
port, Ithode Island, to deliver a lee
lure before the Naval W:'r College
"I have been living In Toklo In a
lent hotel." snld Mr. Wood. "The
lents are let nut Just as hotel rooms
sre. Yon rnn havi a single lent or
n tent f?r two. Toklo Is a city of
lenls and si,neks The sharks arc
1 ! of wood with a piece
f>f tin for n roof.
"At Yokohama there I. little or
(Continued on Page 4,|
BADLY BURNED IN
WILMINGTON FIRE
Wilmington, April 2ft.?Mr*. Lnu
n Ilyerly la today Huhtln? for her
llf'* an the n-Hult of the flr?* here
Inst nlaht which dmitroyed $60,000
In property, the Prlnr?>?ii RuDdlng
being completely burned.
NEW YORK MOURNS
DEATH OF MURPHY
N??w York. April 2ft.?The body
of Charles Prencl* Murphy, for 22
yeam prnnd chieftain "f Tammanv
Hall and moat conspicuous shaper of
political dentlnles of hi* time, lien In
state today In the mod eat parlor of
hi* home here. '
Over all the city bulldlnga flag*
are at half mast while many hotela
nnd atoren and numerous Individual
householder* displayed evidence of
their gtrlcf. The funeral nervlces will
be held Monday.