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VOL. XIV. FINAL EDITION. ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY EVENING. MAY 2, 1924. EIGHT PAGES. NO. 105
George Attack On Premier
Indicates Latter's Strength
Former Premier Sees Possibility of European Settlement
Being Achieved and British Prestige Restored With
out His Help and That's Wormwood to Him
By FRANK H. 8IMOXDS
Copyrighted 1024 by McClnre Newspaper Syndicate
Washington, May 2.?More than passing importance attach
?s to the recent violent and even sensational attacks of Lloyd
George upon J. Ramsay MacDonald and the Labor Ministry.
These attacks signify beyond
all else that the former Prime
Minister "views with alarm"
the growing strength of the La
bor Premier within the British
Islands and the increasing pos
sibility that by skilful handling,'
such as he has already di3-j
played, MacDonald may be pbla
to bring about some accommo
dation of Anglo-French differ
ences and some viable agree
ment which will end European
?chaos.
At the moment of the last elec
tion, when the Tories went to dis
aster, Lloyd George was most eon
deemed with the defeat of the "Die
Hard" Conservatives led by Stanlev
Baldwin who had been responsible
for pulling down the Coalition Min
istry by which Lloyd George had
ruled Britain from 1918 to 1922. In
that election Lloyd George was not,
concerned with MacDonald or with |
Labor because he apparently be-1
lleved Labor could not get the nec-j
eBsary votes to control the House of
Commons and that some coalition I
between his Liberals and the Tories!
would eventually he made.
But. although MacDonald did not.
gain a clear majority at the election,,
Tils following outnumbered that of 1
the Liberals, and there was not the
smallest willingness on the part of
the defeated Tories to Join the Lib- ,
^rals In any Coalition to exclude La
bor, while the Liberals themselves
were In no mood to accept the lead-'
ershlp ol Lloyd George. Actually j
Mr. Asqulth returned to conUol ot
the Liberal minority while Lloyd
1 George found his own following In j
the Liberal party gravely reduced,
?hrouah the defeat of many of his
friends.
As between the Tories and the
Laborltes, the Liberal Party, Lloyd
George concurring, decided to sup
port the Laborltes. Thus Stanley i
Baldwin was turned out of power j
and Ramsay MacDonald went to
Downing Street. But, contrary to all .
expectation, the arrival of Labor did
not lead to any immediate disclos
ure of the Incapaclty^of Labor either
to form a government or to conduct
the business of administration.
On the contrary, despite all the
outward evidences of Instability In
its majorities, the Labor Govern-1
ment, by reason mainly of the char- '
acter and abjllty of Its leader, has
been steadily growing in popular ea- j
tlmatlon in Great Britain and It has
already done a very great deal to re
store the prestige of Britain on the |
Continent, where it had been com-!
promised by the last phaso of Lloyd
Georges leadership and the subse-l
<iuent blundering arrogance of Vis
count Curzon.
The hour has now arrived when
the completion of the Dawes report
has opened the way for new Euro
pean conversations and adjustments.
Despite the fact that there are ob-(
vlously very wide differences be
tween the British and French points
of view there Is. as yet, nothing to
suggest that these may not be ac
commodated and. despite these dlf
j ferences, MacDonald continues to en
joy a respect and confidence In
France, which Is In notable contrast
to the feeling for Lloyd George In
the last years of his control.
Now. If by any chancp?and there
Is at least more thnn a fair chance?
Ramsay MacDonald could bring
about an Anglo-French agreement in
the matter of reparations and secur
ity. then the consequences of such a
success reckoned In terms of dome,;
lie political strength would be Incal
culable. There would be an fnstai.'.
end of all real argument for any re
turn of Lloyd George, whose slngto
claim to power has rested upon the
fact that he was the man who won
the war and the only British states
man capable of maintaining Brltlsi
Interests In the final settlement.
Scenting the danger, since he re
mains Incomparably scute In the
field of practical politics. Lloyd
George has opened with a double of
fensive. First he assailed the Tor
lea for the debt settlement with the
United States which remains unpop
ular in Britain. Then he followed
with a brutal attack upon Labor
couched In terms calculated to rotMe
nil the pride and selfishness of the
Liberals. The purpose of theso op
erations was plainly to open the wav
for the return of the Liberals To
power.
Judging from the situation which
obtained when 1 was In I*ondon two
months ago, a situation, which cer
tainly has' not been modified In
Lloyd George's favor, there Is little
reason to beljeve that this offensive
will much benefit Lloyd George. It
is hard to exaKRerate the degree of
distrust and dislike which Is felt for
Oeorge In all quarters. The Torlsn
RELIEF MEASURES
GET UNDER WAY
Number of Dead from Tor
nado Now Placed at Hun
dred and Nine With 500
Injured, Many Fatally.
Atlanta, May 2.?With the num
ber of dead definitely placed at 10!#,
reconstruction and relief measure.;
today were rapidly getting under
way in portions of the seven south
eastern states which were laid waste
Tuesday and Wednesday by wind
storms or unparalleled intensity. The
best available estimates place the in- |
jured at 500, many of whom are not'
expected to recover, and preliminary,
estimates place property damage at i
$10,000,000.
Robersonville, May 2. ? One is
dead, two are believed fatally in- j
jured and 37 others injured in the
tornado which the check up shows
destroyed 30 homes in this section
and made 150 persons homeless. The
town is doing its best to handle the
situation.
Rescuers report that in many in
stances those Injured by the torna
do had been carried through the air
for many yards and many were
found in ditches and fields where
they had been hurled by the wind.;
Many attractive country homes In
the prosperous truck growing sec
tion of Martin county were demol
ished. Trees were uprooted, stock
killed, and houses crushed like pa
per by a twister. A number of
^ntomobttes were wrecked when
they were picked up by the wind
after their garages had been de
stroyed and hurled through the air
Farmers working in fields wer?
hurled hither and thither and a
number of the Injured were these
men who were in the fields when the
unexpected disturbanc came.
Chapel Hill, May 2. ? The death
of the Infant of W. R. Johnson last
night brought the total deaths in
North Carolina as the result of the
tornado to five.
Atlanta, May 2. The checkup of
the storm, damage in the southeast
shows 113 killed, 500 Injured, and
the property loss greater than $10.
000,000. More than 1,000 are
homeless and the 'National Red
Cross has taken the situation in
hand.
Right of Senate Ih
Argue<l Pro and Con
Washington, May 2?The right of
the Senate to compel testimony
or production ot documents before
itK investigating committees was
challenged today and defended in
briefs and oral arguments presented
to Associate Justice Hoehling of the
District of Columbia Supreme Court
In the Senate contempt proceedings
against Harry St. Clair, leasee of
Teapot Dome.
will have nothing to do with him.
Labor detests him beyond wordn.
while the Liberals, although he nom
inally belongs to their ranks, have
never forgotten his past course
which they still describe as treach
erous.
It is conceivable that Lloyd George
may bring about the fall of MacDon
aid, although I doubt It. It is even
more likely that he may somewhat
Impair the influence and prestige of
MacDonald abroad, by giving the
impression of divided Britain. But
even this is questionable for the
British in their present mood are
willing to follow any leader who
gives promise of obtaining desirable
results in t"he way of European ad
justments. What Is not now even
remotely possible Is that any man
oeuvers of Lloyd Oeorge could bene
fit the Welsh Liberal.
Actually the Georgian outburst
must be set down to a quite clear
perception that MacDonald Is at
least nrrlvlng at a situation wher.
he may accomplish that which Lloyd
George utterly failed to do from the
Armistice to his sudden eviction
from Downing Street following hid
appalling mistake in the Near Kasr
nearly two years ago. Moreover,
for American observers, this opera
tion of Lloyd George should be In
terpreted not as a sign of the grow
Ing^ weakness but of the mounting
strength of MacDonald. a proof of a
partial success and a promise of ul
timate triumph which alarms that
politician whose whole hope of a re
turn to power would be dashed If
European peace were made without
his participation and British pres
tige in Europe restored by any Bri
ton save, himself.
COOLIDGE NAMES
CAMPAIGN MANAGEK
Washington. May 2 ? President
Co<?lidee announced yesterday that
William H. Butler of Massachusetts
will manage the 1924 Republican
campaign and will succeed John T.
Adams.
CLOSED SESSION THURSDAY
OF NKWLAND HIGH SCHOOL
Before a crowd^ that taxed the
auditorium, Newland High School
Thursday night closed the 1923-24
session with the presentation of a
play "The Average Man."
Graduation exercises were held on
Wednesday evening when Rev.
George Hill made the the commence
ment address before a large crowd.
Those graduating this year were
John W. Brothers. Jackson Stafford,
Misses Glayds Temple, Naomi Saw
yer, and Bessie Gregory.
B. L. White,. principal, reports a
very successful year. Assisting him
on the High School faculty are: Mrs.
B. L. White and Miss Iona Wells. The
grammar school teachers are Miss
Emily Stafford. Miss Lillian Prit
chard. Miss Blanche Griggs. Miss
Myrta White and Misses Blanche and
|WHlo 81tteraon.
Among ICTlxaheih City people at
tending the High School play were:
Mrs. J. G. Fearing, Mrs. F. G. Ja
cocks. Mrs. Clinnle Hayes, Misses
Lou Williams and Katherine Simp
son. Mr. and Mrs. George Haskett.
and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sawyer.
DR. J. L. (TXNINGOIM
UNABLE VISIT BKSTCITY
The announcement had been made
that the beloved former pastor Qf
the First Methodist Church. Dr. J.
! L. Cunnlngglm, would vi3it the
church and preach on May 11. Fri
day Dr. N. H. D. Wilson received a
telegram saying that because of a
called meeting of the executive com
j mittee of the college of which he is
i president, it would be impossible for
him to fill his engagement.
CARR FUNERAL ON
SUNDAY AFTERNOON
! Durham May 2?The date for,
i General Julian S. Carr's funeral has
been set for 3:30 Sunday afternoon.
The body will arrive here Saturday
night.
f WILL MCTTT TONIGHT
The Parent-Teaoher Association
of Weeksville High School vjll meet
tonight at the school at eight o'clock.
All members are urged to be present
and visitors will be welcome.
JUDGE LANDIS BEFORE
DAUGHERTY COMMITTEE
Washington, May 2 ? Kenesaw
Mountain Landis, former Federal
judge at Chicago and now czar of
I baseball, was called today in the
Senate Daugherty investigation to
tell of the sentence imposed upon
and the pardon later granted to
Philip Grossman, Chicago ex-saloon
keeper, charged with prohibition
law violation.
With the picturesque emphasis
that made him famous long before
baseball took him from the Federal
! Bench to become its high commi??
! sioner, Mr. Landis gave his opinion
of prohibition enforcement and
other administrative questions as
they had been dealt with in recent
years by the Federal Government.
! He said that he could not under
stand to save his life how Grossman
got his pardon from President
; Coolidge and that other Republican
leaders in Chicago were to be cri
; ticlsed.
HALF MILLION BUT IS
SETTLED OCT OF COl'KT
New York. May 2?The half
million dollar damage suit brought
by Hdene Jesmer. former Follies
beauty, against Philip Moran Plant,
wealthy stepson of Federal Attorney
Hayward, for alleged injuries which
ruined her beauty suffered in a
motor car acclaent, was settled out
of court today at a figure under
stood to be In the neighborhood of
$100,000.
TELLS SENATE OF
STATE'S NEEDS
Fred Allen of Gastonin
Chamber of (Commerce Ex
plains North Carolina's In-!
teres! in Muscle Shoals.
Washington. May 2 ?Fred Allen,
representing the Gastonia, North
Carolina, Chamber of Commerce, to
day told the 8enate agricultural
: committee of the needs of North
Carolina industries for power. He
explained the State's interest in
Muscle Shoals. \
The water power resources ofi
North Caroldlna W9UI be used by!
1930, he said, and then "we must J
look elsewhere for power."
The use of coal was impractical,
he said. "We want Muscle Shoals,
but unless the development comes
| under the Water Power Act. the in
dustries of the South would be un
dermined. We are oppoosed to let
ting anyone exploit the property,"
Allen declared.
COHOON BACK FROM
THE DRAINAGE MEET
Returning from Belhaven where;
he attended the fourteenth annual 1
'convention of the North Carolina
; Drainage Association W. L#. Cohoon1
characterized as easily the best ad- j
j dress of the meeting that of General'
E. F. Glenn, member of the North [
! Carolina Land Settlement Commla
| sion at Raleigh.
"While not the most largely at
tended, the meeting at Belhaven
' was one of the best sessions of the
convention that I have ever been to,"
said Mr. Cohoon Friday morning.
"The mistake of North Carolina has
made In the past was in the attempt
to apply to the drainage act too ex
tensively to cut-over timber lands
when there are already millions of
1 acres now under cultivation that are
? not. properly drained. This fact I
I was emphasized at the Belhaven >
meeting and I believe* that we are j
| coming to a fuller appreciation of It j
1 throughout the 8tate."
I Mr. Cohoon was himself on the
the program, speaking on the oper
1 tion of the 8tate Drainage Law under
, the State Highway Act.
I ONK UUA6 OP V?T WORTH
HIX HINDHKI) DOIjIjAHH
I One drag of the net brought in
a catch valued at $600.00 by a fish
ing party from- Elizabeth City at
j Kitty Hawk this week. Twelve large
?sturgeon weTe caught by one man.
1 The sturgeon meat sells on the local
market at 45c a pound.
Those on the party were John Out
law, Amos Owens, and George A.
Twlddy. Mr. Twlddy said that the
fishermen at Kitty Hawk were
having a good season.
SEARCH PROCEEDS
FOR MAJOR MARTIN
Aboard the Coast Guard Cutter
Malda. May 2.--<By Wireless to The
I Associated Pre**. Estevan, British
, Columbia) ? Search for Mayor
Frederick L. Martin, world flight
commander, has been divided into
four parts and is proceeding syste
matically.
MORE RODIES FOUND
Wheeling. West Va.. May 2?
Thirty bodies found by rescue
workers in Benwood Mine of the
Wheeling Steel Corporation last
night and today accounted for 79 of
jthe 110 miners entombed by the ex
1 plosion Monday.
PMY AT FOItKH MTIIOOfj
TONIOHT CliONKM HKMKION
Tho grammar grade pupils of Fork
srhool, In tills County will give a
play tonight at eight o'clock which \
will clone this session's work,
j Prof. E. R. Spruill Is principal of]
the school. Agisting him art- Mrs.
Mary McCoy. Mrs. James R. Bright
Jr., and Miss Anni - Jessup.
May Day A Red Letter Day
For Whole Coastal Section
Hertford Hull Honor of I'liiying llo>t for Citjr* Alontt Coaul
from Norfolk to Wilmington un?l Drmonnlriition Will
I'rolmlily l.rad CouaIuI Highway Thru Tliin S'clion
Hertford. May 2. -May Day wan .1
{red letter day for the whole Coawtal
'?action of North Carollrn nnd th?
'town of Hertford, county neat of
j IVrq 111 ma ha. had the deduction of
1 play tor, Aodt for cltl'-s all along th"
! const from Norfolk to Wilmington,
staging a demonstration that will. In
all probahllify, l? -ad to making th ?
mow favofrod route of the propotej
Coastal Highway through North Car
olina thnt al^ng the shOtM of Albe
marle and Pamlico pounds rather
than on?> through foothills compar
atively remote from the State's sea
board. %
Fourteen barbecued pigs. 12 large
hams, with cold slaw, pickles, cak \
fruits, and cold drtokf. In lh? same
ratio, were provided by th# enter
tainment committee headed by J. J.
Fleetwood for the hug" picnic din
ner served to Kuest* and home folk.*
on the big Fleetwood lawn.
The crowd jpra* unprecedented In
Hertford. Then were comparative*
ly few of the ^erqulmana rural fol't
In attendance, owln* to the bui?y
day* on the farm, hut thero were
probably nearly 1,000 people from
other countl** < \I< iu1Iiik from New*"
Hanover to Currituck and a conoid
erable representation from Norfolk.1
Delegation* from Wilmington and
New Bern filled two Pullman atoep
em which arrived on the 6:40 train
Thursday morning. Th? car* were
dropped off at a siding at the sta
tlon and ther.- the booatera contin
ued their slumbers until the hour for
them to Ret busy for participation
(Continued on Page Four)
Adjournment Congress Is
Looked For By President
iloUHe Has C-ompleted Legislative Program uiul But for Un
finished Business in Senate Adjournment Could be
Taken Within Little More Than a Week
njr DAVID MWRRM R
<C??yrl?M. 1924, By T*? AhinM)
Washington, May 1.?T^ie White House expects an early ad
journment of Congress.
BAPTIST WOMEN AT
SALEM ON THURSDAY
I)?y In Dixttnrt Rucrees w"h I**rRC |
< Vowil. Much K.itliu?i?Hin anil |
Royal Entertainment
The 'Baptist Missionary Societies
of 'Pasquotank County were the
guests ot the Salem Missionary So
ciety at Salem Thursday. The day
was Ideal, the attendance
good the hostess ready and waiting
for the societies, and a dinner was
served to satisfy the hungriest.
The whole day was thoroughly
enjoyed and each society was well |
represented, the program being car
ried out splendidly. They considered I
themselves most fortunate to have|
Mrs. T. E. Gardner of Edenton. aux
ilfiiry superintendent. with them.
Mrs Gardner's address was on |
"Building" and she <11*?na?edtU j
work for the year. The
from each society were Interesting.
showing an Increase in """l^ueoes
in spiritual values. The commlteees
gave unusually good report, e.pec
iallv on personal service, mission
study and\m the State Convention
which was recently held at Goldsbo
r?The Salem Society had the Y. W.
A. of the First Methodist church of
Elizabeth City with them, which
was well represented and a most
excellent paper was read by
Tilda Jordan.
Salem won the banner far
once although there was a tie be
tween F.llrabeth City and Salom.
Elliab-th City voted that It should
go to Salem. .
1 Riverside church agreed to be hos
| tesA to the society In October and
| every one went away looking for
ward to the next meeting and feel
! ing that they had derived much good
j from the day.
REGISTRATION BOOKS
TO BE OPEN SATURDAY
Registration books for voter* In
the approaching primary will be
opened haturduy morning at 3
o'clock and voters who must regis
ter may do so at the various polling
places In the County on Saturday
between the hours of 9 o clock In
the morning and sundown.
These registration books will re
main open through Saturday. May
24. and voters may register at the
polling places on any Saturday be
tween the hours already mentioned
from now until the registration
books aro closed. However, voters
should remember that It Is not ne
necessary to go to the polling places
to register. Registrars may be
seen at their home* <>r anywhere
they may he found with their books
at any hour of the day and on anyi
day of the week and thus the,
voter may register without going to
the poll*.
Every election year voters turn
up at the primary to find that they
are not registered. The safest plan
Ik for every voter to see Hi" regis
trar In his or her ward or
precinct and uncertain whether his
or her n^me l? on the the book. Only
registered voters may vote in the
primary.
HTOItMS VKAN IIK.WY
DAMAGE TO CHOI'S
Atlanta. May 2.? (Special) -?
Heavy damage to crop* was dnni
by tile dlsastroua stormi win' i
swept Alabama. Oenrgla.
Carolina. North Carolina and Ten
nessee Wednesday night It will be
several days before accurate esti
mates ran he had as to lb - extent
of the loss which, however, undoubt
edly will run Into millions. The de
luge of rain which followo the
winl storms will delay farm work
for n week. The lowlands undoubt
edly will have to be replanted. The
cotton in 111 villages were the
heaviest sufferors from the torna
does.
I I,AY AT t'OIVHMK
A play. "Tho Karly Bird" will br
Klven at Colnjock School Hafnrdav
May 3 at 8 p. m. for the benefit of
the rchool. The public Is cordially
Invited.
COTTON MAItKKT
N*"v York, >i*y 2. ? Cotton fu
tures opened today at the following
1?vels: May SO 01. July 28.40, Oct.
24 r.s. I>e< 24.02. Jan. 22.70.
At two o'clock thin afternoon fu
tures were quotod as follow?* May
20.18; July 25.M; October 24.??;
December 24 05; January 21.70.
New York. .y?y 2?Cotton closed
quiet 'hi! afternoon .teellnlng ir>
points. Middling 20.16. Tdtares
closed at follows; May 2$.70; July
2R.1S; October 24.28; December
t>.?8; January la.Sii.
The legislative program in the
House of Representatives has
been virtually completed and
were it not for the unfinished
business in the Senate Congress
could adjourn in~a~week.
But the delay In the Senate wMl
mean at least 30 days more work.
Assuming that no filibusters are at
tempted, Congress may be able to
adjourn In time for the national con
ventions so that the members may
devote their whole time and atten
tion to the Presidential campaigns
and the Congressional contest for
re-election.
The Democrats will not block the
JtQpubllcan plans for an early, ad
Journment. They are In no mood to
stimulate the Republicans to work
any harder than tney care to work.
They are getting ready to character
ise the Republican record as a "do
nothing" session anyhow.
There are signs that the big bus
iness Interests of the country want
Congress to finish Its work and go
home. The long delay In handling
the tax revision bill has not helpod ?
business. The thought Is advanced
that when Congress once acts on the
tax program and business knows ex
actly what taxes it must pay out of
the incomes being earned during
1924 much of the uncertainty which
has begun to envelop industry here
and there will disappear. ^\lso, the
present bill carries in it n Bat reduc
tion of 25 per cent on 1923 incomes
on which the quarterly Installment
already has been made. When, tlw
public knows definitely that sums
already laid aside for tax payments
will be saved, a perceptible lncreaso
In the buying power of the nation Is
, expected to be noted.
[ Few differences between the
House and Senate on the question of
tax revision have arisen and none
that cannot be Ironed out quickly-4*- ..
conference.
CongrosH has not adopted an Agri
cultural bill and there are Indlea
tions that labor will press for pass
age of the Howell bill which elimin
ates the public from the Railroad
Labor Hoard and substitutes repre
sentatives of capital and labor alone.
The late President Harding thought
the trouble with the Railroad Labor
Hoard was exactly the opposite, that
the interested parties ought to be
ellinlnnted and the whole board
made up of disinterested representa
tives of the public. Mr. Coolldge will
probably share that view though the
thief basis for a veto, if the bill
comes to him for action, will be his
objection to the expenditure of
$500,000 ns provided for In the pro
posed legislation. No provision for
that sum liaj been made In the budg
et. The railroads are fighting the
Howell bin on the ground that the
present transportation net has no'
had a chance to demonstrate Its
value. A flglit on railroad legisla
tion may precipitate a controversy
oevr the suggested repeal of the ao
Clilled guarantee clause. Investoi i
have been worried about that possi
bility for some time. Should Con
gress dispose of the question by fail
ing to change the transportation
act, the holders of securities will be
considerably cheered. This is anoth
er Important factor In the ipemand
for an early adjournment of Con
gress for the less the Hnuso atll
Senate tinker with the business
structure, the better the Interested
tmriles like It and the more ehanr
they say. for a business revival In
the remainder of 1924.
The McNary-Haugen hill In occa
sioning a real fight. It may eyen
delay adjournment. The champion i
'?r I ho measure are In dead earnest,
and the opponents are Insistent that
no such piece of legislation will
pass. The differences are trreconcil
pble. They represent two schools of
Ihouvht on agricultural economics
The President Is preserving an atti
tude of apparent neutrality lint his
messages to Congress would seem t"
be a guide to Ms future attitude and
tncf<* prevails nt thin (lm?* confldrn^
lliat he will not sign the measure.
T he fact that the Norbeck bil was
beaten Is taken nowndsj's ns .1 .ire
rodent. for In that fight the rami
bloc was shattered. A roiahinutfnii
'if southern Democrats anil eastern
alignment would kill the MeN.m
Flepuhllrans beat the hill. A similar
Haugon bill and save the President
the problem of aethig on It at *P.
Rome of his friends Sre an re he will
not have to net on It. They want
some agricultural legislation. how
ever. and Just now the ('urtls-Aswell
bill si-ems to hav" ndmlrl'tritlon fa
vor. It would attempt t?i co-ordinate
farm co-operative orRunlxaiIons nn
dei a Federal m.irkellr^g hoard.
There are enough Ihlnfi on the cal- g
endar to delay adjournment Th?
regular Democrats and Republicans
will not block an early adjournment
I bat may be the radical* will.